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The Herald, 1907-10-11, Page 7Solace in Nature. When fortune had nosmile for you, and joy seemed out of readh, And you and happiness, alas! were very far apart, Did you ever stand at twilight on some quiet, wave -washed beach, And let the sea's soft monotone speak comfort to your heart? When life had lost its savor and chill disappointment fell On the cherished pleas or projeot that you had gladly made, Did you ever bend your footsteps to some green and tranquil dell, Where the trees grow leaves for heal- ing and the birds sing unafraid? Wheu death had cast its shadow and a loving voice was still That had been as tender music to the sunshine of your day, Did you ever take your sorrow to the moorland or the hill, And let the whispering breezes charm your bitter tears away? For Nature, sweet in silence and pass- ing sweet in speech, Has a word for every trouble andbalm for every smart; But to find her gifts of solace, which are well within our reach, We mist conte.as trustful seekers and draw ever near her heart. -Chambers' Journal. to hear•and heed the call of the Master. Even the alarm clock that is not obeyed in a few mornings will lose power to arouse the unresponding sleeper. It is a common experience that sounds that are not heeded all around us soon lose their power to disturb us or excite attention, so that multitude learn to work or sleep amid roaring wheels, screeching whistles, and ringing bells with no more note of these discordant sounds than if they were passing their days and nights in the midst of rural stillness. In like manner a great number have so long turned a deaf ear to the call of the Mas- ter that the sound of that sweet voice no longer rings in the unwilling ear, and the soul learns to sleep amid the greatest efforts to arouse souls that are asleep to the danger of their situation and to the Lord's call to repentance, faith, ser- vice and salvation. -Cumberland Pres- byterian. That is What the Mothers Do. (Mary L. C. Robinson in Sunday School Times.) Playing with the little people Sweat old games forever new; Coaxing, cuddling, cooing, kissing, Baby's every grief dismissing. Laughing, sighing, soothing, singing, While the happy days are winging--- • This is what the mothers do. Planning for the little people That they may grow brave and true; Active brain and busy fingers While the precious seedtime lingers, Guiding, guarding, hoping, fearing, Waiting for the harvest nearing, This is what the mothers do. Prayer. Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, amid life's changing scenes -we look up to Thee, our guide and protector. We thank Thee for Thy loving care, for the constant provision made for our bod- ily wants; for light upon our pathway, for the revelation of Thy will. Sin is in world and in our hearts, and its fruits are shame and sorrow, desolation and death. We bless Thee for the Saviour, for Him whose Spirit brings the dead to life, whose blood cleanses from all sin. Let us know His power to save, and through the dangers and temptations which beset us may we pass in safety defended by His grace. Give us submis- sion to Thy will, keep us from doubt and fear. Make us a blessing to our fel- low -pilgrims'. Help us to uphold the faint, to eheer the sad, to guide the waniering. Comfort us with thoughts of heaven, and bring us thither with our loved ones in Thine ewn good time.. Amen. For Sceptics. When the microscopic search of scep- ticism, which has hunted the heavens. and sounded the seas to disprove the ex- istence of a Creator, has turned its at- tention to human society, and has found a place on this planet ten miles square, where a decent man ran live in deeeney, comfort and security, supporting and educating his children unspoiled and un- polluted; a place where age is reverenc- ed, infancy re.sppeeted, manhood respect- ed, and womanhood honored, and human life held in due regard; when empties can find such a place ten miles square on this globe, where the Gospel of Christ has not gone and cleared the way, and laid the foundations, and made decency and security possible, it will then be in order for sceptical and literati to remove thither and there ventilate their views. But so long ne these very men are de- pendent upon the religion which they dis- card for every privilege they enjoy they may well hesitate a little before they seek to rob the Christian of his hope. and htunanity of its faith in that Saviour Who alone has given to man that hope of life eternal which makes life tolerable and society possible, and robs death of its terrors and the grave of its gloom. -James Russell Lowell. ' The Master's Cal. ie not Mine to give except to those for whom it is prepared of My Father." Who are they for whosu the Father has prepared the special glories of the life to come? . They who have borne the sharpest cross are prepared to wear th brightest crown.' They who best and most steadily can .drain the cup which God shall put into 'their hands to drink, are the spirits destined to., sit on Ilia right hand and on His left. Our.Mae ter's question was significant. They ask- ed for honor. Hedemanded if they were willing to pay the price of honor: Can ye drink of My Cup? -F. W. Robert- son. o es - WORLD'S END R. FREE METHODIST BISHOP GIVES HIS REASONS FOR THINKING S0. Works of Man to be Swept Away Four Reasons for Thinking the End of All Things is Coming -Prediction by Free Methodist Bishop._ Fort Wayne, nId., Oct. 7. -Bishop Yal- ter Sellew,of Jamestown, N. Y., who has been presiding at the Free Methodist Conference for Northern Indiana, which closed with religions services today, greatly excited the members of the local Praying for the little people (Closed are eyes of brown and blue), By the quiet bedside kneeling With a trustful, sure appealing; All the Spirit's guiding needing, Seeking it with earnest pleading - This is what the mothers do. Parting from the little people, (Heart of mine, how fast they grow!) Fashioning the wedding dresses, Treasuring the last caresses; 'Waiting then as years fly faster For the summons of the Master - This is what the mothers do. "' He Counted Me Faithful. He is not dependent upon what we say, or, upon what we do for a know- ledge of our lives. lie can read the in- nermost movements of the secret thoughts. He has first knowledge. He is on time, comes at the moment. His sur- vey is complete. lie looked at Saul of Tarsus with his extensive personality, saw the pian was a dupe, a victim, a tool of the great. The man moved in a limited sphere, u hazy horizon, the func- tion had not the stamp of highest au- thority. "I did it ignorantly in unbelief." Derangements that are not deep seated are easily altered. God made the course clear, , strang and sure. "1 was not dis- obedient to the heavenly vision. I eon- ferred.not with flesh and blood." He who reaches the heart knows when our thinking is moving along perilous ways, when ambition is crooked and perverse, and when central thoughts must be ad- justed. Paul had a wrong conception of great- ness, he imagined it consisted in a cer- tain position, when in reality it consist- ed in a certain disposition. Greatness is not nearness to the throne, but in like- ness to the king; not a possession of au- thority, but readiness for service; not external and outer living, but in a deep and secret relation of the heart. God made a careful survey and came near and touched and trimmed the soul afresh; opened visions of possibilities which were more than realized in a long and magnificent life. Dreams of Chris- tiana came true. Voyages of Christians go through. Prophecies culminate in per- formances. The relation of Saul to the Sanhedrim was superficial. He would make the relation of Paul to Himself real, not in eeelesias1tical relationship, but in spiritual kinship. Every ear ought to be open to every call of God. The Indians learned to put their ears to the ground to hear sounds of approaching enemies, and all should acquire skill in listening to the voice of God. God has His own way of calling, and calls in many ways. Elijah did not hear God in the fire, wind/ or earth- quake, but in the still, small voice. It may be in a very small sermon by a very humble minister that God would speak to us. It was so with Mr. Spur- geon, who was led to consecrate himself to the service of Christ by a sermon of a poor Wesleyan minister in a plain country chapel. Sometimes God calls mon through a sharp Providence when a milder voice seems to be unable to wake a sleeping conscience. Some will not hear till the Lord comes very near to them and speaks dreadfully in their ears, as with the voice of thunder to wake the dead. The death of a child or other dear one some- times appears to be the voice of God to call sleeping or resisting souls into His service. The Lord seems often to call persons by name, as Be called; Samuel, and many others who have received personal intimations, of the Divine inter- est in them, and of call to the Master's service. The patience of God in continuing these calls even till a late period in life, instead of steeling the heart with indifference, should make the heart tender with gratitude, and so far from begetting presumption, it ought to lead the soul to prompt aceeptanee of God's offer of mercy and salvation. A man who was not a Christian read that there was small hope of a man's conversion after he was forty; that was on his for- tieth birthday, and he gave his heart to God. Tile call of God has come to every one, end the call is clothed with Divine authority, and no one is at liberty to neglect or decline the call in safety. No one can say how long God will stand tolling and knocking at his door, or how long our eon will retain their power to hear God's call, if our ears are taught not Free Methodist Chureh here by a sermon predicting the end of the world within a few months. Be did' not mean, he said, that the planet was to be destroyed, but that all the works of man were to be swept away and Christ was to come a second time to rebuild it and make it a fit place for the ' dwelling of the Holy Spirit. The bishop minced no words in describ- ing the certainty of destruction by flames to those who do not repent. Be gave four reasons for his belief that the end 'of the world is near. First -The conditions are now similar to those that prevailed when Christ was born, men have set up false Gods. Second --The strain upon matter has reached the breaking point. Third -The savants of the world who study the Bible have gained an insight into the future, and, while they may not publicly acknowledge that the end is near, they are themselves making ready for it. Fourth -The time is at hand when the word of God will soon have penetrated to the remotest races and the prophecy fulfilled that the Gospel will be preach- ed to every human soul on eerth- The bishop and his wife, the latter be: ing a former missionary, have just re- turned front a tour of the world, and the bishop said he spoke from actual knowl- edge. WON THF I felt His fingers counting cells of thought, I heard the echo of His busy feet, Through avenues so long and strangely wrought, How keen the searching ere it was com- plete. A voice that come to sacred inner ear,' A careful outlook of a region wide, The vibrant soul responds to signals clear, A dulcet rapture of a rising tide. He estimates the range of wealth untold, He finds what first He gave of fair renown, Not all the riches of a fading world, ,Can dim the lustre of His priceless crown. Called, chosen, faithful, all the time, This is the sovereign mark elect and pure, I wear and all my powers combine To stand complete and to' the end en- dure. Bettmsville, Ont. ' Degrees in Glory. Did He mean to tell them that the office of dispensing those glories was not. His, but another's? Surely not; for the Son of Man will dispense them as the Judge at the last day. Did He mean to say that He had no authority of His own to give away the glories of heaven? Surely not; for there is given to Him authority: "All judgment is committed to Him, because he is the 'Son of Man." But the plain meaning was this, that they were not His to give by absolute or arbitrary right. There were certain eternal principles in the bemire of the Deity, which must guide Hint in their distribution. John, the beloved, asked this favor of the Lord, but Christ's per- sonal love of John could not place him one step above another. Personal favor had nothing to do with it, justice every- thing, verything, Steps of glory aro not won by favoritism, orby arbitrary seleetiora "It H. T. Miller. eel inti:welt,safealee eafasteseet. 071, ARKETS Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stack at the City Mar- ket since Friday, as reported by the rail- ways, were 73 carloads, eoinpo ed of 1,274 cattle, 495 hogs, 1,629 sheep and lambs, 226 calves and on,e horse. There were several lots of good cat- tle, that sold up to $5 per cwt., but there were many --the bulk of those on sale -that were of common to medium qual- ity, which sold at about the• same Frees as were paid last week. Exporters. -There were none bought for export, unless it was a. few bulls, which were worth from $3.50 to $4.25 per cwt. Butchers. -Picked lots were quoted at $4.70 to $5, but these were equal in qual- ity and better than many of the best exporters offered lately, and few iuenum- ber; steers, 1,150 to 1,300 lbs., $4 to $4.- 3e; 4:30; common to medium, light cattle, $3.- 25 3:25 to $3.75; cows, $2.50 to $3.75; can- ners, $1 to $2 per ewt. Feeders and Stockers: H. & W. Murby report a fair delivery for a Tuesday's market. Messers. Murby bought 150, the. bulk of which were from 500 to 800 lbs. each, at $e.25 to $'2.75 per cwt.; a few steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs., each, sold at $3.25 to $3.00; bulls at $2.25 to $2.60 per cwt. Milch Cows. -The milkers and spring- ers offered were generally speaking a common lot, with a few fair to good quality. Prices ranged at from $30 to $55 each. Veal Calves. -Too many horsey, coarse calves are coming on the market, with a few of the right kind. Prices were un- changed at $3 to $7 per cwt., but it must be remembered that only prime uew milk -fed calves bring the latter price and there are few of this class being of- fered. Sheep and Lambs. -Trade in sheep and lambs was steady at unchanged quota- tions. Export ewes, $4.25 to $4.40; bucks, $3 to $3•.50; lambs, $4.75 to $5.75 per cwt. Hogs. -Receipts light. Mr. Harris re- ports prices unchanged at $6.12 1-2 for selects and $5,87 1-2 for lights and fats. Bishop of London Said He Beat the President at Tennis. Washington, Oct. 7. -Before leaving for Richmond, Va., to -day, to participate in the triennial convection of the Epis- copal Church, the Bishop of London held an impromptu reception at the railroad station. }Ie admitted that he won the tennis match. at the White House on Fri- day between himself and President Roosevelt. FINEST IN THE WORLD. Finished Section of Grand Pacific. Ottawa, Oct. 7. -judge Killam, chair- man of the Railway Commission, who has returned to Ottawa after a two - months' absence in the west, stated this morning that the railway conditions in the western provinces were now much improved, as compared with last fall, and no difficulty in handling grain traf- fic was expected during the test of the year. The commission's Winnipeg inspector has inspected seventy miles of the new 0. T. P. line from Portage la Prairie, now ready to handle traffic, and reports it to be one of the finest bits of railway in the world. Mr. Collingwood Schreiber, the Govern- ment consulting engineer, goes west from Ottawa to -day to inspect the pro- gress of construction work on the G. T. P. Trunk Months. A big trade is doing In ulster ings and meltons. The outside' deera for all lines of hardware is brisk are there is a fairly good local trade. The falling off in the volume of building b '- ing done here will have some effect expo this branch of trade. Values are gen- erally steady. The grocery trade is es- tive, with large shipments going to all' parts of the country. The movement in Country trade is fair and collections erns/= untie to show slight improvement. Wool: is very quiet and unchanged. Winnipeg: In most lines of trade abbess has been an excellent business moans during the past week. It is evi&rszt that damage to the crops by frost hes in some localities been quite serious, Lack of money has quietened the active ity in building, and this has affected the. trade. Collections are about as reported last week. Vancouver and Victoria: General trade all through British Columbia con- tinues exceedingly active. The labor situation is still a matter of some con- cern. It is a difficult matter to gee men enough to do the work offerings The shipping trade is brisk. Ma�nce nouneemeut that the Canadian Pavane Railway may add two large steamer tiro their Oriental fleet is received wale mueh interest here. Hamilton: General business is show- ing a better tone. Wholesale dry geese are moving briskly and other lines re- port rather brisker business. London: Wholesale and retail trade is moving well and the outlook is fax ' continued activity during the season. Ottawa: The outlook for cot:nary' trade has been somewhat improved by the late fall rains which have greater ° helped pastures and fall root crops. Toronto Farmers' Market. The receipts of grain to -day were moderate. Wheat firm, 100 bushels of goose selling at 92e a bushel. Barley higher, 200 bushels selling at 68 to 69c. Oats firm, with sales of 500 bushels at 58e. I-Iay in moderate supply, with prices firm; 25 loads sold at $19 to $21 a ton. Straw is nominal at $15.50 a ton. Dressed hogs are unchanged at $8.50 to $8.75 for light, and at $8.25 for heavy. Wheat, new, bush $1 00 $0 00 Do., red, bush.. .. 1 00 0 00 Do., spring, bush 0 92 0 95 Do., goose, bush -.e-M- 0-, 0a. eG • 0. 00 Oats, bush.. . 0 58 0 00 Barley, bush .. 0 68 0 60 Peas, bush.... a.. 0 SO 0 85 Hay, ton 19 00 20 00 Straw, per ton .. .. 15 500 0 00 Seeds, Alsike, No. 1, bu8 25 8 50 Do., No. 2, bush.. . 7 40 7 75 Dressed hogs .. 8 25 Eggs, per dozen .. .. 0 25 Butter, dairy .. .. 0 25 Do., creamery . .. 0 25 Geese. dressed, lb0 09 Chickens, lb . .. .. 0 10 Diwks, dressed. ib .... 0 12 Turkeys, Ib .. 0 17 Apples, per bbl.... 1 25 Onions, bag .. .. .. 1 25 Potatoes, bag .. .. .. 0 75 Cabbage, dozen, .. .. 0 40 Beef, hindquarters, ... .. 8 50 Do., forequarters.. .. . 4 50 Do., choice, carcass 7 50 Do., medium, carcass .. 6 00 Mutton, per cwt.. . 8 00 Veal, prime. per cwt 7 50 Lamb, per cwt .. .. 10 00 The Cheese Markets. Woodstock. -Offerings on the , stock cheese market to -day were 2,080 boxes September make. All sold at 121/2c. Peterhoro.-There were 2,872 cheese offered to -day on the Peterboro cheese board. being the last of September make. It sold for 12 9-IOe; a few brought 121/,e. Board adjourned for two weeks. HAIL INSURANCE. Question Being Seriously Considered by Manitoba Government. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 7. -The ques- tion of hail insurance is being taken up for practical consideration by the Manitoba Government. Hon. Mr. Roblin has instructed E. M. Wood, Deputy Municipal Commis- sioner, to inquire into the ,question of hail insurance, and amain all available data with a view to asjisting the Gov- ernment in its conclusions regarding this important matter. It is understood that if a comprehen- sive and workable scheme can be shown to be feasible, the Government will in- troduce legislation to that end. 4 .-5. INFANTS PLAYED WITH GUN. Three-Year-Olei Kenneth Ferguson Killed at Mailarytown, Mallorytown, Oct .7.--A bok was aeci- dntlly shot and killed here to -day. Kenneth Ferguson, aged, three years, was playing with his brother Alfred, a.ged five years, about noon to -day, they hav- ing got possession of `a loaded .pun In some unaccountable manner Kenneth was shot through the 'head acid instantly killed. - MILLIONS MISSING. WASTEFULLY EXPENDED OR NOT ACCOUNTED FOR. Attorney -General Jackson of New York Makes Startling Charges Against City and Metropolitan Street Rana way ai - way Companies New York, Oct. 7. -Startling chae- as of extravagance and neglectful manage- ment, or, if not that, failure to aceotmat for millions of dollars, are made by State Attorney -General Jackson in a pee titian filed to -day calling for the ap- pointment of receivers for the New York City Railway Company and the Metro- politan Street Railway Company, and' also demanding the dissolution of tba New York City Railway Company. Tian` application for receivers was made to Justice Ford, of the Supreme Court, who issued an order for the defendants to appear in 'court on October 3 and an- swer to the complaint. The Attontesee 'General's action further complicates s► situation already considerably entangled by reason of the various inter -relates corporations which control and operates the traction lines on Manhattan Islands, Adrian H. Joline and Douglas Robin- son were appointed receivers for this New York City Railway Company Iv 8 75 Jude see - 0 271 eralg dayon sago,combe i Federaln tee and to -day et y wens. 0 28 ` named in the same court to act for taw 0 30 , Metropolitan Street Railway Companlr. 0 11 The New York City Railway Company' 0 12 leases the lines of the Metropolitan, 0 00 Street Railway Company under a guar - 0 20 antee to pay 7 per cent. dividend on taw, 2 25 Metropolitan stock. This dividend bus 1 35 never been earned since the date of tbs 0 90 least, and the Attorney -General chargers 10 0p that the deficit to date amounts to mama 5 50 8 00 7 00 ]0 ll0 not accounted for a sum amounting to $4,395,687. This charge was made in 11 00 connection with an entry in the cote pany's books for 1902, amounting to gra, 395,687 for laying new rails. The Atter- Wood- , ray -General charges that this sum amounting to about $103,000 per mile, is more than $50,000 per mile in excess' of what would be a reasonable and flim cost of such work. Further charges are made by the At- torney -General, among them one that' the company claimed that $509,900 pea mile was expended for building certater cross-town surface lines. than $10,000,000. The Attorney -General alleges that tali/ - management of the two companies have' either wasted almost $3,500,000 or have Winnipeg Wheat Markets. Following are the dosing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures to -day: Wheat -Oct. $1.04% bid, Dee. $1.03% bid, May $1.08% bid. Oats --Oct. 50%c bid, Dec. 4014o bid, May 51c bid. British Cattle Markets. London. -London cables weight; rfirmer, tat 10 to lege per frigerator beef is quoted at 0% to 104c per Ib. Bradstreet's Trade Review. Montreal: The situation in the money market here has shown but little change during the past week. There is still a pretty general feeling that the situation will show gradual improvement. General wholesale and retail trade holds steady. Dry goods lines are moving briskly. De- liveries of ready-to-wear goods are more prompt and in better volume than last year. The call for sweaters and for all winter goods is brisk. Values hold firm. Hardware lines are moving freely and the business in pig iron is quite brisk. The metal markets generally how a slightly easier tone. .e1 geod trade is moving in groceries. All canned goods hold very high. Prices on new tomatoes and peaches will be late owing to the backwardness of the crop. Tornoto; The movement of wholesale. and retail trade here continues excellent. One of the features is the movement in tall linens, which continues heavy. The October price list shows an advance • of about 50 per cent. in the last fourteen MILLIONS FOR CHARITY. One Million Bequeathed for the Benefit' of the Negro Race. Philadelphia, Oct. 7. -By the will or Miss Anna T. Jeanes, well known for her philanthropic work among the Society of Friends and the negro race, which wase admitted to probate to -day, she Ieft almost her entire estate, valued at about' $5,000,000, to charity. By the will $1,000,000 is bequ.eathet& for the benefit of the negro race. Some time ago this bequest was paid over" to Booker T. Washington and Hollis'. Burke Frissell, as trustees, and a codicil, dated Feb. 27, 1907. revs' ed that pare titular provision of the will. Among the institutions benefitted are Swarthmore' College and a score of hospitals in thiea city and elsewhere. sP • FOUND MOTHER DEAD." Death of Nita. Annie Muir at St.' Thomas. A St. Thomas despatch: Mrs. Arida- Muir rid a -Muir iaasesd away some time .duriter last night at the home of her bro- ther, Mr. Dau Grant, Talbot street east. Deceased had not been in good .' health for some thne, but her sudden demise was not expected. When herr 0 dnughter went into her bedroom this morning she found her mother dead. Deeea':ed was a daughter of the Yate Mr. and Mrs. Donald Granit; anti wee born in Peel Township, Wellingto County, 50 years alto.