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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-08-09, Page 2Leseou vii. August 12, 1917, Jostales Good Reigu.-3 Glireniele 44: 143. Commetitary.-L A godly king (vs. 1, «.) 1. Joelali-Tbe IMMO means "Jehovah supports," We itnow that Anion, the father of Joelab, wee a wicked, man, but we may infer from the mane given to the boy that Jodi- dah, hie 'mother, et•as devoted to the true God, Eight years old -During the early years of 'hie reigu he must have been under tile guidance of others, and these, no doUlat, were loyal to Je- hovah, We may reasonably stippose that his Mother exerted a ealutary in - .fluence over Ulna. 2, Did....right- "lie did that which was right," not because the tendency of the nation was in that direction, for It was not, hut In spite of the prevailing idolatry. Although he bad the dleadvantage of tbe evil influence of a wicked father end had to face deplorable conditions in his kingdom, he ranks as one of thet most excellent kings in the history of :he nation, He was the last good king of Judah. ln the sight of the Lord - His goodness WitS not sinaply eider - nal; it passed the scrutiny of him who sees motives as well as acts. Josiah was right at Iteart. In the ways of David -David wets looked upon as the model king of Terael. II:Idolatry destroyed (vs. 3.7.) 3. Eighth year -Josiah was then sixteen years old. Yet young -He was still young although youths mature at an earlier age in ..the East than in the western world. At the age of fourteen to sixteen chokes are generally made tbat determine moral and spiritual character. Began toeek after the God of Dal:id-Beginning early he could devote an unwasted life and un. haPaired powers to the service of God. Thie date marks his eutrance Upon the divine life, a life that was to be abundantly fruitful in the moral reformation of the nation. In the twelftb year-A.nother of the impert- ant (Wee in josiale's reign. Began to purge Jedah-His own rigbteous heart and life wouldnot admit of his stop- ping short of the'reformation which was greatly needed. He saw that it was necessark to tear down the struc- ture of heathenism that had been rais- ed up, ,before he could successfully re- establish Deo worahip of Jehovah. He began the work of reform at the cap- ital of his realm. High places - Shrines were placed by idolatrous na- tions upon hills and mountains, and the Sews had adopted their religions practises. Groves-Asherim, symbols ef degrading heathen worship. 4. Al- tars of Baalim-Baalim is the plural of Baal, Who was worshipped in a var- iety of terms. In his presence -In the presence of Josiah, so that he might see that th.e work was proceed- ing in a thorongb manner. Images-- "Sun-iinages."-R. V. • 5. Burnt the bones of -the priests - The burning of human bones upon the altars would borever render them pol- luted. "Idolatry was so widespread and deep-seated tb.at it must be vio- lently teen from the life of the'people." The prophecy of which this is the ful- filment is found in 1 Kings 13; 1, 2, 6. Manasser, and Ephraim, etc. -The northern kingdom had, been taken into captivity by the Asyrians nearly a cen- tury befoee this, yet there were few of the people of Israel in the land. Josiah probably purposed to carry his reforms to these tribes, as far as to Naphtall on the north and to Simeon on the smith, to rid them of idolatry and to incorporate them in his kingdom As- syria was in conflict with the Medes and was tottering to -her fall, and hence was paying little attention to conditions in Israel. With their mat- tocks -"1i their ruins." -R. V. 7. He returned to Jerusalem -Josiah was satisfied that the work which he had undertaken" had been thoroughly ac- complished. - III. The temple repaired (vs, 8-10. 8. Eighteenfla year -Josiah was now, itt the twenty-eixth year of his life. Ten nave before this he had sought the Lord: 'He had been for years en- gaged in bis great task of destroying idolatry .from the and and this he had accomplished. Had purged- a the heuse-Tbe years ot idolatry had left the temple neglected and polluted. Josiah followed the illustrious example of Hezekieh in• cleansing the house of the Lord. It was not enough to de- stroy idolatry; the service and wor- ship Of the• &tie Gad must be restored. Shapheae-aHe Was the scribe, aft of- ficer of high rank. To repair the house of the Lprd--LThe three, men to whom was entrusted this .work were among the principal men of the city and nation. It may be readily seen that the temple would need repairs, as It had been more than two hundred Years Sine° it was repaired under Jo - ask, who also was a boy king. 9. Hit- kiali-Jhe son eef Shallot:a, and grand- son of Zadok (1 Claron. 6; 12, f3). De- livered the money -Josiah followed the example. of Jonah in tollecting money to repair the temple. The money had ceme not only from Judah, bot also from the remnants of the other tribes of Israel. Levites - The descendants of Levi. They performed secular duties pertaining to the tent - pie. ' They returned to Jerusalem - "Of the'intiabitatits of Jerusalem." R. V. 10. Worinnene-TWo Classes of the overseers who had charge of tne• repairs, and the workmen who did the work as carpenters and masons. 11. Timber for couplings -It may be seen how greatly the temple Was in need of repaire that timber for the framewerk- Must be bought, as well as Stone and other material, It had 'been three hundred and fifty years since the building watt erected. To floor -"Ter make beams for." -R. V. Houses - These were either_ the chentbers wide)) Were built about the temple or build- ings connected with it. Which the kings 'of judab had destroyed -Manas- seh and Amon are probably meant. The king() had neglected the house of the Lord and allowed it to fall 100 decay, if they bad not actually defaced It, 12. Did the work faithfully -The Men had their hearts in the work, as the work, as was the case when the temple was repaired during the reign of Joash. Where there is genuine Jove for God's house and its services, earnest effOrts Will be made to keep it in good repair. Could skill of Matra- Menttf of musick---"Were skillful with instruments •of 1111181e." --R. V. 13. Seribes, and offieers and porters -The scribes were clerks, eopyists and tran- slators, the officers were magistrates and the porters Were those who kept the temple deora. These were Of the tribe of Levi, Questions. -What dM 'Manasseh do After be was restored to his kingdom? Who was Anion? What was his char- tteter 4In4 the length, of bis reign? How did he die? UOW 01 dwas jestali when he began to reign? What was the tharaeter of his reign? Witmi was ho eonserted? What dfol lw tto isq,n4 tIvelfth ztar of hig reit;n? non it petsible for Josiah to carry his re- forms into tho land or Israel? PRACTICAL SURVEY, Topic. --Reformation in Judah, 1, Idolatry overthrown. 11, Trim worship rettuMed, I. Idolatry overthrown, The Liston' of Josiah furnishes one of the most remarkable instances contained in ecripture of real goodneee springing up and attaining high development tinder extraordinarily unfavorable cireum. staneee, His father, Amara "did evil In the sight of the Lord" te an exteut namely equaled by any other king cif Judah, Milllakt3011 may be counted 'worse because he set at panght all the restraints of good training, the example of.a godly father entl the in- structions Of the propbet 'saheb, Ide' was woree became of his introduction of many of the most corrupting forms of idOlatry. Iu the midst of that per- iod elf deeline Jceiah came to the throne to redeem for a time the his- tory of his nation, and for a time to scree it front liar:ending doom. Regard- lese of all Gecfs merciful deelings, of all the judgments and warningwhich lie had sent or Of the influence and example of good kings or prophets, the people of Judah had continued to grow worse and worse, Vice had taken deep root among the people and na- tional faults had betome stereotyped in the Jeeviele character, A century previous the northern kingdom of the ten, tribes was carried into eaPtiVity. For ite great idolatry the destruction of the kingdom of Judah was close at hand, In Josiak was reproduced the piety of the lteet sovereigns who bad proceded him. ails career was singular- ly straight -forward and coneietent. His early piety may have been due in part to the quiet but powerful in- fluence of a good mother. Other in- fluences which surrounded him eeem- ed unfavorable to the growth of true religion and the fear of God. Unusual godlersness and corruption had sunk the nation in the depths of degrada- tion. At such a time as Oki jasiale be- gat). to seek the Lord. He determined that he would worship God only. When twenty years old he began to purge Judah from idolatry. When twenty-six years old he began to re- pair the house of the Lord which had been long unused and neglected. God gave him etrength and crowned hie efforte with bleesingiind success. He boldly denounced and destroyed idol - worship. As eoon as Josiah was free from the traminele which confined a Jewieh prince during his minority, when he could show what his inclina- tionwere, he courageously set him- self to undo the evil that his .fatber and grandfather had done. The re: formation was earnest, thorough and comprehensive. II. True worship resumed. Josiah was . a man whose activity ,was in- spired by true religious feeling. The disadvantages of his extreme youth, the degeneracy of the times and the bad effects of his father's reign were overcome because he fixed his faith upon God. The recorded actions of Josiah which marked his imitation of King David were, his attachment to God's house, his devotion to his ser- vice, his love for God's law and his reverence for godly men. It was becoming in Josiah to do everything that was.requiredfor the strength and beauty of the temple. In that sacred edifice centred the religious life of the nation. There Clod manifested himself as he did In no other' Place. The work of the destruetion of idols was well done before the work of con- struction began. In the work of repairing the temple Josiah honored the people by encouraging -them to co-operate with, him in the noble work. They were weary on the policy and extreme doings of paganism. They were ready to rally to the support of the, young king. -Previous to the eighteenth year of his reign, Joalah's work was mostly .the result of his Individual action. At that period the movement entered on a new plane and reached national dimensions.' The immediate occasion of that change was the finding of the law in the temple, and that was owing to the repairs which the king had ordered to be made on the sacred edifice. Josiah's methods were observed in the collect- ing of the money, in the placing of the workmen and .in the trust reposed in the overseers. There was liberality on the part of the people. T. It. A. CHINA LIKELY TO JOIN ALLIES Peking Cable. -The Cabinet is con- sidering a declaration of war on Ger- many, Wang Tali Sieh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has urged that China immediately follow Siam's example, and the Cabinet apparently Is McBee ing strongly toward joining the En- tente Allies. ' Liang Chao, Minister of Finance, has recommended the immediate conclus- ion of a 1.11g loan In order ta relieve the financial pressure, and prepare to re- sist the opposition of the southern reb- els. PIREVENT ILLNESS. One of the Objects of Compulsory Health Insurance. Compulsory health insurance is aow' being talked of as another step in community welfare, the course being especially recommended in welfare work among wage earners, Investigation has shown that a large proportion of sickness is preventible, but raost persons, small wage eaten. ors or not, are likely to neglect their aillterits until prevention is no longer possible and serious illnees must be treated. Even then the doctor's ser. vices are avoided as mucli as possible because of the cost, and the victim or disease goeS back to his work before he is fit. Under the compulsory insurance sys- tem It is the idea that every worker shall be visited at stated iatervals by a physician whether he Is 111 or not; the slightest illness brings a call from the doetor, -whose business is to keep hira well if possible. In ninny eases he will sueceed, with the result of a great t eying of time and wages to the worker. The total of such savings in the iii- dustrial centers will run into the mil- lions and will proportionately lesser. the demands on charitable funds. -In- dianapolis Star. tlIATYLE.PLANt siNto SUB. At Atlantic rort, teport.--The &dm - tan) of a German submarine by Means of a bomb riroesied front a ba.ttle.plaim ef. ter the lt-boat had disclosed lin Presence • by launebing a torpedo at a large pas - sager $1110, WAS deStribed bypaesen- gess on the vessei on arrival here te- epee • claCker 61tould rem:tither that all the eleStif,613 htri.o been invented. SELLING EGGS BY THE POUND Weight Instead of Number the Most Economic Method (By Lawrence lime% Until eggs are sold by weight, neith- er the poultry keeper nor the con- sumer win- receive what he or elle is entitled to, The latter, as Matters now stand, pays a different price every time eggs are bought, because eggs vary greatly in size and weight, The consumer has the advantage to -day and loses to -morrow. When the price er eggs is based on weight, the buyer wIll always know what to expect, The poultry raiser is, in reality, mare interested in selling his eggs' lay weight than the consumer is in buying them in that manner, for it takes more food to produee large eggs than small °Iles, consequently large eggs cost the producer more than small ones. The existiug plan of sell- ing eggs by' the dozen leads to send- ing•them to market without regard to uniformity and bantam eggs assist in aro excellent layers of largo eggs, and they would probably be greatly lu demand if eggs were sold On a ra- tional plan -by weight. Indeed, when this plan is adopted, something ap- proaching a revolution in the raising of hens for eggs production will oc- cur, 111ggs have been exhibited which were so heavy that six weighed a pound. Wheu a' hen produces such eggs as these, she does much more work titan the average hen. If eggs are sold by weight, hens that produce light eggs would be killed, thus gradually increasing the size of eggs, and bringing them to a greater degree of netiormity. There may be some hens in a flock which lay more eggs than others, and With- out trap nests the difficulty of dis- tinguishing suck heus May be consid- erable, but as a general rule large and vigorous hens lay large eggs. . Tee question of selling eggs by weig ht istead tious one, but worthy of serious consideration. that the consumer would benefit. making up a dozen. When eggs aro sold by weight, the largo ones will be selected, all eggs' will be sorted, and as quotations will be given for large, medium and small eggs, by the pound, all eggs will be sent to market in a more attractive condition than they now are. Oranges are always sold. by the doz- en, it is true, but they are sorted, and big ' oranges are never sold at the sante price as little ones. To sell eggs by the dozen is an in- justice to hens. Some hens produce eggs and weigh eight to the pound; other hens lay lighter eggs, conse- quently ten are required to make a pound. On an average, a hen's egg weighs about two ounces, or eight to the pound, a dozen eggs weighing one and a half pounds. AIDS COST OF PRODUCTION. A hen that lays ten eggs to the pounn is sure to be regarded as an excellent layer on account of the num- ber 01 eggs which she produces, and she will be selected as a producer in preference to the hen that lays only eight eggs to the pound, because the latter lays fewer eggs. Nevertheless, the hen laying the smaller number of ego may have produced a heavier weight of eggs than the apparently more prolific hen. But she gets no credit for it because eggs are sold by the dozen, and not by weight. Black and white Leghorns, Hou - dans, Light Brahmas and Minorcas of by number is a contort - There cannot be any doubt When eggs are sold according to weight, better male birds will be raised. Only large eggs will be used for hatching- chicks with a view to improvement. This will extend to roosters in the same way that bulls from well-known milk producing cows are used as sires in preference to those from ordinary cows. Moreover, expenses would be equalized, and a more complete record of the actual cost would be kept. The poultry farmer could then leara how many Pounds of food are required to pro- duce the greatest weight of eggs, with the least expenditure of money. So •long as ego are sold by the. dozen, farmers and poultry raisers will not be able to arrive at any de- finite facts in regard to the true cost of producing eggs, and the amount of profit cannot correctly be estimated, for to -day's calculation will not apply to -morrow. Both producers - and consumers would do well, in their own interest, to agitate this question. There is no good reason for continuing the pre- sent custom of buying and selling "eggs by the dozen, and there are many reasons for discarding it. Jus- tice to consumers as well as to pro- ducers demands that a change be made. Only by weight can fair sales of eggs be ensured and only by selling eggs by weight can poultry raisers properly breed chickens and improve them as they should be Improved to obtain the best results. -The Canadian Countryman. room, "•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••=.••••••••••••=m0 amoommors* 43.19.000.4)).......02.40804:443.041443 4s, FALL FAIRS . 40.434484.0.0. 4r4)...04324.43,404 * 414 abertoyie . . .0ct, 2. Abingdon .. and. 13. Acton.. :..Sept, 2ti and 26. Mien. ei•aig „Oct. 5. Alfred... .. . ... • •• . -SePt. 13. AAheixsatonndria..... ..SeP-t.' 11 and 14 , Oct. 4 and 6, Almonte. . ... • .. ..Sept. 17-19. Oct. 9 and. 10. Amherstburg ...... „. „ „Oet.1 and 2. Ancaster.,. .;.Sept. 18 and 19. Arden ..... .„Oct. 2. 17-19 Arthur.. • •• 14 ••••• ••• 4•• oct. 9 arid 19. Ashworth.. „ , . ..Sept. 28. Atwood-. .• • ..• ••• SePt.. 18 and 19. Avonmore„ .,Sept. 3.8 and 19. Ayton . . ...Sept. 18 and 19. tancroft'... . ..... -Oct. 4 and 6. Barrie.. . ....Sept. 17-19. .0et. 4. Oct..3-5, Beamsville -Sept. 21 and 22. Beaverton ................Sept. 24-26. Becton, „ „ oct. 9 and 10, :Sept. 3 and 4. Berwick„. •Sept. 20 and 21. Binbrook ..........Sept. 8 and 11. Dlackstocit.. -Sept. 25 and 26. Blenheim. -Oct. 4 and 6, „... Oct. 2 and 3. BBoolbteortnygeon. „ Oct. 27 ahd 28. ,... Oct. 1. and 2. Bothwell Corners .. Sept. 20 and 21. Dowmauville "Sept. .18 and 19, Bradford .. ..Oct. 16 and 17. Drawbridge ..Sept. 20 and 21. 13rampton Sept. 21 and 22. Drigden „Oet. 1 and. 2. 13righton ..... ...Sept, 13 and, 14, 13rockville . ...Aug. 20-23 . Mace Mines.... . Sept. 26. Brussels 4 and O. Burice's Falls .:.Sept. 27 arid 28. Burford ..... . . ...Oct, 2 and 3. Dut•lington EnkSgi.V1 rig Day. Ca) 0 dOn v 16. VV. •• Viet 3 and 4. Caledonia. . .,. Oct. 11 and 12. Campbellfoid .Sept. 23 and 26. Caro . . . . Oct. 3 and 4, Castleton. -Oct. 2 and 3. Cayug'a ...... ...Sept. 25 and 23. Centreville . . . Sent, 15. Charlton . ,.,Sept. 26 and 27. Chatham .. • . • . 44. 046.-Seot. 18-20, Catsworth Sept. 3.3 and 14. Cheeky . Sept, 18 and 10. Clarence Creek,. "Sept. 20. Cittriesburg . ...Sept. 18 and 19. OF ONTARIO cobourg x;:oenrane . Colborne . Coldwater k. CollingWoodt.. .... Comber.., Cookstoi.vn „. ... Cooksville .... . ..... Cornwall ...... . Courtland Delta .. •.. ..... Demorestville L'esboro... . . Dorchester Station., ..Aug. 24 !trot 23. ...Sept. 27 and 23. ...Sept. 31 a,nd 12, • oct, 2 and 3. ... „Sept. 19-21. . Sept. 28 and 20. ,.,...Oct. 2 and 3. . .Oet. S. *...Sept, ...Oct. 4. ▪ ... -Sept. 17-19. Ipt. 211. .„.. ... Sept. 20 and 21. .. Oct. 3, 11 and 3. . "scot, 27 and 28. 23 and 20. . „Sept. SS. ,..0et. 11 and 12. .. Sept. 20 and 21. . -Sept, 14 and 15. Drayton... ... DreSde!ll . ..... Mambo.. .. • oe • Dunchurch Dundalk.. Dungannon........ Dunnville . Durham . Feiniva .• letabro . Semi .V. 16metiole t • .., Lein••• •• Oct. 4, ...14ept...43 end 14. Sept, s2.11 Mel 24. . Sept. 10 and 11 nal LI. Essex .„. Sept. 18-20. Fairground . ,. „Oct. 2 Fencion Falls• • • ..Sept 14 and 15. Fenwick . ,..Sept. 25 and 26. Fergus . ..... ... ...Sept. 26 and 27. Feversham ....Oct. 2 and 3. Flesherton .. -Thanksgiving Day. Florence -Oct, 4 and 5. Forest ..Sept. 26 and 27, Fort Erie Oct..11 and 10. Fort William ... ...Sept. 18-20. Pert Arthur , "Soot. 13.20. Fra.n2sford Sept, 20 and 21. Frankville . „Oet. 11 and 12. Freelton .. „Thanksgiving Day. Galetta „Sept. 26 and 27. Gait •, ......... ...Oct. 4 and 5. • Georgetown •Oct. 3 and 4. Glencoe , . •Sept. 25 and 26. tioderich „Sept. 26-23. Gordon Lake ... -Sept. 28. Gore Bay ... "Oct. 2 and 3. Gorrie . . ,Oct. Grand Valley ... „. ; Oct. 4 and 6. Gravenhurst ... 27 and 23. Haliburtou„ ... Sept. 26. Hanover .,. .Sept 20 and 21. Harrow . , . Oct. 9 and 10. Harrowamith 20 and 21. Hepworth ... .. Sept. 27 and 28. Highgate . „Oct. 12 and 13. Holstein .. Sept. 26. Huntsville .. Sept. 25 and 26. Hymers . ...Sept, 14. Itgersoll .Oct. 1 0.n0 2. Iverary ..Sept. 12. Iron Bridge . .. -.Oct, 5, Jarvis Sept. 26 and 27. Kagav.00ng .... Oct. 3 and 4. Keene „Oct. 2 and 3, Kemble Sent. 27 and 28. Hemptvillo ..• ,.. Aug, 24 and 25. Keboro.... . Aug. 21 and 22. Kilsyth . ... -Oct. 4 and 5. Kincardine ..... Sept. 20 and 21. Kingston ... ...Sept. 25-27. Kinmount ... Sept. 14 and 15, Kirkten . ...Oct. 4 and 5. Lakefield ...Sept. 18 and 19. Lakeside ••• ••• .4Sept, 27. Leant eth . .., ...Sept. 26. Lanark ------------Sept. 13 and 14. Langton .. ....Oct. 13. Litmelowne Oct. 20 and 21. Leamington . Oet, 3-6, Lindsay . .. -Sept. 20-22. Lion's Head "Oct. 4 .and 5. Lombardy 444 • • • • • • 4 .• 4•Selat. 8. London (Western Faith. ..Sept, 7-15. „Sept. 29. Lucknow . ... Sept. 27 and 28. Lislowel. . ... ....Sept. 20 and 21.. Mabetly............Sent. 25 and 26 -Oct, 2 and 3. Magnetawan •Sont. 25 arld 26. ManitowanIng Set. 27 and 28. Markdale ...............Oct. 0 and 10. 31arkitain .,. Oct. 3-3, Alarmora ... Oct. 1., and 2, Mal-shvllte. ... Sept. 20 and 21. Maseey Oct. 3. Mb Meson.Oct. 1 Anti 2,Mattat‘a . „Sept. 19 ited 20. MexvIlle .Sept. 2/ and 28. Itloynoetit - • ... 20. McDonald's Corners.. -Sept. 28. McKellar „. Sept. 21, Meaford . ...Sept, 27 and 23, Merlin .Sept. 20 and 21. Merriekville..Stapt, 18 and, 19, Melbourne ....... . • ik ',Oct, 3. Middleville ..* ..Oct. 5. Itf!dland . . .Sept. 27 And 28, Mildinay. . ..Sept, 17 and 18.. Millbroolt „, "Oct. 4 and 5. Milton ..... . . „Oct, 9 and 10. IVIllverton. ..Sept, 27 and 28, Minden . „ ... ...... ...Sept. 25. Itiorrishurg. .,Aug. 14. Mount Ilrydges , „Oct. 5, Mama Verest . . -Sept. 311 and 28, MurtIIo ,.• rat •r• ••• *. „(Id. 2 and 3. Neepanee „.. •Sept. 12 and 13. New ilantuurg „... -Sept. 13 and 14. Newington.. -Sept 20. New Liakeard ..... Sept. 13 and 14 Newmarket •• Sept. 26-28. oe1vll1c .. .. • . • . .•Sept. 111. Norwich . aeSept. 25 and 62. Norwood Oct. 9 and 10. Qtept. 17 and 19, ..Sept. 27 and 28. uh:•v. (skin . . (RS . 1 and • Orangeville . "Sent. 18 and 13. Oro .•. .• a • •• • t• 44001)t.,..14, . Orono 4.. 1.• 0.0 .4 SOS.. 27 nag 20 orrville. • 0. 4 • • • 4Sept. 23 oreniwa • ., 444 061 Sept. 20.12. Ottawa (Ventral. Clanatle).. Sept. 847. otterville ••• .4 pot 4.000. D and 6, Owen Sound a .. .. aklept. 31.13. •.• 6. • ...SW. 25 and 26. Valten tam ..... , ,Sept. 25. Palmereten . 'Sept, 18 and 15, Paris ..... "Sept. 27 and 28, Parham . ... -Sept, 20 and 21. Parkhill . „,8ept. 04 and 25. Parry Sound ... ..S0pt, 25-27. Perth 161 46 • 1.10 e. .1••aept. Veterboro'.. Pt. fit, .40 Sept. 20-22. Petrone ... ... ...Sept, 20 and 21. victim 04Sept. 21, Pinkerton ..,Sept. 18-20. Port Carling* . 1. 0. • • *a • 0* 0 A •Sept. -19. Port Ilion, "Sept. 19 and 20. Port Hope ...Vat. 2 and 3. Port Perry ... ... „Sept. 13 and 14. Powasean .„ .„ „.Sept, 36 and 27, Prescott . „Sept. 18-20. Priceville . . •Oct. 4 and 5. Providence IlaY ,Oct. 4 and 5. Quecosville . ...Oct. 9 and 10, Iluinliam Centre- .. Sept, 18 and 19. Rainy River "Sept. 18 and 19. Renfrew , , Sept. 19-21. Riceville . ... ...Sept. 27, Richmond Sept. 20-22. Ilidgetown ..Oct. 8-10. Ripley . ...Sept. Sept, 25 and go. itt,bilus mins , is and 6, ltocklyn ..oct, 4 and 6. . . ...Oct. 9 and 10. Rockwood ..Oct, 4 and 5, Rockton . • .. Oct. 4 and 5. Rodney . Out. 1, and 2. Rofiencatit . ...Sent, 27 and 25. Rosseau .•. •.,. • ...Oct, G. Sarnia • . ....Sept. 25 and 26. Sault ,Ste, Matte „Oct. 3-5. Searboro (Agincourt) „Sept. 25 and 26, Schomberg . "Met, 11 and 12. Seetforth ..Seut. 20 and 21. Sliannonville ..Sept. 15, Shedeen . ... • . ...Sept, 19. Shegulandah „ -Oct. 1 and 2. Shelburne . ...Sept. 26 and 28. Sinacoe „. .,Oct. 8-10. Smithville - . -Sept. 18 and 19, South Mountain .. „Sept, 13 and 11, South River . . „Oct. 4 and 5. Spencerville . . .. Sept. 25 and 26. Springfield . Sept. 20 and 21. Sprucedole ,..,,Sept 20 and 21, Stella ... ..... Sept, 23. Stirling ... Sept. 27 and 28. Strafrotelville "Sept. 19. ..Sept, 33-19. Sept, 17-19. Streetsville-Sent. 20. Sturgeon Falls .............Sept, 18. Sunderland .. .. Sept. 18 and 19. Sundridge•Cect. 2 and 3. Sutton ... , . ... ...Sept, 20 and 21. Tamworth ... ...Sept, 13. Tara . ...Oct. 2 and 3. Ta.vistock. ...Oct. 2, Tceswater ... Oct, 2 and 3. `StamesvIlle ,, Oct. 2 and 3. Thedford ...Sept. 20 and 21, Thorold . , Sept. 18 and 19, 'rhorndale.. . Sept. 24 and 2.5. „Oct. 2 .aonedt 23.. Thesealon . TiVerton Toronto (C.N.E.) 25 Sept. 10. Viti•deeerdw.0.0..d ...Oct. 4 and 5, Vanincele Hill . .. „.Sept• 19-21. c. t. Oaent4. 93: Utterson . ... ... Verner „Sept, 18 and 10. Wallaceburg . ....... Sept. 26. Wallacetown ...Sept. 20 and 21. Walter's Falls ...Sept. 25 and 26. Warkworth ..... 4 and 15. W arren . . .,..Sept. 26 and 27. Waterdown .„ • 'Oct. 2. Waterford , „Sept. 27. Welland. 'Watford Oct. 2 and 3. Oct.. 1-3 "Wellesley Sept, 11 and 12. Weston . Sept. 3.4 and 15. Wheatley- ... .. Oct. T and 2. Wiarton Sept. 25 and 26. Wincesport . . „Sept. 27. Williamstown ... ...Sept. 39 and 20. Winchester . ..... ...Aug. 29 and 39. Windham Centre .. -Sept, 25. 1V1ndsor. -.Sept. 24-27. Wingham Oct. 9 and 10. Wolfe Island ... . ...Sept. 18 and 13. W oodstock..Sept. 19-21. Woodville „. . . ...Sept. 13 and. 14 Wcoler . . ...Sept. 6 and 7. Wyoming ... .„...Oct. 4 and 5. Zurich ..... .. .. Sept. 19 and 29. TEUTON AND RUSS AGREE? London Cable says -Camille lluystuaus, the Belgian secretary of the international Socialist conference, in an interview to- day with a correspondent of the Dutch paper Handelsblad, said that Russia and Austria-Hun- gary were on the verge of com- ing to an understanding, accord- ing to a despatch from Copen- hagen to the Exchange. Tele- graph Company. q. SOWING MINES IN $BA. How These Ship Destroyers Are Laid and Anchored. Mine laying and mine sweeping are two important subordinate fenctions la a modern navy, and 'both ot these occupations are fraught with danger te those engaged in them. A mine is really 4. metal globe con- taining anything from 200 pounds to 290 pounds of trinitroteleune, or T. N. T., as extremely powerful high explo- sive, calculated to make things very unpleasant for any ship that runs against one of the ittle horns on top or the mine. Before the mine is put into the sea the globe squats, as one might say, between four metal uprights upon a round, flat weight, to which it is at. tached by a short length of wire rope, the greater part of whieh is coiled round a drum inside the weight. When the mine is put Into the water the whole contrivance sinks at once to the bottom. As soon as it touches ground the lamina releases a little catch, which sets all sorts of wheels revolving, with the result that the four upright fall outwards. They trip the sea bed, and the contri,ance is an- eliored. Then the globe begins to rise, hile the rope tinWintts until it has leached a fixed length. Thereafter woe betide the tilifOrtun- ate, ship that runs upOn it.-Loxidon Chronicle, HOGE HUN LOSSES IN AIR IN JULY .......••••••••••••66..••••• T4011E1011 Ulthle---.ACCOrtlilig to thO official communiques, 420 aeroplanes were lost op the western front in July. The Times admits that the figures are Inexaet, owing to the variations in French and German methods of an- uoutteement. Pour hundred and twenty is the third highest total of the war, compared with 392 in June, 713 in May and 717 in April. Of the 420 no Iese than 291 were German and 129 allies (89 ill'itiS11). It is right to say the British figures of 89 aro probably in. eomplele, Of 1.110 German 291, the Britiell bagged 247. the Freud) 35 and the Belgians 9, This in a Belgian record. A. few dir0111; Of red ink added to it van of warm water makes a deliglit- fill "liutt" itater to rinse fleoll-enlored te-oreelte bitutee; le. :az It ie., !or"e fp slten GERMAN PRESS CONFIDENT IN w ietita.tcrwal REVIEWS OF THIRD WAR YEAR rim4rttntr=er......., await PrgrirtiontZerte:osoh:otwortipp"09--itio MUST DEFEAT +Military Outlook Good, They ow imam; mot DA. 11,1T0111111 , Say -One ComplaE ins of i'mident 0011ditiOXIO at Home. 004E1E Pairottit THE U-BOATS 7 SAYS ALUM •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11 IVfore Patrol Ships and More Merchant Boats the 'Urgent Needs. HUNS' LAST HOPE Enemy Will Despair When Subs.' Failure is Realized. London Cable.-Adiniral Sir John ----- R. Jellicoe, First Sea Lord and chief of the naval staff, in an interview with the Aesociated Press to -day, Os- eussed the submarine menace and the naval situation at the end of the third year of the war. "You ask me to say something of the submarine menace," he began. "It is serious because all the Allied armies and civil population are in varying degrees, dependent on sea transport. But, viewed broadly, the recourse by the Germans to this form of piracy is encouraging, They did not adopt it until they had lost hope ie the victory ef their armies- They did not risk drawing the United States into the War and cencentrating on themselves the loathing of all other neutral States until tneY were con- vinced that they could not float a keel on the world's seas and by legitimate means interfere with the growth of the military strength of the Attlee:. "For three years naval pewee Imo been in process of translation ..into military power, The Germans, in des- peration, decided to embark upon ruthless submarine warfare prove a in the coutident belief that it wod fatal stroke. in February, according to their own confession, it was ...Ithe best and only meane Of a speedy and victorious ending •of the war,' "March, April, May, June and July have passed and their early hopes are still unrealized. "The Germans have not mastered us; but, ou the other band we have not mastered the submarine. We have not yet discovered the effective anti- dote. But we have, reduced the losses of merchant shipping. "There is no reason to doubt that the Germans have at see lately a far larger number of submarines than in February and March, but, neverthe- less, with the invaluable assistance which America lias rendered, we have prevented them from reaping the harvest which they anticipated. "How long the German population will live on hopes deferred I cannot cannot profess to say, but they must realize "that the prophecy of February, resting on 'oificial authority that the submarine was 'the best and only means of a speedy and victorious ending ot the war,' has not been ful- filled." After a pause, Admiral Jellicoe went on gravely: "Combatting the submarine demands the 'utmost effort on the part of all the countries which have joined together to defeat Germany. She has staked her all on the submarine, and if we defeat it her last hope will have gone. "Che two urgent needs of the mo- ment aer more patrol ships for hunt- ing down submarines mut an increased output of merchant shipping, So that the losses suffered at sea may be made good. The war has become one of enonomic endurance. With the pew- erful aid which the United States is rendering, in making the naval block- ade effective. Germany's condition must become worse week by week. She will hold out so long as there is the faintest hope of the enecess of the sub- marine warfare. Onca its failure is demonstrated, the German people, 'whatever may be the case with the German Government, will recognize that defeanstares them In the face. "It is, therefore, vitally important that every effort be concentrated on destroying what the Prime ,Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, calls the 'bacilli of the seas.' We must and shall defeat it, but, in order to do so, the inven- tive and constructive energy of all the nations fighting Germany must be devoted to the work and to the .rap- id building of patrol ships and mer- chantmen. If that is done, 1 have no doubt of the issue." BRITISH DRIVE FOES IN AFRICA London Cable. -British troops have driveh the Gernians from their posi- tions on the Lugengu River, in man East East AfrIca, and aleo are pi:tilt- ing forward in the Kilwa region, says an official statement issued to -day by the Britieh War Office. The text reads: "East Africa: After sharp fighting the enemy has been driven with less from his position') On the Lugungu River and at Ntultras. • "In the Kileva area a heavy raintall checked our advance for some days after the successful action at Naron- gorobe, but our forward movements have nosv been resumed," •••••••••.........66••••••••••-•,••••••••••,.. Courses and Dishes. Three courses seem to have been the customary menu in mediaeval times for a state banquet , less ceremonial feasts comprising only two and no private dinner more than one, tut each course must echnprise from eight to a dozen different dishes. Thus at the woding banquet of Henry V. there were only three tourses, yet over thir- ty different dishes are mentioned in the records, irrespective of fruits and wines, -London Chronicle. Uses tor Viscose, 13y converting cellulose, one of the elements of wood, into a gelatinous material known as viecose, 111 wide field is °pelted up for the utilization of wood waste, and a. now lino of products,varying all the way front kill- volYt 1l11tt, 1.1 11. leaded In .Olorceoroorogooloo rn0000f Ameternant •Cable--Ileviews of the third war year, and the prospects in thc coming twelve months, are printed in an the Gerrattn newspapers, The articleare written in an optimistic and confident vein, and take the view that the military situetion 1 bettor for the central powers and their MUGS new than It was at the end of the second war year. This despite the entry et the Vatted States, the full develop- ment of whose military activities, it le generally agreed Is not to be expected until 1918. The semi-official Nord peutsche Allgemeine Zeituug says: "Prom America the Entente expects a decision now, as it did in 1916' from Roumania and in 1915 from Italy." The Rhenish Westphalian Gazette urges "patience and again patience," and proceeds: "Don't let us make a mistake. There Is much bluff about American arma- ments, but arming she is, and She will come across. We do not doubt for a moment that there is a treatee between America and England, although ex. Ambassador Gerard ridiculed the idea a year ago." The Frankfurter Zeitung draws a gloomy picture of the future, "and says: "In the general impoverishment of the people we observe with great anxiety an undermining of the middle clasees, a disappearance of countless trades and a baneful growth of trust formations." The newspaper conelders that the German war profit taxes are insuffi. dent to prevent a thin, upper crust indulging in all luxuries, in conse. quence rif which prices soar madly. Nevertheless, the newspaper cow- cludee: "The promise'once lightheartedly given by the nation, to hold out, now becomes categorically imperative." i\raiuf taw Ivs, ••.F.3%4 0.151111DMOrts: TORONTO iviarcKETS. FARMERS' MARKET. Dairy Produce - Butter, choice dairy 30 38 _Dews, new -laid, doz.- 0 45 Cheese, lb. 0 00 Do., fancy, lb. . 0 00 Dressed Poultry - Turkeys, lb. .. .. 0 28 Fowl, lb. . 0 25 Spring chiCkens.. „ 0 40 Ducks, Spring, 11)... 0 00 Fruits - Blueberries, box . .... 0 15 Currants, 11 -qt. 0 00 Do. 0 -qt. bkt. . .. 00 11.1mVarb, bunch:es ......0 00 Gooseberries, bid. 0 85 Do., 2 boxes .• 0 00 Cherrice, blet., 50 Db., 11 -qt, bkt. 90 Strawberries, box.. .. 14 Raspberries, box .. 1,2 V egetables- Beans, new. small measure 10 Beets, new, doz. .. 00 Cucumbers, each., . 01 Cauliflower, each 10 Cavots, doz. bunch .... 00 Celery, 4 heads .. 00 Cabbages, each 10 Lettuce, doz. bchs. 20 Do„ head. doz. 00 Onions, bundle. Do., small bkt... .. 50 Do., Bermuda, box ....2 00 Peas, Can„ 6 -qt, bkt. .. 00 Do., 11 -qt. bk.t. .. 0 00 Potatoes, new, bag 2 30 .Do., new, peck 0 00 Do., small measure 0 00 Radishes, 2 bunches .. 0 00 Spinach, ifes*. peck 0 13 Sage, bunch .. 0 05 Savory, bunch., .. 0.05 Turnips, new, bunch .. 0 05 Tomatoes, .. .. 0 00 Do., 11 -qt. bkt. 1 50 MEATS -WHOLESALE. To the tlade wholesalers are making the following quotations: Beef, forefuarters, cwt. .. 112 00 SW 00 Do., hindquarters .. „ 18 00 20 00 Carcases, choice ., 15 50 10 50 Do., common . .. 12 00 12 50 Veal, common, 9 50 1180 Do., medium 12 50 14 50 Do., prime .. 19 00 21 00 Heavy hoge 16 50 13 50 Shop hogs 21 50 22 50 Mutton, heavy .. 10 00 12 09 Do., light „ . ... 17 00 19 00 Abattoir hoge 21. 50 22 30 Lambs. lb. 0 21 0 23 Do., Spring, lb. .... .. 0 24 • 0 20 OTHER MARKETS. IVINNIPEU GRAIN EXCHANGE. . Fluctuations yesterday on the 'Winnipeg Grain Exchange were as follows: Wheat-- Open. High, Low. Close, Oats... ... 2 234 2 21 2 23 2 21 Oats - Oct. 0 687J 0 694 0 eni. 0 69.0.1 Dee. ... 0 65 0 OfP:ii 005 0 001's Flux. - Oct. ... ... 3 25 3 31% 3 25 3 271 MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET. Minneapolis. -Wheat -September closed 32.22. Cash, No. 1 Northern, $2.03 to $3.00; No. 2 do., $2.90 to ' 32.95. Corn -No. 3 yellow, $2.24 to $2.25. Oats -No. 3 wiSte, 15 to 70e. Flour unchanged, Bran, 333.53 to $36.60. DuLUTII GRAIN MARKET. Duluth. -There was 110 trading on the Duluth market again to -day, itt view of the uncertainty over the Government's poesible action on prices. Linseed, 33.30; September, October and November. $3.30. THE CHEESE MARKETS. KIngston„-At 'to -day's cheese board 2.93 white end 33 boxes of colored were boarded, All sold at 21 1.16c. to-day'a cheese board 050 boxes were offered. All sold at 2t 1-16e. Brockville. --At to -day's meeting of tlic Brockville Cheese 13oard 3,336 white aml 135 colored were boarded, All sold at 21 3-100. Compbellrord.-At to -day's cheese beard 610 white were offered. All sold to Alexander at 21 1-8c. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Cattle, receipts 3,000. Market unsettled. Rem ere ... al Western 8 13 Stockers a»ti feeders 5 75 Cows and heifers .. .„. 4 30 8 50 $0 41) 0 50 0 30 0 35 0 20 Li 22 0 45 0 2.5 0 IS 1 11 O 10 0 10 J. 25 0 26 0 05 3. 00 0 16 0 20 . 0 15 0 30 0 20 0 20 0 25 0 25 0 15 0 .30 0 50 0 10 063 " -6 33 0:1') 3 00 11 0 35 ) 85 0 SI 010 Li 10 0 10 015 2 00 Calves... .• . Hogs, reeelpte 16,000. Illerket strong. Light ... 11 70 Mixed.................1460 Heavy ... . . ... . 14 43 Rough . ............ 1445 Pigs • • 1150 Bunt of sales „, 15 Sheep, receipts 5,000. Maieeet firm. Wethers Lanil:s, native .........11 .30 14 (al 11 41 9 00 11. 80 13 00 36 20 16 30 10 35 14 75 11 25 16 SO 19 05 11 60 Vales for the Nursery. In preparing baths for children al-, ways put in the void water first and then the bot, Ily keeping title rale areidents from Raiding will be prevented. Good habits cannot bo taught too early. Maltby children eannet be reared tu aanlooa. badly-ventilatod rooms. A seoltlin,*; mother will rot brim; up timilble 01.1141mi. Dudley Holmes ammwrial,, *NAITO% ETC 0$111•14 Moro 101004 Vaustone smosirrsol ASO OOLICITOK *INT ti tegi M lowest atm, WINetrIAM. Arthur J. Irwin in,D.S., 1,,,O,8, Doctor et Mittel Surgery of the Penn., zylvaule Collette and Licentiate of Den. Lai surgery of Ontario. Closed eve* Wednesday Afternoon. Office in Macdonald Block. F. M. DEANS D.D.S., Heuer Graduate of tile Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor Graduate of University of Toronto. Faculty of DenistrY. Closed every Wedneseay Afternoon. Define Over 1-1. E. Isard la Co.'s Store In the Dental 'Parlors, formerly occtt- Died by Lr. G. 11. Beam W. R. Hambliy B.Se., M.D., 0.M. Ireial attention paid to diseases Women and Children, haring taken postgraduate work in jr, Bacteriology and floientifie Medicine. tittles In the Kerr madame, be - tem** the Queen's Hotel and the Aapttxt Church. A11 business given careful attention. Phone14.. P, 0. Box 111 Dr. Robt. C. Redmond M.R.C.S. (Eng.) (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ! (Dr. Chisholm',, old stand), DR. R. 1 STEWART Graduate of University of Torento, Faculty of Aledicine; Licentiate of the °uteri.) College of physicians and Surgeons. OFFICIO ENTRANCE: SECOND DOOR ZURBRIGG'S PHO JOSEPHINE ST. OF 010, ONE 29 OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN DR. F. A. PARKER. Osteopathy builds vitality and itrength. Adjustment of the spine and Other tissues is gently secured, there. by r emov sag the predispoeing causes of dilLemie. , Blood pressure and other examine. lions made. Trusses scientifically tito ted. 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Why atp your cream away, long distance w en you can receive as good prlOoS near home, and in Sending your cream to ye will hazy a home Industry. Vire furnish two cans to each shipper and Day ail expreto; charges end assure you an honest lays:nose. Choate ftto• %err Patrons having cream during the Winter would do well to "hip to ag. Write for further narticuis.rs to THE SEAFORTH CREAMERY SEAFORTH ONTARIO Learn to be Thrifty, Thrittiesse.en Seldolri if ever is able to seize and detain opportunity or to drive advantageous bargains. What men call luck generally is a combination of foresight, ladustry, plink tuid thrift in the lucky limn. To save is to have, to owil is to pos. eess power. Property Spealle loudly and largely lin s 1 he (Intim weall The thrifty contribute motif to thewel- fare of the Mate. The entrehtteer on credit pays not only for nib property, but for the time It tekes to eoMplete the intrehase. It seldom is the thrifty way to finance teals. The extra expenditure ettilh• tient 1,0 ihe Ices. flr Miwit 1111.•re.,..t PVIIr101.