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, the tai. ber indict- for on). Kate .m- . Chic-p “than. heat lulu; ort ti. Id - SECURI- TED. ieportsil X I rr " i6f. Stunt. " redue. to be ex- ' but eon- ng that , mum [his atti- induntrUt Id winter wade-:04 neon - wmer “it I curtail- r - may!“ ite nint- - ll! In In. "u.'. " will! - ations in t contu- usual " meat of inert-IO orted for a concl- in con- " week expon- upono I. . you N0 (Shi- is.“ " cl " um- at 1 tata m stoek said 3010 therit k ll " $6 " " 6 " 0 0 " 045 .050 the: o 0 0 0 " " um " ft It 0 It 0 0 to at of DD " IP. 17 00 " " " we! He opened his mouth to "ply, but lone wave of thought attested his words. and he closed it min. He was, however, cross 3nd contradictory all the Mug, and Mom knew he was not well plaid- OIVLON GREEN "r.ur- Free from dust, dirt and all foreign substances. Load Packets onU-aoc, 500 and Sth, per its " ALL shoals. HIGHEST AWARD, ST. LOUIS. 1m. e""---------..; "Ebony is no good for women," he returned, for Uncle Sandy hnd by no means a high estimation of the fair sex. "And, Moms, my lassie. your old lint-23's heart is not on seeing you a happy Vila." u!”‘""‘rl’o’ __-_. "flunk you. uncle. I should like to tttg, you. but we must be sure ot the siphon." le owned his mouth to [Onl‘h bot Meattorhii. the mun! round of London tne m its course. Pnrliuneat unm- thd. New prayers Ind old favorites enchanted tho public. Fresh scandals and novelties of toilets, enlivened the pages of society papers. Another hatch of little girls were promoted from the nun-cry to the school room. Mid both Mme. Dehrituty's and Mom’s hands were for u for u husband," Ari/ad," Giaiiii, Hithe- pr litrtrtr." Lady Fusionn’s name 'st. drawing. room. dinner, ball. and garden party frequently met Momfs eye as she looked through the [upon for the "ticks most suited for Uncle Sandy’s consumption. Yet she made no sign. Kind and pleas- ant though she was when fare to face with her friend, the rush of the season, tho number of attractive engagements, crowded out those who were not con- stantly with her, from Evelyn’s mind. Se did write once, begging Moms to come and have I cup of tea with her In an hour when she could not meet my one. but Mona thought it wiser not "tt you thy Inte in London. T will come when the tide of piety is ebbing. You would hardly have time to speak to me while it is the Need,” she wrote in full, "r.” By some slip in conversation, Mme. Debrisoy managed to make this invita- tion. and the reply. known to Mr. Craig, the seemed a good deal impressed by it. Muy set in with unusual warmth, dry out winds prevailing, and Uncle Sandy grew discontented with his food, rest- lens at night. feverish by day. disc-mis- fied with his liver, and suspicious of his digestive organs. " am no sac sure that Sir Andrew Coleman gives me that attention he ought, 'sidering a' the guinea? he has had from me'. Mr. Mnetean" (this was the minister) "advises me to try that man in Saville Row. Dr. Carmichael; they say ho is wonderful for liver and diges- tion. and I am regular out of sorts." "Well, I would. Mr. Craig," said Mme. Debrisay, to whom Uncle Sandy con- fided his doubts and intentions: “you have not been looking at all well-ttot a bit like yourself of late. I have felt rather uneasy about you. Perhaps a new doctor may observe something that han mped the other. May be change of " might a, you good.') "Hnven't I had a total change coming here.' and last year I felt a new man.' How is a puir frail body like me to wandering about by my ain sel'? th.,", the curse wad be worse than the sienna.” Still. my dear sir, it is well worth while to face some difficulties rather than not recover your precious health." "t know it--r know it," he growled. impatiently; “and I am pf thinking what's heart to be done. 'tl get Mon to write and ask for an appointment, wh- she comes in." “I am sure, Mr. Craig. my poor pen is 'te at your "rviee." a. thank'ee. thank’ee; Tnl just wait till my niece comes in." Mr. Craig was auite nervous about Ma visit to a new tttue. t,2ge “pruned a. wish t t . me. riaay should accompany him to tho doctor’s ”use, though he did not wish her to he rose-t at the interview. "Why did you not say so " one?" it cried. "I should hove offered to go with you, but 1tn you are a particu- hr man. I did not ‘ks to intrude." "utrode'. Why, no. of course you would not. I did think of taking my l'll'dl'w,'"tirit""iie?S?er"hi"to - away from business.” . “no not think of it, my dear sir. I am. you know. grits an experienced - and when . Carmichael makes - appointment. I will arrange to go ,MthroM. You mutually htto'o ugly "You are Terr. good. 1 wen. u. - indebted to you." for the remainder of the day Uncle My was amiable enough; but, us is got uncommon, when the immediate - of obligation ween off, the polite: - it use“. also disappears, and .xt day Mele Sandy we: as queui- h u ever. " believe his digestion is ell mag. pot men. And his eyes In like boiled itrt,Tttrt but the": is noth' else “‘23:: ”it. P,') 3.3%: M. le, , I" 7 w et, nervou- t'l'S't I doubt his his. 1",ri7ir'iirtmndred,"u" “an q 0-. ‘ Meta"? --- n:L "'d'G"rt"iii'i, you mg tt mu"; ' ifit wiiiiu,tte,oe'ti',, h. an. m as; in? 'iGFtrrte 7..." my. "rart.lt1s 'rt It serious matter to take any); .- A --_L___I n ,l a . I n Won at Last 35m This I. the Eminent“: feature of "B Iii-Cai"?".""..':":'","' notartsrotmAt1!t ”’Mkm'} trrtheis "iuram'tttyteh.ee i'"iGiiiiGaiimt"-t" from be total change coming I felt a new man'. il body like me to t by my min tsel't it, my dear sir. I ite In exrerietrerd I. Carmichael makes will mange to tro not really fit to ., I shall be much ale Since Kenneth's confession, she had thought more of Waring than she had ever done before. Did he love her with the same honest, enduring love that the you? "ttttt bore to his Mary.' Hard y. 'enneth and Mary had grown up together, and the power of associa- tion was interwoven with the warmth of early passion. Then a simple life of duty and enforced self-denial deepens the channels of the heart, while an existence of mere pleasure,uf constant friction with calculating, cynical men of the world, has an Indurating effect. The emotions and affections spread thinly in a shallow stream over a stony surface, through which no fertilizing drops can percolate to the hollow beneath. Still, the im- pression remained with her that there were possibilities of true tenderness in Waring, which might have made her life happy, had her wounds not been so sore and recent that they could not endure the touch of a new love. She never re- gretted havmg broken with him, but she grieved to thing that from a wish to pro; vide for her grandmother she had caused him so much pain. The recollection, too, of his aspect when she had accidentally seen him in the street, haunted her. Could her refusal have influenced him for evil? “I think he are: 1. good deal nbout himself, but he is affeetiomste, too. He is fond of me; he begins to cling to me, 1 cm almost sorry to any, for in some manure it binds me to him. One can- not dessert a creature that depends on you. Still, he is not an enlivening com- panion." _ - "All I hope is he will not prove an un- grateful old hunks after you have sac- rificed your youth to him." "ir; "iiih','iiiirt Gaa, if my youth had Rone." “Ah! what nonsense you talk! Gone, only to come back agnin. My dear child, there's been more wrong with you than the death of your poor dear grandmoth- er, or the loss of your fortune, or even you! rejection ot that Jr"." fellow.”_ _ “Is that not a sufficient catalogue, Debt What more do you want?” and t'lt,',t, sat down to work, but really to t ink. The day that Unele Sandy went to con- sult the well-known Dr. Carmichael, Mona was rather late, and went up to his sitting room before she took off her hat. She found him at his evening meal-- a chop and some dry toast-while Mme. Debrisay was busy over a cup of cocoa, which she was making with the help of a kettle and spirit-lamp. "Well, uncle, what did the doctor any?” "Not much. lie evidently thinks I am in a bad way. He went so far as to any that medicine could do me vane. little good. He just altered my diet a bu. 1 am not to touch tea or coffee, only a wee drap whisky in cold water; and he has ordered me to a foreign place I never heard tell of More. That's the worst. If I'm to dee, let me have one of my sin to close my eyes. Out of Lon- Lon I will not go, unless you come with me, Mona." _ . "My dear uncle, this is very serious. Where are you to got" "To a queer, out-of-the-way water- drinking toun eau Conterx-ville, away in France. Madame there seems to know about it, as she does about most things.” Mona looked at her. "Yes, dear," cried madame, briskly, n she blew out the lamp, and carried the cup to the invalid. "The waters are ad- mirable for gout, and rheumattsm, and liver, and indigestion, and all sorts of things. It is a well-known water in France. Monsieur Le Due de Manoenu and Madame La Marquise de t'suresenes both derived the greatest benefit from the cure." "And whereabouts is itt" "Oh, on the German side; in the De- partment of the Vosges, not very far "It's an Gviu' lang journey," groaned Uncle Sandy, "and will cost a mine o' oil. ter." "Not more than a journey to my other health resort, my dear Mr. Craig. We will ascertam the rail fares. You are not going away all in a minute. We have time enough to look. nbout ms." artment ot a“, Jitusor." "And will you come with me, dentist" asked Uncle Sandy, looking wistfnlly at Nona. "1 cumin go without you!” "it I can go I will, uncle; but I must hear a little mort" . _ . . "It's just awfn’ to be alone in this wicked world, and neither chick nor child to fight for you. You ought to think on that, Mona; and get me 1 little mail- toast, like a good 1tuisie--my appetite is vs": indifferent.", _ "He has just devoured s mekful.r" whispered Mme. Debussy; “one round more is as much as ought to have." Mons waited downstairs till the tout m ready, considering what answer she should make to her uncle’s request, though she well knew that she would ned by accompanying him. Bow could she "LGi'tupioriuCinnahwho.seee.te look to her for held sud comfort? Yet how “sh Pu.aenttr, 11toAdPt teehtr, if; Git, plenum" it would be to It: ad work, ad be free with Mme. Debt; an t . {Wen she and back the tout, and Uncle Sandy had finished it, he said he could have a. little sleep if he were left quiet, end would make up his mind what he would do neg: d5]. * l 'iiGruurNtrAa -""qF y and her Mega; kg” high mud ll to deaths?" -. r‘r‘“ '6'""‘ f 1 "No doubt you could, dear," cried “is Debris-y; “onywly, I will repreunt things to him in n proper light. If he drugs {on t"rtV from your employment, he oug t to mike a settlement upon you. What I am afraid of is that he will spoil Four ton ts, and leave on . the Inn-Imp I m’t get over 't"L',Cd',hl'rt young Manlister will come in for every- thing." _ _ "a am young, on sie, Deb; and after n few months’ atone, I might pick up mmepjls fgain." -- - -- _ 1,; Non "awed her reluctance, yet and. upmhet mind to accompany per maple.“ "Prey do not t to drive s bargain about me, Debt 7,,'dd do the best' I can. If poor Uncle Sandy never were to leave me a Son, I could not refuse him my company or my help. ‘Fnis ce que doft-rafrienry que pourra.'" . "Oh, it's all very hne to do what you ought, come what may! but Heaven aiways takes care of those who take one of themselves!" "You have not acted on that prin- ciple yourself, Deb; neither can I. Just let me go, and leave the men-ow to take care of itself." - She guessed“ what thit invitation meant, and only hoped that no allusion to Kenneth would add to her difficul- ties. Yet she felt extremely reluctant to give up the inereusing independence of her present position-to be the nurse and companion of so uneertain a person as her uncle. True, she was often wenry after a day of continuous tetuthing--- often irritated and discouraged by care. less, stupid pupils-but her day's trou- bles ended with the last lesson. and the quiet of their home-like lodgings and the sympathy of her devoted protectress awaited her. _ - "As to where you are going, uncle. I may help you to find out; but as to the cost, you must ask Madame Debrisay; she known all about French railways." "And when will she be in t" "Not till six. or half past." "Aweel, I have something quite pri- vate to soy to your own self, and I'd host tackle that first." A . The day following Mr. Craig spent. in gloomy silence; and when Kenneth Mac- alister came in the evening, contrary to his usual custom, no message was sent, to request the ladies to come and make ten for him. Kenneth remained till Mr. gaig’a bed-time, and only looked in on = me. Debrisay and Mona tor a few mo- ments. He said his uncle was much de. pressed. and in a. very bad temper. Ken- neth himself seemed preoccupied, and by no means in good spirits, He said he would be up ngain in an Waning or two, and Mona faneied his tone was rather significant. "iGvi'ivi/r,"the old man sorely needed her, help, and all: _woyhl not refuge it. As soon as she had changed her drew, for the day was wet and stormy, she went upstairs. and found her uncle seat- ed near the fire, the table drawn up be. side his chair, and on it a map, a guide. book, a. "Continental Bradshaw,” and several scraps of ruled paper covered with figures. _ "Come ttwa'.' come ttwa'.'" he cried, his brow clearing, "1'm wearyin’ to talk to you. My puir head is just dazed with trying to understand whnur I'm going, and what it will Cost nw!" A - -,.....- _.. -- This with some hesitation. ending with a sudden assumption of resolution, stead- ily avoiding his nioce’s eyes at the same time. The next day Uncle Sandy had brisk. ed up again. He begged Mona to come to him as soon as she returned from her work, which happened to terminate earl. ier: _on that day than on any other: ' He stopped abruptly. and began to gather up the papers and books some- what nervously. "I am all attention. uncle." "It's a delicate matter to speak shoot; but I feel bound to do it, tor your Mn good, and-and benvfit; and so I’ll just speak my mind." . - . . _ . .. Au - l:___ -..2AL "Certainly, Unele Sandy.” "There's that lad, Keniwth," he went on. in his thin, high-pitched, querulous voice; "a fine young man, steady and weel-disgposu'd; what for canna you anak' up your mind to wed him t Ho’s awfu' foml of you. and ye seemed good friends together. Why cumm you mak' it up?" "I thought,” return/d Mona,. gravely and calmly. though she felt that the tug of war had come, "I thought I told Ken- neth that though I liked and valued him, I, feared I could not give him wifoly " fection. He ought to have been satis- fied." "And wha wad tak' a lassie's first "First or last. my dear uncle, my ans- wer would be the same." - - "iii-id,' caniell: {Inch , perhaps liking him too well in nnothu way." _ I V‘IAnd wiat hinders you trae liking him for your husband t" _ ""d'Airb"u't" i"iiiriiG/"ii'/r the pair lad. He is vans: fond orye." A _ - "Well, yes, I think he likes me, but I do not think he would ever have asked me to be his wife of his own free will. It was to please, you, unele." "Ah, ha! Is rt tt bit jealousy t Don't you think he loves you weel enough t" "No, uncle, I would never accept him." 'Mnna say it!" cried Uncle Sandy, earnestly. "I am just, in ' dificulty. he see, I always promised to look after Ken- neth before I knew I should ever see my roar brother's girlie. Aweel, Pd like to cave my bit o' money to both o' you,and {a Bee, if you were wed, it would be eepit together." "Dear uncle," said Mona, smiling, 'do not let that trouble you. Leave every- thing you like to Kenneth; men want money much- more than women, and I am young. I think I can earn my own bread with Madame Debrisay's help; so do not let any thought of me interfere with Kenenth. I have made up my mind to be your escort to Centrexeville, and I hope you will return so well as to be quite independent of us all." "Eh, that will never be, my 1assie--. never.' But you hare dUtrppointed me; only I don't give up hope yet. I have just set my heart. on a match between you and Kenneth. Eh! we'd a’ be hnppy at Craigdnrroch; he'd look to the lands and the beasties. and you would mind the hoose and watch your puir nuld uncle’s lust days. Then a' would be yours-a') know you were both" nttled nud eomforutrle, and that the tte would be in the, lunch o' my an: ." .. Uris/it Viould be a very (flaunt ur- nngement. I with I can] encounge you to hope for its completion.” aaV .. ..._, ,AA---_-__LIA ‘-_L_..I:- a "I dim"; like unreasonable contradic- thm, and I will not rut u with it," aid Uncle Sandy, marl y. JRNhat for will you_be BO fr!!tlf' A . . ' "viii" foViAiirve that human love is the growth of him“ will. uncle!" “I an sun I am un.". Ho ”and “a. iiiiiiiiii' iorrmégéntfi an?” Weko--Ytntr wife is n mighty -tgtttt. pains. over his (nee. “Yes, but I id m, Wt die! than " to aid. _"I tried bud to keep Ware! She married no. , ,n {In loving my old “Wt-V: tar. and Icould not. Eht Khalil-1m in those dart. I Muted In Ipenk, for the wu I rieh heiress, and I but I pair lad. Yet I think--1 'thee thought the cast . kindly F won me. However, than “we a , gentleman from Eng- land, And they married her to him. She did not _live_long the]. . Maybe she'd hive had I. long}? And . happier life if she had been my wife, and lived in her sin country." Mona listened with s. curious mixture of sympathy sud amusement. There was true psthos in his voice; yet the evident selt.ebrieeit that made him quite sure he had but to uk to be accepted struck her as too comical when she sued at his insignificant, shrunken figure, his short, shrewd face, and contemptuous” upturn- ed nose. Had he ever been a man on whom a. lsdy might have loved to look? Still there was at times a kindly expres- sion about his mouth which belied the keen hardness of his eyes. The long hot summer thins the blood, and leaves you weary, worn and wretch- ed. Nothing can cure that summer fag except Dr. Williams' Pink Pills-because. they actually make new blood, and thus strengthen every organ and every tis- sue in the body. Every dose fills you with new strength, new energy, new lite. Purgative pills only weaken you more. Common tonies only stimulate for the moment. But Dr. Williams' Pink Pills actually make new blood, and nothing but good, pure rich red blood can brace you to stand the summer. That is why you should take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills now. Mr. W. J. Norfolk, White Horse, Yukon Territory, says: “I am thirty-nine years of age and have been an athlete who scarcely knew the mean- ing of illness. Last year, however, my health gave way. I beeame nervous, did not sleep well and grew " weak In a kitten. it seemed as though 1 was completely worn out. I tried several ao- called tonics, but it was only a waste of money, for they did me no good. Fin. ally I began using Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and they put me on my feet again, and gave me new health and strength." Every weak and easily tired -miG"ia woman will find new health, new strength and new energy through a fair use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills They cure all blood and nerve diseases like anaemia, nervous exhaustion. head- aches and baekaehes, indigestion, nour- algin, rheumatism and the special ail- ments that afflict most growing girls and women of mature years. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six bosrs for $2.50, from tho Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. "Yes, unele,' she said, salsa, "it must have been u trying time. at useless struggle ought to teach you how herd it in to govern 'unruly wills and affections,' and to leave Kenneth and me to follow our own devices." - "N%ther, usieie; I can assure you un- heftatingV/' W. _ ' 'Answer me one question. Have you a (navy for any other mon, or are you pigggegto any_oth_er!" "Aweer, then, I’ll just posses my soul with patience; but it's bad taking you ame', just. when you and the lad are good company to each other; but I must, I must, and I canna go without you." "Nevir mind, uncle; whether We 'keep company' or not, it will all come to the same in the end." "Weel, weel,' he said at length; “you'll come with pf, 'tnyttowr' - _ Br. Williams' Pink PiIls the Best Tonic for Summer. Uncle Sandy kept silence for a moment or two ,and his brow contracted; but there was something in Mann’s indeserib. able sntperiority-her kindly, gentle, but distinct independenee-thttt he dared not flout. Ancestral Memory. As I walk along a dark lonely road, my ears are on the alert, I glance right and left, I look over my shoulder. Where did I learn this habit l May it not be the memory disk giving of fits record? My savage ancestor learned by long years of experience to be specially on his guard in a lonely place, and in the dark. When my indignation is thoroughly roused, I find my hands ehirfd, there is a tightening of the lips, the teeth are more plainly visible, and the whole attitude is suggestive of making a spring. Here is a trait of city man, who gathered himself together and than sprang upon his enemy to rend him with tooth and claw. I have often noticed that when people use the word "often, sive” it is accompanied by a quiver of the nostrils and an involuntary move. ment of the nose. The imagination is still haunted by that piece of very of. fensive carrion which my primitive an- cestor with a prejudice for raw meat found too strong for him, so strong that his noge rejected it at onee.-Nineteenth Century. In thousands of homes throughout Canada there are bright, thriving chil- dren, who have been made well and Ire kept well by the use of Baby's Own Tablets. In many homes parents say this medicine saved a precious little life. Dr. A. Dennis. L. D. s., Riviere du Loup, Que., says: "At the age of five months we thought our little girl dying. Nothing we did for her helped. her until we gave her Baby's Own Tablets, and only those who have seen her can reeliie what a change this medicine ha! wrought in our child. She is now ebont eighteen months old, est: well, sleep: well, and is a lively, leughing child, and weighs 37 pounds. We always keep the Tablets in the house now, for we know their great value." If mothers wish to feel absolutely safe they uhonld keep 3 box of Baby’s INn Tnbletl in the house :lways. They cure all the minor nil. ments of children end are absolutely safe. Bold by medicine dealers or sent by mail It M cent: . box by writing the Dr. Willinml’ Medidne Co., Brock- ville, Ont. Proof of Good 1mm (Somewille, Mos, Jouml.) KEEP CHILDREN Wttt. SUMMER rhti. m, be. continued.) (New York Times.) The Burma of Msnnhcturers of the Department. bf Commerce and labor bu obtained from seven! lending Europesn cities ststements concern- ing the working of pnme sud their Ngulstion in those cities. A strict supervision is maintained by the state or municipalities, and in some inst-noes the state itself maintains psynships. " 00am! General A. M. Thicker..- of Berlin, in speaking of the pnwnbrok- era of that city, and also of other pet, of Gummy, says: ' A There Ire no pcwnshops under the mansgement of the municipal authori- ties in Berlin, but there is I royal r,',,t',g',tt,t office and numerous private pawnbro ere, who bare to be licensed snd are strictly regulated by law. The Raye! Pruesion pawn office was es- tablished in 1834, under the control of the Royal Bank. Ali profits from the business, or any surplus which re- mains after charging a moderate rate of interest and deducting Ill costs of ad- ministration, are devoted to charitable purposes. The institution lends from one-half up to two-thirds of their esti. mated va ue upon jewels, precious stones, gold, si ver, copper, brass, tin, and similar metals, clothing Ind other objects tor the storage of which no great, space is required. There are 174 private pawnshops in Berlin, so much more cenveniently situated that they take business away from the royal office. These private establishments are regulated very strictly. In none of the cities in Ger- many can the public pawn institutions compete with the' private pawnbroker, notwithstanding that the public insti- tutions, on account of their official character, afford greater security. A private pawnbroker may charge inter. est of 2 per cent. per month. Consul-Goneral Mason, of Paris, says that the municipal pawnshop system is a distinet bureau of the Municipal Government. There is a main office and twenty-one branch of- offices. It is organized and administered to fulfil a. distinctly philanthropic pur- ose. In 1904, 1,449,168 loans on jewel- K'ry, clothing, bicycles, etc., were made of the average amount of $6.46 each and the total sum loaned was $9,361,625. Be. sides these there were made during the same year 3,610 loans of $200 or more each, the total sum of which was $1,709, 832. The rntcs of interest amounted in all to 8 per cent. on jewellery, articles of clothing, household equipment!', etc., and 6 1-4 per cent. on stock. bonds, and other securities. In 1904 the profit above expenses amounted to $09,417, whieh was turned over to the fund for the sup- port of municipal hospitals. Persons who want to borrow mane from the pawnshops have to estsbllli their identity. It the pledge is not redeemed it is sold. and if any greater amount is obtained for it than the smount loaned, the excess is returned to the borrower. The rate of inter- est is l per cent. per month, or 12 per cent. per snnum. Upon easily negotiat- ed city, state, or government bonds, 0 per cent. interest is charged. The surplus in 1888 as $14,764, in 1889 it fell to 810,765, and in 1900, there was a. loss of $2,860. The profits in 1904 were $2,131. . A bulletin upon this subject has been prepared by the Ontario Department of Agriculture, which contains information of an instructive and suggestive chanc- ter. The following questions were sent to several thousand carefully selected cor- respondents, Lnd from the replies re- ceived. a. report is given in detail by counties, together with a summary for the Province as a whole: - 2. Has there been any general tendency to change from one breed or type or hog to another during the last two or true years'. . ' . l -i.-ividtieio, grades or crosses of hogs appear to be most popular in your district! . - ' iii them has been any change in the kind of hogs fed, please describe the na- ture of the champ? _ . . 5. What is the general feeling nmong fan-1mm in your section as to the Mg production this year? Do they show I. disposition to increase their output, and to what extent? - trim - 5. What 6. About how many breeding sows were kept by the average farmer of your sec- tion in 1904? How many in 1906t How many this season? 7. What is the average number of pigs to reach weaning age in spring litters this year'. Has the percentage of loss been greater than uni]? 8. How will the delivery of hogs be. tween no wand September lst compare with thnt for market. (a) Summer feed- ing; (b) Winter feeding? Breedr---The Yorkshire in the most popular breed. In 33 out of the 42 coun- ties reporting it gets first choice. and in q others it in a. tie with me other breed for first flue. Berkshires come next in furor, fol owed by Tamworths and Cheer. ter Whites, in the order named. Dame Jerseys and Pound Chime receive but little mention ouuide of the countiee of Essex and Kent. -- tyo---Whire. mung crosses ere used. the most popular is t at between the Yorkshire and the Berkshire. In the western portion of the Province there is a tendency to use the Berkshire more than formerly in crossing, while in the eastern half the trend is more towed the use of the Yorkshire. . . sire-Pure-bred sires IN used alum entirely in twesrtr.five per cent. of the comma, while grads aire- ue mod to I. limited extent in About twenty per cent,, aml to s " gutter aunt tn rrttrtive per cent. of the counties; while in a few letting. 3nd: lit? no atiit used. aha-t mtireLy. The district m. hg in the northwestern Min-um will birimrtotrefreerftotrsttt-oe -imoh-aarrottier"etio"t" ' _'s,9r, rl, Rdyal Pawnshop in Berlin. G/iAas "iires used in par dis. AttPg_Devett-nrttnttu Pal-pout. NT‘ARIO ARCHIVE; TORONTO the This is so officisl monopoly no oth- er pswnbroker is sllowed to exist or do business within the limits of the muni- tttht,,',; But there is s class of out. e operstors, whose trsffic forms the one really sinister future of the whole system. These ere the brokers or deal. ers in pawn tickets, who work more or loss secretly. 1t frequently happens that . person who hes {owned so arti. cle wants more money t n he hss been oble to obtain " the municipal pawn- shop, which does not exceed one-third of the real value of the srtiele. He goes with this pawn ticket to the broker, who lends him 20 per cent, of the fsce volue of the ticket, but st In extortionste in- terest from , per cent to 7 per cent per month. If this interest is not paid when due the broker redeems the ttrti. ele, which he sells and thereby reaps n lsrge profit. The story is told of a wedding dress on which interest wss paid for fifty ycsrs by a poor woman who could never command enough money st one time to redeem it. Various measures have been propon- ed to counteract this evil, but nothing satisfactory has yet been devised. Peo- ple in good circumstances, who are leav- ing the city for the summer, not intro. quently take Jewels and other valuables to the Monte de Piete, or pawn-hop, bor- row a nominal tum on them, and thus secure their safekeeping with little ox- pence. Consul-General Roosevelt, of Brus- sels, says that the Brussels Monte de Piete was established in 1810, since which date it has exercised its functions with. out interruption. The legal. rate of in- terest charged on loans is 6 per cent. per annum. It is the intention of the administration to apply for authorin- tion to reduce this rate to 2 per cent. per_snnum for loans less than " The administration of the pawnshop Iystem in Brussels is somewhat similar to that in Puris . During the Fear 1905, the establishment loaned on 312,794 tpt: was 31358.1”. The net profit or the eyar was $6,401. The Brussels pawnshop is under the ntttttagetttertt of three appraisers and other officers. It ls obligatory that one of the three H." praiscrs must be an expert gold and sil. ver smith. Vice-Consul-General Mueller, of St. Petersburg, reports that there are six institutions loaning money on chattels " a rate of interest stipulated by their by-laws, as follows: (1) The State Loan Office, (control- led by the Central Government). The rate of interest is 6 per cent. per an- num. Only gold, silver, precious stones, and valuables are accepted here. Such articles are also taken for snfekceping at a. low rate of interest for storage and insnrnaco. (2) Society for pawn- ing chattels. (3) M. Petersburg Com. puny, for storage and pawning chttttris, and goods. (4) St. Petersburg City Loan Office. (5) St. Petersburg Pri. vate Loan Office . (6) St. Petersburg Municipal Loan Office, organized in 1808. Paid-in capital, 2.000,000 rubles-- about 8L000,000. Breeding Sowr-0he number of breed- ing lows was doereaord considerably in 1905 over 1904. while 1906 shows an m- crmse in the number comprod with both 1905 and 1904. Vomparing 1906 with 1905, thirty-five counties report in- crenses, while only two counties report (leagues. and five counties no change m the number of sown. Reports indicate that the eastern part of the Province is relatively increasing production much more rapidly than is being done in west- em Ontario. In all pun of the Provmce the demand for brood now. appear. to exceed the supply. mt. In very few cues. however. do correspondents stlte definitely that the figures given are the result of some! ex- periments, but where these are uportorl it is dmost inverhbly noticed that the on» of both summer and winter feeding in eoetsiderably below the figures umdy mentioned. A number of cone-pond- ents, eapeeiarilr in western Guano. can that with comfortable quarters Ind root. the cost of feeding I. no greater in winter than in summer. Production - The goncral tendency throughout the Province is to increue production slightly. In many of the eastern counties it has been the custom for farmers to depend upon broader: in their locality for their supply of young pigs for feeding, and it has been noted that the demand this spring considnrnbly exceeds the supply, the Irreeiiers who usually sell their pigs retaining them on account of the good prices for hogs. Gon- sidersblo caution, however, is observed among many individual breeders, and feeders, not to go into the business too extensively, for fear that over-produc- tion might bring prices down to an un- profitable point. In 1904 the loans nnregatnd 31.753.- MO, of which sum 31.569965 was repaid Goods unclaimed were sold at public auction. The not profit on the tran. sactions of 1904 was about $37.25!. The interest charged is 6 per cont. Province, although there are individunl counties elsewhere from which reports Litt%s--ie' percenuge of lost of young pigs in greater than usual in a large proportion of the counties, when will have its effect upon the full deliv- eries. The avenge number of pigs In spring litters reaching the weaning I.” is estimated u 7.61. as eompalted with A normal litter of 7.77 pigs art mung time. are just as favorable. Grade sires appear to be in most use in the more eastern counties. A good Nubian lion is worth 81,000 a Senegsl specimen little more than but this sum. A fine tiger is also worth shout 81,000. In Bengal, where the most beautiful and largest tigers an tnpped, there is . government bout, PM on each, for the anus! mortality in India through tigers and snskes - ohietlr cobra - h something ”polling. The long-hired Chinese and Siberian - bring so much u 01,300. and oth. or any - nristies come from Penis sud his. Tar6egtaae--Ntt. - WC". Cost of Feeding-The avenge cost of summer feeding is placed at “.51 per cwt., and of winter {ac-ding, .538 ptr F ' _"irFy, " Y, " " , PrieesttfWMAairnnin. ‘to pay for counsel to represent him. iThe power given to customs officials is is dangerous one and does not make for ostiar, and it is well that this case had the publicity of the courts. There have been abuses of laws administered in se- crecy by men who are not in any sane judicially minded or free from “Music. that rarely operate In open court. Ture does not lppeu' to be any mason why a customs officer should be left to dal with such cases: the courts exist for that work. Perhaps there are post cards sold in many places that are indecent -<ertatttly many are coarse and unedi- tring--,. but it is not necessary to their elimination that one should travesty our system of justice. The cannot! bed scandal is not only hunting the (ride of the (Hugo puck- eu, but - and att thou who deal in and Articles no heavy losers by it. The boarding house mil-u is also I mf- fem to the extent that her daily bin-nt- tire in jun so much the more limited in variety. Putrick, the New York lawyer-mur- derer, who has just been groom o new trill after 'several elabonte pnnouo out, seem- likely to die ot old use be- fore hil cue is disposed of by the courts. That is the sort of thing that under- mines respect for the adminiatntion of justice, and makes a travesty of the pro- Dr. Oder in posted the - lurk. but in npite of his alleged theory We buoy Inlay (indium would regard him no a very uniuble person for the‘Prech deney of the University of Toronto. And he would be more It home in Toronto than in Word. The cost of main; the out do... in growing at an alarming rate, and year- ly a larger pennant-0e of the people neck to earn their living an officiall. New York city bu 51,614 official. on her pay- roll and they mceive annually $64,266,. M7.62 In aalariu. Last year the pay roll was only about ”0,0003%, and in l904 something less than $57,000,000. The city debt amounts to 8iGt,8S2,74lr.03, and $91,870,790 must be raised by taxation. Nevertheless, the borrowing capacity of the city for the you will be $132,008,368 and 8B3,000,000 will probably he expend- ed for new works. Pay u you go is aneered at. In Montreal e, mmpeign in being waged against indecent. picture post- cards, and I man named J. B. Superior bu been convicted of importing impro- per cerdI. It seem- that the act ex- tends, the star-chamber power of the cus- toms officinll to impose n fine on any importer who-e goods they decided come within the condemnation- of the low. Superior was advised by . lawyer to pay the fine end secure my, but he refused "on principle," and carried the matter to the courts, although unable From time to time we hear of people being buried alive, but we were not pre- pared to hear of the. numerous cam stated to have occurred by Dr. Hadwen, ot Gloucester, England, at a meeting of the London Society fur the l’revatiol of Premature Burial. We do not know the extent of territory or the length of time covered by his figures, but under any eireuanstartees they are rather mu. ling. Here they are: Persona buried alive .. .. .. .... 1. Narrow escapes from burial alive " Dissected alive .. .. .. .. .. .. I. Narrow nape. from di-ttttet he horrible massacre: ot Jews at Bialystok as told in the pre" deeteheo have all the appearance of being planned and carried out by the Bud-n ottieiah, pediape in the hope of creating a diver. aion, and making it easier for the bu. reaucracy to effect its deaigna. The prospect. now are for a campaign of terror, and who could blame the long- pereecuted Jews if they lent their aid against those who have no inhmnenly outraged their right" It ia believed that the Czar will early attenp to dis- aolve the Dome by force. Such an ac- tion will be equivalent to a declaration of war. against the newly granted lib- ertiea of the subjed, and will not fail to can“ a revolutionary criais. Again we shall have an appeal to the bomb and the dagger. Goretnykin's life will not be worth many days’ purchase, if the ieme is once squared, and the aurtity of Curdom may not be reqiected. The army is said to be disaffected, and if any considerable number of the military were to side with the people a real revo- lution might not be far off. The strug- gle between autocmy and eomrtittrtjott. aliam may 'oon develop into civil war. alive .. ..-.. Embalmed alive Cremated Mile Many people have I dread of beingput- under ground white breath is in their bodies, and theee statuueorit1nerttaM to reassure them. The qt-ttttat m are we in too great 1 hurry h - tho departed.' Were deeoartPtaitiete Mod . be ore the tam“; .. .. arr "d."'. fate overtaking any on. H Mitt, “ninth! Wt“! " wt XI