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The Blyth Standard, 1900-01-24, Page 8t, t* teebed3/14 tat Pet 44etadele‘ THE vODRUF TIIUIUMAN EYE Talmage's Sermon on the imperial Organ -The Most Won- derful Thing We See Not Su Wonderful as the • Instrument Through Which We See It. 1,444440.41•••••044.444•00.4443.444414-144.44414 t944$ft Waithinigini Jan. 21.-1n this tile• fire with revenge, or twinkle with course, Dr, Talmage, In lag own way, mirth, or besot with level ft' is calls attention to that part ot the tragedy and comedy and pastoral and hums body never perhaps dIscoareeel Iyrlc In turn, Have non not men its mph h the pulpit and challenlete 1311 Uthtted brow of surmise, or Its frown aH to the study of omnieolebee; text, ee „Tete, or Its contraction of paint Pseint lv., 0: "Hs that formed the H the eye say one thing and the Hee eye; shall He not see?" The mperial omen of the human say another thing, you believe the eye I IVItIlfl ts the ere. All up and down whet than the hpit ute Bible Pod homes lt, extols it, Hut those bet appreciate the value IlltlatMtee it, or arrallple it. Five of the eye who have Int le The Ent• peror of Milan, lay accident, put out 4 111 t° the rye of his mervant. "What ellen I pay ou in money or In lande-anything you colt me? I cm ee sorry I put your eye cut, ' But the se"vant refused to put any financial estimate un the vulue ct the eye, and when the emperor urili• .•d again the !natter he said, "Oh, einem, 1 want nothing but me loot eye." Alas for those for whom a thick and impenetrable well 6 drawn arrow the face of the heavens and the face of one'm own kindred. That Wail a pa. thetie "gene when a blind man light- ed a torch ut night and was found Peering along the highway and some one fold, "Why do you carry that torch when you can't see?" "Ah," said he. "1 can't gee, but 1 carry thio torch that others may see ism and pity my helplessness and not run me down," How It adds to John Milton's sub- limity of character when we find him at the call of duty sacrificing his eye - eight. Through istudyIng at late Ileum and trying all kind" of medlca- nwni to preserve his eight, he had for twelve years been coming toward blindness, and after awhile one eye was entirely gone. His physician warned hint that If he continued he would lose the other eye, But he kept on with his work and geld atter sitting In total darknese: "The choke lay before nfe between dereliction of a 'Supreme duty and loss of eyesight. In such a rage I could not Rotten to the phyelcian, not If Aesculaplus Monsen had epoken from his winettiery., 1 could not but obey that leveed wink. tor, I know not what spoke time from heaven." Who of us would have grace enough to "Bernice 'fur eyes at the call of duty? But, thank God, some have been en- abled to see witir very good eyee, Gen. Havelock, t son of the more remote' Oen. Havelock, told Inc lits concerning his father: In India, while his tether rnd htmeelf, with the ,rml', eery encamped one evening time alter Meath:4W In the Bibi.. Omnipresence -414e eyes of the Lord are In every Mine care -"as the apple ei 'eye The clourb-"the eyelids of morning." Irreverence -"the eye t Mocketh at Its father." Pride - how lofty are their eyes." teat. tion -"the forget eye In the ende of earth." Divine Inspeetion-"wheele d eyes." Suddennem-"In the Wing of an eye at the last trdmp." Ole aermen-"the light of the body la the eye." This morning's text -"He formed the eye, shall He not see?" he surgeons, the doctors, the an- atomists and the physiologist' under- stand much of the glories of the tee groat light" of the human race. bat the vast multitude go on from cradle to grave without any appre- ciation of the two great master- pieces of the Lord God Almighty, If God had lacked anything of Infinite vilatoin, He would have falled In cre- ating the human eye, We wander Monti the earth trying te see won• dello' sights, but the meet wonderful e ight we ever see la not eo wonderful M the Instruments through which we Ws It. It ham been a strange thing to me for 10 years that some scientist with enough eloquence and magnetism did not go through the country with Il- lustrated lecture on canoes 30 feet ' quire to startle and thrill and over- whelm Christendom with the marvels it the human eye. We want the eye WON from all its technigalities and e mmone who shalt lay aside all talk about the pterygomaxillary Drams, the eelerotic and the chiasma of the itzn.m. and to plena, common par - which you and I and everybody seders, mind pretreat the subject. have learned men who have been 416 what °right IN and what we Oh, If eonwone should come forth the dissecting table and tier the m Of the university and take the Morn; and. asking the help ot a long march, Own. }Lovelock culled op .0 what d.Jihi,,ottln.thwe twhrplheIrre. aoldiers mut addressed them, ear. Ing words as near I can recollect: alomogical Mete mungeetetl by the form- Soidirte, there ere or three hund- red %%omen, children and men at Cownpur at the mercy of Nana Sahib and his buteherie Thoea poor people may any hour be sacrificed. How many of you will go -with me for the rescue the printer call, an Qatari u the eters of the night bovine de asterisks railing your &Written to God Our every nerve a divine hand- writing. Our every muscle a pulley divinely ming. elesouieas bone sculptured with Our every de a 0111410000 the di. vine eye. Clod above es lend Pod be- neath us and Gott before tl, God be- hind us and God within tte. Whet a !stupendous thing to !Mel What a stu- pendous thing to diel No much thing al hidden transgressicrn. He le not a head giant stumbling through the heaven'. Be is not a blind monarch feeling for the step of AM chariot. Are you wronged? 1*trees It. Are you poor? He lees it. Have you domestic perturbetion of which the world knows nothing? He sees It. "Oh," sou may, "my affairs are so insignificant I can't realm that Ood sees me and sees my affair'!" Can vou see the point of a pie Can you see the eye of a needle? Can you see a mote in the ituneeam? And has God given you that power of minute el> wevation and Aries he not Pelee" it himself? "He Nutt formed the eye, shall He not see?" A legend of Pt. Frntobert le that his mother was blind and he was so sorely MUNI for the misfortune that one dee in sympathy he kissed her eyes and by miracle .he saw everythlng. But It le not a legend when I tell you that all the blind eyes of the Christian dead under the kiss of the resurrection morn shall gloriously open. Oh, what 4 day that will be for those who went groping through Me world under per. Actual (Maceration or were dependent on the hand of a friend or with an un- certeln waft telt the way, and for the aged of dim sight, about whom It might be maid that "they which look out of the windows be darkened," when eter• nal daybreak comes In! What rt beautiful epitaph that Was for a tombstone In a European mine. tery: "Here eremites In GA Katrina, a saint, years of age and blind. The light was restored to her Hey in, istu." er part of my text, It Is only to bring out In plainer way the theological les- sons of tho latter part of my text, "He that formed the eye, shall He not seer' I impose my text referred to the human eye, .lance It excels all other of those women and children? 1 know la structure 1114 adaptation. The you am all worn out and no am I, hut eyes of fish and reptiles and melee ° all theme who will aria , with me to heniose and bats are very simple thinga they have not mac to do. save thump women an Aildren hold Thpre h re insects with a hundred eyes, up your hand." Then Havelock said: telt tlte hundred eyes have lent faculty "It le almost dark, and my eyesight la- thaa the two human eyes. The black - very poor, and I cannot see your rale - beetle swimming the summer pond has, ed bundle but I know they are all up. tars eyes under the water and two eyes - Forward to Cawnpur!" That hero's Ore the water, but the four lasectlie eyes, though almost extinguished in a not equel to the Iwo human. Man, ' the service of Clod and hie country. at the head of all living erea. could see across India and across the tun have supreme equipment, eelltellea blind nosh In the Mammoth A surgeon, riding up one evening, entiwity have only an Ini• save his horses into the ...fee of t he organ of sight, an apology blind groom. Late at night the [rat - eye, which If through some elle, surgeon went to the stables and the mountain they 001)14 go found the groom s1111 at work upon the fleallIght might be developed homes, and the grateful and eemea- eyesight. thetle surgeon resolved In the morning t chapter of Genesi" we to reward the blind groom with money. , without any roman- But in the night the surgeon bethought I mat the light, created the hlmaelf that perhaps he could give the treni, created the ash, emated the groom something better than money. freefe but whim he was alt to make In the morning he mid to t he blind Medi he calIttl'a. cenv'ention ef Mein- groom, "Step out into the ounshinei Ity, es though to Imply the, all the You are 40 years of age. I could sure - wars of Oudheed were to 1.. ..enet. ly have cured your hlindnees If I had rd in the itchlevement, "Let la make won you sooner, but come to Par, matt." Put a wholeetem of emptiest. and, k will give you sight if you do not on that word "us," -"Let us melte die under the operation." Paying the man." And. If Pod called a colleen- peateman's way to Paris, the opera - then of divinity to create man, 1, think ken wee euccessful. For the' first Ulan the two emit questions In that cote the man maw his wife and children, and having taken a geed look at them nee were how to create a Elul and melte ab appropriate %Ude% he turned and said, "Let me look on emperor td look out of. ley friend the surgeon, who has open- ; show how 0O4nbeI100BB the eye, -1 :ill this beautiful world to the aid Mob at the two beip ' bun inti ilt for 4he eeewmy Mired ones." Was not evidence of the liyrwrought uge- . Seven bones thol glorious? Only theme who have *Meg the walls A** toes, the bete veetga ored from utter blindneran Seven bunes curious appie....ate the omnipotent bagging of . t eyesight. taste Kingly palace of Ivies is con - To -day I have only hinted at the. MOM rich, but the hails 'for the splendora, the glades, the wondein, the resilience Of the human eyes are rich- velations, the ,iteocaleloses, of of sr 00 much as human bone is divine re ebp human eye, and I stagger back more sacred than elephantine tusk. from the awful portals of the phyalte Sse how Pod honored the eye when logical miracle witch must have taxed gmade a root for them, so that e sweet of toll should not smart the Ingenuity ,,1 a God to cry out In Your ears' the \verde of my text, "He diem add the rain (lathing agalnit that formed the eye, shall he not see?" _ - Ike forehead might not drip into Shall Herechel net know it" much ar them: the eyebrow' not bending over his telescope? Kan Fraunhofer not Mee ere, but reaching to the right and Shell as much lie his epecteseepe? 10 the left so them. the rain end the enau Swammerriam not, ItROW 114 11140) Wale ahould be compelled to drop 1,• ,.. ...upon the cheek instead of falling into as hie microscope? entail Dr. Hooke V aot know as much as bin micrometer? e _this divinely protected human ere. Shall the thing formed know Owe 1p t . than Its maker? "He that formed the MI }tow God honored the eye in the I.ei:e.1 t Presented by anatomlets and phy- ae, shall Be not see?" e - 'IlologIste that there are 800 contriv-The recoil of tate question te tremen- c ea every eye. For window _.ome. We stand al. the center of a ces alelletere, the eyelids opening and elm- vait circumference of oheervatton. Ne I MO times a day. The eyeilds t erleacy. On us eyes of cherubim, eyes e... ,-,. ily so eolietrueted that they have their of eeraphim, eyes of Archangel, 'y,3 ?,,','I eekletibn 11 to what shall be admlited, of God. We may not he able to see moss 'to the thult, "Stay out," and the Inhabitants of the other waddle but '''.i. irX to the light, "Come in," For we have not the optical instrument!!rhaPil they may be able to see ue curtain, the Iris or pupil 61 the krona. enough to descry them. Per- i: eye, eccordIng al the light is greater Mos they have optical Instruments or led, contraotIng or dilating. The eye of the owl Is blind In the dee- is na. ot enough to timer). us, The mole lima the ayes of some crc eatures ate ot see the eagle midair, but the eagle midsky can we the mole mid - at night, but the human eye, grass, We are able to see mountains Marvellously constructed, It can . .... ,. end caverns of another world, but per - by day and by night. the other creatures' of ai haps the inhabitants uf other worlds ny of - R , wee the eye only from eh% to - rah NOG the tower" of our cities, the flash of our itrall, t he marching of our Met the human eye, so mare processions, the white robes of our sly constructed, has one muscle o01theye and another muscle weddings, the black scarf" of our ob- i.1. e - lo hew the eye end another muscle 6eguttite.'human Inspection and angelic te net it 10 the right and soother Inspection and 'teller Inspection and muarle.to roll It to Ow left, and an - ,,,h,,,, Inuseie paw itkroeeh 1 poi. lunar Inspection and solar inspention ley to wit it to, itii4 li'mtd, tin are lame an compared with the thought (4 divine inepection. "You :14mete gearing Mx modes as ra eet converted me 20 years age," tall a eal,,, 1" ond e 'Maim ucolored Mall to my father. "How ••e_ee le tom the Mina gathering so?" said my father. "Twenty years ae rees (a light ' add prosy the wane: aim() eti.,,ealit okiii - LIR" saki the other, "In the ole mu optic b b the ihIckpers of the lamp schoolhouse prayer meeting at Bound ee. emetee hp _ Eireek you maid In your prayer, 'Thou e. Oh to the *.,,,,,,,,,,imvil'tlittfei 0111111;70"re God seem me,' and I had no peace e mid. What e exquisite semen, ,;r;te lens, what an i under the eye 04 God until I became What wonderful ea.'', "ft eilitli°"•. the Lord are In every place." "Hie Inictry of the 1171' Christian.' Hear It: "The eyee or man [ye: The ev , ., eyelids try the children of men," stream of moleteire "".hge?ye.: iel'e7; "His eyes were as a Sante 07 flee. or wake, rolling 1 the pebble of the eye oriel emptying Oh, the eye of God, ire full'et plty, " will guide thee with mioe eye," .111Peteelitibly over halo aiebowneonderttuirth'itnr irtl'ea4r,",',Tetv.IL. 1,1%1°111.'1001i t0ardigni)°wattionr, ,"eoffuulilleort leormlve'eas"" "II .14°.°'°69 eir relies %wee ,,,1 In sloe, eo tun or mercy! How It peer. aerilevtle at: :in:IL cmun.trreteaun 50101 Of • Pio Teleseope ,the ,,,,,.,,lr• through the darkens"! How it out. if 1‘.earanr"e- Aimee the day! How It glares upon t of the tear the offender; How It beams on the Ili" he whith Penitent soul! 'Talk about the hu- e li washed and through e matt eye as being Indescribably WOn• tifIN which brIngn rem 41141 -how much more wonderful p 1° telt. when 'elite be- the meat, marching, overwhelming dandet or great lose strikes es. "Ye 07 'lot! ' 'All eternity past aml ,4 eee-e, Tlet leer net an augmentation of sor- ail eternity to come on that retina. '.troW, hat the breaking up of the aretie Theh ep,te.4face y .,,,t,,vittlwhtioch. ee olookest 01 ItnItn rid In the warm suit etream Incapacity tu weep It and. r4. it ice on your face Ion. is w1.nn in " desth. Thankand twee .10 God tor the eeeeelly elle 1' b.:eh ;ImadbeenIveiss through cti. 0and that the crystal gates literwed. "He that formed the eye, nn°11inthemetef Millie, te (1,,4 (;A: 11 Beta our tier Phan tie nee e,...- 40 ille:etornaThey Itiligruuemenist ttahneingl'earhee% ,rnereerroul'imru"‘b‘iatileantb:goet0tatlendY eit;8Yae 1 ngna e!.. mortared with it. pathise with them, lf w Rot seen the eye flash with back, the eye of an motagoniet, If , eght Him or kindle with emthusl- we ask Ills grace, the e e • 4 with devotion, or lasting Mend, hear with villainy, or droop sympathy. or stare with You often find In a book ot imam- , or pale with 0001, or footnote or explanition. 'script a etar calling atteation to ik That star ee -• A SAD (Att)e. bono 311ad Wrecked, by 310ilier's Appeals on ltelIghi- Turon*,o, Jan. 19.-Isane 'apple, a young ilerninit Jew, whore mother 13 well le do, null time In tiornutity, Imo for roma time been working art a manufartaring jeweler In Toronto. The mother recently /thjure.1 her faith and beennea a Christian, and Mut been writing letters of pneelon• lite oppetil to her eon to do likewlee. The am elung to the faith of Iihn father, but the letter" finally af- fected ble mind, tend he WW1 lently Insane. He Waif brought eup to the Pollee Court t,oelay, and while Inc the cells. stripped himself nakol. He appeared In the dock with nothing on but a long teeter nod 11. halide strap. pee to like shim. An endeavor will be nide to get wor.l to Nepieel mother of her eon's (^emitter''. TO MONO D4)EK114111OHS. Propueed 10 too o Coloily let Mom herb California. New York, Jan. 21.-.1. Poi Fran - (ewe. despatch te the Tribune sees: " Agent's fif the Rue.4141,11 QUO ..ect, the Doukhohors, aro Inepecting huger beet Iambi In Southern Califorela, mut, if proper nrrangcments ran lee miele for leisurely payment, 1 meetly of II 1,- 000 Relations will 001 1,0 Loe Angeles comity next lin et -h. The ellOTMOUO &Ie. velmmente of the sugar beet Industry In Ism Angeles county would give employment to the whole etilony." Robbed the Grave, A Marinas headset, of which Me, Jobs Olive:. of Philadames, wee the Nubian, is merited by film es follows: I we, to a most dreadful eendstion. My eight wee swim yellow, aye' enema, tongue coated, Fain continually in Una an/ Moe, no eppeate-gradoelly Growing Weston an by day. }Lew phyweians bed tower me up, renewal striate advised 'Electric ii terra.' and to lay peat lay lad surprise, 11.. tint bottle made a amidst improvement. 1 continued noir use Inc three weeks, and ant noire well easa. renew they mem my Mame robbed Ms grave of another violin." No one should fail to try thane Only so mate, inerantw3, as J. D. Ramoilmons Drug More. _ . ClIANCRLI.Olt !Stricken With Henri Failure III Ann Arbor, 31Ich. Ann Arbor, Miele, Jnit. 22, -Dr. N. Hurwaele Chancellor id l'Irtorla vereity, Toronto, novelle won sarielt. eat with heart trouble hurt night in the added of hie tecture at the Fleet ef. E. Church. 1111(1 wile tillable to pre coed. A large i.ult.are sue present, 111111 retowed the greateat tie menthe for the venerable epettker, Ille illneini le not coneidered dengerone. SAW THE51 113011Altle. Thirty Thousand People Ste the Cone Harlot OIL lIn Ilex, N. 8„ Jan. 20.-ThIrty thou, enol people saw the troops pitritile the streets to-dny nod embark ou 'the trensport LaneentOtti. The„ troupe were addressi:a 5bo ltemorY (kn. Hutton, Ike nti 1411„ v. Do I y It le hardly the thine, liOrt WIll "all before our. That Throbbing Headache Weald iteekly leave tote ifyou used Do INV' Nall Lee Theestade of gut/drew have meld their mateldres malt for glee and Nonce( Headache& They me pare hien and Gam Gong, eon land gp intim bemIth. 11111.)10 Ulla Try el cm Ouly eats. Henry back If not rand wee by J. IL Hatelliee Dr1141114, Half-Brothere Lynched. Fort Scott. 21.-(1eUT ellisee and Edward Hoag, half.brot t- em. who were conies:Mai of murder here early Inet, week, were lyinlled by n moi 141 the County Jodi yard Ihl4tittritt. At a late hoer their NA - lei were Mingling from two teasel (11 the )uri, the liathorttlez having been FO counglitele surprised that no ef fort heti hetet nimbi to remove the gbaidly evlienee of the mob'e work, Penitentlery Will hell Twine. KIngeton, Ont., Jan. 20. -The war- den trf the penitentiary Ivor Noted terculars to wholeelle and retail deni- ere In all parte of teutrela, ennounclitg that twine, In Jorge w. 0m311 quanti- ties, will be sold from the penitentiary. The output feet ye tr W1111 7,00 tome. Died on Hie Wily to 31,A,. MAKI!, Out., dam Father Dixon, of Kingabririge. Out, died etia. doily tau moargrec lad 1from his house to the church to „me. Dr. Cnieddy, who attendee eine the Immediate coulee wag be„rt trouble. A Frightful Blunder Will often u, e bort-Mei Bun, &mild, Out sr Inane, tmeme's Arnica saw, me 06. M le, riummo VI) not 0 • protnetle Mel It WM Old law, evro Novak 1100.05,all skin Irmakma hest Eat WinnOnly IN atone boB Care gear. nosed. , by J. M. Ramapo, Draisten Fatally Kicked. Cimthern, Ont., Jen. 22.-A thirteen yedet ar oh son Samuel Moffatt, tif Telbury, whele stenting near it horse, wee kicked in the aide by the animel. The led's injury is mo gerious that he will die, Several ribs wen, broke eft, ;fret Le tteies aloe) diternall) ,njared. Mbe Gets Haim Toronto, Jan, 22, -At the Awilee Court thn morning. Mies 'Fitch - bourne, formerly of Norwich, sued Wm. Edwards, a priater, of Nor. for breach of promire, 0i/tim- ing 11.000. The Jury, after a brief hearing. Awarded bet 111830. .• .Market Reports --OP-- The Week. LEADING WHEAT MARKETS. Following are the clueing prices at Important wheat centres today: Cash. ,f an, Chicago „ $-- aO e2 1.2 New York -- _- Milwaukee ... 0 01,1-2 -- Bt. Louis 0 66 7.8 -- Detroit, red „, ... 0 67 1.2 -- Detroit, White ..... 067 1.2 -- Duhrth, No. 1 N.... 000 -- thillat.h, No. 1 ft, 0 61 1.13 -- Minn., No. 1 N. .., 062 1-2 -- Minn., No, 1 0. ... O61 -- REEDS, Oblong° toelsy tl10athJ 110.04 5o higher at 52,55 nominal ,14b - rotary and nominal et 5.1.60 a for March, Clover closed =changed Pi 58.25 nominal at January and 58.50 nougat!' for March; all per 100 lbs. In Toledo old prime clover closed Ito higher et 51.90, January lo higher at 55.75 and March lo higher at 55.80, all per bushel. TORONTO FARMERS' MARKET, Wheat -150 button of goose sold at Do. Barley easy, at 410 to 450 for 500 bulbelL ata firmer, at 290 to 81 1.3/1 for 800 boshele. Hay-Fivo Wade Pohl at 510.00 to 1111.50 per ton. Straw -One load sold at 57.50 per toe. Red Clover Seed -Prices firmer, at 14.75 to 55.50 per bushel. Jan. lb.-Recelpts of grain on the onset market here to -day were Mout 11,700 busbehe Prieee Were dandy. Whent-Two hundred bushels of red and white fall wheat gold 114 OS to 610 1-2e., and 800 bwiliell of goose at 09'. Oats -fix hundred bushels Fold at 29 to 30e. Eteirley-Two thousand five hundred buratele sold at 41 to 45r, Peae-One load told at 60 1-2e. Rye -One load wet' at 51, sold nt $11 to 412 an 11.3/0.511 Day and Mitraw-TA9 ideas of hay for mixed haj and cltiv Tied:Made of straw sold at 57 to gee ' eternened Hogs -Steady, at 14626 to 50 per cwt. r -Small reeciets and moierete deallandetple; prine dandy at 20 to 21e, for teed dolip. Egss--Ikeady: Fath modernto de- mand at petrol quotoi In table, l'oultry-Moderate offering!! met n somewhat slow denseli at unchange 1 pricey rts quoted. MANITOBA WHEAT MARKETS, The value of No, 1 hard at the sail of the week is 03 1-2c in store Fort William &pot, 08 compared with 04e at the end of the week. In connection with the current prices for Manitoba wheal at Fort IVilliant it may bo elated that although Manitoba 1 herd and Duluth No 1 hard are quoted' et the game value afloat in New York the omit price of Duluth No, 1 bard at Duluth to 3o per Mahe' higher than the cash price of Mani - [obi No, 1 hard ai Fort William. This (*probably the effect of the stringent money situation on Ms side. No 2 bard and No. 1 northern are 2 1-2c per bushel under No. 1 herd and No. 8 hard On under No, 1 bard. Na 1 frosted le quoted at 530 and No. 2 frosted 48o, all in dont Fort Wil- helm. Rejected led herd, 60c: re- jected 2-1 hard, Me; rejeoted 1.2 hard, 67c ; rejected 2-2 bard, 55e; ell gross outturn in store Port Arthur. No. 1 hard closed on Saturdey at 63 1-2e in store Fort William. Tradingibmay light. DRESSED HOC& Toronto, Jan. 10.-11:aimed hop are being freely offered from all outside points. The market is fairly !steady Fork producte move steadily at un- changed prleee. Select weight,, dragged bogs, car lots, on track, delivered, sell at 55.15 ; and at 44.00 to 55 for heavy and [nixed loin. Bowe are 00o to $1 off these prices. On the tared In far- row"' loads choice bring from 55.30 to #5.40, according to quality. PHE CHEESE MARKET, Firm. Salo are being made in the ordinary way at 12- to 12ga, TBE APPLE TRADE., "5,200 bbis, selling. The market Is easy and difficult of Rale. Reds 128 to 20' Etd, clearly 141 10 17..' HeadstrimeVe ma Trade. Spring trade at Montreal le fairly well muter way now. Orders are coin- liug forward la tale numeNre and, for large panels at goods. itis demand from the Northweed bas been large NO tar. Country remittances are bet. don wbolabale bunneas this week Me bee a little more active Lola Nam are befog mid*. There appears to ha plenty of moue among the working classes. Value" to all staple hem are very firm. liumnese at the Coast has been quiet adore tbe turn of the year, but ham begun to improve this week. Retail trade et both Vlictoele and Vancouver is picking up nieely. Large purchase' are being made by Seelig/ Columbia housal La the east for the coming Gagnon. PayMantd are fair. Prices coatame very filen. There hoe been a fait eulume of trade priming at Itamiltoo, mad trier- chenta are encouraged to think that (hie Biondi trade will be large. Stocks aro being got in for the spring en many En.., and purchases are be- ing made with the bailee that stales the next three menthe will be large BO that liberal quantities are eon- sidered necessary in moat depart- ments, Rentietancee are very natio- factory, Tbo wholesale irade at Toronto re- ports a Oaer number of orders, com- ing forward. The prospects for the spring are very bright. Value, con- tinue very Erm. Retailers seem to be well supplied tv:eh cash. Remit- tancee are faerly goal: Trade at ,Winnipeg has revived sorue anon the holidays, Travellers out with samples for the spring are meet- ing with n gond demand. Tile ab- aenee of snow early in the winter interferol with stiles of vehicles which have been disappointing. Foments are fairly good. NOTES OF TRADE. snow coming after it long spell with bare groblut always hese tondeecy to improve bailees! conditiune, and the snowfall thle week lito created a more cheerful feeling among both wholeuale and retail business mon. The condltlone of trade are all mound nnd healthy. There havo been but few (whirs' In the past six weeks!, and Pigments are being well met, the large holiday trade contributing In 110 email degree to that end. (What few lima ot next reason't w°311en good* have been opened are at advance* ranging Iran 25 to 35 per Ce0t,end much interest attache/ to the reception (het will ho wirer gm:eat:one. don "'"""ince 111 the upward move. inent of prion was noticeduring De- cember, notably en metals+ and min - C611'1111°1/6 products but the general level of we& eat further ad. eimeee, and the year closed with Breddreet'sapproximate index num- ber at 89.971, a !rotenone' gain for the mouth, n 11,611 ad 17 per sent, for the year, of 22 per cant, fin owo. I I 4411.0.044 ge:g.dertralelniflatafel'. Ildc'eth841higlr' BANK OF HAMILTON. *et index *umber reported gum July tat, 1191, eight nod one half yeare ago During December 44 art:idea ad- vanced In prloe and 89 remained un- changed, while i26, for than Ottefoorl cleaned 10 prioe.-Bradetreets. (deluding flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,248,9ie buAb. elk agelnet 2,509,681 bushela last week, 5,647,071 la the correapooding week of 1899, 5,299,517 boatels Co 1898, 5,- 943,154 bullets la Ion and a,102.114 lo 1890. Corn exports for the week ageregate 8,814,676 buithele, agalast 4,019,030 bushels kat week, 8,497,078 bushels is this week a year ago, 4,- 641,750 bushel', la 11398. 3,757,281 bush- els la 1897 and 3,330,017 bushels is 13e0.-Bradetreeta. TO IMPHOIE REICH RIIEll Fleet of Steamers to Run to North Bay. FOR A CANADIAN GRAIN ROUTE 22.-(apecial).-lien. J. 1, Tarte, Yiniatee of Public Works, woe seen by your correspondent this morning, and naked ef he would give eel iniormation in regent to the pre- position to make the French River navigeble, so as to bring the great lakes' steamers carrying the products mof tite grain fields of the Northwest from Fort William to North Bay on the It, P. 11, ny colleagues to allow me i_ow••••••••"". Li.fe "I have been giving my attention,' field Mr. Tarte, "to lhes matter for tweeted tuontba, go much au that I wiIl imic C.apital, all paid up, $1,5oopoo. Reserve, $t000,000. Total Assets, $13,163,057. Ageneral Banking business transacted, Advances on . Ferreira' notes discounted and money advan fed and pending the harvesting of the crops. 1)ebenturli boqght. Made on the most favorable terms. 1/rafts WNW pajabll asaB rio in Canada and the United States. Drafts on Groat Britain and 0b Centime Swope bought and .old, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Depollts of 51 and upwards received and Interest, allowed from date of deposit to date of withdrawal, Interest ndded to principal in Mac ltd Novem- ber each year. Special deposits also received at current rate., Deposite may be withdrawn without formality or delay. O 11, BENNETT, Bun•Aostrr, Newspaper Advertising to place la the estimates 0 pretty large amomet of money to improve the French River fa -on is mouth on the lleorgien Bey to hale Niplesine, the deeteare to about fifty nillen. It in already navigable river, and we _ will only have to improve parte of weiewasoisees ie. to make it it Wet -elms waterway for chips drawing lel feet. We will re - mare to build dame and three looks, one the remainder of tite tient will be dredging. "Jura Iola at the fact,'" mid the Min. later of Public Worker, "Up to Ole Any the Carnelian Peelle: Railway has ranee., our Canadian wheat to Furl William, where et lute been left to 18 fate, or, la other words, lin* been taken by Ainerlean bawl to Bur fglo. Out of ten barbel/I ;if Canadhot grain, I do 114tblifik 1 eel exagger. tem MainyIng that nine have gone to Altretlenn porta. All Gott will be 1.1104u,se 1 by Use project wo 1111VP ROW 11011.11. The diatom* from Fort William to North tiny le KO mitre; from North Soy to Montreal It Is :Intl Wee. The Letnnillan Pitelfie will undertake ,to carry with it flf et el their own our Canadian graln froet Fort "rheum to North Bay, where tt will be tallithim -n(1 to Can. mean Patella 'are en route to Meet - reel. In other WOriti the lefelne will tti what the Colman .11 e. lin I votg 1, 110W dollig from - Perry e'0911.1. 10 (ltd enterprise Maar- reel ,et, Ile) 1 Wive uo doubt It will lee It will bring twenty-five mil. item of thirty millions bushels of Cam - polo to 1.1111 St. Lawrence route owl the tort of Moittrette Of eouree the port 0 liontriaal hag to be medalled , not that (0 1,10 fooeort why 1 have been tirgiter so , !stook/1y oft the Harbor Comet...nine ON to go tamed. "1 Iuoa Hie Government any ham. toe of going 00 with the wore,' at ehiatrmil ? " efoet deridefily tv, Willi. I am IWW in communicatien with the her- e/O. commitielonore. ,Tberetaile 11010 $:100,00o lit the entlitintew orerif partment for, carrying ont wor 4 111 the eitet.rif pdgjeuit ef the harbor( where then,(eadadedn.Putifie gillloente theme; teettAre hnit more. " Yrs, Fell iltitleretane Mutt there Quiet reneldernide improvement* at the port of elontrefil, but et inuet 111e0 b31 erne in mind Grit Itt, 1 re.,mu Mont- real quett"on, but lutereute nearly everyloly in the Dominion, fartnere, merchants, mannfaeturere and 111 e word nll who nee trnnsportation." Indian, Whisky, Death. leingeton, Jan. 2e. -Mary Curran, aged 70. an Indian, got hold of whis- key, drank until intoxicated, and lay down in the rain at Barriefield. The weather changed and the ley nIr goon froze the old woman, Ittel Sunday morning her dead body Wile found by Barriefield The reatilext and intreat wit y to get rid of censure le to correct oureelvee. -Demcdthenee. Age S ilair vigor What does it do? - It causes the oil glands in the din to become more active, making the hair soft and glossy, precisely as nature intended. It cleanses the scalp from dandruff and thus removes one of the great causes of baldness. It makes a better circu- lation In the scalp and stops the hair from coming out. 11 Prevents and 11 awes Baldness Ayer's Hair Vigor will surely make hair grow on bald heads, provided only there is any life remain - Ing In the hair bulbs. It restores color to gray or white hair. It docs not do this in a moment, as will a hair dye; but in a short time the gray color of age gradually disap- pears and the darker color of youth takes its place. Would you like a copy of our book on the Hair and Scalp? It Is free. r. 1 mci Odle 511 ihe %fore!, rg.:1171z,v=z7r v. - Addison, DR. J, OVVV.OVIVV. of,a Business. 01010WWWWW.• The shrewd merchant knows, it and acts accordingly. To bring trade your way these growing times use OadaaWado/ada THE BLYTH STANDARD CPI NENSIII IS DEAD. War Office Cables Sad News .to His Father. WAS MOUNDED ON JAN 20, Halifax, N. Se„ Jan, 22. -Cha.. Hen. Arty (Ma moieties( received a mete from the War Gioia etatIng tlint lite Fon, Capt. A. lieneley, Dublin Fuse aerie who was wounded on Jan. 20th, hail died. Capt. Hensley wax born at Char. lottetown, was educated at letterer ('ollmage, Windsor, nal graduated from tho-lioyal Military College, Klogeton. He married Maw Wylde Brown, (1 . Pietermaritzburg, two years two. flo was Mend 83 years of age A Thousand Tongues ' Could not repress the rapture of Annie IL lhatteeer, of Bee, Howerd Fn., phladnohta, pa" CMG obo found that nr. Klin's New lagenvery tor Clentemption had amplotilly owed her of tbe bloalui cough iket lar many years 11a4 made life 4 burden. All ostler roundlet Ind looters oould give her no help, bus one aloof WO !Myst Oure--" It wen amoral the pen le rijiliatie111eelrereV ;gra: itii, dio°01.1,:erri 14.1 31.. goo og ItoMINN throughout' the Mose." ti inn Meveryone wee tries Pr. Etatot Disoovety for sry trouble of the est or Longs. Prise 00, cud $1.00. Trial Ms free et J. Y. Hamdtoses Drug Owe; Raiff bottle itarantawd, __ 1 Mr. Frank 1etttey, euperletentilent of immigration, eetimetee that nearly 1,000 settlers (non the Unites! States have bee'ome teeldente 01 Canada Mir - log the petit meairon. BLYTH ROLLER MILLS 4.••••••• Having assumed control of the above named mills I am vowed to supply end deliver Flour and Feed to any part 0) 1110 town at ronsonable prices. Ank your grocer for FINNEMORR'S FAMILY FLOUR it. is the best on the meekvt, GRISTING and CHOPPING done on short notice, being a practical mil- ler am euro to please you. GIVE ME A TRIAL, Highest mnrket price paid for all elate see of whist. Ode Odd** W. H.FINNEMORE BLYTH. T. J. IIUCKSTEP, Barber and Tobacconist Choice Stock of Tobaccos, Cigars and Pipes on hand. MOM roa PALMAS emit LAUNDRY BO YEARS' XPERIENCE PATE TRADE MARKS Demons Anyone loodIng 5.160,5060 ile4CON011 r011f lotto odnortaln ow opinion free whether an intim is probably patentable. coomontro. Wetly ounadootiol, Ilandbeek uo l'atcote f004 Oldoot new far aproonopatania. rosette Wee Utroaah Wow & to. metre Ni/Mie, without thew. to the Scientific Rintricall. Itantreted mealy. twreet 0 iteletie of wet.aLSD?olI.004 evelmwJ.L.1 w/ TILMURCHIE & MOB BANKERS TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS, BLYTIL, ONTARIO. NOTES DISCOUNTED, Sale Notes a specialty. A.dvaaami made to farmers on their *wit notes. Ni additional mourIty re- quired. IRMO! ON DEPOSITS at Curet kis We offer every accommodation oon- eisteot with safe and conservative banking principles, LIMITED PRIVATE RADS To loan on Real Estate at low* 1088 01 interest. RIAL ESTATE AGENTS. Persons wishing to 1211 will do well to place their property on our Het for E ale. Rents colleeted. CONVEYANCING Of all kinds proinptly attended le. INSURANCE. We represent the leading Fire and Life Assurance commie', and rev lopoisfully policit your account. OFFICE HOURS: 10 A AC TO 8 rm. J. H. OHELLEW U1011TIIIR & EMAIL Fora Mama Aso Gouii. Peels emeMaa) Ks.? eases Steed South, Rink C. HAMILTON. Licensed Auctiotieer and Valuator. Land, Loan and Insurance Agent. Office, on Queen street, Blyth. Orden left MVOS STANDARD office iiIl 110411•4 prompt attention. 0. A. 000KE, LIS, CAL Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Uni- versity of Toronto, and graduate of the Royal College of Dental &spode. Special attention paid to the prawn - tion of the newel teeth. °Moe over J. W. Bell's harness store, Queen street, Blyth. Visite Auburn let 14 Ird Moodays of each month. W. J. MILNE, 0.0.0.80. Physician, Surgeon and Areouctheur. X.D.O.M., University of Trinity Col. lege; M.D., Queen's University; low of Trinity Medical College, and member of College of Phymiemitl Burgeons of Ontario. Coroner for the County of Huron. Office, one doer north of the Commercial hotel, Quese eireet, Blyth, GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, WINOHAII AND LONDON BRANCO. NORTH am pm am SOUTH 0 68 8 15 NVinghain IL 10 tie 1118 Winitham Jo 11 07 7 7 04 801 Relgrnve 10 511 757 7 16 1143 Blyth 10 41 7 SS 97 5021 61 2-,e5 Loirxened.ohne n 1 80 8915 07 41: 7 47 4 2,) Clinton 10 15 6 44 DLYTH POST OFFICE, io 0 us MORT A.W. 101101117.30. Mails Arrive. -From a.rn, and 8.50 gem.; SoJth-10,4A alt, and 7.80 pm. Close.-Go'sg North -1 0 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Seat% a. SI •