HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-01-17, Page 7LESSON I1I,-JAN, xg, xgo8.
jeans and His First Disciples, -John x:
35-5x.
ings--This, accoidin1n, to Farrar, was the
fourth day aftee his, return from the
wilderness. Jesus started out Hie return
to Galilee, and "on the j6urney., fell in
with another young fisherman, Philip
of Betjheaad;a," 44. Bethsaidit-- "The
house of nets," so called because inl>ab-
it'ec1 br fishermen, There were two places
by thee name.
45. Nathaniel -"Gift of God;" else-
where called Bartholomew. He lived at
Cana in Galilee, where our Lord perform-
ed his first miracle. of whom Moses, .. .
Comnaentary.--1. Nolen directs two °. and the prophets did write -,See Gen.(�1 ,
disciples to Terms (vs. 35-39). 35. the 3:15; 22;18; neut. 18:18; Ise, 4.2, 7:14; e
next day ---There were three days of Jer. 23:13 Ezek, 34:23; Dan: 9:24; MI:sall Didn't you get suet• a ores bit tired of
testimony of John. the Baptist to 5r2; ?+self: 6:12; 14fa1. 3:1. the son of "ltivaatgellnd' in your school dnys7 You re -
Jesus: t. To the deputation from he
said this; the statement member. that you had •to commit the plaguey
the Sanhedrin (vs. 19-28). 2. Public- shows the common opinion about Jesus. thins to memory and sash it until the sing-
ly, to the people (vs. 29-34). 3. Pri- 40, good... ,out of Xaaareth-"Tlte ques- song of the verse got an your Mertes? ting t
John Stood -"Was standing. -R• •
vately, to two disciples (vs. 35-37}. tsion apratt from ?mere dread of mistake you hear yourself' now, anraleed on two
in a matter so vital." Tie knew that rather shaky legs, chnnting teed aauy:
two of his disciples -Andrew (V. 40) Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) and not Nazar This is the 'forest primeval.
and John, the author of this Kook, eth was to be the birthplace of the Mes- The murmuring pines 'sod the he7axloeks
who modestly avoids using his owls sialh. "It has usually been considered Bearded with moss and 1u garments green,
name. The great; ambition of John that his answer wasroverbi•i l; but it lndtstinet iu the twilight,
the Baptist was toinduce linen to be- may -ix eie5 •lave implied, Arazareth, Stand like Druids of etd- --
Colne followers of Jesus. -" that obscure and ill -reputed town in its But why go on? The• whole horrid scene
3G and looking -The Baptist fixed little, untrodden volley -can anything come. back
primeval! ou. it w will u d od ate that
his eyes upon Jesus, singling him out good coarse from thence?' "-Farrar. Na- you who wore children learn that thet
and regarding him with special at- thanael's objections arose from ignor- forest primeval isn't there any more on 'the
tention. behold the Lamb of God- ante. come and see --The same reply forest of Me has earllashe o forest
e ats .of fruit t another
The R. V. puts a comma after be- given by Jesus (v. 39). Philip could not forest
mostly afilile tree`;:., . ' es,
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hold; an= interjection, not a. verb. solve the difficulty, but he could show There are those Who will tell you that ap
"All the lambs hitherto offerees had Nathanael how to get rid of jt. apple tai an apple np matter from whe0e it
been furnished by men; this' one was + III, The iptexvie�v ixitween Jesus and Come:.. That isn't so. . A Nova Scotia apple
is something quite different, At least that's
provided by God, as the only softie- Nathanael (vs. _y7i 51). 47. no guile- what they tell you up in the lana of the
lent sacrifice for the sin of the The expression implies a true heart, a bluenose,
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world." -Clarke. His words would -
really converted man, a genuine son of It must have been •a Nova Scotia apple,
be to them equivalent to a command Abraham by faith, •as well as a son ac- uhearPuily, ywhlCh ILmr a threw A ittime an the marina
to follow him. -Scott. How faithful ac-
cording to the flesh.. B,yle. 48. under ( feast of Pefeus and Thetis, thereby °Musing
John was in his office as forerunner? the fig tree -The Jewish writers often that
denusCe But laithnblsayyth ono wase no
a
Ire did not think of his own honor
speak of the shade of the fig tree as the vault of the apple that the decision of that
or popularity, but conscious that he
p ' prayer. Probably 'impressionable umpire Paris, awarding the
must decrease, he is anxious to have place of meditation find t, el secluded
his followers become true disciples it was in some such spot, secluded from game to vei}ue, aaused the Trojan war and
of Christ. "He did not reckon that the human eye of Jesus, that �iatltanael la ouriate page
days lti that had to be read
he had lost those who went over from won his title of Israelite, by prevailing The history oe the apple to still to be writ -
him to Christ." "The Lamb is, 1. Prayer with God: 1 1iedon. 49. thou tea. The reference books tell us southern
that the
God's gift. 2. A promised gift (Isa. art, etc.- These words are the outburst Caucasutree ie s danenous tern Russia. the
It certainly
in' ed at once that Jesus
53: 6, 7). 3. Spotless and holy (Hob. of a heart convinced got a start in Nova Spatia fust as soon as
9 : 14). 4. For sacrifice. 5. To .take was the Messiah. We can hardly sup- that primeval forest Megan to disappear. It
away the sin of the world. 6. Of pose than Nathanael clearly understood has spread mlglzttly throughout the province,
but God's own providing. 7. Worthy of the nature
that he saw'tl kingdom dus was this
one le found
more abundahtiy in the Annan
-
God's
acceptation. 37. they followedThe Annapoiia Valley has been called the
Jesus -The first beginning of the Christ we cannon doubt.sOtt shalt see far have driven "GardenSpot of upon miss throue Earth." gh n. you
understood
church: Plumrnar. They 50. greater teats' Hoofs of gin divinity and lies- or apple and- pear and other trees, in the
understood John's meaning and im- g' proofs 3 spring time when a :lea of red'andpink and
mediately did as they were directed. siahship. 51. verily, verily ----Tile double wiles blossoms meets the ere and a riot of
It would be well if all would hunted- "verily,'
1 Wand used. nowhere finve elsees in this introduces when thme e treels 'are weighted down the
their
lately follow Christ. We should fol- gospel burdenwhen t of fruit, you will think it well
low shim as our Redeemer, Pattern, truths of great importance. ?leaven open, names,
Guide and Shepherd. They may not eta Th` ladder which of Jacob
saw (Gen.
se it noa Valleype eine theCalley and l tsttc ll
have intended to leave John's lead -28:12) Y at that -le 100 miles • ions; and thirty miles
ership permanently. which would be opened between heaven
p Son
The soil is fertile and well awattired.
38. Jesus turned -He was ready to and earth] in the now dispensation. `Son Rivers and tidal estuaries divide it tenni-
give them a hearty welcome. what of man -This expression is used about tuditallyant o tae eries Oferidges. Tfhee river
seek ye -What is your desire or re- eighty times in the gospels by Christ of bottomssea are given over to bay fields andtiasture
quest? Jesus knew they were seek- himself as 1vIessiah. 1aThe ridges are devoted largely te afruit-
i.ng him, for he knows all hearts, but PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS'. growing. If you stand somewhere in the
he desired some expression from them. "And. Side bottom meos lands gentlyyou
e'riming
rffrom
rabbi A Jewish title of honor for I. The disciples follow Jesus.the orchard. on eitl]erit is titossoxS Mime the. picture
tter
learning, meaning "teacher," "alas- two disciples heard him speak, and the
ter. Thus they at once recognized followed Jesus" (v. 37.) They left the seei he
houses Tan .farie• Teuan t ereaiyg anis
his superiority and their ignorance, hiunan teacher for the divine. 3"11ie the trees, There -etre occ clonal patches of
whore dwellest thou -"Where art brought great "joy" to John the Baptist tiller; land, but it is waft OS trees,
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thou staying?" He had;no permanent (John B. 25-30.) This should be the end is the yield
igldtof the inaGstciryValle r this
place of abode in this locality. In of all preaching and teaching, not to all been gathered ane marketed. It is esti-
asking this question they intimate a win' ?nen to us, but to win them to mated that more then 100,000 barrels of apples
desire to be better acquainted with Christ. The disciples did not quickly were shipped, not to mention the pears and
slim. Whore is the inn where you learn the lesson John the Baptist taught nlMest of tand hein apples have• gone to England,
nces.
al•icle?. We desire to receive instrae- them that day, for long afterward John as usual, but this year more shipments have
tion from you. the evangelist said to Jesus, "diaster, been made to the American =arm than ever
39. come and see -A kind invite- we saw one casting out devils in thy bar -
to
barrel and the .Novices have a Scotia from o •chidiste
2.50
tion to them to go with him to his name, and he followed not us; and we have received about $2,000,000 for' their bar -
place of abode. 'If those who know forbade hint, because he followeth not test•
not the salvation of God would come us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not, for TZLast teyear harvest the pia seveabout tialfshalf asrbig.
att the command of Christ, they there is no man which shall do a miracle er than that of fifteen years ago. For a
would soon see that with him is the in my name, that can lightly speak evil r farmer to clear from $55,000 to p.o,000 a year
fountain of life, and in his light they of me"' (Mark 0; 38,39.) Never enter- on his apples is not unusual.,
would see light." the tenth hour- taan a thought that if people do not do rreylsyear1arltyo
arsthe rmer wfa
as nshipped
1,000 ba
St. John was so impressed with his as you do they are not right. Never are many 5,000 barrel men. The greatest
first interview with Jesus that he worry thein, 1101' reject them, because orchard in the valley is- Iiillcreet, near
remembered the hour. This may they do not keep step With you or look KTtihte ilalppl It contains
nes of Nova Scotia than
25,000 iaees
have been either 10 a. m., according at doctrine from your 'standpoint. Point all their own. Though the fruit grows large,
or
to the Roman reckoning, or 4 p• 1ri•, them to the Lamb of God as clic? John a does not become gross, as is the case with
according to the Jewish reckoning. the Baptist. and know the joy a1 w'in- a good deal of the fruit that comes from the
In either case Andrew and John spent nin them to Jesus. the
Weo..
g There are any number of .Varieties. In the
the remainder of the day with Jesus
and then hastened to find theirsaith The
xtodtheinies called,
a leme and see" (vs. •
38, Bow Sweets. the come the
apples,
brothers and bring them to Christ. Later on come the Gravenettlas-the king of
Edersheim thinks these events took 39.) "Follow me" (v. 43.) This was the
an the fall apples -the Strawberry apples
p and the Bishop Pippins.
place on Saturday, the Jewish Sab- cads call
Jesus' first i six our leg,The of
bath. second call of the first four9s given minable. The winter
wo vaieties which be
mmand
II. Several other disciples called (vs. (Matt. 4; 18, 19; Mark 1; 16-20.) A the highest prices are the Bianhelm command
third Call is described (Luke 5; 1-11.) and the Ripston Pippins.' They're both pip-
44.46.}againpins in the colloquial sense of that word.
4q. Which heard john --This was John And after the cross, Christ said to the _
the Baptist (vs. 35, 36). Andrew - A Peter, "Followcalled,
18" (John To the Saviour..) The
Par{iabove ngs hey areruckInf Baldwins and iKingao,
name of Greek origin, signifying, "num." disciples were x 43') Christ's disciples Tompkins
ski n Ru set BweetserBs ,and PZie NortGreenings
He belonged e T3eJohn a (v. 44), and 'Follow me"('•
was a tbeeiple of John. the Baptist. He are called unto him, (Matt. 10; 1.) They alsohern Spy,
iranedinvNovaiScotia� Soule parts, is an
resided afterward at Capernawn (Mark are ordained that they should be with
The apple tree is long lived and grows to
1. 29.) Simon Peter's 1]aotlrer-Referr bine" (Mark 3; 14.) The call is intensely great size, Yau will notice in one view that
ing to Andrew in thus way chows that personal. 2. To service. Follow nee, inne1defubnesaOf tis ]:ft aettr es will shoot
when this gospel was written Peter's anti 1 will make you fishers of rnen out
ngaane was more widely known than An -(Matt. 4; 19.) 3. To sacrifice. "Zt4'hoso scarcely pierce the ,gloom.the gunfight can
UT¢W'fi. The other d1,Ctple who heard ever doth not bear his Cross, and wane
Thr. soil of the' orchards is"cultivated care -
the Baptist Spe,alc Was John the writ- after me, cannot he any disciple , • who- 5
ulli. S omne °tears sown poent d nTi to
er of this account, who modestly omits soever ... , forsajceth not all that lie ally a crop of grain is rase a allowed
his own name. 41. Hs findeth first (R. hath, he cannot be my disciple" (Luke ret.
V.) -It is supposed that at the Sainte 14; '27-33.) Our Lord utterly forgot inTa The
of familytree hlch lin didad te fine ob tis
time Andrew went to find his brother himself, and from the beginning to the year. In fact it rather overdid it and had
Simon, John also went and found his ¢ltd of his ministry pouted out his life. to be propped up. The fruit of this tree will
brother James and brought him to ,axle sick, Che .inful, the sorrowful 5111 three barrels at the least. A:n old apple
Christ; but Andrew found his brothel thronged him, and virtue went out from ex clients fruit.duos ten barrels or more of
first, This was a true Missionary spirit' him to heal, to save and to comfort. the The &Palen are Molted In the orchards and
God's salvation is so good that those cannot do anything to Save the world usually carted away et once to steamer or
who experience His love are alwa :9 aux- ether. than as he wrought.. The giving train for shipment. In packing apples one
ions to bring others into the same holy ones the bottom o5 the barrel, The very
relation. Found the Mei;sine-•- He speaks of life saves life. The pouring out of finest specimens of the fruit are arranged
exultingly. Aroused by John's 'faithful love upon the sick, the sinful, the sor- in nice layers at what will be the top of
rowfttl, the perpetuation of the sacrifice tbo barrel when it is opened by the eon-
teatintony concerning 111•e coming lIe" •Of Christ On earth, this ie the life that sumer
nice when'sYo hopenthe
a fresh barles rels look
whenathey were fewedv to receive Ili pleases God and saves rnen. But the Nova Scotia fruit grower is au
Mesthey caw a true ivarl;s of STT,, III. The disciples finding otlhers. "An- honest, individual, He grades the apples
5105 1ahshlp. l3c]ttg interpreted Heti .1010n Peter's brother." "Ile first carefully and marks the barrels three
are
sial is the Greek form Of the 7.[ehrext findeth his awn brother" (vs. 40, 41).` o. 2" and "No. that even the three are
word Messiah, and Chri,1•t i3 its Greet. good. All below grade go to the cider
interpretation. The word means the Andrew found 1 eter, John found James, mill. _.__
anointed one. philip Sound Nathaniel (v. 45). A dis- he valley 118 a city _of big gardens. The
42. Tiiouelit Hint-:lntlpew thrice ciple 1s ahvays a soul -winner. Soul•sav-
on 2,the lain in•g 1s the great work greatest
of heaven.
en. Gid any
particular soul who is ready to pee -
brings a loavesc: 1. e the lather made the gres es ,
will] the (chap. (}. 8, 9). 3. Carr that even He could make. Jesus endured, IV. The discipleal e that rds
tainhrGreeks a ide (s o 12. •2 es t In key to toiled, suffered and died. He sent the that John the Baptistpday
o
three incidents John gives the to Holy Spirit. He is exalted to the right John the Evangelist (v..36), were echoed
his 0hofa.Andte Casa, hat s sant all the hand in the place of intercession Angels and re-echoed long years after the: Bap -
In connection of ew is what it sgin of,Iiia do and endure' all God's'commands in be- tist was carried to his .grave. Twenty-
01 oesuBoli his bringing some- half of the heirs of salvation, If we five tinges in the Book of Revelation does
Twenty-
one to knewuS Tionelb ITtm c'�nats atwere to devote all our heart, soul, life Jelin speak of "the,Lamb." Think of the
once whOsp s. ,St -P Simon and means to the work we could not joy of pointing;a John t.n Jesus. Think
?.new himself, C+ el>has, nett n ing In Gine 1 equal the example set before us, nor die of the fellowship in thesNew Jerusalem
Peter, has the same essiti .'s in Grease q sit
, e has has in ,S;1�riaa. Tito name charge a tithe of the infinite debt we wh,ycicalitlg�`n witl�t talk
'mad John
was C p owe to out Redeemer. Have you thought wonderful
wits given him tof, dnsey his oresolnbe, you were a disciple? Ask yourself: 1. Is tells his old teacher of the blessed de-
"Thev1ue11 0W stiff, h 1:•dp and resolute. 1? in
veer name, t ef¢itful to character, it the chief desu•e of f souls? 021st w lights
v] he
he cleft thesenice 'Mate he owen d that
is a promos that fitfulness shall he God in the salvati0 c
ohanned to ste:ulfastnct.s, Referring to many semis has God used me to save? become rds hatvAndrew s>oke to Peter
office, that 11e shall be a font dation- 3. Do I pray in the closet, the familand
n "the ds that
(v. °cw tv¢re ilio fouit•
stone in the- D w bnihdi]i�• of the the chtn•ell for souls? 4. At- lay efforts
church. .••Mel sten. 43, Doc. cl;ty fellow-' and prayers at present gains out for dation of Peter's Pentecostal -Tertian,
)Hain toads, running generally east and west,
ono on each side ut each ridge, are called
streets. The houses are large and prosper-
ous looking; many of them have pretentious
flower gardens. Fences have beau ger-orally
abolished. Almost every house has its tele-
phone. elvery farmer keeps a good stable
and smart rigs for pleasure driving.
Altogether it is an unusual farming corn-
mdnity. The rounds of social life go on as
in a city. The sons go to college and return
to the Wm content to make that their call-
ing 111 lite..
hero and there the houses get °lose enough
together to form a settlement which gets a
name of its own. But there are no large
towns, Attuapalis, Bridgetown, Kentville
and Wolfville aro all under 2,000 population.
It is just one big city, prosperous and con-
tented.
There is one great lack. Applejack is
scarcely known. New Scotland might well
take a lesson from New Jersey.
elm dnpdv,
eels
Farmers' Market.
The grain receipts to -day were small,
with prices firm. Wheat, is unchanged,.
there being sales 01.300 bltsil:ele of fall
at $l to $1.01. Barley is higher, 200
bushels selling at 77c.
Hay in fair supply, with sales of 25
leads at $19 to $21 a ton for timothy,
and at $16 for clover: Straw quiet at
$16 for two loads of bundled, and at
$10 for one load of loose,•
Dressed hogs continue firm at $8.25 to
$8,50 for light, and at $8 for heavy.
Wheat, white, bushel , .. ,$ 1 00 $ 1 01
Do., red, bushel .. . 1 00 • 1 01
Do. ,spring, bushel , .. 0 90 0 95
Dr. ,goose, bushel .. .. 0 87 0 00
Cats, bushel.........0 53 Q 54
Barley, bushel .. ,. .... 0 77 0 00
Rye, bushel „ „ .. .. 0 84 0 00
Pea,, bushel .. ,... ... 0 88 0 00
Hay , timothy, ton 19 00 21 00
Do., clover, ton 16 00 0 00
Straw, per ton 10 00 0 00
Seeds, alsike, No, 1, bu, 7 50 8 00
PREPARING BEES FOR WINTER. Do., No. 2 .. .. 6 75 7 25
Do not put off prepay"ations for winter any iso., red clover .. 925 9 50
tenger than can possibly be avoided. The Dressed hogs 8 00 8 50
sooner after the white honey harvest is over g
that the bees are prepared for their win- Eggs, new laid, dozen 0 40 Q 45
ter suooee the better for nll concerned, un- Do., storage .. .. , , 0 26 0 30
leas, of course, there is a fall flow of honey Butter, dairy . , 0 26 0 30
front buckwheat,golden rod, or some other �•�,
source. But as a ule the beginner had bat- yO., Creamery . .. 0 30 0 82
ter nct figure on his bees storing honey in Goose, dressed, lb. , . 0 11 0 13
September. Chickens, per lb. .... 0 11 0 12
The first thing to be done after the sup- Chickens,
3 dressed lb 0 11 0 18
era are removed is to see that each colony , ,
has a laying queen and a good number o2 Turkeys, per Ib. .. 0 16 0 18
bees -enough to Dover all the combs in an Apples, per bbl. .... 2 00 8 50
eight -frame hive on aday inclined to the Potatoes, per bag0 85 0 95
cool will generally make a satisfactory clust-
er for Wintering. To be "sure (says et. G. Cabbage, per dozen .. 0 40 0 50
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Hand, in the "Canadian Bee Journal") that Unions, per bag 1 00 1 25
there to a queen, each hive must be opened Beef. hindquarters .. 8 00 9 00
and brood looked for. Lock about the cen-
tre of the hive, and if a nice patch of seal- Do., forequarters .. 4 50 5 50.
ed brood is seen on two or three frames, or Do., choice, Carcase.:7 50 8 00'
even on one, the colony may be passed as Do., medium, Carcase5 50 6 50
all right in that,respect. If a hive is found
With. no brood, when other hives have a rea-
sonable amount, a search should be made Veal. prime, per
glutton, per Cwt. .. 8 900
rat. 7 5000 10 00
for the queen. If she cannot be Pound, she Lamb, per cwt. .... 8 50 10 00
is probably not there, but if she is, and is
good for anything, her presence can be de-
tected by giving a little feed to the colony
in a feeder each evening for a week. This Following are the closing quotations
will make the queen commence to Fay, end the. oil Winnipeg grain futures to -day:
eggs may be easily w ser, rit Is a sirqueen to Wheat -Jan. $1.08 bid, May $1.153
much valued, however, or it is desired to
es
v)inter as many as possible, it does not pay bid,
to spend too much time hunting a queen this Chats -Jan. 48� c bid, May 53c.
time of year. In an apiary of any size, even
right. When a colony is found that has
small one, there are nearly always a col- Montreal Live S{oak.
oily or two too light in bees to put into
winter, though they must have good queens. Montreal. -Nine Carloads of live Stock
When a populous colony is found queenle,ss, of all kinds were brought to the East
unite with one of these small colonies hav-
ing a good queen, and everything will be End Abattoir since yesterday at 6 p. m.
ailhasSeveral other carloads, which should
been queeuless for a long time, so that "lay- have been here were delayed by the
ing workers" have made their appearance,
and, as a consequence, the hive is pupulat- snowstorm. The butchers were preeent
eel chiefly by little drones, It is no use in in large numbers, but were disappointed
obthering with them. The appearance of a at the small supplies and the inferior
layincontaining
wo Teens brood entire the differenteggs
these
t om quality :lathe cattle•offeted, there being
that of a comb containing the brood 05 a no moderatood ely good ones in sight, -while
good queen that even a novice, will notice some of them were only fit for canning`
it
at capped tevenly, and alueiost s ovelewith rthe purposes. Prices ranged at from 2e to
top of the cells, this freak brood of the 3t/.,e per lb. There were about 30 milch
laying workers is very uneven and patchy, cows and springers on the market, but
with the cappings bulged away up in some the buyers were slow in coming out and
places, and having the general appearance of no sales were made up to near noon.
rouge, •ground, or a field covered with bould-
ers. Laying workers fay any number of for, no Mr. Joseph Richard paid $8r fora good
to a cell -as many a6 there is room for, Callen,, and $132 for tell good 181)1br. Sheep
ableth re lei tnisedirferens a cee else will sen- sold at about 4e per lb.; rood lots of fat
able the beginner or anyone else to distin-t hogs sold at $6.50 to $fi.60 per 100 1hs.
guiah between the work of the two; that British Cattle Markets.
the eggs of the laying workers are nearly
always stuck to the etdes of the cell about
two-thirds of the wax to the bottom, while LoudOn,-London cables are firmer, at
the eggs of a drone -laying queen will bo 1031 c to 13c per pound, dressed weight;
placed in their proper place in the bottom refrigerator beef is quoted at per
of the Dell. A drone -laying queen is no use, pound.
refrigerator
and must be destroyed and her colony united l
with one having a good laying queen. Toronto Live Stock.
After seeing that all colonies have good
queen and enough bees, each Hive must be Receipts of live stock at the city mar -
in
weighed to find whether there i5 sufficient kat yesterday as reported by the rail -
honey In i were 90 ctu.loac 1
t to winter the bees. An eight- '
ways, 14 composed of
frame Langstroth hive, with cover. bottom- ,
board and everything complete, should weigh 1,41.1. Cattle, 938 ?tugs, 1,15(1 Sheep and I15
in the fall, at least sixty pounds if it is pro- calves.
posed to winter the bees on their Hummer There were few ga0d cattle on Efate,
stands. If to be wintered in a cellar any-
thing over fifty pounds will generally be all and more would have sold readily.
right, but a foes pounds more is safer. A Exporters --Cue or two loads of cattle,
ten -frame hive should weigh about ten lbs. weighing 1,250 t0 1,300 lbs. each, sold lat
e
more than an Dight, areor equal results. When 4.75 and $4.35 for butcher purposes. A
weighdng, if Lives not built all alike, al -n $
weights must be made for variations in few export bulls sold at $3.50 to $4.40
weight of lumber or other malarial In their per cwt
make -rip, The weights given above are for Butchers - Trade 1i...
ordinary Hives of well -seasoned one -inch pine d p1•iine picked lots sold. at
Bible bottoms. Mark the weight on each to $190, and one or two extra we
hive at the time of weighing, and after thepished cattle brought $5; Iambi of good,
weighing isg done, get the light ones o is $4 50 to $4.75; medium at $4 to $4.25;
ofa honey
ey sat. If one has some heavy combs to -
anof honey saved from the extracting supers, comt>ron, $3.50 to $3.85; 001115, $2.25
it does not take much time to do the feed- $3.40; canners, $1 to $9 cwt.
ing. simply open the light hive, tame out kers and Spr}o perDel}varies of
an empty, or nearly empty, comb, or more
than one if necessary, and replace them with milkers and springers Were fairly large.
full ones. Arrange the combs so that all P1'1088 ranged from $30 to $55 each, and,
those containing much honey May be near one Ot thv0 el't1•a 3]ity sold for more
together, any which are nearly empty being
placed by themselves at Die side of the hive. money
By arranging tie combs this way, the bees Veal Calves -Receipts of calves
do not find it necessary to move across here moderate. ceiPrices firm veal $3.50 tel
empty combs to get at the full ones during were per cwt.
the winter, as would happen if Halt the honey
is at one side of the hive, and half at the Sheep and Lambs -Export Owes, $3.75
other, with empty combs between. if no to $4 per cwt.; lambs, $5 to $6 per cwt.
full combs are to be had the bees may be Hogs -Mr. Harris stated that $5.90 per
fed up to weight on granulated sugar, mix- g
ing equal parts by woight 0f sugar and wa- CWt, for selects was tate current price,
ter and melting illy
upon the stove, and feed- anfl lights at $5.63. :fin ocld lot of extra
ing in a feeder or some kind of dish inside choice, well finished hogs would be worth,
the hive or in an empty super body set on a little more.
tap of the hive. A shallow pan placed on
top of the frames, and with a piece of thin Bradstreet's Trade Review.
wood just a trifle smaller than the Inside
of the pan placed 18 to float on the feed, so
that bees may not fall in and be drowned,
works all right, Place warm feed in the
take n dolwn evening,in tmight, as a a, d gthe them bees
will
p
get therm ttP
to weight as fast as possible. Bettor feed
to five pounds or so over weight, as they
will go becic that much after feeding stops.
Get the feeding done soon as possible, and
10011 out for robbers while doing ir.
brisk for best
lumber, with single board covers and rover- grades. es 11 fin-
Bible
when
three th.ottsand were saved (Acts
2, 41). Think of the joy of bringing a
Peter to Jesus, and .through hila of
reaching thousands.
V. '.thoughts, r`•rcit rP.n'ie ern seme-
titnes bronnht ]t1>ottt by small 1>^ein11ings.
"A few ordinary (il1ileane. the train of
tiii1" *,-1 ....,i . l , r • •^7 tl1•^ little stone
Daniel saw, the tninui.e particle of lea-
ven. 11 •,!' •t
these in the great Mese of seething evil,
in a Wor1'1 •?' r e t`i'lts, Yenvel',
arnhiea, liter^lees t • • ^,' •+.: r
Hien, were 'ill arrival ' l',, other sides
But G•od HinterIS '•'bled thea "
One merrhnat• of "` •'•ve
200.6nn free:el ins
filo ,,,.,,n •+,,.,,
Winnipeg. -Retailers here report the
holiday trade has been the heaviest ever
known. Wholesale trade has been quiet
and will continue so until about the est -
and week cf January. Mild weather ha,•
acted against the movement of heavy
dry goods, but the railroads have had an
cxc•ellcnt opportunity to move grain, and
they are making the most of it.
. ttnt,:liver and • Victoria: -General
trade all along the coast holds a healthy
tone, although things have been some-
what quiet -ince the holidays, 'lite vol-
ume of Cxhrietmes trade was heavier than
ever before. Collections have improved
and are now good.
llaniilton,--'.?'here is a good tone to
trade here, althoueh the volume of busi-
ness is not large. A good Bertin- trade
is looked for early in the month. Col-
1ectimee are generally good.
London, ---While the usual holiday
1uietttr_e has been in effect during the
-
pest
r past week, 1:, there is still a fair amount
1
i . •ss roving and the outlook.
tvnr ::n early resumption of activity.
h:t9 exported el :nen ufactnrers are well supplied
'•h nrders. Colder weather has muatt
'eel the movement of winter goads:.
for