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VouotnCJ “mm-of 'ORSNTO. 3539 39.55%“? fife mates after nsgng Dr. PLACE OF INTEREST Miss Mart PPOmpuL greatly why graphed in tOI‘y a man" :‘I, am MTS. Carstone,” said the mllh‘maire's WNWâ€"“Mrs. Cat-stone of Inglcshaw_" she added, with a faint 1‘01)? that the glories of mg: V most mxcm‘nlflace had 1‘cuche,d§,;ffi?ui‘is- tocratic cars of the ‘ludy beErc her. . . :~‘~<~ '- But no gleam 01 recogmtxon Gaelic in?” In“. ....,...A But, no gleam of recognitigfi‘dfin‘v‘ into her proud face. =-' KM. "It. is I who telegrapycd to you. Miss Murr," she contfliiiéd. ' “The poor lady is dying. :1de her one wish was to see you." ‘ ' «‘6'. “Dying 2’" cried the heiress. startl- cd from her usual calm. You do nOt mean to tell me that Viola" Dcaton is dying '3" ' ' ' “I fear so. The doctor says it is a. matter of hours ; and Iizun sure she has sent for you beczi\xse she wishes to leave the little child with ’v you. fix curiously “The child ! What do you mean?” cried Miss Ma'x‘r. " ' "1 Speak of the child whose birth IS to cost its mother’s life. Miss Mart, there can be no more secrets now. Do you know who Violet Bea- ton is '2" "I do. And the friends of Lord Ryvers have driven her to her death !" KMOBKOX; T ‘ I.'W¢§-¢MW .3 he Poverty 93’ P303101} i ӣ07K“. fl 0‘ For Titles. ' § 7 i 0r Violet Beatoms Contempt 9. ‘ kiommmmm‘m MWWIK "She is Violet Benton, I presume. I know nothing more about her." ‘ She is Lady Ryvers !" cried Mrs Carstone' with a. burst of tears. “It, is uSclcss to keep her secret; any longer Lord Ryvers must know of the death of his wife and the birth of his son." “Lady Ryvers !" cried the heiress. "Lady Ryvers ! Do you mean that she is the wife of Randolph, Lord Ryvers ‘2" But the heiress could hardly com- prehend the other intelligence, that Violet Beaten was Lady Ryvers. the unhappy young wife who had left her husband. 7. a? 7: But, Miss Marr'coum not. believe what she had heard. a) "Pardon me. she said, ”you are wrong Violet. Beaten has been liv- ing with a relative of mine That is how 1 know her : that is Why shc has sent. for me. ” ' I assure vou, Miss Marr, that the young lady dying tip-stairs is Violcf Benton. who married 'Lord Rywrs. I have known her and her history fdr some time. It, was with “And who." cried . the heiress, sinking pale and trembling upon the sofa. “did you say you are ?” A sudden gleam of recollection came to Miss Marr ; she‘had heard the name often enough. “Your husband is 'the millionaire who bought. Ingleshaw ?" she said. And, in spite of the sorrow hang- mg own them. Mrs. Carstone' 5 face was a. picture of eomplacency as she answered, “Yfes "I havu known. Qind- loi'éd h'or." continued Mrs. Carsto'ng. “Ever since we met. abroad. She- éame to me in her distress and despair when she lefthcr husband : or rathér I met. her by accident, and tooklher home with me; She would" not remain, she would work for herself ; and a. friend of mine‘ found her an engage- ment with a. Mrs. Ingram ot Queen’s Elm." - - “That is my grandmother. I met her there : I spent some weeks there with her." Suddenly Miss Mart re membcred all that she had confided in her, how she had told her the story of her great. love for Run- dolph, and how she intended to win him for herself, if she could. She stood dismayed. bewildered, tor- tured by the recollection. How little she had dreamed that she was speak- ing ‘to Randolph's wife ! She clasped her hands with a. bitter cry. "I!" she dies," she Said, "it is I who have killed her ! But I idid "I am Mrs. dafstone of Ingleâ€" shaW." repeated the millionaire’s wife. Dropsy is a natural result of neg- !eetcu Kidney disease. i When the kid“ neys become deranged uric acid is left ‘in the blood. and the blood be- comes watery and vitiated. Flesh, and weight gradually decrease and strength is slowly exhausted. Swolâ€" leri'ankles and logs‘m'c among the first indications -of dropsy. and this Symptom arises iron} the fact that. the. system is filled “Ill-b- Water that should pass off byway of the kid- Pefi'erc is probably no ailment which leads to such dreadfully painful and fatal diseases as derangement of the and consequently. the good which Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills 6a in checking kidney. disorders and ' ’ rht's disease reventmg dI'OPSY- BT15 . giabetes, etc.. can never be estimat- ed. Mr. Arthur. Walden,-_1-‘errg:itlle'. 'Carleton 00.," NB... frxtes :â€" My wife was a. great. sufl’erer from kid- ney disease for several years. She was troubled with pains in the small of the back and in the‘side. was gradually lesing flesh and growing weaker. She got into a very bad stare, suffered dreadful pains and her ankles would swell up so that we Were afraid of dropsy. We had a book of Dr. Chase’s in the house, and reading about Dr. Chase's Kid- ney-Liver Pills, decided to try, them. Relief soon. came with this treat.- ment. My wife has been entirely cured and says she would not be without Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills for ten times the price}! “I am using Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food myself, and it is building me up wonderfully." ‘ Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pilfi. one ‘ i: all pin a dose, 25 cents a box. dealers. 'ng Edmn'sen. Bath c 00,; Toronto. ‘ _ mo éhé took refuge when she left. RyVex-swcll . ' ’ Kldney Disease Developed Into ' Drepsy ._ After Fifteen Years of Sufierlng Cure Was Effected by Dreadful Pains and ‘ Swollen Ankles VOL. X. NO. 5. s1 per;§¥hum- Mum- obeyed the summous “5". though 'she wondered it Why Violet, Beaton had tele- rd in so sudden and peremp' I manner for her. ’ V Cnrstonc’ received her, and. two looked at, each Othel C IIAPTE. DR. CHASE’S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS. IIODIOCOIOIOOOOOIOIIIOOOOOOO '7; know . "I should say that Lady Ryvex‘s has killed her. " r‘cumrked .Mrs. Car- stone: , ~ V“It is too homiblp !” said the 'heiress. “And you say there is a liLtlc cl‘ild boxn to-day ?" _.‘ ‘Yosâ€"â€"a. 10\cly little boy' ‘Heir of Ryvexswell â€"!‘”- said Miss Man. "You must send fox Lord Ryvcrs at once." . E" t'lt is useless.” replied Mrs. Cur- stone ; “his wife has sentgloru ‘him iwice. and he has re‘l'usod‘t‘o come." "I will not, believe it. \l’f cried the heiress. “If ever a man worshiped a. Woman. Lord Ryvers worshipod his Wife. From the time she left. home, he shut himself up, and no one has seen him sincei He Would have given the world to find her ; but She told him she would nm'mt‘.~ return. He would have flown to her' if he. had thought she Would even speak .to him.” ‘ I was with In; when she wrote and posted the Iqitols '..,»_'“ “Then them hzis been foul play.” declared Miss Mart, “for I know that, Lord Ryvers has never received one. word from -»his wife since she left him. And you say she is dy-. ing ?" Teu‘; tilled hex eyes. “L615 me See her," she said. “there is no“ time to be lost." 5,;qu > ' "9 “I want. to give you this," she said. opening her arms that her friend mightx see her little child. “You are one of the noblest. womcn in the World. Will you take him for can I do for you me '2” Then with one white. Weak hand she drew the dark. beautiful face down to nor own. “You know my story." she whispered faintly : “who know who I am. It, seems to me almost that I have come back from the dead to see you. You know now that I am Randolph's wife ?" She grow pale dé she entered the room and saw tho beautiful, calor- less fame of Viplct and ‘the tiny. head of the lusting baboF'ShuW Was so true a “01mm that at the sight tours tiilcd her eyes. With gentle steps she went up to the young wifi) and knelt doWn by the bedside. “Violet." she Saich “do you know me ‘3 I am Gwendoline Mart." There was a faint stir of the white eyelids. It seemed that by a. des- peratc effort she was trying to bring herself back to life, “She wants to speak to me. said the heiress, pitcously. “Cam you do nothing for her The doctor came forward with a spoonful of strong cordial. Then the whim eyelids opened. “You son‘t for me. Violet. What “ch : I know. Will you forgive me all the pain I have caused you ? 11‘ 1 had knowu that you wave Ran- “And you will marry him after I am dead ? Every one will forget me, and you will be happy together. I give you my little sonâ€"he will he Randolph's heir : you will love him and cherish him and care for him as if he were your own '3” “I promise.” answered Miss Marr. “How strange.” said Violet. “that you should have both my husband and my son ! You Will love him ? Do not tell him about me ; let him think you are his mother. And tell Randolph I should like to be laid to rest in the old church-yard at St. Byno's. Mine has been a. short, troubled life." v- vuu.‘ ‘- --.y. "Violet." said her friend, "would you not like to see your husband ?” “He would not, come to me. I délph's wife, I should never have smite of him." “I now, but you love him still.” ' “I shall love him. forever,” was the }o'€v reply. wife was a. great sufl’ercr from kid- my disease for several years. She was troubled with pains in the small of the back and in the‘side. was gradually 105mg flesh and growing weaker. She got into a. very bad stare, suffered dreadful pains and‘ her ankles would swell up so that we Were afraid of dropsy. We had a book of Dr. Chase’s in the house, and reading about Dr. Chase's Kid- ney-Liver Pills decided to try them. Relief soon caine with this treat.- ment. My wife has been entirely cured and says she would not be without Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills for ten times the price}! B 3 UV and every form of itching. bleedinxanfi protrudin piles, the manufacturers have guaranteed it. co to:- timonials in the daily pross and ask your ndgh- box-s what they think 0511:. You can use it. and nation: money back it not cured. 600 :1. box. M an calers or EDMANSON,BATES 8?. C0.. Toronto. Dr. Chase’s Ointmenéz Wes pt knowâ€"oh. Heaven. I did not .’) ‘C‘v‘ To prove to you than Dr. Chase's Olntmont is a. certain and absolute curoifprpach .?)I ?n wit UR" sent to him twice ; he would not Co'nC.‘ ' "1 Em sure he would come to see you de his'littlc son if he knew. ngld yOu like to see him '2” Oh, the rupture offlc‘wc and of longinfiin the pale face ! 1-1: $3 1 b ,eve " sha whispered faintly, ‘that ‘181 saw him 1 should not die. I' sho'uld “10 in spite of myself ' "Then you shall see him." her friend declared. “I will go and bring him to you. Doctor," she said, hastily “I 11111 sure tl111't Lady Ryvurs is better: ; gixe mé' jus’t one gleam of hmie. " The doctor looked up \\ hon he hid?“ the. 1a11l§§a11d name of his 11111ivnt.“(}ive 1110 one gleam of hope." she repeated. " “Thc best that I can say’is that Lady Ryvors is no worse and that. every hour she lives adds to her chance of living," he unchred,‘ gx‘fii’ély. MTQSS Mnrr hcnt over the pale face. 'jViolet," she said. “try to live.’ Try_ to think that Randolph is com- ipg and wants to see you.” “Randolph will many you i you are best suited for him : they all Im’e you. I am content to die. Oh. dear friend,10\c my son !” And then the 'pullor deepened, the whitt- ovélids 15H. - “Is shé (lead ‘2 ' cried the heiress. in great alarm “No : slw. is only cxhuustcd. plied the doctor. ' ' r0- Then, kissing the culd brow. Miss Murr stole softly out. of the sick- room. and, hastening at once to the telegraph 'oflice, desputched the fol- loxz'ingmcssaéo : '- ' ~"" "“I-‘rum Miss Murr, ruilWay Stu.- tion, Weston-011-8011, Kent. to Lord Ryvors. Afhnl House. Mayfair. Lon- don.â€"â€"Como here at once : your wife, .Viulut. is dying. and wishes to see you. I will be at the station to moot you.” What wonder, consternation. and bewilderment that ' te-lcm'mn caused Lord» Rqurs ! That Violet. his beautiful. willful young wife, should he dying, seemed to him impossible. And why should Miss Marv be with her ? Violet; was dyingâ€"Violet. whom he had found in the woods of St. Byno’sâ€"Violct, for whom he had giwu up the whole World, who had been so brightly happy with him. who had overwhelmed him with bit- ter reproachoé and left him ! Violet was dying : and Miss Mart. the beautiful woman whom every one had wished him to marry, was with her ! Weston-0114803 was not very far. He had reached the ‘uilwuy station. and stood with Miss Murr's hand fast clasped in his, before he realized what. had happened and Where he Was. “And Viulvt, Was with you." he criedâ€""really and truly with you ‘2 How strange ! It. must, have been tho very hand of Heaven." As they drove hurriedly from the railway station to the house, Miss Marr told Lord Ryvcrs all that, had huppmwd. She was living. and her life hung upon a thread. The question was whether his sudden appearance would snap that thrcld "I heliew: it. was. quietly. “She told mo sht- should live if she saw you, and I believe it." said Miss Marr. There was another surprise for Lord Ryvers when he saw Mrs. Curâ€" Stone and heard her story, how she had helped and befriended his hap- less young wife. But Mrs. Carstone had her own defence. Of what use was it for her to interfere when he had sent no an- swer to his Wife’s urgent prayer 2’ Then he heard the story of the lot- tors. and for the first time it struck him how negligent he had beenâ€" that he ought to have taken pre- cautions. But he never thought that Violet would write. The letters must have gone to liyvorswoll and fallen into his mother’s hands. He told himself that if his wife died his mother would be the cause. “But you," he said, reproach- fullyâ€""you should have sent to me. You knew how well I lovml her.” With quiet tread he entered the sick-room. Death Was not present. yct seemed very m-ar. The beautiful face had grown even more colorless. the nerveiess arms had almost re- laxed their hold. At. the sound Violet opened her eyes. It had pierced her heart. and starred what little life was there. “Violet.” says Miss Marx“. bending over her, “can you hear me ?" But there was no answer. Again she spoke, but it was with the same result. A faint color rushed to her face. 8- faint light came into the shadowed cygthhe white lips smiled._ ‘ “Violet.” ho criedâ€""0h. my (13" ling, speak to me, look at me !” "Violet. my darling, my “dear wife 1’5 he ‘ cried. “Oh, thank Heaven that I see those dear . _eyes once again ! Violet, say 'Wel- come !' ” “Welcome !'3 she responded, faint- 1y. And then he heard hér whisper something about the baby. He stooped and kissed the tiny face. "My little son‘ 1'1 he said. “MB-Y Heaven bless and keep my little son ! Violet, you must get. better. You must; live for my sake.'1 “OH. WAD $03“: {0:733 THE QLmfiGIE E$1§§§§599mrm ~A,S_ amass SEE US.- CHAPTER XXXI said Miss Murr OMEMEE mg g’FEBRUARY 12.1903. A CARPENG 131w; BROTHER A despateh from Chicago saysz' Rev. Frank De Witt 'l‘alnmge preachâ€" ed from the following text: Luke‘ XV.’ 33. “And he was angry.” ‘ Who was the prodigal's elder bro- ther? “1 know who he is," un- swors some one. “I see him almost 0"01‘5' day of my life. He is the honest, upright son who stays at home and gets no credit for h-eing 30011: he is the respectable plodder of the. family who does most of the hard work in the oflice, in the store and on the farm and then has the extreme pleasure of seeing all the young girls run after his dissolute younger brother merely because that brother is driving fast horses and sowing his ‘wild oats.’ The elder brother is the son who is always sober and yet receives he not one extra dollar from his parents as a I'ethl'd, while the drunken son of the family is (continually receiving extra money to get his clothes out of pnwn. so that he may have anâ€" other start in life. The elder is the. ‘good boy' upon whom the mother depends to help give his sisters new dresses for the winter parties, yet he never has a party given for him. He never had a fattcd calf killed that he might entertain his friends, though for years he has cared for the cattle by day and has seen that they were properly milked at night. He is the ‘good boy' who never had a fine ring put on his finger. The folks laughed at his horny lingers, which were knotted from handling the plow and wielding the hoe and the ax. His feet wore never measâ€" ured for dancing slippers because his sandals were always soiled and dirt begrimed. He was always working in the fields. The drunkards, the profligates. the midnight carousm's, the libertines and the associates of lewd companions are the ones who, when they reform, have the smiles and the dancing parties given to them, not the elder brothers who have never done any wrong," TWO KINDS OF FACUI‘S. But neither of the brothers is per-- trayed as am example. Both were bad, though in dill'erent ways. We easily see the faults of the younger brother; they were open and scan- dalous: but the faults of the elder brother. being decorously covered up by dutiful conduct, are not so easily recogmized. In estimating character on God's lines we have to ask not only what a man has done. but what he is. Meunness and unhrotherliness and cruelty in the. heart deface a man's character as indelibly as open iniquity. They make men. as Christ said, like “whited sepulehers. which indeed appear beautiful out- ward, but are within full of dead men‘s bones and of all uncleanness." Therefore I place my chief emphasis upon the sinful life of the elder bro’ (fingered according to Act. 01th!) Par- liament. of Canada. in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and 'l‘hrcu. by \Vm. Bully. of 'l‘ortho, at the Department of AgricultumeJttnqu Ready to Take Every Adv ~4 Over His Fellow Men “It will be better, much better for me to die ; then you can marry Miss Murr. and you will all be happy. I should he only in the way. and she will be kind to my baby." “11' you die, Violet, I shall die," he said. “There will be neither love nor marriage for me. I want not. Miss Murr, or another. but you. SWoct. only you. Live for me, Vio- let !" She drew his head down to hur face and whispered in his ear : “You did not come when I sent," sh o whispered. “I never received the letters ; I never heard of them until 10-day." And (hen it seemed to her as though the sting of death had been removed. “I, should have come at. once. I should not have delayed one mo- ment.” he said. “Oh, Violet. live for me !” Her eyes closed, and her head dropped upon his breast ; she fell into a deep. sweet slumber, and those round her \vntchod in anxious expectation. Over the face of the doctor Canle an expression of relief ; Mrs. Cm‘stonc breathed more freely. “if Lady Ryvurs should recover,” she said to Miss Mun“, “it is you who will haugsuvcd her life by bringing her husband to her.” “itwi; falmost miraéuious." said the doctor ; “I bcliuvc she will live." ~ Once 1?”! little (hilil stixrod the nurse took it. uwuy ; but; still slept. How long she lay in that deep. drelmless 5100” hvr ‘ musbund’s arm round her. her head }:i110Wod on his breast. Violet never knew. When at last she woke. it, was to find his handsome face lmnt over her with undying love shining in his eyes. Still for many hours her life hung upon a thread. a thread so slight that the least jur might have ‘~"::\]~~ pod it, and during that. timu Run- dolph nevu‘ left; her. neither (lid Miss Marv. Inch by inch they helped to fight, the grim battle for her. It seemed as thoth they wrestled with Death and disputed his ground. Then came faint flashes of life, a. smile, a gleam of light in the eyes, a whispered Word, u. request. for the baby. Gradually the deathlike lan- guor left the young mother, and life came back. Through it all she clung to Randolph. If he were absent a short time, she relapsed : she seemed to live only in his presence. At last came the day when the doctor declared that there was no more danger, and that with good nursing his patient Would soon re- COVCI‘. "Lind Ryvcrs was at, a. loss how to express his gratitude to Mrs. Car- stone. “You will be the dearest friend that my wife and I ha.ve,"- he said to her. '(To Be Continued.) ; and Violet. thcr. to show that the soâ€"callgd re- SpQCLablc sins of self righteousness are of all sins the most to be dread- (-d and that it - is the duty.“ of the plcachex to warn his hearers against them. 7. .,, The older brother is the 'mpdcrn Pharisec, who thanks God th'ltfi he is not as other men. He couugndJ centiy looks upon the drunkardA the social outcast and the pauper and says to his friends: "Just look at me. I never had any more ad- vantages than those people have had. 1 “us of a highsti‘ung, impe- tuous nature, yet. I never would let my evil desires-x get the better or me. 1 have never been drunk. I have non-r run up a bill I was unable to pay. I never was a froquontcr of the clubs, nor a convivial axsocintc of midnight carouscrs. Indeed, to be frank with you, I huve just, about as good opinion of my moral attain- 111cntsas Prinue Bismarck had of his skill in statosnumship. When some one asked the 11 on Chancellor who he thought “as the bxainiest statesman in 21111711110110 I’lsrrinrck replied: ‘Modesty forbids 11133; stut- i111:r who is the biainiest, bfiflm then I might, have to mention my own 113.1110. But I am perfectly will- i111,r to state that Benjamin Disraeli is without doubt; the second ablcst statesman in all Europe.‘ Other saints." remarks tho pharisuical (alder brother, “may be my equal in moral attainments but I 11111 sure them is no superior in 2111 the “"011d to 111v hun 1blo sclf' Y A DEFECL‘ IN CHARAC'I‘EIA}? Fldcr brothers, you huvo "no ground for pii'lo if tho restraint that has kept you from prodigulity is itself 11 defect of character It is true that you have not gone off as Where can the despicable. phuris- avical spirit of the elder brother be found more conspicuous than in some of your modern Sunday school classes? "0h,” say the well dressed young girls of that class, "you are not going to put that poor girl in our class. Why. it, will ruin the whole class! You can‘t expect the daughters of millionaires to associ- ate with sewing girls even in a Sun- day school." Wherc can you find a. more despicable, pharisaical spirit than in the missionary life of some of our large city churches? There are many large and wealthy churches that are supporting missions in the foul slums of the city, yet whose members would not for one instant allow the poor to sit in their own pews or kneel at their communion tables. And, mark you, this phar- isaical spirit of old is not only found among the rich, but also among the poor. THE TWO SONS. The elder brother never longs to satisfy the divine cravings of his father's love. I have no sympathy with some of the excuses that are made for that prodigal son. I have no sympathy with those who dc- fjust as dcspicablicfi‘ en” "’ gr. brother heard the. . \ ' sigzialcd the parcnizin joy~ over, r t e mpéntant prodigal' 5 return :' when he saw the eyes of his father glisten- ling with love and his cheeks flushâ€" 1ing with a. holy Lhankfulness, he Would have rejoiced fox his father's lsakc if he had not been selfish and iwfduld not have tried to stab the lam man to the heart. Did he not clare that young men are led astray into the far countryzwof sin because they have generous impulses and abnoxmal affections. a therefore cwot say no to the temp Megs That pmdigal was an ingrate, every '{way you take him.- -He was a selfish, contemptible, dissolute rake. '33No man is large hearted who will tak friend to a. saloon or "open 11% of wine at a club when in order "£6 do it he makes his own children go hungry and dress in rags. No gen- erous hearted young man will go into the far country of sin and reck- lessly squander his money when at the saineml‘nows that his old fathei 15 Mucep a. ‘ ‘ w't his eyes na fount ‘ x tears ,3..b}it, .though that younger son was a. selâ€" f 9E1 despicable chuxgcter, _the elde: say ‘Tect : “Yes, we shall drive tha lssolutc debauchoc back to his swans: trough.’1hon We can have ______ ‘..:_._ BALL}- .._Â¥ 113:1) pleasure of seeing father , again stlessly pacing the floor through the long Weary hours of the night. " Did he not want to hear that dear, old gentle, forgiving father. again 11Ran over his . ‘1wi boy as D 11 110u1ned ovewhis d'ead son @111 11.11 131* _ 1 that elder brothc1 had been the right, kind of a son,- 111., would have Seen what joy came into the father's heart at the retu1n of his epentantl son. He would huge-agnediately said: “What yum docs money 111 on only make father 11 ppy ? Away “1111 the question of dollars and cents 11‘ my brother' 5 1e- tui 11 is only a true rctu111. " So ev- ery Ch1istian to-dav, if he is the right kind of a. Chrtstia‘h.’ does not think about the social condition of his rep nta_1_1t fellow man He im- In»? 1y says. :_ when 1: the publican 1; fufifi‘ie mercy scat : "Oh the 310,’ twy‘phant love which is 11';an my vine Lather' 3 face 011, the celestml music which in great tidal waves 01' sound is rolling th1ough the :golden boulevards of the New Jerusalem. Oh, the angelic voices in heaven which are chry- where shouting the glad tidingsv‘: ‘The prodigal has returned to hisi Father's house !' " There ought to-1 be joy 011 earth as well as joy in heaven over one sinner that re- penteth. There. ought to be the. same joy which the good shepherd felt when he found his sheep that] was lost : the same joy which the once frantic wife experienced whom she recovered the lost piece. of silver,1 which was part 01" her Wedding dowry. ‘ The elder brother's conduct also shows a lack of faith in his father. He refuses to believe that his Diâ€" vine Father's love is powerful en- ough to change a sinner into a saint. Infidelity often inlrenches it- Self in the pew and behind the church pulpit. Some church mem- bers, and some ministers of the gos- pel, are only theorizing when they profess to believe, that Jesus Christ can pardon sin. They profess to he» lie“: that Christ can transform the SeVen deviled Marys into the Marys who are willing to sit at his feet and Worship, but these skeptical elder brothers go forth into the great. wide. sinful world and by their practical behavior. scatter their ideal spiritual theories to the four winds. When the reformed drunkard comes home, they cry out : "What is the good of letting that _unprincipled loafer into the house ‘.’ He is just like other drunkax‘ds. He is only repenting for a little while so that he may get some money out of us and go 'forth on another spree. Drive him out at once. Let him go to the poorhouse. where he belongs." When the young girl who hgs led a dissolute life. wants to lead a pure life. instead of finding the willing arms of forgiveness held out to her by her older sisters she finds only the shut, doors of a contemptuous rebuke. Why ‘? Because the cynical elder sisters do not believe that a prodigal woman with a black past can ever. even by divine [)OWer. be changed into a sainted Woman with a spotless future. The criminal has serVed his penitentiary term and is liberated from the stone cell. Is the great world at large ready to forâ€" give him and receive him back into honorable employment if he repents? Oh. no ! The elder brothers and elder sisters are so hitter against. the ear-convicts that many a. repent- ant one, has deliberately returned to his crimes because he could earn a living in no other way. THE FATHER'S l-‘ORGIVENESS The other day a person asked me what I considered the most heauti-‘ iul sentence in the parable. This was my ansWer : ”It is not to be found in the good father’s dealings with the younger, but with the older son. When the servant came in and told the good father that his elder boy was acting unfilially and unbrotherly, the father did not lose his patience. He did not send a peremptory command to his older son to come to him at once, as he had a right to do, but, as a ser- vant. he left the banquet hall. He Went out into the darkness of the night and placed his arm gently about his sinful elder son's neck. as he answered in a. pleading, yearnâ€" ing voice, "Son, thou art ever with mic, and all that I have is thine.’ That is as much..as to say : 'My boy, my dear boy, I am not trying to do you any injustice. I shall not take away any of 'your inheritance. All that I have is yours. What I long for is for the love and the purity of my children. I want my two boys to be always by my side. Come. my child : come back to your father's love. Come back into the old homestead which I have prepared for you.’ 15 Oh, that anSWer to me THE LACK OF FAITH. ems. W. R13%‘,§gpb1ishe}.and Pfébrietor THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattls. etc in Trade Centras. Torontof For}. market is firmer, No. 2 red and‘v, No. 2 red and Wm}; sold at 71 to 71§c middle freighthLT hSpring nominal at 72c on Mid) aw fig. 2 goose. at 67c on Midland Militi- toba wheat firmer; No.1 hard 891: all rail grinding in transit 2 N0 1 Northern, 87,c all rail, grinding in firansit ; No. 1 hard. 88§c North £35.57, No_._ 1 Northern, 87 c North fitsâ€"Thehmarket is firmer, with sales of N052 white at 32c; ' dle f‘rcight‘ and of N0. 1 at 33c e ‘ ‘t. {Buckwheatâ€"Market dull,.:,,-, With prices nominal at 46 to 47¢ at outâ€" side points. Pansâ€"The market, is steady at 71' to 72¢ high freights. {or No. 1. -‘ B Heyâ€"Business ”quiet, and prices firm 1. No. 3 extra, 47c middle froigh'ts ; and No. 3 at 43c middle freights. “t Flourâ€"Ninety per cent. patents sold to-day at $2.70 middle freights. in buyers’ sacks, for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domestic trade, quotodlat $3.25 to 83.35 in bbls. Maqigg‘gga flour firm; No. 1 patents. S449, and seconds, $4.10. SLrong baker-5', $3.90 to $4, bags included, Toronto. Millfeedâ€"T’man. $16 to 816.50 in bulk here : shorts. $18.00 At out- side points bran is quoted at $15.50 and shorts at $17.50. Manitoba. bran in sacks, S19, and shorts at 321 here.- COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beansâ€"Trade is dull, with sup- plies fair. Medium bring $1.65 to $1.75 per bush, and hand-picked. $1.90 to $2. , Dried afiplesâ€"Market quiet. with prices unchangcd ‘ at 4 to 44%: per 11); and evaporated at 6; to 7c. Hay. baledâ€"Tho market is un- changed. Choice timothy. $10 to $10.25 on track, and mixed, $8 to $8.50. Honeyâ€"Tim market is quiet. with prices unchanged. Strained. 6 to Sic per 11), and comb. $1.25 to $1135 StraWâ€"Thc market, is quiet. with car lots on track quoted at $5.50 to $6 a ton. Maple syruxhâ€"Fivo-géllon cans. $1. per gal: one-gallon cans. $1.10. and halfâ€"gallon. 60c. Unionsâ€"Tho market is dull at 400 per bushel for Canadian. Poultryâ€"The market is firm, un- der continued light. supplies. We quote :â€"Fresh killed. dry picked tur- keys. 14 to 15c; geese. 9 to 10¢ per 11); ducks. SEC to $1.25: chickens (young), 75c to $1.25; old hens. 60 to 70c per pair; frozen and held stock. 2 to 3:: per 1‘!) less than above quotations. 1 l5offitoesâ€"Liarkot is unsettled. with olfmings large. Car lots quoted at $1 a bag on track. and small lots at $1.15 to 8120. Lardâ€"Market, quiet, with prices unchanged. We quote :â€"Ticrcos, 11c; tubs, llic; pails, 11§cz compound, 8} to 10c. ‘ My daughter has earned a. big commission. but. I suppose she can 't collect it." How did she earn it 1’" "Since she began her singing lessons every neighbor in the street has bought a. bicycle." HOG PRODUCTS. Dressed hogs are steady, with car lots of Western selling at. 7.50 to $7.65. and Northern at $7.75. Cured meats steady, with demand fair. We quote :â€"Bacon. 1011;: clear. 10; to 102C in ton and case lots. Pork. mess. $21.50 to 822; do short. cut. 22.50 to 5223. Smoked hams. 13 to 18gc: rolls. 112 to 12c; shoulders, 110: backs 14 to 14§c; breakfast bacon. 14 to Mic. But, after all. the most impressive part of the elder brother's history is the abrupt Way in which the par- able ends. There is no doubt the. younger son was forgiven. No doubt the repentant prodigal was able to enjoy the rest and the home pleu- sures of the father's home. But how about that cynical. self satis- fied and complaining elder brother ‘.’ Did- he ask forgiveness of his father? Did he go into the banquet where the feast was being celebrated ‘? I do not know. 1 cannot tell. The parable ends with the earnest, plea. of the father. We must take the rest; as we will. Personally I have my doubts about the salvation of that older brother. It is sometimes far easier for the sinner down in the shims to come to Christ than {or the rich son living in a luxurious palace. A London missionary “as one. night called up to go to a. d\ing gill. This wayward child at, the time was living in a dissolute. house. When the missionary entered the room. he found a. sinful sister hold- “Eng in her arms the head of the dy- ‘ingg girl. and she was saxing. ° “Jen- nie. it is all right. Put your love land trust in Jesus. He died for is beautiful ! That answer is the sweetest. gentlest, most loving and yet most pleading rebuke ever spoken by the lips of any of the characters of the Bible. That is a Christ love pleading for you and for me to come into the Father's house and nestle as a. lamb in his bosom. just such sinful girls as we are. Jennie, put your faith in Jesus Christ."- Yes. we can all feel that Christ died for the prodigal son, but it is awfully hard for some of the sinful older brothers and sisters to feel that it was necessary for Jesus Christ to die for them and their sins. My elder brother in sin, are. you going to stay out; of yOur Father's house ? Are you gOing to refuse to put your faith in Christ, and come into the marriage banquet. of the ,. BREADSTUFFS; " 10.â€"Whoatâ€"Tho with demand good.- with prices