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it l e of bubon ssionepr 3lack's F"" population at {or the year ‘g assessment of _ This is the last for the C. P m man Killed With ic Cruelty. WARD »Ond t W 6x ong vent tal, W is to be sub= ryers of Winniâ€" ried a shopping taining the eae » together 1 dan, kept ; Store street say s ver, out : Off ED BODY FOUND. ° pusI Nes } MnNGc DiSH MURIER Isgion np t Y COURT. DJ A W er Heor ver ité re t Tess Deale; 1t of 10rg cer i bex t« ‘Donic plague reported _ on Kâ€"fl“‘_l_'.,,‘ 1€ W r Dead. sSmith Meâ€" > has been county for in bed at m itism rently 1 last at oul Stor n W ibout oroner, as reâ€" AL w a y ghast strip &. lay n lendish y night »nd the of the . Railâ€" s Mrs, th her DOdy N the 1/ little early hat ves _ on acâ€" her bag reâ€" who n n« vas Aj the be = of Grea f P was and it beâ€" ich h USSta _"That‘s not a bad tdea, Edmund," sail his compamen, in an cager toue. The young man gave a _ little scorn{ul laugh at thg ‘"Well, well, I am sorry, for he is a promising young man. I did think I‘d go out to Forestvale to make you a wall and ask about him toâ€"morrow ." %©"! have an engagement for toâ€"morâ€" row, and shall net be at home, but Mrs. Coxen wili be thero to enterâ€" tain you, if you care to go out to the house," Edmund returned. celdly. "Where can I find Walter?" ~Mr. Ruggles asked, in a grave tone. "I believe he lives with a man by th> name _ of â€" Wayland; though I‘ve hbheard that he is in the office of Conant, the architect, some of the "It‘s too bad ho couldn‘t have finâ€" ished his education," remarked Mr. Owen Ruggles, reflectively.> ~.~ _ " You‘d better adopt him thenand let him go on," retorted young Carâ€" penter, with a sgneer. â€" ty " Well," said _ Edmund. growing warm in the face over the reproach implied in the man‘s tones. "*I thought it was time he began to do something for himeeli. 1 ofâ€" fered him a place in the office, but he retased it and went to work as a carpenter; so I let him go his own way." 6 "Indeed, J shall not," repiled Mr. Carpenter, decidedly. «* Waliter Richardson is nothing to me, and has already been benefitei at my expense more than he had a right to expect." " And you made him give up colâ€" lege ?" V 3 § "Then there was no will. I heard so, but I couldn‘t bsiieve it, for I know that Ralph loved the boy, and it was not like him to leave him unprovided for. We didn‘t get your letter in season to come to the funeral, so I‘ve never had a chance te learn how matters were settled ; but* I suppose you will see him well started in the world." " Well, _we were brought up toâ€" gether like brothers, if we did not havre the same father, and I amsure I loved hRim like one. By the way, where is your brether, Walter?" . "My father was not your brother," was the haughty retort to this claim of relationship. #), of "I guess I shan‘t go till sho comes," replied the man, doggedly; "and I take it as rather hard, Edmund, that my brother‘s son should be ashamed " What! . Didn‘t he have any of the propetty ?"~â€" ~>>." ‘at ) R " Why should he? He had _ no legal claim upon angy of us." a "I have no brother. Walter Richâ€" ardson became apprenticed to _ a carpenter after my {father‘s death." "T‘ll make your excuses to her, and If she is very anxious for you to bhave the book, [ will send it to you by mail." t 4 "But the young lady is going to | give me a book. She‘d think it very | unhandsome of me to leave heforei she comes back," objected Mr. Rugâ€" | * Wel, fer heaven‘s sake, don‘t let her know that yeu are anything to me," was the irritable rejoinder; "and, If you‘ll ‘take my advice, you‘l!l make yoursel! scarceo as qulckâ€" ly as possible." "Really, Edmund, I consider thatI look very respectable," responded Mr.. Ruggles, ‘with some snow of spirit.. "To be sure my coats isn‘t hacked | down to a point at the tails. and my shirt bosom isn‘t all out of | doors. But as for my boots, they‘ll | outwear a dozen pair of yours. Tho‘ young lady, Miss Gerdon, hasn‘t actâ€" | ed as if there was anything out of | the way about my clothes. <he lms} treated me just like any of the rest ol the felks." | "Pshaw ! that is «!! maudlin sentiâ€" ment. What do you suppose this comâ€" pany must have thought to see such a guy as you are in yonder drawingâ€" room ?â€"in that coat and those boots! Man! man! hadn‘t you no sense ?" and Edmund Carpenter‘s tone was obnoxious in the extreme. She excused herself for a few moâ€" ments, and ran up to her own room, where, after taking from her bookâ€" caso a handsomelyâ€"bound yolume, she retraced her steps to present it to Rer new acquaintance. As she reached the library _ door again, she found it ajare while she beard an angry, excited voice say : ‘"Whatever brought you here, of all places in the world > Then Mr. Ruggies explained why he bad come. "It was the most outlandish thing I ever heard of," returned that other voice: "don‘t you know any better than to intrude into a private resiâ€" dence like this? ard of all times upon such an occasion as this ? If you must have the man‘s autograph, why on earth couldn‘t you go to the hotcl where he is stopping to get t?" > "I didn‘t know where he put up, Edâ€" mund," replted Mir. Reggies in a humâ€" ble, burt tone, "and I didn‘t chink anybody would hegrudge me a sight % him. 1 did not know as I should er have another chance, andâ€"and I‘ve loved him for vears." ‘ Well, now, that is what I call mighty kind, and I such a stranger to you. I‘m sure you‘ve used me handâ€" some toâ€"night, and I shan‘t forget it." he answered, with an earnestness that touched her deeply. " You have a right to love them, then," the young girl answered, in a tone of sympathy ; " but," as a sudâ€" den thought cecurred to ber, "what edition have y.a, Mr. Rugglea ?" "It is the di‘mond, I belheve ; it‘s a homely little book, and it‘s most worn out, but I woukin‘t part with it‘ for a whole handful of di‘mands." *"*Of course not :; ;, must be very sacred to you. But, if yor will allow me, I show¢ like to give you an ediâ€" kÂ¥are CLRW Oz s 0 uns 7 T We ue ms _ B°CZ JVE OE Cl« tion that is illustrated." Ruby â€" said, hesitatingly ; "I nhave *+wo, and I know you would enjoy it, while it wml? please me to know that you had it." life, Aird whe ho‘d the book her," he said from his eyes, me, and say such cutting things W 8 6 NC * ol 6Me t 100%, I used to read thein to sa‘d, slyly brushing a tear enjoy it, while it to know that you t is what 1 call I suchiq. stranger vear |__"I am sure I was very glad to ob } ",‘Eg'e Mr. Ruggles," Ruby answered, | somewhat celdiy, and then she turnâ€" | ed to her new friend, adding: "This | | is the book I told you about, and I| | am sure you will enjoy it, for tho’ | illustrations are very fine. Please | | accept it, with my qompliments." | |_"It is very good of you, miss, to | | take so m=ch pains for a rough old | ‘ man like me, and I shan‘t forget it | 0‘ you. I‘m afraid," he added, in an | apologetic tere. "that i haven‘t done | just the right thing to come here | toâ€"night where there is such a comâ€" 'pany of highâ€"tened people. T hope you‘ll forgive me for taking so much 'of your time, and ask your brother, | too, to excuse me forâ€"for being so | bold." to come up into the country for a week or a month, when hot weather comes again, mother and Iwil‘ be rtight glad to see you to our placeâ€" Redville. It‘s right on the Alleghany River, and lots of folks come up that way to spend the summer,. We‘ve a comfortable placeâ€"‘taint fine like this," he added, glancing around him, "but it‘s clean and roomy, and we‘d be prouwd to do our best for you." "Thank you, thank you, miss," Owen Ruggles said, with a tender light in his eyes as they lingered wpon her fair, sweet face, "and if you‘d like "Indeed he did. He thought it very kind of you to come so far just to see him, while I am very happy to have been instrumental in securing che inâ€" terview for you, and," the young girl concluded, with a charming smile, "if you ever come to Philadelphia again, I hope you will make me another call. I promise you that I will give you a cordial welcome." |__ Mr. Ruggies‘ face lighted with | peasure at her appearance, and Bdâ€" mund Carpenter, though be started | slightly as he thus became conscious | that the door had not been securely | closed, approached her with a most | affable smile, and remarked : "Rea‘lly, Miss Ruby, I have had | quite a surprise this evening in findâ€" | ing my umcle, Mr. Ruggles, is a | guest bere, while he informs me that | you bave shown him a marked favor." It had shown her ~"at a noble naâ€" ture could be conce:.. ‘ beneath a rough exterior, while she had also discovered that breadcloth and polâ€" ished manners may sometimes ce@ver an unfeeling heart. a warped and desâ€" picable character. "Pray de not feel uncomfortable because you came without a special invitation," ske continued, wishing to reassure her guest, for she saw tkat he had been keeniy stung by what Mr. Carpenter had said to him. " know that my brother apâ€" preciates your desivre to see our friend, while I heard Mr. Whitfield say that he did not knew when h> had been so honored." "Did he say that, Miss Gordort" Mr. Ruggles interrupted, his goodâ€" natured face all aglow. _ _ "I am very glad you came, Mr. Kuggles," Ruby answered, cordially ; and she was glad {for several reasâ€" ranPhik. tate tds t 0c a mtA tss 2 1BB c sc ic i c t c 6 J + Mr. Ruggles‘ round gray eyes alâ€" so twinkled with amusement at this sudden change in the young man‘s deportment. Ruby could with difficulty control her countenance at this unexpected speech, for only a few moments preâ€" vious shs had heard him begging that the man would not claim kinship with him, and now he was actually calling him "uncle" in nher presence in spite of nis being such a "guy." A good deal had been revealed to her that she had never suspected beâ€" ‘ore. One thing particularly surprised her, and that was that Walter Rickâ€" ardson had been a protege of Edmund Carpenter‘s father, and that he had been â€" heartiessly sent adrift upon the world since his friend‘s death ; his education cut short, and his proâ€" spects darkened by omne who should have been a kind protector and counâ€" selor, while the insight which she had gained regarding the character of her would beâ€"suitor was not calculated to increase her respect for him. She made a bold venture, however, at this last paumse in the conversaâ€" tion, puiahed the door open, and enâ€" tered the room. "Really, sir, yow tempt me strongâ€" wou‘ld stop so that she could go in, and thus had heard what we have recorded. Ruby nearly laughed outright at this shaft. She had been waiting for an opâ€" portunity to enter the room â€" to give Mr. Ruggles his book, but upon discovering that the conversation was of a personal nature, she did not like to intrude. mhe had not meant to be a listener to anything not intended for _ her ears ; «but she kept hoping â€" they would stop so that she could o in. "Anhem‘! I guess I sha‘n‘t have any ‘engagement,‘ and I‘ll _ show you round with pleasure. I don‘t know about the ‘company‘ though â€"I ain‘t so poor as I mignt be, and I guess 1 can manage the thing for myself for the present," was the dry response. ter, in a tone that had changed perâ€" ceptibly. "I don‘t see but you bid [air to be a rich man if that is the case. I suppose you‘ll be forming a company, and I shouidn‘t wonder if I should want to take some stock. _ Perhaps I will run up to pedvllle and look into the thing beâ€" fore snow flies." "No!" replied the voung man, a note ol eager interest in his tone. "Yes, sir, and a valuable one, te0, besides indications of oil in varâ€" lonus spets. I‘ve known it for years, and, little by little, I‘ve been buying up all the land west of me that 1 could get Ield of, and I‘ve got it for a mere song fer it wasn‘t considered good for much. There have been a great many people whe‘ve thought Owen Ruggles was a little cracked in the upper story, for wasting his money in such a way. But I reckon, since a shaft was sunk this fall and the black di‘monds have been pourâ€" Ing out as fast as they could be carried off, the boot has pinched t‘other foot." " Really, Uncle Owen, you astonâ€" ish me," returned Edmund Carpenâ€" He knew that he was rude and uncultivated in manrer, but that his heart was as kind and gentle as a woman‘s. He had won Walter‘s heart while be was a boy, when he went to spend a few weeks at the farm, by making a companion of him, interesting himâ€" The next morning, while Walter was busily engaged upon some fine finishing upon the inside of â€" the building where he was working. Mr. Wayland came to him and informed him that some one wanted to see him below. He immediately went down to asâ€" certain who it was, and his face lighted with real pleasure as he reâ€" cognized Owen Ruggles. But Owen Ruggles did not trouble his halfâ€"brother‘s son for entertainâ€" ment; he did not get out to Forâ€" estvrale at all. He resolved, however, to do what he could toward making amends for his rudeness ;:to remain at home the folâ€" lowing day and exert himsel{ to enâ€" tertain his uncouth visitor; while, later, he would run up to Redville and interest himselt in his plans for busiâ€" **Excuse me, Florence Partridge wants me," she said, and flitted from his side without further ceremony, leaving him greatly disturbed _ and crestfallen. He saw no more of her that evening, except to receive a brief "goodâ€"night," as he made his adieus. He went home very angry with Owen Ruggles for aaving come there n that strange fashion, which had so resulted in his own discomfiture. He was angry with himsel{ also, for hayâ€" ing rvreated him so surlily. Such treatâ€" ment was entirely uncalled for, for he nee«l not have seen him at ail, and he knew he had rendored himsel{ conâ€" temptible in Ruby Gordon‘s sight, while, if Owen Ruggles‘ story was true, he was destined to be a vyery vr‘e¢h man, and heo, the «on of the halfâ€" brother whom he nad dearly loved; might have become his heir, perhaps, if he had played his cards differentiy. Then, too, he feared he had made an egregious blunder in the sareastic proâ€" posa! lhe had made, that Mr. Ruggles should adopt Walter, for the man had evidently seized it with eagerness. He so hated the young manâ€"as one who does another an injury‘ always hates its objectâ€"that he felt it would be a most mortifying and humiliating blow to have him step in between him and a large inlheritance, even though e had an abundance without it. Ruby saw one of her friends beckâ€" oning to her just then, and she was not sorry to have the interview inâ€" terrupted. _ Her respect for her companion had rapidly diminishked during the last half hour. "I am sorry to know that you judge so skeptically of people; I fear your faith in the honesty _ of humanity is not very strorg. But, Mr. Carpenter, I despiose anything which savors oi untruthfuiness or deceit, and I never say what Ido Ruby thought this could not be laid to his charge as a rule; but she answered with a trifle of hauâ€" teur in her manner: * No, pardon me. But yet, one gets in the habit of saying pleaâ€" sant things as a matter of form." "Indeed I did; surely you do not imagine that I would tell the man an untruth?" returned . Ruby, coloring. "And would you like to go to Redville ? Did you really mean that you would enjoy making him a vigit next summer?" _ Edmund Carâ€" penter asked, curiously. "It is not my ‘stendard, Mr. Carâ€" penter ; it is the standard of One Who ever taught lessons of nubility and of charity ; Who commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and do unto others as we would wish to be done by," the lovely girl replied, with a gentle gravity that was very imâ€" pressive. Edmund Carpenter regarded her with A feeling of uneasiness. He would have given a great deal to know if shoe had overheard much of \is conversation with Owen Ruggles. Ho wase sure, from her manner, that she had heard something he would havy» preferred she had not, ‘for her bearing was reserved and cold toward lt "What is your idea of a ‘noble man,‘ Miss Gorden?" asked Edmund, with a sarcastic smile. Ruby turned and looked Edmund straight in the eyes. "One who would never be guilty of a mean or eruei act > one who posse<ses a kind and generous heart, and is cuurteous to every one, whether he is rich or poor, high or low." Her companion winced. ©Your standard is a high one," he remarked, with a somewhat crestâ€" falien air. Owen Ruggles Pays Waliter a Visit. "That is a queer specimen of huâ€" manity who has just left us," Miss Ruby," remarked Edmund Carpenter, as he follewed her into the drawingâ€" room. "Queer? Well, perhaps, he may be somewhat peculiar, but I am sure he is a noble man at heart," she reâ€" p!,k?,},'. thopghtfully.. ing ; _ 0_ CCCE _ g@itl imacge him ieei his own childlessness more keenly than usual toâ€"night. Ruby accompanied him to the door, where she bade him a friendly fareâ€" well, and then returned once mere to 'the briiliant company in the drawâ€" I alhaafj4 j:1°_"~â€"‘P V1ISC Pext summer. I sbould like to know Mrs. Ruggles." "We‘ll, now, I like that ; it shows that you ain‘t a mite set up because _ you‘ve always been rich, and lived in this ‘ine way HReaven _ bless you, Miss Gordon! You‘ve warmed my eld hbeart with your kindness toâ€"night, and you may be sure I shan‘t forget it," the man earnestly responded. B brushed a tear from his cheek as be turned to leave the room ; for the attention he had rcceived from this beautiful gitl mace him â€" seei his own childlessness more keenly than usual tonlwht l1y," Ruby returned, with animation, ‘"‘and you need not be surprised if 1 take you at your word, ana come to make you a little visit rext summer. I sbould like to know Mirs. Ruggles." _"We‘ll, now, I like thar® it haw. & "I haven‘t a child in the world, Walâ€" ter, as you know," the man said, sadly, "and would be right glad to do ‘‘Well," returned Mr. Ruggles, after thinking a moment, "what hinders yoh from letting me help you now ?" "I was going to say, sir," Walter continued, ‘""that &nce I have begun for myself and gone on well so far, 1 might as well continue in the same way. I rather enjoy the independence of jooking cut for number one; and, though my salary is small, 1 have managed very comfortably, and I shall soon be receiving more. I shall need to remain with Mr. Conant a year or two longer before I shail be fit to attempt business for myself, so I guass I‘ll keep on as I Rave begun, and build upon my own foundation. I am very grateful to you, though," he concluded, "and I hop>s I may in the future be able to do something to prove it." ‘*Andg wouldn‘t he?" demanded Farâ€" mer Ruggles, in a sharp tone, while his smail, round grey eyes glistened with resentment. ‘‘No. He was offendsd because I would not do as he wished, and ‘told me to go my own way ; _ he should wash his hands of me entirely, Perâ€" haps 1 shtould not tell you this. I know I have had a great deal done for me in the past, and ! would not appear unâ€" grateful." ‘"You are very kind," he said, in a voice that was a trifle unsteady :; "and, I supppse, if you had made me this offer at the outset, I should have asked you to help me through college and then let me study in some archiâ€" tect‘s office. I asked EdAmund to leud me the money for that purpose, promâ€" i«‘mg to return it as soon as I could Walter lookked astonished at this inâ€" formation, and Mr. Ruggles proceeded to tell him of his discoveries that had been made on his farm during the last year or two. ‘""And now," he concluded, "if you want to set up for yourself in the architect bus‘ness, you can do it, and I‘ll be your backer as long as you need one. You‘ve got the true grit in you, and you‘ve always been a favorite of mine. T‘d just enjoy helping you over the ground a little {faster than you‘d be able t go alone, and show Edmund that there are other folks to appreâ€" clate and look out for you, if he doesn‘t." $ ~ /4 Walter colored crimson at this ofâ€" fer, He was deeply touch »d, for, aside from gocd Mrs. Coxon, who had shown him many little favors during the past year, there had been no one to take a friendly interest in him since Mr. Carpenter‘s death. "I did not think of it, sir: and, beâ€" S‘desâ€"if it had ovcurred to me, I doubt if 1 could have asked you. I have alâ€" ways had an idea that life has heen something of a struggle for you." Farmer Ruggles chuckled at this. "I guess you ain‘t the only one that‘s had that notion," he said, with a wise look; "but I‘ve had more of this world‘s goods ail along than most people have given me credi% for ; and now, I reckon, I Sha‘n‘t want for anyâ€" thing that I choose to set my heart on for the rest of my life." ‘*With that spirit, you are sure to win your way in life," he said; "but, Waiter, I don‘t exactly like it, to have you drudging like this when you‘ve always had everything you wanted and Edmund is iving in clover. Why didn't.you come to me for help ?" e se EidA tiraba ts ‘"He ®&4 not seem willing to," ro turned Walter. ‘"He wanted me to go into the countingâ€"room, but 1 con‘d not bring my mind to that, s> [ preâ€" ferred to accept Mr. Conant‘s offer. It has been rather upâ€"hill work. It was pretty tough on my back and hands at first, for . was so unused to anyâ€" thing of the knd; but I have been growing stronger all the time, and my courage has been good, for I ‘hiave felt that every day of faithful, honest work was bring‘ing me nearer the goal that I am anxious to reach." _ Owen Kuggles looked into the frank, manly face bes‘ds him with admiraâ€" tion. "Edmund ought to h ave helped yonu remarked Mr. Rugges with a gr shake of the head. "I have been growing to like it betâ€" ter during the last few months, 1 am confident that it is going to be of great practical use to me, though I know that officeâ€"work wiil be more to my taste." to whom I applied, advised me to learn all that I could about carpenâ€" tering first; so I have been hard at work at it during the last year. There is a little more that I wish to learn before 1 go into the office for good, which will be very soonâ€"indsed, 1| am there a good deal of my time now." ‘"Do you like earpentering?" asked his companion. "I think it would hardly be wise "or me to do that, under existing cirecumâ€" stances. ( want to be a business man and get Jo doing something for myâ€" self as soon as possible. After Uncle Ralph @‘ed and ! found tha{y I must look out for myself, I wished to enter an architect‘s office and fit myself for that profession : but Mr. Conant, "‘But wouldn‘t you like to go back now ? Say the word, my boy, and you shall go," said Owen Ruggles, searchâ€" ing the young man‘s face with an eager look. ) He led the way into a room that was nearly finished, seated him upon a nail keg, and, occupying another, chatted with im for a iittle while, after which he took him to Mr. Wayâ€" land, to whom he introduced him. He then showed him over the buildâ€" Ings, and during this tour of inspection Mr. Ruggles endeavored to sound Walâ€" ter regarding his plans for the future. "It is a great pity, Walter, that you had to give up college. I cannot underâ€" stand it. I know that Ralph set a Sight by you, and he always told me that he should serve you like a son." ‘*And so he did, Mr. Ruggles, as long as he lived, and 1 ‘loved him lsco a faâ€" ther," Walter auswered. * As for colâ€" legoâ€"well, T should h ~~ ~=joyed comâ€" pleting my course us : could not, so I must make the most of what educaâ€" tion I have obtained." F C l CCC CC CBBICm CRERORL! ly scanning his face. *‘Why, of coutrse 1 am ; why shouldn‘t I be? I have not forgotten how kind you have always been to me. Come in here and rest for a few minutes ; then I will show you around our new block," self in his boyish pleaszwres and, more than all, by listenming to Ais cherishâ€" ed reminiscences of his mother and discussing her virtues with him with as much feeling as if he had been perâ€" z:auy acquainted with and fond of ._"Ob, Mr. Ruggles," he cried, givâ€" img his old friend a hearty shake of the hand, "how glad I am to see you. When did you come to the city, and why have you not been to see us beâ€" fore? I was so sorry you could not come when Uncle Raiph died," he adâ€" ded, in a low, grave tone. "I believe you are glad to see me, Waiter," said Mr. Rupiles. earnast. The Russian Crop. A St. Petersburg despatch states that the wheat crop will be nearly G661,â€" 000,000 Eood.s or almost 396,000,â€" 000 bushels. As this is a large yield for Russia the figures may be accepted with a good deal of allowance. Last winter the crop was officially stated to be well over 400,000,000 bushels of furnish from the same crop 10 (ten) heads with the smallest number of seeds per head, which he or she can find. Rut the number of seeds in the small heads will not be considered in making the awards. I hope the boys and girls will not trouble to write for any further inâ€" formation, but select the 100 largest heads of grain, and save them careâ€" fully with the grain on. I shall watch with keen interest the part the boys and girls and teachers take in this movement for the imâ€" provement of the crops of the country. The whole of each lot of 100 â€" heads shou‘ld be picked from one variety grown in one fielld, and only from a crop which has given a large yield Oatsâ€"First prize $20, second prize $10, third prize $5, fourth prize $4, fifth prize $3, sixth prize $2, seventh prize $1, eighth prize $1, ninth prize $1, tenth prize $1, eleventh prize $1, twe‘fth prize $1; total $50. Wheatâ€"First prize $20, second prize $10, third prize $5, fourth prize $4, fifth prize $3, sixth prize $2, seventh prize $1, eighth prize $1.ninth prive C3M ele‘v_enth prize $1, twelfth prize $1: _ For the 100 heads bearing the largâ€" est number of seeds : For Boys and Girls to Get Some Money | ::l.-;” Prizes f in 1 Prof. Jas. W. Robertson, of the | D‘ Experimental Farm, Ottawa, sends | k°t out this notice to the boys and | °"C! girls : | tha I desire to obtain a small quantity | CC of seed from different jocalities, and | 732 also to learn how great numbers of ll"’?' seeds per head of oats and wheat | . * have been secured in different parts | t°"" of Canada. To gain the coâ€"operaâ€" | YW°t tion of the boys and girls, and ajso | |"tt of teachers, I~ offer the following | "C®© prjfes for open competition : | 'cxal $2.25 per barrel:; _ muskâ€"melons, 20¢ per basket ; medium cases, 40 to 75¢, and large cases, $1.25 to $1.50; crab apples, plentiful, at 25 to 30c : Spanâ€" ish onfons, $1.10 to $1.25 per crate ; mushrooms $1 per 10â€"quart basket. Peaches sold at 75¢ to $1 for Crawâ€" fords ; common, 40 to 60c per basket; plums, 35 to 75¢ ; pears, 50 to 75¢ for Bartletts and 25 to 35¢ for common : tomatoes, 17 1â€"2 to 25¢ : egg plant, 25 to 40c basket : grapes, 15 to 35¢ per basket, according to quality : apâ€" ples, 15 to 25¢ per basket, and $1.50 to Receipts of fruit were large, espe clally of grapes, which were a little lower in price. TO0RONTO ii_cIT MARKET, | Oct. 7.â€"Peaches were 75¢ to$1.25 | for Crawfords ; common, 40 to 60c per | basket ; plums, 85 to 75¢; pears, 50 | to 75c for Bartletts and 25 to 35c | for common ; tomatoes, 17 1â€"2 to 30c ;| ege plant, 25 to 40c basket; grapes, | 17 1â€"2 to 35¢ per basket, according to | quality ; apples, 15 to 25¢ per basket, | and $1.50 to $2.25 per barrel: muskâ€"| melons, 20c per basket ; medium cases, ! 40 to 7T5¢c, and large cases, $1.25 to | $1.50 ; crab apples, plent‘ful, at 25¢ to I 30c Span‘sh on‘ons, $1.10 to $1.25 per crate. t | Rye easier ; one load sold at 350. Peas steady ; one load sold at 626. Hay firmer, at $11 to $12.25 ner ton. Straw steady, at $8 for one load. Dressed Hogsâ€"The bulk of dressed hogs sold from $5.90 to $6 per cwt., with :. few very cho‘ce at $6.10 per ecwt. Wheat steady ; 1,450 bushels : follows: White and red, 250 | sold at 69 1â€"2 to 7Oc; â€" goose, bushels sold at 75c. Barley firmer 45 to 47 1â€"2c. Timothy _ seed steady ; threshed, $1 to $1.25; thre the flafl, $1,.50 to $1.65 per Receipts of farm produce so heavyâ€"3,600 bushels of loads of hay, 1 of straw, wi number of dressed hogs. Wheatâ€"White and red unchanged, with goose a shade eas‘or ; 1,200 bushâ€" els sold as follows : White at 68 to 70c red 68 to 69 1â€"2¢ ; goose 75¢. Barley steady,2,000 bushels selling at 44 to 46 1â€"2c. Oa‘us unchanged ; 70 bushels sold at 30 to 31c. a ; Rye firmer ; one load sold at 55 1â€"20 peIr’.gl;shel. ‘M' at 6lc. Hay firm at $11 to $12 per ton for 12 loads. Straw firm at $7.50 to $8.50 per ton. h.3 Dressed hogsâ€"Prices range from $5,00 to $§10 per ewt. Alsike seed firmer: shoice to fame $6,25 to $7 per bushel ; No. 2, $5 * $5M5; No. 3, $4 to $4.30. Following are the closing prices at important wheat centres toâ€"day: CHIcago :. ... ... ... $..2l... $0 73 1â€"8 Mew York ... ... ... ........ 0 77 3â€"8 Milwaukee ... ... ... 0 73 St. Louis ... ... ... 072 1â€"4 0738 5.8 Toledo ... ... .. .. 07112 O7T4 1.2 Detroit, red ... ... 0O723â€"4 075 Detroit, white ... ... ....... 0 71 1â€"4 nulutH, No. 1 X.... 070 1â€"4 ... Duluth, No. 1 H. ... O721â€"2 ... Minneapolis ... ... ... 069 3â€"4 0 69 1â€"4 TORONTO FARMERS MARKET. Oct. 7.â€"Receipts of farm produce were fair for Mondayâ€"4,000 bushels of grain and 15 loads of hay. are right. At any rate, I admire ;&;‘r tion it and come along with me." (To be Continued.) Oats eas‘er, 40 bush something for you. But, perhaps, you pluck, and 1 know you‘ii come out ali right, only remember thisâ€"if you ever neea a friend, Owen Ruggles is your mean Market Reports The Week. LEADING WHEAT MARKETsS, TORONTG Z TOrk ... :sâ€" +«< .liccc.. raukese ... .. .. 0 7f Louls .. .. .. 072 OW mss bes (sx ) se BMA oik, red °... ... OT2 ‘OL6, DILbC :.:. ... ssacsss th, No. 1 XN.... O 70 th, No. 1 H. ... 072 HERE‘S A CHANCE want every competitor to / to $1.65 per bushel. rm produce were not ) bushels of grain, 12 nf’str.'uv, with a large 000 bush« threshed with mach #i( Eol 14 at 14 as | shels 1,200 TORONTO to The best way to get to the top is to begin at the bottom, and then just turn things upside down. Miller‘s Worm Powders dor sallow skin ; old or young. being sent to the lumber camps, where the extent of the operations will hbe limited only by the difficulty in getâ€" ting men to get out the timber. There s a big demand for lumber, and the cut the coming winter promises to be the largest for some years. There is a good demand for funds and money rates are firmer, and call loans are higher at 5 1â€"2 per cent. He drew her towards him, and afâ€" ter a few brief moments of kisses and rapture of various kinds, he asked : " What kind of an engagement ring would you prefer ?" She looked shyly into his face and declined to express a preference unâ€" til she had been further pressed. Then she said : " Well, I‘ve been accustomei to "â€" She checked hersolf just in time to prevent a dreadful faux pas or some other frightful French thing. 1ut Montrea:. There is great activity in shipping circles and all possible | speed is being made in burrying | freight forward. The misfortune to | the steamer in the Straits of Belle Is‘e this week will make ocean vessel | room short and a good deal of freight | wWLl have to be held back. Cattle shipâ€" | ments wil be interfered with. Values | of all domestic and imported goods are | very firm. Country remittances are very good and the gencral prospects for trade are very favorable. Money is in good demand and the call Joan rate is higher this week, at 5 to 5% per cent., but there is not much availâ€" able at the moment for speculative purposes. However, he"fi”li'lll_x-);:&;r answer, and it troubles him ly. % nei‘ve movemen*, have been advanced in many eases in line with the higher prices prevailing in the eastern marâ€" kets. The deliveries of wheat are inâ€" creasing, and it is satisfactory to note that a large proportion of the grain coming forward grades very high. Of 732 cars of wheat received at Winnuiâ€" pec, 540 inspected No. 1 hard. Fall trade at Toronto has been inâ€" terrupted somewhat this week by cold, wet weather, but the fine days in the latter part of the woek helped busâ€" neses. Buyers from the outside provinâ€"= cial points in the market this weooek have been quite numerous, and liberal quant‘ties of goods have been ordered for prompt shipment to meet the inâ€" creased demands of trade. Provis‘on dealers report large orders com‘n« forâ€" ward fofi:n!lway construction parties in the iny River country and Alâ€" goma, and considerable supplies are Keep Minard s Liniment in the House At Winnipeg fall trade is in full swing and sorting orders for dry goods are receiving more attention, while travellers with samples in other deâ€" partments of whoiesale business are sending in liberal orders to meet the increaged demand of the trade at counâ€" try points The retailers throughout the province are buying more Jargely this year, the large yield of wheat havâ€" Ing stimulated business and made it apparent that the demands of customâ€" ers will be large this year. The prices of hardware, in which there is quite an lour standard, equivalent to an unâ€" | usually good crop, but the fam.mc that | has for months devastated several _ provinces or departments is a suffi~ clent refutation of those figures If the figures now given out mean that the crop this year is less even than that of last year no great surprise will _ be felt, for unfavorable reports have | been coming from the best whert disâ€" | tricts of the empire. If the figures | are intended to be taken literaily, and the world is expected to believe in sp‘te of the suffering from {ood and | the cont‘nued reports of an unfavorâ€" able character, that the Russian crop | is a very good one, the world will re ce‘lve them with a good deal of sur pr se, not unmixed with grave doalX | It is too early to know the crop even | where there are good facilities, as in | th‘s country for example, for gzetting | intelligent estimates of the yield tpmmptly. Russian statistice are habe | itually late, and they have been open | to susp‘cion hbefore this. If the crop | of 1898 was seriously overstated six ;' months after the harvest, no h‘gh deâ€" | gree of credit can be attached to an | est.mate of the crop of 1899 sent out \from St. Petersburg on the last day | of September. Business at the coast continues good. Trade all through September Las been at high water mark. This is proved by the increased bank clearâ€" ings. For three weeks the clearings at Vancouver were over the million mark, and for the second week the toâ€" tal was a record breaker, being $1,â€" 198,321. The salmon pack and large sales of supplies for the north have added considerab‘y to the business of the banks. There is a good deal of activity in lumber. Two charters, one for a vesse. to carry lumber to Great Britain and the other to Buenos Ayres, attract attention. The condition of trade is good and the outlook fayâ€" orable. 280 The follow creast 711,3¢ nipeg, ufacturers and â€" t&;tl-)“idstor“the wool lately received here would not show any profit at that price. In Canada there is an active dge mand for money at better rates. There is very little money available for stock speculation at the moment, and the banks have raised their rate to 5%, while one bank is asking % more. o ed States. The steady improvement in fine wools as a result of the great searcity and high prices for those sorts is steadily helping the market for Canadian growths. It is said that 15¢ to 15%e per Ib. would have to be paid for the sorts of Ontario wool that would suit American manâ€" The woo!l markets are rapidly getâ€" ting into better shape, and it apâ€" pears that there may before lJong be some business done in Canadian seâ€" lected fleece for export to the Unitâ€" NOTES. One of the most striking features of the Canadian trade situation at present is the confidence of big holdâ€" ers o all sorts of staple goods, as shown by the almost general refusai to sell at prices that prevailed a few weeks ago. I Bradstrast trade is of Is Still Thinking. _ of satisfactory yolume There is great activity ircles and all possible Still pondering her r. Tne prices re is quite an een advanced th the higher eastern marâ€" wheat are inâ€" ectory to note of the grain very high. Of red at Wininiâ€" mightâ€"