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The Wingham Advance, 1915-08-19, Page 2i:FIRRoN vim August 22nd, 3.015 Asa's, Good Rei6n-2 Chronicles 15; 1-15. COMMENTA.It 1. -1. Tie inessage to Asa (vs. 1-7). 1, Tile Beira a God - The Holy Spirit moved the hearts a Men in Old Testament times (2 Ohm, 20; 14; .2420; 2 Peter 1;21). Azarian-We'll know nothing ot tb.is prophet aside from what Is here re- corded. A Prophet is one who brings meseage from God. It may declare future events, or, as in this place, it may be a message of instruction or encouragement. 2. To meet Asa - Asa and his army were returning front their victory over the Ethic/Wan host under erah. Asa had. cried unto the Lord in selmnissiou and faith, and his triuMpli was complete. A large amount a spoil Caine into le hands. The Lord is with you -The condition upon whiclt the Lord was with Asa was that Asa took his place on God's side. This message came both as an encouragement and a warning. No one can, expect the Pre- sence, favor anti help of the Lord un- less he is obedient to Him and earnest and trustful. ff ye seek Hira-Com- pees: the -words of Jesus' in Matt. 7;7. He will forsake you -This truth was verified in the history of God's chosen People again and again. Those Who in their hearts and by their actions reject Clod are rejected by Hain, it is an awful calamity to be forsaken by the Lord. 3. Foe a long season.. without the true God -Various viewo are held regarding these words. Some think reference is made to spiritual conditions in the kingdom of Israel, while others believe that the state of Judah under Rehoboam and Abijah is intended, It is maintained by others that it is a prophecy of future condi- that was wrong. Ile was given the tions among the Jews, and still others promise of success in his work with hold that the words are applicable to the assurance that God would be pre - the times of the Judges. Taken in sent, to give energy to all the powers connection with the fourth verse the and faculties of body and mind. II. Undertaken by the King. Encour- aged by. the words of the prophet, King Asa determined to convene a na- tional assembly and enter into a sol- emn -covenant to beery out the work of reformation. He saw that sin was sapping the foundation of the nation's stability and ,strength and he set him- self to uprocit it. Neither reverence for the dead nor fear of the living was suffered to stand in the way of his obedience to God An independent spirit and a resolute will were combin- ed with his piety. It showed the spirit of the people that they responded •at once to the king's call. The need of the time was manifestly met. Asa and his people manifested truest wisdom when they, by a national act, sought the Benjamin, with such. Israelites as were in sympathy with the new move- ment, were summoned to Jerusalem to covenant to seek God. Asa began at the right place. He did thorough work Up to the limit of his power. Begin- ning with his own hone, he -removed the idols which his father had set up. He put down idolatry with unflinch- ing faitbfulness.-This was followed by public proclamation of a revived faith before the world. There was a thor- ough reformation of character and re- formation oe-life. The heart of the re- vival lay in a revival of their cove- nant with God. The same truths that inspire every true revival in Judah, the faithfulness of God and human re- sponsibility, mercy for the penitent and. punishment for the rebellious. The moralreformation is Suggested by the words, "He took away the Sod- omites out of the land." That was the first step toward a religious reforma- tion. Asa's reform made itself felt in diminishing opportunities for sin, in destroying incentives to sin, in re- moving influences to sin. His confid- ence was displayed by bis repose in God amid peril, by his prayer to God under diffteulty, by the •consecration of himself arid his people to God after their great. victory in battle. The mor- al conditions which surrounded Asa only magnify the grace which made him what he was. Educated by his idolatrous grandmother Maathah, a daughter of the rebellious Absalom, he had to rise to the standard of his an- cestor David before he could cleal with the sin that surrounded him. He stood in strong' contrast to Solomon, the wise king and great monarch who built idol altars for his heathen wives. In so doing Solomon granted to for- eign deities and shameful ,sepersti- tions a foot in the midst of God's peo- ple. AM was the first to stem the tide of sin with which that great ancestor had flooded the land. He was earnest and plot. -T. R. A. ineug? Ily what two things was Asa eneouragee? What great work dicisksa nulertake? Witt waft the Object in, 'ailing' the aeseMbly a all the nation? haSeribe the sacrificethat were made, What Covenant did the people make? ilow was their earnestness shown? What were the feelings of the eeople? What reasons were there for rejoicin,g? PRACTICAL SURVEY. Topies-Reformation In Judah. I. Proposed by the prophet. 11. Undertaken by the king. 1. Proposed by the prophet. The prophet Azarialt met King Asa end his warriors with words of timely tut - monition and warning as they were returning from a notorious campaign. The coneelerer's welcome was a sage from from God. Courage in perceiv- ing and doing the right thing was the- anumbs, 00 special deemed of the hour, A sacred Potatoes. newWig •••, ., 1 duty was presented by the prophet, ,re),%.,°,1„,Ifejeil, ..........g RilkaU 63-90,0 TORONTO MARKETS. AIARitieT. Akirss, new-teid e7 aseleer, cit.nee, dairy „,, 28 cincitens, dressed.. 23 dressed, ie., au; A▪ -4,0413, spring, 0 20 nriteye 1••••• 0 22 . a.ppies, het. .... 0 30 ..Raspberries, box u 07 Red currants, bItt. 0 40 Black currents, bkt, 3, 25 Blueberries, bkt, ., 1 25 Cherries, 11-elt. bet. .... 0 PSS eaolies, bItt. ,, 0 BO eemed who dit as tauch au obligation Cabbage, Can. .c.ra..ie 0 20 lantaloupes, latt. . SO as an endowment to be spirituallY Watermelons. each „ „ 0 35 strong By illustration he showed Cauliflower. doz 1 00 that fidelity to God had prove e to be . S, 00 10 44 lVIAr the condition of proePeritY, while re- Beer, fore(ItuYSA arSte-risV, H-e°WE't.E.,5114B* 050 ligious apostasy Was 0,0 surely follow- Do., hindquartera 15 00 ed by national disaster. The right ii.t•• Veine.ieee.shlgete• ••• 112.1 5000 thing in Judah at that time was to Veta, comMon, -71 60 edbere to Jehovah, :to 004 4 ' ''secforpt W.e. Shop hogs ... •., 12 00 abuses of previous reigns and to ex- serineallieaugs- ." " " ?•200 800 terminate idolatrous rites which had mutton, light 0 been introduced by earlier kings, The prophet laid emphasis upon. the ne- cessity of whole -heartedness in seek- ing God. Only twenty years had el- apsed slime the death of Solomon, yet irreligion and vice had corrupted the nation, The moral condition was deplorable when Asa came to the throne. Tile apoetasy of Solomon had inaugurated a retrogression which was aggravated in the reign of suc- cessive kings, so that for three gener- ations the abominations of the heath- en were increasing. Idolatry was O 30 O 32 0 26 0 18 0 23 025 0 40 O 11 005 1 60 1 65 0 02 0 76 0 69 0 OU 1 00 0 35 (I 30 0 75 50 1 75 511 75 10 00 13 00 12 00 0 00 12 60 10 60 2200 /4 00 SUGAR INIARICET. Sugars are very firm, and quoted as follows:per, Mt. Extra granulated, iledpath's 56 71 De., 20-1b. hags-,, Do., St. Lawrence .7 ., 6 71 2040„ bags . „, 81, Dominion crystals* ..„ „ „ 71 Leak grhailitigeste, iboq. 11 Do 20-1 ...... Do,, 50 2-1b, cartons 7 01 eso„ 20 5-1b. cartons, . .., 7 01 tit 3502041Z. . . ' " 8 82 4!* 4 0 444 ...... Do., Do., brilliant yellow' 6 31 St Lawrence, No. 1 yellow - 0 ill LIVE STOCK. hideous forms, No religious. zeal 15 iramorality concentrated In its most x,(1101yestri to. eacatinttiteIf elggiece..:: ,.... g 88 could have been ' genuine in a mon- do. do. comrlilieli ''........ ..... t 54 , 'arch which did not sweep the land Butcher cowschoice .. .. .. 0 50 do. do. medium ..,5 25 clean of idolatry, Asa was called do. do. canners .. 3 75 upon to be strong in the face of all do. bulls ,.. " " :: 5 00 Feecliug steers ....*::: ::: :.. 6 00 Stockers, choice' .. .. - it 26 do. light , . 5 00 6.11.3pirllitieigres,rscholc..e, each :. .. 6600 0000 Sheep, ewes ..,. .. ... ... 6 26 71!aunciltbssand. culls ... , .. ... 4 00 Hogs, f. and w. off cars,. .. 98 1256 1-1Caigv8e's f :. : ....).. 0.1' : :• . * * .:... .5 0 * .* ..'8 600 sense seems to be that many times they had been without the true God and a proper regard for His worshiP and law, but whenever they turned to him and sought Him they found Him. A teaching priest -There were always priests, but often they were faithless, and through their failure the people were not instructed in the law. 4 In their trouble -Men and nations are Inclined to forget God, but when trouble and distress come they are often led to turn untohim for help. 5. In those times -When God's law was disregarded. No 'peace., great vexations -God has said that there is no peace to the wicked. They may be outwardly prosperous, but within Is turmoil and strife. This was the condition of the elation in their rebel- lion against God. 6. Nation was de- stroyed of nation.- The kingdom of Judah and Israel waged frequent and destructive elan with each other. City of eity-In the times of the judges it was not uncommon for one city to be attacked by another. Adversity --God permitted -hostile nations to make inroads into Israel as judgments upon the nation because' of their. sin. 7 Be ye strong therefore -In view Of God's past dealings with His people there was great encouragement for them to be submissive, trustful and firm. II. Asa encouraged (v. .8). 8. the prophecy of Oded-R is evident that either the words, "Azariah the son of", have been omitted or the word "Obed" has crept into the text from a marginal note, for the phophet here mentioned is the same one whose name is given in the first verse. Took courege-there were two strong reas- ons why Asa should. he full of eour- age. He had gained a remarkable victory over the Ethiopians through the help of the Lord. and. the pro- phet had come to him with a most inspiring message. Put away....idols -his courage moved him to action. He had already made an effort to to destroy idolatry (2 Chron, 14:3), but the prophet's message, following his great victory, urged him on to another strong effort to complete the work. Out of the cities -Asa consider- ed that his responsibility -did not end • with. Judah and Benjamin, but ex- tended to all the territory providen- tially under his eontrel. His father had taken from Israel the cities Bethel and jesh.anah (2 .Chron. 13:19) Mount Ephraim -the mountainous region of the tribe of Ephraim. Re- newed the altar of the Lord -This 'was the great brazen altar (2 Chron. . 4:1), the altar of burnt -offering, and stood before the porch of the temple. III -A great assembly (vs. 9:11) 9. All Judah and Benjamin -the tribes which constituted the kingdom of Judah. Asa desired that the reforms he had undertaken should be most thorough and wide -spread, hence his calling an assembly of the people. Strangers -those belonging to the kingdom of Israel who were drawn to Judah by the great reformation there in progress. In abundance -a genuine revival of religion always attracts the people, The Lord his God was with him -the Lord was with him becauee he took his peel - tion onl the side Of truth and right- eonsness. and did his duty in, the destruction of idolatry. Idolatry was prevalent in the kingdom of Israel and many of the people longed for something better, and when they say that God was with Judah they flocked thither, 10. Gathered.... in the third month -the assembly was held at Jerusalem at the feast of Pentecost, fifty days after the Pass- over. 11. They Offered unto the Lord -They who expect help front the Lord make their offering to hint. IV. A soletin .covettant (vs. 12-15), 12, Entered into a covenant -1. The People realleed their need, 2. They made their offering to God, 8. They made solemn vows to the Lord. It is an easy-going, worldly religien thet does not take hold upon the eon- redences of mat. All their heart.... all their soul -The eXpression used in - chides the entire being, pltysical, ina tellectual and moral. The pledge made to seek the Lord thus could not fail 01 reetilts, 13. Would not seek the Lord, etc. -Thus no toleration was given to idolatry, so that it must be rooted out; and, that this covenant might be properly binding, they con- firmed it 'With an oath, and God ac- cepted them and their Services: - Clarke, See EXod. 22. 20; Deut, 13. 0-15; 17, 2-6, 14. With a loud voice - They believed they were doing the rIght thing and Were tiot ashamed. They were intenseir in earnest. TheY were eXereissd in a good cause. Trums peta-Crooked horns. Comets -- Straight horns. 15. ReJoiced-Tbe peo- 'Ole had done their •part and God fel- filled Ms prOntise, Joy forme a large part of trite religion. Questions, ---What kings had reigned before Aga in jrulali? Who was king in Israel at this time? What prophet came to Asa? What message did he • WESTERN CROPS Highly Optimistic Reports From • Three Provinces. Winnipeg- Iteport.-A report on crop conditions, issued this morning by the Canadian Northern. Railway, (Meares the continued very warm weather is having a splendid effect on ripening grains , atnI correspon- dents at most points agree -that har- vesting wilt Oe generel throughout the prairie provinces about Aug. 20. A few points nave already commenced cutting, \virile a few others will not begin general harvesting util the end ot August or the first of September. A heavy yield is expected in practi- cally all districts, only a few report- ing damage front frost or hail. Calgary, ,Alta., Report -After a Dying tour of the south country, and after stedying reports from the north, P. L. Naismitia Manager of the Can- adiah Pacific Department of National Resources, estimates the total value ot Alberta's crop, melee harvested, at One hundred million dollars. This is an average of $200 per head foe every man, woman Enid child in the pro- vince. Meese Jaw, Sask., Iteport.---E, N. Iloekins, of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Directorate, interviewed on the crop says: "I have seldom if ever, seen better prospeets than Manifest themeelvea to -day. The warm weather of the past fortnight has done ail that was want- ed, and tb- harvest wiltbe started atout the normal period. By another week reapers will be busy all (woe the country, and from extuninaticms 1 have made of the erops for miles around the city, 1 think they Will tUrn out about an average, With Prices So mucb advanceci over what thee usu- ally are, theoinonetery Valtle bf the crop will be the greatest ever lttlOWri. In the WeSt. There is every rettison for satisfaction and beeline*: men and formers alike May shake handover Ile prospect." RECORD CROI) Says Dominion Bulletin On Fall Wheat Harvest. 8 80. 8.60 7 62 0 60 7 00 Ottawa, Report. -A bulletin issaed this afternoon by the Census anti Statistics =Me et tne Department of Trade and Commerce states that the fall wheat harvest is expected to be the greatest on mot. The,prelbniu- ary estimate of the average yiele per acre of fall wheat le Canada for 191§ eS.10 bucthels, as compared with 21,41 bushels last year, mid wlth 21.78 bushels, the averagt or the five years, 1910 and 1914. The nulletin reaas: "The narvest- ed area of fall wheat itt the five pro- vinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Sas- katchewan, Alberta, and British Col- umbia amounts la 1915 to 1,203,700 acme, as compared with 073,300 acres in 1914, and the total estimat- ed Yield to 33,957,800- butthels, as compared. with 20,837,000 bushels in 1914, and increase in total yield o163 per cent, in area harvested. lit aver- • age Yield Per acre and in total yield the fall wheat harvest of 1915 is • therefore expected to be the largest on record, In Ontario the total esti- mated yield is 27,080,000 bushels from 972,000 acres, an average of 27,86 bushels per acre, and in Alberta, the total yield is 6,225,000 bushels, from 215,700 acres, an average of 23,86 bushels per acre. "The estimated yield of hay and clover for 1915 is 10,589,800 tons, from 7,875,000 acres, as compared with 9,206,000 tons from. 7,997,000 acres in 1914., the average yield per acre beleg 1,34 tons, as compared with 1.15 tons in 1914. Alfalfa shoese a total yield of 158,755 tons from 92,- 665 acres, as compared with 129,780 tons from 90,385 acres in 1914; the average yield per acre is 1,71 tens as compared with, 1.44 tons." 5 76 4 25 7 25 7 50 7 00 0 00 90 00 90 00 7 00. 5 00 9 '75 9 50 10 50 OTHER MARKETS. WINNIPEG GRAIN OPTION'S, Open. High. Low. Close. Oct. 1 041/4, 1 04% 1 034 1 031/ ... 1 us% 1 03% 1 0210 1 0259 May ... ... 1 09 1 09 1 07% 1 0319 Oats- ... 0 39% 0 3919 0 39% 0 3919 jIlax— Oct.„ . 1 47% 1 4719 1 444 1 4419 MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET. Minneapolis -Wheat -No. 1 hard, 51.52; No. 1 Northern, $1.39 1-2 to 51,49; Septem- ber, 51.04 1-2;"Ded5inber, 51.03 7-8, ' Corn -No. -3 yellow, 81 1-2 to 820. Oats -No. 3_ white, new, 45 to 460. Flour declined fancy patents 56.90; first clears, 55.70; second elears, $3.90. Shipments, 37,100 barrels. Bran, 521, DULUTH GRAIN MARKET. Duluth, Minn. -Linseed cash, 51.64 1-4; September, 51.63 3-4; December, 51.64; December, 51.64. Wheat -No. 1 hard, 51.52 7-8; No. 1 Northern, 51.98 7-8 to 51.51 7-8; No. 2 Northern, 51.46 7-8; September, 51.013 7-8; December, 51.05 1-4 to 51.05 3-8, THE CHEESE) MARKETS. London, Ont. -Seven factories boarded 911 boxes of August make cheese. Bid, 11. 1 -2 -to 12e. No sales on the board. Belleville.-Theie were 1,967 boxes of white and 60 boxes colored cheese offered; 1,782 sold at 12 1-4c; 50 colored sol dat 12 7-16c; balance refused. Watertown, N. T.,' -Cheese sales, 7,600 boxes, at 12 1-8 to 12 1-4e. MONTREAL LIVE STOCK. Receipts were -Cattle 1,800; calves 700; sheep Ind lambs 2,209; hogs 1,200. Prime beeves 8 to 8, 1-4; medium 6 3-4 to 7 3-4; common 4 1-2 to 5 1-2. Calves 5 to 8 1-2; Sheep 6 to 6. Lambs 7 to 8. Hogs 9 1-2 to 9 3-4. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. • Cattle, receipts ---18,000. Market weak. Beeves, native 0 00 10 23 Western steers0 '75 9 00 Cows and heifers .. 3 10 - 0 09 Calves ... . 00 11 15 Hogs, receipts 32,0011 ” Market, unsettled. Light 77 1800 Mileixaevdy . . . . .. 76 60111 ' 605 710 ettiogusg . 6 05 620 33 Sheep, recei* * 6 60 7 pts16,000. Market steady. Sheep •• 5 90 606 Lambs, native,6 75 8 05 BUFFALO LIVE STOCK. • East Buffalo, Despatch -Cattle receipts 3,830 heati; active; prime steers 9.60 to 10.1,0; shipping 0.50 to 9.40; butchers 7.00 10 8.55; heifers 6.00 to 8.6u; cows 3.50 to t.25 mulls 5.011 to 7.50. Yeats, receipts 1,000 head; slow, 4.53 to 12.00. Hogs, receipts 151000 head; slow; heavy 7.26 to 7.35; mixed 1.40 to 7.85 ;workers 8.15 to 8,15; pigs 8.15 to 8.25; roughs 5.75 to,5.86; stags 4.60 to 5.25. Sheep and lambs, receipts 5,000 head; slov,r; lambs 5.900 to 9.00; year11ngs-4,50 to 7,50; wethers 6.75 to 7.00; ewes 3.00 to -0.50; sheep, mixed 6.5 Oto 6.75, LIVERPOOL PRODUCE. Wheat, spot, quiet - No. 1 Manitoba, northern Dulath-lls, 7d. No. 2 Manitoba -11s, 9d. No. 3 Manitoba -11s, Id. Corn, Spot, quiet. America, mixed, new -9s. Flour, winter patents --43s, Od. Hops in London (Pacific Co8st)-£4, 15i to 15, 16s. Clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs, -61s. Long clear nilddles,11 ght, 28to341bs.-- 69e. Long clear_ middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs. --68s, 6d. Short, clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs. --50s. Shoulders, square, 1 to 13 lbs. -59s. Lard, pri mewestem in tierces, new - 38s, 6d; old -40s. • American, refined -41s, NI. Butter, 9dfinest S., 50 lb. boxes -40s, , Cheese, Canadian, finest white, new - 735, Colored.' -749. Australian in Londor1-39s, 90, Turpentine, spirits -34s, 3d. Resin, common -11s, 3d. Petroleum, refined -0 1-40. Linseed Oil, nominal, • 1 Cotton Seed 011, hull refined, spa- - Sts, 6d. COL LAN DRY Fifth Brigade Head, in Poor Health, Gives Up Command. Montreal, Aug. 16.-A special cable to the Gaeette front Folkestone says: Lieut. -Col, Landry, of the Fifth Bri- gade, has at his oWn request been trattaferrecl to assist Major--Generat Steele at the ttaining depot. His health of late hag net been good. eft - °ugh to enable Col, Landry to go to thflfrlantd ett.-Col, David Watson, of Que. bee, in Outland of the second battal- ion, has been recommended for the eellimaed of the 'Fifth Brigede. LE PAS ELECTION DATE. VV'inniptts, Aug, 36. -The Manitoba, (40v- erninent has decided to hold the Le Pas election ori. Wednesday. fleptember 1, with nominations on Augest 25, Hon, Edward Brown, Provincial Treasurer, iti tile Gov. eminent cdndidate for Le Pas, while Horace Halcrow is spoken of as the probable. Conservative candidate. - PORTUGUESE CRUISER AdItteluNn Paris, Aug. 14... -The Portuguese eruiser Republican, which ran aground near Pe. niche, south of Lisbon, white on her way to Oporto, Is hot believed to be bi a dangeroue$lt1o11, according to aa", viees trent Pcniche, where the crew Ws - embarked after the warship Struck, It vas Matti that it was expeeted the Ile. Phtlielitileinidermid be floated on the -next 61. • • MORE •TROUBLE FOR FAHMEPIS Damaged Crops Need Many More Men to Harvest SHOOT ITEMS Of THE NEWS OF THE HI And Helpers Seem Extremely Hard to Get. More Canadian Troops Have Ar-.. rived in England for Ser- vice at tile Front. AVIATOR KILLED Small Boy Playing With Rifle Has Usual Result at Peterboro. Toronto Report, -That a serious situation will confront the farmers of Ontario should it become neeessa for them, as a result of the mashing down of the grain by recent store s, to secure a large amount, of extra halp to get in the crops, is admitted by of- ficials of the Department or Agrisul- ture. ' • Since the wind and rain storm 9r a week.ago: the Department or Colon- ization and Immigration has reee'ved an unusual number of applications from farmers, asking for immediate help, but has been able to fill only a few of them. • In an endeavor to get in touch with men who_would go on the farm, ad- vertisements were pla;ced'in the daily newspapers, but the response has been disappointing. "I do not suppose we are getting more than an average of five good men a day," stated MI-. Macdopnel, Director of Colonization and Immi- gration. "On the whole, a very poor class of labor has applied. Of ,course experienced farm hands ars most in demand but any intelligent man who is willing to work can find work on farms." - One thing that makes it difficult for farmers to get extra help now is that most of the men who have had any harvesing experience at all are get- ting ready to go West for the larger wages paid workers in the Western wheat fields. A number of men have applied -for nieces where they can work until the call comes from the West, but ,Ontario farmers want men fnr a month Or two at least, and a large' percentage of them are ready to give good men eear-round employ- ment. CHOLERA IN VtaihRTTEMBEHG A virtual ultimatum was sent to the warring factions in IVIexico to stop fighting, Wm. Moulton, 66 George s street, was drowned in the Toronto Bay on Sunday afternoon, The German Admiralty announces that Commander Zerch wie drowned by the slaking of the 11-12, Archbishop Maslen Mid the corner- stone at the new St. Vincent de Paul's Roman Catholic Church, . Rehm reservists on their way home made demonstrations against interned German ships in Boston harbor. fl'he horseshoers of Ontario hela their annual picnic at Mohawk Park, Brantford, -Saturday„ blacksmiths be, ing present from all parts of the Pro- vince. Richard E. Mooney,- of Maidstone, Oat., one of the oldest and best- known farmers in Essex County, died Sunday after a, long illness, lie was 71 years old. ,Colonial Secretary Boner Law wired Governor Davidson. , of New- foundland, Sunday, that the 1st bat- talion, Newfoundland Regiment, was ordered to Egypt, e, Geneva, Aug. 12, via Paris, Aug. 16. -(Delayed in transmission) -Asiatic cholera ahs appeared at Connstatt, Wuerttemberg. An official notice says that only one case has developed - that of a German soldier on leave, who contracted the disease in Galicia -and that evety precaution is being used to prevent spreading of the contagion. BACKS REDMOND Catholic Organ Supports His tte- fusal of Papal Plan. Montreal, Aug. London cable to the GaZette says. The appeal of the Bishop of Limerick to John Red- mond to take the first step towards the Pope's appeal for peace has not only been refused by the Irish leader, but is discouraged by tho Catholic or- gan, the Tablet, whieli, While admit- ting that the appeal of the 131stiop of Limerick will everywhere receive the attention it deserves, recalls PremitIr Asquith's words at Guildhall, witlt he eard to the vindicatiott and reStora- lion of Dellfluta's independence. "That object has not been attained," says the Tablet, "and we owe it to our dead to say that they haee not died in vain.' DEPORT, ALIENS /ndia, Will Send Away Those of tnemy Countries. London, Aug. 15, ---The llovernment of India, according to a special despatch from 01(1110, has been obliged to adopt. more &oldie measures in the treatment of' 1111011 'enemies throughout the P.Impire. The despatch says: statement describing in detail' the rt.ottsures fol. Interment, surveillance and rtgistration hitherto api.11N1 to alien enemies in India has been issued by the Government. It states that the prolong- ation of tile war and the bitterileas aroused by lierman savagery have now Altered the nattier), besides adding to . the continued strain of Seiler- vielon. 11. has accordingly been decided, lth it,e apm'oval 02 ti State or India, to repatriate all women, eldidren and men of non-military age as soon es the neeessary arrangements can be carried out." POUND AT $4.66 English Sterling Reaolies LQw Record On N. y. Exchange. New i.rerk, Aug. 10. -The Englisit Peend sterling fell to -day to the leweet American value within the memory of man Normally gaeten at 4.85 in toreign exchange, It opened to -day At 4.07, a loss of two cents from Satur- day's low record of 4.69, Greater de- morallzatioe was Shown by the foreign exchange market at to -day's opening than ever recorded here before. Irrench money, likewise, was weaker than on Saturday. Paris cheques were quoted at 5.97, a weakening 91 seven Conte over the Bentley holiday. At this rate it requires almost sae framea to buy an Amerlean Rates went tumbling to lower.levele 0111 during the afteriteon. During the OVA hour pounds sterling lost an- other penny, going tp 4.6es three ceuts under Saturday's low records, and trance went to 6.00, g further loss of bree cents. - o The Toronto Railway Company has been given leave by the Railway Board to appeal to the Supreme Court' of Canada concerning its liability to. contribute to the cost of the subway at Avenue Reed, • It is officially announced that the steamer Eagle Point, with two offi- cers and one hundred rank and file of the Canadian Artillery, also two officers of the R.A.M,C. and veterin- ary officer, have arrived aafely in England. The death of Edward Hett, invent- or of the multicolor printing press, has been anounced at his home in Staten Island. He was born in Chi- cago forty-eight years ago, but went to New York when in his 'teens, A drowning accident occurred about noon Sunday when Charlie Lochart, 16 years of age, second son of Eze- kiel Lochart, fourth concession,' Kin- loss, lost his life in Purvis Lake, about tete miles- from Lucknow, Ont. Lawrence Lyon, 24 years old, of Ithaca, an aviator of the Curtiss School at Hammondsport, loot his life at Conesus Lake, near Rochester, . late Saturday afternoon, when the plane which he was driving above the lake turned over inthe air and dropped into the water, Alfred Collier; Deputy Registrar of deeds for Dufferin, since the forma- tion of the county in. 1881, died sud- denly at his residence in Orangeville Saturday morning, shortly after nine olelock as he was Preparing to go to the Registry Office, Clarence Guerin, eight-year-old son of Mrs, Noel Guerin, Peterboro, was instantly killed Saturday morning at the residence of Miss Crough, Douro township, He was playing with a loiasdebdodly. .lfle, which. discharged into h 2,000 AMERICANS Fighting in the Canadian Ranks, Says Gen. Hughes. .London, Aug. Ie. -There are no fewer than 2,000 Amerleatis s in the ranJS of the Canadian military colt- tingent, saki Major-Gensral Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia, at a meeting of Americans held here last night. "I have, already written Ietters of gratitude any sympathy," said General Hughes', "to mothers of more than elle hundred Americans boys who have .fallen while fighting in Flanders aloegalde of Canadian comrades. More than 2,000 enlisted, and we could have many more if we wished. Any number of West Point ers offered their services, as officers, _and some are now with ue." 4 • • 29 WOUNDS Liverpool Scottish Soldier Suray Gat His Share. New York, Aug. 16.- The Ameriean Line steamer New York arrived here Sueday from Liverpool with 502 pas- sengers, among whom were a itumber of British And Canadian business Men. John Costello-, who Made this trip the New York as a, steward to re- cuperate front a tend In 10 military hospital, has been sine° Ibe beginning ef the war d member of the Liverpool Scottish. During'a recent charge from the trenchez in France hist conipany, he eaid, Wes nearly wiped out, "but we gave the enemy as good as they handed to US." Costello for his part in the battle showed teVenty-nine wounds made by bayonets and rifle • bullets, 4 • • s GOLD FOR AMERICA. London, Aug. 16, --The Bank of Eng. land to -day bought 250,000 in foreign coin, and sold 41,800,000 in gold, Pre- sumably for America. Money 3 at 4 per cent. Dlseonnt rates, short bills 4% per tent,; three months, 0 per tent, DESTRUCTIVE THISTLE APPEARS Chatham, Aug. 10.' -One tho worst weeds known to bee:inlets haS made its appearance in Kent Connty. Sponsor for this statement is J. 11, Smith, I. 11. '5. The perennial Smith •Thistle, its it is commonly known in several eountriee, hes been discovered by Mr. Smith on the C.. W. and 1. 70. ear 01100 Just reelli of the ninth concession, ,Italeigh Township, CAMPAIGk FOR MACHINE SUNS Brantford Has Raised More Than Amount Proposed. Lambton County Council Urged to Give Twenty -Five. TENONS fiGIN SHELL BELGRADE Serbian Capital Under Fire •of Austrian Heavy Gulls. Brantford, Aug, 15. -After slightly more- than one week, the campaign- ing for the pops fund with which machine guns or other military equipment will be purchased for Can- adian troops in France, has now been brought to a successful conclusion. Not only has the amount aimed at been fully subscribed, but it is prob- able, that two or three thousand more will be turned in. The fund was given a boost yesterday morning when the employees of the Massey -Harris Coin- pany, undertook to supply money for one machine gun, which costs $1,000. Two other large subseerplions were al- so received in cheques for $500 from John Cohoe and Franklin Grobb. The fund to date now totals $20,442.36, and there are still a -few lists to be turn- ed in. Balkan Forces, in Reply, Bombard City of Loudon, Aug. 15.-Bombardnient 02 Belgrade, the Serbian ceeltal, nas been resumed by the Austrians with large calibre nowitzers, morning to an of- fitial correspondent, The text of the statement follows: "Tim Enemy yesterday bombarded. Belgrade with leraelisalibee howitzers. There was tio loss.of lite. The bent- bardment ceasea after we shelled Sem- lin (in Austria on le tongue of land formed by the junction of the Danube and the Save opposite 'Belgrade, with which it Is connected by a railway bridge) and Panscova (across the Dan- ube from Belgrade in Austria), caus- ing fires in Semlin and a panic in Panscova," Fredericton, N. B. Aug. 15.- The CanadMn Club of Predercton, which Is affiliated with the Board of Trade, has donated five machine guns for the Canadian forces. Mr. Archibald Fraser of Fraser, Limited, gave one gun, and. the Gunter family of the city,another. The three others were obtained by popular subscription. Originally the intention was to raise funds for two guns only, but the committee were so enchaast ouraged oInbtativnoedorfo trhrfehree.days sufficient v In addition to the above the St. Andrew's Society of Fredericton and the ladies of the city have raised funds for ono gun each. This makes .seyen guns to date, or a sten of $7,000, with a Possibility of another In the near future. Harrieton, Aug. 15. -At a meeting of the Harriston Patriotic Committee, W. 0, Chambers, M. P. P., and ex, Mayor John Meiklejohn, each con- tributed $500 for the purchase of a machine gun to be used preferably by the 34t11 battalion, with which quite a number of local officers and men are serving. Windsor, Ont., Aug. 15. -Not only will this city contribute toward pur- chase of an aeroplane, but it will furnish funds for at least two ma- chine guns for the forces. The Fin - has recommended $2;000 appropria- tion for the guns and a subscription has been started by citizens for an- other gun. C r goumn.mittee of the City Council _ Watford, Ont., Aug. 15. -The citi- zens of Watford have taken the ini- tiative in a proposal to have the Lambton County Council purchase twenty-five machine guns for the Canadian troops. The purchase money may be taken out of the general fends of the County. . • 4 • • —,-- KILLED HIMSELF Irishman Had Shot at War Reg- istry Enumerators. Wellington Mutual ; Fire ins, Co. Eetabliened 1840. 174114 OMR°, ciVEUIII,, ONT. Waits. taken (41 ail dams ot able property on the cash or premiunt. not. system. GEO. 01.6401,4141, ;MN IWTIDSON' Praiiident Secretary RITCHIE & COVIN,O, Agent', WInoham, Ont. Reports that the Germans and Aim- trians had mobilized forces estimated at from 300,000 to 400,000 men along the Serblan frontier preparatory to a campaign to crush the Serbians and open a Way for the shipment of mun- itions to Turkey have been received from various eources in the past week. There have been several clashes be- tween the Serbs and Austrians o11 the frontier la the past few days, but nothing to indicate that Serbian ter- ritory has been invaded, Belgrade was occupied by the Aus- trians after a siege on December 2, 1914, but was reoccupied by the Ser- bians twelve days later following a fierce battle. The recapture of their -capital by the Serbs was followed by a victorious campaign which cleared the country of invaders. Until a few days ago the Austrians made ea further attempts to crush their small neighbor, and the intervening time has been occupied by the Serbians in reorganizing their • forces and preparing for a resumption of military activities, Dublin, Ireland, Aug, 16. -David Johnston was found dead this morning Underneath a window of his house le Lurgan, County Armagh, in which for two days he withstood the siege of the constabulary. A bullet wound below his eye, and an empty revolve r chtteh- ed in his hand, indicated he had used his last cartridge to cheat the police cf their quarry. Johnston, Who is be- lieved to have been mentally irrespon- sible,precipitated the' trouble oh Sat- urday -by firing at registry enumera- tors who went to his home to deliver the official forms in Connection with the natonal registration - now milder way.. •,•••••••••••••••...,-** A GERMAN BRUTE Left His Family to StarVe On Northern Ontario Island. North 130,y, Ag. 16,-A story of tin. *usual cruelty was brought to town oh Saturday by Provincial Constable Le- febvre, A tlerman farmer babied Wil- liam Drehro, who lives at hiss Lake, back of Wanapitel, on the C. N. R., 'Nees ar- rested on Friday, and lodge Itt he ;Ian Sudbory, oii the charge or non-sup- port, On Monday last Brehm peeked ids Wife and four small 'clilleren in a, low boat, and landed than on a, lonely is- land. For four days and a halt the fam- ily subsisted on berries they picked and the only covering they bad through, the inclement Weather Wee an old. blatiket. When diseoveed by the police, they were In fl. pitiable tondition. Airs. Ilreltin Is enceinte, The inhuman father wits arrested and taken to Sudbury, where he appeared before Magletrate Brodie, rout his ease, was remanded for a week te enable the wife to leatify. WESTERN CROP OUTLOOK, Winnipeg, Aug. review of crop conditions, issued yesterday by the cirand Trunk Paelfic Railway, summarizes the attention In this way: "Owing to the eontinued warm weath- er of the past period conditions over the entire line are most •eatisfattory.All grains aro ripening very fast Alla Isar - vesting will commence earlier than at Mat anticipated. All reports reeelveel are exeeptially Vete. SUNK BY MINE Norwegian Steamer Maricoptt Not • a Sub, Victim. Dudley Holmes BARroartR, 09410tTQR1 Moot Moor 13.1ook, Winchlun, R. Vanstone 5ARRIeTRRAND SOLACITOR. Money to loan at lowest rates. WINGHAM. Arthur' J. Irwin DoD.13„ LOA, Dolotor of Dental Surgery of the Penn- sylvania College and Licentiate of Dental Surgery of Ontario. Office In Macdonald Block. G. H. Ross o.p.s., L.D.S., Honor Graduate of the Royal College of Dental Surge,ous ef Ontario, Honor Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Moe Over H. E, Ward & Co.'s Store Christiania, Aug. 16, via London. - At a tnaritime court of inquiry into the damage sustained by the Norwe- gian tank steamship Maricopa in the North Sea last May, while on a voyage , from Port Arthur, Texas, to Holland, Captains Brusgaard and Stotwalt, Norwegian shipping experts, both agreed that the injuries were caused not by torpedoing, but by the explo- sion of a mine. Fragments of metal from the mine were found on the steamer. Dutch experts already had reached a shriller conclusion. •4. POLAND'S FUTURE Berlin Tageblatt Attacks Proposal . for Autonomous State. Amsterdam, Aug. 16, via London. - The Berlin Tagebiatt, a copy of whieh has been received here, in an attack on the proposals for an autonomous Poland, says : "What interests have we, Germany and Austria, in creating an autono- mous Polaud, which would pursue economic interests opposed to ours? A Poland which would persue econ- omic interests perhaps in accord wfth Russia, or.with only one of the allied Germanic powers, would not be a guarantee, but a danger, to future peace. "How could Poland be expected to reconcile her economic interests with those of both Germany and Austria- litaigary, when these powers have been unable heretofore always to ad- just their ecomonic differences?" TURKS AT OUTS War Party Troubled by Luke- warm Heir to Throne. • London, 411g, 16. -An Athens dee- patch to the Daily Telegraph says: "At a recent meeting of the Youue Turks, the geestion el a regency was discussed, on the groand that Sultan Mohammed V, is far from well, en 1 incapable of attending ,te affairs of state. "The situation is Complicated, how- ever, by the knowledge that Crown Priuce Yussof Izzedin is lukewarm In his attitude towards the war. In the hope of convincing the Crown Prince that all is going well, party leaders recently persuaded him to pay a per- sonal visit to the Dardanelles front." QUIET AT NOGALES, Nogales, Aug. 16. -Quiet prevail. ed yesterday an both the Meseean and A.mericall sides of the town, after a riot Saturday night between Am- erican soldiers and Mexicans here. R. is reported that several Americans were arrested on the lSOnoro side in retaliation torthe attack on Mexican soldierby Americans, but no con- firmatioit Was reeeived of reports last night than an American soldier had been killed. The disturbance here was started by a half-dozen intoX.I. catee Mexiciatis, arnled with keives and guns, who annomteed their in- tention of "cleaning up" the "grin. gee," • 6* PARIS DRUG TRAFFIC GROWS. crease in the traffic in cocaine and morphine- in this 'City has been (Lis - closed by recent potiee raids. ;WM. bars of the &amber of daputies are denlanding the passage of laws pro- viding more severe plinishment for traffickers in druga. The pollee of Paris have deelded to deport Culprits until the proposed legisietiOn is pro- vided. AUSTRIA CALLS iz.veAtt.buss. Rome, Aug. 15. -Th b age limit for ulna tary service In the Attistrian arm,v says a Vienna. despatch, has been greatly alter- ed. BOYS or 11 will hereafter beeeligible to stove, while men of 62 will be liable to a 9111111t0t111. The lateat themes trilled, to the tolora ere eh their way to the front, W. R. Hamby B.Sc., M.D., C.M. Special attention paid to diseases of Women, and Children, having taken postgraduate work in Sur- gery, Bacteriology and Scientific, Medicine, Office in the Kerr residence, be- tween. the Queen's Hotel and the Baptist Church, All business given careful attention. Phone 54. P. 0. )3ox 118 • Robt. C. Redmond • M.R.C,S. (Eng.) (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. (Dr. Chisholm's old stand). General Hospital (Under Government Inspection). • Pleasantly situated, beautifully fur- nished. Open to all regularly licensed physicians. Rates for patients (which include board and nursing) -$4,.90 to $15.00 per week, according to location of room. For further information - Address MISS L. MATHEWS, SUperl nte ndent, Box 223, Wingham, Onto Mr. R. T. Cowell A. L. C. M. Organist asd Choirmaster of St. An. drew's Church. Teacher of Pianoforte, Singing, Violin. Pianos and Organs. tuned and repaired WINGHAM, ONT, Drs. Parker & Parker Osteopathic Physicians and Neurologists, LISTOWEL and WINGHAM. 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