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11NTE1tNATIOiFlt31., LESSON NO. X.
.D9ntia+'_liME= 4, 1904.
The Temple Cleansed,
• Commentary. -L The temple cleansed
(v8. 18, 19). 18. then-Hezekialt began
the work of cleansing the temple on
the first day of the first mouth -the
month Abib, or Nisar. This was the
first New t'ear's Day after he became
King. The work occupied sixteen days
(vs. 10, 17). As soon as the work was
completed they reported the fact to the
Kiiig. Cleansed all the house -"The ac-
cumulated filth of years was carried out
and cast into tbe Itidron valley. The al-
tars were renewed, the lamps trimmed
and lighted, and the whole service set
in motion." Compare the cleansing of
the temple by Christ (Matt. 21:12;
John 2:14). Altar of burnt offering -
(phis was the great brazen altar which
;stood in the priests' court in front of
the temple proper. Vessels thereof -Its
:furniture consisted of a pan for ashes,
shovels, basins for the blood, forks,
,flesh hooks and censers. Shewbread Ta-
ble -This was in the sanctuary, or holy
place, on the right or north side of the
:room. The table was provided with
'dishes, spoons, flagons and bowls.
19. Did cast away -See chap. xxviii.,
24. Rave we prepared-Ahaz had taken
away, the "bases" or supports on which
the lavers rested and had removed the
molten sea from the twelve brazen oxen
(compare II. Kings xvi., 17, with I. Kings
xvii., 23, 25,38). These bad now been
restored and everything was in readi-
ness for the proper worship of Jehovah.
II. Many sacrifices offered (vs. 20-24.
20. Rose early -Ile was anxious to en-
ter upon the temple services with all
possible despatch. 21. Seven bullocks,
etc. -See Lev. iv. 'This was more than
the law required. "Ahaz had broken the
covenant and Ilezekiah's sin -offering
was intended to atone for the breach.
Animals of the kinds used in sacrifice
were offered by sevenths, that number
indicating completeness. In case of one
particular sin of ignorance committed
by the people, there was but one bullock
to be offered, but here the sins were
many and presumptuous." For the king-
dom -The priests were to offer sacrifices
of atonement for the sins of the king
and the royal family. The sanctuary -
For the sins of the priests and for the
pollution and desecration of the temple.
'For Judah -"For the people wbo were
Involved ix the guilt of the national
apostasy."
22. Sprinkled it -The blood was sprin-
kled in acordance with the law. See
Lev. 1, 5, etc. By the sprinkling of the
blood an atonement was made for sins.
The blood -vas the life of the beast; and
it was always supposed that life went
to redeem life. 23. Laid their hands -
"Imposition of hands signified that they
offered the life of this aminal as atone-
ment for their sins, and to redeem their
lives from that death which,, through
their sinfulness they ueserved.
24. Burnt offering....sin offering -
There were many different kinds of of-
forings. Dr. Clarke enumerates twenty-
one. The burnt offering was wholly con-
sumed. In most of the other offerings
the priest or the officer, or both, had a
share, but in the whole burnt -offering
the entire victim was given to God.
III. The King and the people wor-
ship (vs. 25-30). 25. Cymbal -`A mu-
sical instrument, consisting of two broad
plates of brass, of a convex form, which
being struck together produce a thrill,
piercing clangor." They are still used
by the Armenians. Psalteries -The psal-
tery spears to have been the name giv-
en to various large instruments of the
harp kind. Harps--21ie harp is frequent-
ly mentioned in scripture. They were
of various shapes and sizes. (Joseph es
says they bad ten strings. Gad -Refer-
red to as David's seer in 2 Sam. 24: 11.
Nathan -The prophet who reproved Da-
vid for his sin (2 Sain. 12: 1).
26. Instruunents of David -Moses had
not appointed any musical instruments
to be used in the divine worship. ;."here
was nothing of the kind under the first
tabernacle. The trumpets or horns then
used were not for sone or praise., but
were used as we use bells, to give no-
tice to the congregation of what they
were called to perform. But David in-
troduced many instruments of music in-
to God's worship, for which he was sol-
emnly reproved by the prophet Amos,
(chap. vi. 1-0).
29. The singers sang -Music has a,
most harmonizing effect. It makes so-
cial intercourse more cheerful. God's peo-
ple are a singing people, and the song
service ought to be a part of all our re-
ligious ivorship. Great blessings have:
cone to many hearts through spiritual
singing.
IV. The people bring their offerings
(vs. 31-30). A large number of sacri-
fices were brought by the people, so that
it was impossible for the priests to slay
al the victims. t't1'd it been le, necessary
for the T e 'iter to assist. "We are also
informed that the Levitcs were more up-
right and prompt to nitrify the;nselves
from past &'fileneent than the priests.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
The reign of 1lezekieb was in nia,rkrf;l
',orutiust to that of his father Ab•iz. The
tatter lua.d . ce n•rted foreign alliance,
greeted altars to strange gods in every
comer of Jerusalem, discontinued the
temple rvorehdp. and allowed litter and
filth to accumulate and defile the na-
tional saaietita ry.
The temple cleansed. Ilezelciah revived
the worship of Jehovah and led a bhot-
nn,gh reformation atm•on7, his people.
This involved: 1. A radical departure
from the powerful precedent of •a fa-
thor's example. 2. A decided strand
against the laxity of the count and the
coa'ruption ;of the tines. 3. A recogni-
tion of a wise piiincip le of •sta•tesmanship
that fellowship with God is the most
important concern of a nation. :4. The
immediate and •deliberate choice to pro -
emote a1 revival of trine religion. (v. 10).
t i. Bractneal work on his own part, op-
ening And repairing the doors of .the
temple, and scouring others to co-oper-
ate with him. Inn sixteen days report
was made to the Icing that the temple,
the altar and all the vessels were elegies -
ed turd a•ea,dy fox use. In this connection
we :cote thxvt; 1. A bad father cannot
determine the character of his eon. The
grossness of the father's sins may be an
effectual warning to the children. Sin
often over -reaches itself. 2. God is
pleased 'with a clean temple. Christ
showed the divine mind on this point
en two occasions at least during .His
earthily ministry. The condition of the
c}nuxch building land premises is ;often an
index of the spirituality of the congre-
gation. 3. God does not make human
hearts, which are defiled by sinful
thoughts, Habits and practices, His tem-
ple. He cannot live in a filthy church,
a filthy home, a filthy man. Cleanli-
ness is godliness. 4. The moral power
of one men in effecting e. great work
when responding to God's call.
Restoring the covenant. The first act
in the re -institution of the temple wor-
ship was to offer sacrifice. This was the
viii -offering, which was: 1. Expiatory in
its character. and intended to restore
the covenant relation with God which
had been broken by the sins of the peo-
ple. 2. Abundant. Four kinds of ani-
mals, seven of each kind, here consti-
tuted the sacrifice. He who is in ear -
nett to become acceptable to God will
not quibble over the conditions. 3. For
all claims. The royal house, the priest-
hood, the land •of Judah, all had gone
into open apostasy, and must be includ-
ed in this great act of atonement. Heze-
kinh desired that Israel, the sister na-
tion, should also receive the benefits of
the sacrifice. In the mei-Weill death of
Jesus Christ, the atonement reaches as
far es sin has gone. The •sacrifice is
oomnplete in the ";Lamb of God which
taketh away the sin of the world."
Reorganization of the temple service.
This included, 1. Elaborate provision for
the use of instrument and song. These
accompanied the burnt offering and aided
the people in their worship. Service of
song is a God -ordained form of worship
and should not be neglected. It stirs
the depths of the soul as the most elo-
quent words cannot. It unifies the at-
tention of the worshippers. It can ex-
press feelings of joy and praice beyond
the power of words. 1t is natural to the
newly reconciled heart. 2. Burnt -offer-
ing representing self -dedication to God.
This offering was large and indicated
that the dedication was willing and com-
plete. It was an acknowledgment of the
fact that as now they belonged to God,
so their energy, time, natural and ac-
quired abilities must be consumed in
continual service to Him. After sin is
forgiven and reconciliation accomplished,
a devotement of the powers to God should
quickly and easily follow. It is the
privilege of all to do this "with praises
and gladness" 3. The peace offerings to
signify their appreciation of a restora-
tion of harmonious relations with Jeho-
veli, and thank offerings to testify to
their recognition of unmerited blessings.
Practical. It niay be observed that, 1.
The literal rendering of the word "con-
secration" is "filling the hands" It is
therefore ne act both of giving and re-
ceiving. Cousecration of all to God is
the devotement of empty vessels to the
sacred use of God's service. God fills.
Men suddenly find their abilities greater
and their opportunities wider. 2. After
the hands were filled, sacrifices and
thank offerings followed in great abund-
ance. The secret of glad-heared sacri-
fice is consecration to God. 3. Consecra-
tion to God works out in faithful de-
votion to the good of others. Sacrifices
for self, pride and fleshly appetites are
exchanged for sacrifices of helpfulness
to those near us. Altruistic impulses
in the best and fullest sense are possible
only to consecrated souls. 4, Self-sacri-
fice brings true joy -the joy which is
"strength," gives enthusiasm, lifts above
adversity and opposition; a joy which is
not wholly an end in itself, but stimu-
lative and inspirational. 5. Entire con-
secration is also a condition of greatest
usefulness. Therefore to present our
bodies a living saerifce to God is a "rea-
sonabie service" The wise man will con-
secrate himself fully, welcome his op-
portunities for self-sacrifice, and claim
thein as a privilege,
Eldon G. Burritt.
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Dr. Agnew's Catarhhal Powder will cure
most stubborn cases in a marvellously short
time. If you've had Catarrh a week it's a
sure cure. If it's of fifty years' standing,
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MUST NOT TEACH SCHOOL
Unless They AreProperlyQualified
Teachers.
Toronto, Nov. 21. -That the members
of the Christian Brothers cannot teach
school without being properly qualified,
and holding certificates, as required by
the public school act, is the effect of a
judgment delivered yesterday by •(.li.e
Court of Appeal. The Christian Broth-
ers had apealed against a judgment of
Mr. Justice MacMalion, Which judgment
is affirmed and the appeal dismissed.
This case had attracted considerable
public interest recently. A ratepayer
hatred Gratton of Ottawa, applied to
the courts for an injunction against the
Ottawa Roman Catholic separate school
trustees to prevent the latter from en-
tering into a contract for the employ-
ment of certain teachers in the separate
schoels and from erecting buildings of
a certain character. The trial Judie
held that the trustees were not justi-
fied in 'entering into a contract with
these teachers, on several grounds, aen-
ong them that the board were not lut-
tified in employing persons who lied
not passed the exaenmations and obtain-
ed certificates, as required by the pub-
lic school act. The trustees argued that
the persons whom it was proposed to
employ were members of a community
who had been engaged in teaching be-
fore• the peening of the British. North
America Act, and weer ortitled to teach
under the net of 1963, without leaving
TEINT XEIC. ,.` 1
is what medic:li priers call the Irjurious effects produced
by drinking: the adulterated teas of Japan.
Ceylon Natural Creen Tea is rich, delicious and abso-
lutely "Pure." It is as far ahead of Japan tea as
"SALADA" Black is ahead of all other black teas. Sold
only in sealed lead packets. 25e and 40c per lb' isy all
grocers.
passed examinations or obtained certi-
ficates. Mr. Justice MacMahon grant-
ed the injunction, and the appeal was
from this injunction.
In giving judgment, Chief Justice
Moss remarked that there were a num-
ber of other grounds which in them-
selves justified the conclusion arrived
at by the learned Judge, that the de-
fendants should be enjoined. The de-
fendants had limited their appeal to the
one point, the right' to engage these
persons, and, although they might, on
the other grounds, find with the learn-
ed Judge, both sides had joined in ask-
ing for a special opinion on the ono
point. They, therefore, agreed with
the learned Judge that in the statute
referred to the saving clause diel not ex-
tend farther than he had extended it,
and dismissed the appeal.
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personally as to my wonderful cure from
rheumatism by South American Rheumatic
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world to give it," says Mrs. John Beau-
mont, of Elora. "I had despaired of recov-
ery up to the time of taking this wonderful
remedy. It cured completely." -58
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ITS FLIGST WAS BRIEF.
Mammoth Airship at St. Louis Made
Unsuccessful Ascent.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 21. -The air -ship
of Hippolyte Francois, of France, the
largest flying meal -line in the world, was
taken out of the aerodrome of the
World's Fair to -day for the first time
since coming here, and at 3.42 p. m. as-
cended with Francois, the aeronaut, and
Engineer Snyder on board..
When released from the ground the
sir -ship immediately rose to a height
of about 75 or 100 feet. A rope held
by sevefa•1 men kept .the craft, which
was steered by the engineer about the
concourse, Froin rising higher.
An iron• support beneath the rear of
:the air -hip broke after the machine
had been in the air ten minutes, and
:the framework raised upward, throwing
one of the rear fans nitro the rigging.
The flan broke, and several of the upper
supporters were broken into splinters.
Francois stopped tthe motor and signal-
led those +holding the rope, and they
pulled the airship to the ground.
The airship was then taken back into
the aeroaranee, where, after a casual ex-
amination, it was announced that the
damage could be repaired iii about a
day.
POPE AND CONCORDAT.
Organic Articles Never Recognized by
the Holy See.
Rome, Nov. 21. -At the secret con-
sistory in connection with the jubilee
of the Immaculate Conception the Pope
delivered an allocution recalling the ori-
gin of the concordat and the reasons
which induced Pope Pius VII, to con-
clude it with Napoleon, especially re-
ferring to the provisions made for the
appointment of Bishops, the budget of
the Ministry of Public •Worhsip, which
was regulated by what was practically
a contract, and finally the free exercise
of Catholic worship. He added that the
so-called organic articles, added in
1802 by Napoleon had clever been re-
cognized by the Holy See, either as
law or as being part of the concor-
dat.
Therefore the Pontiff deplores the
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fact that the present government of
the French Republic had under various
pretests charged the Holy See with not
having observed the concordat, adding
that the Church had never in the case
of any country infringed an agreement
made. The Pope concluded With say-
ing that the French Government had
broken the fundamental conditions of
the concordat, a proceeding which was
not'.only in violation of the concor-
dat, but which was also opposed to di-
vine and natural law.
The Pope complained of the impos-
sibility due to the existing state of
affairs of appointing bishops to the
vacant sees in France, but expressed
the hope that an understanding would
be reached
The majority of the cardinals pre-
sent considered the allusion rather mild,
and remarked that tbe Pope omitted
the part on which he previously had
consluted several of the cardinals, in
which he was to have appealed to the
people of France and to have nrged
them to be loyal to the church and use
their rights as citizens to prevent the
Government from persecuting religion.
NURSE GIRL'S HEROISM.
Sarah Paquon Killed at Montreal in
Saving Her Charge.
Montreal, Nov. 21. -Miss Sarah Pa-
quon, a nurse girl, whose home was at
449 Claremont avenue, proved herself a
heroine this afternoon, but the record
of her heroism is saddened by the tragic
story of her death. She was out for a
ramble with her charge, a lad of 'tender
years, and was fust beyond the confines
of .the city on the Cote St. Antoine road
when the lad, rushing ahead, wheeling a
hoop, took to the highway. At the
same time Fred. Bouillon, proprietor of
the St. James' Hotel, was driving a fast
horse at great speed.
The young woman saw the vehicle
swing around a curve in the road, and,
anticipating the lad's •danger, rushed
fearlessly to his rescue. She managed
to push the youngster to one side, but
to save Herself was impossible, for the
horse was already upon her. She was
knocked down and sustained a concus-
sion from which she died. shortly after-
wards. The body was removed to the
moa gue.
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL.
The New Institution for Rural Students
Opened at Guelph.
Guelph, Nov. K. -The consolidated
rural school tut the Ontario Agricultural
College was opened this morning, with
150 pupils from :school sections Nos. 1,
4 and 7, Guelph township, and from sec-
tion 2, Puslinoh township. The latter
came mostly by vans. The vans are
very comfortable. The building is the
most modern in the Province. The
rooms are large. airy, well heated and
ventilated, and have every convenience.
The heating and ventilation system is a
combination of ]lot air and steam, the
only one of its kind on the continent.
The trustees were present, and the
Principal gave a short address with re-
; ference to the work and the classifiea.-
i tion.
The United States sells annually in
the countries now in the war zone $49,-
, 970,000, and buys from them $72,320,-
000.
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rketfurTenitori1d
orses
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Last year an attempt was uiaile to or-
ganize an annual Territorial auction sale
of horses along the lines of the pure-
bred cattle sale held annually at Cal-
gary, whieh has proven so successful.
After consulting the majority of the
large breeders t}itt'ghout the Terri-
tories, it was found that some objec-
tion existed to putting their horses tip
to public sale. The opinion seemed to
prevail that while selling pure-bred cat-
tle by public sale might be entirely
feasible, owing to the fact that an in-
spection of the animal, coupled with the
reading of the pedigree in the published
catalogue, would generally convey all
the information the average buyer
would require, the case is entirely dif-
ferent with horses. The amount of la-
bor that has been devoted to handling
and educating a horse is an important
item and can best be explained by the
owner himself. Certainly en auctioneer
could not within reasonably limited
time do justice to the eubject as con-
vincingly as the owner himself could.
Other objections exist against the auc-
tion sale system for horses on a large
scale at the present time whieh it is
not necessary to go fully into.
It is, however, conceded on all sides
that the breeding of horses ought to be
one of the leading industries of the Ter-
ritories, and also that the difficulty in
obtaining a satisfactory cash market,
at least for the lighter classes of horses,
is one of the most serious obstacles
under rvliich the industry is at present
laboring. Under the circumstances the
directors of the Territorial Horse
Breeders' Association, at a meeting re-
cently held, had another plan under
consideration, which it is believed will
fully meet the ease. Arrangements have
been completed for the holding at Cal-
gat'y in the third week of March, 1905,
a three days' "horse Fair" under the
auspices of the association and the Do-
minion and Territorial Departments of
Agriculture. The event evill be thor-
oughly advertised in Eastern Canada,
Manitoba and the Territories, and not
the slightest difficulty is anticipated in
gathering buyers enough to absorb all
the horses entered for the fair. Over
one hundred horses are already in sight,
and every effort will be made to have
at least three hundred on the grounds.
The object of the fair is to bring
buyer and seller together, and all deals
will be :made privately in the same man-
ner as at all the large live stock centres
in the United States. Outside buyers
are generally deterred from purchas-
ing in the west owing to the lack of
knowledge of the country, and the time,
trouble and expense involved in visit-
ing individual ranchers to make up ear-
loads. The annual horse fair will solve
this difficulty effectively and is, there•
fore, with the support of the breeders.
bound to be a success.
Market Reports
-OF-
T e Week.
Toronto Farmers' Market.
The offerings of grain on the street to -day
were fair. Wheat is steady, with sales of
200 bushels of white at 31.03 to 31.06, 200
bushels of red at 61.05 to 31.06, and 200
bushels of goose at 91 to 92e. Barley
steady, with sales of 1,200 bushels selling
at 365 to 37%e.
Dairy produce in fair supply, with prices •
as a rule firm. Choice dairy butter sold
at 20 to 23o per lb, and eggs at 30 to
33e per dozen. Poultry plentiful at easier
prices.
IIay in good supply', with sales of 35
loads at 310 to $11 a ton for timothy, and
at 38 to 39 for mixed. Straw firm ,one
load selling at 613.50 a ton.
Dressed hogs are unchanged at 66.26 to
36.75, the latter for light.
Wheat, new, white, bushel -3 1 05 to 6 1 06
Do., red, bushel .. .. 105 to 106
Do., spring, bushel .. .. 1 01 to 102
Oats, bushel .... .. .... 36% to 3714
Barley, bushel .. .. .. .. .. 0 50 to 0 51
Rye, bushel .. .... .... .. 0 80 to 0 00
Peas, bushel ..... .. .. 0 67 to 0 68
My, timothy, per ton .. .. 10 00 to 11 00 -
Do., mixed, per ton .... . 8 00 to 9 00
Straw, per ton .. .. ..., 13 00 to 13 50
Seeds-
Alsike, No. 1. bushel . , .... 6 50 to 7 26
Do., No. 2 bushel .. ., 5 35 to 6 00
Do.No. 3, bushel ......4 00 to 4 50
Red clover .. .... .... ..6 00 to '7 00
Timothy 1 00 to 1 36
Dressed hogs .... (5 25 to 6 75
Apples, per bbl.... .. .. .. 0 75 to 1 50
Eggs, per dozen ...... .. 0 30 to 0 32
Butter, dairy ... .. .. .. 0 20 to 023
Do., Creamery, . • . .... 0 21 to 0 25
Chickens, spring, per' lb, .... 0 09 to 0 00
Turkeys, per Ib. .. .. .. 0 13 to 0 15
Cabbage, per dozen .. .. .. 0 25 to 0 40
Potatoes. per bag ........0 75 too 0 90
Cauliflower, per do0on .. .. 0 60 to 1 00
Cel Celery,
peer dozen ...........0 30 to 0 40
Belery, p -
Eeef, hindquarters .. .. .. 7 00 to 800
Do., forequarters .... 4 60 to 6 50
Do., rboice, carcase .... .. 6 75 to 7 00
Do. ,.medium, eorcase . - 5 50 5 50 to....6 00
Mutton, per cwt. .. • • • • • .5 60 to 68 30
Veal, per cwt. .. • . • • 7 00 to '7 50
Lambs, per cwt. .... .. .. ..
Toronto Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock at the City Market
were eight carloads, containing 22 cattle,
290 hogs, 230 sheep and Iambs, with 11
calves and 12 horses.
As is usual on Friday ,there was little
business transacted, most of the shipments
being sold to arrive here, that is, the sheep
and hogs.
Prices were unchanged in til the different
classes.
fats at 34.55 persold at cwt., fed Band watered and
Wesley Dunn bougbt 220 sheep a,t 53.55
per cwt., 90 lambs at $4.30 pert, and 6
Leading Wheat Markets.
May. Dee.
New York .. .... .. . .. ..$ 1.20'h $ 1.16%
Detroit .... .. .. .... .... 1.20% 1.20'
Toledo
Louie .... .....................
. ... 1.. 11915% 3x' 111.19%63254
Minneapolis .. .. .. .... 1.16% 1..17?S
Duluth .... ...... .. .. .... 1.173 1.16
Bradstreet's on Ttade.
Montreal trade reports to Bradstreet's
say ?here bas been some improvement in
the wholesale trade here during the past
week. The return of more seasonable
weather has also had a good effect upon
trade generally. Trade for Manitoba
and the West is more active. There is
a better feeling in the shipping trade.
Altogether, the outlook has a better
t.
\\one"h
ry**as in a fair condition, there is now a a week ago trade at Toronto
more hopeful view taken of the outlook.
The result of the elections render tariff
changes unlikely and assures the imme-
diate building of the new trans-contin-
1 ental railway. Heavy shipments are be-
i ing made against the coming close of na-
vigation. The farmers deliveries of grain
here are light. There is continued activ-
ity in the industries here and values of
1 manufacturers have a firm tone. The
building and kindred trades are particu-
larly bu.
Businesssyconditions at Quebec are fair-
Iy satisfactory. A slowness is still no-
ticeable in country remittances.
Winnipeg reports say : A spell of
bright, warm weather here has had a
tendency to quieten wholesale trade, but
it has been most welcome to the farm-
ers who have been able to complete the
threshing of their wheat and have made
good progress with ploughing and break -
ling of new land, all of which means in-
creased acreage for next year's crops.
Collections are slowly improving
At Victoria and Vancouver wholesale
trade has a quiet tone. The scarcity
of salmon and the unsettled condition
of the lumber trade are adverse factors
in conditions, but the mining industry
is showing a steady, but gradual im-
provement.
Wholesale trade at Hamilton is nor-
mally active, the movement of fall and
winter goods being generally brisk. Re-
tailers report a better trade since the
• close of elections, and the outlook, is for
improvement in the matter of sorting
orders. The industries are active and
values generally firm.
London reports to I3radstreet's shy
there has been some improvement in the
• state of trade there during the past
• week. Collections are easier. The re -
E tailors are sending in fairly heavy or-
• ders for fall and winter goods.,,..
1 According to Bradstreet's reports the
( trade conditions at Ottwe continue fair-
• ly satisfactory.• The movement of re-
tail stocks is improving, and collections
• and remittances, while in some cases yet
a little slow, are, as a whole, showing a
! better tone.
Failures Last Week.
Commercial failures this week in that
UnitedeStates as reported by R. G. Dun
• & Co., are 2163, against 229 .last week,
• 233 the preceding week and 283 the cor-
responding week last week. Failures in
Canada number 17, against 27 last week-,
28 the preceding week and 27 last year.
Of failures this week in the United
States 81) were in the east, 51 south, 61
west. end 12 in the Pacific States, and
r
OR report liabilities of $e,000 or more.
' 7,iah,'ii+ies of commercial fnilnrss in
rho United States reported for Novem-
ber In u:." e are $2.284,217, against $4.-
285,5R2
4r23.ri,5.R2 for the corresponding period last
yet,.