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TH Sign... A despatch from Rome sarc.--at la learned here that the Minister of Prussia accredited to the Holy See, who recently has been living in Switz- erland, has conveyed to Pope Benedict a proposal from the Enuer suggest- ing that the Holy See otrer to medi- ate between Germany and the United States tt2g,','1Pf, to abide by the Pope’s . n if mediation ahouli be mm A j " A k D A despatch from London -.-- Sixteen national munitions factories have been established in Em and, after consultation with the French Ministry, the British Govern- ment has decided to let up an uni. tional ten large establish-eats. This announcement was made in the House of Commons by the Minister of Munitions, David Lord George, who told of the progress made by his de- partment in overcoming the shortage in shells that had prevented the my on the Continent from doing all it might otherwise have done. These new factories are being erected in the vicinity of the arsenals and the ex- isting armament establishments, and, ,4ia Tiii Sixteen Established and Markets Of The World Holy See Declined nation of Gel Winnipeg, Aug. 8.-Cash quota- tionsc--Wheat - No. 1 Northern, $1.32%; No. 2 Northern, 31.29%; No. 3 Northern, 81.24%. tutr-No. 2 C.W., 68e; No. 8 CAF., 55c; man No. 1 feed, Me. Barler--No. 8, Tse; No. 4. 68%et feed, 60e. Flax-No. 1 N.W.C., 81.39%; No. 2 C,W., 81.36%. Bruin-II. Toronto. Aug. 8.--MnnitoU wheat --No. 1 Northern, 81.38% to $1.39; No. 2 Northern, 81.35% to $1.36; No. 3 Northern, $1.32, on track like ports., _ 7 - Manitoba oats-No. 2 C.W., 62%e; No. 3 C.W., nominal; extra No. 1 feed, nominal, on tret, Inky porgg. taiadian edaciio? E Feiiow, nom- inal. on track Toronto. 4 local white, 69%e. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsta, 87.10; seconds, $6.60; strong bakers', $6.40; Winter patents,, choice, $6.26; straight rollers, $5.60 to $5.80; do., bags, $2.65 to $2.75. Rolled oats, harrels. $6.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.90 to $3. Bran, $26 to $26.50. Shorts, $28. PfgPtt $38 to $84. Mouillie, $35 to $40. sy, No. 2, per ton, ear-lots, $20.50 to $22. Cheese, finest westerns, 14c; finest esstems, 13Use. Butter, choicest cmmery, 27% to 27%et seconds, 26% to 26%e. Eggs, selected: Me; No. 1 stock, 23c; No. 2 stock, 20%e. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, 1"de, to $13.75. Pork, heavy Cans short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, 829; do., short cut back, bbls., 46 to 66 pieces, $28.50. lard, eoryiouyA.tiert, 315"]bsw 10et TiG' iiG17 'iiinii.GG', 3654c} 'pm', Heroes. 2761ba. 12 to 12%e; pure, wood pails, 20 iid net, " to 13m. American _ eorn-ttli Teiar, 86tic, op tuck lakyt ports. Peas-No. 2, per car Iota nominal, atgprdjng te height; outsid’o. Ttre-po. 2, iiomiui, aeeording to freight; gutsido. __ Ontario oats-mo. 2 white, " to tMe; No. 3 white, " to NK, according to freight: outside. Ontario whent--No. 2 Winter, per car lots, $1.10 to $1.12; do., new, $1.02 to $1.04, “cording to heights outside. . Barley;600d limiting Why, nom- inal; feed barley, 60e, aeeording to frfrhts puuide, - Manitoba flour-First patents, in iute bags, 87; second patents, in 'uto tags. $6.50; strong baken', in gr.' bags, $6.30, Toronto; in cotton bogs, We more. Ontario flour-Winter, 90 per cent. patents, $4.60, "aboard, or Toronto frqights in be“. - -- _ -- ed; 16 to" 18e; Spring' 1sttietrmis,"g2 Mc, fowl, lfto Ilk. - . 22e Bihrkwheat--Car Iota, nominal, ac- coiding lo fteitrhtq oqtsido. __ Millfeed---Car lots, delivered Mont- real freitthts-Bran, 827 per ton; shorts. $29 per ton; middling, 880 per ton; good feed Bour, 81.90 per Butter-Choice dairy, 22 to Me; Inferior, 19 to 20e; may prints, 2710 29c Ldo, lglids, 2_6 tere., Esrsrs--igtrriieht dock, 21 to 22e per dozen, in use Iota, and selects, 23 to -ehiiie"-.-ri'nre Yo} large, and 15%e for twins. Old cheese, 21% Baron-Long clear 14 to 14%e per lb, in case lots. hiar-.araiiir, 18 to 18%e; do., heavy, 14% to 16e; rolls, 15 to 16e; breakfast bacon. 20 to Mc; backs, plain, 22 to Me; bone- les, bqekr, 24 to, My. _ .4.. . Business in Montreal. Montreal. Aug. a-corn--Ameri- can No. 2_rellow, 8?_to ML. 092:- my mum Lard-Pure Ind, tubs, 11% 12%e; do., pails, " to 12%e; t pound, tubs, 10 to 10%e; do., 1: 10% to 10%e. Straw is quoted at " a ton, in car lots, delivered pn track her-9. . --.. ""ii'arr-"idi."i" iiii/irii JGiUt $18 to $19; No. 2 " $15 was. FiiiiarirGieAV No. 8, 62e; extra No. 1 feed, 62c; No. 2 local white, 6i%c; No._3 Ioeq.l, ,rhiusu.f0%eUP. mg. I “up." It is further reported that the Pope - ‘n, A- -l..- "Th iiwitrr-ptisktns, "atlintta, Aree- Baled Ray and Straw. Winnipeg Wheat. Country Produce. isi G, unable Provisions. cllned Proposal Because of Condem- of German Submarine Warfare to l "id Ten More to be In England cogn- pails, 3‘" -----v- ..-.-_._e,, - nedi-l The Pope called attention to the nited l fact that as the Holy Sewn neutral 7 iiiilii could not assume the arduous task louldj of settling controversies between the ; powers. He suggested, therefore, Pope that the ,Kaiser submit the question utter' to The Hague Tribunal. POPE T0 MEDIATE to at to ',0triee for the return of iiGe"iiiei' to [the tutoriel. mediation because he resides in a bel- ligerent country where Germany" representatives cannot come, and be. - of condemnation of submarine Gare, he could not pus upon u matter involving its iutstitirtio_n. --- a... we uovernment had been facedJrith a grave labor short- lp, nnd some machines were lying idle because no one could be found to work them. One-third of the machines engsged in Government work " the outset were not being utilized " night. During three months his depart- ment had succeeded in adding nearly 40,000 men skilled-to the ranks of the workers connected with smu- menu, end they were pouring in fur- ther supplies. His department had Also enrolled 100,000 volunteers, but it had been found ditrieult to remove the msjority of these from their pre- sent employment. However, scores of thousands of skilled men who had enlisted had been traced, and ur- rsngements were made with the War ottiee for the return of than men M It. Lloyd until the n" work " French Government Cannot Under. take to Elfect Delivery. A despatch from New York Bays'.-- Hereafter the hardships of the French soldiers at the front will not be light- ened by the occasional gifts of cigars, tobacco and cigarettes which have been sent to them in the past by kindly-disposed Americans. Minnea lis, Aug. 8.--Wheat-No. 1 hard, tl1ll'ut, No. 1 Northern, 81.40% to 31.50%; No. 2 Northern, 81.35% to 81.47%; July, 31.39; Sep- tember, 81.07%. Corn-LOG. 3 yellow, 78% to TN. Oats-No. 8 white, 60 to ine. Flour and bran unchan ed. Duluth. Aug. s'.Ch'hud1"L"lle. 1 and; Ilyli No; 1 Northern, $1vtil; The French postal authorities have informed the authorities here that they are unable to effect the delivery of the smokes to the soldiers or the prisoners of war in France. In conse- quence it has been found impossible to collect from the addresses the Customs charges to which all such gifts sent from abroad are liable in France at present. A despatch from London says:--" closer check on possible spies is in- dicated in an official notice published in England to the effect that travelers from the United Kingdom to Scan- dinavian countries will not be permit- ted to leave this country on or after August 10th without special permit from the Home Office. This restric- tion applies to British subjects as 'well as neutrsls, with the exception of soldiers and sailors. A despatch from Amsterdam says: Germany possesses invisible aero- planes, according to the Cologne Gaz- ette. The wings are made of a clear transparent material called cellon, which is the invention of a German engineer named Knaubel. Cellon, which is manufactured from cellulose and acetic acid, is tough, pliable and non-inf1ammable, and is used instead of canvas. A machine covered with cellon is said to be virtually invisible above an altitude of 3,000 feet. Herr Knaubel made his first experiments with the material two years ago. CHECK SPY EXODUS FROM GREAT BRITAIN _ . -t' _.-. - ..v....v..., ....,., No. 2 Northern, $1.46 to $1.47; July, $1.6t: September, 31.10%. Linseed Teat, $1 .68%; July, $1.69; Septem- ber, $1.60. Toronto, Aug. 3.--Beat heavy steers, $8.25 to $8.75; butchers' cattle, choice. $7.75 to $8.35; do., good, $7.35 to $7.50; do., medium, $6.75 to $7.25; do., common, $5.25 to $6; Butchers’ bulls, choice, $6.75 to $7.50; do.,, good bulls, $6 to $6.50; do., rough bulls, $5.25 to $5.75; butchers' cows, choice, $6.75 to $7.25; do., good, $6.50 to $6.75; do., medium, .26 to $6.25; do., common, $4.50 to $5; feeders, good, $6.50 to $7.50; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $7.25; csnners and cutters, " to $5.25' milkers, choice, each, $65 to $95; do., common and medium, each, $35 to $50; springers, $50 to $96; light ewes, $6 to $6.50; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.60; yearling lambs, $6.50 to $8; spring lambs, ewt., $8 to $10.75; calves, " to $10.50; hogs, off cars, $9 to $9.16; do., fed and watered, $8.75; dosf.o.b.i40. 7 _ Montreal, Aug. 3.--Nles of the best steers were made at 88, and the lower grades sold from that down to " while butchers' cows and bulls brought from $4.50 to $6.50 per ewt. Best lambs offered at $9, and the more common ones at 88, while sheep sold at $4 to $6.60 per ewt. The demand for calves was good at prices ranging from $8to 815 each, INVISIBLE AEROPLANES LATEST GERMAN PLAN is to size Emiguality; Koch steady.' Sales of select lots were made at $9 to $9.50 per cwt., weighed off cars. NO MORE GIFTS OF TOBACCO Live Stock Markets. Minimum“. Wheat. loyd George explained that new factories are built the the department will be di- u speeding up existing con- At tint the Government had Up I learn that great pressure had been put on the Germans by the Young Turks to fulfill the promise to send German armies through the Bal- kans to the assistance of the Turkish forces. The Young Turks regard A despatch from Berlin "rs:--A careful study of the German attitude towards the Int American note justi- tie, the conclusion that thy note, in all probability, will not be answered at all. A despatch from Athens Barr'.- Enver Pasha issued an extraordinary message to his troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula before We last big attack. It ran thus: “Soldiers, you will fight with all Four strength. At least you will resist as long as possible, for I can promise you within a month's time I shall be able to send you to your homes. The life of Serbia cannot now last longer than a month. With- in that time the German ormies will crush her and will come to our aid." "Whéi: Laurenty returned the found her husband wounded in the leg; husband end wife were sent to the lntimatlon Any Such Plan Will be Nipped in Bud by Surprising Move of Allies As Bride Put on Uniform and Went to Front With Husband. Some time ago, travelling on the same train to Warsaw, were a man and a woman-the man a young un- dergraduate who had joined the Rus- sian army as a volunteer, and the wo- man, the daughter of a princely land owner in the Caucausus, who bore one of the noblest names in the history of Grusia. The man, who was an of- fieer, was going to join his regiment, and during the two days' railway jour- ney the two young people, who had fallen in love at first sight, became engaged. On arriving at Warsaw they went straight to the nearest Orthodox Greek Church, where a kind- ly priest married them. _ The girl refused to leave her hus-‘wr ena Ill me (JOCK. come OI mam band, and, managing to obtain a sol- had been nearly a year in dock, and dier's kit and assuming the name of the metal of the pier had badly de- Lourenty, followed him to the firing- fleottd the compasses. The object of line. She soon obtained her baptism turning the other sides of the pier of fire, for the position where she and was to readjust the compasses to her husband were stationed was one some extent. of the most critical on the River Raw- ---9----. ka‘and subjected to continual Ger- Aliens in French Army. man attacks. During one encounter . her husband, who was only a lieuten- .More t',t, 306000 foreigners, Am- ant, found himself the only officer in ericans, o eB, reeks, Spaniards and a condition to command four com- :37 en Turks, have enlisted P the panics, and his wife acted as lienten- 2re, at?” smcer the beginning of ant. The Germans were mowing the f e otti ie,',','; hese 30’900 men Russians down, and the young ',?,iri,t',.i',si,'rl orm tn t emselves an_entire army sent one of his men to the front line corps and 1t.ill new enlistments are of trenches to give the order to re- reported daily. "France will never tire. But the front line men, excited foggetfthise heores. who fight by the beyond control, refused, owing to an 'll e o , her sons tn the defence of order given by their late iiiriiiiiiitii.) rance s onor and humanity: fry- Twice the husband sent, but the men dom from Prussian. militarism, " the refused to move. Then the Csid'n"d",1rytnt, tribute Paid to these volun- as a last resort, sent his wife. She teers by a prominent French General, tried to persuade them, but iiel'liji,i'.i? also declared that these foreign- success. Every moment the Germans "a . had performed many tets of were getting nearerrand their fire be- {her-013m and have helped to Win Bev- came hotter, while their coming meant I eral battles. instant death for every man; so the ---ca---r-c-- girl lifted the butt end of her rifle and Mer oppotsite. brought it down on the soldiers of Nell-D? you believe people should first one man and then another. Her I marry their opposites? angry voice and forceful action had Belle-Yes; my fiancee lives just the desired effect and the men evacu- BeroM the street. ated the trenches and ran towards l. . .-- the back line, Laurenty staying till Au optimist is a man who smiles at every man had reached a safer p1aee. kicks. and l pessimist is a man who As she stood there a shrapnel shell kieks in tuniletr. hit her right am. In another ten! In the Middle Ages people in Eng- minutes not a single man would have land wore the beaks, or points of been left alive in that trench. A Tail shoes so long that they encum- ONLY REMAINING HOPE OF THE TURKS Steamship men state that an imaginary line, known as the stability line, which keeps the steamers upright, was only four inches deep on the Eastland. These same men said the Government required this line to be 20 inches. On the majority of the lake steamers this line is 82 inches. On the larger steamers, which make the Georgian Bay trips, the line is 42 inches, preventing any possibility of a tipover. HEBOINE OF RUSSIAN ARMY. If In answer is sent it will 2101. he to Germany May Not Answer " Note Mow W!) VIOLA'I'ED BULB' V Irgue any questions of principle, but to suggest a possible means for ur- ranging indemnities. Any steps that the Government may take depend to a large extent on the German con- ception of the tenor of the American note to England. . the achievement of that plan as the only hope for the Turkish Empire in Europe. A prominent military expert who has just completed a tour of the Balkan States, and who latterly has been in Austria, expresses to me the belief that such an effort will be the next great move on the part of the Austrians and Germans. Should this cross move be made it will have immediate and important results in this corner of Europe. It would be unwise to give details which are with. in my knowledge, but I think I may be permitted to say that counterbal- ancing events are moving rapidly and the enemy's plans may quite possibly be nipped in the bud by a surprising move of which the public should hear at an early date. A despatch from New York Btbytv.- The War News Strategy Board of Brooklyn scented in the shifting of six German steamships at Pier M, South Brooklyn, another attempt of the detained fleet of the Kaiser to make a "dash' for the open." The marine superintendent of the Ham- burg-American Line said it was true that the ships, including the President Grant, the Hamburg and Koenig Wilhelm the Second, had turned end for end in the dock. Some of them had been nearly a year in dock, and the metal of the pler had badly de- fleeted the compasses. The object of turning the other sides of the pier was to readjust the compasses to some extent. . More than 30,000 foreigners, Am- ericans, Poles, Greeks, Spaniards and even Turks, have enlisted in the French army since the beginning of the hostilities. These 30,000 men form in themselves an entire army corps and still new enlistment, are reported daily. "France will never forget these heores who fight by the side of her sons in the defence of Franee's honor and humanity’s free- dom from Prussian militarism," is the recent tribute paid to these volun- teers by a prominent French General, who also declared that these foreign- ers had performed many acts of heroism and have helped to win sev- eral battles. same hoispital, and the soldier-prin- cess was soon presented to the com- mander-ip-chief and received the Cross of St. George, the V.C. of Rus- sia, for her valor. INTERNED GERMAN BOATS HAVE TURNED AROUND In the Middle Ages people in Eng- land wore the beaks, or points of their s.hoes so long that they encum- bered themselves in walking, and were forced to tie them up to their knees. Amulet; In! Fact; Atttrttt Poop}: When Name You Km. ottnarateeaMttetSatedNtrerrrsarttet seen wilting In at. “more Part. 1m- don. with his wife. Very simple in his habits ot an“, be ls ttareal to . dow ble-breaded out nnd n m Int. mulla- to thnt popularized by Mr. Churchill. These erm, sunny afternoons he likes to uncover his head, and then one notices the still. white hair has a tendency to {all on the forehead In a Napoleon-like projection. Not only has Lord Charles Beresford offered the Admiralty the benefit of his advice and experience from time to time, but he has been over to the Front, and narrowly escaped death. Onoe having seen the popular seaman with his square figure, it is impossible to mistake him, and when the House is sitting. and he strolls on occasion into the Outer Lobby. a. whisper usual- ly goes round the waiting crowd at the barrier: "That's Charlie Beresford'," Lord Derby is easily the most popu- lar peer in the North of England. A man ot great initiative and will, he says what he means. and telling the people the truth he finds no Mmeuity In evoking a steady response. There itt a curious reoembhnce in his writing to that of Mr Edward Grey, but in gen- eral characteristics a wide gulf sepa- rates them. It was commonly mtlclpated that Mr. Edwin Montagu, who ls hack agaln at the British Treqaury as Financial Secretary, would be saved for the Ministry, ft not for the Cabinet. He is remarkably clever " ttttaries, and in addition he has enjoyed for years the privilege of the Premier's trhrndtrttip, spondlng many weekends with him. Like Mr. Austen Chamberlain, another t1nancitu expert, he affects the mono. cle. NO COTTON RESOLD A despatch from London "rv.- The Foreign Office denied a statement published recently that American cot- ton seized by. the British authorities is being reehipped to be resold in neu- The lute Mr. Joseph Chunberlaln war probably the Batman who smoked the most cigus in the course of a day; in his case the damage was hone not by the number he smoked as by the Myth of the leaf of which they were trtatgtutaetured. Mr. Fred Terry, until he was stopped by his doc. tor, had a way of going in for chain mntAittg-that is to say, he lit one cigar from the stump of the one before it. and so on. When V the average man comes across Sir Edward Carson. the new British Attorney-General, with his trim, erect. sturdh-butit "ure, he is apt to forget that the great lawyer and Ulster [nu-lot is sixty-one years of use. He certainly does not look more than tittr This impression is nocentuated by the neural-easy way he dresses. tor nearly always he comes to the House of Commons in a double-breast- ed lounge suit and a bowler hat. Not So Well Endowed As His Young- er Brother or Sister. It has been noticed that in many countries crime and the lack of moral restraint seems increasing, in spite of the advantages of civilization. Some students of the subject have noticed that this seems especially the case in those countries where small families are the rule. One theory is that in families of one child the parents are apt to spoil their offspring, and give him all he wants, causing him to grow selfish, and think too much of self. Other observers maintain that the younger children of a fair-sized family are more sturdy and usually more clever than the first or second. This only holds good when the family is of a good average size, as the younger members of a very large one are likely to be deficient. Neither the Earl of Chatham nor his famous son were itrtrt-born. Nel- son was a fifth son, and Napoleon had elder brothers. Wagner was not the eldest of his family, and, coming to household names of the last few years, we find that neither Mr. Glad- stone. the late Lord Salisbury, nor Lord Kitchener were first arrivals. In retirement Lord Haldane will probably turn again to literature. He has writtettt-otthssnotrtnotatN essays on philosophical criticlsm of the day, and students of philosophy would welcome farther conuibutlom trom him. Back again in England, Major F. E. Smith, who tunes omoe tor the tirtet time as British Bolieitor.Genertu, will probably surprise his friends once more by his Insatiable love of cigars. He smokes, as a rule, a dozen long Coronas a day. and one ot the impor- tant duties of his clerk has been to see that a full case went to the Law Courts each day for his 1we--0ne cigar to be smoked during the luncheon hour, and another directly the Court rose. Thence onward the Coronas went in quick succession. Professor Metchnikoff is one of those who hold the opinion that the first- born is not so well endowed as his younger brother or sister. Statistics seem to bear this out, and if we glance at some of the world's famous men, we shall find they were younger sons. A calculation made years ago brought out the fact that rather more than a third of the period between 1141 and 1815 was spent in wars be- tween France and the inhabitants of Britain. In the 23 distinct campaigns, spread over the 674 years, 188 years were spent in struggles between France and England, and, after the Union of the Crowns, 64 years were occupied in wars between France and Great Britain. The Union thus in- volved Scotland in 64 years of con- 41ict with her former partner in the "Auld Alliance." These particulars are thered from a volume entitled 'lrAeTr'l','lr1'L' of Glasgow," publish- ed several years ago by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Weaving wwfrrractised in China more than a thorny-41 wars before it 1.: known in Euror,a. FIRST BORN CHILDREN. PERMNO OF NOTE. War Campaigns. IN . NEUTRAL PORTS gr mi. , M, , YgF put ad att to-Inorrow are the un- itteehitgthrt'est,tg; If, ',,ur'gItu,'"dP,g:t wishto tinting palm qtdeMr,rtitttmeddo_ttto. Withhmm" - ... "Whatever do they allow this rot about food prices in the paper for t" he began. "It unsettles women aw- fully. Now my wife is insisting on having her housekeeping allowance advanced twenty-tive per cent. I tell you she'd never have known anything about the advances if they hadn't been put before her in flaring type." Greenwood says nothing, but glues at me. For once in his life he can- not rise to the occasion. . The wont kind of fool is the one who doesn't want to learn, be“; when' they want to'butt into what W" this-.- - Irmows PRINCE GEORGE on ' GREECE. l The Greeks are mount [onward ca; ftatrn1ggtegat of an old p F phecy. When a Royal Consul: tine weds I Prim-s Sophie, ' non shall reign In Comm. , nople." The present King's Giiiid ',ucoatrtartttnesatnd that MM 't Queen In Sophie. The Crown Prince u now " years old, and! the King Is tn a very precarious: slate of health. Pork Ind Beans With Worcester Sauce ls Cheap and Nourishing. Greenwood is one of those intoler- able men who always rise to an occu- sion, says a contributor to Punch. He is the kind of man who rushes to sit on the head of a horse when it is down. I can even picture him sit- ting on the bonnet of an overturned motor bus and shouting, "Now all to- ttether."' to the men who are readjust- ing it. We were going down to business when Perkins introduced a new grieygnce against the censor. "Nothing except that he had an ex- cellent dinner yesterday." "I wasn't there," said Mrs. Green- wood. “I went to my mother's. You Bee, cook conscientiously followed thr. weld'e instructions. He had urdines, Worcester sauce, macaroni, and tin- ned pork and beans. I can't nuke out quite which of the two was the first to give notice afterward. Only, unleu Oswald shouted, Take a month's notice!' when he heard the cook's step in the hall, I am inclined to think the cook trot there first." Now in the train I recommended tinned pork and beans with Worcester sauce as I cheap and nourishing food in war time. Courage is the yeut that can»: u man to rise to the oeenalon. There is I new way of doing Almost everything except lovemaking. A healthy lotter- an euily ensure his life for more than it in worth. Wood, " 'Cook, get the store’s price list for to-dny and serve for dinner pre- cisely the things that have not ad- vanced. You understand? That will do.' So you see the matter was settled." "Er, what did your wife say?" ask- ed Perkins. “Say! What could she say? Here was the obvious solution. And I have noticed that women always lose their heads in an emergency. They never rise to the occasion." The next morning I met Green- wood attain. "By the way," I asked, "did you have a good dinner yesterday?" "Glad to hear these hard times don't skeet your household," I began diplomatically. The general opinion of the. "com- pnrtment seemed to be that the censor hoot gravely noglected his duty. " agreed with my wife," said Blair, who is a shrewn Scotchman, "and told her that She must have an extra two pounds a month. Now a twenty- five per cent. advance would have meant five pounds a month. Luckily providence fashioned women without an idea of arithmetic." Most of us looked as if we wished we had thought of this admirable "My wife drew my attention to the paper," said Greenwood loftily. “I did not argue the point with her. Fin- nnce is not woman's strong point. I rang for the cook " once." Everyone looked admiringly at the hero who had dared to face his cook. 'T said to her," continued Green- Greenwood looked me straight in the eyes. There is a saying that a liar cannot look you straight in the eyes. Discredit it. "That dinner was excellent," he replied. "l wish you had been there to try it. And every single thing at per-war prices." But that night I came across Mrs. Greenwood as she emerged from a Red Cross working party loaded with mufrlers and mittens. Mrs. Greinwood smiled. "What ha_s’_Os_w_ald been telling you y' idea. Expects! hi; Greeks 'rerJNrfit Prophecy TORONTO Appagntly - men only me their Mt fy _on1r thing some people Gut-.1909. _ he Greeks an looun‘ forward the nttrtt1ment of an old p phecy. When a Royal Consul: “no weds I Prim Sophie. “Ida Ion shall reign In Constant]. nople." The present King‘s Giiiid la Constantine and that od dial Queen In Sophie. The Crown Prince ls now " years old, and! A WAR-TIME DINNER. Stray Thoughts. From the Ocean Shore The third party it Briiisli "ktiers hu arrived in New Brunswick thin salon under the province's guidnnce. The Sons of England band at St. John In; contributed fourteen re- cruits for war Berviee. A New York firm is enquiring " Halifax and St. John for dried and baled seaweed for packing purpocen. The Public Woiks Department in building I wharf at Renforth, N.B., on the Kennebecasis for landing cord- For swearing on the street and re- truth. Irrelt, Hurry Neal, at St. John. was fitted $104 or aixuen months in jail. Annapolis Valley bears promise of a record apple crop this year. The new post dice " St. John will likely be ready for occupation in In weeks. Some one cut the lone crease: from the head of ten-year-old Helen Wat- hers u she slept at her home in In. dinntown, St. John. Unfortunately high priced seed in not always a guarantee of high qual- ity, but low priced seed is possible only with corn that has had no special care in curing for seed. The farmer who gets $1.50 per bus. of 70 lbs. on the ear for corn taken out of his corn crib in the spring has more profit than the farmer who receives $2.50 a bus. of 70 lbs. on the ear for corn that has been kiln-dried or rack-dried in special corn-drying buildings. is always advisable for growers to procure seed corn on the our as dur- ing moist weather shelled corn in lm-portntion or storage will ubsorb moisture and mold within a very few am than destroying its vitality.-- Seed Branch, Ohm. Items d hm Fro- Lune! By Wu. of the Fredericton has taken e dog cen- Ius, and recorded 850 uninel and only 100 licenses. Heavy rains have saved New Brunswick the usual iMux of brown tail motha from the south, according to ottieial exterminate”. Corporal Geo. F. Craft, of M. John. is leading home from the war a Bible which nved his life in battle, in which a bullet lodged. Sydney. N.S., refused the offer of the residence of the late J. K. L. Rose for use as I city hospital which would have awed nearly $70,000. Under the Nova Scotia Temperance Art fifty-six convictions and eight dismissals were made in the year's second quarter 3nd one man went to Mil. Captain John Elliott, of Quoddy, Charlotte County, N.B.. is 103 year! old end hes 100 ttrtsndehihiren. He made his first trip to M. John ninety years ago. when Indians were seen on the streets. Too Many Corn Growers Take a Risk With Cheap Seed Corn. Bad germination in seed corn, com- bined with prolonged cold weather st time of planting, has been the cause of much disappointment this sensor! to ensilnge growers. The seed corn growers of tsouth-western Ontario were almost equally disappointed through being unable to find a market for their thoroughly-dried corn of strong vitality. Many ssmples were taken by seed inspectors and the in- vestigntions made indicate clearly that at least " per cent. of the cauu for s poor stand can be traced to the ensilage growers buying low priced seed. If harvested in dry weather and kept in mrrow cribs through the winter, the chap corn may give u fairly satisfactory stand of plentu with thick needing and good soil and weather conditions. But too nanny Hrmertt hnve learned to their sorrow the very serious risk they tare in using corn wintered in this Why. It Ron Maey1lo, arrested at St. John for vucnncy, was found to upak seven languages, and used as an in- terpreter at the Police Court. Moncton district farmers are angry because they ennnot curry their bu- keu of ex:- and butter into the pn- senger cnrl on the way to mnrket. Captain Ellis, of the stranded Plant liner, A. W. Perry, " Halifax, had his eertitieate suspended for six months by the wreck eommiGiorers. A tablet Wu unveiled in the old Loy-list. Church, Kingston, to John Beardsley, pioneer missiongry in New Brunswick and first Grand Mu- ter of the Mason: there. The new double tracked ferry boat to run from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Inland with the Inter- colonial railway car: has arrived " Halifax from England. New Brunswick government will arrange that their London office shill keep in touch with the sons of the province It the battlefront 1nd give than news from home. A pliant Ton-by, 1min; received from Ended an we“ gift of socks, entered than st pace, for he att-aid-ot-rits/hed- "udinaiathetoeotthestetekmettnt mohaibunspioeo oftrtiirrrrtt- t-,noqrrdd-d_tarelhntat oariGirG-rotd,eatitltyt4 tuahiatuueibubenedirtio-"God, blast!“ want of dull talk I A Prince Edward Island bridal pair were stopped from honoymooning to the United States at St. John be, cause they had not the required funds to enter the States. Two Nova Scotia boys at the front now. Ind I trreat-trrtnduther at Wa- terloo, Peter Alden, the first settler in Aldersville, Lunenburg. The boys are Clifton and Harald Hiltz, of Kingsport. or NEWS FRO! MARITIME PROVINCE. "Ged He- the Wee." THE FARM. if; ' fu, it E}! Ln