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A despatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says; If the plan proposed. by the members of the Queen Victoria Park Commission for the disposal «i-the Niagara’s unidentified dead is carried out, this city will have one of the most unique cemeteriés be row ~~ after row of graves, each contain- ing the body, invariably maimed, The Probie Se disposing of the ‘ound each wm the aie ara River is one that has y officials, an Seah oe prac- tically refused to handle the bod- ies, especially. those taken from the ool, unless some one year guar- The under- a takers declare that to bring a body ai ‘or a couple of if from the et to the top of be baak days or ey more and Sites bury it was worth ~ SEMETERY NBAR WHIRLPOOL Problem of paring of of Viena: of Niagara River ar May Be Be Settled, $40, si, providing the aa, pos fur- nish and ops he gra’ ta seme Tewecn the mem- bers of the Town Council and the k Commission, which has j a: diction over the Niagara Park sy: tem, of which the grounds ae. ent to the whirlpuol are a part, it was agreed that the city would fur- nish the grave and hive it onenad if the Park Commission would pay the undertaker. It 1s propuscu wv hi the unique cemetery located near tho eis Os al. n is recover will be locked up Seeelnle mae tatattona made of every peculiar mark on. it that might lead to an identification. Be clothes will also be saved and a seription taken. The grave in which the body is placed wil! be numbers and a record kep\ direction of the coroner, YOUNG FOLKS THE BEE STORY. only a little girl n lived on a farm. down to loo She had op quickly, and saw a bla Grandinama was going along tho ek: hunting for strawberries. Sho e 8S not gri ae then, of course amed wer who st Mader tine ei Wien rleht head of her. she heard eer, buzzing sound. She looked dl settled in the Nef and took: arge, eihGe ait exeil teddy starte but were, 1 trée aud began to aw When a was a branch ne ini ha all hhives were full, smcked ests and could 1 great den Ther “QO,” mother heard music in the street. ome |? sure onough, ther: grinder summer hofore wore a little blue sae rl and a roun Me re heats the monke; i bread. Aue the bread on 1 the porch it on the linen Aree me the bees were as quiet as sealed Ai a eked i eee rubber {Senger in the U: sited Kingdom lost h was looking out of the window monkey climbed to the porch. jacket, a. pie He nibbled at it happily enough until a sagar cooky handed to him; then he saxelilly 4 nto the house LEE ln out a haundful of cookies, | which she gave to the organ-; are: not ame in the autumn sty! era. ahe eee My the linen-clo- coarse | t eee rary bes found her. ary was almost atraid to look for fear that the ie er gone, the same s father Poi abe fue off th theoweh All £0 bees were y were Syste atin ear Raney in Mary’ 8 paver scomuch that it was sold for three oad and the money was given Mary for her discovery, THE ORGAN-GRINDER cried Lucy, jump- ing up from the supper-table as s! ske y ee inan and the dear Mothi6e wet to ae window, and 3 the 0. map who asa Ay come the Py and Lucy went out on the ce = raily anda 1) ftetused 2 Po | cl ingamoa diagied right j se puede ofa Gane to take them, which made groan. Then Lucy wan' the fiddle again, but the man sai “No, Monk’s work hard all day-~ he ti tied * and patted the little monkey. kindly. ‘‘Too tired,’” re- peated the man; and the monkey,| sprang up on the organ-grinder’s sou ger put both arms round his blinked soberly from un- dey nie cap. The man nodded and snriled, and start: When they came to a turn in the road the organ-grinder stopped for a enent, vad the Le Aecuie his waved it toward fnay aust Goolpaiion —__-_—A.. HARVESTERS TURNED BACK. to U. S. by Admission t Huron @Oflicials. A despateh from Sarnia says: Several of the harvesters bound or the Canadian Northwest, pk took the route via Chicago, had a: unpleasan icterlciver at ort Huron, where the United States {immigration officials held them up for the four-dollar head tax apiece. Some of the men were refused pas- sage through the United States al- and were turned back by pial immigration inspectors. A few turned home, but others went on veneer ugh Canadian territory 8 \F FE TRAVELLING, of Last Year. Remarkable Record Railroads Made A despatch from London says: Statistics issued by the Board of Pvesie: Hn ean nadia Mincie nie a train ig the ie: rs sbi ras Mar was put ar 1608. though oaany "persone es the four PCahsath ald ‘were killed by way trains im the ue tied together over the! Various other such as cross top. joan some of the men carried in the tr patetn etc, it: back to the house. It was pit} with the ni er hives and all through KIL! Ep IN TR se WERCK. the summer the bees were busy z making honey. When fall came tie Terrible Rai “heel ident Near § Santiago, Chili. A despatch from Santiago, terrible railway sire ‘ed on Friday when two trains came into collision, 30 miles north of Santiago, Many persons killed orinjured» Both trains were complétely destroyed. The mone- tary loss will reach $150,000. RSS FADS AND. FANCIES. Sere. fans are small. Most new coats show ad- ded fines Some? of the smartest hats are on Many summer pazasols are made ot fe fish chintz. striped-mohairs are ex- falebs for seetelog: y ear. All the pretty, faded, oy ashed-ong dyes Shite to be m ‘irds perched on pe of ‘parasol handles rit seen everywher New turbans Zz Oriental designs have a great vogue among parasols. High w: ; ohe piece frocks are quaint harming for children. Narrow embroidered silk ties are worked in colors on white or a col- or. Medes 5 blouses for young ul pular for out of doo: "There i is a rumor that jackets will A despatch from Otiaars Ti. bank statement for ‘the Dominion. 7,229,621. Curren: ly 82,0 la decreased by $1 ‘anada increased by 4, a and call loans in Canada by ni 000,000. Loans pihalds of C j 19,115, fedticstius the sehinved withdraw. | Spectivels ere Deposits payable on demand. > peseeate payable after nocicey. The Bank Statement for July Shows | Further Expansion. says:]al of funds from the United States compared. with the statement for uae, indicates continued growth dexpansion of trade throughout Deposits increased us in Rie Current loans in Canada ... *ltwelve months by $122,000, 01 July, as|to meet the business demands of the Dominio: An instiuiidite improvement is e noted between the current statement and the st: atement for 1908, the aggregate deposits increased.during these 00. A comparison between the state- ments r July, ees age 1909, re- follow aon , killed in an automobile race al British | 2 a e|ty a body are all er: was | generally are simply trimmed. of colorings | 88° CONDENSED. NEWS ITEMS GAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. ey Telegrayatc Briefs From Our Ows aad Other Countries of Becent Events. CANADA. Code telegraph message’. will have to pay higher rates after Sept. Ist, Vhere te where rich finds of silver are reported. t 3 x scheme has been outlined for the eames ol the nueleus of a Canadian nay, arold ikeees a Hamilton bee was bitten by a dog, and it is feared Tables S$ may~ result. uggan of Bank treal is charaed with eet Rie two empty stable und ee then ta starve. A resolution was passed by the Maritime Board of Tr at cf a union of the three eastern Provinces, President James Ross of the Do- minion Goal C miners to a ef ite Coroner's juny in the. Michael st Hall case another dianapolis, Ind., on Thursda; After October Ist Montreal con- sumers will get their glecteichhy for ten cents a kilowatt, instead of fil teen goes sak at present. that declares farmer molige eee | Company, tier by will ss be whe The “Bank of Commerce estimates tern wheav crop at 113,979,- $00 bushels, the oat crop at 157, £37,000 bushels, and the crop at 24,320,000 delete: GREAT BRITAIN, Lady Alma- AG a wife of the famous artist, eateiectten non Thu Suffragottes caused disturbances al several public meetings in Bri- in. A proposal was made to adopt a t Red Cross system within the ‘sh Empire to work with the haribo rial arm UNITED STATES. A man having $1,000,000 in coun- Bees notes was arrested in Ken. tick gas explosion in Clevelnnd: rood a building and injured ten. Women’ led the rioting strikers Pa., on Friday, persed by A rumor Aiceea i New York says that arriman ured sntglobthe New: Vore Gentes ines. An inexhaustible supply of pitch blende, from ium is ob- tained, has vie aicoversa mi Ois fornia Railroad, nea: Marquette | ee ee iearel Lansing, _ Mic! of the locomotive boiler. Dr. Herbert D, Pease, a native of Toronto, has been appointed direc- tor of bacteriological work in the Lederie laboratories, New GENERAL. A Chineso patrol was assaulted of Japanese soldiers in Manchuria. Kighty per cent. among letter-sorters are due to tubereulosi sis treece has sent a note to Turkey saying that she wall antec che decision of the Protecting powers in the Cretan affai of the deaths in Bret semi tee KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Pour Vancouver Ladies Lost Their Lives. in Seattle. A Senne from Vancouver, B. C.; says: Tho four Eeneotyee lad- ‘es, who ‘perished in the auta. acci- dent in Seattle on ‘thursday night were: Mrs. wife a & shoe merchant ; RoR Asaae Cownnrsistcrro Colvin and daughter of a soenee ent real estate broker; Maggie Paul, a teacher in Seymour Schoo!. Mis: rece was to have been mar- aE shortly. Her mother died last. year. 5 eet sae RONEY PRICES TO STAY HIGH. Late Spring Had Bad Ettect Western Ontario Crops. A despatch from London, q says: By present indications the pares for met will remain fairly | © igh in western Ontario this year. The bees Wintered well, but the dete pring Tas its ill- effect. This s of honey is of eaecllban pri The Western sdeichod is increasing every year, as the cold Winters pre- vent much being wlan there in the way of keebing GUIDE FOUND $1,000. Pocket-hook Was, ee Up on Glacier Peak, B. A despatch from stead Ba, da A es telegram received at , near Field, sit could be found for the ies (-book, and it was turned in to the | t Gomany by the oie who found o} is a rush to Otter town- Company reiterates his | 5, ios determination $0: fight the striking ¢ Meighen, President |‘ if the Lake. of ths Woods Milling |, wer ‘6 arrest- rsday. B th trainmen were killed patie ony | © Farmers Ni shirt 90,000 IMMIGRANTS, 70,000 From the States to Settle in the A despatch from Brantford says: Twenty-five thousand men as extra help will be required in the north- west to handle what will be a bum- per crop, in the sense of increased er a heat produced, accord- Bruce Walker, immigra- od pede ty om in an interivew on wecaese ay: Mr. ker stated that it was not BEEN eS the ie that 120 million bushels of wheat, with- ut reg: to t! arser geaitie: would be harvested, and the farm- ers would not get less than $1 per bushel at the elevator. to Hoe Eee Mr. Walker that at least 100,000 immigrants srinile. pottle in the west, 70,000 of which would come from the United aes with effects worth $70,000,- e900. ie balance will one ete Europe and eastern Can: ss BODY SEVERED IN CANAL. Horrible oe ofa Tesh College | * tuden' ach. om, Sault Ste. 1 Fred rning, oat was locking through the American Canal, when he clam- bered over le to get. ashore to handle Tae @ darkness n ele the fender streak, and tried to get out, but was too late. The boat closed in and crushed him be- tween ler streak and the canal walls, nearly cutting him in » and w on making} his last trip before pre- ing for the Fall term. His par- Bh live in "arsela MISSING Wit 300 ON BOARD. Steamer Waratah Overdue Several We co-operation of several ships bound from South Attica to Australia in an effort ome trace of the missing he steamship Bannockburn, which has arrived. at pbeny, West Aust ralia, from Lon- reports that she senerio cipencetunted gales on Jul, The-deck cargo of coal “hitied: a threw the vessel on her beam ends. She only escaped foundering through ae sea phe the coal overboard. Her captain feels sure at the SWreratas was lost in the same storm. ee Ns bs MR. ASQUITH WELL GUARDED | y74 Suffragettes Post Sentries at the Premier’s Residence. despatch trom London sa} The militant suffragettes who been picketing the Hohse of Comte mons for the x weeks witli the Premier's residence on Down- ing street. Mrs. Des; aes and Mrs. Saunderson, on Wednesday afier- noon, took up their stand outside | M 8 uninterruptedly until remie ranted an audience. ‘The Premier, however, is able to slip through a perder iacieeeie oe Wee hance whieh, the public does not enjoy ac ces Beads Be UN ERS THOS. ARC WBA BALD KILLED. ts Was ee “to Death by a Zs cash Fri ned Cow, Northern, A ale hee St. Catharines |} $1.30 to $1-33; says: Thomas Archibald, who re- iN rthern, $1.25 to "$1.29. sides on osiies ak in the out- First iar dast 86 to $6.20; second nn Patents, 90°to $6.10; first clears, age went dut to unloosen the. cow, was found later by a mem the. family in an unconscious con- dition. came entangled in the rope, an was attacked by the frightened ani- mal Into Deaths uptoms of Scourge, A despatch from aiseuaiae Missouri, says: The recent su eon deaths ae Washington Weeks 4 hie brother, i Shows cholera, he believed they died from sporadic cholera or aggravated a_| cholera morbus, OLOUD OF GRASSHOPPERS. ’ Suffer Loss. f Their Grain. A des) aii from Ottawa says: ideau, near New. in of the destruction east 0! which there are clouds, e plac e bo never before had such a visita- —_-—-——_ ~ SNOW EN JOHANNESBURG, Business Heel gtk oF Heaviest ton in ¥ wa from ae mi iéa, gayst The ke jeaviest, snow ae wane rhea isd talon sat ee one Fag) eee er te ied Ae hee ee bat een, oi mote suspended, : | dozen. £ | & to $5.25; second ‘clears, $3.35, 02: Tt is supposed that he be- mi pesburg, Ooi LEADING MARKETS BREADSTUFES. Toronto, Aug. 24.—Flour. tario wheat 90 per cent. patents fiom old wheat, 84.30 to $4.50 to $4.70 on to. Flour f rom new wi » $4 to #4.10 outside. Manitoba flour, first patents, $6.10 to $4.20 on track, To- ronto; second patents, $5.70 ka $5.90, = strong bakers’, = 50 t $5.60 0 cee paren No.2: ee white, 48% 49¢ on track, Toront to and 47 Hh aiKe ow side. No. estern Canada oats, 18% to be, and No iets Bay por! Bebe 2, 90 to 92¢ outside, nomin, Puck-wheatPridce purely nomin- Spee NG 2 American 824 to 79¢ on track, lal adi jan 75¢ a track, Toronto yellow. Bran—$19.50 to $20 for Ontario bran outsid . in bulk. Manitoba, $21 in s, Toronto freights ; shorts, $24, Toronto freights. “COUNTRY I PRODUCE. poe: poet: $2.50 to $2.60. per x 1 timothy, new, $13.50 $ a ton on track here, and Ber ards ay to $9.5 - G raw—$7.50 n Potatoes New Candia e5° to Te per Poultry--Ohicken yearlings, dressed, 14 to 16c oes Ib.; fowl, 11 0 18c; turkeys, 16 to 18¢ per Ib. THE DAIRY MARKETS. uubter—Pound ee 19 . ee ee mee large rolls, 18 to 0 16¢; ¢ 2 Bi, Eee separator, 22, to Eggs—Case lots, 21% to 2 220 per Cheese—New, meee: for large, and at 12%{c for tw HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon—Long clear, 13%, to. ie cer Ib. in cas e lots; Tess perky $23.50; short ae t to Medium, 13_to © backs, We; fast bas con, 16 ; tubs, 13340; Lard—Tierces, 14% pails, 15¢. BUSINESS ‘AT “MONTRE ae Se Avg. 24,—Oats e annie tern, 46 to 4 0 460; N ious Manibaba Tapas ateet ae: 0, and en a Fi ents, $5.90, seco; strong bakers nd -at $5. $5.20 per nitoba Spring wheat patents, £5.905 ators mete wheat pate ent onds, ‘inter ree pa os Mania stron nS MARKETS. UNITED STAT Minneapolis, Sept., $1.00% Aug. 24.—W. heat» 3.65. eer hundred pound Racine Aug eos whettee a1. to ite, pee ee ve Py 40. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Aug. 24.A few'ot the best cattle sold at about Se per Ib., but they- were not extra; pretty good aniuials 2 Fs aa anihe common stoa 2 to Sie per Ib. Colves, fro 50 ad oN white, 374 38% to 390; to Ge per ib eng lots of tat Pe t about §\4c per Ib, Milch cows frase $25 to $59 cach: Toronte, Aug. . 24.-Exporters’ Fer steady, with but few on offer. Ther sekeie Steady and unchanged. Slightly easier. Sheep 4: ad homie -Decline in prices of about 10 to Selects were ga at 75 fob. and 88, fed and» water- Soa SO ye READY AND EFFICIENT, Forces Prepared to Serve in Any ‘art of the Pmpire, tch from London says: ue is cane itd that New Zealand ea- eo: 108i eh to Late, efficient see an nctaerxenty in any part of the Beans—Prime, $2.20 to $2.25, and | Ten oe | hospita miles. ey. mately =) mile in Length. ad) tion, to ;|utes. Eleven of vi crew of 16, all a| vent down. with the schooner A despatch from Winnipeg says: The grain of the Canadian North- West is being harvested, and the ©|farmers are speculating as to the pea price, of ay Ace ii mae estimate of the wheat out- ut is over 100,000,000 bushels. direstons ol rain Growers’ rain Company fixed the commis- sion for this season for handling wheat at one cent a bushel; bar- ley, three-quarters of a cent a bush- el; and oats at half a cent a bushel. The | toi This action was the outcome of a referendum taken from the five thousand sharcholders of the com- Out of 009, sents to hand, 40 per cent. favor a commis: say “that the elevator owners can underbid tl vi Company for track wheat because was pointed out that, under the law, elevator owners were obliged to store wheat in bale elevators for anyone desir- it, the officers stated that the tay, was a dead-letter, as the eleva~ Lathes last year. m o Mr, Castle, the warehouse imber See @ num E and he promised .to rectify the wrong, but it was never done, ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Busgnees Make Ur United Attac Turnkey. A deepateh from Montreal n. prisoner; B fe oe jail at “Srecisburg made a de- mined attempt for freedom. On Thursday aad the acting turnke; Depu ity Scott, o lock them up for the mene sod 0 pal Bey that he had to the spital. His aie: for ine ae Thigh Con- stable Boisvert, who, with his re- a Tepe was later found hanging out of the window ready for of the prisoners. Scott is in the The men will get an ex- tension of sentence for the assault and attempt to escape. ek A LITTLE HEROINE. Anna Stadt Wilt Receive Humane Medal fer Life-seving. A an hat Niagara Falls, ote Saye? e heroic rescue Rehere ae # Sher nine-year- old SouDA Ci Anna Stadt will re- ceive a life-say fie medal from the Humane Socie! Anna’ is only twelve years ol, ‘The rescue took Tagelay, when Mina th nine-; vent ot @ 2 sees ‘oh a out beyond her oe pth Gc Creek. The little hero- nhs water and saves ju he was the drow: te sinking for the I e last $10, 090,000 CO 060 contin a LET. Foley and Co. to > Build Second See tion of G. T. 9 : aes eral. ao Prince Rupert, say Grane Trunk Pa- tia has pent to Foley, Welch ewart a new conten for the aaa section east o! nee Ru- pert. It will be 140 wate from Copper River east to Aldermere. bis leaves a of less than 500 s, and contracts for this may Le let before the end of the year. © new contract was for approxi- $10,000, are several long tunnels, one half a The line will cross ena River by a cantilever ;|L. .ae sixteen miles below Hazle- n. a en Ae CANADA TO BUILD NAVY. Admiralty Has Arranged to Lend Number of Officials, A Cespatch from London says 2/1 is understood that the arrange- ment concluded between the erial Government and Canada for naval defence only awaits ratifiea- tion e Dominion Parliament. ee adopted is described as Nehly satisfactory to both parties. t Canada will im: of British: tere ae en aor 0 a to study and Seaport tie WRTELAL ERED —_——* CUSTOMS RECEDES SOAR. Big Increase vers Working Day This Month, A despatch io Toronto says: Mr. JH. Coilector of C aves tie: teen of Toronto, re- s that receipts for A 1d $60,000 ahead of 1907, which was the best month in. the history of Toronto tatouts aah average, has been over $50,000 day this month. These Anathe indicate healthy busi- ness condition ri e| though Mr. Magistrate of the City of Glasg: who is making an extensive tour of the United States and Canada, ar- ed in New York on Tuesday, Al- Maxwell's purpose in Beer America is for the trans- ion of private Jip: he is tables advantage of the opportun- ity to study pubic institutions. declares he does, from the | birthplace of Sante cipal ownership. Mr. Maxwell 5 si Canadia) are tar ied at eee in the United States in many respects. They ap- pear to be boues regulated, and are kept cleaner. ea ee AUTUMN LAKE TRAFFIC. Nearly the Baie aunee? Will bo in Opera’ aS from 2 aR ioh., fie “Dies ident Livingston of tho Lake Carriers’ Asedciation, says: “But 55 per cent. of sale lake ton- nage was ir last year, This fall between 90 had 100 per cent. of the boats will be in opera- ti ave not been fixed, but vesselmen expect to get three cents per bushel when the Ore rates are ab nd. judging from the increasing. conditions of p: carriers will get a rate of $1, the roa part of the season. Next s il ce ag of the be: histors of lake commerce, accord. ing to the Fyne indications. AN available tonnage will. find busi- ne PEMBINA COAL FIELDS. The Grand Tronk Pacifle te Tap tho District. A despatch from PR: says? he G. T. P. officials announce the . finding of valuable coal lands near | the Poa first shipments. over will ne of Ay A for ee abyel: ‘of these erties, Ib Th is stated also that the coal is ete very best: bituminous, an much superior to the lignite pest in the Edmonton district. MUST COMPLY WITH LAW. No Extension of Time in Propric- ory Medicine Act. deh medicines purchased before that date were Erantel iy settenatentee cutie which t6 procure and the stamps required by law. The time was extended, by order-in- Council ‘iry ab ther extension is likely 1 and dealers ralingeia Sousa his requirement of the Act va be liable to prosecution. Tho stamps can te procured by dealers in any district from the nearest in: land revenue collector Schooner A despatch from Halifax, N. 8., says: The Gloucester fishing schoon- er Orinoco, Capt. Larkin, while proceeding to the Banks, met with ‘an accident on’ Thursday morning, 25 miles off Sambro, which. caused her to fill and sink in three’ Nave Scotians, with two exceptions, ~The five mer saved were all on deck at the time of the accident. Li ie len Was caused in this TLEVEN DROWN IN BUNKS Sudden Filling of Sails By Wind Causes to Upset way: The vessel had been allowed to come to the wind to trim her jib sheets oe misstayed, cane around and was left dead in the wind when nb ele suddenly filled again and the schooner went over in threo minutes the waves rolled over vessel had be BLEVATORLAW DEAD LETTER t|Wheat Crop in the West Is Estimated to Be 100,000,000 Bushels,