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LESSON' IIIse-JAN, %ea.
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Conunentary.-1. blue directs two
disciplee to jeans (vs. 35.39). 35. the
liteXt day -There were three dOYs
testimony of John the Baptist to
Xeausi 1. To the deputation from
the Sanhedrin. (vs. 19-28), 2. Palelio•
ly, to the people (vs, 29-34). 3. Prit
vately, to tWo disciples (erte 35-37).
Jahn, stood -"Was standing." -R. V.
two of his disciples -Andrew (v. 40}
and john, the author of this book,
who inodestly avoide using his own
name. The great ambition of john
the Baptist was to induce men te be-
come followers of Jesus.
n. and looking -The Baptist fixed
his eyes upon Jeans, angling him out
and regarding him with special at-
tention. behold the Lamb of God -
The R. V, puts a comma after be-
hold; an interjeetion. not a verb.
"All the lambs hitherto offered had
been furnished by Men; this one was
Provided by God, as the only suffic.'
lent sacrifice for the sin of the
world." -Clarke. His words would
be to them equivalent to a coxamand
to follow him. -Scott. How faithfui
Soho, was in his office as forernimer I
He did. not think of his own honor
or popularity, but conscious that he
must decrease, he is anxious to have
his 'followers become true disciples
Of Christ. "He did not reckon that
he had lost those who went 'ovet from
him to Christ." "The Lamb is, 1.
God's gift, 2. A promised gift (Ise.
53: 6, 7). 3. Spotless and holy Meth.
9: 14). 4. For sacrifice, 5.* tak'e
away the sin of the' world. 6. . Of
God's own providing, 7. Worthy of
all acceptation." 37. they followed
Jesus -The first beginning of the
Christian church.-Plummene They
understood John's meaning and im-
mediately did as they were directed.
It would be well if all would immed-
iately follow Christ. We should fol-
low him as our Redeemer, Pattern,
Guide and...Shepherd. They may. not
'have ififtragfileave John's lead-
ership permanently,
38. Jesus turned -He was ready to
give them a hearty welcome. what
seek ye -What is your desire or re-
guestP Jesus knew they were seek -
nag him, for he knows all hearts, but
he desired some expression from them.
rabbi -A. Jewish title of honor for
learning, meaning "teacher," "mas-
ter.' Thus they at once recognized
his superiority and their 'ignorance,
where dwellest thou -"Where art
thou staying?" He had no permanent
place of ebode in this locality. "In
asking this question they •intimate a
desire to be better acquainted With
'hint, Where is the inn where you
aaide?. We desire to receive iristran
Von from you."'
39. come and see -A kind invita-
tion to them to ‘go with him to his
place of abode. `If those who know
not the salvation of God would coine
at the command of Ohrist,• they*
would soon see that with him is the
fountain of life, and in his light they
wbuld see light." the tenth hour -
St. John was sb impressed with his
first interview with Jesus that he
remembered the hour. This may
have been either 10 a. m., according
to the Roman reckoning, or 4 p. m.,
according to the Jewish reckoning.
In either case Andrew and John spent
the remainder of the day with Jesus
end then hastened to find their
brothers and bring them to Christ.
Edersheim thinks these events took
place on Saturday, the Jewish Sab-
bath.
Several other disciples called (ve.
40.46.)
40. Which heard john -This was John
the Baptist (vs. 35, 36). Andrew - A
name of Greek origin, signifying "man."
Ife belonged to Bethsaida (v. 44), and
was .a disciple o.f John the Baptist. He
resided afterward Capernaum (Mark
1. 29.) Simon Peter's brother -Referr-
ing to Andrew in_ this way shows Ceti
when this. gospel was written Patera
name was more widely known than An-
drew's. The other disciple who heard
the Baptist speak was john, the writ-
er of this =count, who modestly omits
his own name. 41. Tia firmleth first (R.
V.) -It is supposed that at the same
time Andrew went to find his brother
Sinion, John also went and found his
brother James and brought him to
Christ; but "Andrew found bis brother
first. This was a true missionary spirit.
God's salivation is so good that those
who experience His love are always anx•
ious to bring others into the serne holy
relation. Found the Messitte--. Tie speaks
exultingly. Aroused by John's faithful
•testimony concerning the c.olnin•g Mes-
siah they were ready to receive Him
when they saw a few true marks of Hip
Messiahship. Being interpreted - Ales-
sias is the Greek form of the Ilebrew
word Messiab, and Cariet its Greek
interpretation. The word means the
anointed one.
42. Brought Him -Andrew thrice
brings to Jesus: 1. Simon 2, the lea
with the loaves (chap. 6. 8, 9). 3, Cer-
tain Greeks (John 12. 20-22). In these
three incidents John gives the key to
his characten-Cam. Bib. About ell we
lcnow of Anarew is what is said of Him
in connection with his bringing some-
one to Jesus. Beheld at
once knew Simon better than Simon
knew himself. Cephas..Stone-Petros,
Peter, has the same meaning in Greek
that Cephas has in Syriac. -The name
Vas given bim to describe his character,
which was stiff, herdes and resolute.
"The new name. referring to character,
is a promise that Willem shall be
ohanged to steadamtneso. Referring to
office, that 110 shall be 11, foundation -
stone in the new building of the
eautalt."-McIeuen. 43. The day follow-
ing -This, awarding, to Farrar, tem, the
/Mirth day after las return from the
'wilderness. Jestat started on His return
to Galilee, and "on the journey fell in
with Another yourag fisherman, Philip
of Betheaida." 44. 13ethsaida- "The
house of nets," so celled because inhale
ftea by fishermen. There wen two plates
by this tame.
Nathaniel -"Gift of God;" else-
where called 13ertholonnew, Ite lived at
eena in Galilee, where our Lord 'pelmet -
ea his first miracle. of Whotn Moses....
and the prophete did write -See Gen.
3:15; 22:18; Dettt. 18:18; Int. 4:2; 7:14;
jet 23:5; Ezek. 34:23; Dan. 9:24; Mean
fit2: Zech. faint Mel. 3:1. the ;too of
Ioseph-Philip mid this; the statement
shows the common opinion. about Jesus.
46. good. , ..out of Nazareth ---"The gates.
tion eprang from mere dread of mistake
in a matter so vital." knew that
Bethlehem (alkali 5:2) and not Nazar-
eth WaS tO be the birthplace of the Mee.
siah. "It useally been coneideted
that his itnatver was proverbiel; but It
May merely have implied, 'Nazareth;
that obseure and ill -reputed town itt ita
little, untrodden valley-ean anything I
geed eorne front theme "-Pamir. Neal
thanael's objectione arose from 'grim..
ante, eortel and see -The same reply.
given by .7esus (v. 39), Philip could not
:olive the difficulty, but he Mild ehow
N'athenael how to get rill of it.
III. The interview. between. :Testis and
Nathanael bre. 4:71-51). 47. no
- The expresaloa impliegt a true, heart•
- welly conaerted Man, a genuine son of
. Abraham by' faith, 46 well as a son 64"
eording to the fleelt.----Barle. 48. under
the fig tree -The Jewish. Writers often
sneak of the shade of the fig tree as the
place of meditatielt end prayer. Probably
lt Watt in Write such, Iona, it:winded front
the human eye of Jesus, that Nathanitel
n'on title of laraelite, by prevailing
prayer with Cod.-Whedon. 49. thou
eta eto.-These words are the outburst
of a neart convinced at once that Jesus
was the Messiah. We can haraly sup-
pose than Natheautel cleeely tioderstood
the nature of Christ's kingdom at this
time, hut that he saw that Jesus was the
Christ we cannot doubt.
50. greater things -Thou shalt see far
greater proofs of my divinity and afes-
bighship. 51, verily, verily -The double
"verily," eieed twenty-five times in this
oaind nowhere eta°, introduces
greab importance. heaven open,
ete.-The latItier which'Jaeob saw (Gen.
28:121 Wati a symbol of the intercourse
which wovid be opeued betweentheaeen
and earth, hi the new dispensation. Son
of meat -This expression is na'ed about
eighty times in the gospels by Christ of
himself as Messian.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS,
I. The diseiples follow Jesus. "And the
two disciples heard him &peak, and they
followed Jesus". (v, 37.) They left the
human teacher fer the divine, This
brought great "joy" to Johu the Baptist
(Jean g5-30.) shpnld he the end
of all preaching and teaching, not to
win men to us, but to win them to
Christ. The diaciplea did riot quiekly
learn the lesson John the Bentistlaught
them that day, for long afterward John
the evangelist said to Jeeus, "Master,
we saw one casting out deviis in thy
name, and he followed not us; and we
forbade him, ,hecause he followeth not
us. But Jesus said, Forbid aim not, for
there is no man which shall do a miracle
in my name, that can lightly speak evil
of me"' (Meek 9; 38,39a Never enter.
tain a thought that if people do not do
as you do they are not right. Never
worry them, nor reje•et them, because
they do not keep step with you or look
at doctrine from yomastanapoint: Point
theia to the Lamb of God as did John
tha Baptist, ana know the joy of win.
sang them to Jesus.
II, The disciples called, "Jesus
saith unto them, Come and see" (vs. 3$,
39.) "Follow Ine" (v, 43.) This was the
first «all ' of Jesus' first six disciples. A
secona call of the first four is given
.(Matt. 4; 18, 19; Mark 1; 16.20.) A
third call is described (Luke 5; 1-1L)
And after the cross, Cariet said again to
Peter, "Follow rne" (John 21; 19.) The
disciples were called, 1. To the Saviour.
"Follow me" (v, 43.) Christ's disciples
are called unto him. (Matt. 10; 1.) They
are ordained "that they should be with
him" (Mark 3; 14.) The call is intensely
personal. 2. To serviee. "Folio* me.
and I will make you fishers of men';
(Matt. 4; 10.) 3. To sacrifice. !Whoso-
ever doth not bear his cress, and come
after me, eannot be my diseiple .. who-
soever .... forsaketh not all that he
bath, he cannot be My disciple" (Luke
14; 27-33.) Out aeord utterly fotgot
himself, and from the beginning• to the.
end of leis ministry poured out his life.
The sick the sinful, the sorrowful
thronged 'him, and virtue went out from
him to heal, to save and to comfort. We
_cannot do anything to save the world
Other than as he wrought. The giving
of life saves life. The 'Turin°. out of•
love upon the sick, the sinful,°the sor.
rowful, the perpetuation of the sacrifice
of Christ on earth, this is the life that
pleases God and. saves men.
III. The disciples finding others. "An-
drew, Simon Peter's brother." "He first
findeth his own brother" (vs: 40, 41).
Andrew found Peter, John found James
Philip found Nathaniel (v. 45). A dis-
ciple is always a soulatvinner. Soul-sev-
ing is the great wova of heaven. God '
the Felber made tne greatest sacrifiee
that even He could make. Jesus endured,
toiled, suffered and died. .1tte sent the
Rely Spirit. He is exalted to the right
hand in the place.of intercession, Angels
lo and endure all God's commands in be-
half of. the heirs of ealyation. If we
,vere to devote all onr heart, soul, life
;neans to the work we could not.
equal the eeample set before us, nor die -
charge a tithe of the infinite debt we
owe to our Redeemer. Have you thought
you were a disciple? Ask yourself: 1. Is
it the chief desire of my life to glorify
God in the salvation of souls? 2. How
many souls has God used 'Tie to save?
3. Do I pray in the closet, the family and
the church for souls? 4. Are my efforts
mad prayers at present going out for
any partieuler soul who is ready to per-
ish?
IV. The disciples' reward. The words
that John the Baptist spoke that day to
john the Evaagelist .(v. 36), were echoed
and re-echoed long. years after the Bap.
hist was carried to Ms grave. Twenty-
five times in the Book of Revelation dean
John speak of "the Lamb." Think of the
loy of pointing a John to Jesus. Think
ef the fellowship in the New Jerusalem
when they Fit down to talk of God's
emiderful dealings with them, and John
tells his old teacher of the blessed de
lights he found in the %nice begun that
day when he left the men he loved to
become the beloved disciple of the Christ.
rhe words that Andrew spoke to Peter
of "the Messias" (v. 41) were the faun.
aation of Peter's Peatecostal sermon,
when three thousand were Saved (Acts
2, 41). Think of the joy of bringing a
Peter to Jesus, and through him of
reacl !rt ft thousands. . '
V. Triougats. Great results are some,
pines brought about by sniall beginnings.
‘A few ordinery Golileane, the grain of
mustard seed, a little rill, the little stone
Daniel saw, the ininuto partteie of lea -
von, a peivate tonvereation-what were
theee in the great mess of seething evil,
in a world where wealth, rank, power,
armies, literature, the sinful hearts of
men, were All arrayed on the other sidel
But God Himself was behind them."
Consider the different ways by. which
these men catne to Christ, and the grad-
ual pracess, by winiellt they were led into.
full discipleship. Learn also that the
gospel is exteoded throtighoilt the world
through the aersonaI influenee. Of one
person over another. Let ets study, the
essential points itt toul.winning, and be
effectiva workers, for the Master. Hon-
est donhts are always eimily settled by a
personal conteet with the Saviour. No
life, is at any. time hiddeb. froin that all.
seeing eye which pietees to the depths
of etiery soul. Jesus said to Philip:
"Thou then see gteater then
theee"-saving souls' it; a, greater work
than working nameless. The events of
Plaster Morning ami of Pentecost Were
among the `treater things,' The great
revivals and. missionary moventalts are
the "greater thine' which we behold.
A. 0, M.
WON $10,000 PRIZE.
Parte, jam 13.- /Ienry roman, the
Prentli tiermiatit, to -day won tire Deitt-
sche.Arehdetttott prize of $10,000 by '
making a eirettlar kilometre in an air.
ship .1teavier -than air. The emeteasfuT
/Bala. wee made in 'the preienee of au
official votninittee of the itero eltib. The
_tittle Watt 0110 minute qtriel 28 tem:nide.
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WfIVA'n PlAnkr48.
renewing site tn0 0104100 quetittlells en
Winnipeg grain futuree te.day.
Whest-$1.084 MI. May el.1.0% Ala
oats -ante tee eta, hifir 680 01.4.
aNeanell BACON PRIOS.
Ltualma-Cenadian bacon 500 to 56s, Oa
for beet, 480 to 500 tor IlehtweIghte. cheese
-coutlauee nem at tell vitae with steadY
demand: OA tor tee thiest colored tote ale
for whttel 634 to Os fOr Bee white.
,LIVERPOOL CATTLE hfARKETS.
Liverpool -Liverpool wile reports; States
steers, 1.2e to 12%o; Canadians, 110 to 1201
ranchers, 10o to lic; native etrws, iflo to 11o;
bolls, 0110; trade firm.
BRITTSH CATTLE menticerre.
aentlete-Londea eablee are firmer, at etina
to lat per pound, dressed wetotgefrIgator
beet is quoted at 91/2e per pound,
TORONTO EATEATIlt'S hfaltnET.
The offerings of grain to -day were fair
with the market firm. Only 100 blonels of
wheat were received, And a eold at to
01.01. Barley firm, 700 or 800 'bushels sel-
ling at 78c to $04. Oats nominal cat 63 to 54o.
Dairy produce in fair supply. Butter sold
at 26 to 50c per lb, and ordinary fresh eggs,
at 25e to 30o per dozen,
Hay is unchanged, with sales of 30 loads
'at VS to $20 a tom Straw unchanged, two
loads of bundled selling at $15, and a load
of looso et up,
Dressed hogs continuo firm at 88.23 to 88.60
tor light, and ss for heavy.
Wheat. White,. bush ., .. -3 1 00 1 01
Do., red, bush. ,. 1 00 1 01
Do., spring, bush .. .. 0 90 0 05
Do., goose, bush „ „ 0 87 0 09
Oats, bush. .... 0 53 0 54
Barley, bush. „ 0 78 0 50
Rye, bush, 84 0 Oa
Peas, bush. „ 0 88 0 00
Hay, timothy, ton 1.3 00 21 00
Do., olover, ton .. .. 16 00 0 00
Straw, Oor ton 16 00 0 00
Seeds, Alsike, No, 1, .. 7 50 8 00
Do , No 2 6 76 7 25
Do., red clover ,. .. 9 25 9 50
Dressed hogs .. 8 00 8 50
Eggs, new laid, claz. .. 0 40 0 45
Do„ storage .. 0 26 0 30
Butter, dairy _ • „ . 0 26 0 30
Do., creamery „ 0 30
pew, dreseed, lb. 11. 0 13
0 32
Chickens, per lb. ,... 0 12 0 16
Ducks, dressed, lb. 0.12 0 14
Turkeys, per lb. .. 0 17 0 20
pAoptpalteokres, ,peprerbbalg.
:20 8050 03 9606
Cabbage, *per doz. .. 0 40 0 '0
Onions, per bag 1 00
Beef, hindquarters .. .. 8 00 2,5
Da, forequarters .... 00 9 50
Do„ choice, carcase .. .. 8 00 6 00
'Hutton, per cwt. 8 00 8 26
7 00
Do., medium, carcase .. 6 25
Veal. prime, per cwt. 7 50 9 00
Lamb, per .. 10 00 /0 00
11 00
Toronto Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock since Tuesday
were iarge, • 105 carloads, composed of
1414 cattle, 1442 hogs, 1571 s•heep, 73
niece. Trade for choice quality sada in
all Mies, was brisk, with prices firmer,
but the -treat trouble was that there
were few .ots of prime quality in any of
the different classes.
Exporters-Tbere were none quoted•as
such being sold, but we would say that
choice well -finished exporters would be
worth $5 •per cwt., but export bulls are
in demand at $5.40 to $4.40 net cwt.
Butchers-Priees ruled as follows
Good butchers, $4.40 to $4.80; medium,
$4 to $4.25; good cows and light Mitch-
ers, $3.50 to $3.85; fair giartlity cows,
8112% to $3.40; common cows, $2.25 to
$2,70; canners,,$1;• butchers and expoat
bulls, $3.50 to $4; bologna. bulls, $2 to
$2.25. These prices were given by Geo.
Rowntree, who bought 370 cattle for the
Harris Abattoia Company.
Feedees and Stockers -Messrs. H. &
W. Murby report no feeders and leo
stockers being offered; the butcher
trade being active has caused a scartity
of good feeders.' The Messrs. Murby are
open to buy some good quality feeders,
having many orders to fill. Drovers bay-
ing feders to dispose of would de well to
correspona with Harry Murby at the
Westera Cattle Market, Toronto. .
Milkers and Springers -Few good
quality cows were on sale and prices
were quoted eacordingly; ranging all the
way from $20 to 451 each.
Veal Calves -Veal calves of good
quality aro scarce and in demand, with
prices firmer at $3,50 to $6.50 per ewt.,
with an Odd choice new milk -fed calf of
extra quality at $7 per cwt.
Sheep anaLambs-Good quality lambs
and sheep are made and. wanted. Ex -
peat ewes, $4 per cwt.; culls and rants,
$3 to $3.50; yearling ewes, for butcher
purposes, $4.25 to $4.50 per cwt.; lambs
firm at $5 to $6 per ovt.
Hogs -Prices unchanged at $5.99 for
selects, $5:35 for lights, but Mr. Harris
stated. that prospdets were looking like
easier quotations.
Bradstreet's.
•
Montreal trade reports to Bradstreet's
say: The general ton« of trade here con-
tinues on the quiet side, although there
has been improvement in' some regaras
during the past week. Trayellers ate
once more on their routes 'and they are
sending cheerful reports of the business
oetlook. Orders are lights as yet, but
as seasonable weather prevaile in most
directions a. good sorting trade in win-
ter lines is looked for soon. Much less
is now heard about money stringency,
io fact, conditions in this regard are
steadily if slowly improving. There is
WS talk, also, about coming inausttial
depression, the view generally taken
favors the belief that early spring will
see as .gretit activity as ever. It is an-
nounced that befere long the C. P. :R.
shops here will be einploying a larger
number of men than ever before an& it
is pretty generally believed that thanue
facturers who have recently discharged
some of their workmen will shortly lei
running full strength. Retail trade is
quiet, but collections are in most cases
better than tvholsealers hed expected,
Cheese and hOg prices are expected .to
advance. .
Toronto -In many lines of business
here there are signs of the after -holiday
revival. Tievellers are sending in some
orders and they report that the outlet&
for business in all parte of the country
is generally good. The `worst featuraeof
emiditions ie to be found itt the fact that
retailers in all lines aro well stocked
with winter goods and awing to the fact
that there hata in most distriets, beeii
little very Ohl sweether the movement
hats heeli only moderate. -Preparetions
for spring trade aro-going forward, and
in most lio'es a good busineseas looked
fOrward SignS paint to a revival in
the builditig trades eatly the scanom,
There ie Inuelt to be done tiering the
cotnieg season here and at outside eon.
tres. Much depends upon the condition
of the money market, hat there le evety
rettsoo tO expeet still further and great-
er improvement ht this resepet.
Wittnipega-While. business up to the
present has experienced the usual after -
holiday lull, there are already eigns that
a Week ot Will See a re.sumption of
geoerat activity. Traaellers are elleady
beginaing tie send ni eorting Orders,
anti Wholesalers era emilident big
butinets for the -spring trade. The linen.
del sky is eleatieg, largely otking to the
steedy improvements eollectiolls.
Vaiteouver and Vietoria,-The jobbitig
and retail trade Continues actite all
parta Of the Province abd nollectiolut are
generally good. While tbe lumber trade
etill quiet, it is expeetea that work will
90011 be resinted Ott a large Seale,
gnehee,--4raVeIlerti 011 the road are al.
ready *eliding in good ordere in epring
mad summer. shipments.
Hainilton-Traae here is quiet In Most
linos. Wholeselere are leety Making pre.
paratione for the spring trade and the
outlook is at the montent tetisfaetory.
Colleetioes aro generally good.
London -While retail trade there is int
elined to be quiet, witalcealerentre avtiVe
with the eerly spring trade,
Ottawa -The movenient of wholeeale
and. retail goods is light, Country trade
has a better tone and collectione show
seine improvemeot.
MULAI HAFID.
FlaRDIAaLY PROCLAIMED SULTAN
AT FEZeeABD-EL-AZIZ DEPOSED.
• ,-
Tbe New Ruler Will Receive Strong Sup-
port on Conditien That lie Abolishes
Taxes and Breaks Off Relations
With Europeans,
Paris, Jan, Ifafid, the
brother of the Sultan of 4111 Morocco,
Abael-Azin wile some molithe ego
was prochtimed Sultan at Moroeco City,
was proelaimed. Sultan_ at Fez on joint-
ary 4, tile Suiten of record aaviog heen
foi.mally cleposed4
According to latest information from
Fez, the ulemas, or Wiee Inell, were
bawd to deceee the overthrow of Abd-
el-Azia the Sultan el record„ and pro,
catint laufid Sultan in his place,
by the. attitude of the populace, who
were greatly exeercised over reports
that Abd -el -Aziz had field the country to
Fiance.
The annonneement by the public criers
wita received with frantic joy, Mulai
Raid was proclaimed Sultan under car-
tel:a oonditions, which he accepts toge-
ther with the title, .emong thew condi-
Ones AO the following:
Thet he eejects the Algeeirts let, ex,
pole the French troops .frern Moroceo,
prohiaite access to the interior of Eu.
ropeans, who with the Jews, it is pet
forth, shoold be allowed to oecupy only
quarters in the ports reserved for
them; prohibits Moorish subjects from
plabing themselves under the protection
of foreign Consulates, secures Morocco's
rights in the froutier question with Al-
geria, and suppresses taxation, •
Tite Freneh Government is greatly
wrought up about the proclamation of
Mutat Hafid as Sultan and the declara-
tion of a holy wer at Fez. France and
Spain, aoting officially for the powers,
muet recognize Abd,el-Aziz as the le-
gitimate Sultan so long as the official
government remeins in his bands. But
Mulai 'Fiend in the past year has shown
unexpected strength in the d.evelopment
of hie forces, and the present situa-
tion. means the indefinite prolongation
of the stay of the French and the Span-
ish- troops in Morocco.
The entire situation has become chang-
ed* and tile whole country is threatenea
teeth a civil war. It is all the more
serious, for France, for the despatches
whieh have been received relating to
the -situation leave no doubt that the
fanatical appeals to the supporters of
Mutat' Hafid are directed chiefly against
France, and a holy war might arouse
France's Mohammedan subjecti 'across
the Algerian frontier.
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AIRSHIPS FOR JAPAN.
Rumor. That Number Have Been Pur-
, • chased in Paris.
Paris, Jan. 12. -The runaor that Japan
acts acquired a number of French -built
airships already, azid has ordered half a
damn more for use in ocemection wine
the army and navy, had been so persis-
t-6TR in`Earis last week that I called to -
dear .at the Japanese Embasey to inquire
what was in the report, It was there
saida that the only person compeWat
to .-ateswer the question was the Um-
bassy's military attache, now , absent
from. raris. In this connection I later
called upon M. Juliot, ehief engineer of
the great aeronautic establishment of
Meeers. Lebaudy at Moisson, and aseed
if tee Owl received any order Iron: the
Japanese. M. Juliet smilingly repted
that he would rather not be quotsti on
the •subjeot. He spoke freely, however,'
as to the rola ainships will play M any
future international eonflict.
"Aay amateur can seene' said M. Juliet,
"what an important a'art a steemble
balloon cantake in military manoeu ttes
on either land ot sea. It would ite. mere
suceessful in scouting and reconnoiter-
ingeopetatiobs than any other spasm
yet devased;'
"Moreover, with the present dertlop-
ment of knowledge in the handlieg ef
latch- craft well in advance of teennioal
imprevement, they can even now be
used as fearful engines of Week. For
example, it would be perfectly po%ible
no* for a steerable balloon to carry a
thousand imonds of explosives and drop
thein• with great aceurtioy at any given
point. Bridges for troops coald thus be
demoralized at little cost ana dan-
PP •
ger,.
.
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'WALL FELL ON FIREMEN.
.
One. Killed at Montreal and Two Seri-
. ouslee Injured:
.
Montreal, Jan. la. --As the result of
a small bre on Notre Dame street to-
night one fireman is dead and two othere
serioasly injured.
Fire breke out in a sat' all fancy goods
etoreethtough an overheated Stove. The
store tvas on the ground flor of a ram-
shackle three-storey brick building, and
while eighting the flames peat of the
wilffell out, crushiug Napoleon Gagnon,
Narbonne and V. Lamouche, fremen.
Minion died on his way to the hospi-
tal,. and the others are badly injered.
,The lose by fire was trifling, and apatt
from the falling wall the building WaS
tited.
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1 POLICE DOGS FOR PARIS.
.., -
Itenitel Eetablished as Pernianent A.uxil-
airy to City Force.
Parte, Jan. 12. -After a long series of
trialee in which the dogs of many court -
tries have partitipated, the Ottrie police
have atelded to estabIsh a kennel of
:German sheep dogs as a permanent aux.
Mary „to the loeaa pollee force.
Duritig the trials h'eld this week the
Gernian doge especially thawed reinierk.
ttble intelligence in detectieg and arrest-
ing ithitation crimibals; proteethig their
masters when attaeked, and in finding
lost artieles,
Prefect Lepine details the dogs to ae.
company policemen who patrol lonely
'mid dangerous beats.
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RAILWAY BOARD.
Toronto Ont., Jan, 13.-(Speeial)
Mr..''Whititey Was naked thie MOM-
ing whether Om Government had consid.
Awed the atoWers tbf the New York public
sonic% tioniMiSiviOnt With vievr to con -
forth* order jarisdietiee on the Ontario
Beltway and latunioipal BOMA:. Mr.
'Whitney teplied, wthe Government lies
not imnaidered it formally. The faets
relating te it are quite familiar to ilie."
BRITAIN'S BIG
RACE PROBLENI.
TRANSVAAL ANDMMIAIGRATIGPI
LAW MAKER TROUBLE,
Hativea of -India Object to It. --Bad. BOW
in India7alier4 Elgin Endoreed It,.
rearing Reftlital Would Stir Up a
Reb.ellion in TrangVilai.
London, Jan, 12. -The great problem
of the _mixing of the Asiatic and white
mew is coiniag to a speedier and grever
issue than the diepute betnibli the
United States a,nd Japan. Some refer-
ence web made in three despatchee a
weet; ago to tlie- troubles within the
Britialt Empire threatened by the dras-
tic anti -immigration legislation put ill
IOC° by the Trensvaal Government. A
erisia lute already d.eveloped so rapidly
that the home Government fincis Itself
confronted by the meet serioue imperial
question it luts yet eneountered.
Tim courts of Pretoria and Johaunes-
barg on Friday imposed sentences of
two and three months' imprisonment
upon several prominent nativaa of In-
dia, who MO refused to furnish finger
prints and Other means of identification,
aft a condition of remaining dn Use colt
any. Thousands of Indians in both cit-
ies have held mass meetings and proces-
sions in protest egainst laws applicable
only to criminalts or slaves. Resolations
were adopted setting forth: "We wel-
come the inhuman •sentences as a test
of Indian suffering, but for the sake of
humonity and the Empire we deplore
them; These sentences nottvithetanding,
we are resolved to eon'tinue the struggle
which we have u.ndertaken, in the name
of GodaA'
n ImpossibleiSituation.
The Indian portion of the community
may asIced Gen. Smuts, Colonial Secre-
tary of the Trazisvael, to receive a depu,
tation, but he refused. There the matter
resta for the moment, but it will not
rest long. The situation is an impossi-
ble one for the British Government to
defend or allow 41 continue. The pre-
carious condition of India as well as
the boast of equal rights wfthin the Em-
pire, which is one of the cardinal rights
of the Liberal aarty, makes it impos-
sible. Yet there seems no way out of
the impasse into which the Bannerman
Government walked blindly when it
granted the Transvaal independent gov-
ernment.
The secret bistory of the difficulty is
illuminating. The new regulation was
approved by Lord Elgin, Colonial Sec.
• retary, a few weeks ago .witheub con.
sultation. with his colleagues of the
Cabinet. He has been taken sharply
to task by his associates, and his ex-
planation was, in effect: "I was threat-
ened with a rebellion if I refused to
sign the ordinance. So I had to du so."
Of course, he had expected no such dras-
tic application of the -new measuee and
its effect locally. Still less did he neat
eipate the appalling danger which he
created in India.
It is fair to say that the majority of
,the Government, as well as the .whole
mass of the.Liberal party is strongly op.
posed to the action of the Transvaal.
So, also is British public opinion at
large. *len Parliament meets this will
find violent expression and the Govern-
ment must find some means to deal with
the aituation. It is pointed (sub that the
Government should. bave foreseen this,
as one of the probable effects of their
precipitate generositer in granting self-
government to the colony. The charter
of the Transvaal contains a, provision
giving the home Govermnent the nomi-
nal right to veto any act of the Colonial
Legislature. But, in practice, the ex-
ercise of this right is almost unknown,
and, as Lord Elgin indicates, its use thus
early in the history of the Transvaal's
independence would probably have. caus-
ed a rebellion. The matter lase serious
that it will not be made a party ques-
tion. The Unionists will criticize the
Ministry, but they Will also do all in
their power to mitigate the perils which
have arisen.
--The, task of John Morley, the Secre-
tary for India, is a most difficult one.
Public feeling in India is already at a
dangerous tension. The treatment now
ticeorded their compatriots in another
part of the Empire will be regarded as
the grossest and as a most flagrant vio-
lation. of the professed -principles of the
Imperial Government. The smouldering
fires of popular discontent in the great
dependency will assuredly break into a
conflagration Unless Mr. Morley cart
dampen the fuel vvhich the Transvaal
has supplied. No British statesman has
flianege.d a problem more critical or appal-
.
BOY SKATER DROWNED. .
Another Went to His Rescue ana, Nar-
rowly Escaped.
Collingwood, Jan. 12.---aSaturday wit-
nessed a very sad drowning accident
here, the result of a rather daring ven-
ture of some youths skating on some
newly -formed ice : Wm. Lee, son of W.
G. Lee, of Pike Bay, aged about 17, with
some others, were skating oft the timer
harbor, close to' Charlton's sawmills,
when, getting 'on. some treacherous ice,
he went through. Norman Best was
saved from a like fate by doe Smith,
who Was there -at the time. When Wan
nee fell through Norman Best, who was
skating further up the shore, securing
some rope from one of the boats nearby,
advanced to the rescue of the lad, but
tho lee failed him.
He inade some daring attempts to
save the boya life, but was hienelf
pulled out in time by the a,ssistanee of
the rope he had. His face was badly
cut by the ice.
The body of Win. Lee was recovered.
Me family live in Pike lkty.
ALLEGED TO BE MURDERED.
Italian Smartly Captured by Detective
McKinney'.
Toronto, Jan. 13.-Witjt a revolver
ready for imattalt uee in his overcoat
pooket, Charles Bruno, a husky Relate,
also known as Cigniglo, was Mooted for
an alleged double murder in. the county
of Nassau, New York, and he also
wanted for «hooting man in Jersey
City. Bruno, to eall lihn by his Cana-
dian mune, was caught by Detective Mc.
Kinney Saturday night very neatly. As
he was walking with coustable oear
the house, McKinnen met a matt whom
he recognized as 13runo, and aeeosted
him, telling him that Inspeetor Cuddy at
No. 2 Station wanted to see him about
the way he was running his lame on
Elm street. Bruno went quietly with
biro. When lie was settrehed at No, 2
litratien, the revolver, a thirty-eight /vet'
Johnson, with ten rounds of arannition.
was fond in ble'ortat pocket, along with
a razor too blunt for legitimate put.
poses. /to gaire his name ail Charles
Brute). end absolutely denied that lie
Wes the Man wanted in the Stator, He
deelared that he had pet retuned froth
Meg:trey and as fite departure of the
woman Pauline ()ozone, Whom he tot.
intuited, from the Cieneral Hospital
ayuchronized with hia departure for the
frontier the pollee are inclined to believe
that lirtinoar journey was mede in order
to Nee the W0111411 olit of the emultry.
When hie truele was eearelied at ids -
room lettere were found in it addressed
to Primrose, one of the- names Bruno
pessed under in the States. There was
also 'fecund a formidable knife as sharp
rezor.
Tweeter DiDle46 has received a wire
from Seaeliffe, New York, saying that
tonlay a man would he sent to identify
Bruno,
SAWER KILLED.
Fatal Accident to Frank Lennox
at Liskeard.
New Liskearil, Jan. 15, -One of the
saddest accidents that ever ocourreet in
Liskeera boppened on Tuesday, Jan. 7th,
to Mr. Fronk Lennox, of this olaee, Mr.
Lennox was a tail-sonvyer in A. M. Sal-
mori's saw mill, He lived on the Halley.
bury roaa, one mile south from the mill.
Mr. 13etler, fireman of the mita was
boarding with Mr. Lennox. The two left
home at 0.30 a. m. sit 7,30 a. In, the
mill was startail by Mr. Heanuen Grant,
Everything went well OR about 8.20,
vrhen Mr. Lennox was caught in the tom.
Just how ho got in no one knows. He
Was ea the saw before Grant saw him.
Ho quiekly reversed the carriage and the
firemen stopped the mill. Mr, Lennox
was terribly cut on the body. He was
hastened to the hospital, but Was be.
yond medical aid, and at 4.40 p. m. he
passed away, He leaves a widow antl.
three daughters. The funeral took plaw
on Friday afternoon, A large .number
of friends arid relaUyes paid. thear last
respeetti. Mr. Lennox bad. a goad repute,
Hone and will be, greatly missed. by all
his associates.
• FATHER AND DAUGIITER.
A, Shocking Crossing Accident,at Cedat
Springs.
St, Thomas, Jan: 12.-A terrible cross.
fetelity oceurred at Ceilar Springs,
near Bothwell, on Saturday' night,. waen
the Pere Marquette accommodation, due
here at 9 o'cloca, travelling at 40 miles
an hour, struek a democrat wagon • in
which wero seated Samuel Crouch and
David Tole, elderly farmers residing near
Blenheim, and Mr. Crouch's 25 -year-old
daughber. • All three were tltrown about
one hundred feet, and Mr. Crouch and
his daoghter killed instantly.
Mr. Crouch , WAS almost scalped end
otherwise mangled, while the girl had her
neck broken. Mr. Tole was seeerely in-
jured, and no hopes are eneertcaned for
his recovery.' Mr. Tole was taken to
Blenheim for medical treatment, while
the bodise of Mr, Crouch and his daugh-
ter were taken to the station, and are
,held pending inquiry. Tbe rig was de-
molished, one horse instantly killed and
the other so badly injured it had to be
destroyed.
The party had been to Chatham, and
were returning home when the accident
occurred. It is believed they thought
the train would stop at Cedar Springs, a
flag station.
e .3e
CHARGED WITH DYNAMITING.
Two Shipowners Arrested at Baltimore
on Serious Complaint.
Baltimore, Ja..n. 12.- Three arrests
were made yesterday in connection with
the dynamiting early last month of the
residence of Joseph Digiorgio, in the
suburbs of this city. Tile men taken
into custody are: Antonio Lanese, Al-
•fred Constantine Golfe and Cudeoro
Monteleone. , The first two named are
the principal owners of the Lanese &
Goffe Steamship end Importing Co.
Gaffe, who is 44 years of age, cleans Port
Maria, Jamaica, as his home, and says
he is a British subject.
The police regard the .arrests as of
the greatest importance. Goffe is saki
to have yelatives occupying prominnt
positions in England. He is also said to
be a graduate of a British university.
THREE HUNTERS MURDERED.
Another Terrible Oatrage Perpetrated by
Russian •Bandits.
Odessa, Jan. 12. -Three wealthy pro-
prietors, while rettining home in a ear -
nage after hunting near Tiraspol, yes-
terday, were murdered. by armed rob-
bers.
The victims had'arrived at a lonely
part of their • homeward road when
several shots rang out from a thicket.
The two horses fell dead, and the Welsh-
man dropped from his box with a bul-
let threugh the arm.
Armed men sprang into the road,
pulled open the doom of the vehicle, and
dragging out the three umhappy victims,
killed thein on the spot.
Aftet the' dead betties the mur-
derers fled.
TO- PRISON FOR LIFE.
Sentence on Negro Highwaymen Who
Used a Revolver.
Detroit, 12.-"I sentence you to
Matquette prison for the remainder of
your life. How old aro you, Lawrence?"
"Twenty-three, your honor."
With these words closed the trial of
Thomas Lawrence, the negro whom a
jury in Judge Phelan's Court, after de.
liberating tezi hours. found guilty of
holding up and brutally beating Emma
Clerk and her companion, Prudence
Brown, and shooting at the man who
came to their assistanee on the night of
Dee. 21.
.REDUCE LICENSE.
Torontodari. 13.-(Speeittla- The in.
augural meeting of Toronto's new City
Column was held to -day, AM. Hales
gave notice of motiou to reduce the num-
ber of hotel licenses front 150 to 110.
Other civic legislation includes carrying
out of the power projeeta the reovganiza-
doe of the parks deparement now the
subjeet of an enquiry, and the adoption
of a systeni of milk inspeetion.
• NEARLY FROZEN TO DEATH.
Akron, 0., Jan. 13. --With tree stump
for a pulpit, the clouds aor a roof, and
corn stalks for an audience, .Aaron Man-
ville; aged 10, it Itarbetton youth, te.
inairied oub in the told for two (toys and
nights "praying for redemption." When
a deputy sheriff found him this morning
lie was almost frozen to death.
hands and feet were in. bad condition:He
was takee. to the county jail.
• MATCH MONOPOLY.
Caraeas, Venezuela, Jan. 10, via,
Port of Spain, Trinaded, Jan. 13.- An
exemitive deem lestied to-dity annuls
the existing Match_ ttionepoly und puta
an etot to the esteeeeelett of the Nationel
retch Co. This emitpatry wort eapitalinal
t $1,000,000 ead, the gimlet Ware held
mostly in gold, They Were quoted, re,
eently
TRIED TO KILL WiFE,
011,P111.1111•FOR
JOSEPH ASHWORTH SENTENCED TO
TWENTY YEARS,
/1017.1rtnalprIO,
After Enecking the Thifortueete Women
• Pews,. She •Wreeto th4 StOtte.otheket
Out of file. Banda, and He Agelo
Attedce Her With a Knife,
Cornwall, Jan„20.-Twenty years in
the penitentiary was the sentence bond-
ed out by Mr, Justice Anglin at the
close of the Assizes here yesterday to
Joseph Ashworth, who was found guilty
of attempting to murder his wife two
days before Caristmas. J, G. Hark -
nese, the Crown proseeutor, called Mrs,
Ashworth, her two children, and, other
eyewitneases of the bloody affray, and
the ease established by them waa that
Ashworth attacked his wife in the
houee, aud, whon she fled, pursued lier
to it ueighbora yard.
Ito Me armed With a Stove shaker,
but, after being knocked dowu, the wo-
man wrested. this from him, Ashworth
then drew his pocketkuife and attacked
his wife with that, slashing her face. She
Struggled to protect her throat, and in
thie way had one of lier fingers so badly
unttilated Utat it had to ae amputeted.
The little boy and girl, who interfered
on their mother's behalf, were also cut.
Ashworth gave evidence on his own
behalf,' claimingethat Ile had been un•
well, end botherea with his head. The
play recolleetion he had of the affair
was his wife ;molding him. Mr. R. W.
Bruce Smith, of Toronto, Inspector of
Asylums, who, with Dr, Moore, had ex-
aznined Ashworth, testifying that while
of a low type, Ashworth was sane, and
responsible for his actions.
The jury were out only a short time,
and arought in a verdiet of guilty. Af.
ter being sentenced Ashworth seemed
stutined, and fairly collapsed when re-
newed to the jail.
ROME'S OLD WALLS.
Th. •Vfloghtli ..Advance
THIE0.1111A‘Lt ProOrkifor
Englishman Joins in Protest Against
Their Demolition.
Rome, Jan 12. -Many public pro-
tests are made against the partial de-
molition of the old walls begun under
the Emperor Aurelian, and built most-
ly between the years 271 and 276,
whieh is (said to be aecessitated by
the, growth of the city, On the out-
side the weal is about fifty-five feet
high. It has a facing of triangular bricks
otter a beim of tate eonerete. Its length
about ten milee, is already pierced 'by
thirteen gates.
Sir George Trevelyan' , the English
historian, writes to the Tribune, sup-
porting the protest. He pleads that
instead of demolishing the entire
height of the wall a passabel through -
should be opened by an archway. Sir
ileorge adds that the Aurelian walls
are among the Moab interesting monu-
ments of Rome.
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POLICE UNDER ENQUIRY.
Serious Charges Being Heard by Calgery
judge.
Calgary, Alberta, Jan. 12. -The in.
vestigatiors into the manner in ev.hieh
the police department is being conduct.
ed, and the ehargeet made age -hest it,
cattle up before Mr, Justice Stuart on
Friday, The charges were laid by T.
A. P. Orest. They were that disorderly
houses ate allowed to exist in the city,
that criminal prosecutions are com-
promised and withdrawn with the
knowledge of the police, that alind-
pigs ate allowed to exist, that the
Chief of Police uses abusive end Fie.
fame language, that the License Com-
missioner has been interfered with by
the city police, that Use Chief of Police
has been. unable to act in harem*
with his men and that gambling was
alloutiveedev;
idenee given went to ehow
that disorderly ;houses existed ' the
city, and that the ehief used profane and
very abusive languag,e in speaking of
Rev. Mr. Patterson, Baptist minister, of
Calgsa:
RyI:I.CERS WILL NOT GIVE IN.
:
Striking Machinists Receive Inereased
, Strike Pay-affill Negotiate.
• Toronto, Jan. 13. -Mr. James Somer.
ville, the Canadian representative of tha
Taternational Machinists' Executive on
Saturday notified the striking me titers
of the local union that their strike pay
in the future will be increased iron, $5
to $6 for- single .tnext and from 17 to $8
foe married men. It is tuulerstoed gat
the International Executive have decid-
ed to continue the local strike until the
men have seemed the nine -hour day.
The strike was inaugurated some seven
Mouths ago.
"CAISSON" DISEASE
Brought Into Existence by Growth of
Modern Engineering. '
London, Jan. laa--The growth of mod-
ern engineering and submarine work has
brought into existence a new ailment,
which is called caissot disease. It is
pointed out that those specially liable
to this disease are stout men and men
over forty years of age. • The disease is
due to the absorptioq of atmosplierie
air by the blood when exposed to pres-
sure. Bubbles of air have beeri found in
the veins of men who died from the dis-
ease.
Nearly all the divers who are able to
continue at their work with immunity
from the disease are thin men, The
danger of contracting the disease is di.
tninished by bringing divers to the sur-
face vety
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CROATIAN OFFICERS ON SPREE.
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•
CaOttire Town Duet Cart and Smash
. Windoves Galore,
Budapest, Jan. 12. --a Officers of the
gertisori at Agrant (Croatit), after a
midnight earinisel, captured one of tile
town dust tarts and set out on a triune.
ethal proetatiou through the town,
;abashing windows' and. singing ttproet.
lousier.
'Thee disarreed theopolice and tom -
polled them to join tale rowdy throng.
A special detaehment•froin the garrison
ultirnatoly captured officers and poliee
together.
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PARALYZED BY STORM.
Ciltioego, Jae. 13.-Ohicaie's telegta-
phie corinounieation with the Outer
world, which ptaetitally was paralyzed
by yesterday's sleet storm, wee slowly
being restored to nerrinal coeditiene to.
day. The tonettitetion elepertermitta were
busy ell loot night in the wotk of re.
pelting poles and broken wires.
A BAD rIRE.
ToroAto, oat., aat. 13, -.-Fire it the
storage warehouse of M. Itewilinson,
Limited, on St. josepit street, thin morn-
ing, loused itlieut 8200•00 danlage.
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THE TWO -POWER NAVY.
Mr. Haldane Tells of Great Britain's
Hard Task.
London, Jan. I3. -Following on Lord
.Tweedmoutles speech, in which he said
that we must ?no 4.•tain the supremacy
of the sea arid tnas there must be no
cheesepaeing, Mr. Haldane spoke of the
naay. in a speech at Hanley receutly.
• 'While we had. a great navy, he said,
there might come a time when it would
not be so easy for us as to -day to com-
mand tla, two -power standard, Germany
had a population of nearly sixty mil-
lions; the United States would before
long have one bombed minions; it would
be very aard for us with forty-folir mil-
lions to maintain a two -power itandard
against two nations with a combined
InMittiiolantsi.on of one hundred and a ety
-We might not be able in days to come
to depend wholly and absolutely upon
our navy with the coMpleteuess of 'to-
day, and should the time anew it would
be upon the home defence forces that we
ehould have to rest our trust.
For the defenee of certain pallets. of
our coast we niust have, said Mr.- Hal-
dane, a force of such a kind that eve
cad produce three to one at very .short
notice against any enemy that Might,
manage, despite the navy's vigilance, to
make a lodgment on our shores. It was
all nonsense to talk about six mouths in-
tervening between the time war .broke
out and ;he time the force was (wail -
able. It would be available from the
first moment, but "six months" wordd
,brieg it to fruition and perfection. The
Governmeitt ought never to be °Arent-
gsnt, but sheuld fia:d 4,sufficent mon.ey.
EXPORT DUTY ASKED FOR.
To Prevent Sending Pulpwood Out of
Country.
Ottawa, Jan. 12. --lion. J. D. Rolland,
of Moittreal, President of the Crataditui
Monufacturerst Assotiation, wee it Ot.
taWa yesterday interviewing Sir WilfrM
Laurier arta other Mieisties to urge
that Government legislation, be intro.
thie session .provitling an export
iluty on pelpwood, and enakingynore
adequete provisions for conserving the
fovests of Canada, on which largely de.
ponds the preeervation of the spleedid
water. powers ef Oatatio, Quebec nod
New Brunewiek, The Cametliou Mame
facturers' Association in told to continue
urghig this question upon the atten-
tion of Federal arid Provincial Govern.
rheas Mita adequate measures are tak-
"Site° altatatlafirlilatlelex;:elsietsil tif sw ntim stem
pally with the viewe voieea .by Hoe.
eir. Rolland. It is probable that a
Roya Commission will be appointed this
session to teke up the whole question
of forest pteservatiore and the eon-
eomitent question of prohibiting UM ex.
port pi pulpwood. Parliament would
theti be next eesaion folly seized of all
the 'Arts and needa tho PaSO, MO any
legislation would he based tel the ato
thotitatiee report of the eornariatiolt. It
is unlikely that tiny legislation wilt lie
passed this session iniperting molt
dqty on pulpwood.