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Bradl'ord \Vitness-Last week we told of :1 calf from Brockville that was sold at the Milwaukee State Fair for $l.0(i,000, and were called a. liar. Mr. Iloy Shaw, of Yo111_*e-street sold a cow at the same fair for $12,750, and he will tell :_\'ou the Witness is not :1 liar. But in1:ig~iue the joy in Ge1'n1:my when they hear of these )rices. The V will sav . . . : Things- are getting serious in America. Calves are selling for $106,000. I-Iu1'1'al1! l"l'LlCl SUI]. UJEMIU kl UIFCUL Llll. yB5'LtSl day on one of the long-range Ger-` man cannon with which Paris has` been bombarded, and put. it out or action. { Comptroller of Bank of England. l LONDON, May 6.----The directors at the Bank of England announce L716 creation of a. new post to be known as comptroller cf the bank, and the appointment to the new posi- tion of Sir Gordon Nalrne,, afpresent chdet cashier. Latest Wall Paper Designs Best Summer Reading THE CHINESE` THEATRE. Queeli \VuIn` Ready for Flight. VIVIJYI` LTAIIITTI4` Thlnu 5`. ., Y\n..ir-us 5 Scott's Bookstore % All the Daily Papers Opposite the Post Office Novels, Magazines, Illustrated Papers 1 STEWART & STEWART, rinhn-u SlnNn4,..... \1'..;..._:-_ amea I0 orrer Its L.'uaLuuu:ra 6:.-opt: transaction of thexr nancxalaanrs. ALEXANER COWAN, Ilnr fn T.n-nu... fV....._ T" :j_}j;_ CRESWICKE 66 FELL, BAR.'1{IS- ters, Solicitors of the Supmme- Count of Judicature of Onz:a.rio,. Proctors, Notaries, Conveynncers, etc. Money to loan. Office, Ross block, Barrie. W. A. J. Bell K.C. STRATHY & ESTE~N, BARRE- TERS, Solicitors in High Court of Justice, Notaries Public, Convey- ancers. Oice lst oor Masonic- to loan at lowest current rates. G. l Temple Building, Barrio. Money l H. Esten. EDONALD ROSS, LL. 3., BARRIS- i ter, Solicitor, etc. Masonic Tern~ I plc Building, Barrie. Money to- loan. `BoY I ;-.._ . W. A. LEWIS M.D.C.M., Surgery and Diseases of VVomon especial- ly. Oice 58 Collier St., Phone `J: I um. vxuxun A. .I:l.A1<.'.l.' `Graduate of Trinity University and. {also graduate of Edinburgh and. {Glasgow Specialty, stomach diseases. I Office. nnrnar Rn1rn1r1 ....,a 1:1... ------------------------~-1--- '03. W. A. ROSS, PHYsIeI'AL1$I, I Surgeon, etc., L.R.C.S., Edin., L. i C.R.P., London. Oice and resid- ence, Dunlop St.. Barrio. Tele- nhnnn THE IPROF. D. E. \VEIR, Teacher of Piano and Violin, Piano Tuner. Studio, 6 Owen St., at rear of Bank of Toronto builzdfmg`. -43 I '.1'niWA'.|.` at S/IEWART, BAR- risters, Solicitors, Notaries Public, and Conveyance:-s. Money to loan in any sums at 5 per cent. O"1c . 13 Owen St., Barrie. D. M. Stewart. g@@@@@@&@&@@@&@@@@@@@w@@% q T- DR. H. T. -ARNALL,_ OFFICE and residmma nnrnnr A4` 'I'`........&.. : DR. MORTIMER LYON, 12! Bloor St. West, Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, every Satur- day. Disoases-Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours, ]] n,m fn 5 him and 1... ...-..--'-L iuxusgow. bpccmlty, stomach diseases. 0'ice, corner Bayeld and Wor- `sley Sts. Entrance off Worsley. lofce open until 8 p.m. LLEXANDER SUCCES- sor to Lennox, Cowan & Brown, Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of will, guardianship and1 administration, and General Soli-- citor, Notary, Conveyancer, eta. Oices: Hinds Block, No. 8 Dun-- lop St. Money to loan. I `.2 ` FRED BROOKS-Practioal Piano Tuner and Repairer. New pianos 1 always on hand for sale. 70 1 E Maple Avenue, Barrie. 30-yr.; % UNDERTAKERS %-%`------=; |G. G. SMITH & CO., PHONE 32 I Estnlishe 1 R80 T`Tn.1....4.,1-..-r.. ` c . P1-ano Tunmgj | QULII He (relzlting 1 --So I wont to s :1 stone jar for : `Slxe---\Vasn t He-Oh no; y ed it with lmy. l. A. RADENHURST, BARRIS- ter. Solicitor, Notary Public &c. Otce, 1st oor Masonic Temple.- Building. Money to I09" 1t lowest rates. W J -Upholstori'ng and furniture \I'-e`:`$ pairing done `by experienced work- men at Dougall Brcgs. __ , ," $&@@&@@@&@&@@@@&@@@@@@&@$ IOYS 8: MURCHISON, BARRIS- tcrs, Solicitors, Notary Pub1'I'. Conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates of interest. Offices 13 Owen St., i-u the prem- ises formerly occupied by the Bank of Toronto. Branch Office, Elm- vale, Ontario. \V. A. Boys, K.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. 3` . \. Thursday, July 5th, 1918' UJJUU, uuuu. phone 165. ___---_j____ u... .u.. L. -.1\ 1VA.La1J, U.B'1*`1UE and residence corner of Toronto and Elizabeth Streets. (Opposite Elizabeth St. Methodist Church.) Telephone 167. j.?.__ _... ....u ment. In LI. A)lV.L.l.I.J.-1 Established Open day V and chapel Ontario. DR. VICTOR A. HART `nnfn nf` 'r`..:..:+.. 1 T...:....__..:L__ V PHYSI'CI.ANS Soft Stuffing Ihnw n\'I\nl':nn1nn LEGAL Banking Convenience ut. Uousultation > 5 p.m., and by appoint- MUSIC u uu uU., rnuL\u:.`- 62. `- 1869. Undertakez.` and night. Moxgub in connection.`Barrie, - ..,........., ;- experience in billet)` ) sleep that night with r 21 .p_i1low. t that awful hard. you see I bad stuff- ' nut: E.C|,llll5 , I-Iu1'1'ah ! are made from Government Standard Flour and in accordance with the regulations of the Canada Food Board. The McCormick Manufacturing Cot, Limited l`T!\YI.`Y\ A` f\I!YII'I`1.`Q I "\ fllI"f`I\D" Y f\wnf\" l`AWA'I\` GENERAL omucns AND ncroxur, Lorri)/(fir, .{zvXD:"_" _ ' BRANCH wuuuaousns Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kingston, Winnipeg, Calgary, Port Arthur, St. John, NB. Barrie and Allandale Branches, `pr->1 mud and `._'Tlt21L-|>.l1lJI11u m: :1 .~.u'un;_f grm .~_}muI be :1 rit_-1159 cove temm-1' with :1 silo`l1h<- front 1'rmn penctr :ar Io.-'inj_; :1 t-mp of into thv ground. It : 01' 1:111:-.-u\\`r1 :_r1'aiu. ` 1`:1i1`ly (err-t-I, so that it loos not Ilt-pmld on .~;uow w-J] in winter. II the w(:allmr. The be :1 ];I:m1. whivh (`iii THE SILO AN ECONOMIC -u-nru-r \I:.I a .1 1: suitable I . Jersey Cream Sodas VNBCESSITY Paid-up Capital, $5,000,000 Reserved Funds, $6,555,000, Mccormickk ]H`I C Ivy l ,1:-1 mi.\:<.-,1? ,; produc-`g and 02:15) I 1 all lots. , I , _. 7 H. A. SIMS, Manager i.sumrm,-r. No 1 m:r_-I.-.~:.-;ar;'. r:hzn'w:lr:ris1ir: <-over amps `4'I:1'IuiuuI: qu 50 that '12 .~.}muld hr: . , L. ..I I L. silo is the cheapest storage building on the farm in proportion to the ton- nage capacity. The silo allows the carryin-__r of more stock per acre on the farm and is a labour savor, a. money maker and a soil cnricher. This is the season of the year to `build more and better silos. l | '| I . `(Experimental Farms Note) The main uses of the cover crop till the orchard are: to hold the snow in winter, and thus afford greater protection to the roots of trees; to prevent the thawing and freezing 01' the ground; to lessen the depth to which the frost will go in the soil: to furnish vegetable matter in the spring for the purpose of obtaining humus and nitrog_j'en; and to act as 3 catch-crop in autumn to prevent the leaching of plant food made avail- able during the summer. The cover crop is also a means of reduein;_- the moisture in the soil by transpira- tion. and thus aids in ripening the wood of fruit trees liable to be in- injured. Where the soil has been long" cultivated, and needs addition- al plant t'ood,.. especially nitrogen. le_'_j`un1in011s pl:mt.~', sucl1 as ('lOV1`S land vetehes which will take free lllI1`0f_('l1 from the air, and thus add a lame quantity of this useful and expeiisive 1`ertilizer to the soil at lSll_`_j`llt cost, are u.~:uaIl_\' best; while where the soil has been 1011:; under cultivation and is well supplied with humus and nit1'0g'e11, a non-legu- minous plant such as rape or buck- . wheat may be better, as the holding "or snow and the protection of the ' v .roots 01' the tree.-: are then more im- 'portant than adding` fertility to the lsoil. especially where the snowfall li':{'ll'C. (E.\'peri1nc-ntal Farms Note) The adaptability of the silo to various parts of Canada depends on the location, varieties of crops which may be grown, and, to a les- ser extent, on the class of live stock maintained. No farmer with two or three cows should think of building a silo, but for a herd con- taining ten cows or more. or the equivalent. a silo may ad 'autageous- 1}` be erected. Silage is feed pre-e1ni- nently suited to the feeding of dairy cattle. It, liowever, is a very excellent and cheap feed for beer . sheep and horses. In the :najo1'it)-' of the best live stock districts in Ontario and \\'estern Quebec silos should be on every stock fariu. In the Xlaritinie Provinc-es. Eastern Quebec and British Columbia. all lame stock farms. ]r11`tl('l1la1`l}' of dairy cattle. can use a silo to es- eellent advantarze. If any partic-ula.r district is not suited to corn '__'row- ing. peas and oats. peas. oats and vetc-hes. clover. alfalfa. ete. may be substituted for that crop. In the Maritime Provinces, silos on many farms, ~]urti(-ularl_\- on large stock fariiis. are operated satisrac-torily. Silos for Summer Use Good pasture. it` available. is the (-lieapt-. sunnner 1'e(- \\'l;t.-re per- manent pa:~.tui'e:~: fail. an annually sown pasture oi rye or oats and bar- ley may, under present labour eon- ditions, be the cheapest substitute. Hoxvever. the nu: r.-1 .~oili1:: r-rn]~:< or suiumr,-r >'ila'_'t: lli2i}` be the only available llll.`a!l~. :.-I }-r0'.`iIlir;`." >L1C` ttulems. As a rule. :~:ila'_'t: is profitable and um.-"K: ~I-lea}-l_'-.' :'rm\'n than are S'Jllll3'..' (-.'op.=. and i.-. more :hea]l_-c Elam:-.~tri and 1f:'l 'l'lI'lY1{: the l')v.x>)' >r:a>nr:. _\lL.`l: 1>I";4l=l"l'4l on .._. ..l .....l ...-._.r... /.uv -.lv"ulY"a l '_'rowin,'_{ eover crop. In the colder parts of Canada.. Wliere there is usually plenty of tnoi.~:tt11'e in sutnmer, it is better to sow seed for the cover crop in the 1'i1'st half 01' July or even in late June. rather than in the second half of July, as it is important to have the wood or trees thoroughly ripen- ed before winter sets in, and by saw in: the seerl early the growth of the tree should be aided in ripening by the lr_\'in:' 01` the soil caused by the tranxpiration of 1noi.~:ture from the In the dryer and znihler part.~; ot Canada it is not nr-r-e:s.~;:u'_\' to sow seed for the cover (-mp until about the middle of July, the early i`i1enin5.;' of the wood is not :0 important as the eon:~;erviu;.: jot tnoi:~:tu1't- in the soil by cultiva- tion througli the early part of the t .-nnnnr-r. nttrse (.-mp is, as it rule. ` V Sotne of the t:}.arzu:tr:ri:tiv-5 of a yroml plant 1'61` are, l`ir.~;t that it will qlll('l~ll}' and ':1'o\v rapidly. so that \-. r:ml~, will be cellecktrtl. It .~huul he .-.tmn;_-; -,rmwer, as there lr:n.~.e cover to prevent tnr x'1'o.~.t trmn pom.-trating, deeply into Illv slmuld stand iairlg. ('I`l'4`l, so it will lmhl the .-now lt should also a plant \\'hi-h can he easily tlesirahle ' ORCHARD COVER CROPS Sold by Leading Merchants Everywhere , _ ` handled in the orchard.In districts where there is danger of making the soil too dry by late growth, a cover crop should be chosen which will be killed by early frost, such as buck- wheat. Some of the best plants for cover crops are: Mammoth Red Clover, Common Red Clover, Crim- nnn (`Im~m- `Hnirv Ynfolng. Summer mover, bommuu Luau L/1U\c1, \.u.u.u- son Clover, Hairy Yetclly, Summer Vetclx, Buckwheat and Rape. The last has been found very useful on the Prairies for holding: snow. Where weeds are not liable to spread -into adjacent areas and cause extra labour they make a fair cover crop if allowed to grow up after the end of June. German Documents Ave New Supply- ing the Answer. Until the Kaiser, Hindenburg, and Ludendortt become quite certain that the allied Governments have published all the documents they have captured, it would be better for them not to make rash statements. They have been breaking out lately with repetitions of the pretence that Germany was taken by surprise by the war, and that the war was forced upon her. Thereupon the British Government, relieving Secretary Lansing for the moment from his monotonous occupation of exposing German treachery, produces some of the captured correspondence of Capt. von Papen, lately the German Mili- tary Attache at Washington. One letter recei-ved by von Papen from the Ministry of War in Berlin calls upon him to investigtae Mexican train-wrecking methods for use in the event of a. European war. Four months later, after due investiga- tion, von Papen makes his report from Mexico City. 'I"hp lntprnctinnr thing ahnnt fhpgp ` ITULLI LHBXICU uuy. The interesting thing about these letters is the date. The request from Berlin was made March 12, 1914. Von Papen, at the end of his four months investigation, replied in July. War broke out August 1. It was on the day before, on July 31, that Kaiser Wilhelm said, in his speech from the balcony of the pal- ace in Berlin: A fateful hour has fallen for Ger- many. Envious peoples everywhere are compelling us to our just defence. The sword is being forced into our hand." f\v\ A.-pun` 1! kn :z-nu.-s.l OI-no nrn 1.18.110." On August 6 he issued the pro- clamation in which he said: "Tv-1 kn rnirlef nf hnrfnnf nnnno fha L Dairy Pointers for June. I Cows in clover or good June-grass , pasture require very little attention. ,%'1`his is the ideal month fer dairy 'operations. If there are any :[hot days, be careful to cool both milk and cream, by setting in ice K f water, or cold well water. Sour milk : innd cream are too frequently sent to . the factory. Don't target to wash the y cream separator and strainer daily. or after each tlmo of ualn. , Cl2`LL1l3.LlULl. 111 wuuzu uu Biilui "In the midst of perfect peace the enemy surprises us. Therefore to arms! f'l"hn nnnrvlwv ASA nn anvorn-inn unn itfulbl The enemy did not surprise von Papen. He had been at Work for four months nding out how to blow up railroad trains "in the event of a European war, he had been dis- gusted to nd that the Mexican methods were not up-to-date enough to be of much use In Europe. The enemy did not surprise that saga- cious gentleman in the Berlin War Ofce who, in March, had directed von Papen to make the investigation. Von Wild his name was. He foru- saw in March that the sword would be "forced into our hand in August. And that was strange; for the war, nf nnnv-an mac nvpr Hu: mnrrlnr nf Ana man was su'a.uge; l.UI' Luc war, of course, was over the murder of Franz Ferdinand at Serajevo, and Franz Ferdinand was not murdered until June. How did Mr. von Wild, in March, know that Franz Ferdi- nand would be murdered in June, and that Russia would iniquitously make this a pretext for mobilizing against poor, unsuspecting Germany, and thus compel us to our just, de- fence" in August. .|.u J'dAQ\A.l\/\-awn; -.-n. .. ..-_.- If tr/tubled with mustard in grain crops, spray with the 20 p.c. solution of iron sulphate, (2 lbs. of iron sul- phate to each gallon of water). If such spraying is to be etrective it must be done early just when, the first mustard plants in the eld are coming Into ower. 1 i (`.4-and m1'.tivat,inn followed bV 1`8.D8 \ coming 1111.0 uuwcr. i Good cultivation followed by rape sown about the middle of June in drills about 26 inches apart at the rate or 1% pounds per acre, pro- ;vides a. means of eradicating peren- In,i2.l sow thistle and twitch grass. . WHO STARTED THE \VA.R? To Eradjcate Baa \ Ve(15. , ELL _..`...;.....1 ._ . THE NORTHERN ADVANCE '.l"ouoN'1`o i\IARKE'.l`S. TORONTO, July 1.---The Board of Trade quotations for Saturday were as follows: Manitoba Wheat (in Store. Fort William, Including 2'/3C Tax). No. 1 northern, 32.23%. No. 2 northern. 52.20%. No. 3 northern. 82.17%. NO. 4 wheat, $2.10%. Manitoba Oats (In store, Fort William). No, 2 C.W._ S5"/gc, No. 3 C.W., S2",c. Extra No_ 1 feed, Szlc. No. 1 feed, 7`J%c. American Corn (Track. Toronto). `I !-IEMARKETA 5| AGRICULTURE N0. feed, 7`J7,c. American (Track, Toronto). No. 3 yellow, kiln-drlod, nominal. No. 4 yellow, klln-dx-led. nominal. Ontario Oats (Accorl-gir;g to Freight; Out- : e , No. 2 white. 70 to 80c. nominal. No. 3 white. 78c to 79. nominal. Ontario Wheat (Basis in Store Montreal). No. 2 winter, per car lot $2.22. Peas (According to Freight: Outside). No. 2, nominal. Barley (According to Freight: Outside). Malting, $1.24 to $1.26. nominal, Buckwheat (Accordcling to Frolghto Out- sl e). Buckwheat. $1.80_ nominal. Rye (According to Freight: Outside). No. 2. $1.80, nominal. Manitoba Flour (Toronto). No. 2. $1.30, nommal. (Toronto). War quality, $10.95. Ontarlo Flour (In Bags, Prompt ship- ment). War quality. $10.65 Montreal. $10.65 Toronto. Mlilfeed (car Lots, Dellvered, Montreal Frelghts, Bags Included). Bran, per ton. $35. Shorts, per ton. $40. Hay (Track. Toronto). No, 1, per ton, $13 to $14. Mixed, per ton, $12 to $13. straw (Track. Toronto). Car lots. per ton, S8 to $8.50. Farmers Market. Fall whea.t-Milling, $2.14 per bushel. Goose wheat, $2.10 to $2.12 per bushel. Barley-Ma1ting, $1.30 to $1.35 per bush. Oats-84c to 85 per bushel. Buckwheat 31.75 per bushel. Rye. acooriing to sample, nominal. Hay--TimothY. $15 to $16 per ton; mix- ed and clover. $13 to $14 per ton. IIY`I \Y\`.f'I l)IPl1 IJDAYII Ilnrprrrnnl on n.` .1... ..-a\- uu.u.n.n..n un.41J.I.I:L.IuLu `Winnipeg, June 2S.--Cash trading on the Vvinnipeg Exchange continues to be of light volume, The offerings are very small and the demand is apparently in- different. The snrpndn rm nah: and fins! warn nu- different. The spreads on oats and flax were un- changed from Thursday's prices, and barley prices remained the same. Oats closed 1/4c higher for Julv and barley pnces remained the Kc higher for July and 11/40, higher for October. Flax closed 1c hizher for Julv and 11/.-. higher for October. Winnipeg markets : 0ats-July, 85c to 86%c; October. 73%c to 7-Hyac, F1ax-July. $3.77 to $3.78: October. 33 61 to $3.63. Cash prices: Oats-No. 2 C.\V__ 85%c; No. 3 C.W'_. 82%c; extra No. 1 feed, _8Igf//e; No. 1 feed, 79"`/gc; N o. 2 do.. - c. (VI_II f`AI`I\ 1105!`? llnrnrrrnrn UOPI1-- Iuly 2 June 1 Aug. Oats- July June Aug. .. Perl?- July Sept. . . . Lard- July Sept. . . . Ribs... 1`;(`C higher for October. higher July and 1%,c higher for October. Winnioez Oats-.'lulv_ R5:-, tn 8695c; October. 73%c 74930, FLax-July, $3.77 $3.78; October, $3_61 to $3.63. Cash nrices: (')ats-Nn. 2 (`.,\V R574:-: UH: Uu.`_\ `.`C(1-`JJAA. .u;;.. 1-. corn silage and ;_:1'er:n 4 cost in feed 66 per r,-ex.-t produced on corn I-:i1a'_'r: hay may cost 70: per cw ed on soiling crop (pr:a.~: costs $51.04 ]>+_-r :_-wt. \\'i1 the heav_\' milk:-rs rm-r: 77- \\'L.,_.. ,...2o..1.L. u.. s4.-.-.n\.a4a.u.-V s---4....` uALLl.IA.I.AuJ.; J. P. Bickell & Co. report the following prices on the Chicago Board of Trade: Prev. Open. High. Low. Close. Close. sepg. Ribs-- Iuly . . . . Sept. 1"!" .4; v .4-.- vv Liverpool, June mess, 3705. Park. nrime mes: Clear bellies. 14 to 16 1135., 16 6Long clear middles, light, 28 1 1 05. Lane nls-.21` midrllps, hpavv 315 1601 Long clear middles, heavy, 25 1595. Rhnrt (Hoar hank: 1R fn an M1: lass. Short clear backs. 16 to 20 lbs.. 1575. Shoulders, square. 11 to 13 lbs.. 1285. Lard, prime western, in tierces, 1493 6d; American refined, pails, 1525; 410., boxes, 1505. Tallow, Australian in London. 723. Rosin, common. 645 6d. Petroleum, refined, 15 Gd. Linseed oil. 625. Cottonseed oil, 68s 6d. VVar kerosene, No. 2. 1s 2-`Ad. o- 1 :-ovinciul Rights Again. CALGARY, July 1.--An important ' decision regarding the granting of ,' divorce in this province was hancled {down from the Appellate Division .the Supreme Court of Alberta, to !judges being of the opinion that the icourts here have the power to grant _ divorce. with Lord Chief Justice Har- ; vie dissenting. The judges who con- .curred in this ruling were: Justice istuart, Justice Beck, Justice Hynd- man and Justice Simmons. UNION STOCK YARDS. TORONTO, July 1.-A brief sum- mary of last week's trading shows that in three days (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) of this week, there were 4879 cattle on the Union Live Stock Market, of which 3543 were on sale on Monday. I Mnnr1nv :: rot-ainlc urnro Izn-onlv uu SLLIC UH muuuay. Monday's receipts were largely butcher cows and medium, common butchers on the grass, and for the really good butcher cattle there was a. strong demand at steady prices. All other classes showed a decline variously estimated at from 35 to %c per lb. from the week before. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Chicago, June 28,-United States Bu- reuu of markets: of markets: Hogs--Recoipts, 18.000; market closing strong, 10c to 15c higher than yesterday's average. Butchers. 316,75 to $17.15; light, $16.80 to $17.15; packing, $16.10 to $16.75: rough, $15.75 to $16.05; bulk of sales. $16.50 to $17.10; pigs, good and choice, $16.40 to $16.90. Catt1e-Rccei1)ts, G000; beef steers l:~`.L l'l|)l1\.-1. Finally. Hm !';xTm need never fear I4 clover, alI`ah`-.1 1 Silage making` :10:-s the dl'_\'!1(`.SS oi rough, $15.75) to $15.0; ouuc 01 sales. Catt1e-Rcceipts, steady strong; best here, $17.85; but- cher st ck steady to weak on bulls. and light grassy heifers; calves steady at yesterday's close. Beef cattle. good, choice and prime, $16.65 to $18; common and medium. $12 to $16.65; butcher stock, cows and heifers, $8.15 to $14.50; cmmers and cutters. $7 to $8_l5'. stockcrs und feeders, good and choice, $10.50 to $13; inferior. common and mcdlum. $8 to $10.50; veal culvcs, good nnd choice, $16.25 `to $16.85. o EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK- ~n..rr..I.. T...-. on _I"nHln._.nn_ IlllI.L I191` l."a|.n4\I 5.5- v -as -J.-`(xx-- East Buffalo, June 28.-Cuttle--Re- ccipts,.1000. Common slt-udy; good strong. Calves--Rccelpts, 1200. Stmxngz $7 to `s1s.oo. 1IoLrs-Recclnta_ 3200. Strong; hcnvy, $18.00. 1Iogs-Rccclpta_ 3200. Strong; '$l7.25 to $17.50; mixed. $17.60 to $17.75; yorkcra, $17.65 to $17.75; light yorkers. 3817.75 to $18: pigs, $17.85 to $18: roughs. $15 to $15.25; slugs, $10 to $12. J Sheep and lambs--R7:celpls, 600. Slow nnd 1rre;:ulzu'; lzimbs, $14 to $19; year- ,Hngs, $10 to $15, wethers, $12.50 to $18: 3 ewes, $6 to $12: mixed sheep, $12 to $12.50. I I \. uuu \.n.rv1:A. yzu Lu 1;: per Luu. VVINNLPEG GRAIN MARKET. Y`(7v-minnow 1...... no !`I....I_ A___ 31.... . ness, 3705. Pork, prime mess. western, 3303. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 Ibs., 1373. 5g3acon, Cumberland cut, 26 to 30 lbs., l S. CATTLE MARKETS .025. Clear bellies. 14 to 16 1135., 1605. Long clear middles. lirrht, 22 to R ya. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. r `B 1'):..I.,.1I 0. rv.-. .......,...L 4|... t..II.....|. 23.-w Z3.4u 23.35 23.40 24.00 24.02 23.87 23.97 LIVERPOOL MARKETS. 1...... on 15...`: .... __- 1461}; 149 Luv: UC(l\`\ unu ;;1'ain. \\'hvn not a\'aiIabln: vides the r:`m:a est prots. I`in.;ll\- H. Open. 2 72-3:, 731,4, 68% 148% 148% 151% . High. 73% 79% 69% ,4... .v-.;_....;;_un.-ac 29.-Beef, extra 1 PTEV. . Close. Close. 14029 146% 149 725,4, 78%. 681/_. 148% 148% 150% The Bank of Toronto, with departments equipped to trans- act business of every description appertaining to banking, and with numerous branches distributed throughout the Dominion, and a full list of banking correspondents, is en- abled to offer its customers exceptional facilities for the L,._.____L:._._ -1! LLA1... Rnnnni-:1 await-c 73% 79% 68% 1US. ; to 34 lbs.. 146% 146% 149% 1 Drama of the Orient ls Quaint and E Naive.- The theatre of the Chinese is one of the most delightfully primitive in- stitutions extant. Too naive to ac- cept change, its real charm seems to lie in its very articialitles and limi- tations. Looking at Chinese plays, Chinese audiences, Chinese mlse-en- scenes, and Chinese actors is like gazing upon some game of make- believe played by histrionically in- clined children. A schoolboy s draw~ ing of the blackboard order could hardly be cruder or less true to the object which it professes to repre- sent. There is, for instance, no scen- ery, as commonly understood, but a conglomteration of stereotyped ob- ' jects for use as sets. It the actors desire to represent a- mountain, :1 bed, or a river, they pile up chairs, tables and benches, and lo! the scene is set; it they want to climb that . mountain, or sleep in that bed, or , swim that river, they have recourse to pantomimic actions which are per- fectly understood by the patient and tolerant audience. Whilst Shake- speare at least made a passable ef- fort at creating a sense of illusion with his ``properties. ' the Chinese actor of the twentieth century still relies upon pantomime to represent denite action and meaning. The` actor, for instance, seeking to convey` the idea that h-e is on a journey, must prance round the stage like a horse,} brandishing a whip! The ncarfnrrrmnr-n is ncniillv Q1 Ul.d.lJ.u.l:ulL15 it wing; The performance is usually a 12-hour aflair. For that reason the members of the orchestra, as well as the occupants of the best seats, are provided with dishes and eatables in preparation for the long dramatic siege. The typical play itself lives in the past, its interminable plot and 001111?-eI`D10ts being based on histori- cal fact or legend, and representing the two great divisions of national life, civil and military, The average boy nds the events portrayed in these plays in his school books, and this circumstance may account for the presence of the theatre in nearly every village throughout China. The play is thus standardized like an automobile CF13. toy. A play must be acted in a certain manner according to its genre. Some are presented in the form of song; others are of the acrobatic order, but both kinds are usually intended to stir the deepest emotions of piety and patriotism in the beholder. The actors must shout, dance and jump, and clash their swords and knives, because the cus- tom of the play prescribes it. The comics must wear masks, and theii gestures must be according to rigid etiquette. Th-e actors must always strive to strike eective poses and express pomposity, and, if they can impress their audiences with their adroitness in sword play and spat dances, all the better. No actor even. has much of an entrance, and there is no curtain. The play will prob- ably open with the appearance of an actor wearing 8. long, black heard, a gruesome-looking mask, and carry- ing a bright heavy sword. He will stride to the centre of the stage, de- liver some of his lines to the audi- ence and then inform his hearers that he has arrived. For this per- functory and stilted kind of acting he may enjoy a princely salary. Yet he invariably strikes the foreigner as being somewhat of a mountebank. The fact is that the actors are usual- ly recruited from a class little bet- ter than slaves. Fe"! can read or write,`or have escaped an early life of cruelty and hardship. 'Nm hnnn fnr :2 modern stmze in OI cruelly uuu uurusuip. The hope for :1 modern stage in China. that shall be-national in char- acter seems to be a. long way from realiza.tion. A certain type of mod- ern play is performed_ it is true, and women troupes have been admitted to the stage; but the cut and dried types, the archaic gures, the old pompous attitudes, the mechanical devices, the absurd "properties," still reign suggeuic. 1 ! .,,..w.. ...... ..`...., 101 ....b.... TH I-IAG`UE, May 6.-During the two duys`when the political tension with Germany was at its heIght,! Queen Wilhelmina.`s automobiles were kept in readiness day and night, and her chauffeurs were not allowed : to leave the cars. `In fhn nunnf nf knndnn {Jan n-v_` [U IBILVB [118 CILFS. I In the event of hostilities the Gov- | ernment and the royal family would` immediately leave Amsterdam. , ...__j_.._t | Big Gun Out. of Action. PARIS, May .6. -- News has just been received from the front that 21.: F1-encp gun made a direct hit yester- Anv nn nnn nf fhn lnntnrnnsra aw- HIGH PRICE OI` CALVES