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A Journey Across
Lebanon.
BY REV, 0, 11. ROSIE, U. A., PASTOR OL
and renders of history, and to ex take strong locerbonete of eight eel
()HATTER II. hibit, His power to the gaze of au dissolve it in hot teeter. W4-11
Demascua hoe to the east, or unbelieving world as also His equally glass, in 'wanly
north-east, of Beyrout, at a distance marvellous grace and wisdom. half an hour cub their:ntitle ,
''id I • dry 1
arta of gum tett ielieterth 1, !I: !
, 11i 1! fo,b, et [mop (lin
interpoeed In no ordinary way to arable WWI wi
seelc end succour men and to digeolve.
KNOastonieli and amaze both writers To remove,paine from %tit, twee,
X onueca, Beessees.
eau number the instances when God pt
of about 80 miles or, es the natives
-would reekon it, three days journey.
The road which connecte them winds
up the western and then the eastern
elopes of Mt. Lebanon. This moun-
tain, famous en accouut of the
wood, especially the cedar, which
was hewn and transported to Jaffa
and thence to Jerusalem for the
building of the teMple some ten
centuries B. 0. Tbie range of
mountains stretehee north and south
parallel with the coast of the
Mediterranean for 90 or 100 miles,
having an area of about 2,500 square
miles. The average elevation is
said to be 8,000 feet, though the
bighest point is 11,000 feet. The
line of cultivstion, however, does
not extend beyond a height of 6,000
feet. Tho chief productions next
to the mulberry tree ere the vine-
yards, the fig tree, the olive and the and Lebauon may move to be
snooper (a species of cedar). bearing swallowed up, but the word of our
eatable and valuable fruit. God shall stand forever.
Moat ordinary vegetables grow in It was not long before Deeb bal
(abundance in Baal, Shamai (a village
o few miles from Demesne Head).
The inhabitant( are frequently at a
loss to know what to do with their
tomatoes and frequently sell them
at 15 bares (three farthings) a ratel
(six ib. weight). The same may be
said with reference to other kinds
of green vegetables in the mountain
villages. Were the growers able
conveniently to send their surplus
to Beyrout it would certainly fare
well with them for there they oould
command a fair price for them, but
in consequence of bad roads and
other difficulties attending trans-
portation of goods much produce is
wasted which otherwise might be
utilized. The slopes of Mt. Lebanon
are pretty well studded with towns
and villages, the whole population
amounting to 250,000—Maronites
100,000, Greek Church 80,000,
Druse 50,000.
The Damascus Road divides the
district into two parts, the one
north, the other south. The strength
of the Druse population, both as re -
garde number and influence, lies in
the south, while the Christian ele-
ment preponderates in the north.
The population of Mt, Lebanon,
profess upwards of rix religious
creeds, Some are eseeutially Christ
tiara, while others are undoubtedly
anti-Christian, Both North and
South Lebanon have, for upwards of
three score years, been under the
direct influence of modern Christian
missions, and 1 hope that soon au
opportunity will occur when I shall
discuss the history, progress and
result of Protestant missionary oper-
ations in this mountain, but now I
sball return to my present partic-
ular journey to Bishop (Lebanon).
Shortly before daybreak the pro-
miscuous crowd, who arrived yes
terday and spent the greater part of
the night here, began to disperse,
the majority going to Beyroat, a
few to various districts in Lebanon,
and others proceeded in an easterly
direction, winding their way up the
western slope of the ridge. Now
Deeb (my muleteer) shouted to me,
as respectfully as he could, that it
was time he should be packing and
immediately I stood clear of his
way. In a few minutes my mattress,
quilt and pillowa were rolled, by his
hands, into a cylinderiteal parcel of
about 3 or 4 feet long and having a
diameter of 18 inches, quite firm
and tidy, weighing about 40 lbs., so
that if need be I could have carried
it on my beck or shoulders a day's
journey.
This ought to help to explain the
difficulty which some have in under-
standing "Arise, take up tby bed
end walk." How could this hap-
pen ? I have often been asked,
How min a roan rise of a sudden,
perhaps in a state of weakness, and
take up his bed, supposing it to be
eve aeotareci
am the Lord and beside me there Sprtukle itioneditot r
is no Saviour. He 0118.11 feed Illany spot where ionnethine It
flock like a Shepberd, He shall ed over on the eteve, olae,
gather the lamb e with His arm and may be marc 1-1..
oerry them in His bosom." May I also conutericets the bad ydr.
we not then, on the strength of God's I If yeti are eft h1 'hat yeur y tit
infallible word, as well as on gronude sakes are a little stale, 1.111 4 ne
of personal experience, call upon them itt it cup of warm w. t r itt 1.
and awn men that the Gospel of a gond paste of Lupe ;
Christ is the power of God unto stand for au hour or o.0 1.1$1,10 ri-ornz;
salvation to everyone that holinvoth it will have en excelleut Mee ....
that He who pardoned and beareth the yeast and will insure get cl it,
(
away our sin will also give unto A little powdered borax tut In
us wisdena, grace and strength to the water in which
take up our bed—burden of any and lawn(' are washed will inierov .1
kind—and walk. Great is the power their appearauee greatly ; nee a,
of sin, but it shall not have dominion tittle soap as poesible.
over you ; great is the evil of the If you have occasion to use clothe
world without us, but Chriet's prayer wet in hot water about an invalid,
an promisee will strengthen and do not try to wriug them out ,f the I
comfort us. The Alps, Ifinetnalyati water. The best way to prepare t
them is to eteeen them ; they ettn
be handledwith comparative ease. '
To remove iron met of ink epos,
moisten the Emote, and iipply ealls •
of lemon until they disappear, aud
then rinse well. Salts of lemen aro
made of equal parts of oxatio acid
and tartaric aold. Another way 16
to moisten with lemon juice,
sprinkle well with bah and lav itt
the sun.
A piece of heavy flannel doubled
two or four thick and placed in the
bottom of wire hanging baskets be-
fore the dirt is put in will iceep the
water from drippiug if care is used
in eprinkhug the plants. Wild moss
ie also excellent.
anoed the box and the bed on both
sides of the mule and I was in
struoted to take my seat between,
as on the day previous. Shortly
after starting we reached. khan El
Rwayset, and immediately after -
wade khan Seeder, This is the
third station where the Diligence
leaving Beyrout change hordes,
here also a company have sunk
large cisterns in the earth. For
what purpose ? These subterranean
stores are tightly packed with the
snows of December, January and
February. Ordinarily there are
several falls of snow, each several
feet in depth. Christmas is the
harvest time of this crop. One
layer of several feet is laid on. the
floor of this cellar and then beateu
or rolled with a roller, then another
layer and yet another, until it is
impossible for it to hold more. As
soon AB the packing ie done the
superintendent closes the places as
tight as possible. From June to
September ie the lime for utilizing
the stored SHOW, as the heat in Bey
rout during that period is intense.
The mass of snow is more like ice,
at any rate it is hewn down in
pieces of considerable size, forward
ed to and converted lute money in
Beyrout. The average price ia
10 poi' pound. With these arti-
ficial stores compete the natural,
inexhaustible and superior preserv-
ers of snow of Sennoen and other
heights of Lebanon. The latter
spots are provided by nature and
independent of man's interference,
yet owned or claimed by some of the
native princes, who impose an an-
nual lighb tax upon the muleteers
who may choose to make a living
by hewing and carrying loads of
snow to Beyrout.
Those heights, when the snow is
perpetual, are not accessible, and
consequently those who are engaged
in the trade are subjected to peculiar
hardships and difficulties. 'What-
ever he is engaged in a muleteer's
life is perhaps least to be envied.
Think of my muleteer Deeb having
left Damascus c week previous to
my engaging him, his mule, of
course, loaded, walking all the road,
dividing his journey into three or
four stages, arrived in Beyrout just
in time to dispose of his load and
place his mule at my disposal on
hie return journey. He would have
done the same for anyone who would
give hint forty or fifty piastiee, and
would have been bitterly disappoint.
ed had he not succeeded in finding
an engagement.
Near Sowfer I dismounted and
walked until we reached khan El
Midyrej, a distance of several miles
of level road. This did not hurt
me, and pleased Deeb very much,
for ho did think that the mule had
need ef such rest. Here above and
below the road the slopes of the
mountains are covered with vine
of iron or wood together with all
that it implies ? 11 need only be terraces. The road about this time
suggested Wet in thinking of a bed of the day is pretty well monopolized
by asses with their burdets of
in the East you drop the idea of
pupas hurrying on as fest as they
wood nod iron and only suppose a
thin soft mattress, pillow and quilt, can, if possible to find customers
such as anyone could carry to great before Wooed-
distancee conveniently; but whether (To be Continued.)
this be so or not it ie surely reason.
able to conclude that De, at whose
word diseases go and health comes,
may also, if need be, give to a man
such measure of strength to carry a
bed of lesser or greater hulk or
weight. When, by the appointment
of God, Israel stood quaking and,
trembling and, as they thought, 00
the hrink of disgrace and death ;
on the one hand 'Jemmied in by the
huge and merciless water, and on
the other bend by the still more
huge and merciless Pharosh ; noth-
ing could have been further (aceord-
ing to the unbelieving or them) than
their deliveranee, Nevertheless they
were delivered, although neither by
ships, steamers nor any ordinary
Household Hints,
stood Words.
If you want to lift mo you tnust
be above me.— [Emerson.
The highest exeroise of charity is
charity toward the uncharitoble.—
[Buolcuiinster.
Do thy duty ; that is best ;
Leave unto tby Lord the rest I
—Etion giallo NY.
There is a bet -Ler thing io ask
than exemption or escape from
sorrows, even grace to bear them
rightly,— [Dr, MeLareu,
He who comes up to his owu
idea on greatness must always have
had a very lo.v standard of 11 in hie
mind.— [aszlitt.
Indian meal and vinegar or lern•
on juice used on the hands will heal
and soften them.
To remove indelible inc ; Apply
a strong solution of cyanide of
potassium and rinse well.
Green blinde that have Mod ma
be made to look like new by oiling
over with a brushing of linseed oil.
To remove tar from the hands,
rub with the outside of front' orange
ar lernon peel and wipe dry at eon.
To remove mildew, rub the spats
well with soft soap, then cover with arid see our Goods.
I It of Heap and powdHeered p if
t 25 ,10 1 •
chalk and lay upon the grate. •
',itch of it bat le vend itt nutulrind
ni suldnd is shown.— (Arthur
I.( ti rieieg eun fell on Mem.
fIfit no 1i:culotte/ music in
If raw of I, tour. B4,1124011 does
•• Mina: t 1 nature.-- [Theodore
1' rIter.
The true Chrietian is like the
ithieh imbues ite noiseleits
telt mud everywhere leaves the
ffect of hie beams in bleseinge up -
I the world Biennia him.- [Luther.
Yee will find that the mere ro.
eider( not to lie uselese, and the
henot-t desire to help other people.
e ill to rho quickest and delicateat
ways improve youreelf.— (11rie1cin,
The Clonal of Christ, which is
pally militant and partly trium-
phant, resernblee a city built on
both sides of it river—there is but
the stream of death between graoo
and glory.— [A. M. `replay.
There le elways 5 beet way of
aomg everything, if it be to boil an
eeg. Manners are the happy way
ef doing things ; each once a etroke
of genius or of love, now repeated
and hardened into usage,—(Emer
son.
Apostles never wasted a moment
on a gospel of patchwork. Their
twofold text was turn to the Lord,
which =tent ropentaucte, and cleave
to the Lord, which went a life of
faith and holiness.—[T. L. Otiyler,
There is more of power to sanc-
tify, to elevate, to strengthen and
to cheer in the single word Jesus,
w hich moans Saviour,"
than in all the utterances of men
since the world began.— [Dr. Ches.
Hodge.
There is no knowledge for which
so peat a price is paid as a know-
ledge of the world ; and no ono
over became an adept in it except
at the expense of a hardened and
wounded heart.- [Countess of Bless-
ington.
Unless a Wall has trained him -
Bell for his ehauce, the chance will
only make him ridiculous. A. great
occasion is worth to a man exactly
what his antecedents have enabled
him to maks of it.- [WW. Mattliewa.
We never know through whet
divine mysteries of compensation
the great Father of the univeree
may be carrying out His sublime
plan ; but the words "God ie Love,"
ought to contain to every doubting
soul the solutiou of all things.—
(Mrs. Muioeh.
Loan & Investment Co.
2111B Company is Loaning Money
on Farm Security at Lowest
Rates of Interest.
MORTGAGES PURCHASED.
SAVINGS BANK ]3RANCH.
3, 4, and 5 per cont, interest
allowed on Deposits, according to
amount and time let.
SIGN OF THE mEA T 211AR ET
catch Vollar ! I a...Street, • Brussels
ANDREW . CURRIE, PROPRIETOR.
A Splendid Stook of Horse Blan-
kets, Halters, Whips, &c.,
&c., on Hand.
Our Collars always
Give Satisfaction.
load the van in giving good
value in
Trunks, Valises,
Satchels, Etc.
If you want a set of LIGHT or
HEAVY HARNESS, or if you want
Ber airin g clone allin and SeeUs.
H. DENNIS.
Fresh -A-Ffic Salt Meats
OFFICE.--00rDer of Market
Square and North Street, Gode-
rich.
Of the best quality always on hand 1Lnd tle•
livered bo any part of the jl village free of
eharge.
Terms very favorable.
FAT CATTLE WANTED:
Por which the ihighest market price will
ho paid.
also make a specialty of buying Rides
and Skins.
Don't forget the place next door to
Fletcher's Jewelry Store. A. CURRIE.
S. PLU
General Blacksmith,
wishes to intimate to the public) generally
that he does all kinds of Blaoksmithing
in a Workmanlike Manner.
Wagons, Buggies, Sleighs and Cutlers
made to Order.
Repairing promptly Exeituted.
I make a Speoialty of Horse -shoeing.
A Call Solicited. la–Remember the
stand-17E1AR not IlluDgg.
S. Plum.
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RUN 7011 TR FM AND WIEN TUN
Horace Horton,
Ifauaenn.
PO TANTI
OCT 12, 1888.
Having received my Fall Stock
I am now prepared to offer
THE BEST VALUE IN TOWN
In Cashmeres, Jersey Cloths, 01-
tomon Cords, Meltons, Jacket
Cloths, Toulie Cloths, Flan-
nels, Shirtings, Cretons,
Lace Curtains, Curtain
Nets, Velvets and
Blushes.
Always a Good Stock of Fnusu
Gnoonnins.
I have the Best and Cheapest
Tnis in Town.
CSAL ;Z7VeD SHE Mr GWODS
before purchasing elsewhere. I
Cannot be Undersold.
1" -•-"Agent tor PARKER'S RIR WORKS.
,SVCSWE have one of the nicest assort.
menu of COOK, BOX, PARLOR
and .COAL Stoves ever exhibited, and they will be sold
at Reasonable Prices. Our
"ORIGINAL" Cook Stove leads the Van,
TO hand a lam Stock of new
LAMPS and ramp goods. We
wish to call special attention to a new range of handsome
HANGING LAMpS, They are dandies.
*413
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RED STORE.
WM. SMITH
14 prepared to attend to
Carriage Painting
in all its branehof , rig well as.
Sign and Ornamental
Painting.
He has had years of exporien oe
and guarantees his work to gide
satisfaction. A. rig well painted
is half sold.
Estimates and terms cheerfully
given.
GIVE HIM A CALL,
Shop in the old POST Pub-
lishing House, Ring street, Brus-
sels.
TO THE PUBLIC
In order to pay increased attention to
my ready.made boot and shoo trade and
Grocery business I have disposed of my
CESTOM BOOT and SI1012 13111SI5ESS to
Ms. PETER Byrum, who will continue it
in the eame place. 1 desire to return
thanks for the large share of patronage
which I received daring the past seven
years and ask for an increase to my sun.
cossor, Mr. Ritchie.
ADAM GOOD.
Having purchased the Custom Shoe
business of Mr. Good, I ant prepared to
attend to the wants of the Public.
My live and a half years work in Bras,
eels is a guarantee of the satisfaction I
am prepared to give, not only to old
customers but to as many new ones e.s
give me their patronage.
"°"'" P. RITCHIE.
Mb kinds or Granitzvare, Catiery,, and Shelf
Goods always in Stock. Our Stock of Tinware
is always first-class and Goods we have not
got in stook will be made up on
Short Notice.
A Niro Stook of Silverware always on. Handl
People can save money by trading with us, Call in
ETHEL
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The undersigned having completed the change from the stone to
the celebrated Hungarian System of Grinding, has now the Mill in
First -Class Running Order
and will be glad to see all his old customers and as many new
ones as possible.
Flour and r ed. Always o Zama,.
Highest Price paid for any quantity of Good Grain,
WIVE. MILNE.
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