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LESSON
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LESSON IX.—AUG. sol sgo8,
David Spares Saul's Life,—i Sam. 26:
vas..
Commentary.—I. Saul's life in David's
power (vs. 5-12). David, with six hun-
dred men, was secluded in the hill of
Haehilah. The Ziphites informed. Saul
as to David's whereabouts,, whereupon
Saul took throe thousand of his chosen
men—his select standing army—and
Went in search of David. When David
heard of Saul's approach he sent out
spies to make sure that such was the
case. "A most wily chieftain was David,
and not to be taken unawares by Saul,
or any other foe." After Saul and his
men were asleep, David took Abiehai, his
nephew, and went down to Saul's camp.
They entered thebarricade and did not
stop until they stood by the side of
Baul's couch. "They were practiced
Iscouts who could do suchwork noise-
lessly, like early American Indians."
Saul's spear was sticking in the ground
near the king's head, and Abishai asked
permission of David to sprite the kink,
and promised that .the execution would
be complete at the first stroke, that
there would be no need of smiting him
the second time. But David positively
refused to "stretch forth his hand
against the Lord's anointed." "The per-
son of the anointed king is invilablo;
his life is in Jehovah's hands (v. 10).
It may be ended either by a sudden
stroke, such as that which smote Nebel
(1 Sam. 25:28) ; or by a natural death;
or by death in battle; but violent hands
inay not be laid upon him with impuni-
ty -"—Kirkpatrick. Saul had been in
David's power on a previous occasion (1
Sam. 24:1-7), and David would not in-
jure him. "There is a tendency in good
to repeat itself in the soul of a good
man. Every godlike and divine impulse
obeyed gives an increase in the power
and dominion of good in the soul." Saul
having been made king by God's special
appointment, David looked upon it as a
high crime to offer any violence to him.
David's heart smote him before when he
merely cut off the ekirt of Saul's robe
(chap. 24:4, 5). David, however, took
Saul's spear and a cruse of water from
his bolster, and he and Abishai returned
to their own camp.
Il. A conversation between Saul and
David (vs. 13-25): It was probably ear-
ly the next morning that David took his
position on a hill so a valley would be
between them, and called to Saul and
Abler; By means of the spear and the
cruse of seater he caused them to see
that Saul's life had been in his hand.
17. knew David's voice—"The people in
these mountainous countries are able
from long practice so to piteh their
voices as to be heard distinctly at dis-
tances almost incredible."—Thompson.
18. And he said—Compare this speech
with David's speech in chapter 24, 0-15.
"Here he affirms his inunoeence indi-
rectly by challenging Saul to give his
reasons for persecuting; there he appeals
diredcly to 'his having spared Saul's life
as a proof of his loyalty."—Kirkpatrick,
;10. If the Lord, etc,—If the Lord is lead-
ing you against me because of any evil
whieh I have done (v. 8), let me find
pardon by bringing a proper offering;
but if men, such as the Ziphites (v. 1),
have by falsehoods and slanders caused
you to come against me, then let them
be cursed. Driven me out—They have
driven me away from the worship of the
chosen people and have in effect said to
me, "Go, serve the gods of the heathen."
20. Before the face of—"Away from the
presence of Jehovah."—It. V. That is,
do not 'take my life in a heathen land, A
flea—An insignificant thing and difficult
to catch. A. partridge—Which was chas-
ed and knocked down by sticks as it ran.
"David means to say that the King of
. Israel's pursuit of him was altogether
unworthy of his dignity."—Cam, Bib.
This is en additional comparison, instead
of a "dead dog," as in chap. 24, 14. The
partridge does not so much frequent the
mountains as the fields and lowlands;
it would therefore be idle for one to
hunt a single partridge far off on the
mountains, when he could find flocks of
them in the lower brushwods and the
fields.—Whed. Corn. 21. I have sinned--
David's
inned--David's words seem to have hada good
effect on Saul. The king saw his wicked
course and admitted that he had sinned;
but this did not pardon past offences
or cause him to live right in the future.
Saul needed what every sinner needs—a
new heart. Played the fool—Saul hum-
bles himself exeeedingly, and for the mo-
ment et may have been genuine, 22. Let
ease of the young men come --David did
not dare to 'trust Saul and venture over
with the spear himself. 23. Jehovah will
render (R. V.)—David committed bis
ease wholly into the hands of God. He
had spared Saul's.life and would not take
vengeance in his own hands" "David is
not sounding his own praises, but, as be-
fore (chap. 24, 12), is declaring his confi-
donee that God will eventually reeom'
ppeence him for his upright behaviour."--
' palm, Bib. This opportunity for venge-
! ance would, however, be a strong tempt-
! alien, and. it required a noble nature to
' resist such a temptation. "The motives
whieh would powerfully influence David
to kill Saul were (1) self-preservation;
(2) desire to escape persecution; (3) the
prospect, of immediately occupying the
'+throne; (4) the knowledge that Saul was
unfit to be king; (5) the pressure from
j.hie followere, who would not understand
! David's motives, and would earisider him
very foolish • almost to ma glues, not to
that he was to be king, end he could well
afford to wait God's time. 24. So let my
life—He prays that God would show
mercy on him and spare his life as he
had spared Saul's. 25. Blessed be thou—
Baal perceived that it was useless to con-
tend longer against David, whom he
saw God intended for "great things."
Shalt.estiU, prevail—Saul was convinced
that David was to be his successor on
the throne of Israel (ehap. 24, 20). The
anointing by Samuel, the triumph over
Goliath, the homage paid him by: the
enthusiastic people, and all the providen-
ti�al deliverances from the deadly pur-
suits• of Saul, thoroughly convinced the
king that David was that neighbor who,
according to Samuel's prophecy (chap.
15, 28), was destined to succeed him on
the throne. Here again, in fact, Saul is
among the prophets, and thus confirms
by his own words the predictions of Sam-
uel."—Terry. David went on his way --
The persecution ceased for only.a short
time. David at once left Saul's domin-
ions. He saw that his life would be in
constant danger so long as he remained
within reach of his enemy. To his piece
—Saul went to his home in Gibeah. They
never met again. "In the behalf of their
king not one of Saul's officers had one
word to say! It is strange none of themoffered now to injure the person of
David; but they saw that he was most
evidently under the guardian care of
God, and that their master was appar-
ently abandoned by Him."
Questions --When did Samuel die?
Where was he buried? Who mourned
for him? Why was David obliged to go
into exile? How long was he in exile?
Who • 'ned themselves to David? Give
reasons why David's life in exile was a
benefit to him. Where was David at
the time of our lesson? Who was Saul's
general? Who were Abishai and Joab?
Who went with David to Saul's camp?
Why did David spare •Soul's life? When
had he spared his life on a somewhat
similar occasion? Give the conversation
that took place between Saul and David
the next morning.
Thoughts—David practiced the rule
given by Christ and Paul one thousand
years later: "All things whatever ye
would that men should do to you, do
ye even so to them" (Matt. 7:12). "If
thine enemy hunger, feed aim— .for in
so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on
his head. Be not overcome of evil, but
overcome evil with good" (Item. 12:20,
21). "Wronged men may be sustained
by the confidence that God. will not fail
to reward righteous living."
then down to the earth, .then at his
nehghbor, then ad
his' club, then at the
hen he had been pureeing, and said noth-
ing. "Tell me," • said the feraner, "what
is the damage, and I will pay you six-
fold and my hens eistal not trouble you
any more. I will leave it entirely with
you to sad what a shall de, for 1 eta -
not afford to lose the love of my neigh-
bors and quarrel with them for hens or
anything else," "1 azo a fel!" said the
neighbor, "The damage is not worth
talking about, and 1. have more need
ti compensate you than you me, and to
ask your forgiveness than you mine,"
God does. not require tis. to love our en•
envies with the grateful, satisfying love
that we give to him, ax 'the complacent
love that we give to congenial compan-
ions, but with the coanpassionate, for-
giving, prayerful love of Jesus for His
ener>7fes.
V. Respect for authority. "But I would
not stretch forth mine Band against the
Lord's anointed" (vt 23). We slrouk res-
pect those in authority 'Without refere-
ence to their personal character, A duti-
ful child will honor a bad father and be
kind to a depraved mother. A true
Christian will not speak disrespectfully
of an unfaithful pastor, nor . of any
church officer. A true citizen will be
most respectful to any governor, let his
individual vices be what they may. When
Prince Bismarck, the great C,erman
statesman, was a lad, his father heard
hint speak of the emperor ee'grits." Ile
reproved 'him for the familiarity, saying,
"Learn to speak reverently of his maj-
esty, and you will grow aecustomed to
think of him with veneration" The boy
never forgot the reproof. He so accus-
tomed hitnself to speak respectfully of
his sovereign that it grew to be a habit
of his life. And to the day of his death
when a message, verbal or written, was
sent to him from the palace he always
stood to receive. it. It is easier for those
who honor earthly rulers to think ned
act reverently toward the great Ruler.
"Thin was the last greeting between
Saul and David, so far as we know:
and it is pleasing to think that after all
that had occurred, Saul's latest utter-
ance to him was one of benediction; at
once a vindication of David's conduct in
the past, and a forecast of bus glory in
the future. Verily, the psalmist was
speaking from his own experience when
he said, "Commit thy way unto the Lord,
trust also in him; and he shall bring it
to pass. And he shall bring forth the
righteousness as the light and they
judgment as the noonday.'"
PRACTICAL ,APPLICATIONS.
The story of David sparing Saul shows
that the young nutn who afterwards was
to be Israel's psalmist, prophet and
prince had,
I. A clear understanding of providen-
tial purposes. "Then said Abiehai" (v.
8). "And David said" (v. 9). Abishai,
moved by a low and selfish motive, ar-
gued that the Lord had put Saul in
their power that he might deliver him
into their hands to be imprisoned or
slain. He reasoned that this special
providence indicated that David might
put Saul out of the way and usurp the
throne which had been promised him,
and that lie would be throwing away an
opportunity God had given hum if he
failed to do this. David, with his clear,
true, strong insight, saw the real, provi-
dential purpose of God. He saw that
Saul was in his power to give him an
opportunity to resist temptation and be
loyal and magnanimous. •
II. A tender conscience. "Destroy him
not" (v. 9). A conscience void of of-
fense toward God and toward man is a
desirable thing to assiduously cultivate.
As the student will waken at the first
call of the alarm, as the watcher will
.start at the first call of the patient,
as. the mother will heed the faintest
cry of her child, so should we be sensi-
tive to the faintest admonition of the
inward voice.
III. A holy example. "Let us go" (v.
11). David led, Abishai followed. It is
not enough to feed the flock; we must
lead them through the wilderness of
forgiveness, up the highway of holiness,
into the green pastures of love, by the
still waters of purity, under the very
shadow of the Prince of Peace. For as
we lead they will follow. "How came
You to learn to 'smoke, my boy?" a
father said to his son. "Because you
did, father." "I wish you would stop
it." "Won't you give me the same rea-
son for stopping that I had for begin-
ning?" the boy asked. The father was
willing to lead where he was not asham-
ed to have the boy follow. 'alley both
stopped.
IV. Power to overcome ,evil with
gcod, "Said Saul, I have sinned" (v. 21).
A farmer owned a large flock of hens
which he usually kept shut up. But one
day, afterclipping' their wings so . that
they could not fly, he let them out into
his yard.. They got into his neighbor's
garden. Greatly enraged, the neighbor
killed several of them and threw them
over into the farmer's ysud. Wlien the
farmer heard of it he went straight to
his neighbor, who was in his garden
pursuing one of his hens with a club to
kill it. The neighbor cried .put, his •face
aflame with wrath: "You have abused
me! I Will still your hens, if I can get
at them. I never was so abused! My gar-
den is ruined!" "I am sorry, said the far-
mer; "laid not wish to injure you, and
now I see I have made a great mistake
in letting out my ]rens. I ask your for-
ttse his opportunity. The wrong was in giveness, and am willing to pay y!ou
ase deed itself. Be lead no business to do silt times the damage. The man was
'evil that good might ea .e" David knew confounded; he looked up to the sky,
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NOT TO BLAME.
FOR THE FARMERS.
Results of Co -Operative Experiments
With Autumn Sowu Crops.
Three hundred and seven farmers
throughout Ontario conducted experi-
ments with autumn sown crops dur-
ing the past year, Reports have been
received from twenty-six of the coun-
ties of the Province. Those counties
whieh furnished the greatest number
of good reports of successfully con-
ducted experiments were Bruce, Nor-
folk, Middlesex, Grey and Halton..
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TORONTO MARKETS
Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock at the Caty
Yards, as reported by the railways,
were 72 carloads, composed of 1078 cat-
tle, 675 hogs, 1700 sheep and lambs, 127
calves and one horse.,
Good cattle were very scarce, ' and
common to medium made up the bulk of
The experimenters deserve much ' those on sale.
credit for the good work they have
clone for themselves and,for the farm-
ers generally. Average results of the
carefully conducted co-operative ex-
periments with autumn sown crops
are here presented in a very concise
form.
Winter Wheat—Three varieties of
winter wheat were distributed last
autumn to those farmers who wished
to 'test some of the leading varieties
on their own farms. The following
are the averages in yield of straw
and -of grain per acre :—Imperial am-
ber, 1.4 tons and 25.9 bus.; abun-
dance, 1.2 tons and 23.3 bus.; and
No. 5, red, 1,2 tons and 22.2 bus.
Not only did the Imperial amber
give the greatest yield per acre in
the co-operative experiments through-
out Ontario in 1908 and in 1907, but
tt alsi came first in popularity with
the experimcraters in each of these
Th Imperial amber will again
INSPECTOR'S REPORT ON ESCAPE
OF JAIL PRISONERS.
But if Execution Room is to be Con-
sidered Part of the Jail, Then
Rules Were Violated, fer....it _Was
Not Regularly Visih'o.
Trade was good for the best cattle at
firmer quotations, while the common
ela.sses, sold at about the seine prices.
sporters—One or two loads of ex-
port steers were reported at $5.50, and
one load at $5.65; some light exporters
and 'heavy butchers were reported as be-
ing bought at $4.50 to $4.90 per cwt.
Export bulls sold .at from $4 to $4.50
per cwt.
Feeders and Stockers—Not many on
sale. Stockers, 500 to 700 lbs. each,
Farmers' Market.
Seven loads of hay came in to-day,and
prices were unchanged. Potatoes took a
sudden drop, and. were quoted as low as.
65c.
Wheat, old. bush ..$ 86 $ 0 00
Do., new, bush ......0 85 0 86•
Oats, old, bush... . .... 0 51 0 52.
Barley, new, bush_. .. .. 0 52 0 00
Peas, bush.. . .. ... 0 75
Years. a mperur e Gay, old, ton.. .. -. .. 15 00
be distributed throughout Ontario Do., new, ton . , .. ....12 (10
this autumn as one of the three var- Stud• er tun.. 11 00
ieties for co-operative experiments. 1)re ee pert 1 00
The Dawsons Golden Chaff, which we a • ' '
distrrl>uted for co-operative experi- Butter, dairy . , .. 0 20
ments throughout Ontario in each of •, ereaulery. , 0 25
twelve years previous to the autumn iia., creamery.. .. ....0 25.
of 1906, and which is probably grown Eggs, dozen.. .. .. 0 20
more extensively in Ontario at the Chickens. spring, cheesed,
present time than all other varieties lb... ... 0 15
of winter wheat combated, has not 'Fowl, per lb. .. .. 0 10
been included in the co-operative tests Ducks, spring, lb..... .. ..0 12
since 1906. Cabl>a' e, per dozen.. 0 40
Winter Rye—Of the two varieties Potatoes, new, bush.. 0 65
of winter rye distributed in the Beef, hindquarters.. ,.9 50
autumn of 1907, the Mammoth White Do„ forequarters.. 5 00
stood first in average yield of grain Do.. choice, carcase, . ..8 00
with 34 bushels, and the Comms ?, Do„ medium, carcase 5 50
second with 28.0 bushels per acre. M tton, per cwt, .... .. , . 7 00
Last year the Mammoth White stir- \-ear, prime, per c\vt 7 30
passed the Common rye by an aver- rrt, lambs 10 00
age of 5 bushels pe, acre throughout 1 n
Ontario. Sugar Market.
Fertilizers with •winter wheat—In St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as
the co-operative experiments with dif- follows: Granulated, 4.00e in barrels, and
ferent manures applied in the prim* No. 1 golden, 4.50e in barrels. 7'hese•
of the year, the average y i .ld.e of prices are fbr delivery; ear lots 5c less.
grain per acre for the past five yearn .2, ,0 to iii3: feeders, 800 to 950 lbs.,.
are as follows: Mixed fertilizer, 2.O :t; 15 to t.75, with an aceasioriai lot
of gond quality at a little more money -
Milkers and Springers—About 3(1
milkers and springers sold at from $30
to 100 each.
Veil Calves—Veal Calves sold at un-
changed quotations, et from $3 to $0 per
cwt.
Sheep and Lambs --Export ewes sold
at $4 to $4.25t rants, $3 to $3,2.5; lambs
at $5,50 to $0.10 per cwt,
• Hogs—Mr. Ilarris quotes ;elects, fed
and watered, at 50.50, and lights se
56.25 per ewt,
Several drovers reported having re-
ceived $0.40 per cwt., f.o.b. ears at coun-
try points.
Eremite, of Hamilton. was reported
by one drover as paying $0,80 for hors
Toronto despatch: The report of Mr.
S. Armstrong, Inspector of Prisons, of
his investigation into the escape of seven
prisoners from the Toronto Jail on July
17 last, which was laid before the Pro-
vincial Seeretary, lion. W. J. Hanna, and
grade public yesterday afternoon, does
not charge any willful negiec'c of duty on
the part of any of the jail officials, mi -
lees the execution room is to be deemed
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bush.: nitrade of socia, 25.8 bush.;
muriate of potash, 25.7 bush., and
superphosphate, 25.3 bush. The un-
fertilized land gave an average of
22.4 bush. per acre. The superphos-
phate was applied at the rate of 320
pounds and the muriate. of potash
rad the nitrate of soda each 1C0
pounds per acre. The mixed fertil-
iter consisted of one-third the quan-
tity of each of the other three fertil-
izers here mentioned. The usual cost
of the fertilizers, as used in these ex-
periments, is between four and five
dollars per acre.
Fodder crops—In each of five years,
the seed of hairy vetches and of win-
ter rye has been distributed through-
out Ontario for co-operative experi-
ments in testing these crops for fol.-, off cars, on Monday.
der purposes. In the average of theOTHER MARKETS.
five years' experiments, the hairy
vetches produced slightly the largest Winnipeg Wh eat M arket.
a part of the jail within the meaning of l yield of green fodder per acre, but in Following are the closing quotations
the rules and regulations, in which ease 1908 the largest yield was produced ! on Winnipeg grain futures:
there had been a violation of the rules.
lir. Armstrong makes three import-
ant recommendations: the adoption of
a proper system of checking the pris-
oners when a ehaage of guards is
made, by a careful count and record,
the guard coming on duty signing a
recept for the number taken over, so
that the responsibility for the custody
of the prisoners is at once phased;
the closing of the execution room by
strong doors built flush with the in-
ner wall of the corridor, and so hung
as to open outward on the corridor,
and secured with locks of the very
latest and best design, and a , more
improved method of opening and clos-
ing windows for ventilation than the -
present one by ropes Twanging in the
corridors. The report quotes rule 10
of the rules and regulations for the
governing of the common jails in On-
tario, which provides that "the Sheriff,
or in his absence on leave, the Deputy
Sheriff, shall visit the`jail itt least once
a month, in company with the jailer
and matron, and inspect every portion
of it, and examine the records and
books, so as to inform himself as to
the condition of the building and the
prisoners." And rule 21 provides that
"the jailer shall pass through every
part of the jail and see every prisoner
at least once a day, and once at least
in each week he shall go through the
at uncertain hours at night, but
neither lie nor any male turnkey or
assistant sah11 at any time visit the
wards in which the female prisoners
are confined without being aecornpan-
ied by the matron. In jails loca.ted
in cities having a population of 40,000
or over it shall be sufficient for the
jailer to be assured that these duties
are performed by the Chief turnkey
and his assistants."
THE CANADIAN BALLOON.
"King Edward" Entered in Interna-
tional Race From Columbus, O.
Columbus, 0., Aug.—The Aero
Club of Canada today e tered in the
international balloon race to be held
here August 29 the Ming Bdward, a
craft of 80,000 cable feet, whieh. will be
piloted by Lieut. Bennett, of the signal
serviceand a famous aeronaut.
This makes three `nations represented,
as Captain Augns'te M'ue'ller, Prance,
will be in witb his Ville de Dieppe,
by the winter rye. Wheat—August 51.10 bid, October 0a -
Distribution of material for experi- •1-4c bid, December 92 o -tic.
37 -
silents in 3908: Oats; -August 42 1.2c bid; October 37 -
As long a.s the supply lasts, material 1-2c bid..
will be distributed free of charge in The Cheese Markets.
the order in which the epplicatitiis
are received from Ontario farmers Madoc, Ont.—To-day 015 boxes cheeses
wishing to experiment and to report boarded; sales, 200 at 13 9.16e; 400 at
the results of any one of the follow- 1.2 1.2e.
ing tests: 1, three varieties of winter Peterboro',—This morning 3,818 boxes
wheat; 2, tv a varieties of winter rye;
3, five fertilizers with winter wheat:
4, Autumn and Spring applications for
nitrate of soda and common salt
with winter wheat; 5, winter emmcr
with winter wheat or winter barley;
6, hairy vetches and winter rye as
fodder crops- The size of each plot
is to be one rod h rods
y two ro s
colored offered; all sold at 12 7-16e.
Stirling, Ont.—To-day 710 boxes were
boarded; 21G sold at 1.2 1'2u; balance at
12 7.10e.
Woodstock, Ont.—Thirteen factories
bearded 030 white, 97; colored; 12. 7.10c
bid.
Wheat at Winnipeg.
'long. Material for numbers 3 and 4 Winnipeg, pian.- Cloying each prices:
will be sent by express and that for No, 1 hard, 51.11; No. 1 northern,. $1.10;
the others b; mail, Nd, 2 noi'chern, 51.07; No. 3 northern,.
C. A. ZAVITZ. $105; No. 4, 041-2e; No. 5, 87e; No. 6,
O.A.C., Guelph, Ont., 71 1 2e: No. 1 feed, 70e: No. 2 feed, 60c;
FAST WHOLE MONTH AT 70, northwestern Ilex, $1,20; Manitoba,
$1.18,
Aged Couple Improve Their Health Montreal Market..
by Starvation, _Montreal. --Tire demand for oats was.
quiet and prices unchanged. Manitoba
Santa Ann, Cal., Aug. 24.--D. Edson No. •2 white at 480, No. 3 at 4 e, and re -
Smith and wife, well known residents of jected at 46e per bushel in car lots, enc
Santa Ana, afar finishing an exhaustive store, Flonr—A fair volume of business
course of study as to the cause and mire continues to be done its spring wheat
of disease, conquered that fasting carne grades of flour, there being a steady de -
nearer than nnvthih else offered as a mane from local and country buyers for
cure for the ills that flesh le heir to, small lona et steady prices. Choice spring
• and aeeordingly decided to try ft. wheat patents, 56 to 56.10; seconds,
Each has fasted from three to elevene5 50; winter wheat piatente, $5; straight
days at a time on numerous occasions, rollers $4.30 to 54.50; do-, hi hags, $1.90
to 52.10; extras, $1.65 to $1.75, h"eed--
There is considerable enquiry foe bran
and shorts, beat the volume of new ausi-
nese passing is not ,large, owing +o the
fact that supplies are very limited. Mani-
toba. bran, 592 to 523; shorts, 595; On-
terio bran, $21 to 5'2; nudd,ings 524 to
*25; shares, $26 per ton, including bags;:
pure grain inouillle e30 to $32, and mill-
ed graded .5'25 to 528 per ton. Provisions
—Barrels short cut mess, $22.50; half -
barrels, 511.50; clear fat back, $23; dry
Salt long clear backs, Ile; barrels plate'
beef, 517.50; half-barr;.s do,, $0; cam -
pound lard, 88-4 to 91-4e; pure lard,
121.2 to 13e; kettle rendered, 13 • to'
13 1-2c; hams, 121.2 to 14e; breakfast
bacon, 14 to ]5c; Windsor lemon, 15 to
16c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs,
$10 • alive, 56.75 to 57. dggs---No. 1, l9
tn 20s; insets, 24c per dozen, Cheese--
\\'estern, 121.2 to 12 3.4e; eastern, 1.21.1:
to 12I.2e. Butter -241-2a.
and decided to attempt a longer term of
abstinence from food. After preparing
themselves by eating only one meal a
day for a month, Mrs. Smith made the
first trial of a long fast by beginning
on June 3 to take only distilled water.
All hunger left her after the third
day, and diel not return until after 31
days and four hours when a strong de-
sire for food came, which was gratified
with a little orange juice first and then
sweet corn meal gruel. Site now eats
regularly and says she is greatly bene-
fited and restored to health while she
decides her eyesight is better than it has
been for years.
Mr. Smith began his fast on July
and fasted, for 27 days. when he began
taking nourishment, the first being
orange juice and raw tomatoes. Mrs,.
Smith lost 10 pounds during her 31 days'
fast and lit, Smith lost 18 pounds in
his 27 days' fast. Kea will be 70 years
old in a few months.