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Almsgiving and Prayer...esMatt, 61
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Commentary. -1 Givhzg (vs. 1-4). 1.
Take heed -alive close attention. Beer.
cies gent care. Aims -The Greek word
witich is trues:14ted alms in this verse
is a more general term, than the one ren
tiered aline in, v, e, Here it means
rigateousuess as in R. V. It includes
almsgivi»g, prayer and fasting, the
ordinary religious acts of that Um. Be -
ore nene-The motive in performing
these aets must not be to win the Ap-
plause of others. We may be righteous
before men, but front a very different
motive. See chapter 5: 10. Na reward
With your Father who is in heaven (R.
V.) -The reward sought for is obtained,
thatis the praise of men, hut no re-
ward /rem OW. 2, When thou doest
thine alms --Almsgiving was a part. of
the Pharisee's religion. He made pro -
Vision to be stow gifts upon the peer,
widen in itself was truly commendable,
There are many scripture peewees that
Show how great regard the Lord has for
the poor. See Fan/ ea: 11; Len 10:
Ill: Dent. 15: 7, 8; Prov. 19: 17. Alms
ineludesall acts of Itindneaa to the Poeta
as provicling food, clothing, shelter, and
whatever is necessary to prevent suf-
feriug. Almsgiving don not make one
a Christian, but a true Christian does
not neglect this duty. Do not sound ft
trumpet -A figurative expression mean-
ing that they should not call. attention
to their acts of almsgiving. It is not
supposed that the Pharisees literally
blew trurupetii to attract attention who::
they were about to give alms. Hypo-
crites -Those who pretend to be what
they Rae not, The word means, liter-
ally, wider a mask, and is taken from
the practice of • an actor who in. the
play represents some other person. Syn-
agogues-- Jewish pieces of worship.
Their reward -They seek to "have glory
of men" and that is the only reward
they obtain. Goa is displeased with
such. conduct.
3. Left hand -aft is said. that among
the Orientals it is thought Mau for
the rigat band to bestow gifts since it
is more fitting than the left, and the
left band should not know of the right
hand bestowing. alms.. There should not
only be no display, but the giver himself
must not feel that he is doing some
great thing. 4. Seedy in secret -Though
the :anis are in secret, the Father knows
all about the acts; Reward thee openly
--The reward will be peace and approval
of conscience, the satisfaction of having
aided another, and a nobility of char -
:betel, unknown to the selfish and sordid.
or to those who seek the applause of
men. This will be manifest.
H. Prayer (vs, 5-13.) 5. When thee
prayest-it is taken for granted that
God's people pray. jesus approaches a
very vital part of the religious life
Player implies the existence of a being
trim has wisdom, power and compassion,
and it Implies dependence and faith on
the part of the one praying. As the hy-
pocrites -Jesus gives directions regard-
ing prayer first negatively. The motive
must be for show. • Standing -This was
the usual posture of the Jewin pray-
er. "The early Christians followed a
more uniform practise of kneeling. See
Acts 9: 401 20: 36. The posture is not
eseential. So far as the act is signifi-
cant, kneeling is assuredly the more rev-
erential."-Whedon. In the synagogues
--This was a proper plan for prayer,
bias no place to vaunt • oae's own piety.
They prayed to attiaet" attention.
standing apart from the rest as if
deeply engaged in prayer, yet glancing
eatittud to see if they were being
noticed. Corners of the streets -Plana
where large numbers of people might
flan. The Jews had fixed hours
prayer, at nine, • twelee and three
o'clock during the day, and the hypos
crifes made it a point tobein the syna-
&nue or on the street at those hours,
so.that they might be seen at their de-
votions. Their reward -Being seen by
men. There was no true worship in
.performane.ea
a. Thy closet -Not a public place, but
a -secret retreat. Here is positive direa
tam. Shut thy door -All spectators are
excluded. One has thus closed bimself
ht with God. This is entirely 'different
Iron: the Pbarisees' ostentatious meth-
od of praying. Pray to thy Father -
The prayer is intended to reach only the
ear of God. The heart's sincere desire
id eepressed to him. Which is in secret
-Ile is the invisible God, but we can
realize his presence. Seeth in secret -
lie is everywhere present and knows all
timings. He looks into the deepest re-
cesses of the heart. He knows out
meads and the emeteity of our requests.
Shell recompense thee At. V.) -The
prayer will be answerea by granting
the request made or by withholding
-what we ask and giving something that
Is better for ns.
7. vain repetitions, as the heathen -
This forbids the practice of repeating
set forme of prayer over and over in a
fl mechanical way. The heathen, or Gen-
tiles, were accustomed to say over pray-
ers without any thought or heart in
them. much speaking -It is not the
number of words we speak in the form
of prayer that constituted prayer, but
the real desire and faith of the heart
expressed in the petitiee. One may learn
molly' prayers and say them over many
times a day and yet not truly pray.
0. after this rnenner-The Lord's Pray -
nae it is usually called, is both a form
for us to use (Luke 11:2) and a nfodel
for all prayer. It contains all the ele-
meets Of true prayer. There is the
ad-
dress, then wee petitions and the as-
criptions of praise, or the conclusion.
our Father -The .opening word Of the
r prayer indicates that all of us have an
.interest in God. He desires all to ac-
knowledge him asslather. Here is an
intim-Rey of relation that is an inspira-
tion to every one that Rives God. He is
our Father, Ilene° we are like him; he
levee us and we 'love him; he protects
us, he supplies our needs, he makes us
happy, lie provides a borne for us. which
Art in heaven -God is everywhere, yet
: we speak of heaven as his dwelling place.
He is our rather, but he is hi heaven;
thisassures us that heaven is to be our
dwelling place also. hallowed be thy
name -Thy name be held sacred, rever-
ed. This is the first petition. The
"name" stands for the man himself -
him character, his ability, his possessions,
ell he has and is; so the Mine of God
elands for all God is. To "hallow
GOd'S name is to give hint high honor
and veneration, and render his name
sacred; to set him highest iii our
thoughts; to love and trust in his eitmei
to give him honor and praise in all that
we do for him."--m-Watson, 10. thy king-
eeni come --"The kingdom of hie power,
his steeper, hie grime and hie glory." The
kingdom here intended Is the dominion
of his grace -that provision of hie infin-
ite mercy by which he it to subdue our
sinful rite* into cheerful obedience and
"wake unto himelf.-Williame. This is
the eesond petition. thy will be done -
The third petittere. There *iethe hiali
telt realm* why we should mace tlia
petantisit. tatela will Is excelletrt beams
of its source and purpose. It designs
only good to the creatures he leis mule.
Highest bleesisig and honor comes to ue
in having his will done in us and by us.
11. Give us --The fourth petition. God
Is the giver of all that is good. lie is
ovr Father, hence we may reasonably
and with expectation look to lam for
the things we need. Daily bread -
What we need for to -day, of temporal
good and spiritual, as well. We labor
to earn our 'breed, yet it all comes from
God. We should be industrious and fru.
gal as well as prayerful ane trustful.
12. Forgive us our debts -Sin Is repre-
sented as a debt, which God alone can
forgive. Henry says, "Sin is no old debt,
a just debt, a greet and: growing debt."
We arts utterly unable to diseharge the -
debt and mu do nothing but throw our
selves upon the divine mercy. As we
forgive -This fifth petition is a plea for
forgiveness with time measure of -forgive-
ness expressed, 'it e we also have for-
given our debtors" (It- V.) Unless we
have a ,forgiving spirit toward those
who wrong us, we cannot expect par-
don from our Father, 13, Lead us not
into temptation -The sixth petition.
This is the prayer of conscious weeke
uess anti dependence. Trials await
God's children and the prayer is to the
effect that we be not permitted, to me-
ter those teen that will try us beyond
our power to endue. At the same
time, the petition, "They will be done,"
eepreesee our submission to whatever
the Father talon to coma to us. De-
aiver us from evil -The seventh petition.
This prayer expresses trust in God,
that we shall be delivered front whet -
ever temptations may befall. us. The
deliverance is front all evil, temporal
and spiritual, and will be brought about
in God's good time Ana in his own way,
and our part is to believe. him.
IlL Forgiveness (vs. 14, 15.1 14. If ye
forgive -If yon have a forgiving spirit
toward others. Trespasses-Offeeses.
Your . Father will also forgive -
This emphasizes and explains ,the path
tion in the prayer for forgiveness. 15.
Neither will your Father forgive -Much
is involved in praying; the Lord's pray-
er lit sincerity. We Shall be uereegseee
unless we also forgive, .
Questions. -Whet religious duties are
treated in this lesson? What doesthe
word alms in the first verse mean?
What- is ite tneauine in the second
verse? What reward has the hypocrite
for his alias and prayers? What are the
directions for true alms -giving? What
was wrong about the praying of the
hypocrites? What is the method of
true prayer? Of what three parts is
the Lord's Prayer composed?
• Practical Applications.
The prayer of our lesson, though giv-
en before the cross, and before the des.
cent of the Spialt, contains many help -
fol hints to us whose heart -cry contin-
uality is, "Lord, teach us to pray" (Luke
11; 1).
As subjects. "Our Father which are
in heaven thy, kingdom some"vs.
9, 10), "I never felt the power of this
petition:" said Dr. Parker, "more im-
pressively than when once standing in
the midst of a leaftessw ooda The trees
were perfectly naked, and their great
branches were like arms stretched out in
prayer. They seemed to be saying, '0,
spring, come and clothe us with thy
beauty; summeacome and enrich us ,
With thine abundance; through the long
winter storm we tarried for thee; thy
kingdom come.' I, too, a poor, leafless
human tree, lifted up my entreaty, say -
hoe '0 fairer spring, 0 richer summer,
0 purer light, come, clothe me, adorn me,
make me beautiful; 0 • Saviour, Thy
kingdom come.", This is also a mis-
sionara prayer:. 1. That Christ may
reign us each individual heart in patience
and power, in grace and glory (John 18:
36); Rev. 1: 0). 2, That all Bible pro-
phecies and types may be fulfilled (Luke
22: 30; Dan 4: 36, 0: ten 3. That
the gospel may be carriedta heathen
lands. 4. That the kingdom of Satan
may be destroyed and Jean soon come.
As simmers. "Forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors" (v. 12). In
sinning, men dishonors Gad, injures his
neighbor and endangers his soul. Sins
are debts. Man has nothing to. pay. If
his sms be not forgiven they must stand
forever agasnst ham. An unforgiving
spirit wherever found hinders God's
work in the heart. We cannot have
faith in God. unless we have forgiveness
forams' (Mark 11: 22-26.) Lovinproves
faith. He who is hard and severe to-
ward others shows that ht does not
•belleye in God. He cannot while he
hada a resentful spirit. It is said, that
when General Jackson was an. old man
he began to think of death. He sent for
a minister, and In his business -like way
stated the case'and asked him what
he should do. The preacher proceeded
to lay before the old hero some theo-
logical points, to which the general
assented without any difficulty. Final-
ly, however, thespiritual counsillor
"struck a snag." The general was told
that he intuit forgive hie enemies.
"What?" said the old man; "forgive my
enemies?" "Yrs, you must forgive your
enemies." "But I don't want to forgive
them. I don't purpose to forgive them.
I hate them." He was told that this
would not do, and that he really must
forgive his enemies. The iron will of the
old soldier was roused, and the debate
became hot and furious. but nothing
could be done. The preacher would not
reeede one inch, and the general saw
dimly that the thing outght to be done
some. time. However, nothing definite
was Accomplished, and the lour beame
so late that :the good dominie retired to
his bed, while General aJeksoro paced
the floor like a caged lion until the
meriting, trying to settle this, moment-
ous question ot forgiving enemies.. The
next morning the discussion was re
-
seined, and the first question was,
"Well, General, have yoa forgiven your
enemies?"' Pale and haggard from the
night's vigil, the man of iron resolution
ground his teeth together -and hissed
through them, eY4-ma T w -i -l -l." Any
one can see that he aid not forgive them
at all. lie was in no condition to for-
give them with the real forgiveness that
domes from the "new heart,' which at -
this stege of the proceedings he did not
possess. When we take our ;dace in the •
heavenlies (Elle 1: 3, 2: 6) we can for-
give "even as" God. bath forginen us
(Epa. 4:32). We forgive biome "he
have" been fotgiven (Eph. 1: 1).
A. ,e1 M.
* • _
TORONTO MARKETS.
Lavg sToox.
The railways .reported 127 car loads
of live stock at the lay market for
Wednesday and. Thursday, consisting of
1,748 cattle, 4,014 hogs, 700 sheep and
lambs, 103 calves and 1 horse.
The quality of fat tattle was generally
al%
common to Menithe high prices pre-
vailing since the new year opened has
had the effect of bringing a lot of half
finished cattle on the market,
The drovers have been too venture-
some mut paid prices in the country for
these half finished cattle, that in many
instances lost them money. sonic
loads as much as 250 per cwt. was drop-
ped. and prices were seeder all round, but
more especially in the mediumclasses.
Exporters -.A few export bulls were
bought at $4.50 to $5 per cwt., but we
heard of prices as high as these being
paid for butcher bulls.
Butchers -George Rowntree bought
410 butchers' cattle forethe Harris Abut.
toir Co. at following quotations; Steers
end heifers, $4.00 to OM; COM a to
$4.40; bulls, $4 to $5.25 per cwt.
Stockers and Feeders -Harry Murby
reports little doing in stockers and feed-
ers, but owing to the feet that butchers
are paying higher prices for all classes
of steers with any flesh on them, than
farmers and feeders are willing to pay.
Mr. Mm -by bought tour loads of betel:-
en. 700 to 900 pounds each, at $4 to
$4.05 per cwt.
Milkers and Springers -Buyers from
Montreal and Quebec had the effect of
stimulating the market for milkers and
springers. Prices paid ranged from $35
to $55, with 'a very few going at $60
each.
Veal Calves -The run of veal calves
for the two days WAS light, which caus-
ed prices to be firm at $3 to $7.50, al-
though as high as $8.25 was paid for a
few new milk fed nestle.
Sheep and Lambs -Ewes, $4.50 to
$4.75, was the general price, but $5 per
cwt. was paid for a few of choice quali-
ty; rains and culls, $3 to $3.75; lambs,
prices ranged all the way from $6 to
$7.25, and a few selected lots at $7.50.
Hogs -Mr. Harris and the rest of the
dealers reported the market weak at
$8.50, fed and watered, and $8.25 f.o.b.'
cars with prospects for lower price*
nextweeks
.FARMERS MARKET.
were eusier et, to 30e per dozen by
crate; fresh laid, 3a to 35e per damn.
Tian $13 to 4110 per ton. Straw, $7 to
$7.50. Dressed hogs easier, umiority
selling at $1L251 only a few at the high,-
er figure of $11.50. The price for live
hogs for Monday not set, but expected
to be somewhat less than last week, or
about $8.25 to $8,50.
Peterboro-On the market to -day
dressed hogs_ brought $11; live, am
Baled hay, $18; loose, $17 to $18. Farm-
ers' hides, lOci butchers', 10e. Potatoes,
50e. Butter, 25e. Eggs, 28 to 30c.Owen Sound -The market conditions
were norther to -day, ilea both supply
and demand plentiful. Good butter
brought 24e, the prices varying from 22
to 25c. Fresh eggs, e7 to 29e. Hay,
$10.50 to. $17. Straw, $8 to $10 per ton,
heavy, $10.50.
Chatham -AU market wee much larg-
er. Eggs dropped front 40c to 30e, anti
butter from 28c to 25e. Hogs, live, $8
Per ort- Bay, $13 per ton. Other meat
prices unchanged. Barley, $1.15 to $1.20
per cwt. Wheat, $1.07 per bushel. Beans,
$1.60 to $1.75. Oats, 30c. Corn, shelled,
55egt. Thomas -Eggs dropped from 35e
to 30e on the markets to -day, anti in
some cases went to 28e. Butter stayed
at 25 to 28e. Live hogs, $8; dressed
hogs, $12.00. Wheat, $1.20, Loose hay,
$1e; baled hay, $14.
LONDON WOOL SALES.
London -The offerings at the wool
auction sales to -day amounted to 11,331
bales. There was a stronger demand
far fine merinos, which advanced 5 per
cent. New South Wales and Victorian
scoured at 2s 7d, 'and. lambs at 4s, while
home traders paid is 6 1-2d for Victorian
greasy. Americans continued to buy
fine greasy merino. The sales were as
fsoc rwesdt, NI. se w2 S1-o2udt ha aur2ess, 71 d,1;00gbreaal essy;,
5 1-4d to .is 2d. Queensland, 1,400 bales;
scoured, Is ad to 2s Id; greasy, 10a to
IR 1-2d. Victorian, 3,000 bales; scoured,
Is 1-2d to 2s 7d; greasy, 73-4d. to ls
0 1-2d, South Australia, 300 bales;
greasy 7 1-2d to is 1-24. West Aus-
tralia, 2,800 bales; greasy, 6 1-40. to Is
1 1-2/ New Zealand., 100 bales; scoured,
is 4m1 to Is 0d; greasy, 7 1-20. to is
1-2d.
BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW.
There were some 800 bushels of grain
on the market this morning, delivered
by farmers. Prices arc- unchanged.
Wheat firm, with sales of 300 bushels
of fall at :51,10, and 100 bushels of
goose at $1.04 to $1.05. Barley steady,
with sales of 200 bushels at 61 to 62o.
Oats firm, 200 bushels selling at go per
bushel.
Farmers' produce in fair supply, with
prices generally steady. Good to choice
dairy butter brought 25 to 28e per lb.
and new laid eggs, 35 to 40o per dozen.
Poultry firm,
• Hay is firm, there being sales of 25
loads at $18 to fel a ton for timothy,
and at $9 to $14 for mixed. Straw
steady at $14 to $15 for bundled oats,
and $20 for bundled rye straw.
Dressed hogs are steady, with prices
ruling at '$11.75 to $12.
Wheat, white, new $1 10 $ 0 00
Do., red, new.. 1 10 0 00
Do., goose .. 1 04 1 05
0 45
.000
0 62
0 70
21 00
14 00
16 00
Oats, bush- • . • 0 44
Peas, bush... ... ... 0 85
Barley, bush.. ,... , 0 61
Rye, bush.. .... .... 0 68
Hay, timothy, ton 18 00
" Doe ixed, ton.. .. 9 00
Straw ,per ton.. ., 14 00
Seeds- •
Alsike, fancy bush 6 50
No. 1. 6 15
Do., No. 2.. .. 5 75
0 Do., No. 3.. 5 25
Red clover, No. 1 bush. ...7 75
Timothy.., 1 40
Dreesed hogs --------11 75
Butter, dairy,. 0 25
Do., inferior.. 0 22
Eggs, now laid, dozen.... 0 36
Do., fresh. 0 30
Chickens, lb. . 0 16
Ducks, lb.. .. 0 16
Turkeys, lb .. 0 2a
Geese, lb.. .. 0 13
Fowl, lb.. ... 0 12
Apples, bbl 1 50
Potatoes, bag, by load 9 55
Celery, donne. naS 0 20
Onions, bag.. .. 1 00
Cauliflower, dozen..0 75
Cabbage, dozen.. 0 50
Beef, hindquarters.. .. 9 50
Be., forequarters 6 00
Do., choice, carcase.. ..8 00
Dm, medium, carcase.. 7 00
Mutton, per cwt.. 8 00
Veal, prime, per cwt.. 8 00
Veal, prime, per cwt., -9 60
MINERS' WAGES
Ten Cents Per Ton Increase Asked
For Bituminous Coal.
Indianapolis, Jan. 31,s -Ten cents per
tow increase on all coal mined it de -
mended for the bituminous coal miners
in the report of the gale esnamittee of
the United Mille Workers of America,
submitted at it's convention here to-
day. contracts wage contracare to lam made
In the following districts: Indiana,
Ohio, Penne, Iowa, Eantias, Ar -
looms, Missouri-, Indian Territory, W.
Virg., Colo., Wash., Wyo. and British
Columbia.
6 76
6 85
600
5 60
8 50
160
12 00
0 28
0 24
0 40
0 '00
0 17
0 18
' 0 22
0 15
0 13
3 00
060
0 40
1 10
125
0 60
10 50
750
9 00
800
9 50
9 50
10 50
Spriug lamb, per met ..12 00 13 50,
HORSE MARKET.
Trade in horses at the Union Stock
Yards Horse Exchange for the present
week was good, but not as large as for
the previous two weeks. About 140
horses changed hands, the bulk of sales
being made to dealers from northern
and western Ontario, as well as to
farmers from distriets adjacent to To-
ronto. A few sales were made to deal-
ers from the atortiowest, bee these Were
not as large as usual.
SUGAR MARKET.
St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as
follows. Granulated, $4.95 per met,sin
barrels; NO. 1 golden, $4.55 efer mat, in
barrels. Beaver, $4.65 per cwt. in bags.
These prices are for delivery here. Car
hes So less ,In 100-1b. bags prices ate aei
len.
THE WORST OVER;
FLOODS SUBSIDING,
The River* Subtitling -Fear of an
Epidemic.
OTHER MARIKETS
NEW YORE StiG-A.It MARKET,
New York, Jan. 20,--inew sugar,
firm; refitted, steady.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.
Wheat -May $1.07 3-8, January, $1..
04. July $1.08 0-8.
Oats -May 30 1-4e. July 40 lak.
PROVINCIAL MAIMETS.
Belleville -The market toslay was
very large, with the weather fine and
mild. Live hogs said during the past
week at $8.40 to $840; dressed, $11 to
$11.50. Hay plentifttl met $14.50 to $10.
Loose straw, $4 to $5 a load. Butter, 23
to 25e. Fresh eggs dropped to 30e to-
day, Ortte were 40e, There were no
changem iese hide prices. Potatoes are
dowe to 45c a bag.
Stratford -Hoge, $8 to $8.10; dreseed,
11 1.4 to 11 3-4e. Steers and heifers, 4 1-2
to Sc; dressed, 8 to S 1-2e. Limbs, 5 1 -
to de; dressed 12 to 13e. Calves, 5 1-26;
dressed 8c. tildes, farmers, 101-2 to
lie; packers, 11 to 12e. What, $1.04.
Oats, 38e. Barley, 48 to 50e. Peas, 80
to 83e. Bran, $22. Shorts $95. Hey,
all to $13.• Eggs, 30e, hatter, 2.5 to
telethon - There Was a husk market
loelity. Butter declinea stout le on the
average-' creamery, 20 to 211e per pound;
24to Min; *reek*, 22 to 24e. Egg*
Three Thieves Shot, Two Others
Were Shot,
Perin Jan. 31, -From midnight until
noon to -day the subsidence of the River
Seine averaged only about a third of mot
Inch: an hour. The weather, however,
continued favorable, with a rising bar-
ometer, The temperature was. slightly
lower.
The receesion of the water in some
Of the streets was noticeable during the
forenooe.
The situation at critical points Was
:Meliorated, to a considerable extent to.
day, notably in the neighborhood of the
St. Tame station. The engineers now
hope to be able within a few days to
shore up the underground evoraings and
so preevnt the collapse of streets and
buildings which has appearedeinuninent
for several days.
Beginning this morning the authori-
ties concentrated their efforts on the re.
storation of the crippled public services,
the repair of telegraph, cable and tele-
phone lines and the re-establishment of
the now demoralized railroad communi-
cation, There is no prospect of motor-
ing the electric light and power systems
this week. Preparations have been per-
fecteds for cleansing and disinfecting the
city. President Rouex„ of the Pasteur
Institute, in conference with other ex.
ports, has decided upon a series of
measures which will be carried out by
the sanitary officials, The principal
danger is considered to be from the pol-
luted water supply. The health author-
ities have had a house to house canvas
made warning the occupants against re-
occupying rooms which have been flood.
ed until the same have been disinfected,
and giving instructions that water must
be boiled before being used. As the de-
posits of mud left by the waters are
removed from the houses quicklime will
be plentifully used, and the floors and
walls cleaned and whitewashed or
painted.
Dr, Debove, dean of the medical fac-
ulty of the Academy of Medicine, was
comparatively optimistic to-da.y. He
says, that the pest of malarial diseases
which enter the blood through the re-
spiratory organs can be avoided. The
principal danger is from typhoid, the
germs of which may be received through
the digestive channels if the impure wa-
ter is drank.
The fluvial department estimates that
it will be two weeks before the Seine
has returned. to its normal state. Ex-
citing rowboat chases after criminals on
the outskirts of the city occurred dur-
ing the night. In several instances the
"Apaches" were fired upon by their pur-
suers and. throe were shot dead. Two
others were hanged from lamp posts as
examples of the fate in store for those
detected in acts of pillage and violence.
The women of the French: nobility are
playing an important part in the week
of relief.
Public prayer continued . in thh
churches. Yesterday the image of St.
Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, was
earnest by a solemn procession of Catho-
lics through the afflicted districts on
the left bank of the Seine.
It was officiallyannounced that the
total fall of the river op to noon was
two feet. The sidewalk at the corner
of the Rue Caumarty and the Rue St.
Lazare fell into the subway to -day. No
one was injured. The small loss of life
throughout the period of disaster is a
surprising feature.
WATERS RECEDING-.
alontecal reports to Bradstreet -'s say
general trade holds a good tone and
the outlook for the future continues
favorable. The feature of the dry goods
trade is the general fineness noted in
all lines. Sugars are firm at the recent
advance and canned goods aro inclined
upwards on light stocks. The :hardware
trade is commencing to look forward to
a good season's business. It is evident
that building operations will be large in
all parts of Canada and the demand for
supplies will be accordingly heavy. -
Toronto reports to Bradstreet's say
retail trade in whiter lines has fallen off
somewhat oft account of the mild weath-
er and the sorting trade in dry goods is
not as heavy as it otherwise would. have
been.' In other lines a fair volume of
besieges is moving and preparations for
spring are going ahead well.
Winnipeg reports say there is an ex-
cellent movement for this time of the
year to all lines of trade.
Vancouver and Victoria, report& say de-
spite the fact that January is, as a rule,
a dull month, wholesalers report a good
volume of trade now moving in nearly
all lines.
Quebec reports to Bradstreet's show
no improvement.
Hamilton reports say merchants gen-
erally are busy with preparations for
the'sprins trade for which: prospects con-
tinue bright. Retail trade is rather on
the quiet side owing to unfavorable
weather, but -it is reported. that general
stocks are light. The hardware and
metal trades are looking forward to an
exceedingly good season. Local factor-
ies are busy and have good orders on
hand. Country produce is offering free-
ly. at steady prices, and collections are
fair to good..
London reports say business there is
generally steady., although the mild
weather is not favorable to the retail
trade.
Ottawa reports say there is a fair tone
to all.lines of trade there and prospects
for spring business continue bright.
GERMAN AMBITION
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•
Is Not to Rule the Seas, Says
Ambassador.
arrMaramm.m.
London, Jan. 31. -Presiding at a
banquet to -day, in honor of Emperor
William's birthday, Count Wolff -
Metternich, the German Ambassador,
in a speech affirming Germany's tie.
sire for peace, declared that the tim-
orous mind that could • conceive the
hallucination that Germany was
awaiting an opportunity to fall upon
any weaker power was not open to
reasonable argument. He added that
Germany was building a fleet ade-
quate toprotect her commerce, but
that she had no pretension to become
the strongest sea power.
"And since we have no intention to
compete for supremacyon the sea,"
i
the Ambassador said, n concluding,
"is it 'reasonable to suppose that we
seek to become involved in a naval
quarrel while we know we are much
stronger on land?"
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MOVING PICTURES.
License Fee For The m Show
Raised From $10 to $25.
Toronto, Mt., Jan. 31. -An order -in -
Council, which will be of interest to
moving picture men in Hamilton, has
just been passea by whini the annual
license for the running of one Of these
places will be raised from $10 to $25 a
year. "The Government is Of the opin-
ion that these places can well afford the
increase in the fee, and. it is anxious
that the eost of the act passed last ses-
sion ehorad be met as far as possible
from them." We are well pleased With
time way the- act has worked, anti have
annul the proprietors very reasonable
as a elan, Much of the dauger whieh
Was formerly anoeiated with these pio-
n luta been obviated by working of the
act," Iron. A. X. Matheemi said.
•
:WHERE IS HE?
James R. Keene Wanted -Gone to
Europe.
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YOUNG GIRL
POSSESSED.
F. E. I. Farmers in Excitement and
Call on Parish Priest.
Floats in Air awl Talks in Strt:nge
Tongues.
Supernatural Phenomena Which
Has Arouse i People.
11.
CaarletteLown, P. E. 30. --The
French, farmers of New Zealand, a anal
settlement at the extreme eastern ene of
Wince Edward Island, have been, thrown
into me state of hams° nervous excite-
ment by a series of supernatural phe-
lusniena surrounding a young woman
mined Chinene. The farmers believe the
snie eoneesed of a devil, aita lit v. Father
Walker, of Rollo Bay, the parish prieet,
was importunedto perenee the cere-
mony of exorcism of the Roman Critleilic
Church for the purpose of cutting eue
possened of devils.
New York, ;W. IL Keene,'
Widely supposed to have managed the
Hocking pool, whieh took' three broker -
ilea firms -down with its collapse, has -
been asked to appear before Irving
Enlist, receiver for the defunct firm of
J. M. Vieke & Co. Procne Amon are
tearehing for him. .4 rumor that he hail
beaked passage for Europe toettly was
denied it his *Mee.
Rouen, Jan. 31. -The River Seine con-
tinued to reeede here to -day.
TWO COLLISIONS.
Sevigny Sur Orge, France, Jan. 3L -
Two collisions due to the demoraliza-
tion of the railroad train service occur-
rea hero to -day. Twenty-seven persons
were injured.
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DUEL IN SNOW.
Austrian Co -Meds Exchange Pistos
Shots in Germany.
The Ohineue girl is about 20 years old.
Since the death Of her patents she bit
been keeping house for her brothers,
small farmers of New Ze.aland. Several
months ago the eldest brothel-late:wed
his sister that be intended to marry a
young woman in the neighboakeed. Miss
Ohineneion hearing the announcement,
burse Into a fit of rage and declined tiset
she "would as soon have a Ova in the
family as that girl."
That night the household was aeouessi
by loud noises, which scented to eome
from all parts of the house. Then the
vote of the girl, sarieking in a loud
voice, was bawd -from lier roam. The
brother, fearing his sister was being
murderea, ruseed to the girl's room, fol-
lowed by other members of the family.
When they opened the door, they dr-
eam, they saw the young woman float -
big in the air several feetaboveher had.
She was talknig incoherently and in len-
gunge much. different from that veal by
her in ordinary converse tion. The girl
finally sank back on her bea and fell
into a natural sleep.
When she awoke aext morning she
knew stothing of the oteurrenca- Night
after night the sante performance was
repeated. •
News of the happening soon letke-d
out among the !anima, amid these simple
pas* came to believe that the girl,
by hes- sacrilegious remark concerning
her prospective sister-in-law, had given
herself over to the evil one.
The girl developed clairvoyant powers
while in what seemed like a hypnotic
laanee and told her visit -re how much
money they had with them, ana the was
also able to repeat the addre•eses. and
contents of letters in their pockets.
The local doctors were called in to
treat time girl, but' could- do uothiug.
next the parish priest's assistance was
sought, but earnest prayers seemed to
lanenmtthmariling. Meanwhile the' excite -
the neighborhood Immune so he
trust' that Father Walker 1-550(11 :1 nitiec
to his parishioners - forbidding any fur-
ther visits to the home of the young
woman.
Several physicians were summeniea
trent this city for <manta:aim'. Among
them wits Dr. Peter Conroy, eltief of
staff at the Charlottetown iteepital. Dr.
Conroydeclares that in the Minute
girl's case nothing has kappened which
cannot be exelained by science.
He advances the theory that by invol-
uutai•y hypnotism Miss Chitielle creates
delusions in the minds of those around
Item-.
4.II efforts to relieve Miss Chinene
have been unavailing. Her health has
given way under the strain and she was
brought last week to Om Falconer lies-
jital for the Insane in tale city, where
she will be given medical attention, with.
a view to ridding her of the strange
influences which have been. wrecking
her life.
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A HOT TIME
Berlin, ,Tan. 31.-A duel between fe-
male medical. students has occurred at
Preeterlik, on the Silesian frontier.
Olga Metzeroff and Iowa • Enotski
quarreled over. thelr COmition love for a
dashing young nuelical student named
Brightener, who made love to both, en-
gaging himself to neither, The rivalry
'caused hatred between the girls and
blows were exchanged.
Being "advanced women" they hold
themselves by the standard of male
chivalry. Consequently the Iinotski
who was the recipient of the first blow,
in the hand-to-hand fight, sent two
other female students as her seconds to
Olga. Metzeroff, who also obtained. two.
The four seconds arranged that the duel
should be fought on German territory
so as to avoid the Austrian police,
The conditions were that pistol shots
at fifteen paces should be exchanged
until one of the combatants was disa-
bled. Three days Were Spent in practic-
ing pistol shooting and then the duel-
ling party crossed the frontier at sun-
rise and proceeded to a spot in a forest.
The combatants. tok their positions and
one of the seconds gave the signal.
The duellists exchanged four shots be-
fore tither Was hit. At the fifth shot
the Metzeroff girl received a wound in
the loft shoulder and fell fainting and
bleeding profusely in the snow. Her
wound Was bandaged amid she Was eon-
veyea back to Austria. Her recovery is
certain, The victorious combatant re-
ceived an enthusiastie -ovation front her
fellow women studenne
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Prosecuting ;Dealer on Ground That
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Loudon, Ont., ant. 31.--4nspector
Turner, of the Government fish and
game depattment, has prosecuted la
One for selling cottain tail rabbits, ton
the Wound that they are hares and as
swat are in close season. The case is
creating gerat interest, as for nibs 10 -
cal dealers have sold large quantities of
cotton tains and were never prosecuted.
Mr. Onn has a large stock on hand at
presnit arta has been put to consider-
able Inconvenience to keep them, as the
reitlit has ordered hani not to sell until
the case is settled. At the cola storage
people will not take them, Toronto an-
ionaatis
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ica to -day adjourned in a tumult after a
day spent in a violent controversy over the
adoption of the President's report. Tempor-
ary Chairman Thomas Lonoway, of Tennes-
see, had ruled that an nye and no vote had
adopted the report. The faction opposed to
President Lewis demanded a roll call, but
Lewis taking the gave?, refused to permit
consideration of a motion to that end until
to-merrow.
The protest against the Adoption of Presi-
dent Lewis' report lvas led by Francis Peeban,
President of the Pittsburg district, who
charged that Lewis had a "private under-
standing" with President Taylor of the Pitts-
burg coal Company., and that "protecting the
Interests of the Coal company "Lewis nad
called off a strike against the company, with
the result that 10,000 miners bad suffered a
ten per cent, decrease in wages."
Lewis defied Feehen to prove his allega-
tion, and read a statement from President
Taylor denying that he had understanding
with Lewis. The debate raged for hours, and
ended where it started,
Many Distriet officers supported Feehan in
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-Threatened to Shoot Her When She
Spurned His Attentions,
Vancouver. Jame 31.--aleeause Grace
Jennings, a pretty teacher in a country
Minot at Pitt Meadows, refused to re-
ceive attentions of a Chinese gardener
of the neighborhood, lie threatened to
kill her. lie recently sent the girl a
watch, which she returned. Then he sent
a threatening- letter and to -day he called
at the school, while in session. A police-
man arrived iii tint to prevent him
front shooting the fleeing girl. Seeing
that he was centered, he turned the
weapon on himself, but the cartridge
failed to explode. Ile was arrested after
a struggle and sentenced to jail for car-
rying a revolver.
Impeder of Detectives Duncan, To-
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has already' served a term of six months
in the Central for forgery, and is want-
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bogus cheques in Toronto. lie is known
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Says 300 Los Angeles Wives Bore
Babies Vicariously.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 30. -That she
had provided homes for more than NO
babies in Los Angeles. and. that until now
none of the supposed, "fathers" had. been
any the wiser was the startling testi-
mony to -day of Mrs. C. E. Smith, 727
Sunset boulevard, who furnished Mrs.
W. W. Wilson with four children, Which
tite latter tried to pales off several days
ago on her husband as quadruplets, born
to her. Mrs. Smith said. this was a
favorite means adopted by ninny women
whose husbands wanted children to
escape the care and sickness incident to
confinement. Mrs. Smith story was told
in the investigation before Judge Wilbur
regarding the parentage of the four
children which Mrs. Wilson had admitted
were tot hers.
The four homelees babies were brought
into court and identified as nearly as
possible. Hilda Lindquist, of 509 Ceres
avenue, admitted under oath that she
Was the mother of one of the girls and
said the father's name was Jordan. The
court ordered the baby named Apes
Jordan. Inquiry as to the parentage
of the 'other three Was less successful.
Judge Wilbur adjourned the hearing for
a week to allow the officers time to
summon the real parents into court. The
other baby girl was tagged "Jane Doe,
No. 1,930."
According to the testimony of Mrs.
Smith, who gathered the babies for Mrs.
Wilson,. the unidentified baby girl is
about a nionth old and was born at
Jones' hospital, in •Sentee street. Ac-
companying the beby was a note Im-
porting to come front its mother, and
reading:
"We give you this baba- and hope. you
will find a good home for her. We don't
want to know where it is.' ---Mrs. Brown."
"I don't think that is the real name of
the teethes.," testified Mrs. Smith. "They
told me they bad a baby at Jones' hos-
pital, and asked me to come and get it.
That's all I know about it."
The baby boys were tagged "John Doe,
No. 1,933," and allieletril note No.
13112eCtard was thme. older and stronger of
the two. Ile was born eight days ago,
Mrs. Smith testified, at her maternity
home.
"The mother is all unmarried woman,"
she told the court, "She got scared yes-
terday about a hiss being mak amid left
my place. I ant going to see her to-
day. She says she waists to take the
baby bares."
As a result of the inquiry toels.y the
conduct of sueh maternity hospitals as
that operated by Mrs. Smith Will be
placed before the present grand jury -for
investigation.
The evidence of W. W. Wilson. two
physicians and a nurse brought out
further details of the hoax planned by
Mrs, Wilson.
"Her intense love of children prompt-
ed her,
to do it, I ant convinced," testi-
fied Dr. A. C. Pratt, who was called to
the house at the time of the supposed
births.. "I arrived at the house thirty
minutes after the supposed delivery. I
found a highly excited family, four
babies, and a mud: amused nurse. There
was every indication about the room
that the babies had been born there.
"Mrs. Wilson told me the babies had
arrived at the house just a. few minutes
before her husband came home, and that
he was satisfied they were his own
children.
"Mrs. Wilson said none of the ehildrea
in the house were her own, neither th
boy supposed to be one of the last trip-
lets nor the girls supposed to be twins."
'Wilson, however, believes the three
children now at his home are his.
"I was present at the birth of the
twins," he' told Judge Wilbur. "I be-
lieve they arc mine.',
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HEAVY SENTENCE
Imposed on Elack Hand Leader
in Brooklyn.
e New York, Jan. 31.---Rafdele Pirtatun,
leader of the Black Hand Society in
Brooklyn, was to -day sentenced to 2.5
years in 'Sing Slug for attempted mur-
der. 'The full limit of punishment Is
not severe enough in your case," seta
County ;fudge Fawcett. 'Through your
sentence I serve notice to the members
of the Black Hand who are convicted. in
this court that the full limit of punish-
ment will be imposed in each case."
Pisano was a member of the gang
who enticed Guiseppe Crease to a house
on Conover street on November teul.
awl -attempted to kill him for failing to
accede to their demand for $100,
LOT ROE MAKES RECORD.
Pittsbitsg, Pa., Jan. 31. --An interna-
tional record was made at the chant-
pionship skating races here on Saturday
night, the mile unct a half being done in
4 minutes and 10 seam& by 14 Roe, of
Toronto. Ahlroth, of Duluth, was see -
on/ and Fischer, of Milwaukee, was
third. •
alanrund Lamy again carried away
hostel*, winning the one and the five -
mile races.
One mile -Lamy 1st, Kearney (New
York) and, Roo (Toronto) 3ra. Time -
2.50 2-5.
Five miles-Lemy 1st, Aldroth 2nd,
Fischer 3rd. Thee -14.55.
In a special inter -city race between
Swartz, -of Pittsburg, and Hess, of Clevel
land, Swartz defeated hie opponent.
Time, 3 minittc 7 0-5 seconds.
Some %malls don't 'take •electrie
treatment hectuneS they kick at the
charge.
as you NI ould be at peeve with am.
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with some one.
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