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The Huron Expositor, 1898-02-04, Page 2„e 2 REAL, ESTATE FOR SALE -DasOR SALIti-Six hundred d forty acres: Well he X , Gated Wits great ie wheat It of the West; very crimp; unenourabered; investigate at once. M JAMMON, Monitore, Ont. • 157014 WARMS FOR SALE. -The undersigned has twenty J choice Farms for sale In Zest Huron, the ban- ner County of the Provo.; all sizes, and prices to suit For full information, write or call personally. NC trouble toe,show them., P. Ek SCOTT Brumes P. 0. 1201-41 ESIDENCE IN BROMFIELD FOR SALE. - Al For sale the frame dwelling house and lot Dear the railway station in BrueefiehL The house oon- tains ten rooms; Ketone cellar and hard and soft water kr the house; also a good (stable. There is a quarter aere'of land. Apply to ALEX. MUSTARD, Bruccflaid. 151841 WARM FOR SALE. -For sale, Lot 12, Concession X 18, captaining 100 aoree, in the township of Grey, near Brussel,. There b on it nearly 50 sores of bush, about half black ash, the rest hard- wood. A never -failing springof water runs through the lot. Will be sold at a b bargain. For particu- lars, apply to HRS. JA WALKER, Box 219, Brussels. 1470 WARM FOR SASE. -For sale, that desirable 200 X acre farm, known as the Robert Brown farm, new Cranbrook, being Lots 18 and 17, Concession 10, Grey. There are 140 acres under cultivation, 80 acres of good bush, first olasabuildingt easy terms. Apply to AGNES BROWN, JAMES BROWN, JOHN BROWN, Executors. 1571-3 larOUSE FOR SALE, OR TO RENT. -Mr. John Landsborough, will sell or rent his fine new residence in Egniondville, which was built last sum- mer. This is in every respect a _frit -class house, vale good brick and well finished, bard and soft water, combined coal or wood (unmet, °meat floor In caller 311, #v•rv modern convenience. Apply to JOHN LANDSBOROUGH, Seaforth. 16841t eLIAll.M FOR SALE. -For sale, lot 8, comeesion 12, X township of Hilbert centaining 100 sores of good land in a good slate of cultivation. Well fenced; good brick house ; good bank barn and out buildings; lt sores of fall weak and ploughing all done; 2good wells and 2 never failing springs; 85 scree olearedi poseession at any time. For further pal:timbre, amity to PETER MELVILLE, Cranially P. o, Ontario. 15254f Ir,'etaltlif FOR SALE. -For sale, 100 acres, in the .1!. township of Howick, being Lots 15 and 18, Con- cession, C. - Eight), acres are cleared, and 20 acres in bush. There is on the farm a bank born, with stone stabling undedmath ; and frame house, with cellar ; and s good thriving orchard. Theeefarm is eituated three miles from Wrosceter. For further particulars apply to ALEXANDER HISLOP, Wroxeter P. 0. 1570-tf 'MR SALE ON EASY TERblik-Mrs. Robert X Coleman, offers for s de her property on east John street, near Collegiate Institute. The house contains ten roams, is conveniently arranged and vilely heated, besides pantriet closests, cellar, etc. Soft water in kitchen, and gcod well under cover. There are five lob, with plenty of good fruit, barn, sheds, etc. The piece must be seed, as Mrs. Cole- man re leaving- town, or will be rented to a god tenant for.. term of years. The two front lots, with house, could be sold seperately if desired. Apply on premises,. Seaiorth. 1571-4 WARM IN ALGOMA FOR SALE. -For pie the X South East quarter of section F., township of Laird, containing 160 scree. There are fort) acres cleared and free from stumps and under crop. Com- fortable log brdldings. The balance is welltimbered. It la within four miles of Echobay railway station, and rex miles of the prosperoue village of Port Findlay. This is a good lot, aud will be sold cheap, and on easy terrine Apply to WILLIAM SIMPSON on the premetee, -or to ALEX. MUSTARD, B nice - field. 1548-41 -VAR)! EOR SALE. -For sale, lot 20, conceseion X 10, Stanley, containing 100 acres This is an excellent farm ; the tains clay loam; 90 acmes are cleared ; -26 aeree fall plowing done. It is all well underdrabeci and well fenced. There are on the -premises, a brick dweLinz house 24x36, with kitch- en 18x28; frame bsrn, 35x56; two stables, 24x50 and 24x40, and a good implement house, 24x36; there Is also a never failing spring well and two two good bearing orchards The farm is a miles from Hayfield road. 4 miles from Hayfield, 4 from Varna and 7 from Zurieh. It will be sold on reason- able terms as the. proprietor intends going out west. For further particulars apply on the prem- ises or to ROBT. POLLOCK, Hayfield P.O. 1571x4 M FOR SALE. -For sale, Lot 7, Bayfield Con- ceesion, Godench Township, metaining e4 acres, 41 of which are cleared and in a good state - ofultivation, 4e awes-wi good hardwood bush, - t cut ed, composed of maple, beech, cherry and ash, -wit a few awe of good cedar at rear end of lot. Tnere is on the land a good frame house, with out buildings; large bearing orchard; and small spring creek, which. erosses the f arm. It is 2 miles from Bantle/I? 7 miles fromplinton and 12 frora Goderich. There is no I incumberance on the farm. Owner must give up farming owing to poor health. Terms. .. -Thirty dollars per acre, half cash, balance on time to suit purchaser. Address JOHN E. EAGLESON, Hayfield P: O., Ontario. 1569-tf MIAHM FOR SALE. -A rare chance. Being the _U S. E. i Section 20, Township 2.1, R. 20, W. 1st P. M. in the Dauphin District, Province of Manitoba. This ball) promisee to be one of the beat in the proeince, it contains 160 acres of land, more or Use, all of which is fit for cultivation It is one mile from a school house. Red one mile and a hen from Spruce Creek poet aim. There are 53 acres fenced and under cultivation. There is a good hewed Iog house, one and a half story, 16x20 feet, and a good Jog stable, 1,8x24 feet. There are about 12 or 11 acres of good popular bueli on the farm, soil is a rich black loam eurface, with a clay subsoil. Bs is well situated, lying between two credo, neither of them touching the faun. There is also good water within twelve feet of surface. My reason for selling is failing health. I will take 810 per acre for 14 11 -sold before Christmas, (4 1, well worth 816 per acre. Apply to WM.. MURRAY, reap:later, Box 83, Dauphin, Man- toba. - 1568-41 os OP4IINSP IsiACADel%Ct. • (6N THE STCLAIR RIVER) SARNIA. ONTARIO. Book-keeping.—Oar system of book-keeping is actual business, from startto finish. Shorthand.—Our Shorthand Department is the most thorough in Canada. Instraction.—As individual instruction is given, etudents may enter at any time. Positions.—Begin now and he ready for a position in the spring. Write for particulare. A. 13. Nimmo. ss, THE HOLIDAY RUSH IS OVER, Ad there are some who have neg- lected to provide themselves with something warm, suitable for winter wear. We have had the best holiday trade known in our experience, but we have still left a large stock of winter geode which we will have to clear out this month, to make room for Spring goods. If you want bar - ms that prove their worth in use as well as in quality, come and see our splendid lines of Men's 4 -buckle felts; men's and boys' Socks, Rub- bers, Overshoes and Slippers. Also our women's and misses' Skating Shoes, Overshoes, Cardigans, Rub- bers and Fancy Slippers, and all other lines found in an up-to-date shoe store, and at rock bottom prices. Those indebted to us will please call and settle at once, as we must have all our accounts paid this month. Richardson & McInnis, WHITNEY'S BLOCK, SEA -FORTE DEMANDS OF THE AE DR.. TALMAGE PLEADS FOR HEROIC MEN AND WOMEN. Advice to Christians to Broaden Out and Not _Remain in Old Ruts -A Sernion of Encouragement to All Christian Work- ers -Strong CharaCters Needed; Copyright aset, by American Press Atomise Um] . Washington, Jan. 80.—D9. Talmage here shows the style of Chrieante charac- ter required for the times in which we live and pleads for more heroics. The text in Esther iv, 14, "Who knoweth whether thou art oome to the kingdom for ouch a time as this?" .. Esther the beautiful was the wife of Ahasuerus the abominable. The time had come for her to present a petition to her infamous husband in behalf of the Jew- ish nation, to which she had once be- longed. She was afraid to undertake the work lest she should lose her own life, but her cousin, Mordecai,- who bad brought her up, encouraged her with the suggestion that probably she had been raised up of God for that peculiar mis- sion. "Who lmoweth I whether thou, art come to the kingdom for suoh a time as this?" Esther bad her God -appointed work. You and I have ours. It is ray business to tell you what style of men and women you ought to be in order that you meet the demand of the age in which God has cast your lot. So this discourse will not deal with the technicalities, but only with the practicabilities. When two armies have rushed into battle, the officers of either army do not want a philosophical discussion about the chemical properties of human blood or the nature of gunpow- der. They want some one to man the batteries and take out the guns. And efow, when all the forces of light and darkness Of heaven and hell have plunged into the ftgbt, it is no time to give our- selves to the definitions and formulas and technicalities and conventionalities of religion. What we want is practical, earnest, concentrated, enthusiastic and triumphant help. . Aggressive Christians. In the first place, in order to meet the special demand of this age; you need to be an unmistakable, aggressive Chris- tian. Of half and half Christians wo do not want any more. The church of Jesue Christ will be better without them. They are the chief obstacle to the church's ad- irancement. I am speaking of another kind of Christian. All the appliances for your becoming an earnest Christian are at your hand. and there is a straight path for you into the broad daylight of God's forgiveness. You may this moment be the bondmen of the world, and the next moment you -may be princes of the Lord ;God Almighty. Youremember what excitement -there was in this country, years ago, when the Prince of Wales dame here—how the people rushed out by hun- dreds of thousands to see him. Why? Because they expected that imme day he would sit upon the throne of England. But what was all that honor compared with the honor to which God calls you— to be sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty—yea, to be queens and kings unto God. "They shall reign with him forever and forever." But you need to be aggressive Chris- tians, and not like those persons who spend their lives in hugging their Chris- tian graces and wondering why they do not make progress. How much robust- ness. of health would a man have if ho hid himself in a dark closet? A great deal of the piety of to -day is too exclusive. It hides itself. It needs more fresh air, inore outdoor exercise. There are many Chris- tians who are giving their entire life to self examination. They are feeling their pulses to see what is the condition of their spiritual health. How long would a man have robust physical health 'If ho kept all the day feeling his pulse instead of going out into active, earnest everyday work? strong Characters Needed. I was once amid the wonderful, bo - witching cactus growths of North Caro - ilea,. I never was more bewildered with the beauty of flowers, and yet, when I would take up one of _ these cacti and pull the leaves apart the beauty ,was all gone. You could hardly tell that it had eter been a flower. And there are a great many Christian people in this day just pulling apart their Christian experiences to see what there is in them, and there is nothing left in them. This style of self examination is a damage instead of an advantage to their Christian character. I remember when I was a boy I used to have a small piece in the garden that I oalled my own, and I planted corn tnere, and every •-few- -days I - would pull it up to see how fast it was growing. Nowt there are a great many Christian people in this day whose self examination merely amounts to the pull- ing up of that which they only yesterday or the day before planted. Oh, myfriends, if you want to have a stalwart Christian character, plant it right out, of doors in the great field of Christian i usefulness, -and though- storms may come upon it, and though the hot sun of trial may try to consume it, it will thrive until it be- conaes a great tree, in which the fowls of heaven may have their habitaStion. I have no patience with these flovierpot Chris- tians. They keep themselves under shel- ter, and all their Christian experience in a -small, exclusive circle, when they ought to plant it in the groat garden of the Lord, so that the whole atmosphere could he aromatic with their Christian useful- ness. What we want in the church of God Is more strength of piety. The century plant is wonderfully suggestive and won- derfully beautiful, but I never look at it without thinking ot its parsimony. It lets Whole generations go by before it puts forth one blossom. So I have really more admiration when I see the dewy tears in the blue eyes of the violets, for they come every spring. My Christian friends, time is going by so rapidly -that we can- not afford to be idle. No Time for Inertia. A recent statistician says that human life now has an average of only 32 years. From these 32 years you must subtract all thc thne you 'take for sleep and the flaking of food and recreation; that will leave you about 16 years. From these 16 you must subtract all the time that you are necessarily engaged in the earning of a livelihood. That wlil leave you about eight years. From those eight Years you mast take all the --dand weeks and months—all the length of time that is pa sed ID sickness --leaving you about one ye ir in which to work for God. 0 inY so d, wake up! How darest thou sleep in bervest time and with so few hours in which to reap? So that 'state it as a sim- ple fact that all the time that the vast majority of you will have for the exclu- sive service of God will be less than one year. "But,"- says some man, liberally support the gospel, and th�! church is open, and the gospel is preached; all the spiritual advantages are spread before men, and if they want to. be saved let them come and be aaved—I li&y difie • eneeeeleeeee_eeeeeeeee.eeeeee. FRE ill P4!)S1TOR chlitgeff iill thy respondblifty." Ab, is that my Master's spirit? Is there not an old book somewhere that commands us to go out into the highways and the hedges and compel' the people to come in? What would become of you and me if Christ bad not come down off the hills ofhea- ven, and if he had not come through the door of the Bethlehem caravansary, and if he had not with tbe crushed hand of the crucifixion knocked at the iron gate of the sepulcher of our spiritual death, crying, "Lazarus, come forth?" Oh, my Chriatian friend,- this is no time for iner- tia when all the forces of darkness seem to be in full blast—when steam printing presses are publishing infidel tracts, when 'express trains are carrying mesaengers of sin, when fast clippers are laden with opium and strong drink, when the night air of our cities is polluted with the laughter that breaks up from the 10,000 saloons of dissipation and abandonment, (when the fires of the secondileath already 1- are kindled hi the cheeks of some who, only a little while ago, were incorrupt1 Oh, never since the curse fell upon the earth has there been a time when it was such an unwise, such .,a cruel, such an awful thing for the church to sleep! The great audiences are not gathered in Chris- tian churches. The great audiences are gathered in temples of sin—tears of un- utterable woe their baptism, the bleed of crushed hearts the awful wine of their Sacrament, blasphemies their litany, and the groans of the lost world the organ dirge of their worship. Get Out of Old Bute. Again, if you want to be qualified to meet the duties which Oh% age demands of you, you must on the one hand avoid reckless iconoclasm and on the other hand not etick too much to things because they are old. The air is full of new plans, new projects, new theories of government, new theologies, and I am amazed to see how so ninny Christians want only novel- ty in order to recommend a thing to their confidence, and so they vacillate and 'swing to and fro, and they are useless and they are unhappy. New plans—secu- lar, ethical, philosophical, religious, cis - atlantic, transatlantic -along enough to make a lino reaohing from the German universities to Great Salt Lake City. Ah, my brother, do not take hold of a thing merely because it is new! Try it by the realities of the judgment day. But, on the other hand, do not adhere to anything merely because it is old. There is not a single enterprise of the church or the world but has some time been scoffed at. There was a tinie when men derided, even Bible societies and when a few young men met in dassa- chusetts and organized the first mission- ary society ever organized in this country there went laughter and ridicule 'all around the Christian church. They gala the undertaking was preposterous. And SO also the work of Jesus Christ was assailed. People cried out: "Who ever heard of such theories of ethiiis and gov- ernmiMt! Who ever noticed such a style of preaching as Jesus has?" Ezekiel bad talked of mysterious wings and wheels. Here came a man from Capernaum and Genneseret, gud he drew his illustrations from the lakes, from the sand, from the mountain, from the lilies, from the corn- stalks. How the Pharisees scoffed! How He oil derided! And this Jesus they plucked by the beard, and they spat in .his face, and they 'called hi -in "this fel- low." All the great enterprises in and out of the church have at times been scoffed at, and there- have been a great multitude who have thought that the chariotof God's truth would fallto pieces if it once got out of the old rut. And so there are those who have no patience with anything like improvement in -church architecture, or with anything like good, hearty, earnest church singing, and they deride any form of religious discussion which goes down walking among every- day men rather than that which niakes an excursion on rhetorical, stilts. Oh, that the church of God would wake up to an adaptability of workl We must ad- mit the simple fact that the churches of Jesus Christ in this day do not reach the great masses. There are 50,000 people in Edinburgh who never hear the gospel. There are 1,000,000 people in London who never hear the gospel. The great majority ofthe zinhabitants of this capi- tal come not under the immediate min- istration of Christ's truth, and the church of God in this day, instead of being a place full of living epistles known and read of all men, is more like a dead letter post -office. Work to be Done. "But," say the people, "the world hi going to be converted; you must be pa- tient; the kingdoms of this world are to become the kingdoms of Christ." Never, unless the church hi Jesus Christ puts on more speed and energy. Instead of the church converting the world, the World is converting the churoh. Here is a great fortress. How shall it be taken? An army comes and sits around about it, outs- off the, eupplies and says, "Now we will just wait until from, exhaustion and starva- tion they will have to give up." Weeks and months and perhaps a year pass along and finally the fortress surrenders through that starvation, and exhaustion. But, my friends, the fortresses of sin are never to be taken in that way. If they are taken for God, it will be by storm; you will have to bring up the great siege guns of the gospel to the very wall and wheel the flying artillery into line, and when the armed infantry of heaven shall ionfront the battlements you (will have to give the quick command, "Forward! Charge I" • Ah, my friends,there is work for you lo do and fpr me to do in order to gain this grand accomplishment. I have a pulpit. I preach in it Your pulpit is the bank. Your pulpit is the store. Your pulpit is the editorial chair. Your pulpit le the myth Your pulpit is the house scaffold- ing. Your pulpit is the meohanio's shop. I may stand in my place and, through cowardice or through self seeking, may keep back the word I ought to utter, while you, with sleeve rolled up and brow besweated with toil, may utter the word that will jar . the foundations of heaven with the shout of a great victory. Oh, that we might all eel that the Lord. Almighty is putting 'upon us the hands of ordination! I tell you, every one, go forth and preach this gospel. You have as much right to preach as I have or any man living. Examples ef Courage. Hedley Viears was a wicked man in the English army. I'lee grace of God barna to him.. He becalm Ali eiirnest and emin- ent Christian. They sceffed at hint and a tid: "You are a hypocrite. Yon are as bad as ever you were." Still he kept his faith in Christ, and after awhile, finding that they could not turn him aside by milling him a hypocrite, they said to him, "Oh, you are nothing but a Metho- dist!" This did not diliturb him. He went on performing his Christian duty until he had fenced all his troops into a• Bible class, and the whole encampment was shaken with the presence of God. So Havelock went into the heathen temple In India while the English army was there and put a candle into the ha,meof each of the heathen Cods that stood around in the heathen temple, and by the light of those candles held up by the idols General Havelock preached righteouestess, temperance and.judgment to come. And who will say on earth or in heaven that ICAT.9_19.ek _had net. the right to preaci? ▪ the frinfistetti bouts) where- rpreParen for college there worked a man by the name -of Peter Croy. fte could neither read nor write, but he was a man of God. Often theologians would stop in the house —grave theologians—and at family prayer, Peter Croy would be called upon to lead, and an those wise Men oat around, won- der struck at his religious efficiency. When he prayed he reached up and seemed to take hold -of the very throne of the Al- mighty, and he talked with God until the very heavens were bowed down into- the sitting room. Oh, if were dying I would rather have plain Peter Croy kneel by my bedside and commend my im- mortal spirit to God than the greatest archbfehop arrayed in costly. canonicals. Go preach this gospel. You say you are not licensed. In the name of the Lord Almighty, I license you. Go preach tills gospel, preach it in the Sabbath schools, in the prayer meetings, in the highways. - ID the hedges. Woe be unto you if you preach it not! Triumph of Truth. I remark again, that in order -to be qualified to meet•your duty in this par- ticular age you want unbounded faith -in the triumph of the • truth and the over- throw of wickedness. How dare the Chris- tian church ever get discouraged? Have we not the Lord Alinighty on our side? How long did it take God to slay the - hosts of Sennacherib or burn Sodom or shake down Jericho? How long Will it take God, when he once arises in his strength, to overthrow all the forces of iniquity? Between this time and that there may be long seasons of darkness, and the chariot wheels of God's gospel may Seem to drag heavily, but here is the promise and yonder is the throne, and when omniscience has lost its eyesight. and omnipotence falls back impotent and Jehovah is driven from his throne, then the church of Janie Christ- can afford to be despondent, but never until then. Despots may plan ancl armies may march and the congresses of the nations may seem to think they are adjusting all the affairs of the world, but the mighty ineu of the earth are only the dust of the chariot wheels of God's providence. And I think before the sun of the next cent- ury shall set the last tyranny will fall, and with a splendor of demonstration that shall be the astonishment of the universe God Will set forth the brightness and pomp and glory and perpetuity of his eternal government. Out of the starry flags and the emblazoned insignia of this world God will make a path for his own triumph, and returning from uni- versal conquest will sit down, the grandest, the strongest, highest throne of earth his footstool. I prepare this sermon because I want to encourage all Christian workers in every 'possible department. Hosts of the living God, march on, march on! His spirit will bless you. His shield will defend you. His sword • will strike , for you. March on, march on! The des- potism will fail and paganism will burn its idols and Mohammedanisra will give up its false prophet and the great walls of superstition will come down in thunder and wreck at the long, loud. blast of the gospel trumpet. March on, inaech on The besiegement will soon be end6d. Only a few more steps on the long way; only' a few more sturdy blows; only a fpw? more battle cries; then God Will put thel laurels upon your brow, and from the living fountains of heaven will bathe off the sweat and the heat and the dust of the conflict. March on, march on! For you the time for work will soon be passed, and amid the outfiashings of the judg- ment throne ama the trumpeting of resur- • rection angels and the upheaving of a world of graves and,the hosanna and the groaning of the saved and the lost we shall be rewarded for our faithfulness or puurshed for our stupidity. Blessed be the . Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting and let the whole earth be filled with its glory. Amen and amen. She Took the Hint. At home stations the private soldiers' washing is usually done by the married soldiers' wives, who are expected to seW on missing buttons and do repairs, for which a small sum is deducted from the private's pay. Pat McGinnis had a good deal of trouble with big laundress; Sunday after Sunday had his shirt come back with the neck button off, or else hanging by a thread. He had spoken to her on the sub- ject and she had promised to see to it, but still the button was not on properly. He got out of patience one Sunday - when the missing button had Made him late for parade, and exclaimed: "Bother the woman! I'll see if I can't give her a hint this time, anyhow." He then took the lid of a tin blacking box, about three inches in diameter, drilled two holes in it with a fork and sewed it on to the neck of the shirt that was next to be washed. When his wash- ing came back he found that she had taken the hint; .she had made a button- hole to fit it. Long Distance Telephoning. A system of long distance telephoning is reported to have been invented by Mr. D. McLaughlin Therrell, southern elec- trician of the Postal Telegraph Company, whose headquarters is at Altanta. At an exhibition Cf the apparatus it is said that audible sounds were transmitted through resistances equal to 40,000 miles of ordin- ary telegraph cable. The result is obtain- ed by having the original transmitter very powerful and by using repeaters which take up and magnify the sound at several' stations along the line. For trans.,: atlantic+ telephoning it is priposed to have the repeaters contained in submarine chambers located 1,000 miles apart.— Engineering News. / What Evil Will Do. The Lard often brings his people away from their sins by giving them sharp and cutting experiences of what evil will do for them. If suoh be the present conse- quences of sin, they begin guess what sin will bring them when come into teaomeee send THE TIDY HUSBAND. He Is Even More Exasperating Than One Who Is Absolutely Careless. Is there anything more trying on this earth than a "tidy" husband—that is to say, says the Philadelphia Times, the Irian who thinks himself the pink of per. as far as neatness goes, and yet Who has absolutely no idea of orderliness? His own belongings, clothes, pipes, books, eto., are allowed to lie all over the house, and an attempt to put these in their right places brings down a torrent of grunabling on his wife. "Why can not she mind her own busi- ness? Is nothing private from a womaur's prying and curiosity? Let her confine belr- self to her own duties, which would cer- tainly be improved by a little more care," eto. But other people's untidiness—ah! that is a theme upon which he is never weary of talking, and periodically he has fits of tidying up at home, where life, for those I ID the house, is one long weariness. Then nothing is private from his pry- ing and curiosity; books and papers are ' carefully sorted out and put back in the wrong places; those Which his wife has especially laidby for future reference are tIdun with the vzsste Raper to be 1 • antb er lieift 'aft lb tlitelrftelien to- oe butned; letters are torn up indiscrimin- ately, whether they ,are answered or not; the cupboard ',helves are packed with a lot of 'rubbish, which is really useless, - and which Was only waiting an oppor- tunity to be got rid of; and for the next few weeks confusion reigns supreme; nothing can be found when it is wanted. because everything' has been put just where it shouldn't be. When he has tired Of making 'himself tboronghly objectionable downstairs, he goes npstairs and turns out all his boxes and drawers, and—and leaves them; for his fit of tidiness does not last sufficiently long to allow of his reducing the muddle he has made to neatness; that is for his wife to do later on. With a duster, too, he goes about flick- ing up imaginary particles of dust .which don't exist, and a piece of string and a reeIof cotton out of place apparently cause him agony and are the subject of a long homily on "the amount of rubbish whicIlis allowed to accumulate unless there is some one to take an interest in the hrse." r Th re are generally premonitory symp- toms to, warn the observant wife that the fit is Coming on—a restlessuneasinese, an aimless moving of the ornanaents on the mantelpiece and the reiterated qrtestion, "Where is that book (or that paper) that I was reading?" He sighs frequently, too —a sigh of weariness and hopelessness, as of t man who battles unsuccessfully with ibe faults and failings of others; his face wears a wearied and heartbroken expression, and little frowns appear on his forehead. He refuses to make or join ID any lengthy conversation, talking only In snatches, and then on the most gloomy subjects; be even heaves against his favorite pipe, which refugee. to "drays," and be spoils six matchee for every one that he lights; and by the next morning his malady is fully developed and as soon as breakfast is over he begins to "tidy But although one may see the outbreak, Lt is difficult to know just how to check it, and indeed it is often wise to accept it as an inevitable discomfort. There are so niany worse oranks.that homight take up, and, as we are all supposed to be ilightly mad, on one subject at least, a mania for tidinese—in other people—is at tnost a harmless idiosyncrasy. It the fit threatens to be a very bad one it may be rendered less severe by extra sweetness and kindness of manner, by an eecallent dinner or the judicious lead- ing of the thoughts in another direction. Or the wife may anticipate her husband and have a "tidying up" spell on her o wn account. The bustling about, the extra dust—which can always be raised if one goes the right way to work—with a few gloomy references to a "good clean up," will usually so tire him out that he will be only too glad to allow things to stay as they . arc, that he may enjoy a little peace and quietness. Possible. Undiscovered Gas. Professor William Ramsay has given to the British Association his opinion that there is an element, as yet undiscovered, lying 'between helium and argon when arranged according to the "perioslio law. ' ' While lexperimenting with helium, in the attempt to purify it by rediffusion, it wile foundIthat this gas could be separated into a heavy and a light part, with densi- ties o 2.0 and 2.4; continuing the exper- iment after as many as 180 diffusions of heliu , the density of the lightest portion remaiied constant at 1.98, and its refrao- tivity to light as compared with air was 0.1245,. The spectrum, too, not differing from helium, one element may therefore be considered as isolated as pure helium. The residue ls easily altered in density by rediffusion, implying a small quantity of heavy gas mixed •vvith a large quantity of light gas. The spark opectrum revealed argon in the mixture te the amount of 1.64 pr cent. by density and 1.14 per cent. 1y refractivity, leading to the sup- position that the new gas is contained as a very 1 small proportion of argon. Neither helium nor argon forms compounds, so that the new element as demanded by the "periodic law" must be determined by diffusiOn. This method, however, dove not reveal the existence of such a gas, thoughl, it by no means follows, Professor Ramseji holds, that there is no such gas. 1 Wearing Glasses: The Care of the eyes is perhaps one of the moat imperfectly understood of any Of our daily duties. More ills arise from their mlsuse than the public generally appreciote. Epilepsy is a frequent result of eye strain, and a- careful and intelli- gent obServation will convince most peo- ple that; more headaches come from abuse of the cies than from any other cause. Probably cne-sixth of the adult popula- tion of this country. would be benefited by the use of glasses, at least during their working hours. They tire quickly, have headaches, the digestive apparatus is completely upset, there are pains in the back and a general feeling of dizziness and nausea, and the true cause is never suspected. The patient is bilious or nerv- ous; has indigestion or liver complaint. The evil Is attributed to everything but the proper cause. Fit the person to good. glasses and the difficulty vanishes almost as if by magic.—New York Ledger. , Armies of the World. At the first of the year the armies of the world numbered 4,500;000 men. ° London's Cemeteries. The cemeteries et the oity of London ooveit semi 9,000 sorsa of ground. • --Smuggling .in a laage way is strongly suspected by the Customs Department to be carried on ever the frontier at Niagara Falls, but the experts at the business are able to nonplus the officers. An attempt was made reefintly to] establish a case, and a seizure was made, but no books were found, and al- though goods such es silk, not made' in this country, were found on the premises, no ease could be made -out and Use • customs authorities felt that they were overreached. Nature makes the- cures after all. Now and then she gets into a tight place and needs helping 'out. Thingr get started in the wrong direction. Something is needed to check disease and start the system in the right direction toward health. Scott's Emulsion of Cod- liver Oiwith hypophos- phites cap do just this. It stretigthens the nerves, feeds famished tissues, and makes rich blood. 50c. and $1.00 ; all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto. eee eieeeee-- --eseee . •-- FEBRUARY 4,1898.. S. rea ance for 30 Days. Before taking stook, -which begins in February, we will surprise those wanting to buy Stoves. Our stook is large and we want room, so for cash will give purchasers the benefit of our big stook. MULLETT & CO., Seaforth. HARDWARE, STOVES and TINWARE. From a leading Chatham Manufacturer. Maple City, Cooperage, R. T. Phillips, Proprietor. Chatham, Oct. 18tb, '97. Dear Sirs :— Some time ago I was treated by one of our best city doctors for continued bleed- ing at the nose, and the treatment I was subjected to weakened my stomach so that nothing I could eat would agree with me, and. I could retain nothing but bread and milk which wasiny chief diet. I tried a bottle of your Sloan'alIndian Tonic, and at once began to improVe, and it has made a permanent cure in my eatie. I can now partake ot any food, no 'matter how strong, and experienee distreeis after eating. I haicrecommendad it to several people, and in every case it has given grand results, and a bottle of it should be inovery house- hold. Yoursivery truly, • ' ,R. „T. Phillips. Indigestion permanently cured. St. William? Co., Norfolk, October 19th, '97. Dear Sirs :— It gives me great pleasure to testify - to the fact that Sloan's Indian Tonic has caused a most remarkable change in my condition. For two years nave suffered from indigestion and weakness, and not finding relief from any other medicine until your agent mime here one day and advised me to try Sloan's Indian Tame. I did so, and have used four bottles. It has ramie a great change in my life, and 1 can now rese and sleep with eaae and comfort. I believe Sloan's Indian Tonic is the best medicine in. e world I remain your truly, Mrs. C. Price. The Sloan Medicine Co., of Harailton LIMITED Price $1, 6:for $6. Dealers or address If you Know what you Want it is your own fault if you don't get It. ' In days gone by dealers were able to sell people just what they pleased, but the public of to -clay are inclined to find out for them- selves the best article in. every line and they insist upon getting it. Granby Rubbers 1 I III 0 OVERSHOES are known throughout tIhe whole country to be the best in fit, finish, quality and durability and that is wb.y people will have Granby's ancl no other. The extra . thickness at ball a d heel makes them last twice as long. GRANBY RUBBRS WEAR LIKE IRON. 2-2.2.121.0 .0 SLILISLIJU00 00 LWASU0 0 00. I don't tale anything that comes.. • along. 1 go straight for the 'Granby' for 1 know it is the best. , LEr L -,T, -OVE We have done a large business this season, and have very few eft -overs from the trade. These few things are choice, and the price is low. Do you need some very convenient Book SheiVes, a Cheffonier, an Easy Chair, a Stool Palm Stand or Easel. Step in when yoti 4 -ie in town, and see what we have for You. We have many bargains in pretty douches, Lounges and parlor suites ; the prices will astonish you. Our Undertaking Department is complete and strictly iup-to-date, with a larger selection than ever before, and prices to suit every onthi needs. We have a quantity of suitable chairs to be used at funerals, which No ;will lend free of charge, and any orders that we are favored with shall receive our best attention. Night calls promptly attended to by our undertaker, Mr: 81, t. Holmes, Goder- ich street, Seaforth, opposite the Methodist church, BROADFOOT, BOX & cp., ___- THE QUALITY Is the first thing to consider in Clothing. The price comes next. Quality means good material well made up. It Means a good fit; it means good wear; it means a genteel appeamnce. Our clothing ID ctiktinctively quality clothing; the price is only a little more than you would pay for the shoddy goods, but you'llind a vast difference in the wear and looks. ; THREE- POINTS. There ik a good deal of satisfaction in knowing that your clothes fit you and look well. It is as important as„the wearing qualities, and when the three points are combined, you .have just the kind of clothing we are selling. Our stock comprises , all the best lines of Tweeds to be had, while our Hats and Haberdashery is unexcelled. The prim is in strict accord with the qualityand is the same to all. Special line ofsSuite for business and professional men. BRIGHT Bios., 8E1111011TH % FE13R1 naPoit PBIVATE • sble yearly, o r to RS. BAYS, ItithfoKESNA, • Hormel'. M Surveyors, Du TogN sitgrnici courtj ". voyanoer, invested and lo ittore„ Men IDEANS AIWBt itxrl rivautiti -quatttIty of Bret -cis prey the :highest tat aleo be paid f CASE & CO., Beef _ 'WANTED ity, local +a it vim and ke trees, knees and: country. Steady posited in any ban eatery, (65 per -nal write THE WOR PANT, London, 01 -ETARRERS' ATTI JO cent. inter* pared to lencintem • class farni -security value; -straight loe meute'to bornt door south of JO STOC "VOR BALE, live _U bulls, aged Inc grand lot. Priem DAVID -MILNE, B A YRSHIRE BU has for rale° 2,L. R.B., Tuck Bull, 18 months. field P. O. IfPROVILD tA SA1,1C AND will keep for rervi cession 18. Hibbe boar. Also for rale Terms, ; with Wit, L. Rad 'DIGS FOR 13 „L undersigned, akires,has founds also keep for Berri e rchassd front and *inner at Mon -41.peyeble IPA the ireturning if *10 t °BRAME, Loll milt F. O. STOC IDULL FOR siq keep for etweS *thoroughbred DI before January, I 1300Tf, 1DOARS FOR J- p keep ferns Tamworth boar, boar. GEORGE tooAit, FOR SKR Ul for service Tuckessmith, a prize winner whe $1.60 it booked, necessary. JAM 1130101 YOU „Up keep for ersmith, boar, pureh ner where ever privilege a return iLlOAR FOR Jel keep tor eretnith, a VW purchased trona Middlesex County K ielce, with JOHN W. R "IDERKSHIRE AO Signed will eion T. Stenlefs boors First prise • fifiroutostat 6 ruchtha. -with the privgil Mock of all mei Verne P. O. friALMWORTE et ▪ Use Dettestield liana worth Boar, tellidayabloatS. *50.65 bred altig Tam IMO 1100ART111 AMWORTH Fl signed ims10 *�KWop, -aiaCI1 limited umber ol extra goodpiglill cross their Tenn.,' with JOHN ItokIL Science And made feotive ey Having talc Detre-it Op to fit all def Hypermetro or any COM Aseignatitan and is uvula!, properly Steeds this doted are slimes they ins itie Invite* inet.ropia is &in JEUSeieln, atriskisixes loo neglected; -*7 end even of the eye, tr prevent AU mate blindness. Aloe40 the-, • reoted byeetaa headaohes, sad by tile or MOW no charge !oriel Chemist Stailiap JOHN MARI WILLIAM A oury P. O. WM. 111e0ATI JOSEPH C. MAl F. 0, JOHNO.1101 DAVID K. RO WM. NVANS. CHARM -D4 RICHARD 0 um T1 Win Ttrisieest-sio n thee:nutty° Copies can be 'field, or Mr. De Rey. Dr. MI College, ' tvith what 1 advise anent irl •and to study: struction in aces. Dam ti may seethat it IlasN.Prarl And Bootetel 'WM A grim not have been need to -day rne The, - Of the bloOdiD