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TBIALS OF Dr. Talmage Speaks of Their Temptations and Discouragements. A despatch from Washington says: ; get rich at nil hazard. The money - Itcv l>r Tu I mage preached from ! mutt come they t'o not cure how the following text: "Its merchants ' t it mm- * )<ir honest merchants are the! thrown into coni)ititiou with men _ I of larger means ami less conscience. It is to this royul family of mcr- ' unit if an opportunity for cmolu- ehantH that I speak to-iUy. I call went be lost for tut hour, Homebody them the royal family because thoy eho picks it up. Now what a con- Con- | test it in for our honest, upright often ' nierrhnntH, when tlicy go out into bun It bcn the case tlint the Cabin- j this competition ! Krom January ts of Kurope Imvn waited to hear to December it is what u Jewish l>ankcr had to my on I <)N1 .. , ()N( , STRUGGLE, the matter l)ut in nil circumstances! iiiflrcl!a,i,ts- have their trials If a ' No quiet at night for their tossing man has any helpful word in their , limbs and their brain that will not AH: princes, and it. 'ruflickers honorable ol the earth are higher in authority than gresisrs or 1'ai litincnts HOW homen all brightness, all books, all muxlcal instruments, no far oa you can alTord them. I do not invite you to extravagance, but I s*y, BO far as you con afford them. And above all, not by a semi-annual dis- cipline, but the year around, teach your children that religion is a i io.it gl. oli, ess. thut It i a chain of gold about the neck, that it takes no Mithi'iit-Ks from the step, no lu- t<:r from the eye, no ring from the laughter, but that her ways are ways of pleasantm-stf, and all her paths are peace. Again: I remark that a good many of our merchants arc tempted to make financial gain of more import- ance than the soul. It is a grand thing to have plenty of money. The more money >ou get the better if it come honestly and go usefully. There is no war between the Bible and worldly success When I hear a man canting in pulpit or pew, or against money aa practical use. though it had no well, I such a ever-hinting poor-house. For the think the best heaven man as that would be for an behalf, shall ho not uttfi it? If it btop thinking Even tin Sabbath war break out, they furnish the ( does not dam buck this tide of 'lack of money sickness dies without means for the armament. If Uicre woi l<!lim >s. for its wave dashes are cJiui clu-s to be built und colleges | clear over the rhiirch, and leavr* its to le endowed, and beneficent m.sti-'foam on Uio and the prayer- , tiitions to be supported, the mcr- books. Men on salaries, men culti- hauls put thtir hajid.s to thr work, j vuling their furnui, do not under- nfl they have a right to < x|>< < t stand that wear Knd tear of body that in our ministration we will be 'mind and soul to which our mer- yinputhctic with their struggles chants are subjected in this day, ami of 'tat ions. I sjiall speak o! ! when their livelihood, their compe- tlo tempiat in.* i> ml trials temy, their fortune, their business to whl.!i our merchants arc subject- honor, may all depend upon the un- This mcdicine, and hunger finds its coffin in an empty breud-fray. llut while we admit that money has its lawful use, we must remember that it will not glitter in the dark valley, that it will not pay the ferriage across the Jordan of death, that It will not unlock THE CATFS OK HKAVKN. There arc men iu all our occupa- tions who act us though they d, und then show Uiein the way j < 9 next nour. 'ims thoURht a pnck of bonds , wort . out. perpetual excitement of the bruin. ga|?cw Ullg ' hl bc lradpd ofl ftt thc In tin- first place, n great mnny of j th<! corroding euro of thc heart, this| lasl for a ,! jn thc skk . s ^ ,,ur in. n limits are tried with limited ; *> r "'n that exhausts the spirit, push- I though goll} would be a |(>KaI tejldcr capital in business. Kvrry body j^^in^y.oj our ^vej-y bcKt^merchants jj n lhia lnnd whcrc it is go common thut thty inukc paving stones out uf it Hal via i. in by Christ is the one salvation Treasures in heaven i'.re thc only incorruptible t re.isurcs. I suppose you have all ciphered in ar- . -_^,-. _ ithmetic as far na [nut and gain. If tiwn weigher, his own book-keeper. n ' ho nr toiling in merchandise to-| you have, then I will give you a sum his own m lf> muii. and having all l.v. I wish 1 could rub ovit some , j n | O88 alld Kilin "\vhut shall it tlie affairs under his own Imnd, and "' the lines of euro from your brow, j profit a man If he <tain tho whole brain, ever.v thiiiK w> M t profit. ' w ' s I cou'd lif t >"ie of tho bur-| wor ld, and lose his own soul?" .linn from your htart 1 wish I: However lirmly you may bc attired give rchiXHtion to your worn- j the winds of death will flutuer your knows it takes Uiree or four times ' mid-life into the grave. They carry as much monev now to do business 1 * store on their back, they well ns once it did. Once, a man trudge, like camels, sweating from would take a few hundred dollars Aleppo to Dan.ascu Oh ! If there and put them int.. noorts. and ho ' "y ot men who have my would be his own More sweeper, his hearty sympathies, it is these men Oh. what n change ! Ile.ivy taxa- tion. roMly appiiral.iiv. i-xti-nnvc ad- i H 'I I l;l J?l I V H I 'I'll i*luri , VAin> *- t _ , - vrnsinr. cxorblUl.1 MoP-n-nt. arc t muscles. t not timo for you apparel like rags. The pearl of to take It a little easier? Do thc 'grrat price is worth more than any lust you c.m and then trust the rest ',.,., OV er brought up from thr depths with Coil Take a long breath. <!od| o j the orenji worth nion- tl..in AUH- inajiapes all the Bllalra of your life'trulian and Ilraziliaii mines strung awl ho inanagi-H them for the best. ( n one ca.scn.net. Si-t-k lirst the only .1 part of the di-innnd male uf>- iii ur t oimnei -i ml ni-n 'Ilin man waking up witJi a small capital, na.vti- I c.n, t , K.lure this pressure any longer." anil iintlcr tin-- teiupta- llnii i.f liinilml capital n rum Ihnnselvcs in one or two ilirertions. Son.r iiiin.iulialrly succumb to the ri'ii.j.tiiiioii They sum ruler before tin. t,!-si sliot of tlii- battle is fired. At the lir-t hard duty they yield. 'Hull kt.'.s knock together at the (nil of tlie. auctioneer's gavel They tin not ui.ili-i t .ii'l 'I'..' il.i-n- i a tl. . .-I-OIMII in iM-rchuiiiir '. Mml llii-n- .in- \Viili-rluos of the coun- ter, and iliat no 1. 1 aver battle was CUT non \\ilh tin s\\onl than has Lci-n wmi with i hi- \aiil !,ticJc Tln-ir ouls in. It it Iun them hccaiiM- su- gars arc up when they vv.Liit to buy. and down when they want to sell ; iuul >i.i. .in- Iuul tlebtH on Consider tin- liln-s. they always have Iteholil the fowls of tho air. Ik-think they always have nests lu-uunk you yourmlf of thu fact that Cod did lint intend you to I"- a pack horse I'iif yourself out from the hoLcshciuls | any anil 1 1 kingdom of Cod and his righteous- ness and all things will be added to und faith of (!od, fuliii -^s and fears to the winds. Yet how many merchants there arc who seem to get along without religion. The fact is that a s verv seldom con\ertctl aftt worth $ IU. nix i After a man your fret- gets a certain amount of worldly Vou till', I lell^il-rs ll.e i. ill ovi i h.nlows l/Iooin of Lhcir 1 lu-ir dry-goods . nd i i o.-i -i n -s I-espondcncy t'la- Is thfin Other nun are ruined by the li mi't.i I Ion in the opposite tlirection 'l.-ie 1 have st niggled .. -i I i-i (HI expected ; I am (OinK to Mop this. 1 li.ive IMI-II go- Inp along from hnnd to inoiith I roiight nothing into the world, and it in very certain you can carry no- ll.iiig out. Having food nnd r.ii- mi-iit to therewith content. I tell you. rny brother, what gives- you BO ninth worriment You have an idea that your huppmesa depends upon resources he thinks, "Well. now. can take tare of myself. Oh' how many then: n;o who go down finan- cially and eternally. You *ec it. You know it a great dciil bettci than I do. You flaw it yesU-rday. You have seen it every day for a long while. Men failing for this your commercial Miccess. It dot-* i world and failing for eternity. not. You arc building on a very O my hearers, though your store poor foundation If you tire building on that foundation. You know the out two :noue,h I I ud that by legitimate business and st rai^'li' -foi wnrd nier- :hnndi'i | < an't Mit-fee.d. Now. from this lime it is make or break " The :raft that very well in a small tot m is pir hi-il out I. \.ind t he IlKhlhiniM- on tin- t,'i..it MM of f-pi.n at ion Tut- man borrows a few thousand dollar- (rom fi i.-nds who IX) NOT LJKI-: in l(i:i 1'SK HIM IU- --ays, "I can't lie any worse nfl id. in I am now; il 1 -..n ceod with H i- t iin wetl money I shall give .' tot In- Ilil-le SOCM Iv. and I trill nive $l(i(Mi(i to the Tract So- in-iv and 1 will help to support all l.rneliii nt insl mil ions , nnd if I fail I'll In- no worse oil than I am now , inn- Inn, tired llioii-and tlollars Kllb- tnit Ifil from nolliini.-. nothing re- mains " 1'ei haps stocks are. did willi which In- families the The >l'l'iudnl ttiui. HU.ps i.l mi fraud, stops at no Mi- ihi'lies past in his et|inpuge after two years of and the lalmrei- looks up s In- cms by, and says. "Well. I wou'lci when; that nmn Rot I, in tin i.ey ''" anil ihen the l.il.i'iei wi|>- M, L tin -u..it from his luow tliinks In hininelf. "Why, two years ivgo. thut n. an was (is .poor i.s I iun, I \\oi.ilir wl.t-ir In- Rut In-- money." lie stole il Alter awliilc Hie I ut. Mr bursts and the ci eililurs rush in, und tin- law clutches but linds noth- ing in its pi asp Tin- pictorials I 1,1 i- the fiicr nf the man who Iun! ^ii.ius enough m u few years to fail for H!."II',IMMI T would not want to ll.'tk up the path to lawful atciimu I. it ion In-fore any of our youiiK men but when we so iniiny men through llmiti-il ia|.ital ein|.letl in- to iiTKIes sp' filial ion I think it is tin. i foe the clniich ol Coil nnd the iiiii.isiei s of religion to raise n most rmpluitir iuul unmistakable protest It IS tlllll pi on-- I lit out! Il Hhnh HO Inaiiy inerchiuits gi> down to li>s- iii.it ion and perilnion If ever tt in]. teil into reckless speculation, preach In your soul n sermon from tin! text: "As a pnrtridge sittethoi tKK* nn>\ h.lrh.tli them not. so liclies cot liy fraud a man shall Ic.iM- tin 111 in the midst of his days, Mnl at the em! he shall be a fool Ai;.iin. I 'remark thut a many of our lin-ii -lianls arc tempted lo i.M i i an- anil aiixii-ly All M vie- I.f IllerlfllllliliS'- M .-III n\ I tlol.e Smitten witU 'Ji*i Ui\c ol ^uick gam. unc WHJ/I into '.la.- -itiot v-i.iv.-il ti nnthenllc stalistics prove that if a hundred men I . mis only -.( finally, i. ml are you going hto Ihis struggle with the- idea that vo. n happiness for this World, or he next depends upon commercial I want to i xploile that in- atuation Now what a fixdi-h mnn that la who builds his happiness on the prospects of worldly success ! You in mil dependent, upon commercial .I..- pruty for your peace hero or vour joy hereaftei You would not de abii- to take t.lii-M- foitiltn-N even If you i i. u Id keep them up to the Innt moment Su|.|n,se that in tho itinc moment when you make vour will, you dad nil your estate round admit you would that com foi t you -' After Mr. Vanderbill Kl. all 11,1- penplr were discussing Uie (|iiestion, how much In; left. 1 tan tell you. KI>. thoni-h your house go, though your government securities RO, may (!od through the blood of tho everlasting covenant save your souls) THE S. S. LESSON. EVERY Again I notice that oir mer- tlULIlt.s air temptril .,,, i I iiut-N ID neglect their home dutien. There oufht to be no collision between the. toie and the home llut there is i a it, Hi-,, MI There nr merchants in this city, who are' WITKN YOU SHIVKH You have Bonn-times hecri surprised to feel a shiver pa-s tliioiiKh you in the. warm wcnther ami you don't understand it \oiirfriendshavcin- f i- imed you with a cheerful smi'e that it is someone walking over your grave, und you have tried to go them one better by correcting tin-in, "where thc grave will be." The fact is, it is electricity that is responsible for that shiver in thc ma- jority of case- There is an im- mi-n-.e amount of electricity in the onrth and its atmosphere, and it is constantly being generated. When 'In- positive and negative poles meet near a human being, that human lu-ing is- likely to be affected. Wo have, a good supply of thr fluid, as it ia often called in our bodies You may feel a shiver in the region of the spine or n pain in your kneo. It you in different parts of your >y and in cold weather as well nfi in warm : but you don't notice it s.i much In winter. If you have the shiver rather frequently, it means that you arc run down. merely thr cashier of their family ; they are the ngiMitx to provide dry- iMioils ami groceries They have no- to do with the Mis. ipline ami eiliicaiiiui of their children. O. my brother. you huve not disi-Jinrgi d your responsibilities to your IIOUMC- hold wnt-n you have given them a. lii.twing ina-tei ami n music teacher. I It is your duly, (i father, no other! one can do this but yourself. to look after the physical culture of \oui chililien You ouiilil Mum-times tn iiiilimbi-r your dignity ; you ought MuneiiincB to run out with tl10 I'ltiln Irish stew, of mutton t ml .MIIII- children into their sports and \ Irish pot atot s. that, call never be too nami-s 'I hat man who cannot r*une- lina-s turn his hack upon the se\,i, work i.f life, nnd fly the kite. and ti untile the hoop, aiwl /ump the n-pe. ami chase thc ball wiUi Ins clnliln-n. WHAT MAY rni'.Y in-: l-'innan liadily is -n-ply haddock smoked and dried 111 il reiei\es its iiaini- from l-'iiiilon. in St.it land. where the fish Is found and cured to |n i id tion. A ragout is a stew highly flavored with wine l-'irst there is thc king of all stews ha\i- IH-I-II tiMiiplcd il ri-di-i nial.le soll- ought never to out of u crust \ . t. HUMS-. I'o you Mi|.po-i you ail- going to keep your children at In. un- it you do not nuike your lunm- blight? As loii|- us they Iuul II..- of sin more beautiful, mou- nt tractive than the home circle, M> long they will go tl.ru- |io you suppose you t aji Ml down \\ilh \oni children In the evening from seven to ten o'clock, groaning OM-I- \,.ui . I., .mi. ilium, i \in-t IIIIK tin m to be i i.ti i tiuntil with that'' t'h. no! do not KIVO them any extra 1 1 oulde They will have their o\\n i heiuna- t.-iu bonu unou^h. llring into yvur much Another form of this is a haricot of mutton, only in this SI-M -nil kinds of vegetables ni'C used. and both meal and voRctables arc cut into \ i i \ - m. ill pieces. A salmi is a stew of game, and a chowder is one of fish. A pot-pie, in u -lew of any kind of meat, with dough balls, and brais- ing is a form of stewim; done in n i I.M red pun In the oven, while in a fricnsste the meat is fried brown either In-fore or after stewing. A hopping jonney is n stew of me. it and rice, und mny be cooketl to per- fection In tin- south, while indeed tin i- is nothing can equal a gypsy '- w. made of 41 liltl bit of every- thing, flaxored \\ith herbH and cook ed for a day and a night, us the baying goes INTERNATIONAL LESSON AUGUST 18. Text of the Lesson, Gen. zviii, !'' 33. Golden Text, James V, 16. 16-19. "And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do ?" We must suppose that the lesson committee did the best they knew how in selecting the portion which they have assigned to us for study, but how they could be led to omit uch a portion as chapter xvii is something of a mys- tery. We trust that all teachers will think it worth while to look at tho portions passed over. Lust week's lisMin showed us Abram made sure, us wo supplied, by the Lord's mes- sage, that all would be as Ood had s.titl, yet in chapter xvi we read that he turned from Cod to listen to an earthly suggestion, which brought much trouble into his household and led to an interval of 13 years in his life, of which we know nothing. Compare xvi, 16, and xvii. 1 ; Jer. xvii, f>. In chapter xvii tho Lord ap- pears to him under a new name, the Almighty Uod (Kl-Shaddui). the Mighty Cod who Is all sufficient, continuing and stating more fully the covenant anil giving him tlio token which signified death to the flesh (Col. ii, 11) ; giving him also n new name by putting the principal letter of His own name Jehovah (Jhvh) in the midst of hit old name Abram. We cannot know tlic ull sufficiency of Coil till we are willing to have done with st-lf and walk before Him. Sarai's name is also chungcd, and Abraham i* assured that the time has come and within u year Surah shall bear to him the promised son The visit of the Lord and th two other ht-iivei.ly ones to Abraham in the heat of the day, their accept: nee of Abraham's hospitality and the message to Abraham confirmed to Sarah led us to the beginning of to- day's lesson Let the Lord's ques- tion to Sarah in Yersc 14, lirst clause. along with ler xx.xii, 17, and John xiv. i:'.-M. le.nl us to ex- pect great things from Cod 20-121. The lx>rd is a righteous judtfe and fpeaks of Himself here as carefully inquiring into matters. He shall not milk'' 1 after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the heaiing of His cars, but with riKht- eousness shall He judge (Isa. xi, :t. 4). Kvery thing on earth cries to Him. ami lie hears ami will In iluu time we to it Note can-fully C'-n i\. It) ; Kx iii. 7 , Hab ii. 11 ; Jas v. 4 ; also creation's groans in Itom. vni. '2^ Cod l,enr it a'l ^J "Abraham stood yet before tho Lord." The other two \i^itnr went tow .-inl Sodom, and their visit I.. 1 ,.t ami his rescue by them arc recorded ill the next chapter refer- ence to which wo find from the Lord Himself in l.nke xvii. L'H-.'U.'. Abra- ham standing before Cod makes us think of Klinih and Klish.i. anil also of Calni.l (I Kind's xvii, 1 : II Kings iii. 14 ; Luke i, 1V>). To ap- propriate ami live in the power of PS. \\i, H, is a very proper and helpful thing to do, reinoiiiberint; that tho Lord sci-th not as nn-n seelh. for man looketh oil the out- ward appearance, but tin- Lord look- eth upon the In-art (I Sam. xvi, 7) He nays, "Lo, I am with you ways." 2:t-^fl "Shall not tho Judge ull the earth do right '.' In rest of our lesson we fee Abraham as the intercessor, as we uflerwurds MX- Moses. Samuel, linniel, und others. all typici.l of Him who i-ver liM-th lo make intercession for ns (Horn. vni. Ill ; llcli vii, ~-|| We read that Abraham drew near, and it i.* our pi it ilege to draw near with u true heart, in full assurance of f.iitli. and lo come l-oltlly unlo the throne of urace. that we may obtain m-rcy and tmd iyace to help in time of nnd (Heb. x. 22 ; tr, 16). We may come not only for ourselves, but for others We may forget ourselves and live chielly for others, and the more we reiiounie self and live for others the more we shall be like Him who i:e\er pleased Himself nor sought llt own will nor His own glory llioii \\ :i ; John vi. :<H : viii. f>o Itv His pinions blood lie has made ns nigh who once were far oil and has given ns an. - s to Coil nt all time.-t (l-'.ph ii. IK . Itom. v, '2). with such hli-v.ed assurances for our encour- agement as .lohn xiv. IM 11 w. 7. Hi ; Mark xi. 1M . I .lohn v. 1 I. 1 .Y 27-.'l- Kearing thut then- may not N- ,Mi lifhleoiis in Sodom. Al-raham continued to plead that the Lord will '-pan- the city for the suko of I.Y 4O. Hl>. -'. 1". and tho Lord said that lie would spare the city if ten righteous people w.-re found in it. Mix times Abraham pleads Some wonder how it mi.nht have le n if lie had still kept on, but it would appear that Lot was the only right- eous man in tin- cil.\. .mil we would not have known Unit he was rinht- ons but for 11 Pet. ii. ~. H It would sceua that his wife und two daugh- ters wen- di livrrid for his sake und that he was delivered for Abraham's sake (chapter xix. Iii, 1MM . Thut the ii t; hi ..... is by their intercession can tiring blessing to others is evident from the record of the centurion, tin- woman of TV re :>nd Sidon, the four friends (Math, viii. 1" . ix. ^ ; xv. Jsu 'Piat there may IM- such a state if affairs that eve i tlio prayers of tie li'htcoiis c.ii. not avail wo learn from .'ler. \v. 1 I'/ek, xiv, M, 1>O. . we s.-e that such men as Most-i S.iiunel. V...n. Daniel or ,lob could no! Ining deliverance. Al-ral-aia did not plead on the ground of any goodness in himself, for be spoke of himself as but dust and ashes (verse' 27), but only on tho ground of the great need and the righteousness of God. We muy lourn a good lesson In pleading from Jeremiah, who said, "O Lord, though our ini- 1 1 u i tics testify against us. do Thou it for Thy name's sake" (Jer. xiv, 7). In Jesus' name is our great strength. 33. And the Lord went His way us- soon as He had left communing with Abraham, und Abraham return- ed unto his | lace." How near heaven is brought to earth in these interviews of Cod with Abraham and others ! And it is the privilege of every believer to walk with Cod in constant communication (Ceil, v, 24 : vi. 'J ; Mic. vi, 8). It is to be feared that tlie majority of the right- eous are like Lot in Sodom, so mixed up with the ungodly that they bear jio testimony for Cod. while but few arc like Alr.thiun at Hebron, living above the world in fellowship with Cod, for this is a narrow way, and few there are that find it. Let every child of Ood re- uiember that He hus redeemed us to be a people for His own posses sion, set apiirt for Himself, not con- formed to this world (Titus ii, 14. H V. ; Ps. iv, .'! ; Rom. xii. 1. 2). willing (Ps. ex. :t) to be all that He desires us to be, living no long- i cr unto this world or unto ourselves, but unto Him alone. al- of the ICE FLOATS. If It Sank There Would be Wo An* erica to Live In. lA.-ryone who has seen ici! has no- ticed that it flouts. llut why. sinc.u ice is only water itself frown? Sun- ply because when water free/t . it ex- pands ever so slightly; that is to sny. a pound of ice occupies just .1 little more spuce than a pound of water. This also seems a very sim- ple little fact, ond yet tho existence of civilisation depends upon it. At first sight there does not seem much connection between a pieo- of ice floating down a river, or nn n-i- berg drifting about the North At- lantic, and the splendid civilizationsi of the past and present, and yet there is a very close one. Supposing ice did not float, what would happen' H would sink to the bottoms of the rivers and the oceans and the heat of summer, even in the tropics would not be sufficient to melt it Winter would come again and down would go thousands of millions more tons. Tor instance the rivers of Northern Siberia are al- w.i-.s fro/en at th- bottom, because at' ago they were fro/en solid and nt-vi-r thaw now except on the sur- A few winters would fill out river* with ice. and. us yrar after year went on, the ice caps n the North und South I'olcs would gradually spread down towards the equator, till all the seven seas were u mass of ice. The tropical sun. might, of course, rover this wilh a few feet of water every summer, just as the summer sun docs with the Siberian rivers; but all ocean traffic would be impos- sible. und comni.'i t-e. the greatest civiliser of the world, would C.-.IM- to exist. Meanwhile the temperature of the continents would huve gone down enormously, because of the vast ac- cumulations of i ,-< on every side The north temperate zone, the birthplace of all the great civili/atioiis of the world, would be as uninhabitable as North Cn t nlund. Inside the tropics man might manage to tlrug out a degraded existence. but the scenes of the triumphs of As- syria, Kgypt. Koine. Itrituin and Am- erica. would be buried under glucicrs und snow-lields and all because ice had ceiiM-d to expand when it froze and so sunk instead of Moating. - o CATCHING COLD. It Is Done Very Often Through tht Hands. Catching cold is one of those things that is not confined to any season, we expect them more in win- ter, but colds come quite as easily- in summer when you have a hot sun and a cold wind. We all desire to learn how \ve can prevent colds, nnd tho statement of a physician that | we can catch cold very often through 'our hands naturally commands our at lention. Our blood circulates through our body something like a system of hot water pipes, keeping our structure our house of llesh und bone warm and comfortable The most exposed parts receive a corresponding tpian- t it.\ of heat Now. our hamls have a tendency to become very cold, more so than the face, the blood that circulates in the hands is sent back icy cold to the lungs, with the result Unit it often sets up inflammation, followed by congestion, and your cold is devel- oped. The moral of this, if you suf- fer from very cold hands, is keep I hem warm' Another idea concerning the cutch- ; ing rf cold is i hat salt- the ordinary salt thut we buy and eat wfth an egg or boil with vegetables, not the sail naturally in \.grt.ibles--i.s an ir- ritant. and sets up the conditions that induce colds. What is a fort? asked u teacher, A place to put men in was the .111- swi-r. What is a fortress then 1 ' The answer wus prompt: A place to put women in ROl- For every HO civilians, 38O dit-rs commit soicide. H costs the average vessel to puss through the Sue/. Canal Russia is opening new savings bunks at the rate lt six hundred a. CEYLON AND INDIA NATURAL LEAF Is Free from Any Particle of Coloring Matter; is Dainty and Invigor- ating ; is the only tea that suits fastidious palates and is wholesome for the most delicate digestions. IT IS ALSO A BRITISH PRODUCT SALADA Ceylon Teas are sold in Sealed Lead Packets only. Black, nixed, Uncolored Ceylon Green. Free samples sent. Address "SALADA," Toronto. 1 M'KKLYIM; TKINCIPLES. The principles which underlie suc- ceful crop growing in Canada may. said IT. Sa'indciti to the Parliamen- tary Committfc on Agriculture, be tlr.is :.iimmari/ . ii'.iininif the fertility of the land, mainly l>y the proper care and of burnyai'il manure, and the ploughing under of Ki'ei-ii clover, thus adding fertility ami humus. Adopting a judicious rotation of I-'nlliiwini; i lie best iiic-lliiids of pro- paring the land. Karly sowing. ( lioo.-ing the I" i ,IIM! mo-t pro- ductive varielk-s fur K 1 '"^''"^ The selection of plump and well ripei,,-il sii-il for plant ing. Along thi-s.' sevi-ral Inns ir.any ex- pi-riments have l. t .-.-n coinlucto.1. 'iuued clTorts havi- btN'ii m.iile to ij.iin knowlLHlfii- as to the best i "i- of maintaining ami aildini; to th<> fertility of the land, which is s,i e^M-ntuil t the cunt inn. nice ol good crops Spi-ei...! attention has IK-HII given to invfstiu.il ions In cte- teriuii.. 1 the hest met iuul- of handling barnyard maniir.-. the ii'iivirsal fer- tili/er which is nmn- or less avail- able i-vervwherir in the r.ui.idiuii far- mer Kxpi-rimi-iits coniniiieil for I'leM-ii years have -hnwn that a BiM'ti weight of manure taken fri-sli from I he h.uM\.iril Is eijiiul in crop-produe- IIIK power to tin :,ame wi-igllt of rol- teii manure It lias also been shown by ie|,-ntiil tests that fn-sh manure l.'-.-s during the process of roll inn from 54) to c.ii per cent of its weight. The i-lToclive use of the barnyard manure, so as to obtain the best results with the least wasts is one of the must important prob- lems connected with agriculture, lor on this in.ileri.il the farmer's hopes of maintaining i h n-iti ity of his l.unl and, thus pnn iilmg for a succes- sion of good crops are mainly based. Iiuring the past twelve years an- nual tests have been m.ule to gain information as to thu relative value of artificial manures used separately and in Combination, on nearly all the important farm crops, and thu re- KUlts oblanifil h.i\i> lieen publishi'd has been found c<]ual to that obtain- ed from a dressing of ten tons of j barnyard uuuiuru to the acre. Con- ! sidi-ral)!,- supplies of potash. phos- I phoric acid and lime are also I.iketi 'up by the clover pl;i::t <luri:ig its Krciwth. a port of which is gathers! .rom depths in the soil not readied by some other farm crops. In this way the clover practically enriches the soil to some extent in these oth- er important elements That the laii<l hus been much improvud by this treatment has l.ivn ,liown in iii- ,e<l crops on m.iiiy plots, when ' compari-d with udjoiup ; plots on which no clover has Ui-u sown In one series of experiments with oats, thu average ini-rea.se for the lirst : was L'H per cent in the weight of the grain produced ami 78 PIT cent in , tho weight of straw. In the second whpn the barley was sown on I lit' same :' plots w it hoi: [additional fertili/.er the Hi the \vnight of the gram produced on the plots which had I" i n treatetl wilh clover was l^'.t per cent . ami the increase in weight of tho straw was 35 per cent. In a similar series of experiment s conducted with ; the plots treated with clover .lVe .111 ,iM-i .'.;. I .' I . ~e 111 tllO "c'iglii of tlie tubers of Jst p,. r cent Tlie.se experiments are Ix-mg contin- | ued from year to your The tets ; tnuile in I'.IIMI with oats, wheat, bur- I ley and ptit.it .M-S, coiiiirm those of the precetling years, nail furtln talilish the value of this met Iuul of adding to the fertility of the soil. In preparing the land for crops. iliiien i.t met hulls are adopted in dif- [fiTi-nt parts of tho Dominion In I he rtl Provinces the advantages arising from fall ploughing have heen itetily shown The exposure of , the soil to the inlluence of frost. sunlight and air is l.enourial Spring work is in. I'ITI. illy advuneeil ami tin- crops can be got in earlier by tl adoption of this practice A WATEK CUHTAIN. The public library building m Chi- . is protiTte.1 against tin- inva- sion of lire from tho outside by means of a so-called waler cur- tain." At the top of the building is a system of tubes through which \v,t- l -!', supplied from n, tank, can ! i LI Mow over the outside walls Some i line lja.:v the ,-- cienrv of Hn- water curtain w.is t.-t.-tl by Mi,- ,.-- curreiu-o of a Iin; in a .-.pice mill .nl- joining the library building, water being turned on. thu outer walls were iinm.-diaf.-h v.-r.-.l \vith a liquid sheet, which, a.s tin; temper- ature was Ion- became .-\.-ntuallv a sheet of u Prussia B av.- I .I'^M initials !.>st V'\ir to couples who celebr it.-.l .IKI- mond and golden wedding annivi-r- 4- \V(>KU>'S IUC.CK.ST TKKK What is probably UK- biggest in.- HI thu world has been iliseovere<! to , belong to the cypress family. ami . was fountl in Mexico. Its circumfer- ence lift, from tho ground is 1 -in . nnd to se,. the top t:f it ono must st. mil many yards away It i* near the farioim ruins of Mala in the State of Onxaca. It ia ralleii the "big tree of Yule," and it - is variously estimated at from ,"iOil to I. IKK) year*. FRAGRANT f o? the TEETH and BREATH w Size SOZOOOHT LIQUID ... 25e New PaUnt BK S02000NT POWDER . . 25t Urgt LIQUID and POWDER ... 750 6.1 the Stores or by Mail, pOBtpaiu, for tho Prico. A Dentist '8 Opinion: "As an antiseptic and niouthwash. and for tho care and preservation of the teeth and Sums, I cordially recommend Sozodont. I consider it the eutifriee ivt children's use. " [Name of writer upon upplicaUou.] HALL &. RUCKEL. Montreal. Long continued ex|>erinients with ar- tiiicial fertilizers used ulnne have given n-sult.s which ;ne dis;i|i|iointing consi. lerin.,' the l.irge amount of available plant food (hey i-t>nt;ii!i One reason for this lirs probalily in the- fact that these ferlili/.ers con- tain no liunms. and Ih.il the |irii|toi lion of vegelali'i- in.iller in I in- s,,i has been nnifli n-tlnn-d by eonstan' cri>|>|>iiiK. Thus the i-ii[i.u-itv of tin- soil for holding the inoisttii. been k-Hsencd (o the dt-i i -im--nl of its crop-protluciiig power KxpiM-iinenls have In t-o-nlncli-d for se\ei-al yeurs in plowing under of green clover to enrit h the land, und it has been shown that clover si-rtl can In- sown in nil tin; eastern l'i-o\ ince.s of t'nnada nnd in the I-.UM climate of llritish I'oliiinliia to udvantiigt.* with all cereal crops. without lessening the grain crop for the current year, and that after the griiin is cut the clover grows luxur- iantly, acting ns a catch crop dni-- ini; the latter part of Ihe season lii.-.-n clover turned tinder Ifl i ly valuable to the land for the rea- so:i ilmt il. ab.soi lis while ui'owini; large ipmnt it n-s from the air which is stored up in Ms tissues. \ In-avy mat of growth is prodnceil liy I he autiiuin. which, when plowed under, adds considerably to IN- a\ .tilublc ; nitrogen in the '.nl. as well I tho store of humus The proportion of nitrogen thus milled lo the land l-:\ KUYMDIlY WKU'OMIv Little I-'l> Oh. paw. here's a nmn asleep wilh his mouth open! I'll pa l-'l>- lU-iter Ining the lly bul- letin on his n.- Little Kly Whut shall I -.vrile on il I'.ipa l-'l\-- \\ipe your feet and walk riifhl in. A MANITOBA MAN. ONE OF THE LINKS IN THE LONG CANADIAN CHAIN OF DIRECT EVIDENCE. Testifies to the Powers of the Fa- mous Dodd's Kidney Pills. Cured oi Backache Like Thous- ands More Spreads the Good Work Among Hia Friends, 'ak Lake, ll.in . Aii'{. 1^ Krnnk Colloaux, of thus place, has tuniycl missionary. \ l olu ..,.,. duty has impelleti him to spruad a certain -,.o,l work among his fru-j-.tls and neighbors. The work in ,|,ies lion is tl.e work of Dodd's Ki.iney Pill.s. Sum- lime ago Mr r,,!l,..H lx w;i cui-.-l of Hackachi'. Ho had it for years. ThuiiKh li- didn't know it. Ins kidneys w ... :1 ,,,| ,, Ins kidneys Hi r . i |,, m ., ,,,, i, misery. llut he found relief He did more, he found u posit iv .-lire He that litnld'., K,,| ; ,. v Tills Cu,.. 1: ache So they do ; thousands of oases of it. simplv h,.- art on the Kiiine- s V.T li such splendid elV.-tt anil ihu.s ! .1- the cause- of that fearful uient So Frank is spreading tl.e KOI id titlings among Ins friend., an as he can If he n is .1 gg ing with llacU. it-he he I,-.!-, |,i :j , slrain-ht what is really il.- aiatt.r with him and r.-romini-ruls- Hoti.i's Kidney Tills. In tins w.iy he is t ho means of helpniK many a poor \ic- tiui of Kidney IHseitse who uiii-lit have iinili-r ood thai in l'oilil'.< Kidney Tills he ha-, a sin- from hi.-, iittlict mi:. "It gives me a tfretit amount of pN-.isui.-. , Mr. Colleu'ix. rifiimmenil liotl.l's K ' i o nil my in luhhorv and friends I ,-.ui t.--l:fv to thetl- e\c,- lent I'lir.ltlVlJ pro|M>rtic.-i for Hackache becui.sr twu boxes cured me " CONSIDER THE HIGH QUALITY OP LUDELLA CEYLON TEA and vou will ba convinced that it cannot ba surpassed by anything at the .uut: price. Uail PacXagM, 26, 30, 40, U and nnts -...PRINTERS... j Printing Material for e V J * One Four Roller Campbell Press, front delivery, bed 43x56, $1200 O) One Four Roller Campbell Press, bed 37x52 $1100 Two 7-col. quarto Brown Folding Machines, each $400 t Two Roger's Typography, in first-class order, each $550 Also Cutting 1 Machine, Stones, Stands, Body and Display Type. All thin Mnchinery ! In Kir, t Class Order. Eaxj- Terms will ba Given, or Speclnl Discount for C.IMI. t >n account nf lidding a more up-to-daM Plant, tha auova Macliinery aatl Type will lit) ilUpomd of at a Sacrifice. ^p * ? The Wilson Publishing Go., of Toronto, ? TORONTO. CANADA. Limll .. IT Y tf^ I A i UU . . . The Dawson Commission Co. jiusiur u; mm BUTTU. ICM. POULTRT. APPLU. othor rROITt I Hurt \KM<i Kl.MTH \N IS A I : K nm I-'iepli.mis in the Indian \r<ny aro fed twice a day When meul-tiiiu; arrives they are driwii up In-fore piles of food F.ach aniina;'. 1 , fast includes imii. of raw nee June up in live Jtli package-. The net- is w l-apped [:i .-ill hen tie. I with grass At the command tent ion '" each elephant raises h;s trunk and a package is thrown i'.tn ip. MIOIIS moutti Ry tins meth- od of i. eding not a .s-m;!i- ni.un of astetl THK UF.ASdS Mr. Front pew I am glad you be- loiin to our church choir, my dear. it is such .in onlerly orga m/at inn; I ncvwr see \ou whispering to onu an- other during services. Mrs l-Yiin' p,-\v No none of us are on spi-akviy terms TKVINt; TC KIND OUT. , Touiiine. is your mamma at limn- ' a.-ked a lady caller cuiiiim up tho , I walk. Ton::."- who wa.- p-i-ping around -r of thu . iioiise. nave a guilty ' n ' . and replied iin- That 'H jijit. wot I in' t' lind out. l'\". bin ->wimnun'. Minard's Liniment Cures Diphlberia A CoNTIM or.s STIMKK. Your eoii.sin. Clmll;i\ i ^n't a , of striking a|ipe.irance. II" Well. 1 never saw him yet when hi- didn't api be striking ma'clic-s to light his n ott.-i Par Ovtr Fifty Year* Ma. wriititw* *.tTii!n nvnir bu bwai uM by illliniof miithan for their children tihile IMihilw. Il lootl. ' i cliiU. foltrm thr (lima. *ll|r*P*u. ourd NOW, ABOUT THIS SEASON'S far MOWEIl, RIAfU*. THMSNINO MAtNINU. "S" PEERLESS M Favorite with Ontario Farmer* over M Taare before :hi Pubile. See that you el It Murdwirf. Drug antt General Stera* eeir It. Holdt IT Cold lor Olnrrhm. Tueul) " ornu a h-.ui in uhom th world. B <un mm4 MR WlLOWIIOOTMIII BOr.- sTU-jLL R06ER6 PRts.TOROri U3E MICA AXLE GREASE. KXrKSSlVK. Funnybiz Freshleigh's sw-t-t henr, has sent him word from abroad that -in- i-.iimol marry him Kidd!esiiek*- l-'re-hleii;l> must be diiaiiullv hrokt-n up. Kunnvbi/. He is sin.- sent woril by cable, oilleet. an-l -.;i|ained why. W. P. C. 10 * C. C. lacllAKI'S & CO I 'ear Sirs. I have Kreat faith in Ml N AUIi'S I.I M Ml A I tl last ve.ir 1 cuixtl a horse of King-bone, wilh hse (Kittles It blistered the horse but in i minith there was no ring-bone and no (union DANIKL MLItCHISON. Four Kails. N. B. 91QO Reward, $!0\ Th* rwultirt of I hU naror will ho plnufrl to Iturn that thr \* ' k-a-ii ono ilreoxli il iliMiM that *clence hi bee- ililn to onr-i in * 1 IU txvo-t and 'tat lit CaUrrh. Ilail'H Oilarrh tun- IK Hi.- only iioi-iiivc . ur . now k'luwn to t&omaiu-.ii rnioriilly. rmnrrh bt-lnic :i con* tllir. onal tll-DHMi, r nuinn a oomntulionnl troi.uion'. Hall's t'Urrll l'u.0 IHlak n intt nally, acting directly upon the b.ootl ana Moos (urracM .f Ihe yt-m. (hereby de* tro/lnit :ho foundation f Ino .li>.oa-u. ami givniK i' i- PHI it I. slreniith c boildlM up th c- imiiiiiiiou i". i :- iMlntf nmiiro In doing it t worx. Thoproprli-to hnvo s.> inucb fa.th :n i-i curtuiTti powur-. t.!mt they niior tno Hun- j d'rad 1 H-liarn for any ntar thai it fall* to euro. I ,d for I,* of tp,_ monlaK y & ^ _ _ _ , HnU't^Ttrn'r INn'-i are th bert MASII.V IHSCDI i: \>;i i iK says he isn't. ijoinK to | tlo any more courting. He claims : y fun in What's the matter with Itingy? lie's so short ho cuii't turn down -. as. CK i:\l\VVH TALLEST SOL- 1'IEK \ new recruit in the first Foot Ciiiirds of the Kaiser Willinm is 7ft. 4Jin. high the tallest man the regi- ment has had since 18,">0. The man's name i -c liheinhinder He would have ilelinhtetl King Frederick Wil- liam tho First. VEUSATII.I-: Funnybiz Penwhiz is a most \.-r- man : he lias written a book on several thousand dnlen-nt sub- !,., -I, Kidtll,-sticks--Wh-wli-.i Funnybiz Fuel ; he compilitl a diction iry - Minard's Liniment Cures Golds, etei A DLTTIN I i-. :iriiiiml Liiras I -.:' up farm hoii.se dis mortiin' an' ast a la- dy fer -.-s a common. nrdi:iar\ Imt- in' wot dii7. yer suppose -hi- Dusty- Haven't, tie sln-h'i'V wot tin/, she il I ,r .around Lucas Why. .she t'i de goat ' ~"^"*~ Miosrd's Liniment Cires Distemper K::I IT'S TOUT: The Cerm.xn p.ipers State ilia! old man Krupp is worth $3.111111,0110 Who is old man Krupp ' lie i.. the mak.-r of the Kiupp uns \\,v' s.i.-. s."). oiio. IIIHI isn't much for a caiiiioiiinaker w!i.-ii - ou CO) the startling rep. - iOQid's iinmieoi Cures Gtir gel in BUFFALO AHADIAN HOUSES FOR CANADIANS AT CANADIAN PHI JES AND MANAGED BY A CANADIAN. Tho Hotel Buckingham, tt\ MmrioorouBh. .ir>ij Tho Ulllan. Allup4*-tlM buiMmio <> ' sr I- 'i -" 'O*- Back mtham ri>3iu- 41 00 |M-r <ltr. Apply, K. B HOBlN.t II liuikiiifha-n. llurUlo. N Y CALVERTS CARBOLIC OINTMENT. For all skin ailments. J. 0. talmrt A Oo., MMWbMUr, England A -CASVASSKIl WANTED 8AMI'I,E9 free or rotui noble, frv'Kht chaiKo* prepaid; oxc.iulvo lerrllcrr: legul"- uiirlumen. Svnry or cnmniiwlon. N - curlty. WrlUi'iuick. ('.jiipiCH. l)rawr 43J. London. Metallic SKYLIGHTS" . t \ ..Ui.lr r -B" > TQ. \\i: AI./I irs VK\ Mrs N.-wrn !i.- Mrs l'c s in.-, t In: told me hist evening I il.l' sllr IS truiibli.il with ong" Mr Newriclie- '.Mia' 'i Mrs Nrwriche I'ear me ' 1 dun't know, I've looked all through : In- ,if thru! diuVr-.-nt diet iunai n--< and can't !md any such word. Dyeing ! Cleaning ! For thw verj ' >* ctni r-tur wnrk t > iho "RITI8H AMERICAN DYEING CO." Look for igrm in your town, or *eutl ttrvct. Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec. Brass Band instrument*, Cruma, Uiilforme. Stc. EVERY TOWN CAN HAVE A BAND i.owi-t in u-es t-v.-r quotod. Fit cumlogun SOOilltUtml iiK.itijiiiti fr. c. \Vnt in fur any Miiag in Mulc o Wlia.lrtTR.nVPU Wlldlbjf IWJdjb lttMritmi-nl~. Cn Ton-n:o. Ont-.nn.l LU.. kVlnn.peg. \\. n . AibMto* Oooita, Pip* Connni LubrliMUnff one, Croats*. BIO. WM. SUTTON "3MP0UNO O*., T.iiu I. TORONTO. Dominion Llna Steamship* Monu*l lo Urrpo*L lloMon M [.KM pool. Portiud 10 !.it*rpooL VltOtutM- Lant nd fut JUamtkipt Suptrior uootn nodkUM K^S'Hu'"*. ^^"f l l '>''''^^ n V' w ^ ana Thlr.l-CtM* ccomm."inoa. K. l th t'onii'MiF . c ' * R M k*r.,l.Mi!li*Oa J D. Tonrnoo. Co.. T7 fttoiaflt.. P- 1 ^ J.L. JONES FNC. b N ID 4utumt vw r