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INTERNATIONAL LESSON I.-MARCiI
3x, 1907.
Jacob's Vision and God's Promise, --Gen.
xxvaii, x -s, zo-22.
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commonly rendered fearful or terrible.-
Jaeobus. To be in the presence of God
is a dreadful thing for a sinner. The
house of God -In whatever place the soul
of man feels the presence and power of
God, there is the house of God. -Trapp.
The gate of heaven, Alluding to the
ladder he had seen in Ms dream. A gate
is an entrance, and if angels could ascend
on this ladder and enter heaven, a poor,
distressed sinner might; so Jacob decided
and he acted accordingly, for' soon we
see him entering in. 18. Set it up -He j
placed the stone in an erect position. "He '
turned the pillow into a pillar." The I
stone was a memorial. "Every Christian
should set up memorial stones in his life ,
-should record the great blessings God I
has bestowed upon lupi" Poured oil -1
Thus consecrating it to God, so that it
might be considered an altar. Many •�
years afterward Jacob returned to this
place and built a. permanent altar. 19.
Beth -el -"House of God." The original
name was Luz, but Jacob named the
place Bethel, Abraham built an altar
here when he came from Haran.
20.. Jacob vowed a vow -A vow is a
solemn promise by which a man binds
himself to perform certain acts. When
Jacob came to Bethel he ;ares an uncon-
verted man, and he was not converted
while he was dreaming. God saves men
when they are wide awake. According
to the Bible plan no person is converted
without true repentance, confession and
faith. Did Jacob repent at this time?
It seems clear that he did . Years after-
ward he desired to return to Bethel and
build an. altar to the God who answered
him in the day of his "distress" (Gen.
xxxv. 3). From this we see, 1. That he
was in "distress" -he had `godly sor-
row" (II. Cor. vii. 10) on account of his
sins. 2. Ile called on the Lord and God',
"answered" him. Thus God's appearing
to him was the result of earnest prayer
on his part. 3. Jacob gave himself to
God and took the Lord to be his God
(v. 21). 4. He even promised to give to
God atenth of all that God might give
him. Now, here is ample proof of his
conversion; for when a repentant heart
comes thus to God, and makes his vow
to God as Jacob did, the Lord is always
ready to save. If God, eta - A better
rendering is, "since God." His words are
not to be considered as implying a doubt.
He did not dictate terms to God, but
merely recognized the great promises God
had made him; he really said that inas-
much as God had promised to sustain
and keep him, therefore he would give
himself to God and his service.
22. God's house -A place sacred to the
memory of God's presence.-Jacosub. The
tenth -As Abraham had done (Gen. xiv.
20). PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Commentary. -L Isaac sends Jacob to
Haran (vs. 1.5). 1. Isaac acquiesced in
R•ebekahs' desire and followed the exam-
ple of his father Abraham in sending his
son to Haran to take a wife from among
their own kindred. 2. Pada(-aram-The
name frequently given to the country
lying between the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers. The same region is alsu called
Mesopotamia. Haran (or (Sheeran), the
city of Nahor, where Rebekahs' relatives
lived, was located here. The journey
from Beer -Sheba to Haran leads in a
northerly (erection through Canaan,
then, crossing the Jordan, it leads
through Gilead, Basilan and Damascus
to Mesopotamia. The distance was pro-
bably between 400 and 450 miles, 3.
God Almighty bless thee -Hebrew, "El
Shaddai." This divine name is the same
as that under which Jehovah appeared
to Abraham when he instituted the cov-
enant of circumcision (chap. 17, 1)y and
in this name Isaae now invokes on Jacob
the blessings there promised to .Abra-
ham. -Terry. That thou mayest be a
multitude -Or, a congregation, an as-
sembly. Here is a prophecy and promise
of the church of the living God.-lbid.
II. God speaks to Jacob in a. dream
;(vs. 10-15).
10. Jacob went -We went without a
servant or any accommodations, except
a staff (Gen. xxxii. 10); on foot and
alone he pursues his solitary journey.
"Nor can we doubt that he was inward-
ly pained with the visitings of his faith-
ful conscience." -Bush. IL A certain
place -Near Luz (v. 19). This was be-
tween fifty-five and sixty miles north-
east of Beer-sheba. It must have been
he left home. The gates of the city were
probably closed for the night, before he
was able to reacd Luz, and thus he was
forced to remain in the open field during
the night. Sun was set -The gates of
the city were closed at the setting of
the sun, but this may merely mean that
it was late and therefore time for Jacob
to stop. One of the stones (R. V.) -
"This was no hardship for Jacob, as the
Syrians do the same thing every night"
"Bleeping on the ground in the open air,
where there is not even a bush for shel-
ter, is a common thing "-Heal. "A pil-
low of stone was but an outward expres-
sion of Jacob's feelings at this time. He
was alone, poor, banished, undefended,
with a long and dangerous journey be-
fore him among hostile tribes, and with
an uneasy conscience. But all this was
leading him to God; for in this night of
darkness he called upon God in lois dis-
tress (chap. 35, 3). Often from a pillow
of stones come the brightest visions of
the soul. From weariness; pain,. and
trouble arise the steps that lead to hea-
ven."-Peloubet. Lay down in that place
-"No one can get much out of this
'world who requires much in it. The ef-
feminate life that must have its bed of
down and silken coverlet, its Morris
chair and velvet slippers, is not the life
to which God can give His best 11`lessinge
Train yourself to have few physical
wants, to be independent of circum-
stances, and you will have time for com-
munion with God, and room for angel
visions, and energy to obey their be-
'pests."
12. -He dreg need -God has frequently
appeared in dreams since Jacob's time
A ladder" -The design of the ,Ladder was,
1. To show that Gocli was watching over
and regularing .all things. 2. It pointed
out the close eonection between heaven
and earth. 3. OIt was a type of Christ.
"Jesus Christ is the grand connecting
medium between heaven and earth, and
between God and man. By him God
comes down to man; through him man
ascends to God." "The origin of the
Christian life is from heaven. The true
life has always visions and ideals reach-
ing far beyond our present state " sWe
should be always climbing upward; and
the rising will be step by stop. Angels
of God -God would teach Jacob the oon-
lsecting and living intercourse between
heaven and earth. The angels descend-
ing designate the revelations, the words
and promises of God; the ascending an-
gels indicate faith, confession, and pray-
er. -Lange. Jacob had thought himself
alone and defenseless; the vision nets-
' ters armies for hie safety. He had been
conscious of but little connection with
heaven; the vision shows hint apath
' from his very side right into its. depths.
11iaeiaren.
13. Stood above it -From Jacob's :lad-
der we.reeeive the first definite intima-
tion that 'beyond "Sheol," heaven is the
home of man. -Lange. To three will I
give it -Of all the deseendaavts of Abra-
ham, "Jacob ha& been selected as the
one in whose line the eovennnt blessings
should flow."
14. And thy seedy etc. -The old prote-
ase made to Abraham about 150 ewe
before this (Gen. xiii. 14.17, xv. 1-6) is
• here renewed. Of the earth -The ex-
pression points to the world-wide uni-
versality of the ldngdom of the seed of
Abraham: Murphy. The fulfilment of
this was in Jesus Christ, In Christ, who
descended from Jacob according to the
flesh, shall all the nations of the earth
' be blessed':
N. I am with thee, ete.-"I will direct,
heap, and support three in a peculiar •man-
i net," Tie is assured' trat he will not be
east away from the presence of God.
III. Jacob vows unto the Lord (vs. l6-
2), 16. The Lord is in this place -God
bre made this place This peculiar resi-
denee,--Clarke. God is often very near
1, when the trial is most severe, and it
i
!seams to us that he has forsaken us en-
tirely, 17. He was afraid -Jacob had
iBinned and he knew it, and therefore was
tin ho condition to meet Gocl. "His heart
was not at home inthe presence of God;
nor can any heart be, so until it has
I. Jacob's ladder as a type of Christ.
"Jacob.. dreamed, and behold a ladder"
(vs. 10-12). This vision is for us as real-
ly as for Jacob. It was a picture of the
patriarch's life, but it was a type of
the incarnation. It represents Jesus,
"The Way" (John xiv. 0). The new and
bring way t.
eo'znmunicatton t etween S311 11 "itlan tints
a holy God. A company of shipwrecked
sailors cast on the coast of Scotland at
the foot of a high precipice, where the
water would have broken their vessel
and drowned them, found a ladder hang-
ing down the cliff, which they reached
from the ship's mast and by which they
escaped to safety. Christ is the way of
salvation from danger and death. Jac-
ob's ladder teaches us some lessons from:
L Its appearance. (a) It rose out of
the darkness. "Jacob went out from Beer-
sheba" (v. 10). Three days before Jacob
had kissed his mother for the last time
and left his home for the first time,
fleeing from the vengeance of his broth-
er Esau. (b) It was an answer to pray-
er. "Jacob, .lay down in that place to
sleep" (vs. 10, 11). In danger fro mrob-
bers, in peril from wild beastts ,not so
far from home but his brother might
pursue and over take him, this fugitive
could not have lain "down in that place
to sleep" if prayer had not brought
peace.
2. Its position. (a) It was "set up on
the earth" (v. 12) . The One "Mediator
between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus" (1 Tim. ii. 5), is the only founda-
tion of our faith. He wEo for thirty-
three years glorified God "on the earth"
(John xvii. 4) is the point of our de-
parture to glory. (b) "The top of it
reached to heaven" (v. 12), The only
true ladder is the one that reaches the
sky. Ladders of human hope reach such
a little way. A young man full of am-
bitious dreams was asked by hie teach-
er, "What then?" "Why, I shall finish
my education and begin life with bril-
liant prospects." "What then?" "I shall
choose a profession and have a splendid
practice," "What then?" "I shall marry
and settle down.' "What then?" "I shall
be rich and famous and enjoy life."
"What then?" "I shall grow old and take
things easy?" "What then?" Why, I
suppose I must die." "What then?" The
young man's face grew pale. His ladder
did not reach the slay. Does yours7"
3. Its glory. (a) "The angels of God
ascending and descending upon it" (v.
12). Not descending and ascending, in-
dicating a transient visit, but "ascend-
ing and descending," for the home and
ministry of angels is here, not yonder.
Their visits are to heaven. They are
sent forth to minister to those who shall
be heirs of salvation (Heb. i. 14). They
encamp about us to, deliver us (Psa.
xxxiv. 7); rescue us from danger, (Acts
v. 19; xii. 7) ; direct us in our work
(Acts viii. 26, x. 7); allay our fears
(Acts xxvii. 23, 24); watch our victories
(I. (lor. iv, 9-11); comfort us in the loss
of loved ones (Acts i. 11). (b) "The Lord
stood above it" (v. 13). "The Lord," the
Jehovah, the "I ann." (v. 13), the angel of
the covenant, stood there not to charge
with guilt, but to covenant in grace;
not to punish; but to promise And the
seven promises God gave exactly fitted
Jacob's forlorn condition: 1. He had sin-
ned, He had cheated in buying the
birthright from his brother, he had de-
ceived in seeking the birthright from his
father. God prolnised, "The land where -
been thoroughly emptied and broken,"-- on thou liest, to thee will I give it, and
C. H. 11, How dreadful ---Awe-inspiring, to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as
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the dust of the earth" (vs. 13, 14). 2.
He was poor. He left home without even
a change of clothing. God promised,
"Thou shalt spread abroad to the west,
and to the east, and to the north, and to
the south" (v. 14). S. He WAS homeless.
He was leaving home at the bidding of
his father to "take hi'ni a wife" among
his relations in a far country (Gen.
xxviii. 1-9). God promised, "In thee and
bei( thy seed shall all the families of the
earth be blessed" (v. 14). 4. He uas'
alone. He was without friends. God.
said, "Behold, I aine with thee' (v. 151..
5. eH was exposed; Danger threatener
him. God promised, "I, .. will keep thee
in all places whither thou goest" (v. 15)';
6. He was a wanderer. God. promised,.:
"I,... wil bring thee again iuto this
land." 7. He was ,defeated. God prom-
ised, "I will not leave thee" (v. 15).
II. Jacob as a type of other then. (a)
He was constrained to ret
presence of God, "Surely t
this place; and I' knew it
(b) He linked the house o
gate of heaven. (c) He r
claim. He set up a pills
vow. He offered "the
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ELECTION IS
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TORONTO FAILIdE:RS' ,MAR'KErr.
!rhe offesiags of :gram to -day were small,
with prices steady. Wheat aim/Waged, 100
bushels of Fail sellinng at 74 to 16c. Barley
quirt, with sales of 200 bu'etsete at 64 to 550
Oats'steady, 200 ,bushels selling at 43 to 440.
Hay in Mair supply, with peaces unchanged;
40 loads sold at $13 to $14.00 a ton for tim-
othy, and at 39 to 311 ,for mixed. :Straw un-
changed, one load selling at 312 a ton.
Dressed hogs are steady, with light quoted
at 39.w0, and heavy at38 to $9.26.
Wheat, White, bush. ..$ 0 74 a 0 75
Do., red, !bush. ... 0 74 0 75
Do., Spring, bush. , ... 0 70 0 71
Do., goose, bush; ... .. 0 68 8 89
Oats, .bush. 0 44 0 00
Bartel', bush . ... ... ... ... 0 54 0 Jo
Peas, bush. ... ... ,., 078 000
Hay, timothy, ton . , , , , 13 00 14 05
Do., mixed, ten ... , .. . 9 00 11 00
Straw, per 'ton ... ... ... 12 00 12.10
SeeOs-
Alslke, fancy, bush. . ,. , 7 00 7 25
Do., No. 1, bush . -6 00 (2 25
Do., No. 2, ibusb. ... 5 75 5 Si
Red clover, bush. ,.. ,8 00 8 25
Do,., old .. ... ... , 700 725
Timothy, bush, ... .,. , 125 150
Dressed hogs ... .. 9 00 9 50
'Fangs, new laid, dozen 0 32 0 35
Butter. dairy ... ... ... . 0 25 0 30
Do., creamery .. ... 0 30 032
Chickens, dressed, lb. ... 0 11 0 12
Do„ fresh .. ... .... 014 016
Ducks, per lb. .,. .,. 012 014
Turkeys, per ... ()M.16 018
Apples, per bbl. 2 00 3 50
Potatoes, per bush. ... .,, 0 90 1 10
Cabbage, per dozen ... 0 36 0 50
Onions, per bag . .,. ., 1 50 160
Beef, hindquarters ... 6 50 8 00
Do., forequarters .. ... 450' $ 00
Do., Oho -toe, carcass ... ,,. 676 7 00
Do., medium, carcase ....,. 5 60 6 00
Mutton, per cwt. ... 9 00 10 OD
Veal, per owt. ... ... ... 800 11 00
Lamb, Der cwt. ... ... 11 00 12 50
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The Honest Physician is Anxious to Cure
and Uses the Best Available
Medicines,
BRITISH CATTLE/ MARKETS.
S,1veruool.-Liverpool end London cables
are steady tut lie to 1214 c per Ib., dressed
weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at sees
to 9%e per ll,.
LE'ADbNG R HEAT :1iARKETRS.
May. July. Sept.
New York ... .,. -„ ... 84% 84'l 33',
Detroit ... ... ... ... ... 80 80 354)1t,3
Toledo ................. 793 .... 794t
St. Louis ,,........, 73% 78311
Mtnn:eapolis ... 35314. 7914 7+11.3,
Duluth ... ... ... ... ... 79% 80'.i 781§
FLOUR PRICES.
Flour -Manitoba .patent, 33.15, track, To-
ronto; Ontario, 90 per cont. patents, $222.17
bid for export; Manitoba patent, specie
brands, $4 50; wtr1oug bakers', $4.
WINNl:N HEAT 'MARKET.
Wiinwipeg i0liea1ti, fwtures closed to -der
Murch 7430 b8t1, May 76%c, July 77%c. Oat
futures -March 3595e bid, May 37%e bid;
July 3giic,
.The discussion of the bill now before
the Dominion Parliament for the re-
gulation of the manufacture and sale
of patent or proprietary medicines le
one of the utmost importance, and is:
receiving a great deal of attention, not
only by the proprietary medicine manu-
faeturers, but also by the retail and
wholesale druggists. Every manufac-
turer of reliable and high class re-
medies welcomes the bill as a step in
the right direction. The discussion has
brought out the fact that the beet phy-
sicians in Carade and on the continent
approve of and prescribe Psychine in
eases of the most difficult characters.
In a recent instance of very serioudt
throat and lung trouble the patient had
been using Psychine. Two leading United
States specialists were consulted, be
addition to two eminent Canadiian phy-
sicians. Upon learning what the patients
was using, a sample of Psychine was.
taken and analyzed, with the result that
the physicians advised ite continuances.
They prescribed no other medicine but
Psychine, with the result that the pa-
tient has fully recovered and is a,
splendid wlalking and talking adver-
tisement for the wonderful curative
power of a remedy that will "stand..
up" before the keenest professional,
criticism and analysis. As a builder
up of the system and restorizxg all
wasted eonditions, Psychine has se
equal and the best and most earnest.
physieans recognize this fact. "At.
the age of 2a my lungs were in a.
terrible state, I hadla grippe the•
year before; it settled on my lunge.
and I kept steadily growing worse -
till I got down so low I was in bed•
for six weeks, I had a consultation.
of doctors, and they said they could.
do nothing more for me. Then I start-
ed to use Psychine. I took the medicine•
for more than a year. It certainly did
wonders for me. I am now as strong:
as 1 was before my sickness,
"MRS. H. HOPE,
"Morpeth, Ont."
1 . Psychine. promounoed Si -keen, is the
greatest of tonics, building up the syel-
tem, increasing the appetite, purify-
: ' ing the blood, aids digestion, and acts
s directly upon the throat and lungs,
, giving tone and vigor to the entire.
system. At all druggists, 50c and $1,
1 or Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited, 179 King,
street west, Toronto.
TORONTO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
n.eceirts of live stock were light -50 car
s d o 810 cattl c
sheep, There 76 serves and to horses. I AIDS TREE 13L.AITERsa
were a few good cattle, but net ! �,f� n
enough to supply the demand for prime
quality. Or, Toronto's trade alone,
Reoetp.. •being, l#gh ,, al; offerings were ONTARIO GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES'
loads, .compose f e, 645 bogs, 1 2
Judge at London so
Against an Aide
London, Ont., despatch: e Mao -
beth handed down lets ju • t this
afternoon in the ease bro against
Ald. Garratt by 'ex -Aid. 1 Armstrong,
chaining the election of the defendant;
claiming the election of the lefe:ldent.
six weeks before the nomination, The.
action is dismissed; without costs. The.
judgment declares t t t the City Clerl
did right in accepting the declaration,
his position being ministerial and not
judicial. It is further held that the is-
regularity was, at most, one which did
not affect the result of the election.
MOTHER'S GRATITUDE
TO ZAM-BUK
IT CURED HER BOY OF PAINFUL
SORES.
Nothing is more unpleasant to the eye
and more painful to the sufferer than
boils and ulcers. At this period of the
year many adults suffer acutely from
these painful outbreaks, When boils,
ulcers. etc., occur on children it is pitiful
to see the little ones suffer.
Mrs. E. Holmes. of 30 Guise street,
Hamilton, is grateful for what Zara -Bak
did for hor little boy when in this piti-
ful plight. She says: "I wish to express
my gratitude for the benefit. my child
received from your: famous '.Zam-Buk
Balm. Ise suffered from spring eruptions
and then boils broke out on his neck.
I tried blood purifying remedies, salves
and ointments of all kinds, but nothing
seemed to do him the desired good. Tho
boils got worse andbecame so loathsome
and unslightly that I could not send him
to school, as some of the boils and
ulcers could not conveniently be covered.
About this time a sample box of Zam-
Buk was given to him, and we tried, it.
The small sample did him a little good,
so I bought a 50 cent box. The result
was really amazing. Inside . a week's
time the boils had begun to dry up, . and.
in a very short time indeed every one
of them was healed." •
lam -Bak is a sure eure also for eczema,
scalp sores, ringworm, poisoned, wounds,
chronic ulcers, chapped hands, eruptions
and pustules due to blood poison, etc.
It stops bleeding, and cures, piles, fis-
tula, etc. Is antiseptic; an excellent
"first aid." Every home and farmsitead
should have its box of Zam•Bulo. . All
druggists and stores at 50 cents a' box,
or from Zan^i'-Bur: Co., Toronto, for price;
0 boxes for $2.50. Send lc stamp for
1 trial box.
a•s
Rugs that curl up can be kept down
by fastening pieces of cortugated rubber
at each corner. The rubber should ox -
tend about seven or eight inches along
the rug. holes can be bor(!d in the
rubber, which can then be sealIZ' t'hrougli
the fabric.
EXporters. atop of shipping' cattle
was ldmtted. ''O4e 104. of 13 picked out cs
more than 150 butcher cattle were bought
by Brawn S. Wilkinson of Galt at 3,40 per
cwt. The nest best lot was a load of 18,
brought on by L. L. Atkinson, 1,340 lbs.
each at 35.121¢. and a few ethers sold around
35 per cwt. Export .hulls were quoted et
from $3.76 to 34.30 per cwt.
Butchers -Prime picked lots of butchers
sold at 34.80 to $5 per cwt.; loads of good to
choice, 34.50 to $4.85; fair to good loads.
34.35 to 34.60; modium butchers' and good
e owe, 35.65 to $4:1246: common butchers' and
canners at 31.50`' to $2.60.
Milch Cows -There were about 30 milkers
and springers, none of which could be classed
as being very choice. Prices ranged from 330
to $53 each.
Veal Calves -There is a good demand for
veal calves, but few are coming forwar•9.
Prides ranged from 32 to 31 per cwt. A few
prime now milk -fed calves would bring from
25c to 50c per cwt. more.
Sheep and Lambs -The run being light, the
market remained firm. Prices were as fol-
lows: Export ewes, 34.50 to 35.25 per cwt.;
lambs, choice, 56.50 to $7.25 per cwt.; common
Iambs, 35 to 36 per cwt.
Hogs -Deliveries light; market inclined to
be easier. with selects, $6,85 to $6.90; lights,
36.60 to $6.65 per cwt.
SEEDS.
The seed situation remains unchanged.
Trade in alsilce has slackened, but red clover
has become firmer.
Prices paid at country points are:-Alsike,
fancy, $7 to $7,20; No. 1, $6 to 36.35; No. 2,
$5.10 4,o $5.40; No, 3 34.20 to 34.60.
Red Clover -Firm, fancy, 38,25 to $8.60;
No. 1, $7 to $7,25; No. 2, $6.35 to 36.50.
Timothy--Fiem. Fancy bright Canadian,
ter/hulled, 32.40 to 32,65: Na. 1, $1.20 to 32
per bushel; No. 2, $1.40 to 31.65.
Bradstreet's Trade Review.
Wimlipeg.-The milder weather which
has prevailed throughout the West has
had a very enlivening effect upon gen-
eral trade here. Trains are now running
fairly regularly and merchandise is mov-
ing in all parts of the country. Great
activity is everywhere being displayed in
the matter of preparations for spring
business. Travellers are still sending in
large orders, and the volume of trade
will be as heavy as was expected, Values
hold generally steady.
Vance ever and yietoria,-Trade has a
ware, and the demand for iron and stool
wholesale stocks are moving fairly well
and collections are satisfactory. With
the arrival of milder weather local in-
dustries have taken on a busier tone. The
shortage of labor is still felt.
Quebec. The cold weather of the past
week does not appear to have benefited
wholesale trade. Orders to liend are of
a sorting nature. Local shoe manufac-
turers continue busy, and the outlook is
encouraging, owing to the possible in-
crease in duty on fine shoes imported
into Canada, which will enable our manu-
facturers to specialize our products. No
failures to speak of,
Hamilton. -Retail trade here has been
rather quiet during the past week. The
wholesale movement of spring goods con-
tinues active. The delay in the deliveries
of textiles, however, is causing some eon -
cern. Provisions are corning in mare
freely, but prices hold up. Collections
are fair.
Ottawa. -•--Retail and wholesale trade
continues fairly brisk, and a good busi-
neese is already being done in summer
lines. Collections aro a little slow, but
there is a fairly bridle tone to retail
trade.
; aSsti C'O'`?tii1ITIONS.
The Ontario Provincial Governmlent
has instituted a co-operative scheme for
assisting farmers in the improvement of
their- wood -lots and the re-foresting of
waste portions of their farms. Such
waste portions include land not fertile
enough for growing field crops and lana
which through its situation (for example,.
a steep hillside) or some other hind -
ranee.., cannot be cropped -et all events,.
to advantage, Or, to quote their circu-
lar, "the Department prefers to make•
plantations on such waste portions of
the farm as steep hillsides, light, sandy,.
rocky or gravelly spots, swamp land,
portions of farms cut off by streams or
otherwise unsuita;lxle for regular till-
age."
ill-
ne ,
A1foret nursery was established some
sears ago at the Ontario Agricultural:
College. ,luring the ministry of Hon..
John Dryden, and of this Mr. E. J. Zav-
itz, a graduate of one of the best schools
of forestry on the continent, has been,
put in charge.
It is now three years since the nursery-
was
urserywas started, and a large number of white
pine. black locust, tulip and other varie-
ties of trees are now really for distribu-
tion.
The department will furnish trees stf-
ficienk, to plant two acres in one ecaten;
this is the largest number allowed to
any one individual. This salve .iwuher
may, however, he sent to the name marl
for several years in succession,' The
only charge that rias to be paid !ay the
man who gets the trees is the payment of
the express ch,irges on the young trice
to his nearest railway or express station..
He, of co+arse, is also required to prepare,
his soil, plant and care for the trees tied
see that they are protected against Live
stock. '.Che department lees no;, how-
ever, undertake to furnish seedlings or
nut trees, such as walnut, hickory, chest-
nut or oak; the most satisi:aoto"y way
of starting these is to plant the nut or
acorn itself.
Where there is danger of a ; igorous
growth of weeds among the trees so
planted, especially in plantations i' nde
on good agricultural soil, cuitivation for
the first year or two after pleating is.
advised.
A number of persons have alre.i1y tak-
en advantage of the offer made by the.
department, alld with gaud results., so
far as can now be ascertained.
sites for plantations range, as to their
eh:leaeter. from reeky hillsides to sand.
plains near the lakes. .
QUAYS OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
Bank of England Has Half Share im±
Their Purchase;
London, hatch ll, -The Constantin
nople correspondent of the' Daily- Mail:
says the Bank of England and the.
French branch of the Ottoman Bank have,
jointly bought the quays of (Constanti-
nople from the french. company owning;
them, The purchasers have equal shares
in the ownership.. Tl*e quays eipvital to the oontinerce•
of the Near )'.last, and their purchase
probably the most • important develop=
meet in British trade since the early,^
eight ice.