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assengers Rescued by 1 st ‘our miles from hbere g on the farm of Mr. Mr. Joseph Johnston jured, and died at 4 iternoon, â€" and four lured. The extent of as yet cannot be asâ€" Jugh the doctors have hat none of the four Nt ISHED AWAY. ken di ve men were atanding and some sudden jar imbers broke the scafâ€" en went to the ground beary timbers falline mg is inevitable. er of the Norfolk & ad walked the track n and North Fork, a miles. He discovered Ing in the river. al Fields Delayed by a ich Rivals That of rowned by a Flood st Virginia. fe ne "TC «<.â€"â€"A YCFY Stl appened yesterday afâ€" , FOUR INJURED, adote, _ of 15 Saloons m t a Barnâ€"ralsing Near elbur ne . ti troy SWEPT AWAY. ldoâ€"e, _ of xamn“' ty the Liberals of * Legislative Assen Ayisworth, M. P p_ W »W Elk D $2,000,000 Loss to retire, ty by a severe elecâ€" adily increased in ‘clock a. im., then hours and beginâ€" cnewed â€" violence. Norfolk and Westâ€" and many bridges yed, and communiâ€" est of Elkhorn,. so its path. The ne, with a popâ€" 90, seems the practically the way. This towr in the Pocaâ€" timbers falling it Abandoned a distance of cabins. coal and _ coke lkhorn creek, mall streams ntain _ sides, and â€" this t] { the basin, urth to one iis. W. Â¥a.. I property, operations strict have lkbhora the ic and railâ€" h _ ol there 8. This will get relief . and with their lives, ood, indesâ€" 3.â€"This en« visited by ) in all proâ€" ceed â€" that far as the ned. Early after midâ€" of rain beâ€" they were »d, â€" which ath. ‘The n th mbe W a ve recely itive esti MO rh water n il v un y. The popuâ€" banks a the hiskey great plants 14 are 1. and stance orted 0. and vill be this that LW o» | beâ€" ted gPs the 1g full m wh pS 10 "I think," be said, "that I am quite eale from arrest, but, at the same Ume, captain, I am very sorry to be such a troublesome passenger to m'n The captain shrugged his shoulders. "Oh, it is not your fault," he sald ; " but I havre made up my mind about _ *"If the Cunard Company will send me the ertra coal bill," Mr. Sabin maid, "I will pay it cheerfully, for I _Mr. Sabin smiled. He had calculated all the chances nicely, and a yvolume brtutmcenlhd bedoned betved. dvtatrras l EIEE] PLWET moving away, stopped short. " You had nothing to do with these New Yorkers and their â€" brokenâ€"down ’wm‘n Mr. Sabin finished lighting a cigarâ€" ette which he had taken from â€" his case, and, P-.-ing his arm through the captain‘s, drew him a little furâ€" ther away from the gmay. "I‘m afraid I had," he "As a of international law was lying at that moment in his stateâ€"room face downwards. T P one thing. 1 am not going to stop my ship this side of Boston barbor for anything afloat. We have lost half am afraid that both stoppages have been on my account." a 7 ?ttarolhct. they are not _ New eckers, and they are not husband and wife. They are amply agents in the pay of the Garman gecret police." "They have a warrant, then ?" Mr. Sabin remarked. " They showed me something of the sort" the captain ans wered scornfully. " And it is signed by the Kaiser. But, of course, here it ian‘t worth the paper it is written on, and America would pever give you up without a special extradition treaty .‘ ue o it io M io hn t mie He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various deâ€" "I have been most confoundedly Insuilted by those dâ€"â€" Germans." he rld to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a ttle later in the gangway. "1I don‘t know exactly what your poâ€" sition may be, but you will have to be on your guard. They have gone on to New York,. and I suppose they will try and get their warrant en: dorsed there before we land." f Mr. Sabin in Darger. Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means Inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received. lays which seemed conspiring to preâ€" vent him from making a decent pasâ€" CEYLON AND INDIA TEA, â€"GREEN OR BLACK, _ A Wise Housewife SALADA looks out for the family health and the family pocketbook. If she uses Ceylon and India Machineâ€"Made Tea she gets the purest and most econâ€" omical tea to be had. uu o on "‘ The This elegant and commodious notel erected last year at a cost of $100,000â€" was opened to the public on the 2nd of July, 1900, and alâ€" though the house was not entirely completed at the opening, and the grounds and out of door amusement features were far from reaching the state of perfection that had been planned, the season proved a sucâ€" ces@sful one, and the patrons, one and all, expressed themselves as being Pot.h delighted and surprised at the beauty of the house and surroundâ€" Since the close of the season of 1900 $10,000 has been expended on the grounds. New fences have been built, trees and shrubs planted, flower beds laid out, perfect tennis courtw»ennsgtructed and so located that they are protected from the prevailing winds, golf links with interestâ€" iIng hazards. Clock golf, a new and entertaining game that has recently become so popular in England and America, has been provided, 1t is called *"The Bflmnn of Vardon‘s Success," and is a splendid practice for experts The hotel is most delightfully located on a high bluff within a astone‘s throw of beauntiful Lake Ontario, and overlooks Hamilton Bay. and is in easy accoss from all points, being only six miles from Hamilton. thirty miles from Toronto and fifty miles from Buffalo and Niagara Falls. as well as beginners. A bowling green 120 by 130 feet has also been addod. These are a few of the improvements only, many more have been made, which want of space prevents mentioning. Ratesâ€"$2.50 and upwards per day; elngle; $22 and upwards per week for Tho building is a fireâ€"proof brick structure, colonial in style, finâ€" ishe1 throughout in hardwoodl; is modern in construction and equipâ€" ment. Electricity furnishes the power for the lights, elevators and call bells, a furnace can supoly abundancea of hoat when necessary. The hoâ€" te! has accommodation for two hundred and fifty guests. _ _ _ Amusements in addition to those above mentioned, which can also be enjoyed, are yachting, canoeing and rowing on the lake or bay, modern croquet, ten pins, billiards, pool and bathing on a fine white sand beach. Here also will be found fine roads for automobiles, as well as for cyâ€" cling, riding and driving. Sufferers from hay fever and rhoumatism will find conditions favor able to their relief. An orchestra has been secured tofurnish music for morning concerts, dancing every evening and for Saturday night hops. The latter will be held on the roof, where selectentertaipments will also be given occasionally during the week. Small mouth bass in the bay and brook, trout fishing in nearâ€"by streams can be indulged in. _ . 5 ol ns i 3 A special feature of the hotel is its spacious diningâ€"room, opening ;mt from each side on tolarge verandas, where meals can be served al regsco. The guests‘ chambers are arranged single and en suite. Each floor is ampiy supplied with lavatories, private and public baths, service and sanitation unexcelled. H. W. Wachenhusen,) Hotel Granada, Bt. Augustine. Florida. Only Two Hours‘ Ride From the PANâ€"AMERICAN, Buffalo or Niagara Falls. CHAPTER XLV. THE HOTEL BRANT captain, ~who was BURLINGTON, ONTARIO, CANADA Wt Ceylon Tease are sold in Sealed Lead Packets only. Black, Mixed, Uncolored Ceylon Green Free samples sent. Address "Salada,‘"‘ Toronto EeA k Wns Miuinit She greeted them gaily and chatted to them while they waited ‘for the kettle to boil, but to Mr. Sabin‘s obâ€" servant ey o there was & remarkable change in her. Her lu:gh-m was forced and she was very pale. They were interrupted by the deck steward, who came with a message from Mre. Watson. She was making tea on deck, and would they come?" ‘They crossed the deck to a sunny little corner behind one of the boats, where Mrs. Watsor had just completâ€" ed her preparation for tea,. _ â€" _ Several times Mr. Sabin caught her watching him in an odd way As though she desired to attract his atâ€" tention, but Mr. Watson, who for once bhad seemed to desert the smokingâ€" room, remained by her side like s shadow. Mr. Sabin felt that his preâ€" sence was om:.nous. The toa was made and handed round. . h is Mr. Watson sent away the deck steward, who was preparing to wait upon them, and did the honors himâ€" so‘l(l. He paszsed the nvr to the capâ€" tain and stood before Mr. Sabin with the sugarâ€"tongs in his hand. _ "What, epies!" the _ captain exâ€" claimed. Mr. Sabin nodded. "Exactly !" The captain was still incredulous. "Do you mean to tell me," he exclaimâ€" ed, "that charming little woman is not an American at allâ€"that she is a fraud ??" £4 4 0 ‘"There isn‘t a shadow of a doubt about it," Mr. Sabin replied. "They have both tacitly admitted it. As a matter of fact, I am in treaty now to buy them over. They were on the point of accepting my terms when these fellows boarded us. Whether they will do so now I cannot tell. I saw thas fellow (Graisheim talking to the man juct before they left _ the vessel." "You are safe while you are on my ship, Mr. Sabin," the captain said, firmly. _ "I shall watch that fellow Watson closely, and if he gives me the least chance, I will have him put in irons. Confound the man and his plausibleâ€"â€"" 8 "Sugar 1" hbe inquired, bolding out a lump. Mr. Sabin took sugar, and was on the point of hoiding out his cup. Just then he chanced to glance across to Mrs. Watson. Her eyes were dilated, and she seemed to be on the point of springing from her chair. Meeting his glance she shook her head, and then bent over her hot water apparâ€" .tm. * No sugar, thanks," Mr. Sabin ansâ€" wered. "4» tea looks too goad to two in a room. WACHENHUSEN & BOGGS, R. M. Boggs, Hotel Oxford, Avonâ€"byâ€"theâ€"Sea. New Jersey $12 and upwards per week, o5 ts iss en o aetbeuaih x2 "?"i'vwl” unds u. 2O o Geay hmd e en CEA 1 io Mc ic n fhevesrm C nigs ol wasote oo t He ignored the evident restraint of both the man anda the woman, and strolled away. Having nothing in parâ€" ticular to do he went into his deck «cabim to dress a little earlier than usual, and when he had emerged the dinnerâ€"gong had not yet sounded. _ Mr. Watson was in the act of raisâ€" ing a hastily filled glase to his lips when his eyes met Mr. Sabin‘s. He set it down hurriedly, white to the lips. He knew, then! Surely there must be something â€" supernatural about the man. A conviction of his own absolute impotence suddenly laid hold of him. He was completely shaken. Of what use were the orâ€" dinary weapons of his kind _gg_g.uut ledge of what had been planned against him to the miraculous. He atumbled to his feet, and muttering something about some cigars, left his place. Mre. Watwon rose almost imâ€" mediately afterwards. Asg she turned to walk down the saloon she dropped her handkerchief. Mr. Sebin, who had risen while she passed out, stooped down “:nmck.d it up. fShe took It with a of thanks, and whisperâ€" ed in his earâ€" * "Come on deck with me quickly ; I want to speak to you." He obeyed, turning round and makâ€" ing some mute sign to the captain. She walked ewiftly up the stairs after a They lingered longer thaa usual over theis dessert. It was noticeable that throughout their conversation all mention of the events of the day was excluded. A casual remark of Mr. Watson‘s the captain had ignored. There was an obvious inclination to avoid the subject. The captain was on the qui vive all the time, and he promptly quashed any embarrassing remark. So far as Mrs. Watson was concerned there was certainly no fear of. her exhibiting any curiosity. It was hard to believe that she was the same woman who had virtually taken the conversation into her own hands on the previous evening, and had talk« ed to them so well and so brightly. She sat there, white and cowed, lookâ€" ing a great deal at Mr. Sabin with sad, farâ€"away eyes, and seldom origiâ€" nating a remark. Mr. Watson, on the contrary, talked incessantly, in marked contrast to his previous _ siâ€" lence ; he drank no wine, but seemed in the best of spirits. Only once did he appear at a lo«=, and that _ was when the captain, helping himself to some nuts, turned towards Mr. Saâ€" bin and asked a questionâ€" _ "I wonder, Mr. Sabin, whether you have ever heard of an Indian nut call ed, I believe, the Fakella? They say that an oil distlllea from its _ ker nel is the most deadly poison in the world." "I have both heard of it and seen it," Mr. Sabin answered. "In fact, 1 may say that I have tasted itâ€"on the tip of my finger." "And yet," the captain remarked laughing, "you are alive." _ h _â€""And yet I am alive," Mr. Sabin echoed. "But there is nothing very wonderful in that. I am poigonâ€" an antagonist such as this? He knew nothing of the silent evidence againet him on deck. He could only attribute Mr. Sabin‘s foreknowâ€" "I‘m afraidâ€"I thinkâ€"I think â€" Mr. Watson has just asked me to walk with him," she said, lamely : "we must have our stroll later on." _ The deck was quite deserted, and lighting a cigarette d‘appétit, he strolled past the scens of their teaâ€" party. A dark objact under the boat attracted his attention. He stooped down and looked at it. Thomas, the ship‘s cat, was lying there stiff and stark, and by the side of his outâ€" stretched tongue a lump of sugar CHAPTER XLVL Mr. Wartson is Astomished. At dinnerâ€"time Mr. Sabin was the most silent o the little quartette who ocoupied the head of the table. The captain, who had discovered that notwithstanding their stoppage they had made a very fair day‘s run, and had just noticed a favorable change in the wind, was in a better humor, and on the whole was disposed to feel saftisfied with himself for the way he had repulsed the captain of the Kaiser Wilhelm. â€"He departed from his usual custom so far as to drink a glass of Mr. Sabin‘s champagne, having first satisfied himself as to the absence of any probability _ of fog. Mr. Watso®M, too, was making an effort to appear am‘lable, and his wile, though her color seemed a trifle hectic and her laughter not altoâ€" gether natural, contribued her share to the conversation. Mr. Sabin alone was curlously silent and distant. Many times he had escaped death by what seemed almosi a fluke; more often than most men he had been at least in danger of losing it. But this last adventure had made a distinct and deep impression upon hinw. He had not seriously believed that the man Watson was prepared to go to such lengths ; hbe recognized for the first time his extreme danger. Then as regards the woman he was genu‘nely puzzled. He owed her his life, he could not doubt it. She had given him the warnimg by which he had profited, and she had given it him behind her companion‘s back. He was strongly inclined to believe in her. Still, she was doubtless in fear of the man. Her whole appearance denoted it. She was still, without doubt, his tool, willing or unwilling. "Am I to have the pleasure of takâ€" ing you for a little walk, Mrs. Watâ€" son ?" he asked. The tea party on the whole was scarce‘y a success. The Captain was altogether upset and quite indisposed to be amilable towards people _ who had made a dupe of him. Mrs. Waitson seemed to be sulfering from a state of nervous excitement and her husâ€" band was glum and silent. Mr. Sabin alone appeared to be in good sp:rits, and he talked continually with his customary ease and polish. 4 She looked doubifully at the tall, glum figure by her side, and her face was almost haggard. â€" _ _ _ _ "I shall be ready and delighted at any time," Mr. Sabin answered with a bow. "We are going to have a moon toâ€" night ; perhaps you may be temptâ€" ed to walk after dinner." The captain did not stay very long and ‘upon his departure Mr. Sabin also rose. Mr. Watson rather clums‘ily drogg:d the piece of sugar which he had n holding out to Mr. Sabin, and the ship giving a slight lurch just at that moment, it ro.led down the deck and apparently into the sea. With a little remark as to his clumsiness he resumed his seat. , Mr. Sabin looked into his tea and across to Mrs. Watson. The slightest of nods was sufficient for him. He drank it off and asked for some more spoil by. any additions. One ofâ€" the best things I learned in Asia was to take my~t properiy. Help yourâ€" se.l, Mr. Wamn." o uen " You were desiring to walk," he said. " Very well, we will walk toâ€" gether." _ aooly 1194 * The frown on his forehead deepenâ€" ed ; he leaned stealthily forward watching and listening intently. Surely that was the rustling of a silken gown, that gleam of white behind the funnel was the flutter: ing of a woman‘s skirt. Suddenly he saw her distinctly. She was wearâ€" There was a full minute during which nothing happened. Mr. Sabin, who had now thoroughly reégained his composure, lingered in the shadow of the boat prepared . to wait upon the course of events, but a man‘s footstep this time fell softâ€" ly upon the deck. Someone had emerged from the gangway, and revolver flashing in his hand. Then Mr. Sabin perceived the full wisdom of having remained whore he was. Under the shadow of the boat he drew a little nearer to the door of the cabin. ‘There was absolute si:â€" He started a little, but answered without hesitation : "In my deck cabin." "‘Then don‘t," she exclaimed quickâ€" ly. "Say that you are going to, if you are asked, mind that. Sit up on deck, out of a‘ght, all night, stay with the captain â€" anything â€" but don‘t sleep there, and whatever you may see don‘t be surprised, and please don‘t think too badly of me." _ 3 " Most certainly," he _ promised. " Your warnings are not things to be disregarded." n e C Ne t " I am afraid," he said kindly, "that you are not well toâ€"day. Has that fellow been frightening or illâ€"using you ?" " We must not be talking too seriâ€" ously," she murmured. " He may be here at any moment. I want you to remember that there is a price set upon you, and he means to earn it. He would have killed you before, but he wants to avoid detection. You had better tell the captain everything. Remember, you must be on the watch always." hi C "I can protect mysel{f now that I am warned," he said, reassuringly. "I have carried my life in my hands many a time before. But you ?" She shivered. "‘They tell me," she whispered, "that from Boston you can take a train right across the continent, thouâ€" sands of miles. I am going to take the first one that starts whan I land, amnd I am going to hide somewhere in the furthest corner of the world I can get to. To live in such fear would drive me mad, and I am not a coward. Let us walk ; he will not think so much of our being together then." C He stooped down, and threw the wrap over her shoulders. ‘Then he drew her reluctant fingers through his arm. ing a long white dressing govn. and noigeless stippers of some kind. Her face was very pale, and her eyes seemed fixed and dilated. Once, twice she looked nervously© behind her, then she paused before the door of his cabin, hesitated for a moâ€" ment, and finally passed over the threshold. Mr. Sabin. who had been about to spring forward, paused. After all, perbaps he was safer was crossing towards his room. Mr. Sabin peered cautiously through the twilight. It was Mr. Wateon, of New York, partly dressed, with a He was surprised to see that her cheeks were burning and her eyes were wet. He laid his hand tenderly upon her arm. K She drew a quick little breath and looked nervously over her shoulders. Her face was very close to his, and he fancied that he could hear her teeth chattering. She was obviously terrified. "I am going to send for a wrap," he said, looking down at her thin dinner dress ; " it is much too cold for you here bareheaded. We will send the steward for something." t " You are in a great hurry for fresh air, Violet. I have brought your cape ; allow me to put it on." _ f Mr. Sabin watched them disappear, and, lighting a cigar, strolled off toâ€" wards the captain‘s room. Many miles away now he could still see the green light of the German manâ€"ofâ€"war. CHAPTER XLVIL A Charmed Life. The night was still enough, but piledâ€"up masses of black clouds obâ€" scured a weakly moon, and there were only now and then uncertain gleams of glimmering light. There was no fog, nor any sign of any. The captain slept in his room, and on deck the steamer was utterly deâ€" serted. _ Only through the _ black darkness she still bounded on, her furnaces roaring and the black trail of smoke leaving a long clear track behind her. It seemed as though everyone was sleeping on board the steamer except those who fed her fires below, and the grim, silent figâ€" ure who stood in the wheelhouse. had sat there in view of the door of hbis deck cabin, and shivered. To sleep had been impossible, his dozing was only fitful and unrestful. His hands were thrust deep down into the pockets â€"of his overcoatâ€"the reâ€" volver had long ago slipped from his eo;xlngera. More than once he had m up his mind to abandon . his watch, to euter his room, and chance what might happen. And suddenly there came what he had been waiting for all this whileâ€"a soft footfall along the deck; someâ€" one was making their way now from thgl gangway to the door of his cabin. " And you will remember what I have told you ?" a ‘They turned around, to find a tall form at their elbows. Mr. Watson‘s voice, thin and siatirical, broke the momentary silence. Mr. Sabin, who, muffled up with rugs, was reclining in & deck chair, drawn up in the shadow of the long boat, was already beginning to reâ€" gret that he had attached any imâ€" portance at all to Mrs. Watson‘s warning. It wanted only an hour or so of dawn. All night long _ he "I will promise that at any rate,‘ he said. frightened glance down the corridor to their stateâ€"rooms. A fresh breeze blew in their faces as they stepped out on deck, and Mr. Sabin glanced at her bare neck and arms. "You will be cold," he said. "Let me fetch you a wrap." ¢ 4 "Don‘t leave me," she exclaimed quickly. "Walk to the side of the steamer. ~Don‘t look behind." goin hok ONTARIO ARCHI f TORONTO t but the shining argument in Mr. Sabin‘s hand was irresistible. "Step back into that room, Mr. Wateon ; I want to speak to you." He h:uted. Mre. Sabin, m:hhlllg across him, the door of the cabin. lm-m:l‘; they woere as: sailled with the fumes ol a um,e. sickly oder! Mr. Sabin laughed solt ly. but a little bitteriy. _ ie Though the market has been brisk and active our exports of bacon are not increasing very materially. In fact for some months back there has not been the quantity of bacon shipped out of the country that there was during the corresponding period of last year. ‘This will come as a surprise to many who have been led to believe that our exports of bacon wer> growing very fast because of the increase in the number of packâ€" ing establishments and the operation of several coâ€"operative pork factories during the present year. ‘The real fact of the matter is that there are not enough hogs in the country to keep the factories we have at the present time running to their full capacity, and packers who have a regular list of English customers to supply are compelied to pay higher prices in order to get sufficient goods to hold the trade. All this is was pushed open and Mr. Watson, with a hbhandkerchief to his mouth, stepped out. He stood perfectly still, listoning for a moment. Then he was on the point of stealing away, when _ a hand {fell suddenly upon his shou!lâ€" der. He was face to face with Mr. Babin. fHe started back with a slight but vehement gutteral interjection. His hand stole down towards his pocket, lence within. What they were doâ€" ing he could not imagine, but the place was in absolute darkness. Thoroughly awake now, he crouchâ€" ed within a few feet of the door, listening intently. Once he fancied that he could hear a voice, it seemâ€" ed to him that a hand was groping along the waull for the knob of the electric light. Then the door was softly opened, and the _ woman came out. She stood for a moment leaning a little forward, listening intently, ready to make her _ reâ€" treat immediately she was assured that the coast was clear! She was a little pale, but in a stray gleam of moonlight Mr. Sabin fancled that he caught a glimpse of a smile upon ber parted lips. There was a whisâ€" per from behind her shoulder; she answered is a German monosyllable. Then, apparently eatisfied that she was unobserved, she stepped out, and, flitting around the funnel, dis appeared down the gangway. Mr. Sabin made no attempt to stop ber, or to disclose his presence. His finâ€" gers bhad closed now upon his revol verâ€"he was waiting for the man, The minutes crept onâ€"pothing hapâ€" pened. Then a hand softly closed the window looking out upon the deck, immediately afterwards the door An unusual feature of the situaâ€" tion this season, and it is one that seems to be applicable alone to the first year of the century, is the somewhat hand to mouth business that is being done by the English trade and the susceptibility of that trade to be influenced by purely local and temporary conditions. A dull day when trade is not brisk seems _ to influence the _ regular trade as it never did before and prices have fluctdated according as each day‘s trade has been brisk or dull. Of course, the very high prices would have a tendency to curtail buying for the future and to limit business largely to the present, but this does not altogether account for the influence purely local conâ€" ditions seems to have on the Engâ€" lish trade this season. The Farmer‘s Marvest. But whatever may be the influences affocting it this season it is gratilyâ€" ing to know that the farmer is getâ€" ting good prices for his hogs. And these high values do not appear to be peculiar to Canada _ alone. ‘The Danish farmer and the farmer of the Emerald Isle is also reaping a big profit out of the hog producing busiâ€" neses. For the past year at least there has been no more profitable business for the Canadian farmer than the raising of hogs. And the wonder is that our farmers have not gone more extensively into the busiâ€" ness than they have. i k hd i+++++++t+++++++m¢+++++m++++m¢ "o oo hh ho se en o ol e ofe ie oo ty io ie t ougy o e h t lt l t t e t t o ho heely o t oc h p ifi fe h infi ied o d cb 10000 44â€"44@n For several weeks now we have had . unusually high priecs, and every one in the trade seems to be wondering how long they are going to keep up. Packers are seemingly just as much in the dark on this score as the producers are, and so a kind of a week to week business is being transacted, no one being able to diagnose with any degree of certainty what the future will bring forth. Present high values may be maintained with slight varâ€" lations the whole of the season, or they may take a sudden slump withâ€" out any previous warning to either packer or producer. The conditions surrounding â€" the hog market just now seem to be pecq:lar to this season only. Never in the history of the bacon trade in the nistory of the bacon trade in this country have such high prices been paid for live hogs as during the past few weeks. For a very short period last year prices reachâ€" ed the seven dollar basis here only to drop again just as quickly. " &A very old fashioned device." he is ol / the The Live Hog Trade. Some Pointers for Breeders and Feeders. Joik & Cheerfa\l Motherâ€"Oh, dear, no ! Not a bit. You gee, I had all my childrem taught e@wimming when they were quite yourg.â€"The King. L AF baat The Captain â€" Shocking weather they‘ve been having on the Atlantlo lately ; you muset be very amxious about your daughter crossing from the States * oRat is _ for the farmer‘s benefit, who, so long as it continues, need have little conâ€" cerna as to how the packer is going to finance his end of the business. _ Quality improving. The quality of Canadian bacon ig improving gradually and there is a constantly growing demand for it in Great Britain. The percentage of softs this year is very small as coms« pared with a year ago. This is asâ€" cribed by some in the trade to be due to the higher prices which have prevailed for corn, thus gompelling farmers to find more suitable feeds for producing bacon. ‘There are a few â€" sections of Western Ontario, however, that are still in bad reâ€" pute both as regards the type of hogs and their methods of _ feed= ing. poor fellow had breathed his last., Beeing it was of no avail, his woulds be rescuer walked back over the ground he had covered, and although buileta whistled around him _ and tore up the ground in every dirsecâ€" tion, he cooly regained his trenches with a pips siuck between hle teeth." . 4 exchange them #o soon for younger ones there would be larger litters and more vigorous pigs. By retainâ€" ing #eirbest sows and keeping them until they are older a great imâ€" provement could be made in the way, of increasing the supply of hogs. . in front of our trenches, jumping down to make straight for the place where the wounded man lay, about 90 yards from the Boer trenches. Utterly regardless of tha scattering fire which hissed about him, he ran on, and at last reached the wounded man and tried to lift him, but it was too late, for the "About 5.380 in the morning & wounded man about five hundred yards away was seen to be trying to make for our trenches, under a heavy fire, but was at last obâ€" served to fall. Now and then, be« tween the rolleys, he was seen to wave his hands as if for assistance. Suddeniy from the left of us a form was seen to climb the earthworks Bo our advice is to raise _ mors hogs of the bacon type. Feed them with the foods that will produce the best quality of bacon and a profitâ€" able market is assured. For geveral years back the periods of low prices have been the exception, not the rule, and they have become much less frequent the past year or two, showing a tendency in the market to approach gradually toward uniâ€" formly high or profitable prices all the year round.â€"Farming World. But why don‘t the output of hogse by our farmers increase? .Either their breeding methods are bad or they have no faith in the future of the business. As to the former there seems to be room for improveâ€" ment. There appears to be a tenâ€" dency on the part of too many Iarmers to retafin only young sows for breeding purposes. These, as & rule, do not produce large litters and it takes a long time to get into large herds. If farmers would keep their breeding sows longer and not But farmers are now _ evidently waking up to the profitableness of raising more hogs. Of late there has beem a marked decrease in the numâ€" ber of sows marketed, showing that farmers are retaining a larger numâ€" ed twelve sows for breeding purposes. We heard of a farmer last week who went to a drover‘s yard and selectâ€" ed ftwevie sows for breeding purposes. All this is along the right line, the only objection being that it should bhave taken place a year or t%wo ago,. and then the extra supply would have been on hand for preéesent high values. Raise Yore Hogs. We believe, however, that it will pay Tarmers even now to go into the raising of hogs on a much larger scale than they have been doing. Though present high values may not be guaranteed for any great length of time, the outlook as far as we are able to estimate it, seems to be very favorable for profitable prices for a consgiderable time to come. There is quite a margin between $3 per cwt. and $4 per cwt., which is perhaps about the price that the avâ€" erage farmer can afford to produce the bacon hog for, and a radical change in the conditions at present governing the market would have to take place to bring a drop of 50 per cent in price. $ In Julian Ralph‘s new book, "The Bright Side of War," contains sevâ€" eral letters and articles dealing with single deeds of heroism, none more signal than that of Pte. Thompson, of what Canadian comâ€"= pany it is not stated. "One of the Gordons who was there" writes the story. Here is an extract : murmured. "1 gave you credit for more ingenuity, my friend. Come, I have opened the window and _ the door, you see! Let us step inside,. There will be sufficient fresh air." (To be Continued.) A Deed of Heroism. A Sure Safeguard. Â¥4