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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-4-21, Page 2WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st, 1926. Canada's --Prices TVRMS from TO 5111, *46.1 .19 .164111,111, est Piano $375.00 up SUIT ALL Do not wastetime solving puzzles but get in :touch with the old established and reliable firm and get full value for your money. ason F!isch 97 Ontario St. Phone 171 Stratford • • r • • od•Pii••••• %mid 0,),) Sunday Sell ol Lesson BY CHARLES G. TRUMBULL (Editor of The Sunday School macs) THE STORY OF CAIN AND ABEL given us in his First Epistle, a mar - 1 vt-lious exposition a love—God'., Temperance lesson, Sunday, Apri 25, Genesis 4:1-25. love for ma and the love that God wants us to have for one another. Golden Text: And John lathes: "For this is the Am I my brother's keeper? (Gen- message that ye heard from the he-. 4:9). ginning, that we should love one an - The brief story of Cain and Abel other. Not as Cain, who was of that is a; striking instance of the fact that wicked one, and slew his brother. the Bible cannot be studiad intelli- And wherefore slew he him? De- cently without the help of the Bible. cause his own works were evil, and • Taken by itself the story of these two sons of Adam and EVo is a strange and puzzling one; interpreted by the Bible as a whole, and by its other comments on the two brothers, it has a clear and deep significance. These first two sons of the first man and woman were sinners from birth, like all the rest of Adam's de- scendants; "by one man sin entered into the world.... and so death pass- ed upon all men" (Rom. 5:12). Therefore they needed a Saviour, the only Saviour, who saves only by His shed blood and death; for "with- out shedding of blood is no remis- sion" (Heb. 9:22). God had exem- plified this when He made a cover- ing for sinful Adam and Eve in the "coats of skins" (Gen. 3:21), thus shedding the blood of animal sacri- fice, as a type of the coming Lamb of God, His Son. There is every rea- son to believe that Adam and Eve were thus instructed in the meaning of the blood sacrifice, and that their children were. But Cain "brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord"—a bloodless offering, while Abel "brought of the firstlings of his flock." It is not strange, therefore, but inevitable, that ',the Lord had re- spect unto Abel and to his offerings: but unto Cain and his offering He had not respect" --for He could not have. We read in the New Testament that "by faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by; which he obtained witness that Ise was righteous, God testifying of his gifts" (Ileb. 11:4). The whole teaching of the Bible is that the sin- ner is righteous in God's sight only by faith in God as his Saviour—thus the believing sinner's "faith is count- ed for righteousness" (Rom. 4:5). Cain did not trust God as this story shows; therefore God could not ac- cept him or his offering. Cain was angry. The unbelieving sinner is always angry at the right- eous treatment of the righteous God. We are told of the conversation be- tween God and Cain, and it left Cain with no excuse. God told him: "If thou doest not well, sin Beth at the door." It is a striking fact, as others have pointed out, that the Hebrew word is one and the same for both "sin" and "sin -offering"; the passage therefore, has a twofold meaning. Sin was lying in wait for Cain; and at the same time a sin -offering was at his loor, which he could use if he would, acceptably to God. And he would not, The life of a good man always re- bukes a bad man, and Cain could not tolerate Abel. He must get him out of the way, so he slew him, becom- ing the first murderer of the human race. Here again the New Testament throws light on the sigaificance of Cain's actions. The Apostle John has his brother's righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you" (I. John 3:11-13). Cain was the great exemplification of the unsaved world's hatred of those who trust God. Still further, Cain is a type of false religious teachers, who substi- tute some other way of approach to God than God's way, which is by the shedding of blood. In the Epistle of Jude, which treats of "the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints," and exposes and con- demns false religious teachers, we read: "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain." God asks Cain, "Where is Abel, they brother?" There cornes the fam- ous or infamous reply: "I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?" From that day to this men have known that God counts us all responsible for our fellowmen. Cain's lying and coward- ly evasion of his responsibility is the logical expression of his perverted and God -defying character. Contrast with it Paul's ringing declaration "If meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth" (I. Cor. 8:13). We have all the temperance teaching we need, in these two contrasting statements and the characters of the men back of them. There is always an inescapable reasonableness in God's judgments and punishments. Cain had dishon- ored the very earth under his feet, by spilling the blood of Abel upon the earth. And God said: "The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the eaeth, which hath opened ber mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou Wiest the ground, it shall not yield unto thee her strength; a, fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth." And then God put a mark upon Cain—we do not know what it was—as a sign to his fellow- men that he was in God's hands,, not in theirs, and no one was to slay him. It is a terrible story of sin, and hatred, and murder, and judgment. And the root from which all these sins came and grew into full flower was unbelief; unwillingness to accept by faith God as Saviour and Lord. BRUCE COUNTY Kincardine Retail Merchants close on Thureday aftereoone, begiunieg May lst and ending Oct. 31st. Werd was received of the death of a farmer resident of Meanie vioinity in the person of Malcolm McLean, who passed away at the home of his dangh. ter, Mrs, Jas. Johnston in Detroit, Mich, The family of Wm. Riggin, Kincar- dine, had a very narrow escape last week. Duping the night, doe tn a lid being partially off the base burner, gas escaped !Ma rslUbred five uncon. scioue. The youogest girt peva e epy. 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Send us a trial can to -day, Th PrOm frewery - PaimPrgten THE BRUSSELS POST AFTER KID MULLIGAN By ALAN HINSDALE Wheu I was sheriff of Marion court tY it Was reperted to me that there was a young elergynian lo Hilton, a farm eenter, some twenty miles away, and it was suspected that lie was laid Mulligan, a half boy, half man, des- perade, who was fond of masquerad- Jug in different disguises. I, WaS aur. bus to secure Mulligan and concluded to go to Hilton and inspect the rever. end gentleman. 1 had never seen the Kid, but had it description of him. On my way to 1111ton I met it farmer who had been held up by a masked man the night before. He was un- armed and handed out -what little mon- ey he had about him without making a show of defwse. Indeed, he was too frightened to take notice of the robber except that he spoke with a voice not at all gruff. On the contrary, it was rather musical. This robbery was au indication that Mulligan was the robber and Mulligan and the robber were one and the same person. I weat on to Hilton and made inquiries for the Rev. Joseph Wyeth, the parson's mame, and was told that he was to be found at the Phoenix ho- tel. He was traveling under a corn - mission of the bishop to raise funds for building churches. I went to the ho- tel, a small tavern, and found the curate sitting on the veranda. Ile wore the canonicals of an Episcopal clergyman, bis hair was parted in the middle, and altogether his appearance was exceeditgly clerical. Soon after my arrival at the tavern he arose and started down the main street till he came to a church and turned in at it back door. I inferred that the rector had a study there and Wyeth was going to visit bim. I wait- ed till be came out, then went in to interview' the rector. I found him an elderly man not versed in worldly ways. He bad seen Mr. Wyeth's cre- dentials from the bishop, but had not scrutinized the signature. Mr. Wyeth was arranging with him to speak to his congregation the next Sunday even- ing, with a view to taking up a collec- tion for church building in the diocese. From Mr. Wyeth's personal appear- ance and certain of his mannerisms I gatbered suspicions of him. I did not believe him to be Kid Mulligan, but I did believe that he was not an Episco- pal minister. However, I had no real knowledge concerning him and felt obliged to let him proceed with what he was doing, keeping him under sur- veillance. I decided to let him deliver his Sunday evening address, but did not propose to let him get out of town with the proceeds of the collection without being convinced that he was what he purported to be. When Sunday evening came I at- tended the church services. At the proper time the rector spoke,a few words of introduction; then Mr. Wyeth began his address. Possibly if I had not been suspicious of him I might have been fooled by his remarks like the others. One matter especially gave him away to me. In mentioning the places the bishop desired churches should be built be included the town of Bingham. I happened to know that an Episcopal church had just been fin- ished in Bingham. The young man spoke with a pleas- antly modulated voice and talked flu- ently. I sat in a pew right under him, where I could watch him. and I think that my fixed gaze disconcerted him, for he gave me an occasional glance, and every time he did so he seethed to lose the thread of his discourse. Doubtless other's • of the congregation attributed this to his youth and the fright natural to a speaker. That he hail made a very favorable impression was evident from the col- lection, which for so small a place was considerable. The congregation departed, and the two clergymen went into the vestry room, the one to turn over, the other to receive the contribu- tions. I listened under an open win- ' dow and heard Wyeth bid the rector goodby, saying that he must be off early the next morning. Havitig seen the young man enter the tavern and go to his room, T wait- ed for an hoar, then told the landlord that I wished to speak to Mr. Wyeth and asked him to go to his room with me. I had reasons for wishing the landlord with me which will appear presently. He consented, and, taking a candle, we went to tbe clergyman's room and knocked on the door. "Who's there?" The latallord and I looked at each other. The voice sounded like that of a woman suddenly awakened. "A gentleman wishes to speak with you, Ittr. Wyeth," said the landlord. "It's too late. I've gone to bed." That time tbe voice had lost something of its femininity. My mind was made up. The door was locked. Drawing off, 1 gave it a kick, and it flew open. Mr. 'Wyeth WAS revealed in bed pulling the covers up to hit chin. Approaching, I drew them down far enough to expose his neck. "I thought so," 1 remarked to the landlord. Then, turning to the woman, / said: "I'll trouble you for the church col- lodion." Tile secret being out, she surrender- ed without Objection. She had forged her etecleetials. Though ebe was not Kid ltfaillgeti, site was 'eery near to Mita being hit Witten 1 wee damp - pointed he getting her tudead of him, tor fie WON fee more ellpPery eald dare proms to beadle, 1+ ON • • • • • • • al • • I MI. • • • • • l• • • • p...*•••••,. A Cryptogram By F, A. MITCHEL it is said that "all's fair in love and war." lYbother or not the adage IS true, tide story is an illustration of it. Imogene Blair, a comely lassie of eighteen aud the idol of her parents, must neede be debating whether she should acetat Frank Shaekelford as it husband. The only reason why she hesitated was because Frank was worthless exeept for oue purpose—that was to lead cotillions. When Imogene saw hint marshaling the dancers, his breast covered witIt favors and look- ing for all the world like a much dec- orated generalissimo, she admired him immensely, anti when he stood in the middle of the ballroom and gave his orders by clapping his hands she thought him a god. Imogene, notwithstanding her par- ents' serious objections, accepted Mr. Shackelford, and there was before her the haler of being the wife of a prom- inent society man and cotillion leader. lifer father, a hard headed man, who bad made a fortune by practical at- tention to business, was much disgrun- tled by lds daughter's choice. His chief clerk, John Stebbins, had been attentive to Imogene. and Mr. Blair had hoped she would neury him. John was Mr. Blair's financial man and as steady as a chinch. But it was not to be expeattsi that a man who did not even dance could compete with a terp- sichorean captain -general with his breast plastered over with decorations. John knew that he was the favorite of the parentspf the earl he loved, but disdained to :wad himself of this ad- vantage. One day Mrs. Blair came to him after her daughter's engagement and showed him a piece of paper on which was written "0. L. a le. 9. L. 1T." and asked him his opinion as to wbat it an nimmt. John suspected what It was, but he was considerable of a wag, a great favorite with the lady who showed it to him, and, withal, quite apt at invention. After studying It awhile he said: "1 think it's a love message. The fast two letters. 0. L., probably stand for 0, Laura. I. Is the ninth letter in the alphabet So we have 0, Laura, L The meaning of the next letter, R., we must fill in after we have finished. IL is the twenty-first letter of the al- phabet, or you. The whole may lead. '0, Laura, 1 — you.' Quite likely the letter 11. is the initial letter for the word love in some other lan- guage than English." "Just what I thought," said Mrs. Blair, and without stopping to give the young man a cbance to confess 'that be was chaffing her she 'whisked out of the room. Now, when Shackelford had visited Imogene one evening he bad taken a bunch of letters from his pocket in or- der to read one of them to her and a bit of paper bad slipped from among them and fallen on the floor, slanting as it fell, so that it lay under the sofa on which the couple were sitting. A maid bad picked it up the next morn- ing and banded it to the young lady. The most easily excited emotion in the breast of a young lover is jealousy. Imogene felt sure that her fiance had draped the paper on which were the lettere and figures given above, and these she feared was a cipher message to a rival. She showed them to her mother, who found it convenient to agree with her. Mrs. Blair promised to dedpber the cryptogram and called in John Stebbins to help her. Whether or no she believed his flimsy interpre- tation to be correct, she certainly pre- ferred to consider it so. Taking the paper back to her daughter she gave the meaning John had put upon It Imogene was much affected. She told her mother that she would charge her fiance with being in clandestine correspondence with another girl and If he did not make a satisfactory ex- planation she would break her en- gagement. Mrs. Blair told her that Shackelford would doubtless trump up an explanation and begged Imogene to act without consulting him. After long struggle,- in which the mother strove to convince the daughter ,titat Shackelford wanted her only for the wealth she would inherit, Imogene was prevailed upon and wrote him a note breaking with him without with- out giving any reason. So thin was tbe evidence on which this conspiracy was based that Mrs. Blair took advantage of the sett- ee% rebruttry, to whisk her danghter off to Florida and kept ber there till the bot weather drove them home. On their return they found Shackelford ongeged to a girl whoee first nen? happened to be Laura. with is foci:nue to her own right. This was conelutIve proof to Imo- gene that the paper she bad discovered was a cipher love letter. Neely to show the recreant Sheckelfoed Hint She did not love him end partly from the dewn of common sense within her she accepted .Tohn Stebbins. Some Hine after their merringe John twitted hie wife as to her affair with Shackelford, She proctored the MP. togram. John looked at It euriutaly, forgetting that he had ever Safal it ba fore. "Whet Is It?" aeked hie wife. "The combination of a safe leek," "Multi" "'Tarn from eero to then tight to D. then left to 17," "Olt, my gnedneee graeinetd" tird Hermetic* lived to thenalatl feet dm awl turned down ti ds• ' ornclical intatinniti ',floc( the nay Iti wh. I ht rs•rh, ELECTED Mederic .Martin, who was elected Mayor of Montreal for an eleventh time. 11 Here anciThere r -- Lord and Lady Allenby have left Canada, on board the Canadian Pa- cific liner "Montrose," for home. The distinguished general was re- ceived enthusiastically in every city throughout his tour of the Dominion. He deliveeed addresses showing the impedance of the eapture of Pales- tine to the Allies in the Great War. V. C. Vickers, managing director of Messrs. Vickers Ltd., London, England, who arrived in Canada re- cently on board the Canadian Pacific liner "Empress of Canada," reported that the shipbuilding industry both in China and Japan was in a healthier condition than for many years past, with shipbuilders favor- ing the motor ship. Travelling right across the Do- minion, exclusively on Canadian Pa- cific lines and in the palatial special car "Loch Lomond," Her Grace the Duchess of Atholl, whose family seat is at Banff, Scotland, will make acquaintance for the first time in her ,life with the world famous resort in the Canadian Rockies, whica took its name from her Scottish home. A. Hatton, general superintendent of transportation for the Canadian Pacific Railway, has announced the intention of the company to raise the embargo against the loading of grain to Fort William and Port Arthur and the milling companies and elevators at Winnipeg. This is due to the anticipation of the open- ing of navigation on the Great Lakes about April 20. The total yield of wheat in Canada for 1925, as finally estimated by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, is 416,849,700 bushels, the second largest on record, having been ex- ceeded only by the 1923 crop. The value of this crop is estimated at $465,1-16,200, or over $58 per capita of Canadian population. The aver- age wheat yield was 19.2 bushels per acre. A general survey of reporta 14, the Canadian Pacific Railway on agricultural conditions throughout the West shows that farmers are pleased with present conditions and speak optimistically on the season's outlook. Sufficient moisture for spring crops seems to be assured. Livestock wintered well. Adequate supplies of seed are available and no shortage of labor is expected. A special C. P. R. train carrying 438 settlers from the S.S. "Mont - cairn" reached Winnipeg recently. Among the passengers were thirty- one British families who came under the 8,000 family settlement scheme. There was one party of 10 German- speaking Catholics, and the Salva- tion Army, under Captain Sharp, brought out a party of twenty young lads going to British Columbia. It has been announced by the passenger department of the C. P. R. at Winnipeg that negotiations have been complete with the Central Can- ada Air Lines Limited, for an air service between Kenora and the new gold fields at Long Lake and Red Lake. A. regal= daily service is to be inaugurated about May 24 in con nection with the C.P.R. from Kenora and during surinner services will be run between Kenora and Duluth. The eecent fire at the Banff Sprirtgs Hotel, which resulted in the destruction of the north wing with about seventy rooms, will have little effect on the coming tourist season. During the past winter the company has built an annex 'with 100 rooms with baths and, with the central stone tower and the South wing of the old building that were saved, there will be a total of Su rooms available by July 1, or more thatt wen la ass last year. 1? v p 44 , of Miiv.rton, ' n Prize, Winners et linton Show Clinton, April 16,—Hutoo County annual Spring Stock Show was held in Clinton yesterday. The show is always held the first Thursday in Ap- ril, but had to be postponed this year on account of weather conditions, in spite of the- ;fact that the roads in many places are almost impassable, and it will be several ,weelts before they are in good condition, the show was one of the best that hasbeen held, andthere was a large attend- ance. People came from all parts of the county. The weather yester- day was far from promising, but workmen were busy removing the ice andsnow, and getting the streets cleaned up in readiness. However, the day dawned bright and fair, con- tinuing so, although the air was quite cold, but being dry tended to make it much more pleasant for spectators. Following is the list of prize win- ners:. Heavy Horses. Clydesdale stallion, 3 years and over—Fred. Colquhoun. Percheron stallion. 3 years and ov- er—Robert Lamont. Heavy draught, brood. mare, 3 years and over—A. and J. Broad - feet; J. , Sterling. • Heavy draught, filly or gelding, 3 years and over -4. VanEgmond; jno. Vodden; 3. Vodden; Greig. • Heavy draught, filly or gelding, 2 years and under 3—A. .Sinclair; A. Sinclair; A. and 3. Bihadfoot Heavy draught filly or gelding, 1 year and under 2—W. Gray; Jas. VanEgmond; E. Johnson. Heavy draught horse, colt or filly under 1 year—John Dale. Heavy draught, team in harness— A. Sinclair; eBroadfoot Bros.; John VOdden. Sweepstakes, heavy draught—A. and J. Broadfoot. Agricultural brood, mare, 3 years and over—J.. Jarrot; W. Marquis. Agricultural filly or gelding, three years and over—Lowrey; Stewart; Stewart; Dale. Agricultural filly or gelding, two years and under—Forsyth; Sterling. Agricultural filly or gelding, one year and under 2—Hunkings; Bis - back. Agricultural horse, colt or filly, 1 year—Tebbutt; Flynn; Johnson. Agricultural team in harness ••—• Stewart; Dale; McGregor; Lowrey. Sweepstakes, agricultural —Low- ery. General purpose brood mare„ 3 years and over—Sturdy. General purpose, filly or gelding, 3 years and over -1 and 2, Deichert; Cox. General purpose tenni in harness —W. Beichert; H. Cox; tl. Sturdy; H. Govier. Team sired by Percheron stallions —John Voddem.Londesboro. Heavy draught agricultural or gen- eral purpose horses, any age, in hal- ter, Broadfoot and Sinclair, Tucker - smith Township. Best matched team in haaness, any color—John Vodden, Londesboro.. Light Horses. Stallion, standard bred trotter— John Decker; Stewart Hetherington. Stallion, standard bred pacer — 1 and% Dr. Whitely, Goderich. Carriage horse in harness—J. B. Levis; Ross Love; R. J. Scott. Roadster in harness —Manning Bros.; W. T. McLean; Thomas Reid. Carriage team itt harness --R. Mc- Laren, Hansen. Best gentleman's. Curnout—J, 11. Levis; Percy Manning; Ross Love, Sweepetakes, light horses, Dr. Whitely. Specials --Lady drivers who have won prizes before—Mrs. Geo. Bide; Jean McEwan; Aire. Fred. Nott. .Ca WO Classes. Shorthorn bull, 1 yeae-1 and 2, M. trieh; Fred, Watts. Shorthorn cow, 3 years and over Crich. Shorthorn heifer, 2 years -1 and 2, M. Crich. Shorthorn heifer. 1 year—M. Crich. Hereford bull,. under 2 years—Gus Bisback. Hereford cow, 3 years and over --1 and 2, Gus, Bisback, Hereford heifer, under 3 years -- 1 and 2, Gus. Bisbaek, Polled Angus bull, 2 years ana over—C. Lindsay. Dairy cow, any age$ any breed— E. Rozell; F. Watts; 3. Rands; M. Crich; H. Cooper. Heifer under 2 years—L. 2, and 3, E. Rozell. Sweepstakes bull—M. Crich. Best herd, male and 3 females—. M. Crich. Fiddling Contest Ends Show An old -tine fiddlers' contest and old-time dance was held in the even- ing in the town hall, to 'Willa up the spring show. Mayor Fred Jackson was chairman. The hall was packed to the dome, all avallable standing place being filled. • Mies Boyce, of Brucefield, ' Miss. Armstrong, of Velma, and Miss Sadie Carter, of Auburn, were the pianists. The fiddling contest was inter- spersed by a much -enjoyed program of step and clog dances, Scotch reels, etc. Among those taking part in the program were Adam and Fenwick Stewart, Arthier Currie, of Goderich, Geo. Bailey's young daughters, and J. Phillips. Prize -winners in the fiddlers' con- test were: William Collins, Bruce - field; Miss Alberta McKinnon, Kin- cardine; Thos. Rands, SeaforthO Bert Boyce, Brucefidd. The oldest fiddler was Alex. Stewart, of Belgrave, and the youngest, Bert Boyce, of Bruce - field. The competitor for the great- est distance was Miss Alberta McKin- non, Kincardine. There were four- teen competitors. Geo. Phelan acted as judge for the contest. BRUCE COUNTY Kincardine will have tax of 51 mills this year, Grace PacKenzie, aged 13, and youn- gest daughter of Alex. and McKenzie, Underwood, died following an illness of the fin, Wm. Pilkinton, who has been a prominent vesident of Kincardine for the past fifteen yams, bas gone to London to reside, Port Elgin will omit horse racing from their 1st of July program this year end substitute field sports and grand stand perforcuauces. Kincardine Council and Rink On. are trying to make arrangements to lower taxes to give benefit to the Kin- cardine Athletio Aesomation, A highly esteemed resident of Loch - alai), in the person of Sohn Finlayson, passed away at his late residence at the age of 74 years. Deceased bed been in failing health dewing the past year, due to heart trouble. A, poet office inspector was in TPPF. water and M. A. Donahue, who Ilse been assisting with Mee, Harlan, veto sworn in as acting postmaster 110 11, postmaster is appointed through the Civil Service Commission, John ca Gordon, proprietor of the Gordon Hotel and formerly prop- rietor of the Savoy restaurant for 23 years, died of typhoid fever early Tuesday, March 30th, at his home, 121 North Fifth Avenue, Saginaw, Mich., ftfeer 10 days' illness. He WAS born in Kincardine in 1861, and lied resided in Saginaw for the past 45 years. There are a great many ways to do a job of printing; bat quality printing is only done one way—THE BEST. We do printing of all kinds, and no matter what your needs may be, from name card to booklet, we do it the quality way. P, S,—We also do it in a way to save you money, The Post Publishing House -1 11