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Flesherton Advance, 11 Sep 1919, p. 6

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J OUR ROYAL GUrST Hii Uoyal Highness has captured | They made a striking pair, the Canada's heart. Canadians had he;(rd whitc-haiied man with liia expression of the Prince' ; dtmocratic charm from of utter iiiclifTcrenoe, his air of c!e- the fl-^{hlinK' ir.en who met him a*, the' tachment, lind the lad all life and front, Hnd they vcre prepared to like j eaKprness. him whcii he came. As her future' "Ilark ti the cheerinif, gfaiidprc! ruler, Canada gave him a loyal and ^ He comes! lie comes!" cried the lat'.er enthusia.stic welcome. But there is a in French, lo.-i.-ing his cap in the air force bijfjcer and more compelling aga'n and ajri.'n. even than that, which draws all! "Yes," ca^iie the answer in the same hearts to the Prince as ho journeys' tongue, "he comes, the British across our Dominion. It is iiis own Pri'ue!" No friendliness in t'l-;; tone â€" per.sonality, his uniiffecied, straight-' no feeling. forward, winning boyishness. It is, The surgin.cf crowd pressel them Edward him<^elf, with his blue eyes forward. '"See, he waves to me! My and fair hair, the smile of comrade- Prince! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! ship upon his lips, the bri ,'iit, spon- My Prince!" The lad's tone.s, ahrill tancou-! smile of the genuine boy of with excitement, his waving cap, ar.il, the unspoile(i heart. Dign lied as be-! who knows, his handsome face maybe comes his high position, courageous holds the Royal visitor's gaze. For «s he proved on the battlefield, it is, a rr.oment it was just one fine youth after nil, his quiet sympathy and con-^ prizing understandir.gly at "another, sideration that has won Canada's' Then the eyes of the Prince moved on homage. to the bent fi;?ure and the grim patri- The Prince has now been seen in cian face of the old man. The warmth Canada under all .sorts of cwiditions of his answering salute to the lad was at all sorts of functions, formal and still in his glance, the_ smileâ€" whosaj otherwise, and it is very evident that potency all rocotrnizcd during his stay, his greatcit qualities come from the amongst us â€" boyish, iriesistildy heart and not from the head. He friendly, still on his lips. This time "ul ^/iL â- >- -,-^'>:- :^?&m^ K-- t^ ""*â- - -» \. fii. ' ., iXSt,. ''^^iSL.,^^^A\.i::-:-t THE LIGHTHOUSE. We MU.ST safeguard "Home Interests" witli the liKlit of ijublicity and education Ignore tins cause eventually laiils o.: the rocks. The only safe course is the' town buying nieuns Ehipwreck. Spend your money at home. Any community that Trade-at Home course. Out-of- Weekly Market Repcrl On Parliament Hillâ€" H. R. H. the Prince of Wales maitiri,- his speech after the laying of the corner-stone of the V'ictory tower of the new Par- liament BuiUiings. Between the Prince and Sir Robert Bord(;n are Hon. P. E. Blondin, postmaster-general, and Admiral Sir Charles KingsmiJ!. is not at his best at ceremonial func-[ it was the youth with its lure meet- tions; evidently he finds them very ing age with its prejudice â€" and ton- trying. But when he falls informally; <iuering. into the outstretched arms of the com- 1 The grimness mcUed, the indiffcr- mon people â€" ah, that's a different ' once faded from the wrinkled face. thing. The Prince loves the glad | You caught the glow of sudden shouts of the people. He revels in warmth on it, an unlooked-for thttir love. lie maizes no attempt tOj softness, and yes, sympathy. He keep hidden his joy at their acclaim. • saluted as only a Frenchman can. And again ha always gives ',hem of | "My Prince!" cried the lad, his his very best. Ho may forget the setj voice .shrill with excitement, ceramony of many a well-prepared j "Our Prince," corrected the grand- function, but ho will never forget the! father, his voice treniiiloue with feel- shouts of the thousands who surged i ing. "Prince of our pcopltt!" Foodstuffs. Toronto, Sept. 0.â€" Manitoba wheat â€"No. 1 Northern, Vl.'M; N<f. 2 NorUi- ern, $2.^7; No. ?, Northern, ?2.23, in store Fort William. Manitol)a oatsâ€" No. 2 CW., 89%c; No. 3 CW, 87',kc; extra No. 1 feed, STVsc; No â-  â-  • â€" - â-  William. Manitoba barleyâ€" No. 3 CW, $1.32; No. 1 CW, $1.2S; rejected, $1.22; feed, $1.22. in store Fort Will'am. American corn â€" No. 3 yellow, nom- inal; No. 4 yeKow, nominal. Ontario oats â€" No. 3 white 88 to 90c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat â€" No. 1 Winter G3 to 65c; rolls, «6 to 38c; breakfast bacon, -19 to 55c; backs, plain, 53 to 55c; boneless, 56 to 58c; clear bellies, 33 to 35c. Cured meats â€" Long clear bacon, 34 to 35c; clear bellies, 33 to .34c. Liyjd â€" Pure tierces, Sfi to 37c; tubs, I feed,'83%c, in store Fort "'"''''- t" 37c; pails, 30% to 37'4c; prints, 38 to 39c. Compound tierces, 31 to 3Uic; tubs, 31% to 32c; pails, 31% to^2i4c; prints. 32i/6 to 33c. Montreal .Markets. Montreal, Sept. 9.â€" Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 99c. Flour, new standard grade, $11 to $11.20. Rolled oats, bag 90 GERMANS OFFER PFINCE ENJOYS A FIS.W TRIP Fleet of Canoes Carry Party Over Nipigon Waters. A dssnatch from Ninigon, Ont., says: â€" The Prince of Wales and his staff ernhau.ed on a long fishing trip en Friday. Leaving the train at Orient Bay, the pi.rty went to Virgin Falls by launch, and there took to the fleet of canoes, which carried them through the Nipigon Lake and Nipi- • gon River. The expedition was man- aged by William McKirty of Nipigon, and his son, Ja..k M;.Kirty, was admir- al of the canoe fleet on the voj-age. Virgin Falls to Camp MacDonald, • to Camp Victoria, to Pine Portage, was Friday's program. This brought ' the party to its per;n3nent camp, and fishing and shooting occupied his Royal nighnss3 until Sunday evening.. Sunday night was spent at Nar- row's Camp, and the party rejoined the Royal train at Cameron Falls _ Monday morning. This expedition came as a welecma rest for his Royal Highness. Added to the fatigues consequent on his ex- . traordinary labors of the past fifteen days, the Prince is suffering from the effects of steel dust blown into his. eyes at Satlt Ste. Marie, where he in- spected the stsel pla.nt. Commandei Newport, the Prince's physician, ex- . pects that the Prince's eyes will be all right in a day or two. GIFT TFiis^OF : immm guns . Cannon V»'hich Fired Last Shots in Great War to Form Memorial. A despatch from Lont'on says: â€" .\r interesting event took vlai-'c at Mom . recently, v/hen Lieut. -Col. V.'. Bovey Japanese Competition in British Market Even IMore Damaging Than That of Berlin. A despatch from London snys: â€" , German manufacturers of games and! 0-C-, Canadian Section, France, pre- toys have made advances to distribu-: rented on behalf of Canada, the tw< tors of those articles here to crderl gi»ns of the Canadia.i Artillery, whicl them from Germany at prices even' ^^^^ the kit shots in the Great Wat below those demanded in 1914. The| '^o the city of .Mor.s. The ceremon] journal of the toy shop and fancy p^'^s Performed at Pavilian, and Burgo- libs $4 80 to $5 "5 Bran ,$J5 Shorts ! BoO'^s trade made enquiries of dealers "taster Lescarts received, the guns oi car lot, .$2 to S:' 0(r No 2 do '".l^g" ! ^•''"'''- ""y- ^""J '^' Pe"-' t'"". car lots,>s to the effect of their unrestricted | behalf of the city of Mons. ' ' ' â- â-  f o t^';0 to $21. Cheese, finest westerns,! importation into the country. "It and swept and swirled around his auto at the Exhibition ground.i at To- ronto, or tho breezy bonhomie with wKich the habitants of St. Anne dc BcHupre crowdeil forward to shake his han<l, or tho l)0iiiiuet of flowers which the old womat on the. road tj Quebec threw at him as he flashed by. The Prince will leave ('anada, his mind still reeling from the barrage of addressefn and social functions, but with his memory stored with intinuite little touches when people .ihowed that, while they hailed him as their future lord, they looked on him as one of themselves. A ((uebec Incident.^ A significant incident In connection with the visit of the Prince occurred at (iucdicc. Among the throng stood an old man and a young man. They were grandfather and grandson, mem- bers of a French family that has cher- ished the religion, the sentiment, the language, the manners and customs it brought with it from France when the fleur-de-li.s floated from Quebec's dtudel. JOHN AND JONATHAN TO PROTECT BEL(;iUM â-  A despatch from London says: â€" Tho Evening Standard says it learns on the highest authority that Bel- gium's security in tho future is to bo guaranteed against German aggres- sion by Great Britain and the United States. A cheerful face is nearly as good for an Invalid as healthy weather. â€" Benjamin Fr anklin. a.- This Happened in Toronto. He was a curly-liaired, red-hoaded, blue-eyed, freckle-faced lioy â€" halless and stockingiess â€" but he knew a "real felb-'r" when lie saiv him, and Prince Edward wa:^ his hero. The Uoya along tlio streets of North Toronto. .And the boy ran alongside, his eyes glowing. Every few yards he shouted a hurrah. For nearly half a mile, dodg- ing among the crowds, hi' kept pace with the car that liore his hero Then, breathless and tired, he waved his farewell. But the Prince hiul sjotted him. Tho auto stoppeil till youth â€" Royalty and commoner had shaken hands. Ed- ward made a hurried explor.uiun of his pockets, evidently hunting a sou- venir. None other seemed handy, so th(!. Prince tossed tho boy hij yilver cigarette case. Tho boy grinned delightedly find waved his thanks, as he clasped tiie gift â€" probably destined to become the cherished heirloom of future genera- tions. to $2.03; No. 3 do, $1.93 to $1.99 b. shipping points, according to freights. Ontario wheat â€" No. 1 Spring, $2.02 to $2.08; No. 2 Spring, $1.99 to $2.05; No. 3 Spring, $1.95 to $2.01. Barleyâ€" Malting, $1.31 to $1.35, ac- cording to freights outside. . Buckwheat â€" Nominal. Rye â€" Nominal. Manitoba flour â€" Government stand- ard, $11, Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Government nrd, Montreal and Toronto, $10.20, in jute bags, prompt shipment. Mjllfeed â€" Car lots, delivered Mont- reaf freight:',, bags included: Bran, per ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $55; good feed flour, per bag, $3.50. Hayâ€" No. 1, per ton. $23 to $25; mixed, per ton, $10 to $19; track, To- ronto. Strawâ€" Car lots, per ton, $10 to $11, track, Toronto. Country Produce â€" Wholesale. Butterâ€" Dairy, tubs and rolls, 3G Pi. large number of distinguishei :5c. Butter, choicest creamery ,"54e! I would close us down, probably," was| ^^""'''a"* i^'id Belgians were present Eggs, fresh, (54 to OGc; selected, 59 to GOc; No. 1 stock, ,53 to 55c; No. 2 stock, 43 to 45c. Potatoes per Iwg, car lots, $2.15 to .^.2.30. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $32. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Sept. 9.â€" Choice heavy rs to $14.50; good heavy the gist of most of the answers. Onep^t the ceremony and at the banquel correspondent writes: "Japanese com- 1 which followed, petition is the most vital thing at present, and if it is not controlled, it I an easily become more damaging t .in German competition." steers, $13, '."j steers, $13 to $1.3.25; butchers' cattle,! THE PRINCE INVESTS IN stand :'"*'°'''^' ^ '-â- â€¢''" t<* ?^''': ''o- ffoo'^- 51 1-50 1 WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. to $12; do, med., $10.75 to $11; do, com., $7 to $7..50; bulls, choice, $10 to I Not the least amonnst the many *^*^"'\:' Jil"r,,'"^'^-'.,P-°'? *° %'^-''>^', do,! gracious acts performed bv the Prince chok-e l?o"r. fn «rn--'"*f'" T7a' °f Wales during his brief stay in Ot- cnoice, ?iu.zi) to $10.1.); do. good. $9; . . , . â-  , . to $9.25; do. meet, $8.50 to $9; do J *'?'' ^^â- ''V,';.*"''?' '" "^ 'â- ''""'''''*'' '^«'- com., $7 to $7.,50; .stockers, $7..50 toi ""'""''' °' ^^'"" ^'"â- "'K« Stamps. His $10; feeder.;, $10 to $11.25; c:uiners ' '^°y''' fl'Khness was dellKhted to find and cutters, !?4.50 to $0,254 milkers,: "^"t '" Canada. War Savings Stamps good to choice, $110 to $140; do, com. I are on sale similar to those that are and med., $ti5 to $75; springej-s, $90 1 so popular in England. It was his In- to $1.50; light ewoi, $7.50 to $9; yearl-l tention to call at tho post office and ings, $10 to $11.60- spring lambs, per ,„;iko his purchase of tho stamps in !^l.l to $I4.;>0; calves, good to to 38c; prints, 38 to 40o. Creamery, i choice. $14 to $IS; hogs, fed- and wat- cwt., $13 to ,.., ...,„â- â€ž. ^uuu ,„ „ , , j^._. ^^^^11 auto was moving slowlylfi-csh made solids, 52 to 52%c; prints,! erod, $20.25; do, ' weighed off cars,l '"â- """^ """"" '"*••"«""'>â-  '»"« Pr^- ''h2\^ to 53c. $20..50; do, f.oJj., $19.25; do, fob tol ^"'â- '' "' """"' °"B"eoments prevented Eggsâ€" 60 to .52c. farmers, $19. this heing done. The stamps were Dressed poultry â€" Spring chickens, Montreal, Sept. 9. Steers, per cwt.,' t'^^'"'^'''""'-' ''*'"t to him at Oovernment 33c to 40c; roosters, 2.V'; fowl, .30 to ' choice, ?13 to $13.50; good, $12 to' House and the sato. duly made, in 32c; ducklings, 2r)c; turkeys, 35 to^$12.,50; fairl.,- good, $11 to $11..'.0; ! cash, by the Spcret:iry of tho National 40c; .squabs doz..$i;. „„M''>'''- ?'•* to $10..50; medium. $9 to' War Savinps Committee. The Prince Live poultry-Spnng chickens 28 1 .<?9.r,0; light steers, $8 to $8..50; com-; svas quite willing that his investment to 29c; roosters, 2.5c; fowl, 2t) to 30c;|mon, $7 to ,$7..50; cows, choice, $9.75 ducklings, 22c; turkeys, 30c. i to $10; pood. $9 to $9..50; fair, $8.50 Cheese-C-New, large, 28 to 2nc; to $8.75; medium, $8 to $8.25; com-, . . , , ,• , •. . o- i, , . mon, ,?('. to $ti.50; dinners, $4 50 to i ""â- "'*'"" ''' P"blish it. to Sir Herbert $5.50; bulls, choice, $8.75 to $9; good,' ^^- '^'"•'^- '"'':ilrman of tho National 47 to $8 to $8.,50; fair. $7.r)0 to $7.75; med- 1 War Savings Committee: ium, $ti.25 to $(>.75; common, $5. .50 tol Government House, Ottawa. $(!. Ontario lanvbs, $13. ,50 to $14; , Ist September, 1919. (Quebec lambs, $12..50 to $13; Ontario "Dear Sir Herbert,â€" EDITH CAVELLS BETRAYER IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH A despatch from Paris says: â€" Georges Gaston Quien, on trial before a court martial charge<l with having had treasonable dealings with the Germans, and of having betrayed to 2nc; tw,ins, 28 M: to 29 Vic; trplet.", 20 to 30c; Stilton, 29 to 30c. Butter â€" Fresh dairy, choice, 49c; creamery prints, 57 to .58c. Margarine â€" 30 to 38c. Eggsâ€" No. I's, .5(5 to 57c; selects, fiO to 61c. Dressed poultry â€" Spring chickens, 40c; roosters, 28 to .30o; fowl, 34 to 38c; turkeys, 40 to 45c; ducklings, 34 to 35c; squabs, .<loz., $7. Live poultrv^-Spring chickens, 33c; fowl, 30 to 35c; ducks, 27 to ,30c. Beansâ€" Canadian, hand-picked, bus., $6.25 to $5.75; primes, $4.25 to $4.75; Imported, hand-picked, Burma, $4.00; Limas, 15 to I6c. Honeyâ€" Extracted clover, B-lb. tins, 24 to 25c; 10-lb. tins, 23 ^ to 24c; f.O-lb. tins, 23 to 24e; buckwheat, GO-lb. tins, 18 to 19c; Comb, Ifi-o:;. $4.50 to $6 dozen; 10-o7.., 3.50 to $4 dozen. Maple productsâ€" Svrup, per imper- $2.45 to $2.60; per 5 im should bo made known and kitiilly sent the following letter, with per- Edith Cavell to them, was on Friday i'""' •^""i"n„.,„ «., ok .„ .9 in. .„„„ ' penal gallons, $2.36 to $2.40; sugar, lb., 27c. I'rov JHions â€" Wholesale. convicted and condemned to death. "In this world it is not what wo take up, but what wo give up that makes us rich." â€" Beecher. ,Sniokpd meatsâ€" Hams, medium, 47 to 48c; do, heavy, 40 to 42c; cooked. The guns had been located aftei considerable search. They were orig- inally with the 3rd Canadian Division which, under Major-General Sir F. O ., W. Loomis, K.C.B., actually enterec Mons. ,;. z' ORPINGTON HOSPITAL HAS BEEN CLOSEE- X despatch from London says:â€" The Ontario Hospital at Orpingtor closed this week, the last four hundred patients sailing on the Araguaya, when it made its final voyage as a hospital ship. The hospital buildings will probably be sold to the British pension authorities as a home for dis- abled pensioners, or the London Coun- ty Council may t.ik8 thorn as a coun- try homo for city children who at* in need of fresh-air treatment. PRINCE TO BE GUEST OF PRESIDENT WILSON A despatch from Washingto.n I says:â€" The Prince of Wales will ar- rive in Washington November 12 from Canada. Details of entertainment have not yet been completed, but it is expected that while in this city he will be the guest of the President and- Mrs. Wilson at the White House. sheep, $7.50 to $8; Quebec sheep, $t)..50 to $7. Hogs, solect.s, $21..50 to $22; mixed lots, $19..50 to $20; sows, $16.50 to $17; stags, $14. .50 to $15. AUSTRALIAN GOODS HELD yP AT PORT A despatch from Sydney, Australia, says: â€" There are at present awaiting shipment to Great Britain: Wheat, 3,285,000 tons; ,woo\ 132,- 000 bales; meat, 50,000 tons; rah' its, 23,000 tons; other foostuffs, ('.0,000 tons.. Cold storage space is exhausted and the Federal authorities are askingr Great Britain whether tho refrigerat- ed rabbits ca'i bo shipp<>d in ord.nary steamships in order to relieve the ghit of stores. "I am pleased to be the holder ot a Canadian War Savings Cortiticate. "1 am dell.i^hted to find that In Cana- da you have War Savings Stamps on sale, similar to those we have Id Kng- land. "I wish the War Savings campaign every success. I remain. Yours sincerely, (Signed) Edward P." REP.VnUATrON IS GOING SMOOTHLY, NEW ZEALAND RATIFIES TREATY WITH GERMANY A despatch from Wellington, N.Z., says: â€" The peace treaty with Ger- many, was unanimously ratified by Parliament, after members of the Labor Party had criticized the pact. A despatch from London says: â€" • Repatriation of Canadian soldiers and their wives is proceeding more smoothly. This week seven Govern- ment transports are sailing in th» space of five days. , â€" WAITING LIST OF 5,000 FOR PASSAGE TO CANADA. A despatch from London says:â€" « The Canadian Pacific Steamship Com* pany have a waiting list of 5,000 peo< pie waiting for transportation to Can- ada. The Cunard Company list wiH not be cleared rmtil the end of Nov* â-  emlier, and it is stated that over 50(1^ applicants call at the company's of-, (ices daily. > xxo-o-xxtfCfr xjJE* rA-rr: I \OUR SOCIETY ^ MANNERS TONIGHT ARtiPLtNDIO. IM PftOOb or>fou- Y

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