HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1915-09-02, Page 2suppose that water had been -carried
to the Plaee of taterlfice before Elijah
wee ready to 11110 it.
Ij Caate twar-in ealut -And truAtful
1,ord .6cd. Abralurn, is
ita,on (..f haTiti- • Elli)let addrem to
wade IA) valuate*. that Ito
,••etld ottl,t, to wit mi h wite an-
iftlitim. Let it 1)1. hnown.---Tio pro-
phet wished tow t1l1t3g.4 made _clear;
1113,t, that there Nes a God in Israel.
.0111 FetOlid, that he was eleel's servant.
T. lear tae, 0 Lort-Elintids seen-
denee in God find.) most oronouncea
expresion in Lite words ef tbis brief
prayer. The enswer was not delayed,
Tilrned their iteart haele agein-esis
great aveire was that the people
shonla turn front iaoaltry to Gen. ;18.
The the of the Lora fell-Tbere was
no. mietalting its airection nor its
leaver. It raw from -above and barn-
dowpwara. commeneiag wita tbe
fiett and ending withto Wates in
the ,trenth. 20. Fell on their faces -
They were not only -contineed that it
vne the work of God, but fell down
before him in an act of wonship.
Lord, lie IS the God -The test had
declared the existenee and power of
Jehovah, and the victory of Elijah
over the propnete ef Baal were taken
down to the Km- Kishon tent slain.
This was in accordance with God's
law that idolaters were to In eut to
death, Tbe vimlication of Jehovah
ehowed that Baal-worsben Was false
Worship, arid that the followere of
Baal were either deceived or tem -
selves leeeivers.
Quest ion S. -To whom was Elijah
sent? 'What was the foaling. of the
king toward Elijah? •Who arranged
ter the- anembly at Mount Carmel.
What test wns to he made? Who re
Lesson X. Sept. 5, 1915.
Filjah ana the Propbets of Baals--
1. Ithige 18: id -10.
Commentaryeel. Elijah meeta, Ahab
(vs. 16-20). The time emno when the
Lord would tut an eud to the droaght
had brought great dietrese to
Italica. Ahab and Ins servant Obedialt
lied startea out in differc:4 direetions
lii tearelt of pasturage to save the
fluke and heards front etarvatton.
1.110a1i nut Obadiah, eat the Way and
aenouneed that he would meet Ahab.
Obadiah knew that the king had
scught for the prophet and feared
that, it he told Ahab where he was,
he would disappear and still farther
elude his search. Elijah aSsured Oba-
diah that he would meet Allah, and
Obadiah told the king, who at Once,
went to meet the prophet. Itpou, meet -
hot him he accused Elijah of bringing
the ilrought and the accompanying
dietresses upon Israel. thhe prophet
boldly told, the king that his ohm aaa
those., of his fathers house hail
brought the trouble on the nation.
Elijah immediately became the master
of the situation and told Aletb to
summon the prophets of Baal arid
theee. of ASherali, the female deity
verreeponding to Baal, to Mount Car-
mel, and Ahab gathered the prophets
there. The place of meeting was on
the eastern part of Mount Carmel,
from which point the Mediterranean
Sea can. be seen to the west, and the
beautiful plain ot Esdraelon to the
east. Jezreel, Ahab's capital, was in
Plain sight, as also the scene of sev-
eral ot Israel's historic battle%
IL A test proposed (vs. 21-S4). Not
only had the prophets assembled at
Meant Carmel, but .also the people
came. Elijah called upon the people
to cease halting, or limping and stag-
gering about between the worship 01
lc:bevel). and that of Baal. It was to
be definitely determined which was
the true God. He was the only repre-
sentative ot the true religion, and the
Prophets of Baal were many, but be
proposed the test .ot an answer by fire
to show the people the truth. No one
but an Elijah could put forth such a
challenge, and he did it in the fear
of the Lord ond in faith in him. The
reople could only declare the test to
be a fair one. The followers of Baal
claimed much - for the power of their
deity. He was the sun-god, and con-
eequently was in touch with the pow-
erful agency, fire; hence he would be
expected to respond to Elijah's chal-
lenge and sena fire to consume the
reterifice.
111. Baal proved powerless (vs. 25-
29). Elijah called upon the- prophets
to choose their bullock for a =rifler:
and prepare, it, and then call upon
their gods for an answer by fire. lie
thought best to caution them to put
no tire under the sacrifice, for he
doubtless knew the trickery to which
the followers of falise gods sometimes
resorted. Ho gave theni the first
chance to show what their deity, Baal,
the sun-god, could do. There was no
lack of earnestness on the part of the
worshippers of Baal. They called
loudly, and exercised themselves vio-
kntly in the hope that fire might fall
to consume the sacrifice. There is a
tradition that a man was concealed
tinder the altar that he might kindle
the fire at the proper time, but he
was smothered before he lighted it.
This is only a tradition and cannot
• be depended on. With all the frantic
efforts of the Baal -worshippers no fire
fell. Elijah held them up to ridieule
in the taunts which he hurled at them,
and this spurred them on to cry more
loudly and to leap more frantically.
They even cut their flesh with knives
until the blood flowed. They tried
from morning until the time of the
evening sacrifice, or o'clock, to get
an answer, but their efforts were all
ie. vain. Elijah was certain that this
would be the outcome, but the priests
of Baal had exerted themselves to the
utmost with the hope that he would
apply fire to their sacrifice.' They had
occupied nearly the entire day. They
bad called upon their god with loud
voices. They had inflicted pain upon
themselves. There was nothing more
that they could do. They had signally
failed. It was deeply humiliating to
them to acknowledge that Baal was
.cither unstable or unwilling to do what
they most earnestly deaired. Their
only hope, after his failure to answer,
wns that Elijah's efforts would be
equally unsuceeasful. It would then
appear that the God whom Elijah
served was no more powerful than was
Bead
IV. The answer by fire (vs. 30-40).
30. 'Come near -There was a calmness
in the prophet's manner that was in
strange contrast to the frenzy Of the
Baal -worshippers. The people were in-
vited to witness all that was to be
done. Repaired the altar -Not the
altar of Baal but an altar of Jehovah
that had been used long before this
time, 31. Twelve stones -It is notice-
able that Elijah recognized Israel, not
as two kingdome, but as e.omposed of
twelve tribes. See Josh, 4.5 Israel shall
be thy name -Israel means "prince of
God," and was the name given tu
.lacob Peniel (Gen, 32. 28). 32. In
the name of the Lord -This expression
characeerizes all of Elijah's acts. It
was for to honor of Jehovah that the
people and the priests were called to-
gether at Carmen A treneh-To eaten
the water that was to be poured Upon
the saerifice. Two measures- Tile
measure was the "seah," containing
from one and One half to three gal-
lons. Some think the depth of the
trench was as great as the height of
the two-seali measure. 33. Put the
wood in order, ete.--Thus for the pre-
Parations made were Similar to those
of the priests Of Mai. Pill four bar-
rels -The water -jars such no were
nsed for carrying water and contain-
ing from three to five gallone each.
Pour it -There must be- no oceasion
to say that there was fire hidden
gomewhere about the altar. False xe-
ligions have resorted to deception to
establish their claims- to supernatural
Power, but it Must be made elear that
there le no 'trickery here. 34. Third
time -Twelve jars were used, "cerreS-
ponding to the twelve stones of the al-
tar, anti for the same symbolic Vea-
son."-Edersheine 35, Filled the trench
-Divine power was 10 be displayed in
_a remarkable way. To explain the
enuree of th0. impply of water during
the arOnght, Tristrain Says, "Closes by
the plate, of eacrifice, shaded by a.
noble old tree, is a large, natural. eas-
tern 01 sweet water, whieh the nee.
pie say in never exhausted." The river
thisliOn flowe bv the base Of the moun-
tain and water might have been pro
-
mired from .there if' the fountain tor
ellen] was empty. It le renOliable to
TORONTO MARKIITS,
FARMERS' MAIIKET,
Eggs, aox SO
01.13.4t'l• camel), dairy 31)
ooritot elm:item:4 caressed.. u 20
•Vowl. dreSSed, 11). “A 44 "II U 14
.011(13,34, bin 11W. LO
LUELtYS .
Annum, Can.. .1)15.t. ,.. 0 25
Lam ton teerriets, bee 41
currants, bkt. •. ,.., 40
Black currants, hitt, 1 00
iatieuerries. hitt. ... 1 00
tioosenerries, bitt. .... 33
Cherries, 11 -qt, bkt, ... 0 50
l'eaOies, corm, 11 -qt. bkt. 30
Do.. choice ..... .... 0 40
Crawfortis 1 00
Pears, ifeet. bite 0 40
Plums, 11 -qt bkt. ,0 35
l'otatoes. new, bag .,. 0 73
OntOPSI 15.1b• I • I • • • III I • 0 85
Tomatoes, bkt. .... 0 15
Cabbage, dez. . 0 20
Cantaloupes, C., 11 -qt. bite. ,. 0 30
Watermelons, each 0 35
Cauliflower, doz .„.. 1 25
Corn, doz ••... ,. 010
Cuelaribers, 'bkt. . 0 15
9,IDATS-WliOLESA.L111,
Beef, forequarters, cwt. $10 25
Do.. hindquarters ., 15 00
Do., choice sides . 22 50
common, ewe. ,. 9 25
Veals, common, cwt. 7 00
Shoo hogs . .11,1 410 ••• Is; 12 25
Do„. IreavY- . •• 10 50
Spring lambs ., . , 17 00
Mutton, light ... 12 00
SUGAR mARKET •
3:i
O 33
ti
O 18
11 21
0 25
0 10
0 03
000
1 50
1 00
0. 00
0 60
0 40
0 75
000
0 GO
0 65
1 00
1 00
20
0 32
0 40
0 50
2 00
0 12
0 20
LIE NAILED •
German Report of British Cruiser
Sunk is Denied.
Sit 25
10 GU
13 25
10215
9 00
12 75
12 00
18 00
14 00
vet cwt.
Extra granulated, Redpath's $6 71
Do., 20-1b. bagS .,.. 6 81
Do.. St. Lawrence .. ....... 6 71
Do., 20 -lb. bags . . MI
Dominion crystals . ••• 6 71
81
6 71
7 01
701.
6 86
081
11 31
6 61
London, Aug. 29.-4 despatch to the
Ventral News from Arasterdant says;
est, saint -official telegram from Berlin
states that the British Alinlater Bli-
charest has coated the official newspapers
here to declare that the German Offic-
ial report of .A.mg. 1$ Was 'invented"rhis
report referred to an attack by Guinan
torpedo boats near liornsriff Lightship.
off the Jutland coast on Aug. 17, When
a small Itritish cruiser and a British
destroyer are stated to have been sank,
"According to further information. it is
declared the British vessels .wete sureties
ed by the attack of the German torpedo
craft, and that the cruiser, winch- be-
longed to the Aurora. class, sal* 'within
four minutes, the destroyer beim; tina-
inediatelY afterward struck by a tor-
nedo."
1)0, 20 -ib. ) gs•. ... ... .. ,..,
Presented the true God, ani wit-) repres Lanttc. granulated,' 100s .. ..
.5.ented the false !rods? Describe the Bo.. 5A 2436. eireartiotana,. ..,, - ... ..:.
efforts of the priests of Baal. Describe DO:: le urn
Elijah's cOrse after the failure cif the Do., 5 20's, gunnies .„ „. ... ". ...
priests or -Baal, Describe the rea.. ults Do., brilliant yellow .„ . .„.. - .„.
St. Lawrence, No. 1 yellow .. -
of Elijah's prayer. What was re- LIVE STOOK,
markable about tee prayer'? What
Export c
truths doPs the leSsOu tcattle. holOe .
each? . Butcher cattle. choice ,..
-- do, do, medium .., ... .., 6 so
PRACTICAL SUR V t .Y.oo. 40, common - .. .. .. 6 00
Butcher cows, common ., .. 6 50
Top4c.-1.`lic claims of deity. do. do.
do, do.
I, Revealed the cause of ealamity. do. hulls .,, ... .,, .- .,. 400
II. Deniatuled the devotion ot is- Feeding steers ... .. .... .. 7 00
reel, Stockers, choice .. .... .. .. 6 23
do. light .,. ..',.. . ... 5 00
111. 1U:quire:I milkers, choice. each .„. .. 00 00
I d o 1 a t r y. Snringers . •.. •.. •..• .•.• 60 00
013 overthrew of
I. Revealed the cause of ealamity. Bucks and cutis .. ,... 4 00
Our lesson takes up the controversy Idaabsort. cti.as '::. ".,..::..:: 8_548
between Ahab and Elijah, as to the Hogs, f, o. IL ... .., .... ... ., S 90
cause of the trouble which had come Calves - ••• • ••• ...... '• 5 °-
a 11 00
upon Israel. The alternative lay be- .td/DES, SkINS, WOOL, ETC,
tween Jeho mil and Baal, and the ab- iblVeswiterecrolinnonsmaineritelteienet tLatorsgcoupg
Net of a national gathering was to sic. % V USileg coming talelicisce t(ileneeeuantael
decide which was to be Israel's God. to Ile. ti ashed cia
Elijah instated upon the distinction Itt outt,ht‘.1)30'Ss Iti Teas ii etugatsted glairtYo
which existed between the worship of quanty (fine) 42 to 42e. Washed rejec-
Baal and the worship of Jehovah. 11 ,L011,33. (bUrlY, cotton, chaffy, etc.) 33 to
was not a matter of argument, but, of trth usff"ntug:devieber gic-X184,,
demonstration. The ordeal proposed ((Meuium) 31 to 320. Unwashed fleece
was peculiarly appropriate and mark- cingtaa 94 "cEeitcher Hides
ed a great Occasion. Jehovah had green flat He per ' lb. Country Hides,
often answered by fire. Baal was the, nut cured. 17 to 18c per lb, Part .cured
heathen goa of fire, The test which "MISMSpe6lij; skins green, flat,
alone met Israel's need could alone iec or lb, Country cured, 18 to 19c per
must be. established in deeds that only orgDob Calf 75e to k$1.10 :o.Pithrf,,lb. aecacord-
D cons
prove. Israel's God. The claims of deity To' tiiingoVit'ili an cPteke
God could perform, . Elijah would have monsr,HmEs-City take off $4.00 to
the decision of the people spring from Itig: gur2i trvy 4atlat ea No. 1 $3.75 to
real convictions, based on sufficient SHEEPSKINS -City Sheepskins 31.75 to
proof. He would end the dishonor of 82.50 each. Country sheepskins 75c to
God by the overthrow of idolatry, 2oll.10.Spring lambs and shearlings 65
everywhere visible in Israel. Ahab TALLOW -City rendered solid in bar -
bad not paused to ask what moved ;t:tois.i6i,c, Cvnly5 stock, ,s3ild Inc biariVs,
Elijah to call for a drought or why his 1.e 1-2 to 7e:3. No. 2 5°1.22 to Ge.
God should send it. Elijah charged TiOrtsn HATB-Farmer pedlar atock
Ahab with the ruin of his country. lie 19(10.te e35e ner lb.-Hallam'S Weekly Mer -
charged him with complicity in the
sin of Jeroboam, which had plunged t R nort.
ROTHE MARKETS.
the chosen nation into deepest degra-
dation. With a. clear insight Etijah WINNIPEG GRAIN OPTIONS.
touched the secret of the nation's , Open. High. Low. Close.
„ ... 0 80% 0 9114 0 89% 0 91
sorrow. The root of the menacing atteettO ht:',„ O „ 0 05% 0 96-44 0 951/2 0 96%
Peril , ‘the desolating misfortune, lay in Oct. .. ... ... 0 35% 0 35% 0 35% 0 35%
8 30
8 00
7 00
6 35
(1 75
125
590
6 75
7 40
7 25
6 00
95 00
90 00
O 50
5 00
8 75
965
CHOP 11EPOOT
FOR OIVIAMO
Yield Well Up to Mark, and Piluch
Greater Acreage,
••••••••••••II.•••
Wheat Will Total About
000 Bushels,
II. Demanded. the devotion of Israel. (3i -t."--- ••• 8" 35f3 8" 3514
the broken altar.
Elijah stood alone, undaunted, a wit- Vet ttt •" lit illst Lit 1.1%
ness for Jehovah appealing to the
multitudes to cease their unworthy MINNE"A.P.OLIS GRAIN' MARKET. '
Mnineapolls-Wheat-September, 95 1-21
hesitation between unreeoncilable ser- iti:2027:Nmber. 91 7-8c. Cash -No. 1 hard
vices. Israel's inconsistency lay in an Oic'd lUretriii114.4115-52 1-02 31.17 $1-226.
attempt to blend the claims of Jeho- corn -No. 3 yellow, 75 1-2 to 72e. Oats-
vah's and Baal, in wavering between No. 3 white, 33 to 33 1-2c. Flour and
them, an attempt to accomplish 041 bran tiDnuchLatnig,elid.
impossibility, an insult to the author- GRAIN MARKET,
ity and character of God. The rte
econ- Duluth-Linseed
seed-Cash, 31.64 3-4; Sep-
mber. 31.64 1-4; December, $1.65 bid.
struction of spiritual lite in Israel Wheat -No. 1 liaPtl, 31.11 3-8; No. 1 North!
must begin at the point of its in- g"a1.50k11-81-1'isifoninit ilt‘irtZlellit•d 3 31.07 !8-c5
cipient Overthrow. The drought and September. 97 3-8e bid; December, 95 3-8e.
famine had prepared their stubborn THE CHEESE MARKETS.
hearts for Elijah's appeal and disposed Watertown, N. Y. -Cheese sales 8,700 at
them to consider. 1 21-4c.
Belleville -Cheese offered, 1,630 boxes
III. Required the overthrow of white. sales, 1,460 at 12 1-2c, 170 at 13 7-160.
idolatry. Elijah proved to be the CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
man of the hour. To be zealous, to Cattle, receipts 13,000.
be a reformer, to seek to restore truth . market strong .
and religion to their former rule,
when the alternative was ruin or re-
vival, extirpation or reform, made his
task most ardous and important.Noth-
ing less than earnest consecration and
strong courage on Elijah's part could
have enabled him to endure his task
at Mount Carmel. He gave .preced-
ence to his opponents at every point.
Ile reduced his own resources to a
minimum to show that truth was
stronger than. error. The people were
all the more impressed by the final
victory because of the marked in-
equality of the conflict. The priests
of Baal exhibited passionate earnest-
ness; furione, persistent prayer and an
agony of entreaty. Full opportunity
was given to show the worth of their
idolatries and superstitions. When ev-
ening came they gave Up the contest
in despair. Then Elijah called the
people to the broken altar, a sad evi-
dence of the wicked zeal of Jezebel
and a significant sigh of the time.
The repair of the altar appeared inci-
dental. It meant to Israel the re -
treeing tif their steps of disobedience
until they stood at the point of their
departure from the precepts of the
Lord. Calamity and clinger had
come an a. result of national elepartare
from the worsliip ef deltovah. In it -
leaf the altar was nothing, but it was
the place of sacrifice, the centre of
fellowship and the sign of the cov-
enant. Elijah's prayer Stood i11 con-
trast to the clamor of Baal's. priests.
It was offered at the time or the even -
big eacrifice and pleaded for the hon-
or of God and for mercy upon the
Penitent. When Elijah's faith was
expreseed in worthi, there came at
once tlie answer of the living God.
The clemenstration was irresistible.
The confliet with idolatry was settled.
The elation of the living God were sus-
tained. Retribution timm,Iltaat's pro-
phets was swift arcording to the law
Of God. Their destruction was the
removal ef temptation front Israel.
T. rt. A.
PROBE DYESTUFFS SHOFITAGE.
New York, Aug. 30. -The Shortage
of dyestuffs in this country, resulting
from the blocleade on the exportation
of the German precinct, will be in-
vestigatea here this week by Thos.
II, Norton, the 'commercial agent ap-
pointed by Hr. 1. M. Pratt chief be
the Thoreau. of Foreign and Domestic
Commeree,
'Leading manufactureris in lines
affected by the Seareity Of dYosturrA
will testify.
•
27,000, -
SHORT ITEMS
OF THE !IDA'S
OF THE D111
Toronto Report -The heavy rains
in August resulted in one of the most
trying harvest seaeons yet experiencea
in this Province, according to en of-
ficial statement from the Department
of Agriculture of Ontario, based upon
returns et correepondents under date
of August 16. All grains as a rule were
splendidly headed, and. the loss
tnrough sprouting and shelling was
consiaerable, yet the yield in most
cases will be well up to the mark, acre
for Acre, while there hes been a gen-
erous increase 15 the acreage planted
in leading cereal crops. Straw is ot
good length, out because of exposure
quality, Hae has tome out better than
ewxilltin
e at :at . e 09 to the standard of
Because of the delays in harvesting
the yields given are more than ever
field estimates,
bol1owing ie the forecast of the
yields:
Fall wheat -811,185 acres will pro-
duce e3,344,435 bushels, or 28.8 per
acre, as againet 685,692 acres, 14,333,-
548 bushels and 20,9 in 1914. The an-
nual average fee 33 years, 18S2-1914,
was Springal.le
wheat -162,142 acres, 3,410,-
197 bushel,, or 21.0 per acre, as
per acre, as against 118,607 acres, 2,-
109,426 bushels and 18.3 in 1914. Av.
16.0.
Barley -552,318 acres, 18,605,355
bushels, or 33.5 per acre, as against -
579,473 acres, 18,096,754 bushels and
81.2 in 1914. Av. 27.9.
Oats -2,87n755 acres, 119,816,94
bushel, or 41.7 per acre, as against
2,776,883 acres 103,564822 bushels and
37,3 in 1914, Av.35.7.
Rye -173,730 acres, 3,396,892 bushels,
or 19,6 per acre, as against 138,913
acres, 2,315,532 bushels and 16.7 in
1914. Av, 16.4,
Peae-126,943 acres, 2,502,100 bush-
els, or 19.7 per acre, as against 177,856
acres, 2,609,585 bushels and 14.7 in
1914. Av, 19,2.
Beans -62,863 acres, 1,097,673 bush-
els ,or 17.5 per acre, as against 51,149
acres, 835,895 bushels and 16.3 in 1914.
Av. 17.1 .
Hay and clover (not including al-
falfa) -3,066,468 acres, 3,825,026 tons
or 1.35 Der acre, as against 3,251,799
acres, 3,469,795 tons and 1.07 in 1914.
ItleA3a.creages in other crops for
.
which no estimates as to yield have
been made at this date are ens fol -
Owe; Buckwheat, 193,497, against 177,-
227 in 1914; corn for husking, 309,773
and. 290,817;. corn for silo, 443,736 and
418,105; potatoes, 173,934 and 167,591;
mange! wurzels, 50,799 and 50,663; su-
gar beets, 22,890 and 18,524; carrots,
2,439 and -2,448; turnips, 97,451 and
95,371; mixed grains, 475,738 and 456,-
631; alfalfa, 165,284 and 163,685.
There are 3,350,420 acres of cleared
land devoted to pasture, 226,217 in
summer fallow, 288,825 in orchard, 23,-
443 in sman fruits, 10,276 in vineyard,
57,774 in farm gardens, 40,613 in rape,
5,334 in flax, 5,503 in tobacco (Essex
• 2,824, Kent 1,774).
Potatoes -At the time of reporting
potatoes gave promise of an unusually
good yield. The tubers so far are gen-
erally a fine sample, although already
some complaints are made of rot and
blight, and more is feared where the
fields are low lying or poorly drained,
as the land there is still very wet.
Pastured and Live Stock -The fre-
quent rains- since the second week of
July made good midsummer pastures.
There are gooa prospects for fell and
winter fodder supplies should silo
corn, which is a little late in growth,
safely inature. Live stock have prac-
tically a clean bill of health, and are
generally thrifty in appearahce. The
remarks of torespondehte on the dairy
situation are on the whole most cheer -
tui, owing to the present good How of
milk and the brisk demand for all its
Products, Some eorrespondents are
concerned over the scarcity of young
cattle to renew the dairy herds.
Labor and Wages -Wages during
hraonrviest are about as Usual, running
f
$1.25 to .$2 a day (With board),
and from $20 to $35 a month, aceord-
ing to the experience and quality of
the worker. '
4.
Beeves ... 660 10 15
Texas steers
840 740
Western st.lers. 6 65 8 25
Cows and heifers ....... 3 00 850
., 850 12 00
Calves .
Hogs, receipts 34.000.
Market slow.
Lmligxhetd • .... . 67 5450.
Havy 6 26
Rough 0 7 00
25
Bulk of sale; 6 70
Sheen. receipts 18.000.
Market lower,
Native• . 580 640
Western .. 5 90 6 60
Yearlino 6 GO 7 55
Lambs. native 7 09 9 30
Western , ..... 7 00 9 35
13TJFFALO LIVE STOCK.
East Buffalo, Despatch. -Cattle re-
cenits 4,400 head, good fairly active, com-
mon steady; prime steers 69.35 to $9.65;.
shipping 188.50 to $9.25; butchers 30.75 to
63.85; heifers $5.00 to $8.50; cows *3.25 to
$7.00; bulls *4,50 to $7.26.
Veals, receipts $12.00, active, 64.50 to
$13.00.
Hogs, reteipts 13,000. active. Heavy
57.70 to $7.35; mixed 58.00 to $3.25; yorkers
$.00 to 88.25; Digs $7.90 to $8.00; roughs
$6.00 to $6.10; stags $4.50 to 65.50.
Sheep and lambs, receipts 4,800, active,
Iambs steady. Lambs $5,00 to $0.50;
yearlings $4.60 to $7,50; wethers $6.50 to
$6.75: ewes 63.00 to $6.25; sheep, mixed,
86.25 to $6.50.
'MONTREAL LIVE STOCK,
IteceliAs were: cattle. about 1.300:
ic.a0olves 1,000; sheep and lambs 2,400, liogs
Prime beeves 8 to 8 1-4; medium 5 3-4
to 7 3-4; comnion 4 to 5 1-2; calves 5 to S
Sheer) 5 to 5 3-4. LO.tribes 7 1-2 to 8.
Hogs 9 3-4 to nearly 10.
Livtrtruor, PRODUCE,
Wheat, spot, steady, No. 1 Northerb
Dultrtb-its, 4 1-20.
No. 1 Manitoba -118, 7 1-20.
No. 2 Alanitob5-11s 6 1-20,
No. 3 Ma.nitoba-lls,,4 1-2d.
Corn, spot. quiet.
American, mixed, new -8s, 110.
Flour, Winter patents -43s.
Hops. in London (Pacifie Coast) -14, 15s.
to 15. 15s.
Mins, short eat, 14 to 16 lbs. -675.
13acon, Cumberland cut, 26 to 80 tbs.-
72sthear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs.--als.
Long cleat' Middles, light, 28 to 34
IbL-
73s, 60.
,Long clear Middles, heavy, 85 b 40 lbs.-,
short clear betelts, 16 to 20 lbs. -.60a, ad,
Shoulders, square, it to 13 lbs, -593.
Lard, prime western, in tierces, hew -
685. 6d; old 30s,
American, reflned-44s, 90.
Butter, finest IT. S.. 56-10. boxes. -43s, 00,
Cheese, Canadian, firteat white, row -
72s.
Catered -73s.
Tallow, prime e1ty-84s,
Australian in London -36s, 7 1-20.
Turnentine, sp1rits-84s, Gd.
Resin, Common -.41s, sd.
Petroletunt refleed-9 1-4d,
TAnseed 011, nominal.
oose.00r Seed Oil, .hull refined, 6Potee
00
7 90
7 65
6 45
8 20
75
Canada Gives Effect to the New
British Policy of Cotton
Contraband.
JEWS SUFFERING
French Aviator Who Escaped
Froth Switzerland Sent Back
by Government.
LAKE. WAR FLEET
.0bicwo 1Eei mu Flotilla of
Power 1$oate for V, S. Service.
Chicago, Aug, 30. -Mayor William
Hale Thompson and Commodore Jae.
A. Pugh, of .the Chicago Yacht
Club, will soon leave for Washington
to Jay before the Ooverament a plan
to .erzfaniza the power boats on the
great Jaime and elsewhere into a re-
serve ecOut fleet for volunteer war
service at the call of the nation,it was.
anaoanced tO-day.
The plan contemplates that officers
and trews estimated to total 300,000
men are to be trained in the use of
rapid -bre guns, torpedo tubes, wire-
less,. ad other signalling equipment.
A Government submarine for Chicago
waters, tor practice with the local
fleet of 200 power boats, will be urged,
Von limier is appointed Governor -
Mutual or Captured Poland.
Tlio wcet reports that 0110110, haat-
resters have been despatched for its
needs,
R. l0bUott, lteeve of Godricb, and a
largo exporter of apples, died atter a
Short illness.
Twelve battalions are to be sent as.
units to Eegland for reinforcements,
instead of in (traits.
te, financial alliance between the al-
lies ie urged by the former Finance
Minister for Italy.
The United States Congrese will dis-
ease national defence and, revenue leg-
islation at its coming session.
The Speakers' Patriotic League has
issued a statement praising Prof. F,
V. Itiethdorrs sincerity.
Col, Pyne, Ontario Minister of Edu-
cation, has returaecl to England from
France, where he entered the trenches,
John D. Long, former U. S. Secre-
tary of the Navy, died in Boston, Sat -e
urclay night of angina pectrois, aged
93.
The Ontario No. 2, believed to be the
largest car ferry on aresh water, was
-given a trial trip in Lake Ontario at
Toronto,
4 6 46
It is better to do well titan to My
well.
HOLIDAYS OFF
•
CIIIE HOSPITAL
TO THE FRENCH
Canada Will Make Present to Our
French Allies,
Col, James Hesketh, a Orimeen War
veteran, aged 87, was instantly killed
gatinLeoonnadon etrvohsesninsat,ruck by a light en -
Word has been received In Toronto
that Canadian prisoners of war in
Germany receive all parcels sent them
by relatives and friends.
The English-speaking parish priests
of Ottawa read an important pro-
nouncement in their churches on the
separate school question.
Rabbi Price, of University Avenue
iSnyanna3:ogue, Toronto, hae received
word that the German frightfulness
has been extended to Ws race in Ger-
Count Georges De Beauford, Burge -
=titer of Onoz, near Namur, Belgium,
has been sentenced to ten years' pen-
ailslervltiicleby German officers for
high
treason.
Eugene Gilbert, the French aviator
who recently escaped from Switzer-
land after being interned there, re-
turned to Switzerland and gave bim-
serimt.
luenby order of the French Gov-
eA supplement to the Canada Ga-
zette gives effect in Canada to the
new British Policy under which cot-
ton Is contraband of war, Raw cot-
ton, cotton linters, cotton waste, and
-cotton Yarns are to be declared con-
traband of war,
Albert Rosenbarker, aged about 60,
stepped in front of an incoming ex-
press train in the Grand Trunk yards
at Brockville and was hurled several
feet, From.injuries sustained he died
a few hours later in the hospital.
The expected authorization for a
fourth university company bas been
received by Captain E. Kylie, of the
C. 0. T. 0., and recruiting will com-
mence at once at Toronto University.
The company wilt be made up of uni-
versity and ex -university men,
President Wilson to Stay in Capi-
tal Till Situation Clears.
asollIgton, mtg. ou.-r resittent
1V11sert had given no ail idea to -day
01 a trimmer exteriettet vacation tine
year. His plans now are net t* . leave
teutoongtort Until tee .situatton ee-
tWeen the tinged States tittcl Germany
elms, of he 'leaves at all.
Thu PleSident has already reesived
assurances front °Medal Getman
sourees, Whleit he hoptes will result in
solving the eottroversy with Germany
over her subn arboe Warfail. 11 ) IS
waiting, for Germany to Maks formai
.disavOwal Of 01 ittteck on the Amble,
7110 assuratittee, of safety to Americans
on the high sons in the future.
COMA Von Bernstorff, the German
Ambaseador, had returned to.dav to
the summer lilmbassy on Long Mien&
ratisfied that en. amicable UndePstand-
ing would be re.aehed regarding the
Arable tragedy, as well as ell Other Is
Sues 'with Germany. Ile probably WM
not return here pending the ree.ielpt
by the 'W ashington flovervinent of
further vvord from llerlin.
BEST-LITOVSK
FELL BY STOPIM
Institution Now in England to Op
-
orate Near Paris,
London, Aug. 29. -As a result of the
visit of Premier Borden to France the
Canadian Goverament has decided is
provide a hospital near Paris tot
wounded French soldiers, deci-
sion will give pleasure not only to
Canadians, but also to Great Britain
and -France, affording as It will a
further demonstration of the reality
Austrian Headquarters Say 'Twas
Taken in Bayonet Rush.
Russians Fired the City -Inhabi-
tants Were Gone.
PAVING WAY
FOR A PEgGE?
Washington. Officials See an Et-
fert On Germany's Part
In Her Change of Policy as to
Submarine War,
Washington, Aug. ea.---nouta offi-
-Chile in Washington think tatty van
see itieGermanyai clutitge of pulley' to-
ward the submarine itiStie o. rger
eurpose than the mere mutate/maw
ot treenety remattoaza. wrta tete UO i-
vrournIc. '4,•ney oeneve wat toeenntaY,
it not actuatty seeking to Pave Dte
way tor peace negotiations, la at least
VI:paring horsed for the day wueit
taunt negotiations win be begun.
As viewed by these °facials una in
dipiomatie circles here, Germany es
Moving to rehabilitate herself in the
eyes of neutrals, so teat wnen 0. move-
ment for peace is actually uadertaken
tin:4364)07 sbyeuwasastnigdartodf awilvaii;gortlt. ,xfigan-1
neutral powers than would be accorded
to ner now.
The view that Germany is looking
forward to possible peace dee 0i0 -
mets from a settlement ot tho Sub-
marine issue is, not mere surmise or
speculation, It has a very substantial
foundation in suggestions that have
repeatedly been thrown out by Ocr-
man in this country.
Even since the submarine iseue be-
came acute they have urged inform-
ally upon Wasnington officiate the
great opportunity for a step in the
direction ot peace 11 the United States
could only successfully mediate the
submarine and blockade differences
between Germany and Great Britain.
It bas been their contention that atoll
-
an important, step would probably
prove to be only a beginning, and
that the way would then• be 'pen for
the United States to use its good
offices in promoting a still better
understanding which eventually :might
result in peace.
Since the &rabic incident aud the
more conciliatory attitude orthe
German Government' toward the
United States, talk along this line has
been revived in German quarters, here,
1 Wellington Mutual
Fire Ins. Co,
Eatablished 1840.
Head Office, GUELPH, ONT.
Risks taken on all .classes of 1401104
able property on the cash or preMiuM
nate systena, .3
GEO. SLEDMAN, J'OHN DAVIDSON
President 090reta*.7
RITCHIE A COSENS,
Agents, Wingham, Ont.
---- f
Dudley I-Iolm.es
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC,
Office:. Meyer BlOok, WInnharn,
ofethe entente cordiale between France
and the British Empire. To French-
Canadians the gift is of special he
terest, because the Government, hav-
ing decided to equip the hospital, made
a choice of a medical unit whose mem
-
bars will be able to speak the language
of their patients.
The Canadian Premier on the oc-
casion of his visit to Europe was
greatly impressed with the work of
the Royal. Army Medical Corps, When
Sir Robert Borden met the French
President recently he offered on be-
half: of the Canadian Government to
provide and equip a hoepital for
French wounded. The offer was ac-
cepted by President Polncare, and,
thanks to the exertions of General
Carleton Jones, director of the Cana-
dian army medical services, and the
co-operation of Phinipe Roy, Cana-
dian Commissioner in France, and the
interest of H. Hanotaux, ex -Minister
of Foreign Affairs, the promise of the
Canadian Prime Minister is about. to
be fulfilled.
The hospital already is in existence
in England in charge of Col. A. Mig-
nault, of Montreal, since May, with' a
staff of French-Canadian medical men
and nurses. He has been in charge of
a tent hospital on the south coast of
England capable of accommodating
over five hundred patients. This is
officially known as No. 4 Stationary
Hospital. While it has done excellent
work, it has afforded the members of
the staff an opportunity of gaining
experience for their new duty. The
hottpital to be 'given by Canada will
be in the open, but special tents will
be proyided so that it may be used
throughout the winter. There will be
accommodation for over five hundred.
All necessary stores have been se-
cured, and shortly the staff of French-
Canadians, with Col. Mignault, will
leave the south coast and pitch their
tents on the outskirts of the French
capital.
4.*
Austro-Hungarian Headquarters, via
London, Aug. 30. -The fortress of
Brest -Litovsk was taken largely with
the bayonet, according to details of
tne Teutonic storming of that strong-
hold received here. The Croatian and
Cracow infantry are said to have dis-
tinguished themselves in charges
against the southern and western
fronts, while the German reserve corps
forced its way into the citadel and
town from the north.
The Russians had, during the war,
erected a new line of works beyond the
swamps. encircling the fortress, three
to four kilometres outside the perma-
nent fort girdle, and had fortified it
strongly and provided it with ten ser-
ies of barbed-wire entanglements, as
well as a broad field of buried mind.
The storming began late in the after-
noon of August 26.
The infantry of Field Mershal Von
Ar z advanced on both sides et the
Biala turnpike, They hewed their WaY
with entrenching tooland gun butts
through the entanglements, under
heavy rifle and machine-gun fire, and
charged the forts with the bayonet.
The charge was irresistible. The cheers
ing infantry in the gathering darkness
charged fort after fort. Advancing
over hidden mine fields, and springing
into the workS, they engaged in a des-
perate hand-to-hand Struggle with the
stubbornly resisting Russians. The
last fcrt was taken by 11 o'eloek nt
night.
The BUSSian esurvivors aeross the
Bug Inver were denroying the bridges
behind thou. The Austro-Hungarian
forces pursued them. The Teutonic
trottps reached the river at 3 o'-elock in
the morning, where they were oblig-
ed to await the arrival of pontoons.
The Germans, in the meantime 'attack-
ing from the north, earried this Sec-
tor of the fort girdle, and, unhampered
by the river, stormed the citadel, and
forced a way into the OW%
The 101Selants fired the city in tittle'
Tetretat. Most of the 63,000 Inhabitalitil
evacuated before the siege, and only
a few remain. The amount of SpOile
taken hfis not yet loeen ascertained.
THREAT OF DEATH
Montreal Treasurer Warned Not
to Ask More Taxes.
Montreal, Aug. 30. --Presumably on
account of a communication he some
time ago sent to the Board of Con-
trol, pointing out that it was likely
that extra taxation would have to be
imposed if the civic revenue was to
be kept up to requirements, City
Treasurer Aenold's life is threatened.
In a letter signed "Exasperated
Citizens", which he received on Sat-
urday, Mr. Arnold is informed and
warned to beware of his life if the
tax on real estate Is increased,
The letter, to which Mr, Arnalds is
paring little attention, reads:
'We, the undersigned, presently
notify you and say: 'Beware your
life, if you are going to ask more
taxes or new taxes on immOveable
properties in Montreal. We have en-
ough suffered, before to -day, by the
foolish expense of all the boodlerS
who govern so honestly our civic an
fairs, If you have not enough money
to meet with administration, you will
only have to pull out from the city
hall all the parasites who are paid
very higli'wages to do nothing. For
the last time; Beware your life.' "
EXCHANGE RATE
Big Gold Shipment Improved It
But Little in New York.
New York, Aug, 30.-Eng1and's $45,-
000,000 shipment of gold and securi-
ties, which reached here yesterday
front Halifax, produced virtually no
effect whatever to -day on foreign ex-
change rates. Pounds sterling were
qtteted. at $4.62 6-8, °lily one-eighth
a cent above the loweet value ever
recorded here, which was reached last
Saturday,
What is to be done with the $25,-
1100,000 of American securities which
formed part of the shipment Wag the
subject of syecuiation. Beyond stat-
ing that that total of American semi -
ties sent here tor Great Britain's, ac-
count in this and the previous ship-
ment was between $30,000,000 and $60,-
000,000, eonsignees of the shipment
load nothing to say.
Adjustment of the siteation, it WAR
said, awaits the artivai or llritisli and
-French finanelers Sent here fr011i
Londott And Paris.
The girl who Marries without love
deserves till that is venting to her,
oven divoree without alimony.
HUNS CAN HAT
HALF Mil MORE
Vanstone
BARRISTER AND 8DIJIOITOR.
Money to loan at lowest rates.
WINGHAM.
London Financiers Say Germany
is Near to Ruin.
Metals Necessary for Warfare
Also Nenr Exhaustion.
Arthur J. Irwin
DAO., L,D.8.
Dontor of Dental Sargery of the Penn-
sylvattia College and Licentiate of
Dental Surgery of Ontario,
bffIce In Macdonald Block.
G. II, Ross
D.D.S., L.D,S.,
Honor Graduate of the Royal College
of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faeulty of Dentistry,
Office Over H. E. Isard & Co.'s Store
Lonaon, Aug. "L--icinancial circles
here include more optimists than 11108]
of the welhinforMed centres of opin-
ion, for which a prominent financier
gave the following reasons to -day:
Optimists think that Germany cannot
continue fighting for more than six
months, as another year's war would
require hundreds of thousands of tons
of copper, also a large quantity of
manganese. The navy prevent the
import of both as contraband, and
munitions cannot be made without. It
is known. that Germans now are only
firing recently -made shells, possibly
proving that hea" accumulations have
been exhausted. Financiers also claim
that Germany had only 2150,000,000 or
gold in the Reichsbank at the begin-
ning of the war.
Germany proteststhat this sum is
still there, but financiers think that
only about one-half remains, as the
drain for Austria and Turkey, and pee-
ing for imports from neutral countries
has been draining the country for ova
a million pounds weekly, and this
drain continues driving Germany to
the brink of insolvency.
THE COTTON CROP
Conditions Said to be Slightly Be-
low the Normal.
Washington, Aug. 30. --The condi.
tion of the growing cotton crop of the
United States on August 25 was; 60.2
per sent, of a normal, the United
States Department et Agriculture an-
nounced at noon today, in its fourth
-condition report GE tho season. That
condition compares with 75.3 per cent,
on July 2E this year, and Int) per cent.
en A9egtist 25 last year.
A crop slightly under 12,000,00
bales was forecast by the crop report-
ing board front the July :5 condition.
'the bereau of crop estimates an•
eettecee that a condition ef le0 on
Aug. 25 would be equivalent to a yield
of a58.0 pounds to the atrs Tho area
idantcd :this year has been nf
reported aS 31,535,000 50) 115
Weather ecteditions for tha %trey, had
not been very favorable during tee
month.
4 6 *
MEXICAN PEACE
W. R. Hamtk
E.So., M,D4 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.
Alt business given careful attention.
Phone 54. P, 0. Box 118
Dr. 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,
Su pe ri ntendent,
Box 223, \gingham, Ont..
Convention in Neutral Territory in I
That Country Likely ko,In.
'Washington. Aug. 30. - Villa _tud ',:a-
patit -agents here mid to do) that a
o.eace cent 011nOt 1* ,)0l0 sem, te,
In neutralized tenant* in :Mexico, to
*et up a provisional -tiON alattliOtt.
tlePendellt ,N 11t1.i11at.'
with any of tilt) feetione, 'would take)
part, they said. ami 1 wag ves.ii.ble
that the Itut Ainericent teetfereee
'would be asked to arratme th.,%
'rho delay ex remising tlen *set Cur-
ranett's repo-- to the Patt ninerie an
Petite imperil inte raised liopea thet in
flusnees are at work to induee 1.0
participate. The VilIt and Ztput-t
hermits, houever, announet thin* in-
tention ot iroct"0ing withmit Caeran-
ita, it' net-et:eery.
SPECULATORS BOOST 'DYE COST.
Phil a dlnhI Auw 29.-TInscruptflous
speculators, QUMk to filltO advantage of
elle dearth of dyestuffs caused by tin*
nOtOnettig War. 'have grabbed up the bulk
of Available enter materials in Amerieit
tine %mated the prices to Plult fieureo
that the ,eost of dyeing. has advanced
more than No per eent.
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.
Soecialists in the treatment of all
Ohronic Diseases, Nerve Disorders,
Women's Diseases, 'Weaknesses of
Children, Stiff Joints, Rheumatism.
Osteopathy cures when all else fails
Drugless methods. Wingham Office,
over Christie's Store.
HOURS,
Tuesday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Wednesday 9-11 a.m.
Thursday 4-9 p.m,
Friday 9 a,m.-9 p.m.
Or by appointment,
AUCTIONEERS
McCONNELL & VANDRICK,
Are prepared to take all kinds of
sales, Having had s, wide expel,-
ienoe in this line, we are certain
we can please anyone trusting
their sales to us. You can have
either one to 'conduct your sale or
can have both without extra charge
Charges Moderate,
T R. Bennett, J. P.
AUCTIONEER
Dates Arranged at the Advance Office
Pure -Bred Stock Sales a Specialt5
Sales conducted anywhere in Ontario.
PHONE 81. WINGHAM, ONT,
Chiropractic
When the spine is right the 'body is
right, A Chiropractor will keep your
spine right that you may have con-
tinued good health. If your health Is
already poor a. course of Chiropractic
Spinal Adjustments will put your
spine right.
J. A. FOX, b, C.,
Graduate Chiropractor
W. Elmore Mahood
CONTRACTOR AND sult..Der,..
Estimates and plans furnished on
request. Satisfaetioa guaranteed,
WINGHAM, ONT. BOX 885.
John r. Grow s
Issuer of
MARRIAGE I../CEIISES
TOWN HALL
Phonel-Office 24; ResterenIcNe°}41:84
.
Cream Wanted
Having an up-to-date ,CreaMery- in
full operation we solicit your cream
1)1%1:(inoattrg.
eeprepared to pay the highest
market prices for good cream and
give you aut honost business;
Ing, sampling and testing ea& cart of
cream imeived -carefully and return-
ing a full statement of same to each
PaNtS%11.furnish tWO Cans to each caste -
mer, pay all express charges and pay
every two weeks.
Write far full particulars or send
for ma trhd give us it trial.
eaforth Creamery.
SEAPORTH, ONT.,