HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-6-10, Page 3PERSONALITIES,
General Koster() Kristos the chief of
the Cretan insurgents, is 100 years ot
age, and is said to have the fire and en-
, thusiasna of a youth of 20.
California claims the largest boy of
his age in the world, Bis name is John
Hardin. He is 15 years old, 6 feet 5
. inches tall, and weighs 220 pounds.
Mine. Blanche Marched, a daughter
of the noted teacher a that name, and
among the most successful concert sing-
ers, recently shared the honors with
Paderewski in a London philharmonic).
Commodore Albert Kautz of the na-
vy, who has just been promoted to that
' grade by the president, is a brother of
the late General Kautz. He it was who
succeeded in bringing about the first
exchange of prisoners in the civil war.
Physicians are gradually coming to
the front in politics. There are now two
in the senate, Gallinger a New Hamp-
shire and Deboe, just elected from Ken-
tucky. Hunter, who narrowly missed
the Kentucky prize, is also a physician.
ft -Governor Burleigh of Maine is 53
years old and has a femily of which he
is proud. His wife is,a woman of great
rental force and is in thorough gyrapa-
thy with her husband in all his busi-
ness ventures. They have three sons
• and three daughters.
Count Albert be /Vlun, the leader of
the Catholic party in the Frenoh cham-
ber of deputies, who has just been elect-
, ed to fill jules Simon's seat in the
• French academy, is a great-grandson of
Helvetius, the revolutionary philos-
opher, and a grandson of Mme. De Steel.
Judge Advocate Samuel T. Shaylor
of Jacksonville, Fla,, while sitting on
a wharf during a court martial recess,
o found in the ben of his trousers a $75
!•diamond ring. He had purchased the
trousers a year ago of Captain Lefter of
Sandford, Fla., but had not had °coa-
1 aim, before to use them.
Among the steerage passengers who
arrived in Philadelphia recently was a
Chinaman named Go Hang. Knowing
that he would be debarred from landing
on account of his nationality, he ear-
nestly declared that he was "Ilish,"
but he failed to convince the officials of
the truth of his statement.
Lindsays throughout the world are
invited to form a clan association by a
circular signed by the Earls of Craw-
ford and Balcarres and of Lindsay, by
their sons, Lord Balcarres and Viscount
Garnook, and by Lord Wantage. There
are farailies a Lindsays in the United
States near to the line of succession of
the Scottish peerage.
Ex -President Harrison is now the
only survivor of the remarkable group
of statesnaen and political leaders prom-
inent in Indiana and national politics
since the war. The others were Senator
Pliver P. Morton, Governor Porter,
Secretary of State Gresham, Governor
Gray, Senator McDowell. Senator Voor-
hees and Vice President Hendricks.
STAGE GLINTS.
Nina Bertini Humphreys is in Lon -
ton, where she will appear in opera.
Clara Morris has made a great bit in
a one act piece in the vaudeville houses.
Many shrewd theatrical authorities
predict that the era of the stook system
is about to return.
"The Widow Goldstein," by Lillian
Lewis and Lawrence Marston, has fallen
• rather flat in New York.
• Coney Island is having a hard time of
• it with the other nearby seaside resorts,
most of which are equally wicked.
The SUMS of "Secret Service" pre-
eented by an American company in
• London has been inost pronounced.
Caroline Miskel Hoyt, according to
ourrent rumor, will retire permanently
' from the stage at the end of this season.
If all the stars announced for next
season should materialize, it is difficult
to understand where actors enough to
•'fill the casts will be found.
' Augustus Thomas is writing a new
play, "In Illinoy," for Digby Ben, who
has won a legitimate success in Mr.
•‘Thorato;' "The Hoosier Dootor."
Dorol"..e: Dene, who was the late Sir
Frederick:Leighton 's model, has secured
• from Stanislaus Stange the English
rights to his version of "L'Anai Fritz."
i Two "17nele Tom's Cabin" shows are
, raging in New York city just now. One
is the old version and the other is an
up to date affair. Both are doing well.
• ITEMS OF INTEREST.
On an average an Englishman is 14
-pounds heavier than a Frenchinan.
It is the testimony of almost all cap-
. 'tains of the ocean going liners that Waildren are rarely if ever seasick,
A new industry has been started in
• 1Vlichigan. Weeks of sawdust stuck
• with mein ale made and sold for fuel,.
and it is said that for a quick, .hot fire
this has no equal.
patienT who was brought into a
London hospital recently, on being told
, that his lug was freetured, broathed'a
,sigheof relief aud said in drut tones,
"Thank God, it isn't brelts a,"
The Siamese believe feat it requireS
eeveu days for the loanom soul to jour-
ney between eaeth and heaven, and,
therefore, pray uneeasingly for seven
' day's after the death of a friend or rela-
five.
An old sea captain of Long Island
has propoSed the unicycle scheme of
equipping mortar betteries at life sav-
ing stations from which to throw bontbs
I filled with petroleum to ()tam the wa-
1
ter s raging around a wreck. Through
f. the eesUltiog smooth water and surf the
moue work world be comparatively
teasy. •
WHAT WOMEN WEAR.
Narrow velvet ribbon is used on
everything.
Velvet bands for the neck, thickly
sewed with steel, are in high favor.
Steel ornaments promise to become
as popular as they were several years
ago.
The swellest sailor hat this Season, ir
white or colors, has a brilliant plaid oi
striped silk band.
NOW small, plain toques of very light
straw have been brought out. They are
trimmed with tvsists of canvas and
bunches of quills.
The fashionable tint for lace is that
of ripe corn, more of a buff than the
butter color of bet spring, It is exceed.
ingly rich looking.
A novelty in the belt line is made of
)right colored plaid ribbon of a heavy
.weave and is fastened with a plaid
enerael buokle which matches perfectly.
.Princess gowns crop up just as per-
sistently as poke bonnets. It is not like-
ly that they will take, since so few wo
men look well in clothes of such severe
cut.
Cashmere is coming into vogue again.
Dealers say that its return is being
greeted with enthusiasm. There never
was a D301.03 manageable or graceful ma-
terial,
If a woman wishes to be at the height
of Parisian fashion, she must tilt her
hat over her nose, wear a twist of tulle
under her chin, put on tightly fitting
sleeves and innunaerable little frills all
over her gown.
Paris sends word that the ruff is once
more the fashion there. It is made gen-
erally in lisse or chiffon, very wide at
the back and decreasing in size at the
front. Some ruffs, however, are of the
same width all around.
Broad effects across the shoulders'and
a small waist are the two things con-
sidered very desirable in a gown, but
the prevailing style this season seems te
be a Slightly pinebed front out like a
pinafore to show an under bodice of lace
or chiffon.—New York Sun,
HORSE TALK.
.Adri, by Adrian Wilkes, still keeps
on her winning career.
Clarence K, a brother of Robbie P,
2:104, is in training at Auburn, Neb.
The report has gained currency that
jolitt, Ills., is to be invaded by the
Forsythe reamers,
Frank Loomis will bring his last
spring's seusation, Nettie Jefferson,
2;10;1, east again.
Robert McGregor at 26 years old has
the fire of youth and the constitution of
a horse of 10 years.
Dixie, 2143e., the pedigreeless
elanteet d hands once for $45 before
he became known to fame.
Alice Hood, by Goldsmith Star, dam
of the trotter Proctor W, 2110X, died
at Portland, Ind., recently.
Robert J weighs 15 pounds more than
John, R. Gentry, the latter's weight at
this time being 045 pounds.
The great Canadian sire Superior, son
of Wood's Hambletonian, recently broke
his leg and is now in slings.
H. Kirkendall, a well known horse-
man and one of the pioneers of Mon -
tame, died recently of pneumonia,
John Young has 13 Artells in train-
ing at Terre Haute. Fortnnately he has
no grain of superstition in his inake up.
Old Lady Yeiser, now in her twentyt
first year, the dam of Lottie Loraine,
2:063i, will have no produce this sea-
son.
Phyllis Wilkes, the pacing mare ex-
ported to England last year, has not yet
shown in that country anything like the
speed she had in .ber native land.
TREES AND LUMBER.
It is said that timber cannot be prop-
erly seasoned by smoking.
The cells of woody fiber are only a
thousandth of an inch long.
Some kinds of wood require eight
years for effective seasoning.
It is possible in SO/030 cases to assist
the process of seasoning by dissolving
the sap of wood by immersion in water.
The beauty of the birdseye maple
arises from the contortions of its fibers.
The cause of this peculiarity is un-
knowfi.
A cubic foot of the best English oak
when green weighs 71 pounds 10
ounces; when seasoned, the wood is re-
duced to 43 pounds 8 ounces.
Experienced lumbermen say that in
the process of seasoning wood should be
occasionally repiled and decayed or de-
fective pieces removed, lest they infeot
the others.
The durability of wood does not, as
some suppose, depend on its weight.
Larch, one of the lightest woods, and
locust, one of the heaviest, are alike al-
most indestructible.
"Wind shakes" are circular cracks in
a tree separating the different layers.
They are supposed to be caused by wind,
and greatly injure the lumber made
frora such a tree.—St. Louis Globe -
Democrat.
FIG'S AND THISTLES.
Clharity eobs herself When she frowns
While bestowing a gift.
One truth in the lite is better than a
hundred in the memory.
Thought without paepose is like seed
spilled upon the ground.
The hand that holds the rod should
alWays be controlled by loVe.
Suooess, like a. lung testing machine,
is valuable onlyas.it measuees stth
reng.
ase
Tie only way to beak company with
satan is for you to do the breaking. He
never will.
Praying is sometimes clone when it
would please God better if we would
first do something else..—Ram's Horn.
011 OTTAWA LMER.
THE GOVERNMENT ANO ITS PREF.
ERENTIAL TRADE POLICY.
Lister Apologized—Immigration Agents--,
Went Toe Par.
(From Our Own Correspondent;
Ottawa, June 1.—Although by the
time these lines are in print Mr. Laurier
will have erabarked for England, there
is little probability of an early proroga-
tion of Parliament The Ministers are
most anxious that the termination of the
session shall come with all ipeed,but the
members of the Opposition are deter-
mined that the Government shall give
the country full information concerning
the exact meaning of the preferential
clauses in the new tariff. Messrs. Field-
ing and Paterson have done their best to
cloak and conceal the effect of the new
measure, for,what they desire is, not that
the Canadian Parliament shall legislate
regarding the oustmus dues of this coun-
try, but that the greater part of this
power shall be given into the hands of
the Ministers of the Crown. What the
Administration asks is. that the whole
power of making commercial treaties be
given into its hands, On T.uesday last
Mr. Foster pointed out that by the
amendment given notice of by Mr, Field-
ing the proposal to give preferential
treatment to Great Britain had been al-
together abandoned, and that what the
Government would, be col -opened to do
would be to extend its favors to twenty-
three .of the largest manufacturing coun-
tries in the world. The estimable Liberal
Government, for instance, is prepared to
give favors to the Japanese, the Turk
and the Chinaman, while the Newfound-
lander, our fellow-subjeet, is sent empty
away. The British South African, the
Victorian, the New Zealander are all to
come out at the small end of the horn,
These countries already do some business
with us, The Conservative Government
at the time of its defeat was making
efforts to increase the volume of our
trade with these countries, but the
Liberals look upon the world without
through different spectacles. It is the in-
tention of Mr. 14-airier's aides to bring
the cheap labor of Germany, Belgium
and France into competition with Cana-
dian labor. Already the rates On most
United States goods have been very cone
siderablv diminished. The next order ot
business is to be in the direction of
benelitting these European nations, who
buy comparatively little from us, and
who make us pay through the nose for
the privilege of selling goods to them.
There is very little that we can sell to
these nations, and that little we sell
now. As for materially increasing the
volume of our business in these direc-
tions no effort of ours would. enable us
to do so. True'we may increase our
trade with Great Britath, but if we do
so it will be on account of our own exer-
tions. The Mother Land now treats us
with so much liberality that there is
nothing more left for her to favor us
with. We pay no customs duties when
we send goods into Great Britain, but,
by the terms of the Imperial commer-
cial treaties concerning which Mr. Field-
ing knows so little we cannot diminish
the duties of Britisie goods without ex-
tending like favors to the countries con-
cerned. It is undeniable that the Govern-
ment has got itself into a cleft stick
through Its action. Great Britain cannot
be expected to denounce these treaties.
Other British countries would be injured
if that were done. India and the Austra-
lasian colonies would be very seriously
handicapped by losing the raost favored
nation treatment that they now secure.
The idea of Mr. Fielding that Great
Britain will denounce her treaties is
gross nonsense. The plan of Sir Charles
Tupper, looking to an Imperial Zollver-
ein is the only practicable one. Sir Char-
les in his amendment asked the House
to say:
" That on several occasions the
Government and Parliament of Canada
have requested her Majesty to be pleased
to take such steps as might be necessary
to terminate tee effect of the provisions
of all treaties which prevent the Parlia-
ments of the United Kingdom and the
self-governing colonies adopting such
tariffs as may be required for the promo-
tion of trade within the Empire, but no
decisive action has been taken in this di-
rection.
"That the desire for preferential trade
with the United Kingdom is now general
throughout Canada.
"That this House is of opinion that the
• Government of Canada should cause her
Majesty's Government to be advised that
so soon as the difficulties in the way are
removed, the Parliament of Canada is
ready to enter into a preferential trade
arrangement with Great 33ritain and Ire-
land.
"That this House cannot consent that
any arraneement made by the Govern-
ment of &nada with any country involv-
ing serious considerations of tariff and
revenue should become operative with-
out the sanction and ratification of Par-
liament."
The Liberals, by a brute majority,
voted this amendment down. It was in
every way fair to Groat Britain and to
Canada. It did not hold a pistol at the
head of the Imperial Government, as Mr.
Davies would like us to do; it did not
ask Canada to forget her own kith and
kin th order to secure a favor from the
natious of the continent of Europe; it
did Dot ask Great Britain to forget the
other members of the British family in
order that she might Ito more for as than
for them or.for herself. Subliniated into
one sentence this amendment meant:
"Let us J3ritisherssvork for ourselvea and
for each other." The members of the
Government made no attempt to argue
against it. They rang the clivieien bells
and with the aid of their obedient ser -
vents the rank and file of their party,
voted it down. The echoes of Conserva-
tive protests will be heard in England.
Already the Britite people aro beginning
to understand that they were misled
when they were told that the Liberals
were deternainecl to show their loyalty
by giving to Great Britain better terms.
Tito fact was that on the night of Mr.
Fielding's tariff speeeh very ineagre
cables were sent to England and British
editorial writers sat down and wrote
laudatory editorials because they under-
stood. that Great Britain and the empire
alOne were to be the recipients of our
favors. These sante editorial writers are
disabused of these misconceptions by this
time. Their suspicions were a first
aroused by the raves of the emend. of
the German and Belgian Consuls General
at Mo ereal 'hat gocds from their coun-
tries shtula be allowed into Canada un-
der "favored nation" treatment It was
easily seen that the Canadian Govern-
ment iteelf did not possess entire confi-
dence in Fleklienies etherize, for instruc-
tions were sent to Collectors of Customs
to du liminess under the old tariff. With-
in a fortnight the British people will
know wbat we know now: That the
Liberal Administration, to use the ter-
minology of the day, has been "faking."
Lister Apologizes.
Their aceession to power does 2102 Sdenl
to leave improved the temper of certain
ministerialists. Disappointment at being
thwarted in his attempt to secure it Cabi-
net position has permanently soured the
temper of James F. Lister, the member
for West Lambton. Last session this par-
liamentarian was compelled by the
Speaker to apologize for having falsely
stated that Sir Charles Tupper, when
High Commissioner, had prated by aid-
ing in floating Government bonds. The
other day after Mr. Foster had gained.
the ear of both House and galleries by
his masterly expose of Mr, Fielding's in-
consistencies, Mr. Lister made another
exhibition of himself, So strong is his
desire to curry favor With his leaders
that be sometimes essays te fight the bat-
tles of men much stronger than himself.
Between VieldiDg and Lister there is as
much difference as between the bulldog
and the mongrel, Mr. Foster never bus
had any desire to aross swords with Lis-
ter, for the ex -Minister of Finance fights
only with men of the first rank. And so
the House was amazed when Lister once
more elisions to link the bootof the
Governxnent, jumped up and announoed
that Mr. Foster's speeoh had been "in-
solent and impertinent," Mr. Foster
looked eiiquiringly at the Boenerges of
West Lembton and smiled tolerantly.
The Speaker told. Lister to apologize;
Wielding turned impatiently to his
would.be advocate and muttered some-
thing that made hint flush deeply—and
the great man telielegized. Men who
were near the two tell me that the big
num !rein Lambton was told in so many
words to sit down and not to make a fool
of himself.
immigrant Agents.
When Clifford Sifton, the gentleman
who engaged in a remarkable financial
scheme with the city of Winnipeg took
office, he announced that he was going
to pursue an active immigration policy.
As yet we have seen two results a Mr.
Sifton's activity. Charles R. Devlin, a
gentlemau well known to fame as an op-
ponent of the alleged School settlement,
• has Welted himself into a lucrative Gov-
ernment job as immigration agent in
Ireland. So far Mr. Devlin has drawn
his salary and has involved himself in
trouble with some of Ireland's prominent
politicians. It was from the admirers of
these gentlemen Meat Devlin was to araw
immigrants for Canada. Patron Currie
has been rewarded for staying out of the
Cornwall contest by being given a job as
*immigration agent in the Western States.
Ile has told everybody to whom he has
had a ehance to speak, tither by word of
mouth or in print, that the Canadian
farmer is the worst off of all God's crea-
tures. He should make a splendid immi-
gration agent. Alf. Jury, ex -professional
labor agitator, has also been given an
immigration job, and now we are in-
formed that one Jobin, a French-Cana-
dian who has been a professional stump
speaker for Liberal candidates in Quebec:,
Is to be sent to Franco to get immigrants.
He cannot get farmers for ninety per
cent. of the agriculturists of France own
their little homesteads, and won't leave
them. As a colonist the Frenchman is a
rank failure. Doubtless Mr. Jobin can
get mechanics to come out. What will
they do when they get here? The object
of the Government—in which it seems to
be thoroughly successful—looks to be in
the direction of closing up factories.
There are thousands of idle mechanics in
Canada to -day. If these Frenchmen are
brought out here they will become a
charge on the community, for they can-
not get work here and they will not be
admitted to the United States. Mr. Jobin
will doubtless enjoy himself in the land
of his forefathers. There is not the
slightest possibility of his visit benefitting
Canada in any way. It would pay better
to pension him than to send him across
the sea to bring out useless immigrants.
Went Too rat..
I hear that the Commissioners who
were appointed to look into the affairs of
Kingston penitentiary are in disgrace.
Of course they were sent to the institu-
tion with instructions to make out the
worst possible case, They did too well.
They were too denunciatory in their re-
port. They slandered the memory of Sir
John Thompson—who could not reply.
But some living men have been vilified,
and actions for damages will be begun.
Noxon and Frasen, the commissioners,
were altogether too eager to do their
masters' work, and went into the peni-
tentiary determined to fill many baskets
with the heads of Conservative employes.
On the face of it, their report bears evi-
dences of the rankest prejudice. The
Government, I am assured, lack the
courage to follow out all of the Com-
missioners' recommendations. Only
these employes who have little influence
svill be allowed to go. Few of them have
been direliet in their duty. The men who
have the determination to make things
hot for the Cominissioners will find little
trouble in showing the report to be
biased, untair and in some respects al-
together unworthy of belief.
How an Empress Reduced Her Weight.
Extreme pininpness would be avoided
if the rocking -chair were given up. It
women were less lazy they would not
grow so stout. No wonian can reduce
Jeer nests who lacks courage. The evoinan
who is iDelined to be stout eau • gain a
poured quicker in a day than the slenderwonian can in a year. It is said that
when the beautiful Empress of Austria,
diseoVered that her waist was growing
larger and that her beautifully -modeled
chin was losing its curve, she, the finest
horsewoman in the word, gave up riding
and took long walks every day and in all
sorts of weather. To grow thin you must
exercise, Walk if you can. but better still,
work; keep mind and body bnsy. Above
all, renounce evoeything that comes from
the confectioner. Eat moderately of un-
derdene meat, green vegetables, salads
and those fruits that are • slightly -acid.
Driek but little, bathe .regularly, takieg
tepid baths. Constaut work will do more
to reduce one's flesh than anything else.
--Yeadies' Home Journal.
LATEST, MARKET REPORTS.
• Totonto, June 7.--
BREADSTUFFS, ETC.
Wheat—Outside markets eased off again
to -day. Local trade was dull, with
values easy. White wheat, west, offered
at 700, and red as 69o, No. 1 Manitoba
bard, afloat, Fort William, was quoted
nominally at 71e, and No. 2 at 69e. Odd
car lots, Midland, are held at 750. Moet
of the shipments from Fort William gd
direct to Buffalo.
Flour—Holders offer straight roller,. in
wood, $3.40, middle freights.
Oatmeal—Car lots of rolled oats, in
bags, on track here, are quoted at $2.85
to $2.90, and gmall lots at $2.95 to $8.
Peas—Easy. Car lots, north and west,
offered to -day at soo, and middle freights
at 40o. Demand Is quiet.
Rye—Rather easier•'oar lots, middle
frelehts west, are quoted at 81c, and east
at 88c.
Buckwheat --Nominal.
Barley—Trade light and prices nom-
inal. No. 2 Is quoted at 25 to 26e, and
No. 1 at 80 to 31o, outside. Feed barley
is quoted at 22 to 23e, north and west.
Corn—Car lots of yellow, Chatham
freights, are held at 28c, and. mixed at
22e.
Oats—Bids were made at 20o for mixed
and 210 for white, north and west
freights, to -day. Street prices were up to
07o.
DAIla PRODUCE.
Butter—The supply of dairy tubs and
rolls is large. Tubs are now mostly in
demand. Rolls are not partioularly
wanted owing to possible deteoreation
should the weather become warm.
Creameries are plentiful and easy. Pres-
ent quotations are as follows: Old. dairy,
tubs, lio; new dairy, tubs, .11 to 120;
large dairy, rolls, 10 to llo; small dairy,
rolls, choice, 11 to 12o; oreantery, tubs,
16e; and creamery, pounds, 17c.
Cheese—Quiet, Small lots of fall
makes at 1lee to 12e, and new makes at
10o,
Perth, Ont., June 7.—Fourteen hun-
dred boxes of cheese were offered here
to -day, all white. The ruling price was
8e4o, with some lots a shade higber.
Three Montreal buyers were present.
Brantford, Ont., June 7.—At the
oheese market to -day 24 factories offered
8,000 boxes last half May make; sales,
2,710 boxes at 8 to 8 1-16o; present, 7
buyers and 17 salesmen, Next market
Jtroe
PRODUCE,
Eggs—Offerings large Choke candled
stook, in round lots, brought 9o, ,and
small lots, 934, to 934o.
Poultry—Nominal. Quotations for
bright stook are; Turkeys, 10 to 11e;
geese, 8 to Oe; chickens, 40 to 60e; and
ducks, 50 to 80e.
Potatoes—Car lots of choice stock, on
track, will bring 20c per bag. Dealers
quote small lots at 28 to 80c.
Beans—Dull. Hand picked white beans
bring 70o, less commission, for single
bag lots. Round lots sell at 60o, less
commission; common beans sell at 35 to
450.
Apples—Trade very light. Dealers
quote good stock at 2 to 23.e for dried,
and 40 for evaporated.
Baled Hay—Street receipts are liberal
and oar lot trade is slow. Cars of No. 1,
on track, here, sell at $10. No. 2 is
quoted at $7.50 to $8,50. Dealers quote
two -ton lots of No. 1, delivered, at $10.75
to $11.
Straw—Nominal. Car lots of oat straw,
on track., are quoted at $5 to $5.50.
DRE.SSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS
Light lean hogs will be taken by the
local paokers at $6.60, light fats at 96,
and heavy at $5.75. The meat trade is
good, and prices have a steady tone all
round. Barrel pork and other heavy
goods are quite firm, owing to light sup-
plies, heavy hogs the past season being• scarce.
Smoked Meats—Hams, heavy, 10c;
medium, 11eeo; light, 12c; breakfast
bacon, Ilai roll, 80; backs, llo; picnic
hams, 7eeo. All meats out of pickle le
less than prices quoted for smoked meats
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Toronto, June Satur
day's receipts we had over 90 loads of
offerings in the Western cattle yards this
morning, and, owing largely to over sup-
plies, the market, as far as cattle went,
Was a very bad. one. The enquiry was
easy and prices were low; not exactly
quotably changed, perhaps, but weaker.
There was general grumbling among the
tirovers at the state of matters. They de-
clare prices in the country are higher
than ean be obtained at the market, and
between the devil of low prices and the
deep sea of a dull demand dealers are
more emphatic than polite in telling one
where the cattle trade has lately gone to.
We had between 700 and 800 hogs here, a
couple of hundred sheep and Iambs, be-
tween 40 and 50 cows, and three dozen
calves. The export business this morning
was unusually dull; prices ranged from
394 to 41/0, and for the best loads 4eec;
but markets are very. bad in the Old
Country, and reports of heavy losses en
recent shipments have naturally deterred
speculation. There was buying here for
13uffalo, as usual, but it was not eaten
sive enough to materially affect the gen-
eral dulness.
Hogs are Arra and a shade higher on a
light run. The best prioe paid this
morning was 54o, with a very close call
for 54o, which will probably be paid
next week; and still higher figures may
be looked for. For light hogs the price is
5c; thick fat, 494c; sows, 8 to 8eSce and
stags, 2.14 to 2eSe, per lb. All grades are
in geed demand, excepting stores.
Wli est, white new . . .... 00 74
Wheat, red, per busk 00 • 70
Wheat, goose, per bush00 62
Peas, common per bush00
. 00 4,141'5
Oat:1, per bush'
I;ye, per bush . 00 • 31
1.3.t r I ey, per bush • 00 26
Ducks, spring, per pair40 eu
uhicitens, per pair ' 80 • 50
(31:ese, per lb 08 09
Bur, er, in 1-1b. rolls
Eggs, 15 16
new laid
0 9
ztiods. per bag00 • 25
lie; le, per bush. ..... 75 85
ileete. per dos 09 • 10
9 10
40 150
11 00 125n
Szraw, sheaf........... -0 50 7 50
Peel, hinds 04 06
Bee C, fetes 08e
Lambs-, carcase, per .6, • 7
Veal, per lb Oo
;M ' utton per lb Oe 05
Dreeseclhogs 5 00 6 75
tenelepe, per dos
eepplee. per bbl
'flay. timoth
'UNITED STATES MARKETS.
East Buffelo, June 7.--Cattle—Of the
113 cars of total receipts the last 24 hours
erns- one ear was for sale, a mixed load
f milk cows and butcher stuff, which
:rad at about steady prices; the feeling
ontv fair and prospects barely favor-
able. 'Voals and calves—Reoelpts, •
73
head; prices strong.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XI, SECOND QUARTER, IN-
TERNATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 13,
Text of the Lesson, TT Tim. 1, 1-7; in, 14-
17 --ateinory Verses, 3, 14-17—Golden
Text, TT Tito.. ill, 15—Gonlinentery by the
• Rev. D. M. Stearns.
The second epistles aro all suggestive of
the last days, when the world shall have
corrupted the church, and contain special
instructions to God's servants for times of
disorders, confusions, formality, eto. The
faithful witness is taught how to deal with
those who "turn away from," "err con -
corning" and "resist" the truth, or "will
not endure sound doctrine" (II Tim. i, 15;
li, 18; iii, 8; iv, 3).
1. "Paul, fin apostle of Jesus Christ by
the will of God, according to the promise
of life which is in Christ jesus." He
loved to think of himself as one sent forth
by Jesus Christ and chosen for this honor
by the will of God. Why God should choose
any of us is certainly a great wonder, but
if we have truly received the Lord Jesus
Christ as our Saviour, resting wholly and
only on His finished work of atonement,
We need not fear to believe that we were
chosen in Him before the foundation of
the world (Eph. i, 4); that we should be
holy before Hine and that He might send
us forth in His name, even as the Father
sent Him (John xvii, 18; xx, 21). The
life that God gives is in Christ, and apart
from Him there is no life (1 John v, 12),
2. "To Timothy, rny dearly beloved son:
Grace, mercy and peace Seam God the Fa-
ther and Christ Jesus our Lord." In. I
Tim. 1, 2, he calls him "My own son in
the faith," andin Pbil. ii, 20 (margin), he
wrote that he had. no man SO dear unto
him as Timothy. We first read of him in
Acts xvi, 1, as a disciple living at Lystra,
his mother a JONVeSS, his father a Greek,
And Paul on his second inissionat7 tour
took hini with Win. It Is by the grace or
undeserved favor of God through Jesus
Christ that we are saved.
8. "I thank God, whom' serve from my
forefathers witb.pure conseleuce, that with-
out ceasing I have remembrance of thee in
my prayers night and day." Before the
council he also said thet he had lived in all
good conscience before God (Acts xxiii, 1),
or as he puts it in Acts xxvi, 5, "After the
most streitest sect of our religion I lived a
Pharisee." He does not attempt to excuse
his =seat sins aaninst Jesus Christ and His
redeemed, but says that he verily thought
that he ought to do these things (Acts
xxvi, 9).
4, "Greatly desiring to see thee, being
mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled
with joy." Paul peayed much for those
Whom God had given him, but he would
pray, especially for such a one as his son
Tbattothy. If Paul had the Philipplan and
other believers in his heart (Phil. i, 7) and
prayed much for them, how much more
does our Lord Jesus carry, love and pray
for His redeemed ones. We are not told
• the cause of Timothy's tears, but if Paul
was mindful of them how much more is
our Lord of ours. There is comfort to hu-
man weakness in the thought that the joy
of such a one as Paul might be increased
by6rmwwohtheyn.
•
aell th mind. the unfeigned
.
faith that is in thee." Not in hire only,
but in both mother and grandmother; not
that faith is hereditary, but children may
be so taught and trained that from earli-
est infancy they may be true believers in
the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed are the
mothers and grandmothers who so train
the children. 'Unfeigned faith makes us
think of the "most surely believed" and
"know the certainty" of Luke i, 1, 4.
6. "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance
that thou stir up the gift of God which is
in thee by the putting on of my hands."
He refers to this also in I Tim, iv, 14. The
Spirit bestows gifts upon people severally
as He, the Spirit, will, and God places the
members in the body as it bath pleased
him (I Cor. xii, 11, 18). He gives to every
man his work and something to work with,
and says, "Occupy till I come" (Mark xiii,
84; Luke xix, 13). Then at His coming
He will reward everyman according to his
works.
"For 7For God bath not given us the spirit,
of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind." judging from the portion
of the epistle following, such as 1, 8, 12, 16;
ii, 8, 10, 12; iii 12; iv, 5, 16, we would
infer that the fear referred to is a fear of
what one might be called upon to endure;
but thoughts of the perfect love of God cast
out all fear (I John iv, 18).
8-14. "I3ut continue thou in the things
which thou hest learned and hash been as-
sured of." Our Lord said, "Continue ye
In My love," "If ye continue in My word,
then are ye My disciples indeed" (John xv,
9; viii, 31). I like to remember that Luke
said in the beginning of his gospel that
he wrote concerning the things which
were "most surely believed," that his
friend might "know the certainty" of
these things (Luke i, 1, 4), and that Abrae
ham was fully persuaded that what God
had promised Be was able to perform
(Rom. iv, 20, 21).
15. "And that from a child thou bast
known the Holy Scriptures, which are able
to make thee wise unto salvation through
faith which is in Christ Jesus." These
could be none other than what some de-
spise as the Old Testament writings, in
which Paul testifies there was wisdom un-
to salvation and the way of faith in Christ
Jesus. I think the way of salvation, God's
way, is nowhere in all the Bible more sim-
• ply set forth than in Gen. 111, 21. TheLord
Himself provided the clothing by the shed-
ding of blood., and Adam and Eve had only
to drop as useless their own works, the
fig leaf aprons, and accept God's provision.
Blessed are the children who from their
youth a.re taught these things.
16. "All Scripture is given by inspira-
tion of God and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruotion
righteousness." While the Bible con-
tains the very words of God and some of
the very words of the devil, as well as some
words of good and bad men, yet the whole
book, from beginning to end, was written,
by the Spirit of God: Be giving the nien
whom he used the very words to write, as
is plain from sueli texts as Ex. iv, 12; II
Sam. ',ZVI% ; Joy. 1,7, 9; ve-vvi, e, 4, 6,
8; John nil, 49. The Spirit who wrote the
book. is still rn the book, and its words are
spirit and life (John vi, 68).
17. "That the man of God may be per-
fect, thoroughly furnished, unto all good
works." A man of God is one who is first
a child of God by faith in Christ Jesus,
and then fully yielded to God as His pnr-
chased property for His service, the Lord's
messongee with. the Lord's message, re-
ceiving his orders from God and responsi-
ble to God, seeking in all things His ap-
proval. While eve arce saved freely by
grace, it is that we saiay Walk. in the works,
He has prepared fax us (Eel.. ii, 10), and,
the Scriptutes alone nee suilleient to qualify
fully for all eciod works. If we will only
yield fully, God will week. in us both to
will and to do ot His good pietist= (Phil,
ii, 13; Heb. xiii, 21).
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