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-<% f.- - :132'191',‘ -<-\ A,‘ ,_ P 7_. k l i l l l l .f l g c l l /< -’V~./~..-... .. A I beseech you, therefore, breth- deemed by Him who ‘gave His life ren, by the mercies of God, that yo present your bodies a living . sacrifice, holy, acceptable, unto God, which is your reasonable ser- vicc.â€"Rom. xii., 1. There is much talk'now-a-days of reasonable service. The regu- lar church service is often dispised and snecringly referred to as the :mosb unreasonable by men who .claim' that “the great dome of na- ture” is a much more worthy place for~the adoration of the Almighty rthan ' even the most dignified church building, and that the only reasonable service is to cut loose 'fronl. all croeds, from all revela- tion, from everything that is su- pernatural and ‘to devote all time van-d energy to the things that. be. Is that rational‘.Z St. Paul, {preaching to the Greeks at Athens, isays likewise : “God that made this gworld dwellcth not in temples made avith hands, neither is worship-ed :with 'man’s hands, as though He meeded anything.”- But he has A DIFFERENT IDEA ‘of what a reasonable service is; he {calls it: “To present our bodies, a ;living'sacrifice.” The universal prevalence of‘ sacrifice in ancient ,times shows ‘how deeply it.was rooted inhumanity. ' Everywhere {we encounter the ideaz that God .wants a. sacrifice, for sacrifice is .servic'e and service is sacrifice, and ,as the greatest offering appears qblood and life. New it is certainly unreasonable {to believe that God could be pleas~ red with burnt offerings or that a bloody sacrifice of a human being {was necessary to app-ease Him. 'And yet it is true God is looking for a sacrifice. Having been re- fill-Warns Swami No'rss or rurnnssr seen nun ‘ mans line BRAES. p“ What ls Going on ln the Highlands and Lowlands of Auhl ' Scctia. kt: The close of the year found the "Ayrshire lace curtain-_ trade dc- presscd. - The total number of pensioners in Ayr is 332. There were 381 ap- plicants. It is estimated that thc' grants of old pensions in Glasgow will amount to $5,000 per week. “I can truthfully say that I believe that, but for the use of your Emulsion I would long since have been in my grave. Iwas past \-v0rkâ€"â€"couid not walk up-hill without coughing very haul.” ' THIS, and much more was written by Mr. G. W. I-Iowcr- ton, Clerks Gap, \V. Va. lVe would like to send you a full copy of his letter, or you might write him direct. His caSc was really marvelous, but is only one of~thc many Proofs that is the most strengthening and revitalizing preparation in the world. Even in that most stubborn of all diseases (consumption) it does won- ders, and in less serious troubles, such as’ anemia, bronchitis, aSl'lnna, 'catarrh, or-loif. of flesh from any east the effect is much quicker. D0 not. {you}. Get n bottle of sco'rr's I'lMULSlON--~bc sure as soo'r'r's and try it. ALL DRUGGISTS Let “a send you Mr. Ilowcrlon's letter and some literature on Consumption. Just send us a Post 00rd and. mention ‘ _ this paper. scorr a nowns 126 Wellington 51., \‘V. .Toron'io ._. f § l’ Siilllllllll Must es Without a semis-n, and n PiustBe Holy. ’ i . ,__________--- Mia ___________________________.___--_---â€"--â€"--â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€" l burgh last year | memory .‘ ‘a reduction in time and piece rates i ‘Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, states i \PELLICDCS were dealt with. tist Church. Deceased carried on a l_ successful busmess as a chemist for as a sacrifice for sinners, we should pres-out our ‘bodies, a living sacri- fice, holy, ,acCcp'table unto God. That is a reasonable service. What does that mean‘? It means that what God has given us we should givepback to Him sanctified. This applies alsoto our body, which should be a living sacrifice. ., St. Paul writes to the Corinthi~ ans: “Know ‘ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which you have of God and ye are not your own. For yc are bought with a. price, ‘therefore glorify God in your bodyf’ HOW OFTEN DO WE FORGET. How careless do we often treat vour bodies and how neglectful are we sometimes in regard even'to the fundamental principles of hu- man health! No wonder that the soul is so weak while it dwells in a body which is more like a tomb than like a living temple! A sacri- fice must be without blemish, and lif the presenting of our body shall {be acceptable untox the Lord, it ‘must be a living sacrifice.‘ And it mus-t be holy. While the heat-hen .ideal of‘ ‘the Greeks' was beauty, “the Christian ideal is holiness. “Ye shall be holy, for I am holy!” Many strive after the heathen ideal. They care more to look (good than to be good and are ever ready and ever busy to correct na- ‘ture. It is astonishing what they flare willing to sacrifice, to suffer in order to gain this end. How much ;good could be accomplished if they would employ the same energy in striving after holiness! ERNST A . TAPPEItT. The deaths registered in Edin- numbered 4,690, giving a death rate of 13.37 per 1,000. In ten years the depositors’ balances in the Edinburgh Savings Bank have increased by over a mil- lion pounds. James Gillespie, Motherwell, was found lying strangled to death through falling asleep with a tight collar on. There are only 23 old age pen- siOncrs at Prestonpans, which is a very small percentage of the popu- lation. There are 3,328 matriculated stu- dents (including 595 women) at the University of Edinburgh this sea- son. The teachers in the board schools 0f Glasgow have contributed $580 to the city unemployed fund, which now exceeds $180,000. The number who are qualified for old age pension in Hamilton is con- siderably below the average of a town of 37,000 inhabitants. At Aberdeen upwards of 2,400 pension claims were admitted, and the great majority of the pension- ers drew their first payment on Jan. 2. Last year the Friendly Societies of Scotland increased in member- ship by over half a million. The average contribution amounted to $2 per member. At Pcebles a mural tablet to the of the late Mr. Patrick has been placed in Leckie Mr. James Leckie, London. ' The ballot of the Clyde engineers on the proposal of the masters for E \Lcckie Memorial Church by his son, is understood to show a majority for acceptance of the masters’ terms. A report by the managers of the that 11.754 patients. were treated during last year, an increase of 614 In adition 36,892 out- over 1907. Grecnock Harbor Trust are point- ing out to the Admiralty that there i . is no place on the Clyde more suit- able than Greenock as a site for a of accom- graviug dock capable of His Ma- modating all classes jesty’s ships. Mr. Robert Fortune died at Pit- conducting tenwccm while weekly prayer meeting in the Bap- many years in Pittenwecm, and lat- terly in Anstruther. Janet Campbell, of Brydekirk, an old-age pensioner, died on receiving her pension on the 2nd inst. She had been ailing, and a neighbor had ‘ gone to draw the pension for her. On presenting the old woman with it she died, the‘ excitement being loo much for her; ‘ But Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills Ro- kind Symptoms of disease, though they never touch the‘ disease itself 'â€"â€"- they never cure. cines leave behind them indiges- tion, constipation and headaches. Purgatives leave those taking them feverish and weakened. other Pills do direct good to the body, the blood and the nerves. fill the veins with new, rich blood; they nerves; they cure diseases by root- ing it out of, the blood.- ways do goodâ€"th-ey cannot possibly do harm. the . His-ova ur non stored Vigorous Health. Medicines of the old. fashioned will sometimes relieve the Ordinary medi- On the hand Dr. Williams’ Pink They tone and strengthen the They al- Mrs. George It. Wilson, Mono- ton, N.B., says :â€"â€"“A few years ago after confinement I contracted a severe cold and although I took considerable medicine, I got no better. In fact my condition was gradually getting worse. I was all run down, had no appetite and grew so weak that I could not do my housework. At last the doc- tor who was attending me told my husband that I was going into a decline, and I feared so myself,_i01‘ a sister had died of consumption. When almost in despair a friend suggested my taking Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills, and I got half a dozen boxes. Before I had taken them all I began to get better. Then I got another half dozen boxes, and before I had used them all I was able to do my housework again and was in better health than I had enjoyed for years. I believe Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills saved ‘me from going into consumption and I warmly recommend them to every weak person.” Sold by all medicine dealers or mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- liams’ Medicine _ C=o., Brockvrlle, Ont. a!‘ BLAZE 1,800 FEET HIGH. Anil Above it a Column of Smoke Rosc- t0 9,000 Feet. The greatest oil fire in history is supposed to have been the fire which by a conservative estimate destroy- ed more than 5,000,000 barrels of oil l last year in the San Geronimo field near Tampico, Mexico. The oil stratum was struck at a depth .of 1,840 feet in a six inch cased well. The torrent of oil burst forth and was quickly followed by a blow out of gas which opened a big orifice in the earth’s surface, swallowing up the derrick and whole drilling outfit, including the engine and boiler. The gas and oil were ignited from the fire under the boiler and the great fire was in this manner started. It burned for sixty-twodays. The vortex or crater through which the oil poured was gradually enlarged until it was more . than 500 feet wide. A rim of rocks and earth was formed around its outer edge resembling a volcano’s crater. Ac- cording to the Technical World the blaze extended to a height of from 1,400 to 1,800 feet and the column of black smoke rose above it to a height of about 9,000 feet. On top of the smoke rested a great white cloud of vapor which was estimated to extend Skyward to an additional height of 7,000 feet. The blaze could extinguishing work. The great oil fire was extinguish- ed by means of six centrifugal pumps which were 'kept constantly busy for two weeks throwing mud and water into the crater. Heavy discharges of dynamite around the rim of the orifice also aided in the extinguisheing work. Shortly after the flames were put out the oil burst forth again in greater volume than ever and its output was estimated at 150,000 barrels a day. It has been a clif- ficult problem to care for the ‘oil. The Mexican Government sent several hundred soldiers to the scene'to assist the owners of the well in building earthen reservoirs for temporary storage of the pro- duct. The oil ovcrfiowed these re- servoirs and large quantities es~ caped into the San Geronimo River and Lake Tamiahua. v 'L‘ HE W; S A WIDOWER. have a family back of him.” Him-“Be mine! _ ther, three girls and a little boy.” THE LIMIT. repeatedly)~â€"“I)o I’! I_ wish were a two-headed girl. all I can say.” ~â€"â€"--, W ‘ Avalanche Swept Lomlcn Physician curred on the Piz Danis Scharans, whore Dr. John Evan Spicer, a London physician, was killed by an avalanche, and his younger brother, and in a _ dition, after being left for many hours in the snow. expert Alpinists, had stayed at the Schweizerhaus heide, for . ~ among the most popular v1s1tors in that Winter resort. Her-“The man I marry must I have a mo- She-â€"“Darling, do’ you love me i” He (kissing her rapturously and you That's ‘KILLED ‘0N ALPINE PEARS- ‘0vcr Precipicc. A terrible Alpine tradegy has oc- Gerald Spicer, rescued half-frozen seriously 1n]ured con- Dr. Spicer and his brother, both Hotel, at Lenzer- several weeks, being On Wednesday morning they left their hotel on skis, without guides, intending to climb the Piz Danis Scharans, which is nearly 3,000 feet high, in order to ski into the Dom- leschg Valley. When nearthe summit they were suddenly enveloped in a blinding snowstorm, and lost their way. They wandered on to the extremely dangerous slope of the Domieschg, and there attempted to shelter themselves from the wind. While climbing to the slope they were swept away by an avalanche. Dr. Spicer was carried a distance of ‘900 feet into the Scharans gorge, the younger brother managed to save himself. He clung to the slope for hours calling vainly for help and unable to move. When the brothers did not return to their hotel the other guests be- came alarmed. The proprietor collected a search party of ten guides, who were joined by thirty Englishmen, who are members of the Rhaetia Alpine Club. Thursday afternoon they found Gerald Spicer, who explained the disaster as best he could. The body of his brother was discovered after- ward, half buried in the snow. Mr. Spicer was carried to Len- zcrheide with great difficulty, and there attended by a. physician. In addition to his great exhaustion, he is suffering from frost-bite, and it is feared that his left foot will have to be amputated. ‘ GAVE SKIN T0 HELP WIIBOW- Lifc of a Factory Girl Saved by Wealthy Women. The Misses Zoufall, Prchal and Karl, three young Bohemian girls of good family, underwent an op- eration at Prague, Austria, from philanthropic motives. . A young woman named Fritsch, employed in a Prague factory, re- cently had the misfortune to be completely scalped, owing to her hair being caught in a machine. To save her life it was necessary to transplant fresh skin from an- other person to her head. Her employers advertised a reward of $100 to any person who would pro- vide the necessary supply, and no fewer than 600 persons offercd themselves at the hosp'tal for the purpose. The doctors chose a poor widow, who required the money fer the education of her children. The three young women mention- ed heard of the case, and informed the doctors that they would each give some of their own skin for nothing on condition that the wi- dow should receive the $100. Their offer was accepted, and the three had pieces of skin from the soles of their feet removed and grafted on the factory girl’s head. The op- eration was completely successful. >14 WoeoeoeoeoeoeoeWo A LAUGHING BABY IS A \VELL BABY When baby laughs, and and crows gurgles mother é knows he is well and happy; i When he is cross, fret-fill and sleepless give him a dose é» of Baby’s Own Tablets and see how speedily they will change him to a happy, ‘smil- ing child. These Tablets Q cure all the minor ailments 8 of childhood and bring heal- ? thy, v. they sleeplessness. teeth are coming through they help them along pain- natural sleep because remove the cause of If the little lessly. Mrs. Octave Paulin, Caraquet, N. 13., says:-â€"-“I have found Babyts Own Tab- lets a splendid medicine for stomach and bowel troubles, and to promote sleep. I strongly advise .Inothers to a use them when their little Sold by ones are ailing.” medicine dealers or by mail Brockvillc, Ont. - - WQthoooeoe'xoco é Dr. Williams.’ Medicine Co., Q 0e " ~ t x ‘:mnwwvmmuwmqwmmwmam its Home Ofiicc Thursday, Jan. the following report of the business economically-managed at 2'5 cents a box from The; 57*. guesswm his... / i .. , ‘v. p ‘ North ‘American life ~ ANNUAL MEETING srposr m: Tn: YEAR 1208 The Twenty-eighth Annual Meet- ing of the North American Lilo Assurance Company was held at in Toronto, on 28th, 1909, when of the Company fortlle yea-r ended Dec. 31st, 1908, was presented: casn “corms. The cash income for the year from premiums, interest, etc, was $1,897,078.28, showing the satisfac~ tory increase of $81,980.59. lwnuo'rsos' I! EXPENSE RAT“). The business has been conducted on a conservative basis. as is shown by a further reduction in the ratio of expenses to premium income, thereby placing the North American Life in the front rank of Canadian companies. PAYMENTS T0 l'eticvnormsns. The amount paid on policy-hold- ers’ account‘ was $654,991.05, and of this sum $368,831.76 represents payments for Dividends, Matured Endowments and Ipvestmcnt Poli- cies. assets. The Assets increased during the year by the sum of $854,762.01, and now amount to $9,590,638.09. The Assets continue to be, as hereto- fore, invested in the best class of securities available; a detailed list of these will be published with the Annual Report for distribution- um‘ SUBPLIIS- After making ample provisions for all liabilities and paying the sum of $124,771.26 for dividends to policy-holders, the net surplus was increased to $876,214.15. _ “sonar in. The policies issue-d during the year, together with those revived, amounted to the sum of $l,4.65,224._ 00, making the total insurance in force $40,341,091.00. A113". A monthly examination of the books of the Company was made by the Auditors, and at the close of the year they made a thorough scrutiny of all the securities held by the Company. A committee of the Board, consisting of two Di_ rectors, made an independent au- dit of the securities each quarter. L. GOLDMAN, J. L. BLAIKIE, The Annual Report containing a detailed list of the securities will be sent in due policy-holder. Y P"! MYSTERY "OF LONELY ISLAND. Three Sportsmen Found llcail With no Sign of Violence. A crime, the solution of which would puzzle a Sherlock Holmes, has occurred on Sand Island, in the Caspian Sea. Three wealthy residents of Baku went shooting on the island, but as they failed to return, a party start- ed in search of them. Their dead bodies were found close _to the shore, carefully laid out, each with the hands crossed over the breast. They had not been robbed of their money or jewelry, but their arms, consisting of double-barreled fowl- ing pieces, revolvers and hunting knives, were missing. N0 sign of a struggle could be found, the bodies were not scratch~ ed or bruised, and the hunting costumes were not disarrangod. A boat on which they had proceeded to the island was found, keel up- permost, on the strand, where ap- parently it had been placed for safe- ty. Two horses were found grazing close by, but to, whim they belong is a mystery. A few yards from where the bod- ies lay was a newly turned mound of earth. Two feet down in the mound a strangely cut, white, high~ ly polished stone, weighing 4O pounds, was found. This stone is of foreign origin, and cannot, thereâ€" fore, have been quarried in the is- land. A neat Orthodox cross had been chiseled on one of the facets. It was at first thought that the victims had been poisoned, but a postmortem examination disclosed no trace of poison or internal in- jury. The physician who made the autopsy came to the conclusion that the victims had been stillcd and the mouth and nose of each of the men had been stopped by mur- derers. This theory is scouted by friends and relatives, as all three were in the prime of health, and one of them, M. Krassilnikoff, was a man of herculean build and strength. >1‘ is it your father sees in me to 02% ject to,‘darlingl” The Young Wo- doosn’t see anything in you, Ail- gcrnon; that 1s why he 0b]€Cl'S."' Managing Director. President. A course to each . The Young Marv-“Gracie, what. man ‘(wiping away a tcar)â€"â€"“He z :7}, f’ a" Wear‘: a)?“ l ..\T.~;,;_ :"irxmfii