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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1905-09-14, Page 7r — Slipdav School. INTERNATIONAL! LESSON NO. XII. SEPT. 17, 190ft Daniel in Babylon—Dan. 1:8.20. Temperance Leeson. Commentary.—The Temptation. These young men were confronted with a pow­ erful temptation. A desire to obey the king’s commandment, love of popularity, appetite, a desire to succeed, these were strong attractions. They were slaves in a strange land, and was it not neces­ sary to fall in with the customs of the people? They were tempted (1) to do that which was degrading; (2) to dis­ obey the law of their God; (3) to deny their religion and God and fall in with idolatrous worship. II. The Temptation Resisted (v. 8). 8. Purposed in his heart—He decided what he would do and then took the wisest possible way to accomplish it. At first he made only a simple request. It was not political strategy his actions were not planned to catch the eyes of the king. The first emotion of his heart was loyalty to God; this led to his reso­ lution. Daniel did not trifle with God or his conscience. They changed his name but could not change his nature. Would not defile himself—The Hebrew who ate without restriction at Nebuchadnezzar’s table could not but defile himself. 1. Ar­ ticles of food would be provided which the law (Lev. 11) forbade the Hebrews eating. 2. The flesh might not be per­ fectly cleansed from blood, and hence forbidden by the Jewish law (Deut. xii. 23-25). The Jews still have their own butchers and will not eat meat prepared in the usual way. 3.The heathen conse­ crated each meal to their idols, as Chris­ tians now “return thanks” before par­ taking of a meal, and for Daniel to eat after such a consecration would be to acknowledge the validity of the false deity. Defilement is a true idea of sin. III. The Ten Days’ Test (vs. 9-16). 9. Into favor—Ashpenaz saw that Daniel was a young man of integrity and noble, loving character. His person was beauti­ ful and doubtless his manners were at­ tractive. The best way to please others is to please God first. 10. I fear... .the king—He does not positively refuse the favor which Daniel seeks. This appeal by Ashpenaz, was very persuasive, and while Daniel did not wish to imperil the life of his benefactor, yet he felt that it was safe to do right and that God would deliver them. 11. Melzar—This is not a proper name, but should be read “the melzar,” the chief butler, or steward, the one Who had charge of their food. “Daniel applied to him because he was the one who fur­ nished the food. It is implied that Daniel had permission from the prince to do this; otherwise it would have been dis­ obedience and insult, and unworthy of Daniel.” 12. Prove—Test us; experiment for a short time and watch the result. Give us pulse—A vegetable diet, with water instead of wine. 13. then....deal with thy servants— These words were spoken with quiet confidence as to the result.—-Bib. Mus. A number of other boys besides these four were undergoing the same training. -—Zochler. A fair test, to place these young abstainers beside those who par­ took of the royal banquets, and see which company presented the most vig­ orous appearance.—Hurlbut. 14. ten days—This would afford ample time to allow the effect of steady, good faith on their health. Daniel had strong faith in God, and he felt sure that he and his companions would present the best ap­ pearance. 15. fairer and fatter—The complexion was healthier and clearer. “God meant that if a man would be intemperate he should himself proclaim it to the world.”—Barnes. “The glut­ ton, the drunkard, the debauchee, carry the stamp of their deeds upon their fea­ tures. A depraved character corrupts the flesh that carries it.” IV. Honored by Gcd and man (vs. 17-20). 17. God gave them knowledge, etc.—1. Through the highest physical condition which made their minds clear. 2. By imparting it to them directly as the visions recorded later. 3. Dy giving his blessing to their daily studies, aid­ ing their minds by his Spirit, opening wider doors to knowledge through his providence. 4. By keeping them from those vices, from conceit and selfishness, which distort the judgment and dim the 'perception of truth.—Peloubet. in all learning—“In science, astronomy, litera­ ture, philosophy, the Chaldeans stood at this time at the head of the world. They had the beginnings of chemistry and even of the telescope.” in all visions, etc.—God gave a double portion to Dan­ iel. He -was endued with a prophetical spirit, by which he was enabled to con­ verse with God and to receive the no­ tices of divine things in dreams and vis­ ions.—Com. Com. Visions were revela­ tions to the prophets when awake, and dreams when asleep. God thus made one of the despised covenant people eclipse the Chaldean sages in the very science on which they most prided them­ selves. So Joseph, in the court of Pharaoh (Gen. 40:5; 41:1-8).—J., F. and B. 18. End of the days—After three years (v. 5), the time fixed for their training. ' 19. King communed—Talked with them, •tested their progress, learning and tal­ ents. He put them through a test ex­ amination. Before the king—“To be his personal advisers, and among the lead­ ing officers of the kingdom. All officers and servants stood when in the presence of the monarch.” 20. Ten times better •—Probably a high court of learning was held, at which the king presided and the nobles and sages of the land assisted. These prophesied difficult questions, which the youths readily answered, and were in turn allowed to put questions which the sages could not answer.— Kitto. Practical Applications. Daniele’s purpose speaks of: I. Piety. “Daniel purposed in his heart (v. 8). Faith is of thee heart (Psa. cxii. 7, Prov. iii. 5). Piety is of the heart (Prov. xxiii. 7, Psa. cxix. 32). As a sound heart is the life of the flesh (Prov. xiv. 13), so a true heart is the life of the Spirit (Prov. iv. 23). Piety is the foundation of all Christian graves. r II. Positiveness. “Daniel .........would not” (v. 8). He was as immovable as the granite hills around his old home in Jerusalem. His will was inexorable, his determination was decided, his purpose was inflexible. Signing a pledge arid joining a temperance society have been condemned because of their inadequacy. This is a mistake. The purpose, “I will not drink,” is a long step toward trust­ ing Christ to keep from drinking. To put the will on the side of temperance is a good thing. HI. Purity. “Daniel, .would not de­ file himself” (v. 8). Defilement is sin (2 Cor. vii. 1). Recently a woman was converted and gave up tobacco. About a month afterward she was strongly tempted to use it. A voice seemed to sav, ‘It isn’t a sin to smoke.” After a severe struggle she knelt and prayed, saying: “O God, if it is a sin to smoke, tell me.” The temptation grew stronger, and when about to retire for the night she prayed again, saying: “O God, if it’s a sin to smoke, let me know in my sleep.” While asleep, a man dressed in white stood before her, and she asked: “Is it a sin to use tobacco.” He said, “Is it a sin for a man who has ten cents and whose family is suffering for 'food, to spend that ten cents for drink.” She said, “Yes,” He said: “As it is a sin to spend ten cents for drink, so it is a sin to spend rnony for tobacco.” Awaken­ ing the next morning she knew it was a sin to use tobacco, and that the devil had been tempting her to go back to the old defiling, sinful habit. “Daniel, .would not defile himself.. with the wine” (v. 8). He asked for ‘water to drink” (v. 12). Drinking intoxicating wine tends to de­ file Spirit, soul and body. Drinking wat- liver, nor arrests digestion, nor creates the action of the lungs, nor inflames the liyer, nor arests digestion, nor creates an appetite which is increased by being gratified. IV. Politeness. “Therefore he request­ ed of the prince of the eunuchs” (v.S) “Prove thy servants, I beseech thee” (v. 12), he said to the steward. Daniel was a young man under authority. He mod­ estly and mildly requested that he and his companions might be permitted to live on pulse and water for ten days by way of experiment (vs. 12, 13). It is possible to combine steadfastness with courtesy. The greatest politeness is as­ sociated with the highest piety. Those great in grace know how to speak “the truth in love” (Eph. iv. 15.) V. Prosperity. 1. Physical comeliness. Daniel and the Hebrew children were fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children ■which did eat of the king’s mear, (v. 15.) The king found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrol- g<ks (v. 20). 2. Intellectual power. God gave Daniel knowledge and skill to use it, ‘learning and ■wisdom,” to apply it, and a miraculous understanding of “all visions and dreams” (v. 17.) All total abstainers, filled with the knowledge and wisdom that God gives us, are “ten times better”tlian worldly men -who tam­ pers with that -which steals away the brains. 3. Position. “Daniel continued even into the first year of King Cyrus” (v. 21. Through successive reigns of many years, Daniel was honored by kings. He became the prime minister of the kingdom. He who will not be of the world shall rule the world. Power never comes through compromise. Temperance tends toward wealth, honor, promotion and every prosperity, spiritual, mental and physical. Abbie C. Morrow. DISCUSSED LAW REFORMS. • Meeting of Legal Gentlemen in Osgoode Hall. A Toronto despatch: The Law Library Associations of Ontario met at Osgoode Hall yesterday. One of the principal resolutions was to the effect that it is desirable that an official guardian for infants’ and lunatics’ estates should be appointed for each county, while anoth­ er decision was to the effect that the Surrogate Court practice and regula­ tions should be revised and brought more up to date, as many of them are obsolete. Moreover, it -was considered advisable that they should be under the control of the County Court, rather than the High Court Judges. The subject of the election of Bench­ ers came up for consideration, but no definite step was taken, and the matter was allowed to stand as at present. Whether or not solicitors should be allowd to enter into contracts with clients as regards remuneration was an­ other important matter discussed. At the present time such a contract is il­ legal; but, though the matter was de­ bated at considerable length, no definite understanding was arrived at, and the matter remains practically where it did before. The meeting appointed a Legislative Committee to wait upon the Attorney- General as soon as possible to discuss questions of law reform, and other com- mittes were also appointed. The for­ mation of an Ontario Law Association was suggested, and those present at the meeting expressed themselves in favor of such a step. goodroads. A YANKEE CIRCUS NOW IN PAWN. 200 American Showmen in Dire Straits in Grenoble. McCaddon’s Enterprise Had Bad Luck From the Day It Landed. WMflT ? demand the very best, espec- hU ! & ially as it costs no more than the ordinary tea? II[ THE MARKETS. UNITED STATES ANNUALLY WASTES $25,000,000 ON ROADS. Port Huron, Mich., Sept. 4.—In an address before the Good Roads Conven­ tion, Provincial Highway Commissioner Campbell, of Toronto, said that the “century upon which we are entering will be recorded as an era of good road­ making on this continent.” He urged the employment of competent engineers to supervise the construction of all high­ ways, and made many valuable sugges­ tions as to construction. A. N. Johnston, Highway Engineer of the Department of Agriculture, in his address, said fifty million dollars were spent annually in the United States in the maintenance of roads, and that it wag a conservative estimate to say that fully one-half of this was wholly wast­ ed by poor methods. Fierce Weather and Graft—Can’t Even Sell It Out. There’s a Yankee circus in pawn in the little city of Grenoble, in the south of France. What’s more there are about 200 American canvasmen, acrobats, ani­ mal trainers and others, that go with a well regulated circus, without money or other necessaries of life in that small French town. A Washington despatch printed in the Sun yesterday morning told of the sorry condition of this troupe and how appeal had been made to the State Department to come to the rescue of the stranded show people. It is the Henry W. Mc- Caddon circus and it left this city early in April to be gone five years, during which time all of Europe was to be tour­ ed and. separated from what money the public might be willing to spare. At presnt the outlook for the strand­ ed ones promises a hard time. The State Department is powerless to aid the em­ ployees of the show, as it is necessary to get special legislation from Congress in order to supply even transportation for them. Congress won’t convene for some time, and even then it isn’t likely that the natioal lawmakers will care to mix in the affairs of a defunct circus. The despatches from France to the State Department in Washington set forth that the show people are penniless and dependent on the charity of the city of Grenoble. Evidently, the good folk of that place don’t relish the idea of car­ ing for the needy troupe, for from all accounts the show must have been a very bad one by the time it landed in Gren­ oble. McCaddon is with the stranded bunch, and he too, is broke. What’s more be can’t sell the show, or any part of it, it is said, without getting into trouble. Ac­ cording to show people around town the trouble lies mainly with the real owners of the show. Among those who backed the enterprise when it went abroad are W. W. Cole, a wealthy showman; Mrs. Forepaugh Fish, who owns the Forepaugh Theatre in Phil' adelphia; Joseph Arthur, the playwright and County Clerk Thomas L. Hamilton. Some folk say that Hamilton’s holdings are only nominal and represent the cash of Groceryman Benjamin B. Odell, jun., of Newburg. Anyway these people Could bring the show back if they cared to do so, or at least they could authorize Mc­ Caddon to sell the tents and other things that go with the show, and thus pay for the return of the people who are strand­ ed. But, according to certain showmen, there is a row on among the backers of the circus, and no one seems to care very much what happens to the bunch of Yan- kes living meagrely on the hospitality of the inhabitants of Grenoble. Showmen here deplore this state of af­ fairs for the reason, they s$y, that it will have a bad effect on the credit and treatment of others that visit Europe. What happened to the McCaddon circus on the other side is perhaps best told by Frank J. Gallagher, who has charge of the billposting at the American Theatre in this city. Gallagher had charge of the advance work for the McCaddon show and he sailed in March with a gang of of twenty-four billposters and paste makers. His brother George was assis­ tant to Manager McCaddon. Frank Gal­ lagher left the show in Mirecuort, France, when he saw how things were going. His brother George stayed later, but managed to get back, and he is now in Philadelphia. In talking last night of his French experiences and those of the show Frank Gallagher said: “We got a bad break from the start. In the first place McCaddon made a mistake in opening in the north of France, for the weather was the limit. It was so cold that we had trouble in keeping paste warm enough to stick up the bills. “I papered Dunkirk, France, where the show was to open. The ship landed at that port and got in two days late. Of course there was nothing doing is Dun­ kirk, and all my good bill work was for nothing. The bunch were carted to Lille, where the first performance was given, and it was fierce. We landed in the ' height of a hailstorm that made our canvas look like a collection of dishrags. Naturally the good people of the north­ ern French towns don’t fall over each other in an effort to get under our tents. “As if the tough deal at Lille wasn’t enough, we played three weeks of one- night stands during a season of hail, rain and cold that kept, everybody at home and nearly froze everybody con­ nected with the circus. Very little money was being pushed over the box office plate, and it was costing a whole lot to keep the show going. Then the way those French city officials were shaking us down was a caution. Over there you don’t pay for a license, as is done in this country, but the main squeeze of the town comes around and tells you to contribute to the relief of the poor. I, being ahead of the show, had to do this poor relieving stunt. There must have been an awful bunch of needy people, because the towns demanded 200 francs for each performance. I think I can guess how much of this the poor got. “And talk about ticket graft in Amer­ ica! Well, this country isn’t a marker to France. Everybody in the town must have been on the city pay roll, judging from the call I got for paper. There wasn’t any way out of it. It was a case of give up or no show. “Finally, the circus was in so bad a j fix that McCaddon had to cut out the side show and then he stowed the men­ agerie. This was the biggest mistake he could have made, for that is what the French people like more than anything else. McCaddon said- he couldn’t af­ ford to pack them around, and putthem in storage quarters. All this made trou­ ble for me ahead of the show, for my Ceylon Tea is Positively Unrivalled Black, Mixed or Green .Sold only in Lead Packets. 40c, 50c, 60c per pound. By al! grocers. i n Toronto Fanners’ Market. The receipts of grain to-day were very! small and prices are generally nominal, I Wheat sold at 80c for 100 bushels of new. jHay in limited supply, with prices steady! I 10 loads of new sold at $9 to $11 a ton, ana; I a load of old at $12. Straw sold at $12.50 ton for one load. Dressed hogs were quiet, with quotation* ■ at $9 to $9.50, the latter for light weights. bills were displaying a lot of things that I knew the show wouldn’t make good on. The people got sore and word was passed from one town to another to look out for the show, which was de­ scribed in some French lingo that meant “on the bum”—which it certainly was after a time. • “I was the first to quit the show, and maybe I’m not glad that I did. Since arriving home I have been fol­ lowed by ten bill posters. I came first cabin on the Kaiser Wilhelm, but the bill posters came—well, it’s a shame to say. Two of them returned stowaways and were discovered when the ship was two days out. For the rest of the trip they had to scrub decks. The others passed coal, helped in the kitchen and did nearly everything to get back. No more Europe for mine.” Henry W. McCaddon is a nephew of James A. Bailey. McCaddon har toured Europe with the Barnum & Bailey show and saw what he thought was a good scheme. It was to play the towns that were too small for such a show as Bar­ num & Bailey, Buffalo Bill and the big fellows. His scheme was so attractive that it was with little difficulty that he organized a stock company to back the show. The McCaddon circus was a first class show when it left here, there being over three hundred people with it. The higher class of performers have either returned here or are performing with other shows in Europe. It is the cheap­ er class that are stranded in Grenoble. THE FALL FAIRS. « Ashworth .. .. .. Atwood................... Amherstburg .. .. Arthur.................... Almonte................. Ancaster................. Aylmer................... Alvtaston.............. Alliston................. Beam-sville............ Bancroft................. Bracebridge .. .. Bradford ................. Brigden.................. Beachburg ............. Burlington .. .. . Barrie.................. ... Beeton................... Blenheim............. Brockville............. Burford.................. Bruce Mines .. .. Bowmanville .. .. Brussels.............. Chatsworth .. .. Cobourg .................. Cayuga..................., Coe Hill.................. Comber.................... Chatham............... Colborne.............. Caledonia............. Caledon.................. Cookstown .. Campbellfcrd .. .. Carp .... Cornwall................ Cobden................... Clarksburg ............ Dundas............... Dunnvllle............... Dresden................. Drumbo.................. Durham.................. Dundalk................. Delta.................... Essex...................... Emsdaie.............. Elmvale ..“............ Flesherton............. Forest.................... Fenwick................. Florence................. Fort Erie.............. Fenelon Falls .. .. Feversham............ Fergus ................... Corrie.................... Gravenhurst .. .. Gore Bay ............. Grand Valley.. .. Glencoe................... Gordon Lake .. .. Highgate.............. Harriston............. Harrow................... Huntsville............. Jarvis...................... Kinmount............. Kemble................... Kirkton................... Kilsytne................. Listowel................. Lucknow ................. Lakefield................ Lombardy.............. Little Current .. . Lansdowne............ Lyndhurst .............. Lion’s Head .. .. Langton.................. L’Amable.............. Metcalfe................. Muncey................... Milton.................... Meaford.................. Marmora................. Manitowaning .. . Maberly............... Midland...................■ Mildmay.............. McDonald’s Corner Magnetawan .. .. Maxville................. Morriston.............. ............ Sept 30 . Oct. 3 and 4 .. Oct. 3 and 4 . Oct. 2 and 4 Sept. 19 and 20 Sept. 26 and 27 - 7 - - 3 5 3 3 8 4 6 4 .. _________4 .. Sept. 28 and 29 ... Oct. 17 and 18 .... Oct. 2 and 3 .. Oct. 4, 5 and 6 ............... Sept. Sept. 25, 2v and ... Oct. 10 and .. Oct. 12 and Sept. 12, io and Sept. 6, .. Oct. .. Oct. .. Oct. .. Oct. and and and 28 27 11 13 IX, AU ttUU H . .... Oct. 3 and 4 .................. Sept. 27 ... Sept. 28 and 29 .. .. Oct. 5 and 6 ., Oct. 12 and 13 .. Sent. 25 and 26 .. Sept. 26 and 27 ..................... Oct. 3 . .. Oct. 2 and 3 Sept. 26, 27 and 28 . .. Oct. 2 and 3 .... Oct. 12 and 13 .... Oct. 12 and 13 .. .. Oct. 3 and 4 .. Sept. 28 and 29 . .. Oct. 3 and 4 Sept. 7, 8 and & .. Sept. 21 and 23 .. Sept. 28 and 29 . ..' Oct. 5 and f. .. Sept. 19 and 20 .. .. Oct. 5 and 6 .. Sept. 26 .. Sept. 20 .. Oct. 12 ..Sept. 26 Sept. 26, 27 and 27 and 21 and 13 and 27 and 28 ............ Sept. 28 Oct. 2, 3 and 4 Sept .27 and 28 i i .. 'Oct.5 and 6 .. Oct.5 and 6 .. Oct.5 and 6 Oct. 3,4 and 5 .. Oct. 11 and 12 .. Oct. 5 and 6 Sept. 28 and 29 .................. Oct. 7 Sept. 20 and 21 , .. Oct. 4 and 5 . Oct. 17 and . .Sdpt. 26 and .............. Sept and and and and and and and 18 27 29 14 29 11 27 11 20 11 Oct. 13 Sept. 28 Oct. 10 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Sept. 19 Oct. 10 . Oct. 5 and 6 .. Oct. 5 and 6 Sept. 26 and 27 ,. Oct. 4 and 5 .. Oct. 3 and 4 Sept. 26 Sept. 19 21 12 13 29 28 Oct. 4 and and and and and and 4 and 3 and 29 20 11 12 28 27 . .. Sept. . Oct. 10, .. ..Oct. ... Sept. .. Sept. .. .. Oct. 3 .. .. Oct. 2 .. Sept. 28 ................... Sept. 26 .... Sept. 28 and 29 .. .. Oct. 2 and 3 .. Sept. 25 and 26 .................... Oct. 3 Marshville..................................... Oct. 6 and 7 Norwich.................................... Sept. 28 and 29 Netherby........................................ Oct. 2 and 3 North Bay............................... Sept. 21 and 22 Newington............................... Sept. 19 and 20 Nuestadt................................... Sept. 18 and 19 Norwood....................................... Oct. 10 and 11 Oakville.................................... Sept. 19 and 20 Orillia........................................... Sept. 19 and 20 Owen Sound.................. Sept. 12, 13 and 14 Onondaga....................... Oct. 2 and 3 Otterville...................................... Oct. 6 and 7 Orangeville.............................. Sept. 28 and 29 Odessa......................................................... Oct. 6 Peterboro............................ Sept. 25, 26 and 27 Picton...................................... Sept. 27 and 28 Paris............................................ Sept. 28 and 29 Priceville .. ...........................................Oct. 6 Petrolia........................................ Sept. 21 and 22 Perth................................... Sept. 13, 14 and 15 Park Hill.................................. SeDt. 27 and 28 Palmerston................................. Sept. 26 and 27 Port Carling.......................................... Sept. 26 Parry Sound............................. Sept. 28 and 29 Powassan...................................... Oct. 4 and 5 Port Elgin............................... Sept. 28 and 29 Richard’s Landing............................... Sept. 26 Russell..................................... Sept. 26 aad 27 Ridgetown.......................... Oct. 16, 17 and 18 Ripley...................................... Sept. 26 and 27 Rockton, World’s Fair...............Oct. 10 and 11 Rosseau................................................... Sept. 22 Richmond......................... Sept. 25, 26 and 27 Renfrew.............................. Sept. 26, 27 and 28 Rodney.......................................... Oct. 6 and 7 Rockwood..................................... Oct. 4 and 5 South River............................ Sept. 27 and 28 Shelburne................................ Sept. 26 and 27 Sault Ste. Marie.......................... Oct. 3 and 4 South Mountain................... Sept. 14 and 15 Strathroy.......................... Sept 18, 19 and 20 Sarnia............................................ Oct. 6 and 7 Smithville................................ Sept. 26 and 27 Sundbridge................................... Oct. 3 and 4 Sprucedale.............................. Sept. 25 and 26 Sturgeon Faile....................... Sept 20 and 21 Shanty Bay.............................. Sept. 21 and 22 Staffordville.......................................... Sept. 20 Shed den.................................................. Sept. 27 Sunderland................................Sept 26 and 27 Thedford................................................. Sept 26 Tiverton....................................... Oct. 3 and 4 Thessalon................................ Sept .28 and 29 Teeswater...................................... Oct 2 and 3 Till&onburg.................................... Oct 3 and 4 Tara................................................ Oct 3 and 4 Thamesvllle .. .......................... Oct 3 and 4 Underwood................................................. Oct 10 Utterson.......................................... Oct. 3 and 4 Udora........................................................... Oct. 10 Vankleek Hill.................. Sept. 21, 22 and 23 Wallacetown .. .. .. .. .. .. Sept. 28 and 29 Wooler........................................................ Oct. 13 Waterdown................................................. Oct 3 ■Woodville................................. Sept. 14 and 15 Welland........................................ Oct 11 and 12 Woodstock............................... Sept 21 /and 22 Watford.................................... Sept. 28 and 29 Wingham.................................. Sept. 28 and 29 Wellesley.................................. Sept. 15 and 16 Wallaceburg................................ Oct. 3 and 4 Wiarton.................................... Sept. 27 and 28 Warksworth................................... Oct. 5 and 6 Williamstown......................... Sept. 13 and 14 ■Winchester................................... Sept. 6 and 7 Weiland .. .. ... .... .. .. Oct 11 and 12 Woodbridge................................ Oct. 18 and 19 Whitby.................................... Oct 2, 3 and 4 Toronto Fruit Market. Wheat, white, bushel ......$ 0 80 $ 0 09 Do., red, bushel..................... 0 80 0 09 Do., spriDg. bushel .. .. ... 0 ..80 0 09 Do., goose, bushel.............. .. 0 70 0 09 Oats, bushel.............................. 0 42 42% Do., new................................. 0 36 0 W Barley, bushel....................... • 44 0 00 .... 0 65 0 09 Hay, old, per ton..................... 12 00 0 oo. Do., new, per ton .. .... 9 00 11 00 Straw, per ton ..................... 12 00 12 50 Dressed hogs .. .................... 9 00 9 50 Apples, per bbl........................... 1 00 2 09 Eggs, per dozen....................... 0 23 0 25 i Butter, dairy........................... 0 20 0 22 i Do creamery...................... 0 23 0 25 ! Chickens, last year’s, lb. .... 0 10 o is ; .... 008 0 19 Turkeys, per lb........................ 0 15 0 17 1 Potatoes, per bushel............... 0 40 0 59 i Cabbage, per dozen .. .. ..... 0 40 0 50 Celery, per dozen .. .. .... 0 50 0 00 ! Beef, hindquarters .............. 8 00 9 00 Do., forequarters .. .. .... 4 50 5 50 ' Do., choice, carcase .. .... 7 50 8 00 Do., medium, carcase ... .. 6 00 6 75: Mutton, per cwt....................8 00 Veal, per cwt............................ 8 00 9 00 Lamb, spring.......................... 10 00 11 00 The demand was not as active to-day, j and receipts were large. Lawton berries, ; 7% to 9c per box. Blueberries, basket, $1 i to $1.15 Plums, basket,25 to 50c. Peaches,basket, choice, $1 to $1.15;do.. white, 30 to 50c. Pears, 25 to 50c.Ban- anas, bunch, Ists, $1.60 to $2. Califor­ nia peaches, case, $2 to $2.50. California i plums, $1.75 to $2. California pears, box, $4 to $4.50. Watermelons, 25 to 30c. Canta- j loupes, basket, 35 to 40c. Lemons, crate, i $6.50 to $7. Oranges, late Valencias, crate, I $5.50 to $6. Tomatoes, basket, 15 to 20c. Po- I tatoes, bushel, 45 to 50c. Cabbage, bbl., $L . Celery, dozen, 50c. j Leading Wheat Markets. j Sept Dec. May. | New York.........................$ 0 84% $0 86% $0 88’4 ■ Detroit............................... 0 81% 0 82% ----- Toledo.............................. 0 82% 0 83% 0 86% Minneapolis.........................0 81% 0 79% 0 83% St. Louis .. ........................0 7G% 0 78% 0 81%, Duluth............................... 0 77% 0 76 ----- British Cattle Markets. London.—Cattle are quoted at 10% to ll%e per lb.; refrigerator beef, .9%c per lb. PAINFIILPERIODS CANADIAN VOMER FIID RELIEF ___________ I The Case of Ellen Walby Is One of Thousands of Cures Made by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. How many women realize that men- , sjtruation is the balance wheel of a woman's life, and while no woman is entirely free from periodical suffering, it is not the plan of nature that women should suffer so severely ? NEWS IN BRIEF ii ii Dr. T. W. Poole, the oldest physician in Lindsay, is dead. The Berlin, Ont., School Board con­ templates establishing a savings bank system in the public schools. The Orillia Opera House, Town Hall and Public Library were destroyed by fire to the extent of $1,500. Rev. F. C. Harper, of Knox Churich, Sydenham, has received a call from Pick­ ering and Brougham Presbyterian Churches. Miss Carrie Leader was caught in a shaft of the woollen mills at Guelph and her clothing badly torn, but she escaped with a few bruises. Edward A. Laidlaw, one of the most prominent leather manufacturers in the U. S. died at his home at Glencove, L.I., to-day, aged 50 years. Lord and Lady Grey, Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier, and Hon. William Pater­ son and Sir Gilbert Parker have arriv­ ed at Winnipeg on their way to Ed­ monton for the inaugural ceremonies. The turning of the first sod of the Grand Trunk Pacific at Fort Wiliam will take place about September 8, as soon as the return of Sir Wilfrid Laur­ ier from the west. The surgeon-general of the U. S. army to-day received a telegram from Bar­ rancas, stating that the Mayor of Pen­ sacola, Fla., has officially announced that yellow fever has broken out in Pensa­ cola. While walking along the tracks on his return to the depot after his mid­ night lunch, Marion Bemenderfer, of Waterloo, Ind., night agent for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Co., was shot and killed early to-day by unknown persons. He was 52 years old. Thousands oi Canadian, women, hov . ever, have found relief from all monthly suffering by taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s i Vegetable Compound, as it is the most thorough female regulator known to medical science. It cures the condition >■ which causes so much discomfort and i robs menstruation of its terrors. i Ellen Walby, of WeHington Hotel, j Ottawa, Ont., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— I “Your Vegetable Compound was recom* mended to me to take for the intense suffer- I ing which I endured every month and with I which I had been a sufferer for many years I getting no relief from the many prescriptions I which were prescribed, until, finally becom- . ing discouraged with doctors and their medi- j cines I determined to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s ' Vegetable Compound, and I am glad that I 1 did, for within a short time I began to mend and in an incredible short space of time the flow was regular, natural and without pain, This seems too good to be true and I am indeed a grateful and happy woman.” Women who are troubled with pain­ ful or irregular menstruation, should i take prompt action to ward off seri- i ous consequences, and be restored to I perfect health and strength by taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com­ pound. and then write to Mrs Pink­ ham, Lynn, Mass., for further free ad­ vice. Thousands have been cured by so doing. FEEDING FACTS •>I SID In ordinary feeding the steer consumes about % °F its ordinary feed; the balance is un­ digested or wasted. This undigested balance can be made to give y2 to I lb. extra gain per day, and at a profit, by adding the “ salt, pepper, and gravy” to its food to make it “tasty.” You like these on your own footi; why not the animal. Like ourselves the animal longs for a tasty” meal. It starts the “mouth watering” before eat­ ing, and the stomach fills with digestive fluids to thoroughly dissolve the food. This extra amount of digestive fluid dis­ solves an extra amount of food. This is where the extra gain comes ia. Clydesdale Stock Food is the “salt, pepper and gravy” that makes the animal’s It is equally good for Horses, Sheep and Hogs."mouth water.’ . _ . _ , _ Nothing injurious in it and can stop feeding it without harmful effects. Human beings can take it with benefit. We take it every day. We know its contents. It is made clean. If not satisfied your money will be cheerfully refunded by the dealer. TRY HERCULES POULTRY FOOD CIA’DESDADE STOCK FOOD CO., Limited TORONTO. E®5 FIGHTING AT AMOY. British Cruiser Lands an Armed Force to Protect Foreigners. Hong Kong, Sept. 4.—The Amoy , correspondent of the South China Post | telegraphs that the harbor offices there I had been looted and the boats smash- i ed. Fighting, he says, continues, and j the British cruiser Iphigenia had landed an armed force. Five natives have been 1 killed. * Very strong anti-European feeling has ■ accompanied the boycott against Ameri- i can goods. Following a meeting of j boycotters, July 22, an attack was made by a mob upon the American consulate, and the native servauts of the consul were threatened with death. The native authorities suppressed the disorder at the time. Specimen Graft in China. Emil Bard, a French writer, tells how ; Peking is lighted, as follows: “Eighty , thousand taels ($50,400) are assigned : each year for street lights; the official i in charge takes 40,000 as his share and i gives the rest to a subordinate. This I latter hands over 20,000 to his inferior, I and so on, until the original sum is re- ! duced to a few coppers cash, given to a I coolie to buy oil and a wick; these are placed on a plate on the ground. A . beggar comes along and .drinks the oil—, and such is the lighting of Peking.” ( /-