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samcribtra who do not rerdre ibelr paltra rorelar wul please sotuj naatooee apply at tho office for advertising rate stodffviile free press thuksday dec 3 189c th weeks commercial summary the enrniuk of canadian pacific for tho ecoud week of november ahour a decrease of 133000 stocks of wheat at torooto are 239t56 basliels ao against 21t15t bushels last week and 71315 bushels a year aso too worlds visible supply of wheat abowed a larger increase than usual last week the increase was 5 300000 bushels there has been a decline of 5c in chica go wheat within the past few days and holders are consequently timid about the insure stocks of wheat at port arthur and yort william are 2tsm3 bushels as against 1170972 bushtls at the oorre- poodng date of last year the canadian gazette says that cana dian horses are being imported into lou- ion in considerable uumbers at a recent sale one animal brought i39 and others ah5 and h and downwards there is no chano in the trade situa tion at toronto business in wholesale lines has been on the quiet side which is perhaps a little disappointing but the un- aeaonable weather may be blamed to some extent for this the visible supply of wheat in the united states and canada increased 1085000 bushels last week and the total is bow fil008000 as against 60320000 bushels a year ago and 82290000 bushels two jears ago the amount afloat to europe increased 1200000 bushels last week and the toial is 31920000 bushels as against 26102000 bushels a year ago a small rotary engine of novel design baa been invented by grant brambel of sleepy eye mlu for patent of which h tallen of london president of au en gineering syndicate has offered him 41600000 the eugiue does away entirely with tho crank motion of the steam en- cine a most desirable but to all intents and purposes an almost impossible thing ao do tho engine uses its own plunger lor a cat oft the engine is steam tight and requiros no ring packing it can be made marine type and of course can be either simple or compound it is not a cheap luiichino although it costs less than an ordinary engine it weighs less aud occupies oulya fraction of the space of the old style engine asthls week practically closes the sea son of navigation at montreal there has been a considerable degree of activity in getting off shipments of goods to custom- era on st lawrence and ottawa river points and some dealers in heavy goods xeporyi difficulty in gettiug freight space for orders to be delivered to western points last vessels for sea are expected to get away by tho 23rd or 24th the general movement in most staple lines is fairly maintained and collections are rather better than they woro some weeks ago but the ewajwrj state ot the country roadsfeyerywhcrd complained of is not calculated to help the circulation of i money ot points with regard to values there have been no very marked changes during tho week topics of a week tk important xrmu la k w word jtr can a ox ax of uere and there if the sultan of turkey could only bo induced to ride a bicycle some fiendish satisfaction might be got out of him now japiv is trying to get into a war with poor old spain advices from tho orient say tbat the japanese are secretly aiding tho rebels in tho phlllipine islands missouri weather prophets base their prognostications of tho heavy winter ahead on the height of the ragweed grow ing all about the weeds are from two to three feet high and an old adage is recalled which says that snow will fall deep as the ragweeds aro tali bank clerks like other mortals make mistakes of tho packages of paper money sent to tho treasury last year for redemption a small number did not con tain tho amount marked upon them strangely enough the surplus amounts exceeded the deficits tho former in a nominal total of 37000000 aggregating 57500 while tho latter camo to only 3000 of course said iot im glad ive got out of sodoms fiery hail but think said he what a chance twould bo for a cut price fire sale oh yesl and what cried mrs lot a fine job lot twould be she turned to halt and turned to salt and a fresh job lot was she when noah built ids mammoth ark of gopher wood and pitch and loaded it with elephants and croco diles and slch tho neighbors thought him crazy they didnt know its worth for in forty days thereafter twas tho only show on earth that school question whllo this question is now settled from national and political standpoint and while over one hundred aud fifty can a- dlan young men and women bavo settled it for themselves from a personal stand point by attending the present session of the central business college toronto it still remains for tho careful consideration of parents who have sons and daughters to educate and of young people who desire to prepare for the actlvo duties of com mercial life the splendid new prospectus fthis college may aid in arriving at a decision it can be secured by mailing a postal to the principal mr v hshaw gtrrardamlyongo sts toronto the delineator for december is called tho christmas number and well deserves the name two christmas stories and much informa tion about a christmas dinner besides its usual fashion plates notes etc sub scription 100 per year delineator pah people along tho iboro aro carrying off a tig departmental store is talked in london the steamer spaarndam u aground at maaslula ice has formed on portions of the bldeau river and canal there la a serious outbreak nf diph theria throughout th province of quebec harding has accepted barrys challenge to row for the championship of england the hamilton district fruitgrowers present to the queen has arrived in lon don archbishop fabre who is returning home from europe is reported to be ser iously ill the windsor suicide has been recog nlzod as william j means of grand rapids mich archbishop fabre nf montreal has arrived at new york on the stcuiner la uascolgne the death la announced of sir ed round hornby who was an expert in ternatlonal lawyer hev j d fisher of montreal has been called to the pastorate of kuox church st thomas a tall brick onlmney in mcclonrys foundry at london fell while being re paired but no one wan hurt mr w c b rathbun was found dead in bed at the residence of his brother mr k w rathbun belleville tho new farmers butter hall in tho hamilton market wna opened by tho mayor and council friday night mr james leltch q c was nomin ated for thf commons by the conserva tives of cornwall and stotmont next years meet of the american canoo association is fixed for grindstone island in the st lawrence river the patrle the french liberal organ declares that it is perfectly satisfied with the settlemont of the school question a hamilton man who said ho was mr kuntz tho brewer was arrested in buffalo on friday for being disorderly in a saloon a buffalo man has invented a machine to do the work of m aiders it is report ed to have demonstrated wonderful re sults at a public test a very exciting football match was played in roscdale toronto on satur day between the ottawa college and varsity teams tho former won by 13 to 8 letters bare been received in mont real from a numbor of those who left snmo months ngo to settlo in bra7il tho canadians there are suffering great hardships tho polee island oil gas co bos just finished kinking tho fourth well on tho island it is reported that a largo vein of oil was struck it being tho best yet found tho ottawa young liberal club on thursday night ndontbd a motion de daring that tho sonato of canada is an unuoccssurypart of our parliamentary government an inmatu of tho leeds and grcnvillo counties jail nt brockvlilo named spell- man attempted to sot firo to tho build ing hut tho attempt was frustrated by the officials tho trado enquiry which has been in progress in toronto for tho past fow days came to n closo yesterday a good deal of evidence mainly in favor of pro tection was given tho jnry in tbo murder charge against arthur gerhold at brandon after being locked up all night could not agree and wero discharged tho case will bo tried before a new jury news has been received by tho steamer alraeda from sydney of tho massacre of a party ot gold hunters composed of six whites and flvo natives by the canni bals of tho solomon islands aid scrogglo was appointed city treasurer of guolpb and tho council passed a strong resolution in favor of more edoquate punishment of the late defaulting treasurer harvey tho municipal committee in vharge of the hamilton houso of refugu has decided ou the advice of solicitors to re commend a criminal prosecution of con tractor frederick small for fraud the byelection for lakeside to the scat in tho manitoba legislature inado vacant by tho resignation of dr ruther ford resulted in the return of mr james mckenzlo liberal by 61 majority tho montreal ladles bonovolont soci ety has received nn anonymous gilt of 10000 tho annual income therefrom to bo used for the maintenance of tho in mates of tho ladies bcnovolont institu tion mr tnrto had a letter in cultlvntenr in which ho deplores the want of enter prise dlsplnyed by fronohcanadlans in manitoba and tho secondary placo they occupy compared with tho englishspeak ing race the first sod of the new fort erie jockey clubs track was turned with elaborate ceremonies a banquet nt tho tifft housb buffalo followed upon tho return of the promoters and an eats from fort erie the government proposes to arrango for ttn extensive service of refrigerator ears weekly on railways for the carrlago of perishable food pioducts to great bri tain plans for the cars are now being considered whllo in nova scotia dr borden visi ted fort anno one of tho oldest stations in the dominion it is in no extremely dilapidated condition nnd tbo minister is inclined to do all he can towards hav ing it repaired tho anglican diocesan commissioners appointed to dlvldo the securities hetweon tbo diocese of ottawa nnd ontario have completed their work tho amount re tained for ontario is about f 3000uu and for ottawa about 100000 only two of the fourteen cattlemen on board the illfated steamer memphis lost their lives they am believed to bo eng lishmen the wreck has broken up and arcbbuhp obrien of halifax laugh at the idea of the government arrangement being a satisfactory settle ment of the school question dr j d kelug dyutery cordial is prepared from drug known to the pro fession as thoroughly reliable for the cure of cholera dysentery diarrhora griping pains and mini me r ioni plaint it basr beeu used successfully by medical practi tioners for a number of years with grati fying results if suffering from any bum mer complaint it u jibt the medicine that will cure you try a bottle it sells for s3 cents cniteo states james burnet the young man arrested in bath was taken back to kentucky to answer a charge of murder george w g ferris inventor and builder of the ferris wheel died at pitts burg of typhoid fever at torrington conn a youth after being accidentally snot through the heart ran home a distance of half a mile the trolley cars of two hoes operated by the buffalo railway company are now propelled by electrio power from tho falls tho name of mr whltelaw reld la mentioned as a probable successor to mr bayard as united states ambassador to england all the leading gas companies of new york city have concluded to form a trust it is further reported that tho standard oil company is at tbo back of the movement the rev thomas j conaty rector of the church of the sacred heart wor cester mass has been appointed by the pope rector of tho catholic university at washington d c to succeed bishop keane who resigned in september it is a great public benefit these significant words were used in relation to dr thomas eclectricoil by a gentleman who had thoroughly tested its merits in his own case having been cured by it of lameness of the knee of three or four years standing it never fails to remove sorenes as well as lameness and is an in comparable pulmonic and corrective fokeign mm scott- sid dons tho actress died in paris noel parfnlt the french politician and author is dead twentyfive persons wero killed in a mine explosion in westphalia sir benjamin ward richardson md of london is dead ho was sixtyeight years of age it is estimated that seventytwo mil- linns of pcoplo will be affected by ihe famine in india at tho norwidh cattle show the prince of wales and tho duko of york captured prizes it is stated in berlin that prlncobls marok has decided to contlnuo his news paper disclosures cardinal yaughnn cavo an emphatic denial to a report published in london that tho popo was dying a telephone has been placed in a lon don pulpit that tho sermons may be heard by invalid parishioners last week n motorcar running botween london and brighton attained the speed of thirty miles an hour tho porsonal estate of tho iato georgo dumaurier the celebrated artist and author is ascertained to bo 47380 tho steamer spnarndam from new york for rotterdam is aground near tho village of maasluls in tho netherlands it is oxpeotcd that tho venezuelan government will send an envoy to lon don to resume diplomatic relations with great britain the famous medal presented by charles l to bishop juxon on tho scaffold was sold last week for seven hundred and seventy pounds an english syndicate is reported to have mado largo purchases on the amer ican side nt niagara falls with a view of making a more attractive resort a great deal of excitement has been aroused in west african circles by a mys terious expedition whloh is being ar ranged by tbo royal niger company it came out on tho london i stock ex- chango last week that a commission of fifteen hundred pounds has been paid for securing an carl as a company director cuban advices say that a canadian was murdered at cicnfucgos province of santa clara nt the end of october tho mans namo is said to bo dolhrigeon moxlcan tobacco promises to tako tho place of havana tobacco in tho markets of tho world and already great tracts of country are being operated as tobacco plantations in nn nddressa frldny evening boforo tho tyneido geographical sooiety sir donald smith the canadian high com- inlngsionft advocated tho zollvcroln idea nnd thought that the invitation ought to como from england tho queen had n portion of tho ham ilton district fruitgrowers present served nt dinner tho fruit proved excel lent and n lotter expressing her maj estys thanks was roturncd through sir donald smith high commissioner about the blood is yours pube if pure you are safe otherwise you are in peril the kidneys alone iorify lb lioxinu other ortau calf lojd kldurj lilu help nnd ileal the kldury when weak and oro is your blood pure if it is you are fit for all the duties and enjoyment of life your eyes will be bright and your thoughts cheerful if pure you will have good digestion strong nerves aud your heart will beat us regular as a clock if impure your blood will carry us im purities along to every nerve tissue joiut and to every organ of the body it will carry the seeds of duease decay and death and there is only o way one means by which it cm be purified and that u by healthy kidneys aud by them alone we are indeed fearfully an 1 wonder fully tuude but we are made just right if we only kuow how to keep so it does not matter how these impurities come their effects aro inevitable unless the kidneys are doing honest work twenty- four hours every day you understand there is no other organ that cut do the work of the kidneys aud like the heart they must keep right at it tired or not but they are too often overworked by our imprudence iu eating aiid drinking they are disordered by chills colds shocks and injuries and they must bo constantly looked to und signs of distress promptly heeded then whenever they need help give them the sovereign aid of the scieutigc discovery embodied in tho kidney treat- mcntofdoddskidney pills urop cake for tea there are so many palatable sorts of tea cakes whloh may be made to servo as a fitting ending to luncheon or tea among them being th products of tho following recipe cream two cupfuls of sugar and onehalf cupful of butter to gether add three beaten eggs and one- half cupful of milk with enough flour to nmko a ftlff batter and ono heaping teaspoonful of baking powder flavor with lemon extract heat well and drop in largo spoonfuls in a dripping pan u to an evidence of good jui salad a ceylon tea the quality is of the highest order the haver delicious ix lead pickets oxly by all ullockus these familiar brands telegraph telephone tiger are synonyms for the best matches made ask your grocer for e b eddys matches a popular c p r officer adds his testimony to the merit of dr acnews catarrhal iowder for cu- turrh and colli in tlie head llo suys it is 1eerless mr john mcedwards thepenial purser of the cpk liner athibusci sos i used dr agnews catarrhal powder lor cold iu tho head it is very effective easy toapply mild and pleasant for ca tarrh it has no equal i have tested nearly every catarrh euro made anil found none to compare with it i recommend it first last and always no lad 7 no matter how perfect her complexion or how line of texture her skin maybe can afford to be without some sort of preservative iu these windy aud trying autumn days preservatives are neces sary to the skin no matter what anyone says to tho contrary to rail against them is about as sensible as to refuse to acknowledge that food and rest are needed to preserve the strength and to restore wasted tissues yet so careless are many people that they go about iu all weathers with nothing to lessen the in jurious effects of sun- aud wind till a day comes when desiring to look particularly well they suddenly realize that the fine close skin has become coarse of texture the delicate color a hard unshifting red the eyes nose and mouth surrounded by a network of almost invisible hues soon to become wrinkles the charm gone and themselves forced into using paints pow ders and pencils in the evenings and the thickest of veils in the daytime this hard experience can be avoided by using peach bloom skin food which is posi tively the best preparation for the skin more than this any lady who is troubled with skin blemishes that may have defied all efforts to remove them will find a sure remedy in peach bloom it acts like magic upon the skin soothes all itchiness or irritation after a single application and has a permanently beneficial effect upon the skin indeed there is no unnatural condition of the skin be it merely an un pleasant itchiness or a serious attack of salt rheum but what this wonderful skin food will instantly relieve and ultimately euro it its wonderful properties are best appreciated by those who are most particular as to their appearance to itrlffhten leather chairs and sofas upholstered with lea ther will last much longer and retain a very much better appearance if the lea theris regularly revived with the follow ing mixture for it cleans tho leather and at the same tlmo softens it and pre vents its cracking tako one part of best vinegar and two parts of boiled linseed oil and shako well together apply a little on a soft ragnnd afterwards polish with a silk duster or an old chamois leather old war horse valuo thrown up by jtbo anything of water by direction of tho dominion minister of agriculture prof robcrtton will visit toronto next week to meet a committee of tho city council members of the board of trade and merchant who are interested in the handling of perishable food product to give them information xogardlng cold itorage a childs party for a childrens party have a jack hornor pip place a large round box iu the center of tho table covor it with umllax or similar greens nnd fill it with simple toys attaching n rlhbon to each article and extend tho ribbon to tho plnca to bo occupied by tho guest for whom tho gift is intended tho children will think the ribbons aro simply decora tlve until tho end of tho feast when each child can be instructed to gently pull the ribbon attached to his placeand will bo delighted to find a gift at tho other end a grand army man crosses swords with heart disease and wins a glorious victory with tho aid of r acnewl cura for the heart dr agnews cure for the heart can not be overestimated says h m mussel man a wellknown gar man of weissport pa and he continues my ailments wero palpitation and fluttering of tho heart i used two bottles of your valuable euro and feel like a new man 1 have taken bottles and bottles of other medi cincs without help i introduce it to my friends at every opportunity possible it is a great medicine inside of 30 minutes after tho first dose i had relief odor of ialnt it stands to lteason that a rosr vrh gives bis nnolo and undivided attention to one particular snbjct should acouiso a greater pro ficiency 1j it than ono whose energies are expended in different directions this is true of the medical superintend ent and his stall of assistants at lake- hurst institutoin their treatment of alco holism and kindred diseases every fresh case adds to the experience of year and to the number of those successfully treated there la no sudden and danger- ous deprivation of liquor there ore no bolts and bars the patlont giver up the drink habit almost unconsciously and from that moment takes the first step on his upward career commencing life afresh under brighter auspices for pamphlet and terms address the man ager lakehurst institute oakvllle out they avoid that type mrs qrumpey why dont wives rise up and make their husbands stand around grumpey because mon never propose to that kind of women detroit free press the smell of paint is not only unplca- sont but dccldodly unhealthy fow peo- plo know that there is a very simple way of reraovingj tbo odor ot a newlypainted room take i bucket of water and in it put a handful of hoy lot this stand tho room nnd in a few hours the smell will have entirely disappeared deafness cannot bp cared by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear 1 here is only one way to cure deafness and that is by constitu tional remcdk9 deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the eustachian tube when tlds lube gets in flamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing and when it is entirely closed deaf ness is the result and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of len are causedt by catarrh which is nothing hut an inflamed con dition of the mucous surfaces we will give one hundred dollars for any case of dcuness caused by catarrh that can not be cured by halls catarrh cure send for circulars free f j cheney it co toledo a iarsold by druggists 75c stained decaliters water bottles and decanters when stained nnd dirtylooking should havo a few ton leaves put insido thorn nnd a littio vinegar added shako tho bottlo about nnd let it stand foe n fow hours thou empty out tho vinegar nnd tea leaves nnd rlnso the bottlo with clean water in cases where tho stains arc very bad it may bu necessary to uso a bottle- brush itghin6 burning skin diseases cured for 35 gents wlicn woman will lie floss now it would seem that the vexing question of womans right nccdio longer trouble iw but bo left mkonll tlicothcr un- cxplninnblc things to timo and evolution a french statistician announces the en couraging fact that intime men will posi tively becomo manikins their stature shrinking century by century until tboy will not bo able to compete with the women on tho pitscnt test of physical strength in 300 ycara englishmen have grown six inches snorterwhlle the women have been increasing in height all woman has to dois to wait a few thou sand yenrw nnd if the littio man of the fu ture geta troublesome and clamors for rights and privileges she can pat him on bis little head and servo him the nanie honeyed fthuooiio has been giving her all these vcornbotjt such heavy mativt l ing yio great for littio people and she will attend tb all that sort of uy to jparo him anxiety and fatten njc- dr agnews ointment relieves in one day and cures tetter salt rheum piles scald head eczema barbers itch ulcers blotches and nil eruptions of the skin it is soothing and quieting nnd acts like magic iu the cure of all baby humors 35 cents no family living in a bilious country should bo without parmeleoa vegetable pills a few doses taken now and then will keep tho liver hctlve cleanse tho stomach and bowels from nil bilious mat ter and prevent agile mr j l price snoals martin co ind writes i have tried a box of parmelees pills and find them tho best medicine for fever aud ague i havo ever used a cure for llunlons apply tincture of iodine freely to tho joints night and morning letting it dry on tho big too should never be squeezed inwards by tho boot or shoe tho heels of which must not oxcood threequarters of an inch to nn inch the pressure caused by neglect of tbl rule enlarges the joints and tends to produce bunions how wheat got its name the name wheat is derived from s saxon word hwaetc signifying white because the flour from this grain is lighter in color than that from any other lodge souvenirs emblematic of any society to which you be- lom ksc sent toorder dept will secure an elexant koliedgcld button with screw and spur fasten- f int these buttons are beautifully made with colored enameled centres making a suitable present to a friend agngapsbb dominion regalia co toronto manufacturers of all ledge reauisites and uniforms badges etc chapped hands the daintest preparation for curing and preventing chapped hands is peach bloom this admirable skin tonic may bu relied upon as a specific for all kinds of skin troubles as well as for improving and beautifying the complexion colic and kidney difficulty mr jw wilder jp lafargevllle ny writes i am subject to severe attacks of colic nnd kidney difficulty and find parme lees pills afford mo great relief whilo nil other remedies have failed they are the best medicine i havo ovor used in fact so great is tho power of this medicine to cleanse and purify that diseases of al most every name and nature are driven from the body it all depends just what n kiss is very few entirely agree they say that much depends on who is kisser and kissee peach bloom skin food is the natural skin food it removes blackheads freckles pimples and wrinkles is soothing perfect healthpills purify the blood tone ip t system and give new life a3 vigor either for 0 cents at dps isjsly aiorea or scut fraeon recrtpl r l price siiiksiiiii cuowx mkdicfseco vsjvsjt tobokto 7 thos sabfn of egllngton says i have removed ten corns from my feet with holloways corn cure reader go thou and do likewise philanthropist heres a quarter and now do no to tho nearest place and tak m thorough bath would you i like a cheap overcoat that is light in weight and yet gives the same warmth and comfort as a fur coat then use an interlining of fibre chamois it cant be penotratcd by freezing winds driving sleet or any other wintry element it keeps out all cold preserving the natu ral healthy warmth of your body in all kinds of weather and tho cosy comfort it gives lasts till the- garment is worn out i only 25c a yard prof chamberlain eye specialist announces to the public that he will jsfflz not travel anymore hut can 10 found at all tlnif s nt his place of business 70 king street oast toronto gold bjcctaclc3 3 si and 5 steel spectacles 25c to si the great birton group of gold properties consists of 12 twolvo full olaims 600 by 1500 foot each to make monei you should buy boforo tho advance jl lkices price for the month of october sc per share in 100 shnro blocks wo buy and soil all stocks handled on tho market for particulars call writo or wiro tie canafla mining exchange 82 king st wost toronto ont 154 154 young men and women- xowln attcndanco at tho zcnss and gcrrard streets toronto the latest and best conrsts of business train liik ami tho most horouwh and eomplcto faclll- tics for shorthand and typewriting are found in this college lartlrufars free writs once w ii shaw principal t n u 01 tiirncr yonflc maa or womia can do iato at indth noniwni budau colltf fora una th roa want to know what too can urnt than writ tak aoocaccmct to c a flamlof owaa soond got