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"VIE LON IS
MY SHEPHERD."
APPRECIATIVE SE11MON ON THE
BEAUTIFUL ASSERTION.
FUTURES Or BEER Pin 101.
"Yee Quiet Veneers 4(41'," 7 oo, Are Nen
Sereonien sey 1111.1)1411nonl,lArci 1114144o,
Nev. Dr. Tit 1)1 His es renou Ille
Oecupeetlon -eh:, swages or no,
0(113 R11111111ell ly 14. rl
Waeleinrion: Feb. (37 _fl.,. 3/1-. Tal -
earth eta heaven and hell stand anutz- upon them; sometrinee a red mark,
eel at elm a' xingetion wraps aroend elometitnee a blue mark, eometiMeit a
him the sbepherd's 9111411 etrolght mark ana tone -thews ex crooked
Cold mountains and the midnight air, Mark. The Lord our Shepherd has e
Witau-seed the fertor of Ids prayer. meek for hie sheep. It. te a red marlc--
Next 1 meettlon Hat ehopherclet erook, the merle of the eroes. "Mewled are
Thai. 131154 a rod with a ourvo at the red, (nay that are persecute11 for righteous.-
whieet ween a reheep wee going astray nese Nalco, for theirs the kingdom, of
weft thrown over 3 144 neuk, in time way heaven."
lt wae pulled leek. When the eloom loartlwrMore, eonsider the elleellerd'e
srtere not going (tetras', the shepherd pasture groundee. The 01(1 sleepherds toe
mould 01 131441 mg it OA a, nert of erutch, ea 10 texice the Annie upon the enure
lcan'aig on it, but ellen tho sheep 'were taint( in list Rumbler and dwell in Lae
old of the May Lim (-rook WSS alyneys valleys in the winter. Ito sheep being -
Lesley pulling (bon leek. All tee, like out or doors pi -reel Liens', 111,111 41 W001 was
sheep, hes e gene netray, and had it not leater then 11 11. had leen !amt. In
been for the siamitertni crook, we would the hot aleneeephere or the sheep cote
114 .4, fallen tong ago 041 (11' the grain. Wells were due for too Et.cep ;tad Ms,
Cred with large 141111.b113. 1,11 order bleb
1 1
noose. Omen, as, Iris text tliie morel lie tlee Here is a ;nun w110 la inalciiig too L.110- kin• Waal 11(§r 4111 gilt riot; spoi.. 1.he
un 111 41(3113 4)34
1,809 vain. water. And eh.en tale shepherd led his
weenie of P4'41)fl xxi it. t, ":1 he 1.oeel is WIL(.41 z)r?'1,4,7.•
n save. Alter as:41111e 1 eleat 1 lee in- floek (she -Toyer Ihe would.; nelrtody (Bs -
1119 eilePherd." /tad therefrom 11a deeeMlent of alt the learnt 0 ret I, Fated lie 'Swine So 13(4 1,0rd (tier Sleep-
Proliohed a nt '1, l'eviving sermon Ile eat I l k 1 t . 1" .11 3' 8" ' ''
• , E r 11, , 1111 1 at merry usiness 11 1 I IMIS a :arise pasture ground. He
erdel: ; disaster mews to hien, Wilat IS C1011 go- to 10,11 "Isi in tees summer to Met iteerro-
ing to clo tt He hien V Has Clod any thine mat in 11111 winter be bee vaeleys,
What st 11 11 pude and rail fences (Led
our pride in Soulletewn, Astrakhan
need Flemish vaierties or sheep, there
38 4410 VSEt now of tee 01,1 lime shepherd.
Such a one bad 011111 111,10a of opeor-
tunity of beconing 1111,4131 being out
of doors teveave hours of the day,
end of Mews wakin; up in the night
OiD) Hie hills. 11 the Mars or the
toe -re -nes or the sun or the flowers
heel anything to sexy, ent was very apt
te hear it. The Etterinc Shepherd oC
Scotland, ate- arterward tuok hie seat
ter the brilliant cirele et Wilson and
Lockhart, got hie wonderful poetic in-
spiration. ta the terr yews in which he
19414 matting thee flocks of Dir. Lehi -
hew. There is drtan a sweet poetry
In Lee rugged proee 041 11441 Bernell sleep -
herd. One of thee Seoleeli 81(03 1)4141(144
leet his only son. and he knelt clown
Lee prayer and was overhear,l to say,
"C), Lord, :t ilas seemed good, ine thy
precidonee to take frorn. me the staff of
ne• right hand at the time whe(1 to tue
sell blind mortals I seemed to be
• t ler need, of it, and how T shall
ettulb up the hill of eorrow and auld
ags Wit.110,111. it thou mayst ken, but I
deiume." 1
IntAct, the eneeherd boy, is watehing
1,11; father's sheep. They are pasturing
art the very hills whore afterward a
Lomb was born of each you have
hrard much, "Um Leath of God, which
taketh away the sem of the world."
David, the shepherd boy, Item 13441)411 If 1.1 1,
bravo, musical end paella I think he
often forgot the sheep in bis merles.
There in. the scented:Es he struck the
hetet) etring Heat is thrilling threugh
ages. David the boy eas gathering
the material .for Davi,1 the poet and
Davie the. meet. Like other boys, Da -
Vie eels fond of twine hie knife anneng
the latent age, end he had metieed the
exudimg or the juiee of the tree, and
when he became et men he vain, "The
trees of Lhe I,ord are full of sap." David
3,111.41 boy. like other boys, had been fond
of Luntiag the birds' nests, 1101111(3 bed
driven the ant stork off the nest; to
Bend how many eggs were under her,
Ilattl W111:11 II • became man he mid, "As
for the stink, the fir trees are ber
linueen TII. boyhuo1 he had heard the
terrift: thundersterm that friglitened
the red (leer into prenudeare Maness,
and n be become a man he said,
"Thee ,-,,ice of the Lord maketh the
Muds te cadre." 3)avid the boy had
lain epee lie hack looking- up at the
Stara and e.minvining the sky, and Lo
hie boyish intent eatiou the sky seemed,
like- a. piece or divine embroidery, the
divine fingere working in the threads
of light and the. beeds of stars, and he
becalm+ a mart and wrote, "When. t
13011r !der thy heavens, the work of thy
fingeres." When lie beeame an old
mant thenkina (er the goodness of God,
he seetied to hear the bleating Of 1118
fatherSt sheep eteross many years and
to think of the Limn when. lee tended
then on the Bethlehem hills, and he
elites out in, tee text, "The Lord. is my
eltepherd."
141 God wil.1 help me, T will teak to
you of the shephera's the sleep-
berd's (nook, the sheptierd's dogs, the
ehepherd's pasture •gretrents, tend the
shepherd's flocks.
Atari first the shepherd's plaid. Be
weuld be prepesteroue for ei. men 410
1.039 °kit 10 rough and besotting work
to put ote splendid einni rad, The pot-
ter does mot wark in velvet. The ser-
vant emceed does not put on satin while
toiling at hor teethes. The shepherd
does not wear a splen•lid robe in witich
te go out amid the 'storms., sun the
roc-ke and the nettles; h*4 puts on the
rough apparel appropriate to las ex-
posed work. The Lord oar Slembeed,
ocerning out to Ittent the 104 sheep,
Mete on no legal apparel, but the Attlee
getement of our :humnnity. There 33MA
nothing protentimes about it. 1Mime.
the 01(1 entetens represent a hello
erotend tire babe ;roses, but 13 do not
suppose that there was any more halo
sheet that chil(1 blued about the heed
of any other bone that wee horn that
Chrietmees 111*e 3,43 .T1Litell, Becoming 111
Maar, he wore a seamless 'garment. The
seissers and needle had done nothing
to rteeke it graceful. 111,1140 it to hard
been asack wetb. three holee in it, one
fee tee meek NO two for the peeve ee-
theneeh the feemblere querreled over it,
thee seem evidenne of its value. 7 have
seen ewe engpiekers quarrel over the
✓ efuse of an aeh 13)1.19.1. No; in the
wardrobe of heaven he lefl lelee
della of light, 3,110 girdles. of twenty, the
robes; of power, mud put; on the 3191)1,31-
(1.11
-
aln 1 latterigl rain:lent et our human -
Rey. Swat:times be (lid not 01,011 Warta the
seem:Jess robe. What hi teat Ming -nig
about the Meat of Christ? Is It a
badge of esettority.? 18 it, 11. royal coat
of arms? Sin; it is a, towel. The (tie -
(epics' feet ene filthy feont 1 110 walk
en the long low and are not fit to be
pea upon the (softie on whielt they ene
to reellne eet the Meal, mul ensue
Washes their 135311) 61.441,3 gathers them up
at the Lowell to dry them. 'flee work
of saving this world waa rough work,
I'0444131(1 work, hord work, mid Jesuit pet
on 'the raiment, the plain raiment, et
our 114:811, late 401111S Wart, to beat
hint, the erowds wore to jostle Mee the
duet Mati to re1)'i441i?1e him, the moles
teere lo pureetie bine 0, Shonherd ot
• helve al; the home eley bright ne.
eay 1 For thee, Whitt Strean18 to ford,
what nights all unehelteind I He Otte
Mon him the elette relmern. of oine Ine
mani y, VS (Cat WOCM, DAM *4141131
grade., egigieet him ? 114, 1 (40,1 1,4 1Ye1'111 (lays 01 te)'oatierity COIne 0114 Vret
Engine! en In1 11 wile Peeled:he, end on
titre img over 111111 the ,1,.., 1,,,..,1',, crook
an pulling back into lett11S. 11,119 Krr t.ransfigu.reen
tio, mad, wa
e re so
1,111.ea. Here is a man 'who lierre( alway,
s high -up we Can ca,t,ch 1.01,1n4180 of tho
leen. rtvell. Ile tees never had any sym- ,'111111101",l'e the 'heavenly city. Then
11 • f • l'd It , tie teem , colds winery clays or trouble come, and
magiima, olionaing. oainaeaa, Ana], W1.3 gee 'down 1n;10 the vaney of sickness,
119311110 sickness comes to Men. Ile does wank and bereavement and we say, "Is ale inteeparalele from that thip. ill -
not understand whet God ie going to there amy sorrow nutc, my Nor- neSs, disease and death is neatest 4331' -
do with him. Ile 515y " Js the Lord env 91' Oat bleesen bo God,, the lencla 1in tO [quint many oe the 111-pre3(areel
angry whet) zene?" 011, no 1 With the (ohne Cain finkl /testate anywhere. He.. adventurers. The following letter
from 0110 W110 baa undergone the 1131411.
two roCks .of trouble a tuft of •
shopherdei eroek he has leen palled
I aek into better eantures. Hero is a ouccuhene ereniees; greteet resturee be- shins of the trip, 91(11 (410410 interesting
Imenv househole curele, Tho parent does•d 11 ; , t 4141148 1-
tween bitter graves. Yon love nenivea
not 1431)137,0 the truth that (hese chil-
dren ore only loaned to him, and he P311 stracr"r° The sheep's mouth It
, . .ouj • te shere teat it cal teke !up a blade
eels 00144 eeeee 0,11 Waken god fields. For ten 913(148 I
lop from. the very to those who con-teener:ate 9(019 to the
dernestM blessings. Sir:knew; drops up- or 4141(1,98 or ehlreor
on those ehildren and death swoops up- ; 8901'.
on a. 'little one, Ile 4141,4144, " le God ang- pick em (3omtert where others men. ge-h, followed Mee oneuratlen of 9108-
1')'13.1111 me?" No, 1138 shepherd's erook • thee none. "'the seeret 04 the Tend ie. !nutmeave.g, timber estimating and
(14141, and. the tardslileas and erivevtkens
911118 him Imok Mee 1,83,1041 (-natures. I illem that 'fray 1118'n." -111' h
do not know whae would hove beeome 1.1310,re, fountain fed. pasture, for all the (014:011one has to '1101354340, awe enmesh
flocks of 110 Geed Shepherdl to wreck Mee strangest eonstiLution.
of us if IL hall not been for the Blum- In the sienna of 18)7 I was 5311'311401(herd's crook. Oh, the mercies of our I l'h -117 1 f V, v14.(4,.,
troubles! 'You take up apples aud
plums from under the shade of the
treee, and the very best fruits of Chris-.
lean ebaraeter Wist find in the deep
shade of trouble. the tree of eheep shoal -tee vitae a very tesesest reeeeh, vanesu,ver, hue
When I was on the Steamer COMing g'11t1 T11113 nein:Mors gathered to- did mot here moth hopes oe recover-
ael-Oee the ocean, I got a einder in me' 'nether, and they soured vete and clone- leg. I was advised. however, to give
eye, and several persons tried te got, ed 11341 joy.. 1163 same,. wave 901 ia Dr. Willieumrs' Pink Pilis a trial and at
it out yore, gently, leut 131 could not vier inoleteed by a wall, wawa- it was gest; peerenesee eel two boxes, 131foro
be taken out 3,1 that near- 1 Ina tole very eatly to wane 31910171 and know Who- Memo were gone I 11011111)11 beyond a,
11141 111143 engineer had a facility in such Van' fe.19 01 Chem hail been taken by doubt that they were helennes um, and
(‚IMP)). 1 11 ent ILO kiln- Ite Put bis jetelcale or dogs. The emcee -mere "VOA ttiv.'dr reaftiumed. use "put eme on my
04114(1 the 5.31859101(1, Good news I have feet Linea," to nee 000101011expres-
large, sooty hand on 111r, took a knife
to tele you, en tenet OUT Lord the Shop- wore 1 then engaged to go to the
and wrapped_ the led a the eye around
the knife. I expeeted 1.0 be hurt very herd ban a &het:pleat, and those who ttle Yukon country and only those who
muele, lull without any pabe and in- gathered in fit share mew lee strink have. made tho trip to DaWsua City,
elatedly he renewed the :linden Oh, by' ihe Moore shoel never be touched con form even the faintest conception
there come times in our Christian life , 11Y 1.1114 jaekafis or lentreint int end troth- , of the hardships that; hive to he borne
41(15 n w8.11-8;) high that ' in, -Making the. trip. Before stetting 1
when our spirleuttl vision is being 111,".
spoiled and all gentle applianres fail I 11.0 Croirb1418 cab get so high that added to my °tient two dozen Loxes
Then there comes 0041110 Ftanh troOlde WIt9 jays earning igett out, lelow glee the ; of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and 1: men
an 1 a Ittek 111111(11 aYS hold 01 us Und el) I sheep win be to Dad the bombe , honestly say ne part of ruy outfit prey-
removee that. whleit would have ruined Lnel. lett thane 41 .410(3411 nmeely years ago! ; ed, of such envaluable service tce mailed
our vision forever. 1 evill gather all Diellions of elalttna in heaven! Ole ! 1. would strongly urge every man who
your joys theether fin ONO regiment of whet a merry eeaven. •41. well make! goes in to lake a eupply with him, tts
Not tunny tong meter psalms there! he will find the need cif such 114.01110
Ln uomranies, and will put them
1110,101, colonel. y 011 1 „ 311 gate_ They wale] be, the majority and will , and upbuilder oi the eyetent on many
er all your sorrows together in one re- rum away 13,..11.1 Mir aong, ferrying it ; occasions, I wont In and returned to
gim41.111 Of ton cc/meanies, and Put them ue to a 81,14.4 higher point at evetany, this plaoe by the Dalton trail, which
utterer Colonel Break -heart. lien I :Nil I ( 1 reit euneasts of 350 miles of old Indian trail,
ask, Which of these regiments has rul, eletelied Inelr banns and (la)1e- starting at Pyramid Inirbor. le go -
pit Gar joy, ev.hat w:111 '1,14157 (40 when bog over the trail (me tete at teams to
guinea tor you the greeter spiritual
victories? Certainty that under Col- La db,,, gf, coca, of o31111111110(1. on, earth ; wade through mutl 01011e than: 11 foot:
anel Brettethea 411., le added the gladnees of eleilldhoed : deep, &MI ford streams waist deep in
mven ? ; ice veld waters, When started fox,
la the tine,- of wee, you may 411.11(134(1-1 e4 tea, over th„se m001,1 the YUkfila My Weight was only 149
her at the south and north, the guess- pounds, and 1 now- weigh 169 pounds,
tion '(9015 whether the Neck treope ittli-as Of 1.10W St..11 1-1 get out of this
• you, your termite, „a_ thanks to 1)r. Williams' Pi uk Pills.
would fight, hut when they were »ut another trip
into the struggle on both vides they dertaker pinneng einfins and. drivitn,lge. I 101. I.L.,',.311m,nolobn°211*8',I•ailtnims9a,,,f17,r r0,18. This
of lenses. Yaw re'eglon smells of
heroioalty. In the .greal day time, however, the tralvelling will 1,5
eternity it rtvill be found, that it. was varnisher n. funtena casket. Rather let
enowshoes, and. you may depend up -
not the white regiment, of joys thste
gained your greatest successeseent the
Meek troops of trouble, misfortune and
disaster. Yebee you have gained one
11, 11111(111 SUOCDSS from your prosperit y,
you have maned, ten seeritual sweetie -l-
es from your adverelty.
There LS no 'inland tbat struggles
more violently than a sheep when you
•
ALWAYS,
clbarity-Can't you bele us, Mi,
Sinniek We a.ree getting up a °alio°
ball for the benefit of-,
Strtniok--let imams to me you women
one bound to get into print one way
or another.
IIETROSI?Ea'Ff7E 911110898,
De IIViintee-11/111(xer abolet a Welsh
relent.
The Acting Cbemiet--,What is queer?
He W111e-1The whee makes It
always saya it Isn't neerly so good as
the One oho made the other night.
The Golden Kindiko.
AN ENORMOUS RUSH OF GOLD
tEEKERS 001410 1111.
--
Simie F4011 *414)1111, rialm W110 HIM
Made 1110 'MP nail 11Il334V Saitle I 11111g al
the Hardships Ike Vold Saeltera 111181
110111.110.
In the rush totem -dm the goluen
fields of the iSlondlIce, there are thous-
ands W11.0 are 1114131011 1.0 Stand the
strain of hardship and exiesure, wheel
Mate but gold laden Martin-,
Skagway, Hee, 121.11, 181174
Dear S'Ites,-My object ien, writing,
ties letter is to, giro e word of envies
wehh eke:army, MS the resettle of exp(,sure.
A thotesmed morel eisicets , I recovered: from tins, but it Ieft he-
ifie -rage reaeh te'le hearoalY Lti71(11 d Lim seeds (ir (theses() which Mnal 1-
Or we:it the '3401"19'n streete. I testethemselves in the form
Lasely, consider the shepherd's fold. i haiut „an. kidney tro uhl es I
corner it ana caleh hold ot 11. 3111411)
in tbe glen 1 see a gronp of men an.
maul a lost sheep. A plownlan (-ernes
along and selees the ghee') and tries
to pacify it, lent it is MOTO frightenee
than ever. .A. miller notoes along, and
pues 4101911 .1.13.8 grist and caresses I.h
sheep, an( 1; sonnies ae -stop 1 ( e
of fright, After awhile 001118 one
Weeks through the tbieket. He says,
"let, 111e have the poor thing." 4118 (0016(1
U'1 and laye his emus around, the sheep
ancl i1 is ins.mediately quiet, 11'.1)0 is
the last man that comes?11, is the
shepherd, Ali, My friends, be not
afraid of the eheekerdhe crook! It 10
never weed on yob save in retort:9, to
pun you back. The hard, ('0 1(1 lonerg
of trouble will melt im the '33'i)4111' 9111
stream of divine synepathy.
There is one passage I think Yin] mien
inteneret ; "The Willem1 reed he Will
not break." Do you know thet the
shepherd in olden times played, upon
these reeds? They Wore very easily
bruised, bet when they were bruin41(1
they were never mended. 'rim
elienberd. could so easily make anoth-
er one, be would sump the old one and
throw it W.Va.?, and. get another. 'the
Bible sap! it es not so a i 11, Ora 811414'
1-o1'd. When the meek 111 gone out of
a (1113(111) 80111, (Jod does not snap him
in twain and leterenv lain away. Ile
mends ana restores, "The bruised reed
he will not break."
When in 11411 oeuhanging heaven4 of
fate
The threatening ennuis of darkness
dwell,
Then 14911 34.9 huteloly svateh and svelte
It skeet he N3'011, it 811(311 3(41 well,
And when the ato1)11 has ettseed away
An,i sunshine metes on flood and fell
How sweet tot hinlc, how sireet 10 say,
II: lute been well, it has boon well 1
Next I speak of the shemberd's (loge.
They watch tbe straying elleep and
drive them Inelc again, Every ehep-
herd lute his dog-frotn. the nomads of
the 131171et 1 1 ales down to the Seceeli
heratenen )v111.1.111119 Ye florke on tile
Gra,n3,t0.n 131.1 11. (1111. Shepherd employs
11115 0141.1: 141118 and perseoutione of the
world ate MS dogs. There are those,
you know, whose work it 1.2 10 Wa 1141
111* ineonsieternies of Christians end
hatk them, It one of God's eheep
gate astrey, the world howle. With
Mere 111.1,111,9 than a sheello rens dog
ever °aught a stray sheep by the flanks
Or lugged et by the (hes tvorldlinge
Seize the Chrietian marny, ft ought
10 do as good to tenon that Wkl, tire thus
welnleel, it ought to put ute on our
gamed. alley memo1 lite us, if 91(3
env near the Shepherd. The eharp
knife of worldly meant will only trim
tee V11108 11 111.1 1 they produee let Lee
grapee, The More yo14 pound marjor-
em ene roseinarY, the $weeter they
eaten. 1:11x: more (1.034e take after yen,
othieker y(111 MU I got to 1110 gala.
You have 11311 )118311 that differeril
flueke ot Miele lieve different mertne
peer religion to -day come out and show
you, tele sheepfold 'thet Geed Ites pro-
vieded Pee yoe. Alh,, you. -say, .eltere Lo
a 4:(ver betevean thie (tore teal; I f know
it. line levet Jordon ig only for the slime
on it Dr. n'illiamen Pink l'ells will
((4114131 form part of my outfit.
I 'write this letter fee the two fold
purpose of lettimg you know -what
wasiveng, and they shael go up for the your meduene has done loe 11416 and
washiener, and 'they sheet -go up uegeng those -who go in to take a supely
en the othee Lemke 01101%, whale, They WIAM them. Every 1111111, W1101118'1' he
folrow the great S•heelierd. They: (8 441.1(0 er well, who andertaltem the
beard ye v.tice Ionlu '0 971w' It Co Ss ie trip to the Yukim will require some -
.34 g .
noev-one rotti and one Shepherd!
Alto for theme who are finally found
ulebee the leolosure I The MOW of
their sin howls with jacket's. 'rimy are
thirsting for their hlood. Tba yore
moment that et lamb may be frisking
U,)'0(1 the hills a Leer mew he loeking
at it frem the thicket.
In june. 1331(1, there Walt a very meat:
party gathered in a house in Stalamete
square, Landon. 'rho prince ree,ent
Waa element, and the recension was
nuole feeeineting by retain end bane
quoting and by jewels. While a q0e11.4
rille was tieing formed, sughtenly all
the people rushee to the windowe.
'What the matter ? Tleirry P841141 111111
arrived with the news that (Waterloo
had been reereel and that England
hell 141011 OM (11,,I. The dance was aban-
doned, the rares• 111831(34153411, 101118, ladies
and M111,91-cia 11.5 ruebed into the street,
and in 15 minutes from Hie first lin-
rintineeinent al the good, neWS, the
house was emptied of all the guests.
Crle, ye who axe sealed at the banquet
• titie evorle or whirling in its gayeties
and frivolities. if you could hear, the
stveet Mani ns of 3,1,8 .411)011(31 trumpet tin -
femme nig Cafriat's victory over eti n • a nct
death anel 11511, you. rts oul,1 rusb f,orth,
glad in the Eterna I deliverance! ;1'he
'Waterloo ageinet sin bets nen fOught,
and our Commander -in -Chief Meth won
the clay. Ob. the joys of this setiveit-
Ion 1 13 do ulet rare what metnehtne
what ernneerison, you helve, llring
it, to me tenth T may Use it. Amosi
Rhai I bring rme Simile, leattah another,
irohn helot her. Beautiful with pardon.
Beaul ire.] 31 1111 pence. lien tttiful with
antielpatious, Or. to 'return to tho pus,
toral flecnre of iny teet. come out oil
nu, poor pasturage of thie world into
the vie+ fortunes 01 the Good Shop-,
herd.
The Shepherd of 01(1 «.8E94 10 play,
1 eautiful immic and semetimes the
elieep would gather around hien' and
listen. To -day My heavenly Sheetherd,
calls to you with the very music p.e
henveet, [Inkling yea lo leave your sma
and magert hie 31(3 ('(1(141, 011, that 4.11i
(iris .floek would hear the piping 01 the
0,1011 Shepherd
1119 114:EANT "ALIAS,"
ales, Honk, looking ttp from the twen-
ty newspaper, --How does it come that
the swindler they've 4101 1141 jail in town
has two names 'The paper calls him,
in one place, 13111 Johnson, 1111114 111 an.
other, Welter St. Elmo,
Farmer I1e11k-011 1.101108013 Le lxis real
nettle, the ether le his Aeanias.
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11:11?1,011MACT.
Yeettitg needy-ill/ow old would yotx
take we to le, Hamm?
'Elie ;Jaren thowing)--eah, Mademele
sell°, how cacli 3, say-fer your a000m-
plishments bit ute what yolue looke
deity.
thing to brace hem and keep his rein-
stitution sound in teat country. 1108.9
say that My heme is at Clopper Cliff,
Ont., where m9 nOW resides,
Yours very truly.
jolin Piehe.
KEEPING; SECRETS.
Ife-You women, Can never keep a
seeret. •
She, musingly -And it's funny, lent
it, that three fourths of the secrets
given les to keen are told us by men.
WHAT IS YOUR TRADE?
Suet. Wad° oo OuitneatIon 10844 Its Spoolat
Disease.
It is well known among medical men
that eel -tate diseases are more rapidly
developed in certain occupations than
in others. That each occupation has
its attendant ohySiCal -weakness. En-
gineers, railroad men, and similar oc-
CupaLlone suffer mostly from kidney
troubles, and men who are often ex-
POSed to the weather suffer from rheu-
matism, while clerks and professional
111811, 111 face the :truly or people whose
business items them indoors, are of-
tentimes ;meat aufferere teem piles
and constinatIon. In this connection
the following letter is of interest to
people whose oommation will not MUM'
entiliotent outdoor exercise.
.A. preeminent Grand Trunk railroad
man vanee-" Having suffered intense-
ly ter yeaem with piles (not being able
to sleet> tor M(1les), wit having tried
different ointments with only tempor-
ary relief, I Wee advised to give
Traelc's Magnetic, Clutnient a. trial.
which 1. did, and feel thankful. After
using three bottles, I feel thee I am
COMpletely oUred. I consider Ito
tonIshing efficacy truly marvellous.
Wherever X have reeernmended this
ointment, the reeults eroved as satis-
factory aS In nrs, 00410, AnY sufferer •
eboted give this Wonderful remedy a
trial. and X feel certaie they will say
as X do, thee it cannot he !spoken of
toe highly." -J, C. Prasler, Toronto.
. Trask's Magnetio Ointment 18 not
only the safeet end serest remedy for
plies, but it Is the best known and
most muter. Evers, Physician and
aruggiet in the country knows lt, and
what it will do.
Sold bV all dreg -Meta at 25 and 495
per 1)01310, Preemie It It-ahle, 1117 Bay
street, Toronto,
Croup, Clougbs, tend Colds owed leo,
Roneonno Hive Syren and Ulm 4150
all dr oschlts.
Canada's
Greatest
Niedricine.
Greatest. BeCalltie 1,1 011118 or eve: e
Ain it blies a tourb 'ika neagie
91 .1 bite the moot. bringe relief 1.
the e(1fferer. and give") tone and
3)3,441111 11 (11 ties etenineh aft no
01,1)e1' Itted'cine d. es.
Oor.ild Pint !Eat Without Pain.
"For enany youre 1 1141V0 Wan EE1-
rarer from a peicr,, 1711811,11 1 Jyal DOS111.
lcount 11.31 eat witheut greet pain in
my M.0111,0;111 (met 41ou.1(1 lie sick ancl
vemit np what 1(111 81,1.1/flu day I read
(1' a ton cured by II earsaintrilla.
r told nee Isitebeend. 1 bel'eved this lased-
ieino would help n19. Ile went right
yeas nee3 got a leettle of ilood's Sae-
eaparillek. 110,114 foltr hottlee end 1 was
nred." Mrs. Stivers, Diakanda,
4311003.1,
Ho
sSarsa.-
parilla
r; ('651115,1 Groat eat Melange al RIX for 80
Bold by all Druggists, (.101only Hood's,
Hood's Pills aro the bo.,t afteralinn"
phis, old digestion. 2541.
A Coin Photographed hy X Rays
Shows a small hard. kernel, nvered by
layers of bard. skin. This
tiny corn vetoes keen ,pa.
The only Stare 11105134 of extra -t-
ing .11., without pairx, in a dee', is Put-
nam's Planless Corn Extreetor, Sure?
Yes, Painless? 'Yes. Cheep? Yes, in-
deed! Try it.
The Marquis and Marchioness of
Breadalhane are Lo seemly the cutlery
and crockery for the Isolation hospital
411 141111(041119.
Brie
118[1 tlFellfi SS111111Ce
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING,
The animal meeting of the share-
holders of the British Ann:riven Aittalr-
once Company was held le the come
paey's offices, Nos. He 20 and 21!
Front etreet east, Toronta, on [friday,
the 181.11 February.
The President, lion. Geo. A. Cox, oc-
cupied. the chetir.
Dir. P. H. Sims WAS appointed 1 0 act
as Secretary, and read the following
report, which, on motion, Wati adopted;
139191 (7111, RE, SORT.
Iii presentine the Sixty -Fourth An-
inuil Fin:metal Statemeut of the Coin -
Pane, the Direeturs bare pleamum in
ceiling ottention to the following re-
sults of the year's hus:ness.
The balance of income over expendi-
ture, as :Mown by the Revenue no -
count, is 5100,812.71.
There has been U. not appreeiatiou
in the unerket vnlue of Securities of
514,147.93.
The Reserve leand has been increas-
(3d from 5528,8e8.8 te, 51.1)1S0 1.51, at•ter
providing 552,500 for two half -yearly
dividends, at, the rate of seven per
cent. per a.nnurix.
'Che estinia I ert liability on ourrent po-
licies is 5511,1331186, an amount more
than ample, aecording to the Com-
pany's past experience, 1.o run off all
existing risks, and after providing for
tine there is a net surplus over capita1
and, all liabilities of 579(1381135.
141 a.11 departments a deorease is
shown in loss ratios os compared with
those of the previoue year.
The Directors express their appre-
elation of the efficient services of the
Officers, Seecial Agents and Represen-
tat Ives of the Clompany during the past
year.
All of which is respeettully submit-
ted.
SUMMARY 01" FINANCIAL 811,1:Ne-
al:ENT.
Total ease income el.,4/0,839 40
Total enenditUre.,
approprintton for
teems maker adjustment... 1,i3$11,9011194
lea hence 100,832 74
Dividends deelareele.
52,500 00
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Total eseets 1,510,8e7 se
Toial t 'Hee 1119,133 le7 •
130.491058 eo policyholders.. $1,e1 1,116 1 51
'Clie Inflecting gcul 10111en ewe elee-
ed to sevve as Dirt -Mors for the ensu-
ing year, Hon. George 11. Cox, .T. S.
Kenuy, Hon. S. C. Wood, S. le ele-
Kinnon, 'fhomets Long, John Hoskin,
Q.C., a -Ar. Pollute, It ,Tat fray,
A. Myers.
111 11, Meeting held subsequently Don,
George A., Cox Was c Mote(' President
rend Mr. j. J. Feeney, Vire-President
fMatiteee4
40 What and Why?
pr 11 WIIAT Trite
(1,0,02
',Goodrich Hes-Flex 6.
SINGLE TUBE TIRE
81) es THAT 01V0S %ma Reeser/ WHY
111 IS 11121 131361'. Tho WAY it is
made, the material used, the tots vzr
40 it la sabiacted te, the pereonal in- c,
speatton, its soientineemeoteses,
and being as tree inside, as out-
side. DON'T FACTS LINE THESE -21.
*44.
CONVINCE YOU? 0110 catalogue is •
44 fen 09 14110(551., send for cantle. (4,
44110 " T." Dealere Quoted.
AMERICAN TIRE co., umitco,
4 184 and 160 Kern St. W., TaMata
64.4014/1. *04
/10
oaeo
11 ave -0110" --probably read this advertise-
ment many dines, and thought
no more abottt it. This time make up your mind to try LUDI.e.I.LA
ClOtt.tust TIte. WithOlit delay. It will do the rest.
inlead packages, es, 403 So and 60c, Prom leading grocer:,
ADDS' INSULT TO INV LIR.X. YOU RUN NO R,I,SK—
Mrs. Rambo, eext morning-Aleseloni
no you know you tried to go to bed
lest night With your boots on?
Mr. liambo, applying 111041e lee to les
head -1 was trying 10 proteet myself
from your cold feet.
The Probabilities
Aret, that yew temper will improve,
1111)1 41011 9*1 1 1 011j0y 13513 ng and aka 1 log
In rap1 earneet owe teat mire corn le
removed. Pitemens eis Corn 10;.-,
traf•tor n61'0 1a114, gives 710 J 0111 1111,1
will relieve you la twenty-four hours.
Give Pant/nee 0.1111 Extra' tor 11 trial
and. I e happy.
G. It. Patte110, or woodstook, 18
preadly displaying a (entitle of Eton -
dine nuegets 3,14 r1111 flufferin 1010 5,13
down from, the land of frost.
Nothing equals "Qui:an:we" as a
dressing for Burns Seaide, Cells or
Wou nets.
My --nnwsime strings out right into
thet fleeh wren; my tone awl I a 118
quite lame, unl 44 1 used "Guiekeure,"
whittle removed ilie pain at (nee, and
healed the sore completely, en 3,410
clays,
alT, H. PETRY,
Quebec: Bank,
WIUCII IlE 9411013.A.BLY 31109141 01)13',
Ifieks,-.1 HEW you talking with that
young English Baron. flow did he
strike you.?
Wicks -He etruek me for 3410.
CATARRH 0113191041 1331 CURED
crIth LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they ann.
not reach the -eat of the t11.5 COM Al
le 41 blood or onnstitutional da.easo. end in
order (0 mire tl you must take Wei nal
remedies. 111141s Catarrh Cure ia (uk.
en In: erne Ily and acts directly en
ten blood nod nut 0005 surfaces. Hatt - Catarrh
Cure ie no: a quack medicine. it 444:4 pros.
er.1411 by one of the bont, pity:dams in this
reentry for yeara and is a regular pre-erlp.
Hon. It is comparcd of the Net femme known
combined valt n the 1.51 blood put tilers,
tuning
(3318011 41 cm the mucous surfaree. Teo
perfect comb nation at Ihc two ingretil, 111.4 is
what produces won:le:fel re.ntro In our:
Ing Catarrh. .eetl for 'odium! Ile, free
.T. CHENEY Yr. CO., Preis., Toledo, 0.
gold by 1 nmegi.:1 s. p41300 7241.
Hall's Family P1118 0410 the beat.
QUITE SUFFICIENT.
Knieker-When I was alone with
Miss Smith in the parlor I proposed.
I told her she was the lisht of my
life.
Booker -And she-
Knicker-M, she went out.
Pil()SPElt()IlS Y FOR .A.
POPULAR COMPANY.
Tlhe year just closed with the Berl -
[ISO
INIDO-CEYON TEA,
is packed in lead and cannot be ad-
ulterated. 25, 30, 40, 50 and 602,,
per pound. All grocets keep it.
ti II 0111
^
ts. .
r'''' "1". 141,4141190 '1') mei,a (.n,..tinion4.-
p":'o"O'Ti"slie`ascio'ss",'IltlerOldO&WIdniel.13n1„TOY01141,
\ EWA INNS Figp,1
• We giro ere Ea Mrana 1 og,
181cl:toiled Voldpialo ware
rooted, pleura:to w WM MI
1 doz. Indestructible LamP whatIl
(need no trimmlo MainOn afrlends Mei a. carp, Write
us and we n mon you (to Wlene, 7011 et t hOna
9411120 1)111(1,11011(1 wilisanecyuan.:131 01,878, =pug. 0%1
"WE WANT y u QUICK."
Intelligent ladles and gentlemen on be run.
plied with genteel and very PROFITA RIM
employment. In•lustry 14 the 0.8entlti NEC.
E,,SARY Lo wore anon REYLUNICRA
TI04. Oen glve he vbiress ofr.tereeentative
who has Just ale trod 81.1.3 in 21 k.YEI. 85 wan
ba made right AT roar nwn 11.341.15,
J. L. NICHOLS dc CO.,
33 RiChmond Week Toronto.
Dominion Line SteamshirgDa.
Mom ',ern and Quebec to Liverpool in ,u ra Mar.
1%0 a to Liverpool In w101e41. Lorre and
faq i win screw steamships •Labrader."Van.
eouver," Domenion."Feceamen." Yorkshire:
Sunnier I100(11, medaLkm. or Cabin, goo,
obd Cabin and 1100)11938 (14101,01(9001. Rates of
pa,sage-First Cabin. 850 ; 0010)4,0 Cabin, Pit
So:ter:we 512.50 and ouval as (mending to
steamer and berth. For en information apply
to Local Agents, or PAY D co SRANCIS CM”
Gerel agents, 17 St, Sacrament 81., Montreal,
CONTAINS THE
NEW INCREMENT
PRICE, 25 CENTS.
PROT') YOUR DRUOOIST,
OR NY 11.4.11. PIPC111
The S. F., RYCKMAll M. CO,,
LIMITED
NAME -TON, ONT,
list) A.ssuranc,- Company, las
been a highly eatisfactory and inom-
perons Find MU l'148 (l1" s1.113'-ro1111 11
year: of its existence. Able inamee- tut
Mc 111, efficient Et eistanis, end will, a
system ever keeping (awe. with the
tem,, has se.rved to show in every de-
partment; of this suceessful vontrtern 41.
decree -et in loss 3.113.e8, and a correS.
paroling iimrett.a, in security to insur-
ers. Policy -holders must feel the ut-
most safety while lids Company shows
te. surplus of amount nearly me
remelting one and s half millions of
dol la rs.
W. P. C. 909.
18
Indigestion
cLZ" 0 E E EEO PIO 8
Strengthens the stomach; aids digestion; nets
pleasantly cm the bowels. Large pottage, 0)0(1,.
Sold by all (3(0401018, 00 WOODwaaD 4308194044 00,,
texotero, CANADA.
rade
Toronto Cutting Scho,ro,I.
TOUr ilpr0oftBstgn.L5W0rit100;'0(01tPagi'obuttres
111 Yonge St., Toronto.
MUSIC tIgnto'Hgtive'''i1tnedT l'grftgITtr iNTIT
'nail propa:n "Hot Time in Old
flown" with music, for 5 cents, s' a nips,
tPOPEILAR MUSIC DEPOT, 20 Moxle St. Montreal,
MII18, M1118 & MaIes,
Barrieters,otc., removed
10 Wesley_Eldgr.. Rich
mond St. W., 11010.510.
- HAVE YOU -
A PIG WITH TWO TAILS?
_ SO, WRITE ^
W. O. HARMS
William St., - - TORUN 3.0. 0n.
3E.1310Eit. '97 z814.
METAL
, MERCHANT,
SNIP YOUR PRODUCE
Butter, Lgics, Apple:4, Fruit, tkr.,
711E DAWSON COMMiSSION OD., Limiterl,
Oer, 8( 43051 Market and Colborne Eta., 7011014701
'0) r
' I
received th 0 high.
134 EMU& 51 (1,0
World'. Fair 1803:
MINDOV'S PATENT
RULER TOPS
hove met with
such un Noma fa.
vor, that other
manufacturers
:tee now 141.6.3.1533
inferior imitatt.
ons.
Insiet el' having
the, Ootibey make
as imitations re
never as good as
the genuine.
6ee ! Page Fuming is Cheap 1'
Out dealers ran supoty you 301) 94 tine
reliable, time tried, thoroughly tees
ted Page woven wire retteing, in 11.1134
toren!: etyles fur general farm par,
at fame 11 to 85 cents pen rocll
rhea, priees for such ferming as Page
xre, 9 ery 1041. Ana when romparinge
with the "est of M.1181' Enda of towel
the differeeete 10 faior of Sage es
3( 11! 8( 1(514154', at; 1014 111.11 leSs postS are.
tuied 4, it. J1,, reenot railroad (melee
fee 2011 miles IS goal evielenee Got. P-
E. Is in the lead.
Send to us or noply tu petreen or 14
vaxel to an; Page Penes dealer.
II PEE WIRE [EligE
Limited.
WA I.KERVILLE, ONT.
P. S. -See (ear "ad" noel ttheles
amtlEtatirettfttmlerrzlizarral=crarrattImmatunttoanaMskammtrimMattgavaltletattarMINt===starMlo
17Varicties C
Fo r ,„..., .
'41)41, 1.3 a BONA FIDE offer :nude to introduce oar Vegetable end 141 n n er
Seeds to new customers and which we guaritntee to pleuse vo., or Owe
ameunt paid ref coded nod the Scotts given es a .-,01e4*1.
11)1 these pekes rye eon tutt.v offer the yarn:doe leaned below. Order 31)nee-bee
Buy went, mu wane '1'4e41 are ,,'n1 117 inail post peel, eelect from (be following list 1
VEGETABLES. la Watar 111..a, tarly ennui, se
i
•;:.
finder by 9810)434.1rot %
0 I 0, largo tOti Watherafielil
1a 11::1. V.Eot 111.0.4. ,illiI017, i
I, 334/
110e1,, &Mose, round la Pe: eau. lielloo 11,,,9(82. Coot, Elingynu. OM round ta. Ite,leal, Pewit Breakfast
a, Ord:nage Winaingstedt 21. mullet,. (1...,y (),IU
4, Onalogy, 1301110(0mausolea 22, Honest', 11,1311,44111 earn% hall total, world 21. TOINCIII, ,'411T8 801'14 Atlantic
0, llama, onemudeseerlot 24. Tomato, nowt Chamblee
7. thernenter, melee: lasal(ue FLOWERS.
S. flueumbor, Long Omen
a (Wily, )1,,1,),,(tietalitaieldng 2;1,301.1w, na1...11
10. (1»)',, Dago,
20 Mignonativ. (('((3t
11.14.011,8, Savory 17,l'054(3, eased
12, Rerba lialorsni 23. Pomalo, mixed
13. Lethal% Nonparoll Malaalgel 21). ktrotaal(uno, 4111 111410
14,1,4)41.1830, !Joann. Markot bawled) 30, Soo:ATI:M. FINC axed
12, t{60111( "nobs', Wart' l'arty, Nutmeg 31, Wild irberer, Eludes Mixed
FREE 'T0'1111E1"
Providing 1(115 00)111"
(6 041')' OPT and sent to us with
en order 1'1,1.12 nook(ls, 4)41)inotado 1 packet -Now Gloat Obit
ioVrr"'S'Igo NNVIVarilinIlfg01' 101118 I'A1'113t.
-.`,--11.- -,•.. • - ~---.
We will NOT AeCtinr AN ORDER at the 0 mitee Where
(14)31 3)41(110314 are NOT selected from the above list.
leo, 11 Cerra( Ilalfilenig
Address all orders to
FIANNIE, TORONT(').
,'111'441414114)111 PantMOSOMEEN8,80114181881881uraps=4,1818884413MINNSEWL21.^84).A040 61.1.