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We can bardly imagine the ible happy = homes, because 'once sickness and suffering w all is health and peace be- or Him who, being anointed the Holy Ghost and with power nt about doing good and heallng all at were oppressed of the devil, God with Him (Acts x, 38). See in xerse. as in so many others, the and 'copipare Rom. viii, 26,8184. In uke v, 16, we read that He withdrew ell as in Mark. Having pa to Capersaum, the ople soon. found it out, asd such P¥owds gathered as to prevent all ag cess to the house in any ordinary way. sees and doctors' of the law from Qalilee, Judea and Jerusalem had gathered to hear Him, and He prach- ed the word unto them, and the power of the Lord was present to heal them (verse 2; Luke v, 17). But in thelr own estimation they needed no heal- hg, for they did not knew thint with all their learning they were wretched and wigerable and poor and blind and naked (Rev. iil, 17). The réliglous god a world, the devil, bad blinded r minds lest the light Should shine unto'them (IL Cor. iv, 4). What a con- trast to their proud self sufficiency and indifference to the welfare of others is seen in these four men who brought their paisied friend to Jesus, no doubt fully persuaded that if they could only reach Him with the sick one they would not need to carry him away, for he would certainly be healed. 1 have met people who were afraid that they had not come to Jesus in the right way, but did ever any one come to Him in so strange a way 2s this? I have often wondered what the Phari- 2res and doctors thought of having the Toof broken up over thelr heads, yet we cannot help laughing within us, nc matter how they might scowl, for the friends succetded in getting him "into 'the midst Yeforé Jesus" (Luke v, 10). In each of thé three accounts It ia written that Jesus saw their faith, thé faith of the tour who brought him, 84 in Mati. vii, av, <F- 8; John iv, 50, it was the faith of anotiél that brought health to the servant, the daughter and the son. May the wordy in Ps. xx, 4, 5, "Grant thee according to thine own heart and fuldll all thy «counsel, * ¢ ¢ all thy petitions," 'strengthen some to lay hold upon God for others. In Matt, ix, 2, we have the first "Be of good cheer" from the lips of the Lord. Bee other four in Matt. ix, 22; xiv, 27; John xvi, 83; Acts xxill, | 11." The four words are in the Greek, Just one word of six letters, but what a word, and from Him who alone is able really to cheer or comfort us. Then hear what follows, "Thy sins are forgiven thee." This is what the man needed more than health for his body. { heard it for my own soul in the sum- haf of i878 from I John i, 12, with Jotin 1, 12. Have you heard Him say ft to you? If not, why? ne real comfort without it. The ieribes and Pharisees began to reason in their hearts: "This man is a blas- phemer. Who can forgive sins but God only?" If they had thought, "This must be God come down te edrth, for only God can forgive sins," they would have been correct, but to then He was only a man, a man of the common people and a blaspbemer. Knowing their thoughts. He read them aloud to them, and we might suppose tht this wold bave led them to see in Him more than a mere man, but il Were, thoroughly: blinded by the this world. Then. announcing Himself as the Son of man baving power on earth to forgive sins, He sald to the sick map, "Arise and take vp thy bed aud go thy way into thine house." Immediately he did as he was bidden, and they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never nw it in this fashion," "We have seen things today" (verse 12; Luke | _may imagine the four it - opves, we will in like His 20). 80 "rejoice lave Lp ¥ id into the There can | | Government had increased the | debt of the province to $3,308,715. As v the p $9, 10.008: 90 during: the e largest' amount in the istory 'of Ontario. In fact, he said the revenue has been more than tr 1 'of purposes had i noted on with that of the late eral regime. F were given illustrating the tremendous difference. For ini e, ting the last year of the Ross v- ernment $175,000 was devoted to 'gol- onization, while the presert Govern- ment gave $451.000; last year $58,000 was given N the late Govern: fot for publig buildings, while $134,000 given for the same pufpusé Tho ities i 000. ta, 3: fo ut 8 provitice id a in their last year of office gave nothing, while last year $10,000 was used for the purpose. In commenting on the progress snd extension of the T. & N. O. Railway, Hon. Mr. Lucas referred to the fact that the railway was now a revenme- producer, and he declared that how- ever favorably cheap fares were re- garded by the pednle, the point should not be lost sight of that the efforts of the commission to extend the railway through the tefritory that was to Le | orgarized, should ot be handicapped by a reductidn in fi res, thereby cut- ting down the revenues of the Gov- ernment railway. In his opening remarks Mr, Lucas regretted the illness of Col. Matheson, the Provincial Treasurer. - He then drew attention to the fact that the sources of revenue in Ontario were such that they cou!d be estimated with sone degree of accuracy. They were to a certain extent fixed; not like they were in the House of Commons. Between the revenue and the strong box of the Treasury there were no leaks, and no barnacles either. The tax on bar receipts in the Pro- vincial Fecretary's Department had reached $118,801 in five months, and indicated an annual revenue of $250,- 000 or upwards from that source. A new source of revenue was the stock transfer tax. In his reply tothe budget speech, Hon. A. G. MacKay scored the ad- ministration of the T. & N. O. Rail- way because, he declared, the Gov- ernment looked more to the receipts from the road than to the necessary improvements. "Hon. Mr. Lucas tried to show tha! the railway made a big surplus," said Mr. MacKay. "But he didn't consider the uneven, excessive freight rates. It seems to be the object of the commnis- sion to make this road a great paying proposition when it ought to ba made a colonization road, in order to fill up the country with settlers, which are absolutely necessary. Complaints tair- ly flocd the Goverpment regarding excessive rates and Inadequate traus- portation generally, but, ah, no, they don't bother their heads ahout this end of it. They like to see money treasury so they can there is a big surplus as a result ir wise, efficient administration." "There was no reason," said Mr. | MacKay discussing the general reve- nue, "why Ontario should not come in for a greater subsidy from Ottawa, | like the sister province in the west. He was in the confidence, | say, of the Premier of Ontario, but sorry tH he saw no reason why Ontario should | not assert her rights and get a fair | and square share. Ontario had a right to $500,000 additional revenue." Naturally, Mr. MacKay declared, that the finances were fixed largely ! by the old Government and not by | the so-called "magnificent Conserva- The Conservative net tive administration. a remedy for the liabilities the Gov- ernment should learn what was caus- the current expenditures to run | behind the current receipts. Hon. Mr. Lucas had a great talent in befogging the question of surplus and debt. He claimed that if ev oF thing wad shown in its true light the province would have a deficit of $2,000,000. Suffragettes Smash More Windows. London, March 8.--A number of suf- irageties bled in the ueighbor- hood of the large drygoods establish- ments in the west end, soon after dawn, and as soon as 'the shutters were taken down they attacked the plate glass with hammers, which they binge concealed beneath their cloaks. ; The women selected the largest win- | dows in all London for their demon- stration. Passeraby who witnessed the demon-, stration did vot allow the rxuffragettes to escape, but detained then until the police arrived. Six were sriested. REACTION SETS IN. 07 Feeling In Pekin T Yends Toward Man- chu Rule Again. Pekin. March 2 --The diplomatic | " representatives of the foreign powers held a conference phovgion 0% ard, de- cided. tc continue tite ns the railway to Ay 10° sp of the {..t that the river is now open | trom Tientsin to the sea. Additionat | soldiers will. be: necessary, as' trie él- | le fect x th t d onl, ) the ony i Japan to despatch more the ed sist, « shington, March 8--Stri ; clause, which "Was np ped xf invade the constitutional making power of the Senate, and with many other limitations add. ed, the tween the United States and England | and nice: proposed by President Taft and Secretary Knox, as forerun- ners of universal peace, were ratified by the Senate yesterday by a vote 76 to 3. The Senators who wi against the ratification were Lorimer, Martine and Reed. The latter two are Democrats. President Taft last night; befote leaving fot his speaking trip to Tule- do and Chicago, did not comment up- on the Senate's action. He had hoped to see the treaties passed unamen He had declared publicly, however, that certain amendments would not be objectionable. Virtually, the treaties; by the, Sen- ate's action, are "up in the air: hin their modified form they must be ré: ferred to England and France. wi 3 th suffragettes "has feeling' against them was ev by the large force of foot and Hy police necessary to protect them fr a great mob, carryi an effigy of Miss Christabel nkhurst, which gathered outside of the London Opera House, where the militant section of the suffragettes held a meeting last night. The speeches at the meeting were tame and there was a noticeabld absence -f all incitement to violence, The public was practically asked yesterday to help the police catch the window-smashers. The commissioner of police issued a circular calling at: tention to the fact that under the common law anybody 1% &hipowered to restrain persons attempting to do such damage and hold them uo wa policernan arrives, and, similafy detected after the damage is lasiy) R.N.W.M.P. Will Get More Pay. Ottawa, March 8.--There is a move- ment on fuot to increase the financial status of the Northwest Mounted Po- lice by granting an increase of pa at the rate of fifteen cents a day, or ad ready the policemen receive 60 cents a day, and it is understood that the pay will be increased to 75 cents a day. The other improvement will be the lowering of the term of service from five to three years. These views have been placed be- fore the Premier, who has given them a sympathetic hearing, and who is desirous of doing all possible for the comfort and security _ of "Canada's nest." The jdea underlying the movement is that it is fall in fy ential quarters that the men wi their abilities can secure a higher rate of wage than that received on the police and with a minimum of danger. G.T.R. Wants a Loan. Ottawa, March .9--The Grand Trunk Pacific is still after a loan from the Government. Charles M. Hays and William Wainwright were in Otlawa again yesterday and had an interview with the Government. It is under- stood that they want a fifteen million dollar loan to help tumplete the Paci. fic section. The securities are stand- ing none tou high in Wp at fhe present time, and' pressing the Government to a ta the G.T.P.'s assistance, It is understood that the officers of the company are not getting much encouragement from the Cabinet. Many Ha;py Returns, Chomp. Washington, March 8.--Speaker Champ Clark yesterday celebrated his birthday anniversary and put in a strenuous 15 hours of handshaking and acknowledgment of congratula- tions. REBUKED AN EMPEROR. Gluck Didn't Like the Way Joseph Ii 8ang His Music. Gluck, the composer, was not of the sort of wep of whom courtiers are made. One day be attended at the court at Vienna a concert at which the Kmperor Joseph IL and one of his archdukes sang 8 from ooe of Gluck's compositions. Naturally and "also ere the feadi- / neral arbitration treaties be: | polar race is sf enigma. One to: the effect th: 'attained 'on D Earlier in Daily . Express from its correspon New Zealand, "Amundsen says The conflict ¢ some confusion lic does not know h, rhe i text of Times' h is fo i by ig 4:3 at phe: tion resolves itself into war for which journal to tell the news. 1 None «f the London morning, with the excep Chronicle, has any defini result of the race for the 8 The Times contains the foll ment : "It can only be a few before we learn the {sd Amundsen's ship leit Buen least a month before the sailed from New Zealand Scott's headquarters. 1f tl favorable Amundsen woul able to start back long On his way back he might a called at Scott's headquarters thy news and so ascertal Bcott had reached the find thst he had been his English rival. "The main polut at pres there is no reason d Amudsen might well a what Scott had' done and 8 beer generons enough to © good news even before he ¢ own -tale, but it is all and we can only hope that! formation assure us of tl man's victory." Lieut. Evans, secretary off ish Antarctic expedition; wh Beott led, has issued the statement: . #'No authoritative news regarding the success or oth Capt. Beoty's 'expedition has ed here.' The Chronicle says edito "Our first thoughts (thougHiae have wished that Commande] '4 hope had come true, that should whirl between the hf the same Anglo-Saxon race' el Britons, who have strive cally for the prize, that won, to congratulate hea great expldrer and his nd whom the honor of the dis the South Pole has so jslien. Ottawa. Man ie porting the two Sikh wo e tained at the « the extended pending of the "of the Taito Dep Blair, who went to Bi to study the question. In formation was tawa yesterday that the lost their habeas corpus the British Columbia to their detention. Tuberculosis Conventi Ottawa, March 8.-- has decided to send fwd attend the internatiol convention whiclir wil Rome next mon It that in all probab gates is Dr. D. A. tenderit of the Manitoba, and the Lachapelle of Montre the imperial artists gl d at | the composer to see how he was im- pressed by the honor they were dolog him. They were shocked to observe that be was making a series of ex- traordinary and significant grimaces, The 'emperor' stopped and inquired whether be 2nd the'archdoke were not singing the bit according to Gluck's idea of How it should be done. "My idea!" exclaimed Gluck. "Why, | sire, 1 am the poorest walker in the world, but I would vastly rather take a walk of six leagues than be forced to hear a composition of my own imter- preted in such a way as that" Ty Joseph II. was brave enough to take no notice -of. the criticism, "but" the court was quite comvimeed that if a reproach had been addressed to po: Nichols the composer would ted his m ho that. time forth an vorable indings of mines. it was the composer Weigl, 2 man of ivi § eren fen The ol will last two week: Four Killed tn Vancouver, B.C., M explosion yesterd Diamond Vale Mi B.C.. ten miles no ver, killed fottr men ten Rescue sent. It is difficult to mine, which is situa district, on a branch the main line of the. 'Railway. Passengers Were Kingston, March: passengers on the Ba were endangered when south from s between nl . York rded itua- | i r fret ~ this The | i the ole. me now t ova | apt: efé | "boxes for JL. : from e Catarrhozone Company, Kingston, 'Ont. 15 ecTnes: COnSiudranuth may a Pig out, however, that, apart {rom this, the claim of Saskatchewan was dis- posed of by the late administration. "On July 13, 1908, Sir \.ilfrid Laur- ier expressed the decision of his Gov- ernment with regard to 'the claim of Baskatchewan in the following words: *After giving due consideration to thid claim on the part of the Province «f Saskatchewan, it seemed to us that, ad between the claim of the Province «f Manitoba, to have the territory which' 'lies north of Manitoba and east of Saskatchewan allotted either one way or the other, the weight of argument was certainly in favor of Manitoba, be , and we could not grant the prayer of ott. | have arn or to by the ¥ have his i ver | of ch- | may y's ' 0 gorm- | ero- en hat to | of ; i for ho have has been ' ation of ssioner 5 | Severin , and ! ignore it. Saskatchewan. We, therefore, had to R. L. Bordon." TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. A Provincial Government party is returning to study the tides of James Bay and Moose River: Farquhar McRae of Dunwich Town. ship died [rom a splinter getting in his eye while splitting wood. Minister of Justice proposes to re- tire Justices. Dugas and Craig, of the Yukcn, on full allowance. Chief Inspector James L. Hughes of Toronto has been offered a position as editor of a magazine in Chicago. Hon. Dr. Reid admitted he dismias- ed a customs collector because of a letter in which he disapproved of bribery in elections, The Young Men's Christian Associa- tions of Ontario and Quebec met in Torento to discuss the question of a national organization. The discrepancies charged against five Kingston dealers were caused, the latter alleged, by the adhesion of snow .and ice on the sleigh. Lieut.-Gencral Sir Frederick Kitche- | mer, govern. and commander-in-chief of Bermuda, and brotner of Lord . Kitchener, died Wednesday night at- ter an operation for appendicitis. Gertrude Vigeault, Ontario stre Montreal. 23 months old, was drowned yesterday morning by falling in- ater r tehen ficor. Ceo. H. Kennaugh, the night clerk of the Canadian Express Co., who was. on duly the night that the company's office in Ha on was entered and robbed of $8,500. was acquitted of conspiracy yesterday. The body of William Sangster, a prominent farmer living one mile east of Notwieh, was found in his room at 4 o'elock yesterday afternoon. Be- . side him was the remains of a dose of paris green. He had been in. ill- health. In order to take a short cut home, Mrs. Wm. Bullock, aged 37, of King- ston. crawled under a freight train at the outer station yesterday after- noon. Just as she was in the act of getting under the train, it moved aud "her leit foot was cut off. ee SE mn cd Lilseral Caucus Called. Ottawa, March 8.--A Liberal caucus has been called for today, to decide what amendment, if any, will be pro- osed on the third reading of the anitoba boundaries bill. Meanwhile Mr, Mondeu, French | Conservative, who voted with the Gov- ernment, has given _ notice of an amendment "to preserve any existing rights now enjoyed by the Catholics of Keewatin." One reason is to cause Bir Wilfrid Laurier to declare himselt -on the schools' guestion, > Call to PE. Legislators, gg $ De Prem Mathieson: He will report ult ay the kr Of the claim he 1s x Toe Ties fine " stand. 2 Conseryati of babed & conditicn of the. a crop n Fetext. 08ing Oe uy: 3 under las A Hight, Sts. bf corn * fame ts 18 oats ished 1- ite phan down, and hog products at a deciine © of 10c to 0c. The i eeivuol Jaret closed to-ddy om | wheat %d t Xd Righer than yesterday; and corn 6d to Migher, ain Ayre wheat was %b to %c wetf and se Higher Sdn Winnipsg Options. ~ Op. High. Low. Close. Close, 21013 do. new do doy i. 102% ue 102 101% 101%s 302 101% 101% Joke dott 102% 102% 102 we 43% Oats, bushel .. Barley, bushel Parley, for feed Pets, busbel .. Toronto Dairy 3 Market. Buckwheat, bushel "eas ' Buiter, creamery, Butler, creamery, Butter, aejuinion Butter, store lots Cheese, new, 1b ,. Honeycomus, dozen Honey, extrac, i " Eggs, new-14; Montreal Grain drid Produce. MONTREAL, March ile a8 al increased demand from on ayer for Maniloba spring a near shipment and a falr demand ror | June, but as the prices bid for the latter were out of line and no ocean freight available for the balance ot ini this ont little business was done, tor oats is fair and sales of Me loads | were made for Mayes "shipment at | profitable prices. is a good de- mand for oats for din and country ace | count and all the offerings met with a ready sale. ~ An active business continues to be done in flour and some large sales were made ' for April-May and May-June shipment, | but bids on winter wheat flour are awa; out of line. The demand far mill' reed fs | §%0d aud sales of full cafloads of bran Were made at $n and miliers in some Ny p are asking $28 for shorts. Butter rm under a fair demand, os much lower on increased receipts, Demand for provisione fair. Corn--American No, 2 Flow, T1%¢. Oats--Canadian western No. 2, ; do, No. 3, biz to Bic; extra Sa ed, N a bine nes $1.05 te, ti. Ruckwheal-No. 2," T2¢ Flour--Man. firsts, $6.70; seconds, $520; #5; winter Fonts oe spring - --_ 3 praiant rollers, #.65 to $4.75; = 2. Rolled onis--Barrels, $8.05; bag ot W Iba, $2.40. Bra Shoms, $27; middlings, $28; moulille, $30 to $34. Hye 2 per ton car lots, $13 to $15.50: eeste~Irifiest westerns, Ise to Bye! tng easterns, 4c to 15c. Butter--Ch olcest creamery, 33% to Mc; seconds, M2%c to oe Eggs] o Be Potatoes--P er hy ots, $1.65 t. 20 ressed hog=ATatioir killed, $10: $11; do., country, $9.7 to Fresh, 0c t Pork--Heavy pause! short mess, bar Liverpool Grairi Pricés, \ LIVERPOOL, Mch. 7 ~8pot, firm; No. 1 Man., futures, steady: March, - 11%4; Ta 84d; July, 7s Corn--Spot quiet. American mixed, new, 8s 4d; old, 6s 11d; do,, new, kiln dried, 1 a £% futures, ' strong; March, 6s 2d; Pour Womter patents, 28a in London (Pacific Coast), £10 a at's igs Duty Sean Market, [7 t No. DULUTH, 7.--Wheat--No. Dard, 31.08%; Noo 1 dt mn, $1.07%: -$1.04% t 3 May, Sov, ek. o's Ona, Fook "| © CATTLE MARKETS. Toronto Live Stock. TORONTO, March 7.--The allay "Teported 79 carloads of live. ty ude, Somipyia] Bd ? printing was ffty years before the Christian era. Until the discovery of the art of pa- permaking, A. D. 93. they silk or cloth cut in thé form of leaves The method employed to this day by iDrogeiets ol = BAe. IN CHINA. - Often No Presses Are Uséd, a Pale of E Brushes Doing the Wark. The Chinese assert tat. the art of - 10 China about printed on many native Chinese primtéts. is as Tig Vail Collows: No printing prefs 13 used. The deli { cate nature of thé CHinese paper would not admit of it.. When the biocks are engraved, the paper cut and the ink ready oue man with his brush will print a large number of sheets in a | day. The block to be printed must be plac- ed perfectly level and secured firmly. The printer bas two brushes, one of them stiffer than the other, which be can bold in his hand and use at either end. He dips 1t into the ink and rubs the block with it; taking care not to mols- ten it too much or leave it too dry. If i it were wetted too much the characters would be blurred; if too little, they wouid not print. 'When once the block > got into the proper condition he can rint three or four jmpressions with- 1 i dipping his brush into the ink " again, - The second brush is used to rub over the paper with a small degree of pres- sure, that it may take the impression. This it does easily, for, bot being sized with alum, it receives the ink the in- stant it comes in contact with it. It , is only necessary that the brush should ve passed over every part of (he sheet with a greater or smaller degree of pressure and repeated in proportion us the printer finds there is more or less ink upon. the block. =p Weekly. 'ing on the EH opie to use the st oh in one dif 3 oe | When R 5 that ost "Rafus". "ell." said {hon "wre T-- %, : In a Newark factory t "Hand ou," cried ona ark News good deal of (iY Steak 14 trimming it} the Hasieng Sepals 314 regiments sti "Supply on the sopply on the Ways. ia The sloga ars the store fore tn, * Everything.", atis Pe Mees. coming." BN xuoes local joke. i. "do you know eit rms gin?" 4 now, but we Havd a cariead coming ~8at rday Eventi Post. ron : Justly Impal were 'shouting at each other' pect down an elevator shaft. understand AB Engiivh ral = tellin' ye to liaud on, yo loan P-ttowt Fathing Wasted. - Toe istotaet Arent ol thy a 'fhe Buvonwr-- No. fhia'a oi. 1 I vugudh trst.--LSttoi' Sketen. { 3 3 TATE A NORWEGIAN WORD. Origin of "Budstikken? Which Means "Spreading the News." SASKATCHEWAN . The only through line LOW COLONIST RATES |For er win joao T to Jeans oronta | | Leaving T Exh Tee 10.20P re RT PI Joey tet Colonist Cars on all Trains No a for berths Tron} h Trains Teronto 6 Winnipeg and West MANITOBA, ALBERTA] Ask suy C.P.R. Agent for copy of ** Setilers" Gaide™ MIXED RELA RELATIONS. A Family Problem a Lawyer Did Not Care to Tackle. .- A Jawyer received d call from a ne#, | client, 8 man. bent » yon recovering a. m- of mn advanced upon a note | sum and pot. ri ¢ ne The ar 'asked the law. fité was lighted on all over the country fires every bilitop and the people to defend themselves. | warned, | 'Thess were. rather primit ways of télegraphing, but 'were 80 fectu#l that fy the course of twenty< four hours all Norway huey, wane ie diem WESTMINSTER HA er its Baerga Shunt ters, State Viiald ane