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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-07-16, Page 70****************9irinmoittso + SUNDAY SCHOOL it LESSON 2 4641444454464646.4646.4646464645414546 mere nothin!, having no influence nr power, ". Will not forsake -The 1s- PEPPER IN WIFE'S BATH. racotcs were God's chosen people and He ' --- Toronto Hubby Said He Was Break- ing Her In. Toronto despatch: "I awl only breaking you it, gently-•' was Alexander Sinclair's reply* to his wife when slte asked him why he had seasoned 'with peppe0 the waiter she had prepaFed for iter bath. This novel method of breaking in a wife was dtselose0 yesterday- in the pollee Court, when Sinclair appeared to answer a charge of aggravated as - heart is revealed .in this declarations;. I Sault upon his wire, 1111 original lip- w'ill teach you -'-"Samuel does not with peered this modern,. Petrnchio's Moth - draw from public life; he rather prom- ods that ted, Denison had hint 1051(11 ices the continuance of his intercession into ettstody and doctors will exania,) and prophetic: labors in respect to the him as to Itis sanity. whole people" 1t is .well to notice that Mrs, Sinclair, accompanied by her lit some sense he also continued as pretty' three-year-old son, went into ledge, for in chap, 7; lai we read that he the ;'harass -Lux, :She' described the "lodged Israel all the days of his life," troubles which she has had since she and we know that repeatedly be 1gmm1 married Siuelair, wi10 began to as - it. neeess1u'y' to interfere witirSanl's gov- small. her very soon after the marriage took place. Ho threatened upon sea- eminent.24. fear.. , .0erwe , , . ,consider -Raver oral occasions to kill her child. 'Twice Once, love and obey God. Meditate upon he threw her down on the bed and his' goodness in delivering you from the drew a razor across her. throat, so hood; of, soul' enemies, In truth -Be that she could feel it passing over her honest and. Sincere, with all your heart skin, although she received iso aut. -"Have every nffectiou engaged in the A short time ago, Mrs, Sinclair prepar- wori< of obedience, Act toward Godes ed to take a warm bath, but when she nn affectionate child should toward a went into the bathroom she discovered Riving parent." that her husband had mixed pepper in 25. shall be corsunu�d-While (Tod 40v'' the Gatel. She did not wish it quite sok ed. them, yet if, they disobeyed and did hot, so she emtptied- 011,1 the bath and wickedly' evert -the hord's anointed, ns filled it again, Only to; discover that all well as his chosen people, should (1(01 the w'al01' in the bolter: was peppered, certainly perish. There is no respect When asked why, he had done this, persons with 00d; the one that obeys Sinclair replied: "That is nothing to receives the divine favor, the one 'that what 'C am going t4 do, 1 am breaking disobeys 10111 reap the reward of hisgwn you in gently." sins, lYitlt this most impressive warn- i' 'T have tried to be ar good ,wife;' ing the prophet closed his last public ur50d ;qrs. sdnehtir; "1 w0v00 spe,1< n11000;'to the ,assenn4bhial.nntion.. crossly to hint," AC'1'IC:1i. APPLICATIONS. Col. Denison ordered the police to PRACTICAL in these lust words of Samuel, the .c- take Sinclair r(tto custody, and remand- v have 151 "resit (1(111cferis- eel him 1c a week, without bail, The imolai, v c e prisoner was highly incensed, and tics of his good life. marched Into the cells with a grant 1. He was 0 gentleman. "'The A -ion show of dignity. whom v1( have chosen" (v, 13) The $.0 1'. ire was wise. "Consider how great things he both done for you" (v 241. Samuel appeals to their' gratitude fair then great dtlncttnees winch God had wrought for than He bids thetnremcnt- ber low they were brought out of hgyp1, liow they were led through an enemy's country safe to the promised brad how Jerieho and the other' cities were taken, how' again (0(1 again he raised up judges to dellever them from the hands of their e0em1es Considera- I ion of the mercies of God leads to 0011ti• nen and love. A. 1'..11. FR'.JIT CROP REPORT Dominion Department of Agriculture Branch of the Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner, JULY 19, 1908• -LESSON III, Samuel Warns Saul and the People. - 1 Sam, 12: 1-25. (onulentary.-I. S0muel's integrity (vs. 1-5,) Samuel, though lie wa0 still to retain 1110 influence and authority as prophet now decides that the time hos come for the public surrender of ler office as judge, or ruler. "There must have been a mighty struggle in his bosons when he uttered this val- edietory to the people whose interests hacl been the burden of his heart and prayers for so many' years. The nti tel hod now reached a nein era ill It d'veiopment, and its future weal or wee depended on the people's obedience to the commandments of God. This impressive truth the ven- erable prophet seeks, throughout his entire address, to fasten indelibly, upon 7neir minds." -Terry. He be- gins 111 challenging them to impeach his offjcial 1)0011y and is answered by the (na imoue confirmation of his integrity'. -Cam. BM It is not un- likely that a shallow had follen over Samuel's career because of the per- verse course that his sons had taken, and this naturally suggests why the aged seer' at this time so urgently calls upon them for a complete vindi- cation of his private as well as hid official life. "History scarcely any- where presents a more striking ex - nipple of the sublime." 11, Israel's Ingratitude (vs. G-12), in these verses Samuel "recalls Jeho- vah's past meepies and upbraids them with unbelief and ingratitude for de - Mantling a king." He sows them how impious it was to establish a king- dom like the heathen nations around - tliem, Jehovah had never failed thein when they obeyed his word tied cried unto Him; why, then, should they desire at human tang? After re- ferring to the manner in which God 11ad delivered thein from Egyptian bondage, Samuel calls attention to the "three chief oppressors of Israel dur- ing the period 01 the judges: 1. The Canaatites who were led by Sisera, the generatof the army of King Jab in (Judg. 4:5)7 2,' The Philistines (Judg,, gentleman is seen clearly in the 1011y 111 3: 31; 1(1, , ). 3,-:550 Moabites under -which he rebukes. He trill use no harsh- l glon (Such? 3: 12-30).. He 11ea 1000- 1(r (•(10(1,0 111111 are necessary. Samuel Duns four' deliverers of the nation: 1. Jerubbaatl, or Gideon (Judg. chaps. 1-e). 2. Sedan -probably 13ar111< is meant (Jude. 4' 0). 3. Jephtlinh, the Gileadite (J-udg II), 4, Samuel." III. Samuel's \\words Confirmed (vs. 13-1S). 13. Ye have chosen -The people are said 'to. have chosen the king because (1) they insisted on having a icing, and (2) because they confirmed God's choice, Lord hath set -It was God who chose Saul. In choosing a hu- man king they had not passed from under the control of God. 14, 11 ve will fear, etc. -See R. V„ which is much to be preferred. Sanmel tells them what would he expected if they retained the favor of God. They mast (1) fear, (2) serve, (3) obey, (4) not rebel, nod (5) continue, or persevere. Ye and also the king, -There was no necessary evil in their, }laving a king,. and if both king an subjects reverence God, the nation shall be as prosperous and h5555"'as ever, A failure to recoonlie and observe the commandment of God will sooner or later ruin any nation,rlo 11(011er what its form of govebpineni.-Terry, 13. If ye will -net . obey, etc. -With whom or against whorl is the hand of the Lord? The answer to this question depends 0r whether one has given 11110• self to be the Lord's with his whole heart and has submitted fully to the divine w'111, See Jer, 18, 7-10. Now there- fore -It, order that they alight 'be con- vinced of God's power and claims Samuel p01(504 l to perform a grant miracle ha - fore their eyes. 17.Wheat harvest - Thai; season in Palestine occurs in June and July, lasting six or seven weeks, in some parts harvest begins the last of May. Thunder and rain -Ill ordinary seasons there was no rani from Aprilsto October; There could not, 111erefm0, have been a stronger or more appropri- ate proof of Samuel's divine mission 11100 the phenomenon of rain and thunder hap. peeing, without any sign of its approach, upon the mare prediction of the prophet. May peeeive-All Bible miracles have a moral purpose. Samuel was led to do this 111 order to impress upon then the truthfulness of his Iltteranee3 and arouse them to a consciousness of their great wickedness, • 18. Feared the Lord -The people re- goeded this as a miraculous display of divine power. "The elements are exeln- sh'ely under the control of the Creator, end He alone can say what shall be ih relation to the clouds; yet for special ends -generally mo001 ends -they have oceasio alley Lawn placed for a 0003011 at the service of mot, This instance 14 n parallel to that which occurred in :Egypt (Exod. 9, 23)." -Lange, 11'. Israel comforted (vs. 10-21). 10, Pray that 0(0 die not -They felt that Sanntel's thoughts and feelings and those of Jehovah were the sane. Jeho- vah's true representative was among them, -Terry. 1'1105' were penitent nnd confessed their past sins as well as their sin in asking for a king. 20. Pear not - Now that the people have conte to see their wickedness he can encourage and comfort them.- They were not to be de- spondent, for although they had sinned, mercy and forgiveness were offered, 21. Turn ye not a0ido--,Samuel warns then against turning aside to idols, as they his instructions as a prophet, and hr had often done before, and as they did would teach theta the goad and the rigLl aftertrard. Vain things -An idol is a way." would not hastily east them aside, Ge loved them and would use 0100y possible wails to recover them from their wick- edness, For His great name's sake -- "For the sake of His renown among the heathen." alloses and Joshua node this same plea. See .Exod, 32, 12; Num, 14, 13, 14, Josh, 7,9. 23. should sin... ,in cawing to pray -Though rejected by this ungrateful people, the prophet considers that it ;would be n , sin to cease praying for them What excellency of 0110000101' and 'said, "The king whoa ye have cher eat, when he might truthfully have said, "The king whom ye 1111rigl1teously de- manded." Ilhult speaking is seldom ne- cessary. 11 plain words of reproof be uttered they should bo spoken tenderly. Henry Marlyn laid down the rule that lie would reprove sin dilly, when he felt some love toward the person and hatred of the sin. .As love is genuine when the heart is abased, he resolved not to speak unless he felt compunction him- self. II, IIe acknowledged God, "The Lord hath set a king aver you" (v. 13) In Iris address to the people in this chap- ter Samuel uses the words, "The Lord," twenty-eight times (vs. 1-17, 20.25). 11'e should acknowledge the Larkin till our past deliverances, our present circum- stances and our. future plan's, Let us say of the past, "'Elie Lord delivered" (1pdg. 11 t21) to ofestle present "Gra- ;chu ' is the 1,4d ,,and , a'iihteons (1'-a. 11.0:5), "a yes pr'eient ill) le trolble (Pse, 41:1); of the 41110'0014 "If the Lord will, we. sl'n11" (Jas. 4:15),. , 111, Ile tvas couraneogs,, "If ye will not obey'. . then shall the band of the Lord be ag0i11st you" (v, ler), He dared to rebuke sin. We may not resist evil, but we Hurst warn against it, A, ;woman had some. washing done by o Chinamen and paid him less than she had promised bion. Iia sent her this brief -protest: "You have ). Bible and are a Christian RATTLESNAKE'S TEETH. 110111011; is that the way to do?" A young girl, seeing a young man indulging it, ou'Mav ‘-,et One at the Zoo -If You sinful pleasures, waned him of their \ . Y.. po Got e It With Cavia. evil tendencies. Site did it with fear TO MOVE THE 'CROP. Railways Getting Readyfor Western tt g Rush. ' Montreal. July 13, -That the 0. T. P. will help move the grain from Edmon- ton to Winnipeg is an assured fact. This new litre fill be opened on Sep- tember lot. During the past few \Coathe: conditions -Tete weather conditions tianughout the Dominion for the past month have been gener- ally favorable for fruit, The fust three weeks were exceptionally dry in the fruit districts of Ontario, batt occasional 0110w'ere after the 20th have prevented serious injury except that the samples of strawberries fu some eases are not so large as usual. Light frosts on the 15th did only a very slight damage. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have had excep• timidly favorable weather. In British Columbia, though the weather 0(11(4 cool and wet till the early part of June, conditions were not seriously affected. During the' latter part of the month the temperature has been higher with occasional -showers. •Apples -Prospects are not so good this month as last. The "set' of fruit was not as good as was expect- ed, and the dry weather has probably increased the June "drop." A fair estimate of the present conditions Would bo an average or slightly above the average crop of early- and fall necks over a scene of new locomotives for the hauling ordered „specially g of large ngrnin-Indcn trains through tine preirice have been delivered by the lo' &lenitive builders and sent out to the west, There are now about two thou- sand freight ears and upwards of thirty passenger . cars in the west awaiting the beginning of passenger op - ern 110115, The C'antnda C'ir Company are turn- ing out about twenty new freight cars per day for the ultimate use of the G. T. P. Thee are now between fifteen and twenty thousand cars belonging to the (1, T. P. in use on the Grund Trunk, and these will be sent forward to the praise as soon 110 the develop- meld evelop•mel t of traffic necessitates their use, The Cnsnchan Pacific Railway has nhendy begun to take steps to gather together the 25,000 men needed in the west this autumn to help harvest the wheat crops. They fear that they will experience difficulty in securing this number, despite the hard times, and trembling, hitt he said to a (need 'afterward, "1 would not take five hun- dred dollars foe the. talk with Lucy." "See that your wickedness is great" (v. 17). Tile people had been dissatisfied with God as their sovereign and wanted a king. They were tired of God's way, so they had their own way that they might learn that God's way is best. God sometimes lets us have our own way, ser that -we'cnn find out for' ourselves that what Ina gives us or takes from us is out of his great love to its. Ile gave his people a king because they wanted one; but they found out that God (0110 the only (ging worth having. "Fear no. (v. 20). Pear belongs to 0111 nnd un- belief. "Perfect love costeth out fear" (1 John 4: 18). IV, lee was magnanimous. "God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in missing to pray, for you" (v. 23). The people said unto Samuel, "Pray for thy servants" (v. 111),' He did net semi them to the king whorl they had ehoset when they had rejected him as their judge, hut Ile 'promised more than they asked. .As Matthew Henry says: "1. They asked .it as a favor; he promised it as 0 duty 5nd startles at the thouglit, of neglectinglit. bt is a sin not to pray for those under 0010 charge, and good 11100 are afraid of'fhe' guilt of onieeian. They asked lunt to pray for then on this oceasfod,;but he promised to con- tinue his prayers foe there and not to cease as long as he lived. 3. they asked him only to may for them, but he pro- mised not only to pray for 15010, but to teach them, 'Though they. were not willing to be under his government as a judge, he would not therefore deny them Washington, .1a1y 13, -'rhe zoo keeper carefully unfolded a small paper packet 0(111015 looked as if it might contain a headache powder. "Want a rattlesnake's tooth?" he in- quired. "Tooth?" "11'011, cell it a fang, if you avant to; but ain't there something is the 000d Book about `011005e' than a serpent's tooth?' Lw'k at this one and you think that the oh' fellow that wrote that must have `(nova what he was talking about" Ile opened the paper and shoved what seemed like n miniature horn, It was shaped like a cow horn which has only 1 one carve. It was yellowish white, like a discolored tooth. It.wns aboutthree-quarters of an ineh long and a -sixteenth of am inch in <lianle- ter at the' base, where it seemed es if it '1104' been broken off. The point was go sharp as a needle, An.4jgitth of an inch back of -the point on the outer curve of the tooth, WAS an opening, the end of a sort of tithe which ran the whole.leggth of the tooth. This little channel through the tooth seemed to'he full of a dried substance. which the zoo keeper evidently regarded with proper suspicion, for he warned the recipient of'thd' tooth to handle the same with mina' He did not think that 010 would get a true case of snak0 bite from one of these discarded teeth, but if the skin should be scratched or pierced by it, a bad sore would probably result. According to him the keepers at the zoo often pick up these loose teeth in 'the snake cages. They are apparently shed in the mum of natural charges, something as the serpent sheds his skin, They are not merely the snake's baby THE POISONED ALE, Cannot Find the Person Who. Sent It to Dr. Wilson. I'luladelltia, duly 13.-11 begins to look as though the person who sent the paisuued ale to Dr. William 1-1. AV`dont,, of this city, who died arra drinking the beverage, may never be captured. The polio are still at sea 154010ding the ease, with no uunledlatcO'ostect of 1 1 finding anything tangible that will lead to the apprehension of the pers))1 want- ed. Some of the detectives on the else are working on new' theories, 000 of which is that the murderer may have been tonne One connected with the early life of 1)i, 'Wilson, perhaps sonusde who knew him under his read name, William 11, l riehoff, 'the inquest in the ease will 100101bly l0( brig to -morrow, 111400, (('fin winter apples somewhat below a medium crop. The districts producing Ole larger quantity of fruit in Ontario, such as the counties of Hastings, Durham and Northumber- land, have rather a light crop of win- ter apples. Speaking generally, for the whole ap- ple belt, Spies, Baldwins and Kings will be light or very light, russets a medium crop. 13en Davis nearly a full crop, Greeutngs a medium Grope the 1'aneuse above the average almost everywhere and at least au average crop of fairly clean good-sized fruit in the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Val- leys. '10 Nova Scotia the prospects for tire, apple crop as a whole are particularly good, this bearing a bearing year for the Gravenstein, Thee are no unfavorable emnditious in British Columbia, the pros - pats show'iag a 10041001 crop. Peers end Plums -The prospects for pears and plums are only medium. But• Jetts and Kieftets have the best 0110ung. Peaches -Early varieties will be fair- ly abundant, somewhat above the aver- age; late varieties, a medium crop. 1n the early varieties, Alexander, Early Rivers and Triumph are reported bear- ing full 'crops. Of the latter varieties, St. ,John Will be only a medium crop, the Ealy- Crawford light, Smocks and lilber te0 show' fee something over a medium crop, The \'!tenial are bearing. heavily where they were sprayed for curl leaf; triose not sprayed have in many eases a 00.3. light 0005. Tomatoes -The prospects for tomatoes are excellent, Should there be plenty, of moisture during July, there seems nothing in the way of a full crop this year, Cherries Sweet cherries will be some- what scarce; sour cherries more plenti- ful. Grapes -Grapes look well and promise it hill crop. 5mnIl Fruits -With amoderate am - omit oit of rain small fruits will likely, give n large crop. The conditions (10 so fav- orable over alle fruit producing sec- tions that the aggregate of the crop will likely he very huge. Insects -Insects ale not more preva- lent than at this time Inst year, and fungous diseases are not specially in evi- dence. Up to the present time most in- jury has been done by the Cigar Case Bearer, the Bud troth Canker Worm, LORD BERESFORD lYlay Resign and Seek a Seat In Parliament. Lolhbn July It -.The mooning n<w3- pnpers regale! Premier Asqul11'S statement in Pediment, regarding the dissensions among naval officers, as a warning to Acheiral Lord Beresford and other tweet malcontents. The Daily News prints a guarded state- ment that :ld0irul Beresford 1100 ad- dressed to the .Admiralty a strongly worded memorandum declaring that with nn inadequate fleet under his command he is unable to guarantee the securlt" of the kingdom 100111 for- eign, att1c0, The Daily News suggests that this .ultinmttunl m00n0 that the Admiral intends to resign and seek a seat (n Perliament with a'view to attacking the Gove'rnment's -naval policy, The New Birth Illustrated. It, your school days you worked over' your problems and found the `answer' was not right. But when you found that it was wrong you changed at agape here, another one there, and when finally you could not make it conte right you' took your sponge and wiled it fill out and, said, "1 sera going to beghl over again." Now that is 1011101 Christ said to Nice - deems: "Begin Oren ngaiu as a child. Don't do it 0s an old uian; bcgia. to grow up into the childhood toward God, and then when it comes time to go to heaven you will simply go home," 1 naked my' little girl ono day when she ellme home at noon, "Why did you come in here?" She opened her great eyes and looker 0t ate; she did not know what I meant. I said, "Why didn't you go into the doctor's next door?" Dually she said, "Why this is my here." Yes, It is home; that is the reason ,you are going to heaven -you are going to your Father's hone, It must be a house, You have to be a ohild of God if you wish to enter the Father's house 'her i no man 1 1c s not does not need this new birth. There a1( a great many nen living to- day who need to have their pees turn- ed back to the very source and to be born again into a real childhood, and fitted for the home that is in heaven. So I say it is one of the gladdest and most joyous things fn the whole gospel. To think of it, my friends, that as mon can be born again. Think of it, that your life with all its blunders can lie wiped out; that 50110 sins can all be cast into Ole sea; that you Cart start all ese0 again and prattle as God's child, and work ns God's child, and finally, go hone, because heaven is your Father's house, Surely the stony of the new birth is good news to the men and women of this day. -Dr. Alexander McKenzie. •1* THREE BRITISH ADMIRALS, Fisher, Scott and 'Beresford Are Said t to be Quarreling. London, olid 1 3. -The dissensions 5r- 1100011 0 trio of British Admirals. Lord Chutes Ileresfin'd. Sir Petco Stott mid Sir ,talon fisher, First lord of the Ad- miralty, was the snblect of a ques- tion 1st the house of Commons this afternoon,- In reply framer Asquith deela ed that, apart 1001) certain un- verified rumors, the Government land no knowledge of the existence of suit troubles. "if" he added, "the Govern• 1(1ent found reasons to believe that n state of things existed in nm' Ivey detri- mental to the discipline ' and smooth' working of the- fleet it would not htsi- tate to take p1lon1pt nnd effective ne- '111)1 Premier t'epudiated the =115501 ion Hunt the antagonisms between the three efftcets origind'tcd from the retetnt rh0n„es in the methods of naval admin- istration, •- EARGE POUNDED TO PIECES. The James G, Blaine Driven Ashore Near Oshweao. An ilswego, N. Y., despatch: Belden a severe stohn 011 La•:(1 Erie to -day the big coal -laden barge Jones G. llhnine tame ashore '1'f this clay and pounded to paces on the bcaeh. Her re0 of seven. including a 110100 11 conk, were rescued by lifesavers in a surf boat after a severe battle with the waves and win;l, The barge went to pieces within fifteen leinetcs after it struck the t 1 11110011, awl the thmtsnnd0 of tots of coal Grecs FruitWormand.O'yster Shell it eculained were shattered along the shore. Thr bareCtwos1Orowned byOgdene flu P,nn is l.orce, FO'eign Crop Conditions -Tine United (Icnrge 1tall (.ashgnnpn• of s - States will have only an average crop, but eery generally distributed over the apple growing districts. The prospects for stock suitable for marketing during the 14,intcr mm0110 would indicate about an average crop of somewhat less. The prospoets for apples in Great Bri- tain and for the fruit crop generally are particularly good, and there are no se'i- nus adverse conditions reported from the continent. A. McNeill, Chief Fruit Division. OFFICIAL TESTS ADMITTED. The Holstcin•Friesi0nl Association of Canada has admitted to the reeo'd of merit the following tests: 10511 Mercedes DeKol (1828) at 10y. 7m. 1 7d. of age, 432.0 lbs. mill:, 10.05 lbs. buttr fat, equivalent to 18,73 lbs. but- ter. Nancy Wayne, of Riverside, 4111 (03 18) at 2y. 11)11, 23d. of age, 374.0 lbs. milk, 12,01 lbs, butter fat, equivalent to 14.01 lbs. butter. Toitilla Echo DeKol 515 (G192) at 2y. 11m. 204. of age. 350.5 lbs. mill:, 1127 lbs, butter fat, equivalent to 13.15 lbs. bettor, Toitilla DeKol Sarcastic (0189) at 3y. Imo 3d. of age, 322.7 lbs. milk, 11.03 lbs. butter fat, equivalent to 12.87 lbs. but- ter. Aggi0 of Riverside 2nd (7242) at ly. 1(hm. 17d. of age, 277.3 1114. milk, 8,38 lbs, butter, fat, equivalent to 9.78 lbs, but- ter, 411 the above cattle are owned by (5, J. Richardson, Caledonia. The following are owned by Byron Kelly, Kelvin, Ont.: Perfection's Schuiling (0051) at 2y. 1101, 27d, of age, 313.0 lbs. milk, 9.94 lbs. butter fat, equivalent to 11.00 lbs. Cut- ter. Daisy Princess (4521) tt 4y. 1hn ltd. of age, 4(0.7 lbs. milk, 14,07 lbs. butter fat, equivalent to 17.59 lbs. butter. Jude's Mechthilde Pesch (7445) at ly. tom. 21d. of age, 202.3 lbs. milk, 8.14 lbs. teeth, for he sheds them more thins once, bu, eq tier fat ufvalent to 2,49 lbs, butter. burg, A RING IN THE CHEESE. Woman Gets One Worth $1,000 for Eleven Cents. Bloomfield, N. •I., .rely 13, --Fritz We- ber, a grocer at 23 Washington s'trect, hlh000ufield, old eleven cents' Worth of cheese to a woman customer yesterday, :1 few hours later the woman returned to the store and asked Mr. Weber if lie had lost a diamond ring', He said "No" for he had never owned one, '`lien the ;aeon produced a ring, set with three glistening stones, which she 'told Weber she found in the cheese he had sold her. The woman was very happy 0nd 1011 the groee' her find would enable her to take 0 needed vacation. The ring is worth $1,000, INJURED BY LIGHTNING. Ottawa Woman Suffers From Bolt Which Struck Her, Ottawa. despatch; Miss: Fauna Beaton, of Ottawa East, has been Laid up for f a flash 1( result cf0 h o two days as th ef lightning in the storm on Monday. To- ward the end Of Gm storm, when the rain bail subsided, Miss Beaton was sweeping the water off the verandah, when lightning struck a tree about one hundred yards away. Miss Beaton was affected to such an extent that she lay writhing for some Hine afterwards, She is not yet able to walk.• Far From the Madding Crowd. (11y a Banker.) To the tired brain worker, who, from "early morn to dewy eve,'' day after day, week after week, mmntl1 after multi', site at his desk, perhaps engaged in literary work, or perhaps occupied in the still harder work of controlling some great commercial undertaking, to shake the dust of the great city' from his feet, and for 11'^time to quit the haunts of 11(011 1111(1 0010 (t1)e111 11011001 the wild mountain Scenery, of the Pyrenees or of the Alps, is indeed the dente of mun- dane enjoyment, lgstead of the slnoke- laden aUriospliere of the city he is now breathing the free invigorating upper air of the mountains, and, alpenstock it, hand, leaps from boulder to )Jqulder, or from ono ice hummock Sq another, as though his youth tela.( been renewed like the eagles, -1 ALA o1m , 0alees his heart were very adatant itself, could roam about amongst the glorious scenery of the mountains without experiencing tt feel - WEAPONS WERE IMPOUNDED. Italian Laborers in New Brunswick Disarmed of Guns and Knives, St. John C. B., July 13,-1n 00000- g0enee of recent murders, New 1100110- w•ick authorities decided' to clisanu all Italians coming to 3v005 on the Grund Trunk Pacific. Yesterday a party of 0ixty were searched nnpl the constables secured enough knives a ad revolvers to equip an infantry cmnp)a1y, The Ital. fans strenuously objected,tbut, were over. bog 81110,1 of ecgtucy cvtIrO( )(111.4, 11100055 his veins, for lie is 111 the midst of surroundings of the sublimest gran- deur and magnificence. In fiont d mighty glacier, torn and rent into 10 - regalia, fantastic columns and pyramids of ice, gendered 111 a vale between two opposing ranges of npresu'ed, 1111150 led cliffs, their beetling crags rising sheer towards the deep azure of the skies; while stere and there the rugged surface of the Ice is cleft into deep crevasses; 1iow its brilliant a blue as the skies of ifeaven above, or now a vivid brilliant green vying in beauty with the emerald itself. Beyond is a range of lofty mon- archs of the snows, their rounded domes and sweeping Hollows and plains ever shreudede in a glittering mantle of daz• zling whiteness; while yet beyond a ver- tical pinnacle of rock, upon which is resting a wisp of vapor as white as the snow itself, rises towards the skies, Beneath, and bordering the course of the glacier, is 0 wild rocky garden of lovely alpine flowers blooming in wild- est profusion and luxuriance; while still further down the landscape is set out ns in a map -winding rivers, front this height like a thread of molten silver, a small sparkling lake bordered by n dense forest of pines, ntllmer000 handers, and scattered chalets and lodges, Aye, to escape for a time and roam about these beauties, fair from the mad- ding crowd, is indeed a pleasure and a joy. But when the time conies for the weary toiler to east off his earth -tram- mels,` if he has conformed his life ac- cording to the Creator's commands, and -, h the expiat', sacrifice tho Sifaviorsthrougof the e world, upon 0'11111011of0 lana laid hiss sins, there is no record on high ile against hent, his redeemed spirit y v bound ((5001ds to the Paradise of God, where the glories and the beauties are 80011 that thio me n(1 of m0an is altogether uuuble to conceives Will Your Anchor Hold? wilt 0000 :anchor hold is 1110 storm. of Lire? When the clouds unfold their wings of strife, When the storm; tides int mud the cables strafe. Will your aa011or. drift, or firm remain. Will Your agihpf''hoid in starts of fear? l hll01t Q' 0a 0ave, and ties reef wilds winds while ,. Shall W$,`M'Y waves your bark o'erPlow? 'NN -0111 your anchor h01,1111 the floods of eathdetest When the waters cold breath? 00 the rising tido you can never fail, White your anchor holds within the rail. • W711 your eyes behold through morning light The city of gold, and the harbor bright? Will ou When, lids storm are or safe by pay st for eyeliners?shore, t Come to the anchor that Isoldd the soul, Steadfast and sure while the billows relit Fastened to the Hock that cannot move, Grounded firm and deep in the Savior's love.