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“Impossible I It cannot have been reduced. 1 shall require explanation. the very fullest, ” said the old bank- er. sternly. The run still continued. "We must appeal to our (fiends. I had many : surely some will help as now in our sore distress," said Dld Hr. Waldo. But Mr. Waldo found little enâ€"? couragement and less support. Ala . ' was force '21 on him, by': e 1 hard (acts, that .mggigsakn undrel. . “What amount have you brought ? It shculd be one hundred and fifty thousand pounds.” Meggitt flushed crimson, and Itammered out : “Not so much. sir. The reserve is Only seventy-nine thousand pounds." Heggitt. “Certainly not beyond the day," unswered the cashier. Then Mr. Waldo arrived, and da- cided to draw upon reserves. Megâ€" [itt went, and on his return from the Bank of England Mr. Waldo ask- ed, in so many Words. Meggitt tbok in the situation at a. glance. and passed on into the par- lor. where the cashier again join-ed What should he do ? was the first thought. To go cfl‘ altogether ‘? "No, It. is premature." he said. "By wait- ing a'day or two I may be able to lay my' hands on a. good round sum. suficlent. perhaps, to last me till I can make a. new start.at. the other end of the world.” He had been away fully half-an- hour, but in the interval a. crowd had collected round its doors. "What is it ?" asked Meggitt, as he pushed his way excitedly through the throng. "A run on the bank one, as he passed out. CHAPTER XXXIII. It Was an in the morning papers. in paragraph headed "Escape of a. Convict from Chatham" told also of his recapture. Meggitt saw it in The Times at breakfast. He had reason to be very dejected l3 he went. down that morning to the bank, and the news which greeted on. arrival flid not serve tob re- assure him. Direcuy he e‘fiered the parlor the But. Mergitt's assurance was only skin-deep ; he had but. too good rea- son to know that this was only the first of many similar bills. The cro- dit of the bank had been already 1m- pugned. and its real condition was becoming known to the great leaders of the financial world. The crowd would soon take up the cry, and it ,would probably be impossible to make head against the storm. . “I am glad to see you sir ; in fact. I was waiting for you anxiously. Something very unpleasant has oc- curred.- Two of our bills for large amounts have been protested by Rothschilds." w. WW #83381 . a. dishon Played .133: and 1‘ .«1 shoulanq Cupidity got. the better of caution. and Meggitt. decided to go back to “I will step round to New Court myself; and see what this means.” said Maggitt easily. HISâ€" l;LL-( ' .VVEA “:’€"3~:~}°:~ CHAPTER has evidence a The run on confined W sp oral old clients h securitm d3? rocm. They were not Once more haste to Mr. 1‘" [air in his ha ' learnt e'lfl‘fythi Leon Lgatimc-ch neggitt’s trcuc the wrongful sun the on! cashier] ‘I £2.3.x.§ézuzuzn.asu.?Â¥axwv32$???"xuzuzuxnzuxuazzugi "How long will it last ?" asked ; lLL-(iOTTEN E w EA‘LTH. Mcggit‘ home, 7 fewc§§t t 'venibm into c mind to sgart via. Southng' the Saturday transâ€"Atlanfid York. ' But be ling! last dinner a! idea that. at hand. H: Icf‘ fldent that upon hm encj few h pursu VOL. IX. NO. 4. $1 per annum. urns, Honda! m: the hum': Dr, C efit. Near fit: of .me I ‘ Mr. Jd _' Jul-ha (a find th “ They tommen‘d Mr. J I‘I‘ g." lane cit sup- }.hat they She sums-ed non Rowan. aid some Presently Fanchette, smart and coquettish as ever. was ushered in. "Fanchette ? Yes, she is here. we have kept. our eye on her as you wished, and now you want her to speak out. ? Is that it. mon cher Sir Dnunt ? we may persuade her. I think," and he touched a. hand-bell. “Have this mandat taken to the Rue du Bac," he said to his huissier. “I wish to see the person named in it at onceâ€"here." She started at seeing Daunt seated there, and looked from him to the chef. “There is nothing to fear, Ma- ."-â€"â€"the chief consulted apaper of himâ€"~“Poirat. yes. Your assistance is needed in “ch will be heard in Lon- »ly. The prisoners are gitt and Joseph Devas, Lantimeche. nothing ; I shall say no- !ied Fanchette, dogged- “The very best. Your father will be released within a. month ; I can almost promise you that. Nothing can be settled finally till after Megâ€" gitt’s trial. Meanwhile. J osephine, you must. be preparing to welcome him home." “Where am I to go ?” “Back to the old home, of course. I have arranged it. all. The tenant will vacate at once, and you must. go and keep house for Bob until your father returns, and thenâ€"we will be married from there." After many fond adicus Daunt tore himself away. Snatching a. hurried dinner he travelled on to Dover, and took the night mail to Paris. Duunt paid an early visit, to the Prefecture. next day. and explained to M. Acme the lasgAscz-vice he required. Josephine could not speakâ€"her heart was too full: but. she found a. few words at last, spoken in a. soft. low whisper as her head lay against his breast. "ch, Richard, if you will take me. But. I am not. worthy. You are too good, too-â€"â€"" Daunt silenced her in the readiest. way a. lover can. “You bring good news." said Josephine, directly she saw him. He had gone straight to her. “That’s out. of the question : a. sentence of penal servitude cannot be set. aside in that easy fashion. But I tell you what I will do ; the man shall be brought up to Millbank. He ought to be close at hand in case you Want to consult. him." The day after Meggut’s arrest was a. busy one for Daunt. Following Faske's advice he went. first. to Se.â€" ville Row and had a. long talk with Mr. Liljeaxth. Thence he went. to the Home Office, and saw the same high personage that he had inter- viewed before. “Well, I don't deny that you have a strong case. Sir Richard. but still many of your facts have got to be proved ; what, do you want us to do '2" "I think Mr. Surtees ought to be released conditionally.” Daunt thagked the great personage and withdrew. Then he hastened t9 Victoria, and took the first train to Chatham. “Vine Street lock-up for toâ€"nigbt, and toâ€"morrow the Mansion House and Clerkenwell.” “Where are you going to take me to ?” asked Meggitt. surrendering on the spot. and in a. complete state of collapse. “I want. you." said the police officer ; “I have a. warrant,” ‘ ie. 011 further considera: you will." ,y you anything in rea- pear." put. in Daunt. t, Monsieur. Justice is ught. Madame Poirat _a{d out, of pure good Madame Poirat won’t. Jocasses, dit La. amel, dit Patata. sure.” ed very pale. e doubt after that Joseph lavas- The "may End of not look much like it 1 XXXIV. as a. witness at caused great ex- 7. The case was i, and looked very t. It was skilful- ‘stated by the at- !o prosecuted on i. This attorney- ‘ than Sir Silas d defended Mr. since entered to a. high office inted Ministry. a such a wide influence over the other' organs as 'systum. Once the liver grows sluggish and fails to House and death. The head aches. the tongue is thrown out; of order. and foul impurities that ad stream to find their way to- the weak spots 1 are Thoroughly Cured by Dr. .iver Pills. liver, and . ues of this Sherwood street, Ottawa, states: ' rd ‘l‘iVer derangemezits, brought on by exposure, Dr. Chase' 5 KiHney-Liéer“ Pills as at 111111in mad- at pills in our family. and I might here state Hatred my wife of sick headache. from. which ‘Mqugu my?» Edmmon. Bates c er Disorders. igorous and better in every Way.. I now of."- bring prompt relief and lasting ben- famous treatment. Here is a. sam- “What follows is told in the books of the bank; they will be produced in court,‘ and they‘ will lay bare the vast and intricate frauds conceived by these consummate rogues, the boldness with which they were car- ried out, and all the clever shifts and artful contrivances by which they were concealed almost to the last; It will be shown you how the chief conspirator misappropriated and made away with the property of the bank. with its own funds, and with the securities intrusted to his care. "It is not difficult to trace the fur- tlier proceedings of this precious pair. Fortune. or rather misfortune. them. A very lax control seems to have been exercised over the new casliier;_one partner, now deceased. was a. dilettante and a. virtuoso. who had practically withdrawn from ai- fiiirs. The other, through sickness, was unable to keep this Meggitt in his place; and it is impossible to withhold some sympathy from Mr. Waldo, whose neglect and over-con- fidence dated only from his own ina- bility to attend closely to business. Thus Meggitt soon get his hegd. One of his first acts was to introduce to the bank, as a. most eligible and val- uable client, this friend and conledcr- ate. the man who, clothed in the garb of shame, stands there by his side, the man who, assuming a ficti- tious title and all the airs of a nobleman. was at that very moment a. convict on ticket-of-lenve. "After these facts have been fully established, and I have not the slightest doubt that I shall do so, an act of tardy justice will. I trust, be done to the first, and. I think the chief, victim of these vile machina~ tions. An innocent man, my lord and gentlemen of the juryâ€"an inno- cent, a. much-wronged and deeply-suf- fering manâ€"cries aloud from the depths of the gloomy prison-cell to which the crafty knave‘:y of these vil- lains consigned himâ€"he cries aloud, I say. for restitution. revindication, rehabilitation. and redress. Mercy. and justiceâ€"pardon, apology and compensationâ€"must be dealt out promptly and without stint to that grievously ill-used man. Sir Silas here paused to give full efiect to his words. Then amidst breathlws silence he continued: “I shall be able to show you how they smuggled into Mr. Surtees pas- session some of the stolen bonds, and thus gave strength and color to the grievous accusation under which the poor man succumbed. 1 will prove to you that Meggitt had access at will to the cashier's drawers and boxes. that he had false keys to all of themâ€"" Sensation in court. "That he abstracted from one of them an old contract for the pur- chase of certain Portuguese stock. a contract which Mr. Surtees naturally could not produce at his trial, and the existence of which he had, unfor- tunately forgotten. By this means Mr. Surtees Was prevented from proving that he had long possessed securitiesâ€"similar to those stolenâ€" of his own. It will be proved to your satisfaction that these bonds were also abstracted, and a. part. of the stolen bondsâ€"those stolen from the strong roomâ€"were substituted for them. In support of this I shall produce the contract of which I have spoken; the bonds which were Mr. Suftees’s property. andâ€"mark this wellâ€"the balance of the stolen bonds. The whole of these damnatory and convincing proofs were found in the possession of one or other of the prisoners." “Having thus obtained access. at will and secretely. to the strong room, it. was easy to abstract any number of securities and valuables. But at this point. simple robbery was not their object. They were playing a, far deeper game: they were conspiring to bring the whole re- sources of the bank under their con- trol. For this purpose it was essen- tial to get the cashier out of the way, the honest and unsuspecting su- perior, who could have soon detected and put an end to any foul play. This they accomplished in a cruel and unscrupulous manner. with a. re- sult. well known to your lordship and to others in this court. ‘ At this statement a gleam of bale- ful light flashed from Leon’s dark eyes. “I shall show and prove in evi- dence," said Sir Silas, having freely lubricated his lips, preparatory to a. great effort, “I shall show how the prisoner. making use of information he had received, procured the ap- pointment. within the precincts of Mr. Waldo’s house of a. creature de- voted to his own interests, who was employed as personal attendant to Mrs. Waldo, and having the run of the private apartments. This person was found for him by the other prisâ€" oner. Devas, between whom and Meg- gitt a. close alliance had been form- ed. By the instrumentality of this womanâ€"a. \ clever and unscrupulous Frenchwomanâ€"a. false key m the strong room was obtaified. She is here, and she will tell herself how it was done.” Sir Silas licked his lips and went at Mcggitt tooth and nail. «on. WAD SOME rowan TEE 51mm: GIE Us, TAE SEE 00123an AS ITHERS SEE U8.‘ OMEMEE 0NT., THURSDAY, FEBIfiJA‘Ri K1362. \ Hay, baledâ€"The market is steady. 1with good demand. Timothy-quoted 'at $97.75 to $10 on track for No. 1; land $8 to $3.50 for No. 2, Honeyâ€"The market 'is steady at 9;}.- to 10c. {or strained. Combs, $1.50 to $2.25 per dozen. Beansâ€"The market. is quiet; with fair ofl‘erings. Prime mediums. $1.35 to $1.40 : hand-picked, $1.55 to $1.60. Hopsâ€"Business quiet, with prices steady at 13c. yearlings, 80. Cranberries â€" Market unchanged, with stocks small. Cape Cod at. $9.50 to $10 per bbl. Potatoesâ€"The demand for potatoes is limited, and prices easy. Cars are quoted at 60 to 630 per hug. on track here. and the jobbing price. 750. Dried Applesâ€"Market is dull. Choice are worth 60 pct 11). Evapor- ated sell at 9 to 10¢. Millfecdâ€"Bran is unchanged at. $18 outside. Shorts, $20 outside. Muni- toba. bran. $20, and shorts $22, To- ronto heights, including Sticks. Oatmealâ€"Market lots, outrack, $5 $5.40 in Wood. per ID extra. Flourâ€"Tho market is quiet. Nine- ty per cent., in buyers’ bags, nominal at $1.85 to $2.90, middle heights. Locally and for Lower Province trade choice straight rollers, in wood, are $3.20 to $3.25. Manitoba {flour steady. with Hungarian $4.10 to 84.30, and strong bukers’ at, $3.80, Toronto freight. Barleyâ€"Market. quiet and steady ; No. 1 quoted at. 56c. and No. 2 at 53c: No. 3 extra at. 510, and N0. 3 at 50c. middle Heights. Peasâ€"The market is quiet. with prices unchanged. No. 2 quoted at 80c west. and at 810 middle freight. Cornâ€"The market is quiet, but the feeling is better. Canadian yellcw quoted at 56c west, and mixed at. 555c West. Ryeâ€"The market is quiet, and prices are nominal at 55 to 55k, middle freight. Buckwheaitâ€"Dcmand limited and prices nominal at 54c middle freight. Toronto. Feb. 4.â€"Wheatâ€"Market was firmer toâ€"dny, with more on- quiry. Fifty-eight. Ib., white and red, quoted at 74 to 75c. middle freight. No. 1 spring at 72c cast. and No. 1 goose at 67§c low freights. No. 1 Manitoba. hard. nom- inal at 78-}c to 80¢ g.i.t. Sarnia : No. 1 Northern sold at. 83c North Bay, and 840 Samiu. ; No. 2 North- ern quoted at, 810 Sax-11in. Oatsâ€"The market; is quiet. with de- mand a. little better. No. 2 white are quoted at 40 to 41c, middle freight. J osephim, who was in the brough- am, waiting, fell into her father's arms. and the two were driven ra- pidly home to Chiswick. THE MEWETS In less than half an hour Mr. Sur- tees, appeared, and, taking Sir Rich- ard’s arm, walked out from the pris- on ajree man. Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. But there was a. sequel to the trial. Later that same day a.‘ neat broughun drove up to the door of Millbank prison. Sir Richard Daunt alighted from it; he was ad- mitted, and ushered into the presence of the governor, to whom he handed a. letter from the Home Secretary. “As for you, Devas. an habitual criminal, who knows already the in- terior of many guols, imprisonment has, I fear. no terrors. But it. was you. I believe, who originated this vast. scheme of fraud, and it was to your baletul influence that your misiâ€" erable confederate succumbed. I shall therefore treat you to your dc- serts, and now sentence you to penal servitude for fifteen years." Thus ended the second great case in which Waldo’s bank was concern- The judge's summing-up was clear for conviction. and the verdict. of guilty came as a matter of course. In passing sentence he drew a dis- tinction between the crimes of the two prisoners. ”You," he said, addressing Meg- gitt. "are the most culpable. Through you an innocent. man has been suu‘ering severe but unmex-ited punishment. I feel it my duty to mark my sense of the enormity of the crimes you have committed by an exemplary sentence; and I do thereâ€" fore direct that you be kept in penal servitude for twenty years." Fanchette's evidence was especially damaging, although Leon’s evil eye was upon her throughout. She spoke out openly and confessed all she knew. She had come from Paris on purpose to take service with Mrs. Waldo. She had watched her opporâ€" tunity, and entered Mr. Waldo's dressing-room one morning while he was at his bath, and had taken the impression of the key. This she had done more than once under the pris- oner Leon, or Devus's, instructions. It, is not. necéssary to follow Sir Silas Standaloft further. The learned counsel was tedious, though eloquent. and his speech lasted sev- eral hours. But when he sat down and his junior began to call the wit- nesses, if, was felt that neither of the prisoners had the ghost of a chance. Some of these were found in his pos- session. some in that of his confeder- ate: others, to a large extent, have been sold to cover defalcations; and the brokers. through whom and by whom they were sold. will go into the witness-box and swear that they acted under instructions from Meg- gitt. It is not strange that the bank a-hould break after being thus pillaged and plundered right and left; and that there should be at this moment somewhere, but entire- ly unaccounted for, a sum of nearly two hundred thousand pounds, which has passed out of the assets of the bank into the keeping of one or oth- er or both these prisoners at the bar. " To be Continued. PRODUCE. unchanged. 553 in bags. Broken lots. Car and Detroit. Feb. ILâ€"Wheat closedâ€"No. 1 white. cash, 904w; No. 2 red, cash and January, 88M; May, 872C; July, 83%c. MilWaukec, Feb. 4.â€"Whom~â€"~Tlighcr. closc; No. 1 Northern, 770; No. 1.! Northern, 7/1 to 755m. May, 79c. Ryeâ€"hull: No. 1, 61c. Barleyâ€" stoudim‘; No. 2: 62!; to 636; sample, 55 to (52:,0. Corn-May, 623C. Duluth. Minn., Fob. 4.--Whe:1t- Closed. cash, No. 1. hard. 772C; N0. :3 Northern, 7:3;0; No. .1 Northern, 7430; May, 77:0; July. 7734:: Maui- tohu. No. 1 Northern. cash, 720; May, 74“.. Outsâ€"422C. Cornâ€" 610. Minneapolis, Feb. 4.â€"-that closed â€"-Cash. 753.0; May. 755C; July. 76k: on track. No. 1 hard, 77c: No. 1 Northern, 751C; No. 2 do, 74:16. Flourâ€"Firmpfirst patents, $3.75 to $3.85: second patents, $3.65 to $3.75: first. clears, $2."5 to $2.85 : second ciears. $2.50. Branâ€"Tn bulk, $16 to $16.50. Sâ€"t. Louis, Feb. 4.â€"-Wheat closedâ€" Cash;»85ic; May, 85%; July, 783C. Toledo. 0., Feb. ’Lâ€"Wheut. Strong; higher ; cash, 8750; May. 873-; July 20. Cornâ€"Strong; higher; J:m., 59.3w May, 63:0; July, 652C. Oatsâ€"- Higher; .LmL, 47,6; May. 45c; July, 40¢. (‘lnvcr seed, Jam, $5.80 ; March, $5.82; to $5.85; No. 2 alsikc 5'8 Buffalo, Feb. 4.-â€"~Flourâ€"Stcmiy ; fair demand. Wheatâ€"Nothing (1'0- ing. Corn-Stronger; No. 2 yclluw, 6450; No 3 (10.. 6 ‘fiic; No 2 com, 630; No. 3 do. 62%.. Oatsâ€"Strung ; N0. 2. White 485.0; No. '8- do, 4720 ; No. 2 mixed, 461-0: No. 3 do, 46c. Barleyâ€"Nothing doing. Ryeâ€"No; ‘1, 655m Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, 13c: break- fast bacon. 14c; rolls, 116; backs, 14c, and shoulders, 10in. Dressed hogs unchanged, with car lots quoted at, $7.75. Hog pro- ducts steady. We quote zâ€"Bacon, long clears, sells at. 10}- to 18-}c, in ton and case lots. Mess pork, $21; do, short, cut, $21.50 to $22. Lardâ€"The market, is unchanged. We quote :-â€""£‘ierccs, 11c; tubs, INC; pails. 11;}c. Butterâ€"The market is quiet. with choice grades firm. Inferior butter is hard Lo sell. We quote : Selected dairy tubs, 17 to 17§c: choice large rolls, 16 to 17¢: finest 1-H) rolls, 18 to 19¢; inferior qualities 11 to 125c, creamery prints, :31 to 22¢; solids. 20 to 21¢. Eggsâ€"The market, is quiet. Strict- ly fresh, 27 to 28¢, held fresh, :21 to 22c; cold storage, 20c; limcd 18 to 20c. Cheeseâ€"Market is steady. We quote zâ€"li‘incst Septembers, 10} to 11c; seconds, 9} to 10c. Poultryâ€"Market unchanged. Tur- keys, 9’; to 103C per 1b; frozen, scalded, and halfâ€"fatted stock sold from 8 to 9c. Geese. dryâ€"picked, 8 to Bic. Ducks, 60 to 90¢. Chickens young, 50 to 75c: old. 35 to 50¢. Strawâ€"The market, is quiet; and firm. “Car lots on track will bring $5.75 to $6. I have u. queer suspicion that; the general faith in the ability or wil- lingness of God to see us safely through all earthly experience is clouded by more or less doubt. IL is a matter which We keep to our- selves, but deep dowu in the heart is a. wonder whether this beautiful something which we call religion can be relied upon as firmly. for instance. as the sea. captain relies on his com- pass in a storm. Hence the despair which we find when death comes in- to the house, and hence our weakness when a bold and insolent temptation assails us. We are not thoroughly convinced, and though we hope that God is there and does hear us when we cry. We have a doubt; which seizes us like a sudden throb of agony. That is not: religion: ifiw'iériahly a simulation of it. t is a stafl‘ of willow, not a. Stat! 61' oak. It. serves There is this difl'ercnce bethen What is called “a. body of doctrine" and a. spiritual principle, namely. that. not. everybody can either under- stand or accept the doctrine, whilu no man is so unlottered or so obtuse that he need full to do what is right. because he is in doubt. about it. The road to heaven is not. a. tangled maze of statement about Christ. or God. but a straight and open path from the trusting human heart to the immortal life, a path in which the little child and the philosopher may hand in hand wend their way with equal pleasure and profit. ,V -_ J . _. vwnnuu first. It must be an unflinching faith, however, m- it will give way in the time of emergency. You begin well when you begin with that, and you begin in if you begin in any oth- er fashion. You need corner stones if you erect. a building, and for a like reason you need certain beliefs if you make for yourself a character. Faith in a 0 od who will never desert you stands (=__A. man shall have a. heart and a life full of love which lifts some one'5 burden whenever the chance occurs, and seek the strength to do it, from Hill} who is Father to all alike. Ye believe in God, believe also in me.â€"-St. John, xiv., 1. What; is absolutely essexftial in re- ligion. so far as doctrine is concern- ed. is very little and very simple- The Church has for a, long time had a strange notion that in order to be saved a. man must. believe a. long list 0‘ dogmas, Whereas the only condi- tion imposed by the Christ is that a. And Then Our Earthly Experiences Are Our Discipline and Our Preparation. KIND 0F FAITH WE NEED. CATTLE MARKET. Toronto, Feb; 4,â€"The run was um; U N I'I‘E D STAT]: HOG S AND PROVISIONS. TE 1-: DAIRY MARK ms, [53:5 MARKETS. The Daily Mail’s Cape Town car- rcspondent announces that great pre- parations are being made for a. gen- eral movement against the Boers and rebels in the tar northwest. The latter are also preparing for resist- ance. They are storing large quan- tities of grain and other supplies in Bushmanland, whore military ape-ra- tions will be most difficult. The cor- respondent predicts that the troubles will continue in Bushnmnlaud for perhaps years. The Ladysmith correspondent. of the London Daily New; reports that twenty-three British columns are hunting for General De Wet. and says the assertion that his capture or the annihilation of his force is only u. question of time. is more jus- tified than ever beforo. Everyfliiaig in‘dicates a. powerful effort to crush the Boers everywhere in March and April. The Boers in the field, howâ€" ever, are surprisingly numerous, and well equipped. It; is suspected that they have been reinforced by rebels from the Cape Colony. Little Paul-“Papa, what is a bi- £501.?" I’rol'05sor Bumdheadâ€" “A bi- got my son, is 11 person who is ab- solutely certain of something he knows nothing about. " ch.. 1|. ....... Bulls, export, "light. cwt Feeders, heavy. ... Feeders, light... Stockers, 400 to 800 1119...... .. ........ Butchers' cattle, choice Butchcrs' cattle, good” Butchcrs'. common... Butchers’ picked ...... \... do ofi-colors and heif- ers ............... ....... Butchcrs' hulls... Light. stock bulls, cwt.. Milch cows...... Sheep, export; ewes, cwt ................ .. ...... . do hucks.. .. Sheep, butchers'. eucl1.. Lambs, (:th .. .. . ......... Hogs. best ..... . . ..... ...... (10 light...... ....... do fut... ............ not many offering. 4 kers are fairly steady. Heavy bu s for ex- port. are selling at $4 to $4... "5. Good veal calves are Wanted, and heavy export lambs and sheep are in good demand. Hogs are weak, dropping an eighth again to-day, with prospects lower. The run was 45 loads, with 794 head of cattle, 336 sheep and lambs, 345 hogs, and 15 calves. Export. cattle, light Bulls. export, heavy, light at the Cattle Market to-day. Business on the Whole was fair to brisk for anything of choice qual- ity. While there was enough of the medium qualities on hand, there was not; enough of the better quality to supply the demand. Some choice ex; port cattle to-day fetched $5.37 1-2. and more of the same kind would have found a. ready market. Choice butcher cattle were also selling well, picked lots at $4.40. There Was a fair market for heavy feeders. but. Twenty-three British Columns Are After Him. That is the kind of religion which men long for, and which they will have when they wake up from this half belief and this make believe to a. realization of the glorious truth. It. was Christ’s religion, and it is our own fault, if We do not; make it ours. Immortality will become not a. vague hope or even a reasonable be- lief, but a. demonstrable certainty, and you will live in the two Worlds at the same time. Your last; hour will find you with a smile on your lips and a. great; gladness in your heart. You will eagerly step out of a tired body to be welcomed by those who await your coming. in good weather, but in the tempest it fails us. When Davy invented his wire gauze lamp as a. protection against the explosive fire dump in mines the workmen looked at it and shook their heads. It was too sim- ple to be worth much. But Davy had faith in his lamp. He lighted the candle, went into the bOWels of the earth, sought the spot where fire- damp lay in ambush and exposed himself to the danger. He had not only a theory but a. conviction. IIe Would trust his life to it. No test could be too severe. He felt abso- lutely safe with that lantern in his hand. CHASING DE WET. George H. Hc‘pwm'th. . RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor 7 .05 4.7. 2.3 3.37} 4.00 '3. 75 3 00 4.25 A Well known English gentleman engaged a tall and powerful High- lander to act as gamekeeper on his estate. Having been u considerable time at his post and not; having caught any poachers, the gentleman suspected his gamekeeper of careless- ness. So one dark night, he disguis- ed himself and Went. out with a gun to peach on his 0th ground. He had only fired one or two shots, when he Was suddenly pounced upon from behind and his gun wn-uched away. Then kicks and blou‘s were. showered upon him, until he fell 'down half insensible. The ljighland- er then walked away quietly. and when the gentleman reelwered sum- ciently he crawled back home and took to his bed for (Mo weeks. He has now no doubts whether the mg. can perform his duty or uni. IT HAS NO BARREL, {while its one chamber is only a lit.- jtle box affair containing a Euce oi ‘punk. When you pull the trigger it strikes a piece of flint, a spark from which ignites the' punk. and then after much blowing a flame may be obtained. That. is what it meant to strike a. light. in the olden times. Then there was the little steel affair, itself called “sarikc-aâ€"light." which you struck upon a, piece of flint and obtained a. spark from as in the case of the pistol. So much for lights, unless we just touch upon the mpsc primitive of all lamps. half a. clam‘shcll mled with oil, with a rush for a: wick. Fish oil lamps 7! Coal oil sounds ancient enough. but fish oil ! Can it be possible that such a material was used to cast- the light of othel days 2 .It is quite possible and, these days are "not so long ago either. Even yet ' som‘e‘”of our “wayfibdck” railway coaches are illuminated with sperm oil, sticky stun, with a. heat!» enish smell. Stable lanterns with candles, akaard, threeâ€"sided ailnirs, we have often read of and seen in old prints. are now classed with thl "Ancient History" exhibit. STRIKING A LIGHT, ‘ “Got a. match ‘2'! This is a ques- tion which a man hears almost every day in the week. Yes. and replies to by giving up a. few luciiers with as little concern as if he were throwing aWay a. toothpick. But go back a hundred years and see what would happen when you said, “Give us a light; 2" Perhaps the person so ad dressed would draw an ugly-looking pistol from his pocket and turn it point blank upon you, as he coolly pulled the trigger. He need not be a. highwaymzui ; indeed, the more peaceable and obliging individual he is, the more likely will he be to draw his gun. "How is this ?" Well it's easily explained if you carefully examine the pistol he carries. Firsl of all you will discover that SNUBâ€"NOSED SC [SSORS they are with that box-like mange- ment on the blades to clip the bum. ing wick. But it was by the light of such insignificant sticks 0! light that. Shakespeare. Milton, Chaucer and many other brilliant writers wrote lines which have long outlasb ed the customs and articles of the times in which they were brought ta lite. We turn on a; gas jet or an {ac candescent light as unconcernedly as it such had been the custom from imc immemorialy Those big brass candle sticks standing beside the spinning wheel We consider little less than a. joke. And the snufiers ! What a. queer pair of IMPRO VED PLO UG HSHARE, (imported from Pennsylvania in 816), while he shouted orders to the slow-going oxen which were shod with those queer little iron things lying beside the plough-share, and which resemble a. horse-shoe cut in two. And then there is a spade with tw'o big square holes in the blade. three times as heavy as a. mudem spade and about half as strong :7 what a. life of toll gardening must have been in those days ! as a resurrected mammoth. And yet had We lived during the early part, of the last century such a common at- ticle of furniture would quite es- cape our notice. \ Crude Implements and Household f Appliancesâ€"The Light of Other Days. If you would know how your greatâ€"great-grandmother prepared the daily meals. and how your great.- great-grandfather ploughed the fields and pursued the industrial arts long ago, you have only to visit the Normal School at Toronto, where a. most interesting collection of house- hold cflects, farm implements and tools, used during the early part of the nineteenth century and the Letter- part of the eighteenth century, are on exhibition. You cannot help but smile at the clumsy apparatus which in those days were the acme of civilization and manufacture. “pr on earth could they manage with such funny excuses for kitchen ware ?" you will ask yourself as yol look at the Where do we see a. 'spinning wheel now 1’ That one in the big glass case is as much as a. curiosity to us Poor old great-great grindtather 2 Imagine him turning the long fur rows with that with its flreirons, spiders, squatty; looking pots. and longâ€"handled strainers. But, our dear old great. grandmothers managed very will; and took as much pride in their t dy hearth and pondcrous pots as our mothers of toâ€"day take pride in polâ€" ished ranges and spotless granite- Wurc. And the SMWS they boiled and the bread they baked and the steaks they broiled tasted just as good. it not. better, than the boasts of the best restaurants of toâ€"day. ‘ IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO HOW OUR FOREFATHERS LIV- ED A CENTURY AGO. CLICARICI) HIS DOUBTS. BIG OPEN FIREPLACE