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The Clinton News-Record, 1902-05-15, Page 3May 15th, 1902 I oil, 11111 111 1 01110111111.11 I I., 1111121i1..... The Molsons Bank Incorporated by Act 01 Parliament, 1855. Capital ie,e0o,000 Rest 2,150,000 HEAD OFFICE - -MONTREAL. Will M /1S011 Macpherson, President. James Elliot, General Manager. Notes discounted. Collections made. Drafts issued. Sterling and Amer- ican Exchange bought and sold. Interest alloa•ed on deposits. SAVINGS BANK Interest allowed on stuns of $1 a.nd up, FARMERS. Money advanced to farmers on their ' (mu notes with one or more en- dorse' s. No mortgage required as security. II. C. BREWER, Manager, Clinton. G. D. McTaggart BA K . A, General Banking Bitsiness transact- ed. Notes disconnted. Drafts issued. Interest allowed on de- posits. Albert street - Clinton. ---------- J. SCOTT, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR,. ETC. M.Oley to loan. Office -Elliott. Block - - Clinton. W. BRYDONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Notary, Public, Etc, 011ice-Beaver Block - - - Clinton. RIDOUT & HALE, t..'onveyancers, Commissioners, Real Estate and Insurance Agency. Money to loan. C. B. HALE JOHN RIDOUT DR. W. GUNN, R. C. P. and L. R. C. S., Edinburgh. Night calls at Iron door ofresidence on Rattenbury street, opposite Presbyterian church. 011ice-Outario street - Clinton. DR. SHAW, PM SIMS: AND StaGEON: • Office - Ontario street - - Clinton. Opposite St. Paul's church. DR. C. W. THOMPSON I'LlySICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Office and Residence- ' Albert street, East, Clinton. North of Ratteubury street. _DR. AGNEW, DENTIST. Will be at Baylield every Wednesday al ternoon. 'Office - Adjoining Henry's Photo C,allery, Clinton. DR, 0. ERNEST HOLMES, • Specialist in Crown and Bridge Work. 2.). I). S. -Graduate of the Royal Col- lege of Dental Surgeons of Ontar- io. L. D. S. -First class honor graduate of Dental Departmeet of Toronto University. :Special attention paid to preservation ol children's teeth. Will be at the River Hotel, Bayfield, every Monday from 10 a. m. to 6 p. in. DR .T. FREEMAN, VETERINARY SURGEON. A member of the Veterinary 'Medical Associations of London and Edin- burgh and Graduate of the Ontar- io Veterinary College, Oflice-Ontario street - - Clinton Opposite St. Paul's church. Phone 97. BLACKALL & BALL, VETERINARY SURGEON'S, GOV- ERNMENT VETERINARY IN- SPEL TORS. 011ice--Isaac street. - - - Clinton .Residence -Albert street - Clinton. 'THOS. BROWN, LICENSED AUCTIONEER. sSales conducted in all parts of the counties of Enron and Perth. Or- ders left at The News -Record, of- fice, Clinton, or addressed to Sea - forth 1'. 0. will receive prompt attention. Satisfaction guaran- teed or no charges. Your pat- ronage solicited. LPN COTT9 '4 MONTHLY MAGAZINE' A FAMILY LIDRARY r, T! Best in Current Literature 2 COMPLETE NOVELS YEARLY , MANY SHOR14 STORIES AND 1 PAPERS ON TIMELY TOPICS PER YEAR: 25 CM A COPY . NO CONTINUED STORIES CVERV NUMBER COMPLETE IN mem, : Yie..:41b. rEgPLIRIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPVRIGHTS &C. Anton. Flooding fl sketch and description may p,IMv`uoceetnin nor opinion free whether itn invonti 1,2 nrobalnly patentable. ceenniuntea. t 1'11 5.11y contidenttel. Hundboelt 011 Patents Rent tr. P indeu came), for securing patentil. Patentt.t1.-"ti through 2.Junn It co. reeeive *pedal nof alt bout charge, in the Matrinit 1.5!,. ;.. ; 4.1 )4'•od i t.111300 3911'. $3 •• . I. • .•• . • ra17 Yon.: Brunch Lan,. 34. i St., lYtte1az1ai'.4 P. C. 41 Directory. ••••1•11., .cLiwroN, Wesley Church -Sunday services at- 12 a. ta. and 7 p. Sunday school at 2.30 p. tn. Wilbur Manning, Sun- dayschool superintendent. ; choir leafier ; Miss 1J.1lia Combe, or- ganast ; Rev, W. G. lionston, pastor. Ont. St. Churehe-Sunday services at it a. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 2.30 p. In. Jacob Taylor, Sunday school seperiritendent ; 11, J. Gibbings, choir leader ; Miss Azie Gibbings., organist.; Rev. Dr, (Word, pastor. St. Paul's Church -Sunday services at 11 a. in. and 7 p. In. Sunday school at .2.30 p. in. Sunday school superintencleht, Rev. C. R. Genne, M. A. ; choir leader, Air. W. U. 1,ator- n.11 ; organist, Miss May Bentley ; rector, C. R. (.unne, M. A. Baptist Church -Sunday services at 11 a. ru. and 7, p. 121. Simla)! school at 2.30 p.111. Sunday school superin- teudent, Mr. 13, K. Prior.; choir had er, Mr. J. B. Hoover ; organist, Miss Lela Hoover ; pastor, . .Rev.. C. Dunlop. illis Church-Stuiday services L at 11 a. In. alai 7 p, Sunday • school at 2.30 p.'iii. Sunday school superin- tendent, Mr. Jas, Scat ; assistant, Miss Wilson ; choir leader, Ur, W. P. Spaulding ; organist, Miss .Maiale Goodwin ; pastor, •Rev.. Dr. Stewart. - St. Joseph's Church,. Catholic -Sun- day services at 10.30 a. in. and 7 p. in. every and Sunday. Sunday school at 3 p. in. every 2nd Sunday, Sun-. day school superintendent, Rev, D. P. McMenamin ; choir leader, Mr. Chas, Gravelle•; organist; Miss Minnie Rey- nolds ; priest, Rev. D, P. Plymouth Brethern-Service at It a. in.. on Sunday. -Reading meetings. at 7 P. in. Sunday and: Friday evenings. Town Council-Mayor:Thomas ',lecke • son ; Councillors, B. Combe,•J. A, • Ford,C. J. Stevenson, 'Alex, • Maclelen- zic, C. Overbury, Thos. Blaeleenzie ;• Clerk and Treasurer, W. Coats. , Mets tile first Mondayin eaelt mottill. • - Public Library BoardPresiclent, W. Brydone ; Secretary, • W. E. -Rand ; W. R. Lough; Dr, Shaw, W. Coats. and E. IVI; McLean.. Public School 13oarcl-Wilbilr Man- ning, C. B. Hale, W: T. 'O'Neil, J. W. Irwin, Dr. Agnew, F. 12.: Hodgens,, T. Beacom. Secretary, J. Cueninglriona ;.. treasurer, W. Coats. .. . • - Collegiate Institute -Board-Chair- man, James Scott ; secretary', -. M. D. McTaggart ; - treasurer, W. JaekSon D. A. Forrester., 3.- Ransford; IL Plumsteel, W-: II. ...Manning. Meets first Wednesday 111 . each mont12.: GODERICH '1'0'NSHI1'. • . • A WORD TO YOUNG MEN Township Council -Reeve,• Thomas - Churchill, Clinton ; Councillors, John Middleton, • Clinton ; John Woods, Porter's Hill ; Janles Cox, Porter's Hill ; James Johnstone;, Goderich ; Clerk, Nixon Sturdy; Goderieh ; As- sossor, John • Thompson, '.-Clinton ; Treasurer, - Whitely, "Godeeklf ; Col- hctor, Louis Anderson, Clinton, Board of Healtle-Reeve •Clerk John Cox, John Salkeld, Sr, :Albert Can•L telon. • STANLEY TOWNSHIP... . • Township Council--iteeVe,' • Jelin McNaughton, Varna ; Councillors, W: ' J. Stinson, Bayfield ; W. L. Key's, Varna ;James. •Johustonef Bayfield-; MeDiarthid ; Clerk, .3. E. Harnwell„ Varna ; Treasurer, John Reid, Varna; Assessor, John Tough; Bayfield; Col- lector, Thos. Wiley, Varna.- •• • ' The McKillop Mutual Fire Familiar Picture to Many Homes Throughout the Land, LEAVING THE OLD HOMESTEAD. 'motley& the Dar conetry of Sin May al Anywhere, ',Cot It Ie Always is Croat Distettoo Away •Prone tko Fireside of Christian riotno-linder the ShodoW of the (areas. Entered According toad of Parliamen t of Oen- mut. in the rear 12112. by William* meity, of To- ronto, at the Dep't. of 1,griIIt1i1Ur0. Ottawa. Chicago, Nay 1.1. -In thisserinon the Rev. Frank De Witt Talmage Paints 11 picture which will be re.7 cognized as familiar in many homes • throughout the land. Ris text was Luke ky, la, "The younger son ga- thered • all together and took his journey into a far country." The old homestead is turned up- side. down. One or the two boys, the younger, is about to• leave the par- ental roof. • The eaglet is tired et be- ing warmed by the protecting' breasts, of the old birds. With reified featli- • era he stands upon the edge of the eyrie ready to liy off. Sad is the disruption of a home. When- the children say "0 oodby," the families talk and laugh atid joke. Bet they :•,,ive only laughing to sustain their courage. The wedding bells weep as well as sing. At. the marriage the guestsmay congratulate the. parents of the beide upon having gained a son. But the daughter is never the • same after the wedding, On that •clay the bride goes forth to maketer owfl home, build her own nest, rear her own young'and live her own life. instead of belonging to the parent , she becomes another's: Instead ot. the mother being first now ,sheis seciand. Some years ago I attended the wedding of a very- dear friend. The slipper had. been ..thrown; the 'rice tossed,the' farewells shonteti.. I fol- lowed the old gray haired 'father • down .to the garden gates While we stood there in the moonlight he turned to •ing and Said: • "Frank,. know she ha8 Married a 'good Man. • I do hope she will be happy. . But • it is hard, awfully hard, to give her up. She was my baby girl'. She is my yotingest. . • It breaks the heart. • .. It breaks the heart; " Children are born. They- pass boy- - hood and girlhood days under 'the parental roof... They groW up into manhood and wonianhood.• They .be- gin to scatter. .Death knocks at the: front door and serail:tons .seme.' Love hovers tuteong• the Springflowers ancl. . breathes' through the orange • biose eoing and Woos others. Business and prpfessional dittiei.beckon to others. Atlast the oldnursery is vacant. • Father and .neother sit again, alone,' • at the dining table OS they once did "When t hey thenise1ves weee, • bride and gloom, The . old hbinestead is de- serted save by .the old folke. The text.' Is a t'ragedy„:.' • ..• • • The mother did 'riot Sleep much , last night.. Though she tries. to -look • cheerfUl,' her °yet; are red, from weep- ing, Every little. while .she disape Pears into , the.. pantry Or goes sup • stairs., . She makes 'an excuse ttS ;though ,sho. Was •• looking for some- thing.. We know she leaves the room - for one .parpose. She wants to.have • a good' -cry: ' • . . The father is givinghis last structions, •Is handing the yOurig• traveler sonle letterof. intrecluction to a prominent meichant:with whom.. e .soit will lodge in the neXt town; A *noise is at the gate'. Servants are bringing out the .horses and strap - 'ping' . the baggage :upon 'the Peek. . lnCiles . They ta.lis in et1bdued eters. Even they feel sorry. , The . young"inaster" was a happy., jelly go lucky boy. Ile. alwaYs had: a. kind Word . for . the.: hostlers. The only . happy .ereathrit this indyning .is the , dog. Ile frisks and harks about, ex- pecting " follow the ,Sportsmen ler • a week's hunt .,• • His hilarity is stop ped. Some . One shies. a stone .at the brute ahd shouts., ."Go "back to I Jim- SlOwly •the dog Writs. Hie . 'lowered head"and tail are the canine sighs of abject woe; He 'stops now ' and then, expecting to hear the huntinian's halloo. Perhaps • he realizes for the first.tithe' he is : • taking a last Took of farewell, . ways did think that a bright dog was ,antarter than . a.stupid mitn.• farewell 'wends are now being.. ' The' father gives his beneille- . tion... We must turn our heads LI way., The mother 'IS having; hew last con- • vuleiVe deep,. .These are the snap-... • ping of- the heartstrings., A mother rarely realizes that the. baby she once roCked -in a •tradle can grow in-. .• to. a man He is always her boy. • Suddenly the young Maw breaks ' aWay. Ire leapa into the saddle. • the spers"cat deep.- . and friends 'Sheet their farewell to the 'cavalcade. Than they •wave and throw kisses. Tile old father wipes his -.face vigorously with cr.: handker- chief. -/Ie..§colds the Servants.- Ile bids them to bo • off. He doge not want them to see him .The Another has rio Such pride; As the horses disappear .ever the last hill. lite aged wife -buries her head' Upon hoe husband's breast. She sobs as Alititigh her heart would break. The huslialid tenderly Puts his arm about the sad heart. He draws her. toward 'the house, • . . • • ,SloWly they walk tip the tree arch- ed path. They stop a moment on the porch to giallo down the road.. S'Iowly the sighing' father ()Pens the front door. The men .1;6 latek to the fields, the female servants to the kitchen. The domestic piachinery is started, 'Phe neighbors, returning to their homes; say, "Is it not too bad that .the younger son should gather all together and . telt° his journey into a far country The far cOuntry of my text is the. laud of sin. Where it is we do not • geographiettIlk know. , The far toun- try may be in the rural regions, :among the farmhouses. People make a, great mistake in supposing that the only` place In which sin thriVes a large city. Sin lovce to smell the Insurance Coppa Farm and Isolated, ToWn 1777 r-- ty Only Insured. • OFFICERS .T. B. McLean, President, Kippcn P. 0. ; Thos. Fraser Vice -President,: 13rucefteld P. 0.; T. E. Ha.y.s, See. - Treasurer, Seaferth P.- G; Broadfoot, Inspector of Losses,-. Sea - forth P. 0.. • DIRECTORS • W. G. Broadfoot, Seaforth-; John Grieve, Winthrop ; George Dale,- Sea-, . forth ; -John Watt,. Harlock ;. John ' Bennewies, Braclhage.n.; Jarnes Evans,' Beechwood ; James Connolly:. Clinton; • John McLean, Kippen. AGENTS. Robert Smith, Ilarlock ; Robert Me - Millan, Seaforth ; Jathgs CuinmingS, vEiuc gniondville ; J. W. Yco, Holmes-. • Parties desirous to effect insurance'. or transact other business will,' be. promptly attended to 021 application to any of the above officers" addressed to their respective postdillees. DRUID TRUNK. - RAILWRY SYSTEM TIIVIE TABLE. Trains will dirive nt 'and depart front Clinton Station as follows : *. BUFFALO 'AND GODER.ICII DIV. • Going East Express •. 7,38 a. in. I{ 44 • 2,55 p. 111. t Mixed . 4.1.5 p.. " West- " •' 10.15 a, 211. " Express 12.55p.111. 4. .4 . 7.05 a. .111. .4 PI 20.27 p. it, LONDON, HUR.011 AND BRIICE DIV, Going South Express . 7.47 a. in. " " Mixed • 4,15 p. 111, " North • EXpress 10.15 11,111, ({ 4, Mixed . .6.55 p. in. A. 0. PAVrISON, F, R. 110DGENS, Agent. • Town Tieket Ag. M. C. DICKSON, District Pass. Ag, Toronto HIP Wk. Lost .larair "My bait came out by the hand- ful, and the gray hairs began to - creep in. I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor, and it stopped the hair from com- ing out and restored the color." - Mrs. M. D. Gray, No, Salem, Mass. There's a pleasure in offering such a prepara- tion as Ayer's Hair Vigor. It gives to all who use it -_ such satisfaction. The hair becomes thicker,• !, longer, softer, and more . glossy. And you feel so secure in using such an ' old and teliable,prepara- 4 _ tion. $I.Na bs4lIs. MI druggists, e ieldfYour drtitelet esnalot supply you, ; ue one dollar and we Will,expreirs - you h bOttle. BO Nitro ited_ei, ve rattle = astir nearest OrtrOSI ONIde, AddreNli J. 41 4.11113, CO., Uwe% Mass. wild llowei•s and lie down in theiniy- inoW as mull us to tromp tilts st1eet8 Of a busy metropolis. I have preach- ed itt"the country and know of what speak.. There is loathsome drunk- enness in a crossroad tavern as Well. AS In a corner saloon. Many a young country girl has disgraced the fam- ily, Farmers' boys and girls do net all attend the country revivale in or- der to hear the preaching. The far Country of Sin eari be located in the Sin is not proportionally 111.0re prevalent in the city that hi the vil- lage, but it is better able to eeticeal . lta track e in a Wilderness Of rock than in a, ctkuntry town. 'Many a •Ritter have 1 \received which • 'Went thut1, 11 iu u, Tvoler'e w, 4aVlf TXII CLINTQN DMVVII-RZOORD a boy in the great, Wicked. City of Chicago. fear he is not doing, right. You may be Able to save him. He has written rue that he has Lattended . your church. Will you pray for him ?" The far country of sin is sometimes found among the evils of political life, in the halls of the states and the na- tional capital. .Sometimes silt is intrenched in a pulpit of the land where 11 minister has become an 'apostate and, Judaslike, 1028. sold hip Christ Alr thirty' pieces of silver. Wherever the far country of .sin may be there it is the place where the nohler and purer and better parts of a.71:111'being e6. To:gh the far country of sin int l1e11: :et is t31co 1. Y distance away train the fireside of a 0hristian home. As soon as the younger son determined to revel in sin he wanted to get away front the presence of his aged Chvistien fa- ther. :He practleelly mild' "Father give rtie the share. of money which will come to me when you ttre dead, • and 1 will leave home and live in-, dependently. 1 do not want to see your loving eye and feel the kiss of hoiy affection upon my lips. 1want to go with evil companions and .not aesociate with sou, even tboogh you aro my father." The• Christian home ought to be the happiest place on earth to a aim. It . is a happy place. if the child wishes and tries to do right.But the Christian home is a -repulsive place to live when the boy wants to -do those•thIngs which should be left itedone. When a boy or a girl does not, wish to stay at home at, 'eight 'with the rest of the family or finds 'other cempanionship rriore desirable than that 'of mother or father, look oute-beware . "Where are you going Charlie saki a mother to her. son, 11110 wzts putting 011 1219 coat and • hat, prepar- ing to leav.e the house. "Oh," an-. swered the yoking. man, _"the firth 'wants meto collect a few bills.. I • witi"be home early, 'mother,' Do not. ho anxious, or sit up for me if, I am detained," The 'young man passed' down the street. . He sounded a, low whistle. A couple of other. youn,,g men Met him at. the corner. "Boys, '. lie said, 'imother is becoming,' suspi-- Onus. -She did not want me to reeve, home, I meat be mora emend, come, let'e have .some fun." That night 111-11 place of evil resort this - group of young.. 111411 gambled and smoked and. sangtheir lewd songs.. It' was great .Sport.1 They did not - •cease their careusal until' the morne ing. sun announced to .the night writ:el-undo that his work was done wad it.-avas time ,for hint to go .'to 3j.•• ' •1'• years later. in an eastern • , • •city in a noted .murder ease the jury bienight in ;the verdict. cif murder in • -the first degree. „ When •the judge- •Lasked the' defendant: why sentence', 'Obotild not be -passed upon.. hint, -42 'yeaing Man arose.- 'turned -a pale. • face .0W:wit -the judge. As he bega to' speak. we' See .• he Was- the:•. settle young man • of ,'whom ." have: "lust spoken.. .1 our honor, said .he, ' • am not. afraid to' -414. if- I commite .ted murder in that, dreekea row a:- • few• Months -ago, •.1 should. be put to citettl'e :But,. sir, before eentence is -peSsed upon .me • 1 • 51i000 to., '.sei.ealt a ...word 1,0 . the ,:y.oeng • men, crtiVeding this courtreom. ' would . tell. them'. that ' started •on • the' road which will lead. me to. the • gallows' when tined- to leave . .home at night to. go out with 611 ,Componions. When I. went out thus, L I always directly or 'indirectly had to deceive my Mother." The . far .country of 'sm may seem to- be. only. a step' to the 'corner saloon. It is • OA:fitr away as .11, it was ten •thonse nilleitt away...from the fireside of it Christian home. • •' .-• the far Counity of sin generally , hese broader end Smoother highway • foe - the. younger niernbera- of' thcfaxu- - ily thenfor the 'older sons' and daughters. . Easy is it. i.oe every one to 'go to destructioe• unless 8111tain- eci, by:. the grace' of 'God; • . The ol :Las •well as -the young' (ten .have a' guide Teed . them hitt; the Valley .of death if they are willing -4 O.: be ledbut 'it :is: esPecially eaSy fa- • the younger• MeMbers of. a .faintly.• to , fling theinselYes .0:ear the preefpfee,sof . eternal L. death, When the • older' child-. •. reit were.,yoe hp:: in ell probability the -:flither- was haying .hard Week to make :• fleencial:ends meet, • Be had 'le wor1.. day.and night . and night anti. Cl" Ife economised wherever poseibb • But after awhile '• the, father! get: le . foothold in' a -business .or , a •pirofes- ••, Simla 1 eareer, Thea menced to :flowce'fa y trea time Then Sere -Ants Wet;e-' tilde' to ! hired to. do Lht;, woek • of 'the mote': and sbiters; 'Then the, younger r • • 'was able to 11(110 his spendl-ir Ince :end drive n horse and :go, with • 1. young s ions of tile wealthier, fan flies. •: Then it wee easy for hint ti .buy -a through ticket and-: go by. th'., .,fttet express to the ,.far coUntry.eof sin.' • • . • • • Mr. Moody well said: -`"rlti.S father • of the partible ought :to' be eeneured. We Canoot .•- help • but •blame. him: Whoa.' the •son 0111(1,- 'Father, divide • and give me, myportion,'. the father sbould have said: 'You show a had spirit. I will make yeti go without your share.' That •father could not have .done a greater unkindness' to theboy than to give him his.goods and 'money and let hint go.' A true father.: would have...said. • to such ..a . contentptible filial - spirit,. `Go.' and • earn your 0423 portion by the Fiweitt 01 your ..own. brow,' • " . • Parents„ your VerykIndnesSee and .solf 'sacrifices may be • the cause -of Your. Younger children's' destruction, • •. You . have no. right. to give • your . . -;t,otinger son. plenty • of inoney and literty to do wrong. It is yoir laud - teen to know how your children si end their inoney. It 18 your duty to. know .whcre your younger son passes Ifs eights. The far country is. the plate where the younger son spent his • all. We can_ readily ,piettrre this young man when he first lett home. Ile 11,:d - Plenty of Money. The tavem keepers bowed and Mailed at his approach. They regretted when -his party lett. The gay young folks of the region to which he went felt proud • to be seen in publie by his side. MS' bach- elor apartments were .furnished in the• most expensive style. The barite Wonid honor any deafte he Made Innen them. Ire Wan a hale fellow rmet.. 1201.8 as nmeh intoxicat- ed with flattery as with wine.. The go -Id Which 119 held in his • opened hand Was just, as ytelote and hard es 11 110 Wasliving oq of his interest hie Stead of the principal. Me health was robuSt and strong. Ile had not yet t.ndermined his physical tonstie tetion by exceSses. Detnow the rosy cheek pales. The • steady nerve trernibles. The mortgage is placed ttP.;. on the furniture. TT e sells some: ef his diamonds. There are Mit two horses now in hist etitble festead or ten. After awhile he begins to PUG up bills, Not being able to pay his bills, as of yore, the creditorbe- mina anXiette eald deend pttyinent and full payment itt .once. What hap - 7(0119? Why, the story of the prodi- gal son 'then tells us that there was a. famine IC that land. As soon as a sinner's money Is gone his sinful friends immediately leave him.- The bright winged humming birds have little use for the rosebush when the flowers are•gone. This younger sets began to -be in, want. 'Ile became helpless and friendless. To earn food. (moil& to sustain life he tended a herd ot swine. This social condition veer Q1 Li otit ‘‘t.toi 5 j\II1,1211.11p110:11 ehwiseboauctica in the :owert pit of despair. 'The far country is bever so lar away hilt that the penitent prodigal can Dud hie way. latek from it to the beaveilly homestead. When tha young- er son became so. poor that he had 110 docent. .clothes for his back, so friendless that not one of his ol1l companiors would speak to him; • when he would feiest, have filled his belly with the 11'14.a; that the swine did eat, then he thought of ' his . father's past late. "Surely," said "father will give nip enough to eat. 1e will care fOr inc. as much as he would for one of his hired ser- vants, (mit thongn I • have done te1'4,1 g," BUL 'the good father was yea•iy. to do mord than that.. No of• net' 414 t he younger eon come within sight of 143' old Ithinestead han the (Who' ran to meet him. He fell 'on his son's neck and -.kissed hints Ile kissed him in theseine niane net' the' Divine' Father is ready to greet everyone of his wayward chil- dren. '1 0 gave a loving ki8s of eter- nut purdon. Ile • kissed. him, as , God Will kiwi . us if -we will only come' bee:: to Jeans'. side and stand under • the thealew of the atoning cross. lloy, sitting before Ana tonight, have a message for..you. 1 see the marks of disriPation upon your•brow, 1 14Ce •thet yott have been crying dee- ' Lig this sernion.' I feel. You are the y rt.:tiger scat - of" my text. As -I catch. 0• e 61 your falling tears I Would li::e to dt.weribe a visioe which CATIle to me last Winter, about you. Where Was the. scerei?- No, it 'was not .in ( hleago; -not in that _low sateen or. • (heap theatre or in that hall where yoa stunt. last night playing 1211- - *12048 and • gambling :away your soul.• ye(1)1u0 trIlett:3 p oldi l he reacitumn: the white 'house, the pillared 'porch, the 'Lig- 1,arn in' the rear, the wood- -i tle to .1 he. left • of the kitchen door... The heas . were 'running around clam - tiring for food. because the earth was . a 'mien tomb: The worms hadtgene , to sleep for their winter- pap." It was -. about evening, Art old gray Imiee4. woman was cooking over -the kitchen stove.. She..looked • -thinner- . t hen When you •saw her last. •'. - The n iahhors say the is ',aging -very ravr idly and will •not• long. L. • - Just then en •old Man came in, He stamped the snow .off -his great boots. '1 his • grey haired woman ..lOoked ••.up . and SakU "Pe; have .yon. brought' tter?." Have 7011 120011 'to. the o4lae7-ls it not ••et range he •IMS -'not , •written, ile has been. gone, now five long years, •Do you think God - ht. Me -live, long enough- to •eee'.hint, .• just once before 1 .go?" The old man .said nething.- .werit to the deer and 'Ioo•ked -down 'the road •• Ile shad- ed' leis-.0es, as' though' he could- "800. a• krral we's' off.". Then lie said' "Mo- . ther; that is a fine •calf we have there the. Wawa:rd... She is. getting •fat,- . ter eitelf day, We inukt Idil hor; soon. erhaps. we tan- have a big, .feast when 'eel, boy conies home.". • They, sat • by the :fire a little while after • the 'dishes were wiped; The '01d folks - were too tired tostay up late.',.They.' Were too tired to Lsleeli. • 'The,' . took -doWn .the' old 'Bibles .The Mother Said:' '"Peswon't' you ,read: .that . story -of .• tho..prOdigel Son?. 'oieli�W • I.. never • ettn . hear I it . ete-, negh;',-You read It last night, • It is • in' the. fifteenth .ehapter of • Luke, Rend • about ,the Younger see- . - that L went aatraY and starved And wee tpo proud to .come home," .Then the , old. folks knelt- -As they prayed the little • :candlelight began • to • flesh in synt, pathy. The tears :trickled through • :the four withered hands. -: There the • • tie°. .hearts sick 'parents. stayed, ttPOir 'their knees; pleading:With 'Clod • . for •the 'return 'of their waywaed boY, until 1111 An heaven .could • .fiear. geld. •• ne long.er, ITe fluttered away: alai whispered 10 me • the se- cret that J ank-tioW. son„ you_not go home?' Before • the old .foilts. are dead. do go hoine.'LeaVe this; far country... of . . Cord crowd ot citkeens to Witness it. The sektemo for harnessing the Vic- toria Falls, in IthodeSia, and using the water power to- generate electric- ity for vvorking raines and railroads, is to be forvvarded by the early des- ePxaptecrlitsof an 49rnalligoir of engineering Despite theVatements to the con- trary which have appeared in the Canadian Press, the migration of the Welsh colony at Chubut, Patagonia, to Canada, is now an assured. thing. All but it few of the more prosper- sotiosutahreAwaileirliinega, and anxious to leave TUE DEAD. Lieut. -Gov. Stone of Wiseonsin died. at Ilratertown on S'unday. dames P. Nutting, chief clerk. in the Department of Trade and Com- nitree, died taddenly Thursday MOIL at his hoine in Ottawa front pn 11 - monies The body of the Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan, D. D., Archbi- shop of New York, was interred Fri- day in the crypt of St. Patrick's Ca- thedrali New York. The funeral was conducted with all the impressive seilenmity and ceremony of his church. • Hon. P. O. M. Deehtne, Minister of Agriculture in the Quebec Covent - went, died Saturday inorniug. llen. l'.. G.. Dechene W0.8 43 years of age, and entered the Quebec Legislature when 27 years of age, and had been a member, with Six years exception, ever since. He entered the Quebec Cabinet five years ago. The death occurred Sunday night at Toronto of Hon. Rupert Mears Wells, K.Q. Hon. Mr, Wells was a son of the late Sheriff .Wells of Prescott . and - Russell -and' was born in. the County of Prescott. He was Speaker of 'the Ontario Legislature from 1878-1880. He afterwards sat in the House of Commons till the general election of 188.7 wheit.' he 'suffered Ai fire•in the Fisher & Sons' paper II:lnin Flit n.EcnIt'n. . °defeat, mill, Dundits,• did considerable dam- age Friday night.' • There was a 62;800 fire- in E. . R. Rogers' hardware. store at Toronto jutictiOn Sunday morning. . • ... The C,P,R. elevator at Fort Wil- liam Was put out of business by a, -fire Saturday !nothing that, :.destroy - .ed • the entire front and all the Mar eltiner.y: in the elevator. • The elevat- or . had in 'store. about 1,000,000 , buShels and will now be at a •coni- plete standstill. . The tanks ar,e • not • much .injured, • .but there will. he a los5 of pridiablY $100,000...- • . • The •stealner lona, of Pictoni .Ontar- ie, onned by F. E. Hall .-.&' Conte eatight fire while loading coal at the Delaware; Lackawanna and Western trestle at Oswego, . at - -0 o'clock Saturday. morning. Bente' Compeau, the fireman, was bui'zied to. death. te was 25.years of age aad ; married. Ilia home was at. Trent 011, -Ontario:. 'Fifteen 'coat .'shoYellers and. the crew, With the'eXeeption. or Coin - peau, fled to. Dock No. 4, The shovel- lere_were caught in the hold,'ciii•ecily. under the engine room, end had to . be. shovelleLdAnoount, .'isr•oit. LB. . • , . About -100, members of -the ,Archi- ' . , • , tectUral and Structural 'Iron. Work- ers' Union hi Toronto' stetick for an. adynnee ; of wages • Irma 2.2e. and 25c per hour to 274e per hour and. a• 9-hotir day. : - , ' " • . ' , The striking Woo(1, Wire,,and, Metal • ',others compromised With the em- ployers in.•Toronto. • They. wIll Jet- • .ceive $2,85 for firet-class' and $2.00 for second-class .teen. ' The :agree- ment holds for two year e: - ' .. After Monday • all sectionmen em- ployed on the. Grand Trunk-Itailway;. . wh) are receiviug less than 81.i2O.per. :.. day, 'will be paid this amount, and , section "foremen -will be 'given :845 a 1.. month,. an ixicrease.-over .their- present i• 'Pay.' - Between 600 itad. '700 Men Will' I be benefitted by •the voluntary action • • .- -. 'thigh Brown, ,a -car repairerlor:the shunted on Saturday he slipped an ;. iol, if Ai'atnhig.e.0 sc olni.lepiac)on4ty.istI,ril dA, , mre: 13; H. Rao, while. Milking ti • fell. Some of the cars went -oeer. hi feet almest severing theta:. The,- : eGooP.ut Alinonte, was, tramPled ' • on ' ing .the track hi.: front of • care' being •Grand Trunk, at.'13amiltem,' in Crois; died. . : .• . • • . ..• • .. • .- • were .airitpittated 'at the General-1.as and reeetv.ed such injuries. that,. she • , , , ••.• .- : Boxalder -.Was ' . • L • L. ciTcS.SOS. • • • - dr w ), qi a few miles wept of Fort 1 IFr;a0.nvcsersea. ..Ills,hody has not yet been te . . . Richard King, ., a. farmer,. of the Hastings section, employed- on Gov- . ernmetit works, repairing lock gates - at Misting's, was • accidentally ..drowned Thirsday night by falling tiff the wharf into the water. • • • The body of John .1bowiand Bell, ' it machinist-, employed by the Mas- sey-I-Iart•ii Co„ NVOS fotancl. early Fri- day morning on the south heach of .. Toronto . Island, belOw ' Turner's • -baths, }Ie disappeared she : weeks ago., ,:. Deceased was 25 years- 01 21910. : • (name. „txt.$ ekopt$:t.r...:.; , 'Pat...Ceowe,•• in an interview, at Omaha, 41Sclaims all knowledge of the Cudahy kidnapping, . • George *outer), convicted of Mae-. slaughter at -Calgary,•htis been sea- . towed to ten -yearS' imprisonment. ' Albert Ciallaghoe, Who stole Hobert . Vale's horse, . Was' caught in New York State and extradited to King-. 'ston, has been sent- up for trial, At St,, Catharines L. It. Collard'S ' private bank wais berglariZed Times- dny 'morning.. Only a small amotint ' of money and stamps 201114 . secured. . '1 he' also took from B, D. Voleard's store it small quantity Of groecries, . ' .. ' POLITICS-CANALNIAN, It Is said that Dr. Roddick, now that he sees his Dominion medical council in sight, will shortly. tesign his seat in Parliament. Ilis 1111851011 is done. ' The thinsmuir Clot/eminent Of Brit- ish Golumbia is littriug to extremely anxious time of it just now, havine; a majority of only one Vote and an aggressive Opposition. This week may see the oncl, • 'the Governments of Ontario, 'Que- bec and Prince Edward Island linte neeepted the invitation Of Iron. Jellies Sutherland to take part in the Fisheries Conference at Ottawa 81, tiNCF.NT THEATIFO "Soufriere" May Bring Disaster to- the Walsh island. No Doubt Now Alsoirt St. lolerre Inorli fit illizIrno di) tut; rl t ri1.e >rd0-1rt ni 11:01 Ieatal ): t aWsIi o ; stramsr rsk round. Shore halos° For 31i1413 -a00 I,Pres Lost oe umbel, wand of Si, Vincent. Hingston. Island of St. Vineent, 13.W.1., „Sat tit•day, May 1 After numerous earthquakes,during the pis ceding fortniglit, otecomPartied b,y. the subterranean noiees in the direc- tion of the Soufriere volcano, 111 northwestern part of the island, it loud explosion occurred Monday last from the ,erut cr. The crater is still active as this de, spattli is, sent, und great loss of life is believed, to have"occurred. The lava has destroyed several districts. with their live stock. Tito eruption is now invisible at Kingston. Huge dust clouds were blown ettetward. Great distress pre- vails at St. Vitteent, whore there are many injured people. It is believed that . 500 persons have lost their lives at, St. Vincent. The majority of thvi vorpses are still Unbin•ied, reat tension prevails everywhere throughout the West Indies, sends Aid. Landon, May 12. -The Colonial Of" • flee announced yesterday that in ad- ditiou to the British cruiser Indefati- gable, ordered to St Vincent front . Trinidad, the British thirci-elasS ottel.Vincentiseiralironatuai ashttis beennocial/ewith St. h plies- for the sufferers on .the former ;island. ST.. PIERRE OBI -ITERATED, . . Beyond Doubt 40,000 Victims Are 'rad In the Disaster. Dented by Monist • Pelesifs $t. W. I., May 11. -It is : certainthat the City of St. • Pierre, Martinique, has • been ••oblitetated, with its thirty thousand population, and -.other towne. within the shadow of Mount, :Pelee, in all probability, have been razed by flaming gas and cinders and by red hot rocks and:in- candescent sand. •, At present Atli attempts at •resclie or lavestigation, are practically use-: Hess. Along lour miles Of the West- •• ern coast of the ,island there ----a . wall of fire, and itt, sea the sky is block with smoke and ashes. Passing- vessel's . report that, the • 'blanket .of lite whieli 'fell upon s St. P re 'a.iniettrs :to becOnsuining.all the coMitry' fur miles tiroUnd. • " Since the resent) of thirty persons by the 'French cieliser Suchet. -It•is• • ...net known here that -another person . is left'alive in St. Pierre, though it. 15 hoped that MOre rescuee may have .14ert :4.1,Teenetts°dh. eycindoubt -.that • the: . radius of destructionhtis'involved.at least •forty. 'thousand vietiMs..• - • .The latest reports from the vicinity of St. Pierre come by the loyal ' steamship Este, •which 4aIbed o that • . pert at 10 &deck last nig.;ht."•Ate • tot -lints weee Made to Signal the,pose sibiy living by throwing up rockete and blowing -the Whistle. There was no responee, ' A 1302it MBA Sent. towaed shore, but. 11. loading was fettad. impossible be- • ' catiSe of fire . along the •cotint for Miles'. All. the shipping -hi port had.. betu ldaeeitj..oart(ei'• nit toenter the city ' by officers of the French Colonial . Government was . barred by •flantes...... Among. the ruin -of the streets .lay. . 'hundreds of bodies. . '• • The Britrsh eteataship' toddana, of all the -shipping int he Multi:tr.,alone ese'aped, •• an.a c211114into this" port . with a cargo, of dead and -dying: She • wes:,dismantled end almost Witecked.,.....,- ,„ 'She was burned from stem to Stern. - Ten of 'her crew' had. been- 'scorched to. Ideal It, while • she fought her way . ti • sea. The captain. terribly: burned • • and blinded,' steered, his' ship. through . a ,storm of fire -He -was .the only man •.on.• board able to help himSelf above •" titaln hool4 Still Popular. The day of chain -driven wheelie is not yet over. The bevelegear less reeonunended by 2102110 as be. , log worth much more than 'its addi- •tle,litti (net, but Alia chitin Wheel, which has pertortned such excellent service in the past is, las made to' day, more capable .of good" work than ever 'before. PRI8' 10P1g8 Of W[Eic Important Events in Few Words For Busy Readers. VIII) silky Worla's iiiiiiponlings Carefully . Compiled end Put Dire Bendy . fund • AtlenetIve. Situps For the !tenders of 4/04F re7(er-.1. BMW.; riojey- Well; in Paregroplis;' • tsci..tgatirtgo • Ifie. Alfred Belt Saturday assumed the dieeetetsiop. 01 the Soeth Africa 'Chartered Cotten:my. A. heavy snow storm raged at Sar- anat.: Lake, N. V.,. Friday, the tem- • perature registei ing 30 degrees, All the Briti.th cirganizations 111 Ithode leitted have decided to cele. brain J 11110 20 us 1 'elation . Day. lion', A. P. Its 11 leiph of 81.. slulm, N.11., was strielsea with paralysis• ott MattircloY nit( rni,on. Ile is in .tt pre- taeious condition. Aerangententit have been made for tit° laying of the coiner stone of the 22 fiteton beet. sugar factory on. Stine 5 with Mas honors... . • The hew sti,ek yards' ttt Toronto Junction receive. about 20() head of cattle per day without the business being worlicel up in any WO. (.1)i)i.til from Skaguay says an army of idle 111011 ftlls Whit.) OrSC. n111%6011 18 41011 Iled 'With rain, Dirt worth tz,12,000,000 is ready to with, Before ltavieg for Enaland Lord Kelvin said: "photography in natur- eolors will 80011 be 2111 established fact, although it will nevessitate lot of 2411.113' to tflt 11 perfetted." The Iles,emtier Steel modal for 1002 Was presented to 1 toe. .2`, it. Krupp, son of the founder of the Essen Works oi; clerniuny, Thursday, by lron and Steel Institute. The decoration of the monument to those who fell in the Northwest re- bellion ht 1885 took place Saturday afternoon at QUern'e 'Park, Toronto. There WWI a big proeeseion and a r. 011 the 20th May. • A-OrtiouLlovitim wonio, Markham, Brantford, Guelph and • Orithgeville are pointed out in the num' report of Prof. Robert ITareourt of the Ontario Agticultural College, upon the beet sugar experiments last year, as places' Where. the experi. ments were Most Stlecessful, Thirty experimental plot5 Were planted at Whitby Friday, the product being for exhibition at the South Ontario Mod- el Pam, Cobourg. • POLITICS-vortnzoN. Tits President of the 'United Stakes' of Anierica Friday signed the bieo- matgarine bill, le order 20 fitellitate the passing of the Greek Widget, the Government submitted a bill allowing, eacit demi. ty the SUM of 1:25.. The 121.11 was at, ono passed, and the budget voted otter It 14 holies' eitting! deek, ' ' •• • • • , the etettiner's" agent was alongside n the harber at St. •Pierre when • the city an', overwhelmed, and crawled on board. in what he eitYs' was , a • "cloud of -fire." 14e was severely. hirreed, but, will probably -1 Two men of the crew have •died since th27 Vveee taken ashore to the hospital in St., Lucia, and • the cap,, loin. is not eXpeeted 26 stirviare. It is probable that the agent of St. Pierre 'will be the ...only survivor oe : • theta)who reached here. The Roddetni was naviga Led to safety by a hand- ful of cl1'a1,4 inert, xeirrie lestat (1. to oneet11. • de- • lovanre., • Island Of Marti- • nique, May 11.-Acivices received Here toeday. front the, of St. Pierre. %it? 'miles from here), contain further details of the terrible: volcart- •. ie. upheaval tthich resulted in the Ut- ter desirtietion of that town and the • <troth Of 'nearly nil its inhabitants. The 450 suevivors , who • were brought here yesterday front the vic- inity of St. l'itiree by the: French cable repair ' 12111p Peuyed Oiler -tier came from the Town of Le Pracheue, whom eurromuled on all sides by flowing' lava, they were nearly roast- ed to death and expected moment - ((I'M, to be eilgulfed. " . time cove tee '2 4-20- Itoftureea. Paris, 'May 12.-A despatch receiv- ed yesterday from Fort de France, .Martinique, 80751 "All the bills see- rolunling Le Corbel awl' Le Pretheurr, /neve St, etre covered With rt•fugces to the minibet. of about. 5,- 01)0, who are being taken away grade ually. In the ii»nnOhibe provisionS ere being conveyed to. thorn. 'of. the thirty people Who were originally yet:weed by tl:e French ernIser Siteliet the nitt'ority'were fearfully buened 'and it' died. While, on theft' Way to the 1.08)3:1.01. • • •'''Tht. corn -tits %chi' It are ecl in the ruins of St. Pierre are not only' . completelynaked, but aro frIghthil•ly • ti la t ed , ' end VI IMO Plowing. 'Ares' 11.-Ad- vice5 reeeived here from the taland of Dominica to-tlay, say that boats ar- rIvikt there report 1.11.tt ninny per - eons 'were drowned while ceossieg 20 Doetinic-n from the Island of 11,'are tinique, KOIAP 01 1110 Oa Par. IF,11g,1 311,1V0 ;well 11,11ndated, 'rho erup- lion or 1110044 1'eh,0 (Martinique) eon - lieu( 9. the i)(-va Is progressing north- ward. Tho 21)1,110 telethon region it now a roct.y weste, denuded cf liege' 241,21210 The News -Record to any address to the efid .or the year foe Ilan 0dellaq 3