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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-3-4, Page 7"THE LORD IS MY SHEPTIERD." APPRECIATIVE SERMON ON THE leEAUTIFUe. ASSERTION. PICTURES OF OREEN PASTURES, Pinto Quiet Waters By," Too, Are Net rergot text by:the Distinguished 1) brim), Bev. Dr, TaIntage, iz Ris Sermon on the rkketleal Occupation -The Badges of the Craft Eloquently Described. Washingeort, Feb. 'J7.—Ilev. Dr. Tal- mage eho e as Ms text this morning the words of Psalms xiii, 1, "The Lord is XIV simple:rd." and therefrom he preached a most reviving sermon. Hu said: What with post and rail fences and our pride in Soutbdown, Astrakhan and Flemish, varieties a sheep, there is no nse now of the old time shepherd. Such a one bad abundance of opportunity of becoming a poet, being 0114 a doors 12 hours the day, and ofttimesevaleing up in the nighG on the bine. If the stars or the torrents or the sun or the flowers had anything to say. he was very apt to hear it. The Enrich- Shepherd of Seotlanci, Who afterward took his seat in the ant oirele a 'Wilson awl Loaltharn got his emote/real poetic) inspiration 1U the ten years io which he was watehiog the flocks of Mr. Laidlow. There Jo Wert a sweet poetry in the rugged prose ot the Scotch shepherd. One of these Scotch shepherds lest his only son, owl okauelt down in prayer and was overheard to Bey, "0 Lora, is has seemed good In thy providence to tale from me the staff of my right haand at the time when to US sawl. Itlind mortals I (teemed to be roa•st in Peed ot iD, and how 1 shall climb up the hill of sorrow and mild age without At thou maret ken, but I diena." David, the shepherd boy, is watching his father's sheep. They aro pesturiug on the very hills wiaere afterward a Ltenab WAS born or which you have heard much, "the halal) a Gad, 'Which tokoth away the sin of the world." David, the allep- herd boy. was beautiful, breve, muilcal awl poetic. I think let ofteu twain the sheep in his treveries. There to the soli- tude he struck the harp string that is thrilling through all egos. David the boy Wal gatherino the) material for David the poet anti David the man. Likeother toys, David woe fond, a using his knife among the saplings, and he bad method the ere uding of the juice of the tree, and when be beceme t limn be said, "The Om of the Lord are full of sap." David the boy, 'Ike other boys, had been fond of hunting the birds' nests, and he hell driven the O1(1 stork og the nest, to find how matt7 egge were under her. andel:then Ito became; man he said, "As for the stork, the lir trees are her house." In boyhood be had head the terrific thunderitorm thee frightened the red deer into premature sickness, and when he bee:all* a oinn he said, "The who of the Lord xntiketh the hinds to calve." David the boy bad helix upon his Wee: looltime Up at the store and examining the sky e and to his boyish imagination the sky eeemed like a pleeeof °lento embroidery, the divine lingers working in the threads of light anti the beads a stars, and he becauto u num and wrote, "When 1 temettler thy heavens, the work of thy fingere." When he became an old Than thinking of tho amines.; of Goa, he seemed to bear the bleating of Itis father's sheep tomes many year and to think of the thee when ho tended 'them on the Bethleetem bills, rind he cries out in the text, "The Lord is my shepherd." If God will help me, I will talk to you of the shop wrd's Pend, the shepherd's crook, the shepherd's dogs, theshophord's pasture grouods, and the shepherd's flocks. And rarst the shephord's plaid. It would be preposterous for a man going nut to rounit and besolling work to put On splendid tipparel. The potter does not work in velvet. The Servant maid does not put on satin vehile toiling at he,r duties. The shepherd ewes not wear it splendid robe in which to go (totemic/ the storms, and the reales and the nettles; he puts on the rough apparel appropriate to hie exposed work. The Lord our Shep herd, coming out to hunt the lost eheep, puts on no regal apparel, but the plain garment of our humanity. There Was nothing pretentious abut it. I know the old painters represent e halo around the babe Jesus, but I do not suppose that there was any more halo about that child than about the head of any other babe that was born that Christmas eve in Ju- dea. Beeomina a man, he wore aseamless garment. The scissors and needle had • done nothing to make it graceful. I take it to have been a seek with three holes in it, one for tbe neck and two for the twine. .Although the gamblers quarreled over it, that is no evidence of its value. I have seen two ragpiokers quarrel over the re- fuse of an ash barrel. No; in the ward- robe of heaven lie loft the sandals of light, the girdles of beauty, the robes of • power, and put on the besoiled and tatter- ed raiment or our Immunity. Somethnes • he did not even wear the seamless robe. What is that hanging about the waist of • Christ? Is it a badge of authority2 Is it a royal coat of arms? No; it is a towel. The disciples' feet are filthy froxn the walk on the long way and eat not fit to he put upon the sofas on which they are to ratline at the meal, and so Jesus washes their feet and gathers them up in the towel to dry them. The work of SaV- • tog this world was rough work, rugged work, hard work, and ;Testis put on the raiment, the plain raiment of our flesh, The storms were to beat him, the crowds were to jostle him; ehe dust was to tiprinkle bine the mobs were to pursue him. 0 Shepherd of Israel, leave at • the home thy bright array! For thee, what streams to ford, what nights all unehel- , tered I He puts upon J31.111 the plairt ran ment of our humanity, wears our woes, and while earth and heaven and hell stand amazed at the abnegation wraps around him the shepherd's plaid. Cold mountains and the midnight air • Witnessed the fervor of his prayer. Net I mention tire shepherd's crook. This was it rod with a curve at the end, which when a sheep was going astray was thrown over its neck and in that way it was pulled back. When the sheep were not going astray, the shepherd would often use it as it sort of crutch, leaning an it, but when the sheep were out of the way the crook'was always busy pull- . ing them hack. All we, like sheep, have gene h.f4ray, and bad it not been for the ophord's crook we would have fallen • 1,mf., ago over the precipices. ore is a man who is making too =Oh nionov. He IS getting very vain. He says: "Atter awhile I shall, be independent of all the world. GI my soul, eat, drink and be merry!" Business disaster comes to him, What is Ged going to do with hine? Has God any grudge against hint? Oh, no! God is throwing ever him the sbep- herd's crook and pulling him back into bettor pastures. Here is a Inatt who has always been well. lie has oever had any sympathy for invalids. He colts them coughing, wheezing nuisances. „&fter awhile sicienese comes to bitn, He does not understand what GO is going to 40 with him He says, "Is the Lord angry with me?" Oh, no! With tee shepheraee °mole he has been pulled batik Auto better pastures. Hero is a, happy household cit. - ole The parent does uot realize the truth that these children are only loaned to blue and be forgets from what source ozone his domeseio blessings. Sioknesa drops upon awn; children awl death swoons upon a littee one. Ile says, "Is God augry with me?' .No. lUs shep- herd'e crook pulls him book into better pastures. I do not know who woulabave become of us if it bad not been for the shepherd's crook. Oh, the mercies ot our troubles! You take up apples and plums from under the thade of the trees, and the eery best fruits of Christian charac- ter we And in the deep shade of tromele. When I Was on VIM Steallier coming across the 400AU, I got et choler in my eye, and several persons tried to gee it on very gently, hue it cenla not lee taken oue in that way, I was tolkt that the ea, gineer bad a facility io such eases. 1 went to hito. He put his large, sooty into4 on me, took a knitwad wrapped the lid of the eye tweeted the knife, 1 expeoad to he hurt very emelt, but without any min end lostontly he WillOTtell tiltl candor. Oh, there come tittles in our Obrietiart life wheat ow' spiritaal eisiou Is being spoiled and all gentle eppliencee Then there 00114CS some giant trouble And a Wool; hand lays hold et us and. removes thet whieh would have ruined our visiou forever, I will nether all year 4eys to- gether in one regiment of Teo cempaoies, awl I will put them under Celonel Joy. Thou I will gather all your sorrows to- gether itt OUQ regiment Pr tell companies and put them under Colonel Bre:Abe:wt. Then I will ask, Which of these regt- meats has galuet1 for you the greater spiritual viceories? Cerminly thee under Velonel Brealtheart. In the time of war„ yen may remember at the south and north, the question was whether the Witch troops would light, but when they were put into the struggle an both sides they did heroleAlly. In the great dt*- ot eternIty it will Wound dust It was riot the 'svelte regimeniottoya that gabled your greatest successes, but the black troop' of trouale, onstortune and, disaeter. Where you have gained one spir- itual success from your proeperity, you base gained ten spiritual succeeiee trout your adversity. 'ahem is no walnual that struggles more 'violently than Ai eheep when you corner is end emelt held ot it. Demo in the glen I see it group of Well 141M11181 a lest sheep. A plowman eotnee alma end seizei the sheep and Wei to peony it, but it ittmore frightened than ever. A tanner comes along, puts down his grist and earoeses the sheep, and it Seellil as if it would die of fright After aWil$10 501110 Olio breaks through the thieket. Ile says, "Lot me have the poor thing." He comes up and lays his arms around the sheep mut it is immediately quiet. It be is the last man that comes? It le the shepherd. Ab, niy Weeds, be not efraid of the shepherd' <Intik! It is never ueed on you SAVO hi lnercy, to pull you back. The hard, cold letelerg of trouble will molt in the warm gulf stream of divine eympethy. There is one paesage I think, you mis- interpret, "The braised reed ho will not 'tweak." Do you know that the shepherd in olden times played upon those reedst They were very eusily bruised, but 'when they were bruised they were oever mend- ed. Tao shepherd could Se easily make another ono, he would snap the old one and throw it) away and got another. The Bible says le Is not so with our Shepherd, When the music, is gone out of a inures soul, God does not snap hien in twain and throw him away. He mends aod restores, "The bruised Teed be will not break." Whet in the oterhanging heavens at fate The threatening elands of darkness dwell, Then let us humbly watch and wait. It shall be well, it shall be well. And when the storm has passed. away And sunshine smiles on flood and fell How sweet to think, how Sweet to sans It has been well, it has been well! Next 1 speak of the shepherd's dogs. They watch the straying sheep and drive them back again. Every shepherd bas bis dog—from the nomads of the Bible times down to the Sootola berdsman watching his nooks on the Grampian bills. Our Shepherd employs the criticisms and per- secutions of the world as his dogs. There are those, you. know, whose work it is to evateh the inconsistencies of Christians and bark at them. If one of God'anheop gets astray, the world howls. With more avidity than a shepherd's dog ever caught a straysheep by tile flanks or lugged it by the ears worldtings seize the Christian astray. It ought to do us good. to know that we are thus watched. It ought to put us on our guard. They cannot bite us, it we stay near the Shepherd. The sharp knife of worldly assault will only trim the vines until they produce better grapes. The more you pound marjoram and rosemary, the sweeter they smell. The more dogs take afteryou, the quicker you will get to the gate. You have noticed that different flocks of sheep have different marks upon them; sometimes a redmarke sometimes a blue mark, sometimea straight mark and sometimes a crooked mark. The Lord ,our Shepherd has a mark for his sheep. It is , it red mark—the mark of the cross. ; "Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the king- dom of heaven." Furthermore, consider the shepherds' pasture grounds. The old shepherds used to take the sheep upon the mountains in the summer and dwell in the valleys in the winter,. The sheep being out of doors perpetually, their wool was better than if they had been kept in the hot atnaosphere or the' sheep cot. Wells were dug for the sheep and °mooed with large stones, in order that the hot weather might not spoil the water. And 'then the shepherd led his flock wberever he would; nobody disputed his right. So the Lord our Shep- herd bas a large pasture ground. He takes us in the summer to the mountains and in the winter to the , valleys. Warm days of prosperity come and We stand on Finn gilt Sabbaths, and, on hills of trans- figuration, and we are, so high uti we can catch a glimpse of the pinnacles of the , heavenly city. Then cold, wintry days of trouble come, and we go down into the valley of sickness, want and bereavement and We say, "Is there any sorrow like unto my sorrow?" But, blessed be God, the Lord's sheep can find pasture any - where, ,Between two rocks of trouble A tuft of suceulent promises; green pastures beside still -waters; loog, sweet grase between bitter graves. Yott hove notioed. the structure of the sheep's meutit? It is Ise sharp that le can take up a hlado Of grass or ()lover top frotn the etern norreen- est spot. eked so God's sheep can piek Op comfort where others cau gather none. "The secret of the Lord is with theitt that fear him." Bich pasture, fonntain ted pasture, for an the llooks of the Goo4 Shepherd The hill of Zion yields A thoustuto, seered sweets , Before we reach the heavenly ile140 Or Walk the gabdon StreatS, Lastly, tonesider the shepherd's fold, The time of sheep shearing was a very glad time. The neigbbors gathered to- gethen, and. they poured wine and danevel for joy. The sheep were put in a place inclosed by o wall, whore it was very easy m count them and Arnow whether any of them had been taken by the jackals or dogs. The inclosure Was Called the sheep- fold, Good peeve I have to tell you, lo that our Lord the Shepherd, bas a sheep- fold, and, those who are gathered in it ehell never be struck by the storm, shall never be touched, by the jacicale ot temp- tatiell and trouble. It has a high =al— so high thee no troubles can get in, so high that the joye cannot get Qat HOW glad the old sheep nrill he to And the lambs that lefe them a good many Tears eget Millions, of children in heavee! Oh, what A merry heaven it will metal hlot linos long meter psalms there! They will be he the Majority end will Trio AWAY with our song, (tarrying to up to a still higher point ot eestaey, Oh. there will be sheetingt it childrou on earth clapped their bends and dewed tor 3ay..wiukt win they do when to the gleduess of childhood en earth is Added the &duces at °WM- hood in heovea? time we get over these ntorbld idees of hew we shall get ont of thie world. Yen make yenr religion an under. taker planiug (ratline end driving hearses. Your religion smells of the varnish ot a funeral, casket, Rather let your religion to day come mit end show you the *beep - fold thee Goa has provided for you. Ale, you say, there is a river between 4115 wed thatl I know in but OW jorden is only the sheep washing, and they shall go up tor the sheep *washing, ereil they shall go up on the other boulte SUM white, They follow the greae Shepherd. They heard his voice los g ego. buy are safe now—one fold and oueShepherd! Aloe for those who are finally found °utilize the Inch:sure! Tim night ot their sin bowie with Jeanie. They ere thirst - lag tor their blood. The very =omen* that a iamb may he frisking upon the hills a beer mAy be loeking at it from the thicket. ln Juno, 1515, there was a very noble party gathered in a bouee ha St, .Tomes' square, London. The pence regent was preeeneand the occasion wee toatle tasclu- Meng by 1311140 and hangman:A aud by wele. While a quedr;Ile was being formed, suddenly a the 'maple rushed to the 'Modem, Whatt le the muter? Henry' Percy had arrived with the IlOWS Oak Waterloo bad been fought and that Eng- land bad Wan Zb4 41.ey, The dance Was abandoned, the party dispersed, lards, ituilei and Inueleitins rushed into the street, trod in le minute.; from the first annouticement of the good nem the house was emptied of all it. guests. Ob, ye who are seated 4D the banquet of thls world *whirling in its g:tyetiee aul frivolities, if Ton could bear the sweet strains of the gospel trutupet onnonnemg Cbrist's vic- tory over sin and deeth and hell, yon would rush forth, glad in the eternal do. liveraneol Tito Waterloo against sin ban been fought, and mw Commander -hit - Chief Ilan% won the day. Ole the Jaye of this salvation! I do not care what meta- phor, what comparison, yoa,have. Bring it to rue, that I may use tt.' Adios shall bring one simile, Isaiah auother, John another, Beautiful with pardon. Beanti- tul with peace. Beautiful with anticipa- tions. Or, to return to the pastoral figure of my text, come out of the poor pastur- age of this world into the rioh fortunes of the Good Shepherd. The shophera of old oied to play beau- tiful music, and sometimes the sheep would gather around him and lieton. Today my beavonly Shepherd calls to you with the very music of heaven, bid- ding you to leave yaw sin and accept his pardon. Oh, that all this ffook would hear the piping of the Good Shepherd! Queer Fish That Walks, The Zoological Gardens In London have acquired mo less thao seven walking fish, or mud skippers. - The xnud skipper is a, large fish, which -walks on land frequently. It also climbs trees and does other things equally owl- ets. A well grown specimen weighs from forty to Of by pounds. It bas a head some- thing like that of a mastiff, the resem- blance being very striking •aboue the lower jaw. Tim soientille name of the mud iatipper is Periopthalmus. The mud skipper walks principally by means of its pectoral fins ami its tail. It gets along exceedingly, well. It is fairly common algng the shores of time Indo- Pacific.Oceen—that is to say, in South- eastern Asia. In Shim plenty of mud skippers are to be found. The most'remarkable accomplishment of the • mud skipper is to climb trees. With its pectoral fins it catches hold of a tree trunk as firmly as if it had hands. It goes up into the tree en ,searen of in- sects, sunslaine and fresh air. The mud skipper • has a loud, hoarse voice. . , Which Grows- Quieter. „ It is not often supposed that, as a rule, boys, in groWing, keep' ahead of girls, but a recent measnremeot of very many children of both sexes is against this con- clusion. The boys op to their lith year, were fouled to run about a quarter to half an inch taller than the girls. They were then oveitakenby the girls, who sur- passed them- in height till their 16th year, when the beys again grew faster than the girls and came to the front. neon. Sight of the liestrel. Naturalists declare that the 'kestrel is possessed of such wonderful 'powers of sight that it ie able to see a mouse when it itself is at eutch a height in the air thee it is invisible to 'the narked human eye. Cannot; Be Telegraphed. Chinese) cannotlee telegraphed; figures have to be used corresponding to, certain words. Only one-eighth of the wordsin the language are en this", code, but this has been found suffietent for practical purposes. Largest Clock in the World. The largest clock in the world Is that in the Westminster clock tower, Itt was It up on May 80, 1869. TUE SUNDAY SCHOOL t-Essom x, fIRST QUARTER, INT6Fte NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 6. fe.et or tee Lesson, erste, xteleta—atem. ory Verses, 10-.13—Gelden Text, Math. a—Commentary by the Rev. D. als Steams. reoetright, I8tt7 ly D, Stearns.] 1. "At that tinieJesus went On the Sab. bath day through the corn, and His pies were Ist, hungered mei began to Peek the eon at corn and to eat. The lessott today touchee the Sabbatb queetion, the One which, according to all the gospels, determined the Pharisees to kid Christ, • See verse /4 immediately following our leesoo, then Mark Ili, 6; Luke vi, 11; John v, 16, Dr. Weston says tbat the Sab- bath was the Jewish naticioal flag; other netIons preetleed circumcision, offered sacrifices and bad temples and religielle • rites, hut in the Sabbath the .Tents Maimed Peatillarrelation. to God as their Creator, Redeemer anti Best. As the netioo grew he national feeiing axtd Fide reed in the thought Of separation tromonW.perlority to other nations. they !recent.; more aid. Tatra tepe.elotts ot their Sabbath. It we, keep tontine). that it was their national honor they were thinking of and not the honor of their God and HisVord, we shall understand many W00% otherwise *irk. 2, "Bet wheo the Pherietes saw At they eoid mite Him, Beheld, Thy diseiplei do thet which is, not lewful to 49 upon. the Sebbath day.' TheM.Sabbathi were a alga between God and Israel, not to show how holy aed henorable they were, but to bon- er Hint att4 delight itt Than and magnify Him. It eittleg a little core, even fresh from the Veld, would quiet the body that the soul might the better commune with God, it Wila Well so to do (See Ex. =t;ti, 10, And Isa. Iviit, 18), & "But He (mid unto there, liaVO ZiOt read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with hirer' They would hardly wish or dare to ilnd fault with David, their great king, wheat they pretsed. so much, even It they were so unwilling to recognize the Son of David and David's Lord en Rim with whom they now find fault. 4. "How He mitered Into the house at Gotland did eetthe sbewbread, which was not lAwAtl tor Hint to cat, ueither for them thee were with Illun but only for the priests." Goal would beet) us coosider the spirit of His laW Miller than the ex. treme letter of it. Be would hue Us to know Him and Hie great heart of love. It is better to knOW Rita than to be whoe or mighty, or rich. lie delights tn lovIng kindness, judgment end, righteoutemea (4".1x 423; 114). 6,0,0baro ye not reed in the love how that on the Sabbath days the priests In the temple peotane the Sabbath and are blameless? But I ray unto you, T1104 1tt this phare is me greaterthan the temple." Thus lie directs them to their klieg and, priests as both doing that whieb by the strict letter of the law TM forbidden, and yet they are blentelese. Da verses 41 and 42 ot tide ehneter ITO sues tie is greater than Jonah and Solomon. Ile now says He is greater than the temple, arid intpiles, what is elsewhere taught, that He Is greater than David or Aaron. In Hebrawg WO read that De is greater than angels or Moses, or taherneelei ar Saerillee. Ho ourg4reat Privet King. 7. 'But if ye had ktown what this xneaneth, I -will have mercy and not sacrl- flee, ye would not have condemned the guiltless." eel...t ereefort that we are to have 'righteous emit. went, rind Our Judge will not deelde hy what Ho sees or hears (Isa. x.1, 3, 4), awl will never without cause roodenot either a rereon or a Work 1 Lot us have more of Ills Spirit, remember.. ing I Con iv, 6. 8. "For the San of Man is Lortl oven of the Sebbant day." As Son of Man Ile is Lord of all earthly institutions and the direct object of all earthly allegiance. All things were ereatea by Him owl for Hint, end by Him all things consist (Col. 1, 16, 11). 33o shall yet Subdue all things unto Himself, even all kings shall fall down be- fore Him and all nations serve Hint (1 Cor. xv, 28; Ps. ixxii, 11). Wo feel like saying, "Oh, that these people had known Him, that they might cheerfully receive Him arid submit to Him instead of judg- ing Iliaul" 9. "And when Re was departed thence He went into their synagogue." If Be could not get good, IIe would be where Be might do good. The Ocriptures were read In thesynagogues, and there is nothing on earth like tle Word of God. Whether those veho read see nmeh or little of God itt His Word He is in every page of it and opened eyes .and ears will. see and hear Him. 10. "And, behold, there was a meat which had his band withered. And they asked. Hine saying, Ie it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse Him." The impotence of the man was very suggestive of the spiritual condition of the oation, but he knew his condition and they did not. rl'hey were blind, and deaf, and lame, and palsied, and leprous, and thought that nothing ailed them, bat that, on the controry, they were the only righteous people on earth. • 11. "And Be said unto them, What man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it raid lift it out?" One has well suggested that He did not say see a sheep, but have a sheep; the point is that of ownership. He is the Lord of the Sabbath day. The law commanded to help oreatures not your own if yousaw thein in trouble (Deut. 4). 12. "How much, then, is a man better tha,n a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days." Better than many sparrows, better than all beasts, God's own property everyday, and, though oft in rebellion against Him, yot loved by Hina and watched longingly to see if he will turn to His good aod loving God. God is good to the unthankful and to the evil, but how little they think that His good- ness is intended' to load them to Him. 13. "Then saith He to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth, and le was restored whole, like as the other." The man oould not help him- self, and he knew it, but nesus healed hho instantly. The Pharisees were as helpless to help themselves as this men, but they did not know it and would not believe when they were told, so continued help- less, and, worse, they gave place to the devil. 's • Tlesson must include verse 14, for it sets forth their determination because of Christ's conduct on this occasion, and also eves the reason for some Changes in His teaching, or, rather, His manner of teach- ing. ire will not yet break these bruised reeds, but the time will come (verse 20). Let verses 24 to 28 give some light upon verses 31, BO. Let verses 64 to 86 urge us on to "Lot the Word of Christ nevell-in us richly" (Col. bit, 16) and Inv verso 66 ova us a constant "Ballidulahl" ANOTHER VICTORY Won in Grey County by Dodd'S Kidney Iffra Thom: Hucha. Ilf.r Story, 1-41Lti , 1 r borates It--Modd's 1911..,and liter .3, Otte, Cure all Kid. Morley, Ont.—This little town, is ex.. oited over an occurrence that would, in early- days. have been looked upon as manifestation of magic. The circum- stances are. clearly Jetailed in the fel- lowing letter sent by Mrs. Thomas Huglies of this place to The Dodd's Medicine Co. Limited. Toronto :— "I cheerfully testify to the wonder- ful work done by Dead's Kidney Pills, believing that ten much pr;.,ise cannot be given them. 1 was for four years it great sufferer from pains in my back, along my spine, io my head, especially over the eyes, in xny Jet, and occasion - Ally iu my right side. "Five doctors treated me and I also had the care and advice of an Ameri- can specialiet. All failed to help me. I tried nearly all the patent medicines I could get, but none of them did me any good,. "For two and three nights at a. time I could net close toy eyes in sleep. Was bloated ho terribly that I could neither sit nor walk. .Sly agony was intleseribalde. For nearly three years I was bed -Inst. "Finally I tried Dothre Kidney Pills. From the first dose 1 began to mend. I have used fourteen boxes, and am mu- pletely cured, and as1-trong as I ever was, and con do it big day's work, thanks to Dold's -Kidney Pilla."—Mos, Tneente Hiatt ins, "II have known. Mrs, T. Iluglies for number of years, 4114 1 cau truth- fully state tbat the foregoin' state - meets are strietly true."—N, LSrlralt, Docld's Kidney Pills. the only cure on earth for Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Diseases of Women, and all other Kidney Diseases, are sold by all druggists, at tifty cents a box, six boxes or will be sent en receipt of price, by the Dodirs Med.- loins) Co., Limited, l'orouto. Weal Doctors. re. Walker—I don't see why the doe - 1 recommend bicycle riding. If is people healthier it is a iosa to the r. Walker—I Iratort; but they calm - ate tbat one sound, healthy rider will %able at least five pedestrians per week. A. Cyclist'll Speed for an it our. Cyclist's private opinioo, 10 miles; op opiniou for bis friends, 18 miles; polies Constable's private opinion, IS tulles; police constable's opinion for the outgistrate, 114 miles; eyelometer's ,opin. ion, 80 miles; old lady's, opinion, who 'was knocked down, 40 miles; actual speed, 8 miles.—Piek Me Dp. Feedlot:1th pliants lo Inane Elephants in, the Imitate army are fed twice et day. When mealtime errivee they aro drawn up in line before a row °epilog of food, Each animal's broadest ineludee ten pounds of raw rise, done up in five two -ileum! packages. The Hee is wrapped in leaves and Mum tied with grass. At the conmutud ".A.ttontiott" each elephant raises its trunk and a paokage is thrown into its eapaolous mouth. By this method of feeding not a single grain of rice is wasted. Distressing Dyspepsia. The Miserable Lives of Dyspeptics made glad by KOOTENAY CORE. Everything looks "bine" to the man who suffers from stomach disorders. When to this is added Kidney Com- plaint, then indeed, does life become a burden. To be able to eat three meals a day, to go about without being punished by pains in the back and stomach, is a " consem- ma.tion devoutly to be wished for." Mr. James Boyd, of Houlihan, em- ployed by the Electric Light and Power Co., was one of those whom Kootenay Cure released frotn suffering and made a new man of. tinder orals he says that for over five years be was a victim of Dyspepsia, and suffered greatly from eevere pains it his back, due to disordered kidneys. He only took a 'moderate amount of Ryckman's Kootenay Cure, which has given him relief from his troubles. Now his wife has taken it for Nervous Pros- tration. She is completely cured, and says she never felt as well in ten years as she does at present. Thus man and wife were emancipated from the slavery of disease by Ryekman's Koot- enay Cure. Could any proof!' of the worth of this remedy be more conclusive? • Chart book sent free on application to" the S. S. Ryckman Medicine Co., • (Limited), Hamilton, Ont. ok'N,Fgr:-,N" SETTLERS' TRAINS WM leave Toronto 9.00 p.m. every 1111115 DAY during STARCH and A.FR1C (provided sufOcient bug mess offers) And run via SISIITLPS FALLS ANIT013A and the CANADIAN NORTHWEST. Passengers travelling without live stock should leave Toronto 1.2.30 p.m. same days TOE filLY ftltANABIAN IIIIIECT FAST MI' ,f1D THE Irteeter 01' THE KLONDII(E AND YUKON DOLD FIELDS. • Is Via Canadian Pacific Railway.. LOWEST RILT_ES- FA.STEST TURF.. OSILY TIIROITGIT SERVICE. TOURIST CARS EACH • IN 0 HEEE K PACIFIC COAST • Get full particulars and, copy of "Settle rs' In- dex" and "Klondike and Yillten Gold rieteme nom any Canadian pacido Rail way Agent, or OnittoPHERS0e1 A. 0 r. A. Toronto Ont. teleeiste t How to Avoid Colds. Int the body be hord,eeted by a etild sponge bath or even a cold plunge, follow, ed by brisk rubbing with a, " ecratehe towel, every morning. Let the clothing be adapted to the season, though Always all light as possible, but keep the neck un. envered—no turned up coat °oiler, no muffler, no boa. Never let the temper** -throe in the house rise above 70 degrees in the winter. Air every room systematically every day, no matter what the outdoei temperature may be. Always have fresh air in the bedroom. There is nothing peisonoueitt "night air," popular belief t.4 the contrary notwithstanding. In a word, don't be always afraid of catching cold, don't coddle, but meet cold and web and changes of tempertieure like a natte—or rather like itt horse—and you will theu run a better chance of being as strong as a horse. T. Ainslie Young, Rector, Met School, Quebec, writes : "1 should like to adtl another testimonial to the mare - here you have already received irt favor of "Quiciccure.” 1 have been troubled. g.90(1. deal h B lately witoils, and tried QuIckeure, I can only describe its eft feet as magical, : in about half a minute after application. I felt as though I had never been troubled at all, an was eopapletely well in two days. Wiatilig TPA every success with your valuable discovery. 1 remain, Youl. very truly. To Make Arazillau Coffee. parch until black (not 'burned) si. eup et any preferred coffee. Grind to i very ft48 powder. Place the coffee in a cheesecloth bag and tie SO we grouods ean escape. PO the bag ha the coffee.pot and pour ever it titx coffee cups of oold water. Let ail eatne to A boil awl theu boil ilve minutes. Tale, trona stove and add a teaspeon of cold 'water. Serve hot. This is delicious with whipped cream. linard's Uniment Oures Distemper. reeettittni. Watts—The doctors say a good cry itt bealthful. Mrs. Potts—I know it is. A good my seined roe a trip to tho seashore hist year, and. I etune back feeling better thau had tor, oh, ever so lenge—Indian:molls journal, Mr. T. J. Hurries, 0014Mbna, Obi°, rites "I have been afflicted for some time with Kidney met Liver Coroplaint, and And Parmelee's Pills the beet Ludt - eine ror these disease. These Pills do not cause pain or griping, and should be -used when a cathartic is required. They are Gelatine Coated, and rolled in the Plour of Licorice to preserve their purity, and give them a pleasant agreeable taste. Sometimes She Doesn't Unow Herself. When at woman is particularly pleasant to a Man, ho never knows whether it Is because she likes Min or does it to tor. nowt same man she likes better.—Atobi- son (Kan.) Globe. AGENTS WANTED TO SELL "A MEDA CEYLON TEA," Put up in lead packages. Also Japans and Hysons. , A.R. CANNING ti CO., Wholesale Agent* 57 FRONT ST, EAST, T011ONTO. 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