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5aa;)zy school
of the great mer, of any time or
country is the history, of that time
e or country. Every, man who writes.
a biogralhy, if left to choose for
himself, writes of a character he
loves ani] admires, Because thle is
true it is easy to know what •e,
writer most admires ler others, and
what he would] ike to possess in his•
own character, if it were possible.
God hits written many biographies.
From teem it is easy to learn what
c]raaraoters he loves, and what he
Would leave us be. It is well worth
our while to study the characters
that Grid bas portrayed. The closing
chapter in God's history of David is
our lesson. Let us study it min-
utely.
.He set his house in order. The
time comes when king anu subject
must hand their temporal affairs,
great or small, important or other-
wise, over to some one else. Happy
the man who eIoes this gracefuilie
and judiciously. To set in order the
'spiritual house is of first and great-
est importance. This, of course, it; re-
cognized by all Christians. Yot this
is not all. Temporal affairs are to be
arranged. David appointed his own
son Solomon to reign in his stead.
Ere 'was very particular to provide
for all the minor divisions of his king-
dom. Tens was right. But that
wlecit David regarded as of supreme
imp rtance, was God's cause, and
Gods 'work. It was in his heart to
build a house of rest for the ark
of tire covenant of the Lord, and for
th'o footstool of our God. God Md
denied him this privilege. Still he
took great care• to get all tieing
ready for the building, and he was
made glad because the people joined
in the preparations so heartily and
gave so generously.
A father's advice to his son. Tho
relation hip between father and son
Ls designed to be in the highest de-
gree mutually enjoyable and help-
ful. The l.a.nguage of scripture, as
It again and.agalu refers to a fath-
er's love, brings out this truth clear-
ly. Jesus has exalted the word
"Father" to the highest place in the
prayer beginning "Our leather." That
David had the heart of a loving fath-
er is made very apparent in numer-
ous instances mentioned in his his-
tory; but chiefly in his enanifestae
Hone of grief at the death of his
wayward son, Absalom. It is doubt-
ful if history records a more vivid
picture of h sit an.gulsh. The ad-
vice of ouch. a father is the expres-
sion of wisdom, the result of a life-
time of personal experience, coupied
with the outgoings of a heart yearn,.
Ing with solicitude for the very high-
est interests of his child. Such ad-
vice is worth heeding.
It it rtho advice of a king to his
subjects. It is difficult for people
who aver in a, republic to appre-
ciate the Mabwer of a king's example.
If we appreciate the power of a
king's example. If we stop and re-
flect a fewi moments on the man-
ner in 'which the president's opin-
ions and • rds affect the masses
of the people, even those of an op -
easing political party, we can uxn-
denstand something about it. When
a sovereign is highly esteemed. as
woe Victoria, even a few seemingly
unimportant words spoken by her to
the theonge that greeted her, when-
ever they had an opportunity, were
prized and cherished as a precious
gift.
This was David's last advice. How
deep and abiding the impression
evade by the last wiorde of a friend !
Trivial, perhaps, in themselves, yet
are they treasured up and repeated
again and again. These words of
David are dull Of wisdom. They are
worthy of the king and of the oc-
caelon, and they are well worth our
careful study and consideration. "And
he died in a, good old age, full of
day's, riches and honor." J. Emory
Coleman.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. IX.
NOVEMBER, 29, 1903,
Davide Marco to Selomon.-i Chron. 28: 3-10
Commentary. -I. The assembly of
Princes (vs. 1-1) 1, 2. And David ase
sembled, etc. -Tells refers to the
perdons whose names and offices
are mentioned in the preceding
chapter. An assembly convened
uo a sting of the princes o1 tribes,
captal s and subordinate officers
of thle army, stewards of the royal
blousehoki and nobles of the land.
Thle nation was well represented,
and the occasion was solemn and
imporvant. Stood up -He was now
very old and chiefly confined to his
bed, wad while he was addressing
his son Solomon, he continued on
thle bed; but when all the princi-
pal nobles od his kingdom, came be-
fore him he received strength to
arise adn address them, standing.-
CTerke. My brethren -Although Da-
" aid is their superior and speaks
wxt& dignity and authority, yet his
.spirit i,s Mumble and .affectionate.
t +hlad In mine heart -David had in-
tended to build the temple, until
God +:Iemed hem. the privilege, and
promised helm a son who should
build it. Te build an: Mouse -"David
lase accomplished nearly all of his
hleiart's desire as to his kingdom.
Re diad found it small, and left it
Be found it ebiaos, and heft
He
organized.
,3, 4. A man of w.ar-Tthe wars of
baled were not carried on against
God's will. In many oases thee were
expressly ordered by Jehovah. and
eiten Balled thie "wars of the Lord."
In order to establish) ,israel in
Cannan, wars and bloodshed could
net be avoided. Yet this was not
itrs :harmony with the symbolism; of
peace and quiet which were to be
embodied its the house of Jehovah.
1381see It could not be done by
David in hes time.-Whedon. Chose
me -See L Sane. xvi. 1-13. Notice
the different steps mentioned here..
David refers to thle tribe, the fam-
ily and the individual. One after
another was set aside and at last
ewes chosen.
IL Solomon doelared successor -vs.
5-5.
5,6. Many sons -See chap. iii. 1-9.
Solomon -The meaning of Solomon is
-.peaceful." "He -was so called be-
cleuee his reign was to be a peace-
ful one, and also because, being
peculiarly associated in prophecy
with David's greater son, in whom
the throne of his kingdom should be,
established forever. He was to be a
figure of that Messiah who is the
Prince of Peace."-Whedon. Upon the
throne - Note the qualifications
ioeed'ed to successfully do God's
work: 1, The presence and help of
tke Lord. 2.A perfect heart.vs. 9. 3,
Roadie ass and ab illy to do the Led s
work -v. 6. 4, Perfect obedience to
Sod -v. 8. Solomon shall build -
Goa bad appointed Solomon to do this
work, and nothing could encourage
hien more than a knowledge of this
Coot. My e::ere,-A moist precious prom -
lee to David that he son should re-
ceive a father's care from the Lord,
and a most cheering message to oi'-
to Solomon. His father -what a
wonderiut promise is this! And yet
this same promise is made to every -
ane who will turn to God and serve
Hem faithfully. An earthiy father le
expeoted to (1) care for, (2) provide
for, (8) protect, and (4) correct lits
children. God will do all of this for
kis eleildren. All we have comes from 1
God.
'(7, 8. Will esta,bl.iele-Added to his
tender care ehrould be the strength,
power and authority of the Lord.
There could tie no nation greater
than Iseaeral, for nod was their King.
Feireves-Thisp omise, so far as Iib10-
n0re Is to. c;:rned is made (mmHg in...1
o I h.e c,n:d,ence. Be ems -tent -It is
tkze• constant, steady obedience that
le.Iei:: rrat .o God. To do, etc. -"There
is no way to usefulness and success
in: doing God's work except by a care-
ful obedience to His law. May possess
-Tan Lord designed and promised
prosperity to Solomon, but it enust,
not ire expected on any other condi-
tion than obedience to the same
laws of Government that had fixed
the standard for others.
EEL David's charge to Soloneon (vs.
9, 1O). 9. Know thou -Become thor-
oughly auquaiuted with God. Of thy
father -God had been true to Deed
and sustained and ekpt him for many
years. nerve Him, etc. -We can Nerve
God acceptably only as wer bave a
perfect heart and a willing mind.
Cast thee off -The Lord le no re-
specter of persons, and f o,omon ti e
king would have no favor shown him
If lie failed to obey the Lord. He
would fore no better than the pco:•-
est subjeot in bis kingdom. Take heed
now -''Notice, 1. Mee anxiety of
David Jor the moral and spiritual
welfare of his son. David cared first
fon character, and next for circum-
etanoes. 11e believed that if the heart
were right with God things wouid of
themselves go right wJth men. e.
The willingness of Solomon to re -
calve suuu counsels. How d Ilerent
was Itis spirit frons that of Adonijah
(I. Kings 1. 5).
Teachings-G'oti'8 prone SOS contain
His will concerning He; people. God's
denials to us only open up the way
to greater blessings. Our best wish
for others is for their spiritual pros-
perity. Our best advice to others ie
that they obey the command of the
Scriptures. Wo shoull so I've that r ur
Works will be a bless:ng to those who
live after us. We must take trod w.th
us in all we do for Him. Although
we none be ignorant and often leave
Imperfect m.ncte yet we may have
"perfect hearts,"
The wise learn 'by the experience
or others. This is why biography, is
very profitable reading. The lives
of the great and noble help the care -
ea reader to be great and noble. It
ittals'been truly said tliha.t the blistorv,
F
Scenes in
Johannesburg
T4ake my arm and come with me.,.
Swiftly tnrougb the streets of Johan-:
nesburg, past the shops ablaze with,
tig!it, past the loitering crowd that'
saunters• ldly, past the thro ged the-
atres where bursts of melody and
spasmodic cadences of applause
reach the ear through opening doors.
Keep out of the light -the cold,
white, steadfast I;ghts that line the
mile -long streets ; let us creep away
into the sideways where are the tum-
bledown tin shanty of Ramsammy
and the dirt -begrimed windows or
Petrlfski-Isaac, the son of Joseph -
behind whish this very man is
threading a needle by the light of a
flickering candle. Yon will see hint
still at work when you return, this
same Petr]fski, well into the night
he will work, plying his needle and
dreaming alone of -who knows what?
Then he will draw a filthy blanked:
over his geea.sy form and Bleep tilt
the morning sun awakens him, and
then again the needle and the day-
long dream and the candle's succes-
sor. But our business is not with him;
only we must pass' the road in which
he dwells before we get to the east.
He site in his filth and his toil, and
the memory of Poland is a boundary
post between east and west, between
Orient and Occident.
Beyond, tee Couses grow bewilder-
ingly var'ous. Slops, leisurely start.
ed with some dim idea of being boaa-
tifal, have finished by becoming
patchily tin, Tao builder has never
finished. Unsentimental necessity,
grasped him by the throat, thrust-
leg him aside to make room for a
hundred alions.
They did not object to unfinished
work. The window raatshes were never
painted, ard some of the panee were
never put in, and to -dry, behind reel
painted sa.ahes and glassless winclOws
hich
ail
U
e ?
itati'ficially colored Japan tea or
CEYLON NATURAL CREEN tea, which is absolutely Pure
and as delicious to drink as the Famous "salads"
lack tea.
Sold only in sealed lead packets. By all grocers.
tine proscribed or .Poland live happily
enough. We are out of range of the
white, merciless arc light -that tl]e-
ciple of 'Truth that emphasizes our
wrinkles and traces the patches on
our threadbare. coats. Vera the 1:glut
Is more mellow, more pleasing. It is
a yellow light and none too bright,
and here the houses are tin. They are
bright enough. There is music here.
Vice, gilded thinly, has its votriees,
its legit priest, and its temples -lit-
tle tin temples scented wall Florida
water.
The tin town continuos beyond
this, but the lower end is silent. So
Silent teed you might think you had
by accident happened upon a colony
living up to the .standard set bp the
moral Mr. Franklin. Early_ to bed
they apparently. are. No sound breaks
the silence of the quiet night, not
light gleams in ana window, no
smoke rises from the crazy court-
yards. !Earle to rise, you know, theya
are, for daybreak sees this little
colony alive, with bamboo rod and
laden baskets, chattering, running,
loading and trading. For this is the
Chinese quarter.
Knock softly on one of the iron
gates. There is no answer. Here is
a door, "T13e Hold Laundry'." Knock
here, and i1 anybody comes, in-
vent some laundry urgently requir-
ed by a fictitious client. But no-
body, will come.
But I have not brought you here
for the pleasure of knocking at an
unresponsive door. I knew all along
that it would not bo opened to you.
But in a few minutes the gated of
Cbivatown will be opened to us, and
Chinatown, obsequious and smiling,
will greet us with injured surprise
and lambiilro innocence. For the po-
llee are very close at hand ; all the
while we have been walking this way'
they hate been shauowlee us on
either hand. You may not have seen
them, but they have been close en-
ough. And now, watch. They ap-
pear like magic from side streets and
unsuspected alleys. In ones, in twoee,
in threes. And they; are coming to-
wards us. Did I tell you we have
one of the chiefs of polies with tie?
There is no noise, no melodramatic
whistle. A whispered *word of com-
mand, and two men bave sealed the
iron gateway+, and have dropped In-
to darkness on the other side. .A.
second more, and the gate grateer
open on rusty ]tinges, and we are in-,
aide. It is rattier disappointing at
first. There is nothing suggestive of
the Flowery Land -no pagodas or
tea houses or joss houses, only three
sides of a garbage -strewn square,
ranged around which are the sordid
tea riihanties of Tolin. But ]t strikes
.you immediately that nobody ie
asleep. In fact, everybody is wide
awake. A dozen Chinamen of all size%
and ages are sitting around a red,
hot brazier, on" which some mess
is stewing, and all the little houses
that have no lights have smoulder-
ing wicks -which is significant.
Somebody flashes an electric torch
over th'e deserted hovel. The hast-
ily -extinguished candle still glows,
and its smell fills all space. Therei.s a closed door 1n one corner of
title apartment. The sergeant puts
his shoulder to it, and the ser-
geant being a man of many pounds,
it gives. There is a passage, and
tb'ere are some steps leading dow,n-
w,ard, and there Is anotner door
outlined in light. This yields to a
push
l'i'e-th'at Is, you, the police, and
I -do not apologize, oven thiaugh
we hiave obviously broken up what
promised to be a successful even-
ing. The curiously -colored board
supported on a trestle table, and
th'e weird, pawn -like pieces scats
tercel at our unceremonious intru-
bion, are implements employed in
th'e game of Fan -tan. It is 'an Int,
stitution thlat IIo KI, the Chow,
carries away from his fatherland,
it le the outward and visible dem-
onstration of that patriotism.
Joleln Ho Ki, Wunhi, Ho Ku and
Cho wlee, in no wise perturbed, sit
around the wall of the dug -out in
which this classical game is play-
ed. There are four vacant places;
at the hoard, and there is a trap-
door near the roof to which. a lad-
der ascends. The banker has de-
parted. (:ambling is a crime, even
in Johannesburg, and the players
fall in. outside, from w.h''nce they
will march to the police station
withi great docility.
There is another door leading from
the gambling den. It is locked, evi-
dently from the other side, but the
sergeant's shoulder is better than a
skeleton key. Crash! The room Is
base except for a frame bed and a.
table. On 'this is a candle, splutter-
ing in its socket. On the bed lies
a man who does not move, his eyes
are half closed, his hand grasps a
pipe, and the sickening stench of
opium fills the room.
"Wake up, Johnny, where's your
pass, eh ?"
Leave them to arouse him, and fol-
low the police captain to the joss
house. The priest opens the door
of a tin shanty, in no wise differ -
tag from the dozen about, except that
the interior resemb:es for all the
world a large-sized tea-chest turn-
ed inside out. Here gold, on black,
certain moral 'precepts of Confucius
crawl up the walls like so many
' auriferous spiders. On the altar is
a email image of a black bearded
I god. Before the altar, joss stiek,a,
wooden swords, spears, and tinselled
baubles. Not so very inspiring, and
` certainly nothing to justify the un-
plea.sant scowl of the priestly eus-
todia.n.
Now. back again' to the. opium room.
There is a group of policemen round
the bed of the dreamer.
"Can't you rouse him ?" I ask.
Then T look and see how unneces-
sary was my question. The Chinese
have a pretty little cemetery of
their own near Braainfontein.-Wl-
gar Wallace, in London Mail.
Precept and Practice,
"James, where are you going to-
night ?"
? "Why, my dear, I am to lecture
before the Advanced Women's Club."
"'Well, you be sure to get home
before midnight, and be careful of
your conduct, too. What's your lec-
ture about ?"
"How to Have a Happy Home."
"®sly Shells"
WIVES AND MOTHERS
READ THIS.
Lawyer lirulce Thorn.
Ito'n la examining into the
rvl airs of his late friend
and talent, A. R. Whiston,
He Cede $that his Lite
Insurance Pol!efes are osely "sshells." 'They were all
mortgaged to the moneylenders for advances used
in epeuulcut]oia. There its, Itherelfore, nething left for
the deo.d niae's family. "A very sari tense, a very
ised case, iindeed," remarked Lauwyer Thornton. " I
'valet .the poor follow had etirriocl a policy 1n the
Iade:tendert 0:der of Fora:a:eels;, that Order would
once llavn eataveed ,him Ito mortgage it, mud his iantily
would now be able to enjoy it." ,
Your Parity's Daily Bread.
• Tit is handy to have o life insuranee policy upon
which you estn borrow money.
Rentemrber, hclwover, that it le your famity1s daily
bread that you are riJskiw,g.
Every mon should tcarry a llfe Insurance policy
whleh is "pure bilfe leisuraeivoe," %aivd cinch a policy is
the pollee: of the L q. "t , . .. • , t
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The riarkets.
ereoweereerseeeeeraeeereeeeser rear.
Toronto 1!et•eners' Market.
The receipts of grain to -day were
moderate, with' little change in
prices. Wheat is weaker, 800 bu:hele
of white selling at 81 to $20, 200
bushels of red winter at 80 to 81e
and 100 bushels of goose at 73 to
7.4c. Barley unchanged, with sales
of 300 buie els at 45 to 50c. Oat&
are dull, 600 bushels selling at 3.3
to 3x31 -2c.
Hay in- limited supply, with sales of
25 loads at $10 to $11.50 a ton for
timothy and at $7 to $9 for mixed.
Straw, firm, one load selling at $11
a ton.
at
Dl+e$6sued.50 to hogs$7aro. weaker, with sabre
Wheat, white, bushel, 81 to 82c ;
goose, 73 to 740 ; red, 9) to Sic;
spring, 75 to 80e ; peas, 65c ; oats, 88
to 33 1-2e ; barley, 45 to 5Oc; hag.
timothy, per ton, $10 to $11.50; hay,
clover, $7 to $9; straw, per ton,
$10.50 to $11. Seeds-Alsike, bus:;ei,
$4.25 to $6 ; red clover, $5 to e6;
timothy, $L to $1.50. Apples, bushel.
750 to $1.25 ; dressed hogs, $6.50 to
$7; eggs, new laid, dozen, 80 to 85o;
butter, dairy, 19 to 23c ; ereaeney,
12 to 25c ; chickens, per lb., 8 to 100;
ducks, per 113., 9 to 11c ; geese, per 113.,
8 to 9c ; turkeyee per lb., 13 to 140;
potatoes, bag, 65 to 70c ; ca.bbage,
dozen, Sia to cOo ; cauliflower, dozen,
75c to $1 ; celery, dozen, 35 to 40e;
beer, hindquarters, $6 to $8 ; fore-
quarters, $4 to $6 ; choice, carcase.
$6.e0 to $7; medium. carcase, 01.50
to $6; lamb, yearling. $(l to $7; mut-
ton, cwt., $3.30 to $6..0 ; veal, cwt.,
$6 to $9.
Leading Wheat Markets.
Following are the closing quota-
tions at Intl:orient wheat centres to-
day-
Caeh. Dec. May.
NOW York ...... - 871-41 83 1-2
Chicago ... -- 791-8 781-2
Toledo ... .. 86 861-+J, 86
Duluth, 13o.I N. 78 79
Tne Chee7,, Markets.
1Peterborough, Ont., Nov. 21. -To-
day 5,655 boxes were boarded; the
board was cleared at 10 1-4c. Board
adjourned for the season.
•Piston, Ont., Nov. 21. -To -day ten
factories boarded 78e boxes; highest
bid loc ; no sales. • '
eVoodetock, Ont.. Nov. 21. -To -clay
there were offered 3,490 boxes white
and 3,630 boxes colored cheese; there
was bid 10'1-4 to 10 3-8c, but there,
were no ruche.
WHEN THE NERVES CRY OUT and the whole
system is set on edge by those sharp cutting'
neuralgic pains. , The 1) & L " Menihol
Plaster gives yeller. This eomnicatlon of
of Menthol with medicinal gums has never
been approached in pain relieving capacity.
A 'Job That Feted Iiim.
"Yea lerohvn joined one of those
co-operative communities, where all
work for the common good at that
particular task for which he is
best fitted, and they made him
mayor."
"Was this because he was best
fitted for thbt job ?"
"Not exactly. It was because he
wasn't good for anything else."
Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets..
-Medical science by accident discovered the
potency of the pineapple as a. panacea, for
stomach troubles. The immense percentage;
of vegetable pepsin contained in the fruit
makes It an almost indispensable remedy in
eases of dyspepsia and indigestion. ,One
tablet after each meal will euro most chronic
eases. 60 in a box, 35 conte. -32
The Care of 1)mbrrilas.
It is not economy, though it may
seem so, to combine the use of a rain -
umbrella and sunshade in one article.
A manufacturer of umbrellas ;points
out that it is the oil in the si.k which
continues its wear. When that is
dried out the .material cracks and is
useless, The sun's heat, obviously,
therefore, is not desirable and should
be kept from a good umbrella. A
cheap pongee or silk and linen para-
sol may better be bought ,as it will
moan perhaps a year more wear for
the more expensive rain -shield. A
further caution ]o the care of good
umbrellas is poseibly known, but neay
be repeated in this connection. This
is that one should always stand wet
umbrellas handle down, open if pos-
sibie, that they may drain alt: the
points, rather than where the ribs
meet the stick, the latter process
rapidly rotting the sill:.-Harper's
Bazar.
To leNteleG15 " DIAMOND (HALL":
liyrie Bros. Purchase Building
&tear o1' Present Sure.
Messrs. Ryric Bros. lut,ve just con-
cluded a purclutee of the property
on Adi1aidi Street wer>t,. immediately
isi rear of their present premises, on
the corner of 1 onge and Adelaide
streets. The building on this pro-
perty he at present occupied by the
Map and Cchool Supply Company and
is to be vacated by them on .Jan. 1,
when le e.a.' 1Z;r.e. 13ro.e w-1. thor-
oughly overhad, the building anti add
it to their present establishment.
This will give deem some 10,000
squale feet for show -rooms, ex;:ctly
doubling their present ground floor
sozce, and is to b: utilized iargely
for the extees'ion of ':heir fine china,,
art goods and optical departments.
The first Moor is to be added to
their mail order department, which
has grown so rapidly during the last
few years as to make the increased'
space a necessity. The upper neer
will be devoted to manefaeturing,,
and will be furnished with the most
improved appliances.
When completed this will make
"Diamond Hall," with perhaps One
New York exerptioal, the )arms! and .
best -equipped jewriry eve:craliskier:tatt
on the cootinetit„
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