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CANADA AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE.
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Department of Agrieul lure, 01 -
taws, Sept. 25. -The paeiflen1lon of
South Africa., and the establishment
of a direct line of steamers, have
naturally caused the Ca tuella
manufacturers and shippers to ex-
amine the conditions 11 111C11 0ar-
sound the new field of trade and
commerce. The Canadian Depart -
Mont of Agriculture line receiver
many Inquiries as to what youth
Africa requires and how it wee
beet'eequlre It,
In the first place, wroth Africa
reaulres everything that eel aAi,
Imo to offer; and it requires it to
two grades -the best than can be
supplied in open competition at
market price; and the best that.
can be supplied irrespective of price.'
Naturally, tun
fl ret must recelye,
primary consideration, eepecally
when the fact Is recalled that In the
very year that war was proclalm-
ed the South African market turn -
Over to the United States of Amer-
ica was $18,000,000. This was not
the reentt of epasmo,il° effort, but
the outcome of direct personal
commercial representation for a
Stirlen of years on the spat. To
quote Mr, 'W. W. Moore, of the
Doatnion Department of Agricul-
ture, who was cont by the lion.
Sydney Fisher to ascertain all the
details of South Afrioan trade re-
lations and practices, "tlie magul-
tude and value of the South African
market has been recognize,) by the
bustnaee houses of the United States
for years past, and by pereletent
eftortti rind good huelnese tactics
they have there built up a substan-
tial trade."
Business Cannot be Done
In South Africa by proxy any more
than it can In India. Catalogues,
circulars, pamphlets, bills, lettere,
soliciting buslnese without a per-
sonal canvass and fair-sized mani-
ples yes melees as mueteiv without
meat. To do anything there a firm
must know the conditions of trade
and the local manner of conducting
buetless; and local tradere must
know the standing and business
methods of any lirni before they will
do bustneee with them. Once get In
the tutu edge of the wedge and the
eutdre factory may fo.low; but get-
ting the start In Is the difficulty.
The United States, New Zealand
and Australia are all doing well in
South Afira, then why doled Can-
ada bo less eueceesfui? Now the tide
to at the flood; It only remains for
her commercial ern to act well
their part, and South African pat-
ronage will not full to appreciate
the boki and patriotic part the
sone of Canada have taken in the
war to nphotd the right In the
Tranevaal and in peace to supply
the domestic wants of her populace.
What Does South etrtea Require
that Canada can supply by our
newly -organized direct etonmehlp
The colony of Natal, of which Dur-
ban le the chief city and part, re-
quires annually $1,123,435 worth of
flour, which le admitted free of duty;
end tie thc first consignment of Cana-
dlan flour was landed th"re during
Mr. Moores visit, end proved Retie-
faetory. In every respect, the dealtre
Stizlday School.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. 1.
OCTOBER G, 1002,
Joehos Encouraged -Josh. 1:
Commentary -1. Now-Thie indi-
cates a close connection with what
precedes. It Is quite probable that the
book of Joehun originally began with
the last chapter of Deuteronomy,
After 'the death - After the
thirty days' mourotug were
over. The servant 01 the Lord -Tele
was the official title of Moeee, 0e Di-
vested with a sptclun miselon to make
known the we, of (Sou, and conferred
great honor and uutlmrity,-J., F. &
B. The Lord epake-The Lord did nut
weak with Joshua tier to face, an he
d11 with Mores, but probably through
the high pwleet.-.,um. zxvlh ld.
Joshua -111s mime was originally
Hoehea, Salvation, ur Helle on of
Nun -Nothing 111 kuoton of Nun only
that he was of the tribe of Ephraim;.
Moses' minister -it was customary
for great prophets to be thee attend-
ed by ministers or servants. Thus had
Joshua been trained in the best pos-
sible school.
2. This Jordan-t'ul:e,l the "descend-
er" because of its rapid descent of a
thousand feet between the Sea of
Galilee and the Dead Rea. It in
one of the most p eeulinr rivers in
the world. All this people -Accord -
Ing to the tecuud eeusus 'Num.
xxvi, 51) the wurriore, mum over
twenty Tsar/ o1 age, numbered (101,-
780, Walden 23,000 Lolites. Tian
jMAlflee an estimate of not less than
2,000,000 persons altogether.
8. Your foot shall tread -The en-
tire land was before then, and it
depended upon their courage and
lattlt how' much of it they possessed.
"It has been supposed that the wards
111 thte verse were lntende.l to 'et-
yma the ease with which they were
t0 conquer the whole land, an in -
dance of which occurs in the tak-
ing of Jericho,
4. From the i•Ildernees -The boun-
daries of the land are here defined.
The "wlldernese," or desert of Ar-
abia Petrea, 'vas the southern boun-
dary. This Lebanon -A double range
Of ountains which formed the
northern boundary. Euphrates -The
*extern lonndery. This was the
largest, tbe longest, and the moat
Important of the :tiers of Asia. It
Ss 7,400 miles in length.
jf„ Not any man, etc -Whi at a pro -
being ell pleased milt the quality
titer. tlte} despatched repeat orders
in Mr. Moore's; presence, here Ie a
staple commonly for which a stable
dem•ind exists. Tap require a 1111 rd,
spring wlttutt flour, and ('anadlan
products, will get the preference,
over those of other count rte.
Natal coneumee $106,060 worth of
imported clause, Canadian eheddare;
meeting n ready sale. The 70 -pound'
cheese will ek, for Durban town trade,1
but the country trade can only be
coronet West when each cheese doesi
ma exceed 20 pounds in weight.
The mina' culony requires' $435,710,
worth of Witter per annum. The 56-1
pound box will do for the local trade
'
of Durban, but the interior trade will
only toueh tuned butter put up In '
one, two, or five -pound tine respect-
ively. There ix an impure duty of 6
deme per pound on both cheese and
butter.
On bacon and hams the Impart ditty
Is 4 Dente per pound, and $145,515
worth are required annually. Hith-
erto Canadian mate have been wir-
ehaired In London and Llverp.ol and
thence //hipped to the Colony. .11r.
Moore wax informed by several gro-
cers that
Canadian Bacon Was the Rest
on the Durkin market, and It le pre-
ferred over all otter kinds.
Cape Culouy, of which Cape Town,
Feet London, and Port Elizabeth aro
the dlet•Ibuting centres, the latter
for the Orange River Colony, the
Transvaal, and the northern part of
Cape Colony, requires at least $4,-
185,070 worth of wheat a year, tate
duty on wheat being 50 cents per
hundredweight, the extra Impart be-
ing to encourage wheat milling In
the Colons-, for they only require
$388,890 worth of flour imported In
the course of twelve months.
On cheese and bolter the impart
duty le six 0(1,10 per pond. Of the
former the Colony requires $353,-
200 worth a year, and of the latter
8418,855 per annum. While our 70
pound cheeses may be suitable for
Cape Town alt outer places demand
*mull cheeses, not in any case ex-
ceeding 20 peonde each. Pox butter
may sell In Cape Town, bit no-
where else, the demnod being for
one, two, and five pound tine.
Iu bacon and !tams the wants are
similar to those In Natal.
A few of the many other ford pre-
clude required which Canada can
supply are potatoes, dried and tinned
fruits, canned meats, frozen and
chilled melts, roiled oats, condensed
milk, split peas and beans, tinned
vegetables, British Columbia tinned
salmon, and lame, and in Industrial
products all kinds of manufaeturud
articles.
b.' much for the article that must
encounter competitive pride. In the
past "pricer rather than "quality"
has ruled in Broth Attica ; but this
noddy applied to the up -country
trade, because 1n the towns the well-
to-do class want and must have a
good article, price being a secondary
consideration. But this feature of
Routh African trade will, no doubt,
become leek prominent as the inter-
ior becomes more thickly settled and
1te inhabitants more prosperous,
mise Ie tfoe, He was to have victory
7o every conflict. But the divine
promise Irnplles a ore dltlon. See vs.
7-9. I will jie with thee -Joshua need-
ed no other /fives, hut he needed
these great promiteee. A crisis hail
arrlvet In the history of the nation
and he knew that Jehovah atone
could brine them Into their promised
inheritance,
8. Be strong, etc -Better, "be
etrongani firm," It denotes strength
of hand and arm to lay hold of and
retain anything within one's grasps
and firmness in the knees and 'chill ly
to matntnln one's 300111on 'ignited
the attack of foes. The expression
occurs with increasing ',reels/isle
four times In this chapter, and 18
rather A commend than en exhortn-
tion.-Terry. Shalt thou divide-`5ee
It. V. The Lord 511008 Joelllul tI11lt
"he ie the last link in the chain
which unites prophecy and fulfil -
Meet," that "all the glorious posse
, btlitle' of hie nation hinge upon his
own personal valor and fidelity."
7. Ail the law -"Ali the morel,
ceeentondal and political precepts
Oxen from Jehovah to the hand of
Moses," ',Joshua la admonished that
the law meet be curtly end care-
fully observed if the great work to
which he had been called wive to be
successfully accomplished. He woe
to carry out its provisions to the
letter. -Cam Mb. To the right
or tett-Perteet obedience IR re-
presented by a etraagtt line, rind n
Course of Mn by it crooked way. May -
est prosper -There is no real or
lasting prosperity outside of a per-
fect obedience to all of God's eom-
mandments.
8. Book of the law -Moses had al-
ready written the lacy, and they
were to diligently study It and uudl-
tate upon it, and their lives were
to be governed According to its
precepts.
' 9. Thy Clod is with thee -"AR the
sok-tea's valor le stimulated by the
eye of hie captain, 00 a vivid renl-
tzation of the preeence of God le n
safeguard against fearfulness and
discouragement.
10. Officers of the people -These
were the lenders of the army whose
officers embraced various dutlee It
eeem0 to have been a part of their
work to act as heralde, and to pre-
pare the tribes for action.
11. Prepare your rlctuale - The
word denotes toed obtained In hunt-
ing. -Cam. Bib. Although Ole man-
na did not cease until several day's
after this, yet the supernatural
supply probably began to decrease
as the natural supply increased.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Monet, was dead. From Nebo 1n the
laud of Moab God had revealed to
his longing 'eyes the land of prom-
ise towards which In weary strug-
gles He had led Ills disobedient and
rebellious people.
Thirty days they mourned him In
that strange laud. Tbelr mourning
55010 a pitiful mixture of customs,
grief and remorse. He had (lever
been fully apprel•iated, had been
frequently neglected, and some-
tlmee abused and Instilled. His
greatness, however, towered abode
It all.
A new leader. Now that this
mighty man 0118 dead, to whom
shall they look to be their leader '1
The time did not seem propitious
far a change. The wilderness be -
duct, the river before, the forward
move, the new and possibly peril-
ous country, the certain ware with
untried enemies, all constituted it
crisis in their uffalrs ssli101 seem -
el to demand a Moses fur their
leader. Bat God'e ways are higher
than neu'e ways, and for each
great emergency in eau's aftatt'e,
God las Hie man ready and fully
prepared for Juet that oconsioa.
Of the conditions which were the
busts of this courage, there may be
mentioned: 1. erelaratlon• He 11141
for some time been Intimately 1100o -
elated with :ptoses In all his relations
to God, to the people and to their
enemies. Ile had been trusted by
Moses, as an Independent general, to
lead the warriors In their battles,
and had defeated the enemy. Joeilua
xvlt. 1:1. lie was chosen to be with
(or at least near byi Moses when le
went on the mount to receive tae
tables of stone. ,10011110 was In the
regular succession for the leader-
eldl). He was also 0peeia11J• commis-
sioned by Moses ill a solemn, pub-
lic. service. Num. excel. 2'2-24. The
people also gave him more than their
endorsement -they gave film as good
a
commission as ever was made in
writing and by repeated anti format
endorsement encouraged his heart
for God's great work lying Just be-
fore lite. Josh, I, x,vi. 18. 3. An.
eluting -Whether JoOhuu wee netn-
olnted wltlt holy cel (Ex. NO'. 22-2e)
or not, we do not know. He certain-
ly had the Spirit of God with hint
un Ido and fu him, to a remarkable
degree. This was the culmination
as well as the logical result of the
other parte of hie preparattgn.
Courage of itself le a mighty weap-
on 1n any warfare, hut when ft IR
given by god, the min to whom 1t
le so given ixoome s irreelstible. With
such backing as that mentioned in -
tliin lesson, Joshua wan himself the
nighty power of God. There was, as
there ai 01 ye le, one condition -there
ntn0t be abeo,ute integrity and obed-
lenee.
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HOW AUNT DINAH
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The pajama girl hal come to stay.
Shn lo not of rho order of ephemera,
the fleeting fads of the day, which
are gone ere one can way they are.
At least, that le what all the pajama
girls are declaring. Pajamas are the
most heavenly thing/ that ever were
invented fur the delectation of man
and converted into a Wetting for
woman. Snowy camtrics and lace
frills no longer hold their dominion
over the fair one who Moo elected
to become a pajama girl, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. The most Reductive
mase of ribbon and lace trimmed lin-
gerie to the way of aright robe le
pulsed by with call Indifference. "No
more nightgowns for me," confided an
ardent member of the pajama sister-
hood. "1 simply adore my pajamas,
Felt a bit queer In them at first, don't
you know, and kohl looking at myself
in the mirror to Bet 11 I wag really
myeell or the other fellow. It wasn't
long, though before I succumbed to
the delicious comfort of then. Now
I'm Inlev converting all my friends,
and the very ones who at first held
lip their Icldsin horror and ibrlcked,
'Oh, how chocking 1 How to Hulett 1'
Pre Just the most euthUOiaetIC over
pajameg now. Confrere now, aren't
they Jolty i:ttle affair's?" They cer-
tainly were d&celedly piquant on their
pretty owner. They were made of
blue and white stride mercerised
Innen, with 1nun10 end fade of plain
tchtte all a little pocket on the left
gide. Pomcillmee they are of soft silk
In drllr'te hues. The feminine order
0f p^pimnhorrt 1s nnturnily a $react
one, nn.1 it
fo Duty n: 5(1110 intlmatn
friends and dearest enemies who even
seeped that she le a member.
The perfumery counter In a de-
partment More Is always a Reenter
of etlrnetlon.
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A 000D AND
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More than $1(1(1,00,1 is nkat Capt.
Jame.' Earle, a N, w Bedford whirler
um visiting in Honolulu, realized In
18811 from nue sperm whale. lu
fact, the whale teas 001" of the most
valuable ever caught lit ally ocean.
It was not the ninety barrels of oil
which gave the leviathan its extra-
ordinary value, for that 011N Redd to
Something like $1,000, but within the
whale's vast Interior there was found
to solid piece of amtx'rgrio weighing
780 pounds, Thie was the largest
single piece of ambergris ever found,
according to the records, and that
It come from one luno whale made
the rich discovery the more Inter-
esting to the sclentillc world.
Tile 780 pound piece of ambergris
woo sold In chunks 101 nil markets of
the world for (25,000 sterling, and
It laid the foundation of wealth for
almost every man Interested in. the
whaling expedition, which originated
In New Zetland.
Capt. Earle came here in 1807, on
the whaling ship Europa as a cabin
WY, hie father then being Ole first
urate. Ile later went to New Zea-
land to phi the whaler Splendid,
which he fitted out, obtaining there-
by a bounty of $10,000 offered by
the New Zealand Government for the
first whaler fitted out for service.
He went as emend 'nate and roan
by promotion until he became maeter
and mart owner. It was in October,
1882, thnt the Splendid, while cruis-
ing abort the Chatham Islands cant
et New Zetland cam' upon the sperm
a•hnle which wan the biggest bonanza
of the 80a on reeord. Ninety barrels
of oil were taken. from (t, and while
delving into the carcase the huge
piece of nmiu'rgrls wan found.
Ambergris is a concretion formed
only in the Sete/dines of the sperm
whale and is sometime found float-
ing on tho surface of the sea like
pumice Brune, 'weir ,(here these ani-
mal cruises. In It are often found
imbedded the horny beaks of the
squids on tvhlcti the whnte feeds. It
was formerly used ti. medicine, but
to now dissolved In alcohol and used
an a bane lo perfumes, rendering
them more lasting. It affords About
85 per cent. of a peculiar tatty and
emit -Milne eubetance called am-
bretn.
The voyage of the eliendll In that
001(0011 watt 11 fortunate one in etery
respect, for she came into Littleton
port, New Zealand, with the big piece
of au/beep-ix worth Its weight In
gold, and 1,101 barrels of sperm oil.
"When we arrived In port,' Bald
Capt. Earle yeterdny, "I tele-
graphed to the agent of the Otago
Whaling Company to come up. He •
came, the ambe•gi't* was taken
ashore, loaded 'Leto a car, 01)10)) WW1
locked and the key stowed away in
the agent's pocket, and he stood
guard there, too, until the stuff was
safely placed. Tho first year that
I had brought any ambergris into
port wo gpt 515 a pound for 21
Pounds, but when the big piece
came in the news so aotontshed ev-
erybody that cablegrams were sent
all over the world, and the result
was that the price dropped. Some
went to London, but as for my
own share I took it In bulk and car-
ried it home with me. I wasn't in a
hurry to sell It, but thought by wait-
ing the market for It would rise. I
got $18 ea ounce for the gray and
$8 for the black, while In London
it lord only brought $12 and $p. The
last of my share was sold to 1891. I
remained with this company until
1886, when 1 went hpme. I have
taken more than a thousand sperm
whales line then hnd have never
found 1.n any of them a piece of
ambergris. -Pacific Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
What 1s a feaster?
Suit for damages le now pending
In the Chicago courts, which 10 based
oa an unusual plea -the defendant
Drilled the plaintiff "a lobster." Un-
der a recent law concerning libel,
the person sued for calling horrid
names can go free If he can prove
that the alleged "libel" le true.
If that should enter Into this case,
tome light upon the exact nature and
habits of the genus lobster humanus
might be thrown. If tiro defendant
were to undertake to prove the
truth of his assertion, how would
lie go about It?
This opprobrloue epithet tine been
cast about among people of all
grades of society for several years.
When It struck and stuck to the right
person, everybody seem the (piece of
the title. But tenet, exactly, are the
main charactertetice of the "lobs-
ter "?
"0h, he's a lobster!" coming from
the rouged Cupid's bow mouth of
Dotty Dimple, as she waits behind
the wings with spear adjusted, ready
to lead the line of "soldiers brave,"
wane that the gentleman under dis-
cussion le susceptible to the right
kind of manipulation whloh extracts
birds and cold bottles from his poc-
ketbook.
"Tell me, what le a lobster'?' was
the query lit to a man who had
just growled the offensive word at
the retreating figure of an acquain-
tance wino had jostled him In the
pa Osage way.
"Well, a lobster is a" --he paused
helplessly. "He's a kind of -of ani-
mal that is always in everybody's
way-out of place, you know." And
ho brightened up with tbe glow of
one who has accomplished that meet
difficult proceee of thought, a'defln-
ition. "Yon see, a chap that tries
to butt In with another fellow's girl
-the other fellow calla him a lobs-
ter -see?"
80 that's a man's definition. But
how about the womanfs?
"What kind of a man do you call
a lobster ?" The bright young woman
who was asked the question pondered
a moment, then said tersely: "A
bore. He'e always dense and stupid."
And there you have the two ver -
alone. But how came all those repul-
sive qualities to be fastened upon
that Innocent, succulent, scarlet -
black creature, the emblem of jolly,
midnight good fellowship, the lobs-
ter of the sad cea wave's?
A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
Rules the Late Lord Russell Prepar-
ed for His Mon.
IN there any reolpe tor moccasin"
men have been asking each other Inc
centuries.
And to -day the question le being
put more eagerly than It has ever
been put before.
Plainly the only answer obtain-
able l• such as may be vouchsafed
by men themselves successful. Per-
haps the wisest thing to be done, If
you are e0mewhat vaguely etart(ag
out on a career and do not know
how to make the most of 1t, le to
study Rome mutt set of rules as those
which the late Lord Russell wrote
down for the guidance of hie 500 -
a younger member of the Bar, We
Household Words.
1. , Begin each day's work with a
memo of what le to be done, in order
of urgency.
2. Des one thing only at a time.
3. In any but/Mese Intervlewo note
In your diary or In your entrlee
the eubetance of what takes plane
-for corroboration in any future
difficulty.
4. Arrange any case, whether for
brief or for your owe judgment, In
the order of thee.
5. Be ecrupulouely exact down to
the emalleet item in money mat-
te's, etc., In your account of them,
6. Be careful to keep your pap-
ery In neat and orderly fashion.
7. There le no need to content
Ignorance to client, but never be
above asking for advice from those
competent to give jt in any mat-
ter of doubt, and never affects to
understand when you do not un-
derstand thoroughly.
8. (let to the bottom of any af-
fair Intrusted to you -revolt the
n mpleet-and do each piece of
work as if you were a tradesman
turtling out a beet sample of Itis
manufacture by whichhe wishes to
be judged.
S. Do not be content with being
merely an expert matter of form
and detail, but strive to be a law-
yer.
10. Always' be straightforward
and elncere.
Mode Him Hosaesick.
I witnessed a most amusing Reese
on a train a few weeks ago. A
young man got on the train who had
Just started out to be a travelling
maleaman. He had all Norte of gr'ipa
and a full (apply of railroad litera-
ture. At the next station a farmer
boarded the train. He was carrying
a basket of potatoes, and looked
fresh from the fleet/. The farmer
left the coach door open and the
young man looked up from hie maga-
zine and exclaimed :
"Why don't you 'hut the door?
You look like you sero rayed In a
ratable."
Tho countryman sat down and inn
a few minutes begun to snuffle, as
11 he was weeping
"Say, old man, have I hurt your
teelingo?" called out the youth. "If
5 bavle) I em ''e17 sorry, for of course
I, did not really mean that you were
edema in a stable."
"But I was raised In a 'table,"
the farmer replied sadly, "and It
maker; me homesick every time I
wen a Jackass."
To win nn argument doesn't nee-
vesRnrity prove that you aro right.
for Six Months Ve Did No Work
Was a Victim of Nervous Collapse -Weak, Helpless, Suffering --An Extraordinary Cure
by Dr. Chase's NerVe Food
That Dr. Cliaee'o Nerve Food pos-'
eeeses unusual control over the
nerves and rekindles nervous energy
when all other means fall, le well
Illustrated in the case described be-
low. Mr. Brown was forced to give
up his ministerial work, and was eo
far exhausted, that for a time he
was positively helpless. Doctors
were consulted, and ninny remedies
were resorted to, in vain. Every
effort to build up the system seem-
ed to vain, and it le little wonder
that the sufferer was losing hope of
recovery, when he began to use Dr.
Chase's Nerve Food.
Bev. T. Brown, Methodist mloleter
of Omemee, and late of Bethany,
Ont., writes: "A year ago last
November I was overtaken with ner-
vous exhalation. For six months I
did no work, and during that time I
had to be waited on, not being able
to help myself. Nervosa collapse
was complete, and though I was in
the physician's hands for months, l
did not seem to improve. At any
little exertion my strength, would
leave me, and 1 would tremble with
net/ow/nem.
"From the first I used a great
many nerve remedlea, but they seem-
ed to have no effect in my case. I
bad almost loot hope of recovery
when I heard of Dr. Chase's Nerve
Food, and began to use it. A. my
system became stronger I began to
do a little work, and have gradually
Increased In nerve force and vigor
until now I am about In my normal
condition again. I conelder Dr,
Chase's Nerve Food the best medl-
chlor I ever used. Not only has it
proven Its woitherful restorative
powers to my own cane, but also to
severe! others where I have recom-
mended It."
Dr, Chase's Nerve Food, 60 cents
a box, slit boxer for $2.60. At alt
dealer*, or Edmaneon, Rates & t7ai
Toronto. , e