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April 10, 1916, Lesson III.
Peter Mid Conteliuse-Acts O. 1 R
Print 10:1-16'
CommenterYe-I. The vision of Coe-
aellus (vs. 3..S). 1. Caesarew-Thie was
the Roman capital of Palesitine at
thia time, the reeldence of Hero Agrip-
Pa who had beeu appointed proeUrae
to of Judea and Samaria, It Was tat -
o Corneliva and that ot eter fitted
together perfectly in every part. The
two men were 'honest and earnest in
their purpose to do the will of God;
and when, they were convinced in
shat direction duty lay, they Were
ready to go, although they collid Itot
fully the reasons for the stops they
e TO taking,
uated on the Mediterranean Sea aied
at one time was a proMinent elty. It
I s now a mass of ruins, Cornelius- A
conneon Roman name, Centuriou--A
captain over a hundred soldiers. The
Italian band -The Roman proeurator,
or governor, had a body -guard, and it
is probable that the soldiere that coin-
Pesed it were brought from Italy. Cor-
nelius Was not a high officer, but he
Wee in a reSteoneible position, 2. A de-
vout man -lie gave Careful attention
ko the interests of his soul. Ile as not
A Pagan, for he feared God exci wor-
shipped Min. With all kis house -He
had a, wholesome religious influence
over his family and taught them about
the true God. it seems also that this
Influence extended to the soldiere uu
(ler his care, Gave much alms- His
devotion to God lee him to perforrn
acts ot charity to the people of Cae-
sarea.. Prayed to God alway-It seems
probable that Cornelius received some
eilloWledge of the true God from the
Jews ;among whom he lived. He hue
regular times for prayer. He was in
earaest to know God's will and to do
it.
3. He saw in a, vision -As •Cornellas
desired to know spiritual truth, the
Lord opened the way to a clearer re-
.velation of Himself. It is evident that
he was awake when this vision was
seen by him (v. 30). It came to hire
vbile he was fasting and praying, The .
ninth hotir-Three o'clock in the after-
noon. It was the time of the evening
eacrifice and the evening hour of praSe
er. An ange1,-A man "in bright Cloth-
ing" (v. 30), a superhuman messenger.
4. He was afraid- When Cornelius
realized the nature of his visitor, he
was startled and amazed. What is it,
Lord -His• question indicated a desire
to know what the Lord would impart
to him and a submissiveness to the, di-
vine will. Thy prayers and thine alms
are come up -They are likened to the
incense which is offered up intim tem-
ple. For a memorial before God -The
prayers Of Cornelius and his deeds of
charity had not been Unnoticed. God
regarded them and in His Ism time
sent the answer. 5 Send men to Joppa
-Joppa was nearly thirty miles south
of Caesarea on the shore of the Med-
iterranean. Simon -Peter, one of, the
most prominent of the Lord's apostles.
Human agency was to be employed in
answering Cornelius' prayers. 6. Sim-
on a tanner -We note with what de-
tail the messenger gave direction to
Cornelius. The occupation of a tanner
was considered in a sense•unclean
the Jews, for there was of necessity
contact with the dead bodies of ani-
mals. By the sea side -The Jewish rule
was that a tannery should be at least,
fifty cubits from the city. Simon's
house was outside the city and close
to the sea, The traditional house of
Simon is still shown in Joppa. Ile
shall tell thee -The Lord would em-
ploy Peter to impart to Cornelius the
needed and desired information. 7.
A devout soldier -Naturally Cornelius
would select a devot soldier to go with
his household servants on this impor-
tant mission, eince spiritual interests
were involved. 8. Declared all these
things unto them -Cornelius told the
messengers of the message that had
been divinely sent to him.
11. Peter's vision (vs. 9-16). 9. On
the morrow -Cornelius had sent the
three messengers to Joppa at once ate
tee the angel's visit to him, and they
reached the place at about noon the
next day. Upon the housetop -The
roofs of Oriental houses are flat and
are much used as places of rest and
retirement. Sixth hour -Twelve
o'clock, noon. 10. Would have eat-
en. He wished to seat. Orientals
eat their first meal late in the fore-
noon. and it is likely that Peter had
eaten nothing that day. While they
made ready -Wile those in the house
were preparing food. He fell into a
trance -He was not in his natural
condition of wakefulness, nor was he
asleep. He was in a state in which
there were revealed to him objects,
which, though not real, impressed
themselves eividly upon his 1331.n.d., IT.
Heaven opened -There appeared to be
an opening in the sky Mad heaven
seemed to be the source -from which.
the sheet came. A certain vessel '-
Something that would canteen inane
aairnale. It was like a great sheet
let down by cords attached to the four
corners. 12. An manner -To the
Jews beasts, birds, fish and creeping
things were of two classes, clean and
unclean, and both classes were ming-
led in this great vessel. 13, There
came a voice -Peter recognized it as
God's yoice (v. 14). Kill and eat -
Before Peter fell into a trance, he
was hungry; now the means of satis-
fying ells hunger is presented to him
by the Lord. 14. Not so, Lord -Peter's
Jewish training forbade his eating any
animal food except that which was
legally clean. He could not bring
himself to consider it right to use
unclean entreats for food. Common or
unclean -That food was looked upon
as common which was used by the
Gentiles, who had no respect for Jew-
ish laws. The Jew held e-ery act
of life as religione. 'Unclean animals
were those which Jews were forbid-
den. to eat. 15. What God had
cleansed -The heaven-sent voice re-
-stokes what bad been enjoined irate:
heaven at the giving of the law. The
power which made the restriction can
remove it. That it would be removed
Christ had intimated (Matt. 15; 11)
"Net that which goeta into the mouth
defileth a man." The old dispensa-
tion is now to give place to the new,
and Peter is taught by the vision that
men are not to make such distinct -
iota and separations for themselves.
-Cern. Bib. 16. This was done
thrice -It was done three times In
order that Peter -might be deeply and
permanently iMpressee 'with the truth
conveyed.
III. Peter's obedienee (vs, 1743.)
When the visiOn had passed, Peter
4'as considering its met:min. Jura
then the messerigers from Cornelius
arrived at Simon's house and were in-
quiring for Peter. At the same time
the Holy Spirit told Peter that three
men were seeking him and he should
not hesitate to go with them, for they
'were divinely =sent. The messengers
explained to Peter what their mission
was and gave some account of Cornel-
ius and his vision. Peter was fully
obedient to the directione of the
Spirit. The moseengere from Cornelius
remained at the house of Simon' the
tanner, that night and the nextday
set out with Peter end six brethren
(Acts 11: lii) for Caesarea. The vision
IV. (ientiles receive the gospel (vs,
ei 48.) Cornelius called together his
relatives and near friende to meet
Peter and liear hie words, The centua
ion received the apostle moat cordial,
ly, prostrating himself before him.
Peter told the company how the Lord,
nad taught lam that he should call no
man outman or unclean. "Alter Cole
nellue had related Ms vielon, Peter
preached the gospel to those who were
ttesembled with Cornelius, While he
was opeaking, the Holy Ghost OnM6
upon all who were present. The Jew -
1.1t Christians were astonished because
the Spirit came upon the Gentiles as
well m upon themselvere Tee Gentile
converts were baptized la the name of
ieuus. Peter bad learned the truth,
"God is no respecter of persons" (vs.
this standing up in the Christian
council at Jerusalem to speak in (1e -
al.) We find Peter not long after
fense Of the Gentile Christians, He
related his experience in finding out
that Gentiles were included in the
gospel scheme.
Questions. -Where was Caesarea?
Who wee Cornelius? Who appeared to
him? What was he told to do? Where
was Peter? Who went with Peter to
Caesarea? Weom bad- Corriellus can-
cel together? What had led Peter to
see that God -was no respecter of per -
lens? Weom does'00(1 accept? Give
an outline of Peter's sermon, What oc-
curred while Peter was speaking?
, Why were the Jews astonished?
PRACTICAL SURVEY,
Topic. -Christianity Interpretea.
I. In its general scope to Peter,
II. In its saving power to Cornelius.
I, In it general some to teeter. The
second part of carte church histury is
here begun, Tea great thought of the
gospel, the converelon of the Gentiles,
uegan to be an accomplished fact. Thus
the infant church took a• new depae-
ture and entered upon its world-wiele
miesion, henceforth to pursue a, new
ano of progress. The apostle Peter
eeeeived a symbolic revelation of the
met that the restructlons of the Mosaic
.aw were removed and that the dis-
deetion between Jew end Gentile was
abolished, God provided specinatetteh-
.ng for him before lie could enter upon
the work to which he was eallea. It
as a hard task for Peter to ;sur-
render his Jewish exclesivenese. IJe
had been brought up to believe that
the law was eternal in its minutest
details, ceremonial and judicial. It
was difficult for him to comprehend
the counsel of God willoregatel to the
calling of the Gentiles and to see teat
the narrowness of Judaism was °eel-
trary to the all-embriteing spirit of
eespel grace. Thougli Ile round lt
ditticult.to wean himself from the old
ecienent, he was Uoa's chosen instru-
ment to begin his work amone the
et:nines. Heathenism was kneeking
mbly at the door of Christ's king -
Jona. Peter's resistance was charac-
teristic. It required it miraale to in-
duce him to open 'tae door for tbe
tientiles to ceene into Cheat's king-
dom. 'All his, convictions, instilled by
training, ipgrained by habit and deep-
ened by earrew, but intense thought,
suddenly gave way. leis vision opened
ur a new era.. It delivered him from
the prejudice and custom which had
incapacitated him for transitioe from
the old to the new. Peter realized
divine teaching in the vision while he
was perplexed about the scope ef
II. In Be saving power to Cornelius.
It required a special, divine interposi-
tion to prepare in the Gentile world
an audience for a gospel sermon. Pa-.
er received a vision intended to break
.down his exclusiveness, while .Cornel-
ius received divine instruction to
send for the apostle. Just when God
was stirring large thoughts in Peter
respecting the universality of the pis -
pet, he was also working in Cornelius
a desire for fuller knowledge of salva-
tion, Cornelius was devout. He recog-
nized, the reality of religion. He re-
verenced God ia his household. He
practised known duties with diligence
and zeal. 'With yearning hart he had
penetrated to the true elements of the
Hebrew _religion. Withall his excel-
lence he was still unregenerated. The
trutleseeker and the truth -teacher
were drawn together .• The servaht of
Christ and' the soldier of Caesar met
face to face. It was a happy meeting,
divinely brought about- and. fraught
with blessing. God's great sermon to
'the world was spoken by lips prepar-
ed to speak to hearts prepared to re-
ceive. It affirmed that the whole world
was free to receive the message of the
gospel. The two conditions which Pete-
er laid down were repentance and
faith. Cornelius received the gospel
and embraced Chtist without hesita-
tion. A praying Gentile was .the first
uncercuincised person admitted inte
the .Christian church. A praying apos-
tle was the -instrument to bring about
the ha.ppy consunimation. To Peter
,vas given the distinguishing honor of
bringing. In the first Gentile convert.
Alt barriers.of race or rank Were brok-
en down. While Peter preached to
Cornelius and his assembled house -
`1101(1, the Holy Ghost was poured out
in confirmation of the truth spoken;
in confirmation of the genuineness of
the faith of the 'Gentile converts and
In confirmation of' their tibias for
church fellowship. The conversion of
Cornelius created more astonishment
than any other (lee conversion -because.
of the new principle it .embodied ana
the new policy it served to inaugurate.
What endaism had done eeremonially
tor one nation Oltristianity wee to do
efficaciously for all nations. Cornea
ete etood at the head of 'Gentile Chris-
tianity. His conversion Marked the be-
ginning of a new epoch. Springing
forth from the bosom of Judaism the
followers of Christ were at first eee-
garded as a :Towhee sect, amenable
Jewish ecclesiastical law and discip-
line. While the infant. church was sur-
rounded by dangers, its neareet and
greatest danger arose from the church
from which it had itself sprung. The
union of Jew and Gentile 'was one of
the questing of serious debate. Only
as the church kept united multi the
outside difficulties be met. -T, It, A.
The Child at the WindoW.
Oftener than `not we May tell a
thild's sex from the time the child
:muds at the window on a rainy day.
Whelever the yeare make a woman,
Ote,1 born domesticated. The little
girl leeks cut of the window chiefly
buttuee. eolnething le happening out -
:Ade, not became she wishoa something
would happen, and returns contentedly
to her indoor interests. But, however
the years thin it man's blood, he is
born an open air adventurer. The
little boy tires of earpet OlaY and re.
mains geeing at. the rain and gray
skies, wearying for the AIuit to shine.--
Itelh
ART ITEMS
OF THE NEWS.
OF THE DAY
Norway Storthing Amends
Law So Women May be
in State Council.
CENTENARIAN DEAD
March Gerxnan Casualties
63,545, Of Whom 14,705
Were Killed.
Richard Reddin, aged 79, judge of
Probate, died at Clsarlottetown,
Great Britain deniee that any cap-
tured German submarinewere man-
ned by Britise sailors.
M. Dragoumis, Greek Idinieter of
Finance, has resigned following a dis-
cussion of flocal measures.
Five child performers 'were burned
to death at it neilitaryebenefit perform-
ance in an English theatre.
A watermain burst at the corner of
Bathurst and Dupont streets, Toronto,
an.d a gas main took fire.
Wilfred Philip Wara, author and ed-
itor of the Dublin Review died at
Hampstead, England, aged sixty years.
deputation. .of social reformers
will wait on Premier Hearst to urge
QoverriMent care of Mental defee-
tives.
Toronto Women's Emergency Corps
has placed the ban on women speak-
ers- whose mete relatives are "slack -
Two hundred and eixty members of
the. 91st Battalion have been given
furloughsto-assist farmers in spring
work,
Duncan MelCillop, a boy of fifteen,
was fatally injured at West Lorne by
running into a fence as he turned a
corner.
Prank Anthony, of Brampton, a re-
tired contractor, was. accidentally kill-
ed by falling from a railway bridge to
the street below.
Martin McDonald aged one hundred
mid one, a veteran of war in Asia
Minor and the Indian Mutiny, died in
the Hetet Dieu, Kingston.
King George decorated Col. Murray
McLaren of the Canadian Medical
Corps, with the Order of St. Michael
and St. George, at the palace.
Henry Chaplin, Unionist member of
Parliament for Wimbledon and former
president of the local Government
Board, has been created a peer.
•
Jobe Taylor, of Walkerville, a pati-
ent at the Provincial Hospital for the
Insane, at London, was killed by a
'fall from the roof of the main build-
ing,
The Norwegian Strothing has agreed
by 91 Votes. to 14 to an amendment of
the fundamental laws enabling women
to be appointed members or the Coun-
cil of State.
John Gordon, Attorney -General for
teamed. has been appointed a judge
commoner. James Campbell has been
appointed Attorney -General in succes-
sion to the retiring incumbent.
Richard Reid, Agent -General for
Ontario in London England, has been
appointed by Sir Sam Hughes an Hon-
orary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Cana-
dian Expeditionary Force.
Jean Baptiste Bougie, aged thirty-
five, was crushed to death beneath an
rule:, truck in Montreal when he fell
off the running board, where he had
been riding unknown to the cliauf-
feur.
Colchester Township farmers are
struggling' to save Christ Church and
its cemetery from the encroaching
-waves Of Lake Erie, which are erod-
ing the shore and rolling over several
graves no3v.
The Crown haS decided not to pro-.
Ceed further witli the charge of theft
against the MCCutcheon Brothers, in.
Teronto, and the -four counts upon.
which the grand jury found a true b1.11,
Will be dropped. :
C. F.. Just, former Canadian Trade
Commissioner at Hamburg, from
which city he escaped with difficulty
after the wale broke out, is on the eeve
ter departure for Russia to take up
similar eutieseat Petrograd.'
The German army's offieial casual-
ties for March totalled 62,545, of which
14,705 were .killed. The grand total to
theeend of March was 2,730,917, of
which 681,437 were killed and 129,891
prisoners:,
Mr. Airiedes Jacques, aged 81, living
with his hephew, Mr. Prime Sarasin,
merchant on 13adeatt street, Three Riv-
ers, Que., where he had a good view
of a fire raging on Platen street, died
of fright. The fire destroyed two brick
blcolts, with a loss of $75,000.
TYPHUS WAS
WELCOMED AS
GIFT OF GOD
British Prisoners in Witten-
berg Prison Camp Treat-
ed Worse Than Dogs.
HUN DOCTORS FLED
RatiOns Only a Pretence, and
Sanitary Arrangements
'there Were /lone.
London, April 9. -The Clovenmeat
committee on the tratitment in eler-
many of Ilritish prisoners of -war, of
whieli the Hon, Mr, atistfee Younger
Is eltairMan, has issued a report on
the conditions prevailing in the Wit-
tenberg, eamp durleg the typhus eIll-
deMic of last year.
The report is baged on information
from repatriated prisonere, and es-
peeially from Major Priestley, Cantallt
Vidal and Captain Lauder of the
Army Medial Conte, who were sent
to the camp ehortly after Oa out.
break Of the epidemic, and who were
recently released front Germany. The
Wee officers meutiOned are the only
survivors of six British doctors out
to the Wittenberg camp by the Ger-
mans "to take up" says the report,
"the plaee of duty -abandoned by tieeir
own medical staff whelt the pees.
ence of typhus maniteeted itself."
The records of the epidemic kept'
bY the British officers were taken
from them, before their , dalettittlre
from Germany, but the repoet glees
in detail the 'condition of the calnii
and the treatment of prie0Aere and
Patients, whieli tlie American .Mn'
bassador, James W, Gerard, in his
report last November, said Was. "even
more unfavorable than I had been,
led to expect."
According to the released officers,
there are 15,000 and sometImes More
prisonere in the eamp which the com-
mittee says "la an enormous popu-
lation for so restricted an area as
101,e acres." There were no proper
heating arrangements, and the men
were insufficiently- elothea, their
overcoats theving !been taken from
them, their other clothing being in
rags, Many had ;wither boots nor
socks. There was an insufficient sup-
ply of water and soap, and Major
Priestley says lie found tee men
"gaunt, of a peculiar gray pallor, and
verminous,"
The supply of rood Was also insuf-
ficient, even in the hospital, until
.supplies arrived 'from England,
SOFT SOAP OCCASIONALLY,
"The only provision for personal
cleanliness made for the men," says
the report, "was orie cupful or soft
soap issued et intervals of many
weeks to a rooni. containing 120, In
-consequence, the men lemma in-
creitsingly verminous, and that con-
dition coupled with cold and want
of proper nourishthent, was undoubt-
edly the Principal inducing cause of
the epidemic."
The epidemic broke out in Decem-
ber, 1914. "Thereupon," says the re-
port, "the German staff, military and
meeical, precipitately left the Canna
and thenceforth until August, 1915,
no communication was held between
tee prisoners and their guards, ex-
cept by means of dtrections shouted
from the guards or officers remain-
ing outside the wire entanglements.
"All supplies for the men were
pushed into the camp over chutes, No
medical attention during the whole
time was provided by the German
staff."
p
Min Lauder reports that while
In the bungalows there was normally
one mattress for three men, in the
improvised hospital there were no
mattresses at all.
"In coasequence," lie says, "there
were many typhus patients scattered
over the compoundwho were. deter-
mined not to comeato the hospital if
they could help it."
In one compound he found fifty
hidden cases of typhus during the
first month,
The food ration for each patient
was half a petit pain (roll) and half
a cup of milk per day. The only soup
obtainable came from the camp
kitchen, and as it. was brotight in
cpen wooden tubs, it was full of dust
and dirt..
RATION A PR1DTFINSP1.
"In truth," says the COMMittee's,
report, "the ration was not a ration
at all, It was a, pretense. It was not
even possible to give the patients
warm water with their milk." •
Four British doctors were infected,
and three died. It was the that Major
Priestley and Captain Vidal went to
the hospital to join Captain Lauder,
who was down with the typhus. Major
Priestley says that the patients, alive
with vermin, lay so close to one an-
other on the fioor, that ha had to
stand straddle -leg across them to ex-
amine them. There were other condi-
tions that are indescribable. There was
difficulty in obtaining sufficient dregs
and dressing for,a long time, and
extreme bed sores were common. in
t'Overal eases the toes or tho whole
feet became gangrenous.Tlie waslarig
of patients was out of- the question
until a supply of :a,as obtained
from Ell gland.
This &hortage of necessaries was not
due to lack of supplies, say the iloci
tors, for on a vieit tc the town•they
saw an abundant supply, or even'
reouisite.
Dr. Aschenbach, wl•o was in charge
cf the hospital, and who, theecemmite
tee understands, received the Iron
Cross for combatting the epidemic,-
ouly paid one visit • to the ' ,canne.
according to the report, and that after
eoine order was evolved.
sSieCTY tuilApis OCCURRED, •
SiXty deaths occurred amcieg: the,
British, and the' victims were buried
outside the camp. •
,eWaat the prisoners found_hardest
to bear in the matter of burial," Says,.
the report, "Were the jeers with Which
coffins were frequently greeted by the
inhabitants of Wittenberg, wee stood
cutside the wires and were permittee.
to insult the dead."
After the middle of April the cote
ditions coramenced to improve, anti
with the arrival of .warm weather the
cues rapidly decremed, and by the
middle of May all the British were
convaleseent. Adequate provision was
made to deal with any future out-
Lreaks, improvements being effected,
according to the committee .as a
result of the visits of Anibassader,
Gerard and members of his staff.
The committee coodeinn the reten-
tion of Dr. Achenbach as. head of
the tamp, and as evidence of his
attitude cite an incident. When elm.
of eis staff supported the request of
Captain Lauder for medical requisitee,
he curtly refused the request with the
words: "Schweine Englander."'
The report continues: "The cruelty
of the administratioa of the Witten'.
Lem camp bectune notorious, &lenge
dogs ever° hebittially emplOyed to ter-
rorize the prisonero; flogging: with- a'
rubber whip was frequent. Mon were.
etruck with little or no provocation
end tied to poets with hands above
their heads for hours. Canfain
LaU-
dOt' reports that many'ofthese Men
WM& SO. far as to 106k 'upon the
typhus, with all ite leorrore, as a God -
'tend. They preferred it to the pros -
elm% of German guards."
-,-BACI•Z TO PENITENTIARY. •
• Xingston, Aprli 9. -One (if the not.
ed Sidney Mountain gate', Arthur
Bonner, Ma been returned to the pen-
itentiary from Guelph, where he was
taken wben the criminal insane ward
was relhoved to ehat Meet. It Is
undergeood he feigned ins:nifty to •get
to Guelph, where he thought he might
have an opportunity to escape. He
will be remembered as one of the four
men who Metle it sensational escape
frotn the penitentiary after looking
the. 4hysielan in the cell. Por thls
act and for assaulting a guard their
sentences were eonaiderably length.
ened
Virtne is just polltenese of the soul.
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10 00
LIVE STOCK.
Export cattle, choice ..$ 8 40 $$ 60
Dutcher cattle, choice a 8 00 8 e5
Do., medium.. 7 50 8 00
Do„ common - 710 7 5u
Butcher caws, choice .. 6 75 7 00
leo., medium .., 6 25 6 50
Do., canners ..6 225 425
Do., bulls,. .. .. .. 6 00 7 25
Feeding ateers 7 25 7 50
Stockers, choice .... 7 00 7 25
Do., light .. ....... 6 ISO 7 00
Milkers, choice 60 00 100 00
Springers .. ..,. 60 00 100 00
Sheep, ewes.. , ..... 9 00 9 60
Ducks Mid culls .. , 6 00 8 00
11. 50 12 60
LI-Illonigs1)s'
1 -logo, and watered 11 00
Calves -.............7. 00 10 00
OTHR MARKETS
WINNIPEG GRAIN OPTIONS,
W
May ........115 10pmen. 1,wo
1 Low Close.
ivie
July 1 16 1. 16% 1 14% 1 14%
. ... 1 12% I 12% 1 10%1 10%
Oats -
July .,. ... 0 43 0 43 0 421 0 42%
Oct. ... 0 34 0 43 0 42% 0 43
Flax -
May ,., 1 86% 1S7% 186 187¼
July1 sa 89 1 87% 1 89
AIINNBA.POLIS GRAIN MAREMIT.
Minneapolis. -Wheat, May, $1.17 7-8 to
01,18 ;July, ela 18-4; No. 1 hard, $1.23 1-2;
No, 1 Northern, $1.19 1-2 to $1.22; No. 2
Northern, $1.16 1-2 to $1:19 1-2. Corn -
No. 3 yellow, 74 1-2 to 75 1-2e, Oats -No.
3 white, 42 to 42 1-2c, Flour unchanged.
Shipments, 66,025 barrels. Bran, $18.25
to $1.0.00.
DT,ILUTH GRAIN MARICDT.
Duluth, -Wheat, No. 1 hard, $1.20 1-6;
No. 1Northern, $1.13 1-8 to $1.16 1-8. Lin-
seed, cash, $2,10 1-2 to $2.11; May, $2,10 1-2;
J uly, $2.11 1-2. •
, , CHICAGO LIVE STOCK,
20,000; market, weak.
Native beef steers
Stockers and feeders , $.7 5 $
5 786 89 0 955
'Cows and heifers .. 4 00 8 00
Calves.. ,... . 6 60 9 00
Hogs, receipts, 68,000; market, slow.
Light.. ... . $9-20 $9 65
Mixed 9 20 9 66
Heavy .. $ 10 9 65
Rough .. ...... ...,9 10 9 30
Pigs.. .... 7 40 9 00
Bulk of sales .. ..... ...9 40 3 F5
Seep, 'receipts, 13,90_0; market, firm,
Wethers ' $ 7 00 $9 25
Lambs, native .0- 7 50 11 55
131JFFALO LIVE STOCK.
Vast Buffalo, Despatch -Cattle receipts
eeipts 4,000; active, prime steers $9.25
to $10; shipping $8,60 to 1e.50; butcla
ors $7.30 to $9,30; _heifers $6.50 to
18.75; cows $4.15 to $7.65; bulls $8.25
to $7.75; stockers and feeders $6 to
$7.35; stock heifers $5.75 to $6.65; fresh
cows and springers, active and strong,
$50 to $100.
Votes; receipts 2,000; active el . to
$11.
Hogs, receipts 15,200 head; active;
heavy 'and mixed, $9.90' to $10; york-
ers $9.25 to $9.95; pigs $8.75 to $9;
roughs $8.85 to $9; stage, $6.50 to
$7.75.
Sheep and lambs -Receipts 400, ac-
tive; Jambs 9 to 12. Yearlings $6.50 to
$10.75; 'evethers, p to $9.50; ewes, e4
to '49. Sheep, mixed, $8.75. to !$9.25.
Clipped 'lambs, $$ to $10.50; clipped
sheep, 5 to 18.50.
'LIVERPOOL mormon. '
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Meat, spot easier, No. 1, ,Manitoba,
7(1.
' No. 3 Manetoba, 13s 2d.
No. -2 red Western winter, lis 11(1.
." ..hardeeeinter, sells 115.5(1. .
•-• Cern-, spote steady, American mixed,
,now, 10s 6d.
No. 2 hard winter, choice, 13s
No. 1 hard 'Duluth, 14s.
Flour, -winter patents, -47s.
Hops in London (Pacific coast), i.C4
15s to 415 15s.
Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs., 90s.
Moore Cumberland cut, 26 to 30 lbs.,
38s.. .
Short ribs, 16 to 24 lbs., 71s. ••,
Clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., 93s.
Long clear miedles, light, 23 to 34
lbs,, 88s.
Long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40
lbs., 86s.
Short clear backs; 16 to ,20 lbs., 84s.
Shoulders, .square, 11 to 13 lbs., 73s.
Larel, prime western, in tierces, nef,
718;•.01(1, 728. • ,
American,- refilled, .7es 9(1.
133s
10u.ter, finest U. S., in boxes, 76s.
Cheese, Canadian, finest white, new,
.
Colored, 104s. -
Tallow, prime city, 48s.
.Australlart lit Lonaon, 50s 3a.
Turpentine spirits, 114d. .
Rosie; common, 20s.
Petroleum, refined, llead.
Lineeed oil, 46s ed.
MONTREAL ,LIVE STOCK.
.--Ouotations and receipts were:
Butcher steers, host $8 to 08.20: good
01.60. to 081 'lair :17.25.to 07.50; medium 57
Medium
0B 014104;erblitigl "b 817457g $1.20:
$0,10- to $6 00;• dottunon $5.60:.cannors *'to
to $11.75; roughs and
$n5lhix6cgl'delnaetelsinett1841101.25to $11; common $19.25;
sows $7.85 to $8.10. Receipts 6007 , •
Sheep 6 to 8; lambs 9 to 12. Iledelpts
"balvei, nails fed 2 to 0. ReceInts 1,01e
6 1
SEVEN-YEAR SENTENCE.
'Montreal, -April 0.,L --Thomas Hagan,
.Ottawa, and „ Thomas Murphy, et.
John, N.D., ;Were yesterday sentenced
to seven years in the penitentiary by
Sudge Lattetet for -attempting to rob
Joseph Dillodeau,:atochester,
Hagan and IVIurphy• 'Wore the uniform
Of the 81th. II:Mallon, a Montreal
regiment stationed 'at St. John's, QM
• ARMISTIOE• IN CHINA.
-Pekin, Monday, April 1.0. -At the
'request of General Chen YI, Governor
of Szeelmen'Ts8,1 AO, the rebel lead-
er, has granted thirty days' armistice
In -the Provinces of Yunnan an See.
delete pending negotiations between
the revolutionists and tho Govern.
ment of Yuan Shi 1<al,
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SUB. WARFARE
IS KEPT UP
News. of IVfore Victims Re-
ceived by London.
U. S. Ship 1Vfay be Victim of
a Plot,
L0411011, April 0.-T1te Danish
seeamer Aeger has been eiglifed
te the south of the isle of Wight in
it badly damaged condition, it 13 sup-
s (used that„she has t ecu torpedoed.
Lloyd's annouaces that the 'British
steamer Avon, of 670 tons, ims been
smile
Lloyd's also has recetved a" report
time the Britieh steroner Adatraon, of
2,304 tome has been eunk.
NO W MINING GIVEN.
Malta, ,April 9,---Oae engineer aad
eight Lascars, of the Crew of the
steamship Clientele, were killea when
tho VeSsel Was sunk by it submarine.
Ninety-two survivors were rescued
lactiltaiteidnelio.ndeldvalhneirneg. aolrieytharilmalielenatliielyg
PROBABLY VICTIM OF PLOT.
Tacoma, "Wash., April 9. -The Amer-
ican steamship Rio Pmig, which
steamed for leadivostock December 31,
la believed to have been lost, She car-
riea a cargo et cotton, copper, steel
rails and war tnunitione loaded at
Tacoma and Seattle. It is believea she
foundered, but it is possible she fell
a victim to it. war plot, although she
'as carefully guarded while loading.
On February 12 last she was errone-
ously reported as arriving at .Vtadivo-
etok. Sho was under charter to the
Robert Dollar Company. On her return
ehe was to make ailother voyage to
Vladivostok for P. Waterhouse, The
Rio Pasig was owned by a Spanish
ehipping firm of Manila.
Previously she e as suspected of
coaling German warships, and was
seized by the British at HORP,' Kong;
but subsequently released. Wien tbe
e asset was launched she was known IS
tbe British steamer *tale.
Lately she became the American c
lier Alexander. Subsequeetly she was
renamed the Rio Pasig.
DENY SINKING
OF THE SUSSEX
Huns Say U -Boats or War-
ships Not Responsible
In That Case or Those of the
Englishman and Others.
.Berlin, April 9. -The German Gov-
ernment is able to announce that no
German submarine or warship was
responsible for the explosion which
damaged the British steamship Sus-
sex, When Germany on 'April 5 handed
to Ambassador Gerard an interim note
replying to the enqinries ot the United
States Government regarding the Sus-
sex and four other steamers, the mat-
ter of.responsibility was still in doubt
and the investigation was still proceed-
ing. The German Foreign Office, ap-
preciating the agitation in the United
States over these cases, transmitted an
interim response declaring the readi-
ness of the Goyerament, should the
Sussex prove to have been destroyed
by a German torpedo contrary to the
understanding with the United States,
to make all reparation, including the
Payment tif compensation. *
The Associated Press has now been
authoritatively informed that the in-
vestigation has been. completed. that
all the craft which might possibly have
been 'involved in an attack on the Sus-
sex had reported and that from the
reports of their conimanders it was ab-
Soltetely, certain' that the Sussex was
not destroyed by a German torpedo,
and that Germany was in no wise re-
sponsible fon:elle .disester.
From the Material at hand it also
will be possible to reply to the Ameri-
can. enquiries regarding the steamers
Englishman, . Manchester Engineer,
Eagle Point and Berwindvale, and to
establish, according to the German
contention, that no blame attaches to
Germany. •
ISSUE FURTHER OBSCURED.
Washingtou, April 9. -Germany's
disclaimer of responsibility for the de-
struction of the channel -liner Sussex,
surrounds the position of tho United
States in the piesent submarine situa-
tion with further difficulties, and may
turn action, if any be taken from. the
Sussez case itself to the accumulation
of• ships destroyed without warning
since Germany gave assurances gov-
erning the submarine campaign. Be-
fore the next Step is taken the collec-
tion of evidence, intended to prove
that the Sussex was destroyed
by a Gerinah submarine will have to
Proceed further, Additional evidence
in the form of affidavits and state-
ments gathered by the American Elm-
liassy in Paris is expected to be in
President Wilson's hands on Monday.
The eituation will be thoroughly dis-
cussed at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting,
and soon afterward a decision on the
next step Is expected.
While it will be difficult for the
United States to question the good
faith of Germany, the Administration
is.prepared to act upon circumstantial
evidence of surficient Strength should
It be gietired.
All the evidence thus far obtained
indicates that the Sussex was tor -
polo& There are two weaknesees
in the case Of the United States at
. this thee, hoWever, One is that no
American eitiZen saw the wake of a
torpedo' before the bow of the chate-
nel steather was torn off by an ex-
plosion. The (Abet is that, while
American naval officers declare that
the Moen of Metal renloVed from the
bulk are mete of It German torpedo,
there is so far as is known no eon -
elusive evidence at this time that the
metal fraginents rietually Were 1;01101'-
0d from the &Mex, tvery effort is
being made to neenre evidence whin
will establish beyond ell doubt the
origin of the fragments.
Seine men are -so vigorous that they
wont to get there with both feet, even
when they register it kick.
SMUTS AGAIN
BEATS HUNS
Surprises Gorman Force and
Com,pels Its Surren.der,
Enemy Course May Make
Him roes in Turkey,
Lornlon, April 7: --Another success
for the British in Emit Africa is re -
Ported Lieut, -General Jan O.
Salute, Commander og the Britieli ex-
pedition Operating againet the Ger-
mane, in the fallowing despatch:
"As the result of it movement com-
menced -on the afternoon of Monday
mounted troops under General van-
derventer successfully surprised a
Gorman force with nuielline gum etas
tionea in it mountain stronghold In
the Arusim region. Tete ',force was
surrounded during the course of
Tuesday and surrendered Thursday
rimming."
London, April 7. -The War Office
announced to -day that archives cap-
tured by Gen. Smuts in his East
African, caniPaign show that the Ger-
mans were trying to ' suppress the
Mohammedan religion. in their Afri-
ocau.ntcolonies before the war broke
The announcement may create' un-
pleasant complications for the Kaiser
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In Turkey.
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CAN'T TAKE IT
Verdun's Bishop Says Huns
Will Never Win There.
Paris, April 10. -Monsignor Giniety,
Bishop of Verdun, is the latest arrival
in. Parei -from the shell -swept city,
whose cethedeal• and bishop's. palace
are now in the centre of smoking
ruins. The Welton) departed from the
city on the .thotboard of it lotomotive,
the only mean s of conveyance whice
'vets'avallatile for a civilianlee came
to Paris to see those of his parishion-
ers who have taken refuge here, •• Ree
garding conditions at Verdun in Lite
laet days of his ,stay there, he 'Meth' ,
"During five daps of intense bom-
bardment I went baek •aud forth from
the cathedral to the eishopes palaceeto-
eucourage the _inhabitants, although
there really was -nothing but Ira.* in
Verdun. I accompanied to the railroad
station the last convey of ciyilians to
leave, and then returned to the palace.,
But 1 could not rentein there, as the
military authorities ordered everyone
_put. •
"I pet earth on , Saturday . evening.
Tere were no more trains foe civil-
ians, no more: hones, eutomobilee sor
Other conveyaneese 'At the ra,I1Why
station • found a.,locomotiee • welch
was just about to leave rote/water,
jumped on the footLeard, wee theeu-
gineer consented • to take nieheefaeette
the locomotive was going.' • I hiedenhe
rest of the way on foot toa aos_pita„I
behind the ,front.
eiThe' Germans are assailing Verdun
with fusy, but while their shelle -may
demolish houses, -they .will .never get
the town."
The bishop has established tempos-
.ary headquarters at Bar-Le-Duesanieti.
miles smith of Verdun, to care Toe'elle
homeless persons who 'have been com-
pelled to leave Verden.
KEEP HONEST BEES.
Robbing Spreads Foul Brood -
The Law in the Case.
Persons who 'Within .recent years
have had foul brood, in their apiaries
sh.ould be particularly careful to pre-
vent robbing during the Warm days of
wing. Ali hives where noes have
died must be taken indoors away from
all possible robbing. It is not enougit
to close them, because •robbers will
often gain an entrance vvhen. least
expected: All entrances of live colon-
ies should. be Wade quite small, espec-
ially where the bees are weak in num-
bers.
Use every precaution and watchful-
ness to prevent robbing. Do not under
any citeumstalleee leave combs of
honey out for the „bees to clean up.
Any honey you laieve ie likely to con-
tain germs whieh would scatter dis-
ease in your healthy colonies.- On ac-
-count of the prevalence of disease in
unexpected places throughout the pro-
vince it is never wise be eeellehmiey
to bees and where disease .is' known
to exist it is tee worst of toile-.
Particular attention is called to
Bulletin 213a of the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture, where the bee-
keeper may learn to be his,owa inspec-
tor. The Act for the Suppression of
Foul Brood -Among Bees will be foiled
in this bulletin. This ace states plainly
that persons disposing of diseased col-
onies or infected appliances shall in-
cur a penalty of not less than $50,00,
or may be imprisoned for •any term
not exceeding two months. ..
There is iao doubt that disease has
been spread from one district to an-
other in times past by the selling of
hives of bees, and it le hoped that
persons interested will See that this
part of the act is enforced.
Section 4, of the act is also iinpor
tent. It teuthorizes the inspeeter to or-
der all bee's transferred front box or
iminovable frame hives. Persons keep-
ing bees in hives or this description
should make Preparations now to do
this transferring, early III the swarm.
ing merlon.
Further information 'can be had
from Morley Pettit, Provincial Apiar-
ist, Guelph, Ontario,
The Scorpion's wonderful Ear.
I have studiea the habits of the score
pion for Many yeers and have often
noticed how ver' sensitive scorpions
are to the Most delicate sound, muse
cal or otherwise. Under the thorax,
the ScOrpion hat two oomb-like appen-
dages, whicli are the Mitennac (pectin -
Mae). It is pretty well settled by
physiologists and entomologIste that
In insects the antennae represent the
organs of hearing. These dentate
struetures are easily affected by the
vibrationof send, and there can be
no doubt whatever that they are ,also
affeeted by tounds quite inaudible to
the human ear. The slightest vibra-
tion of the atmosphere from any MUSA
whatever at 01100 puts in motion the
delicate etruettuari whieh compose the
antennae, to which organs insect::
owe the power of protecting nein-
selves against danger as well aS -the
means or recegilizing the approttell of
one ttnother.---london Speetator.
Weilin.gion ?Animal
Eire Ins. Co.
10.,stousho
How onto', (IVDIRIK* alfr,
41.1alcs taloa on all stlasses inAtlx_rti
able prerportY On tho OaSh or PrOlaPPla
Wit* system.
0100,13141014A21, ;MIN DANIDO011
President Ilearetary
111110H11 &O0$141$1
Agents, Winohasno Ont.,
Dudley Holmes
PARRIETWIL •041431TORg GTO,
Offloec Meier Wool!, Mayhem.
`611/
VanstoLle - •
sARturnta AND 1101441TOR.
Abney, to loan at lowest irate.,
WINGAIAMA
Arthur J.' Irwin
Doctor of Dental' Eurdert of the Pen
*Annie ()allege and Licentiate oil
Dental Surgery of Ontario.
Offloe In Macdonald Block.
• G. 11. Ross
DMA., L.13,84
Honor Gtv•duate of the Royal College
et Natal Surgeons of OntarioHonor
Graduate of Univeraity of Toronto,
Faculty of Dentistry.
Office. Over H. E, leard 41.1, Co.'s Store
W.. R. Hamby
13.8M, M.D., 0.M.
Special attention paid to' diseases
ot *Women arid Children, having
taken Destgraduate work in Sur-
gery, Bsc3teriology and sclentine
Medioine.
()hide in" the Kerr residenoe, be
tvdeen the Queen's Hotel and the .
Baptist Ohuroh.
All :Ousinese given. careful attention.
Phan. 54. • • .F, 0. Box 118
Dr:Robt. C. Redmond
M.R.C.S. (Eng.)
•••.. L.R.C,P. (Lond.)
- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(tirchisholm's old stand).
.Gener-aPHospital
.(Unde)• Govomrhent Inspection):
neasently -sittia',•-tga; beautifully fur-
nished- kOpen. to -iii:+egularlY licensed
physicians.'llates for patients (which
include hoard and nursirlg)-$4.90 to
$1500 per week, eccording;lb location
of .room. For • furthef information -
Address MISS L. mATHEWs,
Superintendent,
Box 223; WInghani, Ont.
-
Town and Farm properties. Call and
see my ,Ilst and get my prices. I have
some excellent values.
; .
G. STEWART
WiNGHAM.
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Phone 184InTownHeti:
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GTIONEERS
McCONN EC L.& & • VAND al OK,
Arepr_wred to take all kinds of
sales. lUving had a wide wiper-
ienoe in this line, we are certain
we can please anyone trusting
their sales to us, You can have
either one to bonduct your dale or
can home both without extra change
Charges Moderate.
T. R. Bennett, J. P.
AUCTIONEER
Dates Arranged at tho Advance Office'
Pure -Bred Stock Sales a, Specialty
Sales conducted anywhere In Ontario,
PHONE 81. WINDHAM, ONT,
W. Elmore Mahood
CONTRACTOR PND BUILDER.
Estimates and islets furnished on
request. Satisfaction :guarazteed.
WINOAAM, ONT. BOX 335.
John F. Groves'.
:151 Issuer Of' '
1VIARRIAGE LICENSES .
TOWN HALL • WINGHAM.
Phones-Offlee 24; Residence 168.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
DR. F. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy halide vitality and
strength. AdjustMent of the spine and
Other tissues is gently secured, there;
bry ,removing the predisposing 'causes
of disease.
Blood pressure and other examina-
tions made. Trusses scientifically fit;
ted.
OFFICE OVER CHWETIE'S STORE,
litonre-rgueedays and .Pridays, 9 a.m.
to 0 p.m.1' 'Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.'
Other dans by appointment.
WE WANT :CREAM
We want dreltn,, ahd, will 'pay. _the
highest prices for, -good• cream, Why
ahlo your ordain away, a long distance
when you can receive as good prices
Imarhame, and in sending your cream
• cus will helm a holine ledustry, We
furnish two tens to each Shipper -and
pay all eitpreas charges and aware
you an hOhotit business, cheese too -
tory PatrOtus having C2ean1 during the
'Winter wOuld do 'Well to ship to hi.
Writo for furtitet partictilers1.0
THE SEAFORD( -.CREAMERY
SEAPORTii ,4344TA.R10
CHIROPRACTIC
Chiropractic remotes the canoe ot
practically all diseases; n.taattora ot
what part of the body is affected, it
can 138 reached through the nerve
ontrea 11 the spinal tolutan, by ad,
Justment of sublimated vertabre.t.
Cormultation free,
Do. ie. A. Fox. b, C,
' Ghtduiete 04droprector.
lAptittar Drugless Phyticlatito i.
irmoitton eithditta.
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