The Herald, 1907-11-01, Page 7LESSON V,—OCT, 3, xgoe.
The Cities of Refuge.—Josh. zo: e.g.
Commentary -.—I. The purpose of the
cities of refuge (vs. 1.6). 1. Spake un
filo Joshua—As son as the tribes bad re
eeived the portion of their inheritance
the Lord directed that Joshua should
carry out fhe injunctions which Moses
had left respecting the cities of refuge
for the accidental huntieide,---Cam. Bib.
See Exod. 21. 12-15; Nuin. . 5, 0-34; Dent
19.. 2-13.
2. Appoint --Select. Cities of refuge —
Prior to the Mow,ie age it was required
of the nearest relative, as a matter of
duty to avenge the death of one who shad
been slain. He was called the ''`Goel" or
"Avenger." Some times a whole family
took upon them this duty (2 Sam. 14. 7).
--Cam. Bib. 3. Unawares and unwittingly
—That is, by aeeident, or without guil-
ty intent. May flee thither—This primi-
tive method of justice exposed the peo-
ple to three great dangers: 1. There was
the danger of malting it an instrument
of private revenge. 2, There was danger
of long, bloody feuds, revenges, contin-
ued enmity, and almost extermination.
3. There was danger of great injustice
by not making a distinction between
criminality and earelessness; between
deliberate murder and accidental home-
vide.—Pero ubot,
4.—The gate of the city—The tribunal
of justice was at the cityate. The re-
fugee was not kept out o the city till
his innocence was proved, ut was per-
mitted to enter and relate his cause and
receive the protection of the city.—
Steele. 11tay dwell among them—When a
refugee arrived it wasthe duty of the
elders, or rulers, to receive Iain, care
for •him and assign him a place to live.
5.—If the avenger.... pursue —It was
the duty of the avenger of blood to pur-
sue a wilful murderer. But when once
sheltered in one of the cities of refuge
the refugee was safe until after his
trial. If, however, after hearing both
sides, and after examining the witnesses
(Num. 35. 19-30; Deut. 17. 0-12; 19. 12-
17), the rulers decided that the deed
proceeded from malice and that the re-
fugee was guilty of murder, he was con -
damned and executed. No pity, no money
could shelter a tn:urderer.
6. Shall dwell in that eityB.ven if
exonerated from the charge of murder,
he was safe only while he remained in
the city and its suburbs. Even in ac-
cidental killing there is usually some
fault or carele sness, and this hard-
ship of being required to remain away
from home and friends would cause the
,people to be careful. Until he stand—
"9.7he judges and elders of the people, in
trying civil and criminal cases, always
sat; the person who cane for judgment,
or who was tried, always stood."—Bush.
Before the congregation. e: (Dente the
19. 11), whether he 'hunted' for
him or not (Exod. 21; 13; Num. 35. ,20,
22), whether lie smote him 'in secret'
(Deut. 27. 24).. Was the deed prestunp-
tuous,—that is to say, malicious (Exod.
21. 14) ? Was it with guile (Josh. 21. 14) ?
Especially, was there enmity previously
between the two men (Num. 35„ 21, 22) ?
Was there hatred of the slain on the part
of the slayer (Nuns. 35, 20, 23; Deut.
19. 4, 6, 11; Josh. 20, 5) ? The fact
that so many particulate are enunorat-
ed shows that the trial contemplated was
to be a careful one.'"—Beecher. Death
of the High Priest—`The administra-
tion of a high priest was regu?ded as a
period complete in itself. With the ac-
cession of his successor a new period be-
gan, and with it a new order of things."
II. The cities of refuge appointed tea.
7-9).
7. They appointed ---Rather, they sane -
tined, set apart for a sacred purpose.—
Cam. Bib. Six cities were appointed for
this purpose, three on either side of the
Jordan, easy of access from, all parts of
the land. None but Levitical cities were
chosen, and ;thus the refugees, during
their stay, would have the benefit of
the assistance and instruction of the Le-
vites. The cities were on hills and could
be seen afar off. They were so situated
that one of them could be reached from
any part of the country in a half-day.
"The roads to the cities were to be kept
in good repair; no hillock was left, no
river or stream was allowed over which
there was not a bridge; the road was to
be at least thirty-two cubits (three
rods) broad; and every kind of obstruc-
tion was to be relnoved that .night hurt
the foot or hinder the speed of the fugi-
tive. At every turning or branching of
roads posts were erected bearing the
words, `Refuge! :Refuge!' to guide the
fugitive in his flight."—Bush. Tulin-
itely greater pains has Goel taken to
teeth guilty souls to the refuge of the
atoning blood of Jesus Christ,—Steele.
Kedesh—There is some signification in
the names of the cities. Ketiesh means
to separate or set apart. It implies
the consecration of a person, or thing,
to the worship of service of God altrne.
Thus,/ as we look for the comparison,
we see Jesus as the Holy One of God,
set apart fortis as a Saviour from Sin.
'Pis city was in the extreme northern
part of the promised land in Galilee, on
the west of Jordan. Shechent•Bhoulder,
hence its readiness to bear burdens, stls-'
tain, etc. We read of Christ, "And the
government shall be upon His :shoulder"
(Isa. 9, 6.) This city was in the tribe
of Ephraim, near the centre"of the prom-
ised land, west of Jordan. Hebron—=This
signifies fellowship, friendly association,
to unite as friends. Through Ohri&t, sin-
ners are brought into fellowship wife),
.God, Hebron wan situated in the south=
ern part of Canaan wed among the moon.
rains as was Kedesh, also west of Jordan.
8. Bezer—A stronghold, a fortifica-
t on. Jesus is a stronghold, it fortress
teethose who trust in hint. This city
was located east of Jordan, in the plain
Oppposite Jericho. Ramoth' Exaltations,
]high or exalted. `1'he name of
Jesus is qu other ,tame, He is exalted ed
to be the Savior of the world. This .city'
was east of Jordan, about the rtaiddle of
the, mountains of Gilead. Golan—Be-
joieixig or exaltation, In Jesus all be-
lievers rejoice and are justified. He is
their joy and their hope for salvation.
This city was the capital of a district
in the land of.Bashan, in the north. Be-
sidee all these cities of refuge, the horns
of the altar were a refuge to those who
took hold on them, if the person was not
guilty of crime. This is implied in that
law (Exod. 21:14) that a wilful mur-
derer shall be taken from God's altar
and be put to death. And we find the
altar used for this purpose (1 Kings
]„50; 2:28). Christ is our altar, who
not only sanctifies the gifts, but pro -
tuts the giver. 9. for the stranger—
"As these typified the great provision
which God was making for the salvation
of both Jews and Gentiles, hence the
stranger had the same rights.” The
institution of the cities of refuge up-
hel,l in the highest degree the sacred-
ness of human life.
Eaeh city in its name is a type of the
character of Christ.
1. Nedesh. Holiness. Sanctuary. Christ
the holy One. Christ is our sanctuary,
our holy of the holies. The "secret place
of the most high," where dwelling we
can sing, "I -le is say refuge and my for-
tress" (Psa. 01:1, 2). There "both he
that sanctifieth and those who are sanc-
tified are all of one" (Heb. 2:11). He
is made unto us sanctification (1' Cor.
1:30). Por our sakes he sanctified him-
self (John 17:19). Dwelling in his re-
fuge we are secure from the intrusion of
sin. "Whosoever abideth in him sinneth
not" (1 John 3:6). 'He that saith he •
abideth in him ought himself also so to
walk, even as he walled" (1 John 2:6).
II. Shechem, Shoulder. Christ the bur-
den -bearer. He is the almighty that up-
holds,• the strength that carries, the
Spirit that accomplishes. He is (a) the
sin -bearer. He "bare our sin in his own
body on the tree" (1 Pet. 2:24). Only
the Lamb of God can carry the poor
lost lamb on his shoulder to safety
(Luke 1545). (b) The sorrow -bearer.
The twelve men passing over Jordan
took every man "a stone upon his shoul-
der" to set up for a memorial to future
generations of the providential care of
God (Josh. 4:5). The high priest wore
all the names of the tribes pf Israel up-
on the breastplate as a typical token
that all of the strength of Christ's shoul-
ders and all the love of Christ's heart is
given in behalf of his own (Exod. 28:12,
15, 21). Then let us roll our burden,
and ourselves, too, on the Lord (Pse.
22:8).
IL Hebron. Fellowship. Cbriat our
friend. Man sinned and separated from
God. Christ died and united man to God.
Through Christ the sinner comes to God;
in Christ the saint communes with God.
Abraham is the only Old Testament
saint called "the friend of God" (Isa. 41,
8; Jas. 2, 23) . Friendship is `:intimate
familiarity, close acquaintance, the out-
flow
ut
flow .of one mind to another, the inter-
action of one heart upon another." It
communion, Heart answering to heart
and soul to soul. We' .tell our friends
our sorrows, we confide . to them our, see -
rets, we look to them for appreciation,
we are interested in all they do. Hebron
is the oldest sity of the world. It has
never been destroyed. Christ is our
friend forever (John 13, 1).
IV. Bevis. Stronghold. Fortification,
Christ our fortress (Psa. 18, 2; Neth. 1,
7). High walls, closed gates, sleepless
watchmen, protection from every enemy.
Bezel. was ' in the wilderness." Christ is
a shield from the storm, a plaice to hide
from the "roaring .lion," a refuge when
cut off from all human help, a retreat
when ptu-sued by the "avenger of blood."
Satan not only pursues the sinuer, he
pursues the saved. But in Christ noth-
ing can separate from Him (Rom, • 8, 35,
36).
V. Ramoth Gilead (Deut. 34, 1).
Heights. Exaltation. Jesus the glorified.
Gone away to heaven, that Fre might
send the Comforter to earth (Jahn 16,
7; 7, 39). Gone to prepare a place for
us, that He may come again and receive
us unto Himself (John 14, 1-3). Ascended
"into heaven now to appoar in the
presence of God for ui•:(13•eb. 7, 25; Rom.
8, 34). Highly exalted and given a name
that is above every name (Philr•2, 9).
As the Soneof God, so are the sons of
God (I. John 4, 17). We sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph,
2, 6).
VI. Golan. Joy. Exultation. Christ
our "exceeding joy" (Psa. 43, 4). The
"good tidings of great joy," which the
angels brought (Luke 2, 10). There was
great joy in the city when Philip preach-
ed Christ (Acts ,8, 5).. In the hearts of
the strangers to Whom Peter wrote was
"joy unspeakable and full of glory,"
because they believed in Christ (I. Pet.
1, 8). "Joy is a manifestation of .faith." it
The joy of the Lord is your refuge (Neh. en
8, 10), Rejoice in the Lord. In this the
stronghold there is victory, blessing, Ste
Golan in the land of the "giants" which. lbs
made the spies tremble. at
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Toronto Farmers' Market.
The offerings of greet to -day were a little
larger than usual, Oats weaker en receipts
of 1,200 bushels, welch sold at ase, Barley
continues lire, 500 bushels •selling ai' 30e.
Hyo, firm, 100 b'usnels selling at see wheat
suede, with sales ,of 200 bushels of Fall at
eLeui.ea to $1.12, and of 200 bushels of geese at
flay ia. moderate suliply, with prices' stsadY.
18 loads sold at $21 t0 $2?' a. ton. Straw is
nominal at $15 a ton.
Dressed Bogs area unchanged at 99.75 to
light, and at $3.25 for heavy;
'Wheat, white, 'bush; ` ..$109 $ 3. 12
Do„ red, bush: +. 309 132
Do„ spring, bush. ,. 1 05 0 00
Do., goose, hush . . 1 00 0 00
Oats, bush. . ,, 0.02 0 64
Barley, bush, .. ,• . „ 0 90 000
Rye, ,bushh. , . , . .. • . 0 30 0 00
Peas; bush. 0 87 0 90
Iiay, ton 21 00 23 00
Straw, icier ton ,. .. . 15 00 0 00
Seeds—
Alsike, No. 1, bush. .. .. 8 75 0 15
Do., No, 2. , 8 OD 8 50
Dressed hogs 8 25 8 75
D'gge., per dozen .. .. 0 30 0 32
Butter, dairy .. . 0 28 0,30
D0„ ereaanery . .. . 0 30 0 92
Geese, dressed, Db. „ 0 09 0 11
Chickens, Ib. 0 e9 0 11
Ducks, dressed, lb, .. ,,0 10 0 11
Turkeys, per Ib. ,. •„ 016 019
Apples, per bbl . .. •. 125 2 25
Onions, per bag 3 25 85
3 80 1 85
Potatoes, bag
Cabbage, dozen . .. 0 40 0 60
Beat, hindquarters . ,. 8 50 20 00
Do., choice, caa'case 7 50 8 00
Do., medium, carcase . . 6 00 7 00
Mutton, per cwt. .. , 8 00 9 50
Veal,'ser csjt. ._ 7 50 10 00
Lamb, per cwt .. ... ,.., 10 00 11 50
Montreal Lire Stock.
Montreal.—About 800 head of butchers' cat-
tle, 25 milch cows and springers, 200 calves,
NO
sheep r sale t tand he East EndAbad 200 fat ttoir to-
day. There were no really prime beeves on
the market, 4c per ib. was about the top fig-
ure paid, and from that down to 3c per ib.
for pretty geed cattle, the common stook
bringing tram 1 1-2e to ,0 34e; lean cid cows
le per 1b. .Milch cows sold at from 925 to
$55 each. There were no good veal calves on
the market, but there were several large
calves in fair condition, which sold at from
$8 to $13 each, The lean grassers sold at
from $2 to $4 each. Sheep sold at from 3 3-4e
to 4 1-4e per ib. Good lots of fat hogs sold
at from '6 1-4c to 6 1-2a per l6,
The Cheese Markets.
Peterboro.—Thele were odt'fere9 on the Pe-
terboro board 2800 boxes of ()ether cheese,
colored. It Three factories refuseddsthe offerof . Board 12
ad-
journed for two weeks, when the last half
for October will .be sold.
British Cattle Markets.
London: London cables are firmer at 10a
to 12 1-4c per lb., dressed weight; refriger-
ator beef is quoted at 1Dc to 101 4e par lb.
Winnipeg Wheat Market,
Following are the close- nuetat3ons on
Winnipeg ,,rain futures t -dee -
IVhOOI—Oct. e1.05 3-4 bid,.lee e1.0i 3-4 bid,
May $212 7-8 bid.'
Oats—Oct. 55 3-4c bid, 2 .cern ieee bid, May
57 - 5-8e •bid.
Liverpool Apple Market.
Woodal & Co. cabled Eben James: 11,-
000 barrels selling; nmarket:very active.
Quotations: CoIverts, les to 18s 9d, sec-
onds 135 to 14s 9d; healthy, 19s to
211,; seconds, les to 20s; Blenheim, 198
to 26s; seconds, les to 20s; Kings, 21s
3d to 28s; seconds, 158 to les 3d; Green-
ings 15s 3d to 18s; secoeads, 13s to 15s;
Baaldwins, 16s to 17s 3d; seconds, 14s to
15s 9d.
Toronto Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock at.the City
Market since last Friday, as reported by
the railways, were 97 carloads, composed
of 1694 cattle, 361 hogs, 1,294 sheep and
lambs and 117 calves. The quality of
cattle offered as fat was no better, to
eay the least but, many dealers stated
that they never saw as few good en the
market, considering the nulnner offered.
Trade was dull, with prices lower than
at the ,Jtmction on leionday; Several dro-
vers who. had cattle at the. Junction
Market on Monday took front 15 to 25e
per cwt. less than they were offered at
that market, here to -day.
Tevo of the leading comtniersian firms,
it will be seen, only report 11) cattle that
sold at $4 per cwt. and oyer. This fact
shows the condition of the market, and
it looks like still lower prices.
Exporters.—blond Were offered, with
tlhe exception of a few bulls, which seld
from $305 to $3.75 per cwt.
.Ilutchea-s.—(le'orge Rowntree, wJio
bought 10 Toads for the Hurls Abattoir
Company, reported prices 58 follows:
Steers, 1,100 to 1,200 bba., $3,60 to $4.15;
good cows and mixed cattle, to ;!;3.50;
fair to medium cows, $2.50 to $2.85; can-
ners, 911 tri $2 per cwt.
Feeders and Stockers.----Ohoiee qual-
y, well-bred feeders are scarce, not
ough to supply the demand, at about
e sante prices as last week, as follows:
ere of best quality, 1,000. to 1,100
., '$3,40 to $3.70; common to .medium,
the sante weights. sold at $3 to $3.25.
gilt feedere and stockers. of 0ommon
inferior quality were plentiful and
nest unsaleable. Li'bt feeders, 800 to
lbs,, of good breeding qualities, were
worth from $2,50 to $2,75; stockers, 500
to 700 lbs. each, of coinnaon to inferior
quality (eastern cattle), were hard to
eels and prices were quoted at $1,75 to
$2.50 per cwt.
Milkers and Springers.'—Good to choice
milkers ad springers were in demand at
$40 to $50, and sone of the extra qual-
ity sold up to $55 and. even $59 was paid;
uornmon, light cows, $25 to $35 each.
Veal Calves,— Good ro choice veal
ves are scarce, and, .wanted at geed
res, Prices ranged from $2 ftp to $7
r cwt„ the latter price being for
ice new' milk -fed calves, 'Che bulk
d at $4.50 to $5.50 per cwt.:
seep and Lambs. --Prices unoha,nged,
port ewes told a,t $4,25 to e4,40;
be at $5 to $5.50, and a few selected
s nerd wethers soldnt $6.00.
Hogs. --Receipts light. 11r. Harris re- '
is prices steady at $6.25 for selects
thin,, light, unfinished bogs of $5 to i
5,
CAN OF HIM,
Another Man Has Mysteriously Disap-
peared From Montreal.
Montreal, Oct. 28—Another disappear-
ance of a elan in this city is engaging
the attention of the authorities. Ed-
ward Hannant, a butcher, who worked
for cattle buyers in Walkervills, Ont.,
wrote early in September from :Montreal
to his employers for a ticket from here
to Walker'ville. They sent him one, but
he never used it, and no word of him
has been heard since that time.
,after a couple of weeks' anxious wait-
ing his wife went to Thos. Southworth,
Director of Colonization for the On.
terio Government, Mr, Southworth
wrote to the Ontario Government's
colonization director here, Mr. E. Mar-
quette, outlining the case and requesting
him to try to find :frannaalt. Mr. Mar -
cal
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uette's search lane however, not reveal- and
envy truce of le missing man. $5.2
}fides, Tallow, Etc.
The market is dull Moth here and
abroad, end prices chow aro chan,;a.
Ir,apeeted steers :and cows, No. 1,
71-20; No. 2, 6 1-2e ; No. 3, 51-'2e; d.o ,
country, 60 to 7e; caifseirrs, city, 121;
tip. country, 10e to Ile; lambskins; 050
to 80e; horsehides, No. 1, 1+32.75 to $3.
Horse hair --30e.
Tallow—Rendered, 51.40 to 0 1-4e.
Wool.
The market is at a sta'ideeill, A good
deal of small trading is in p:o i'ess, but
no.: sufficient to affect peels
Quotations are: Unwasn'J, 12e to 13e
pe. Ib.; washed wool, 22e to 233 per lb.,
rejects, 16e.
Leather,
The market is quiet wi':l, motto
pre anent in collections noted..
Quotations are: Slaughter, sole leath
er, medium, per lb. 33e to 35o; No. 2, 310
to 32e; Spanish sole, No. 1, 29e to 300;
No. 2, 27c to 230; calfskin, French, $1.20
to $1.45; pebbles and buff, 14e to 160;
harness, union oak tanned, 34e to 37o;
cod oil, 45c to 46e; degrees, per lb., 3e
to 3 1-2e.
Bradstreet's ']tirade Review.
Montreal—The trade situation here has
shown little change during the past' week. The
tightness of money continues to be the dom-
inant feature of conditions and this,contin-
gency is making itself felt more or less in
all branches of buoiaess. Collections stili
have a slow tendency although there is some
report of improvement in the West. The
volume of local wholesale and retail trade
is good in most lines. To date the ehipping
trade hero has had a. good year. Total har-
bor dues for the season, to October lit, show
a substantial Increase over those of last year.
The import business was particularly heavy,
that of expects showing some falling eff.
Seasonable dr goods are now meeting with
a good demand. While values maintain •their
high quotations, and while buyers are gen-
erally conservative in their operations, there
is a very good business moving.
Torouto—Business men here do not -peak
of the outlook for trade as optimistically as
they did a year ago and they are inclined
to both preach and practice caution 10 all
trade matters. But there is a feeling that
conditions are sound and that adverse feat-
ures 1•iavo been pretty well discounted by
wholesalers and retailers in all parts of the
country. The retail movement is generally
reported as good. Colleotions.Irom most dis-
tricts are still slow. Farmers, ho*ever, are
receiving very high prices for all products,
and Western and Ontario grain is ebing mar-
keted rapidly. There is, therefore a decided
expectation that money will gradually work
easier than it now is. The wholesale move-
ment is good and large shipments of goods
are being made in all directions. There is a
heavy business in water freights which will
continue until the close of navigation. It
was expected tbat high prices would tend
to lessen the business in drygoods but, so
far, there has been very 1i3tle evidence o1
this,
Winnipeg —The most talked of feature of
trade conditiane here is the satisfactory way
in which threshing returns are coming in.
They show a much larger percentage or first-
class wheat than had been expected. Grain
Is rapidly being marketed, more so than at
this time last year, and a pronounced im-
provement in collections is looked for at an
early date as a result. The speculative ele-
ment in business has been, very much quiet-
ened by the tigbtness of money a.ut•,this.also
should help collections, ' General' business is
moving fairly well. Sorting orders in fall
Iines are coming in and a. good winter as Imes -
ed forward to. Western cattle being shipped
for export sliow excellent quality, but there
will Iikely be a considerable decrease in the
number shipped. There. is a reported im-
provement In retail trade in many direc-
tions.
Vancouver and Victoria—Despite scarcity
of money there is a good tone to general
business all along the Pacific coast.
Quebec --Business in wholesale circles is re-
ported quirt, which is due to climatic con-
ditions.
Iiamilton—An excellent wholesale and re-
tail business has been moving during the
past week. Collections are ebowing improve-
ment and there is a brlgbter tone to the out-
look for future trade. Receipts of eouutry
producee are still light with prices firm.
London --General trade bolds a good tone
in all lines.
Ottawa—Wbolesale trade there is rather
better than was reported a week ago.
RARE CEREMONY.
JEWS WASH AWAY STAIN CAUSED
BY A SUICIDE.
Impressive and Unique Religions„ Cere-
mony in Undertaker's Parlors -Not
Often Required.•
f
Toronto. Despatch —The Jewish frater- D
nity in the city were called upon yester-
day to perform a rite that is very rare a
ly needed in that community. .Morris
Krakoner of Cincinnati, committed sui-
cide last Friday, an act that is held in a
Ff
teered to was)) and cleanse the body so
that .it might be fit to rest with the T
faithful,
The ceremony took place at the rooms
of Undertaker Miles,
A curious featta e of the ceremony
was the care taken less some of the
water used in the rite should be spill-
ed. Tt is considered a great sin to
stege in or touch in any way the wa-
ter with which a body has been washed.
In this case, tw'o large vessels were used,
one for clean and the other for the
used water. When the body lead been
thoroughly washed it was stood upright
in a large granitewar•e receptacle while
one of thewashersrepeated the prayers
for the departed, finishing with the time
hallowed, "Cod Rest His Soul.”
After being thoroughly dried with
clean cloths it was replaced on the
stretcher on a linen sheet and clothed
In the funeral vestments, which are the
same for the Jews, whether the deceas-
ed be millionaire or pauper. White linen
socks were placed on the feet, while the
remainder of the body wars rolled in
wide strips. Then a. large sheet was
placed over the head. reaching down to
the middle of the hotly, where all war
fasteners with stripe of linen tied in a
peculiar knot: The bock was then Placed
rn a pine coffin,
6 a to
`J.1 less you need help the more anx- e
ons the rest of the world is to help yea. da
--Florida 'Times -IT hi
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DOMINION DEPARTMENT
OP AGRICULTURE.
Branch of Diary and Cold Storages.
Cow Testing AsBs° ons.
In a report just received of some t.tkd•
testing operations in Scotland during,
1906, the following figures occur, and
will be read here with interest.
In the Stewartry association, compris-
ing 12 herds and 000 cows, the average
yield of 10 per cent. of the heaviest milk-
ing cows in each herd during '214. day`s•
(20th March to 31st October, 1906), warn
6,850 lbs. of milk, test 3.9. The aver-
age yield of the poorest cows was 4,230
,lbs., testing 3M; this indicates a differ-
ence of 2,620 lbs. Six of the best heif-
ers; 3 -year-olds, in this association aver-
aged 6,030 lbs. milk, testing 4.1.
The Dumfriesshire Dairy Parmelee
Associatioa comprises 22 herds, 74B:•
cows. From April 2 to Nov. 10,._1906,.
11 of the poorest cows (ages 4 to 11),..
averaged 2,790 lbs, milk; 15 of the beat
cows had an average of 7,600 lbs. milk.,.
In the Fenwick ,Society, embracing 15.•
herds, the average yield in 51 weeks of
1906, from 451 cows, was 6,481 lbs..milk,.
Only 12 cows have 10,000 lbs, or over to
their credit, their average being 10,540
lbs. Ten of the poorest cows averaged
4,770 lbs,
The dairy industry at large is indebted
to John Speir, Esq., of Newton Farm,
Glasgow, for a couscieutious compila-
tion of milk records of five district ,also
Mentions since 1002.
Mr. Speir has the following remarks, .
which will be of interest to members of
cow testing associations in Canada.. Note
his last sentence:
"The Fenwick Society is principally
composed of farmers in the pariah b$
Fenwick, between Kilmarnoelc and tees
borders of Lanarkshire. The district
Iles at a rather high altitude, much of
it being from 400 to 000 fret above sea
level. Cheese making used to be the
principal industry of the district, but,
with few exceptions, all the farms now
send their milk direct to Glasgow or
to the two collecting milk depots in the
district. Breeding is largely followed on
every farm, and in a very few years the
milk records should exercise a material
influence on the herds in this district.
The farmers here have entered into the
movement not simply because they were
asked to do so, or because one or more
were wanted to complete the number
sufficient to Blake a good group of lierda,.:•
but because they think it will pay, them
to do so. The. work has now been carriedl:
on without any break for over two
years, and the mare experience the peo-
ple
have of it the more highly they ap-
preciate it"
C. F. W.
Same of the recent records of cows in
the tow testing associations organized
by the Dairy and Cold Storage Commis-
donee are:
St. Marc, Que., Sept. 1L, 123 cows, av-
erage 546 lbs. milk, 4.0 test, 22.1 lbs. fat.
Best yield, 950 lbs., testing 3.9.
Spring Creek, Ont., Sept 1, 202 cows,
average 750 lbs, milk, 3.6 test. 26.1 !ba-
be.
Several individual cows gave over
1,100 lbs. milk in the 30 days.
Jonquieres, Que., Sept. 6, 133 cows, ae-•
erase 553 lbs. milk, 4.0 test, 22.5 lbs, fat.
Highest yield, 1,020 lbs, milk, testing 4.1,
Ormatown, Que., Sept 0. 147 cows av-
erage 699 lbs. milk, 3.6 test. 23.5 lbs. fat.
Best yield 1,772 lbs. milk. testing 3.3
from a 4 -year-old Holstein calved April
27. .,
Pine Grove, Ont, Sept. 17, 129 cows ave-
erage 538 lbs. milk, 3.7 test. 19.2 lbs, fat,.
Eigbest yield of milk 900 lbs. test 3.6.
Chilliweek, 13, C.. Sept.. 3, 228 cowe.
average 630 lbs. milk, 3.8 test, 24.6 lbs.
at. Several cows yield over 1,000 lbs.
milk during 30 days,
Dixville, Que, Sept. 16, 223 cows aver-
age 463 lbs. milk; 4.1 test. 19,1 lbs fat,
est yield of milk 820 lbs.
North Oxford, Ont., Sept. 21, 124 cows•
verage 600 lbs, milk, 3.4 test, 24.0 lbs:
fat, One yield of 1,205 lbs. milk.
Keene, Ont., Sept, 27, 114 caws, aver-
ge 555 lbs. milk,. 3.8 test, 21.1 lbs. fatty.
igbest yield, 1,103 lbs. milk.
C. P. W..
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STORM IN NEWFOUNDLAND:
great abhorrence by all Jews To ;make
some atonement for this offence and to
prepare the body for its resting' place,
four members of the community wenn-
he Snow So Deep That Train Wasr
Delayed.
North Sydney,, Oct. 28—The worst
snowstorm that has occurred in New-
foundland so early in the season took
plaice timing the past two days and as
a result the train from St, John to Port
Aux Basques was three ]tours late ar-
riving at the Iatter place yesterday.
Passe ngers arriving here to -day by the
Bruce say that the storm was furious,
and much damage has been wrought to
fishing and enasting vessels.
T:1•4 ordroy Valley snow was so deep'
and heavy along the railway that the
engine was detached from the train and
had to butt its way through the drift,
before it could proceed on its journey,
PERIL BY RATS AND FLEAS.
Danger of Plague in London and Vafr-.
couver by Infection,
London, Oct. 28 --Sir Lander Bruntomv
alluding; to the clanger of infection from
rats rad} fleas at the School of Tropical
1tuedudne, said it was a dangerous course,
to allow int tend flea-infeeted districts
exact in the east end of London and
luncuttver, pieces which ere in daily;`
ager of infection by plague from HI
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