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GUILTY OR NOT ? mry
SHALL HIS SOUL BE SAVED OR
LOST?
Conscience, the World, the Angel and the
Holy Ghost Give Testimony Against Him,
But Jesus Christ, the Great Advocate,
Intervenes in His Behalf.
Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. — The
illustrations of this sermon are drawn
from the scenes in a courtroom, with
which Dr. Talmage became familiar
when he was studying law, before he
studied for the ministry. The text is:,
I. John 2, 1: "We have an Advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."
Standing in a court room, you say to
yourself: "At this bar crime has often
been arraigned; at this witness stand
the oath has often been taken; at this
ow jurors' bench the verdict has been ren-
dered; at this judges' desk sentence has
been pronounced." But I have to tell
you to -day of a trial higher than any
oyer and termfnor or circuit or supreme
or chancery. It is the trial of every Gleris-
tian man for the life of his soul. This
trial is different from any other in ,the
fact that it is both civil and criminal.
The Issues at stake are tremendous,
and I shall in my sermon show you,
first, what are the grounds of complaint;
then, who are the witnesses in the ease,
and lastly, who are the advocates.
When a trial is balled on the first
thing is to have the indictment read.
Stand up then, 0, Christian man,, and
hear the indictment of the court of high
heaven against thy soul. It is tin Indict-
ment of ten counts, for thou hast directly
or indirectly broken all the ten com-
mandments. You know how it thun-
dered on Sinai and when God Dame down
bow the mountain rocked and the smoke
ascended as from a smoldering furnace,
and the darkness gathered thick, and the
loud, deep trumpet uttered the words:
"The soul that sinnoth, it shall die!"
Are you guilty, or not guilty? Do not
put in a negative plea too quick, for I
have to announce Hutt "all have sinned.
and come short of the glory of God.
There is none that doeth good; no, not
one. Whosoever shall keep the whole
law, yet offend in ono point, he is guilty
of all." Do not, therefore, be too hasty
in pronouncing yourself not guilty.
This lawsuit before us also charges you
with the breaking of a solemn contract.
Many a time did we promise to be the
Lord's. We got down on our knees and
said: "0, Lord, I am thine now and
forever." Did you keep the promise? I
go back to your first communion. You
remember it as well as if it were yester-
day. You know how the vision of the
cross rose before you. You remember
how from the head and the hands and
the side and the feet there came bleed-
ing forth these two words: "Remember
Me." You recall how the cup of com-
munion trembled in your hand when
you first took it; and as in a seashell
you may hear, nr think you hear, the
4 roaring of the surf oven after the shell
has been taken from the beach, so you
lifted the cup of communion and you
heard in It the surging of the great ocean
of a Savior's agony; and you came forth
from that communion service with face
shining as though you had been on the
Mount of Transfiguration; and the very
air seemed tremulous with the love of
Jesus, and the woods and the leaves and
the grass and the birds were brighter
and sweeter -voiced than ever before, and
you said down in the very depths of
your soul: "Lord, thou knowest all
things; thou knowest that I love thee."
.Have you kept the bargain, 0, Christian
man? Have you not sometimes faltered
when you ought to have been true? Have
you not been proud when you ought to
have been humble? Have you not played
the coward when you ought to have
been the hero? I charge it upon you and
I charge it upon myself—we have broken
the contract.
Still further: this lawsuit claims dam-
ages at your hands. The greatest slander
on the Christian religion is an Inconsist-
ent professor. The Bible says that reli-
gion 'is one thing; we, by our inconsist-
ency, say religion is some other thing,
and what is more deplorable about it is
that people can see faults in others while
they cannot see any in themselves. If
you shall at any time find some miser-
able old gossip, with imperfections from
i the crown of her head to the sole of her
foot, a perfect blotch of sin herself, she
• will go tattling, tattling, tattling, all
the years of leer life about, the inconsist-
encies of others, having no idea that she
' is inconsistent herself. god save the
. world from the gossip, female and male!
I think the males are the worst. Now
, the chariot of Christ's salvation goes on
through the world; but it is our Moon-
;
sistencies, • my brethren, that block up
the wheels, while all along the line there
' ought to have been cast nothing but
palm branches, and the shout should
' have been lifted: "Hosanna to the Son
of David !"
Now, you have heard the indictment
read. Are you ready to plead guilty or
' not guilty? Perhaps you are not ready
yet to plead. Then the trial will go on.
! The witnesses will be called, and we
shall have the matter decided. In the
name of God I now make proclamation:
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! whosoever hath any-
• thing to offer in this trial in which God
' is the plaintiff and the Christian soul
!the defendant, let him now step forth
and give testimony in this solemn trial.
The first witness I call upon the stand
in behalf of the prosecution is the World
. —all critical and observant of Christian
character. You know that there are peo-
ple,around you who perpetually banquet
on the frailties of God's children. You
may know, if you have lived in the
country, that a crow cares for nothing so
much as , carrion. There are those, who
imagine that out of the faults of Chris-
tians they can make a bridge of boats
across the scream of death, and they are
going to try it; but, alas for the mis-
'take! When they get mid-stre.Cin away
will go the bridge and down will go
their souls to perdition. 0 World,of the
greedy eye and the ,hard heart, dome oh
the stand now and testify in behalf of
the prosecution against this Cherstian
soul on:trial. What do you know about
this Christian man? "Oh," says the
'World, "I ' know a great deal about
him. He talks about putting his trea-
sures in heaven, but he is the sharpest
man in a trade I ever knew, He seems
to want us to believe that he is a child
of Gods but he is just full of imperfec-
tions.' I do not know but I am a great
deal better than he is now, Oftentimes
he is very earthly, and he talks so little
about Christ and so much about himself.
I am very glad to testify that this is a
bad man."
I Stop,0 World, with the greedy eye
, and hard heart! I fear you are too much
Interested in this trial to give impartial
evidence. Let all those who hear the
testimony of this witness know that
there is an, old family quarrel between
these two parties. There always has
been a variance between the world and
the Church, and while the World on the
witness stand to -day has told a great deal
of truth about this Christian man, you
must take it all with much allowance,
remembering that they still keep the old
grudge good. 0 World of the greedy eye
and the hard heart, that will do; y
may sit down.
The second witness I call in this ens
is Conscience. Who art Winn, 0 °Con
science? What is your business? Wher
were you born? What are you doin
here? "Oh," says Conscience, "I wa
born in heaven; I came down to b.
friend this man. I have lived with him
I have instructed him the right and th
wrong, advising him to take the one an
eschew the other. I have kindled a.grea
light in his soul. With a whip of ,soor
pions I have scourged his wickedness
and I have tried to cheer him when do
ing right; and yet am compelled t
testify on the stand to -day that he ha
sometimes rejected my mission, Oh
how many cups of life have I pressed t
his lips that he dashed down, and ho
often has he stood with his bard heel
the bleeding heart of tho Son of God! I
pains me very much that 1 have
testify against this (Christian man, an
yet I must, in behalf of Him who wii
in no wise clear the guilty, say that thi
Christian man has done wrong. He ha
been worldly. He has been neglectful
He has done a thousand things he ough
not to have done, and left undone
thousand things he ought to have done.'
That will do, Consoicnce. You can si
down.
The third witness I call in the case i
an angel of God. Bright and shinin
one, what dost thou here? What has
thou to say against this man on trial
"Oh," says the angel, "I have been
messenger to him. I have guarded him
I have watched him, With this wing
have defended him, and oftentimes.
when he knew it not, I led him int
green pastures and beside the stil
waters. I snatched from hire th
poisoned chalices, When) bad spirits cam
upon him to destroy bine, I fought them
back with infinite fierceness, and yet I
have to testify to -day that he has rejeot
ed my mission. Ho has not done as h
ought to have done. Though I earn
from the sky. he drove me buck. Though
with this wing I defended him, and
though with this voice I wooed him
leave to announce hie multiplied imps
fectlous. I dare not keep back the testi
neons„ for then I clinuld not dare to ap
pear again amongst the sinless one
before the great white throne."
There is only one more witness to b
called on behalf of the prosecution, and
that is the great, the holy, the august,
the omnipotent Spirit of God. We bow
down before Him. Holy Spirit, knowest
thou this man? "Oh, yes," says the Holy
One, "I know him. I have striven with
him °ten thousand times, and though
sometimes he did seem to repent, he fell
back again as often from his first estate.
`Ten thousand times ten thousand has he
grieved me, although the Bible warned
him, saying: 'Grieve not the Holy Ghost.
Quench not the -pil'it,' Yes, ' he has
driven me back. Though I am the Third
Person of the Trinity, he has trampled
on My mission, and the blood of the
atonement that I brought with which to
cleanse his soul, he sometimes despised,
I came from the throne of God to con-
vert, and comfort and sanctify, and yet
look at that man and see what he is
compared with what, unresisted, I would
have made him."
The evidence on the part of the prose-
cution has closed. Now let the defense
bring on the rebuttal testimony. What
have you, 0 Christian soul, to bring in
reply to this evidence of the world, of
the conscience, of the angel and of the
Holy Ghost? No evidence? Are all these
things true? "Yes. Unclean, unclean,"
says every Christian scnl. What? Do you
not begin to tremble at the thought of
condemnation?
We have come now to the most interest-
ing part of this great trial. The evidence
all in. The advocates speak. The profes-
sion of an advocate is full of responsi-
bility. In England and the United
States there have arisen men who in this
calling have been honored by their race
and thrown contempt upon those who in
the profession have been guilty of a great
many meannesses. That profession will
be honorable so long as it has attached
to it such names as Mansfield, and -Mar-
shall, and Story, and Kent. and South-
ard, and William Wirt. The courtroom
has sometimes been the scene of very
marvelous and thrilling things. Some of
you remember the famous Girard will
case, where one of our advocates pleaded
the cause of the Bible and Christianity
in masterly Anlgo-Saxon, every para-
graph a thunderbolt.
Some of you have read of the famous
trial in Westminster ball of Warren
Hastings, the despoiler of India. That
great man had conquered India by
splendid talents, by courage, by bribes,
by gigantic dishonesty. The whole
world had rung with applause or con-
demnation. Gathered in Westminster
hall, a place in which 30 kings had been
inaugurated, was one of the most
famous audience ever gathered. Foreign
ministers and princes sat there. Peers
marched in, clad in ermine and gold.
Mighty men and women from all lands
looked down upon the scene. Amid all
that pomp and splendor, and amid an
excitement such as has seldom been seen
in any courtroom, Edmund Burke ad-
vanced in a speech which will last as long
as the English language, concluding
with this burning charge, which made
Warren Hastings cringe and cower "I
impeach him in the name of the com-
mons house of parliament, whose trust
he has. betrayed. I impeach him in the
name of the English nation, whose
ancient honor he has sullied. I impeach
him in the name of tho•people of India,
whose rights he has trampled on and
whose country he has turned into a
desert. And, lastly, in the name of
human nature, in the name of both
sexes, in the name of every age and
rank, I impeach • him AS the common
enemy and' oppressor of all."
outed. Let, judgment be pronounbed.
Let him die. I demand that he die!"
0, Christian, does it not look very
dark for thee? Who will plead on thy
side in so forlorn a cause? Sometimes a
man will be brought into a court of law,
and he will have no friends and no
money, and the judge will look over the
bar and Ray: 'Is there anyone who will
volunteer to take this loan's case and
defend him?" And some young man
yo
rises up and Rays: "I will be his coun-
sel;" perhaps starting from that very
o point to a great and brilliant career.
Now, in this matter of the soul, as you
e have nothing to pay for counsel, do you
g think that anyone will volunteer? Yes,
s yes; I see One rising. He is a young
e- Man, only 83 years of age. I see His
• countenance suffused with tears and
e covered with blood, and all the galleries
d of heaven are thrilled with the spectacle. vo
t Thanks'be unto God, "we have an ad-
- cate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
, righteous."
Oh, Christian soul, your case begins
o to look better. I think, perhaps, after
s all, you may not have to die. The best
, advocate in the universe has taken your
o aide. No one was ever so qualified to de-
w fend you. He knows all the law, all its
on demands, all' its penalties. lie is always
t ready. No new turn of the case can sur
to prise Hire, and He will plead for you
d ,for nothing as earnestly as though you
I brought a world of treasure to .His feet,
s Besides that, He has undertaken the
s ease of thousands who were as forlorn as
you, and He has never lost a case. Cour-
t age, 0 Christian soul! I think that,after
a all, there may be some chance for you,
' for the great Advocate rises to make His
t plea. He says: "I admit all tha£'has
been proved against my client. I admit
s all these sins, ay, more; but look at that
wounded hand of mine and look at that
other wounded hand, and at my right
? foot and at my left foot. By' all these
a wounds I plead for his clearance. Count
all the drops of my tears. Count all the
I drops of my blood. By the humiliation
of Bethlehem, by the sweat of Gethsemane,
o by the sufferings of the cross, I demand
1 that he go free. On this arm he bath
e leaned; to this heart he liable flown; in
e my tears he hath washid; on my right-
eousness he hath depended. Let hint go
free. I am the ransom, Let him escape
the lash; I took the scourgings. Let the
e cup pass from him; I drank it to the
e dregs. Put on him the crown of life,
for I have worn the crown of thorns.
Over against my throne of shame set
I his throne of triumph!"
r- Well, the counsel . on both sides have
- spoken, and there is only one more thing
now remaining, and that is the award-
s ing of the judgment, If you have ever
been in a court room you know the
e silence and solemnity when the verdict is
about to be rendered or the judgment
about to be given. About this soul on
trial—shall it be saved or shall it be lost?
Attention! above, around, beneath. All
the universe cries, "Hear! hear!"
Tho Tudgn rises and gives this de-.
eisinu, never to be ()hanged, never to be
revoked: "There is, therefore, now no
condemnation to them who are in Christ
,TORUS."
But I turn from the recital of these
memorable occasions to a grander trial,
and I have . to tell you that in this
trial of the .Christian, for the life of his
soul the advocates are mightier, wiser
and more eloquent. The evidence of all
being in,, severe and stern justice rises
on behalf of the, prosecution to make his
plea. With the Bible open in his hand,
he reads the law, stern and inflexible,
and the penalty: "The soul that sinneth,
it shall. die.' Then he says: "O, thou.
.judge and Lawgiver, this is thine own
statute, and " all the evidence in earth
and heaven agrees that the man has
sinned against these enactments. Now
let the' sword leap from its scabbard.
Shall a man go through the very flames.
of Sinai unsinged? Let the law be exe-
f.;
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for
repose,
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should en-
deavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no, never forsake.
.But, my friends, there is coming a
day of ',alai in which not only the saint
but the sinner must appear. That day
of trial will come very suddenly. The
farmer will be at the plow, the merchant
will be in the counting room, the wood-
man will he ringing his axe on the
hickories, the weaver will have his foot
on the treadle, the manufacturer will be
walking amid the buzz of looms and the
clack of flying machinery, the counsel
may be at the bar, pleading the law, the
minister may be in the pulpit pleading
the Gospel, the drunkard may be reeling
amid his cups, and the blasphemes with
the oath caught between, his teeth.
Lo! The sun hides. Night comes down
at mid -noon. The stars appear at noon
to -day. The earth shudders and throbs.
There an earthquake opens and a city
sinks as a crocodile would crunnh a child.
Moutains roll in their sockets and send
down their granite cliffs in avalanche of
rock. Rivers pause in their chase for the
sea, and ocean, uprearing, cries to flying
Alps and Himalayas. Beasts bellow and
moan and snuff up the darkness. Clouds
fly like flocks of swift eagles. Great
thunders beat and boom and burst. Stars
shoot and fall. The Almighty, rising on
his throne, declares that time shall he
no longer, and the archangel's trump
repeats it till all the living hear, and
the continents of dead spring to their
feet, crying: "Time shall be no longer!"
Oh, on that day will you be ready?
I have shown you how well the Chris-
tian will get off in his trial. Will you
get off as well in your trial? Will Christ
plead on your side or against you? Oh,
what will you do in the last great
assize, if your conscience is against you,
and the world is against you, and thee
angels of heaven are against you, another
Holy Spirit is against you, and the Lord
God Almighty is against you? Better
this day secure an Advocate.
A Young Man's Religious Life.
I recommend a young man to take
good care of his body because it pays. I
recommend to him to go to school or to
college because it pays. I recommend to
him to interest himself in religion be-
cause it pays, because it helps to make
actual in him that which is possible, and
puts him in the way of accomplishing
here upon the earth the true purpose of
his being. It seems to me well to antag-
onize thus at the start any such idea as
that religion is one of the dispensables,
or that it occupies much the same posi-
tion in .our personal belongings that•bric-
a-bran does In household furnishings, a
commodity thatit is well enough to be
possessed of, but that stands in no imme-
diate relation to the substantial necessi-
ties of every -day life.—Rev. Charles H.
Parkhurst, D.D., in July Ladies' Home
Journal.
God's Adoptions.
Itis only the gazer who, seeing, how
things turn out for good, thinks, it is
no matter what he does or whether he
does anything.. God adopts men's doings.
buthe does not adopt idle men; and the
man whom this vision misleads into idle-
ness gives God cause to' do against him
instead of through him. Only he enters
into the glory of God's works who
works with God.
Useful in His Business.
Wholesale Grocer-Soyou want to
marry my daughter? What isyour busi-
ness?
Suitor—I'm a poet.
Wholesale Grocer—Good! You may
have her. We need some one to write our
advertisements.
EIGHTH PARLIAMENT
MR. JAMES D. EDGAR APPOINTED
SPEAKER.
The Tarim and the School: Question the
Only Q'iestiona Touched Upon in the
Speech Serum the Throne.
1'arlia'n,'nt assembled on. Wednesday,
l!ita have, at three o'clock. Premier.
Lo.iriv„ ;n an able speech nominated
.1a.nv, 1) Fig.ir as Speaker of the House
a al ti!r t,!,: t,r.l seconded the same. As
tee, w:,, ti , ,,pn, nition Mr. Edgar was
,deelaeeal ',arum, and before taking his
Feat returned his thanks in both English.
and 1r'meuele The House then adjourned.
On 'Tunrsd.ny the House again met.
His Excellency the Governor-General
proceeded to the Chamber of the Senate
in the Parliament Buildings and opened
the first session of the parliament of
Canada with the following speech:—
THE SPEEC.CI.
Honorable Gentlemen 6f the Senate
and Gentlemen . of the House of Com-
mons:—
The necessity of making provisions
for the public service has compelled me
to summon you together at this some-
what inconvenient season
It is impossible to lay before you at
this session the public accounts for the
Tell; NEW SPEAKER.
past year, or indeed any of the reports
usually submitted to parliament.
lender these oirm enstnnces and in view
of the fact that you will be required to
re -assemble early in the ensuing year,
it does not appear expedient to invite
your attention to any measure beyond
the passage of the supplies.
THE TARIFF.
The operation of the tariff will be
made the subject of careful inquiry dur-
ing the reoess.with a view to the pre-
paration of such a measure as may with-
out doing injustice to any interest ma-
terially lighten the burden of the people.
Immediate steps 'will be taken to
effect a settlement of the Manitoba
School question, and I have every confi-
dence that when parliament next assail)
blas this important controversy will have
been adjusted satisfactorily.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons
—The estimates for the current year
will be laid before you forthwith.
Honorable Gentlemen of the Senate
and Gentlemen of the House of Commons
I hope that when you will leave given
tine necessary attention to the consider-
ation of the year's supplies I may be
able to relieve you from the duty of
further attendance at this session of par-
liament.
The debate on the address will go over
till next week. It will be commenced
Saturday and will be adjourned till
Monday. It has been decided to offer no
amendment.
N09SETTLEMENT REACHED.
It is said this morning that the School
question is as far as ever from a settle-
ment. The speech from the throne
promises a settlement by next session,
but the French Liberals are up in arms
against the terms Manitoba has offered.
That province is' determined that there
shall be no Separate schools, leaving the
Quebec contingent equally determined
that there shall be. The announcement
that a basis has been reached was made
merely to gain time, prevent entrance
this session and help Paterson in North
Grey. It is premature.
Friday's session was a short one. On
the order paper were two bills, two ques-
tions, and two notices of motion, which
were quickly passed over. Just before
the adjournment, Sir Charles Tupper
asked Mr. Laurier to inform the House
as to the pleasure of his Excellency con-
cerning the correspondence for which
enquiry was made Thursday. The docu-
ments which the Opposition desire to be
given to the public are the letters which
passed between Sir Charles and Lord
Aberdeen before the resignation of the
late Government. Mr. Laurier stated
that his Excellency had given his assent
to the papers brought down, and added
that they would be laid on the table after
the address is passed The determination
of the Government to withhold the im-
portant information until it had been
endorsed by the House by the adoption of
the address elicited a courteous pro-
test from Sir Charles, who expressed the
hope that Mr. Laurier would reconsider
his decision, and immediately place
paliameut in possession of ell the oir-
cumstatces under which he took office.
THE ROYAL CITY.
Workman Injured—t'atatl Accident While
Cutting Oats.
Guelph, Aug, !12 —On Thursday after-
noon, as one of the men in Wnodyatt's
foundry was taking iron from the cupola,
a spark flew out, and startled him so for
the moment that he dropped his ladle
nn the ground suddenly, causing scone
of the molten metal to splash out. Some
of it fell on the left foot and leg of
George Johnstoninflicting a painful
burn, which will confine him to his
housefor a couple of weeks.
Near Walkerton on Tuesday Neil Mc-
Neill was engaged in cutting . oats with
a reaper, to which three . hprses were at-
tached. In driving along he noticed an
obstruction ahead of him, and called one
of his boys to bring him the cradle. He
got off the rig to use this, and from
some cause the horses started. He sprang
to catch them, and caught hold of the
nigh one, but was knocked down, and
his feet getting under the table, the
knives almost severed one thigh com-
pletely. He bled to death in .a few min-
utes
WINNIPEG.
Harvest Work Pressing—Crops in Eastern
Assintboia-Another "Hailstorm --Lac St,
Amine Tragedy --Notes. •
Winnipeg, Aug. 23.—Yesterday's wea-
ther was unfavorable for harvesting in
many portions of the province, owing to
heavy rainstorms and cool winds. lifuoh
of the wheat crop was cut during the
week, however, some farmers in the
Western districts working with the
binder both day and night. The arrival
of the harvests hands from Ontario will
hasten the gathering of the grain. To-
night the weather is bright, with prom-
ise of continuing.
Mr. B. G. Hamilton, grain inspector
for the C. P. R. land department, re-
turned yesterday from an inspection tour
in eastern Assiniboia. Mr. Hamilton
drove all the way from Wapella to Re-
gina and took in a wheat belt which is
30 miles wide. He said that the crop
looked fine at the starts and that the
further west he went it looked finer still.
North of Indian Head the crops are the
best. In previous years the wheat sown
on stubble fields produced the best yield,
but this year it has been a failure on
account of too much water on the land.
The 'grazing in that part of the country
has been goocl'and car loads of cattle are
being shipped out every day. The largest
shipments are •on the Prince Albert
branch.
Another hailstorm passed over portions
of the Portage plains on Friday evening
and did considerable damage to Drops
north and northwest of the town. The
McLaren estate farm suffered greatly.
Messrs. Brydon, Thomas Prout, Gibbs
and'ethers lost portions of their wheat.
The hail was accompanied by heavy rains.
Specimens of different grades of Mani-
toba wheat will be on exhibition at the
International Exposition, which is to be
held In Brussels in 1897.
Mr. C. N. Bell, Secretary of the West-
ern Grain Standard Board, has arranged
with the Department of Inland Revenue
to supply the Department of Agriculture
of Manitoba samples of the different
standards which may be made next
month.
Further news of the tragedy at Lac
St. Anne was brought in to Edmonton
by a trader from near the spot where
the occurrence took place. The Iroquois
Indian is reported'to have given himself
up, This latest report states that it was
a half-breed called "Swift Runner" who
killed the young Indian, took the body
to the middle of tine lake and dropped it
in the water, where it was afterwards
found. Reliable particluars cannot well
be obtained until the return of the
police, who are investigating the matter.
Capt. Williams, formerly of Toronto,
who was in camp with the Royal Cana-
dian Dragoons at Lower Fort Garry,
was badly bruised by his horse rearing
and falling on him.
It is announced that General Gascoigne,
Commander of the ('anadian forces, will
visit Winnipeg anout October 1.
Premier Greenway has returned to the
city from his farm, and will have a con-
ference with the Attorney -General to-
morrow. Asked as to the condition of
the crops in general throughout the pro-
vince, the Premier said: "I think the
total wheat Drop will amount to about
18,000,000 bushels. Grain that did not
look well a month ago has had a won-
derful growth and development since.
The rust was only on the leaf and has
not injured the stalk." Cutting was
now general in his district.
LI HUNG CHANG.
The Chinese Statesman Embarks, atSouth-
ampton--Crowds Visit the Ship to Say
Farewell --A Levee.
London, Aug. 23.—Li Hung Chang,
with his special , cooks, 37 members of
his suite, and 300 pieces of baggage, left
Southampton yesterday on the Ameri-
can Line steamer St. Louis, pleased yet
disappointed with his English visit.
When all England was so cordial he
made sure that Lord Salisbury would
readily assent to the doubling of the
Chinese import duties on English goods
to give China a revenue wherewithto
build a new fleet and railways and to
institute internal reforms, but Lord
Salisbury diplomatically replied that the
principle of the request deserves and
shall receive favorable consideration,
but that he must, however, consult the
Chambers of Commerce at Shanghai
and Hong Kong, who, as Li knows, pro-
test against increased duties unless
"likin," or inland taxation imports, be
removed. Li contends that this is a dom-
estic affair. LI, doabtiess,was much im-
pressed with England.
When Li Hung Chang and his party
arrived at Southampton they immedi-
ately went on hoard the steamer St.
Louis, which became the scene of a
gathering of a most genial character.
The drawing -room of the St. Louis was
converted into a great reception hall,
and the Chinese Ambassador held a levee,
which lasted some time. Indeed, it is not
within recollection that any visitor to
England has received eo grand a "send
off." The Mayor of Southampton, United
States Consul Kink -aid, and the other
Consuls stationed at Southampton and
the local dignitaries made ' farewell
speeches, all of which were addressed
directly to the Chinese statesman, and as
the steamer was leaving her dock the
Ambassador and his party were cheered
by thousands of people who had gathered
on the wharf to bid good bye to the vis-
itors. The weather was clear and sunny.
.THE FIRE RECORD.
Saw Mill Near Owen Sound Destroyed—Six
Houses in Kingston Burned.
Owen Sound, Ont., Aug. 23.—Shortly
after midnight Murphy's saw mills, at
Murphy's siding, about five miles from
here, were struck by lightning, which
started the mills on fire. The mills, a
million and a half feet of sawn lumber,
numerous logs, and ties and slabs, also
a boarding-house, were totally. destroyed.
About one hundred yards of Grand
Trunk track were burnt out. Eight oars
which were in danger were pushed nut
on the main line and saved. Loss in the
neighborhood of • $25,000; insured for
$7, 000.
Kingston, Aug. ee.—About midnight
on Saturday six rough -cast houses, owned
by Mn W. Newman, were destroyed by
fire. Two of them wore valiant, and it is
supposed that the lighting of matches
by boys who wanted to 'steal chickens
was the cause of the fire. 'Tbe property
was valued at $3,:000, and was not in-
sured.
Dr. Neilsen, the Antic traveler, has
been invited to speak before the British
Association next month. He will prob-
ably accept.
Major Henry F. Coventry, the .Jame-
son raider whowassentenced on July
28th to five months' lrnprnsonenent, has
been released frmn Holloway prison on
the ground of ill -health.
A. GOOD SAMARITAN.
HAYING FOUND HEALTH HE
POINTS THE WAY TO
OTHERS.
S
His Advice Was Acted Upon by Mr. Miles
Pettit, of Wellington, Who, as a Result,
Now Rejoices in Renewed Health and
Strength.
From the Pictore Times.
Mr. Miles Pettit, of Wellington, was
a recent caller at the Times office. He is
an old subscriber to the paper, and .has
for years been one of the most respected
business men of Wellington. He is also
possessed of considerable inventive gen-
ius, and is the holder of several patents
for his own inventions. The Times was
aware of Mr. Pettit's serious and long.
continued illness, and was delighted to
see that be had been restored. In answer
to enquiries as to how this had been
brought about, Mr. Pettit'promptly and
emphatically replied "Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills did it." Being further inter-
rogated as to whether he was willing
that the facts should be made public, he
cheerfully consented to give a statement
for that purpose, which in substance is
as follows: He was first attacked in the
fall ,,, r...,;., after assisting in digging a
cellar. The first symptom was lameness
in the right hip, which continued for
nearly two years. It then gradually ex-
tended to the other leg and to both feet.
The sensations were a numbness and
pricking, which continued to get worse
and worse, until he practically lost con-
trol of his feet. He could walk but a
short distance before his limbs would
give out, and he would be obliged to
rest. He felt that if he could walk forty
rods without resting he was accomplish-
ing a great deal. He had the best medi-
cal attendance and tried many medi-
cines without any beneficial results. He
remained in this condition for about
two years, when he unexpectedly got re- ,
lief. One day he was in Pioton and
was returning to Wellington by train.
Mr. John Soby, of Platen, was
also a passenger on the train. Mr.
Soby, it will be remembered, was one of
the many who found benefit from Pink
Pills, and bad given a testimonial that
was published extensively. Having been
benefited by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills he
has ever since been a staunch friend of
the medicine, and noticing Mr. Pettit's
condition made enquiry as to who he
was. Having been informed, Mr. Soby
tapped him on the shoulder and said,
"Friend, you look a sick man," Mr.
Pettit described his case, and Mr. Soby
replied, "Take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills,
I know from experience what virtue
there is in them and I am satisfied they
will cure you." Mr. Pettit bad tried so
many things and failed to get relief that
be was somewhat skeptical, but the
advice was so disinterested. and given so
earnestly that he concluded to give Pink
Pills a trial. The rest is shortly summed
up. He bought the Pink Pills, used them
according to the directions which accom-
pany each box, and was cured. His pure
he believes to be permanent.for it is now
fully a year since he discontinued the
use of the pills, Mr. Pettit says he be-
lieves he would have become utterly help-
less had it not been forthis wonderful,
health restoring medicine.
The experience of years has proved
that there is absolutely no disease due
to a vitiated condition of the blood or
shattered nerves that Dr. Williams' Pink
Pili. will not promptly cure, and those
wire are suffering from such troubles
would avoid mach misery and save money
by promptly resorting to this treatment.
Get the genuine Pink Pills every time,
and do ant be persuaded to take an imi-
tation or some other remedy from a
dealer. which, for the sake of extra profit
to leineselt, lie may say is "just as
good." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make
rich, red blood, and cure when other
• • !:vines fail.
_light Signaling at Sea.
There is a great diversity of opinion
in the British navy as to the merits and
demerits of colored lights for signaling.
Most of the young officers are strongly
in their favor. As they point out, a sig-
nal on this system can be kept showing
es long as required, while any amolnt
on' repetition of flash -signaling may not,
under some conditions, render it intel-
ligible with any degree of certainty. The
tiritish naval authorities who have been
indefatigable in testing new systems of
agrua.ing, both for day and night pur-
pestle, have recently made a trial at
: „ttsanouth of the Sellner system, ire-
i'enteti by an officer in the Austrian
n ivy. This system consists of two lan-
terns, each capable of producing five
lasses of light; namely, white and rod,
.\'Hite occulting. red occulting, and red
:tri white occulting. Thirty different
men bin:Insets are planed on the code.
lac,•trie lights.are used for the lanterns,
3nll ti,mig,t, for the present., separate bat-
•,aries in',, used for the lights, and for the
'•t rnatling apparatus by which the lights
• oneegnd and obscured at will, it is
aeuded that eventually one dynamo
,:,,i! supply all of the current required.
e record of signals sent by the apparatus
• Mined by an attachment which
•riot ties message tent automatically,
..i ,i .lo:elty was experienced in reacting
ua ,,„oats at a distance of six miles or
nnre. 'Tine objection raised to the system.•
that tile mechanism is far too delleate
ea complicated. though the resents oh.
wined with' it far exceed those possible
vith the present Morse flash signaling.
An Ontspolcen Politician. •
"Perhaps you can guess my mission,"
al.t the reporter, after the statesman
tad read the proffered card.
''I have called to ascertain what sort of
Honey you ate in fav it of.'
The statesman opened the door, looked
,at, closed' the door again, :locked` it,
a'ied, down the Windows en .1 ivl7isi'airu.l
the ear of the waiting newspaper ,nein;
,,upa'tgn funds."—Cincinnati ' i.o