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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1907-12-05, Page 2114SURI LESSON X. -DEC. 1907. Ruth's Wise choich-Ruth e1 14'42. Commentary. -1. Naomi's request and Ruth% ehoice (vs. 14-18). 14. Wept again Again they were moved to tears at the thought of leaving the faithful wo- unut of Israel, who had lived BO COMBIBt• ently before them. Ifer words of ten- derneee made them cling more closely to Iter. Orpah Weald her, thee showing her love for her, but deeided to return to her OW11 country, on luetring the matter discussed so frankly by Nommi, She could not go with her on the ground of sere - lug the Ged of Israel. Ruth elave-Ituth dee° unto Naomi and decided to return • 'With her to Bethlehem. This ie an ia- stance where netural affection was ,made iuetrumental in leading to, true religion. '"A blossom of heathendom stretching its flower cup deairingly toward the light of revelation in. Israel." Ruth joined 4ereelf to the family of Israel with all. the power of love. 15. She fetid -return thou -After Or - kale had eeturned Naomi again pute the test ution Rah. "Naomi would here her Iniow and realize fully the importance of her decision, anti urge upon her to decide for God. This also would help heathen woman and an Israelite. The question would then be settled upon the side of religion. Her decision would cost her somethiug. It was homeland with its comforts, familiarities, and idols; or it was a stratege land, among etrangere, in the service of Israel's God. It was a separation from all her former life to go with Naomi and Naomi's God. 10. Ttuth said -Ruth's reply is very touching and distinctly poetical, • "Like David's lament over Jonathan, her words have sunk deep into the human heart." Intreat me not to leave thee -Here mine the answer from the heart, At this great crisis in her life, Ruth kept close company with one, who served the God whom she now chose. She plended for the personal help am" fellowship of Naomi. She desired that she would not refer to her idols, relatives and home while she was in such a trying position. At once she decided on her associates, and broke away from every opposing in- fluence. Whitherethou goest, I will go. - Thus Ruth zee& ' the debate. Nothing could be more decisive or bravo than this; she seems to have had another epirit, and another speech, now her eie- ter was gone, and if is an instance a the grace of God, inclining the soul th the resolute choice for the better pieta. Though to a country unknown to her and one of which she had been treined to have. a low opinion, she would tfravel there with Naomi. -Com. Com. iere thou lodgest, I will lodge -By r firm resolutions, she declared her pu iose to be one with Naomi's people. . Though Naomi was under affliction, d return- ing to her own country humility, Ruth was finu in her pu ose to share her lot. Thy people shal e my people - Thus she would renou e all her connec- tions and prospects ' the land of Moab, and live aecordin to all the rules of Naone's people • anitan. And.thy God my God -I wi adore the God of Israel, geetutegteily g and true God truet in ithY.11 rve Him, and in everything be ruled by Him. -Com. Com. 17. Will I die -Ruth made this her lifetime choice. There will he buried -"Not desiring tie have so much ae her demi body. evened back to the coun- try of Moab, in token of any remaining kindness for it." "Orientals make more of the place of burial than we do. To Ruth Palestine was holy land." She would, by this choice, desire to forget ali relationship • with her own people or their religion. She was ready to make the ohange with all it meant. The Lord do so, etc. -"To prove her sineerity in this matter Ruth called God to witness, and. asked Him to multiply her troubles if she did not keep true to this solemn vow. Her words were an ancient form of an ,,welien_.ed a. lasting ob- on upon herielf, nev-nees-hoh-leave. thie way. It cs,me to pass, even as they desired, for when. Naomi became old she lived with Ruth and Boaz and was the nurse of their son Obed" (elem. 4. 15, 16). 18. Then she left speaking -"There could be no room to doubt her sincerity and true motive. Her vow was convinc- ing. Since Ruth's purposes reaclaed be- yond a mere impulse and faniile affec- tion Naomi was safe in allowing her to iace all the consequences with her." • 11. The arrival and reception a,t Beth- lehem (ye. 19-22). 19. They two went - When they were both of the same mind, they oould walk lovingly together. When they -Were pledged to be true to God, they then could find abundance of love arid fellowship for each other. The jour- ney could be made with joy, even though they keenly .felt their loss and bereave - meat in their widowhood. The city was inoved-Thue we see that she was well known -in Beehlehean. The town stirred. And they -"And the women." -R. V. Is this Naomi -Her friends had remem- bered her as they last saw her. What their sorrow was at having hor go in- to a heathen country we do not read, but they eagerly met „her. The change ..whieh' affliction- Itad -wrought surprised Is'nomi's friends. They probably were surprieed at her poverty, since she had left Canaan eecape the famine. 20. Call me not Naemi-Which means "beau- tiful," "pleasant," "sweetness." Call me Mara-"Ilitter." Her former name was fitting in her former life, but now that affliction had 'changed her lot, Mara wee a more suitable name. Almighty hath dealt, etc. -She a.eknowledges the hand of God in her affliction. She felt the bitterness of her severe trials, but her heart did not rebel against the Almighty. "Her distressing bereave- ments Were not accidents and they ate net here referred merely to physical causes. Everything that takes *thee. groat or smelt, prosperous or advense, in the affairs of nations or of individuals, occurs in the providence of God (Matt. 10., 29, 30; Prov. 16. 33; Amos 3. 0; 1 Sam. 3. 18). 21. went out full -Having a husband, two sons and family possessions. Her oup of joy was full. home again empty -The Lord spared her life and enabled her to return, but he had taken all her family, and she was left in poverty. tes- tified against me -"The figure is that of a judge presiding over a court, and acting the part of witness and prosecu. for at the same time, See Sam. 1:16; 1 Kings 17:18. Job often Apeaks of God es teetifying against him, and. even chat. lenges Jehowth to appear as wititess in open court against him."-Devies. af- flicted rae-The Hebrews regarded suf- fering as the direet penalty of sin. No doubt she saw that they had done very wrong in leaving Canaan for a heathen land in order to obtain a better hat'. 'vest. 22. barley lutrvest-Ultually in the mid - die of April. The fact of its being barley harveet aeggeated to Ruth that she Might go forth to gime "This! right of gletming waft one of the legal provisions for the poor of Israel; andl as the land holderg were not suleeet to Money tanee for the aupport of the poor, this claiin Seas liberally Construed Ire them, The port of the field to which 'Ruth wee pro. Yidentially direeted belonged tO Bo.s, a near kinsman of NAOMI% late bus- band."-Ritto. The remainder ot the book of Huth tells of her reward for the chain ate had made, "1. She found a Meets ,of supporting her motherohl-litW. 8. She won the respect and favor of the people among whom she tiered. 3. Site gaited a moat excellent husband and borne, 4. Ruth had ti10. holler of including among her descendants the great kinge Devid and Solomon, and, aboVe Jams the Mist. Still we are to be carefttl not to eonfound outward rewerde with the real reward of virtUei" PRACTICAT: APPLTCATIONS I. Ruth's choice, 1. Instant. "Ruth said, entreat me not" (v. 10.) Inuneea- ately, without hesitation, Without ashing time for consideration, Ruth answered, A gay, worldly yolith, careless of his soul mid thoughtless of God, was awak- ened early one morning by a divine call to reflect upon his wasted, sinful life. He SaW at once his guilt, his danger. Deeply impressed,be did not hesitete a moment. He sprang from Ms bed, knelt, end made an instant, solemn dedicetion or himself to God. Ho went to his business anoth- er inftn. and never turned back, He lived to be extensively used in the ministry of the gospel. 2, tffectionate. "Entreat me not to lone.: thee" (v. 10.) Naomi had no more sons that Ruth might wed. She was poor, lonely, sorrowful, appar- ently indifferent. but Ruth loved her, She could leave her other earthly friends, but not the ope friend who had shown her the way to heaven; she could leave her own mother who had tatight her to worship idols, but not the husband's mo- ther who had taught her to worship God, Stephen 11. Tyng says: "This is the young Christian'e affectionate choice. It is not the stand of duty, obligation, fear or necessity. It is not an involuntary, sorrowful relinquish- ment of a world that was loved as long as it bloomed and is forsaken because it has faded; but the perception of some- thing infinitely more precious to be at- teined. Her choice is of the Saviour be- cause mho really loves him. Could she be always with him, forever like him, she would desire nothing besides." 3. Hum- ble. "Or to return from following after thee" (v. 16.) Ruth was poor. She could follow. That was all. She had only herself to offer, only affection and fidelity to give. We come to Christ as we are, and receive of his inheritance (Matt. 11; 28-30.) 4 Entire. "Whither thou goest I will go; and where thou lodgest I will lodge" (v. 16.) It coat Ruth something to go with Naomi. She left her country, her home, her friends, her all. President Edwards says in his diary: "I have this day been before God and given myself, all that I am and have, to God, so that I am in no respect my own. I can challenge no right in my. 'self, in this understanding, this \yin, to this body or any of its members, no to this body or any of its mebers, no right to this tongue, theee hands, them feet, these eyes, these ears; I have given myself clean away." 5. Influenced by another. "Thy people shall be my people, and thy God me God" (v. 10). Ruth loved Nacimi, then elle chose Nacani's God. An Afghan spent an hour with William Marsh. :Afterward hear. ing of the- death of the good' man, he exclaimed: "His religion shall be my re- ligion; his God shall be my God; for I must go where he is and see his face again. Human love leads to heavenly love. A godly life has an attracting mower. "I thank God," said one, "I have lived a few months in the family of a Christian woman. I learned rnore about teligion from that Christian mother, as she went about her duties and bore up under her trials, than from all the preachers I ever heard." 6. Determined. "Where thou diest will I die, and there will be buried; the Lord do so to me. an.1 more also, if aught but death part thee and me" (v. 17). Ruth was "stead- fastly minded" (v. 17). Here was a de- termination from which there was no turning back, as Cortez and his soldiers, entering on the conquest of Mexico, burned the ships behind them to cut off all possibility of retreat. 7. Rewarded. '"I'Oes Lord recompense thy work, a full lee tird be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art eome to trust" (Ruth 2;12). This pray- er was abundantly answered. Ruth found, (a) Service (2:2). (b) Favor (2:13). (C) Kindness (2:20). (d) Rest (3.1, 18). (e) A Redeemer. (f) A hus- band (4:13). (g) A son who was the ancestor of Israel's greatest king and of Jeeus the Christ (4:10. 17). II. Naomi, the pilgrim. 1. A beloved pilgrim. "They two went" (v. 19). These word.- recall an aged prophet and his young follower journeying to Jericho (2 King.: 2:6); a loving father and his only 6011 climbing a mount of facrifice "both of them together" (Gen. 22:8); a sorrow- ful mother and her baby boy, more sin- ned againet than sinning, wandering atom in the wilderness (Gen. 21:14-21). 2. A returning pilgrim. "They two went .. ...to 13ethlehem" (v. 19). Naomi was goiag home, back to her place as an Israelite, taking with her a heathen eon- veet, picture of Jew aad Gentile on their way to heaven. 3. A chastened pilgrim. "Ph. Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me" (v. 20). "The Lord hath tes- tified against me" (v. 21). A good man in deep affliction said, "Lay on the rod, Father, now I know I am tby child." Pastor J. R. Miller says: "Receive sorrow reverently, as sent froru God. Even in tears accept its message as divine. There is always some blessing in pain's hot hand. Some bands God designs to turn off in the fire. Not to be able to accept - from the Father's hand the seed of pain, is te miss fruits of blessing which can grow from no other sowing. We should give sorrow, when it comes, just as lov- ine welcome ns we give joy, for it is from this same hand and has the same er- rand." 4. A restored pilgrim. "I went (v. 21).the Lord.... brought me home" A. a M. .`"'"..assx 1-6:14a5 " tOttOlet0 FARMERS' StAnfenT. 'rho grain receipts to -day were a little more liberal. Oats ere weaker, there being tittles Of 500 bUsbele at 52 to GU. Barley steady, NO basholo gullies at 70c. Wheat. quiet, with offerings confined to 100 buil- eta of geese. which sold at 880, There was a fairly large supply of dairy Produce Ito poultry to -clay, Butter ruled steady, with dairy wiling at 27 tO 80e per lb New laid eggs, hic per citizen, Poilitry easy,. Hay is unchanged, with miles of 20 Wade at 020 to $22 a ton, Straw Is tint:hanged at 010 to 017 a ton, Dressed bogs are unchanged at 41.2'4 to $7.00 for light, and at r tor beayy. Wheat, white, ..01 00 Do., red, bash. .. 1 OQ Do„ spring, bush. 0 90 1)0., some, bush. Q 88 Oats, bush, 0 52 Barley, bush. 0 70 nee, bush, 0 83 Peas, bush. „ 0 87 Hay. per ton .. .. 19 00 Straw, per ton 16 00 Seeds- Alsihe, No, 1. .. Do., No. 2. .. .• Dressed hogs .. :legs, new laid, dozen .. Do., ordinary Butter, dairy „ .„ Do., creamery .. •. Oeeee, dressed, lb, Chickens, per lb. .. •• Ducks, dressed, lb, .. „ Turkeys, per lb. .... Apples, per bbl. Potatoes, per bag , . Onions. per bag „ , , Cabbage, per dozen .. Beef. hindquarters Do., forequarters Do., choice, carcase „ Do., medium, carcase .. Mutton. per cwt. .. Veal. prime, per cwt. .. Lamb. per cwt. THE APPLE TRADE. MAKE IRELAND LIKE CANADA. John Redmond's Remedy for All • Erin's Ills. London, Dee. 1. -Mr. John Redmond, speaking at Glasgow, drew a direct ana- logy between tho political position of Citanite, and that of Ireland.. The re- medy width made the Dominion prosper. ous and happy was thee which Ireland needed. Ite pointed out that the di- vergence between the French ma British in Canada was nit:eh greater than be- tween the Catludiee and Unionists in Ireland, Yet Sir Wilfrid Laurier en- joyed the confidence of both of the he- eler to a remarkable degree. Mr. Red-, mond expressed his appreciation of Can. adieu support of home rule. a •-e- a A. C. WINS AGAIN. --- Tent of Nye in the Live Stock Show Judging Wins Trophy., Toronto, Dec, 2., --An international honor ot no small degree was eaptured on saturany by five etudente of the Ontario Agricultural college at Chicago. roe the third time, the "team" entered bY the college in the 'annual judging come- MIMI at the .big live Mock Shale Wee sue- cessful ln Winning the handsome. silver tro- phy. which now bookies tho permanent pee - session of the college. There was keener rivalry than ever from ihe tennis entered by the United 8tntes col- leges, but the Guelph Minds woo too tenth tor en% 8 60 8 00 7 00 0 40 Q 28 0 27 0 30 0 09 0 07 0 10 0 12- 1 GO 1 00 1 00 0 40 7 00 4 00 6 75 .5 00 8 00 7 50 8 50 0 00 0 00 0 95 0 00 o 0 00 0 se 0 90 22 00 17 00 8 75 $ 25 7 50 0 00 0 30 0 30 0 32 , 0 11 0 11 0 12 0 14 2 60 1 10 1 25 0 50 8 00 5 00 7 25 5 50 9 00 10 00 0 50 The Montreal Trade Bulletin says: The Apple Market at preeent, both hare and in the United states. is in a demoralized con- dition, and heavy losses aro said to hafe been made on Canadian fruit in the English mar- ket, and stocke held on this side stand to lose considerable money. There are still largo quantities held py shippers and grow- ers in the West who refused high prices some weeks ago, but who, we aro informed to -day, could not got within 75e or v. per bbl, of those prices. In the Bay of QuInte district. farmers could have bad $2.75 to g4-1 per bbl. for their fruit, but to -day It is said they could not get anything near those fig- ures. A party who traveled through the Bay ot Quint° district a short time since, stated that he could have bought 250,000 to 300,000 bbis„ but that tho prices asked were so ridiculously high be oould not think of paying them, and now they are still held, although It Is said holders: would be glad 'to accept lower prices, and cannot get them. Late advices from Liverpool were very un- satisfactory. In this market there Is noth- ing dolug, and prices aro more or less nom- inal. WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET. Vollowing aro the, closing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures to -day: Wheat -Nov. 01.03 bid, DOC. 01,02 7-8 bid, May 01.11 3-4 bid. Oats -Nov. 43o bid, Deo. 43 5-8c bid, Mar 50 1-2c bid. TORONTO LIVE STOCK. Receipts of live stook at the City Mar- ket fence Tuesday, as reported by the rail- ways. were 95 carloads, composed of 1319 cat- tle, 1872 hogs, 1755 sheep and lamba, 45 calves and 2 horses. Besides the above, there were 20 carloads of 520 cattle, being led and watered In transit, also esrt hogs that wont direct to packers other than Da- vies. It was the old story the dealers told about. the Door quality of cattle on sale Wednesday and Thursday. One dealer.stated that there was a light run of cattle at the Junction on Monday, but there was more good cattle than at the City Market all week. Exporters -None offered and none appar- ently wanted. Butchers -George Rowntree, who bought 240 cattle for the Harris Abattoir Company. reported prices as follows: Beat on sale at 44 to 64.30; medium butchers and good cows, 03 to 83.70; common butchers and common cows. 02.25 to $2.75; canners, 75c to $2 per esct. Feeders and Stockers -Best feeders, 100r to 1100 lbs., at pee to 03.90; best feeders, 900 to 1000 lbs„ at $2.90 to 03.50; best stockers, 800 to 900 lbs.. at $2.85 to 03.15; best stock- ers. 600 to 80 Olbs. at 02.40 to 02.75; common stockers, unchanged, at 01.50 to $1.75. Milkers and Springers -The offerings of milkers and springers during the week was not as large nor the quedity generally as good as last week. Trade was not as brisk nor prices as high owing to the fact that the requirements from Montreal were not as great. Prices ranged from 024 to 060. The bulk of the best sold from 040 to *50 each. Veal Calves -Trade fair, prices steady, at $3 to $6 ner cwt., with a Very few at 06.50 peS"he7rt. and Lambs -Receipts were fairly large, trade steady, with prices as follows: Sheen $4, iambs 04.50 to 05.15 per cwt. Hogs -Mr. Harris got 1872 bogs, and quoted prices at $5 for selects, fed and watered; lights, $4.75; stores, 84.50 per cwt. • BRITISH CATTLE MARKET'S. London. -London cables are firmer at 101/4c to me per lb., Messed weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at 10c per pound. dettlittel for htiliday good* LI brisk. Col - lotions are fair to good. London -There is generally e good tone to bueinese there, although manu. lecturers now find no diffitulte in keep. ing up with Were. Colentry trade fair and Collections are generally eatis. factory, Otawa-Theer is quiet tone to demand for winter wholesale- lines but there is a very good trede in all lines, Groe. eriee and all holiday lines are moving brislely. 101.601.0. Dun's Review, Confidence is retuned& but conservatism is min much in evidence, especially in manu- facturing. tied factories are only Oper- ated to fill orders, no accumulation of stocks beteg permitted pending more aettled condi- tions. Some idle plants have already re- sumed, however, end in many caeca there are ample coetroeta on hand, but work is curtailed because ,customore request delaY in deliveriea, es funds are not available for set- tlement. These concerns expect 50 bave Ina- chinerY in full operation when the money market becomes normal, several preparing to resuine after January 1. Retail trade is more active, sales of holiday goods supple- mentinr, dealings in staple merchandise, and in tioato western cities report that wholesale houses are Decaying orders of usual size from countrY merchants; for aeries deuvery. Moro closed banks have resumed, gold has arrived from Europe in largo volume, and banknote circulation expands in response to special facilities offered by tho Treasury. One 4f the best features of the week at this city was the practical elimination of the pre - sal= on currency. Stocks advanced moder- ately on further investment buying and lower ea money rates that ixwmitted the re- sumption of speculative purchases. Bradstreet's Trade Review. Montreal -General retail and whOle- sale trade here continues to hold an ac- tive tone. The main activity is in the way of preparation for the holiday trade which in some lines has aleeady opened out. Sorting orders for fall and wintel lines have been fairly good, although there has been but a moderate demand for winter goods owing to the noiearri- val of really cold weather: Navigation at this port has practically closed and Winter freight rates are now in force. Shipments of goods are consequently much lighter. 'The wholetale trade ie reported active. Owing to the indica; tions of further advances in many lines of textiles, the buying for retail ac- count has been heavy. Toronto -Tight money continues the dominant influence in trade here. Some comfort, however, may be taken front the fact that bankers now speak' rather more confidently of the immediate out- look. It is to be expected that money will continue tight• for soMe time, but, it appears, there are sigus' of slight im- provement. Wholesale trade•is moving briskly, and an excellent trade in hale day goods is.going forward; TheWeath- er hes favored an excellent °leering up of fall lines in retailers' heed's, Re -orders for heavy linee are fate bet await cold weather to be really brisk. Deliveries of textiles are 'still' slow. Cotton prices hold up well, despite lower prices else- where. The demaud for cotton hrints is heavy and mills are well oversold. There is an excellent tone to the trade groceriee. The denuted for staple lines' is heavy from all parbs of the country, and holiday goods are moving well. Sane trouble has been coused by the delay in the arrival of dried fruits. Values are steady to firth. V'innipeg-Wholesale and retail trade is fairly brisk in all die:Wiens, Iri some lines lousiness is brisk, but taken as a whole the volume le hardly up to that of last ,year. The outlook. for the hal- dey trade continues bright. Vancouter Rad Victoria -Trade condi. tions along the coast are not so good aa they 'were a month or even a. fortnight - ego. The nude factor in this is the over supply of labor, whieh litis been brought about by different causes. Quebee-Wholesale hoUses report 4 very satisfactory movement in !Witte No eity industries appear to liege felt the existing stringency and no lay- ing off of employees are reported.. • Itamilton-The movement of whole- sale and retail trade is now brialt, al. though contieuett mild weather hits ale feeted the dentate% for Winter line*, The FRENCH TREATY. MANY CANADIAN INDUSTRIES ARE LIKELY TO BENEFIT. Agricultural Implement Manufacturing -Shipping Trade Will Be Developed -New District Steamship Line Will Be Established. Ottawa, Dec. 1. -As the provisions of che new Franco-Canadiau treaty are more closely examined by the rneeibers of Parliament the greater is the satiefec- Oen expreseed with the very advantage- ous terms secured by the Canadian hen- isters. The French ehambers short- ie. revise the whole tariff of France wita a view to making a considerable he cross in the protective duties all along the enc. The result wie be to give Can- ada an even greater preference in the French markets titan the new treaty af- fords. It is expecied that as soon as the treaty is ratified, which will prob- ably be two or three months hence, a great impetus will be given to Canadian exports of dairy products, agricuitaral implements, fish, meats, woodpulp and cardboard to France, thew being the principal Canadian items affected by the tower rates now secured. In the case of agricultural implements, especially, Canadian manufacturers will have a great advantage over the American manufacturers, and it is not at all un- akely that companies like the Interna- tional Harvester Company, which has a eanadian plant at liamiiton, will here- after manufacture in Canada all the egricultural implements intended for ex- port to France. In respect to the clauses providing that the lower rates of duty shall ap- ply only to goods shipped direct be- tween the two countries or else through eountries having a preferential tariff ar- rangement with either France or Can- ada it may be pointed out that the ef- ;ea' will be to practically stop the ship- ments now being made via American ports, with consequent advantage to the development, of Canadian ports. Much of Canada's trade with France is now earned on via New York. Hereatter goods will either be carried on steam - •nip lines between Canadian 'and French eorts client or else via Britisla or Ger- man ports. France has a preferential trade treaty with both Germany and ereat Britten, but goods sent on the &MA or Hamburg lines to France will also be liable to the additional' French 'surtax d'entrepot," which nenouuts to 3 francs 50 centimes per 200 pounds. One result of this is already evident in .he formation of a new company which will establish a steamship line between hanada and France. The new company :s known as the Compagaie Francais Eranseetlantique. • o • 9 RUNAWAY AIRSHIP. FIRED FOUR SHOTS. BULLETS MISSED MAN HE AIMEli AT AND VENETRAtED THE BALLOON PATRIE CARRIED AWAY IN A GALE. Airship Supposed to be the Missing One Seen Passing Geer Wales and Bel- fast at Great Altitude. London, Dec. 1. -An airship,..believed .o be the French• military Petrie, was seen pessing over Wales this morning, netvelling seaward at a great altitude. 3ome of the spectators declared that three men were clinging to the ship. In .he afternoon an airship passed over Jelfast going norbhwest apparently ander eontrol, but the name was not as- .ertaineti. Paris, Dec. 1. -Up to 1.30 o'clock this morning the only news concernin,g the runaway airship Patric was contained in t despatch frem London that a dirigible oalloon believed to be the Patric had oeen sighted in Wales yesterday morn - .ng moving westward at,a high altitude. Phis was not accepted as conclusive by the French offieials,• who have inatigur- eted re most elaborate hunt with war - .hips and automobiles for the eniesing balloon. Details of the dramatic distil). pearanco of the Petrie show that it was only after desperate efforts had been made by 200 soldiers to hold her to the earth. The Patrie's motor was being repaired in a field 111 the suburbs of Verdue preparatory to reeking a trip. A gale ceane down and the soldiere holding her were obliged to let go. 0 • Used Revolver as Club -Joint HodgeO, a Hackman, Arrested on Charge of AtteMpting to Kill Nitm. Leeh Inger. man Street, Torodtd. CLAIM FOR EIGHTY MILLIONS. Russians Have Evermous Deposit With • Bank ot England. Londoh, Dee. 1. -According to the St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette, the Bank of England will be called upon to repay a sunt lodged about 1722, which at cote. pound interest, now tenouets to 480,. 000,000. Though the deposit Was, it is said, made payable at sight, it has never been elaiined. It Was lodged by the hetnitin or load Governor in the Little Russia district north of Kieft, His name was Polubotko, and lie held office frpm 172'2 to 1124. Now a former professor of the Cole servatorium named Rubetz, has request. ed the representatives of forty noble families, descendants and relatives tit Polubotko, to meet in the town of Star - °dub, Little Russia, in order to agree upon the measures to be take k pee. mire the 1180,000,000 front the Bank of England. • The fellow with an impediment in his speech may be excused foe never speak. Ing Well Of anybody' Toronto, Dee. 2, -While William Lee cottered in a corner of his house at 24 Inkerman street on Saturday night, John Hodges, a hackman, eged 18, fired four shots front a revolver at him. One shot struck the top hinge of the door. The Next two perforated a lady's bat hanging on the door and went through the pallets, while the fourth went threugh the lower part of the door, close te where Lee was huddled in the corner. The trouble woe caused by Leo ()hied- ing to Hodges' attentions to his wife. Lee went to the Yorkville police stetion for Assistance and Hodges was arrested, lee is Omit 40 years of age and his wifs is scarcely 28. They have one child. Hodges lives next door at 24 In- kennan street, with his mother. On Saturday night Mrs. Lee was going out to de some shopping and after getting some money from her husband, she ask- ed him to go with her, which hp declined. She went out alone and about 12 o'clock she returned. When she got in her bus. hand began to remonstrate with her for staying away so long and he accused her of being with Hodges. Through the half -open door, Hodgee, who was standing outside, heard what he said and rushed in, revolver in haed. Lse tried to escape through the dining mem door, but it was locked, and Hodges begat to fire. Four shots emptied the weapon and Lee turned on him, Using the revolver as a club Hodges struck hi.a over the head and fled into kis own home next door. With his forehead bleeding, Lee ran to the Yorkville police stntion and returned with Patrol Ser- geant Beatty. Hodges was found in his own house and was taken to the Agnes street station, where he was lodged with a charge gf shooting with intent regis- tered against hiln. Lee's wound is not a serious one, and it win not necessary to consult a doctor. Detective McKinney went to the house aftei the arrest had been made and pick- ed the bullets out of the door and the walla. Hodges had purchased the revol- ver al the Model Hardware Company, on Yeege street, and has been carrying it foe some days. On the way to the police station in the patrol wagon he lost his nerve and cried over his plight. REACHED ZENITH. gaze. Just as tho itot6 claws cat Into hie flesh Roth atm the Vaal of a re'' voiver, end Atlas, filidilig iiiMeelf again nuo tered, recoiled, Under the Wine of Aliso hamonte. She fired the gull hi the mama% lace.; Th. pistol shot caused a panics among t11.1 big crowd present. As soon as Roth had been eeseued Miss Lamonte threw he: arms about his neck eauf said: "We must murk at atm Louis. I eannot wait loliger. This life la too dale. gerous, too much leaned," 3. J. HILL GIVES HIS OPINION OF NEW YORK. Thinks the Great City's Commerce Will Grow No More -Traffic Will Find Other Channels -The St. Lawrence or Mississippi. EARTH OPENED., SURVIVORS TELL Qk TERRIBLE SCENES AT KARATAGH, New York, Des. 1. -New York, in the opinion of James J. Hill, head of the Great Northern system of railroads, has reached the climax of her commercial supremacy. In an interview to -day the railroad builder of the Northwest ex- pressed this. view, his reason being that this city cannot hope to maintain its con mercial control when its chief claim is, as Ile states, that it is the dearest piece in which to do business. "The cost of everything relating to trade and com- merce," said Mr. Hill, "has increased her; beyond the point of profit. Traffic will be forced to seek other outlets; business other locations. "The tax imposed upon business in New York is enormous. Your real es- tata, your docks, your means of corn- mun:cations aro all burdened with heavy charges. The price to live and do busi- ness in New York is growing beyond the ability of the people to stand. They will be forced. to go elsewhere, seeking placee where the cost is more reason- able. "Traffic cannot be dammed up. It will seek all outlet somewhere and two outlets for the west are possible of de - vehement besides New York and the adjocent ports. One is through Canada, dowe the St. Lawrence, and the other dome the Mississippi to New Orleans. "The products of the west are bound to reach their merkets. Therefore, if they are blocked and overtaxed on their way through New York they will 'find new channels for themselves." DIED AT LEVIS CLUB. • Karatagh Seemed to Have Been Lifted Repeatedly and Set Dowd Hard - Boiling Water Gushed From the Ground -Hideous Noises. Old Man Named Tanguay Was Forcibly ' Ejected. Quebec Dec. 1.-A tragic affrey is reported 'from Levis, just across the river from this city. On Saturday night an old man named Tanguay went into a sort of club maintained by a nember of young residents of that place. His pre - ewe evidently not being welcome there, an effort was made to put him out. In a scuffle with a young man named Wagner, about eighteen years of age, he fell and was left lying on the ground. A. little later one of the members of the club went• to see what had become of the man, when it was found that he was still lying where he had fallen. A doctor was hurriedly summoned, and the old man was found to be dead. A number of arrests were made, but all were re- leased with the exception of Wagner, who is now held pending the result of the coroner's inquest. The deceased when found had a cut over one of his eyes, but whether this was caused by a fall has not been determined. RAILWAY RATE WAR. Grand Trunk and C. P. R. to Meet Chi- cago Cut. Montral, Dee. 1. -The rate war between Canada and United States companies entered upon the eecond phase of its existence to- day, when a cut rate of $10 for Second-class stearaship 'passengers from Chicago to At- lantic ports became general. and applicable to all ettst-boUnd traffic from Chicago. Whe nthe Erie made the cut which pre- cieitated the., conflict It was ostensibly to itnply to etc:are:ship traffic only. It soon widened, however, and doing business at the 05 cut on through traffie beeline the rale. The ennadian Pacific and Grand Trunk have reecived the Benetton of the Interstate Com- rnerce Commission to make the rate open. She fight will be Ilvly, but It la not consider- ed hero that it wili last long. LADY, LOVER, LION. A Wild Beast's Den No Place for Courting. Atlanta, ela., Nov, 30. -In order to smile at his financee, Mercedes Lemonte, tiie Roth, the young German trainer who does an net with the Rostock shows at Pollee de Leon, was careless enough to take his eyes for an instant this af. tertoon from Atlas, the Surliest lion of the. collection, and as a result felt lus Ieg being torn by the sharp claws of the beast, whieh hint sprung upon -him the moment be Was free from his ••••••••••*0 New York, Deo, 1. -The Sun has re- ceived the following cable despatch froni London: Now that the first full ac- count, coming from Tashkend vi;t et. Petersburg, has arrived, there can be uo doubt that the Karatagh en .thquake was one of the most appalling nateral catastrophes on record. "It is difficult," writes the reperter, ••to deseribe the scenes which matt the eye at Karatagh to -day. %Villa wae a short while ago a flourishieg township is now the grave of 4,000 tleaci. But the scenes which accompanied the catas- trophe are even more diffieult of tuie- quate description. "A group of survivors, still shaken by their experiences, related. a terrible story, to which no written narrative can do justice. Oa the eve of the disaster, October 2 0, a terrific storm burst over taaratagli and its environments, strik- ing a deadly fear into the hearts oi ti.e inhabitants. The animal world seemed to have an uncanny foreknowhiclee. fogs howled, horses stampeded, sattle lowed 9 •cs. aith fright. "Early in the morning the whole town eisemed to shudder. The earth tremors , ere frequent, but few of the townapeo- ele were sufficiently disturbed ite them TRACED ALLEGED BRASS THIEF TO to leave their houses. Fifteen minntes Later a terrific shock bet the entire place swaying, the air resounding with weird noises. Then the town seemed to he re- peatedly lifted high ie the air and set down heavily by mighty hands. "Buildings were crumbling and crash- ing to ruins every moment or two in scores of places the ground burst open ind boiling water spouted upward. Huge fragments of rock became dis- lodged from the surrounding mountains and added the thmider of their fall to .he subterranean rumblings and rear- inge which continued all the time. "Numerous houses were battered down by the falling rocks. Others, eith their occupants, sank bodily into great fis- mres in the earth. The populeee, or such of them as escaped instant death, ap- peared to be mad with throe trom every side arose awful shrieks. "Those who fled for safety had to blind. their eyes to many ghastly sights. The storm had come on again with re- newed force, and a veritable pande- monium reigned. Maddened animals tore aimlessly hither and thither, con- tinuous peals of thunder and flashes of blinding lightning added to the Many fugitives perished under the hoofs of the animals. "In the meantime similar scenes were being enacted in the surronnding try, twelve large villages being destroy- ed on this same terrible morning. So dtecl in all some 12,000 pent ma In learatagh alone 2,000 bodies were re- oovered. As many more still remain in the ruins of 1,200 houses, while 25,- 000 animals, on a rough estimate, were destroyed." HIRED A I3ABY, ittIT THE REM, ;TWICE SENT ON AHEA,D, A Remarkable SUN), Aliciut the Piot Trip Abroad of the Young Heir to the Throne of Spain -The Ruse of a Mother. London, Dee. I. -A defy Oncoming the baby Spanish Prince which was widely circulated at the beginning ol tin royal visit fe England is again current in emit dirats a,nd receives, strung° as it may appear, consider- able credence. The Queen di Spain luta not forgotten the dastardly act of the Anarchists on her wedding day. So when the visit,to England was ar- ranged she despatched her beloved baby We daYa thead, safely and sur. reptitiously in the care of nurses and detectives. Then she and the King brought with them another baby, and it was Only when Kensington Palace was reached that the devoted mother again clasped her own infant in her arms. Had the King and Queen been blown up with the substitute baby the real one would have had a poor chance of recognition. It is easy to imagine the Carlist onslaught on such a pretender, But a mother's love did not concern itself with this. All she wanted was to safeguard the child. As a sidelight on this story it may be mentioned that the baby which ac- conipanied the royal couple was con- stantly on show in Paris and was ex- tensively photographed there in its nurse's arms when the party stopped there en route for England. Nobody there seemed to think it was a bogus Prince, It is said the ex -Empress Eugenie has settled a fortune on the Prince, so that when he grows up he will be Hell even" if he 'never reigns. WOMAN DETECTIVE. CHSNESE HEAD TAX. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Practically Annuls It. Halifax, Dec. 1. -If a decision given by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Saturday in the case of the Chime who were smuggled into Cape Breton a few weeks ago is sustained, Celestials W113 have been paying five hundred dol- lars head tax on entering Canada will be kicking themselves that they did not socner seek the arbitrament of the law courts. The Chinese were arrested in Cape Breton on arrival from Newfound- land, eharged with non-payment of the head Mx. On argument before the court, Mr. O'Connor, for the accused, claimed that no offence was committed in the non-payment of the tax, which could be sued for. The court quashed the conviction, holding in effect that it was no offence for Chinese to enter Canada, that he coal not be arrested for the non-pay- ment of the head tax,( but could be sued in a civil action therefor, his case being analogous to that of a commercial trav- eller who entered a municipality where a special tax was imposed. Mr. Justice Drysdale dissented from the majority of the court, holding that the clear intention of the act was to prevent Chinese entering Canada except upon payment of five hundred dollars heed tax. *48.4.41P. THROWS KNIFE AT WIFE. Englishman Declares Intention of Killing His Wife. Toronto, Dee. 2. -Albert Stevenson 'an 1?,riglishman, who has only been in Ca:na- da since September, was arrested on Sat- tt.ela v night for attempting to do griev- ous bodily harm to his wife Annie Ste - 'nelson, at whom he threw a penknife who .1 she refused him money. Stevenson had been out oft a farm till a few days aga, httt at 5 o'elock on Saturday went to where his wife lives at 51 Simeoe street, and demanded money. She re- fusal him, and Stevermon the othrew a penknife at her, inflicting a slight wound me the left breast. At the same time he threatened ber, and said he was going to kit! her. She was taken to St. Mi- elmel's Hospital, but not detained. Since he has been arrested Stevenson has re- itertited bis intention of killing his wife, stating that Ile only wished that the blade of the knite had been four inches longer. 4 • as TO AVOID MARITAL "LEMONS." Chicago's Grass Widows and Widowers Form a Society. Waage, Dec. 1. -Mrs. Mary Hulett, of 315 East 41st street, is the originator of Chicago's most novel club. She is forming a tociety of grass tvidotes and gr tab widowers. To date 289 men and wohien who have been divorced have ap. plied for membership. "How we may profit by our mistake% and not get lemohized the next thho," is the fundamental idea, 'underlying the club, according to Mrs. Ilulen. She pro- poses that: the members talk over "in fricrany chat" their wedded experiences, to that "next time," if it comes, they MONTREAL. Ths Winaluun Advance THEO• HALL, Proprietor Dr. Agnew 14001111an, Surgeons A000tiehour Olffee-Mpstairs Is the Meodancild Block. MN, oats *secreted at offal* In Doing It, She Cruelly Took Advantage of the Friendship of the Man's Wife, Who Unconsciously Caused His Ar- rest. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 1. -To -morrow Salmon Herman, of Cleveland, will be brought back from Montreal to face a chaege of receiving thousands of dollars' worth of brass stolen from the Natioual Tube Company. The return will mark a signal triumph for a young woman, Mrs. Dan Muckier, 2,537 Scoville avenue, employed by a local detective agency, who succeeded in located Herman, and having him ad - rested, after dozens of detectives and secret service men had spent months of time and thousands of dollars in a search for him that failed. She went to Lorain, where, represent- ing herself as being a fugitive from jus. dee, she won the confidence of Herman's wife. One day Mrs, Herman came to her. "I can't write the English," she said. "Will you address a letter for me?" It was the address, under an asserned name, of the man she had been looking for. She wrote the required words calmly, though she knew that she was at last on the trail of the man. She hurried: to Montreal. At Montreal Her- man was working,' in a car shop under - the name of Cohen. Mrs. Muckler re- cognized him from the descriptions she had, "Hello, Salmon Herman!" she said. "Hello!" said Herman, staring at her wouderiney. It was the end. of the great search, The story of the pursuit reads like a chapter from Sherlock Hamm The Na- tional Tube Company, a subsidiary con- cern of the United States, Steel Com- pany, had been missing small loads of brass from its Lorain plant for months. For a. long time no clue existed. Then some of the booty was unearthed in a Cleveland junk shop. •• FORGERS AND BURGLARS, Howard and Smith Heavily Sentenced at Sault Ste. Marie. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Dec. 1.-Emith an.1 Howard, two men arrested here SWILC weeks ago, charged with forgery and carrying explosives and burglars' kits, and robbing the Hudson's Bay store in Fort William, appeared before Magistrate Elliott yesterday. Both pleaded guilty to the eharges, Smith having made a confession implicating ITovard in a large number of forgeries between the Soo and Vancouver, since Met? last. Howard got seven years in Kingston, and Smith two years in the Central. Smite is twenty-one years old, and Pros- ecutor McFadden made a strong appeal for leniency in his behalf, which had the effect, of tthortening the sentence. Howard is older and the Crown regarded him as exerting an influence over Smith, who was greatly affected in court yes- tereay, refusing to tell of his relations in England, saying the knowledge of the facts would probably kill his aged and widowed mother. ILLICIT LIQUOR SEIZED. Many Schemes Adopted in Western On- tario to Smuggle the Stuff. Kruora, Do. 1. -Over thirty gallons of liquor, seized by the Dominion police alonti the G. T. P. construttion line, Wero poured down a sewer. The most ingenious ways of smuggling the liquor into camps are being resorted to, and tha police have a difficult task in sup- pressing the illicit trade. To make matters worse, Indians, who refuge to tell where they obtain the liquor, are engaged in smuggling, and during the past week two of them were sentenced to three months each for the offenee. ee•st KEEP NAVIGATION OPEN. Lighthouses Will Be Operated as Long as Canals Are. Ottawa, Dee. 1. -The Marine 'Depart- ment has ararnged to have lighthouses and other aids to navigation on the up- per lakes kept iri operation this fall as grain, and it Is hoped that vessels will b2 able to go down the lakes for at least kept open for the passage of vessels, The Government is anxioue to facilitate in even way the movement of western two weeks yet. long as th...**41,44_,...e Soo Canal can possibly be The value of the 1907 orop in the rait- ed States is estinutted at $7,412,000,000, or $037,G00,000 above that, of 1000. will know better. Tit( dub will held its first mooting Many diphtheria eases are reported in Toronto. next week, P. KENNEDY, M.D., 11.C.P.S.O. fiumber ef the British Medical utstictiatlod.1 Gala) warmiden, Lti MidEflOINE, *WWI atteatiee paid to Diemen of Wee Oros send Children. Office houre-1 to 4 p,. 7 to 9 `. DR. ROBY. C. REDMOND . (X B. C. S. ' R. C. P. (Load.) PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON (Mee with Dr, CilestioIme R. 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'I conduct fully egnippea offb ,.•! j;• v . rirra4 and Washington : thi., nun litiet• us 11, : rr `I , f•i 1 ly dispatch NVOrk and quickly $ ein • 1' zeutsi as brcrid as the inventiGn li cal, est r.. t it rice. furnished. t Patent. procured through Marin" e, Ma 4 rion receive special notice with, us duelta 10 over zoo nevrspapers di.tributeKI trecelehoie the anninion. Specialty •.--rate. i eusieees ..... manufac- turers and Xngitirets. MARION & MARION Patent Expert and S'. hate s New vote Life Ir le's, Hnstreal i Offices: { Ails...sic SII:sg.% asnington I) C. t .,-. .0.......---....,..- - • . - . , ....., ...... •-• hehoheht. SCHWAB'S GIFT. ^ RICHMOND BEACH TO BE GIVEN TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTION. The Steel King to Donate His Staten Island Property for Benefit of the Poor -May Be Free Resort for Poor Children.. ..ew York, Dee. 2. -The Thnes to- day 'says: Charles M. Schwab, President of the Bethlehem Steel Co., intends to give away his property, Rielunond BeacO, in Staten Island, on the leariten Bay, to some charitable institution within a few deys. He admitted it last eight. ht was Mitered on Staten Wand thet sisterhood of St. Frauds, which coaduge an institution for crippled ciiildren, is to receive Mr. Schwab's gift. The steel man declined to say last night to whoni the beach would be given. Richmond Beach covers 01 acres of up- land, and includes 58 acres -more of wat- er front. Mr. Schwab bought the pro- perty several years ago, intending it as a free resort for the poor children of Manhattan. He built five two and a half storey frame buildings on the pro- perty, and erected two piers and sev- eral hundred bathing housee for the use of his small guests. At the time of the upheaval in Steel frust attain', Mr. Schwan suddanly aban- doned the project. Since thee the • pro- perty hae lain idle and unused. - - 9 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, 0. M. Crimean Nurse Decorated With the Order of Merit. London. Dee. 2. ---Florence Nightin- gale, the English philanthropist, has been decorated with the Order of Merit by King. Edward. ;411e is the first woman to reCeiVe dila distinction, which up to the present time has been bestowed only upon nineteen men, each one of marked eminence. The Order of Merit was founded by Xing Edward in 1002 for the recognition of especielly distinguish. ed services in all walks of life. MINISTER'S HEROISM. New York, Dee. 1 -Announcement of 0. fine fortitude en the part of Rev. Dr. John Lewis Clark, of Brooklyn, who married Wm. Ellis Corey and Mabel Gil- man lest summer, was mai& to -day. To save the life of one of his parish. loners, Mrs. .Tulia Ladson, he permitted 011C of his small tn•teries to be opened last Weill-he:day so that his blood eould replace hers, while her right. leg was amputatea in the Bushwiek Hospital, in Brooklyn. Mts. Lielson was suffering from blood poisoniug, and Dr. Clark was Neatened that if the smallest drop of her blOod passed into his system it might prove fatal to him, but he took the dike The operation Was suceessful. and to- day Dr. Clark \Val inforined that Mi•s. leulson would live, The average man ean rise in his own estimation without the aid of a derriek.