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The Herald, 1904-02-26, Page 3apday Se�ool. INTERNATIONAL LUSSON NO IX IiIUD.ItUALUY28� 1904. Healers and Doers of the '-A. Commentaxy -1. :'Isere -ton not sufficlent (vs. LA, 28' every one. He liad just told tc ithey mtist' eater inthrough\ u� , row gate and walk a parrot way. and now he intimates that many :,,will seek to gain admittance on the I ground of mere profel,si.on. That • saith...... Lord, Lord. Truca religion is ware than a, profession, We may acknowledge the authority of Christ, 4•balieve, its' his divinity and accept Ills (•cteaichings as truth, and stili witll- h out the love of God In the heart the Fwlll be shut out of the kingdom. f'J(;ingdom of heaven. Defined by Paul as being ,"righteousne8s and peace, n t Ghost t -tom. 1.4 as $ ,joy i,t>, he Holy C'h s l , 47). He that doeth,. Christ's foilow- e.ra are -.'doers of the word and not j hearers only„ (:la.mes 1, 22). Sea Trevi. 14. The will, etc;. That is, the tomes enters into the kingdom wlxo i obeys the gospel an(] keeps the com- mandments of (loci, t),ly 1'ti then. Christ does not refer to God qts a stern ;judge ready to a nden, but as % :,loving father who is ready to bless ;sLn(i help lino children. This was a truth hitherto unknown. . xe i knon. tI r t 22. \Many. Not merely an occasional one, but the number will be asion- ishingly large. In that day. The judgment day. The Clay when the final accounts shall be brought in, and when each shall receive his just dezert..8as acts 1.7, til; horn, 14, .10 ; .2 Car. 5, .1.0. Prophesied. is the whole gospel Is a real prophecy, fore-'. telling the vast future of the, human race -death, judgment -.%fill r,ternity, Iso every preacher is a prophet. See ,'Paul's detInition in 1 Cor, 14, ;3, ,Cat:' out devils. Through their preaching aaouls had been converted and devils :lead actually been cast out of men's abearts. ,Wonderful works. There have j been great revivals of religion and great manifestations of ditine power. The truth hits been Preached asci twod iias blessed it. 29„ -.•I never knew, yow-Ilow sctrl 1 From tills -ra see 'how easy it is to bet deceived, MLany axe trusting in the church, their hood name, th it ;getnerosity, their great gifts, thelr e'mploynient in ilia ministry, their tself-sacrifice, their devotion to the cause, etc., etc., tvlhlLe at heart ihry are not right with '.sad and at the i last great day will be cast to the left hand. belong at the heft hand, front me -What could 'be --.;arse thwi banishment from God? 11. ',rho wase builder (as. 2•1, ,Ilia). 24, YTherefore-Jesus Holy: proceeds to l.lnp'reas the truth by the lice of a very striking illustration. Whoso- ever iheareth-•. re I:. V. "Ilpth vhiRs- t as of men hear the -,,,lord. ,So far tboy are alike. The two houses have vxtern•aliy the same appearance, but the ,great day of trial ehotv,s t1w dif- feirence." Will liken Klin - "'S'L, 341atthew, whla living near the lake had ofte,h witn8ased sucih suddon fl!nods as aro, described, uses vip;orouR ladnlguage and drawls the picture viv- Idly," The, Jordan teas, annually Fxwall(ni and bocame rapid and furt- o'us. Everytlhinag within reach would then be Rw.(rptt away. ,A -vise lllan— '.rho trnLy wase nhan lhltys n.ttentioll to, spirltual and eternal things. IIP Is a. prncvol. man, a man of andgr- standinf; ivlxi, looks a.b.Pad ,Incl sms tlx0 dta.ngpi, ;and makm9 us^ of his bast tnea"as of aCvoidiug it. The w,iRa.. builder is the ane who hears and dxbe7 , the, words of Christ, built his ?t,auso-Ills eliar ictor ; lhia soul's irt,erests. 3:atch man fc>sscssus a hoaiva, -which is Ills nlxsolately, anti for which lie alone is responsible Notice: "1, All wen ase building. 3. All builders have it choice or foun- (lations. 3. All foundations will bo tried, 4, O.11y one foundation will st.a,tld,-Parker. Upan a rock-- Our nark ire Jesus Christ (1'sa. 118, :.11; 19a„ 88, 10; 1 Cor. 2. 11). Ile isthe -.lure foundation. ,As twig centre our • faith In him, and build accordinf, to the inaxima w1hich ho has laid down, we will be safe, 25. The rain.,...,.. ;beat -So, tempests and storms of af- fiictions, 'persecutions, temptation 8, caul all sorts of trials beast agianst itbe Raul. hluddenly, willen we think rune, are safe, the calamity comes upon us, Ural, Important in that hour ,'thy be poesessed of something the teui- poet cannot destroy, it fell not - T'ho religilam Of Josus Christ in the asroul will stand overt' test, ',Phe (m- t•lylem of a house to represent the re- !ltgIohss life is specially appropriate-. 4. A boos& Is for rest. 2. A house Is, for shelter. 3. A house Is for com- fort, In like: nialaner true religion Js the, rest, protection and comfort of tha` 90111." III. The foolish imiider,-vs, 26, 27. 20, Doeth them not --The foolish man Is one who fails'to do what he kilowR Ste Ought to do. He hears, but is disobedient. The sand -The foundation is the principal tiling, '.Ihe house on the rock stood, but the otructuro on the sand 'vacs soon nn- derm.med. The one twhro sla,yR Lord, Lortil. but vtril,ome hieart is not right, Is oil the $anid. 27. It fell -So falls the sinner. The, floods are wearing• ,away his sandy fonlndation, and soon one trewendous storm shall beat upon Win. and ho and this hopes sball forever fall.-Raxnes. Com. Great leas tlh'e fall-Iiow• great is the loss of the soul I What it terrible fall for a sour created In the !mage of God, and ,with all the glorious possibilities ;before it of al Ife, of bliss forever rw-pth Christ. to be cast to the left illand tit the last da'ay,. IV. An astonfs;h,ed people, -vs. 28, l29, 28. These sayinfrs-The sermon ,Stan: preached. Axtowgl- d. --The teab'a- iings of J'eaus all through IHis lair excited admiration, wonder and ilamazemont. •`Tiley were astonished t , al. Chris't'en chAlus ; ', ,'tet ,Tits maul - fest power." nts dcetrine•-The ser- 1 'non On the mount contains a sum- jl OXX of aft the great moral fprinel- plexi and cardinaldoctrines of th.c gospel, except the atonement, Hit. Own divinity, as the superior of Mooch; and the final judge of oxen„ it fully asserted. 29. -laving author- ity -Hip •philter. Jay. in Himself and` In His life. -3(y This speaking witch authority may be meront, 1, that the truth he Fpnke calm" with authority. 2, that the majesty and power twit! wiif�cll lie spako gave him authority AR the scribes. ---He did not •' •like a common interpreter of confirming His, doctrine at 'the Jewlsh doctors usually did, by the authority, of their learned !men. but with the air and huthority of a proplLet„ and by that authority took' upon lifm to even correct the doctrine of the scribes and 'Pharl• sees themselves." -Blair. VIZ*CTICAL SuitVEy. Vital Importanco attaches• to tuan%e at'tittltie to tike Divine will as reveal- ed in the holy So•iiptures. This lessor: Is decidedly practical in its nppilua• tion. It is designed to represent the ideal Christian In dally life. Trac Piety cannot be divorced from Italy living, -Hearing tile xriard is not sufficient, "Be ye doers of the word, and not hea era only„ (James 1., 23), 1c one's Poul is ever smerely aved sir hearing tile wta'rd of God. Many de- ceive -themselves byihsa6lainS that they Ire -Christiana because t:hoy arra regulfu, hearers of the Gospel, 'While t t hc� t t x it o 130 practical use. he yrn p t. Z Gospel is repl•esonted its the "perfect Tale: ,if liberty." It "imposes obliga- tLoas rroin God and preticrtbes a rule of life. It punislhes 'tranegressors, and ;rewards the obedient," A knowledge of 1;he word is nut enough. " Mil t l,•ervant that knew Ills lord's xvili and prepared not laua- self, neither did according to his brill, shall be beaten with: many stripes" (Luke, xil- 47). "If ye know. these. things, happy are ye f[ ye do thein„ (J'ohn silt, 17). Truce: happiness comas not from a knowledge of the Divine will alone, but from true devoted- n,ess to Clad. A ;profession of faith- Ln Christ is insufficient (v. 31), This passage cleu,ly teaches that one may ehn- brace a sound creed, nin,intain a reli- g!ous prorers_on, acknowledge C:arlst to be the Lord" and pray to Mint as a'xlcxt, And yet leave no part An Illm. See watt, ay., g, 0, T,!iere (+ala be no true devotioli to Uod when the heart IV not united to -Jim. Tpe foolish builder. He who flat - Hearing and knowing !should ha fol- I.Qws xl I)y doing. :l hW will result in greater knowledge. ;A religion of pro- fes.iian merely wall always be one of doubt, williilo that of the doer will always produco a consWous assur- ance of divine favor, Th -pre can he no effCctual substLtuto for obc(tfcnce. ,Che roowltx builder, *it(' tt`lho flaat- tcras himself that becnusc he crieth "Lord, Lordi," or bcrau.,e he proplhe- sioth and doeth "many wonderful niorks" fit the naane of Christ, ho, will ba saved. Is represented as the fool- ish builder whom Christ will at last disown, will whose house shall fail in utter ruin. The 'vise builder, Ile looks -roll to the foundation. Ile builds upon the Lock. This denotes wtxlsdom, iorogight and precaution. The-t,•ise man learns not to Isis own underst,,wdin-g, but "hertroth" and "doeth" the "sav- ings" of the -rise and Infallible Teacher. Tlihi is firatctical piety. Tho rellglerl of 1vaus Christ Ili one of deeds, not tsf -rord,Ls 1nerPly ; a "life of action, not of dreaming." Obedience !s ra lost of lore. °Che strongest proof that ono than five of his Lave to (rod, is by kvepin;; His comma%ndm-entg, However high the protfor,41lon, tIle want of obedience af- fords sufficient f;raund to quostien the genuincaness of ones' 'Iffvet on for God. "If ye love me keefy any eonxmandments," said tho Lord. -!oe ,Toha xLv. i -',l, :34, ObedLance Is a test or relationship to Christ. In tilt, days of ilia fkoah when the Master was at one Lime speaking to the pm-ple, one said un- to 111m, "Behold Thy,, mother call Tbhyt brethron stand witl- out desiring to sp,oat•k with thea," Jesus said, "Who le girl motber2 and who are Mty brethren Y" And stretch - Ing forth Itis hand toward His dis- elples, Ile said, "Rehoid \ky mother a.nd My! brtAhran ! For whomaerer slln3i dO the will of Illy' Father which is in heaven, th'e sante Ls 'AIV brcyther, and sister n.nd mother," Matt. aii. 46-50. What- net ineptimtlon to true devotion to Godt The security of ilia Christian, t•. 25. This passage refers to the safety and llapapiness of tbbsd'who truest in Christ, It Is 0alerla,ted to afford c,rI- couzea,g+ernent and hrlge in time of trial. The Christian is exposed to afflictions, ptersectttions and variour• fornus or Slataintic assault, but lie -v'ho buhlds tspio!n the Rook of Ages remains u n in tiro-. l ^m d V, tr•!sa's (Yod's p(,o- pbe have th'e pr'ohniise of Divine guid- aance and support. The infinite F&;. tiler limits their affllctidns, restrietm the operations of their ,nem -les aild turns every' curse Into a bleesing• _ Burton 1?t ,. Bones. TAKE ALLEN'S LUJG BALSAM before, tha, naereiless Grip of the cold hats fastoned upoe• throat and hntgs. After a few doses ttt• Lwagh Is ender, and a complete cure to bit the question of a little time. Eskimo Tastes. There is certainly no accounting for tastes,,and surely the strangest is Olaf of the 33skimos. 'fallow is their candy It is put up in bright red packages ntact7 out of the feet of waterfowl. The -vomer cut off the red feet of the bird, which is called the dovekie, draw out the bone, and blow up the skin, so as to m,1kr Pouches, which they fill with the reap dcrr tallow for their little folk. None of the food that the Eskimos east seems very inviting to its, but they'ave ^xtremely fond of it. and are very apt to overeat. It is said by explorers who, have gone into Greenland that it is ne uncommon night to see an Eskimo tsar who has eaten an enormous meal of thr• ate, frozen flesh of the reineer, seal of tvatilrus, lying on his back and eating blubber until he cannot move. Autclvcracy of Tfid-&e, f Ills POWer as a Lerisiator and Supreme Head of Cxecuttive. One often hears clnest1x)ns asked as to ho'w far the Uzax is master !n his own bous'e, and many' froorple seem to think that his WAKieralie pow - or exists nrerelyl In theory, being al- wa'.rs controlled and iliwarted by the officials, Otherwise, Ilow is it p!as- sibie to ' ewplain that a sovereign, )rho is notoriousllyt iraatific, allows ilia country: to adva2,tice to tike very ! brink of wxLr? Evldentlyh his hand Ls being forted in Winn, mysterious way. fllither he is p3strinaticallrn da- ceiwed as to -vilat is taking plad;c, •or t Ills lr tiers are not carried out 1yy; his Ministers ,rind their aubardinates. Ili 1 accordance witli 'tills vlew, a 'itorya wrls Lately' clImulatmd !u which his 11140sty teals reapresealtmtl as strur-� f, -ling, 1101 eery, successfully, in than rt:a::se Of ponce, and finally: exciafm- irl to those who rlrh,°la.ta- f • will - "Am d Ills � it , , ":Tan I Clzttr, or am I 'rh10t ? Thas hla.kes aa vetyl effect paragraph in a 6POcial co-rrespondent's despatch, but uell '.ietui+a ac aha?, fi R t (ddktee P 1 will b 4 e I Irceived -with extreme scepticism by, those aCqua'llntedl with the internal mechaani•sm of the ItliRRlan Go•vern- ment. It is difficult to imagine, a 11ussl:a.n official openly opposing the will of b1s august master in ;rueh a 'vans. cls to call forth a r; mark of tine kind. The Czartxrles his anueratic power, theoretically and prartiealiy, ill two trays -as a legislator and ars 1310 su- preme lien(- of the Fxncutive. No legislatire. mea,sare can he initiated without hits approva 1, and whoa a. bill bass beet prepared in the drpartmEn's concerrel, anct disen:s,?d hl tile Coun- cil of the r=iplro, it Is submitted to him Ror his assent. If he, gives his assent. The bill becomaq law. though the ma•',ority of the Council of ilia Empire may have voted against it, and from that monlnnt he has to re- opect the Iu w until it is annulled by le•Slelatl-`e proTodore•. If the bill .is not fortunate enough to obtain the Imperial assent, it gors back t'a the de•partmellts ar2A the C•otxoil, to ba m(MIfferl in accordatict7 with the Intl- perinI wWies, or it fat quietly put j away in the arcadves anti, is no more hanyd or, Ari supreme head of •the 1sa0autive, Ills Majesty lnls to use his autoc.ra tic powar hnucih• inaro fro- qudrfitly, bmauae In the ordlitlary ccur:e o::%clnr'n'strat'o i,-v;.en-7y, r it is considered dcsiral•Ite to utak . an excrptav:a to the -.slating laws and reguiations, the wa.ttor has t.o be subnl7i•t.ted for sulyrviw) pc-.rmlyaidin by the wMinirt4or c4nieerned. As there Is ructhiup: which eorrct spo21tls to a Vali- inct, ti,e lilnisters have n:s joint re- spow-ibility, •Lad 1.130 rattly evnirs in tvdhioll the artivlty of :tit tile, dirror- ent depatrt,`nentr vonverp;a1, is the ];mlleroa' h1 nrelf. Ill. may, of 00111're, QNIPr that to matter IN to br submit - t4 --d to 11: k- Vo Ill 1nitte1� of 'VinisatvrR, or lie may squixnon at tminbel• of lwrron- ag:s in n•Ilaau he has emirldmuce to CIiSa:us:- at qunstien fn I.J. fsra•a rrr: ; but this forms no part of the ordith- ary mirtlxAl or rondrtq nk bu::.naaaa. Thula a f'za.r who attden(N au his t clnaiea; anal hmf: if great c'AplICItV for work can control thoroughly the, great legl-I.ttive And ,sea,,^,hive ma- chhno Iry n•h:ich Ice governs his can - pix o ; :full, nes lir porvv"R.+s tunny un- official mean-, or oli#ra.lninginror- ilratirni, any -t ho Fhollid sy54eulx.tlwailly aLta2snpL to de- ceive lifm would very sx)on bP rouac! out. With reste;;ard to foreign nifairs he is turf- to lir+ rsc(-ptlotially well informe(L "wcafi ae all crotvne:l heads cowAder that the relations of their country with foreign powers, rt, - quire thrlr p.,rsonal .upet'vision, anti to tilts~ rule the Ru«si.can antorrats form no cseepticm. .As F.onn lis a i ria itiaI Inei:lent happens it whichRussia Is Interested, a. mvmoran dlum is carefully proparcd Ili the Foreign Department, describing 'what }las occurred, explaining in what -ray Rnssran interests are af- fcetcd and Fnaggostting the line of illation to be adopted, and this do- cument Is submitted to the Emperor. Ills 'MIa.jPsty 21iay dl9cuss ilae tlUes- tion with the Miini.ster if lie thinks fit, or he may read the paper ;Molle and send it baiek with fits remarks and orders written on tile ,argin. In either case the Minister gets his Inh'th'U'etiOltR rand cc's acoord'ngLv. Of (late an unusual departure has been made from this procpednre. Finding It necessary to concentrate locally the dlreetlon or affnire in the far cast. the Emperor created a Vice- royalty -with tip:-ctal powers and plac- erl under the, orders of the Viceroy- altyN not loll) IUho civil, milltary and naval Authorltles, but also the Bus- s!tan diplomatic renresentatves in China, Corea and Japan. Admiral Alexleff, on -whom this important oost wag conferred, corresponds di- rectly with the Elsiperor outside of he Foreign Department, eo that if ilia Russian Ambassa><lor in London, Pgris or Berlin, declares that he does not know what is going on in tike fal- east ,it must not be hastily assumed that lie Is using merely dip- loma'tle language. How, then, hay i(: cone about that an antocrat, who it a severe lover of peace and tubo has the control of affairs, In his ow.n Bands, has brought his country to the verge of wa,r T In the first idace, it must be remember- ed that autocrats, ilk, ordinary statesmen in other forms at govern- ment, do not always forseo the unti- . mato consequences of their decisions, and are liable to find themselvesun- expectedly in a situation from which war is the Only means of exit can- 01stent With the b4iural Interests and the,naatlonal honor. Even the pacific !lir. Gladstone let himself be drawn into the lh%gyptlaa,n campaign and nfterw.ards drifted dangerously near to a. great tsar with itaslai. It -.Trust be romembered, f%lrtbu or, that the autocratic forth of government hal Its drawbacks as well at: its ad- vantages in matters of foreign pol- ka', It does not rerlulre to ,t-atch and be guided by the ever-changing enrronts of publicopinion, and it earl, therefore, adopt a potLtlque de longue halelfic ; but it is not nearly so In- dmfiendent of popular sentiment "as ws its commonly supposed, for its strength lies In Its being ilia repre- sO)htat1T0 of national coil Celli lon a and national asplratous, and if it fails to be true to thceae, it wea':ells itself, Ile 'would be a very hold Czar 'who would sacrifice •t great natlonal !n- ferest to love of peace ur any other personal fe01115- It ever a. Cr,ar was justified ill distcga•rdlug the views of the ultra: pa.triotc sectio❑ of '14H,.ub- cct, , J it was ndr • 4 ee . _ 1 a 1 Jr. when Ile accepted the de inions or. the t'ongreR, Of Berlin in order to avoid :l. groat Fr o e n struggle, but there tvav no doubt that that seise, courageous 'let diminished Ills popularity and prestige. ,1Vhettter 1lcholas II. has in- herited all the active courage of 11114 graaidfaihel' romn.ln:, to be seen, If lie dertreR Jinace in ill(- sense of Ile - Ing, ready to Racrifice to it certain anratPrinl and Political Interests, lie should lose no time in tran,rcrrin ; the conduct of ilia diplomatic nego- lations from his Viceroy to Ills, for - 1 a Office. The gallant ,Admiral may be a % wise, prudent and cuncilia.tory aR Ills friends represent Idol to lie, bei he has flat the eapArtencre -Ind traditional dexterity of the Forel -11 Office affleizl;;, and ite seem:; to have, conducted the negotiations hitherto ill such a tea,• that a diplomatic. re- treat can hardly be eflPeted without 801130 loss of prestige. l'nder the di- rection of :foreign Office ofriciai,, the strategic, operation -would be carefully veiled and the to„s of prestige, if nnat•oldasble, would he, re- (1uced to a minimum, 20 Years of Vile Catarrh, -Chas - 0. Drown, Journalist, or r)uluth. Minn., writes:”iliareltctnattnffetcrfrom'I'lhroat and :Casal (:atarrh for over 30 rears. during tvbleh time 1ny head liar beAn stopped up 11,1111 MY con,litlon truly miserable. withittlG minutes liter usillk Ur. Agaen's Ceataarrhal Powder l obkatued reilef. Threebotleshare almost, it net entirely, eure,ltne.- nom -7:3 SANITARY TELEPlit,_fES. 1n (;erwall V u pad of a large number of detatbabb: dies of paper. with ahole Ill the contre. is attached to the uhoutil- t c e cP of the telephouo, incl the tipper pieces of paper Is tarn of after each conver-stif ion. and in 1-Ieanna mal1 bole.q are providmd with nalikiras, a ill a notfce is lurk uta requesting tile, puhllc to wige the receivers after rt e. only 5 Cents a copy '!'lie tarot-Triloc N,w,) for Rubra:nay, 0.1 sl to al all news stnmle. CHIIRCII WITH WIDEST NAVE. st. Churell at Coventry is said to have 1110 widest alaa of attly EllrIish c'hurd), It f, 12113 fact, tilde. flint of 1'01.1; Minister Is 1041•2 feel: in witil.h. -> r hep et ' «...,.-...,w war res.,r,� ,>•n er�n'�s� Pi .alJal\VRV ; VI, -V■\_ MV.1aI,V. Mrs. Hayed' 71+ Irst Letter Appeal - inn to liars. JPtnkham for Help: " Ds" Mics. 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I -can walk miles note. 11L- df b E. 1'intl;Cb fm's Vmg(r itabli Compound is worth five dol- Iar's a, drop. I advise all women who are afflicted with tumors or female trouble of any kind to give kill a fattlstul tris!." -- (Signed) Mud. E, V. Brei, , 'Za2 Dudley tit. (Roxbu ), $oston, IN n" --$6060 fafolt If orlplaat07dkK?0httsrstls7W-# Waineneva aernmrt 6a pirodaecet The 1 E,ruaiutw avaeeaa ilitaaa'� I+''oilowilug are the wosin; tions at-i2nportant trlheat to-da.y f York, ... C.aslc, C'hlcago ... ... ... ..... - S 7'ofeclar ...11)'2,13-4• 101 DuluLh, No. Toronto karmors, Uarket. Offerings of grain to•-.cls:j -were sin+all!, with prices firm, lirhea:% iR ltlghc;i•, one Ioad of 'white sellin a t ''31hr, one, load! of reel wanter a• 91'%-.c, tind :trop loads at 'goo ae rt' 7J to 60e., Barley is unchanged, •30 bushels selling at 4.6 to 4Hc, Oat, sold at -15c at bushel for One load. lirt.y in moderate supply, with hales of -AU lauds at IJ to x,10,;5 ra< ton ,for timothy, anti at $6., to $8 for miser!, Straw, steady' three to:Itis nulling at $1'0 a tan, Dressed !togs are uncha•ngell to fli.iMv l'pr 1leavy, and at X16:70 to 7 9+ for light.' 1 Lt. k': 1 >4 Olt llh4; al,t>, L113 g110tatfanR : + Whoat Ivh11 hush., U0c , heed, 431 to ,41„e spriin7, 88 to 90c; goose 7 y r , .1 to '300 • � a .As bu t oats bush,, Iia to S5%c;�barfeay', basil. 46 to 480; hhy, timothy, per ton $9 to $10,50; cs'.ariver, $6,50 to $8 R1,1 11 -W, , per to. -I, $10 ; seedss, %Isfke brisk., $.i,rk to $5,75 ; red e1'over, lhush., $(j to $6.35 ; timothy', 100 Obs. 7j ' 35 to $3; app:es, per bbl., to :'5: dressad hogs, $6 to 87 eggs, nr°w laid, per doz., 35 to 40e Matta>s, dalrs� 48 to, _22c; creamery =1 to 25c; cluckens, par Ib., 13 t laic; geese, Ia';r 'Vb., 10 to 12c; ducks, 'Per bb., 11 to 3.30; turkelyls, ger ib., 1) to 180; 'Potatoes, per bag, Sue' to $1.05: cabbage, rear dozen60r,I to 75c. caauli:flon er, per doyi , $ tc* $:..25. celcr.y, -,per dozeul, 45 to 50c, bear, h':ndquamers, $6 to $8 ; beef,i forNluarters, $4 to $6; beef, cholas c'a'rcass, $6.50 to $7; beef, mtedium, carcass, !$5.50 to $6; lamb, ;yearling. $i+ to $U: rnn:ttea, per unit., $B trp $7: 'real, Iter cwt., $7 to t9. Bradstreets on Trade. Trade at Montreal is picking up Rome after the severe blockade through the lieavy snowfalls. Twav- ellers are ,sr-ndhig in more orders now. The demand for wheat and flour its very active. Values of staple manufactures are firm. Money is firm. At Tiorouto wholesale tirade is showing `t little more activity Ul; week. The travellers are snaking their calls with less difficulty, and retalierx aro ordering freely. Mile rofwirts from the mother country lu- dioate that the emigration movement tbi.; year w:11 b,, larga. lituilaecs lit Quebee is much, the ennic as preceding week. Collections are still reported slow. ?it Tictorla-Vancouver and outer Pi2elfic Voast points the business prc,spects for the -.spring fire bright. Tate local industries are quite active and In.b,or is well employed, and traria conditions are healthy. T:;c; outlook tor• business for the opring -It 1VlnnlpPg is encouraging, i:etailPra lh:%ve linen buying liberally, :A Iittlf! m0l'e wheat has bcon coming forward. I'aynh^.miter ar(' Tair. Ilusiihess iu Ifanilitvn has been de- vcl:)ping nic, ly in lspring goods, in frits,, tit The twPath.er conditions. Trareilers have been ilia fig with. llu-3 difficulty tills -week in cal'Ing lllron enstnnsmrs, and the mail order business ling been rairly good. 1+alue15 of oitaple goods are firm. T,milon w holnsaale trade. is showing ra little more life now. The. grain de- liveries etre still light, and that has nx;i,de country retail trade a little :low in some respects, but renewed Activity i_s looked for when the c -un - try roads bwonic more passable. While the (Yold weather has tended to ehenk buslnws at Ottawa the past two-w#wka, retail orders for the spring are coming t•orward nicely JAPANESE WIVES. Theirs is Not a Very Fowle Position. The position of the Japanese -t is not that of equality with husband, says a writer in the Sm Set. He is the liege lord, to be obe, by her In the most Re.rvile mann 11P exact9 from her the littte att Lions that an American -.woman pests, and usually gets, from husband. Without so much ata n m mur or complaint from lits spot who must always r ,,eine him -i bows and smiles a,nd ever have mind and eyes on her comfort, goes and comes when lie pletu When he tares forth socially., does not take tier with him. w: tie receives gentlemen in his c house -a rare thing, by the tea madame B:ldom pro 6ents hersslf, less in some menial capacity, while such a thing a9 conjugal must, exist in Japn,n, it If hall capes the notice of the farelg journer, tate people considerf vulgar to exhibit emotion of kind in public. Tile WA!e, as a unit, being completely sub It follows that others of b mt19t take her place socially, this office the geisha girls Important role. COMPARATIVE ILLITE: It is nest to impossible the desired statistics as to but, broadly speaking, the ma and liberal countries Ili the the Titlited States, (treat B her colonies, Prance, Germ Holland, Belgium, Ileum - and Sweden, Greece and -vlth i1.18CiC0 -and the Ar ,e1, lie, Brazil, and Chili, rank and Russia. Spain, Portu Turkey and Bulgaria, brill raxLr.