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The Wingham Advance, 1911-12-07, Page 2TH-ROISW! SUIT 13 .OFFIO IA 1..Y 0 K'D FOR N XT SPRING. Goa 34 Lia5 Matter from rue* Correspondent) At the erae of the ;enamor holiday seamen, after visite end tripe of all wade, I' final my notes in a moat desultory Whims, entered the little red "cer. net" which le my faithful, companion Fres mote ee minty people, hears so ?many thinge-intereeting, Instructive, dull or doleful -that it is not easy to re- member them all, one eau only try to eXtraet the wheat from the chaff. At Dvian, for example, there wete many Peritians ape several Canadians tieing a more or less eeriove "cure," for, as you know, the waters aro fallt011e, the hotels pod, end, the scenery eXqUielte in tide little sura-bath.ed. opot on the Lake Of Glencoe, Of course Evian, is French, not Swiess and you enly need to be there to note the strong line of demareatioto Par., is4sne Adore the life in this little haunt, a„quaint mixture of chi° and simplicity; you may have every luxury your soul inspires tot wear your meet fascinating Wench raiment, end yet lead the simple life aaa wander amidst cool groves, or 'along the lakeside paths and breathe in health and peace, Since three weeks, of Rouse, the little place is a desert wild, ste far as the smart set's presence goee; evinyone has been cured or retie:shed end flewn off to revel in the shoollug, rr other auto= sports. .Soon we shall have 8t, Hubert's day to celebrate; the lehenclo adore their 'tenting patron &eta *bore all others (next to Anthony, Who finds their lost possessions for thenety and mining is more delightful than te attend the Fete with the Mass, i some lovely hunting place, such as the hew d'Uzes "Bounelles," and go to the banquet which follows the eereznony. All the Nitnrods and Dienes of the Coun- tryside • turn out in full Strength, the women fascinating pictures in their eut- aWay "pink" coatis with the club'e but- tons, and tiny velvet er beaver trieorne hilts edged with tiorroW feather trim - thing. -The villoge "mutie" is in full 'farce and cheers everyone from early dawn, with its evellknown tunes. After the religious ceremony out-of-doors, Meet picturesque sight, the pink -coated Itenfamen hand. round the blessed "gat- eau" fresh And spongy. The village ptiela having invohed the goodwill of SAINT HUBERT ;for the welfare of the chase, and bes- towed Bowie! blessing on the raost ag- ed houoa and the puppy of the pack! The affair winds up with a call to houPds by a long fanfere and every one Chaelis bff, on horse or en foot, in mothr ertiOteher's cart, off they rush throtigh fieldoatid forest, autumn leaves falling feet All aroadd, golden bracken under their feet, lerantbles impeding their wate blit ',nothing matters, the tor de chant has godereit the run and all obey eta eit11.`e' And then the banquet, a merry • soolitao oftair everyone in high ,ppitits end needy to be at one with his neinhltor Whatever little contretempts 'may have pee'dired in the past. A truly happyadey thp Vete of Saint.Hubert iren. hunthig country! Enjoyed by n11, from the oil - • lege -Cure to Ilia yonnetset ehotister toy, Irenethe butcher and baker to my lord ilnajady fair. hByethe way, at Evian during tbe "Par- ' .ieitot" iteason one bears all sorts of anise:1111g little stories 'concerning the visitors; witness the following, which i4 situ to be true: At the same hot,e1 were; staying --ladies first -pretty Mlle. Lavalieres, the actress, who has had itteineWhat aerious illsteee; Monseigaeur Amette, Arehhishop of Paris, and Mr, 4.1freit Meziereio the settator and leads-, Ahlielan, all more or leas aeriously doing 'to guile; The laet-named vieltor paid a „ginid deal of attention to the pretty otuntillenne but Item the first moment sittf levely 'dark eyes tieemed to see no farther than the church dignitary, for 'Whine She allowed the greatest venera- fniople People said that einge she- had beentenderly nursed by the nuns dating her iterious illness in Paris she luul had • a great leaning to everything religious. gut the academioian woo not easily re - nettled, and eontinuously and assiduously beenressed on his charnting heighbor his peafound deeire tO serve her in any way wIlich lay in his power during their stay iU 'the watering-plaoe. At last, One day Leealliere thought of something he 'Might do for her, and told him she • -wanted, more than all things, to have Monseigneur the aochbisbop bless -her roeary! Off went Mr. Meziere to find nitinseigneur, to whom he explained in 'very respectfttl language his miasion, adding that the fair lady .in question bare -for her first name that of Mother then end for her second that of the Wonthy Christiart dame of the :seven- teetith eentury who spent her last days in a nunttery to repent. of her intimacy with the King of France. He added: do not fancy our Eve Lavalliere hail aoy idea of taking vows, but in grateful tenognition of the aervices she has re- etived from the sisters of thatity she hits beta generous in giving money for teaseee and. thanksgivings for her re- storation to health, and, ineldentally, to the stage!" Monsiegneur rose at once tit his feet anti slowly weht to the end et the hall where was waiting in toathless expectaticy the pretty beggar oh, his favors. Holding out his own. sacred rosary he said graciously: "Take tithe, mademoiselle. I bless you, and °eery day I shall remember you in my preyers from thie time forward," Such 'bathe edifying little aneedote of the .stetrese, the academician and the arch - :A wondertul record of a eharming life is the autobiography of MUD, ALBAN!, of whom all Cattadiartis have a just right to be proud. Trio little "Stow -Queen oft Song" finst saw the daylight rit .01larnbly, uear Montreal, and le most efl you know, her father a Ftenclottan- adieu, nettled Lit ;retina:it, was a mus- ioah of no Meat talents playing many iestruments. When a tiny mite of five Atheni threat to practise under her fath. WS eye tor seretal hours a day, and in aunt taught her to suite in a dm - sande fiushieet, they tay it was quite faro ciartting to hoer her tell fairy take *nth woudetful poteer ot *tindery. At convent aohool where elm wad eduested oat on 1:+ne occeskin teking the part of anlirop site faitlo itstonished the etnte with her "diablerie," the people shipped and site Interne more and more *lotted anti %Spired till at lest the cilia was eaarried (YR in a hysterte state ti be ***tiled to *lumber by a team. fitojel mom. She WAS the pet of oll ha friereite mad was unspoiled by their ed. ulliatfeet. Of COMPS. her self -written hit. tory 4044 not tell one All thee* "Iliee gatege" *bent her. but from her ititime* I here beard malty interesting and atorteteg reoalaieeestoe of Albiteere life inag toilette. It is not emly for her 4024 - &Trail direr voire that elm hew boen loved end sought env, Timor' who ro- *amber Paris f* the. date of amid king opt wit! be forteweeted fo howl *et tem fentoste *beret the Nett. TWO OF THR SPRING STYLES. . Toledo, OS -The "batherobe" suit and cloak have reoeived offieial en- doreementi for next, spring's stylee. The National Cloak, Sult and Skirt Manufacturers, in set:1510,11 hero, have attached the offleial k. Tho "bathroom" coat 46 a loosesfit- ting, tell length .envOloping garment, and were it not foe the- bolted effect at the back and side niid the button- ing irt the front allowing fctr a longer roll, it would be difficult •to dietin- guieh it fro.m an ordinary bath -robe, All of the fashion; fixed for the coming spring empletteirn straight liao effects, looser even than the silhouette styles in vogue at present. The Most pronounced change is the dioappeo,rnee et the wide collar on suit and etntt and the expaineion of the revere. Manufecturers dedlease this gives a clreesier appeeeanee, Belted .effects, Porision will be mueh irt evidence. Suit jackete will be cut On straight lines, slightly fitted, the preelonun- ating lengtho being 26 inch.es and ehorter, and with a tendency toward, rounded front e4fects. Skirts will be eut with few. garee and on etraight linee„ with some panel and tunic effects. The slightly reused waist line and Weide belting wial con- tinue in favor.. One--.s.deled effects will be leattrred. Separate ekirte will be out On suit oktrt Trimmings will give you the eppearnee cf full- nees. Separate estate will be full .length, with._ loose, enveloping &toots, Sloping shoulderee belted and cellar - less effects, long rolling reveree, side buttoning, largo armholes,. *with eet- inestraight sleeve and bell eleves cut on straight lines in three-quarter and seveneeig.htat lengths will be some 0,f. the noveltdea. New tan eeleados will he eltown coaite. Delft and yacht blues will be popular, ond mannish effects in light colon will -be very good, Thew,- ready- to-wear ghttnente will retail `from $20 to $40. has now beet received into history, for ite well known sign, though -of no in- trinsio value, now hangs in the Car- navalet Museum in a place of honor. It is just the roughly.drewn picture of a black cat staring at the spectator with round, glaring eyes, but as a memento of the old Montmartre Caberet, found- ed by Rodolphe Salis, it hos a certain intercet to lovers of Old Paris. In the real Bohemian days the .artistS• wbo could not pay for their drinke would do a sketch or eing.a. song for tbe Vice - tor, most of the pictures being still ou the walls of the "literary taserno' As it Was called. This year 'Versailles las had an unwoet.ed popularity as a sit legiature for well known eteople, nm• ongst others who have stayed there being Rostrand, Paul Bourget, D'Annunzio, and Ida Rubenstein. Certainly its cool green shades have been very pleasant during the sultry summer slays, and it is just a nice Me- tering distance from Paris as well as its delightful . environs in all directions. 1 hate made quite a study of MOTOR -FASHIONS from seeing so many elegantes in their automobiles here and there, and 1 note thot the headgear coesists almost en- tirely of the little Dutch or Flemish bon- nets at present made in fine velvet, elide or satin, with a touch of lace or fur, and voluminous veil to match. nor walking round the lovely parks people wear the charming Vierinese felt hate, suelt as the shooters wear in the Seat- ser's cortege, long silky -haired felteneed- ing no trimming but a feather from the first bird brought down, or a sprig of heather 'for luck. I see them chiefly almond, bronze, mouse -grey ote a vele deep red. The newest are shaded, every- thing must be either shaded or veiled nowadans, it seems, if hot "shot." Parte is now so near to its environs that you can run in front -Versailles as easily as from Neuilly, for shipping or theatree, and the air is far better to sleep in, of couree. So, people are tater and later in returning to town reeidences, except the pardon, who are many of them already back in. their studios seeing about their Autumn and winter exhibition busivese. Snell .cliarming work I have seen, from .11gtlesid Brittany and mull further- •awasse pseceg, the exact tames of whieh 'Oa ayelett pray me to keep Secret, go • afraid are they that they may become too widely known arid popular, so that, the inhabitants may realize the charms of the pays tied pUt up board mei lodg- ing priees, No news of la, Giaconda, but tourists still rush to the Louvre to gaze at the plate which knows her 210 more, and to question the guar.:Batts Or ask, information front Cook's goides. Of eouree there aro all the time fresh ruin - ore that the missing ledy has been trued, bat I hear on ehe first authority that the Minister aes Beeux Avts knowe no more about it that the mart in the street. It le the puzzle of the ale, end has eaused minimise sensation The people who have veriped n barveet from the theft Arc the picture.posteard deal - ere, for everyone must possess serne tort 0 fa copy of the famote Monne Lisa, Vire. hear e great deal of the levislo nese of the rieh AMERICAN SET IN PARIS, and their recklees expenditure where indignities roes the 'question of purehtted. Some, however, are wise. in their gen- eration, and ere eet iso easily caught by ehaff As the Parisiane imagine they are, Take the following example, the wary bird in thie eatie belonging to the frail Isex renowned for intuitive perception if mit' for prudence arid testraint. The American was rielt end elegant, not very yoUng, but ettottetive and vieh enough to have many friends of the giving sex in the Itterery, artietie end, gallent coemololie, in whit+ Ileizac made hit immortal etudies of lumen nature. Pe msdame Waa surrounded by men of the World, the great world. One day a tertain eotnat said to her, "Deer ledy, I always /stature you in a rose and white Louie MI. dritwing-tnom; thnt teally le the perfeet frame for yonr blonde fortntyl* 'TO yen really think 4161. answered nittilinfin, indIfferentles. "f am sure of it; what a picture, a dream of beauty." Next came along a Well-known marquis, with his subtle suggestion, "Do you 'know how I always imagine you in my dreams, madame? Ensconted in a room hung with Louis XIIL tapestries, with heraldic animals and legendary people worked on them" ".A,re you quite sure of that?" questioned l'Anieri- caine. Some, time afterwards the milt° ea* carelesily to her, "Such 'a good chance for you to pick up the very salon furniture I was talking ,abont the other day. I ean get it for you for twenty thousand francs, Just fancy, and:' the lovely soft rose and white which• 1 know will make such a faseineting nest for you. Would you like the .address?" Weill the lady deputed one of ber own .triends to go and hiepect the treasuree, askin,e the price tte if for hituselfi het name was not to be mentioned in the transaction. The "salon" wits 'offered to, hint for three thousand /rams. This expericence was not enough for madame. The same friend went to see the won- derful tapeetry which the marquis could get for her at a special price, a "pris done and thirty-five thousand 'ranee,: This might be had for seven thousand' five hundred! In telling the little story: to her intimates the American temarked whimsically: "Times must be' very bard for these poor gentlemen, feeney. Well, people mast live, and motors and flying machines cost a lot!" • A NECK POINTER. Ono Way of Disguising MI Too Pointed Anatomy. It has always been a wonder to me that the -way of wearing as lace collar which I once saw as a small ehild on the beautiful noels of Mary Anderson has not been oftener mentioned. For a splendid dinner gown I have lately designed with more than it, hint of Henrietta Maris.'s modes in its style, this collar, covering the shoulders and fitting Close right up under the chin, has been employed, opening down the. centre of the square -cut openitig of the corsage, the vandyked points of the fine old guipure just caught together at the throat with eingle smartie nye a writer in the Pall Mall Gazette. The'litee is shown ateits beet, on the white skin, and a reallsr loweut gown is "modified" into one more suitable for not quite full-dress °cautions. This is one of the. most excellent arrangements I knonefor beautifying too thirt a throat and pos- sibly edeible collar bones, and vety few people realize how becoming it is. THE CHILDREN. Little French Kinionot for That Truly Precious Baby. Very nevi for baby. aro the little French khnonos of light pink crepe tie chew: with dainty flowers arta scallops embroidered pink. White china silk forms the lining. One Cliestnut street store is allowing the dearest little white coney Oat for the Mali girl, with touchee of ending around the neck aril .sleeves. A very eemplete bureau for dolly Itste, dainty little toilet articlee of every eon. eeivable kind. including tiny curling, irons, atomizer, smelling etas and st,' complete manicure set. Dainty lithe colored Slips and mid - mit ribbons trensform one little dancing free]; into the appearanee of two or tht co. Very attinctive axe_ the little Japanese water enters mild& a Chestnut street sbop is showing. These, euitably fram- ed, wean be eharming for the room in which little daughter takes so much pride. 'The liesimering and auppressed excite - Writ going on in the basemente of vtari- ma stores prediet great things for Clirittinite this year. The Implements on the farms of title *manta, repreeent a. valuation Of WM, MAO, owterling to the leg tentiti$, Inertmee of more than 0.3 pa Peet. in ten I rats. ••••• • leASSON. XL ---DM 10, 1011, •••••••109.1.0, Nehemiah. end HIs Enemles.---Neh. ar We, Commentary. ---I. A plot againet Ne- hendah tve. 1-4), It COMO tO PASS- Thesp events belong to the period of the rebuildueg of the walls, particularly to the time wine the work eves. neatly One pleted, nanballatetA leading offieer among the Samaritane. Ws authority was received from the Pereian Govern. went. Ho wee bitter in his opposition to Lim Jew* in their efforts to build Up the Jewish nation. Tobiah-An Amenonite, who won a man of influence, and who wee assoeiatect with Senballat in his hos- tility to the Jews, Geehetn-A bitter peaty of Nehemiah and hie people. Ho ts mentioned in verse 0' under the name Uttehmit. lied not set up the doors-lt is probable that the work of putting the doors in place was left nntil the Wane were oempleted, the opettings in the wane being elosed temporarily with time Kett of barrioade, In this way there would be no delay in buildisig the walls, anO the city would the sooner proteeted. 2. Let us meet together - :Nehemiah and his fellow Jews .1m(1. been subjected to ridicule by their enemies (ell, .; 2, s) they had becn threatened (elt, 4; 11), and new a effort was being •made through tieeeption to ,bring Nehe- miah iato the power of hie enemies to do Minh:jury. The pretense of Sanballat wee that he wished to hold a consulta- tion with Nehemiah upon matters of ite terest to both. In the plain of OtioseA region :about thirty miles northeast hf Jerusetem. "Au interview in the plain of Otto would have tiecessitated Nehe- iniah's absence from Jerusalem during three 9r four clays, The object of his cnelnielt was doubtless to seize or tO RS- Sassittate him at a distance dem Jerto salem."-Ityle. Thought to do me mis- chief -The enemies of the Jews recogniz- ed the feet that Nehemiah was the eow- erful leader among the Jews and a giant victory would be won if they could only destroy lim. 3, I am doing a great work ...I menet wino down -Nehemiah real- ized the largeness of the task upOu which he 'had enterea and felt that his duty was in Jerusalem, rather then "in the plan of Ono." Why should the work cease -The work of rebuilding' the wells ires• too great and too important to be allured to stop, and it certainly would have been carried on with less vigor in the absence ot Nehemiah, if it had net mooed, entirely. Nehemiah wins wise enoguh to know that Sanballat was plan. ning Ids- destruction. but be Was too Wise to le Sanloallat know that he knew it, 4..Yet-"And.h-li. V. Four times - This indieated Senhallat's twenties to gain his Phint. Answered them after the same, manner -Instead of weakening, ell- hemiah maintained his same decision of purposes and showed himself tie be a true man: . . IL A fittse aceusetion (we 5-0).'• 0. An open letter -It was custozn.ary to fold letter and seal it, when sending it to another; or, if special respect was to be •shown to eite person addressed, thaolet- ter was enclexed. in a, silken bag. To send an open letter to another WAS tO Shea' -great disrespect to him. . 6..la fe. teported-Neheinialt had heaven Aikido. had disregarded threats wiehstood blandishments, and now be was to be. the victim of misreresee- talon, In our daq almost anything can be "repoeted," and it wile true also in Sanhallat's time. Among the heathen - "Among the nations." -R. V. o,nd Gash - mu snail it-Gashintt was a bitter iii- emy of Nehemialn He was not ay bit- ter, but conecienceless. His train or bearers of unfouadecl reports hat been oronaous since his day, end some ale surviVe. Think to rebel -This mar:elope falsehood was eleaigned to terrify Ne- hemiah, and to turn the Jews againet hint oit the ground that he desired to become king, Itlayest be their king -- Nehemiah had no such purpose. He \held the Office of governor, confetrid ty the Persian gorernment, and was faitli- tut in the discharge of the • office end Was satisfied. According to these Weide -Aenording . to the report. given above. , To preaelt of thee --There is no doubt ,that there were prophets in Jerusalem who spoke •bighly of Nehemiah, but the report vontained in the opeO letter was without foundation. "Sanballat sug- gests, (1) that Nehemiah had bribed prophets to support him, and (2) that their support as of a treasonable uat- ureens-Com. Bible. Take counsel -San- bard appeared greatly interested in Nehernialfe welfare, and he had made a etrong appeal to him. 8,•Thota feignest theno-eNehetniah was bold to deelare, not only that the reports were untrue, but also that they had their origin In the beaet of Bautzen:it-0, For they all would have made us afraid (R. V.) -It woe teise purpose of the enemies of ,the Joses go frighten them, so that they would not be able to build the wall et Jerusalem. Strengthen my .hande - In Ile A4 of all the opposition arrayed against him, Nehemiah. made his prayer to Goa for stretigth..The words, "0 God,4 are not in the Hebrew tekt. and .the ;marginal reading of the Revised Version is, "I wilt strengthen my hands/ TIL Enemies within the city (v. 10-10). 10. Shemaiair-He wits professedly a prophet of the Lord. Who Wits ehut -Ho feigned to be hi fear of Sanballat and the other euentios, end -seems to have imprisoned himself in his own hettee to show how' much Ito WAS afraid.- Whedon. Within the temple-Shernailth proposed that he and Nebetniali should go into the spored piece where only Priests mightenter, that theve they might find safety. Come to sley thee -Shernalah sought to make l•tehetniah afraid by telling hint this falsehood. ITad Nehemiah yielded ta VAS request - of Shentaiah,,thus 'showing towardice, he would have led his influence with the Jews and great discouragement and weakness would have Mlle to them. Satan is Not particular as to. the meth - oils employed in gaining hie evids, at is satisfied to take advantage of circuit - states* or of human we:downs% to urge hie gattee. Sanballat's at:telt tipoh Nate - mist% well illustrates Satan's 'attack Upon God's people. IL Should emit a man AS X flee - Nehemiah wee the governor and leader of hie people, * man with tt dear head and /strong heart, te whom. Was emu. mitted a great work, It would have been utterly incoheistent With Ida nature to try to We himself and let his peOple be swallowed up by their esterase, 'There WAS cowardiee to Nehemiah to which Sanbailet or Memel/ill could 'ovoid. I will not go ineeilis reply wee prompt end positive. Nehemiah Wail a atalwart men of God. Heat* dearly the path of duty. no bstd tie oceatsion to argue the ram 'With Sliernairth. Although lithe. nodal earns, to liim wider the oleo of riondship, Nehemiah diecerned that hid sniviee wee wrong. la. God had Yegi Sat hitt-Ire WO fake prophet iteatioutteed this propheey sr last me -Indeed of giving the to- p eey for the good of Nehemieli, he ad Nought to dettoxv Mtn hy it. Had hired hiree-He WAS A kireling nropltet. Pro - Stewing to the prophet of the -Lertl, ho had prostituted the office to the haseet ends. IS -10. Shomalais was not alone ia this plot. Othor prophet" were Implicated. ra spite of all oppoeition the wallas were eonapleted tho healed- ibly ehort spaee of fifty-twe days, The completion of the Work caused the one, Mite to be downcaet, and they even came to understand that this work WA$ of God. Queetiou.-What report did Sanballat and otliSe enemies of the Jowl) beer? What invitetion Sanballat and Tobialt eend to Nehemiah?' What Waa Pathieelltr Dnuturke2 now many times. Wai$ the. pose? 1Vhat answer did Nolte - invitation sentl What wan the canoe of ,pending me open letter What werrthe two principal chargee eonteined in the letter? What was Nehemiabhz reply to the letter? What effort did Shentalah make? Whet did Nehemiah learn about kluenatalt? Topia,-"D4evCirotlieten"teSilTjultlyV.EY' miia.h.lirounkt greater tests 111)011 NO110' IL Brought defeat to the atomic* of ‘71.11.(1.411.11'rought greater teets upon Nehe- milli, We have in this tenon the per- sistenoy of oppbsition in vedette formt trot' the enemies of Nehemiah and the Jewit, and the persieteney ofeendeavor by Nehemiah qhe completion of the wall around Jertusalern, Neheinitelt was a model men of bUsinese, a model iet earnestnese. unselftehness, faitiltfolneee and plety-te good man in a great welt. Ho had 0, fixed design and pursued a stea.dn course.' No specious pretense could eall him from his Work. He lost no time in rebuilding the ruined wall. fle sought to keep up the quickened and responsive zeal of the people, Hie patriotism was etrepg because it was based upon true piety. He kept at prayer. He kept at work .amid all the indocoments to do otherwise. lie was careful to ascertain facts, to detect pieta ,tie weigh evideue, to examine eharacter mid to helmet! cireumstances that he might arrive at the truth. Faith and prayer and work had aehieved great things In ...lerusalem. Ta the en, emies of God'e people it was. a time of vexation and &may, In spite of their vaunting words the good work Lad ad- vanced and unless they contd. quiekly crush it they ,plainly saw that all would be lost for them. They bad et - tempted force all to no profit. They next resolved upon strategy, but Ne - was still fortified by a good conscience aud poesessed his soul in patience while they beset ltim with their wiles and aecusations. "He looked on the field of danger with the eye of an eagle and walked over it with the heart of a lion." His enemiee firet sought to draw him into the eoentry under pretense of counsel. Failing na their ondeavons to drive Nehemiah from his work they further atteMpted to aseribe evil motives to his Work. Wick- ed reports were propagated. They tried to intimidate him and urged luta to seek refuge in the temple. Nehemialetad to hear the gossip but refused to flee from it or give it attention.. He had, only denied that melt things were true, but said they were reperted witb- out uathoriey. no was better known at Court than to be thus euspecteih He would not omit duty merely for fear hie motives should be misconstrued, but kept a good .conecience and trusted God to protect his good name. Every ef- fort to draw him may from duty only quickened bini to greater diligengte. If. Brought defeat to the enemies of Judab. It was the cessation of the work that Nehemiah's enemies aimed at. They would get him to go anywhere only so he loft hie work. They tried four times to prevent the tompletion of Nehemiah's work. His integrity and innocence presaved him, while his ene- mies suffered the humiliatien of those who boast of their power and then feet themselves completely defeated by the poople whose might they had despised. It was a cruel thrust nt Nehemiah to cause Min of seeking position for hint - self and not the honor of God, and Ids own, exaltation more than the prosper- ity of Zion. Nehemiah commended the whole ease to the direction of God. He wan not overcome by the trestebery, in- gratitude or pertervernoss of those around him. Prayer WAS Nehemiah's oommonest resource and God his con - stout helper. Nehemiah considered his relation to God, his obligation to him, his expectation 'from him and the in- terest Nettie' h God himself had in the whole. plan before him. As lee WAS doing God's work under special guidance he expected to to kept in safety without neglectieg his week to save his- life. False brethren were the severest trial Neltemiab. The rage of hie prose - enters though terrible was not as dan- gerous as their professed friendehip and the false advice of hie countrymete Having pure Motives and a clean heart enabled Nehemiah to act and speak in a way to bring hint complete triumph over all artifice, intimidation ridicule and deceit from hie enemies. They de - spaced of every doing the Jews the mischief they had designed against them. This Was the hour of- Israel's triumph and the humiliation of her ene- mies. IsTehemian attained the full vic- tory of finishing the fall &round Jerus- alem. Victory gained under such diffi- culties served to establish confidence and faith aniong the people who had been well-nigh defeated. T. 11.. A, a -a--•••••••• ADMITTED GUILT Teacher Assaulted by Boy of Nineteeh. Brockville, Dee. 3. -Late Thursday efternoori, as Miss 13essio Smart, teitehei at the Week School, just outside the town limit's, WAS returning to her home elm Witii eelied upou by a stranger, who atempted to assault her. She pluckily beat her aseailant off until a team ap- preached over the hill, when the straits- er took to his heele. The matter was re- ported to the police, and Chief Burke and. Constable Jackeott arrested John McCallum, aged. oineteen yeors, last night at the home of his adopted par - entre Dear Addisbn. Me00,11UM aeknOwl. edged hie guilt. YOUNG CHEMIST MISSING. itingston, Ont., Deo, 1 -The Rings. stun pollee were this afternoon askod to assist in the searell for a young man tuned Bernard IVIeColi. who has been mieelag from Camden rdfiet einee last Monday, when ho went oat with' a gun to evellid a ahort thno ehoote law. The young man had been 6M. played in Rochester as a ohernist, but had ,been vieiting at his home in Cam- den East. •Osoi.* 1101 CHILD FATALLY SCALDED. Windsor, Dee. Souillisra, aged titre, woe fatally scalded when pralocl a kettle of boiling water off tha triotte It* motipepr's lune.% in Stitedwicili on Frieley. Ile died yore tardily. cvrt. se•A 1 t t 1 ale Ile zee 1. et ell. ev renews: Putter, it flnesti41;' (*snow. ine; wheat, 90e; oat', sae; arley, to etc; Pees., 41, to 4140; brae, pet *wt. snorts. Ps per owt, flour, to fen Per cwt.; ban, VS to 07 per ton', live him, $5.76 to $5.00 per cut, recortle were broken at the . merket thie morning, whim egies motel at fie per dozen, Potatoes UAW per bag. sind butter, 30o Per Pound. _Owen eoutel-A elight riee In prices of nye hogs is the only material eitange .1a the loyal market situation 45.65 being elected to the framere this week, Wes - tied bogs aro light. 18.64 down to Se for heave. Putter, LI to 25c; tigge, in to Me; Potatoes, Una to $1.30 per _base IfttY. 1110.60 to el7e op., balee, 316: turoeys, to 18e. Cideltens le to packs 1401 °Pee:art/rm. -the marker here, live liege are weaker at $0,25; dressed nose, $8; baled haY, $17; loose hay, ;10; farmers, bidee. 8o; Vacherie Itidee, Me; lamb, quarters. 11 te reci geese. 81-24 to $1.501 ducks, $1.20 to $1..Z.0 pair; ebionens, 50 to eoe pair; butter, liee; eggs, litic; pew laid eggs, 40c. leicton-With the near approach of the =reek is filling with fowl and prieee thle morning were slightly muster. Chickens were going from 23 to 70e each. Ducks were 09 azia 70c. we turkeys are being offered, It le said teraeses are eearee In the ceunty this scation. Scores of produce men are through the county buying' uP all grades of fowl for the city 'produce handlers, and the farmers SAY they aro genitor re-• sciot'ad unuriscieles,i, BAglitn:leasre607tor.e..iaato 3:abut:it:et; ter 46 down ta 23c to 200. Potatoes are pal:site:0 Haopagsira.roBadso..wsni2 ttoo $$015.80.. Little Believille-134cee Lave remained fairlY steady clurIng the wee% with a fair ameunt of lmelness doino, Another smell decline bas taeen place in bogs, which to -day sold at ;5.90 to $0 and dressed at en Butter is lower at g3 to no; fresh eggs Maier at se to 38c; chickens, lower at 80c to $1.40 pair; turiteys_bigher at $2 to $3: potatoes, scarce, and -advanced to $01tarteoo,11,70 Per bag. An others un- BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW. Montreal reports to Bradstreet's sey trade has held steady during the past week. The movement of general nun - dandies; is heavy, there being au ac- tive demand for tiorting Bute and for heavy shipments of holiday goods. Fate toriee are busy and all kinds of labor seerns to be well employed. Local re- tail trade is also brisk and business is expected to be good front noW until the end of the year. Country trade is ra- ther better but good sleighing is ueed- ed to imam a heavy movement of rear, ehandise from country stocks. 'Toronto reports say wholesalers eon- tinue ta speak most cheerfully of the voaume of heftiness movieg at the mo- ment. As far as can be gathered it is well in .advince of previous rare and prospects for the month ahead aro most encouraging. Western orders for geode are still heavy, but difficulty is being enceuntered in the matter of delivery owiug to the move er less congested etate of the railroods, . Winnipeg reports say wholesale trade is bride there in ell Jines. A consider- able increase in the volume of sorting orders front counbry points Indicates a brisk businese at retail and wholetalers are complaining of inability to get de- liveties frau the over -crowded rail- roade. There is a steadily increosing de- mand for.hbliday goods and, to judge hy the antount of trade now moving, there will. ,be coneiderable re -ordering thii'reipeet all through tho montb and a large proportion of these goods will have to go by express. The raihvays are aill busy hauling grain. The muti- ny ef wheat continues mostly number 3 and 4 Northern. lt is expected, how- ever; there 'will be plenty of the. better graaes to simply home millers. Prices continue satisfactorily high. .Vancouyer and Victoria reports say that the brisk businese reported in all lines a week ago continues. Retail trade at these and other centres continues heavy and shows prospe,cts of 'further increase, Wholesalers are busy with shipments .of seasonable goods. Qaehee reports to .Bradstreet's say seaeonable goods ate in demand. As ada;u1sehipwihnoenletTlers aro busy with holt- Hamilton 'reports seer ali lines of Intel- ness are active there, Retail trade is be- ginning to show the effeet of holiday business. Wholesalee•s. have about all they *an conveniently attend to in sup- plying the demand for sorting lines. and Christmas geode. Manufacturers are busy and. expeet a large volume of rush toirvdeirs all through the month. Country generally satisfactory. shows every sign of being extremely tie - trade is faitly brisk mid collections ere tween now and the end of the year London reports say business be- tii?utets" agetlise-e"tibtsersea.y genera tratle_leon- TORONTO MARKETS. .PAII,A111/RS' MARKET Dressed Hotta .. to 9 teO Butter. geed to eit'eice u 28 0 04 Eggs, efew laid, doe., ..... Q 57 0 in litackene. lb., ..... 0 12 0 14 Ducke, lb., ,• Ale• it .11/11 0 13 01 Pawl, lb. , 0 11 0 12 Turkeys. ..... 16 kJ Geese. I•b••• .1,40 • • AP *II .11 12 14 Amines. 2 50 4 00 Potatoee. ham ...• +11.1.1".. 1 45 1 55 Deno.,e1)fb.Wri'n d(ruza"r te , ..... otrii PP 'ma otelefitriacraterrctja'se".:: . 8 .00E4 ; do., medium carcase I 60 11. 00 Veal, mime. ......, IP Ale 1,1, 00 1:4 00 1‘,11.ittoll, prime, ••• ••• ••• .11 7 60 3 59 4-Areb ••Op •••• •Int•t• 0 . 00 TORONTO SUGAR MARKET Sugars aro quoted In Toronto, in Mtge. nor cwt., as folieWs: Extra graunlated. St. Lawrence $ $$ do., Redpathe *PI,. ORO ••., 0*. 5 95 de, Aca.dia 641 •it t. $1. - 5 80 granisla:ieW 5 70 c130eiev, emyerdapnaut . 5 45 No, 1, Yellow, St. f.dtVv•ra'oe* .. .. ....... 5° 11°5 In 'barrels, De 114:•ei%:i;are; ;lie', lots GRAIN 14ARERT. 'Arent° Despateh-Cables are stronger this mOrning, but the cash situatiort loe- y,allY IS horely steady price shading being frectionany ;ewer, Th0 MAY chatges are; No, 1, Northern Manitoba. $1.07 7-$: No. 2, Northern, $1,03 7-6; No. 3, $1.03 5-8. LIVE STOCH, Toronto Deepatcheounten Stun Yards trade is somewhat firmer on the inarket this merniug in choice stock. choice butcher cattle aro .solling as high as six rents. Common and medium cattle are eat in very goad demand. Hoge are some easier, Choice eheep and Lambe are firin but not showing any extra higher Prices* Receipts. show 85 ears with 1518 Cattle, 46 calves, 824 hogs and 1482 sheep. Sheen -Ewe% $3.25 to $3.75; calvea $4 to $7.50; lambs $5 to $.5.86; bucks, $3. Dueks-f.0,1). KO; hogs. fed and water- ed. $6.85 Export cattle -choice „me tto „GM; do., medium, $5.75 to $6; do., hulls. $4.50 to $5.25; butchers cattle choice, $5.80 to $6; do, medium, $5 to $5,50; do., equation, 51131,t7,a5iut;o11,$.$15.7.255; tdoeio...2c5a;riane01.7b$1.111.1500:8t30 t$02.$0$5: butchers cows, choice. 54.50 to $6.00; do-. feeding steers,- $4.60 to $5.10; do. bulls, $3.25 to $4; atociters choice, $4.00 'CO $4.00; 1V3millaecayt, old. ipcsa d,D),..1.1g.h,t.,,.$23..s: to .$3...c.,0; each $55 to $90: do., common and inedium, each $25 to 515; springers $43 4.0 $55, ' WINNIPEG- GRAIN MARICET may, new 99ifi ..,• ....• • 991,fi Open High:- Lew. Close. OMER MARKETS. 0 ;Nit eas -wy TorkBeeves-Iteceipts, 2,200; AO 4iik • • • • • • • • • NEW YORK LIVE STOCK tri.ding; feeling nominally steady. Calves -Receipts, 370; noMinally firm.' and firm; ordinarY to prime sheep, $2.75 Sheep and lainbaltoe.c.25e:Iptgso.02,d30Qui;lanebtsi.; ttoonsoli3g42.14:ayeeecair:ltist.g.014,64; none on sale; feel- . • int; nominally firm. EAST 131JIMALO LIVE STOCK! 38% 4We East Buffalo -Cattle -Receipts, 150 nead; minket steads,. Von's-Receipts. 125 head; market ac- tive and 2'Aic lower, at $5 to $9.75. Nege-BeceintS. 8,000: market slow and 10 to 10c lower; heavy, $6.50 to $6.65; mix- ed, 56.45 to $6.66: yorkers, $5.75 to. $6.45: pigs. $5.65 to $5.76:: roughs. $5.70 tod C5,80; stags. 54.50 to $5.50; dairies, $6 to' $6.35. ,Sheeu and iarabs-Receipts-2500; ac- tice; wethers steady; others 25e to 35c higher; lambs, $3.50 to $6.50; yearlings, $4.25 to $4.75; wethers $3.75 to $4; ewes, $3.2s to $3.75: mixed sheep $1.60 to $3.50. 7 CIIICAttu LiVE STOCK.- ade.ago Itenortt-Cattle-Receffits es- thrated at 28.0e0, .market steady, 10c lower: beeves $4.50 to $9.15; Texas steers $4.10 to sem: western steers $4.40 to $7.15; stockere.and feeders $3 to 15.75; cows and heiters.".$1.60 to $6.90: calves $5,50 to $8. fIcgs-Recelpts estimated at 44,000, mar- ket steady, light, $5.6$ to $6.80; mixed, '$5.95 to $6.50; heavy $5.95 to $6,50; roughs, 56.95 to $6.20;..good :to choice heavy $6.20 to 66.60; nigs, $4.60 to $5.95; bulk. of sales $6.15 to $6.40. Sheep -Receipts estimated. at 40,000; market steady to 10C lower, native $2.50 to $4; western 52,75 to $4; yearlings $4.50 to $5.25: lanits, native, $3.75 to $4; west- ern. $3.75 VI $0. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE. Wheat -Spot' steady; No. 2 Manitoba 7S, 10 1-2 d.;. No. 3* Manitoba', is 7 1-2d; ft:tures easy. Dee. 7s, 3d. March 7s 2 8-Stt Marn18-1firo°01t-24qu. lei; American, Mixed 6s 4d futures eaty; Jan. 53 8 1-4(.1; rot,. 5s 7d. Butter -Good 1J. 2. 112s. Linseed 011-37s 6d. lcopusr_-,Wn inLteotindoianten(trsa, titic.oaso tB°ekelfLEXtra India mess Ms 9d. Pork -Prime mess, western, "98s 9d. Hcms-short cut, 14 to 16 pounds, 53s. Bucon-cumberiand cut, 26 to PO pounds 47s; short ribs, 16 to 24 pounds. 61s Gd; clear bellies, 14 to 16 pounds, 50s 6d.•, long cleat middles, light, 28 to 34 pounds, 61 6d: long clear middies, licaVy, 35 to 4(1 Pounds, 519 6c1; short clear backs, 47s; shoulders, square, 11 ta 18 offends, 49s. Lard -Prime western in tierces -16s 3d; 'American refined in pails, 47s 6t1. Cheese -Canadian Enest white, neW, 70s: do.. colored, 70s 6d. . Tallow -Prime city 35s 6d. Turpentine spirits -360 3d. Minn -Common 15s. Petroleum -Refined 6 3-4s. • PROVINCIAL MARIcETS LendonBuyers will pay $6 for live hogs on monday, the market showing no imprOVernent sidee last week. Dres- sad pork WAS offered. at from $8 to $8.7o per cwi.. The meat market was not ao- tive. Beer averaged froni $7 to $8.50. veal OA to SIL and muttOn $7.50 to ch. Much novltry Was offered biit the demand was alma good, the market to -day beingethe largest for some thne, seneltcys went as high as .22 cents per pound. The tarms ers are being. urged bY easteru paciting :hoeses to sell low, as there win be a slump in. prices, but loeal commission Mon, who can buy later, say that prices win be firm. The cempetition writing the buyers kept the price up to -day. Geese retailed at 12 to 13e per Pound- Chketene sold at from 75c to 1.60 oer pair and ducks for $1.60 and $2. 14.:gge con- tinue at a high price, 40c and 45e prevail- ing te-day. Butter weir 27e to toe. The grail, market was active; Wheat sold at 87c and eats are worth $1.Z; Hay eon- telhued to bring front $16 ta $17.60 Per ton. Quotations -New wheat, 'per cwt., $1.35 to $1.46: barleY. $1.25; oats. $1.0 to $1.40: bar, nor ton, $16 to $17.50; strosv, $8: butter, fancy, retail, ponnd, 28c to 80c; eggit, dairg hall price '40c to 45e; eggs. fresh litid. doz., 400; honey, section, (let $1.75 to $2.80; do, extracted, lle 18c; turkeys, dressed, pound, 24 to 22e; chreitenS, Deana, It to Ilic; old fowl* per pound, 8e it) 94; Keen, pound; 12 to 13e; dreSsed hogs. eheice, $8 to $8,75; select bogs, cwt. te; lambskins, each. 60o to 70e hides, no. 1, pound, Me; potatoes, per bag. $1.66 to $1,40; turnips, per doz., 20e td 25t; apPlea, eer barrel, ee to $2.76; celery. doz. bututhes. 40e. Guelph -There was a geed market this morring. but not audit a big crowd Its Or late. Egita remained frail 3,1e to 490 a doe. Butter from aa to 32e. Good tellies - bee were rathev seam, and the price irt- ermatil plIghtlY from that of lost SAWN day, from 12c to 14o being: paid. Ducks told at 12 and 18e, tJetiSti 'at 11 to 12e, While turkeYs brOught from is to 20e. There Was it geed Miailtity of anniee again .offered. Goad soy apples were $2.50 a barrel arid greening Wore the value erica Potatoes Were net So plenti. fat tee lomat, thee rico ranging from $1.16 to $1.36 Per bag. There watt a big supply Of dressed ' beef on !mini. The hindquarters sold Itt 60. Milt WAS the stale as last SaturcittY, Ile for fronte and 180 ter hintleuertere. Lambs Told et le for front Quarters end 14e for hindonerters. $1t. Thomas -The pried of (woe strel but- ter deemed on toalaseis Markets, the for - Mei' being (Mated at $2 and Mc and the later at 28 to 80e. Priees of other pro - dime were firm here. /fogs 'brought *Via tireseed beget $10.50; wheat, 550; potatoes, $1.80 to $1.60 per brig; armies, aic to We bag; thiekeris, 14o to 13c per oeund, turkeys, 2te; looms bay, $14 te .$1,6; Wed hay, $18; goft wood, $2.50 cord; Wee, it to 10e. Chathetn-,The market was largo. orlees theewinx 'upward tendency. Poultry was peettlfuit chickene bringing from 2.1 to c: melts, ael to Ilse. clew, $1.15 to Stew t rket Inas la $3; nutter. 'per Po tel: ge, lower. SA awe her mime SSA to at, FM Per wallah wrier. ti.g, to' $1,71 per JAIL HIS HOME. Prisoner Has a Pardon and Has no Use For It. Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 4. -Patrick Merman, oldest conviet in Sing Sing prison, likes hisgprison quarters so well that lie failed to enthuse 'when Warden Kennedy "lauded him a pardon from Governor Dix, The aged man glanced at the doeturtent curt:may and then hand- ed it back. "I do not know what I'm going to do With it," he said. "I haven't any re- latives, and I've no friends outside these walls. They have. al died or scattered in the 25 years Pee been here. This par- don means that Pll lose my home.' Merman was sentenced to death for murder committed lit Brooklyn more limo a quarter of a century ago, but his -sentence was eominuted to life int- prisoutnent. Never, during ell the years of his eonfittement, has he broken a rule. LORD'S DAY ALLIANCE. Toronto despatch; The offitets of the Lorde Day Alliance for the coming yee.r were elected. as follows: President, Rt. Rev. a. F. Sweeny, D. D., Bishop of Tor- onto; Vice -Presidents, Ma 1. Mactloa- ald, Rev, A. Carman, D. D., LL. B., Tor. onto; Itt. Rev, W. L. Mills, 1). 1), Lb. 1), Eingoton; Prof 3, H. Farmer, Torontes Rev. L. Norman Tneker, Lon- don; Rev. T. Antes t Moore, D. D., Tor- onto; lion. 3. M. Gibson, K. C., Governor of Ontario; Mrs. A. 0. Ruther- ford, Toronto; lieerelary, Rev. W. G, Hanna, IL A.; General Seeretary for Cagan, Rev. W. M. Itoeltester, B. A.; Treasurer, Charlee 3. Copn, M. It PRINCESS "PAT" SAILS. London, Dee. 4. --An intereeted crowd, mostly of ladies witnessed the deper- titre of Princess sratriela of Connaught Eustoh Station today. Prince Arthur and Prineesa Marie Leuiee, gall arty and the Hon. Dudley Ward, representing the Colonial (Mite, Lord Stratheona, Countess Wentym and Lady Muriel Page were there. The Prime's ie tithing many Christ - nes pleat, and st 'bob sleigh for her oe a use. a TIM BALL DR.. Aritt PHYSICUI.N. 110110SON4 /0140144INS4 Office Ilistairs In the Macdonald iit,10444- t calla anewered ROBT. O. REDMOND E. 8: draii Physician and Surgeon. (Dr.. adelinlies sten* RTituft J. IRVIN ADM, 1.4.040. Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pon, tuiyIranla Oollege and Lticent ate of Dental Surgery of Ontario. -Mee Moodonald 1:1100k-• • Ttir. PRICE lms..••• B.S,A., om.e. XODOr Graduate of 'University of Toronto Mid Licentiate of Sopa uslicire of • Deital SPrkecms of Ontario. *Mee IK BLOCIPt: WiNGRIAT WINGHAM General Hospital. (Under Government Inspection.) • Pleasantly situated. Ileetitifelli femlehorl. Open to all regularly licensed phypdolins. Rates for patients (which include board and nureing)-$3.60 to 10540 per week, *Wording to location. of room. For further informs. thin-Addrese MISS MATTHEWS Superintendent. Eel 723, Wingham. Out, R, VANSTONE BARRISTER AND SOLICITOIR Money to loan at lowed rates. OFFICE :-BEAVER BLOCK, WINGHAM. DICKINSON & HOLMES Barristers, Bolloitors, etc. office: Meyer Block. Winghem. E. L. Dickinson Dudley Holmes J. A. MORTON BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR. -MONEY TO LOAN. Offices -:Morton Block, Wingham WELLINGTON MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO. Established 100. Head Office GUELPH. OHT. Risks taken on all classes of In- surable property on the cash or pre- mium note system. JAMES GOLDIE, CITA& DAVIDSON President. Secretary. RITCHIE & (MEM. ;Agents. Wingham, Ont A. E. SMITH BANKER WINGRAM - ONTARIO Farmers who want money to buy horses, cattle or hogs to feed for mar, ket can have Lt on reasonable terms. Money transmitted and payable al ' par at any Bank in the Dominion. RATES. -15.00 and under, _3 obi. $10 to $30, 10 at* $30 to IX, 16 eta. SARIS rates charged on principal banking points In the II. 0. N. GRIFFIN GENERAL AGENT Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Fire Lifc, A.ccident, Mate Masa and 'Weather Insurance, coupled with a Real Estate and Money Loaning business. VER 813 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKII Osmanli COPYRIGHTS &Ct. iinyonesondIngaskineb and deifOrIptIOS Susi invention -is probably motto e,_44eminimicis. non. lartotiyeonsoeuum. pale enratents entail ascertain oar *Pinion tree Whether as sant free. OldOet agency for smourtne worms. ratenta taken throueh Munn dk Co. rsbia,r0 ad =ties, without charge, lathe handsomely inuatreted wookly. tartest balsa of 42.1 scientific Paring. Troth' try $3.71 • Year, pottage Prerikl. SOW be sewers, NainCeoterpowthNewligk r SiditaibInztea., . le 00 nese . It an °thews Who realize the 14111114bil. o baying their Patent puaintas fresseatted sta. Prenrainarrimiti free. Ctiargts Otir MS:41 AdvlserXtUtess talr ttriLerli thin% CHOKED To DEATH. • smith's Palls, Ont., deSilattli: Richard Clement, an elderly resident atesterville, died. very etuldenly. While eating his dinner pieee of food lodged in his windpipe, and be. fore timlical obi could reach hint be -choked te death. Demised was 7/ years of age and a highly respected resident; of the lotetlitO. BUILD GIANT AERIAL CRUISER. Cologne, Germany, Dee. S. -The idle itary authorities are planning to build art aerial truimer with earrying. parer trf BOO persons an (la apeed At 80 miles 0,11 gee capacity will be 10,000 tubio motreA. Tho plain te the outoome ef the atrial 1Y10110,911Vrell j11.0 ended, whioh neere ulna:molly eaktisfat- Wry.