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VON STAN’S HEAPPLE TABLETS PLACE OF INTEREST. ‘1': Linlmeni Cures Bums. etc. CHAPTER xxx. Miss. Mart obeyed the summons promptly, though ' She Wondered greatly why Violet Beaten had tele- graphed in so sudden and perem tow a manner for her. '9" Mrs‘. Curstonc‘ received her. and the two looked at. each other a XWOMNKOf T99 Poverty 99 F9 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ‘79 ELL“; 999' O i 9|" Violet Beaton‘x’s Contempt 9 *5 o ‘ For Titles. ‘ § 3% #956393“ “Wan WWW‘KM curiously “I fear so. The doctor says it, is a matter of hours ; and Iiam sure she has sent for you beczfixse she wishes to leave the little child with .. you. on; "The child ! What do you mean?” cried Miss Ma'rr. ‘ “1 Speak of the child whose birth is to cost. its mother’s life. Miss Max-r, there can be no more secrets now. Do you know who Violet Bea- ton is ‘?” "She is Violet Benton, I presume. I know nothing more about her." "She is Lady Ryvers !" cried. Mrs. Carstonc; with a. burst oz" tears. “It, is uSclcss to keep her secret; any longer. Lord Ryvers must know of the death 01' his wife and the birth 01' his son.” “Lady Ryvers !" cried tho heiress. “Lady Ryvers ! Do yo‘u mean that she is the wife 01‘ Randolph, Lord Ryvers '2" “I do. And the friends of Lord RyVers have driven her to her death 3" But, Miss Mart could not believe what she had heard. But the heiress could hardly com- prehend the other intelligence, that Violet Beaten Was Lady Ryvex-s. the unhappy young wife who had left her husband. _‘ , ; 1‘? _; "Pardon me.” she said, “you are wrong. Violet. Keaton has been livâ€" ing with. a relative of mine. That. is how 1 know her : that. is why she has sent. for me." “I assure vou, Miss Mart that 1110 young lady dying upâ€"stairs is Violcf Beaten, who man 19d Lord Rchrs. ' I hive known her and her history fo'i some time.1t was with me 3119' took refuge Wm 11 she. left Ryvms“ 011. ” “And who,” cried . the heiress, sinking pale and trembling upon the sofa, “did you say you are ?" "I am 111's. Carstone of Ingleâ€" shnw," repeated the millionaire's wue. And, in spite of the sorrow hangâ€" my ovex them, BITS. Carstonc’ 5 face Was a picture of wmplacency as she answered, “Y’es.' A sudden gleam of recollection came to Miss Marr ; shevhud heard the name often enough. "Your husband isithe millionaire who bought. Ingleshaw ?" she said. at»: uuku..«. "I haw known. énd- Ioiéd h'or." continued Mrs. Cul'stohg. ”Ever since we met, abroad. She- Game to me in her distress and dcspafl‘ when she left her husband : or rathér I met, hat by accident, and tooklher home with mt»; She would” not remain, she would work ‘fog' hL‘l'Self ; and a, friend of mine' found h?!‘ an engage- ment with a Mrs. Ingram o: Queen's Elm." , ~ “That is my grandmother. I met her there : I spent some weeks there with her." Suddenly Miss Mart rah 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 atom! dismayed. bewildered, tor- turod by the recollection. How llttlo she had dreamed that she Was speak- ing .to Randolph's wife ! She claSped her hands with a bitter cry. “Ii" she dies.” she said. “it is I who have killed her ! But. I did ucya. ' robalaly no ailment Which 193:: IItcolssuxlh dreadfully painful and fatal diseases as derangement or the kidneys, and consequently the good ,which Dr. Chase' 5 Kidney-Liver Pills do in checking kidney disorders and 1- tin dropsy, Bright's disease Siggg‘ges. gen; can never be estimat- . . Arthur Walden. Ferryvxile', ’Carletoxz Co.,' N.B.. writes .â€" â€""My cured and says she would not be without Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills for ten times the price.” ”I am using Dr. Chase’ 8 Nerve Food myself, and it is building me up wonderfully." Dr. Chase’ 9 Kidney-Liver Pil.one tall pill a dose, 25 cents a. box dealers :01; Edmnson. Bath 00,: Toronto. . and ‘ There is P!" leads to Such fatal diseases kidneys. and Kidney Disease Developed Into ' Drepsy â€"â€" After Fifteen Years of Suffering Cure Was Effected by Dreadful Pa'ns and ‘ Swollen Ankles VOL. X. NO. on $1 per gin-mm. Mrs. Cnrstone,” said the 9’s wifeâ€"“Mrs. Car-stone of she added, with a faint '. the glories of thgltfi” most DB. CHASE’S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS. 1pt knowâ€"oh, Heaven, I did not 'now !" . “I should say .that Lady Ryvers has killed her, " rbmurked .Mrs. Car- stone.- 7"It is too hox’1iblo !” said the 'heircss. “And \011 say théi‘e is a little child boxn toâ€"day ?" “g;- “Yes-11 lovely little boy.’ ‘Hcir of Ryvcrswcll â€"!‘"- said Miss Marr “You must. _ spud fox Lord Ryvox's at once." Vt‘lt is useless,” replied Mrs. Cur- stone ' "his wife has song-for“ him twice. and he has re‘fusod‘t‘o come." “I will not. believe it ‘3”. cried the heiress. “11‘ (‘Vcr a. man worshiped a Woman. Lord Ryvcrs worshiped his wife. From the time she left home, he shut himself up, and no one has seen him since. He would have given the World to find her ; but she told him she Wuuld novella rethrn. He would have flown to her if he had thought she Would even speak 'to him." ‘ I was with hu- when She Wrote and posted the lot toxs' , , , ' “Then there hzis boon foul play." declared Miss Man‘, “for I know that. Lord Ryvers has never received one word from â€"»his‘ wife since she left him. And you V'say Rho is dyâ€" ing 1’" Ton-s filled her eyes “Le't‘ me see her. ” she said “there is no time to be lost.’ mum»; ' ' - She grew pale If; she. entered the room and saw the beautiful, color- less fame of Viplet tund \he tiny head of _the resting babe. “E‘SheW Was so true a. Woman thqt at, the sight tears tilled her eyes. With gentle steps she Went up to the young wife and knelt down by the bedside. “Violet." she Said: "do you know me ‘P I am (lwendoline Mart. There was a. faint. stir of the white eyelids. It. seemed that by a. des~ perate effort she was trying to bring herself back to life.‘ "You son}. for me. Violet. What; can I do for you ‘9" ’ “I want, to. give you this.” she said. opening her arms that her friend might\ see her little child. “You are one of the noblest women in the World. Will you take him for me ‘2” Then with one white. weak hand she drew the dark. beautiful face down to her own. “You know my story." she whispered faintly : “who know who I tun. lt. seems to me almost that I have come back from the dead to see you. You know now that I am Randolph's In "She wants to speak to me. said the heiress, pitcously. “Can you do nothing for her The Elector came forward with a spoonful of strong cordiai. Then the white eyelids opened. “ch ; I know. Will you forgive me all the pain I have caused you ? 11‘ 1 had knowu that you wet-e Run- “And you will marry him after I am dead ? Every one will forget me, and you will be happy together. I givo you my little sonâ€"he will be Randolph’s heir : you will love him and cherish him and care for him as if he were your own '2" “I promise.” answored Miss Mart. “How strange.” said Violet. “that you should have both my husband and my son 2 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." d61ph"a wife, I should never have spdk‘e of him." “I now, but, you love him still." ' “I shall love him forever," was the 165v reply. v-uv- -,.~‘. .. -v. “Violet " said her friend ‘Wouid you not like to see your husband ?” “He would not come to me. I 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.” wife was a great sufferer from kid- my disease for several years. She was troubled with pains in the small of the back and in thc‘side. was gradually losing flesh and growing weaker. She got into a very bad state, suffered dreadful pains and her ankles would swell up so that we were afraid of dropsy. We had I To prove to you than Dr. 2: Chase‘s Ointment is a certain ; and absolute cure for each and ovary form of itching. bieodlngzmd protrudin piles. [aha manufacturers have guaranteed it. so to:- tinzonialn in the daily press a d as]: your neigh- bors what they think ofit. on can usa it, and zeta-our money back if not. curod. 600 3 box. at 3.11 calm-s or EDMANSON,BATF.H 86 Co..Tox-outo. Dr. Chase’s Ointmenfâ€"x ?p: ‘1‘) ?” w“! '5‘" sent to him twice ; he would not 001119: "I Em sure he would come to see you mid his'littlc son if he knew. Would yOu like to see him '2” A ‘ ‘ ' .- K 'n'. , k .1 Al Oh, the rupture oglldwe and of longingiin the pale face l“: ‘9‘ 1 byeve," shq whispered faintly, “thatfli 1 saw him 1 should not die. I' sho‘uld lixo in spite of mySclfK' ‘ Then you shall see him' her friend declared. "I will go and bring him to you. Doctor " she Said, hastily “I {1.111 sure that Lady RyVors is better; ; gin} 111é' just one gleam of how. " The doctor looked up \\ 11011 ho 111 11rd the 11111l§§a11d name 01 his pativnt. I "Give 1110 one gleam of hope," she ropoatod. "‘ “The pest that I can sayiis that Lady liyvors is no Worse and that every hour she lives zulds to her chance or living." he answered,- gr‘fi‘ély. Mi‘ss Marr bent over the pale face. “:Violot,” she said. “try to live. Try_ to think that Randolph is com- ipg and wants to see you.” "Randolph will many you : you are best suited for him ; they all love you I an). content to die. Oh, dear friend love my son !' ' And then the. pullor deepened, the whito evélids 1'59. . “Is Shég 110ml '2’ ’ cried the heiress, in great alulm. *‘ “No . she is only exhausted." 1'0- pliod the doctor. Then, kissing the coid brow, Miss Murr stole softly out of the sick- room. mxd,-h.1stvnin«r at once to the telegrraph ofiice, despatched the fol- low in-r message : A.‘ 7' if" "“I-‘mm Miss Murr, railway Stu.- tion, “'oston-on-Scu, Kent, to Lord Ryvors. Athnl House. Mayfair. Lon- donâ€"Como here at once ; your wife, Violet, is dying. and wishes to see you. I will be at the station to moot you." What wonder, consternation. and bewilderment that ’ telegram caused Lord Ryvvx‘s ! That Violet. his beautiful, willful young wife. should be (lying, seemed to him impossible. And why should Miss Mm‘r be with her ? Violet, was dyingâ€"Violet, whom he has} {mind in the woods of St. Byno’sâ€"Violct. for whom he, had gin-u up the whole world, who had been so brightly happy with him. who had ovurwhelmod him with bit,- tor repronchoé and left him ! Violet was dying : and Miss Mart, the beautiful woman whom (Wcry one had wished him to marry, was with her ! Woston-on-Soa Was not very far. He had reached the railway station. and stood with MiSs Murr’s hand fast claspvd in his, before he realized what had happened and where he was. As they drove hurriedly from the railway station to the house, Miss Mart told Lord Ryvers all that had hummncd. "And Viulvt was with you," he criedâ€"“really and truly with you ‘? How strange ! It must haw: been the very hand of Heaven.” And then she told him of the birth of his little sun. He was asâ€" tonishod and bewildered. All he could say was : “My poor Violet ! Pray Heaven that We may find her living ! If I could but look in her face once more and tell her how much I love her." She was living. and her life hung upon a thread. The question was Whether his sudden appearance would snap that thread. "1 believe it. \VuS.’ said Miss Man- quietly. “She told um She should live if She saw you. and I believe it," said Miss Marr. There was another surprise for Lord Ryvers when he saw Mrs. Cur- stone and heard her story, how she had helped and befriended his hap- less young wife. “But you," he said, reproach- fullyâ€"“ynu should have sent to me. You knew how well I lovod her." 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 1’ Then he hoard thv story of the lot- tors. and for the first time it struck him how negligent he had beenâ€"â€" that he ought to have taken preâ€" cautions. But he never thought that Vioth would write. The letters must, have gone to Ryvorswoll and fallen into his mother’s hands. He told himself that, if his wife died his mother would be the cause. With quiet tread he entered the sick-room. Death was not present. yet seemed very near. The beautiful I'm-c had grown even more colorless, the nerveless arms had almost re- laxed their hold. “I am afraid we are too late," she said.‘ “Speak to her yourself." Then he came forward and looked upon her. his Wife, his darling, his only love, lying there so still and pale, With their little son in her arms. He did not look at the child. his eyes were riveted on her face. This was his Violet, whom ‘he had found where “June’s palace was paved with gold.” A bitter cry, the cry of a. strong man in despair. came from his lips as he fell upon his knees by her side. ' “Violet,” says Miss Mal-r. bending over her, “can you hear me ?" But there was no answer. Again she spokv, but it was with the same result. At. th}! sound Violet opened her eyes. It had pierced her heart. and stirred what little life was there. “Violet." he criedâ€"“oh, my dar- ling. speak to me, look at me !” A faint color rushed to her face, a faint light came into the shadowed eyrcglrtihe white lips smiled.‘ . ."Violet, my darling, my deal wife I’? he‘ cried. “Oh, thank Heaven that I see those dear A pyes once again : Violet, say 'Wel- come !' " . t- W {am dad, he respon " s g h omc " eIc 1y. And then he heard her whisper something about the baby. He stooped and kissed the tiny face. "My’ little son: 1'1 he said. I‘May Heaven bless and keep my little son ! Violet, you must get better. You must lfve for my sake.'1 ' “OH: WAD SOSIE POWER THE GflmQXGIE U8_,'1;.$Â¥JS§§QQBSEEI.AS _I.THE.RS SEE US.‘ CHAPTER XX XI OMEMEE (’ng 5,3)? FEBRUARY 12.1903 A CARPENG ELDER BROTHER (Engered according to Act. otmo Par- liament. or Canada. in the year one Thousand Nine hundred and 'l‘hrcc- by Wm. Baily, of Tor-Ono, at. the Department of Agricultune..9tmwu./ Ready to Take Every A vintave - Over His Fellow Méti' 3* a line ring put on his finger. The folks laughed at his horny lingers, which \vere knotted from handling; the plow and wielding the hoe and the ax. His feet were never mens- ured for dancing slippers best use his sandals were always soiled and dirt begrimed. He was always working in the fields. The drunkm'ds, the profligates, the midnight carousm's, the libertines and the associates of lewd cmnpunions are tho 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 FAUL’I‘S. But neither of the brothers is por- trayed as an example. Both Were bad, though in (lill'ercnt ways. We easily see the faults. uf the younger brother; they wmo open and scan- dalous; but, the faults of the elder brother, being decomusly covered up by dutiful conduct, are not. so easily recognized. In estimating chu'uuter on God's lines we have to ask not. only what a man has done. but what he is. Meanness and unbrotherliness and cruelty in the heart. defame a man's ‘chamcter as indelibly as open iniquity. They make men, as Christ said, like. “whited sepulchcrs. which indeed appear beautiful out- ward, but. are within full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness." ’l‘herefore I place my chief emphasis upon the. sinful life of the. elder bro- “It will be better, much better for me to die ; then you can marry Miss Murr, and you will all be happy. [ should be only in the way. and she will be kind to my baby." “If you die, Violet, 1 shall die," he said. “There will be neither love nor nmx'riugc for me. I want not. Miss Marr. or another. but you. swoet. only you. Live for me, Vio- let !" She drew his head down to her face and whispered in his ear : "You did not come when I sent." she whispered. “I never received the letters ; I never hoard of them until 10â€"day." And Chen it seemed to her as though the sting of death had been removed. “1 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 watched in anxious expectation. Over the face of the doctor came an expression of relief ; Mrs. Carstone breathed more freely. “If Lady Ryvers should rccovwr.” she said to Miss Murr, “it is you who will huVu qnvcd her life by bringing her husband to hm.’ "It is almost the doctor ; “ live." W {nil-c "mp littlv (him stirred the nurse took it. uWay ; but, still slept. IIow lomr she lay in that deep, droamlem Hour). hm‘ husband’s arm round hur. her iwad pilloWod on his brvust. Violet never knew. When at lust she woke. it was to find his handsome face bent. over her with undying love shining in his eyes. Slill for many hours her life hung upon a thread, a thread so Slight that the least jur might. have wvmw pod it, and during: that time Hun- dolph hen-r left; her. neither «lid Miss Murr. Inch by inch they helped to fight the grim battle for her. It seemed as though 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. 1; request. for the baby. Gradually the deathlikc 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 therp was no more danger, and that with good nursing his patient would soon re- cover. Lord Ryvers was at a loss how to express his gratitude to Airs. Car- stone. “You will be the dearest friend that my wife and I have,”â€" he said to her. '(To Be Continued.) tin-c day when the miraculous," said believe she will ; and Violet thcl‘, to Show that the so-callqd re- spectable sins ‘ of self righteousness arc of all sins the most to be dread- ed and that it ~ is the duty; of the pleachor to warn his hearers against them. T. J‘ The elder brother is the modern l’huriseo, who thanks God th-fltfi he is not as other men. He coum‘gndi cently looks upon the drunkardw the social outcast and the pauper and says to his friends: “Just look at me. I never had any more ad- 'antages tlrc. those people. have hull. I. was of a highstrung, impe- tuous nature, yet I never would let my evil dbsires get the better of me. 1 have never been drunk. I have never run up a bill I was unable to pay. I never was a froquonter of the clubs, nor a convivial associate of midnight carousors. Indeed, to be frank with you, I lnwe just about as good opinion of my moral attain-l ments as Prince Bismarck had of his skill in statesmanship. When some one asked the Iron Chancellor who he thought was the brainiest statesman in all Europe. lisrhnrck replied: ‘Modesty forbids mfifisltat- ing who is the brainiest. bk’éfie then I might have to mention my own name. llut I am perfectly will-i ing to state that Benjamin Disraeli is without doubt the second ablest statesman in all Europe.‘ Other saints." remarks the pharisaica‘. elder brother, “may be my equal in moral attainments. but I am sure there is no superior in all the world. to my humble self." 2' A DEFE IT IN CilARAC'l‘E 13', Elder brothers, you have no ground for pride if the restraint that has kept you from prodigality is itself a defect of character. It is true that you have not gone off ,a; a prodigal into a far country. You have, not given a midnight banquet. and started your young friends on the path to a drunkard’s grave by teaching them how to bury their lips in the red poison of the wine cup. You have been too stingy for that; you may have been so mean and sting-y that that there is not fear that you would drink a. glass of wine or smoke a cigar unless some one else paid for it. It is not prin- ciple that saves some men from go- ing to destruction by the broad highway of dissoluteness, but pe- nuriousness. 'l‘hey hold on to every dollar they have and are too stingy, to spend a cent. They keep their money as long as they can and nev- er give u. cant to a friend unless :1.he_v make that friend give them a‘ .tirst class security and pay full inâ€" iterest. But, my so called respectaâ€". Rble and upright pharisaical iriend,| ithough you are not a prodigal, you ’may be. a usurer, an extortioner and la slanderer. You may he 'a irobber of the poor widow's mitel i i l . and a contemptible tyrant in your' dealings with your debtors and your employes. You may be a peddler of evil reports and a murderer of your neighbor‘s reputation. You may be one of those keen, cold automatons without one drop of human kindness in your heart. You may be so mer- ciless in your dealings with man- kind that you will not stop for one moment to consider the sad causes which led your friends into sin or in? to financial difiiculty. And. elder brother. if your faults are mean- iness and a'arice, though you may have never violated the criminal code of your state. you are at heart a sinl‘ul monster. a financial tyrant: you are. at heart a merciless calum- niator. God despises your unre- Iseated sins just as much as he. deâ€" :FplSCS the sins of the prodigal in the far country. A DICSI’TCABLF‘. SPIRIT. The elder brother thinks that his iDivine Father’s house is not. big en- ough to hold two sons. He feels ithnt if his brother is allowed to come back the returning prodigal will crowd him out of some room which rightfully belongs to him. He says to himself: “There is that drunken loafer of a boy. He has itaken his oneâ€"half of the property: fgive part of my rightful inheritance now he is coming back to eat. up part of my half. I know that fa- ther is so kind-hearted that he will to this lazy spendthriit, this been companion of dissolute characters. If he has spent his all, then let him starve. That is just what he deâ€" serves. He has no right coming back. to be a vampire upon my pro- perty." So the selfish elder brothers in many of our large churches refuse to let the prodigals come among them and Will not allow them to be received as equals in their Father's houSe. They seem to think that the advent of the ‘poor and outcast means their own social extinction and their spiritual (it-basement. Where can the despicable. phuris- aical spirit of the elder brother be found more conspicuous than in some of your modem 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 as50ci- ate with sewing girls even in a Sun- day school." Where can you find a more despicable, phurisaical 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 i among the 713303;“ ~A‘vn 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 éympathy Evith 'those who dc- \% just. as dcspicablé. A3" en gét: r. biothor heard the. x ' .ign'aled the parengal joy over ',:r t e repontant prodigal’ 5 return ;' when he saw the eyes of his father glisten- ’ing‘ with love and his cheeks flush- ing with a holy thankfulness, he would have rejoiced for his father's ‘sakc if he had not been selfish and iwfcluld not, have tried to stab the 0!} map to the heart. Did he not sath ‘ Sect : "Yes, We shall drive ‘thn (is‘qolute dehauchoc back to his '5 'iunc trough ,Uh‘l we can have clare that young men are led astray into the far countryétof sin because they have generous ‘1mDulses and abno1mal affections; therefore cwot say no to the temp 05:51 That pmdigal was an ingrate, every {way you take him. -He Was a selfish, contemptible, dissolute rake '33No man is large hearted who will t‘zk friend to a. saloon or ‘open “M 01‘ wine at a club when in order "to 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 reckâ€" lossly squander his money when at the sa111em£pmg5knows that his old fatheiJist eepmmata’lim; mtg,“ his W'V _,.___ ‘m‘rmfl- 77' - fl 7 7 7 fathex isfigwcep wt his eyes qua- fount tear§.,,but, though that youngerf son was a. selâ€" Egg? bdoegpicuble churflacter jibe (314$: ‘uf. right, kind of a son,-hc would have seen what joy came into the father’s heart. at the retuin of his epontant son. He would have finediately said - “W at (111 1 11cc does money 11 macawg‘gfly make father h’émy ? Away “1111 the question of dollars and cents i1 my brother' 5 1c- tu111 is only a true rctux 11 " So ev- ery Ch1istian today, if he is the right kind of a Chrrstia‘n‘,’ does not think about the social condition of his rovn ntant fellow man. He im- 1n»g' 1y L§ays i when {the publican I) .agythe mercy seat : "Oh. the '30 ' 3 phant love which is 1111911 my: .vine” l‘ather' 5 face 011, ‘ -LAAI ____....'.. ..J-:-L 1.. ._ -A‘ 1v”. L33: plgqguge of seeing father _ again f stless)y"fiacing the floor through the long. woary hours of the night." Did he not Want to hear that dear, old, gentle, forgivixlgk‘ fagher again H 1 .> .114 ' 1- "< ' nfiun over lus ~1‘Y‘133Vw boy as D viq gourncd ovcwhx. dc’ad ,: son ' “1,2,«Im’- I ' , ' ' ,, ‘16 n I "7'" ham: lox'e Which is upgn my- vine I‘ather' :5 face Oh, the celestial music which in great tidal waves Ole sound is rolling through the Ladder: boulevards of the New Jerusalem. Oh, the angelic voices in heaven which are every- where shouting the glad tidings]: "1‘ 1e prodigal has returned to his Father's house !' " There ought toâ€" be joy on earth as well as joy in heaven over one sinner that. re- penteth. There ought to be the same joy which the good shepherdi felt when he found his sheep that was lost : the same joy which the‘ once frantic wife experienced when? she recovered the. lost piece of silver. which was part of her wedding dowry. The elder brother’s conduct also shows a. lack of faith in his father. He refuses: to believe that his Di- vine Father’s love is powerful en- ough to change a sinner into a saint. Infidelity often lnfrenches itâ€" 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 ht» Home 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 drunkai‘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. dissolutc life wants to lead a pure life. instead of finding the willing arms of forgiveness held out to her by her elder 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 power. 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 for- 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. ex-convicts that many a repent- ant one has deliberately returned to his crimes because he could earn a living in no other way. TH E FATHER’S FORG IVENESS The other day a person asked me‘ what I considered the most beauti- ful sentence. in the parable. This‘ was my ansWer : "It is not to be found in the good fathei‘ s dealinws‘ with the younger, but with the} elder 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 pa‘tience. 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 :1 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. yearn- ing voice, “Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.‘ That is as muchas to say : 'h-Iy 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.’ 1'5 Oh. that anSWer to me TIIIC LACK OF FAITH. CHAS. W. Rl‘dfimgfiublisheiand Proprietor THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle. etc in Trade Centres. Toronto, Feb. 1 10.â€"Whoatâ€"Tho market, is firmex‘, with demand good; No. 2 red and W13“? sold at 71 t0 71.}c middle froight"; " .hspring nominal at 72c on Mid} 11311!ng- 2 goosv. at, 67c on Midland. Mani- toba wheat firmer; No. 1 hard 89c all rail grinding in transit :‘No. 1‘ Northern. 8719c all rail, grinding in Iransit ; No.1 hard. 88§c North Wtsâ€"Thefimarket is firmer, with sales of No.“.‘2 white at 32c‘ ' dle I‘m-ight‘ and of No. 1 at 33c e ' ‘t. {Buckwheatâ€"Market dull...» with pgices nominal at 4:6 to 47¢ at out- sitge points. B Heyâ€"Business 'quiet, and prices firm 1. No. 3 extra, 47c middle freigh'ts ; and No. 3 at 43c middle freights. “at. Pansâ€"The market is steady at 71‘ to 72¢ high freights. for No. 1. -‘ Flourâ€"Ninety per cent. patents Sold to-(lay at $2.70 middle heights. in huyers' sacks. for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domestic t13de,quotcd at $3.‘3 -5 to 83. 35 in bbls Maqigbfiéa. floux firm; No. 1 bbls. Liaqgggga. uour nrm; no. 1. patents. $4.30, and seconds, $4.10. Strong bakers'. $3.90 to 84. bags included, Toronto. Millfeedâ€"I’.ran, $16 to $16.50 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, $19. and shorts at. 821 here,- Beansâ€"Trade is dull, with sup- plies fair. Medium bring $1.65 to $1.75 per bush. and handâ€"picked. $1.90 m 32. 51.90 t() 52. Dried applesâ€"Market quiet. with prices unchanged at 4: to 4§c per 1D; and evaporated at 6; to 7c. -Hzi)'. baledâ€"Tho market is unâ€" changed. Choice timothy. $10 to $10.25 on track. and mixed, $8 to $8.50. Strawâ€"The market is quiet. with car lots on track quoted at $3.50 to $6 a ton. Maple syrupâ€"Fivwgéllon cans. $1 per gal: oneâ€"gallon cans. $1.10. and half-gallon. 60c. Onionsâ€"The market is dull at 40¢ per bushel for Canadian. V'Héneyâ€"Tl-m market is, quiet. with prices unchanged. Strained, 8 to 85c per 11). and comb, 31.255 to 81.03 Poultryâ€"The market is firm, un- der continued light. supplies. We quote :â€"Fresh killed. dry picked tur- keys. 14 to 15¢; geese. 9 to 10¢ per 11); ducks. 85c to $1.25: chickens (young), 75c to $1.25; old hens. 60 to 70c per pair; frozen and held stock. 2 to 23¢ per m less than above quotations. Potatoesâ€"Market is unsettled. with ofi'erings large. Car lots quoted at $1 a bag on track. and small lots at $1.15 to $1.20. ‘ My daughter has earned a big commission. but I suppose she can 't collect. it." “How did she earn it ‘2" “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, 87.50 to $7.65. and Northern at. $7.75. Cured meats steady, with demand fair. We quote zâ€"Bacon. long clear. 10% to 102C in ton and case lots. Lardâ€"Market quiet. unchanged. We quote :4 tubs, like; pails, 11‘ 82 to 10c. Po-x‘k. mess}, $21.50 to 8 cut. $22.50 to $23. Smoked hams. 13 to 13éc: rolls. 1].: to 12c; shoulders, 11c; backs 14 to 1450; breakfast, bacon. 14 to Mic. 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 as, Christ love pleading for you and for me to come into the Father's house and nestle as a lamb in his bosom. 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 house. lint how about that cynical. self satisâ€" 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 haw my doubts about t‘hesaivation of that older brother. It is sometimes far easier for the sinner down in the slums to come to Christ than for the rich son living in a luxurious palace. A London missionary was one night called up to go to a dying girl. This wayward child at the time was living in a dissolute house. When the missionary entered the rroom. he found a. sinful sister hold- ‘ing in her arms the head of the dy- ‘ing girl. and she Was saying : “.Ienâ€" nie.it is all right. Put your love and trust in Jesus. He died for 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 elder 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 i Nbrthcn'x. 370 North o! the COUNTRY PRODUC E ,2 BRICADSTUFFS: :cd. “0 quote :â€"Ticrccs. 11c; 11 xc pails, 11‘ c; compound, ‘aé, with prices do short