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We do actually give the prize if your answer is correct. â€" Frankly, we have adopted this method of prize giving, simply to interest you in our business. _ We want your goodwill, and enlist your services only by offers that will merit your approval. Upon receipt of the prize you cannot help being impressed with the generosity of our business methods, as it is admired and worn by the most fashionable ladies. The Locket opens and will Loid two photos. â€" Itis the embodiment of artistic skill and beauty, and makes a most charming decoration. With the prize we will send you 10 boxes of Standard Electine Medicines to sell, if you can, at T MIS PICGTVURE PUZZLE represents a Celestial washing. About him aro pictured faces of three Yustomers Find these three faces, mark each, then read and sign the accompanying request, return it to us and we will give you ABSOLUTELY FRZEE, without any money, a finely goldâ€"finished Chateâ€" WE ASHK NOT GNCE CENT OF YOUR MONEY O hx Ni t t i.‘ h C Glle C Lt P ‘ P s i 3 w s 3 C f y xk t Sn hh F d ic 2e un Uirei it ns se eyp PmE F on ho YÂ¥ 4 SE3 on D7 [AK Nt ht Ey d n .4 C OR on 31 ol “'.’.\;' B "e, 474 38 on C + en . 3 I ie P cal it & Pout ME\ i ie Cponkt y i cb £9 31 wl it .. 7 » p EeCE 2e / «t ‘ y Ssd t P OR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER +Io uc se ol Qosfe ce ol ce ofe ofecfe cfeale n ife cfecf e ifecfecfenge «To oo ofo Do To ol ofi t +§e ofi ofe ofe Pn ofe o se she ofe ofe ce ofe c FOR CHRISTMAS GIVYERS ... For Mother. regular treatment Be sure that this picture in the form 7( a label !l:mo]n th& wrapper of every tle Enumon you buy. SsCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto, Ontario. We will be glad to send a sample to any sufferer. smailed reoturn the requeost. all you havetodo is to solve cour puzzle and sign and on Scott‘s Oe Lue ohel if pou in not ierll The Imaricare #eu M Teast Set‘is becdifful prize for «inpls making the effort and i ons cemt of your money ELECTINE MEDICINE CO., Limited, TORONKTO, Ont. thor. Some sgilk broidered in A student‘ ticular use. [ A b;)‘ttlo of or shay % + K pair?] In London a child is born every three minutes and a death is regisâ€" tered every live minutes. The city contains 700 railway stations, 5,000 camnibuses, 7,000 hansoms, 14,000 cabs and 7,000 tram cars. Daily 1,000,000 persons travel on underâ€" ground â€" railways. Eleven â€"railway bridgos span the Thames. Four thouâ€" sand postmen deliver 10,000,000 letâ€" tors weoekly, walking a distance equal to twice the circumference of the globe. There are 10,000 miles of overhead telegraph wires, and the number of telegraph messages reâ€" ccived in London last yoar was over €,000,000. Ninety million galions of water are consumed daily. An umbrella with bandsomely studâ€" ded handle, or a cane with silver handie. A warm sweater will also add to his comfort when skatisg. A tablo for his den. | me. _ Six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound brought me haalth and happiness in a few short months, and was worth more than months under the doctor‘s care, which really did not benefit me at all. I feel like another person now. My aches and pains have left me. I am satisfied there is no medicine so good for sick woman as your Vegeâ€" table Compound, and I advocate it to my lady friends in need of medical help."â€"â€"Mxrs. B. A. Braxcuiarp, 422 Broad St., Nashville, Tenn. â€" §5000 forâ€" feit if original of above letter proving genuineness eannot be produced. A protty scarf pin. S (~ A set of books by his favorite auâ€" Some silk handkerchiefs with emâ€" broidered initials, A student‘s lamp for hiws own parâ€" ticular use. A bottle of bay rum and witch haszel for aha.vlg. A pair o6 high slippers to keep his feet warm and protec¢t his ankles from draughts. A watch fob or a pretty charm. A book rest, in which he can keep the â€"book he is busily reading. A chamois case for his glasses, which may be made by little fingers. ts edlecctlol s axuFE L ie lsl & A whisk.with a silver handle and an engraved monogram. Some handsome neckties and gloves. A leatherâ€"covered couch with pilâ€" lows galore for his den. , A letter file or rack or a large blotter for his desk. A pair of warm wooly gloves or a warm muifler, or, if he is a society man, a plack satin shield to wear with his dress suit. . Picturas of his loved ones prettily framed. If a lover of skating, get him a fine pair of skates. A string ball, which is always ready for instant use and which can be made by little fingers, â€" A case for exchange tickets, which his liftle daughter may make. © A prominent Southern lady," Mrs. Blanchard, of Nashville, Tean., telis how she was cured of backache, dizziness, painful and irregular periods by Lydia E. Pinkhara‘s Vegetable Compound. When women are troubled with menstrual irregularities, weakness, leucorrhoa, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearingâ€"down feelâ€" ing, inflammation of the ovaries, backâ€" ache, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham‘s VegetableCompound. A purse which has a place for notes as well as for change. " Gratitude cormpels me to acknowlâ€" edge the great merit of your Vegeâ€" table Compound. I have suffered gor four years with irregular and painful menstruation, also gizziness, pains in the back and lower limbs, and fitful sleep. I dreaded the time to come which would only mean suffering to But above all there is nothing that l1 so please mother as good chilâ€" rahs as c on cce London Statistics. For Father. ‘The prize and medicines will be in Cuba, therefore nothing but Hayâ€" ana tobacco ever goes jnto any part of any of my cigars. I employ Cuban workmen only. No wholesalers, reâ€" tailer, commission salesmen nor bad accountsâ€"that‘s . all; in the cigars CIGARS DIRECT from MAKEB to AMOKER. No dealors needâ€" apply. 881,000 soid in the last year. ONE PBOX AND YOU ARE A REGULAR COSTOMER. Referencesâ€"ANY BANK IN TORONTO. + I supply you, THE NEW WAY, TWO YEARS, for.the same money you pay the oldâ€"svay one <year. . These Cigare are superior to imported 15â€" cent Havanas. The name of my. cigar is No. 72. <~Price * being equal to five cents each. I prepay all express or postage (regisâ€" tered), and thus deliver to you free all over CGanada. Send money with order, one or more boxes, and you shall be a customer of mine. Some bave ordered the fiftieth time. Say whether rmilild, medium or strong. NNE YEAR‘S SUPPLY OF HAVANA CICARS FREE... When Lord Methuen Destroyed Gen Delarey‘s House. [Fublic Opinion.) Littlo has been heard of Lord Meâ€" thuen since his return from South Africa. Hence the more interest atâ€" taches to the public luncheon given im his honor at Devizes. Lord Methâ€" uen‘s services during the war were corsiderable, and he left South Afâ€" rica with a record second to none for persistence, endurance and chiâ€" valry. He well earned the G. C\ ‘B., just conferred on him. Whatever may be thought of Magers{ontein, he had, as I\tord Lansdowne said on Friday, terribly hard luck at the cleventh hour. But his bad fortune was qualified by the fact that he fell into the hands of Gen. Delarey. Lord Methuer and Gen. Delarey seem to have illustrated in a quite unkique manner the old phrase, "our friends the enemy." So remarkaâ€" ble was Lord Methuen‘s tribute to the qualities of humunity in his opponent that we almost wonder Gen. Delarey was not asked to parâ€" ticipate in the Devizes function. Seldom in warfare, we should say, has a man in the Boer general‘s poâ€" sition ordered that a shed full of clothing for British soldiers should not be touched, because "the things inside are for Tommy Atkins." It must have cost Lord Methuen a pang to order the destruction of Gen. Delarey‘s house. It was, howâ€" ever, a military necessity, and Gen. Delarey would probably be the first to recognize that it was strictly in accord with the rules of the game. a long piece of wood, the pig is turnâ€" ed over a blazing fire until cooked, the guests watch‘ng the process with increasing interest. After â€" dinner stories &re told and songs sung. Santa Claus, who in the person of an honored guest is present to reâ€" coilve instead of to give presents, deâ€" parts after the feast, decorated with a long ring of cakes around his neck, ard laden with such gifts as his friends can bestow. Motherâ€"Well, dear, what is it ? Gertrudeâ€"Do you think, mamma, you will ever learn to love me as much as you do Fido?â€"Puck. In Servia they keep Christmas Eve in a somewhat peculiar way. The father of the family goes into the wood and cuts down a straight young oak, choosing the most perfect that ho can find. He brings it in, sayâ€" ing: "Good evening, and a happy Christmas," to which those present reply : ‘"‘May God grant both to thee, and mayest thou bave riches and honor "" Then they throw over him grains of corn. Presently the young tree is planted upon the coals, where it remains until Christmas morning, which they salute by reâ€" peated firings of a pistol." The national dish in Servia is pork. The poorest family in Servia will pinch themselves all through the year so as to have money enough.to buy a pig at Christmas. Skewered to R.â€"K. FERRIS $ All the tobacco that I use is grown $2.50FCR A BOX OF 50 PART OF THE GAME Toronto, Canada of Table Tennis. If I fail to sell the Medicine I will return it to you in 30 days, and retain my Prize for answering your Puzzle, Request forPazsle Prize and Medicine Ecrecrms Mavicxz Co., Limitzn Toronto, Ont. Sirsâ€"I have found and marked the three Faces in you Picture Puzzle, and if correct send me a Chatelaine Brooch and Locket and Ten a5â€"cent Boxes of Electine Medicine. 1 agree to make an earnest effort to sell the Medicines and return you the mué:hh the underâ€" | nandin‘Nthat I am to receive for this service a Solid Gold Shell 5â€"stome Ting, a Nethersole Hlusion Bractiet, a Parisian Belt Buckic and a set ADD RLSS. NA M EL King East Sunday School. 16. With hasteâ€"Filled and thrilied with holy joy they could not linger. Aud foundâ€""It is probable that by communicating their experiences to each other their faith was great‘y strengthened." 11. Is bornâ€"Isa. ix. 6, John i. 14. "David‘s greater Son begins His carthly career in His ancestor‘s home Seven hundred years before a prophot had predicted the Messiah‘s bith at Bethlchem. Christâ€" ‘The anointed one. Christ is the Greek word corresponding to the Hebrew word Mes«siah. In ancient times proâ€" phets, priests and kings wore anointâ€" ed with oil when set apart for their sacrod work. 12. A signâ€"The very thing that would bave caused them to doubt was made the sign unto them. "Any fear as to whether they may apâ€" proach the nemwâ€"born King and offor Him their homage is dispcoliled by the Intimation of His lowly condition, while their carnal views of the nature of His kingdom are hereby courteracted."â€"Lange. 13. A muititudoâ€"They descended to bonor tho Prince of Peace. Heavenâ€" ly hostâ€"The army of angels which is represented as â€" surrounding the thromne of _ God.â€"Hom. Com. S°e I. Kings xxii. 19, Psa. cil‘. 10, 21, exiviil. 14. Glory ......... in the highostâ€" Christ is the highest glory of God. On carth peaceâ€"Peace to man ; peace with Giod ; peace of conscience. Good willâ€"Go@ has shown His googd will by sending the Messiah. 15. Let us now goâ€"There is no time to lose. Let us go now. ‘"Thise is the language of obedience desiring to reâ€" ceive assurance and strength," by sceing for themselves "this thing which is come to pase." 8. Same country â€"Nearby, probâ€" ably npot a mile from Bethlehem. Bhepherdsâ€""The _ employment _ of tending sheep fhad been honored in the earlier times of the Jewish peoâ€" ple. Jacob, Moses and David were shepherds. But nmow it was a callâ€" Ing that was looked upon by the Jews with conteinpt." 17. Mage known abroadâ€"As soon as they had seen the child they beâ€" gan to toli the good news to everyâ€" one they met. They â€" were true preachers of the gospel. Commentary.â€"Explan(atory. Just Ebefore the birth of Christ the Roâ€" man Emperor, Caesar Augustus, made a decree that the people throughout his whole empire should be enrolied, with a view to being taxed. The Roman custom was to snroll gersons at the place of resiâ€" dence, but the Jewish custom reâ€" uired the enrollment to take place in the native city. Because of this It. became necessary for Joseph and Mary to go to Bethichem. The city was full and there was no room for them in the inn, and they were obâ€" liged to lodge in a stable. While they were here Jéesus was born in a manâ€" ger. In the fieldâ€"The shepherds unâ€" doubtedly hbad tents or booths under which they dweolt.â€"Clarke. Keeping watch...by nightâ€"Or, "keeping nightâ€" wa,tche;s.(’;â€"lt V. Mar. They watched by turns against wild beasts and robbers. 9. Angel â€"Divine messenger. Anâ€" gels have always takon a lively inâ€" terest in the things of this world. We frequently read of them in the Old Testament. It was an angel that appeared unto _ Zacharias announcâ€" ing the birth of John, and to Mary with a similar mission regarding the birth of Christ. An ange! appeared to Jesus in the garden, and to the disciples at the sepulcher and at the ascension. Came upon thein â€"Stood over them. Glory of the Lordâ€"That extreme splendor in which the Deity is represented as appearing to men, and sometimes called the Shechinah â€"an appearance frequently attendâ€" ed, as in this case, by a company of angels. 18. Wonderedâ€"The story of Jesus is the most woncer{ual story io which human ears ever listened, and it still causes those who hear it to wonder. 19. Pondering themâ€"Weighing, or carefully contidering them. Every cirâ€" cumstance was treagured up in her memory. s 10. Good tidingsâ€"‘"The _ literal meaning of Gospel."" I am come to daclare the loving kindness of the Lord: My message will cause great joy. It is a message to you (Jews) first, ard it also reaches to "all the people." s l ids 20. Glorifying and praisingâ€"These gimple men returred to the care of their flocks giving glory to God for oll they bad seen and heard. Teachingsâ€"Providence orders all thingse for the fullilling of the Seripâ€" NTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. XIL â€" DECEMBER 21, 1902. Christmas Lesson. â€"Luke 2: 8â€"20. OonTARIO from "s, c, r" the guessoers have to construct "saucer‘"‘; or, worse still, from "r, p‘â€"Europe. ‘This game among amateur lexicographers may become rlmost profound, but it is merely intended. for the average person.â€"London Giobe, example of his own ingenuity, Charles H. Spurgeonâ€""Oh, preacher‘s lungs." Others will occur to the â€" reader. Among the various games of a simiâ€" lar nature, we may mention ‘the game of Consonants, in which one person gives the consonants of & word in their Tight{ul order, omitâ€" ting all the voweis. For instance, Windsor, uonr.. Dec. 1.â€"(Special)â€" ft has been acknowledged for «ome years that Dodd‘s Kidney Pilis would cure any case of Kidney Disâ€" ease, and of late those interested in medical science have been watchâ€" Ing those cures to convince themâ€" selves that they were permanent. Gradually the conviction is forced that Dodd‘s Kidney Pills eure once and for all. One more prof of this is furrished by John J. McDonaild, a weliâ€"known farmer, now residing at No, 120 Langlois avenue. Five years ago he was troubled with Rheumatism and Dropsy. For two years he suflered terribly, and the different medicines he tried failed to relieve him. His legs were swolâ€" len, and the pains he suffered were most acute. He used Dodd‘s Kidney Pills, was cured, and his cure causâ€" ed quite a sensation at the time. pi J. J. McDonald had Rheumatism and Dropsy,was Cured by Dodd‘s Kidney Pills, and has had no Return of the Trouble for Fi e Years. Dodd‘s Kidney Pills make no Halfway Work of Kidney Disease » "L have had no return of my trouâ€" ble up to the present, and I am not anxious for any. It is with pleasure I ackrowledge that Dodd‘s Kidrey Pills cured me. I found them just as represented, and they did for me far more than 1 exâ€" pected they would. CGURED ONCE Mr. McDonald, speaking of his cure recently, said : tures, God makes us> of human proâ€" jects to accomplish divine plans. Jesus in His birth reproves the pride of this world. It is not so much where a person is born as what he is after he, is born. There is joy in Clhrist for the whole world and there is joy in Him for you. Christ comes to reign im a very humble way, and it is only by humility that we are enabled to onter His kingdom. In this His kingâ€" dony is wholly unlike the kingdoms of this world. PRACTICAL SURVEY. The event. "The fullness of time" had come. Earth‘s iirst Christmas dawned. The slow ages ol preparaâ€" tion had passed, and the first proâ€" phecy uttercd and the first promise given here received their fulfiiment. "God gent forth His Sor." _ Toward this event the converging currents of heavenly purpose and of human hisâ€" tory had swept, and here united to Now forever onward, a mingled stream o sovereignty and salvation, bearing Wessing to cvery land whiâ€" ther it gshould come. God‘s glory. The suprems and rightsous end of all} divine manifesâ€" tations, either in the physical or moral universe, is His own glory. Concerning the former, holy writ informs us that "for thy glory they were and are created," and "I have created Him for my glory." By the prophet he announced the same purpose in the clearer maniâ€" [estations and greater blessings of redecming grace. "I do not this for your sakes......but for mine hoiy names sake." The song of the herâ€" alding angels suggests that in the provisions _ of redemption â€" Go‘s glory â€" receives its brightest aad {ullest manifestation. The Psalmist tells us that "the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmaâ€" ment showeth His handiwork." On earth peace. The world had warred first with heaven and then with itself. Rebellion â€"agaiast the skies bad begottena antagonism with its own hcart. Men hated God, and so hated each other. They had destroyed each other because they had ~striven to dethrone the Alâ€" mighty. There must of necessity be peace from, and with heaven, beâ€" fore there could be peace on earth; and its provisions must come from Him against whom there had been rebellion. Good will toward men. ‘The deopâ€" est inquiry of the human soul _ is here answered. How (God Teels toâ€" ward us is a question of suprems moment, and this momentous quesâ€" tion can be answered only by revâ€" elation. Human vision is too liimnâ€" ited, and human understanding too easiiy bewildered to clearly disâ€" cover in God‘s method of adminisâ€" tering human affairs a well groundâ€" ed baskis for hope. There can never be in the infinite nature any imâ€" pulsée of revenge or vindictiveness. God purposes, plans, and unless proâ€" vented by their own resistance wili accomplish the highest possiâ€" ble elevation and happiness _ of every creature. William H. Clark. Play That Contains Great Possiâ€" bilities for Fun. WORD GAMES. rI0 ARCHIVES TORroONTO AND FOR ALL 00 e / e o + t us M 40 " Not much; I don‘t owe you a cont,‘ said the woman, stoully. ‘"One farb is 5 cents, ain‘t it ?" " Cert," sald the official. * Woell,"*" was the triumphant reply, " ain‘t two halves equal to one? G‘wan now ; that‘s all you‘ll got." And it iwas.â€"Brooklyn Eagin, "Two of them fares is hall faresâ€" that makes 6 centsâ€"and you must pay 5 for yoursell," said the conâ€" ductor, with a bored expression. Tommy Backbayâ€"Mothor, i« it a ain to say *"Rubbos neck?" Madume Backbayâ€"It is sworse than a @a, ‘Thomas ; it is vulgar. Dec, 15.â€"The grain receipts on thke street on Baturday. were {lair, considering â€" ithe â€" stormy â€" morning. " You owe me a cent,‘" deciared the conductor, stiil holding out his hand. " What for?" asked the woman, with a beautiiul appearance of invo cence. Wheat in good do:zand andâ€" firm, with sales of 500 busnels of whuteo at 70 to 70%%», 400 bushobs of | red winter at 70:, 300 bu ols of goose at 61i%e, anti 100 oushâ€"ls of spring at 68. Barlcy is tirmor, 500 busiâ€" ols Folling at 42 to i8». Outs are a trille better, 1,000 bushels bringâ€" ing 34 to 84%e. . *4 sn Hay in mo«wrate supply, with prices firm ; 10 ioris sold at $14to $16 a tonfor timothy, and at $6 to &10 for mix«l. _ Straw, firm, {our loads sciling at $10 to $11 a ton. . l MIm EBBE WBR T MB wHB g70 MCC CI0Y Drossed hogs are easier at $7.25 too $7.75. Following is the range of quotaâ€" tions! : Whoat. white, bush., 70 to 70%e; co.. rod, bush., 703; do., spring, bush., 68>: do., gooss, busn., 64Â¥%c. _ Oats, bush., 34 to 34%c. Poas, bush., 76c. Barley, buskel, 42 to 48 cents. Ryc, bushel, Sic. â€" Buckwhenat, bush., 55%°. MHay, timothy, per ton, &14 to $16; do. mixed, per ton, $6 to $10. Straw, por ton, $10 to $11. Sowlé¢, per buch.â€"Algike, cho‘ice No. ;1, $7 to $7.30; do., No. 2, $6 to $6.75; rod clover, $6.25 to $6.75 ; timotny, $1.50 to $1.75. Applas, per bbi., $1 to $1.50. Drossed hogs, $7.25 to $7.75. Eggs, now laid, 385 to 400. Buitor, dairy, 18 to 22¢; do. creamâ€" vry. 28# to 26°. Chickons, per pair, 55 to 7T5¢c, Dutks, por pair, 60 to 10¢. Purkoys, per Ib., 12 to 13e. Geese, per Ib.. 8 to 92. Potatoes, per _ YVogetables are unchanged, while bttor and oggo were in active deâ€" maund at firm prices. C 9k It Saved Her a Cont on Two Tro:iey Car Fares, so There 1 Who says that a woman has ne sense or logic? Yesterday a woman got on board o[ a trolilcy car in East Now York, tugging two children with her. They were over the age whea ihey couid ride free, and the conâ€" ductor promptly asked the avomas for the fares. She as promptly placod in his hand a dime and turned to look out o the window. beg, $1.10 to $1.15. Leading Wheat Markets. Following are the closing quotaâ€" tions at dmportant wheat centres toâ€"day : s W s NWw York ...... .. ...... B10.4 7878 ChHica@g0 . ...sm «.sssoun TV08 7414 TOoIGQAD â€" .« . s« s cpun SHKIAB : s« Duluth, No. 1 Northern .. ... ... 76 1â€"4 â€"« British Live stock Markets. London, Dec. 138.â€"Live cattle steady at 12 1â€"2¢ to 13 1â€"2¢ por Ib., for American steers, dressed weight ; Canadian steers, 11 1â€"2¢ to 12 1â€"2%e per Ib.; refrigerator beef, 10 1â€"2¢e to 11c per Ib. Toronto Live Stock Market. Ex cattle, choice, + t. $150 to $5.00 p::tnuodiumb..‘.’.?.‘...)..r.t.“f... .I 25 to .4 ) CHO KOWER ..ssrasesssssssmess ‘ BCO 4Ob 4108 Butchers‘ export ............... 460 to 5.00 Butchers‘ cattle, picked....... 4 25 to ‘3 Butchers‘ cat.le, choice........ 3 75 to 4 Butehers‘ carttie, fair............ 3 % to 3 70 do stouit.....s....., Fecder«, shortâ€"keep .. do medium........ O HMRHEL.. 1+ .++ ++ ++ Etockers choice....... Stockers, common ... Miich cows, each ... .. Sheep, ewes, per CWL Bucks,per ewib........ Culls, each............ Lambs, per cwt. .... Calves, per hoad .... .. Hog* choice, per ewt Hogs. light, per ewt . Hogs,fat, per cwi...., do stores, per cwt. do sows, per cwt .. do stags, per Cw$.. ____do common..... Buills, export, heavy, R. G, Dun & Co. report liabilitics of commercla] failures thus far reported for December $2,103,395, â€" against $3,204,300 last year. Failures this week in the United Ftates are 269, against 204 last woek, 213 the preâ€" coduy week and 273 the correspondâ€" ing week lagst yoar, and in Canada 30, against 15 last woek, 16 the precedé ing week and 17 last yoar. O{ Tailures this week in the United States 82 were in the east, 86 south, 78 wost and 23 in the Pacific States, and 107 report liabilitics of £5,000 or more. The cold weather has stimulated the demand for heary winter gouds ar Moutrewl, and the holisgay trade is now in full swing, and the outlook for a busy poriod the next two or three weeks is very promising. . At Toronto this week there has been more aclivily in general trade than lor several weeks,. There is a cheerâ€" {fu: feelhing in wholesale trade circles Values of cotton and woulien staples, both domestiec and imported, are vory firm at recent advances, At Winnipeg the pa@Â¥t week trade has shown improvement. Business at Hamilton has assumed its usual holiâ€"= day activity. The sorting trade this week has beon stimulated by the cold weather, and traveliers with spring siamples have been taking good orâ€" dere. The feeling in wholeufie trade circles, as reported for Bradstreel‘s, is one of encouragement with the gereral outlook and the prospects for tradje. Values are Tirmly held in most departments of trade. . Collections nave been fair. In London this week there has been an increase in the deâ€" mand for seasonable goods. The move» ment from jobbers‘ hands is now quite large and shipments are quite heary. uUis, CXporL, 1 dohl‘lg'ht do feeding . The Markets ONE WOMAN‘s LOGIC. Toronto Farmers‘ Market. Bradstreei‘s on Trade. December Failures. May. â€" Suly. 81 3.4 78 7â€"8 77 3â€"8 74 1â€"4 #y dé PS #»