The Blyth Standard, 1907-11-14, Page 74,v 'M 11%1 C�21f�7`
LE .i°ON VII.—NOV. 17,
G'decn and Ills Three hundred Judg.
7: 9.23.
('otim,nnt::ry,--1. tiideen c,cnaragod
ihs;onigl, a errant (vs, 9-15.) lb 'The sante
night'—A0 soon as the tinny had been
tested and reduced. 1 have delivered-
-This should have satisfied Gideon, Noth-
ing esu be surer than God's word, Yet
malty to -day are seeking after signs or
listening to dreams. 10, 11 thou fear—
Although there were no cowards remain-
ing in the nrnly, yet there was danger
that even the stout hearts of Gideon and
his three I n :dred heroes might quail
at their perilous position, therefore tate
Lord proceeds to encourage them, But
why had so small a number been chos-
en? 1. That the Israelites might know
that the victory was from God, 2. To
shoe' them that the God of their fathers
was unchanged and still able to do great
things for them. 3. To shame and hum-
ble his people because of their past sins.
4. To lend the people to love and worship
God,
12. Litre grasshoppers ,.,. as the sand
--Mies() expressions mean that there
was a very great number, 13. The
dream: \Vhen Gideon was cone—To the.
camp of the enemy. Cake of burley
bread—lt was only a "cake"—a small
thing; and it was "barley bread," the
food used by the poor—something des-
pised. Caste unto the tent (R,
That is, the tent of the captain or lead-
er. Smote it that it felt—This e'.uull,
despised cake caused great havee in the
enemy's camp. 14. The interpretation;
Itis fellow answered --The dreulo 10110 in-
terpreted as nuvning that Gideon and
his army should overthrow the llidianit•
ish host,
16. Mien Gideon neard—Why did this
dream encourage Gideon? 1. lie sate
plainly that the dream was from the
Lord. 2, 1t dis4)osal to him the mind
of the enemy. Already they were bal-
ing Gideon. Lord hath delivered -11e
old his little ural what he bad heard,
and all were filled with courage and
were ready for thy midnight attnek.
11. Gideon's peculiar attack (vs. 10-
20.) 111, Into three companies -- Great
armies were generally divided into three
parts, that is, the right wing, the lett
wing and the body of the army. 'fads
army was great in faith. Gideon was in
command of one division, The Midiron-'
ites had long been a terror to Israel, mid
now they were to be overcome by terror.
17. And do likewise—Uideou became the
ty, example to all his arithy, Aa' he was
P faithful, so would they beim following
him. Ile made his descent in the night,
when his enemies would least expect it.
Ills army, being soon, would 1101 be ob-
served, here is seen tli'e wisdom of hav-
ing no moat than are calculated to
make a success.
19. Budde watch --At midnight. An-
ciently the Israelites scent to have d0
vided the night into these watcGes—
evening, midnight, and morning watches.
Later they adopted from the 0010:tns the
custom of four watches.—Wheel. Com,
20. Blew the trumpets --There wits per -
feet -concert in their attack. Brake the
pitchers—By concealing the lamps in the
pitchers they cotdcl pass unobserved un-
til they reached the guard of the Midian-
itish camp, and by breaking them all at
once, and letting the light from three
hundred torches glare 011 -the slecpin„
company, the enemy would .he greatly
terrified.' They cried—Their lona shouts
110uld'itdd to the, terror already aivnk-
ned by the sound of trumpets and the
glaring light.' The sword of the Lord,
and of Gideon --Gideon puts the Lord's
11111100 first, for 1y Itis power only could
this attack he made, .These weeds \would
give courage to tloc'throe lrutdred men,
to know that they went out under the
direction of the great God., and
such a leader as Gideon. God wail gait-
ing this victory, but lie used Gideon
and his men as chosen instruments. We
see three ways here used -by Gideon to
terrify his enemies: (1) 11e, with Isis
men, made a great noise, blowing truer
pets and breaking the earthen pitchers,
i2) 13y the sudden glare of light, which
would be ea a streak of lightning, (3)
Resides the noise of trumpets he added
shouting, culling attention to God and
}lis eh0011 inetuu1emt, as leader in this
attack, By this sudden surprise at ndd-
night the people would be terribly alarm-
ed, and naturally conclude themselves
surrounded by a great army.
i lll. Gideou's great victory (vs, 21.25)•
21. They stood every man in'his place—
The arras of Israel did not come to fight.
Their wolf was to sound the' trumpets,
held the lights and shout. Seeing the
company with lights and blowing trot:-'
pets, keeping in place, the Midiauites
would conclude they were a great army,
whose men were now already in their
camp. The host ran, and cried, and fled
—The llidianites were so perfectly con-
fused, that there was no order preserv-
ed ,and every one noted according to his
feelings of terror. 'Thus the battle went
of anon~ ih: 1lidinndtrs, and Israel
stood by and watched their own victory
without using a sword. The terrified
, people ran in 0 tumult and fought each
otdne' madly, not knowing friend from
lac. (;ed directed the battle and used
Ilia own way to deliver His people from
their enemies. "The 11101ianites were
so utterly annihilated that they dor not
re -appear on the page of ltistory (Judg.
6, 11-2.i: 7; S, 1•2S),"—Jo1ulsou.
Questions—Who was Gideon? Where
was Israel camped? 1-Io1 were tJy'ey
troubled by the i<iidianites0 110W11Was
Gideon's army tested? What dream did
Gideon hexa'? Whydid it encourage him
Dow did Gideon range his array? What
iestuctions did he give his men? What
did they do when they attacked the Mid-
innites? What did thee klidianites dol
(}; 1Vhat did the army' of 'Vinci do when
ja
the Midianites,fled?
Thoughts. -1t is not because there are
so few professed Christians that we see
so few converted to God, but because
there are so few who aro ready to al-
low
Llow the self life to die, and who then
stand and shine for (hod and shout ills
praises.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Gideon's Artily numbered thirty tv,,)
thousand, "White he deubtle,1 titJagh0
his men too' few. hod saw they were tau
1110115, and ordered a rtduetinu, Accord-
ing to Gal's standard there were only
about three hundred in thirty-two thou-
sand that were worth anything for real
fighting, for real endurance, for real en-
terprise." Lt the Christian warfare (last
cane for then who will
I. 13e earnest, "Gideon and all the
people.... rose up early" (v. 1), Gideon
as leader was earnest. What he could
not do in the daytime because his life
would be the forfeit he did at midnight
(Judg. 6, 27), Itis three husked 01011
were earnest. They would not waste
time in personal luxury; eager for the
battle, they would be ready at rt mom-
ent's warning. "Earnest nom find op-
portunities. What they canna do in the
'evening twilight they will do int early
morning brightness. Earnestness always
finds opportunities; earnestness always
finds a sycamore tree up which it can
climb and see Christ. There is always
u course open to taut, to (0101ity, to sin -
eerily, to determination. if any man is
saying that be cannot make his way
through all the difficulties that beset
his life so Its to get near to God, in flee
name of all history that is true. in the
name of all history that is holy, in Gm
name of all history that is worthy pre-
serving, I charge hint with a mistalee or
a lie."
11: Be humble. "Too many .. , . lest
isrn0l vaunt themselves" (v, 2.) God will
not choose those who, after the victory
will "vaunt themselves" and say, "Mine
ow'n hand hath saved ate" (v, 2,) "No
man tvho ever trembled before God's
call ever rade mets tremble' before his
call." "Moses said tato Goof, Who am
I that 1 should go unto Pharaoh?" (Ex-
od. 3; 11),
111. Ile fearless, "Whosoever is fear-
ful and afraid, let him return" (v, 3.)
Gideon and his valiant three hundred
might have Leen n laughing -stock to any
straggling unbeliever, as, they prepared
to go against the Midianites, who hay in
the valley as grasshop p, s for multitude,
told those camels were like the sands of
the sea, but they won the victory. God
had said so. During our civil war a
brave ensign got it advance of the fal-
tering line. The flag was in danger of
being captured. The captain called out,
"Bring the colors back to the company."
Then a brave soldier dashed forward,
shouting, "Bring the company up to the
colors" And 80011 that flag was sun
rounded by a hundred fearless hearts.
"So we may lover God's standard end
bring it down to the level of 0150 unbe-
lief, Or we may bring our faith up to
the great and glorious standard of his
mighty promises. Oh, with such promisee
for faith to rest on, encu performnsres
as are recorded in our lesson to encour-
age 11, such powers and possibilities leee-
sented to it, 0111111 awful need of it in the
world today, mad such a fountain front
which to draw it," let ass follow the ex -
0101510 of the faithful Gideon and his
H11 e hundred and have the faith of
God.
1\'. Re self -forgetful. °111em that lap-
ped" (v. (I.) The three hunched were
tested by appetite, An Enstenr courier
hastening across the country, growing
thirsty for water, will stop beside the
stream and stand with one leg stiff and
the other slightly bort and with !send
Ahrovn back, dash the water quickly in-
to his open month, and hasten on, So
the three hundred drank; all eager, ear-
nest, prudent, watchful, self-fei•getful.
They could not lio down in self-indulg.
erne. .The body craved water, but the _
soul cared only for the battle, 8o was
t -he body "kept under" (1 Cor. 9; 27.) 8o
were the three hundred proved.
V. Be, equipped. "People took
the trumpets" (v. IL) The silver trumpet
typifies the individual gospel proclama-
tion of redemption. There is no triumph
for those who blow their own trumpet,
Every testimony must be of the power
of Christ or the sinner will never cry
out for salvation', A roan was giving his
experience of how God was revealed to
.111in after fifty, years of sin and intoxi-
cation. A poor fellow cried out, "I want
what that man's got" The trumpet and
the tot eh should tell the same story. Tia
testimony of the lips and of the life
should agree,
A.C.M.
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LAYING OFF MEN.
Grand Trunk Reduces Working Force at
Point St. Charles,
Montreal, Nov. 11.—The Grand Trunk
has laid off about two hundred and fifty
men at its shops in Point St, Charles.
'Men have been het but in practically
every one of the departments.
The company takes a similar course
nearly every fall, but this year the set,
vi0es of a few more than usual were
dispensed with. It is understood that
the 0001 'aey will restore the number of
employees to its usual figure just as
10011 as practicable.
MOVEABLE LIGHT CAUSED DEATH.
A. Penetanguishene Man Killed by Live
Wire,
A Penetangulsbene despatch says—,A Amo
named David Douglas, hostler at the Gem.
call Ray Hotel, was instantly killed this
miming by an electric light in the conar of
the Georgian Bay House. The light Is at tr.c
end of a tong wife that can be married to
all parts of the cellar. Douglas went into
the cellar for a bag of potatoes, and carried
the light 101110 distance before be got the
shock. Ills right hand was badly burned,
It Is supposed that tboaccident was caused
by a circuit through dampness. He hod been
working out In the rain and has clothes were
nude damp. Tho cord also was wet from
his handling it.
Dr. Walbridge, coroner. was notified, lvt
after investigating decided thjtf'an Inquest
was unnecessary. Deceased was a widower,
and has threatens In British Columbia.
PHYSICIANS SAID " DEATH,"
MINISTER SAID " LIFE."
DRUGGIST'S ENDORSATION
Psychine Gets Voluntary and irrefutable Evidence of How it Saved
the Life of Mr. J. A. Galbraith
And h Published Here by the Courtesy of The Forest Free Press,
Whose Editor and Publisher, One of the Best Known Public Men
in Ontario, Personally Obtained the Following Statements
From the Parties Whose Names Are Attached and
Published in the Free Press.
No word of ours could make the evi-
dence stronger than the written words
over their own signatures of the man
who teats the principal in this great cure,
and his friends through w•taln he was
introduced to and helped'. to procure
Psychine.
Mr. Galbraith gives a minute and
straightforward statement which any
and everybody can untie:statd. and
any and every sufferer may p:rotit by.
Here is the testimony t
(from Foeet Flee Put s.)
Forest, May 2, 1007, 'Phe following
facts, vouched for by Ret-. 0, 0. Bur.
tell, Baptist minister, and itaiph 0.
Scott, the well-known local ah'uggiet,
are incontrovertible evideuee that uvtn
when physicians, have uhau toned hope,
there is still a way whereby the gt,,te
may be cleated of its prey.
John A, Galbraith is a well-to-do
farmer, , living in Plymptou .1 owaseip,
about five miles front 1'oru,l, lie is "
feet 9 inches in height, ;u:11 about :II
years of age. He enjoyed good neulti
until earn' in 114, when he .1,44.cw
vete attack of pletnU-pncuuumr.:, whi11:
apparently broke up nib whole system,
Iu spenkm, of the r,04` Lc; t:,a clue
1''ree 1'l eau he sail :
TIF 05511 WOIODI.,
"I did not 500111 able bo gain any
streng,n alter the 010111) 0l poet,
mum,. UI)e doctor said :nal tubeicu-
teais had 'developed, ti.u: 1 coed not
recover, and advised 1e to 0etuc all
My atilaile as gutcaly as pdesit:,e. 9ui0
WAS the eonthimat a was in W0011 013
pastor, Bev, U, 13. liutroll, of the Lep-
tis? 011r0a, mai ised me to try Vs.),
ehiee,
's,-
ehiee, al/ll prucdaed 501 me a trial
bottle, This 085 10 1tay, 10Ut1, uud tit
that time .1 was rcducuu im weight w
12U pounds, 'i he 1'syeethe bcuon:d to
do good Iron, the start, end 1. 00011111:
-ally gained in weight- at the rate 85 hull
a puuhd a tiny until 1 neat up to 133
p101105', ste;td:,r 1.e.1a1111;: 1)l) Ile,l:,an
amt 1eenag b,ter, t eoLa,t r,,,u 15
have my 111001aes enlarged, nut 17ungo
any corpulency, but oww5 to a puctl,,g
on of gaud flesh all over. l have
resuu1103 my Werk and have gone
tbrohgh (50 severe and sickly :tinter
with 1)4.11105 worse than as attack of
grip, which my system r'm, able to
throw off without any serious results,
• r
! "I give this statement for *pur-
1
belpurrI pose of showing how Psyching,. hu
prcbahly saved my life, and in tbb ho{+e
that others may be likewise benefited
by its nee.
"J. A. GALBIIAI'l'H."
THE' PASTOR'S WORDS,
"1fr, J. A. Galbraith is a promfnott
member of my church, trusted by his
neighbors and very highly respected
td.n•ughuut the entire community, Iiia
case has attracted very considerable
inttention, this was a pitiable case, in-
deed; 10 the prime of life and with the
brightest of prospects to be suddenly
stricken down in the midst of it all,
Visiting hint after his physician lead
pranomlced his ease hopeless (and, in-
deed, set the date at about 1vhihh lie
mesh likely pass away), end observ-
im,• pretty closely his condition, It oc-
cured to me that Psychine, which I
had used in any 01w11 family, with won.
del ful results, might benefit him. I
etiengly recommended' it to him, and
lie began its use. The result was truly
wonderful. A1meet immediately he be-
bau to improve aryl seen was able to
e out again. Ile apparently regained
his old health and was able to take
11;1 0:1, cerin l,is 13 duties on his
large ante, ;Ind to perform tient„with
cfnnparntl0e ease and comfort. The
impn,vemeh11 was permmneul, and he
is today apparentlyust as well as
eller. He gives all the credit for his
recovery, under Clod, to Psychine.
"C. E. BURRELL,
"Baptist Pastor,”
TIIE D1UJGGIST'S WORDS,
"I have read Hie statements made by
Mr. .1, A. (1Ibraioh and Ro•. C, R
Bartell Teems dung the results of the use
el 1'veel:Me, 1 know both gentlemen
petsmelly and can heartily endorse
all that they have said, S1r. Galbraith
obtained his supply of 1'sy'elline at my
drug st•1re, saying iron]. tints to time
that it had deny hint good. I took nn
10,0)1.1, in Lie cache 1111 noted 41 steady
improvement. Altogether I sold him
about 51 6.(,0 worth. 1'syehine is hay
ing a big run here, and so far as 1
know is 151w'aiys timed wills beneficial
results,
"RALPH E. SCOTT,
"Druggist
"Forest, May let, 1007."
IL J, Pottypiece, Esq., 1f, P. P., publisher of the Forest "free Press," writ-
ing under date of March 1911, 1907, says*
"The Galbraith cure is cosoides'ed a miracle here. I know his case tvas
considered hopeless by his physician and that something had pulled him togetlt
er. 1 have Only just learned that it was Psychine."
On Jute 14th, 1907, Mr. Pcttypieee writes:
I saw Galbraith itt town, yesterday. Ile ie looking the pink of health -0W
be never felt better. and that he is doing his share of the work on the fart.
instead of being under the sod, where, just one year ago, the doctors told alta
he would bo."
Psychine is the most wonderful toile and system builder ]mown to -day,
The above is but one of thousands of similar cures Psychine is daily accomplWt
lug. It cmes coughs, colds, la grippe, bronchitis, pneumonia, night swea
chills, fevers, and all -nun -down conditions from whatever cause. For sale at
druggists, or medicine dealers, or at Dd. 1'. A. Slocum, Limited, 119 Kingetzed
west, Toronto,
U. S. APPLE CROP.
Big Shortage in Western New York
Michigan and Southwest.
Nov York, Nov. 11.—The applecrop of
the United States for 1007, as estimated
by "The American Agriculturist" in its
report to appear- on Nov. 1915, is a
scant 24,000,000barrels,naterially short
of hast -year, or a failure even more
marked when compared with 1000 and
1903,
What is of greatest importance is the
shortage in each commercial orchard sec-
tions 00 western New York, nearly all
of Michigan and the entire southwest.
There is what may bo set down seldom
as an absolute failure in Kansas, Mis-
souri and Nebraska.
New York State has a good many ap-
ples, but they will be needed, and for
the matter the total is only about one-
fourth to ore -third of a full yield.
Pennsylvania has fairly abundant totals.
New England has rather more apples
than halt year, Inc solely to the fact
that Maine surprised its best friends by
finally bringing to maturity a good crop.
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ROBBERYo TIIE MOTIVE.
Money Carried by Russano and His Wife
is Missing.
I'ossaie, Nov, 11.—Prosecutor Koester
and his office's have obtained little light
on the 105010ry''surroundiog the murder
of Rapphnel 1011100uo and his wife in
their hoarse in Harrison avenue, Garfield,
Bergen county, late Saturday night, and
which was discovered Sunday morning.
It is now almost certain that the Ore
time for the murder 95110 robbery. It is
known that Russnno had a large sized
roll of bills on Saturday 9011011 he paid n
life insurance agent, and the I'rosecuter
n'ats informed to -day that the lend wo-
man wits never without money. No
money was found or her. Whether her
clothing had Leen disarranged by being
searched there is no way of telling, be-
cause while dying the woman dragged
herself from the kitchen, where she was
shot, through the grocery store that rite
couple kept and out to the street.
Carlo Rue -Fano, a brother of the dead
Mal, and who lives at 327 past 106th
strttet, 11 intim Ito it, avvemp011 cd by ;i
cousin of his, a 00usin of the 00011),
and two friends, carne oat to Rt(therford
and fully identified the bodies and Thee
gave to the authorities all tee'infornwa-
tion they had.
TWO MEN KILLED.
TRAIN DASHED DOWN MOUNTAIN
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Accident to Logging Train—Engineer
and Bookkeeper the Victims—The
Brakes Refused to Work.
Vancouver. 11, C., Nov. 11,—Two men were
killed near Ghanaians at noon to -day, when
the logging train operated by the Chemainus
Lumber Company, eau away down a steep
mmurtaln grade. The locomotive engineer,
L. White, of Vancouver, 41001e1 his head
ag0Hast a tall stump w'aeu in the net of
lumping from the ruuawuy halo, lIo watt
instantly killed.
Walter Ashbrcy, Englishman, n beekltoeper,
tamped, but lost has balance when he struck
the ground, and his body was titrown on the
ralis, several bars of tio beuvll'y laden (rain
passing over Ulm. lie was dead when pick-
ed up. Tho remaining melubers of the train
crew were unlaJured, though all jumped. The
locomotive and ears continued on down the
erode, and were reduced to a mass of 'ep11n1-
era and .Junk ,ot the foot of the mountain.
According to the reports of rho accident,
the brakes, ,yefused to work and the trate
eat -completely beyond control of Engineer
w'b1te, who'Jumped to his death after shout -
Jnr n warning to Cho rest of the' train crew
to look out for themselves.
REAL WHALE STORY,
Monster Towed Whaling Steamer z5
Mites,
Victoria, 0. (..'.. Nos'. 11.— The little
110 -ton rtennn whaler 5l. Lawrence lets
just (unytleted her season's work 010 the
west (oast of Rinetotver Isiaml, hawing
sine, the end of .March caught 215
mimic., and earned over 5,100.000 a sum
1)01(1• lief, e approached in too annals
of whaling,
Daring September the vessel took 49
mammals within sixteen days. Of these
more than ane-tttita were snlplarr bot-
toms, a species three times as large as
110 humpback, for which the Vaneenvor
Island const is renowned,
On one occasion a monster sulphur
bottom towed the 110 -tun steamer a
distance of twenty -fire Hailes, taking 300
fathoms of line, and with the engines
half -speed astern, to tire the monster
ant. .11 tines the vessel tore through
the water at a speed of twenty ,tiles
al hour, and in all it took seven hours
and a couple of bombs to end the strug-
gles of the. whale.
Again, an eighty -foot -long mammal 00
being struck dived beneath the vessel,
the bomb exploded, and the craft rose
out of the water with the tremendous
sloshe occasioned by the explosion and
lashing of the wounded giant, Inci-
dents like this were of common occur-
rence, ,yet in spite of many hair -raisin,^,
episod04 the whither escaped throughout
the sensor undamaged. 'Within n fere
weeks she proceeds to the east const of
the isioml, where she will hunt during
the winter.
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WILL ADMIT HIM.
Toronto Printer Can Now Make a Trip
to Denver.
Toronto. Nov. 11.--1[r•..11eelyntent, the
member of Toronto 'Typographical Un-
ion, who was refused admission to the
United States at Port Huron 'while on
his way to the Printers' Dome at Color-
ado Springs, "lay now make another trip
from Toronto. Commissioner Sargent,
the head of the Immigration Depart-
meld
epartment at Washington, last night tele-
5anpied President 5imp;on of 1:,e Typo-
graphical Union, stating that the mi -
mission of .1[r. 1fetlytix'ot to the Unit-
ed States had been ordered by the See-
relmyof State,
This disposes of a. natter that has in-
terested printers in all taunts of Canada
and the United States owing to the in-
ternational chnracter of the Typograph-
ical Union. Printers in Canada con-
tribute towards the maintenance of the
home for sick and aged printers in Col-
orado Springs, and this is the first time
n C'annrlio, printer had been denied ad-
mission to the United States.
DANGEROUS MAN AT LARGE.
He Tried to Wreck a Windsor Electric
Car,
Windsor, Ont., Nov. 11—One of the big
electric cars on the Windsor, Essex Sc Lake
Shore Railway, well fulled with passengers,
ens approaching the cemetery switch) on the
First Gravel Road last night 1)t a high rate
Pt speed, and when but a short distance
from the crossing the motorman discovered
the switch had been thrown against him.
The ear was stopped quickly and an Investi-
gation made, which disclosed tate taut that
the big brass lock on the switch stand bad
been smashed with a stone or hammer,
The locality, Is a lonely cue, and there are'
but few houses In the vicinity, but 'the•
police ore working on a clue, and expect (.o'
make an arrest within 0 few hours. Had
the car been thrown from the rails, the loss
of lite would have been almost Inevitable:
BOY LOST AND FOUND,
Solomon McDonald's Mother Continued
Her Jo:'rney 'Without Him,
Montreal, Nov. 11—Eight-year-old Sol-
omon McDonald, 1:111)115 from Minneapo-
lis, slrayed from his mother at the Bon-
11enlnrc depot last night. The two
were going home and after vainly search-
ing for her boy the mother left Iris ticket
with the station agent and went Ion
without him, shying she felt sure he
would be found by the police, and could
then be sent on. As she prophesied so it
happened. Solomon, some hours after
silo had left, was found by the police,
and t0 -duty woe placed aboard a train
for his house.
TWO INJURED IN RUNAWAY.
Complications Follow Blowing of Whistle
at Stratford Shop.
Situ ford despot .01: Alexander Horne,
a farmer living 0 few miles from the "She always 11
eitl', was badly injured in a runaway cc- • A noble.;
Itis horse was standing near - .1 legacy
the u1 'I'. R. shops when the whistle 50 the
started it off, Horne was thrown on What t
the road and severely cut about the face By til
and head. 'Ile runaway horse collided EugraVe
with another nuc being driven by Mrs, 'Phot
Thos. ('u•tledge, who was also pitched
from her boggy and rendered insensible.
Bath rigs were sspasled,
WHAT? m
I stood in silence, nay heart said
what. The attention was trained, the
nerve was steady, the sense of want
10110 keen. 1 extended my survey,
sent out messengers, rounded capes,
crossed deserts, heard the roar of
the sen. I waited, I watched, I
prayed, nay fleets returned richly
laden, time enriched my store!, 1
gathered harvest from nay environ-
ment, and 'from heaven came enlarge-
ment; the mental cottage became a
mansion, this expanded to a palace
with a throne -room for the king.
Over the thrdne these words were
emblazoned: "This is life to know."
Then came a period of concentration,
appraisement and distribution; the
compression was painful, growing
pains ended in smallness, as gold is
tried, my inheritence dwindled to a
question, and in subdued dignity I
acid whence? The trailing clouds
brought answer, the ancient ,billows
sang the murmur of a thousand ages
gone, the stars invited more extensive
research. Oh, islands of the mental
sea, undiscovered capes, and boys,
and harbors, in short a ship without
a name, reeling under the wealth of
these overpowering discoveries, I
rested, wondered and kept. down my
desires. What wealth unused, what
power unappropiated, what feebleness
in untold richness. Giant strides de-
manded of an untrained child, a child
nevertheless who saw clearly. "This
is life to know." Humbled, subdued,
awed. there camp a period of indes-
cribable restlessness. I found that
my Large experience was not my patri•
mony, but only a void, in which
sounded a question still. "Our very
wishes give us not our wish." In
my agony I cried, whither? It is my
privilege to soar? Can I pierce the
ether, sail on those lofty seas, mark
the commerce, Taoist my distinctly)
flag. hell the retaining fleet? Passed
Elijah this way, round' the shoulder
of yon chain of mountains; .horses
with golden manes, rbeels, of molten
silver.
Roomy chariots with welcome sweet,
Putting clouds beneath the feet,
Can I truce the path of Enoch? Was
he a lonely traveller, or did ten
thousand angel convoys make glor-
ious the way? If these trophies went
up, how much more the triumphs
that came down. The battle ground
is here, souls we won here, though
they are stored up there, Oh, thirst
divinely sustained, Thou art the
gate of life; show me heaven 'ere
1 die!
Shall we in the silent,; night
Point out questions to the light?
Silent, mighty, ever phew,
Bringing wondrous worlds to view,
The whp one;' the mission,' and the
way;•,
Sailing. gn.'to destiny,
Will the saints' sublimeat art
Be to govern 'worlds apart?
•
flrandly guiding sceptre's sway,
Myriads through the live -long day,
Equipped With mind's eternal law,
Adorned with majesty and awe.
Communion, linking bonds so dear,
Increasing light our only sphere,
And all the while our.home shall be
Perfect In simplicity.
H. T. MILLER.
Beamsvilie, Ont,
"SHE ALWAYS MADE HOME
HAPPY."
In an old churchyard stood to store„
Weather -marked and stained;
The hand of time had crumbled 1t,
So only part remained,
0300 one side 1 could just trace„
"la memory of our norther."
"She always made Monte happy!" tittle
Was chiselled o the other,
1 gazed on monuments of fame,
nigh tow'ring to the skies;
1 saw the sculptured mnrbla stone'
A9b,re a great hero lies;
]int by this epitaph 1 parsed,
And road it o'er and o'er,
For I lin ; 'ever seer iusorib'
Spelt words as these before.,
FRIENDS OF DETECTIVE.
Grand Jury at Winnipeg Wanted to
Change Indictment.
It was A 011111011' ''P: 'llj' •pll
Among the humble poor,
But they end even their mother toil
And patiently endure
They marked her willing sacrifice
As, one by one, she bore
tier erosslike burdens up the hill,
Till all her toil was o'er.
Winnipeg, Nev. 11.--'1'1e gra •l ,jury
at the Assizes to -day asked permission So when God stilled her weary hurl
of the court to change the indictment Folded her hands so white,
against Detective Smith, charged with And she was carried front tine home
manslaughter for shooting Oscar. Gans. She ninny' "tad' se bright,
They inscrt,d a clause pleading justifi- Ilex e0Jldn en reared a monument,
cation. Judge Perdue remarked sternly Thai riches 00nld not buy,
that it was not their duty to change The witness oSt noble life,
nn indictment; it 10110to bring in a true \\-hose 000onhigh.
hill. Up to a lute hour they have not —(Susan Tealry, in Christina Inlet-
't
so. ligeneer.)4 '
t
Another Flood Needed. Agrieniture is in a great measure
founded on experience. It is, atmrefore,
Bobby (whose father has just whipped, of oonsequonee that every farmer should
him)-1lanna, were all the bad 01011 knurl wheat has been done, and is being
drowned in the flood? r
nn, by others englge(1 in the some 00'
1lnmma—Yes, deaf? done,
anti Haat iter ehnuld impart to
Ilohby—Ain't it about time we was nth0rs the fruits'oi` his otw•n experience
hawing another 'flood. -Chicago News. and observations.