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THE BEAUTY DP 171215anqu WHEN 1T 15 50m: NEEDED. n" ‘ndyilx Attachment of mm: and Boat 8 Topic at Interrs! to the l‘hnrch In All Axes â€" A Sermon Full or the Bren“: 0! ‘ho Fields. Rev. 1):. Tahmg» preached 0“ 5“"? day from the text: Ruth Li. 3. "A“??? wejnt and céfie and gleaned in 1h? fiat: after the reapers. and hgr'hap “as; ~ light 0'1! a. part. of the he. belong.ng umto 3082. who was of the kindred of Elimeleoh." Tbs; time that Ruth anii Iinomi arrive at Bethlehem i'S harvest time. It was the custom when a shed fell from 3‘ loud in the harvest field for the reaperfi to refuse to gather it up. That “‘85 to be left for theipoor who might haopen tocome along that way. If there WN’G handfuls of grain svattemd across the field after the main harvest had been reaped, instead of rs king it,“ farmers do now. in was by thv custom of the hhd left in itq’ffiace. so that the p00! Coming along that way: might glean i"- and get their bread. But you say: "“13: is {he use. 01' xii these hatVE‘St fields to Ruth and Naomi? Naomi is too old and feeble to go 0111 and toil in the» 5111).:th can you expect that Ruth, the 3'0ng and the beautiful, shoulli tan her cheeks and blister her hands in the bar-- vest field 3” Boaz owns a lax-«e farm and 119 goes out. (09 see the reapers gather in the grain. Coming them righL behind the mvarthy, sum-urowned Mapen. he he- holds a. beautiful warm; gleamingâ€"a. woman more fit to bend to a harp or sit upon a throne than to stoop among the sheaves. Ah, that: was an eventful It was love at first sip-ht. Boaz forms amattachment. for the wnmunly gleanerâ€"an attachment fullof undying interest to the rhurch of God. in 3.11 ages. while Rut 1. when an aphnh. or nearly a bushel of barley.goe hmne to Naomi to tell her the successes and ad- ventures of the day. That Ruth who left hsr native land of Moah in darkness and traveled. through an undying affec- tion for her mothm-in-law, is in the harvest field of 3032. is affianced to one of tbs best fami‘lies inJudah andbeâ€" comes Lhaftertime the ancestress of Jesus Christ. the Lord ofGlory. Out 01 so dark 3. night did there ever dawn- lo br3gh. a morning? I learn. in the fiht place. ’rom this subject how trouMe develops character. It was bereavemennf poverty and exile than: dew-IOped. illustrated and an- nounced to 3.11 1395 the sublimity ofl Ruth’s chua Ler. That is a. very unâ€" fnrbumte man who has no trouble. It; was sorrow that. made John Bunyan the better dreamer. and Dr. Young the better poet. and O’Connor the better orator. a ‘1 Bishop Hall me better preacher. and Havelock the better solâ€" dier, and Kitto the Letter encyclopedist. and Ruth the better daughterâ€"in-Iaw. I once asked an aged man in regard to his. pasxor, whowasavery ~)tilliaynt man. ““119; isit that. you: pastor. so very brilliant. seems to have so little heart and tenderness inhxs sermons ?" “ngl.” he replied, "cue reason is our pastor has never-had any trouble. When misfortunes come upon mm, his sule will be d1fferen'." Amer awhile the Lord took a child out 01‘ that. pastor’s house. and, though the. preacher was just as brLllianL as mums before. oh. the warmth. the‘tenderness of his dis- course! The far-1. is that. trouble is as great odurcqbor. You see sometimes a; musician sxt, dowuut an instrument. and. his exerution is. cold and informal nd unfee‘ling. 'ihne reason is that all is life» he. has ieen fosperous. But. let misfortmne or bereavement. come to this mum. and ha SiLS down at the in- strument. and you disuover the pathos in the. fu‘st sweep m the keys. ‘ THE USE 0F TRUUBLE Misfortunes and tnnls are great edu- cators. A‘yOlIng doctor comes inLoa, sick roomwnere Lhereisa (xymg child. Parhnps he :8 very rough m his pre- wription and may rough m his manner. bud rough Ln h_xs answer to the mother’s anxious questions. But years rolluu. and Lhare has been one dead in his own house, and now he comes into Um sickroom, and. with :1. tr prfwl eye he 'looks at the dying child and says: “Uh. how this reminds me) of my Chariie!” Trouble, the great educator. Sorrow --I see bts touch in the grandest paint- mg; 1 hmu' us meor m the sweetest song; i feel its power in the mightiest. argument. . G c migetalranamythdogy said-that. thef - “'“““““° “‘ W" ‘ the foot, ofu)€l$1:'ni:1g:dash struck 0110?; 1’ wing at the seas: I have ofte , - - or.“ PEga' ,mg' on their (bro Sigma? “:3 figtwbzigzz rm: iii 33:21" 3:52:33? LnsoChr‘~' .u fou‘t' Mr #1 life have-blitz: :t’mfic’ft and “Wit:- l‘tml song 0f km éron shod hoot of digit” °“‘ by “19* 1‘22! (finismu 5“" 3" 1 see'Dan'hel‘s magi: said 6818111-: T”; géfidéhtge‘bré 5:981?“ ,l‘ebuChadnezzar’set t. by the! “"310 I 19342 b- dill s Prowess best. wh urnace. ' Ix evexits “I'hich‘s‘e Im on the ioundxring' sh' an I find: cam rmv he mam gifue of the lightnfim 1 LP under ”19‘ agine '1}; Ha; "om 01 Iifehtah God Groin: if? bfiakersf fbn (‘ofiqigg (1)???“ mm the bowling of " ls c .ldmnit, ' ’ . 0‘ ‘ .. ‘ . 00 da 5 .‘ ' the choppmg of bbodwxlcli bah“ and! more thx-ivflc't‘ng rim“, and pine cracking {ffesad’ifd gullo-g Ruth just ‘11-: 0m» It .tpok the flaw ° martyr. sav-just mi pp” “‘13 m grief m1 or 3033943: ‘ .S.m : (tyr. It I - 'TP and at' ' ' 21113 Lens“ :Sfamst Libs git? 1:305:33. 1:03.; Sh‘eoxii‘agaés 13203;; ury O Lord Cl 2) “'3! the lord I V ' develop James Re _ , averhouse to‘ :_ ; esus C] Melville and H mym; and And iéin‘! nguqms. mu . ugh fiCKail NW: ucxdent w1th t 0‘35 thYI'S of Scotch ‘ ' the g101""113.cl t 1 3' 22:13::ng sea, themmeitmzi Wm??? ‘35 vats New 7; :you though} of and the wax-Who ““3131!!! coasti ha. 7 ‘ u forth the prowess Offwvages to' 3mm: cagsaPeen 0f v'eq fathersâ€"- 0 the Pilgrim' meetin”wank“c When amid the storms the . far a lglgyafiled . And the stars heard and {hang all the phase! Of. And the Bonn” ' 8 sea’ It t ; Wood, mg males at the dim] that fign‘fd- to ' a glang to the anthem of the i1- ]°f ““15"“ wig-2?: ~t took all our past mt? lee: but they were th‘ mes-es, and it takes all cum” d’s' 3 the world’s minstx nâ€"uonal sqrrovrs to lift up ourprestgnt g the vibration Of a on than high career wk-rre itnavtygfii ev 3 after the fix . 1 A. an away from it. VOL. IV. NO. 33. march long after the foreign aristo- cracies that have mocked and Lyra‘uniers that have jeered shall be swept down under my0 omnipotem. wrath of God, who hqles despoLism, and who, by the the strength of His «mu strong right: nun. will make all men bee. and 'm the church, and in the World, that through darkness and storm and trou- ble, men women. churches, nations; are develgpeu. 1 , L uLv v-‘n V-vw‘a‘â€"- Again. I see in my text the beauty of unfultering friendship. I suppose {here were plenty of friends for Naomi while she was in prosperity. but. oL‘ all hot m'quuinumces how many were will- ing Lo Krque_off_ with. her L‘owu‘rd-Juâ€" ,,I.‘ (L93) when she had to make that lonely journey“! One, the heroine of mytext. One, absolutely one. I suppose when Nuomi‘s husband was living. andghey had plenty of money, and all thlngs \wzm well, they had a great many nib-rs. but I suppose that after her husband died. and her property went. and she gut old and poor. she was not Iruuhled very much with callers. All K' 1 birds that sung in the bower when Ihe sun shone have gone to their nestS. now the night has_ mllen. LL45 nu V. ... __ Oh, these beauLiIul sunflowers that spread out their 00101‘ in the morning hour. 31111116.) axe alnays asleep when the sun is going dmvil! Job had Noun 0! friends. when he “as the riches! man in Uz, but “hen his PW“ neru went and the Lrial v'vue then lherc \\ are ' a» so mmh that pestered 4‘8 Eh‘bhuz (be 1‘emzm‘. (e In" Blldfld the Shuhite and Zoph I the) Vuamath- n ..\..~ ~u‘ e... “w-..“ 1' .1 .1.é the other men into his own ml"- Let suSpic.‘ on arise about a mans "hm-'11 [o‘l‘ :ynd he becomes like a iank in a 11ani‘c,:1nd all we imputatlons rush on hi m and break down in a du3- that charactev which in 111119 time \\ 011M have had strength t-1 defend inseif There are reputations Lbai hzwe ebeen 1‘- lf 2; cennutv in building “hich 80 down under one "usii. :14 a 1:35: fem- »vu> “a. nah... ln :h‘m'wgrld so full of'hearyles§ness and hypocrisy. ho wthrfilmg .“ ‘5}? find same friends as faithful 1n d9)?! uf adversity as in days ,Of PTOSP?F“.) David had such a. {fiend an. Hushal. U333 Jews had such a friend m Mordecak who never {org-0L theircamse;PM!1 had. such a hie-mi in Oncaipbor§15~ “h? ‘5' ited him in jail; Chris'. baa such n: ”is Marys‘w‘noadhered to Him on 121.9 30%: 31mm Lad such a one ‘un RuLn. “ ho cried out: "Enlreat me nut £0193"? Ell‘ee or to return from followipg 9”“ ”ed for Whither thou guest }“’1u go. [51:11 Whither thou lodgest, I mll lodge. 1h"; people 511111 be my PEOPLE: and thy hp my 001‘ {Where thou dig? L “"11 (1163 and there will I be tanned: The LL?” do so to me. and more also. If an- - out degxt‘ phrt _Lhee_ and m ,n ,n_ an‘nncc :‘Life ofmn seems to be a. meregazne, where the successiu} player pullsdqwn ite (ILIvVD uauer one yumx. us a ‘uo- - pie is consumed by the touch of su'phuroua' mane-a. A hog can 111‘ a_cent_qry plant. A ‘u l' ‘ ,-_..l,‘ucu “W‘ gnu.» nugv a...“ -M 59 very often in our worklly businessg or m our spiritual career we start Oil (in a vary dark path. We must go. .Lhe flesh may shfimz back, but. there P5 a voice within. or a. voice above, sayâ€" me: “You must go," 333‘ we have to drink the gall, and we have 10 carry the cross. and we, have to traverse Lhe des: 91'}. and we are pounded and {lulled or. murepresematiun and abuse. and we have zourge our way through teu thou- sand obsuclss than have been <la'm hv up: own right arm. “'6 have to ford the river. re have to climb the moun- gain. we. have to storm the castle. but. bleeser'. be God, the day of rest and re- ward .11 come. 0n the “pull" 0f the captured haulements we will shout the v: wry. if not in this world. then in that wr‘rld Where there is no gall ’0 dun-k. no bunk-nu~ to oarry, no haules to fight. How do [know 11'; Know it! I know it bemuse God says so. “They shall bugger no more. neither thirst no more. next hex- shall the sun light on them. nor any heaL. for the Lamb which is in Lhe midfl of the. throne shall lend them to li'fing founlulns of water. and Gudshall Wm»: all tears from their eyes." It was very hf! rd for Noah m endure the sc-oft'ing of the people. in his. day. and Was every morning quizzed about me hm hm: nun wnnld nave: be of ‘ gates of ‘du‘ngeo'nls of hell. ‘aml d u; VMAI‘- . eternity. to be echoed back by all the thrones of hmven. and all the Buy the. day of re- ward cit-meg for Christ. All the pomp ' 3611.3} this world are lo Le hung b ora’qilpfor- whose head are - nmny_crom anbafiijs 96195! ial wpr- vxhip us to come up at 'Hls feet, luke H.119 humming: oi the forest. like I rushmg _ the of the waterg!’lm {he thund- :e-ring of the seas. while all heaven. ris- x l I A l l : tho coming 01a 1309; ‘imr on their thrones. beat time with their scepters."Halle1uinh for the Lord (“m-d. omnipotent reigncth.” That. song of love. now low and far. Ere long; shall swell firozn star to star; '1 ha! light. the breakan day which tips The golden spired Apocalypse. Again. I learn from my subject that events which seem m be most msignifi- cam may ‘he momentous: Can you im- agine anything more. ummportant than woman from Moab ‘;7-â€"1 nnnnn ékfinn Y-K‘“ Culluug vi u r“... V‘ toeudah? Can you imagine anything more trival than the {not that this Ruth just happened to alightâ€"as they sawâ€"just happened to alight on that fiéld of Baez? Yet all ages. all gener- ations. have an interest ' the fact that she was to become ’an estrese of the Lord Jesus Christ. a horn; and kingdoms. mus! look at t a ittle incident with a thrill of n, egeakabje and eternal -atisfaction. So it is m ynur history. and in mine. ewnts that you thought of no importance _at all have been of very great moment. That casual conversation: that accidental meetingâ€"you did not think 92' it again m: a. long while. But how rt changes; all the phases of your life! It seemed to be of no importance that anal invented rude instruments of music, calling them harp and organ. but they were the introduction of all the world's minstrelsy. and as you hear the vibration of a stringed instrument ev a after the fingers have been tak- en away from it. so all music now of Wreck u; “000 LT“! Female Ants “hose Tullets Are Arranged with} B) “aids. 11:3- ! We know well enough £bnt ants are ; hy' the most advanced of all the insect the‘ world, that they can talk to one an- reâ€" ; other and have regular laws and reâ€" 0111:; gulations. in their tiny colonies. But areal the last discoverv abo ‘ them is. per- \or-l haps. the most astoishing of all. A na- 12' turalist has been making observations m.'id on their to11et. and has discovered that risâ€" 1 each insect got through a cleaning proâ€" "\th‘ oess as elaborate as that of a cat, only ““61 not performed by herself. but by an- gar lother, who acts for the time as lady' s 1tar:[maid. luie and drum and comet is only the fang continued strains of Juhal's harp and Jubnl's organ. It seemed to he a. matter of very little importance that Tubal (‘a'm learnt-ii the uses of copper and iron. but, that rude foundry at an- vient days has its who in the rattle of Birmingham nmx‘hinery and {hermit and bang of factories on the Merri- Behoid Ruth ioiling in the harvest; {fwd urdwr We hot. sun. or at noon taking p'uin bread with the reupers or eating {he yu‘vhed corn. which Boaz handed to her. The (’ustoms of society. of course. have changed. and without the hardships and exposure it) which Ruth wms suhjot'rod every intvlligent woman wiil find something: it} :10. Again. I smx in my subject an illu- sirauon of the beauty of female. 1n- dust.r_v_ I know there is :1 sickly sentimental- ity on this subject. in some families there are perwns of no real service to the household 0': to the community. and although there are so many woes all around about them in the world. they spend their time languishing over a new pattern. or bursting into tears “f- midnigh; over the Story of sore lov- er‘who shot himself. They would not dawn to look 3' Ruth carrying hack the barley on the way home to her mot]. “in-law, Naomi. All thi< fastidi- busmexfi may seem to do very well while they are under the shelter of their fu- ther‘s house. but when the sharp win- ter of misfortune mines. what wt these bufft‘fflit‘s! Persons under indulgent parentage may get upon themselves ha- blts 9f Lndolenm, but when they come out ‘tntq practical life their soul will recoxl with disgust and chagrin. They will feel in their hearts what the poet 69 severely sutiirized when he said: l'olks fire so awkward. things so impo- lite, V They“? EIF‘ganLly pained from morn- Lng until night Through that gave of indolenoe hov many men 419‘ women nave. marched. “Ml“? 0“ earth. to a destroyed eterni- ty'.5Plnola said to Sir Horace ‘Ve‘re: "OIAVhat did your mother die?" “or havmg nothing to do,” was the answer. "AM" said Spinoia. "that's enough to 1:111 .341! general of us." ‘Oh, can 1} be POSSLble in this world. whrane there 1'; so much suffering to be illeviated. so much darkness to be enlightened and so many burdens to be carried. that therefls any person who cannot find ang'thzng to do? Once. more I learn from my subJECt the value, of gxeaning. , Ruth going Ento that harvest field rmg? ‘ have said; "There is 8 Sum“ and :hero is a straw. but what 18 a strgw? I can't get any barley for 1113‘" so]: or my mothe-r-in-law out of thesp separate straws." Nd so said beautl- ful Ruth. She game-rad two straws and she put. them xogether. and more straws until «he got enough to link“ a sheaf. Putting that: down Sherwent {Lnd gathered more straws. uptLl she; “0H, WAD SOME POWER THE GIFTIE GIE US,TAE SEE OORSELS AS ITHERS SEE US.” had another sheaf. and another and anoche-r. and then she. brousm them all together. and she thrashed them. out. and she had an epbah of barley. nigh a. blitihel. Oh. thaL we might. all he_g§eaners! 8:17.411 â€"Burritt l-‘Wned many things' "7‘â€" whlle tolling in a. blacksmith shop. Ah- :flfifl erotomhue.~ tho world~ren0\\'ned. Phil?” auxhoxii sopher 1n bcotland. and he got his Phll' ed to E osophyh or the chief part of it. While‘ as [ claim El 3 physmxan he was waiting for t'hfi'for $30 door of the sic-kroom to open. Yet how 5 « M many there rue in this day Who 5“" ’lhe ‘ Lh2y are so busy they have no time for mahng Rental 01' splritual improvements. » mn/ ”it": 1% great duties of life cross the field : ff???“ 1 ; c‘ ' llKe strong reapers and carry off all r ' ~ the hours. and the-re Lu only here and dcv. b? there a. fragment. left that 1.5 not worth : “USN“ gleaming. Ah, my friends, you could ;e:l5l,‘31‘n go mm Lhe. humus: (my and busiest; week of your life and find golden or)“; Miss ‘ Dormmlles which, game-red. might, at “1.311” lua‘l, ”lake. 3, '4;th sheaf for the Lord's l ‘ '. garner. It is are. sum; opportunitleslmff hm and the stray pnnleges vhlch. taken; 'D‘rfJ‘ up and bound togeLth 2m beaten out. I 011‘ 9‘1 l \Vl“. (it last [1” you “fix/h much joy' gdt‘k‘id. ‘ There are. a few moments, le‘ftwol‘lh i Sir .1c the glerzrninr'. Now. limb. to the' Ficldl, used xh May each one have measures fullandl is dead running ov-pr! Oh. you gleam‘rs. tothe ; The 1 fi-gld! And if there he in your house- ; Infill“: a hold an aged cheer a sick relative that ‘ arivvav IS not strong enough to mum. forth and Effiue c toll in this field, the-u let, Ruth taker. . ' home L0 femhle Naomi this sheaf of: l 4'41“ gleaming: "He that gzmth forth and “n “1““ weopr-lrh. bearing precious seed. shall ‘ 11mm?“ doubtless mme again with rejoicingmbllrlmo bringing his sheaves with himl" May 1 “”11”“ the Lord God of Ruth, and Naomi. be‘ Thu our portion forever! for 1h; nn“|>nv“ " Ants of the genius " atta. " were the subject of these observations. These, he found. slept in relays for about three hours. When they woke up they would stretch their limbs just like wax-[n- blooded animals; even. under the mlo- rosvope. he could Watch them yawn. Then begins the toilet. The assistant starts by washing the face of her com- panion. and goes on to the thorax and legs. The attitude of the cleansed 1s one of intense satisfaction. resembling that oil a. dog or cut when his head 15 being .acratched. She lies dolwn with all her limbs stretched loosely out; she rolls over on her side, even her back, a. perfect picture of easg The pleasure the creature takes in eing thus comb. ed and sponged is really enjoyable to the observer. My “1011: is very trying. 'he replied. ih‘wswex to' a qmtion as to has 00- Guyation Ion am a judge; I suppose! No, sir. I am a. lard tenderer. INFORMATION. Papa. what is a. ground hog! Myerâ€"sausage. ma non. HIS f MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD. SMART INSECTS. OMEMEE, ONT., THURSDAY, JULY ‘29. 1897. Interesting Items About Our Own Country. Great Britain. the United States. and All Put: 0! the Globe. Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. .â€".=m <m_~< r>dmm._. nunâ€"~02â€" >rr film sewâ€"AU O<m-. ‘ John Tanner. of Lunenburg. lateof the» schooner Ida. of Halifax, who was ‘unlawfully imprisoned by tine Spanish ,auxboxities at, Porto Rico. has return- ed to Halifax. He. hgs preferred a [claim through the Brxush Government :for $3.000 damages. 4 [HE NEWS INA NUISHHL Heavy tattle shipments to England are repoxLed hum \\' innipog. CANADA; \ ‘ A Mg dmnmnd for, lumber is reported Lu Ma‘niLuha. . Gue-l‘phu is to have} a new pork pack- nng (-umpany. 'l"h:e mxw (firm-Lory of Ottawa gives the. population :13 63.180. It. is rumored that. mu C. P. R. Is L9 be extended from Reston into the Yum-sumo country. Gull.’s town hall is to have a Jubi- lew "luck to cost $1,000. Tlne shipmwn-t. of cheese {mm the port; of .‘vIwnU‘vul this season far exceeds the (want 11y stmt for the corresponding pe- riod lust yen 1‘. ‘- A private telegram from Sir “gâ€" {rid szurier announces LhuL b“ will sail from Liverpwl for home on Aub- usl. 19. \ ( The Grand Trunk 'rar works at Brunlfurd have hem closed and no- tice: pna'wd instructing the. employees to apply for Work at London. Mx. \\'. \\'. Buchanan of Hhmhltonhas resigned [hr offnes of General \Innager of the HQ» all Temp lars of 'lompemm‘e amd aditm 6f Twp Templar. A detachment of the. Northwest Mounted Police. has bean ordered to the Crow’s Nest Pass bomui‘ntain order up- on the railway construction works. Mrs. Shortiss, mother of Valentine Shm‘tiss. the 'x’mlleyfield murderer. whose dmth semenw was commuted to imprironm‘en‘t, for life. *hns returned to Canada. and ii is believed an effort will he made. 10 obtain his pardon. (It is estimated Lhat there are be- tween three anvl four thousand unem- plnyed men in Montreal, and eiforts .re being made Lo get some of! them work on the Crow‘s Nest, Pass' rail- The Highland cade .s of Montreal will shortly visit ()tnma for the. purpose of being inspected by the. Governor-Gen- elsml and Dr. Borden. Minister of Mi- Mia. J. Roland. a sword-swallow” of Prince Albert. died in grezu agony at Witnnigog from injuries inflicted on 11;:me while prachsi'ng the trick. wa y One hundred and u‘igth-five immi- grants from Gulicia letc Montreal Fri- day for “'eswern points. The}: are all in splendid ‘heaJxlh, areniople 0f comâ€" paratiw means, agricu.;urists by call- ing. and are bound to make good set- tlers. ' v The Arvhbiishop of St. Boniface 15 making a daterrmined effort ,to secure am infirm of 1 the Yrench~Cunadian pupulatmn of Mr'nimhu. and, with LhaL obja-I in View has mrmlmbsinned the Rm‘. Fuuhm Cox-M11 '13 act as an im- migraninn and. togmll‘iatillu agent in eumm‘n Canada and 1‘12", United States GREAT Biil'l‘AlN. Miss Jean Ln'gelmv. the English poet and mwelist. died on Monday night. She. wa: seveniy-sevon years od' age. {Sir Juhn B mknill. one of Lhe found- 613 of the vollu-ntner nmvement in 1859. dead. ‘He was eighty years mi age. Sir Jcmn Skelmu. a Smith writergvho used the nom de plume of Shirley. is is dead. He, was sixty-six years of age. The Brili“) Postmaiwtcr General will make a personal invvsli'gnLicn of the grim‘a'u‘es of the "menmrked" post‘- office clerks. i 4T uni‘ries in Fmgfianri have resulted im Um Jim-ovary that. Mo‘laml G. I. Bur-nail, 01 Montreal. isc’no relative L0 Barney Barnato. the. deceased Airman millionuh JUhB Td_nner‘ of LunenburgI lateof All Old Man Shot Dead and Ills S'Sll'l'l the schooner Ida. of Halifax. who was Wounded by Masked )leu â€" The Pro. inlawfully impirisonei§ by him Spanish mines Searched For Hidden wealth. .uthorities at ortu ice. as returnâ€" . (l to Halifax. He. has preferred al ‘A despatch from Bridgeport, COBB-- laim through the British Government 5-3551â€"“0Yd was X‘QJGElVOd on Thurs- day that Marcus Nichols. of Daniel’s or $3.000 ditmages. 4 Farm, 3 small settlement eight miles The. Arvhhiisliop of St. Boniface is making a determined effort to secure } north of here was killed by burglars m inertial. of . the Frenchof‘unadian ' . . -. , 7 nupuluimn of Menimhzi. and with that. i during the night. NIChois. “110 “'85 0* vi.jc‘('l in View has covrnriiiiasimied the 3 years at age. dweu with his sister. Mary 3,3; h‘gitlzm (Term-ditto til-(‘1 as an in}; ; Nichols, aged 55, the pair constituting nigritmon lint. rem I‘ia Lillyugen} 1 ’the. hous:ho‘d. Theo d . ‘ .. H ulb'tffl‘l'fl Camilla and 11». Limited biates borne» ‘h‘e {Aepuiatiorli amigLfigdxxzhli‘lsh; (‘I but l‘lil'l‘AlN. . ‘ ‘ *' . J { ) _ t .‘ and is known to have concealed about Miss Jean lingelom. the hnglibh poet : the promises a considArahle amount of Mid novelist. died on Monday night. She ‘ . .van sevenfi yâ€"seven years of zige. money, Desades Sim-ks and bonds. He was . 'Sir Jt’hn Bir-i‘sniil. one of Lhe‘founfl- ll L11011853t to be “'0th $100,000. Their 211‘ of the vo-lu-nlner movement iii 1839. ‘ nearest neighbours live 500 feet distant. lead. (ill? was eighty years of age. A1 about One 9.0100}; in the morning Sir JC’DD Shelton, {1 Si‘tilt‘h “'l'ltfl'dvh'o : 511.. NlChOldS “.35 awakaned b) a BUS“ . r ‘ ' (e il mo of Shirlev. 'si . . _ , , med M” "0m 1 l u ' ‘ ipicwus nmse. Miss Nichols was also‘ is dead. He, was Sixty-six years Of age. 1 . . The Briii'h P06ll‘llflifit‘1‘ General will lsmrtlod, and the two 31'056- lighting; make a personal inwsiigntion of the lamps. and proceeded to the lower floor. 1 grievavivei of the "meiwmrked" post- and waited. All of a sudden the side; otfice Chg-“(5 ‘ ‘ 1 door was burst open. and the two mask- l . i 'tlltl'l’lefs in anllarnri hinje, resulteEl I ed men entered the. room. As soon-asl ““ m“ 5‘5"“)??? . that. “01:1?!” ‘lthoy dis-:ovei‘u'l‘ the. presence of Mn; 1%“ ”I“ t‘ ”1 RNMIMI' 1”,“? 19’ dip-6v”) 1 Nichols and his sister they whipped out 1 him” Barnum. 1h” deieaaed ‘ W‘d“ revolvers, and one of the men fired'. ““‘Hmnm’ ' , , _ ai Nichols. iho other at his sister. The, " The order of the British Admiralty aged mun fell forward with zi bulletl for this battleship dwnmxn. the most. in his breast, just over the heart. His'] powerful 'i'i‘i'na‘liizl; 1n i‘l“ iiuvy. to proâ€" i sister Sank ‘0 the floor with a ball in ‘ 08ml 1-0 3'01““le 5930‘“ regarded "5 i her side. A few seconds later the oldl Lord Salisburys reply to Secretary 1 man died. ThB 0115.8qu removed Miss; Sherman. \ . l Nirch‘ols to the kitchen. and covered the; Am :. onymo‘us writer in the. London lwuman \-'i-’1‘h the revolvers, the_spol;es- Daily Lfi'flll urges the Biriiish Govern- , ml“? announcing their intention of ment to rectify the Canadian frontier ‘killing her if she. ntiemited to leave ‘: ' all" 31' me. Vermont.New Hizimp- this 110111502. ‘mnd they a so demanded Lhiifctt 3:51 piit of New York Suite to i that she. disclose. the whereabouts of‘ t‘unuiiiitn territory. . Iliar money and that of her brother; . - ,, , . Shiv, told them of the hiding place. of (it is stated m London ”Ht" “hue l her minds. and also disz-losed the spot Lord Salisbury is by no means pleased ‘ where, some of her brother's monev wuh‘ the time Of becretnry bhermans : would he. found. The burglars €011.- letter an the seal question. he. 15 not tiin‘umd ”m search. and succeeded in dilspuseu 00 l‘u‘k'a the WW“ .W 891?" finding about $200 ink-ash. They left “”5133 :"md his reply ~ “1.1“" mm“ “,1” strewn allover the house certificates of be polite and couched in diplomuiin stocks. mniis, and other papers valued language. at about $75,000. Some time after the Mr. Labouchere. who was one of the left, Miss Nichols gave the alarm. Dr. members of the Parliamentary Com- Hillmf 'l’rumbell. wassummoned. and mission appointed to enquire into the he fouind the “minim to be seriously Transvaal raid. has; given notice that i wounded. The injury, howe’ver. Will he will make a motion in the House of 1 not. necessarily prove fatal. ,l‘here is l‘mn'imnmfl i hat the name of Cecil Rhodes i absolutely «no clue to the burglars. Mr. Labovuchere, who was one of (be members of ihe Parliamentary Com- mission appointed to enquire into the Transvaal raid, has; given rmiice ihut he will make a motiuvn in the Huu-se of Cummoim that the name of Cecil Rhodes be removed from the list of Privy Cbuncillors. A(. "New York bay silver has declin- ed 10 the 10“ wst price In? two ’years. all; is thought at. thhilngton that England may participate in. the bi- memllic conference to be held in the American capital next, fall. The Pittsburg council of the coal miners has. passed a resolution call- ing on Presulenl McKinley to use his good offices in .1110 settlement of the coal miners” strike. . 'DWenty pgisoners in the King‘s Couniy, N. 13, penitentiary have beâ€" come immune Since the beginning of the y‘aq‘ owing to enflorced idleness, the result, of the Anti-Cunvict Labour Mr. (1‘. V. Powde'rltey has bee mmged by President MbKinleyn C515): mszLgnpr-Gcne-ral of Immigration but the Isnugvhts of Labour will fight, ’tooth and 113.3, to prevent GonfiXmat‘uon (by the Senate. 1 â€"- .. . ,_ uuv _-_ (It, is regarded as probable that the arbitration treaty quiestirm will be reâ€" opened in \\’a§h1ng1.9n shbrtly, and that an agreement W111 be drafted. ao- LTNIIIWD STATES CQIMNK‘ to the United States and Brit- 15h Governments. ‘ v ' James R. Keene; the noted .Amenâ€" can broker, Who reoamhy apecuhmd on the, Wrong side, is credited wwh hav- ing made $2,000,000 in stock. opea'artlons in \Vall street. New TYork. m We past two monfihls. ‘u Frank Moss, an old-time miner, has returned to Grand b‘ul'ls.‘Mont., from» film Klomdyke. gold regions. He confirms all the reports of the wonderflul aun- [crous nature of the country, but says 1t is a death-trap). and that theplace is dotted thick with. the graves of thugs Who died of starvation and hardshlp m their quasi. for realm” T‘hB tenor of the reports of Messrs. Dun and Bradstreet, as ‘w the business Situation in the. Unified {States is' not of 3.. especially encouraging nuiure; Hill (119:? is a unlivarsa! fueling «mung busi- ness mm: in 1he\Uni1-d States that we aha.“ wiLm-ss a marked reVival in irade a“ a long the lime. and in the ‘Jl'i93‘3xl‘.“£ “Nam", WV WW. ..-._-_.7 _ . _ pun-Ibssiomm business experts. ths bellef us well founded. The Harvest. in Hungary will noL be as great as last year. Them have bven serious outbreaks and YIOIKS my Barrelona, and L119 men- (lzu‘mes have been Stoned by the .noh. The finest showing at the Exhibition at E. ssels is made by France, GreaL m‘imin being a gmd second. and Ger- many third. The. Indian Govprnment has decided upon proserming‘ a number of editors o! mauve pawn; who have of late been urea-hing sedition. The. host st‘iemific opinion in Berlin is n01 smguim of. the surcess of lie-Ir Andrea’s suempt to reach the North Pole, by balloon. Edhmn Pasha. (-ommandexâ€"inâ€"chief of the» Turkish forces. in Thessaly, was seâ€" verely \sounded by the explosion of an infernal machine sent. 10 him, accord- ing: to a raporl from Budapest. Large, gummnies of arms and ammu- nition are. stored on the French bor- der of Spain‘ior the Carlists. and in 'the event of discome‘nt over the Cuban question spreading Don Carlos may try his luck again. A Japanese paper, the Kokumin. ex- p'ruises ‘he hope um no rupture of the. harmonious feeling between Japan and the UniLed States will take place over su-rh a paltry affair as the Haw- aiian question. The. Customs Committee of the Nor- wegian :' IOX‘I hing has adopted a report proposing: the introduction oi differen- tial [a riff duties on several argiCuitural prod LS, and giving greater protection to small manufacturing interests. MURDERED BY BURGLARS A MIDNIGHT RAID AND ITS FATAL RES"LTS Human perspiration. if injected into dogs or rabbit‘s. acts like a. deadly poison, according Lo M. Arloing’s ex- periments. Perspirati-on secreted dur- Lng hard musgylur work has more toxic ,_‘JZ_.‘_.. hiâ€"ul uw‘hHA bus Jill-Lu. WW\‘\A“4¢ n v-â€"â€" __._ ,fi 7 power than the ordinary kind. while that obtained from subjects whose se- cretion has been checked by cold is very poisonouu. A doctor residing in the East End of London, has discivered a solution which rendnf's clothing absolutely fireprow'. “ By unis diacovqryfl he says. " the ap- galling loss of his, .111 babies by being urned will be mmxmized.” The formâ€" ula represents a prtscription o{ Spe ce'nt alum and 5 per cent hosphate ammonia. which renders t 3 subs absolutely .noninflammable. All : necessary. [5 to steep the cloth. this soluuop.‘ sud Elle tissues yum; uv.â€"-_v._ ed will resisztrfhe flames. even have previously been rubbed powder. I POISONOUS PERSPIRATION FIREPL;OOF BIABIESL GENERAL AN AWFUL ULBUB-BURST. MANY LIVES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE FLOOD. Terrlble Elfect of a Storm In ohm â€" Great Dame to Property â€" Houses Swept Awhy. 1A dnspa‘tch from Youngstown, Ohio, sayszâ€"dA terrific cloud-bursL struck this town on Thursday night. flooding the entire valley and causing great damage to property. both in the city and along the railway lines. Many perâ€" sons are supposed L0 be drowned. The entire country east and west for 20 miles was flooded and the damage is enormous Lhe railroads bring the heav- iest losers. The Erie Railroad west, of Warren fourteen miles, and north of rSharon [or the same distance. was en- Ciroly flooded. The Catholic Church at Niles was struck by lightning and nearly deaLrUy- ed by fire. while business houses and manufacturing concerns were flooded. Henry Myers. a tailor, Vhile stand- ing at his maidenM on Mill slreet’kwas struck by Jigm ning and instanlly kill- ed. On every railroad leading into the city came, ihe reports of extnnsive wash- outs and bridges swept away, and rail- road officials say Lhc loss will be the heaviest they have ever known. At 10 o’clock the waiters swept down the val- ley inLo ihe city, 1 u-yy; \,u up “HRH"-.. _. . ; A great loss of life was narrowly iawrted at the Spring Common foot- ‘ bridge Man. Woman and children in- jsisted upon remni-ning to watch the tarngry water-s below. in spite of the ‘fact that the stvrur‘fure was unsafe. iFina‘ily two pglicqmgâ€"p wit}? drawn 7 ‘r 4,- CARRYING EVERYTEING that was not fastenvd down before it. The bed of the creek is not more .1131: ‘20 feet. wide, but the flood swept, out 10 a. width of about 2,000 feet. It rose quickly and in less than thirty minutes the water was up to the. second storeys of all the dwellmg.bauses in the flood- ed districts and was’sffls" ‘ng. It is a certainty that none of r , people escaped from the houses. The who‘re district was in darkness except one small place where a lone electric light shone. Firemen. police- men and others were on hand quickly, but were powerless 10 effect rescues. as not a boat of any kind was to be. had. The cries of the people in the houses were heartrending to those who stood at. the waters‘ edge and who were forc- ed to retreat on account of the. rising waters. . _ r J u t-u. .1. [1 is almost a certainty that» mansfl persons were drowned. Une Whole ‘ family was crying for help from upper : windows when suddenly there was a' grinding noise as if Yhe house was-be- 1 ing moved from its foundations and: soon the cries from that place ceased. 9 The intense darkness made it imposs? ible to see what was icing an but it is supposed that the house mud its been . ants went down in the {10.51. 'Pe e1 at [he water's edge heard a max} crying ' for help who wa: apparently beingv carried down in the flood. The voice grew fainter and it is supposed the man‘ " pe fish-e d. . n I “It- heard cmtimually but the crowd on the shore ('0qu r‘ . nothing in the way oi giving aid. Police and fire- men were at once sent to another part of the city for bggts. : Ca r1 ‘Henry Mayer was strudk by lightning and instantly ‘killed‘ while 111:1 swktheart. who stood near by. was badly shocked. Squaw Creek .Park, a pleasure resort, near this C'lty, was pram:i_cally wiped 01.11 of existence. 7* ‘~ â€"‘-â€"_ -tL-_ ’JL(t\ ‘4; u;|‘y .. Trains are begiinnini’ to move after twelve bhurs' delay. It is estimated that the losses in this city alone will apprcach $1Q0,000.‘ . _ ....... Mnâ€"ufi...lw 5133;.lile§}gdrtufiév Fridge. and none. too Soon. for a few seconds later thB bridge was swam away. Reports from the rural districts snow that the farmers suffered greatly. I‘n Trumbull County {fifteen barns were struck by lightning: and burned. Crops were des1rovyed and buildings generally damaged, but no lass of life if vet reâ€" pgorLed. A Painter's Experience With a Chimney on A Scotch journal says that a. cerâ€" tain wellâ€"kAOWn paintzr Went to a. sea- side village, to paint a. picture. and put up at a small publ'm house.- One day. wh‘iie in his room, he heard a commotion. and on running downâ€" stairs found, that. the chimney was on fire. Two 01' three‘me'n were trying to put, out than flames by sweeping the goo-t down wiv h brooms. but the blaze was too high 0 be reached in this manâ€" ner. Seeing thei" “am; or amass, the painter caught up a. thick mat, ran with it to the; roof. and climbing up the stark of chimneys. placed it on the top of the, one film: “'88 on fire. Els idea, was. or nurse. to obstruct the draft. . .1. It happened then a stiff breeze was blowing. and as Lhe mat. was in danger of being blown off, the artist sat on it t."- hold it: down. He was just com- fortably seated when he found himself lifted bodily and landed upon the tiles of the roof. \Vhat had hipqene-d ’ 'lnat was more than: he cou‘Jd Imagine till he went down-stairs T ene knew he had gone aloft. and he landlord zaw that; swee ' .- sqqt wa_s meffe‘ctual PITI’FUL C-RIES FOR HELP"; p BLOWN UP. l9 soot was ineffectual léfashidned remedy of at gunpowder. This not only the soot, a painter. Fortunpte; not. badly hurt.-._ .‘ ’arenbâ€"Sir, would y ; only child! A TRUE WnBJIGHARDS, Publisher 5; Prop. THE SULTAE’S SUBMISSIUH YIELDS TO'IEE WILL OF THE com- BINED POWERS. lie Accepts the Strategic Frontier. us Make- Some Reservations â€" ”pool“ from the War Party Inevitable. A despatcih £13m Constantinople say! that Terwfik Pasha, the Foreign Minis- ter. cmnmunmbed to Baton von Cal- ice, the Austrian Ambassador, an irade issued by the Sultan authorizing the Port», to mp1 Lhe frqntier agreed. upon_ hyphe military attaches of the foreign EmbaosieS. Ouhnr despawhes from Constanti- nople confirm the. report that the Sulâ€" tan has fluidly conceded the demands of the, powers prqgard'w a strategic frontier. His exals‘e all albn‘has been that the Common at the cam Vi- zier and the in: party pre‘vqnted him from acquiesoing in the “is” of zhe powers. 4.. -‘ New that H5 is pVeme. thetpaace megmiau'one should ogic'éxllz continue smoothly until the ma! terms‘aare settled. hevertheless nobody believes Lhm; they V111. ‘ 1 A New Machine The} my D'd‘flonhc } Power to Project In!“- A machine has just been made has exactly what people are very Of securingâ€"influence It 15 the s of mmd reduced ‘0 practical my SOgIeaxisflhoinflmoedt ‘chilne that it; can throw an Espark a distance of thirty-tax ;â€"that is. the spark starts a 1‘ misnal and lengthens out until it. .There is' bad reason to believe that every de ana-ble detail connected with the evacuation of ThessaE; and. the settlement. of the Cretan quaafion will be contested with the same obstinasy and obstructipn as has characterized the negotmLions hith- erto. ' " ’vflie familiar oonflention that itistho inviolable principle of not. ta abandon territory nonq ,gbv the sword, is beinz again e Edam] in would mot. be surprising to learn shortly that Abdul Hamid, fearing to arouse the Mussulman spirit, is unable to order the retreat of the victorious army. _ . . - s,,,‘._x_._dl_ -3.- can“; . Stories are already industriously g:- misled by“ threabé again-st his . - jesty‘s life. -the latest having been found in an open letter on a desk‘ in‘ his study. The letter concludes:â€" “You shall not, withdraw from Thessal's‘Jepflfl the bones and bomb: of our‘ Medan} foreiafihers Lo unbo- l J “avers.” ’- fits“ \ d as the other terminal. a distal thirty-four inches. This strange machineâ€"tar not like it has ever beon inventedâ€"in of the principal obfoou‘of insure the Victoria Era Exposition. a: El Court. Landon. Oddli' unwell. it not seem ‘0 have attracted the at him: which it really merits. for in “jay it. indigna- as great a snide electrical progress as the Roentgen :- At. first night it seems lather oo phpabod. bmngeally it is. nothingoft M by CD mouvs; .mâ€" The machine contains twenty-f0 discs, each three feet in dimeter. a ' - 0; course if. has the usual wagher’ ha. consisting of what :16 too mica”, known as sectors, collecting- combs. brushes. em, To the nom-ngohmical mind. this is all Greek. but it Is simple an 11 in reality when one considers that 2.11 these things means simply the apparatus for gummg this flora: of the electrical fluid, The influencg 0! this machine 15. therefore, cornfuned to oleotricxty and its pffect upon men‘ and mutt”, It is designed so that}: gives two 30mm streams of sleocrwity. Thar: ue not two streams at, the same time. but aloo- trjcit‘y may be'drzggg‘trom either tor a :4 ,A_._-__ __L_ A? Be understood by contrasting condiâ€" tions. In the earlier years a dry up mosphere. much wan-mm and heavy labor were required to show only small changes, while now. with three men venous machines. no warming is need- ed, even when the atmosphere is End. and with only little labor torrent: 0! elmtflcitywmey be_qbta.u}ed, “um-.7 W4 ~v ”1' - â€"--â€"â€" ,, ,, mirnal‘at. the Will'd'tho person who in ppera tnng the machine and flagging it: nnfluenoe. The tremsndous xmpnwe- meat this mwhine _la in the matter of procuring an qleptnc curregt can has}. It. is with the old and new 13 elec- tricity just. as it used to be vuth photoâ€" graphy. Years ago it was considered unpossible to photograph anythmg un- less the sky was unobscurqd. Nowadgyl -. pictures cam be tqkqn if It 15le ‘ ever so hard. 60 La 15 with electricitpy ' Theratmospbere had to be brgught 11$ to just such a temperature before R was possible. to bring about the gen- eration of a. current: Now the 33m sort of atmosgem as useful. but no- thing has to dame to it to change its temperature. . ‘ The preseg-t machme 15 the most pow erfuxl ever unvenped. when its size ' taken into oonslderation. trhi what it. means when a. machine a spark thirty-four inc three feet. TH‘E P0“ EB 0F CANNON La. Naturre contains ; than “high the horse power of a. cagj calculated. An Italia cannon tons. with a charge r ' powder and a shot ‘ 000 pouinds, wiill giv " 1 qt 523 meters per WE tune during which . less than 100m of 3 Ir It follows tlmt {be 110' ed is a'hout‘ I'. 1 ’090’ thax 3113,“ 1d 1 ~ 1: put ',mdes ‘ ni Hi! la '5, Hugs- u ‘R “I ELECTRICAL (anI-zxca am M