HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-01-31, Page 9LESSON V. -FEB. 2, Igoe.
Jesus the Saviour of the World. -John
3: r-21.
fhomurentary.-1. The new birth (vs.
1-8). In these verses Jesus clearly states
the condition of entering the kingdom of
God -the kingdom of grace here and of
glory hereafter. It is by being "born
agam," "from' above,"- converted, regen-
erated. Nicodemus could not under-
stand this and ;raked how a man .could
be born when he was old. Jesus gave
Moe to understand that it was not a
natural but a spiritual birth to which
he referred. The Savior then brought
to Nicodemus an illustration about the
wind. He need not think it strange that
he could not understand the operation
of the Spirit, for he could not even un-
derstand the blowing of the wind. The
laws of the spiritual life are unknown.
We can understand the new birth only
as we receive it.
11. Jesus inspires faith (vs. 9-13) Nic-
odemus was still in the dark. He could
not apprehend spiritual truth. Jesus ex-
pressed surprise that he a great Jewish
teacher did not understand these all-
important truths. Jesus spoke with
positiveness and authority. He said,
"We speak that which we know, and
bear witness of that which we have
seen" (v. 11, R. \T.). Jesus spoke from
personal knowledge not from hearsay,
and yet Nisodemus and the class of peo-
ple he represented failed to accept the
testimony given.
111. God's great love for man (vs. 14-
17).
14. the serpent --Study the story in
Niue. 21:4-9. "The history of the braz-
en serpent is a parable of the gospel."
even so -"Christ here testifies of the
prophetic and typical character of the
Old Testament:' must -This was God's
plan to save men (Heb. 2:9, 10). Son of
man -This is the title which. Christ most
frequently applied to himself, sometimes
interchanging it with "the Son of God."
He appropriated to himself the prophecy
of Daniel (Matt. 20:83, 04; Dan. 7:13).
It is applied to Christ more than eighty
times in the New Testament. It implies,
I, His humiliation (Matt. 8:20), and
that he, the Son of God, became a true
man atom. 8:3). 2. That he was the
one perfect man, sinless and complete
ixt every human virtue. 3, That he was
the representative man, elevated above
individual, class and national prejudices.
4. That he was, officially, the represen-
tative of the human race in his life and
death for man. be lifted up -1. In his
crucifixion. 2. In his exaltation. 3. In
the publishing and preaching of bis ever-
lasting gospel. -Henry. 15. whosoever,
etc. -Gentiles as well as Jews. "Who-
soever" is better for each one' than
though he were called by name, for the
same name might belong to another.
Those who accept Christ as their per-
sonal Savior will be saved from the ef-
fects of sin, which naturally end in the
destruction of the soul, and will be given
spiritual life here and in the world to
come life everlasting. not perish -Omit.
ted in R. C. eternal life -Eternal life is
the life which nothing can destroy. It
is more than endless existence. The
wicked will exist forever. "Eternal life
is fullness of life, joy, peace and love."
It is the life of God in the soul.
16. Luther called this verse "parva
Biblia" (littie Bible.) On his death -bed
he said, "It is my favorite cordial." Tire
verse is said to be "the beet thing ever
put in human speech." So loved --Such a
love could not be described. Jesus did
not attempt it. There is a depth of
meaning in that little word "so" which
the finite mind cannot fathom. The
world -"A Methodist collier in York-
shire opened his first sermon with this
striking comment, 'When God loves, he
loves a world; when God gives, he gives
his Son.' "-Moulton. Only begotten
Son -While God has many sons, made
much through the regenerating power of
the Spirit, he has only one "only begot-
ten" Son -a Son of equal rank and dig-
nity with himself. Believeth in him -
To believe in (or "on") Christ is to ac-
cept him as our Saviour; to believe and
obey his teachings. It implies a thor-
ough repentance and a renouncing of
the old life, as well as obedience and
faith. Not perish --Not be banished
from the presence of God. To perish
does not mean total extinction of be-
ing. Everlasting life -"Eternal life." -
R. V. The Greek is the same as in v.
15. Here is a double benefit offered:
"1. Those who believe in Christ are' ex-
empted from eternal perdition. 2. They
are brought to eternal glory."
17. The world -As in v. 16, the whole
human race is meant, not merely the
Gentiles. To condemn -Or to judge.
The purpose of Christ's coming was not
to judge and condemn men, but to save
them. "This does not contradict Jelin
ix. 39, 'For judgment am I come into
the world.' Compare Luke 9; 56. Since
there are sinners in the world Christ's
coming involves a separation of them
from the good, a judgment, a sentence;
hut this is not the purpose of his corn-
ing -the purpose is salvation. Might
be saved -The world can reject Christ if
it chooses to do so; it is not compelled
to be saved.
IV. Man's responsibility (vs. 18.21..) -
"Jesus here explains to Nieodemus how
• men are guilty for rejecting him" 18.
That believeth-The one who trusts in
Jesus Christ for salvation. Not eon.
demned-Or "not judged." He is not
andemned because he believes in Christ,
+elieveth not is condemned -Christ's
',oming was the act of Cod. It was an
act of the most stupendous character.
It obligates a man to God. If, however,
man neglects, ignores and then denies
t, he stands condemned, If God sent
his Son into the world duly authenti-
exited, man's duty is to respect and ac-
ept that coming Whedon,
• 19. ---This ie the condemnation ---Ur,
This is the reason eery men are guilty
and will be punished. Lrglit-Light often
denotes instruction, teuohing, doctrine,
ata that by which we see the path of
duty.--iiarnes, The word in ;kris connec-
tion is used with respect to ChriaNt, who
ie the light of the world. It is also an
emblem of holiness, happiness acid heav-
en, Is Dome -God has sent the light to
us, but the work of carrying the light
to a lost and darkened world rests upon
those who see the light. The heathen
nations of the earth must be reached
through the efforts of the Christian.
church. Men loved darkness -Love of
evil prevents men from accepting the
geed; they prefer the dusk -the evil-
uid hate the good. Merl reject. Christ
and religion because they are evil, and
they are evil because they reject Christ
sok) religion. Irreligion and wickedness
are one.-Wlhedon. Because, etc. -It is
hard for men to humble themselves be-
fore God and confess and renounce their
sine. 20. Hateth the light -Evil works
are •performed in. the night, under cover
of darkness. Wicked men are afraid of
the light. Reproved -The gospel re-
proves and condemns the sinner. It
manes sin appear odious.
21. Doeth truth -"A most expressive
pbrase. Right its truth, and . wrong is
falsehood. Infidels and sinners act a
he." To do the truth is to obey the
truth. Cometh to 'the light -The good
man prefers the light. He does nothing
tinder cover. Jesus said, "In secret have
I said nothing." The man who loves the
light does not find it in harmony with
his feelings to join himself in secret con-
clave, behind locks an bolts, with those
who meet to learn passwords and grips
in order to be able K carry on their
deeds under cover. May be made mani-
fest-He
ani-
fest He desires the most rigid and
searching examination into his actions.He is right and he knows it, and he not
only has. nothing to fear by coming in-
to the light, but he has much to gain.
He courts the ligli.t. \Wreight in God. -
The desire of the good mann is to mag-
nify God not himself. 'This eloses
Christ's interview with Nieodemus.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
L Nicodemus coming to Jesus. "The
presence of Jesus in Jerusalem, and es-
pecially the excitement produced among
the rulers of the Jews consequent upon
the purging of the temple. together with
his increasing fame as a teacher and
worker of miracles, which had reached
Jerusalem from the hill country where
Jesus had been, led to this famous in-
terview." Nieodemus was not ready to
accept Jesus as the Messiah until he had.
seen and .heard him. With the greatest
solemnity Jesus, turns abruptly from
things temporal to things spiritual. His
first sentence was too deep for the wise
councillor. The great plan of salvation
was disclosed to him. Nicodemus was ig-
norant of spiritual things. "How can
these things be?" was the true index of
his darkened mind. "It was not teach-
ine he needed, but the ability to under-
stand teaching; not more light, but
sight."
TI. The lice birth. "Ye meet be b
again" (v. 7). There is no other wa
be saved.. Flesh cannot be justified
(Ram. 3. 20). "By no process of evolu-
tion can the natural man develop into
a spiritual man; by no process of de-
generation can the epiritnal man deter-
lcrate into the natural 'man, They are
from totally different stock." It is not
enough to improve the old nature, but
there must be a new foundation, a new
life, a new creation, a birth "from
above." Regeneration is the work of
the Holy Spirit (Titus 3. 5.)
II. The brazen serpent. "And as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man be lifted
up" (v. 14; Luke 24, 7). 1. As the Is-
raelites in the wilderness were bitten by
the fiery serpents (Num. 21, 6), so the
sinner is bitten by "that old serpent,
called the devil" (Rev. 1 2, 9). 2. As
every one bitten by the serpent must die,
so death hath passed upon all men, dor
all have sinned (Rom. 5,12). 3.As Moses
lifted up the serpent by divine appoint-
ment (Num. 21, 8), so Christ was ap-
pointed by the Father to die for the
world (I. John 4, 9). 4. As the serpent
was lifted up visibly in the presence of
the people (Nunn. 21, 8), So -vas Christ
lifted up publicly before the whole nation
at the Passover. 5. As the oaten Israel-
ite must look to the serpent (Num. 21,
8), so we must believe on Christ, the
crucified. 0. As "every one" that looked
"lived" (Num. 21, 8), so "every one" that
believeth on Ohrist hath everlasting life
(John 8, 40).
IV. God's great love for the world. 1',
The lover. "God so loved." Jesus did
not die to appease the wrath of God.
"God so loved us" that He sent His Son
to die for us (I. John, 4, 11). Man sinned
and sold himself to Satan. God must
buy him back, for redemption is the way
backeto God. God paid Satan his price,
the blood of His own Son.
2. The object of God's love. "The
world." A sinful, rebellious, engral.eful
world (Eph. 2, 1-8).
"God is love." Love is sacrifice. The
death of Christ was the sacrifice of God.
Redemption was love prompted, love
conceived, love wrought."
3. The expression of His love. "He
gave." Salvation is a gift. We cannot
buy it, we cannot earn it, lest we "should
boast" of it, instead of glorifying God.
Yet some so long for it that they try to
buy it. A wealthy Brahmin girl bathed
in eight sacred rivers and visited fifty
temples, and walked around a certain
tree forty-two times every morning,
making ,an offering to her god at every
circuit. She fasted twenty-five days,
taking nothing but a little milk, doing
penance each day. Again she fasted
forty days. She gave liberally. She
built a temple to the gods, decorated the
idols with her own jewels and fasted
forty-five days more. For hours she
would sit before the idols and say a
hundred prayers over icer beads. Daily
she would light several hundred lamps
before the shrines and sit and read the
sacred books. But her longings were
never satisfied, her heart' always ached.
One day she sent for lady missionary
to teach her another language in which
to pray to the gods. She taught fixer fa
the gospel trf Mar)e.• The Hindu booame
interested. She excepted salvation as a
gift. Ohrist satisfied her heart and gave
her a peace sets tiled never known. She
lost all interest in her idols and came to
loathe thein. Her family became suspi-
cious. The. preset* ordered her to fast
and not ,to see the missioearies. The
days were dark. 'At list she decided to
leave her lovely home and much loved
family, whom she could never see again,
and espouse the, cause of Christ. She left
all her silks and jewels, and with Dray a
cotton cloth garment crept one Christ-
mas night to the mission door and threw
herself into the lady'k arms, exclaiming,
"1 am clime 1" • A. 0. M.
CONGO TREATY DENOUNCED.
Resolutions Passed by Reform Anode-
' tion of Britain.
London, Jan. 27. -There was a meeting
in this city this afternoon of the Congo
Reform Assoclation, under the Presi-
dency of Lord Monkswell, at which a
more active campaign was decided upon.
The association passed a number of re-
solutions, denouncing roundly the pro-
posed treaty for the transfer of the
amigo Independent State to Belgium,
and demanding that the British Govern-
ment proclaim an early time limit with-
in which Belgium must produce a plan of
annexation providing guarantees for a
complete reversal of the claims and prac-
tices of the existing system, the restor-
ation to: the .natipes or their rights, and
abrogation of slavery and forced labor.
Another resolution says that if Belgium
docs not adopt such a scheme the Brit-
ish Government shall appeal to the pow-
ers for joint action. in the event of
this appeal failing, the British Govern-
ment, It was resolved, shall denounce
the Uongo Independent State as a bar-
barous state which Great Britain refuses
to recognize, and the British Govern-
ment shall notify those concerned that
any interference ° with the rights of Brit-
ish subjects in the Congo is an unfriend-
ly act, and that any disturbance in the
Uongo involving the security of British
possessione will be suppressed.
The resolutions are intended to
strengthen the hands of Sir Edward
Grey, the British Foreign Secretary, who
is only awaiting definite action by the
Belgian Government and Chamber before
intervening.
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TRADE WITH WEST INDIES,
First Step Registered at Greae Meeting
in Barbadoes.
Bridgetown, Barbadoes, a: W. I.,
Jan. 21, -The agricultural 'inonference
which has been in session i?r' the past
week in Bridgetown came to an end
to -day. Deleeet=s from all British
West Indian ' feuding ad-
ministrators., plant
n Deputy
Commerce, tot 80, were
in attendance.
The address delivered by the pres-
ident of the conference set forth,
among other things, that great pro-
gress has been made in the new cot-
ton industry, which already is worth
$5,000,000 a year to the islands.
With the view of effecting closer
relations between Canada and the
West Indies, steps looking to recipro-
cal trade was registered.
This would be regarded as a purely
family arrangement, and it was said.
retaliation was not feared. The con-
ference demanded also improved tele-
graph and shipping facilities for the
West Indies.
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iveee reeee LIVE STOCK.
Muntrea4.-Abele 800 head a butchers'
cattle. 40 mach cows and springers, 40
calves, 150 sheep and Iamre ane .00 tat hogs
were offered for sale at the East End Abat-
toir to -day. Really prime beeves sold at 10
to 52,4, per ib.; pretty good eattle at 8% to
sac, and the common s,,uca at 215; to 81/2c per
ib. Small bulls sold at 2c to Se per ib. Mitch
cows sold at from 525 to ;50 each. Calves
per lb. Sheep :sold at 40 to Oat. per Ib.
Lambe sold at Se to Bite per lb. Good lots
of fat hogs sold at 6c per .pound.
BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.
London-Loadon oables are steady, at llc
to lac per pound, dressed weight; refrigatoi•
beef is quoted at.9i a to 10c per pound.
HOG PRICES.
an Vitoria informed the press that bog
Prices had declined 10c. Selects 55,50; lights
and heavy fats, ;5.25. These .prices are for
bogs fed and watered, at the Toronto .1 lute. -
tier.
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NEW EXCLUSION ACT.
general resumption of activity is looked
for early in the spring. Collections are
fair to good,
fenebec Climatic conditions are gener-
ally favorable to trade, The latter is
reported satisfactory during the. past.
week, tend good sleighing ham caused a
stir amongst country merchants, the
movement of goods being general.
Hamilton: General business is moving
satisfactorily, and travellers are wending
in orders for a fair volume of goods. Col-
lections are generally satisfactory. The
improvement in the money market is
helping the general movement.
London: There has been a rather bet -
sold at from ;a.so to $4.00 each, or 4e to oc, ter tone to trade during,the past week.
The wholesale and retail movement is im-
proving and collections are also showing
some signs of betterment.
Ottawa: There has been little change,
to trade here. The wholesale and retail
movement is still inclined to be light, but
the outlook favors a good business next
spring. Collections are fair.
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STEERING_GEAR BROKEN;
Sicilian Driven sae Miles Off Course, But
Reaches Halifax.
Halifax, N. ,5., Jan. St. - The Allan
Line steamer Sicilian, . Capt, Camp-
bell, six days out from Philadelphia.
for Liverpool, via St. John's, Nfld.,
came unexpectedly into port yester-
day afternoon with lier steering gear
damaged.
In the hurricane which raged, off
the Nova Scotia coast on Saturday
and Sunday great seas washed over
her deck, one large one breaking a
portion of her steering gear, and.
while this was being repaired, the
other part gave way, leaving the big,
liner at the mercy of the seas.
It was impossible to guide her and
she was driven 180 miles off her
course. Part of the broken gear wass
patohed up, and Capt, Campbell Shap-
his course for *is port, and was
sighted off the harbor shortly after
noon, steaming slowly up.
During the storm, the chief officer
had his leg fractured, card im now'
confined to his room. Another mem-
ber of the crew had his hand, frost.
bitten.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.
Following are the -closing quotations ea
Wlnnieeg grain futures to -day:
Wheat -Jan. 51.09 hid, May 51.13% bid.
Oats -San. 5335e bid, May 591/c bid.
TORONTO FARMERS' MARKET.
The receipts of grain to -day were small,
consisting only of 200 bushels of barley,
which sold at tOc to 82e per bushel. Oats
would have brought 55c to 56e.
Hay 1p moderato supply, with prices
steady; 15 loads sold at ;18 to ;19 a ton for
timothy, and at ;16 for mixed. Straw is
nominal at 514 to 515 a ton.
Dressed hogs are unchanged at ;7.50 to
87.75 for light, and 57.25 for beavY.
Wheat, white, bush .. .. ....5 0 99
Do., red, bush. .. .. T. .. 0 99
Do„ spring, bush .. .. .. .. 0 93
Do,, goose, bush .. .. .. , . .. 0 91
Oats, bush .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 0 55
Barley, bush .. .. .. .. .. .... 0 80
Ry -e, bush .. .. .. ., .. .. 0 84
Peas, bush ... .. .. .. 0 88
Hay, timothy, ton'.. .. .. .. .. 18 00
Do., clover, ton .. .. .. .. .. 16 00
Straw, per •ton..........14 00
Seeds, Alsike, No. 1, bit. .. .. 8 25
Do.,No 2 . .. .. .. .. .. 7 75
Do.,red clover, ,. .. .. .... 10 00
Dresed hogs . .. .. .. 7 25
"Ogee, new laid, doz , , , . , .., 0 30
Do., storage .. .. .. .. .. 0 H
Butter, dairy ., .. .. .. .. .. 0 26
Do., creamery .. .. .. 0 30
Geese, dressed, per Ib. .. .. .. .. 0 10
Chickens, per lb. .. .. .. .. .. 0 12
Ducks, dressed, per Ib. .. .. ..011
Turkeys. per lb. .. .. .. .. .. 0 16
Apples, per bbl. , . , . .. .. .. 1 75
Potatoes, per bag .. „ .. .. .. 0 85
Cabbage, per doz. .. .. .. .... 0 40
Onions, per bag ., ., .. .. 100
Beef, hindquarters ,. ,. ,. .. 8 50
Do.. forequarters .. .. 5 60
Do., choice, carcase .. .. 8 00
Do., medium, carcase .. .. ,. 6 25
Mutton, per art, .. .. .. .... 8 00
Veal, prime, per cwt. .. .. .. .. 9 00
Lomb, per cwt. .. .. .. .. .. 10 00
Government Bill in the British Columbia
Legislature.
Victoria, B, 0., Jan. 21. -The text of
the Natal Act, which the Provincial
Goin ernment will re-enact at this ses-
sion of the Legislature, and which was
given its first reading yesterday, has
bean given to the House. It is vir-
tually the- same as that introduced
last year, with the exception that the
typographical error responsible for
the invalidating of the act, which ap-
peared in the final draft, has been set
right. The act provides for an edu-
cational test to .be imposed upon all
immigrants entering British Colum-
bia, with the .-orcins .ry reservation,
and a provision for the enforcement
of the act and the penalties for its
infraction.
The disabilities to attend unauthor-
ized immigrants: are set forth, and
penalties provided to be imposed on
any corporation assisting immigrants
to contravene the act.
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DYING ON DOORSTEP.
Toronto Butcher, Discovered Last Night in
Unconscious Condition.
AToronto despatch: Last night at 11.-
15
1:15 o'dlock Detective Nat Guthrie found
John Zeagman, aged 45, butcher, roam-
ing at 4 Ontario place, sitting on the
doorstep of a house near the corner of
Front and Primate. He was surrounded
by a small crowd, and when Detective
Guthrie reaehed him was in an uncon-
scious condition, the empty bottle of
carbolic acid at ;his side indicating the
cause of his condition. He died in the
police ambulance on the way to St.
Michaels Hospital, 2eagman was un-
married and lived with his sister at On-
tario place,
G. T. P., WANTS MEN.
Edmonton, Alta., Tan. 27. -Within a
few days between two and three thous-
and men will be required at Edmonton
in connection with the construction work
on the Grand Trunk Pacific section west
of the city to MacLeod River, 125 miles.
Foley, Welsh S Stewart, successors to
Foley Bros. Sc Larson, Who have the eon -
tract, will ,start work et apse, •
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TORONTO LIVE STOCK.
The total receipts of live stock since Fri-
day, as reported by the railways, were 86
carloads, composed of 1351 cattle, 320 hogs,
1074 sheep and 101 calves.
The quality of cattle was much the same
as for several weeks past some few lots of
good and many half -finished..
Trade was about the same as at the June -
tion on Monday, the best lots being sought
alter. and the common slow of sale, but
vsrything was cleaned up at prices quot-
ed aglow..
Exporters -Not many offered, in fact, 'we
only heard that one load of steers, which
was brought in by Mr. Shortreed, of Fergus,
and sold at 55.25 per cwt. Bulls sold at
from $3.75 to 54.45 per cwt.
Butchers -Choice picked lots of butchers'
sold at $4.75 to 55; loads of good at ;4.15 to
84.40, medium butchers' and good cows, 53.65
to 54; fair cows, $3.25 to ;3.60; common, 52.25
to $2.80; canners and light bulls, 51 to 52.50
per cwt.
Feeders and stockers -Receipts of stockers
and feeders have been light for some time,
but there is a demand springing up all the
same, as several people were on the market
looking for them.
Milkers and springers -Pest cows sold at
540 to 350. with a very few extra quality
cows bringing ;52, 554, and one extra fine
cow sold by Maybee, Wilson & Hall, at 50.4.
Inferior to common cows sold at from 520
to 835 each.
Veal calves -Good veal calves are scarce
and wanted. Prices are quoted from 53 to
56.50 per cwt., but don't forget that choice
new milk -fed calves are worth 57 per cwt.
Sheep and lambs --The Iamb trade was not
selling atf omrisk as 5575ual, to 56.25; pe er cwt.; lcom-
mon.
m-
mon. thin, half -fat lambs, 54.50 to 55.50; ex-
port ewes, 54 to $4.50 per cwt.: rams and
culls, 53,50 to 54 per cwt. Selected lots of
ewe and wether lambs sold at $6.35 per cwt.
Hogs -The run of hogs . was light. Mr.
Harris reported selects at 55.60; fats and
light, 55,35. These prices are for fed and
watered at the market,
BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.
London, Jan. 21. -London cables are firm-
er, at 11c to 13e per pound, dressed weiglit;
refrigator beef is quoted at 9% to 91itc per
ponnd.
Bradstreet's Trade Review.
Montreal General trade here continues
to hold a steady tone. The wholesale
and retail movement is still light, but
travelers are beginning to forward good
orders for winter starting lines. In some
lines of goods these orders are not so
large es is usual at this time of the year.
So far the weather has been only fairly
seasonable, and a week or two of decided
cold would help things materially. Cloth.
ing manufacturers complain that they
are receiving many cancellations on or-
ders. The retail clothing trade is re-
ported to be very quiet. On the contrary,
wholesalers and manufacturers in neck•
wear, shirts and other lines of men's
wear, state an excellent business is mov-
ing,
Toronto: In most branches of trade
there has been some improvement during
the peat week. Travellers throughout
the country are meeting with encourag-
ing business for their spring lines. Sort.
ing orders are as yet light. In staple
lines, such as dress goods, linens, etc.,
there is an excellent trade, and values
are generally firm. The season promises
to see a big trade in ribbons and silks.
Dry goods jobbers report that collections
are generally good. Those from the West
continue to show improvement.
Winnipeg: Travellers are beginning to
send in substantial orders for sorting
lines, and they also report an excellent
volume of business for next spring.
Wholesale and retail trade continues u
little quiet. Country trade is good. The
winter so far has been a good one, al.
though in many districts the fall of snow
has been light.
Vancouver and Victoria: General busi-
ness here holds a good tone in all lines.
The outlook for spring trade is blight.
There has been lliti•le change in irdustrittl
toxiditions during the past week, but a
NEARLY DEFEATED.
Lord Curzon's Majority for Hens of'
Lords Was Small
Dublin, .tan. 27..- The Gazette stn
pounces that Lord Curzon received the,
largest number of votes at the Laze -
tion
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tion held yesterday by the Irish peers
for a. representative peer from Ire-
land to fill the place made vacant by
the death of Lord Ieilmaine. It adds
however, that Lord Curzon's right,
to vote in the elections of represen.•
tative peers has never been certified,
and that Lord Ashtown received the•
next highest number of votes, being
only a few behind. This is generally
interpreted as meaning that Lord Cur-
zon's election may be invalidated ow-
ing to his not having taken the neo-
essary steps to qualify as a vote;
Lord Curzon claims that eminent legal'
advice makes his position secure.
Lord Curzon asserted to -night that
his failure to qualify for admission-
to
dmissionto the roll of Irish peers was due to
a technical omission, to which his
attentio:l had not been called, and
which in no way debars hint front
election as a representative peer.
FOOL MIDDLESEX FARMERS.
London, Ont., Jan. 21.- Complaints
are again being heard on the Lon-
don market of the number of frandur-
lent agents passing through the
southern part of Middlesex. Ona
farmer stated that he had been "tak-
en in" on two ocasions by mom selling
butter color "guaranteed to be harm-
less to the consumer of the geode
and sure of bringing higher price*
for the commodity." Ile paid three
dollars for the sample case, and two
days after the parties left the vici-
nity, found that the stuff was a con-
coction of chemical coloring matter
and oil, cheaply made up, and useleee.
for any purpose.
A complain was made at the of~
Pee of the market clerk this morn-
ing, and some action will be taken if
the whereabouts of the scheming;
agent can be found.
a•t
SAID HE WAS BLACK SHEEP:
And Proved It Latex by Appropriating
Vicar -General's Wallet.
Ottawa, Jan. 27.-A young man gain-
ed admittance to the Archbishop's:
Palace yesterday and later an audit
enoe with Vicar -General Routhier. H e-
gave his name as Oscar Renaud, claims
ing to have been once a fervent Cath-
olic, religiously inclined: in his ways.
He volunteered the information that
lately he had fallen from grace and
among evil companions..
Wishing to give over hie evil ways
and in a manner regain his lett position,.
he had come to make confession, he said.
Then watching his chnnee,. from a small
table at his right hand he appropriato.l•
a gold watch and chain acid in a little.
while took his departure. The loss was.
discovered, the police notified and the
young man arrested.
FELL FROM SCAFFOLD.
Two Laborers Suffer Severe Injuries in,
Galt Factory..
A Galt, Ont., despatch: Two labor-
ers, John \\'aiton and Charles Price,
while at work this afternoon at the
Goldie sec McCullocih Co.'s workshops, fell
a clist:thee of 20 feet to the floor. The
men were engaged in Whitewashing,
the shipping room, and were on e
scaffold, when one of the bangers
broke. 33ot1' wer.i very seriously in.•
aired,