The Wingham Advance, 1911-03-23, Page 201110 FRENCH TOQUE AND OVERBLOUSE.
Spring and summer fashions now Oaf -
lenge attention, anti every womafl.
whether or not she wishes to, i oreed
to think about dress. At the moment
dreesreekere are resting a 1:ttle from
their labors, for with most of the lead.
Inv, establishments the hiet of February
ntt the first week of Mah is a deed
seasou„ corresponding to the stocktaking
44 department shop% when everYtlileit
hi looked ever and nut in readin'ess tor
the tosit of cuetora, evideh this year
Promises to execed that of many pa -t
seagsons. But all the time new mode's
are ?Ong exbibited and new inform Wile
ke weer"out as to what are to be the
eLyle e for springand summer.
Again comment lute to be Made on the
difficulty of selecting the spring ward-
robe. No one, not eval tho most ex-
tra.vagant of women; earee to order a
lot af ;etymthat will not be van, ani
yet who can tell ivbether the thin or the
thick goWns will, be in demand by the
exigeneies of the weather? To select
eloth costumes aud heavy gowns, and
then long beiore summer should com-
mence, noCordine to the calendar, to
,o
have eenu-tropteal weather set in, or
vice versa, to prepare for a warm spring
season and have eold. -wintry weather up
to the first of dime, Is decidedly perplex-
ing --but the problem lois to be faced
just the same, regnaelle,ss of weather.
This year there are an unusual num-
ber of eloth gowns displayed ainong the
spring models—not coat and skirt ewe
turtle*, but goyim-- so it is to be hoped
that the weather will be favorable
the wearing thereof. One thiug to make
it possible Ls the transparent yoke and
eleeves and the light weight linings that
are now used. Small wonder that cloth
gowns are fashioaable, so exquisite in
coloring and texture are the cloths of
the present day. Delightfully light in
weight, soft andepliable, they can so
easily be fitted to•the figure and equal-
ly easily be draped to fall in the climate
lines now eo popular. All the light shades
of color are in demand, with a few
rather striking eolors, and always black
,or white for the ienservative women.
Otay ip e. most popular color title
spring and in emintless ea Ades, with,
however, a naarked preference for the
pettiel gray, the most beeoming of all.
Then there is old rose pink fled ashes of
toses, a pinkish Shaded tan, and what
might be oiled a warm tint of mole col
or. Blue still retains it,; hold on popu-
lar fancy, but uoless a, newer, softer
shade than has been fashionable all wire
ter is used the effeet is too crude in the
bright spring suoshine. It is moat odd
to see how diffm:ent colon are affect.
ed by different seasone of the yettr.
Rarely do the same shades look well
winter ned summer. Soft Nattier blue
le attractive, but the king blue so much
used in tar:maim 'end also in gowns re-
quitee to he softened by a darker shade,
very much darker, or black. Suede in
thegrey tone is one of the new shades
this season, and the cloth is exactly
like a, fatted° glove in its gait and pliable
finish. Like every other gray, this shade
is not becoming to every woman, and
great care should be taken when it is
selected that if not becoming in itself
it is Made so by the white yoke and col-
lar and trimming. A touch of black with
suede i.e always effeetive, but again is
not always becoming.
Skirt and ,Coat Costumes.
The skirt and, coat costume is without
question the roost satisfactory for gen-
eral .atreet wear at any thne if year.
This season one of the smartest. models
is in suede eloth„, with a waist of chif-
fon the eatne shade, made over a white
lining that in covered with bands of
gold and silver lace, the sliver lime env
broldered with atom'', of rose pink, that
gives a more begoming note. Another
extremely smart model, with foamy short
jacket and tunic overskirt, has a chif-
fon waist with tong V-shaped lake and
collar of White net edged with a, fold of
black chiffon, Sor`which eau be substitut-
ed a fold of rose pink. A broad flat
collar of Venetian lace over Teen peak
velvet gives a more decided contrast and
is delightfully distinctive.
Once again appear the black and
white check costumes, which every year
are said to be old-fashioned end every
year are seen in countless numbers. Tins
year the first to be shown are more
elaborate than usual, unfortunately. The
checks are larger. the skirt is made With
tunic oiled and deep cuffs and shawl
collar of satin or velvet are fashionable.
These black and white check materials
are prectieable, but 'never look so smart
as otber plainer designs, and are really
more for hard wear than for dress. It
will be noticed that almost without ex-
ception coats are short and in varied
style. The long coate are quite distinct
garments twee: more on the separate
coat order and not made to war with
any one gown.
Elaborate Cloth Gowns.
The cloth gown of the spring is quite
elaborate and it is itself a finished gar-
ment, with which is worn, if a wrap be
neeeseary, the long coat of e scarf of
-satin or soft silk. Old rose is a most
fashionable color in all its different
ehadee, and 18 made up with sage of the
same color and trimmed with soutache
braid, also of the same color. A white
yoke and collar of lace relieve the mon-
otony of the one shade, and there are
fold* of satin and satin buttons as an
additional tomb,
Interesting Shades of Bale.
. There are two or three sniarb models
in bine- eloth that are effective either
in the darkest Veen& blue or the pal-
est of Nattier blue. The former,
trirritned with black souttiehe braiding
anti blaek eatin, is not eo new as the
r"ght blue
teh. sawith the braid and lt: to
ma
Sleeees of elbow leogth are again to
be fashionable, but Worn with 'under -
sleeves of lem and chiffon. Tho gooey;
rkf the weists lo lot resteh quite to the
elbow, atid are of medium size, generally
finiebed with a fold of satin, velvet, or
,I on. The ntetersleeves of chiffon are
finfehed with a flat band or bands nf
lade and reaeh below the elbow halfewity
to tbei writ. The more elaborate eliort
jeckets *Ti'alSo Made With Omar
eleeteve, but in the more praetimil cos -
tome the eleeve teething a little above
the wrist ie totreet. The kimono sleeve
for walete mid the more elaborate emit%
effett or long, is the most popular, and
It most be Admitted the hoidens et
preeent are extremely laeorning and
woeful, while for warm weather the
:Mott sleeve" are far more eomfortable,
Tho undereleeve quite dem; avey with
the chief objection to the short sleeve,
OA it partly roves the lower arm. Sleeves
are not tight teteepting in evening dram,
when the Abort tap eleeve of lace of
embrofdered net it close to the Atm,
but at the Pante time ere tot large
arid &lino the shape of the erm bre
emeriogly.
Adorrienerit Of 'Cellars,
The high etaltr of left or net Is now
framed aretatel the top *Rh a, %arrow
fold. of elliffeen nr 1/11*. geld or *liver. If
Spring has come in Paris, and here's
the latest fashion in. toques and over-
blousea.
The toque is of fine black braid,
trinuned simply with a -tasseled orna-
ment mode a black Satin knife
the collar be of the cream white then
the fold is black, and if black or dark
color then a narrow lace turned over is
the smartest finish, Another little de.
tail to be noted in the spring costumes
is the narrow fold of satin or velvet on
the, skirt, or wherever it is most effec-
tive on waist and jacket. The band. of
satin at the foot of the skirt continues
to be smart end is narrow or wide as
preferred, It the wide band looks best,
then it is ehosen; if the narrow, then
that is selected. A .T. Ashmore;
Plaited. nnd Meek and +obit° braid.
Black chiffon over satin, its scal-
lops lace trimmed, is this bolero -
like overblouse. Its lines are so se-
verely plain that it will mit be be-
coming exoept to those of exception-
ally good figure.
SPRINGTIME'S NEW HEADGEAR.
Some Laite Winter Fancies Made of
Tulle to Imitate the Fineet Furs.
Ve lace veil returne to its and vete- -
elly drapes the hat onee more, but it
makes a novel appeal bydecorating the
ai
alder side of a brim nstead of the
outer one, ana by failing at the left side
af the hat instead of at the back,
Charming, indeed, is -the new faney for
;musing, gauze- to imitate fur.
The fingere of an expert are required
to deal with gray ami white tulle in
such a manner that it win be miataken
for ehinchilla, and for representing er-
nine with white and black tulle.
Eccentric.
One of the cleverest indlinere produc-
ed a turban the other day eomposed of
grebe mingled with blaek velvet and
white. tulle nnd finished with a profu-
'don of white wings at one retie,
Among the eccentric? -shapes whieh
look so pretiy when worn well are the
concertina ones of striped, and setadeel
;taws scooped out at one eele to show
teliaing of settle of gauze from which
whey; one flower or a coupleof fete
!hers protrude.
Blossomy.
The blossom turbans aro very spring-
like and the limper; chosen are of mete
Id nds—li Inc. violets, palinin, 'wee t pee s
Mfhen and Stocks, all are used. An ex-
emple of the height attalued snggests
the old peach -basket model, and shows
erown covered with paneies and vie -
tete, above a brim of pale brown velvet,
uld a huge bow ah one side of shot
arown and purple ribbon, beyond which
t cluster of quaint- dahlias, is introduced,
made of elutded tulle.
Petty Caps.
One of the prettiest models made for
ehild in an adaptation of the cap worn
by the !Among chocolate woman pow,
trayed 111 pastels in one of the Dreetten
pietare galleries.
A band of embroklered tissue above a
little flounce of sprn°'tged. net and a
3rown of pleated eilkwith a bunch of
satin roses flattened at one side can -
poses a truly dainty form of headgear
Tor a child..
CONTRASTING BUTTONS.
They trim suite.
And they ane fetthieg. •
They are on both jeeket and skirt.
Broken aeltemes outdo the straight
l'roni thP
ree to seven ahear in each
row.
Thete's the appeeranee of fasteiting
bends or revere,
.A jacket may festal over with three
buttone, and the skirt ale:* toward the
foot.
Or the skirt hem may be ripened down
well Ride, the front only to be buitoned
again.
Colered shen butttelebr cherry or
other colas, or buttais covered with the
Meterial or the trimming, may be wed.
THE LATEST. •
Authentie InforMation Coneerning
the Last Word.
The nleeder platinum ehein ht feet
peeseding the gold one in its ute for
petetente. efountiogs :also ere of Um
sanie metal, and tbe number of deeigne
for this meet ppoular ointment can.
time to la on the increase. The most
fliebioneble leen tower(' etimplieity. In
illoetration of thin, there le the siugle
penreshaped stone (tope, aulethyst or
aquenntrinej, surrounded by openwork
gold or platinum. 'rile enronel netklace
L e likewise compieuoue. The letter are
unaliy very ornate; One de41gn ino
et:the ehrtin formed of green enamel
links nf a floral design, with a pearl of
different tone in eneh reginerit, and a
large pendant, flufilitr in eotor or motif.
from witiela depends an irideeeent pearl
of ueuetual beauty.
The lateet guest towels ere email ref -
intended to serve but ottee ene
tlelislot to the leurulry basket, end ere
erninnidered in dainty floral deigne in
tedor in match the deeorative etheme oF
the bedroom.
It is anthoeitatively stated tbet the
epee tend eepplfire ere the latest spring
avnia. The maim ter title being that
goldeneerown and kin& blue are to be
among the leading spring colors,
The latest fad among menele the gold
mouegram button for the „coat watch
chain. These buttons are also made up
in the signets or emblems of the best,
known adore.
The latest material for men's ties is
not unlike the old-fashioned grenadine
that be wties ei;ere made of. The most
attractive of these are in two-toee ef-
fees, lacy and soft and silky as any
feminine fancy.
Among the most useful of the latest
novelties is a baby's travelling roll, This
Is made up in portable size, convenient
to carry. Unrolled, it reveals two
pockets, one raber lined, for napery.
The pocket for the fresh linen being up-
permoet On the exterior of the latter
are mallet pockets, a rubber -lined one
for the sasheloth, the others for brushes,
powder box, rattle, ete.
The lateet medicine bottles to hold
peisonous substances have a patent
stopper that requires time and thought
to open. Its aim is to prevent a child
opening it, or an adult from mistaking
it in the dark.
The latest feminine fad is a mono-
gram neck slide with the letters *are-
al, in settings of their owner's birth.
stone and tiny diamonds.
HAT CHAT.
Bits About the New Things in "Spring
Millinery.
The roll brim sailor, varying in width
tf brim and sharpnese ofevoll, figures
prominently among the straw outing
hats, and the hat with very deep brim
rather closely rolled, which has been.
popidar all winter, is repeated in straw,
with or without velvet facing on the
helm.
Supple straw bende are draped closely
around the ehead in turbans or toques
ref:waling those of velvet end other
winter stuffs. Quaint poke bonnete and
various other picturesque bonnet forms
are made up in straw with trimming
of ribbon,. Bowers and. lace.
Quills and bows and ornaments of
straw are a part of the. I:Kooning on.
some smart tailored hate. Wide. droop.
ing brims often show ilttie caplike frils
ollacii loosely framing the head.
Of the chara.cter of thestrawe to be
need laterone ean only. guess but for
the emall first letts very rom:;11 straws
seem to be fooled, and many of the new
things of this kind are beautiful in vit.
°ring and effective in weave.
Changeable ribbon and two -thee veil-
ing <>Mete enter into some of the French
models, two or even three layers of
tulle in different colon; being laid over
melt other and then faehioned into a
bg bo wor draped crown or ewathing
folds.
THE NEW HATS
New Uses to Which FlOWers Aril Put
,--Other items.
"Aleditun.sized flowers are banked over
many crowns. - It iightene the bate and
has been found advisable to have only
the brim of straw, when flowers are to
ha banked over the crown. An there is
Mill cousiderable velvet used on the
hats., particularly for facing, every d0.
vire ehotild be employed to detract trom
the weight.
i'sing banks, pyramial mid beuquete
of smell And median:I-sized floweris the
favorite motif for trimming. There is a
good deal of laer: employed in earl:ore
aaye and not a. little ribbon in epingle„
elide mei velvet, an well As %mat velvet.
aetrieli, in both willow ana tart& et -
feels. lea& in .fathers, inAny of three
1 beitg shaded, or in Several hatmottiehig
coloie, In momenta betels lead and
these are faehional in bands and strings.
a,. well es buckles and eabaehono
Pearl erre:Dente with Vet, emooil.
. engem; whieh are plain or striped, are
very ewe]. those with a wide etripe at,
1 . ternating, milked ana plain, petal being
unusually well thonght of, partieulerly
wben need with 'Week and white, or blue
an.I aleite drivel tibbon of the aloha
:ma velvet variety. It is impraeible to
• state positively which ii ht the lead,
.t.le. preeetel or lenelmade hat. Large
hate are eauallv in the fleet and eitiell
awe in the latter eategoey.
THE VICKI'.
• It h afe.
. is feminine.
suggestion 01 trousete.
NO hint of woltlelli right.
• No:, it 1:3 ehfely, elingingIy feruietue.
It may 1* atart ef almost alio drese. ,
tate.or thiffort fiehtie etive en toure
sea- evening: dresere.
I Lingerie dreesee- ere prone to fet.ea
thii .1/aerial:re on .tlow boalee
Sudsy SOW.
beeeare:
LESSON X111.—MARCH 20, 1011.
/Wow*
Reviewer -Read Prov. 14: 21-36,
Suinatary.--Leeetin I. Topic: A ne,
Coma crisis. Place; alechem. Reho.
boam, the euccessor of Solomou upon
the throue of Israel, refused to yield
to the juet domande of hie people, and
ten of the twelve tribes of the nation
.fell away to Jeroboam, it zuan of mark.
ad ability and influence who hod been
sereent of Solomon. %Me eaereise of
a little forbearance aria wisdom on Re-
ItehoaM'e part would easily have nee -
vented the division of the kingdoms.
11. Tople; The reeults at disunion,
Vince: Sheehan. jeroboam was wise
I) a a politician. Re saW the deuger that
might threaten his bolaupon his peo-
ple if they should mingle freely with
the people of the southern kingdom by
going to Jerusalem to attene their re-
ligious duties. To guard against suell
pos,sibility lie established religious
centers at Jlethel and Den,.setting up
golden calves as repreeentataons of the
true God,
111. Topic; The groundwork of a
revive'. Place: Jerusalem. Under the
inspiration that came to the kingdom
of eTudah through the prophet Aztariah
during. the reign of Asa, the king insti-
tuted unportont reforms and the people
made a solemn covenant to seek the
Lord with all the heart. They found
the Lord and had success.
ler. Topic: Deepening ellatlowe of
Israel, Paws: Thoth; Samaria,. Ontri,
the king of Israel, removed his capital
from Tiirah to Saliarie. lLie was nmee
wielced than his Predecessors and led
hi$ people into greater sin. He WAS fol-
lowed at end of his reign of twelve
year% by his son Ahab, the most with.
ed of Israel's kings. Ahab married
heathen woman named Jezebel, whose
fafluence upon the king and, the people
was deplorable. Iler name has come
down through history as a synonym of
lowness and unbridled cruelty.
V. Topic: The conditions of national
prosperity. Place: The Kingdoiu of
judali. Because johosaphat carefully
followed the Lord he became strong in
hie kingdom, and Judah was feared and
respected by nations round about. The
king tient out teachers throughout his
kingdom to instruct the people in the
law of the Lord. The thorough accept-
ance of God's word resulted in atrength-
ening the nation commercially and moo.
ally.
VI. Topie: Decision day in Israel.
Place: Mount CarraeL In the test on
Carmel proposed to Ahab by Elijah, the
participants seemed unevenly matched,—
Elijah, the only prophet of Jehovah On
the one side anel four hundred prophets
of Real on the other. The simple pray-
er of Elijah brought fire from heaven
to consume the sacrifice, and the people
W01 e led to declare in favor of the true
God. As a result of the test Baal -wor-
ship received a oven blow, but it was
far from being destroyed, as Elijah had
hoped it would be.
VIII. Topic: A turning -point in Eli.
jeles ministry. Places: Mount Carmel;
Jezreel; Beersheba; Horeb, 131 answer
to the prayer of Elijah, rain fell in
abundance. The prophet„ went to J'er,
reel, where Jezebel threatened his life.
He fled to Beer-sheba and theme to Ho.
reb; where God spoke to film in the still
small voice, encouraging aim and send-
ing Min on an important mission. AL
though Elijah was -down:met and tempt-
ed to discouragement during Ms flight,
his journey to Horeb was not altogether
in vain.
Lea Tepee: The, sentence of death.
Plaees: Samaria; jeered. Ahab's weak-
ness of enemata. and Jezebel's cruelty
are clearly .set forth in the incident of
Nabothes vineyard. We •see a king .sulk-
ing bemuse he coold not buy Nabeith's
vineyard from lihn, and we see a, queen
falsely accusing an innocent man and
executing him in order that Ahallinight
have the coveted vineyard. We see Eli-
jah on hand at the comumed of the
Lord to reprove Ahab.
X. Topic: Ood'e disposition of men.
Pktees: Gilgal; Bethel; Jericho; east
of Jordan-. In Elijah we see one of the
tayo instances on retread where a man
was takeu to heaven without passing
through the gates of death. Blithe, was
devoted to leis Master to the last and
received his request for .a double portion
of Mijah's spirit. The three days' amnia
of the Young men for Elijah after his
translation was fruitless.
XL Topic: Events in Elishoes minis-
try. Maths: Shunera; alount Carmel.
A fondly of Shunem kindly entertained
the prophet Elisha and hie eervant from
time to time. The sudden death of the
only son of this family sent the mother
in haste to the prophet at Carmel for
help. Edell& responded to her plea, and
on arrival at Shunern prayed to God and
put forth his own efforts, and as a re-
sult the child's life was restored
X11. Topic: Divine justice and mercy.
Pato: Samaria. The disaiatous effects
of the MO of strong drink were clearly
apparent in the defeat that came to
13enhedrure army before the city of
Sanaria, widelt he was besieging. With
the lielp of the Lord the little name: of
,Israel completely routed the hosts of
Sella whose leaders at the time were
"driuking theniseTvee drunk." Drunken-
ness brought disaster there as it always
(lees.
l'ItA0I'ICAL SURVEY.
Topic—The divided kingdom.
I. The Kingdoms.
If. The kings.
111 The prophets.
I. The kingdoms. Tire divition of Is-
rael into two kingdoms was a political
erisis and it fetal policy. It was the be-
ginning a the end of the true worship
of Jehovah, the aseendeney of idolatry
and the persecution of true piety. Like
• heusehokt &aided Against itself it
could hut, crumble and fell. The hidden
et%Itee width lay hi Solomon's corrupting
power revealed its effect in his stieeee-
t e. Thoagli rettel had some just tont.
plaints, the broken unity between the
two kingdorne beetime a wide breath end
reoulte(1 in the maintenance of tub-
petdent kingelome. This involved separ-
ate worship. Politieftl aisruption de.,
tar:teed reltglotes unity. The revolt of
the ten tribes proved to be ineinly their
own .lose. Their kingdom became the
foothall of human ambition end eaprice
so that one Inairreation followed an-
other. frairiae mid murder disgraced 118
1)151 or. Idolatry proyallea am). the wor-
ehippers of ;tele:well were put to tleath.
The flange were not so stormy in eta -
heel. The temple woe in their midet
wbeer the snored eervicee were tonduet-
ea by prieets and tovitem. Though idol-
rary erept in auring Reboboamet Mon,
And SOMP or thvi1 f Solotreatas later
:teen exalted, more reform: took pleee
Atel totter kings veigned than in Israel.
Yet the division WaS tO Tema in week-
ne4.5 and eaptivity to both kingdom.
IT; The leinge. Though ilehObOart WKS
thc rightful successor to his father,Sol.
teton, and ,tdoula have been Ss hie name
indleated, "the Otlarger of the Meg.
dom.° he became the eldet inetroment of
lis disruption, The grievance8 of the,
people and the tit-elate:a of the king
brought alrent tile rebellion. The peOple
were Pairreel by ingratitude, jealetley,
envy, hetreel, with a etrong des1r tor
independence. Tact tyranny, vicamee and
felly of the Icing lima them on to re.
hellion. With Jeroboam, though he
reigned over the ten tribes, he hodin
them the elements Of weakneee and dis-
lanYaRlinYierwilehliltLelebeiel6oPn°.kiieelfn9gr shelf14-een"ttleelfe
himielf lie might Bret to make hie
throe eccure At the expense of the
netion's obedience to God. Ile appealed,
to their tribal Independence and eelfleh
indulgence. His policy was to establish
a lasting well of separation between the
two kingdoms and that he did at the
sacrifice of divine forms of Worehlie
Each king in Israel who suceemled blur
increased in open rebellion against God
and caused Wore unmet ane wiekedness.
among the people until Ahab made the
worship of Baal the national religion.
HT. 'rite prophets. The agorae had so
far fallen into apostasy that few except
the prophets uttered a voice against
idolatry. Israel was fast hastening ou
to Utter destruction when God graci-
ously empowered Elijah, to appear be.
fen Ahab and his idolatrous wife, J'ezo.
bee there to proclaim a famine. While
the people /were left to suffer its dread.
ful consequences Elijah woo gra.ciously
fed and protected and later maee a great
blessing to the widow At Zarepliata,
When he reappeared in Waal it was
for the great test upon Carrael when
God answered by fire Rad consume:eine
sacrifice. Thencame the turning; point in
Elijah'i life work. In the great reaction
which followed his tremendous day in
Israel he felt great despair for the na-
tion's spirituel welfare. He felt himself
failure in lais undertakings while he
gave no Other Man ready to do better.
A revelation from God reassured him
there was faith in Tomei, that other
means might be best suited for future
work, that he should not lie left to
battle alone against error. Basile was
given to him as a faithful servant and
successer. Through Elijah the sehools
of the prophets were establithed, which
graelotsly made up in Israel for the
absence of priests and Levitee and the
temple service such as they had in.
Judah, awl God upheld his followers.
PlIAOTICAL APPLICATIONS.
"It is toe much" (1 Rings 12:28). Peo-
ple who do not wish to do the exact
right are overflowing with excuses, anti
the less reasonable is their course„ the
more inconsistent are their excusee. The
excuses offered in the parable of the
great supper (Luke 1e:18-20) were as
flimsy aa those which people put for-
ward to -day for not serving the Lord.
Jeroboam was noting for eelfish ends
when he set up the golden calves at
Bethel and Dan, and not for the good
of his people, although he pretended to
be coesidering „their convenience. The
thought is suggested that the true ser-
vice of God is too great a task or :sec-
rifiee. "lit is too mob,' to go to pray -
et meeting tiu•ough the cold or rain,
saps the lifeless prefeesor of religion.
The covetous map think, "It is too
much" to give money for the eupport of
the gospel at home and in foreign lands.
The lover of pleasure feels that "it is
too much" for him to forsake the pleas-
ures of sin in order to beeorae a disciple
of Jesus Christ. The devotee of fashions
thinks "it es too much" to ask of any
oue to lay aside the trappings of pride
nod show. The tendency eta' exists
to frame it religion to suit the indiviclual
;convenience, hence the multitude of
gods at Bethel and Dan mid numberless
other plates.
"How long halt ye?" (1 leings 18:21).
It is a, disadvantage la earthly things
for one to be undecided, but it is a dis-
aster in eternal things. The eall is made
for a deaden. The ability to decide is
present, and there is a lugh motive to
decide wisely. We can not avoid Mak-
ing a decision any more than we van
escape the consequences of the decision
We intake. In the picture'"Dinah or
Christ," is told a story of thee early doys
of Christianity. A Chrietian girl sten&
beside a pagan altar, and many are urg-
ing her to bairn income upon, it while
the Roman governor is sitting by, watch-
ing to see the choice she makes. In the
background is the amphitheatre la whieh
death by wild beasts awaits her if she
refuses to burn the intense. If she
burns the incense. thee denying Christ
and :acknowledging the Pagan gods, she
will be set free. Her fate hangs in the
balance, but the expression on her face
shows determination to be steadfast.
Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru, in his
earlier years of effort Offered hie fol-
lowers a choice. Drawing a line on the
sand. he said, "On this 'side are cam and
pleasure; on the other, toil and danger.
But on this side are Panamaand pover-
ty; on the other, Peru, lichee and
glory." We are eallea upon to make
thoite between the self-denying way of
the crofts, with the rieli rewards of God's
grace and eternal life, and the Vey of
the world and sin, with discontent in
this life, and an eternity of bitterness
and despair beyond.
"I will mot leave thee" (2 Kings 2:0).
There are times when the decision that
is made is tested. Ruth and Orpah both
resolved togo with Naomi to the land. of
Israel, but Orpah was persuaded to re-
turn, while Ruth, in persisting in het
determination to be with the people of
God, gained for heraelf a place among
the honored women all time. Tethee
of weakness and outwardstress men
have turned back upon God and duty
and bave been losers eternally by that
act. A strong determination to fellow
God always is an effective part of the
Christian equipment, Elisba's steadfast
purpose to be with Elijah -until the mo
01(111 of the latter's departure front
earth secured for him the mantle of his
master touPthe right to be his true suc-
cessor. A scribe said to Jesus, "I will
follow thee whithersoever thou goest."
That decision was the only one lie could
hove maae, and would have brought him
infinite blessing had he carried it out.
vo*N0.4.41.
BOTH MAY DIE,
Man and Woman Severely Burned in
'Bronx Tenement Fire.
11.0-140.1101.1.6044
'i'w Yin k lilt rAI whIelt
broke out in the tinnily waiter siteft o
a big Apartment 1lt11e in the Bronx
this monilug, eaneed only,: nominal tom,
but two temuite Of the building. were s
severely burned thee 'ilea will probably
tile. Tha Vieiinis are ;Nli's. Tina Sepko-
wit?. wile tried to vetinguith the blaze
witieh broke from the emit!: waiter abaft,
luta her opartment. n1 Jaeali 1,0VM.
W11.0 ran to her reeetle, arid Was IS.Ittiy
binned in hie efforie to eeve lier by
heating (nit the Mamo witieli enveloped
ber. and eel rying her to. the roof. bath
were Okra IV a 111).yita1 ill a eriticed
meil it Tom
ELECTRICITY ON PARMS,
Wellate, March 10,—.e. statement bas
been mule in elate paperthat the Hest
eleetritity oat farms hes, jtiet been in:dell-
a while some fartnets in this county
heel, had electrieity in their hems And
homes and have been atsing it ether.
wise for two yeare. Starefore Town.
'Air: bat; six mike of street ama horse
liglits in a Atria:et
;„:44.01,114744;iks.
TORONTO MARKETS.
LIVBsTOC4,
There were 787 fresh cottle arrived on
the market toolay, wheal, with the $00
left over front Wednesday, would make
about 4000 on sale ell told, to-elay.
Owing to light teeeipts, today's trade
remaiued about steady at Titeeday's
getotetione,
Butchers—Prime picked Iota of bath.
era cattle sela ot $0.80 to $5,90, and one
lot et 4 extra cheice initebers, good ea-
ougb to expora 1170 lbs. each, sold by
e
Deoli.nriatroleek
amaneretele
lo eitt.,Iiiaorawds Abotairgtotood,
$e.50 to $5.70; Medium, $5.10 to $5.40; ,
common, 84,70 to $5.10; cows, $3.23 to
$00; btala $4.50 to $5.
Milkers and Springers—Noderate re-
0:Opts of milkers and, springers eold et
$32 to $64 each.
Veal CalVeS—Fairly liberal receipts of
Veal pelves sold at $3.50 to $8 per owt,
with a few choice olives as high ea
8$9.84u8.05150:70.,e4P.ana:dleeLnbas°111803---,50Shteo")$7elpvees; csowldt.
The lambs selling at 87 per cwt., aro
nice light weights, 90 to 100 Ms, each;
heavy rambs aro slow ?ale at prices
at $4.00 to $0 per etw.; rams, at $e to
Ilogs—B.theipte nf hogs were fairly'
liberal, Prices ruled steedy, at $7,05 for
selects, fed and watered, and $6.75 to
drovers for hogs, Loeb, ears, at country
points. AU heavy hogs, 220 lbo. and over,
are being culled mit at 60c per ewt, less
thou the above prices.
FARMERS' MARKET.
The offerings of grain to -day were
moderate, with little change in
prices. Wheat steady at 80 to 81e
per bushel, barley easy at 65 to Me
and °ate 37 to 380,
Dairy produce in liberal offer; Good
to choice butter sold at 23 to 270 per
lb., and eggs at 21 to 24e. Poultry
Rem.
Hay- is quiet, with prices unehaug.
ed; about 12 loads old at $16 to $17
it ton for timothy, and at $12 to $14
for mixed. One load of bundled
straw sold at e15 a ton.
Dressed nogs tee steady, with quo-
tations ruling at• $8.25 to $8.75.
Wheat, white .a ...$ 0 80 $ 0 81
Do., red, busla. 0 80 0 00
Do., geese . 0 78 0 00
Oats, bush. 0 37 0 88
Peas, bush. 0 80 0 00
Barley, bush. 0 65 0 60
Rae, bush.' „ 0 6/ 0 68
Buelewheat. bush. 0 48 0 50
Hay, timothy, ton 16 00 17 00
))o., mixed, ton 12 00 14 00
Straw, per ton ..„. 14 00 16 oo
Seeds—
Prices nt which recleaned seeds are
being sold to the trade:—
.Alsike, No. 1, bealh. ,11 00 0 00
Do., No. 2, bush. 9 60 0 00
Do„ No. 3, bush. 8 75 0 00
Red clover, No. 1, bush10 50 0 90
Do„ No, 9, butth. 9 30 0 00
Do., No. 3; bush. 8 40 0 00
Timothy, No. 1, hush— 7 20 0 00
Do., No. 2. bush. 6 75 0 00
Alfalfa, No. 1, bush. .,13 75 0 00
Do., No. 2, buah. 12 25 0 00
Dressed hogs 8 25 8 76
Butter, dairy . 0 23 0 27
Do inferior 0 19 0 21
Eggs, newaakt, ooz. ,0 22 0 25
Chickens, lb. 0 18 0 20
Spring .ebickens, lb. 0 35 0 00
Turkeys, lb. 0 21 0 24
Apples, bbl. 3 00 • 5 00
Cabbage, doz. ... 0 30 0 36
Cauliflower, doz. ... 0 75 1 00
Onions, per bag .., 0 90 1 00
Potatoes., bag „ 0 90 1 00
Beef, hindquarters 9 50 10 60
Do., forequarters „ 7 00 8 00
Do, obelee, carcase9 00 9 75
Do., medium, earthee8 00. $ 50
Mutton, prime, per owt. 8 00 9 60
Veal. prime, per owt11 00 13 00
Lamb, owt. 10 00 11 50
SEEDS.
Toronto wholeealers are selling to the
trade at the following/ pricee:
Aleike, No. 1, bush. ..,$11 00 to $ 0 00
doe No. 2, bush... .. 9 00 to 0 00
No, 3, bush-. .. 3 75 to 0 03
Red aover, No. 1, bu. 10 50 to 0 00
do., No.2 leash.- - 9 30 to 0 00
do., ,No. 3, busa., 3 40 to 0 00
Timothy. No. 1, beat, 7 20 to 0 00
do., No. 2, bueb... e 75 to 0 00
Aifalfa, No. 1, bush. .. 13 75 to 0 OD
ace, No. 2, bush.- 12 25 to 0 00
4 SUGAR,
Toronto wholesele quotations in 100.
pound bags are now as follows:
Extra granulated, Redpatles $1 60
do., Itedpath's, 20-11). bags .., 4 70
do., Se. Lawrence ... ... 4 00
do., 20.1b, bags . 4 70
tetra S. O. Acadia , „ ... 4 55
Imperial granulated ... ... 4 45
Bearer granulated . 4 45
No, a yellow it. Lewrence . 4 30
No. 1 yellow Aredia ,.. 4 20
do., Reelpatles , 4 20
Unbranded Aalttlie..........1 00
On barrel lots with the exeelitioo of
Atedia, gratitlated, 5o extra is charged.
UNION HORSE EXOHANGE.
The event of the week at the Union
Horse Exchange, at the ITuion Stock
Yards was the great sale of imported'
and.
Yards,
registerea Clyclea
dales, unripe:ma of fifty of the best;
bred stallions, mares, mixes in foal and
fillies, which Manager Smith aisposea of
in a :record sole irt prices which made an
average of $400 ea& for the lot.
During the week, the regular auction
sales progressed As usual.
Tbe northwest trade remains quiet,
while there is a brisk load demand for
horses- of Omit the same quality Mt
has prevailed for the past two or three
week%
Priees remain about the tame, as fol-
lows: Dr:mai:tem $200 to $226; gen-
eral purpose 'foveae $150 to $115; ex-
press and wagon horses, $116 to $225;
eirivere, $100 to $200; servieeably ectind;
$35 to $100 each.
OTHER MARKETS..
CLOaING WHEAT MARKETS.
Pritlay, Seturday,
attey. Jiffy. 'May. 'hay.
WI .11111)(1 . , ;VA (13% 053.6
Chicago ... 00% 80 Mee fine
ethane:Tolls.. ..0714 Oa% OM 094
Duluth ... 071i reila Oeee 1,914
WINNIPEG IV/Ile:VC MARKET.
Pam
Note. Open. High. Lew. Ow,
Wheat --
fie% 0374 901 03%
Jelly .. ..01% TON wog 9114, 94
Oats --
May.. ..asiA nali al ;laic fit
. ..34% 34% 35 341 35
Pli(YVINCIAL MARKETS.
/Wedowee -The load matket for begs
's duller. Tat eupply is Larger than the
demand, and prieee eoreewfiet weaker
Ereeeed bogs, lea.50; live liege, 1ai.65;
lotted lay brInge ale. lease $10 per Iona;
fatinele" Mat% 7e; buteliere' Wee.
7 1.2e; pot:Lives, 00e per bag. No bawl
of :my kine erse offerea an the mreket
thie morning., but there wit 11 pletilOM
of 'ego. rilteked efig; lee; newartid,
e0e; butter, 26e,
St. Tiannes.--eleple syrup made ita
filet appearance on the market Miley,
end held at $1.25 to $140 A gellon. The
ayrua will be a troerce artiele thia year,
the Amex sq. Butter advanced a few
cent,, selling at 27 to 26e, but tigi"
again deelined, the price beitig 17 to We.
Live hog, dropped 10e to $6.60; ererreed
pork, wile ID to 15e; veal, 12 1-2 to 15e;
amnia 10 to 16e; beef, 9 to 160; apple,
750 to $1.50 per bushei; potatoes, 00e
per bag; ham 'my, $10 to $11; baled
bey, $1,4; wheat, 70e per buebel.
Deueenie,—The market has been well
supplied during the week, awl but few
changes in prieee have occurred Hoge
were stelely at $0.40 to $0,50 for Lee,
mut dreesee, tare rather lower, at $8.75
ta $9.25. Spring wheat has edvanced
5c, namely, to 05e to $1 ana 'buckwheat
lute Made a similiar advance to feee to
65e. Other graiue, hay and traw, un.
changed. Batter steady, at 23a to 25e,
tool eggs have declined olutrply at 18c to
20e for freeh and lee to 18e for packed.
All other articles unebanged,
Stratford.—Hogs, $0,50 to $0,64; de.,
dressed, $0,25 to $9,50. Cows, $4,50; doe
dressed, $8.50. Steers and heifers, 5c to
6 1-2c; do., dreesed. 9 leic to 9 3-4c.
Lambs, lec; do., dressed, 10e. Hides,
fanners', 7 1.2c; packers', 8 1-2e. Wheat,
80e, Oats, 30c, Pews, 63e to 70e. Bar-
ley, 40e to 50c, Bran, $22. Shorts, $23,
Hay, $10. Egg*, 22e to 23e. Butter, 23e
to 25c.
Chathem,--Vera few clumps in the
market this morning. Vegetable% searce.
Eggs, dozen, ette to 20e. Butter, 25e to
28e. Chickens, 05e to 80e. Ducks, 45e
to 70c. Barley, cwt., $1,25. Oats, Melo
el, 35e; deliverlea small. Wheat, 80e.
Beaus, $1.45 to $1.00, 'fay, timothy,
higher, at $10 to $11. Clover, $9 to $10.
Wool, pound, washed, 20e; unwashed,
12e. Cattle, export live, $6,50 to $6; do.,
common, $2.50 to $5. !logs, live, $0.75.
Owen Salm:le-Hay was the only ar•
tiele which allowed an upward tendency
on the market to -day, when $15 per ton
was paid. Eggs dropped to 17e, and but-
ter, good :hairy prints, to 19e, There was
little grain marketed and no eliange in
prices. Dressed hogs, $$.25; do., live,
$0.50. Butchers' cowhide, $9.50; farm-
ers' $8.50,'
farm-
(315',
Was very :idly° for
a couple of hours at the farmers' mar-
ket, and: it looked ea if the exceptionally
heavy offering it butter and egge would
be eleered in record time. Early sales
of eggs were made around 25 cents per
dozen, hut the supply eventually proved
too liberal, and noon came with prices
down to 21 and 23 cents. The best
grades of dairy butter sold eteadily at
an average price of 27 cents per pound,
and a few dressed thickens tveet at 20
and. 21 cents per pound.
In the heavy produce, prices were de-
eidedly weak. There were less than
ten letule of hey, and but it slow demand
had it most depressing effect, nod the
beet bidthat could be obtained was
$17 per ton for timothy hay that would
easily have old at $19 a eouple of weeks
ago. Barley was steady at 65 to 66
cents; wheat was barely stthdy at $0
to 81 cents, and oats were not ungently
wanted at 37 cents Der bushel.
CHICAGO LTVE STOCK,
Chicago despatch: Caille—Reeelpts
Chicago' March 21.—Cattle.—Xteceipta
estimatedat 25,000; rnarket steady.
Beeves, $5.15 to $8.851 stockers and feed-
ers, $5 to $5,76; cows and heifers, $2.60
to•$5.85; calves, $0,25 to $8.50.
Hogs.—Rethipts estimated at 60,000;
market dull, 10e lower than Seturday.
Light, $6,70 to $7; mixed, $6.50 to $0,90;
heavy, $0.40 to $6.$0; rough; $0.40 to
$0.65; good to elwice heavy, $8.65 to
KM; pigs. $6.50 to $7. Bulk of saies,
$6,65 to $6.80.
Sheep—Receipts estimated at 21,000;
market steady. Natives, $3 to $5.10:
western, $3.25 to $5.10; yearlings, $4.75
to $5.65; lambs, may% $5 to $6.50;
western, $5.25 to $0.00.
EUROPEAN HORSE e.HOWS.
Dates have been announced for 416
home shows to be held in Great Britain
‘ind Ireland this year. Teo prineipal
European exhibitions of iuterest, etre:
Paris, France—March 20 -April 12.
Dublin, Ireland—April 18-21.
Bath, Iingland—June 1.5.
Englancleedune 3.
' Richmond, &tgland----June 9 and 10.
London, England—June 12-24.
Norwich, Englend--,Tune 26-30,
The Hague, Holland --July 2-9.
Inverness, ,,Sootland—July 18-21.
Welshpool, Wales --Aug. 9 and 10,
Dublin, Ireland—Aug. ea -25.
Bath, England—Sept. o and 7.
Buenos Ayres, Argeraine Republic --
Sept, 10-17.
BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW
Montreal reports to Bradstreet's say
while prospects for general business eon-
tinue good, there is heard some com-
plaint regarding the way in which spring
trade is opening out and there seems
to be some disappointment in view of
the fact that spring business has liot
started with quite the same vim noted
this time a year ago. Some lines are
Showing a tendency to lag.
Toronto reports to Bradstreet's eay
on the whole, an excellent business
eeems to be moving in all lines of trade
there. Retail business has kept up well
for so early in the season, although the
weather has been a tittle cool for
heavy movement of the lighter spring
goods. Expectations are that there will
be all the better re little later on.
Winnipeg reports say general trade
there and throughoub the west coatin-
ties to naove very satisfactorily.
Vaneottver and Victoria reports say
local retail Mae has been quite brisk
during the week and indications polat
to a steady improvement in general
cotditions throughout the province.
Quebec reports to Bradstreet's my Al-
though the volume of business done is
not heavy, wholthelers appear satisfied
ana regard the outlook eneouragiug.
IfAmiltoo averts Amy general busi-
ness there continues to show te very
satisfactory tone. Spring business has
been fair although the weather muffle -
me on the tool side for it large- retell
movement in light goods. Itlanufattile-
ere in all lines report °valeta busi-
ness and building operations are going
fotward on an unprecedented scale.
Trade in the distriet seems good. Ool•
teething are fair and receipts of produce
large.
Lorelen teports say general Inieincee
there tontinues quite edam.
Ottawa repots eay it fair votame of
business ie reported In all lintd of tittle
U. S. COTTON CROP.
Melting:toe, 'MAreli 21.- -The einem
lotemiree report shows the cotton crop
ea 1010 to be 11,941,503 bales, emitting
toned as half bales and including lint.
ors, vomparod with 10,380,200 for 1000,
Inelauled in the etraietiee for 1010 are
lintere, 307,062 bidee; South Isitina cot.
tion, Habales; round, 11'2,887 bales.
The avereee groes weigat of the halos
ia 501, pounde for 1910, tempered with
498e) ter INA Mame tetimated by
glitters end litter:: es reinlining to be
ginned. and 'minded in the etatailics
for 1010, amount to 70,169 bekr.
The horn of plenty detin't litet if yon
MOW 11 in.
The Wingham
Advance
THEO. HALL • Proprietor
OR. AGNEW
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, ACCOUOHEUR.
Office ;—
Upstairs in the Macdonald BICkek.
Night calls answered at Oki.
DR. ROBT, G. REDMOND
8 • At;
Physician and Surgeon.
(Dr. oliisholaes old, steed)
ItTRUR J. IRWIN
D.D,0.. LAB.
vector of Dental Surgery of the NIP
MIllrgrola College and Iiieent ate of
Dental Surgery of Ontario,
-Moe in Macdonald Block -
W. 3'. PRICE
L.O.S., MOM.
Honor Graduate of University of 'Throat)
and. Licentiate of Royal College of
Dea tad tAlrgeons of Ontario.
Or,jp rr BisAVgn OLOOE ••••• WINSHAnt
WINatiAlVi
General Hospital,
(Under GorernMent Inspection,)
Pleasantly situated. Beautifully furnished.
°Pea to all reg.ularly licensed phptelana.
Rates for patienta (which include board and
oureing)-53.60 to $15,00 per week, according
to location of room. For further informs,-
tion.-..d.ddress
, MATTHEWS-
liluperintendant,
Box 223, Wingharn, Ont.
R. VANSTONE
BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR
Money to loan at lowest rates.
OFFICE ;-BEAVER BLOCK,
WINGHAM,
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Barristers, Solicitors, etc. •
Office: Meyer Block, Wing/tom.
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MONEY TO LOAN.
Office :—Morton Block, Wingham
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FIRE INS. CO.
Establishet11810,
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Risks taken on all classes of in-
surable property on the melt or pre-
mium note system.
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President, Secretary.
RITCHIE de COSENS,
Agents. Wingham, Ont
A. E. SMITH
BANKER
WINGRAM — ONTARIO
Farmers who. want money to buy
horses, cattle or hogs to feed for mar-
ket can have it on reasonable terms,
Money transmitted and payable At
par at any Bank in the Dominion.
RAT/03.-$0,00 and under. a de.
$10 to $30, 10 eta. PO to °to.
Same rates charged on principal
banking points in the U. S.
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Issuer of Marriage Licenses.
Vire, Life, Accident, Plate Glass
and Weather Insurance,' coupled
with a Real Estate and Money
Loaning business.
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