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The Toronto Board of Control has decided to recommend the appropria- tion of 8100000 for the provision of afiditionalschool accommodation inthe cuy. Angelo Oliver. an alleged NewYork murderer, traced to Halifax, has elud- ed the authoritie< there as a result, of a false description. telegraphed from New York. The Kingston Board of Education has adopted progressive ideas in regard to cheap school hooksx. Each pupil will be supplied with an! outfit of books at a small yearly fee. [HE NEWS London's City Solicitur holds that the ('urpuraziun his no {uwer to raise money fur v'vn’ipr {talk-sf by tuxin-‘g h1- cyclists An. Italian named Sonyer has been sentenced. at Nanaimo, B. C., to im- priepmnemb 'for life for wounding a. man named Jones at» Halle Crossing with inherit: to murder. Twenty-four thoumnd six hundred bushels of Quebec potatoes have been shipped into the l'nited States since last Saturdav. The increased demand is a result of the war. It. is reported at Vancouver. B. C.. that an Angio-French company in- tends to build a telegraph line from Vancouver to Dawmn City, via Ska- guny. Dyea and Wrangel. “'m. Bemstock of Buffalo was found dead in his uncle's back yard at Ham- ilton. George Goodale hasbeen arrest- ed on a charge of aggravated assault on Hematock. An inquest will be held. The Lawn» (‘I'wan Hall, from DumletI for 59w York, is awreck off Sable IslanJ. The new have been brought to Haiifux. E. C. Gildersleeve and W. Moore. of Kingston. are organizing a party to proceed to the Klondike. Already five young men have signified their will- ingneee to join the go'd hunting ex- pedition. A Buelah. Man, correspondent writes that Hon. J. C. Mickie had informed him that the Canadian Pacific Railway had purchased the Great North-West Central Railway and that that line would he ertended at least twenty miles this year. Adam Thomson. late city clerk of Nanaimo. B.C.. who pleaded guilty at the Assizes to having fafsified the city accounts and stolen 8100 of the city's funds. has been sentenced to fifteen months with hard labor He has a wife and child and pleaded mercy on their account. The great Welsh coal strike will be settled this week in a compromise or a complete victory for the men. British and American papers. includ- ing‘ The New York Sun. warmly en- dorse. the proposed Anglo-Saxon alli- ance. France and. Spain resent, it. A serious epidemic of measles is rag- ing at Tweed. Picton's High School was badly dam- aged by fire on Saturday. Mr. F. Bourassu. ex-M. P.. known as “the father of theCanadian House of Commons," is dead. «The G. T. R. has accepted Muntreal’s offer of city land for the erection of new G. '1‘. R. head offices. News haslwen received at Montreal of the drowning at Bangor. \\'ales.-of '1‘. F. B. Evans. C. P. R. agent at Liver- pool. - at Bluntre'fl It is possible that. the shipbuilding yards of the Bertram Company may be moved from Toronto to Kingston. The report t1 genprat deducth EngEneer Baker and Fireman Smythe were killed on the. CPR. at Moose Jaw. Brantforcl legislators are talking of establishing 11 civic electric lighting plant. Mr. \V. B. McMurrich, has teen a]:- pointed to enforce the alien labor law at Toronto. British Board of Trade returns for Apr“. show an increase in imports of $250,550,000. and a decrease in exports at 811,420,000. Owing to the Un'rteq flute} Eyeing at -â€"_. ‘L- m 7-- - n Hon. C. Fitzgatrivk 11:13 Lean reoelect- j causing great 108» ed. 'satonnier of the but of the dis-:Lo property in t tI‘ICt of Quebec, fiLittle Rock. Ark. The G. T. R. will construct 2250 re- frigerator cars for the general service of the system. A. F. MoDougaH, brother of Judge )IcDougaH, Toronto, attempted to com- mit suicide at Winnipeg. More than a score of Klondikers fell through the ice near Crater Lake and were drowned. Stratford “ill spend 814.000 on its Public schools this year. ..tr:resting Items About Our Own Country. Great Btltaln. the United States. and .‘Il Warts ol the Globe. Condensed and ' ssortad tor Easy Reading. {F VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. GREAT BRITAIN. 't that: there is to be a. uction ui salaries on the .ientcd by the management CANADA N A NUISHHL 'fhe Queen of Belgium. who is a daughter of the late Archduke Joseph of Austria. while driving near Brussels on Saturday. was upset in a lake. but rescued uninjured. The Oceanic Co.’s steamer Moana. left Sydney, N.S.W., for San Francisco on Wednesday with a gold shipment of 500 000 sovereigns. It |~ Scarce!) I-ZH‘I' "card “mu- 1'hzm 'i‘a-n ‘Iili.‘o While lightning may be seen and its illumination of clouds and mist may be recognized when it is even 200 miles distant. thunder is rarely audible more than ten miles. The thunder from very distant storms, therefore, seldom reaches the ear. The reason of the great uncertainty in the audibility of thunder is not difficult to under- stand. It depends not merely on the initial intensity of the crash. but quite as much on the surroundings of the observer. even as in the quiet country ene will observe feeble sounds that es- cape the ear in a noisy city. Perhaps the most curious and important condi- tion of audibility is that the thunder wave of sound shall not be refracted or reflected by the layers of warm. and cold air between the observer and the lightning or by the layers of wind. swift above and slow below, so as to entirely pass over or around the ob- server. Bound, in its wavelike progress obliquely through layers of air of dif- ferent densities, is subject to refrac- tion. and this refraction may occur at any time and place. Thus, observers at the topmast of a ship frequently hear fog whistles that are inaudible at sea level; those on hilltops hear thunder that cannot be heard in the valley;those in front of an obstacle hear sounds in- audible to those behind it. The roll- ing of thunder, like that of a distant cannonade, may be largely due to spe- cial reflections and refractions of sound. Again. the greater velocity of the air at considerable altitude above the ground distorts the sound wave and shortens the Limit of audibility to the leeward. while increasing it to the windward. The American students of Halle have protested against the unfriendly attr- tude of the German press towards Am- errca. Russia and Japan have agreed not to Interfere. with independent Corea. The Board of Railroad Commissioners of New York State issued. an order ex- empting the railroads from the law compelling them to equip ten per cent. of the freight cars each year with con- tinuous [unver of air brakes for the years 1897 and 1898. GENERAL. Austria has decided not to suspend the corn dutms. It. is rerortmd that riuters h'we iurn- ed the Japanese (.‘unsulute uL Shushi, Hu-Pei province. China. Former General Manager Toucey, of the New York Central Railroad. re- cently appointed assistant to Presid- ent, Galloway. has retired from active service, with the usual honor. of a pen- sion Fuwrteen- 'hufndred fishermen were drowned off the Japanese coast. Fatber. severely.â€"â€"My son. this is a disgraceful state of affairs. mi: re- Rmsia will not, land at. Port. Art withuut 1 assyorls. The engagement is announced in London of William Angus Montagu. ninth Duke of Manchester. to Joan. daughter of Charles Henry Wilson. M. P. for West Hull. a. noted shipowner. Lieut. Penant. of the Canadian AILil' lery. at present quartered at Aldershot. hasentered for several of the competi- tions at the Royal Military Tourna- ment. to be held in the Agricultural Hall. Islington. from May 19 to June 2. The third drawing-room of the season was held Tuesday at Buckingham Palace by Qua-en Victoria. Her Ma- jesty was accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales. the Duke and Duchess of York. Princess Beatrice, and Princess Henry of Prussia. There was a large attendance. l'Nl'l‘El) SI‘A’I‘ES. Joseph Leiler. the Chicago grain king, is held responsible for the bread riots. in Italy. User (.110 hunlred cottages :at Scan- dugn. Park. Fulton County, N.Y., a pop- ular summer resort. were destroyed by fire at midnight on Tuesday. Bram, the murderer of Captain Nash, of the barquyentineflerbert b‘uller. has notified the world that he “ will ac- cept " the last jury’s verdict, imprison~ me-nt for life. The United States Senate Commit- tee on Finance has decided to increase the tax on manufactured tobacco to 16 cents per pound. The \Var Revenue bill provided for. a tax of only 12 cents per pound. ' Henryâ€"It might have been worse; father. Fatherâ€"I can’t see how. ‘ rBegryf-T-Thgre might have been more At Washington on Tuesday Judge Hagner signed a decree granting Frances Hodgson Burnett. the novelist. a dimme from 1):. S. M. Burnett, u “ell-known oculist of that (in: She Ls permitted to resume he: maiden name of Hodgson. The Arkans-is River has left its banks causing great loss 01' life and damage to property in the neighbourhood of Ednuurl Reuwnyi, the Hungarian vioiinix't, dropped de [(1 at the ()rphe'um 'l'heatre, San Francisco, while perform- ing on. Saturday. THE AUDIBILITY 0F THUNDER. MIGHT HAVE BEEN “'ORSE not allow t'oreignurs to Arthur 01' 'l‘u-Lien-\\'un 0-. 13 announced m i Aflnuifiu.Wfiificfliflr‘fi it'd:s’i‘d’fifiWfiWfiirg IMPROVED METHODS Ob‘ HAND- LING FRUIT. We have passed the pioneer stages of growing fruit, but many growers are still handling it after the old style. that is, hauling it to the village or city market in common farm waggons without springs, and over rough roads. Is it any wonder that such fruit sells at a low price, when growers of apples haul them from 10 to 20 miles to find a purchaser? He must discard a large percentage of the load on account of the bruises in hauling. No matter how well we may care for our orchards. a large per cent of our labor is lost. All fruit packages should be carefully stenciled with the name of the grower a field of clover at the present time i :E‘OI‘P the peOple so that it will pleas< Which was seeded in just that man- I e eye as “9“ “S the taste. her in the fall of 1896 and which prom- â€"â€"â€"-r ises well for the present year. But PRESERVING EGGS. the idea [want to put forth is this: Liming eggs is both a practical anrl It is rarely t00 lit-t8 to 80W 010V“ if I simple way of preserving them. am: you can happen uoou or manufacture we don’t know of a better. unless tc the proper conditions for successful ' keep them in a cold storage house at seeding. These conditions seem to me ! a temperature always above freezing to he. first. the perfect covering of I â€"â€"say 38 to 40 degreesâ€"when they wil‘. the seed. The freezing and thawing ‘ keep sixmonlhs with safety. There 0f the late winter months generally 3 are many formulas for making the lime do this work in the best of shape and ' solution. One of the best plans is without any effort on our part. But . packing in jars, Care should be tak- while this is so, we must not forget en to select. a receptacle from which that there are many chances to be the eggs can draw nothing; hence glass taken when early sowing is followed. 1 jars or stone. cracks are preferable. Six Two years ago we were all taught a ' gallon glass jars will hold twenty doz- new eXperience when almost all the 2 en 9355- Slaf‘k 3'3011‘1 a llet'k 0f lime; . ’ ‘ . ‘ .. . l to this add Six pailfuls of water and entire area seeded to clovei was killed ' three quarts of salt. This should be by the late frosts of April and May- , dissolved, and when settled is fit to 1 do not want to be understood as argu- u-ze. Pour the thin lime-water into the ing against early sowing, for in the Jars. cover them withcloth, and on this long run I believe the best results are :spread a coat of the thicker lime-wa- . . tier. The solution must stand in the [0 “9 gained by getting the seed ”1‘0 jars so as to cover the eggs. A peek the ground as soon as possible. but if - Of lime will be enough to preserve this first condition mentioned, namely, about one hundred (10280 9888- the covering of the seed, be caTefully looked after, success will generally fol- low. Most of our clover is sown on ARD- winter wheat, and in this case it very- A Geneva. N. Y., farmer has been often happens that the ground be- trying an interesting experiment with 0011133 very 11111011. 930de and settled , apples during the past season. He by the spring rains. When this oc-: . .lliil - ..;o curs. one had better keep his seed in 5 t v (ed the ”mt Of d celt‘m Vallely the sack than to scatter it on such into equal 1"”‘5- One part he plac- a hard Surface unless something is l ed 111 i119. cellar in the usual way, while done to loosen it somewhat. Seed can 3 the other he left; beneath the trees however, be put on P'UCh 3' hard 8.011 . in the orchard. well covered with straw and when harrowed in carefully With ; so as to protect them from the frost“ a sharp harrow the results will usually On comparing the lots recently he be as 8904 88 when sown early. Very ; found those which had been out of often It happens “13} the ground 4 doors during the winter were in a cracks Open by the action 0f the F18" ; much superior condition; they were orous March winds and the seed finds . hard and of excellent color; in fact lodgement therein and .quickly germ- fully as good as when placed there in mates. A second condition to be obâ€" early fall. served in sowing clover seed is to make sure of sufficient moisture in the soil. This is the chief advantage gained by harrowing the ground- A loose eur- TO BE slimt'r on TALL. face insures plenty of moisture for , . . . germination and subsequent growth. It is a curious fact that the ma JOI‘lty while if the soil be leg (iiinpulverized .‘of men don't seem to be attracted by a serious drouth may isastrous to 2 tall 1 . r . , . the young plants. When the seedingi g r18 “9 wonder why ? asks an is done on oats ground it would seem ‘ English critic. Perhaps it is men are that every condition would be favor-lso accustomed to be 100‘de “9 (0â€"3“ able for good results. That this is;all events by the fair sexâ€"that it is not the case we know too well from 'onl . frequent failures in the past. The: 3 natural for them to prefer ”10 reason is not far to seek. It is simply 5 girl who. in her little caressings and explained by the fact that the ground lfascinating loverlike ways, has, 00 80- has been left in 3114011 a rough, 01' 8186 3 count of her shortness. to look up at very open and loose condition. that the 9 him for the 1 if . . seed was either buried out of sight or t . . WWW 0 peering into perished with the first slight dry spell. l hls‘lm’ellt eyes- But very short wom- If clover is sown on oatsit is far better i on can only sound the note of a for- dining; bligerif‘iisgge'mthgii 3333880211? l lorn condition. unfortunately, for fus- ing brush or drag the ground. Some l sy, modern man, taking him in the u” might suggest the roller. but its use ' stract, 933898 her over and lets hi. upon damp ground is hardly advisable. choice fall upon her comparatively tall- and oats do not need to have a solid 3 or sister. The superlatively tall wom- foundation in their early days. Clover i an and the positively short woman the is so cheap these days, that it will pay 3 average man leaves severely alone. anyone to experiment with it this sea- ! Tall women are usually dignified and son under different conditions. Much ? would appear to scam kitteninh ways of that sown in February is already I and although they manage to draw “1., up and 81:0“;i118 and 1‘ nothing happens miratioo, it is rather at the awe in- soqn to kill it out. a good stand is sure. expiring kind. No dmxbt, owing to their This need not make any farmer who , smallness of stature and [jetty plgy- 1133.110“; yet sown P18 986d feel belated. ‘ full ways. men give to little women ' . _..-.._. KEEPING APPLES IN THE ORCH- - -_.- -“._â€". -~_‘--_ _â€".â€"._- _...._ -_- ._â€"_â€"â€"__ For some years past. tnere nus uccu a craze among farmers to sow their clover seed very early. A number of good writers have advocated this cus- tomasbeing in the long run the best practice. \Ve are all familiar with the arguments that are used by these writers in support of their views. A great many men can urge that ex- perience will back up the practice. Many of those, however, says a writer. in Breeders' Gazette, who argue for early clover seeding make the mistake of thinking that it is merely a ques- tion of time and season, forgetting that it is in fact a matter of condi- tion instead. The fact is, one can sow clover seed successfully any time from June to June if only the proper conditions could be secured. The seed of clover is ripened generally during the latter part of summer; most of it is retained in the dried blossom throughout the remainder of the grow- ing season, and held up away from the ground above the moisture. If, as sometimes occurs, the autumn is wet with beating rains, seed on clover still remaining on the stalk upon which it grew, will be found beaten down and much of it sprouted. The writer has M. PWNI'JU' TIME TO SOVV CLOVER. | It is a curious fact that the majority .‘of men don't seem to be attracted by Etall girls. “e wonder why? asks an :English critic. Perhaps it is men are 350 accustomed to be looked up toâ€"at iall events by the fair sexâ€"that it is only natural for them to prefer the girl who. in her little caressings and Ifascinating lmerlike wmags has, on ac- ’count of her shortness. to look up at ihim for the puirpose of peering into , his lovelit eyes. But very shortwom- on can only sound the note of a for- lorn oondition. unfortunately, [or [us- sy, modern man, taking him in the ab- stract, passes her over and lets his choice fall upon her comparatively tall- er sister. The superlatively tall wom- an and the positively short woman the average man leaves severely alone. Tall women are usually dignified and would appear to 800m Httenish way and although they manage to draw ad- miration, it is rather at the awe in- spiring kind. No doubt, owing to their smallness of stature and pretty. play- ful ways. men give to little women more petting than the tall. dignified woman demands. The lover's oft re- peated expression, “You little darling," could hardly be applied to the very tall girl without tickling the risihil- ities of those who overheard it. This is certainly very hard. and looks like a punishment for being tall, but who can help her stature 7 ‘And it is a fact, too, that men are rather shy about ap- proaching tall women, because of re- straint which they feel but cannot ex- plain. They are under the impression â€"why it's hard to tellâ€"that tall wom- e-n are built to be omnmanders, and that they are in their natural element when left alone in their reserved dig- nity and musings in their lonely wand- erims. Doctorâ€"Do you know tint the ma. jority of physicians are comparatively poor men? Gibbsâ€"No. I wasn’t aware of that. but I know that some of them an KEEPING APPLES IN THE ORCH- ARD. A Geneva, N. Y., farmer has been trying an interesting eXpe1iment with ' apples during the past season. He: divided the fruit of a certain va1iety i into equal parts. One part he plac- ed in the cellar 1n the usual way, while the other he left beneath the trees in the orchard. well covered with straw so as to protect them from the frost. 9n comparing _ the lots recently he 1 _- ._.... PR ESERVING EGGS. Liming eggs is both a practical and simple way of preserving them, and we don’t know of a better. unless to keep them in a. cold storage house at a. temperature always above freezing â€"say 38 to 40 degreesâ€"when they will keep six months with safety. There are many formulas for making the lime solution. One of the best plans is Packing in jars. Care should be tak- en to select a receptacle from which the eggs can draw nothing; hence glass jars or stone crooks are preferable. Six gallon glass jars will hold twenty doz- en eggs. Slack about a peek of lime; to this add six pailtuls of water and three quarts of salt. This should be dissolved. and when settled is fit to use. Pour the thin lime-water into the jars. cover them with cloth, and on this spread a coat of the thicker lime-wa- ter. The solution must stand in the jars so as to cover the eggs. A peek of lime will be enough to preserve about one hundred dozen eggs. so consumers could see what they are buying and could tell their families what kind of fruit they are using. There is no question in my mind that the best packages we should use in the future for pears and all choice ap- ples is the bushel box. It is most con- venient for the general trade in the city markets. The groceryman. the Italian street dealer and the customer all like the bushel box. It can be hand- led with less work than the barrel. Barrels may be used for all second and third grades. There is a growing de- mand forfine appearing dessert fruits of all kinds. If one had the time it would pay to line the quart boxes we put our largest berries in, even if the -vâ€"wâ€" "v â€"'â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" box did no? hold more than half the usual amount. The care shown an putting up the large berries thus. would attract a certain class of peo- Ple. who have more money than sense. to buy at any price asked. To obtain the best results. all our strawberries should be graded No. 1 and 2, and box- es should be well filled with berries as large at the bottom as at the top: The importance of handling fruits carefully should be impressed on all transportation agents who are in the employ of the express or railroad com- panies. Thousands of dollars are lost to the grower every year. by poor ven- tilation and had handling. To correct these aLuses fruit growers must or- ganize for protection. They must al- so (to-operate for purchasing all kinds of parkages and package material as well as for reasonable transportation rates. In these days of close and sharp competition the fruit producer and packer must be up to date in the ways and means of placing his fruit before the peOple so that it will please the eye as well as the taste. :ay SURE OF ONE THING. THE SAWM EFLOUB, OATMEAL anofl A FlRSf-CLASS HEAIT‘ UNDERTAKI If your grocer does not kef!’ u Mum» T“ is put “9 by UK. N grown-s u a sample of the best quahncs 0 an. Therefore they use the paint?” W of the Tea and its blend. that L”; 9“! It up thannlvec and all it only m the. t . 'Wflmringi‘s Puritywds: a upm I b. and W W :' ooldin ° ‘k. ' 5 THE qur Tu la rue WORLD mom THE TEA rum GRISTING AND Laappnza Undertaking and 1 I'MBER. SHINCLESANW‘ Heals and SOOthea the delicate tissues d “ e are mm “muttfully i'uue‘ . 1v soiautiflc j'nu €1.30 nix mmxth « BuJK 03 1’32}: fl and 13 Front SW?at E Anyone send 'xicklvas 0: mhnMy puc .arfidenUaL L: 1 America. IN IT. NATIVE PURITY on Ihormlt notice 3nd minim anannteec’. 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