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The Herald, 1906-08-10, Page 7Sund;iy w ch of. 1NT11RNAPI.ONAL L1 ]SBON NO. VIII AUGUST 1904, 91, The Judge, the Pharisee and the Publican. Luke xviii. 1-14, Oommentary: I. The Judge and the widow (vs. 1-8). 1, Spoke a. parable -- "In response to a question of the Phar- isees har isees as to when the kingdom of God - should come. Jesus gave them warnings and instruction as to the coming, and especially as to the need of being al- ways prepared (xvii. 20-37), and nat- urally turns to the subject of prayer as a means of preparation." Men ought -- Note the force of the word "ought" - it is their "duty" to do this. Always to pray -That is, we should always maintain a spirit of prayed. The habit of prayer in private in the family and in public should be cultivated. Not to faint -Not to grow weary and discour- aged because of the delay of the ans- wer. "Why must prayer be importun- ate? 1. Not because of God's unwilling- ness to answer. 2. To cherish ansi culti- vate our faith. 3., To intensify our desire to receive. Prayer that is not persevering indicates a lack of faith and oberlence and fitness to receive. It is a sad thing when prayer grows silent on the lips and faint in the heart, for without it the Christian life ceases and the man is.spir- itually dead." 2. A judge-Accordiiig to Deut. xvi. 18, Israel must have in all the grates of the city judges, who were under obliga- tion to administer justice, without res- pect of persons. See Exod. xxiii. 6-9; Lev. rix. 15. In the days of our Lord also, such municipal tribunals existed (Matt. v. 21, 22.) -Lange. Feared not God..man-He was unprincipled and cared for no one but himself. "The judges in the East are generally irres- ponsible and corrupt. They take bribes from either or both parties, from their decisions there is in most cases no ap- peal, and the proceedings in execution of their decrees are summary." -Abbott. 3. A widow -"The conditions of widows was indeed desolate, helpless and friend- less. A widow, 'without influence and un- able to bribe, had little to hope from a wicked judge." Avenbe-The original means "to vindicate one's right," "to do justice to," "to protect or defend one from another."-Thayer's Lex. 4, 5. For a while -These verses show the abandoned character of the judge re- ferred to. As long as he was not speci- aly annoyed by her he paid no attention to her request. 6. The Lord -That is, Jesus. In verses 6-8 an application is ;made, and the truth Jesus desired to teach by the. parable is emphasized. 7. Shall. not God We are not to suppose that the character of God is at all repre- sented by this judge. The great truth which our Saviour designed to teach is that "men ought always to pray, and not to faint." -Barnes. The application of the parable inay be made by contest. 1. "Cod is not compared to the unjust judge, but contrasted 'with him.- If a hard-hearted, wicked judge, who cared for neither God nor man, but only for Himself and his own interests, would yet grant justice on account of the perse- verance of the widow, how infinitely more readily will the good God, our Fa- ther in heaven, who loves to give for more than we are willing to receive„ give us the help we need against our adver- saries. 2. And if the unjust judge does this for a poor widow, in whom he has no interest, how much more will our Father grant the prayers of his own children, even his select ones, whom he has chosen. 3. .And if the unjust judge will do it for the sake of deliverance from some vexation in common life, how niu,eh more will God save his children from their adversaries, all enemies of the true church and of the soul -sin, temptation, bad men, bad principles, ev- ery embodiment of evil that wars Against the 'kingdom of God and its principles -including Satan, the prince of darkness, the persecuting rulers of this world, and all combinations of men in evl against the good."-Peloubet. His own elect -That is, they are `-chosen," "a choice," for so the word elec means. They are chosen according to God's eter- nal purpose in Christ, and according to his foreknowledge of their meeting the cosditions of election, namely, faith, re- pentance and perseverative.-Whedon. Bear long with them -That is, though he bear long with their adversaries. "Al- though be defers long and greatly tries their patience, yet be will avenge thein." -Barnes. The translation given in the Revised Version may bear this same meaning, or may mean that God bears with his own people, and is never vexed or impatient at their importnnity.-Pe- loubet. 8. Spesdny-Suddenly, unexpectedly. He will not delay a moment longer than is necessary ,and ashen he comes to de- liver hie people he will make speedy work. Son of man co•rnetll-W�hecton• thinks this entire parable 'leas reference to the second coming of Christ. • Ii. The praliiaee's prayer (ve. 9-12), 9. Trusted in thcvnselves-Jesus now pro- ceeds to show another reason why many prayers are not answered. The Phari- sees did net trust to God, or the Mes- eiah, for. righteousness, but in their own weeks. They vainly supposed they had themselves complied with the demands of the law of God. -Barnes. Despised others -Disdained, made nothing .of oth- ers, treated them with eonetnipt. 10. Two men ---Both Jews. Two extreme eases are Here chosen -a rigid, exclusive, self-satisfied member of the religious• so- ciety of Israel; and a Jewish offieer of tli.e hated Roman Government, The plane of prayer in the temple was probably the court of the wonren�, where aloe were the chests for depositing the . alms of the faithful.--V4'hredon. ,11. Pharisees stood -The Jews. were tetteattomed to stand penyi.ng.�-a'Gight- and therefore he would Have manly eyes on him to applaud his devotion. Christ said of elle Pharisees that all their works they did to be seen of men. - COM. Oor , I thank thee -His praying is a thankingg, his thanking is a. boast- ing, not of ,God but clone of himself.- Bengal. Extortioners -Selfish, greedy men who take aevay the .goods of others. by force and violence. Unjust -{chose who are unfair and, dishonest in their dealings, 12. I blast, ete. The law re- quired ;but one fast day in the year, the day of Atonement (Lev. xvi. 29); the bi- weekly fast of the Pharisees was a bur- den• imposed by the oral law. Tithes. - .A. tenth. Of all that I possess -Rather of all that I acquire. See Revised Ver - e'en. "He vias clothed with phylacteries and fringes, not humility." Re felt no need of confessing sins. III. The ;publican's prayer (vs. 13, 14). 13. Publican -One employed as collector of the Roman revenue. It was the bas- est of all livelihoods, They overcharged whenever they had. an opportunity (Luke iii, 13). They brought false charges of smuggling in hopes of extort- ing hush -money (Luke rix. 8). They detained and opened letters on mere sus- picion. All this was enough to bring the class into ill favor .everywhere. The employment .brought out all the beset- ting vices of the Jewieh character. Standing afar off -Not ca Not beuse 'he was -a heathen, and dared not approach the Holy place, but because he wee a true penitent, and felt himself unworthy to appear before God. -Clarke. Not lift up -Utterly sad and heart-Ibroloen, the publican neither recounts nor thinks of any good in his life. He felt that he was a sinner, and shame and sorrow caused him to look down. It was usu- ally the custom to pray with uplifetd hands, and with look turned toward hea- ven (L Tim. B. 8; Pea. exxiii. 1, 2). Smote...breart-A token of anguish and self-reproach. I am a sinner and cannot be saved but in thy way. He threw him- self wholly upon God's mercy and love. 14. Justified -His sins were blotted out, and he was accepted. That exalteth himself -Boasts of his own goodness, is proud or ambitious, or looks in disgust upon another, whom he considers be- neath bis notice. Abased -Shall be brought to shame; 0a1l see how God hates his self-righteousness. Instead of receiving the approval of God he will find he is rejected, because he trusted in himself. Pride and ambition are dis- graceful, and must be punished. That humbleth himself -By confessing his sin and unworthiness, and plea.ding for mercy from God. Self-denial and humility are pleasing to God, for then he can enter the heart and snake it new. Exalted -Lifted up from the depths of sin and made an heir of God. Frorn sorrow he is admitted into the realm of praise. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. 1. This poor publican was conscious of Peed. The Pharisee was not conscious of any lack in his life and so not con- ecious of any need from God. He "pray ed thus with himself" (v. 11). He saw himself as a respected citizen; religious, honest, pure, amstemious and generous. God saw him as one "destitute of heart," as one of those sinners "who trusted in themselves and despised others" (v 0). His prayer was in the sight of God as the odious, offensive "smoke" from a wet "fire that burneth. all the day" (Isa.lxv. 5). He was "condemned out of his own mouth"( Job ix. 20) . He said, "I am not as other men" (v. 11). His prayer proved he was like "inost men" (Prov. xx. 6). He went away unjustified, "not washed." from his "filthiness," because pure in his "own eyes." II. The publican was convicted of sin. "The publican smote upon his breast" (v. 13). He felt in his inmost being thhat his heart was deceitful (Jer. xvii. 9;; that out from his heart pro- ceeded the things which made him vile and miserable (Mark vii. 21). The pub- lican, ublican, like the prodigal, "came to him- self" (Luke xv. 17). He saw himself as God saw him. A man must realize that he is a sinner before he is ready to ac- cept a Saviour. If yon have not a con- viction of sin ask for it. A little boy nine years old did wrong. He knew he had disobeyed God, but he did not feel sorry for it. Thinking about it one day out under a tree, he knelt down on the ground and cried to God earnestly in a loud voice and was overheard by the gardener. This was his prayer: "0 God, who died on the cross and rose again for siners, give me a penitent heart, like David in the fifty-first Psalm -give me a heart -broken heart -give me a heart that will weep bitterly as Peter did after he betrayed thee 1" While he was in prayer God answered, and sud- denly lie fell on his face on the grass, crying with sobs and tears, "0, sinner I awl Lord Jesus, have mercy on met" Then the gardener kneeling by his side said, "Behold the Lee:lb of God bearing the blame of your sins!" and while the boy thought of Jesus on the cross, a great peace carne to his soul. God gave him penitence, then pardon and peace. publican is ed correctly. III. The l prayed. "God be merciful to inc a sinner" (v. 13). These seven words fare a model prayer for the sinner: "God," l -Ie eould not say "Our Father" (Matt. vi. 3), nor even "My God" (Pea. xxxviii. 21; lix. 1. The sinner has no sense of divine possession; no consciousness of sonslrip (Psa. li, 1; x, 14). "Be merciful." "Be propitiated" (R. V., margin)., Hie only proper plea., "Be merciful," is found elsewhere but once in the New Testament, and there it is "make reeoneiliation" (Heb, ii. 17), the word. from which mercy is de - dived. IV. The publican confessing sin. "The sinner" '(R .V.) The Pharisee came tell- ing God how good he was, the publican could not find 'words in which to con- fess how bad he was. If we sin let us not blame others, like Adam and Eve, Well iii. 12 13) • nor pretend it is a i The female almost immediately begins to ' elzazi 2I?;ln d + each 'cliiater o�.ss AWF L TALES O PE 1; A INFtO I f Man, Who Escaped from a Camp, Tells of eat- lingo iie Received -Others Begging Aid. Now York, Aug. 6. -The Times bays: was then carried to a camp in the woods, Another man returned from Florida, to where there were huts and negro guards. the lower east side yesterday with a At the end of the two weeks, he said, he found that he owed the company $24 story of peonage in Florida and another above bis promised $12. a week. He ran. letter has been received from a man away one night, and in the morning there, begging aid. There are still 50 im- found that be was lost. Wandering migrants who are. kriawn to have start- about in the swamps, be suddenly found ghimself in the open and close to the ed for the Florida camps within the last camp. Before he could hide he was seen, six months who have not been heard and, according to his story, he was beat - from since.z en in the presence of others, who had David Krill, who lived with.his sister, just returned from work. Mrs. Jennie Abramovis, one the top floor The next morning while he was at of a tenement, 114 Lewis street, came home on Monday afternoon, after an ab- sence in Florida of seven weeks. When he left this. city for the Turpentine camps he was in good health. When he came home yesterday bis sister did not recognize him, and attempted to drive hiss out of her flat. His back was black and blue, and still marked with deep red scars, where he .said he` bad been whip- ped. He had been taken to Jacksonville, he said, and from there to Matton. Ile work in the swamps one of the men with whom he had shared the company's stores, slipped $30 to him, which he said he had kept hidden in a boot. This man did not dare to escape, but he begged Krill to take the money, and if possible get: north so as to tell of the horrors of the slave camp. That night Krill slipped through the lines and managed to reach a city. He worked his way as far as Baltimore, and from tbere walked to his sister's home, in this city. shall not proseer; but who so confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy" (Prov. xxviii, 13); but let us confess our sins to God and man and not rest until we know we are forgiven. V. The publican comforted. " This man went....justified" (v. 14). Not only pardoned, but acquitted, looked up- on as never guilty. Justification is a "setting Tight" To justify is "to make or declare right." In court the only way a prisoner can be justified, is to be found not guilty. If acquitted he is justified, declared innocent and. just. e4. PERSIA'S POLITICS. NEW GRAND VIZIER -BRITISH LEGATION HAS r3,000 REFUGEES. Teheran, Persia, Aug. 6.-Musbir Ed Dowleh has been appointed Grand Viz- ier and retains the portfolio of foreign affairs, which he held under the retiring grand. vizier. An important functionary has been sent out to Kum, where the Mullahs recently' established themselves as a protest against the government's actions, in an endeavor to persuade the Mullahs to return here. The Bazaars have been closed and there has been a com- plete stagnation of business since their departure. The refugees under the protection of the British legation now number near- .here- tofore. haveeeit ori erl h 1;; 13,000, They b y tofore, but they are been ring :more. ex- cited and continue to i .r?;st on their de- mands for reform. *,,' It is expected that the new Grand Viz- ier intends to initiate political' and fin- ancial reforms. His programme is said to include the negotiation of a town which is considered necessary to restore normal conditions in country.. THE WORST YET. mission of the female is ended, she shrivels and dies. Shortly afterwards the young caterpillars emerge and begin their destruc- tive work. This is their life and history and to counteract •the work of any insect is a hard problem. So far the destruction of the larva in their present stage is the best by killing a female now. But when they have gassed the present stage the col- lection of the•egg-masses is the only safe remedy, The egg masses are covered by a gelatin- ous coating, that protects them effectively from spraying, which is only of telling ef- fect on the young caterpillars. The collec- tion and destruction of the egg must be thorough to bring practical results. The great malority of the hibernating egg - masses are deposited low:down on the trunk of the tree or upon the meain limbs and can be easily reached. Those that have been scraped off should be collected and burned. A satisfactory liquid for spraying is creo- sote oil, towhich turpentine is added to keep it lIeuid. No explicit directions for spraying with arsenical poisons are needed. It is essen- tial that the caterpillars of the first gen- eration ought to be destroyed, thereby kill- ing the second and more destructive brood. We owe a great deal to our school child- ren, who under guidance of a few teachers have aoonspltshed much, and they could do more, by also attending to residence streets like Deleware avenue .and others. So much about the tussock moth. Now a few words about the destruction of our beautiful biroh trees that at one time adorned our gardens and lawns, which is done by the small agrilus anxius. I re- ceived my first specimen in the year 1891 from Kansas. You can now see its de- structive work down to the shores of the Atlantic ocean. It belongs to the bupreF- bidae, is not over a half-inch 1n length and .of a. dark bronze color. Those that In- terest themselves about this insect can see its work on the ]awn between those two fine. residence homes of Charles D. Marshall and the children of our well -remembered Gerhard • Lang, corner of Main and Tupper street.. In order to prevent the spreading of this handsome small budpresidae the infectod trees must be out down, as we at present know of no remedy. Our park superinten- dent ought to attend to this by weeding out several leafless birch trees around the westerly part of the meadow, thereby sav- ing a few of the nearby trees. -O. R. LOVE LORN YOUTH BLEW i:IMSELF TO ATOMS. Wellington, Kan., Aug .6, -Tying a sack filled with dynamite around his neck and setting fire to a fuse attached thereto, Graham D. Gibbs, a. love lora youth, deliberately blew himself into atoms yesterday. A horrified crowd of several hundred persons witnessed the suicide., Just before the explosion carie Gibbs attempted to tear the sack from his breast, as if overcome with horror at the fate he had invited. Windows were broken blocks away, and a great hole dug in the street where he •stood. Not a shred of his clothing o}' a piece of his body could be found. Gibbs was in Iove with a young wo- man,whose mother drove him from the house, THE TUSSOCK MOTH. A Histor'y of the Insect Pest by a Buf- falo Naturalist. In Thursday's Buffalo Commercial I saw a communication headed, "Save the. trees," closing with the appeal to give some infor- mation and advice 'applicable to the situs - tory of the doing tusoclt mothhfirstve the lits- The tussock moth is an insect of North Bite the America, ip Yimotnot Thheonlyrted from lo locality 1n the 'Unit- ed states not infested by it is California. The caterpillar attacks shade, fruit and or- namental trees. Tisie insect posies the win- ter in •the egg-ete.te,that is laid by the wing- less female moth In tee mouth of .August, in a white mass .attached to the outside of the 000000. On account of their color they can be easily seen, and remain. so until spring. The caterpillars, minute ereaturs, emerge from the egg -masses in June. They cast or shed their skin three times, show- dng in their development different mark- ings each time. The young caterpillars feed on the under side of the leaf, and thereby •produce e skeletonized appearance, but finally devour all parts of, the leaves. The young Cater- lken pillars drop bypthe slightest tarring 02 the pended by itree and are blown to considerable distances by the wind. They are great travellers, crawl- ing down the trunk a the tree and across wide spaces to ascendinto lother tree. form- inggrown they go 1•ight greyish cocoons of silk mixed with their own hair. This state Taste 'host four week's. As the emir of this eeterpi114sr are barbed, tiseir' eontaot with the human skin produces 'quite an irritation. These cocoons care mostly on tee trunks and larger branehes, but also between the leaves. The very active male Sias wings and the female only rudiments of 'wingas, so that Market Reports The Week. Junction Live Stock. Exporters -There are some few lots or: heavy butchers, 1,100 to L200 lbs, each, that were bought for export purposes at $4.40 to 84.65 per cwt. Tho highest price quoted for exporters was $4,70, which was obtained for a small lot sold by Maybes, Wilson & klall. Export bulls sold at $3.50 to $4 per cwt. Butchers -The best lots of butchers' 'cattle' of prime quality sold for butchers' purposes; did not realize snore than $4.30 to $4.40; loads. of good sold at $415 to $4.26,; medium to goad cattle at $3.75 to $4 per cwt,; commom mixed lots at. $3.25 to $3.50; cows, $2.50 to $3:25. Feeders and Stockers -Brat feeders, 900 to 1,0"a0 lbs., $3.80 to $4 per cwt.; best feeder's,. 800 to 900 lbs., $3.60 to $3.85; best feeders, 600' to 800 lbs„ $3.25 to $3.60; common stockers. 82.25 to 12.76. Milch Cows -Only a limited number were offered, about 15, which sold all the w537 from $30 to $60 each. Veal Calves -About 150 veal calves sold at 83.60 to $0.50 per cwt.,•the bulk selling h4. 14.50 to $5.60 ter Oivt. Sheep and Lambs -Trade in sheep and lames• was brisk at slightly lower prices for lambs, export ewes sold as $4' I to 54.50 per cwt.; bucks and cull sheep at $3.50 to $3.76; Iamiw5 at $7 to 57,75 per cwt., the bulk selling at. $7.50 per cwt. Bogs -A slight delivery of 434 hogs sold at unuchangecl quotations, 87.00 for selects. and $7.66 for lights and fats. Manitoba Wheat. At Winnipeg option market to -day the fa/f- lowing were the closing wheat quotations:. July 790 bid, Aug. 78o bid, Oct.•75'tic. Toronto Farmers' Market. The receipts of grain to -day were small,. consisting of 300 bushels of oats, which sold' at 41 -to 420 per bushel. Hay in fair supply, with sales of 25 loads ;at $8 to $10 a ton for new, and at $14 te. $16 for old. Straw is firmer at $12 a ton los one load. Dressed hogs are scarce and firm, with, light quoted at 110.86 to $11, and heavy 30. $10.66 to $10.75. wheat, white, bush. . .. ..$ 0 81 Do., red. bush. ..... . 0 81 Do„ Wring, bush.... ... ... 0 74 Do., goose, bush. ... ... ... 0 73 Oats. bush 0 41 Barley, bush. ... ... 0 43 Peas, bush. ... ... ... 0 72 Rye, bush. 66 Hay, new, per ton 8 00 Do., old per ton .........14 00 Straw, per ton 11 00 Dressed hogs .. ... ... 10 66 Hags, dozen ................0 22 Butter, dairy . ... ... ... 018 Do., creameryr.-. -. - 022 Chickens, alive, ;per ib.... .. 0 12 i Hens, Per ib. . . ... ... 0 10 er Potatoes, pperlbush. ..... 014 Beef, hindquarters . 8 00, Do., forequarters ... .«. 55 00 Do.. choice, carcase ......7 50 Do.,medium carcase .....6 00 Muttn. per cwt. ..... 9 50 Veal, per cwt. ... .. 860 Lamb, per cwt. ... .. 12 00 British Cattle Markets • service to God floe Saul (I Sam xv. 13- they are torevented train •flying: toot. The Pharisee went to the temple 15, 22); nor cover it like G LOST HIS JEWELS. $ 00 0 0(14 0 70 0 74 0 43 0 50 0 00 0 00 10 0co 16 09 10 003 11 00• 024. 0 23' 0 2E• 0 13' 0 11 0 16 0 16 9 54 6 06 8 06 6 50 1'0 00• 10 00• 33 094 London. -Cattle are quoted at ilc to 24e• per 7b.; refrigerator beef, 9%,c per db.; sheep,, dressed, 14c to 16c per ib. Leading Wheat Markets, May. Sot. New York .. .... ... .. SO% 83% SUSPECTS MESSENGER, WHO IS DuluthMinneopo13s... ... ...... 74Gs 76 % Detroit ... ... ... ... ... 7571 77h Toledo ... ... 7671 78 St. Louis ..............71 74% SAID TO BE MISSING. New York, Aug. 6. -According to the Tribune, Roscoe V. Hurd, a dealer in genes at 126 West 23rd street, complain- ed to the police early this morning that he had been robbed of a quantity of dia- monds. rubies and opals, worth between $10,000 and $12,000, and a cheque for $150. He said also that he was unable to find his messenger, John O'Hiell, 22 years old, lVeshington .square, Brooklyn. He says that he gave the jewels and hie cheque to the young man eo take to the office of his brother, another diamond dealer, in Maiden Lane, at 2 o'clock yes- terday. The mesenger never delivered the valuables, Hurd says. After waiting until 11 o'clock last night, Hurd says, for the return of O'Hiell. he went to the home of the boy's father, but the young man was not there. Hurd says he em- ployed O'I.liell only yesterday morning, and the delivery of the jewel's wall the first important errand entrusted to him. m , 9 STONE FELL FROM TREE. Elgin Marble Worker Sustains Injury to His Head. �St. Thomas, Ont., despatch: Mr. John Dunnell, of Aylmer, who is employed in a marble shop at Lyndoch, states that while he and Mr. Ford, his em- ployer, were working under an apple tree a stone descended from the branches and struck Mr. Flood on the head, inflicting a severe gash. It ap- pears that boys were in the habit of throwing stones into the tree to bring down the early harvest fruit, and several pieces had stayed in the tree. The ehip that caused the injury weigh, ed 1 3-4 pounds. BRAVE GIRL'S LONG TRIP. Carried on Stretcher in Rainstorm Twelve Miles for Operation. Montreal, Au . 0. -Carried twelve miles on a stretcher in one of the worst rcainstorms of the year, then a hundred. miles by train to ,Montreal:,.and an 'oper- ation for appendicitis, is what .the thir- teen-year-old hir- teear year-old danighter of IL C. Toiler earne through last weeek, She was summering at Lac 'd'Iste, twelve miles from St. Marguerite Sta- tion, en the 'C- P. R., when she became ill. She had to be carried on an improvised stnertdlwr through Saturday's. terrible winds .and rain storm. Thee op g bay the from. 21 and In a -Then the the Ro al Victoria was a success, to pray, .because it was a publid place, v, 25) ; for "he that .00vereth his sins ea found from 200 to 800 eggs. y Dem. 85%, 781.4 Bradstreet's on Trade, 11lontreal.-In wholesale trade g..neral.- ly the volume of business moving com- pares well with that of previous years„ although the demand for sorting lines• is on the quiet side. The business doing for fall account is still heavy, and the outlook continues to favor a very satis- tory trade later on in the year. Frons all parts of Canada the reports regard- ing crops and business conditions gen- erally are good, and western orders for hardware and dry goods are heavy:. There is some talk to the effect that. trade is suffering from over -production, and on that account in certain lines of;' trade dealers are disposed to show cau- tion in placing orders. Country trade has a quiet tone owing to harvest activ- ities, and remittances and collections arm not quite as brisk as they were a week, or two ago. Winnipeg. -Trade continues to mover satisfactorily here. Groceries ars un usually brisk for this season of the• year, and hardware trade is active. with a continued big demand for b,sil;i,rs' supplies. During the coming week ne, number of retail conventions a.e being; held here, and wholesalers expect a big trade to result. The grain and floss• trades are quiet. Crop prospects con- tinue good. Vancouver and Victoria,-Trado along the coast continues active in all lines. The demand fee groceries and hardware continues heavy, and there is no sign of decrease in the activity in provincial in- dustries. The lumber trade is very busy - at all paints and prices are advancing. Toronto. --There is a good tone to an r lines of trade here. Wholesale houses are busy with a fairly good seasonable. trade, and the fall business wine:men very active. Orders for goods are par- tieulerly heavy from the west. The sort- ing trade in dry goods is moder':tt1'ly active for light summer lines, but most of the trade is in fall lines. Woollens,• cottons and linens hold very first, wen, some houses finding difficulty in setiur- ing deliveries. The general hardware' trade continues active, particularly in all' builders' supplies. Groceries are mod- erately active. Sugars are firm in tone. The fruit crops are looking wad, :al- though the pack of strawberries woo very light. Calmed geode continue firm, Country retail trade is expected to be quiet until altar the harvest. Collese Eons are generally fair to good.