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n he disâ€" itity, was n making s no use and then ) & junior ecause i . and I progresâ€" the time business. nox lâ€"looking pleasant nd upon rirl,"‘ he Complexity casures working he onee th rincess dress HOUSE LIFE | Clark‘s x category may seem because of n we must ad em and ind the n pposiâ€" « but unity it r the ©NO meet entiâ€" funâ€" out rreâ€" M ©8§ ip n nce 10 ur least Â¥our Wel ther ed qul ula 1914 i W at the confterence the prelim then work In Januar met a seco trol ; ing a WAas s« that w reputa neer roth Lnary I * the ‘T} stim OO Cre o irom Virgimia& to England. But even so late as A.D. 150 sugar was still a rarity in Greece. The famous physician Galen used it as a remedy for certain maladies. Experiment has demonstrated INTERESTING STORY OF CANAâ€" DIANX COMPANYV‘8s DEVELâ€" oPMENT. TRoCrorou, nugel. â€" LAfi Aat, It seems, been known since the dawn of history, but not in all countries. Tho Chines# appear to have delightâ€" ed their palates with some sorkt of sugar for more than 3,000 years; and it was known in India earlier than in Europe, being made from & juicy recd or cane, Ona of the generals of Alexander the (GGreat is said to have carried suâ€" gar to Greece in the year 325 B.C., as Sir Walter Raleigh, some two thousand yours later carried tobreâ€" co from Virginia to England. But fa« ed their ; sugar for and it wa than in F1 juicy recd One of t the Great Lxperiment â€" has â€" demonstrated hat sugar has remarkable sustainâ€" ng power when eaten by those unâ€" lergoing great fatigue. The invenâ€" lon of the first process for refining ugar is ascribed to the Arabs, and & Venetian merchant is said to have urchased the secret from them and ntroduced the process into Sicily. ho refining of sugar was first pracâ€" iced in England about 1639. Its Origin is Lost in Antiquityâ€"Reâ€" lUned in England in 1853 It is not known who invented, or discovered, sugar. Sugar has, it AUGAR USED 3,000 YEAR® AGo. The Union Trust Company, Limited Idle Money A P W terly. b(i' opculnx an account in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT of this Company. These furds are withâ€" drawable by cheque and bear inter= est from date received until date withdrawa. We solicit out of town accounts, which may be opened by CAPITAL (paid up) â€" $1,000,000 RESERVE â€" = â€" $850,.030 * hand for to-ronry or longer periods, or awaiting '_'cmn.ont Investment, can obtain FOUR PER CENT. interest, compounded quarâ€" SON p®RSOoNS having idle funds on BP LV ment 18 w at‘ s your age, my lad!?" en next birthday, mum." Oh, what a little chap for age . Why, your younger s bigger.‘"‘ ‘"Yes, mum. or see, I‘m only a halftâ€"broâ€" Tomple Buliding, Toronto n Russell Motor Car Company l long experience in the sellâ€" id manufacture of cars. 5 as agents for other makes , this company proceeded to p a plaut in Canads, manuâ€" ig cars in this country. i the parts were purchased ; others were designed and ctured at home. The amount 6 manufacturing steadily inâ€" . In 1910 the adofioh} ight Motor gave a further is to the business and the y found it necessary to proâ€" a strong manner for future ments of the industry. Deâ€" ‘0ts in mind were the furâ€" option of the sliding sleeve s‘‘.on to the poppet valve the adoption of leftâ€"hand ; and centre gear and conâ€" e adoption of electric lightâ€" | selfâ€"starting. in 1911 a corps of engineers to work to develop a car uld be worthy of "Russell" ion. In Sentember of that cond time, there being preâ€" resentatives of three of the manufacturing firms in ted States and two engiâ€" om Europe, from factories « under the Knight license. o designs had passed this experimental cars were d submitted to exacting n the bench in the factory i the road. Following this, number of demo=strating e put thrd»?._&;,‘fl&pggnr rt, and usual . AJ nary oints j’!flflnfi the cargful prepara + > manufacture, piecce would be an exâ€" of a similar piece in r. These provisions, other, have bean carâ€" Toâ€"day, the: Ruell lelivering , cars designâ€" + most advantageous engineering and. manâ€" h a view to the reâ€" h eration engine« it in ar of this year is a there will be no imâ€" for two seasons at on rthy of "Russell" eptember of that ady for a prelimiâ€" taking advantage pportunity, engiâ€" on and advice, a neers passed upon lans. These were in further detail. , this conference . there being preâ€" of 1913 but The WOmen are not to fight, so Madame Dieulafoy‘s scheme offers |M«~Gpening to the humorist. On the contrary, it is regarded as eminentâ€" ly practical. It is based on her own | personal observations, for Madame | Dieulafoy fought in the ~Francoâ€" |Prussian war, disguised in a uniâ€" [ form, by her husband‘s side, and |\ knows what she is talking about. Egg Shells Are Strong, Most people are aware of the power of egg shells to resist exterâ€" nal pressure on the ends, but not many would credit the results of tests recently made. Eight ordinary hens‘ eg?a were submitted to presâ€" sure applied externally all over the surface of the shell, and the breakâ€" ing pressures varied between 40 lbs. and 75 lbs. per square inch. The average thickness of the shells was 18â€"1000 inch. The French minister of war, to whom the scheme was submitted, was most encouraging, and a numâ€" ber of women have already signified their willingness to coâ€"operate. Mme. Dieulafoy is now engaged in working out the main lines of her plan, taking the Red Cross Associaâ€" tion as a model organization. She will ask that designated women be instructed by commissary officers, and that women be given the opâ€" portunity of actual service in this department. f The C. P. R. western carshops at Ogden are now in full swing. The company are making arrangements to feed 2,000 workmen in one bhour, each meal to cost under 23 cents. Briefly, she proposes that volunâ€" teer corps of women should be formed to work in the commissary department, the clothing departâ€" ment and other nonâ€"combatant secâ€" tions, releasing the men now emâ€" ployed by these services and sendâ€" ing them to swell the number of fighters. There are many women, widows, etc., points out Mme. Dieulafoy, whose life is practically over at 40 ; many young and old maids who have ‘"no object in life.‘"‘ All these would welcome the idea of aiding in the useful work of defending their native land. War Heroine Proposes That They Volunteer as Noncombatants. Madame Jane Dieulafoy, author, explorer, chevalier of the legion of honor, and possessor of the unique privilege accorded by the French government of wearing male apparâ€" el, has conceived the idoa of formâ€" ing battalions of women to aid in the work of reâ€"organizing the French army. A movement has been set on foot in Moose Jaw to combine interests with Regina and the three trunk railways, with respect to the Sasâ€" katchewan River navigation scheme. William G. 8. Hooley, formerly a prominent Calgarian, is believed to have committed suicide by drownâ€" ing himself in the Bow River, durâ€" ing a fit of temporary derangeâ€" ment. Master Bellingham, 17 years of age, set fire to TS,.Q.WD home at %ln'iido'-n',' "and has been taken chargé of by the police, so that he may be examined as to his sanity. Two thousand or more retail merâ€" chants will be in Regina next month, when a big convention is to be held, attended by delegates from all over Saskatchewan. For robbing George Clare in a Roy Casey and Robert Johnson were sentenced to two years each in the Prince Albert penitentiary. The first Grand Trunk Pacific train from Winnipeg to Prince Ruâ€" pert, will leave the former city on September 14th, 1914, says the genâ€" eral managar of tho road. Another man â€" has disappeared from Calgary, in the person of Henry Helmuth, who vanished from the Alberta Hotel and has not since been heard of. Moose Jaw, Regina, and three trunk railways will combine to seâ€" cure water from Saskatchewan River at an approximate cost of $20,000,000. The Evans and Fraser garage, one of the oldest buildings in Edâ€" monton, has been gutted by fire and three autos destroyed in the conflagration. woMEN FOoR FRENXNCH ARMY. The fiveâ€"yearâ€"old son of Henry Smith was killed last week at Calâ€" gary, when a delivery wagon topâ€" pled over him crushing his skull. Figures on the beyks of the C. P. R. show that 240,000 fresh eggs were shipped into Moose Jaw from Minneapolis and St. Paul during February. _ Byâ€"laws ealling for the expendiâ€" ture of .x}pmximately #1,000, 000 have bean favorably passed upon by the C algary City Council. A brilliant erowd watched the reâ€" cord turn out of 1,300 animals at the opening of the Alberta Proâ€" vincial horse show at Calgary. Battleford has been selected as the camping ground for Fort Sasâ€" katchewan Light Horse, from the 23rd June to the P4th July. By a majority of 71 the byâ€"law to grant $24,000 to the Board of Trade for publicity purposes, was carried at Moose Jaw last week. J TY Snutrimain Sn se When the car lines in Calgary are completed the city will have 77 miles of railway and go passenger cars in commission. W. A. Elliott of Brandon has been appointed chief inspector of the new _ provincial Parliament buildings in Winnipeg. Items From Provinees Whe Ortario Boys and (Girls *"Making Good." REWS OF THE MIDDLE WEsT BETWEEN ONTARIO AND BRIâ€" TISH COLUMRIA. Where Many Are e hn C o S Coe en tt . PRCTY ECERCEd, $5.00 to $5.75; heavy feeding bulls, from §2.15 to $4.25; stockers, from $4.00 to $5.25; $3.50; butcher bulls from $3.50 for poorfl" roufher stock up to $5.75 for the best qualities. Canners brou&ht $2.00 to 82.â€" 50; cutters, from $2.50 to $3.50; milkers and apringers, from $40.00 to $70.00; feeders. Live Stock Markets. Montreal, April 29.â€"Prime beeves, 634 to 714; large fat cows, 6 to 612; medium 5 to 61â€"2; common, 334 to 43â€"4; cows, $6§ to ;15 each, othors, $35 to $60 eufh; calves, 212 to 61â€"2; eheep, 5 to 61â€"2; spring lambs, $5 _ to $6.50 eu* gan. 1034 to 11. Toronito, Apr .;fboioo butcher catâ€" tle, 86.40 to :6.15: mediumé, from $5.75 to !6§ and common butcher cattle from Montreal, April 29.â€"(Cashâ€"Wheat, No. 1 Northern, 914¢; No. 2 Northern, 89 34¢; No. 3 Northern, 7('; No. 4, 83 34¢; No. 5, T8e; No. 6, T3¢; feed, 636; No. 1 rejected seeda, 871â€"2%¢; No. 2 do., §41â€"2¢; No. 3 do., 811â€"%¢; No. 1 tough, 880; No. 2 do., 85¢; No. 4, T1%e; No. 5, 67¢; feed, tough, 57¢; No. 1 red Winter, 434¢; No. 2 red Winâ€" ter, YRe; Nc. 3 red Winter, 89214¢c; No. 4 red Winter, 86c. Oats, No. 2 C. W., 35¢; No. 5 C. W., 35 1â€"4¢; extra No. 1 feed, M1â€"4¢; No. 1 feed, 331â€"4¢c; No. 2 feed, 3ic. Barley, No. 3, 4934°; No. 4, 49%¢c; rejected, 45¢; feed, 44c. Flaxâ€"No. 1 N. W. C., $1.1634; No. 2 C. W., $1.1414; No. 3 C. W., $1.06. United States Markets. Minneapolis, _ April _ 29.â€"Wheatâ€"May, 887â€"8¢; July, 9114 to 91 3â€"8¢; September, 9154 to 917â€"8¢. Cashâ€"No. 1 hard, 917â€"8¢; No. 1 Northern, 9038 to 91386; No. 2 Northern, 88 38 to 89 3â€"8¢. Cornâ€"No. 3 yelâ€" low, 551â€"2 to §6c. Oateâ€"No. 3 white, 32 to 321â€"2c. Ryeâ€"No. % 56 to 586. Flour unâ€" changed. Bran, $16 to $17. Duluth, April 29.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, 134 to 9%214c; No. 1 Northern, 934 to 9114c; No. 2 Northern, 88 to 8914¢c; No. 1 Northern to arrive, 911â€"4c; May, 90140 asked; July, 92 5â€"8¢; &&mnber. 921â€"46 bid. Linseed, $1.321â€"4 to $1.321â€"2; May, $13214 bid; July, $1.3434 bid; September, $1.361â€"Z bid; October, $1.3534 asked. 70; Winter patents, choice, §$5.25; straight rollers, u.ag to $4.90; straight ( rollers, bags, $220 to $2.35. Rolled oats, barrels, $4.35; bags, 90 lbs., $2.05. Bran, $19 to $20. Shorts, 821 to $22. Middlings, 824 to 825. Mouillie, $28 to $34. Hay, No. 2, per ton car lots $13 to $13.50. Cheese, finest westerne, 121â€"2 to 13¢; fAinest easterns, 12 to 121.4c. Butter, choicest creamery, 29 to 30¢; seconds, 28 to 281â€"2c. Eggs, fresh, 21 to 2%e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 50 to Montreal, April 29.â€"Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 651â€"2 to 661%c. Onts, Canadian Western, No. 2, 430; Canadian Weetern, No. 3, 401%¢; extra No. 1 feed, 41 1â€"%c. Barâ€" ley, Man. feed, 51 to 5%; malting, 70 to T4c. Buckwheat, No. 2, 56 to 68¢. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.40; do., seconds, $4.50; do., strong bakers‘, 84. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 at $12 to $12.50, on track, Toronto; No. 2, $10.50 to $11. Mixed hay is quoted at $9.50 to $10. * ol Baled Strawâ€"$8.50 to $9, on track, Toâ€" ronto. Baconâ€"Long clear, 1514 to 15 1â€"2¢ per 1b., in case lots. Porkâ€"Short eut, $26 to $27; do., messe, $21.50 to $22. Hamsâ€"Medium to liwht, 1812 to 19%¢; heavy, 161â€"2 to 17¢; rolls, 16c, breakfaet bacon, 1912 to 20c; backs, 23 to 2c. _Lardâ€"Tierces, 1414¢; tubs, 141â€"%¢; pails 14 J.4¢. Poultryâ€"Chickens, 18 to 20¢ per lb ; fowl, 15 to 16e; turkeys, 20 to 2ic. Live poulâ€" try, about %¢ lower than the above. Potatoesâ€"Good Ontario stock, 600 bag, on track, and Delawares at 700 bag, on track. Eggsâ€"Case lots sell at 20c here, and at 16 to 17e outside. Cheeseâ€"14 14c for large, and 14340 for twine. Beanseâ€"Handâ€"picked, $240 to $250 per bushel; primes, $2 to $2.25, in a jobbing way Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tine, 1234 to 130 per lb. for No. 1, wholesale; combs, $2.50 tl‘? 832 per dozen for No. 1 and $240 for 0. + Butterâ€"Dairy prints, choics, 2% to 2%¢; do., tubs, 25 to 26¢; inferior, 21 to 2%°¢; rrelz‘ximery. 32 to 336 for rolls, and i0e for solids. Canade zah.‘}zc"fit}"n'&."é.“ ‘and 400 for No. 3, Bay portd. No. }IF W. 37 to 37 1â€"2¢ at opening of navigation. Peasâ€"95%¢ to $1, outside. Barleyâ€"Fortyâ€"eightâ€"1b. barley of good quality 51 to 53¢, outside. Feed, 40 to 506. Yoru-No. 3 American corn, 6412 to 6i, allâ€"rail, and at 586 cif. Midland. Ryeâ€"Prices are nominal, % Buckwheatâ€"No. 2 at 52 to 51c, outside. Branâ€"â€"Manitoba bran, $19, in bags, Toâ€" ronto freight. Shorts, $21, Toronto. Toronto, April 29.â€"Ontario floutrs, with 90 f" out. patents, $3.90 to $1.$95, Montâ€" real or Toronto freights. Manitobaâ€"Firet patents, in jute bage, $5.30; second patâ€" ents, in jute bags, $4.80; strong bakers‘, in jute bags, 84%;. Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, $%6, on track, Bay porte; No. 2 at 9%140; No. 3 at 931â€"20, Bay ports. _ _ ons Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white and red what, 9 to 97¢, outside, and s«nrouted, 75 Oatsâ€" Ontario oatl." 33’" to 3 and ot Mo, on frack, Roront PRIGES OF FARM PROOUGTS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattls, Crain, Chesese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. The assassination of George I., King of the Hellenes, raised the Crown Prince suddenly to the Greek throne, and the news of the tragedy was still unknown by many when Prince Nicholas, third son of the dead sovereign, officially announced the fact of his father‘s end to the authorities and military officers at Salonika, and administered the oath of fealty to the new ruler, King Constantine. _ His Majesty was born at Athens on August 2, 1868. His recent military successes, particularly the taking of Yanina, have done much to strengthen both the Greek throne and his own hold upon the people whose head he now is. In October, 1889, he married Sophie, Princess of Prussia, who is a sister of the German Emperor, and was born at Potsdam in 1870. They have five childrenâ€"three sons and two daughters, Baled Hay and Straw. Montreal Markets. Winnineg Wheat. Country Produce. HIS MAJESTY KING CONSTANTINE OF GREECE. Provisions. Breadstuffs. > ‘340 utgide, on 34 iC %&7 + W. 37 to 37 1â€"2q followsr %h&bilitafion of water plants, $643,206; publicity, $12,â€" 000;â€" smallpox hoépme.; $12,000; embankment on Bow River; ;".5,- 000; children‘s shelter, $50,000, _* Calgary Ratifies Byâ€"Laws for Large Sums. A despatch from Calgary says: Ratepayers ratified byâ€"laws on Wednesday providing funds for various public improvements, as A despatch from London says : After the delimitation of the fronâ€" tiers and the apportionment of her debts, Turkey will ask for a loan of $150,000,000. _ The Government is considering the proposal of three new monopolies, in oil, paper and matches, which it has asked the powers to authorize, Right Honorable Gentleman Might Have Been Killed. A despatch from â€" Manchester, England, says: An immense winâ€" dow of the Free Trade Hall here was blown out during Wednesday night by a bomb which exploded beâ€" neath the platform. The police enâ€" tertain the theory that the bomb was intended to provide a militant Suffragette salute for John Burns, President of the Board of Trade, who spoke in the Free Trade Hall on Wednesday night. Intends to Ask for a Little Loan of Confesses to Setting Fire to Buildâ€" ing, Causing Heavy Loss. A despatch from Ottawa eays : Edward Nichol, an Ottawa boy, arâ€" rested at noon on Thursday by Deâ€" tective O‘Meara of the local police department, pleaded guilty to havâ€" ing set fire on the night of April 2 to the building on Queen Street occupied by the Canadian Feather & â€" Mattress Company, Limited, when several valuable horses were burned to death and considerable loss to building and contents was occasioned. Hon. John Haggart Wills His Proâ€" perty to His Sister. A despatch from Perth, Ont., says: In the Lanark County Surâ€" rogate Court probate has just been granted of the last will and testaâ€" ment of the late Hon. John G. Hagâ€" gart, Privy Councilor, who died at Ottawa on March 13. The will is dated September 4, 1894. The esâ€" tate is sworn at $85,476.60. The sole beneficiary is Mrs. Isabella Maxwell Millar, of Perth, sister of deceased. Mrs. Millar has also been madoe sole executrix of the esâ€" tate. Torpedo Exploded and His Hand Was Shattered. A despatch from Guelph says: A small boy named Bennett picked up a railroad fog signal torpedo and was examining it when another yourg lad came along with a stone and struck the torpedg with it. The t6'r'pe£3 ex;fflagfgang young Benâ€" torpedo exploded, and young Benâ€" nett‘s hand was so shattered that he will lose t,? fingers, A hole was â€" nearly E.own through his wrist. and yenrlinn:l. from $300 to $3.50. The best calves, $8.00 to $9.00; good veal calvea at $5.00 to $7.00 and common down to $3.00. Light ewes, $6.00 to $7.25; heavy ewes, $5.00 to $6.00; Spring lambs, $7.00 to $8.50; and lambs from $8.50 to $9.75 for the better grades. On the Hog Marketâ€" $9.60 fed and watered, $92% f.o.b. and §9.â€" 80 to $9.85 weighed off cars BURNS‘ NARRROW ESCAPE. TURKEY WANTS MONEY. PUBLIC IMPROYVEMENTS. TWO FINGERS BLOWN OFF. BAD OTTAWA BOY. A $65,476 ESTATE,. $150,000,000. 24 leave a gap. His euccessor, Mr. R. % Cowley, is very little known here, thoug! he bas had a wide experience in educaâ€" tional matters throughout the Province. Mr. Hughes says he is the best man in the country for the position. He knows !;‘eeaur he trained him himee}f, and what Mr J. L. Hughes Resigns Again. After many years of nttemfwd resignaâ€" tions it seems that Chief Inspector of Bchools, James L. Hughes, is at last to retire from municipal service. He is one of Toronto‘s most picturesque figures and his departure from the school system will Toronto lives in hope that before many more years have Jusod these enterprises will take form. ith the new Union Staâ€" tion and the new Customs House and perâ€" haps a new $3,000,000 hotel, the Front etreet ruins will be entirely obliterated, an ion Station delay are responsible ’l'ogbl?t% %?ve; in hope that before many On the other hand, those who have had business relations with Mr. Sweany speak very highly of him and regard him as a very capable man. They were surprised when they heard that the Commission had two months ago declined to appoint Mr. Sweany, who is an American, to the perâ€" manent General Managerehip, but had apâ€" pointed an engineer from England to take the place. Neither in this case nor in the controversy over the nurch>se of the railway and electric light corporations has the dircussion taken any poliiically partisan form. The ninth anniversary "of Toronto‘s great fire has passed and still the ruins aro not all cleared up yet. The viaduct The Hydro "Mutiny." Dividing interest with the Mayor‘s big scheme of municipal ownership has been the mutiny in the local offices of the Hydro Electric Commission. The acting General Manager, Mr. Aweany, with ten of his department heade, â€" addreesed Council in a remarkable letter, asking that the head of the Commiseion, Mr. P. W. Ellis, should not be reâ€"appointed. The result of this communication was that Mr. Sweany was immediately discharged. The ten department heads then wrote another letter, declaring that they had acted on their own volition and not beâ€" cause of any intimidation on Mr. Sweany‘s part. The result was that they also were diecharged. Afterwards, however, a numâ€" ber of them apologized and were reâ€"emâ€" ployed. , It has not been made very plain on the surface what the trouble has been all about. Mr. Ellis is a respected citizen of undoubted ability, and the woret that is said about him is that he is inclined to be fussy and exacting. This may have made it uncomforisble for the employes of the department at certain times, but the conseneus of opinion is that Mr. Ellis has given the city good service. The moet violent opporent of the proâ€" posal to secure even permissive legislaâ€" tion so that negotlations may be carried on has developed in the Telegram newsâ€" paper. The announcement of the scheme not only took the Telegram‘s breath away, but it has been gasping ever since. The ostensible reason for the Telegram‘s vioâ€" lent opposition is that the scheme does not contemplate playing fair with the Hydro Electric, but Mayor Hocken and the others who are trying to get someâ€" where ought to be the last to display any enmity toward that scheme. The Telegram, for many years, has had the reputation of running things at the City Hall, and no doubt has a wide influence with the electors. As an illustration of its manner of warfare, it attacks the schemes as a plot to enrich the Grey Nuns of Montreal, who are supposed to hold some shares of Toronto Railway. Or, again, it shows William Mackenzie hold: ing the gagged and bound Adam Beck against a circular saw in what it calle ‘"The Great Bawmill Scene." Mayor Hocken was the originator of the scheme of "tubes." This was voted on some three years ago, but the ratepayers thought the time was not yet ripe for such an ambitious enterprise. Even yet the Chicago traffic exfierte who were reâ€" cently engaged to make a report on the transportation syetem, declare that unâ€" derground railways are unnecessary if only the surface system could be made efficient. These facts explain Mayor Hocken‘s in spiration to buy out the Railway Com pany. tham de 4has anslfm P@CRA PERAREF m. is th areons who meuanem figggs’tgp%%"i}s%x?:l to get to the cenâ€" tre of the city. The Street Railway Co. is al:o ;clentif;cnlly and l‘ylutlnn&eallly starving its geryice on existin nes, It uses ‘hg ni?rf'g c&fs i'."{f\g )B E{n gasmbe fet along with, with the result that there 8 osqn:m\vdjng at almost any hour of the day, And every day of the week, inâ€" cluding Sundays. Of course t_l}e Railway Co. is entitled to ritn its cervice aa ecoâ€" no:fii‘cally as it cau for the purpose of making as fartch money ae it can while its franchise lasts. Tlist franchise will expire in eight years, eight years which the Mayor describes as yeare of perspecâ€" tive migery, which ho wants to avoid. [ Up to date the question of terms has scarcely been discussed. The yr!cen which have been mentioned are purely tentative and will doubtless be the subject of long consideration if negotiations proceed. It may be said that if the city pays $160 a share for the stock of the Toronto Railway Company, which has recently been sellâ€" ing at less than $140 a share on the marâ€" ket, it will not be getting any bargain, particularly if at that pr?oe it does not secure the entire assets of the company. Toronto‘s Traffic Troubles. However, the traffic eituation has, year by year, become more intolerable. Great now euburbe aro being flung out on all sidee of tho city, caused by the rapid inâ€" creeso of population, amounting to 30,000 or $5,000 souls a year. ‘These suburbs the Toronio Railway Co. refuses to serve with cars. Apparently, they figure that the peoâ€" ple have to uce the care anyway, and that even if they have to walk half a mile or a mile to reach them, the railâ€" way will get its fare anyway, and it may as well get the fare for a si‘;ort run as a long one. As a resu‘lt the city has been obliged to build short spur lines in variâ€" ous outlyini sections for local traffic. Thl:;a atul;‘ t:ea fiannogw hnmedutfely be made profiteble, but the worst f rbout them is thas pereous wfi%gefi%fi Dangers of Mcnepoly. To offset this, however, customers aro not altogether delighted at the prospect of the electric business of the city ruuin' again into a monopoly, even 1 that monopoly is the city itself. Competition between the Hydro and the Toronto Elecâ€" tric Light Co., from the customers‘ standâ€" Â¥oint. has been entirely satisfactory so ar. It has cut his rates in two and reâ€" sulted in an immense increaso in efMciâ€" ency. Whether these tendencies would continue under a municipal monopoly would require to be demonstrated. Cerâ€" tainly the monopoly ought to be able to reduce costs by the prevention of dupliâ€" cation. the Electric Light Co., however, would free the local Hydro Electric Commission of a serious competitor and bring to the city a great quantity of new electrical bueiâ€" ness. In fact, wellâ€"informed persons say that the business retained by the Toronto Electric Light Co., is the most profitable part of the electric business in Toromto. WIll the City Buy the Street Raliway and _ _Electric Light?â€"Mayor Hooken‘s Baid \ Proposalâ€"Mutiny in the Mydro. Mayor Hocken took the peogle'l breath away by his bold proposal to buy out the Toronto Street Railway and the 'I‘oronlo Electric Light Company. As he put it in his first announcement, it might have been supposed that the Companics had come forward with an offer, but there is little reason to doubt that his Worship himeelf took the initiative. The plan is still a long way from completion At best, the norotiutiom will be Em' drawn out; there will be misunderstandings, critieisme and suspicions, and altogether the proporel has a rocky road to travel before it can reach the goal aimed at. Eut the inciâ€" dent, as far as it has gome, serves to show the Mayor at his best. He has large ideas and courage. If in euch an important juncture as the present one, he exhibits also patience, ahrewdnees and sustained driving force, ho will take rank as one of Toronto‘s best mayore. Nearly everyone admits, as far me the Toronto Railway (‘ompon( is concerned, that it would be a splendid thing for the city to purchase it ff. and the "if" is a pretty large one, it can be eecured on pxjoger terme. As for the Toronto Klectr‘c Light Co., there is less unanimity, for the reason that the Toronto Electric Light Co. is in competition with the Hydro Elecâ€" tric scheme and has a contrect with the Electrical Development Co., which comâ€" plicates the situation. The purchare of OVR LETTER FROM TOROYTO INTERESTING BiTs OF Qo§SiP FRONM THE QUEEN CiTY. w l CaL OR CE PCCORC‘, WOT WHhl Hughes says in Toronto generally Nineâ€"Yearâ€"Old Fire The Telegram‘s Onposition. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO ‘‘Does he own much property?" "I should say he does. Why it costs him $9,000 to do all the reâ€" decorating his tenants have asked him to do so far this spring.‘" The Amount of Coinage Turned Out Totals $7,734,476. A despatch from Ottawa says : Bince the Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908, it has issued coinage to the value of $7,â€" 734,476. _ Of this $1,800,730 was goldl $5,710,944 silver; and $222,â€" écil bronze. Mr. White added that of the total amount of coinage $712,403 consisted of silver, and $201 of bronze, recoined from old tokens. A despatch from London says : Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper of Southâ€" gate, the original of Charles Dickâ€" ens‘ "Little Dorrit," died on Wedâ€" nesday in herâ€"one hundredth year. SBhe and Dickens were boy and girl together when they lived on the same street in Summerstown. "Little Dorrit" Passed Away in Her One Handredth Year. DICKENXS‘ CHARACTER DEAD. Was Passed by a Majority of 294 to 56. A despatch from London says: ‘The Hunger Strike‘‘ Bill, designâ€" ed by the Government to do away with forcible feeding of Suffraâ€" gettes serving terms in prison, and which has been called the "cat and mouse‘‘ bill by the militant Buffragettes, passed its third readâ€" ing in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening by a vote of 204 to 56. Killed a Detective and Wounded a Constable. A despatch from Edmonton, Alâ€" berta, says: A murder occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Grassy Lake, about fifteen miles north of Tofield. Detective Bailey of the local force of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police is dead as a result, and Constable Whitley, also of Edâ€" monton, is severely injured, while two Swedes named Fonberg, hold possession of a shack filled with firearms, which is surrounded by police. Serious Accident on the New 50,000â€" Tor Steamer. A despatch from Hamburg, Gerâ€" many, says: It is reported that there was a serious explosion in the boilerâ€"room ofâ€" the new fiftyâ€"thouâ€" sandâ€"ton stcamer Imperator of the Hamburg â€" American _ Steamship Company on her voyage from this place to Cuxhaven. Eight firemen aroe said to have been severely scalded. Three of these, it is fearâ€" ed, are fatally injured. The damâ€" age to the ship is stated to be slight. No details are available. Cage Fell and Fivo: Men Were Killed and Nine Injured. A despatch from Butte, Montana, says: Five miners were killed and nine injured in an accident at the old shaft of the Leonard Mine of the Anaconda Copper Company on Wednesday. _ William Peters lost control of the hoisting engine as he was lowering two cages of men into the mine. Both cages dropped, one falling 2,200 feet, and the other 800. The engine went to pieces, wrecking the engine house and throwing pieces of iron and steel hundreds of{ feet, ACCIDEXT INX COPPER MINE. The Grasping Landlord. HUNGER STRIKE BILL. GERMANY‘s BIG sRTP. THE ROYAL MINT. 25,000 (First and Refunding Mortgage 68‘s due 1st Januaty, AI8IY ; .231 1+4.sÂ¥2Â¥+Â¥s +1 124 is+ 4s £2,000 Western Canada Flour Mills Company, â€"~~. Limited. (First Mortgage 6‘s due ist Marchy@A0RGY ...}.;â€"=i+â€"1+4+54++s45844«4 $25,000 (First and Refunding Mortgage 6‘s due 1st Meptember, â€"â€"10801) .. ;.s:s:m4:1:1:r2@5 is%+s 25,000 William Davies Co‘y, Limited (First Mortâ€" PEKED 0 K) _. :. 2 + aar a n d $s n hA n 64 K4 5 BB # 4 a s s 25,000 SBawyerâ€"Massey Company, Limited (First MNUFLGUEC ME 8) ++ 2n e x a i ira1ar2s2as sn a‘s ans 25,000 Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Company, Limited (First Mortgage 6‘s) ........... 25,000 Gordon, Ironside & Fares Company, Limiâ€" ted (Wholesale Packers, Ranchers and Provisioners, Winnipeg (First Mortgage 0 G) *:r n ns awanas e 12 x 29 9 189 3 53 8# +2 2 2 220 ‘% 25,000 J. H. Ashdown Hardware Company, Limiâ€" ted (First Mortgage 5‘8) ................ 25,000 The Harris Abattoir Company, Limited (First Mortgago; 6‘8) ....;.;:..}1111111s.1 1e . ESTABLISHED 1901 . "*+€ Heap Orrics: 26 KING ST. EAST, TORONTO MONTREAL LONDON, £.C., ENG. Our Quarterly List just published contains complete parâ€" ticulars of these Investments. CORPORATION AND INDUSTRIAL ISSUES Amount Security Income Yield Canadian Northern Railway Company * (Equipment Bonds) .....................At Market $30,000 Toronto & York Radial Railway Co‘y. (First Mortgage 5‘s Guaranteed by Toâ€" nontso Ruilwhy. ©O.) ....>..s», :s1«x11ss1s b % £5,000 Electrical Development Company of Onâ€" . _ tario, Limited (First Mortgage 5‘s) .... 55 % 10,000 Dominion Eteel Corporation, Limited (5% T NEDEnEUNERY) s 1 +s +4 3 n «22 +4 4 2229 Lib n n i n n % 55 % 25,000 P. Burns & Company, Limited (Packers, Ranchers . and Provisioners, Calgary, Alta.) (First Mortgage 6‘s due ist April, & sSWEDES AT BAY. Domixnton SFrcurtrtos CORBPORATION LLMITED AND G@rrporzartion Bonps 1024) A despatch from Kingston says: James Robbs, a Kingston butcher for the past thirtyâ€"five years, has received a letter from Armagh, Ire land, telling him that he is heir to the estate of his deceased uncle, James Robbs, valued at $10,000. day passed a bill to allow automoâ€" biles to enter the province thres days a week. The measure will now be eubmitted to the people in the form of a referendum. Uruguay‘s imports from the United States for the first 11 months of 1912 reached the record sum of $6,776,000, while the previâ€" ous year they reached but $5,953,â€" 813, also a record year. Automobiles Will Be Allowed Three Days a Week. A despatch from Charlottetown says: â€"The Provincial Legislature of Prince Edward Island on Thursâ€" A Klnqtoq. Man _l"n_lls l!vir to a "Fortune of $40,000. A return just issued by the Minâ€" istry of Commerce in Rome states that during the last fiftyâ€"two years $46,000,000,000 has been lost in gambling by Italians. The new Italian dreadnought Duilio was launched on Thursday in the presence of the King and Queen, who christened the vessel. Austria is determined to coerce Montenegro to evacuate the town of Scutari. |__Mr. Redmond Barry has resigned |the office of Lord Chancellor for tlrell.nd, owing to ill health, and Mr. Ignatius O‘Brien, Attorneyâ€" llGeneral, has been offered the posiâ€" | tion. J. K. Stuber, of Reading, Pa., has retired after 46 years as a bagâ€" gage master, in which time he hanâ€" dled over 100,000,000 pieces of bagâ€" gage without losing one. Lockport, N.Y., is rigidly enfore ing Sunday closing laws. The May or is a former clergyman. Philadelphia has discovered a foâ€" male Fagin who teaches young girls the art of shoplifting. Thirtyâ€"five are known to have lost their lives in the Pennsylvania mine disaster. Boston‘s 1913 city government is to cost $21,962,898. There are 722,335 coal miners in the United States. IX PRINCE EDWARD I8LAXND. Bacramento Chas a school for teaching lifeâ€"saving. Newport, R.L., carpenters receive $4.40 a day. Liverpool, Eng., is building a new do_c_k, 1,020 feet long. Steam freight trucks aro forbidâ€" den on the streets of Montreal. A deficit of $2,300 has been found in the tax department of Cochrane. Alexander Sangster, a wellâ€" known Government contractor, of bu. !atharines, died after a year‘s illness of peralysis, THE NEWS IN A PARAGRAPH Carada, the Empire and the World in General Refore Yout UAPPENIXNGS PROM ALL OYVEB THE GLOB3 IN a NUTSURBLL A LUCKY BUTCHER. United States Great Britain. General, Canada. 5.91 % 5.78 % 5.90 % 5.01 % 5.60 % 5"% %