The Herald, 1904-01-08, Page 2SuRudy School.
(INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. II
JANUAILIY 1O, 11904.
Tho Preaching of John the Beptist. '
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ui�; I i. d, A. call to re-
, iCCObXDX
lwan'tenee (vs.� 1 -ea 1•. lni! biose rciays
I,,.Ttve
terse is defined in Luke >I]., 1.
jet wife a time .of•noral deartlil. All
Israel had !become a, barren, 'wilder-
epess. The Roma•a emperor was des-
.'ltiotio and cruel. Herod and Pilate
Itvere little better. The priesthood
r;tvas filled with corrupt men, and ev-
,en Cali:pim , the high priest, was
Coarse and brutal. Under suele lead-
lers the people had sunk Into a very.
,flow and degraded condition. It had!beer, four hundred years since they
had heard erophetic warnings,when
:e!adder.ly Joimn al:peared on the scene.
John the Baptist -So named by Mark
•and Luke and by Joseelleus, who men-
tions his great influence, and speaks
of tiyu crowds that flock to hear him
!preach. Preaching -Heralding. a
Word sugeastaiig the reclamation•
of a. king. Jelin was a great reform -
ler. Note the following leading char-
jaciteristics of his exeaching ; 1. it
;was stern, like that of Elijah. 2.
;It was absolutely, dauntless. 8. It
's'h'ows remarkable insight into the
'needs of the people of every class.
4. It was intensely practical. 5. It
prophesies of tbe dawn of the king-
dom of Christ. His message was ; 1,
repent ; 2, the kingdom. of heaven is
at band; 3, 'behold the Lamb of God.
in the wilderness -"John preached in
the wild, thinly inhabited region lv
linsg west of the Jordan and the Dead
Sea. as far north of Enon, two-thires
of the way to the Sea of Galilee,
artd oil both, sides of the lower Jor-
dan."
2. Repent ye-ll,epentence includes
(1) conviction, (2) contrition, (8) con-
fession. t41 reformation, and leads to
conversion, John, Jesus, Peter and
Paul all preached repentance. King-
alom of heaven -As Jesus is the Mese
slab that is, the Anointel, the King,
so Bee goseel Is a law, and His dis-
eensation a kingdom•-Wii!edon. The
'kingeons of heaven and the kingdom
of God in the \.ere Testament mean
one aura the same thing and gener-
ally have reference to the spiritual
kingdom valet] Christ sets up in the
bearts of Ilte followers. At hand -The
Jews expected a great national de-
liverer. 'Ilb!e meaning Here is that
the coming of the Messiah to begin
!Hi4
dominion on earth, under the
feaelon, `Lunt they mneet show the !hon•,
eety of t'l.;eir parimee by their cors- ii ry'+ y, p
du! n l , 1 1P.i '6 ��n�r 6s
9. Think not to say, etc, -The net -
mai impulse of the unregene1' to
heart is to seek .out excuses axed imb-
ter:fugee wean the conscience is
^ao
touo,bed, Out of these hard, nnregcn- 1'ux�muo rarmrr�' Market.erate ilea,r•te God is able to male There wasnot much doing at St.
hearts of flesh. and children of Abra- Lawrence Market to -day. Receipts
t.
ham. 1C1,--gllae axe is'laid-"There is were Light and trade generally was
an ,allusion here to a woodman, who, g
baying marked h. tree for exoision, quiet. A=bout 400 bushels of grain
lays tis axe at its root, w,hfle he lays Wereere Jo1d 'on the street,
off his outer garment, in order that Wheat -,-One hundred bushels of
he may wield more powerful blows." ' white seal at 790 per bushel, 200 of
IV. John points to Christ (vs. 11, 19). g'o'ose sold firmer at 7340 to 74c, and
11. Tinto repentance -John was a re- 100 Of ;spring soled at 880.
pentance preaoh•er. This was "a bap- Dressed hogs -Trade was quiet and
tism requiring and representing an receipts were, light. Quotations are
inward spiritual change." -Speaker's unchanged at $7 per cwt. for choice
Com, He that cometh -"Tie preaching light weights, and $6.50 for heavies.
of John wa,s preparing the minds of Butter -Receipts generally • were
the people for the coming of the Mes- light, 'and quotations are unchanged
siali, and they began to ask them- at 21 t,o 23c per 1b.
selves whether he were the Christ. Eggs -Trade is quiet and prices are
Is mightier -John clearly outlined
the work of the coming Messiah. His
baptism will effect what mine is
powerless to do. Not worthy -John
elbows his greatness by his self-abase-
ment. His almost unexampled liumil-
ity from the first led him to desig-
nate iais work, which shook Israel to
its centre, as merely preparatory,
and to subordinate himself at once
to E1 rxi w,ho was far greater than he.
,With fire -Fire is an emblem of the
Holy Spirit. The fire of the Holy and quotations unchanged.
Ghost will d:spei the coldness and wi;l Wheat, white, are ; ch red,ge79c ;
give sew energy and life to the soul. do goose, Tim to c;74i . 790 ;
strumen12. t fora the purging, is the gee- 88c. Oats, 50;4 to 3.1c. Barley, 42 to
pel. Floor -His church. Wheat -True 40c. Rye, 550. Buckwheat, 45c. Peas,
believers: Garner -The kingdom of Geo. Hay, $9 to $10; do. mixed or
grace stere and of heaven hereafter. ' clover, $6 to $7. Straw, sheaf, $9
Unquenuhaa:ble fire -Nothing ,will be ! to $1.0 : do, loose, .$5.50 to $6. Dressed
able to extinguish the await fires , fogs. 1}ght, cwt., $7; do. heavy,
that will kindle around the feet of $6.5O. Butter, pound rolls, 21 to 280.
the finally impenitent. Eggs. new laid, 10 to 45c. Fowls, ear
PRACTICAL! SURVEY. 1b.. 8c. Staring chickens, per pair, 700
The appearance or John the Bap- to $1. Ducks, per ib., 10 to 12c.
tist marks a distinct and import- Geere. per ]b., 10 to 12c. Turkeys,
ant epoch in the great processed pf per lb.. 14 to 16e. Apples, per tiar-
a world's redemption. -the point• of rel, $1 to $2; do. per basket, 25 to
meeting and digression of two image Bae. Potatoes, e•er bag, 80 to 95c.
nificenz dispensations. Himself be. Carrots, rer peck, 130. Beets, per
longing to neither, he stands out peck, 15 to 20e. Cabbage, per :dozen',
rn history as the closing s:igiial of 40 to 50e; ;do. red, each 5 to 10c.
the one, and the advance herald of Cauliflower, per dozen, $1.50 to
another, greater and final. The great $1.75. Leeks, per dozen, 50c; do.
truth of the, lesson is "The Coming green, per bunch', 15e. Celery, per
Kimgdom." dozen, 40 to 60c. Vegetable, marrow,
The kingdom is spiritual. Jesus ,=e to 10e. armee r, 10 to 150. Boef,
Christ wren questioned by Pilate de- iquarters, $6.50 to $8; do. fore-
clared both the fact and nature of quarters, $4 to $5. Shen e5 to
his dominion when he sail, "My $5.ate. Lambs, $6 to $7. Calves, per
kingdom is not of this world." That jb•, 6 to 9c.
it contemplates the control of out- Seeds,
ward affairs, metal and civic, is un- Trade all rontaeds. acs quiet and
quest ionable, but it secures. this out. dull on account of Lolidayls in dom-
nremem triumph by assuming theacy of the purpose, and will
ll su- estic and torsi markets. Quota -
pr
tianw are ,stead„yi and uucY.anged at
e5 to $6 for red clover and $4 to
$5.50 for alsike per bushel at out-
side points, and probably! a little
more money' ;woiuld be paid for extra
cho].ce Iota. Thn!atha is steady at
ea to 1& per emit at outside points.
Stocks; of Apples.
Mr. Eben James writes: The short-
age of ettorago epees in Ontario is
about ba'lance!id ay. the additional
quantity in Novi eacetia this 9•ear,
but; the quaint'ttei in the States Is
probably about (half a million bar-
rels less. If the fall market is an
indication of the future we may ex-
pect satisfactory prices through
January: and February;. , ,
Bradstreet; a on Trade.
Wholesale trade at Montreal is a
bit quiet, as is usual at this time
of the year. 'like wholesale trade
d for
about ,steady. Quotations are un -
The ' Rag �� egress
nd rrlr�
Era
A great crowd of oeeluus persons
were gathered in front of the palatial
reeldence,of Herr I3unzinger, the Min-
ister oe Justice at dusk an' an even-
ing in March!. They gaped impudent-
ly; at its marble portals. Equipage
atter equipage rolled up to the car-
riage block, dumping the most as-
tonieMng examples of humanity; on
the sidewalk.
Apparently,; they were the scum of
the city; clad, in. rags, and repul-
sive to look upon. Ball there was
somethiing singular about them, for
they; appeared both startled and
ashamed over the attention they
changed. were attracting and hurried through
Poultry -The vvieek's trade was the crowd, up the steps smothered
done before Christmas, and not in spring blossoms and through the
lunch was done to -day. Receipts brilliantly; lighted vestibule. Some-
wero light and trade was quiet. tunes new arrivals were greeted with
Quotations were unchanged. shouts of "Ballo !" Bravo!" and
Boa -About five loads were on again with "Obs!" and "Abel" for the
the market. No. 1 timothy solid at whole district knew that the Min -
$9 to $10 per ton, and mixed or ate- aster of Justice and .)ifs wife were
ver at $6 to $7. giving a rag congress. It was the
Straw -There was none offering, Iaet big social event of th'e season,
a season which would be remembered
for the novel character of its enter-
terrtafnments, among them washer-
women's ,parties, strawy carnivals,
peasants' receptions, a misery! ball
and others, each of which had caus-
ed a. sensation. Now it remained for
the stern old Minister of Justice and
hes haughty wife., to cap the climax
wit!': an allele which surpassed than
all. 5o all their 1 ierras-mens and wo-
men, ranking as the leaders of
thought and activity' in the finan-.,
cial, industrial, professional, and
social circles of the city -bad been
bidden to !Dome to the congress clad
in rags, unclean and dishevelled.
A L'andsome carriage bad just left,
and two mean and two women, more
ragged than their predecessors, had
burgled into the house, when �t woe-
ful specimen of humanity; shuffled
through the crowd anis watched
their disappearance behind the banks
of palms and ferns, which screened
time doorwa;y!. Ile booked about in•
surprise over the ripple of app
and cries of "Here's another!" which
came from the crowd. Then lie mov-
ed clumel.y. up the steps and rang
the bell.
Tel the footman who opened the
,floor the newcom r s_:id ; ''Pam don ins.
a •poor• traveler also bege a small
favor'
"Certalinly, sir," answered the dec-
orous attendant. "Pray enter. There
are many otlrers of your sort here.
:visa to arrange your toilet;' Pray
step into the men's dressing room,
right. There you'll find additional
paint and powder, if you think You
need It."
"Thanks, very much," replied the
agabond. "I need everything I can
find, in my business." fie passed on
and entered the room as .directed.
Not; a soul was to be seen. All about
were fine opera cloaks and fur-lincid
overcoats, which the more timid
!Ind worn to conceal their rags, and
in out-of-the-way nooks were scores
of silk heats.
"Queer game this," murmured the
tramp, looking into the mirror ani
fingering the silverware on the
dresser. "Wonder what I'm In for.
Christian economy, is at h•tntl• through the power of purified affac-
3. tC,saias-The Greek form for ki'ngdoin of Toaven le within you."
Isaiah. The reference here is to No mere outward loyalty or service
I,salah xl- 3-5.; also see Luke ill. 4-6. can: answer here. Devat:on to Christ
The voice -"The prophecy drawls at- and truth must spring spontaneous
•tentbon to the work rather than the from the deepest impulses or fail of
'worker." The voice of the prophet meeting the standard of divine re-
wa,s loud and distinct. Prepare ye- quirem.ent. _
s
tice of Eastern monarchs, who, when- ishe idea. is taken from the prac- �that we h ch appeis ared in eni_ion t. to
ever they took a journey, sent liar- ed and adnezzar, and was interpret-
bingers before them to prepare the a these dayp+ses all the Daniel.
eof ITeaa
!way. The Dervish eburah was the ver, set up another kingdom, which
desert country. Paths straight.-
7Vits is figurative language. The shall never be destroyed." Estab-
'Worde illustrate the straightening lashed without human consent, this
force a the gospel. There must be kingdom is destined to break into
a thorough peeparatlon before God, pieces and consume all other king-
r.toms, and It shall stand forever."
our King, well coma 'to us. The kingdom is comprehensive.
4. Had his raiment, etc. -"The ap- "Ask of Dee, and I shall give thee
pearance of John was Wee that of the heathen for thine inheritance,
.the great prophet 'Elijah in the and the uttermost parts of the earth
!popular mind. I3o was clothed in the for tiny• possess:on.' "The isles shall
coarse, rough cloth called sackcloth wait xor this lane." See also Eph,, I.
in tbe Scriptures. It was cheap, but 10; Col. iii. 11. The pierced hand
admirabe for keeping. out the heat, of the Son of God opens the door,
ooad and rain. This mantle was and each man enters, or closes it
'girded around him with a leather against his own soul. The final con -
girdle of undressed hide. His food summation of the kingdom John be -
;consisted of locusts, closely resem- hal manse ould great
which
'bang our grasshoppers, and of wild and kindredn and fallnationsand
Money. All this was a natural as tongues, stood before peoplesthe throne,
;well as simple mode of living in
those days in tbe wltderness." Meat- and before the Lamb, clothed in
Food. Locursts-The law of -M'oses white robes, and palms in their
hands." ' • •
leo permission to eat locusts (Lev. ' The conditions of the kingdom.
xi. 21(. "Jona here represents the One •brief bat emphatic and com'pre-
esm'bo1s of the repentance • he hensiee word constitutes the true
preaches, according to ancient cue- message' of the 'wilderness prophet.
toms. The hair or sackcloth, the Fundamental truths can never
1aet}.ng and the solitude, were the change, and the original and now
ordinary outward signs of deepest 'almost forgotten condition remains
humlliatiOn." a's the threshold of the Christian
II. Many confessions made (vs.
5, 6). 5. Went out -Left their
homes and went to the desert where
John w•as preaching. He was very
buccessfut, . and the heart of the
whole nation was stirred. Even,
Herold the I'Ctag heard him gladly
and "did (many things" (Mark vi. 20).
A.]I the region -.The crowds must
must have been enormous. John was
very popular, but popularity had no
effect upon each as he. 6. Confess-
ing -Confession of sin is ono of the
marks of true repentance. See lst
John, i. 0.
III. .:1. trough reformation de-
msainded (vs. 7-10). 7. Whien he saw,, -
"Mee !!Lonox a lofty' and fearless soul,,
se!eki:ng n!o- selfisi object, but braving
alt opposition !tor the noblest .ands.
Jotln had nothing to lose but hie
life, and eared for iiotting but the
faithful •discharge of leis duty;."
Pharisees -The Inam!e signifies sep-
aratists. They' held 'teen aciosuly, to
a, literal bfbedience of the written;
Iaw, ' and an unwritten tradition.
Siadduccee -Theev adhered to the
written flaw Of !!Moses, but refused to
give iciuci; weight'to tradition,. Theyi
did a be i�'s a in a future life,
angels or spirits. Said unto thlemm-
7"1,o three leading religious sects at
that time -were the Pliarisees, Sad -
(tweed; ancl.lOsscnas, and 1:!e.11andled
ttl;am with terrible 'severity. Goner-,
tuition of vapn'rs-".L'rood" of vipers.
•''7`1:i : rinsne�rte,v ri'31' rens deceitful anei
te1a11cion•v" "A terribly' . expressive
,epeeeh." Tie called them snakes. Who
1;sath rvai•rx aim--I3'chw came you to
'think that ler conxplyine with an nut -
ward eign, )ykmtt can escape the wrath
of God witleo 11. an inward change?
Wrath! to come -'.Che iniquity' of the
station war 00 great Qat all men
expected a needy and awful judge
menet. 8. Fruit lvorthly' Of rep'entanoe the only large business in the coup-
;Io1In did snort atop with a- mere pro- try, that did. ,; Britain `third with 18,8 pet 1,000,,
have, tirrough the active demand l,,i y. any pal was here to sea mo
!holiday gooier, aift;eted a gooe clear -
The
Well, here goes foie a few
azcc of stocks. Prices of domestic dobe of red gain! on my nose to make
anal foreign staples continue firm. believe I'm not the real thing. 1
T(ie season's trade is practically ought to get a square meal, any-
over xiow at Toronto, The sales of ought
holiday goods have been very sane- Uror entering the ballroom he found
factory tabs year. Retail business
himself at once the centre of inter -
leas been very active the past taro est ; all eyes were upon li!im.
weeks. Stocks of spring goods car- "Goal evening, your honors'.,, he
vied over b'' retailers froxas last exclaiine e, bowlbg to the right and
season were not heavy. left. "false beg a small favor."
In vrrias beenle circles at Quebec A shout of laughter favi this
there has many sorting orders request. followed by exclamations ons of
Chrieto3 from country, traders. The rIsn't he great 1" "splendid make-up,"
falling
demands show a slight and "wonderful."
falling off from that of pu'eceaing • "I wonder who he can be ?" said
nears. In some quarters collections the hostess.
are reported slow. The shoe factor- „I can't imagine," replied her
fes aro all working, and the outlook brother. `Some great artist° I ehoui i
Trade at the Pacific Coast, mere-
l i favorable. say, from the way he bas painted
his face.
"Of course, of course," said the
minister of justice, anxious to rise
to the occasion. The very man. My
old friend, I-Jariacher, the artist,
Whom I haven't seen for years "
,Advancing to the vagabond he
said • "Ha -a, Ha -a; thought ,you
would surprise me, eh? Well, I'm
too clever for you. I recognized you
take m'omoal I set my eyes on you.
Come, let ane present you." Wit}r
bite he took him by the arm and led
h'imi from group to group, Introducing
1iln as "Lukie"
The festival began forthwith with
singing, story telling, dancing. The
banquet ball was thrown open and
the vagabond was Seated at the
right of the host. Warmed by the
good wine, he entered Into the spirit
of the occasion and !flayed his part
well,; He ate ravenously, drank
quantities of champagne and told
stories of his actual experiences as
a tramp, which his host and guests
accepted as fiction, and enjoyed im-
mensely. next lila was chosen to
lead the grand march with the
hostess. The dance was short, how-
ever, since the hostess being stout
in person, soon grew! 'short of
breath!., "
Th'e tramp "Do
over to the
minister. "Do you knotty: whiat
would make your party famous+ 1"
he asked. "Famous for ever f"s the
'"No, 1 confess 1 do not, a
reply.
"Well, let'6 organize a robber
band."
"Robber band!" answered th',
host,
incredulously. "We can't do !that."
'Why not ii We _only need tw;o. To
let more in Would spoil the game.
I've a. great plan to maize you: and
year wife famous. Let's steal' some -
taloa."
"Steal! Paull"
'Oh, just in fain, of course. 1' oth
Ing serious; just pinchi a few,
watches, purses, diamonds, ear-
rings, brooches, bracelets, etc., eta. ,
-light, easy things of that sort.
you know. Then when we !lave
taken something from almost
every one we'll let them' reclaim
their. property, the women to pay,:
a forfeit, say, of a kiss, and thee,
men, oh, well, make them buy wine."'
"Well, I declare. You're a great
rascal -the real thing!" exclaimed,
the host. "Who would have thought
of that 1' Splendid ! Splend-i-d ! To
work at once -only carefully, care•
fully, so you are not caught. Then;
we'll have all the more fun show
ing them how easily it is to lose
their valuables. Here, take my jew,-
els and purse, so that it 'pia look!
all- right. Now, I'll just gather in',
a few things myself to show: how;
clever I ,am." •
He went out and soon returned
withi his wife's most precious jew-I
els, also those of her sister's and,
hie daughters. Meanwhile the vag-i
abond had been even more active
and lead gathered in a quantityi of:
valuable jewelry. Lukie suggested;
that it would be a good idea to call;
in an outsider to play the! part of
gendarme to arrest him "in fun,
just 'te make it more real."
Bunzinger hurried away to call in
a neighborhood. Lukie left also: Firsts
he wrapped all the valuables in two
handkerchiefs, tben he hurried to the
dressing room, plunged into a rich
fur -lined coat, clapped a top hat oma
his tousled head and started for the
door, passing the butler, who bowed
loco as ho received a gold piece as
a tTho minister returned just in time
to bear one of the guests cry ; "Be
on your guard, there thieves among
as." Chuckling to himself, he hurried
to the ballroom. "Don't be a fool."
he exclaimed to the man who had!
sounded the alarm. "You don't waut4
to spoil the greatest surprise of the
season." The alarm had been sound-,
ed, however, and cries arose from all!
directions, "My watch," said one. " My
purse," cried another. "My jewels; °'
shrieked a dozen women, in chorus.
"Ha, Ha," laughed the minister. "Itf
works beautifully. I-m-mease. 111 just:!
call Lukie now and show them bowl
smart we are."
life. "Repentance toward God" must Ported to Bradstreets', is active. me
precede "faith toward our Lord iicllday trade, as well as the in -
Jesus Christ." The depth of the for- quiry for seasonable staple goods
mer will be the measure of the has been large. The cash business
clearness and strength of the Int- alas for businessshoshown-
expulsion.
co The month isk
. ter, It is preceded always by a
bright
Tam cold weather at Winnipeg has
continned to stimulate the demand
for heavy .goods, and the holiday
business has been better than In pa•e-
vioui years. Stocks in wholesale
betide have been ive11 reduced, owing
to time large demand through the
,Province for staple goods.
Wholesale trade at Hama -ton up to
the middle of this week was quite
!active. An a rule the demand for
spviniggoods does not show much ac...
levity during the progress of the
holiday trade, but the orders during
that period this season were lib-
ors•1, owing to the recent advances
in stelae goods. Trade tire past few
menthe bas been good, cash sales
Flew' a good increase. and the sltuae
tion generally is satisfactory.
Business at London has been ac-
tive. Retailers grave made large
soles of holiday goods, and are pre-
paree to order liberally for tirecoining; season. Payncients are exe
rectal to chow n, big Improvement
Olio next'two weeks. Prices are firme
ly hold.
Thee volume of business In cornice,
tion with! the -holiday trade at Ot«,
teem this '80ason bas been. large.
Thb business for the closing week;a
of the year bas given great sat-
isfaction. Prices are firm in all de-
ritrtmeflts.
"goodly sorroev," which, unlike the
"sorrow of the world," lies regard
to the character rather than the
consequences of sin ,is an inventive
to its renunciation., It always
"worketh repentance unto salva-
tion, not to be repented of." Its
essential elements are given by the
prophet thus: "Let the wicked for-
eake his .y, and the unrighteous
man his thoughts." Such a repent-
ance• infallibly brings forth fruits
meet for the same. Ancestry, tradi-
tion, ritualism, alike fail •of secur-
ing 'admission to the kingdom'.
Hearty renunciation of sin and self,
and an equally hearty acceptance
of Christ as Saviour and Lord, can
alone secure citizenship, bring the
baptism of the Holy Ghost, and
transform . the worthless and fire -
destined to a thing of life and value
which shall escape the fierce win-
nowing, of divine indignation, -Wm.
114 Clark,
A Minlion a Week.
There is no business in the world
that grows half so fast as our post
office money -order system, writes
DX. Q. Cunniff in the World's Work,
Last year its total business in -
rapidly at the rate of $1,-
dL0,000 a week. To make it pla.n-
or, the m'::'ncy order department.rvill
handle next week '$1,000,000 more
than it handled this week. It losses
by fraud less, than 81,000 a 'year.
It showed its regular annual in-
crease in the period of financial de-
pression from 1893 to 1857, perhaps
The Swedrsh, Weerah Rate.
TheSawedi5h oenisnxs shows the low-
est death retie Of any civilized na-
tion. Last lyreer it was only, 16.49
r 1:,000. Norway comes next, and
But Lukie could not be found, nor
could anyone remember seeing him.
A. feeling of mistrust seized the min-'
later a,s he ran 'to the butler aria
asked; "Has anybody gone?"
"Certainly. One of the princes ; the
one with the embroidered coat."
Bunzinger was nearly paralyzed.
His knees smote each other as he;
staggered back to face his guests.'
They crowded about him as he ex-,
explained in a death -like whisper;
"My frienfis, we have been the vac-;
tins of a horrible jest. It seems that;
a genuine tramp broke into our
party. The ungrateful wretch, Bea
content with imposing upon our hosa
pitality, bas robbed us of our val-
uables besides."
"Terrible! Terrible ! " exclaimed his
sister-in-law, "but you yourself rob
bed me of my jewels. I saw you, butt
kept quiet, to see what you would
do. How can you explain that?"
"Explain -explain!" shouted some
of his angry guests.
"Yes, that's the worat of this
whole miserable business," whined the
minister weakly. "He made me hie
willing confederate. Me, the chief
minister of justice, fooled by a com-
mon tramp; but for the Lord's sake
don't let . this get out. Be honor-
able;
onor-able; I Will restore all -every dol-
lar's worth. Only keep it quiet, and
T pledge you never to give or attend,
another such ball."
For the next few days the royal
jewelers did a marvelous business
but "Lukie" was never seen or heard
of again.--Filengende Blatter.
•
" Regular Prao rtloner. --No re-
sult."-titre. Aunle C. Chestnut, of 'Whitby.
was for months a rheumatic victim, but,
Mouth American Rheumatic Cure changed the
song from " despair " to "joy." She. says:
" X suffered untold misery from Rheumatism
-doctor's medicine did me no good -two
bottles of South American Rheumatic Cure
cured me -relief two lemurs after the first
dose.' --56
Daring' Mail.
"I'm anxious to igert the names at
all present," said the reporter. "Will
you oblige me-" ' •
"Oh," said • the meek little man.
"you may put cloven hors. Henry Peck
and husband."
"You mean 'Mir. and Mrs. Henry,
Peck,' don't you ?".
"I would prefer that," ho replied,
with a furtive glance aver his shoal'
der, "but for goodness sake, don't
say I gave it to you that way." -
Philadelphia Prosy.
THE MOST WONDERFUL DRUG ever discovered
for allying pain is Japanese Menthol in com-
bination with the curative proverties of
medicinal gums as to "The 1) &I, Menthol
Plaster, It Is ra,posttive specific for all neural-
gic and nervous pains and twitches.
An Engaging Man.
'"There was a drummer took sick
and died Bore three weeks ago," said
the landlord of the tavern at Polk -
villa Arkansas. "Ile was a thick -set,
guitar-•playia' sortof feller, and the
girl he was engaged to marry camp
over from Torpidville to attend the
funs: al also from Watips y; a iso :r 3
Peapack; also from Toeganosie; also
trot som'ors in Kansas, and some
place up in Missouri. Seein' how many
theta was of 'ern. 'they put away their
engagement rings, and, figgeratively
speakia , organized a new society, and
leivented •! yell. And it was aprate
ty durnedeespressive one, too,' lemma
tell yout'a'nuarp Smart Set, , 1 ,,