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r".u2tki3tita 1g1 1, and. a tie am3Iift-Ikeeaal( priiKteee:
I a great breaeh w
nie won a new moue and
4 the sjot; IA) lie wa* now under a freeth
anointiug, and was a *ulterior wen than
ever oftor.- -Spurgeon.
36. ?odd -Or Pelmet (e. 31), mtu
eaug
la "the me of God." My life is preserved
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-These words hay* or deep spiritual
meaning. The only way ia which the
in life cut be preserved is to meet the
rs-
„, angeloaltriet; he 'is the life, and he only
14- is able to give u1 preserve life. Satan
frequently 60F,gesta to the one who is
rs earnestly deartme of coming into deep
ng
hg. Ile waa waved from a greet ,
Doti Gives Jacob a New Name. feu.
xxxu. selat 2310.
Commentary. -i. jaeobat fear of Est
vig 1-8). After Labatt left ithu a tie
peril confronted Jab. Vesau lived
&tem, near the route which it was nece
sary for him to take, and Jatb. imse
mestlehilota an ahead to announce it
arming to his brother. The messenge
soon returned, 'bringing the alanni
neV s diet Esau was aiming to meet him
with four 111111111141 men. ,litt.01) saw that
he was in Langer and at owe took suelt
measures ae he
ante. Lei
for tater sa.e.v.
Jie eltruled Jue eompany into two bath
hoping that one at least might be sp:
ed. Theo Jaeob tailed on the Lora f
deliverance.
IL Jatob's player (ye. 0-12). 9. Jae
saul-In this great emergency Jac
prays. Ile pleads the fact that he has
right to divine protection because
is acting in obedience to the divine cot
mend. In this prae-er, note the follow'
points: "1. lie appeals to the God of ttie
fathers. 2. Ile makes use of the coven-
ant name, Jehovah. 3. He pleads the
promises, 4. He humbly acknowledges
the mercies of God. 5. God's truth or
fidelity is honored. as against the wo
truthfulness of Jacob. 6. He acknowl-
edges Ms great temperal prosperity
a blessing from Clod. 7. lie prays f
deliverance from Esau. 8. He confess
" his fear. O. pleads for the mother
and ohildreu. 10. In conclusion he again
pleads the promises."-Whed. Com.
10. 'Not worthy -The Hebrew expres-
sion is, "little among all the merciee";
that is, too little to have received; less
than alL-Alford. With my staff -When
he passed over this Jordan he had noth-
isg but his staff, but now he has wives
and children. and flocks and herds. 11.
Hand of my brother -Jacob knew that
his brother was coming toward him with
an army, and he feared the worst. The
tuother with the children -"He must
have had an tearful opinion of his brother
when he used this expression, which im-
plies the utmost cruelty, proceeding in
the work of slaughter to total extermin-
ation." 12. Thou saidst-God's promises
are the sure ground of all our hopes, and
"to remind God of His promises is the
one privilege of prayer."
III. Jacob prepares to meet Esau (vs.
13.2.1). Jacob did not regard praying as
it substitute for the use of means.
and pertect amanumeation with (axe
that. if be should attain to that experi-
owe. lie would die at owe or very soon
thereafter; but there is no ilauger tn
, that direetiou, for he who is filled with
divine love is truly prepared to Ilse 'here
tr- and to live forevthe
or 1. Jaeolas poen. "The ungels of God
, met him, And when Jacob saw them he
rt." eaid, This is God's host: and be called-
" , the name of that place Mahanaun" (vs.
, a 1, 2, margin). jaeob counted his own
1°' host with the Lord's. He thought to
help God in the extremity, and sent met -
ug sengers to Esau, but "was greatly afraid
and. distressed" (v. 7). Afterward be
divided his columns into two hostsithus
unconsciously and practically leaving
God's host out. Thus he planued (vs.
1-8). alien be prayed (vs. 9-12). Then.
he planeed. again (vs. 10,23). Is muelt
of our praying like Jacolaat He prayed,
as -Deliver me....front the hand. of my
or brother" (v. 11). Then he sent a prince-
" Iv gift of 550 cattle and a servile mes-
sage to Esau, and said, I will appease
hint with the present.. -peradventure aa
will accept of me" (v. 20). He relied
upon his own me:augment; he dia not
utterly trust Goti and quietly wait for
him to deliver Mau with or without us
ing him as he chose. Our planing an
God's planning for us are tive differen
thinge. One is the energy of -he flesh
the other is the power of the apirit. On
is our work; the other is God. workin
in us to will and to do of his good pleat;
ure (Phil. 2, 13). One brings fear an
distress; the other brings peahe. On
One is sure to be defeated; the other i
sure to bring victory. All Jacob's plan
'Ong went for naught.
II. Jacob's prayer. 1. Reverent, "Ja
rob said, 0 God of my father Abraham
and God of iny father Isaac" (v. 0). Tit
• lead revealed himself to Moses as "th
God of Abraham, the God of 'sesta an
the God of Jacob" (Exod. 3, 15).
2. Confident. "0 Goa . , the Lor
whim saidst unto me, Return unto thy
eountry, and. to thy kindred, and will
deal well with thee" (v. 9). "Thou saidst
I will surely do thee good, and make thy
seal as the sand of the sea, which can-
not be numbered for multitude" (v. 12).
We cannot plead God's promises tiniest'
we know them. We should consider/ the
study of the nromises an essential part
of our education. General Gordon car-
ried wit hhim "Clark's Vreelous Prom-
ises." He used. to consult that collection
and seek out 'he text aeluch best suited
his need. and in solitude before God
plead the inspired word, look for an ans-
wer, and act upon it. He went down
through the Soudan alone, daring all
manner of dangers because he believed
in God.. His heroism had for its founda-
tion a strong faith in the promises.
2. A confession. "1 am not worthy"
(v. 10). A troubled conscience vividly
recalled the past. lie remembered how
he had supplanted Esau, and deceived his
father (Gen. xxvii. 35, 30), and tricked
Lathan (Gen. xxx. 31-43; xxxi. 1). He
aeknowledged that he did not deserve
the favor of God.
4. Humble, "I am not worthy of the
least of all the mercies, and of 41 the
truth, which hast showed unto ley
servant" (v. 10). .As Jacob contemplates
God's abundant, uneeasing, covenant
mercies, the self in him dwindles away.
Ile deserved nothing. All that he had
was the direct gift of God.
5. Definite. '.Deliver me, I pray Thee,
from the band of my brother Esatt'
(v. 11). Prevailing prayer springs from
a consciousness of need, definitely stated.
"When I was in the army," says an old
Roman general, "we. never could tolerate
at headquarters the men who came
around without knowing exactly what
they wanted. We used to send them af
on the double quick, telling them not to
show themselves again till they could
tett just what they wanted. if a man
eame with a petition and told. his busi-
neat in a dear, straightforward way, it
was generally granted at once. That is
the way we should go to the Lord; know
just what we want and tell it as clearly
and straight as we can."
111. Jaeob's power. "And He blessed
him there" (v. 29). God answered Jacob's
prayer in a way he never dreamed of.
He sent him an experience for which he
neither planned nor prayed. The bless-
ing came in the place of, 1. Solitude. "Ja-
any was left alone" (v. 24). God deals
with us individually. Ile waited in the
dark and lonely place to meet and sub-
due His ehild. "And there wrestled. a
man with him until the breaking of the
day." Jacob eat not wrestle with the
angel to seeure a blessing; the angel
wrestled with the double-dealing Jaeob
to break up his selasufficiency and pre-
pare him to receive a. blessing. 2. Des-
peration. elle patriarch, with a ,faith
that was desperate, cried, "I will not
let thee go except thou bless me" (v. 26).
Then, in the weakness of the flesh but in
the strength of the Spirit, "he had power
over the angel and prevailed" (Hos. xii.
4). 3. Confession. "He said unto hilt,
What is thy name? And he said, Jacob"
(v. 28). II hen God asks, "What is thy
name?" be honest and tell Him, acknowl-
edge the sin which hinders the blessing.
"My name is Pleasure."
Like Jacobi. say, afy name 1.,s,Aff:on,,Iely.."
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was rather a guide, all inspiration fro
God in their use. He 110W sends a print:
ly present to his brother, hoping in th
way to pacify hini and turn away It
anger. We can learn something of Ja
ob's great prosperity from the fact th
t
itt
to
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at
this present consisted of 580 animals,
They were divided into droves, following
one another at intervals. The messen-
gets were also Instructed to deliver con-
ciliatory messages. In this way Jacob
hoped to make a favorable impression
on Esau. "Peace and love, though pur-
chased dear, will prove a good bargain
to tiee purchaser." -Henry.
IV. Jacob wrestling with God. (vs, 22.
30). ,
22. Rose up that night -Jacob took
his family across in the night when. there
would be no opportunity for the enemy
to See or to hinder. Ford Jabbok-The
Jabbok was a. stream flowing into the
Jordan about two-thirds of the distance
from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.
24. Was left alone -To be left alone
with God is the only true way of ar-
riving at a just knowledge of ourselves
And our ways. -C. H. M. There wrestl-
ed -Front Hos. 12, 4, we learn that the
wrestling of Jacob was not merely a phy-
sleet exercise. but also e. spiritual one.
A man -This was doubtless the Lord
Jesus Cluist. In Hos. 12, 4, the man
who wrestled with him is called the an-
gel, and the Lord of hosts; and in verse
30 of this chapter Jacob cells him God.
Jacob "wrestled"; Jesus agonized in
prayer ,and we are told to "etrive" in
prayer. even to an agony.
25. He prevailed not -It would have
been easy enough for the angel to .pre-
vail physically; but the Lord was en-
deavoring to lead Jacob to a complete
abandontnent of himself. II etouched..
his thigh -The thigh is the pillar of a
man's strength; Jacob was thus shown
Itis utter helplesenees and dependence on
God. "God can bring down to the dust
the stoutest character. He knows non -
to
touch the spring of nature's strength,
and write the sentence of death thor-
ought)* open it. We must be 'weak' ere
we oan be "strong." -C. H. 31. "God
smote the thigh of Jacob. 1, That he
might know he had not prevailed by his
own strength. 2. That lie might see
that God was displeased with hie unbe-
lief." "The reason of this action of the
angel was very probably lest Jacob
should be puffed up by the 'abundance
of the revelations.' He might think that
of his own strength, and not by grace,
he had prevailed with God; as St. Paul
had the thorn in the flesh sent to Man
lest lie 'should be exalted above mene-
t:re.' (2 Cod. 12, 7)." -Speak. Cont.
26. I will not. etc. -To say this from
the heart is the .secret of all true
strength. Here was real deciaion on
the part of Jaeob. "The highest heroism
of faith sbinee forth in them worde."
1?,xcept troubles ma -The blessing for
God on the heert is of greater value
than the best this world can give. Jacob
luta been bles.sed greatly in a, temporal
sense, He had become rieh flocks and
berate which constituted the wealth of
those regions of that time. He was
Messed with a numerous family, which
wfts by a descendant of Abraham consid-
ered the mated of temporal bleseinee.
It woe not for earthly blessinere that
be wrestled that night, but his soul
longed for deep communion with God.
Iret prayer Was a heart -cry for the sat-
isfying of a heart -need. Truman sympas
thy. wealth. family could not now meet
&mob's longing. Me soul 'cried out after
Gott la his wrestling the monawat meet-
ino, with EMU Was overshadowed by
the consteouseess of hie errors deep neet.
The fear of the encounter lied pone 4
driven lion to praeer. but Ide heart's
need had now betemie the altabidi»g
t bought.
27. Wild is thy nante--God (Breda'
atention to Me name as repreeenting his
eharacter. He said, ,Theeth--That is, "sup-
planter." Thus dal &tool) admit the true
elate of his heart in confessing Ids name.
Israel ---A prima of (led, or one pow -
trail with God. "God heel taught him
that ble greatest enemy was not Esau
hut hi:melt." Power with tiode-The
only sure way of having power with
form is to have tomer with 0,-.1 that.
lateneetnes.o, perseverance, aniewiaelon,
-theee will move both Goil and
Bust prevailed -All of (Imre peo-
ple are wreetlers. Great things are
jneinitied to those who wee theeteelvert
fully to God, not the least of whielt
ie that they 441 prevail with God.
ieft. Tell me.. -thy name- Reveal the.
self to rue more fully. Ile bleaael hint
there. -The angel did not gratify jaeolle
enriesify whets lie asktel his mune. but
Tie did not blesit I, Consider the
placeIt
place. It auks place (11 4 ,f great trial
It,. 6 I ; (a)- of humble tentfeaevat (v.
: al) oleatling I'M 11. 1.1..1; (41 of
tommornien (v. 30); (5) id etineeliwar
salt eau; (to St.) tt. Cotteider the blase-
rket
eiporlis
Toronto Farmers Market. I
The offering!: of grain on the street
to -day were limited. Wheat unelteng. i
ea, 200 bueliels of Yell selling', at 74 to ,
75e, and 100 bushels of goose at b8e to
69e, liartey steady, 300 bushels selling,
at 54 to 55e, Oat» unchanged, 400 busk- .
els selling at 43 to 44e.
Dairy produce in eood supply, with
eggs nee. mut butter firm, The former
sold at e4 ti 25e per dozen, and the lat-
ter at 25 to 30e per lb., affording to the
muddy,
Bay is firm, with sales of 30 loads
at $13 to $1.450 a ton for timothy, and
at $10 to $12, for mixed, Straw is un -
clanged., three loads selling At $12 a
ton, •
Dressed hogs are steady, with light
quoted, at $9.35 to $9.50; and heavy at
Wheat, white, bush. ....$0 74 41075 I
$9.
Do., red, bush. .... .. 074 075
Do., spring, buelt, .... 0 70 071
Do, goose, bush. - - 0 68 01)9,
Oats, bush, .. .. .. .... 0 43 044
Burley, bush, .. .. .... 054 055
Pees, bush, . , .. ... .. 0 78 000
Bay, timothy, ton .. ..13 00 14 50
Ilay, mixed, ton .. ... .10 00 12 00
Straw, per ton .. .. - .12 00 00 00
B
Seeds, re -cleaned -
ed clover, per ewt. ..14 50 1050
Alsike, clover, per cwt.10 50 13 00
Timothy, per cwt. .. .. 5 00 700
Dressed hogs --------000 950
• Egg», new laid , . .. ... 024 025
de Batts:A', dairy .. .. .... 0 25 030
t Butter, creamery , . .... 030 032
; Chiekens, dressed; lb. ... 0 11 012
e Ducks, per lb. .. .. .... 0 12 0 14
g Chickens, fresh , . .. .. 0 13 0 15
- Decks, per lb. .. .. , .. 0 12 0 14
d . Turkeys, per lb. .. .. .. 0 17
020
C Aptileive per bbl. .. .. .. 2 00 350
S Potatectes, per bag ,. ... I00 120
- Otthbege, per nos. , . , a 035 050
Onions, per bag .. .. .. 1 75 200
- Beef, hindquarters .. ... G50 800
a Deeeforequarters .. .. 440 600
e Do., eltoice, carcase ., 075
70
e Do., medium, carcase . 550 0000
d Mutton, per cwt. . , .... 9 00 10 00
Veal, per ewt. .. ... .. 8 00 11 50
di Lamb, eper cwt. .. .. ..1200 • 13 00
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GIRL MISSING,
PETROLEA YOUNG WOMAN DISAP-
PEARS PROM PORT HURON,
Port Mama 'Mich., March 18.-Plossie
(Mulder'. aged 17 years, a comely girl,
Malec home 14 1t1 Petrolea, Ont., has
disaign-ared. She eame here some time
ago to work for a prominent family as
reiree maid. Over it week ago she walk-
ed from the house, saying she would
b- gone but a few minutes. Nothing has
been heard of her sinee. She left her
money and elothing in the house. The
pollee haw. not the slightest clue. The
girl's mother knows nothing of her
daughter's wherealtoute. She had no
love affairs. so far as known.
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THE CHRUDIM SALUTE..
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Remarkable are for Men'e tivei in
Bohemia. •
Prague, Bohemia. Mart -it 18, ..-Noticee
lave been poeted all over the town of
(levant by the municipal councillors
advieing iI1 eitizens not to take their
hats, off to women on ;wont ef the
vete cold a eateer. All adult males ere
Vc.11111,sted ttr Tina fitt..1114PlVei to a draw -
11,g -ram' law or a military salute. In
n•tmn for the free ailviee given by the
nitinicipaiity all citizene who empty
with the Couneire request are naked to
hint Matte twenty-five tentsto total e
flatten* aaelithi.
Flour Prices.
Flonr-Manitoba patent, $8.25, trace,
Toronto.; Ontario, 90 per cent. patents,
$2.67 bid hot export; Manitoba patent,
special breeds, $4.50; strong bakers', $4.
Our Produce in Britain.
London -The Canadian cheese market
at the beginning of the week was slight-
ly but has since recovered, and
is nowfirin at 67s to 08s for finest white
and colored and 06s for fine. Better se-
lections of Canadian bacon are 57e to
599, but fat meats are obtainable down
to 51s.
' Winnipeg Wheat Market.
Winnipeg wheat futures dosed to -day:
March, 74 1-8e bid; May, 76 1.44 July,
70 3-4e. Oats, futures -March, 34 1.2c
bid; May, 30 3.8c; July, 35 1-4e bid.
British Cattle Markets.
London -Liverpool and London cables
are easier at 11 to 12 1-4e per lb., dress-
ed weight; regrigerator beef is quoted
to 9 1-2c per lb.
LRA.D1NO WITBAT MARK4TS.
May. July. Sept.
New York ... 84 IWO 9411
Detroit esee •so
Toledo etera eae, 79%
St Louis ...............7514 75% 79
Minneapolis ... • .. 77% 791/2 77%
Toronto Live Stock Market .
,Receipts of live stock at the City
Market since last Tuesday as reported
by the railways were 126 ear loads, com-
posed of 2,002 cattle., 1,500 hogs, 488
sheep awl lambs with 185 calves.
he quality of fat cattle was the best
of any .at this market alma Christmas,
although the belle •of them should have
been fed from a month to two months
longer.
!trade early io the day was fairly good,
but easier, later on, with prices about
15c per cwt. lower than early in 'the
week, but considering the large run
there was a good market for fall cattle,
all things being coneidered.
Exporters -Several loads of light ex -
potters were or, sale, which sold from
a5 to $5.25 per cwt., and one lot of 13
elloiee, 1,230 lbs. each, sold at $5.35 per
ewt. Export bulls sold at $3.75 to $L35
per cwt. •
Butchers -Prime picked lots, $4.85 to
al, and a few brought $5.25, but al-
though they were bought for butcher
purposes they were really light export-
ers, Loads of good sold at $4.50 to $4.80;
medium, *4.25 to $4.50; good cows, $3.75
to $4.15; eonunon eows, :$2.75 to $3.50;
tanners, al.50 to $2; bulls, $2.50 to $4.
Mileh cows -Wen up to one hundred
cows were on sale on Wednesday and
Thursday. The demand from Montreal
having eased off, and the Iare°e offerings
together, had tbe effect ofcausing a
slump of about $10 per head in prices,
causing many drovers to dam profits
on other stock. The hulk sold at $30 to
$45 eaeh. althouhg .quite a few wete
bought at oigher pieces on 'Wednesday,
as will be seen by sales given below.
Several cows sold at $50, $55 and one
cow sold up to $64. But alf of these
best cows would have brought $10 per
head more one week ago.
Veal Calves -Out of nearly 20 veal
calves offered there WAS not one prime
quality new milk -fed eaff in the whole
bunch. Prices ranged from $3 to $7 per
-cwt., and the latter price was high when
quality le considered. A prime calf
would easily bring $7.2ae to $7.50, but
there were none of this class on the mar-
ket.
Sheep and Lambs -The quality of the
bulk of the lambs was far from being
good, thelmik of them being ram% and
had to be sold at a lower price. Picked
ewes and nether» are worth $7.25 to
87.39 per ewt., but they are searee. Wes-
ley Dunn reports prices as follows: Ex
pot ewes, a4.75 to $5,25; rams and tun
sheep, 83.50 to $4.50; Iambs, $0.50 to
$7.25; common lambs, $5.$0 to $6 per
ewt.
Hoge--Seleets eold at $0.80 to $0.85.'
lighte and fats at *2.51 to $6,60 per met.
Bradstreet'S 'Trade Review.
Montreal -The trade eituation tore
et:mantle% on the whole, quite satisfac-
tory For some few weeke reit there
bee been a notieeable slownees in (*We-
lke., and there have. Wen frequent emu-
plaint4 amonget wholesalers about the
vaiy in whit+ bills have been met. More
rea atly ome improvemenie have been
nottd in tide newt. It Aware that
country retail bade ha» taken off a live-
lier lone nith the Hearer appreedi
pvitig, and. no doubt, Oh activity will
*marine until worth get into bed shot*.
Hefeit trade in this and other eitiea of
Eastern Canada is generally good. The
Ory gods trade is brisk. Present orders
are largo and corer a wide assortmeut of
Mine The prospects for the, sortho, trade
in spring and summer lines are ea) very
good. Values hold firm. Hardware, deal -
Qts are preparing big shipments for the
opening of ravigation which, it is hoped,
will take place etion. Orders in all lines
are exeeedingly brisk. There is a big
trade reported for fine grade inechanice
took Copper and tin are firm, pig iron
easier, and wire nails higher. Country
laminae hold finn on light receipts. Hoge
are searee and _higher. Hides are dull.
while the demand for leather is only.
'
Toronto -There is a good tone to all
lame of trade here. Orders still come
torward tor :pram. and summer dry
gotta% although ik it good many lines
of domestie goods manufacturers have
seal up to the limit awl values all round
how very firm. The millinery trade pro-
utises to be all exceedingly heavy one
this season, and the ron ou ribleofts and
otter trimmings is very heavy. In the
matter of colleetions, dry goods meu
say they are still it little slow front some
ijuarter4, but the situation is not without
improvement. Orders from the west are
still heavy. There is a geed movement
to the hardware trade, with all lines
holding firm. Most montba are positeu-
larly So' although a slightlyeasier tone
is .notedfor pig iron. Groceries are mod-
erately brisk. The situation in canned
vegetables is becoming interesting on
account of the shortage. There is a con-
tinued good deemed for teas. Country
trade has shown some improvement dur-
ing the past week or two, but spring
ere likely to have a quieting effect, iu
the near future.
Winuipeg-alleetions have had some
effect, upon business in Maaitoba, but in
other parts of the west it fairly brisk
business has begun to move. Dry goods
men are particularly active in preparing
for the trade of the coming season. Cob
ieetions are showing some slight improve.
ment, but there will he nothing very
marked in this regent until the grain
at present in the farmers' hands is mar-
keted. It is expected, however, there will
this year be a very Terme influx of set.
tiers with plenty of ready money which
will do muell to general trade.
Victoria and Vancouver --Wholesale
trade has now a good tone all along the
Pacific eoaet. The retail trade is also
brisk and collections are good. Flour
pricee are firm aed expected to advance.
Following Easternmarkets there ie also
an upward tendency to aim* lines
of commodities. Hardware prices are
particalarly firm, Provincial indust ties
continue busily engaged.
Quebec -The flue weather of the past
week bas improved trade, The orders
coming to hand predict a good summer's
bushiese. A <allege is also reported in
colleetione, Retail trade is fairly active
and a general demand is reported for
spring apparel..
Hamilton -Spring business continuos
to open out well, although -retail trade
here and in the surrounding country has
only a anoderately active tone. Collec-
tions are fair. There is continaed activ-
ity in all lines of local industry.
London -Business is well up to stand-
ard, for this time of the year. Whole-
sale liens are moving well and collections
are generally fair to good. Receipts of
country produce hereaare not heavy and
values hold firm.
Ottawa -There is it good movement to
all- lines of wholesale trade. Orders for
spring goods have been heavy and a good
sortieg trade is expected to open out as
soon as retail trade gains more activity.
There is little compliant heard on the
matter of collections.
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More Trouble
Les Sables d' Olenne, France,
March is. -The torpedo-boat de-
stroyer Defi ran ashore during a
thick fog near here to -day, and
damaged her bow, but she suc-
ceeded in getting off and reaching
this port.
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TO SAVE THE TREES.
CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
• MEETS AT OTTAWA.
Mr. Pride Elected President -Resolutions
Adopted -Unless Action is Taken
Damage Would be Done to the Agri-
cultural Intrests.
An Ottawa despatch: At the forestry
convention this afternoon, a number of
important resolptions were passed, the
effeets of whieh are as foliews: „
LI the older settled aistriete, great
benefits would be derived from it system-
atic movement to reforeet large tracte
of land which are lying waste iit the
agricultural districts.
Therefore the Government, federal and
provinetal, should be urged to encour-
age both by instruetion and by giving
facilities for ootaining suitable nur-
sery stock, a more general interest in
tree planti»g, Such efforts eltould ue
extended to the prairie regions.
Attention is called to the danger from
fire caused by careless prospectors for
minerats.
The fire ranging staff should be
strengthened.
Ten per cent. of the area conveyed
by Crowo patent should be retained by
the patentee in forest, and this timber
should belong to him for his own use,
and hot for berter or sale, but to be so
eut as not to impair the said area as a
permanent wood lot,
A special exploration of the resourcirt
ot the districts north of the Saskatche-
wan should be undertaken.
Too small an expenditure ia made for
the protection of the -timber resources
of the country in poportion to their
value when compared with rates of in-
surance paid on •otlier public property.
Special means should be taken for the
preservation of the forests or water-
sheds so as to conserve throughout the
year the equable and coitetant flow of
the streams dependent thereon.
Imported, forest trees and forest tree
seeds should. he placed on the free list.
Railway romp:mica should Im requir-
eil to furnish the Most modern and ef-
ficient equipment. to control' present
fires.
An efficient patrol along afforestea
lines shoula be required.
Rough areas retained under wood Or
replanted should be free of taxation.
Lauds whiell are unsuitable for set -
Gement !Mould be permanently reserved
for the production of timber.
The follewing officers Were elected:
Patton. Earl Grey; Hoelantry Preeident,
Sir AVilfrid Laurier; Preilident, II. Al.
Priee, Quebec; Vice-Preeident, 13.
Snowball: Neeretnty-Treasurert 11, 11.
Campbell; Assistant Seeretery„ A. 11.
ROOR4 Board of Directore, IL Stint fat, G.
Y. Clown aini IV. A. CharltOn.
EVELYN "MAW
May Have Lived iu Hamilton at One
Time.
Scotch Railway Man Claims He
His Daughter.
Philadelphia, March Iti.-Var across
the sea in the little town of Castlecary,
Scotland, is a man who thinks he is the
father of Mrs, Eveiyu Nesbit 'Mien.
Hie name be David Neehicand Bo -
Nadine to the rather remarkable uarra-
five &wished by hint to it newspaper
of Dundee, his wife ran away front him
twelve years arm and came to America,
bringing witlAer their four children,
among whom was Evelyn. Although it
ie
it welaeetablished fact that Airs.
Titan's father was a Pittsburg lawyer,
who died a number of years ago, Nesbitt,
who is employed as a plate layer on the
North British Railway, asserts that Mrs.
Holman and his wife are one and the
same, sand that 013 Feb. 27, 1890, aim
disappeared with his "bairns," leaving
olmntitiihnegibvehilidinad but a "half-poun' o' steak
Nesbit is. positive that the young
woman who m now figuring so promin-
ently in the trial of her husband for
the murder of Stanford White is his
long -lost daughter. He declares that the
age of Mrs. Thaw is the same as that
01 his missing daughter, and lie claims
that there are other clues which estab-
lish beyond a doubt in his mind the fact
that she is his daughter.
The unique tale is ef more than pass-
ing interest to Philadelphians for Nes-
bitt claims that he traced his wife and
children to this City and that for a
while she earned money as e dressmaker
here.
The Weekly News, one of the news-
papers published in Dundee, Scotland*
sent one of his reporters to Castlecary.
The results of the correspondent's inves-
tigations appeared in the form of a two-
cohunn interview with the "tall, fair-
haired graffee," photographs of Nesbitt,
and his humble home, and an almost
sensational headline.
Just what took place between the
plate -layer and the interviewer is chron-
ieled in the Weekly News of March 2
as follows:
"When did you first suspect Mrs.
Thaw was one of your lost daughters?"
I asked as we Walked along the line in
conversation.
"1 thought it from the first," he re-
plied, "for the name and age tallied
exactly, but when the papers said that
'Mrs. Thaw's father had been a teacher
in Philadelphia and was dead, I got ti
bit shaken in the notion. However, as
the trial goes on and the rest of the
family names turned out to he the idea -
tical same, it became perfectly evident
that they were my lost lassies.'
"How did you come to lose sight of
them?" I asked.
"Found the Hoose Empty."
"Man, it's a queer story, when you
come to think o' it," he replied. "Me
and the femly were gettin' on fine, and
wid lute been gettin' on fine, but for
certain things that I'll explain tea ye.
The upshot was that when I cane halite
zo nicht I found the hoose empty. The
key was in the door, but every single
soul was awe!, I never jalotised ony-
thing was wrang until I geed ben the'
hoose and found the kists were a,'
empty."
"And was there no letter or message
left ?" I queried.
"No a serape; no' a thing to ehow
that it lean was coining Nave ate ids
supper, excepting, maybe, the feet that
halapount o' steak was left on the
winda
"When did this disappearance hap-
pen?"
"It would be ou the 2/tit of February,
1895 exactly twelve .years ago this day.
Eveiyn was only mght at that time.
My wife's name was Mary Ross, and
site belonged.' to lairkceldy, where her
father had a business. Her brother was
resident in Hatvick. He was married at
West Calder in 1880, my wife being
then a dressmaker. I belong to Holy-
town myself, and for a white had a
business as it draper in Bonnyrigg and
Loanhead. After a time I *Went back to
the railway service, and was foremen
at Crew Junction; on the Edinburgh %
Newhaven line, when the wife's sister
eame home frae abroad. She stayed esti'
us far it twelvemonth, and her and ma
had some disputes, but nothing to gPe
eny idea 6' the terrible thing that
"%fled" your sister-in-law money?"
ventured to ask.
"She had money, certainly, or they
couldna have paid all their fares to Phil-
edelphia. I found out through a detect-
tive acquaintanee that thee' sailed it the
IOW& from Liverpool, and I traced them
as far as Philadelphia, but after that
lo -.t sight o them for several .years,"
"Did you not think of going after
them?" I again suggested,•
"Mony a time," he replied, "but when
yo didna ken jurist where they wore, and
ye were never sure hoo ye wid be receiv-
ed. It, was a hard triol for mnybody,
and it got harder when / used to see.
bairns pun to Made at the Dean, and
mines no among them. The nmy spirits
got down and I made a. shift to see if it
would due ony good."
"Did you never hear again from your
wife?"
the Mist of foreman platelayer on the
t 'est feed Imidgo .gee ti on be OP
North British Rauway's Ndinburgli and
Glasgow Hue. Ile resides by himself. in
the little cottage at Woodend, Vastle.
eery, and is well known end highly re -
sleeted thr011gliont the district. •
David Nesbit produced one of the let-
ters written by hia wife after her ar.
rival in Attlerieu. liegillning With it curt
"David Nesbit," it says;
"Yon say that you are well. It is
more than you deserve. Yoa say that
you are lonely. It serves you right. ou
eay yot3 miss me. 1 always told you
Milne day you would get puitielted.
010 glad yolt 11118S Mk but I don't MA»
you. " " " You say it WA» lily 815105
that ea ased it, 1 say a thousand times
'No.' You brutally toted Me hefinh Yult
ever saw my dear sister's face. .011 are
tite sole cause ot
Further on she merit
"1 laugh when you speak of returning
home) nail again 1 say a. thousand times
'NO.' I know when I tun well off. 1
never Wali AO fat. I never had as much
money ut my pocket as 1 have non', I
never had sueli it happy, jolly lite
this before. •Aseist mei' I could pay
your fare to the other side of the globe,
and so far as your coming out here, you
will better stay Where you are. This is
a Christian day." (HaMilton, Ont.)
But according to the Dundee reporter,
there are some persons who are not so
confident that Mrs, Thaw is David Ses.
bit's daughter. His own brother, Andrew
Nesbit, of (bantam for instance, eald
that Mrs. Thaw might be hie niece, hilt
he wasn't sure. Alexander, a detective
of Midlothian county, who made efforts
to locate Mrs, Nesbit at the time of bet
disappearance, also expressed doubt as
to the statement that Mrs, Thaw is Da-
vid Nesbit's daughter. Ife said when Mrs.
Nesbit disappeared he succeeded in lo
-
dating her in Philadelphia, where she
was employed as it dressmaker.
Mr. Bannerman,' of 'Davidson's Alain
Public School, where Evelyn Nesbit at-
tended, remembered her as it. "bonnie
wee lassie." tit feet; everyone declared
that the child was -beautiful.
EVELYN REPUDIATES ws CLAIM.
Young Mrs. Thaw Says He Never Heard
of Scotchman in Castlecary.
New York, March 18. -Evelyn Thaw
was amused to -any as well as surprised
at the Castlecery report of her alleged
father.
"Why, I never heardeof such a mat
she said, at the Criminal Court buildi
this morning, her eyes twinkling in m
riment, "it is sad that his wife desert
him, but he is not my father and. I
not think he is related to my fa,the
family. My father was W. Scott N
bit, who died before we left Pitteburg iti
1890."
The former artists' model wanted to
know all about the article in the Dund
"News," and when informed said aga
that she had never heard of that Day
Nesbit.
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ELEVEN MINING COMPANIES.
New Incorporations Have an Aggregate
Capital of filio,aoo,000.
From the number of mining aompanies
incorporated clin•ing the past week it
would seem that the new mining tax has
to no great extent discouraged the lor-
mation of companies, In tell eleven new
companies have been incorporated and
their aggravate antliorized capital. eni-
ounts to $5,800,000.
The new mining companies are
Rabbit Mountain Mines, Limited, Toro
to; capital; $3,000,000.
Confederation Mines, Limited, 'Lunn -
ton; capital, 8230,000.
Manchester Cobalt Mines, Limited, To-
ronto; capital, $250,000.
The Cleopatre, Mining Co., Limited, Ot-
tawa; capital, $2,000,000.
The Cobalt Blue Silver Mining em,
'Limited, Toronto; capital, $1000,000.
The Strathcona Sliver Mining Co., of
Cobalt; Limited, Toronto; capital, $800,-
1000.
Shamrock Silver Co., Litnited„ Toron-
to; capital, $1,000,000.
The Elk ,Lake Cobalt Silver .alinin
CO., Limited, North Bay; capitel, $1,000
000.
Conunercial Travellers' Larder Lake
Gold Mining Co., Limited, New Liskeard ;
capital, $500,000.
Red Rose Mining Co, Limited, Toron-
to; capital, $600,000.
alilleurn Cobalt Silver Mines, Limited
Peterboro; capital, 820,000, A
The Cobalt Bkpt. Gem, Limited, has
el:at:mid its covporate name to Deep
Rock Silver Alines, Limited.
The Lake George Silver Mining Vo
Limited, has increased its eapital7 from
$600,000 $1,500,00Of
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NEW EVIDENCE
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SAID TO BE IN POSSESSION OF
CROWN IN PERKINS CASE.
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Cayuga despatch: Since the preliin-
inary hearing of Aire. Mottle Perkins
held here last week, the prisoner has
been resting very quietly in her cell and
employing her time with reading various
periodicals and the writing of letters.
She is still very confident of an acquit-
tal.
The excitement over the case has
quieted down considerably, but the
Csrowle authorities are still active 011 the
Sent Wife $25. -case and some important new evidence
"Just
once. I got to ken their ad- is looked for at the trial.
dres later, and I Sent out £5 to the wife
and some bit presents to the bairns, and More Exciteinent.
the wife elle sent a letter acknowledging
New York, March 18. -Excitement was
the money. 13ut I could never learn revived in the Stock Market toolity by a
onything o' the tingles, and, I think they break of aisturbingr proportions in the
were brought up to believe that their
father was ifeaa. Theta I lost trate 0' opening Ogling% The outpouring of
to
was attributed mostly to o rush
them aithegither*"
to realize at buoyant reeovery which had
'The names of your daughters are not
been achieved On Friday and Saturday
the usual Scotch Christian attunes,' I .freen the extreme depression of Thurs.
commented. "How did you happen to day. The wide declines registered in
chooee such pretty onest"
London before the market opened here
'Well. EvelYth 5'.° 8°°) was named- at' shook the nerves of malty holders, who
ter Sir Itvelyn Wood, who was fighting had safely weathered the storm of last
abroad at the time she was born. Ethel week, Large reductions of the short ac -
we took free the lilble, but Blanche was comas, resulting from the rash to cover
just a brow name. Ay' they were a'
bonnie bairns. Evelyn was terrible bon- of an element of support, and there was
on Saturday, also deprived the market
11 t( wi' white Skin and fair hair, but 1
iket Blanche better myself.'"
merely foe the 'impose of fillpporting the
re.sellieg of stocks bought at Elm decline
frame" I quizzed. "Wile Airs, Nesbit
"Whom did they take their good looks market. The eonspienous deciiw wpre
P. It. 3, Minnegpolie, ett, Paul & Sault
Northern Paeifie and Anita:edit 3 3-4, C.
utialsome2"
Great Northern preferred 2 5-8, Antal.
111shalids eautiously, and then, tee a glint
"Weel, naethin' by ordinary," said 116' :eta ateete 4, la la end Reading 2 3.4,
Copper soul Slow: Sheffield Steel 21 end a
view looked rather tearful,
d httntor came into the ' blue eye that
lad during the major port of our inter.-
il addtd' to t 1.2, awl while' the reeavatY Via hat
1 tio,n2eesporiAt4. ntuttl almost toimediotay 1
long list of the most active etnelts from
'autl, in fad. twit -three o' the teebors fully held, tim excitement nutted largely,
mart a handsome. father."
lite pit down tbe Winn" looks Inc then
'rite interviewer in describing N'aibit,
181aallillri4ttirlinifitnn7.41felatittiotme:liaisitlergal°arivil bnibe°t\vs1-1
timite, Was D'estrOyed.
$SA Y.
00rott At 4111„fat
Melte, he looke more of a. militaty man
Grinteity, Ont., March 17.- -The large
Near thick Residence just Outside
than the railway worker. Standieg six new wick renidenec cf mr. J.
14. nubs,
lif.."a'ill*Iiiellierlfl'Ikate'lljEtitlesaieeltlatii8lhPbfrel oftieenkgi glillilfaitlifillit`i WAS Ietrued t o .4 gli t, entailing a loss of
ton.
The FitEidelst INIlk of 08 It let4
nod bram.hei at lifil 1(06141 WO Ton. i Inv beautiful lvvelyri Them
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lirnitia end the apparnim of the village
0 age
$5.000. 'lam failli1V WAR ant a g '
01:41
"Dining e4t1
it years mitt 110 IlitR hOltil wpm f
Risks taken on ell °lassos ef fearrrribso pro
pert, on the coals or premhint note ayetess.
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President. Secretary.
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TRAIN REACHES CHICAGO 'THROUGH
FLOOD OF WilTER,
Chicago, March We -Thirty-four pas-
sengers ott the Pennsylvania's 18 -hour
tram reached Chicago nine home late
yesterday after vaned experiences
eluding it rebate of $5 eaelt front the.
rano:tact company for its inability to. *
make its schedule,
The train tame over the Pan Ilandie.
route from Pittsburg. It's troubles be-
gan 00 miles eaet of Pittsburg whew ne
freight wreck was encountered. It reach-
ed Pittsburg. in the anidst of the rising;
'waters. Ten utiles west Of Pittsburg it,
no through water 18 itothea deep. Aliendi
was a stretch of five miles of deeper.
teeter, Wiftelt WAS rising vapidly. A eece
ona engine 'wits called for and the traia
was 114161 bark to Pittsbnrg through
25 inchee of water.
At 4.30 in the Inerning, instead ."(ff
11.40 the eight bofore, the train elart-
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Green, a fanner from Moose Jaw, who,
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Lember Combine ftetimittee toolny.
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remedy be the formers being mantilla('
tO buy tined from the atanufaetarere.
At present the retail nameiation .wittRif
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dom. Another venttely he euggesitel wee
that ihe thaentment Amnia get into the
lumber ltileillate.
Tt, isn't an Al i
eight hours rt streteli in a rubber fac
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