se ~ A bulletin issued on Wednesday by Meovers the crop conditions in Can- CROPS BADLY HURT BY RAIN Disastrous Wet Weather tario and Prevailed in Quebec, On- Manitoba. A despatch from Ottawa says: the Census and Statistics Office ada for the month ended Septem- ber 30. It states that during this month disastrously wet weather continued to prevail over .most paris of Oeanada, especially over the Provinces ef Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. At September 30) large areas of grain, both in the} East and West, were still either un- cut or weve exposed to the wet in etook. Much damage has been eaused by sprouting, and in the North-West Provinces second growth has in numerous instances caused uneven ripening and conse- quent lowering of grade. Frosts or ne Reptetiber in those provin- some damage, but as a rule aaty: late-sown crops, including flax, were seriously affected. In parts of Southern Ontario the ground is so wel that many farmers have abandoned the sowing of Fall wheat for next year. The estimates of yield published a month ago could only be regard- ed as of preliminary value, because in consequence of the bad weather and late season harvesting opera- tions had made so little progress. The new estimates of yield ob- tained from correspondents at the; 4 énd of September confirm general- ly the previous estimates for most of the crops, but inasmuch as very little threshing had been possible and large areas of grain were still unharvost it is feared that the fina) estimates after completion of the threshing may turn out lower than the figures now given. For ring wheat the estimated production is 188,816,600 bushels, as compared with 189,904,500 bushels last year. For Fall wheat the es- timate is 16,868,700 bushels, com- pared with 26,014,000 bushels last year, the total estimated wheat nity es being therefore 205,685,- 300 bushels, as compared with 215,- a. decrease of 5 per cent. The yield per acre is 21.08 bushels for all against 20.77 bushels last year. Oats show a total production of 381,502,- 000 bushels, compared with 348,- 585,600 bushels last year, the yield per acre being 41.39 bushels, com- pared with 37.75. Barley 1s esti- mated to yield a total of 43,895,100 bushels, compared with 40,631,000 bushels last year, the yield being 31.00 bushels per acre, against 28.94. The total production of! ry6 is 3,- 086,000 bushels, against 2,668,800 bushels in 1911, the yields per acre being 20.75 and 17.41 bushels re- spectively. Of oats, barley and rye increases in total production as compared with last year represent percentages of 9.8 and 15. The es- timated production of peas is 4,202,- 400 bushels, beans 1,106,800 bushels, of buckwheat 10,924,100 bushels, of flaxseed 21,143,400 bushels, of mixed grains 17,940,900 bushels, and of corn for husking 14,218,000 bushels. The average quality of these crops at harvest time, measured up on. a per cent. basis of 100 as rep- resenting grain well headed, well filled, well saved, and unaffected to any appreciably extent by frost, rust, smut, etc., is as follows :-- Spring wheat, 83.70; oats, 86.01; barley, 84.48; rye, 80.82; peas, 66.- 1; beans, 68.81; buckwheat, 80.87; mixed grains, 90.59; flaxseed, 83.86, and corn for husking, 71.92 per cent. Of these crops wheat, oats, barley, and flaxseed are above, while peas, beans, and corn for husking are below the average qua- lity for either of the two previous years. Rye is slightly below the average. Flax is well above the quality of both 1911 (75 per cent.) and 1910 (73 per cent.). Root crops continue to show ex- cellent figures as representing av- erage condition during growth. The highest are potatoes, 90.12 per cent., and the lowest corn for fod- der, 80.63 per cent., the last named crop has improved by over 4 points 918,600 bushels in 1911, during the month. PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRAOB CENTRES OF AMERICA ~~ Prices of Cattle, Crain, Cheeses ana Other Produce at Heme and Abroad BREADSTUFFS, Torento, Oct. 22.-- Dour-Winter wheat, | 90 per cent. patents, $3.85 to $5.90, at sea- oard. Manitoba flours--First patents, in te bags, $5.70; second patents, $5.20, and strong bakers', $5, on track, Toronto. In cotton bags, 10c more is charged. FT ag wheat--No. 1 new Northern, oe ports, No. 2 at 971-20, and No. 3 at 96 . Bay ports. Feed wheat, 65 to c, Ontario No. 2 white and red Bay porta. Wheat wheat, 94 to 95c, outside, and the poorer grades down to Tic. Oats--No. 2 Ontario worth 3%, outside and, 43 to 440, on track, Toronto. Un- graded, 55 to 370, outside. Western Can- ada oats, nominal. Peas--Nominal. Bariey--forty-eight lb. barley 65c, out- side. Corn--The market is easy, with No. 2 ld American quoted at 741-2c, all-rail, foronte, and No. 3 at 74c, all-rail. No. at Bay ports, 68, Rye--75 to 76c for No. 2, outside. Buckwheat---55e, outside. Bran--Manitoba bran, $23, ronto freight. Shorts, $26. in bags, To- COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter--Dairy rolls, choice, 26 to 27c; bakers', inferior, 21 to 23c; choice dairy, tubs, 25c; creamery, 28 to 29¢ for rolls, and 2% to 27c for solids. Eggs--Case lots of new-laid, dozen; fresh, 27e. Cheose--14 1-2 for large, and 143-40 for twins. Beans--Hand apg $3 ~=--so per primes, #2.90, a jobbing way. Honey--Extraci tad, in tins, HM to 12c per Ib. for No. 1, wholesale; combs, $2.50 to $3, wholesale. Chak Sey mam prices of choice fron, "2 poultry :--Chickens, 4c per lb.; fowl, tb., 10 to lic; ducks, 11 to 12c; geese, 11 to 126; turkeys, 16 to 17?7c. Live poultry, about 20 lower than the above. Potatoes-Offerings have recently fallen off, and prites aré firmer at $1 a bag, on track. 29c per bushel; PROVISIONS. quoted as follows:-- Bacon, long clear, 15 to 151-4c per Ib., in » ease lots. Pork---Short out, $26 to $27; do., moss, $21.50 to $22. Hams--Medium to Qured meats are light, 17 to 171-20; heavy, 151-2 to 160; rolis, {41-2 to t5e;: breakfast bacon, 190; backs, 21 to 211-2. Lard--Tierces, 141-2c; tubs, 143-4e; pails, BALED HAY AND STRAW. Baled hay-No, 1 hay, $13 to $14, on track, Toronto; No. 2, $11 to $12; clover, mixed, $9 to $10, Baled straw--$10 to $10.50, on track, To- ronto. STATES MARKETS, Oct, 22.--Wheat UNITED Minneapolis, December, 981-20; May, 933-4 to 937-80; No, 1 hard, 901-2c; No. 1 Northern, 871-2 to 0c; No. @ Norihern, 841-2 to 871-2c. No. 1 yellow corn, 65 to 66c. No, 3 white oats, 301-2 to So. No. 2 rye, 62 to 651-2. Flour--First atents, $4.35 to $4.65; second patents, $4.- to $4.65; firet clears, 20 to $3.60; sac. ond clears, $4.60 to $4.80. Bran--$18.75| to $19.50 Duluth, Oct. 22.---Wheat--No. 1 hard, £93-4e; No. 1 Northern, 8834¢; No. 2 Northorn, 663-4c; Ootober, 661-29, rominal December, 681-20 bid; May, 3120 MONTRE Al "MAR KETS, Montreal, Oct. 22.--Oats -- Canadian Western, No. 2, 541-2 to 56c; extra No. 1 feed, 54 t6 541-26. Barley--Manitoba feed, to. 626; malting, 80 to 4c. Buckwheat-- 0. ?, 74 to Tie. Flour--Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80; seconda, %; strong bakers', $6.10; $5.- Winter patenta, ohoice, $5.35; straight rollers, $4.95 to $5; do., baga, $2.35 to 82, it. Rolled oats--Bar- rela, $5.05; bags, 90 1 $2.40, Bran--$23; shorts, 827; middlinga, $28 to $30; mouillie, 20 to #35. Hay-No. 2, per ton, car lots, 18 to $15.50. Cheese--Finest Westerns, 31-2 to 153-4c; finest Easterns, 13 to 135-8c. RKutter~Choicest creamery, 29. to 291-40; seconds, 273-4 to 28. Eegs--Select- gd, 29 to 3c; No, 2 stock, 21 to 22c. Pota- toes Por bag, car lote, 65 to 700, LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Oot. 22.--Sales of choice steers ere made at $6.25 to $6.50, good at %5.- to %6, and the lower grades from that n to $4.60 per cwt, Choice cows, $5.50. eop and lambe, $3.76 to $4 and the lat- at 86 to $6.10 per owt. Calves, $5 to 7 cask, as to size and quality. Hogs, +S to $9 per cwt, weighed off cars. Toronto, Oct. 22.--Cattle--Ohoice butcher, $6.75 to 86.16; good medium, $5.40 to $5.60; common, $4.50 to $5; cows, $3 to 86; bulls, 3 to $4.50; canners, $1.50 to $2. Calves-- d veal, $8 to $9; common, $35.50 to $6. tockers and Feeders~---Steers, 950 to 1,050 bs., at $5.25 to $5.60; feeding bulls, 900 1,200 Iba. at $2.76 to $4.26. Milkers and Tingersa--$50 to $75. Sheep and lambs-- ht ewes, $4 to $4.50; heavy ewes, 83 to i lambs $6 to 6.25. Hogs--$8.60, fed and watered, and $8.30, f.0.b. THE CATTLE EMB ARGO. Pressure Being Brought to Bear on British Government. A despatch from London says: The Canadian Cattle Importation Association is exerting every ef- fort to bring pressure upon mem- bers of the Government here with a view to the removal of what is deemed to be an unjustifiable em- bargo on Canadian store cattle to British ports. Various chambers of Commerce throughout the country are being invited to appoint two of their most influential members to become delegates in a strong depu- tation which is to go before the House of Commons at the earliest | possible moment. Some currency has been given to a report that the Dominion needs all its present supplies for its own use, and that exportation is out of the question. It is therefore felt that a pro- nouncement on the subject would be of material assistance. oi NEWS OF DEATH WITH BODY. Parents Were Bereaved When Cof- fin Was Delivered. A despatch from Ottawa says: To be suddenly confronted with a coffin containing the dead body of their son, without having received any previous notification of his de- mise, was the lot of Mr. and Mrs. A. Poirier, 122 Albert Street, Hull, parents of the late Napoleon Poir- ier, whose body was delivered by express on Thursday. Napoleon left Hull for the shanties six weeks ago, and his parents heard nothing from him until, answering the door- bell Thursday, Mr. Poirier wag in- formed by the express man that he had the body of N. Poirier to de- liver. Accompanying the body was a letter stating that deceased had met with his death by being struck by a falling tree whilst in the woods. | ate ee erie MARCONIT'S EYE REMOVED. Performed Turin Operation By Noted Surgeon, A despatch from Rome says: Wil- liam Mareconi's right eye was re- moved on Thursday by Dr. Bayardi, a noted Turin surgeon, Mr. Mar- coni aan se riously injured on Sep- tember 25 in an automobile acci- dent near Borghetto, He was re- moved to the hospital of the Naval Department at Spezia, where he was treated for several days. The severe contusions and swellings around the injured eye prevented a thorough examination until recent- ly, when it was found that the optic nerve had been affected. The op- eration was performed in order that Mr. Mareoni's. left eye might be saved, % BAD BILLS CIRCULATING. hee Pee 2 Note Is Softer and Has Lighter Black and Darker Red Ink. A despatch from Galt says: That counterfeit Dominion notes are be- ing circulated in this part of the country was shown on Thursday when Town Treasurer Hood discov- ered that one of the municipal de- partments had accepted a "phon- ey" $2 note. On close examination it was distinguishable from real "cash" by the lighter shade of black ink used for printing and a darker-hued red for the serial num- ber. The paper is softer than that ofsDominion bills. wheat, as | AOE ee at Gay t =. -~ - DAT HAS THRoven of FuRWIEH Yore eae Me fi PLEVNA ¢ e peas : < *. a3) ney a %,. ~"< és . V PpAROANELLES ! d EZ = ASIA Gy Minor} rag oul Ro =) donia. This map indicates the manner in which Greece, Bulgaria, Ser- via and Montenegro are attacking Turkey. Montenegrin troops captured several thousand Turkss and are about to invest Scutaria, which is pouring over the border. Bulgarian army is making its way towards Adrianople. fleet threatens to land Turkish troops in the rear. Greeks have captured Meluna Pass, and are ready to invade Mace- It will be seen that Turkey is assailed on all sides. On the north-west, the On the east the The Turkish On the south the Fashion Hints Seeese2zceeseooess SEEN IN PARIS SHOPS. Eton collars in fancy variations are much in evidence. Real Irish neck fixings will be as much in favor as ever. Some of the silk summer gloves are tucked their full length. White coque and white volture are both favorites on the new hats. Fine novelty suits are made of wool broche combined with satin. Children's styles snow a great many belts and sashes this season. Plain frocks are decorated with groups of barrows. A dark frock can be made much more gay if the bows are of contrasting color. Striped materials are being very much used for tailored gowns. Gen- erally speaking, they are very be- coming, especially if the stripes are comparatively narrow. The woman who wishes to com- bine beauty with utility will use serge. Blue and brown are the favorite colors; gray and green are good. A dress of serge trimmed with black satin and lace can be very smart. 3 The most striking novelties in veilings are the various chenille dotted tuxedo veils. The clever grouping of chenille dots makes all sorts of complicated floral and scroll patterns with very effective results. Collars and cuffs of bright col- ored cloth or velvet are seen on some of the new suits. For in- stance, a suit of beige color had a collar of turquoise blue velvet, or the collar of a gray and white stripe suit was of chamois colored cloth. The change in skirts is not in the foundation, but is made by the gathered and draped tunics that are used. Some of the tunics are straight, while some are caught up in a puff at the bottom or draped on irregular plaits at the front or back. Embroidery is freely used. Lin- ty-seven inch embroidery flouncing, forming tunics or skirt draperies, is mounted on accordion plaited batiste or net foundation skirt. All- over embroidered batiste and cot- ton crepes form entire dresses. Lingerie is important in world of dress. blips, petticoats, combinations, and night dresses are made to match the dainty wardrobe of the well dressed woman. Mati- nees of Japanese crepe are bought by every one. One of smoke color with .@ lining of blue chiffon is a model much favored. Some of the smartest new suits have collar and cuffs of fur. Chin- | with excellent effect. Frequently only the collar and revers are of fur, and these are so attached that they can be removed when requir- ed. Occasionally bands of fur are used on the skirt also. For young girls' afternoon dress- es in winter nothing is more charming than warm cashmere with | the whole dress cut in one and the | bodice finished with a collar of Irish crochet lace, a cravat bow and waist belt of ribbon velvet a darker shade than the cashmere. At present the most fashionable style of coiffure, completed with a short light fringe resting on the forehead, demands a circlet or ban- deau of some sort. For day wear this may be in dark or blonde tor- toise shell, but for evening there is nothing more becoming than dia- monds. Diamond and pear! slides to slip over black velvet bands worn around the neck are just coming in- to favor. Sometimes the black band is entirely studded with diamonds. Sometimes it is ornamented with a diamond clasp, and again it is fast- ened with a _ beautiful antique brooch. gerie dresses show combinations of } embroidery and maline laces ; twen- | the | SLEW CHILDREN AND SELF. Polish Woman, Distranght, Ended Life with Carving Knife. A despatch from Medicine Hat says: The Mounted Police were summoned from this point on Thurs- day morning to investigate a mur- der and suicide which occurred at Tidelake, 26 miles north of Carls- tedt. Mrs. Julia Polosky, who lost her husband and one child recently through typhoid, and who appar- ently became somewhat unsettled in her reason through grief and through complications in regard -to her possession of the homestead, slew her two remaining children, aged five and three years, with a carving knife, and then apparently turned the same weapon upon her- self. The family were Polish immi- grants, and the tragedy was dis- covered by Polish neighbors. Sis MILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT. England to Make Shells for United States Navy. A despatch frem Washington says: A contract for part of the ar- mor-piercing shells for the United States navy, on which the Hatfield Steel Company of England recent- ly underbid all American competi- tors by nearly $2,000 on less than a million-dollar contract for two thousand fourteen-inch shells, and by about $300,000 om a contract of about $1,000,000 fer 2,500 twelve- inch shells, will be awarded to the English concern, it was announced on Wednesday by Acting Secretary Winthrop. Just how many shells will be made by the English com- pany has not been decided, but it is said only enough will be contract- ed for to serve as a test. Pa PHILIPPINES HAS TYPHOON. Four Hundred Lives Lost and $5,000,000 Damage Wrought. A despatch from Manilla says: The typhoon which swept several of the islands of the Philippines group October 16, caused many deaths and heavy damage to pro- perty. A telegram received here by the military authorities esti- mates that 400 persons were killed ;and damage amounting to $5,000,- {000 was done by the storm in the Island of Cebu. The typhoon was of hurricane force, and _ leveled thousands of houses, vessels were ;swept ashore' and sunk and theit erews drowned. Many Americans and Filipinos are homeless. WK RECO Re NAVAL BUILDING. Portsmodgi Yards to Lay Keelplate Three Months Before Time. A despatch from London says: It | was announced at Portsmouth on Thursday evening that Lady Meux, chilla, squirrel, and skunk are used | wife of Admiral Meux, will lay the ikeelplate of a new superdre: 1d- nought on Monday morning. This |is three months earlier than the | appointed time, and creates a re- leord in naval Ship! yuilding. Con- |siderable siguifigance is attached lalso to what @mounts to a com- plete volte-fae™ on the part of the Ad: niralty, in ordering an armored eruiser and the dreadnought Inflex- ible to join the Mediterranean fleet. FY Gut HOSPITAL STAFF WALKS OUT. Sequel to Charges by Alderman Against the Discipline. A despatch from Prince Albert, Sask., says: The entire staff of Vic- toria Hospital severed its connec- tion with that institution on Fri- day, when a month's notice previ- ously given expired. As promptly as old members walked out an al- most entire new staff took charge. The new matron is Miss 0, L. Shaw of Hamilton. This is the sequel to the recent charges regarding the discipline at the hospital, in which an Alderman. stated conditions there were bad. Sirtikince rn FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE INA "NUTSHELL, | Canada, the Empire and the World in General Before Your Eyes, CANADA. Saskatchewan farmers are paying up to $4.75 for threshers. I. N. Belleau, K.C., of Levis, is to be appointed to the Quebec Su- perior Court. The Royal Bank has bought the Manning House property in Wind- sor for $120,000. Miss Mary Yeomans, of Belleville, Ont., has been named as probation officer for Alberta. Three men and a girl were drown- ed near Sacket's Harbor when two barges foundered in a storm. Wm. Wilson was fatally hurt by a fall while oiling machinery at the Imperial Cotton Co. factory, Ham- ilton. J. K. Quay, a longshoreman union striker, was fatally stabbed in a strike riot at Vancouver by Chas. Bodas, non-union. Andrew Steves, Dominion Ex- press Co. agent at Yarmouth, N.S., was killed when an auto upset. A companion was not hurt. A bullet went through Steve Brophey's hand at Blackville, N. B., without breaking a bone, and killed a moose 350 yards off. Harry Corby and George Gordon, ex-M.P.'s of Belleville --. Stur- geon Falls, respectively, h ave been appointed to vacant seats in the Senate. Eight Hamilton youths, who pleaded guilty to assault upon a young lady on the mountain, were sentenced by Mr. Justice Kelly to prison terms and fifteen lashes each. UNITED STATES. The United States government may take official notice of the "ar- rogant attitude' of the government and press of Germany toward Am- erican commercial interests which have culminated in the formation of a national stock company to oust the Standard Oil Co. ---- GENERAL, Coal prices in Germany are high- er than ever before. A Parisian has discovered a me- thod whereby the X-ray may be manipulaed in perfect safety. Col. Diaz, nephew of Mexico's ex-president, who is leading a new rebellion, is in possession of Vera Cruz. He has 500 men. Defaleations already aggregating the huge sum of $5,600,000, and constantly increasing, haye been unearthed in the offices of the Gand-Terneuzan Railroad in Bel- gium, through the accidental dis- covery of false share certificates among a small parcel recently sold. The manager of the company has disappeared, Wie GRENADIERS' RE-UNION. Canada's Noted Regiment brating Their Jubilee. The Royal Grenadiers of Toronto, one of Canada's smartest regi- ments, organized in 1862, is this year holding a grand re-union and jubilee on November 2nd and 3rd, at which it is expected about 2,000 ex-members will be present. The names and addresses of ex-members are pouring in from all parts of Canada and United States, and those who have not yet sent in their names and addresses to the Royal Grenadiers, Toronto, should do so at once, and thus avoid being over- looked. Cele NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR. A Prince to Represent the Empire at Court of St. James. A despatch from Berlin says: Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky has been nominated German Ambassa- dor in London in succession to the late Baron Marschall von Bleber- stein. Prince Lichnowsky is 52 years of age, and a soldier diplo- mat. After leaving the army he was attached to the diplomatic ser- vice in Stockholm, Constantinople, Dresden, Bucharest and Vienna, He is a member of the Prussian House of Lords. ee BRIDE GOING TO BALKANS, Teelandic-Canadian Girl Offers Ser- vices to Red Cross. A despatch from Calgary, Alber- ta, says: Married only two weeks ago and now accompanying her husband to the seat of war in the Balkans is the romantic story of a Canadian girl, Mrs. Peter Le: ed, formerly Miss Violet Tjola Ol- fron, of Winnipeg. This young wo- man will offer her services to the Red Cross in Greece to go to the front. She is an Icelander.by birth and her mother resides in Winni- peg. PR ses BAIL FOR CONE LSSED SLAYER Facing Murder Charge, Vancotver Youth is at Liberty. A despatch from Vancouver says: Despite the fact that the accused had confessed to killing Ernest Spinard, and that the charge was on Wednesday afternoon altered from manslaughter to murder, Harold A. McNaughton, son of Mrs. McNaughton, school trustee, was allowed out on bail when an appli- cation was made before Justice Murphy in the Supreme Court. Moc- Naughton will stand trial at the next assizes. retiring from active duty in 1904. | | Every { | | vd- "| jE es HASH RED WAR IN THE BALKANS Turkey, Bulgaria and Ser via Are Now Fighting in Dead Earnest, A despatch from Athens says: Greece, not wishing to detach her- self from her allies, sent instruc- tions early on Thursday morning to the Minister at Constantinople to communicate a declaration of war to the Porte. Greece at the same time sent a fraternal greeting of the allied States. Servia was the first of 'he three States to declare war on Thursday night. Bulgaria followed with a similar declaration. A despatch from Constantinople says: The formal declaration of war against Servia and Bulgaria was published by the Turkish Gov- ernment on Thursday. A despatch from Athens, Greece, says: Fighting between the Greck army and the Turkish forces sta- tioned along the frontier began early on Thursday. A despatch aa Sofia says: King Ferdinand is on his way to the head- quarters of the Bulgarian arm near the Turkish frontier, A anctial service will be held in the Cathe- dral, where the Archbishop will in- voke a blessing on the holy war on which the countyy is embarking, Similar nerves will be held throughout the country. A despatch from Berlin says: Turkey has withdrawn a large sum of money, reported to be $17,500,- 000, fom Germany), according to a special despatch from Bucharest, Roumania. The money was deposi- ted in Germany during the reign of the Sultan Abdul Hamed and wag ear-marked exclusively for a war fund. "Germany has consented, says the correspondent, to its de- livery to the Ottoman Government and the gold is now on the way from Kustendje, Roumania, to Constan- tinople, on board of the stedmer Re- gele Carol I. a HEALTH FVSLASVSVSPSESOSEGSSS CONCERNING SOAP. Soap is the best means of remoy- ing dirt from men and things; but unless it is made of the purest ma- terials, carefully and conscienti- ously compounded, and used in moderation, it is likely to irritate the skin and make it susceptible to disease. Soap is the chemical compound of all alkali--soda or potash--with the acid part of fat. Potash soap is the soft soap that all housewives used to make. They always had barrels half-full of lye into which they threw the refuse fat from the kit- chen. The ordinary hard soap, both for the laundry and for the toilet, is made from soda, and its irritating qualities depend on the amount of free soda it contains, on the kind of fat that is used, and on what is used to adulterate it. It ought to contain no free alkali at all, but even if there is none, some of the soda is set free when the soap is put into water. Sodps in which there is a certain amount of free fat in addition to that com- bined with the soda have been re- commended on the theory that when the soda is thus set free, it com- bines with the free fat of the soap before it has time to attack the fat of the skin. Whether that actually happens or not is uncertain. The fat that is used should not be rancid, and it should be capable of taking up a large amount of alka- li. Tallow and olive-oil are parti- cularly useful in soap-making. Olive-oil forms, or should form, the base of Castile soap, but unfortu- nately this soap is often adulterat- ed with other fats, which are more harmful. Cocoanut-oil makes a soap that lathers well, but is rather irritat- ing, and cottonseed-oil soap is said to be still worse. Benzin and paraffin derivatives added to washing soaps increase their cleansing properties, but un- less they are used with great care, they are likely to irritate the skin of the laundress. Eczema and other skin troubles can often be traced to fore, to select as your toilet soap one made by a responsible manu- facturer.--Youth's Companion, Hints on Sleep. Nature's sweet restorer--sleep-- is not a thing to be governed by any, set of formal rules. The amount of sleep required, for instance, de- pends on the individual's age, con- stitution and occupation, 'Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool," said the third George. But, as a mat- ter of fact, those whose brains are in exercise, whose, nervous systems are delicate and excitable, need as much sleep as they can possibly get. woman must for discover herself whether or not a late sup- per suits her, for what suits some may be decidedly harmful to others. Mental work up to the very ast mo- ment before going to bed is not good. It may banish sleep, or at least disturb it. Before retiring a short interyal may be advantage- ously spent in reading a soothing the use of cheap and dishonestly | made soaps. Be very careful, there- and cheering book which demands no intellectual strain. Ki DIED OF CUT THUMB. Grocer Succumbs to Blood Poisin- ing Following Scratch. A despatch from London, Onb., says: William Hayes, aged 74, pro- prietor of a grocery store at the corner of Adelaide and Elias Streets, East London, died on Wed- nesday morning at his house after an illness of a few days. Mr. Hayes contracted blood poisoning from a scratch on his thumb which he ao- cidentally inflicted with a razor blade. The wound was not at first considered worthy of notice, but his fatal illness werstones rapidly. TRAIN HIT SLEBPING BULL. Workman Jumped From Car and Was Crushed to Death. A despatch from North Bay says: Tsodore Levesqui, teamster, em- ployed by the Superior Construc- tion Co., was killed on Thunrsda; =f when the Algoma Central wor train on which he was riding collid- ed with a bull lying asleep acrosa the rails. Levesqui jumped from the car in which he was riding, and was crushed under it when it top- pled over with the impact. AWARDED HE AVY DAMAGES. Man Injured in Fatal 0.P.R. Wreek - at Hull Gets Over $20,000. A despatch from Ottawa sayst C. Roy, traveler for Bate and Sons of this city, who was badly shined about the neck and shoulders in the disastrous C.P.R. wreck at Hull last winter, was on Friday award- ed $21,075 by a jury in the Hull Superior Court. He claimed to have been permanently disabled. Pd SPIKE PIERCED FOOT, Painful Accident to Workman at Prison Farm Building. A despatch from Guelph says: Mr. James Corrigan, Duke street, while working on one of the new buildings at the Prison Farm, on Friday, jamped down off a scaf- | fold, his foot striking a four-inch spike projecting from a board, the spike piercing his boot and foot right through, coming out above the instep. Unless _blood-poisoning sets in no serious results are feared. SIX-INCH HAT PINS. Council Will Limit Worn is Public. Boston Those A despatch from Boston,: Mass., says: Because of numerous com- plaints made to him, Mayor Fitz- gerald said on Wednesday that he will send to the next meeting of the City Council the draft of an ordin- ance which will limit the length of hat pins to be worn by women on ances to six inches, >) What le Heard. - Tommy--"May I stay up a little longer?' -- Ethel--"What do you want to stay up for?' Tommy-- eex*"* to see you and Mr, Green ing cards.'? Mr, Green--"But we are not going to play cards." Tommy--"'Oh, yes, you are, for I heard mamma saying to Ethel that everything depended on the way in which she played her cards to- night. aA NUMBERS OF NEW CITIZENS Over Thirty-one A despatch from Ottawa says. | During the six months, April 1st to | October 1st, of the current fiscal | year 273,649 immigrants arrived in Canada, Of this number 183,990 | arrived at ocean ports, and 89,659 from the United States. These figures show an increase of 18 per cent. as compared with the number of arrivals for the corresponding months, of last fiscal year, which were 158,614 at ocean ports and 83,- 817 from the United States, mak- ing a total for the six months, April 1 to Oct. 1, 1911, of 241,931 persons. During the month of September this year there were 31,140 arriv- als, 20,690 of them having been at ocean ports and 10,450 from the States, as against 29,077 for Sep- tember last year, 17,593 of whom Thousand Entered Canada During the Month. of September. were at ocean ports and 11,484 from the States. The immigration to Canada for the last half-year is considerably greater than the entire population of Montenegro, the country which a few days ago declared war against Turkey. The electoral district of Carleton, Ontario, -has, according to the cen- sus of 1911, a population of 28,406; it will be seen that the immigra- tion during the last six months is more than equivalent to the popu- lation of nine such districts. Supposing that all the immigrants who arrived during the last six months were in line of march one pace apart, Indian file, the pro- cession would reach from Toronto to Kingston, more than one hun- dred and fifty miles. the streets and in public convey-. cara sik All