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THE GOVERNMENT PAYROLL HOME RULE BILL PASSES The Militia. Department spent $7,558,285, and for arts, agriculture and statistics the expenditure was $2,771,636, of which $1,204,614 went to the Census Branch. For the The summar of expenditures of the year, totaling $131,046,764, of which $97,618,003 was on capital account, .sho'ws that the civil ser- vice salary list amounted to $4,- 798,534, and thus the Government’s payâ€"roll is over $13,000 per day. The members of the Commons cost the country for indemnity and tra- velling expenses $809,401, and tho Senators cost $319,243. The gen- eral election cost $428,392. Civil Service salary List 'Amounted to $4,798,534 ' for Past Fiscal Year A‘despatch from Ottawa says: The first volume of the Auditor- General’s report for the past fiscal year, tabled in the Commons on Thursday night, contains in its thousand or more pages of detailed expenditures a. few odd items of special interest. Majority of no 011 I, the Third Reading Closes a Memorable Fight Be advisedâ€"use Dr. Hamilton’s Pills~the are sure to do you good. 850. per x, five for $1.00, at all druggistu and storekeepers or by mail born The Catarphozone 00., B_ufl:'alo, N.Y., and Kingston, Cam- A despatch from London says: 'After a long, stern battle the home rule bill passed the House of Com- mon-s on Thursday night by a. maâ€" jority of 110. It was later read for the first time in the House of Lords. There were two divisions in the lower House. Mr. Balfour’s motion for its rejection was de- feated by'258 to 368, while the third reading was carried by a. vote of 367 ’00 257, one member of each side having left the House in the inter- val. The result of the division was too much a foregone conclusion for a tremendous demonstration, but the Irishmen inside and outside of the House did their best, and, ae- Ii-sted by the Liberals and Labor- ites, gave the measure fior which they had waited and worked so long good send-of! on its way to’the ouse of Lords, where its fate is certainly sealed. Series of Brilliant Speeches. The division was receded by an- other series of brill ant speeches by the political leaders, among whom wore Frederick E. Smith and the Solicitor-General, Sir John A. Si- mon, two of the cleverest among the younger members, and the vet- erans John E. Redmond, Timothy Healy and Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland. “My food seemed to decompose in my stomach, writes Mr. Ralph Olemmons, of» Newbridge 19.0. “I had a. stomach that failed in some way to perform its work. Diges- tion seemed more or lea: arrested and I grew thin, yellow, nervous. The stomach became distended and impeded, apparently the notion of the heart, tor often at night it would d9 great stunts. times Hg head ached most terribly. A friend who had been cured of a. similar condition, advised me to take Dr. Hamilton’s Pills regular- ly, which I did. The result in my case was simply marvelous. Dr. Hamilton’s Pills removed the cause, strengthened the stomach, excited the liver to normal action, the kidâ€" neys were released of excessive work. Health soon grew within me. I can now eat, sleep and live like a, live man.” The House was crowded through- out the day. The Nationalists were only one short of their full strength, Joseph P. Nannetti being Mr. Olemmons’ expei‘ience is not unusual. Nowâ€"a-days poor stomachs are more the rule then the excep- tion. But the proper treatment is sure to make. a quick cure. You can always depend on Dr. Hamilâ€" ton’s Pills, they reach the trouble at once, so right to business, work while you sleep and have you feel- !ng better if not cured next morn‘ Stomach Always Baulked, I Had Constant Indigestion Smell of Cooking Made Him Sick â€"Bllious Two Days a Week. Gurodgby Dr. Hamlltoh’s Pllls. l The Liberals and Laborites, too, Iturned out in force, and the Union- gists‘were not far below their total ’membership. The galleries likewise were filled to their capacity, those occupying seats including many dignitaries of the Church and the Bulgarian peace plenipotentieries. Memorable Scene in House. When the figures were announced the Nationalists waved hats, hand- kerchiefs and papers, and cheered lustily for Premier Asquith and Mr. John Redmond. The latter, who is usually impessive, was car- ried away by the enthusiasm of his followers and entered into the spirit of the demonstrations aas effusiver as they. ‘ ' The largest single item of‘ expen- diture was for the National Tran-s- oontinental Railway, viz., $21,110,- 683. Public works ‘expenditure chargeable to income was $10,290,- 985, although the vote was over eighteen millions. On capital ac- count the expenditure of the deâ€" partment was $2,948,922. The Government’s advertising bill to newspu ens throughout the country totalle $446,123, while nearly a. million more was, distributed for printing and lithographing. naval service proper, including maintenance of the cruisers Niobe and Rainbow, the Training College at Halifax, and the upkeep of the Dockyards at Esquimalt and Hali- fax, the total amount spent was $1,233,456. Canada’s total pension bill for the year was $222,620, of which $45,697 was under the militia pen- .sions act of 1901. Ontario butter brings a, higher Erica in Tomnto than New Zealand utter does in Vancouver. Conductor George Pennock of Brockville was killed near Ganan- oque Junction, on the G. T. R. The ninéteen cadets just gradu- ated from the Naval College are to be trained aboard H.M.S. Berwick. prevented from attending by a. paralytic attack which he suffered on Thursday. Several of the older Nationalists who are seldom able to attend came over from Ireland at division. Scenes in Belfast. A despatch from Belfast says: Thousands of Orangemen and mem- bers of Unionist clubs held demon- strations outside the City Hall on Thursday evening and ‘ burned a copy of the home rule bill. There was much firing of revolvers, mostly blank cartridges, but one man was shot in the back and is in a. critical condition. There were no further disorders, but bands paraded the streets until midnight. Big Undertakings for Western Canada are Entered Into. A den etch from Winnipeg says: Contrao s were awarded on Friday morning by the Canadian Pacific Railway for 807 miles of new lines to be constructed in the West dur- ing the resent year. The men to who-m t else contracts have been awarded will not consider the agreements binding until they have been formally ratified by the Pre- sident, Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. There is but little doubt, however, that they will receive the Presi- dent’s signature. Queenstown Harbor is Full of Balti- tered Liners. A despatch from London says: Queenstown harbor is inundated with large steamers whibh have sought refuge in the Irish port. All are suffering from serious damage inflicted during the recent hurri- cane. They include the Furness, Leyland and Hamburg-American liners, and others belonging to vari- ous companies, battered, rudder- less, engines parti‘all disabled, Whilst many of them have bridge decks covered by masses of wreclx- age. 807 MILES OF NEW C.P.R. LINES A BAD TIME FOR SHIPS. “We can’t speak too highly of Grape Nuts as a. food after our remarkable experience.” Name given by Canadian Postum 00., Windsor, Ontâ€"Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a Reason.” Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from tlme to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. A baby girl was born to an Itali- an woman while passing through the tunnel under the St. Clair River. “I should like to tell you how much good Grape-Nuts has done for my wife. After being in poor health for the lags 18 years, during part of the time scarcely anything would stay on her stomach long enough to nourish her, finally at. the suggestion of a friend she tried Grape-Nuts. “Now, after about four weeks on this delicious and nutritious food, she has picked up most wonderful- }y and seems as well as anyone can ' “Every mqrning she makes a good breakfast on Grape-Nuts eatâ€" en just as it comes from the pack; age with cream or milk added; and then again the same at supper, and the change in her is wonder- ful. y Some Persons Never Know What it Means. ’ A good breakfast, a, good appe- tits and good digestion mean ev- erything to the man, woman or child who has anything to do, and wants to get a. good start toward doin’g it. - A Southern man tells of his Wife’s “good breakfast” and also supper, made out of Grapeâ€"Nuts and cream. He ‘says: i ~But John Leckie is in Twenty-fourth Year of Office. A despatch from Brussels, Ont., says : J. Leckie, Who was returned by acclamation as Reeve of Brussels at New Year’s, has entered upon his twenty-fourth year as Chief Magis- trate of this community. Before Brussels was incorporated as a vil- lage he served nine years in Grey Townshi Council. Since the year 1873, w en the village was incor- porated, there have been only thir- teen occupants of the Reeve’s chair. eeve Leckie is the thir- teenth, but he is not worrying about the hoodoo in connection with that number. Will Probably be Obliged to Re- main at Home a Few Days” A despatch from Ottawa. says: Premier Borden, whose health is ill-withstanding the constant wor- ries of State, is a, victim of la gripe and will probably have to spend the next three or four days at his resi- dence while he recovers and at the same time takes a, brief rest. But Incredulous Public Only Bought Two From Peddler. A despatch from London says: As the result of a, wager and to test the scepticism. of the British public a man disguised as a peddler appeared in the West End streets of London on Saturday and offered genuine £5 notes for a. penny each. Although he offered the extraordin- ary bargainsior an hour, flourish- ing the notes in his hand and cry- ing “Fifiâ€"pound notes for a. penny each,” even permittin people to examine them, the pedd er sold only two. King Peter’s second son, who was the nominal head of the victorious army. CROWN PRINCE ~ ALEXANDER 0F SERVIA. THE THIRTEENTH REEVE. £5 NOTES FOR A PENNY. PREMIER BORD EN ILL. A GOOD BREAKFAST. Wholesale dealers are selling to the trade as follows:â€" Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€"Rollsâ€" Smoked, 14 5-40 to 150; hams. medium. 170 to 171-20; heavy, 151-2c to 160; breakfast bacon, 180: long clear bacon, tons and cases, 141-26 to 14 5-40; backs (plain). 211-20; bapks (Dggmealh 22oz A 7_ V V V Z Greéri‘Meatsâ€"Out of pickle. 10 less‘than smoked. 'Porkâ€"Short out, $26 to $28 per barrel; 111955 9031;, $21.50__to $22. Lariâ€"Tiéro'es, 131-26 to 15 3-4c; tube, 13 3-40 to 146. Kifibiitoes~0ntario potatoes, 850 per bag: car lots. 750; New Brunswicks, $1 per bag, out orr 5712016; 900 Ln car lotsz a. pound In 60-pound tins, 12 3-40 in 10 pound tins; 13c in 5-pound tins; comb honey, No. 1, $2.60 per dozen: extra, $5 pej- dpzen;_ _No. 2,3240 pm; @0269. "héahSLPrimes. $2.50, and $2.60 for hand- pigked. “Edit‘eâ€"x‘vâ€"é‘t‘éifiefygfinâ€"TIST 310 to 320; do.. solids. 290 to 30¢ dairy prlntd, 250 to 270; Inierior Quaker-5’, 22g to 230._ _ ‘ "fib'ziéirâ€"fiEcâ€"fiivifiaifbc'boil}! in tins and Be 111 barrels; strained clover hqngy, _12 1-129 Poultryâ€"Live chickens. wholesale, 100 to 110 per pound: fowl, 80 to 100; duck-s, ,110 to 130; live turkeys, 150 to 170; geese. 90 to 100. Dressed poultry, 20 to Sc above live quotations, excepting dressed turkeys at 200 to 210. TRANSPORTATION FIGURES A despateh from Ottawa says: A summary of railway statistics for the year ending June 30, 1912, com- piled by J. L. Payne, Comptroller of Statistics for the Railways and Canals Department, and tabled in the Commons by Hon. Mr. Coch- rane, gives many illuminating facts as to the recent remarkable trans- portation developmth of the Do- minion. ‘ During the twelve months cover- ed by the report, 2,953 additional miles of railway were put in oper- ation, with 1,738 miles more report- ed ready for operation, and 10,000 miles under construction. All told the railway mileage of Canada. is now over 30,000, exclusive of sid- ings, double-tracking, etc. Elimin- ating Government lines, the total capital liability of Canadian rail- ways on June ‘30 last was: Stocks, $770,459,351; bonds, $818,478,175, a total of $1,588,937,526, or $50,832 per mile. On this capital investâ€" ment dividends were paid last year totalling $31,164,791, equalling 4.04 per cent. on the total stock issue. The rapid growth in net earnings may be gauged from the fact that in 1907 dividends totalled only $12,- 760,435. The followin are the latest prices To- i'ongo wholesae men are asking of the ra e:â€" v...” gum-u, ‘- u .wu. u...“ w ---. Cheeseâ€"Twin; new, w1M4 Mo to 150. and large, new. at 141-20; old cheese. twins. 153-40 to @51-20; large,~ 15c.” .‘li’easâ€"No. 2, $1.15 50 $1.20 car lot: out- 31 e. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 510 to 520. Rye-No. 2. 70¢, nominal. Rolled Oats-Per bag of 90 pounds. $1- 221-2: per barrel. $4.70, wholesale. Wind. eat to Montreal. Barleyâ€"Good malting barley, outside, 630 to 650. Millfeed~Manitoba bran, $19.00; in bags, track. Toronto; shorts, $22; Ontario bran. $19.00, in bagayshorts, $22. Manitoba. Flourâ€"First patents, $5.30 in Jute bags; second patents. $4.80 in jute bags; strong bankers’, $4.00 in jute bags. In1 cotton 'bags, ten cents more per bar- re . g Ontario Flour-Winter wheat flour, 90 4165 cent. patents, is quoted at $3.95 to Viiéééâ€"Cold-storage eggs. 250 to 270 in case lode; fresh eggs are selling at 290 to 3195 strictly pew-laid up. g2}: t9 35")? Railway Statistics Showéd Remarkable Increase1 in Every Phase for 1912 The generous measure of public aid to railway construction in Can- ada is shown by the fact that the total Federal, Provincial and muâ€" nicipal cash aid now totals over $208,000,000, while land grants ’00- tal over 56,000,000 acres. Federal and Provincial bond guarantees ag- gregate $245,070,045, of which the Dominion’s share is $91,983,553. Al- berta has pledged its credit to the extent of $45,489,000; British Co- lumbia, $38,946,832; Saskatchewan, $32,500,000; Manitoba,“ $20,899,~ 660, and Ontario, $7,860,000. Cash aid to railways totalled $5,892,818 for the twelve months, including $4,994,416 to the Grand Trunk Pa- cific under the “implement” clause. ’Record Gain in Trafflop Traflic shows a record gain during ’Mia’xinoba Oatsâ€"No. 2 o. w. oats, 411-20; track, bay ports; No. 3 C. W., 400; No. 1 fegd, 400! for Apronlgt spiptgentn _-_ -qu, v.0. .. arts, No. 1 northern, 961-4c- No. 2. 95 3-40; 0. a, 911-40; feed wheat, 650. Ontaljio Wheatâ€"No. 2, 920 to 950 for car lots outside. ranging down to 700 for poor grades. > Ontario Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 330 to 340 at western points, 570 to 380 on trmk. To- ronto. Goin4AmériEéh N6. 5, .all rafl, Toronto, Decembgz shipmenfis» 579-. PRICES 0F FARM PRUDUGIS "In: of cum. Grain. cm"- In! on»: Druuu at Ham and Minn ‘ Breadstufls. T010930» Jan 2Lâ€"Ma‘fltpba Wheat-I'm I‘PORTI FROM THI LIADINI nuns CSNTREB OF AMERICA. Baled Hay and Straw. Buyâ€"No. 1, $13.50 to $14.00; No. 2. ébdniafi’O'fiiofiéâ€"reri‘éase} $2.35 to $2.40. Generous Public Aid. Country Produce. Provlslons. the year. The number of passen- gers carried was 41,124,181, an in- crease of 4,026,463 over 1911. The number of tons of freight hauled was 89,444,331, a gain of 9,560,049. The traffic increase is'reflected in the gross earnings, which totalled $219,403,753, a betterment of $30,â€" 670,259, or a little over 16 per cent. In ten years the gross earnings ‘of Canadian railways have more than doubled. Operating expenses last year amounted to $150,736,540, or $19,691,494 more than in 1911. Net earnings were $68,677,213, an in- crease of $10,978,504 over the pre- ceding year. Net earnings per mile 'of line last year were $2,570, as compared with $2,272 in 1911. Equipment Improvement. The equipment reported in use; on June 30th last shows substantial] improvement during the year. New locomotives totalled 265, passenger: cars 433 and freight cars 13,760.; These figures will be greatly bet-" feted by the end of the present fis- cal year. .wOil appears for the first time in the oflicial reports as fuel: for locomotives, the consumptiom last year being 1,729,577 gallons. Accidents Increase. Railway accidents also show a considerable increase during the year. The fatalities totalled 568, an increase of 73, and the number in- jured totalled 3,780, an increase of 451.’ One asseng‘er in every 872,- 855 was kil ed and one in every 84,- 792 injured. 0f the total killed on railways during the year 47 were passengers, 215 employees and 235 were trespassers. Passengers in- jured numbered 485 and employees injured numbered 1,606. Collis- ions were responsible for eighteen passengers killed and 73 injured, while 203 passengers were injured? by derailments and ten were killed and 51 injured by falling off trains. ‘The number of railway employees grew during the year from 141,224 to 155,901, while the increment int wages was $12,685,901. The annlfal militia. report says that the general scheme of mobili- zation when needed is progressinz favorably. Montreal, Jan. 21.â€"-The best steers sold at $6.25 to $6.50 and the lower rades from that down to $4, while 300 butchers’ cows and bulls brought $5.26 to $5.50, me- dium from 84 to $5, and common $3 170 8575 per 100 pounds. Good, demand for lambs at $7.25 to $7.50, and sheep sold at from $4 to $5.25 er 100 pounds. Calves from $3 to $12 eac . as to size and quality. Hogsâ€"$9.35 to $9.50 per 100 lbs. for select edfi lots, we_ighe4_ off“ caps. Toronto, Jan. 21,â€"Cattleâ€"Choice butcher $6.50 to $6.90; good medium, $5.15 to $6.40: common, $2.75 to $5.75; cows, $4.75 to $5.65; bulls. $5 to~ $5.25; canners, $2 to $2.75. Calvesâ€"Good veal, $7 to $9; common, 33 to $3.25. Smokers and Feedersâ€"Steers, 700 to 900 pounds, $5.25 to $5.50; feeding bulls. 600 to 1,000 pounds, $2.75 to $4 25; yearlings. $5.15 to $5.50. Milkers mi Springereâ€" From $50 to $80. Sheep and Lambsâ€" Lizht ewes. $4.75 to $5.25; heavy ewes, $3 {0733.505 1ambs,_ $8 110‘ $8.75: flagsâ€"$8.50 Montreal, Jan. 21â€"Oheeseâ€"~Fineat weak ems, 13c; do., finest easterna, 121-243 to, 123-40 .Butterâ€"Choiceat. oreamery, 291-20” to 295-40; do., seconds, 250 to 270. Eggsâ€"x Fresh; 450; (10., selected, 29c to 30c; do.“ No. 2 stock, 200. Potatoesâ€"Per bag, car’ lots. 750 to 850. ’ ' Minneapolis. Jain. 21.â€"â€"Whea.tâ€"-May. 895-40 to 89 -8c. Cornâ€"No. 5 yellow, 431-241 to 440; No. white oats, 310 to 31 1-4c. Ryei No. 2, 57a to 60¢. Bran, $19 to $19.50. Floun unchanged: w v... -, “nu..- fed aid watere'd Vajudw$81iisniai to '$10.50;.No. 5, $8.00 to $9.00. Straw, $9.“ 50 to sumo. ’Diil'utfi, Jan..21.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, 890; No. 1 northern, 880; No. 2 northern, 860; July. 913-80 bid; May, 900 asked. J. A. MAGKAY & COMPANY Speculation means risking {or gambling your money, while investment is defined by safe- ty of principal, combined with a, fair interest yield. When we try to interest you in bonds, we offer you the highest class of investment, where safety of principal is assu’redâ€"- and 6% earned on your money. We ofier bonds in $100, $500, and $1,000 denominations. Gjarglap Bldg, MONTREAL SPEOULATION INVESTMENT Montreal Country Produce. United le9 Stock Markets. LIMITED states Markets. VS. Royal Bank Bldg, TORONTO