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The Wingham Advance, 1905-02-23, Page 2SOAday Selloo1, Oa NON 4.TION ALA ixasort NO. X. Del4lts.;1150.1, 1900 •4. - Jamas at the Fee* or Tehernacleii-John 7: ii7.40 Comineutarys-I. C1uit teachiug in the temple (vs. 07.39). During the doe. ing day* of the feat great oppoitition Waa stirred Ui againet theaus, Aoki the Jewish ruler* sent officers to apprehend him, but notwithetanding this lee taught Willy in the temple. 37. Legit day - There ie a difference of epinion aa to whetherthis Waa the aeVeuth or eighth day Of tile feat. F,Aferehefn . thhlke it n at the seventh day, which was really the last day of the featit. The eighth day woe kept as a aabbath, when there Was no ceremouy of drawing water from Siloam. Jesus stood -In the temple cot, probably in Solomon's porch. And cried -Spike with a voice loud enough eo all couid hear- If any ma a thirst -It was burning autumn weather, when the sun bad for menthe hone in a cloudless sky, and the early rains Were longed. for, Wa- ter at all time; is a magic word in a sul- try climate like Palestine, but at this monfent it bad a doublepower.-Geikie, The ceremonies of pouring water com- memorated thin part of the wilderness wanderings when the people were suffer- ing from a terrible thirst, and Moses ot 004'e commend brought water for them from the rock (Num. xx., 1-11). Now Jesus invites all evil° were suffering from spirtual thirst, like the burning thirst of the people in the desert. Thirst is emblematic of spiritual necessities; an intense need and desire for pardon, for help, Ior righteousness, for love, for peace, for comfort, for God, for a worthy life, for immortal life. Peloubet. Let him -Freely and without hesitancy or reserve. Come -A. very precious invita- tion. This word ought to come with great force to every soul thirsting after spiritual life. To come to Jesus is to be- lieve on Min, to accept his teachings, to repent of our sins, to yield to his com- mands, to submit to him fully. Unto Me and drink -Here we see the absolute sufficiency of Christ for all human. need. Jesus confronts the sin and misery and heartache of the world, and deliberately declares that he is the panacea for it all. Thirst is one of the strongest bodily ap- petites and is an emblem of spiritual need. • 38, He that believeth-To believe bas the same meaning as to come, as used in the preceding verse, Scripture hath said -The reference is not to any one passage, but to many passages and pro- mises conibined. See Isa. Iva 11, xliv. 3, Jer. xxxi. 12, Ezek. xlvii. 1-12, etc. Out of his belly -The innermost part of man, the soul, the heart. -Vincent. Shall flow -This clearly implies something re- ceived that it may flow from the reci- pient into others. The water which he drinks becomes in him a spring from which living waters flow, as the light which illumiuntes him makes him in tura one of the light which illuminate the world. (Matt. v. 14, Phil. ii. 15) Abbott. Whether he wills to be a teach- er or not, the true Christian cannot fail to impart the spirit of Christianity to others. -Cam. Bib. Ilivers-"Denoting abundance. 'freeness, continued supply, in nentrast 'with the small golden. pitcher used in the ceremony of pouring water." Living water -"Pure, running water, ever flowing streams; the opposite of stagnant, malarious, poisonous, water; also life-giving water (chap. iv. 10). The gospel of Christ, which is the truth of God received into the heart by the Spirit, brings, life, health and joy." 39. This spake he -This is John's ex- planation of Christ's words. Of the spirit, eta -The Holy Spirit and bis in- fluences were the living waters, abund- ant, free, purifying, bringing life, health, salvation to the soul, as water to the thirsty, as rain to the parched. earth, and making every Christian a source of the same influences which be has received front the Holy Spirit. This is a pro- phecy of the dispensation of the Spirit which was to commence with the out- pouring of the Spirit on the day of Pen- tecost, and continue through the ages till all the world is brought to Christ. We need to lay more emphasis in our day upon this wonderful gift, both for our individual growth and usefulness and for the salvation of the world.-Pelou- bet. Not yet given -The dispensation of the Spirit had not been ushered in, and he had not yee been spoured out upon the hearts of believers in all his fulness. "This cannot mean that the Spirit does not exist and was in no sense present with the believers in the Old Testament dispensation. On the con- trary, the Spirit strove with the men of Noah's day, David spoke by the Holy Ghost, Isaiah spoke by the Holy Spirit, Mark xii. 36, Ise. hili. 10, 11, Luke i. great work of the Spirit could not fit- tingly be accomplished till Jesus had completed his work, made his atone- ment, and shown what he really was; for the Spirit was to use this work and lead men to Jesus as King and Saviour and Lord." ILDifferent opinions concerning Christ. (vs. 40-43. 40. Many * * * said - Those who heard the powerful declara- tions of Jesus knew that he was more than an ordinary inan. 'The pronhet- Referring to the great prophet predicted by Moses (Dent, xviii., 15), "whom some identified with the Messiah, and others supposed would be the forerunner of the Messiah." From the next verse we see that here be was distinguished from the Messiah. 41. Others said, etc. -These be- lieved Jesus to be the Messiah -the Christ, the Anointed One -whom all pious Sews were expecting- at this period, and to whom their religious rites all pointed; though for the most part they were expecting only a tetnporal Xing or Redeemer; Out of Galilee --Christ seem- ed to them to come from Galilee, because bis early home was there and much of his ministry bad been there. 42. The Scripture said, etc. ---The Jews knew that the Messiah was to Le of the 'family of David (Psa. exxxii, 11; Ism. is.. zi-7; xi., 1-5; Jer. xxiii., 5) and was to be born in Bethlehem (Mie. v., 2; L Sam. avie 1, 5. 18); but they did not know that in Christ these scriptures were ful- filled. "All the trouble with this argu- ment was that they did not take eare to tuseertain the facts. Their quotations of Stripture were an argument in favor of Jesus being the Messiah, for he ful- filled the Scriptures. Marty another ar. gurnent ngainst religion is of this same nature. Men set up a caricature of reli- gion, and arguing against that really presents argumeets in favor of true re- ligion as it is in the gospel." Where David vr sts-David was born in Betille- 1.em and lived there until he was called into the servme of Saul, Israel's king. 43. A division -"It means a serious; and posibly violent divieion."-Cani. 13ib. III. The Jews seek His erred (ve. 41- 4a) 44. Pomo nf thent-"Sortre of the people, provoked by the controversy, would on their own responsibility luiVe cartitid him before the Sanhedrin? The reference here ig not to the officers, tut no man, etc. -Not teen those Who had been dominentled to do it (see Ye. 82, 45). They were fettered on the one heed by fear tlf the adherente of leen', and on the other by the aettet power of God, int- preteinis them With an involuntary awe, so that they &wed not proeeett-Clarke. "Wieked men will be eluttged with such sins as they would willingly have com- mitted, but maid not through want of opportunity." 45. The offieers-Not Roman soldiers, but temple polies, anewering to the modern conetable. They had been aired. etl. by Om members of the Sanhedrin to arrest Jesus (v. 32 )Wity, etc, dThe (lama bad returned withont fulfilling 'their minion -and the authorities were • chagrined. 40. Never man 80 opitke (R.. V.),--Chriet svelte (1) with etatheritY I (2) with directness to man's hearts; (3) with power; (4) clearly and diatinetly "If arty man thirst let lir eozne unto Men (v. 37). Nothing this world van give ever satisfiea, The thirst for admir- ation gratified leaveus with a keen- er erasing. Nothing can satisfy but the smile Of tIod'ie approbation. The longing for worldly prominence gratified leaVeii us with intense striving after more. The honor thel gives to the humble is the only honor that lasts, "'Come" (v. 37) Thirst little word, of four letters is found in the Bible 670 times. From the first entreaty to come to Christ in Genesis vi. 18 to the last tender invitation in the final chapter of Revelation xxii. 17, this call to "any man" who thirsts rings out clear and often. Once 'tiara we echo it, Come. Come to the well that is never dry, to the 'fountain that is never exhausted; come thirstiag, believing, repenting, praying. "Drink" (v. 37). The springs of the best thingp are in God. "Everything should, drive or draw us to Him," He • alwo.ya gives what we need. For hunger, the bread of life; for thirst, rivers of living water will quench the fire of am- bition and cool the fever of intemperance and quiet the desire of lust, and still the pulse of pleasure au4 allay the thirst for greed. But it is necessary for us to drink, "Out of his belly' shall flow rivers of living water (v, 38), 13y word or deed, by life or by death, example, directly or indirectly, by life or by death, lead others to Jesus. Luther paraphrases this verse thus: "Ire that cometh to me shall be so furnished with the Holy Ghost, that he shall not only be quickenea and. refreshed himself, but he shall ales) be a strong stone vessel, from which the Holy Ghost in all his gifts shall flow to others, refreshing, comfortiog and strengthening them." FATALLY SCALDED BY TEA. Little Girl Meets Painful Death tinder Pathetic Circumstances. Toronto. Feb, 20. -Inspired by the thought of helping her mother, Louise Gracey, two and a half years old, pulled a quart pot of scalding tea over herself and died. from the wounds and shock. The little girl was the daughter of Jas. J. Gracey, of 7 Maplewood Place. She was her 'father's pet," a bright, blonde, oheerful little tot, and the tragedy is a blow to the entire family. It was 7 o'clock, when the father, mother, two more children, and Other adults sat down to have dinner. Louise sa.t in her high c]rair beside lier father and ‚watched her mother pour out tea for the family and then place the tea- pot on the stove in the kitchen, ' The little grl, who met her father at the door and carried his dinner -pail into the house every evening, saw that his nip was empty. No one at the table saw I her elip helm her tall chair. Hearing a noise, Mrs. Gracey turned and saw tihe child, who had wound a towel about her hand, dragging the pot above her head inch by inch off the stove. It was almost an the edge. Tittering a startled cry, Aire. Gracey jumped up. Hearing the exclamation, Louise let go the handle and stepped back, but the pot toppled over, and. the mass -of belling tea poured over her chest, body and left arm. She was surrounded in a moment by the e.ntire family, and the red dress she wore I was torn off. The child's shriek brought Mrs. 1 Dempster, the father's sister, dewn- stairs. After giving a look, she ran out bareheaded to a drug store and secured oils and absorbent cotton, telephoning for Dr. Harris, of Parkdale. The latter s arrived within 20 minutes. The tea had raised a blister on the child's chin and washed down her left arm and. body, scalding her so severely that when the child ran her right handown the skin peeled off the arm. Dr. Harris saw at once that the , shock would prove fatal if the burns did not. Just before she died tale child celled her father. Then she ut- tered the name of her older sister, Liz- zie, and finally, at 6 a. m., fully con- scious the tortured mite sighed and. ex- claimed: "Good -by, Take me home." :- OPPOSE RADICAL CHANGE. ' Fairs Association Throw Out Reduction Proposal. A Toronto report: The Ontitaio Fairs and Exhibition Association threw out a resolution at its concluding sessions yes-; terday, which provided for the appoint- I ment of a Government commision to di- vide the province into fair districts and' do away with a lot or small agricultural ; societial. The feelings of the delegates ' was deeidely opposed to any radical ' change. Ae resolution was passed re- questing the Minister of _Agriculture to , submit to the next annual convention the result of the department's inquiry during the current year on the subject of reducing the number of fairs. Hon. Nelson Monteith, speaking in reply to a vote of thanks for bis pres- ence and assistance at the convention, said he had in his present office simply assumed a laraer resnonsibility. But each man nad a dut'y to peitorm in helping forward the great cause of agri- culture in the province. AS Minister of Agriculture, be was the leader in ad- vancing the progressive policy in which each should share. "I shall endeavor io keep up the high reputation of the department over which I have been called to preside!' The address was en- thusiastically received. There were in all 225 delegates in at- tendance at the convention. The officers for the year were elected - as follows: President, .7. W. Sheppard, Cayuga; Fit st Vice -President, James Mitchell, Goderich; Second Vice -Presi- dent, Rev. C, 13. Clark, Metcalfe, Rus- sell county; Seeretary-Treasurer, Alex. McFarlane, Otterville; Corresponding Secretary and Editor, II. B. Cowan, To- ronto; Auditors, D. If, Charles, Peter- borough, and J. AL Hudspeth, Caledonia. : FIGHT OVER DRAWBACK. House of Repreaentatives to Override the Senate. New York, Feb. 20. -The Plxpress pub- lishes the following front its Washington correspondent: The House, standing on the right secured to it by the constitu. tiort, will, through a resolution, inform the Senate that it cannot consider it appropriation hill with a reVelitte ameadment such a$ was attached by the Senate, for the reason that it vio- lates the constitutional prerogative' of the House to originate revenue legisla- tion. This action will be taken bectrase of the adoption by the Senate of the llatiabrough amendment to the agricul- tural appropriation bill, which forbids the application of the drawback provi- sion of the Dingtey law to imported wheat used in flour reanufaetured ex- clusively for export. The ennehisiou was readied that the Senate, in voting to withdraw the draw- back privileges of the Dingley Mb,0- tempted to Outage an existing revenue law, which was elearly legislatioa that could originate only in the House. ,001000.404 s =rev *to• MarketReports The Week. Terento li'annera' Market, The ofteringe of grain to -day were small. Wheat firmer, 100 buehels of white stoning lit 81.08 to 4.09, 100 bushels ot barley et 52o, and 100 bushela r4 oats at 43%c. Butter scarce and firmer, with. saies, at 74 to 280 per le. New laid eggs retailed at BO to sse, and bold eggs at 26 to 26ii. Foultry firm, wits' email supPllse. Ilay quiet and firm, with eales of 26 loads at 810 to 81.1 a •ton for timothy, anti at ft to as for mixed. Straw unchanged, One load pining at si.1 a ton. Dressed hose are firm, on Dinged supplies. Quotations aro e7,50 to 48, Wheat, now, bushel .... ..8 1-08 i Do., red, bushel ,,, . ., .. 108 tO 1 00 , Do., sering. bushel, : 0 4 • 4 0 1 04 to 0 00 dr,' gill:heel b,i,sh!! •:...* :: t 94 ttoo QQ 06)0 1.1Ye, bushel .•• . . .. .. o 75 to 0 00 Buckwheat, bushel ,, .... .. o 64 to 0 08 PFaZY'bill3:111,61,,* ...• ..• ** :: 0 )1(i too 00 7502 Llay, timothy, Per‘to**..**.... 9 Go to 11 00 Doe mixed, per ton .. .. .. 7 00 to 8 00 retajt... Per ton .... .... .. 1} 00 to 0 00 1 Alsike, No. 1, bushel .. ., 6 00 to 375 I pit.. No. 2, bushel .. ..., 450 to 500 I roft40.,catIr3..h.Us.h.e.l. .,......., g 83 to 4 00 to 7 00 Timothy .. .... •• .. .. 1 00 to 1 30 Dressed hogs .. .. .... ., 7 50 to 800 Apples, per bbl, ., ... .. ., 00 to 3 00 After, nariry .. . .:-...:: D creamery * SO to 0 35 2628 to 0 28 to 0 30 Clc(111 us p 1 g " ** " " 15 to 0 13 Duck:, iiexi rlba. .:* ...• ,.• :: 13 to 0 14 Turkeys, Per lb. .. . ,. .. 17 to 0 18 Cabbage, per eozen ,:. ” .. 36 to 0 GO Potatoes, per bag .. .. ...• 80 to 0 90 cauliflower, per dozen .. .. 76 to 1 1.10 Celery, per dozen .. .. ., SO to 0 SO Otions,_ per bag .. .... .. 00 to 1 36 I 13*., Virdeccrarrtterrlii :: • : • : Do., choice, carcase •.. :. 00 to 7 26 00 to 6 50 63 to 8 GO Do., medium, carcase .. .. 00 to 6 26 Mutton, per cwt. .. ., .. 60 to 6 60 Veal. per cwt. .... .... .. 00 to 3 60 Lamb, per cw,t. .. .. .. .. 00 to 9 50 to * 1 09 Toronto Live Stock Market. Receipts of live stock at the city market were 7 car loads, composed of 125 cattle, 167 1 hogs and 1 coif. sold at 34.40 to 84,90 per cwt., bulls at 83.25 Exporters -A limited number of exporters to pas per cwt. t Butchers'-cheice picked lots of butchers figiltuaatitr.g thebestebxputai:ttle ersseilvir:veciVencl from 1,050 to 1,160 lbs.; loads of good butch- roeodsti: 3015 .tto to$3.10;25mt aria: tti 44.140 Ito) PA; common cows at 32.75 to 33.35, the good cows at $3.35 to 33.65, and camels at $1.76 to 32,26 per cwt. Feeders and Stockers -Few feeders and stockers were offered. One load of short keep feeders, 1170 lbs. each, sold, at 84.20 per mit. Feeders; 1000 lbs, each, are worth 33.50 tou 33.80. Stockers of good quality, 700 to 800 lbs. each, are worth from 83.25 to 83.50; common eastern stockers, 500 Ids. each, are 1 worth $2.50.40 32.76. Milch Cows -.A. limited number of milch cows and springers sold at 830 to vs each. 1 Few good and no choice cows were offered. Veal Calves -Owing to light deliveries, prices remain firm for veal calves, sening all Ithe way from 33.50 to $3.60 per cwt., and an extra choice calf would bring $6.25 per cwt. Sheep and Lambs -The run being light, ; prices were firm at 34.50 to 84.76 for export MI and 11.61 to '6 . .nn t. t4 per cut for bucks; 8 .50 per cwt. Hogs -Receipts of about 250 hogs sold al 35.40 for selects, and 53.15 per cwt. for lights and fats, all of which were bought by eits MUMS. British Cattle Markets. London, -Live cattle are quoted at Mit per lb.; refrigerator beef, 8% to 810 per lb.; ghee?, 12 to ale per lb. ra s ree 's on Trade. Montreal. -Heavy snowfalls through- out the .Province have blocked the roads and the country trade is suffering ac- cordingly. The volume of wholesale trade, however, is fair. Preparations for the spring trade are active. There is now a fair inovement in sorting lines ol heavy dry goods, and the grocers, while not unusually active, are doing a normal trade. Values generally are steady to firm, and. prices for farm produce con- tinue to rule high. • Toronto reports to Bradstreet's say: 1. Wholesale trade here is a little quiet About the busiest line is dry goods, but warmer weather is needed to set the spring trade inovmg. There hits been a reduction in cotton prices here, but all other lines are firm and tending higher. Groceries are somewhat quiet, although. there is a fair demand for sorting lines, The hardware trade is active and met- als are meeting with an 'especially good demand. At Quebec, country remittances in some quarters are reported coming in better than during tee past few weeks. Heavy roads are retarding the movement of travellers, particularly dry goods men. Advices from Winnipeg say prepara- tions for the spring trade continue to move forward on every band, but there is little change in the condition of gen- eral trade at the moment and things are a little quiet. Victoria and Vancouver advices te Bradstreet's say: Business conditions at the coast generally continue to improve. Hamilton tradt reports to Bradstreet's ' say the volume of busin'ess moving at the moment is not so large on account of bad weather but in most lines a heavy business is being booked for the spring trade. A few heavy dry goods are mov- ing in a sorting way and the hardware trade is fairly brisk, but groceries are quiet. CoRections are fair and the situ- ation is hopeful. London advices my there is a good tone to busieess at this centre although country retail trade is at the moment a little quiet. Ottawa reports say: There is little change to the trade condition here. A MILL/ON DOLLAR FIRE. Much Damage Done in Indianapolis in Business Part of City. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 10. -Vire which started in -the large wholesale illinery house of m ernley & AleCrea, loeated in South Meriden street, to -night, spread. to an adjoining building, and within forty-five minutes had completely de- stroyed eight bitildings and is now ma: aelng that portion of the wholesale dis, filet bounded by Meridian street and Georgia. street, Jackson Place and the truon Station. • Several explosions have occurred in the A. Kiefer Drug Company's warerooms ana on trecount of the inflammable ma- terial stored in the adjoining- buildinge tire fire is yet beyond control. A storm of firebrands is falling over the business portion of the city,. end lucre fires are expected. The dannige already done is estimated at over $1,000,000. ANGRY AT TINITED STATES. *4* Newfoundlanders Now Talk of Taking Aggressive IVIeasuret. New relic, Pets 10. -The Tribune pub. lishet the following front its totrespon- dent at St. John's. Newfoundland.: Premier Pond before the general elee. tions hest fall pledged himself. if reelet- td, to adopt en aggreesive policy against the United States if tbe Bond -Hay treaty was not !Mined at the present session of Congress. Ile eentends that, on the plea that they were willing to suppert recipreeity, Americans have Leen enjoying for tlits Met sixteen yeas, for a merely nonsieal license fee, baiting, outfitting and Iran - shipping privileges immensely import- ant to tlizin, the colony acting in good Nth towerit them during that period. The, Senate's piesent rejection of the treaty evidences bad faith .on tileir part, he says, and there is no loopy Iany %sateen why the colony ahould *oar free its own position by continuing these , privileges. iThe Colonial Cabinet is now consider- . ing what policy to. adopt when the Legislature assembles in the middle of hlarelt. The exclusion of American fish- ennen from bait privileges would be the first step. .A. combination with Canada to secure like action ou her part would probably be the second. Denial to Americans of the right to purchase winter herring eargeee from the colony or levying an export duty thereon equal to the American import duty on her ring in foreign bottoms, such export duty being provided as a bounty to enable Newfoundland fisher folic to engage in this industry o an equality with Amer - Reales, is likely to be the third step. The fourth would. be a 'discriminating duty against American imports Which are now $3,000,000 annually, Canada and Great Britain each eontributing. about the seine, the result of the duty being • to divert most of the American trade to rivals, Caoada is understood to be ready to follow Newfoundland's lead, being satisfied of the hopefulness of re- ciprocity ana desirous of reverting to .he conditions existing . prier to 1888, ; eN•heiithe United States paid $5,000,000 , for twelve years' inshore fishing privi- leges.- BROUGHT BACK TO CANADA. • -... 1 I 1 Biltter Sent to 'England Returned and Sold at a Profit. London, Feb. 20, -Interviewed prior to his departure from .Liverpool by a rep- resentative of the Liverpool Post -Mer- cury, Hon. W. S. Fielding, discussing the preference, said nothing except in the riutpe of qualified "mutuality" would. be entertained. ; 'rile interviewer states that Mr. Field- ing was highly gratified when informed that a. large consignment of butter had come over from the Dominion, but tire ; smile vanishea when he was informed ithat the consignment never reached the British market. "Why?" asked Mr. Field- • ing. The answer was: "Because the market fell on this side owing to the 1 enormous importation front Denmark , and. other countries, and. Canada was 1 ousted." . ' A substantial reason was that a eer- tale section of the Canadian butter trade had "over exported." Prices rose in the location of production, and in spite of the freights to Europe and the freights back to Canada, and the modified tariff wall at the Canadian port of entry, that Atlantic -tossed butter made a bigger profit at its original home than could have been done at Liverpool, or any - whore in Europe. I e : !- I BURNED TO DEATH, OTHERS FLED FOR THEIR LIVES FROM A NEW YORK FIRE. New York, Feb. 20. -One woman was burned to death and fifteen other men and women narrowly escaped in a fire which de.maged the Hotel Winton at the corner of 110th sereet and aPrk avenue • early to -day. The dead woman, from cards found in thd room she occupied is believed to 'ewe been Miss Lydia Themel, of 159 , Montgomery avenue, Philadelphia. She was about 30 years old. Those who es- caped from the hotel refused to give their names. The fire started in a see- ond floor of the hotel and when the fire- men arrived flames were bursting from windows in the upper stories. Fifteen men • and women were driven out into the streets in their night. clothing and it was believed that all, escaped, until the body of Miss Themel. was found. Fier body was found lying in a hallway where she had. been overcorne by the smoke and. flames. She was badly burned and died before a physician reached her. The loss on the building was about $4,000. e I TO BUILD NEW UNIVERSITY. Washington Building May Replace Insti- tution in Ottawa. Washington, Feb. 20. -Another big re- ligious foundation has been undertaken in connection with the Catholic Univer- sity of America, and marks its progress towards realizing the hope of its fouud- ea Leo MIL, who wanted it to be the religiout and educational centre of the Catholic Chureli in America. The Ob- lates, a community of missionaries, whose history is identified with the civ- ilization and settlement of the great • Northwest, have purchased a tract of 'I land near the' university. • 1 The community is strong in Canada , and in the New England and Southern ! States, end they intend to make ibis property the headquarters of their or- der in this country. They recently lost, through fire, a magnificent establish - ment in Ottawa, and it is their purpose to rebuild here. The Oblates make the sixth powerful religious body affiliated with the Papal establisbment. GligNGE BASIS OF THE MINT, -0,00,0401014, Fairs Association Wants Ser. vice Rendered a Test. No Grant Where Games of Chance are Allowed. Commissioner Hodson Urges Promoting Best Breeds. A Toronto repeat The convention of representatives of Ontario Fairs and Exhibitions made a decided pronounce- ment yesterday in favor of distributing the Government grants to the different Lairs on a basis of the amount of money expended by them, for egriculteral pur- poses, A resolution was also passed re- questing the Government to withhold - grants from such societies as permit games of chance at their Exhibitions. rho attendance of delegates was largo and representative elf the province. Up- wards of two hundred were present. the matter of abolishing the distinc- tion between district and toweship so. cities eves on the programme, but no decision was reached. The conventioa decided to ask that, in the revision of . the agriculture and arts net, horticul- tural societies be separated from agra. cultural societies, Mr. H. B, Cowan? in introducing the question of the basis of the grants and the abolition of the distinction be- tween township and district Societies, said he believed there was an unjust distribution of funds at the present time. in the Northwest Territories grants were made on the basis of mem- bership and service rendered, to agri- culture. Mr. J. E. Weston, Tillsonburg, could not see any great gain from the county fairs. Theirs had been moved every year for three years in succession. Mr. W. H. Charles, Peterboro',said there were far too many shows. The smell prizes given were no encourage- ment. Mr. McCormack, Midland, said their Fair was .in an industrial town and they must have the sports. He did not want to see legitimate horse rac- ing taken out of the fairs, but he did want everything of an immoral charac- ter kept away. Mr. E. Jeffs, Bond Head, wanted a better Ann of directors. Too often they were elected by the botelkeepers and the men that led the stallions. R. R. Hall, Parry Sound, did not think there was an excess of societies, but there were too many fairs. • Mr. Barlow, Cumberland, said the grants were for purposes of education in the neighborhoods. From. the edu- cative point of view the small fairs were as valuable as the large 'ones. Notice of motion was given that a re- solution would be introduced to -day ask- ing the Ontario Legislature to' repeal section 20 of the agriculture and arts act, so that the question of horse rac- ing may be left for decision to the different agricultural societies. The section forbids horse racing, but it is regarded as a dead letter by the fair managers generally. The question of reducing the number of societies will come up to -day as well as the relative value of county and 'township fairs. • Mr. F. W. Hodson, Canadian Live Stock Commissioner, discussed the own- ership of stock by agricultural societies before the Ontario Association of Fairs and Exhibitions in the morning. He stated that tonudce a suecess of im- porting and owning stock by agricul- tural societies the plan Mould be part of ,a general scheme of live stock nu- ,provement. The possibilities before the - societies were shown by the fact that last year, 1,065,673 milch cows were own- ed in Ontario, and 560,803 beer animals , were sold for slaughter. The average yield of milk amounted to 4,038 pounds, which produced 144 pounds of butter. The average price paid for each beef animal was $32. Its could not be too clearly pointed out that improvement in the stock meant larger profits. Afr. Hodson suggested as ways for raising the standard thet all societies • send delegates to the Provincial Winter Fair,who would there be schooled in .judging. The bolding of institute meet- ings, with exhibits of live stock, should beern.A.W. couraed Mr. Cohoe, South Woodslee, told of the work of the Rochester, Maid- stone and Tilbury West Agricultural So- ciety in. Essex. That society holds no fair, but all their energise were expend- ' ed in imerovin,g the stock. They had 1184 members, etieh of whom paid $2 a • year, which entitled them to the use of the breeding animals owned by the as- sociation. --el. ROOSTER'S COSTLY MEAL. He Swallowed a Five -Hundred -Dollar Ring. Adimicapolis, Feb. 20. -There was trou- ble at the poultry show between a North Dakota man and a poultry fancier from New York. The Dakota man dropped a $300 diamond ring into a ehieken coop and. the New York man's $500 prize roos- ter swallowed it. The sight of his disappearing diamond was too much for the Dakotan, and he began to tear the coop to pieces. Then the New York exhibitor stepped in and they 'came to blows. "Da you suppose I'm going to see that rooster taken off with my diamond?" - dernended the Dakota man. "Do you suppose I'll Sacrifice that $500 chicken for your bauble?" xetorted. the New 'Yorker. Officials of the poultry show inter- , fered and prevented, a clash, but the rooster is still alive, and the Dakota man is mourning the loss of his dia- mond. 1 1 A SECOND BIG DIAMOND POUND. Does Not Appomch in Site the Pretoria Dazzler. .foluninesburg, Transvaal, Feb. 20.-A dianiOnd weighing 334" carats; has been diseovered in the vicinity of the place where the largest diamond ever unearth- ed WaS reeently found. The diamond previously found was discovered near Pretoria, end eveighed 3.032 earets. It was valued, toothy, at $3,500,000 to $4,000,000, and is now on its Ivey to England to be examined by ex- perts. An insuranee of $500,000 was placad upon it. Sine° the finding 4:4 this ditunend all the land itt the hum - (Hate iteighbothood. of where it Was dis- covered line been taken up by prospec- tors. There was it suggestion made that a popular sitilting subscription be taken vp in England for the purelmso of the diamond and its presentation te His Majesty King Edward, but nothing Idis come of it. Blida Pest. --In *view of the failure of Coma Andritssy to form it Hungarian ministry, former Premier Itekerle has bean etimmoned to Vienna to see the tal, peror•Xing. It is probable that former Premier Szell also will he tenetilted, • set rseetigmeafteseateete.a traa.Aseit itasi NEWS IN BRIEF 3 resaatasrserelleiweeinis London. -The Prince and Princess of Wales have presented five pictures by Cortstable and Cord to the new Irish art gallery. • • Mexico City,-Presidest Diaz has been given by the Emperor of China the first grade decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon. Albany, N. bill prohibiting the sale and manufacture of cigarettes was introduced itt the Assembly to -day. The penalty ie not less than $50 or more than $1,000 fine. Petersburg. -It is reported tent Maxim aorky lies been sent to Rigo to undergo his trial. lie warsi permittea to travel first-eIass, paying his own fare. Loraine -The Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops were destroyed by fire last night, entailing a loss of about $100,000. Six lotomotives will be almost complete wrecks. Three hundred men out 01 emp oyntent. St. Petersburg, -Inquiries made at the Ministry of the Interior show that no confirmation hae reeeiVed of report from Berlin that further anti-Sennte riots have oc,teurred at Goma. 0.14/It LOS Angeles, Cat -Owen Kelly, a wholesa1e. grocer tuid :eapitalist, of Phil- zulelphia, who is wanted by the police of that city, has bean arrested here, Kelly edreitted to the police that he Was the 01414101101.~0111,... man wanted. When taken Into easterly about $500 Wee found, On hie person. San Francisca-As a result of the Went Scandals ia the police department in connection with gambling in the Chin- ese quarter, Chief of Pollee Wittman has been suspended from duty on charges of incompetency and neglect of duty. Rome. -The Pope to -day received in private audience the members of the Syracuse, N. Y. delegates to /tome for the jubilee of the Proelamation of the Immaculate Conception, and who ;wave returned here front a visit to the Holy Land. orr.-.000••••• Salem, hfass, -Fire loslay damaged the works of the Salem (las Light Com- pany, causing it loss of $27,000. The blaze originated. In the retort house, which was destroyed, together with the coal sheds and 2,000 tons of coal. The operations of elle plant wore eat rest- ously hampered. Perth, West A.ustralia,--The Orient line steemer Orizaba, with passengers and mails for Sydney, New South Wales, is ashore off Garden Island, 20 miles out of her course, Her position is not eon- sidered. dangerous. The British cruieer Brainerd has zone to the Orizint's as.. sistanee. Paris. -A semi-official despatch- from Caracas, Venezuela, says Diet upon the pressure of President Castro, the court has ordered thesequestration of 1.1le landed property of the .American As. phalt CO. Tbis decision, the despatah adds, has caused excitement in the Am- erican Colony at Caracas. Cambridge Springs, Mass. -A serious fire is raging at Edinboro, seven miles north of here. The post -office, state normal school, newspaper, First' Nation- al Bank and several other buildings are threatened with destruction. Fire com. panics from this place have gone to the seen. New York. -Former Supreme Court Justice Goulthrice sailed to -day on the Lueania, as a delegate appointed by Pres- ident Roosevelt to an international com- mission. to sit at Brussels, Feb. 21, and formulate a treaty on maritime colli- sions and salvage. Vancouver, B. 0. -More than ordinary interest was aroused in shipping circles over the simultaneous sailings for the orient on the 23rd January last of the new Great Northern liner, Minnesota, from Seattle, and, the Canadian Pacific Empress. of Japan from Vancouver. Chicago. -President W. H. Hunt, of the defunct Pan-American Bank, arrived in Chicago late last night in charge of an officer and was given a cell in the count) jail. Ile would not talk, declaring that he was tired .and cold. The banker was indicted on four charges of receiving money, knowing his bank to be insol- vent. - Boise, Idaho.' -The House has passed the senate bills providing for fines and imprisomnent and punishment for poly- gamy and adultery. Much sentiment has developed in favor of 'a law against cohabitation, since it is claimed a polygamy law cannot be enforced be- cause of the difficulty of proving mar- riage. Cleveland, 0. -The Hazel Kirk coal mitre and the Hazel Kirk Gee Coal Com- pany, owned by IF. M. Kirk, of Cleve- land, have been sold to Kuhn Bros.,' of Pittsburg, for, it is said, the stuu of $1,000,01.10.• tuscoa, Ariz. -The Yaqui Indians, who killed two Chicago men and recently at- tacked a miuing party, near Cabachi, are in custody. They were taken by Gen. Torres, and the American Govern- ment will be advised of their eapure. Thole are ten prisouers and all will be hanged. Two of the captives have con- fessed. Reno, Nevada -Colonel P. W. Keyes, the pioneer mining man of Comstock, has been found. dead at the bottom of the dumpof the mammoth mine at Six Mile Canyon, near Virginia City. Keyes had been at work in the mine and was riding ail ore ear to the dump when he lost cen- tral of it and rolled over the precipice to his death. Keyes died a compara- tively poor man, though at one time the late judge McKay offered $175,000 for bis interest in one mine near yirginia City. Budapest, Hungary -The newly elect- ed Diet met to -day, under the Presidency of M. Afadarisz, who occupieul the chair by right of seniority. In declaring the session open, M. Afadarasz said the new standing orders introduced in the pro- ceeding Parliainent were illegal. The debates therefore would be conducted in accordance with the old rules. The en- try of Count Albert Apponyi ana Fran- cis Kossuth into the house Was the sig- nal for warm applause from their fol - °wet f; COST TWO RAILWAY TICKETS. Stranger Enticed Toronto Woman to London, but Designs Were Exposed. London, Ont., Feb. 20. -The ploiee had under arrest here to -day a young strang- er a hose name they refused to diseloee, who was apprehended in the work of en- ticing a young Toronto woman 'to visit this city, where ho proposed to engage her as a nurse. The fellow admitted having answered the young woman's ad- vertisement in a Toronto paper for a po- sition as it nurse, and that bit designs were of a sinister tharaeter. Through a telegreen reaching ler eno late the young woman reached the city by a, different railway front that the at: - cased was to have met her, and so her story came to the nttention of the de- tectives, `Upon the fellow paying her expenses here and hack again he Was allowed to go, the Crown being unable to prove any charge against ENDED HON64100N, BRITISH OFFICER DISAPPEARED AND FOUND DROWNED, London,, Feb. M. -The mystery serrotinde Ing the disappearance irt Major Ife enham while oe his honeymoon at Folkes- tone, Kent, late week, hes besit partiall Cleared Up by the dIstoVery of his bOdy 00 114&elitftitl:ior,eveir titt titre this Morning, maim. hem, and his mothernwt idi‘tingbfttigh01 W rri Clarke, of Net' York, He Feb - teary in London, Miss Markham, the loftier ot the late Aunesley, arid was Staying With his bride et a liOtel at Folkeeterie. 'three dayafter the mintage Maier Peltenhani went out for stroll, telling' hit wife that he would net be long. The next day his gerceat Wail found In the barbel, and a 'note it pocket mid be was ail* end saw no prospect of getting better..ssitier. 13 Pakentlintiii contracted (Intel*, refer during the nth Afrlein Ver. ztlie vai no, am %,bbante TAB°. BAIA ritorpurrcat, O. J. MAGUIRE REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE AND LOAN AGENT. CONVEYANCING uougotiou of Hata and Acoonntaa P000laity ASSIGNEE. 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The Grand Lodge will petition the Dominion Government to pass a law allowing only British subjects to officer Canadiau reS- sels in Canadian waters. ' Other resolutions were as follows: "That the Government ask the Unitea States Government to repent the law with regard to Canadian vessels entering United States waters: Canailian veseeee by ,the present law, white' was racso 1 during the war between the north anil south, on entering. Lake Michigan must -report at either Mackinac or Cheboygan. the Government will be asked to makes amendments. in the 'examination wheel captains and mates must pass in order ta qualify, chiefly in the way of inakieg the examination more difficult. The ap- pointment ,.of a competent, examiner is also asked for, to be paid a salary. Now aeonitraepa fee trorsoifeusst.00ins are the examinere, The Grand Lodge will also ask tilt, -Government. to appoint a commission or onarine men to confer with It commission fimu the United States to arrange bs- tween them uniform "rules of the road." There has been a great deal of confusion by reason of Canadian and United States sailors not itederstanding one ane other's signals in the matter of lights., ete. , Tho following °Memel were electeax Grand Master, Captain James Wilson, of Collingwood (reelected); Grand First Officer, Captain MeGiffin, Toronto; See- retam Cepteizi WilIirtm Ireland, Parry Sound (reelected); Greed. Treesurer. seta:aim Aturdoeli McKay, Owen Sound; Grand Pilot, Ceptein James Die, Meg. COAL liAMINE. 000*.1.11 BUS/NESS STOPPED I3Y THE SE- VERE COLD IN DES 1VIOINES, Des Moines, Ia., Feb. 20.----Continne.1 unrelenting eold and snow whielt have practieally put an end to business and tied tip all trains entering Des Moine.4, and traversing the State, have Placeut the entire eity mid State at the merey of a coal and fad famine. lint 0110 deal- er in Des Moines has hard cosi for salt, and that at a pike almost ttlibve tho reach of the consumer. Roads bstween this eity and +zeal fields, render team- ing almost impossible, thereby euLtieg off the soft Coal supply. In many ere - tions of the State farmers are burnieg writ for fuel. hOnt10(1). Pritehyeephitlie (shore -headed).