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n$ lne." t Cay. lownâ€" them g d bitâ€" a food etter, 1 corâ€" AAUdHC 100 ® SALE, 900, $ can have anything to do with it. There might be a splendid property, and in every way exactly suited to your want; but if you cannot get a good title, you will not take it. Now, I am here to say that it is impossible to get a good title to this world. If I settle down upon it, in the very year I so settle down upon it as a permanâ€" enc possession, I (pay be driven away from it. Ay, in five minutes after I give up my soul for the world, I may have to part with the world; and what kind of a title do you call that? There is only one way in which I can hold an earthly possession, and that is through the senses. All beautiful sights through the eye, but the eye may be blotted out; all captivating sounds through the ear, but my ear may be deafened; all lusciousness of fruits and viands through my taste but my"taste may be destroyed; all Appreciation of culture and of art through my mind, but I may lose my mind. What a frail hold, then, I have upon any earthiy possession ‘ In courts of law, if you want to get a man off a property, you must serve upon him a writ of ejectment, giving him a certain time to vacate the premâ€" Ises; but when death comes to us and serves a writ of ejectment, he does not give us one second of forewarning. He eays, "OfM this place! You have no right any longer to the possession." We might ery out, "I gave you a hunâ€" x‘ thomsand dollars for that propâ€" f :" the piea would be of no avail. We might say, "We have a warranty d@eed for that property;" the plea would be of no avail. We might say, "We have a lien on that storeâ€"house;" would do us no good. Death is and he cannot see a seal and t read an indenture. So that, and last, I want to tell you that, you propose that I give up my‘ But let us look more minutely into the value of this world. You will not buy property unless you can get aA good title to it. After you have lookâ€" ed at the property ind found out that it suits you, you send an attorney to the public office, and he examines the book of deeds and the book of mortâ€" gages and the book of judgments and the book of liens, and he decides wheâ€" ther the title is good before you will i am ready n is so beautifu world, so grar But the va buy p good t the spring, with bridalâ€"blossoms in her hair‘ I wonder who it is that beats time on a June morning for the bird orchestra. How gently the hareâ€" bell tolls its fragrance on the air‘ There â€" may â€" be grander worlds sWarthier worlds, larger worlds than this; but I think that this is a most exquisite worldâ€"a mignonette on the bosom of immensity! "Oh," you say, "take my soul give me that world‘ I am willing to take it in exchange. I am ready now for the bargain. It is so beautiful a world. so sweet a tears, after the storm is over! How nimble the feet of the lampâ€"lighters that in a few minutes set all the dome of the night ablaze with brackâ€" etsg of fire! How bright the oar of the saffron cloud that rows across the deep sea of heaven! How beautiful the spring, with bridalâ€"blossoms in her bhair‘ I wonder who it is that return, and no soft feet of lig through the h beautiful they the wave whit cuses! How b« arched bridge earth come an tears, after th nimble the fe that in a few From Berlin, where he preached in the American church to a great conâ€" gregation, comprising many of his ‘countrymen who are traveling through Europe, Dr. Talmage sends this disâ€" course, in which, by original methods he calculates spiritual values and Men of all occupations are to be | found in the assemblies of the house | of God, but in these days of extensive , business operations, a large proporâ€" | tion are engaged from Monday mornâ€" | ing to Saturday night in bargainâ€"makâ€"| ing. In many of the families, across the breakfast table and the tea table are discussed questions of loss and gain. You are every day asking yourâ€" self: "What is the value of this? What is the value of that?‘ You would not think of giving something of greater value for that which is of lesser value. I YÂ¥ou would not think of selling that which cost you ten dollars for nve' dollars. If you had a property thgt, was worth fifteen thousand dollars, You would n which cost y dollars. If y was worth f you would no: @ollars. _ You matters of b: he calculates spiritual values and urges higher appreciation of things religious. The text is Mark viil., 36: *"*What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" VALUE OF THE WORLD AND THE HUMAN SOUL CONTRASTED Man‘s Light Tenure of the Formerâ€"â€"Exquisâ€" ite Organisation of the Latterâ€"â€"A Quesâ€" tion For Bargainâ€"Hunters. _ i think that UHIS 1 worldâ€"a mignonett ‘ immensity! "Oh," y soul give me th: lling to take it in . dy now for the bar autiful a world, so grand a world!" _ us look more mini : of this world. You erty unless you car » to it. After you h : property and found you lcemetx'rhe de to the utors a !a property"you p S ‘ my soul! I‘Yo ell you go into cour say to your er: that man is or t give proper urity? this paym ?" Now offered t world as â€"want youfto test the r \want to go into blindl I want you t title, fibout the insura themfmen have ever 1 ow it, about whethe itf about whether you ten thousandth, housandth part of it. way to measure that man‘s property now. It is an undertaker you need, who will come and put his finger in his vest pocket, and take out a tapeâ€" lin‘e, and he will measure five feet nine inches one way, and two feet and a half the other. â€" That is the man‘s property. Oh, no; I forgot; not so much as that, for he does not own even the place in which he lies in the cemetaiw. The de to that belongs to the utors a eirs. â€" Oh, what a propert ~$ou p se to give me for my soul!l I 0 I1 a ‘bill of goods, you go into counting room, and say to your er: "Do you think that man is or this bill? Can he give proper urity? Will he meet this paym ?" Now, when you are offered t world as a possession, I want y 0 test the matter. 1 do not want to go into this bargain blindl I want you to a:sk about the title, fibout the insurance, about wheâ€" t en have ever had any trouble w it, about whether you can keep itf about whether you can get all, or ten thmn::fl;. or one hundred housandth part t. i There is the world now. I shall sex Here is a man who has had a large estate for forty or fifty years. He lics down to die. You say: "That man is worth millions and millions of dollars." Is he? You call up a surveyor, with his compass and chains, and you say: ‘"There is a property extending three miles in one direction, and three miles in another direction." Is that the way to measure that man‘s property? No! You do rot want any surveyor, with compass and chains. That is not the way to measure that man‘s property now. It is an nndertakar wan ‘wamh city? T. about gaining the world. No mtn?er gained it, or the thorsâ€" andth part of it. You are demanding that I sell my sou!, not for the world, but for a fragment of it. the military boots that he insisted on having upon his feet while he was dyâ€" ing. So it has been with men who had better ambition. Thackeray, one of the most genial and lovable souis, aftâ€" ter he had won the applause of all inâ€" telligent lands through tkis wonderful genius, sits down in a restaurant in Paris, looks to the other end of the room and wonders whose is that forâ€" lorn and wretched face; rising up after a while, he finds that it is Thackeray in the mirror. Oh, yes! this world is a cheat. Talk about a man gaining the world! Who ever gained half of the world? Who ever owned a hemisphere? Who ever gained a continent? Who ever owned Asia? Who ever gained a city? Tak about gaining the world. Drank every cup of joy, Heard every trump of fame; Drank early, deeply drank, Drank draughts which common â€" milâ€" lions might have quenched, Then died of thirst, because there was no more to drink. says 30 Having examined the title of a proâ€" perty, your next question is about inâ€" surance. You would not be silly enough to buy a large warehouse that could not possibly be insured. You wuuld not have anything to do with such a property. Now, I ask you what assurance you can give me that this world is not going to be burned up? Absolutely none. Geologists tell us that it is already on fire; that the heart of the world is one great living coa!; that it is just like a ship on fire at sea, the flames not bursting out because the hatches are kept down. And yet you propose to palm off on me, in reâ€" turn for my soul, a world for which, in the first place, you give no title, and in the second place, for which you can give no insurance. "Oh," you say, "the water of the oceans will wash over all the land and put out the fire." Oh, no. There are inflammable elements in the water, hydrogen and oxygen. (Call off the hydrogen, and then the Atlantic and the Pasific oceans would blaze like heaps of shavings. You want to take this world, for which you can give no soul for the world, you cannot give me the first item of title. each of land which was not built on. _asked what was the matter, and they aplied that everybody who had anyâ€" hing to do with that property got into rouble about it. It is just so with his world; everybody that has had inything to do with it, as a possession,. ias been in perplexity. How was it vith Lord Byron? Did he not sell his mmortal soul for the purpose of getâ€" ing the world? Was he«satisfied with he possession? Alas! alas! the poom raphically describes his case when it Oh, yes; he had trouble with it; and did Napoleon. After conquering naâ€" ons by force of the sword, the victor ‘s down to die, his entire possession e military boots that he insisted on iving upon his feet while he was dyâ€" g. So it has been with men who had i which everybody who as a possession has had , between my house and _ Brooklyn, there was a which was not built on. i Unbicinietreniin s For the fourth time in the last four years,â€" the ‘Russell Automatit Grain Shocker. Crmpany thinks it is on the eve of selling out its patents to a (Rhleago Ct‘)m&t‘ny for $250,000. R. B. Swift, of lcago, â€"General Manager of the McCormick Comâ€" pany, of Chicago, witnessed a test of the machine yesterday, and reâ€" turned to Chicago toâ€"day. The shocker is sald to have worked sucâ€" cossfully. The alleged crimes for which they were lynched were as follows : Murâ€" der 45, complicity in murder 11, asâ€" gault 17, bad reputation 5, arson 6, race prejudice 5, robbery 5, unknown offences 4, aiding criminals to esâ€" cape 3, suspected arson 1, inflammaâ€" tory language 1, no offence alleged 1, mistaken identity . 1, highway robbery 1, arson and murder 1. _ Phere Were 107 Lynchings in 1899 and 23 This Year to Date The |ynchings in the various States and Territories of the United States during 1899 were as follows: Alaâ€" bama 6, Arkansas 11, Florida 6, Georgia 28, Kansas 3, North Caroâ€" lina 3, Pennsylvania 1i, Tennessee 4, Texas 8, Kentucky 3, Louisiana 13, Mississipp! 14, Missouri 3, Virginia 1, West Virginia 1, Oklahoma 1, total 107. Of these lynchings, 108 occurred in the south and 4 in the north. Of the total number 84 were negroes and 23 were whites. There have been 23 !ynchings in the United States this year, up to Chri§t is glorious to our souls now, but how much grander our appreciaâ€" tion after a while! A conqueror comes back after the battle. He has been fighting for us. He comes upon the platform. He has one arm in a sling and the other arm holds a crutch. As he mounts the platform, oh, the enâ€" thusiasm of the audience! They say, ‘"‘That man fought for us, and im« periled his life for us," and how wild the huzza that follows huzza!l When the Lord Jesus Christ shall at last stand out before the multitudes of the redeemed of heaven and we meet him face to face and feel that he was wounded in the head and wounded in the hands and wounded in the feet and wounded in the side for us, meâ€" thinks we will be overwhelmed. We will sit some time gazing in silence, until some leader amidst the whiteâ€" robed choir shall lift the baton of iight, and give the signal that it is time to wake the song of jubilee; and all heaven then will break forth into "Hosanna‘! hosanna!l Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." enjoyment, is only preparative; it is only anticipative; it is only the firs stages of the thing; it is only the en trance, the beginning of that which shall be the orchestral harmonies and splendors of the redeemed. You cannot test the full power o the soul for ‘bappiness in this world. How much power the soul has here to find enjoyment friendships; but oh, the grander frl.e‘dlhlps for the soul in the skies! How sweet the flowers here! but how much,sweeter they will be there! I do not ink that when flowers die on earth, they die forever. In the sunny valleys o eaven, shall not the marigold creep? n the hil}s of heaven, will not the maranth bloom? On the amethyctin@ walls of heaven, will not the jasmine climb? & Now, let \t look at the other propâ€" rtyâ€"the sou. We cannot make a j bargain withgqut seeing the comparaâ€" The Good Samaritan.â€"Ugke 10 ; 2â€"37, tive value. *e soul!l How shall I]) Commentary.â€"25. certain lawâ€" estimate the vAlue of it? Well, by its| yerâ€"A teacher of th&law. A modern exquisite organsation. It is the most | theclogian. Stood esus must wonderful pieca dbf mechanism ever| have been in some building, discoursâ€" put together. fachinery is of value 138 on .(;'lne l“bé:cd‘ I:y th:“i‘:;;t:;’ in proportion as 4t is mighty and silent| the question as * at the same time, You look at the enâ€"| Tempted Himâ€"Or tested Him. The gine and the maghinery in the Philaâ€" g:sf:;(’;‘o mwm!":. %'"h:dd rgrmhntn![(‘).; ;l::phla mint, an® as you see it perâ€" the purpose of testing the wledge ming its wondarful work, you will of Jesus. Masterâ€"Or . telcher, the be surprised to fing how silently it | &'.une #S rabbi. What shalB I do So goes. Machinery that roars and tears | innorit eternal life ?â€"The q@estion is soon destroys itself? but silent maâ€" | highly impbrtant. "Eternal life is the chinery is often mo§t effective. Now,| trup spiritual life of tiie soulâ€"that so it is with the soul of man, with all | which is natural to it in its ighest its tremendous facultiesâ€"it moves in | state, and of all things in this world sllence. Judgment, without any rackâ€" | is most worthy the seeking." et, lifting its scales; mMmemory, without 26. What is writtenâ€"As a teagher any noise, bringing down all its treasâ€" | of the law He should be able to g.'ll. ures; conscienge, taki its judgment| and He was able, as His answer seat without any excitement; the unâ€" | Sshows. How readest thouâ€"What v derstanding and the will all doing | E&n from the Bible depends upon ho their work. Velocity, majesty, might, | We read it. * :i gut silenceâ€"silence. You listen at the' b\""(']u};:i rrgns:'h:fl:‘:e;::msâ€"ug;t::g.l;f oor of your heart. You can hear no * sound. The soul is all qulet. It is so ; man‘s duty tov;'ardat(:;)d in lt)eu:er:’l':' delicate an instrument that no human ; loun:v} 0‘;"10 afl:'lon!: I';evlfl?:: xlt; 18 _‘“: hand can touch it. You break a bornt,. ‘ Gyor Tho shalt loveâ€"The religion and with splinters and bandages the of the Bibl&d does not consist in good surgeon sets it; the eye becomes inâ€" | oxternal ac§s, is orayers, in our zeal famed, the apothecary‘s wash cools it; | for Christ, pfl'(ur‘mlng the deeds but a soul off the track, unbalanced, ‘ of the law, in being made happy, no human power can readjust it With but in love toWGod and man. With all one sweep of its wing, it circles the | thy heartâ€"This is supreme affection universe, and overvaulte the throne of | to God. The hekrt is the seat of the God. Why, in the hour of ldeath the affections, desifes, motives and will. soul is so mighty, it throws aside the' "It‘s the centr@ of all physical and body as though it were a toy. | It drives | Spiritual life, the central focus from back medical skill as impotent. It] which all the rays of noral life go breaks through the circle of ldved ones | forth." With all thy soulâ€"He loves who stand around the dying couch. (’;)ld]?'ln‘ltn“ hl‘s f 1, or tatherl. with With one leap, it springs beyond star ;‘,‘ ;"‘ |i‘{3- Wlk(; rem']iy to g:i'e utp and moon and sun and chasmg of imâ€" rLf r“)‘r““‘:_" :‘l:u'â€"fizs‘i:)‘nurre a(:‘:od!uâ€". nwnsit'y. It is superior to all material C‘::H'kP \’i’lth 2” ‘thv s:)rpngthâ€".-’l‘o things! No flrchr (var.\. consume, it; nol the extent of giving.all of our phyâ€" floods can drown it; no rodks can | sical powers in His service. With all crush it; no walls can impede; it; "@ ; thy mindâ€"The intelléect belongs to time can exhaust it It wahts nO0 ; God. This embraces t,l?b who‘le â€" man. bridge on which to cross a chagm. It: A person who thus loves God will be wants no plummet with which toisound | wholily and unreservédly given to a depth. A soul so mighty, so swift, | God and will be satisfiAd with Him. so silent, must be a priceless soul. He will admire and obey}God. There I calculate the value of the ;soul, | will be no looking to thi®$vain world also, by its capacity for happiness.| for delight and lmm)'.ness.",'fur all our How much joy it can get in ; this | JOY will be in Him. Thy neighbor as world, out of friendships, out of books. ' ;'(:-."'l"‘ll]fâ€"'rlllifi \i; :}l:tlx!{;l}norl of the out of clouds, out of the sea, out of Gen_rule. Matt,. y 2. ow M 5 fmig: 28. This do, and th shalt liveâ€" :n':'; e;:t' a(;;nthgrjot;r;t ;‘):)su;i?: d:)};:;"f;' | Sh:llt. have already eternal life, the test its capacity. You are in a conéért ‘ 1ifn of hoaven ; for sls hearv Po 1e before the cur‘ta.in hoists. and h | is eternal life. It is the life of saints ® C » you DPAT ! and angels in paradiss It makes the instruments preparingâ€"the sharp l heaven wlat it is. out of clouds, out of the sea, out of fowers, out of ten thousand th\l.i:l: and yet all the joy it has here doesinot test its capacity. You are in a conéert before the curtain hoists, and you hear the instruments preparingâ€"the sharp snap ‘of the broken string, the scrapâ€" ing of the bow across the viol. "There is no music in that," you say. It is only getting ready for the music. And all the enjoyment of the soul in this world, the enjoyment we think is real ‘"My beloved is come down into his garden to gather lilies." No flowers in heaven? Where, then, do they get their garlands for the brows of the righteous? no more &bout it. Make up your mind for your®&If, as I shall, before God, have to ke up my mind for myself, about the Walue of this world. I canâ€" not afford %o make a mistake for my soul, and yQu cannot afford to make a mistake for lyour soul. Want $250,000 for Shocker. MOB LA W IN THE STATES. Love to God. The religion of Jesus Christ is a religion of love. We can only love God truly by knowing Him, not by striving or endeavoring, but by a revelation of God Himself to our epirit. We will then love Him because we see in Him that which is lovable. Through repentance and f{faith we are brought to a knowlâ€" enfi of God. » Â¥e to man. The feature that disâ€" tinguishes Christ‘s religion froa all others is that it tenclies universal love and benevolence. It rflu no provision for resentment,"iliâ€"will or mnfe Christian â€" benevolence _ is not limited to our fifibular set, ' or fraternity, but is > as wide ## the universe. "It with our »wn household, it ends the most aim eoas nok on aoopinnet o * ; + tpb:..ulym obligation is the bo of We must consider our interdependâ€" SUNDAY SCHOOL 37. Do thou likewlseâ€""He to whom you ought thus to show merecy in order to become his neighbor is your neighbor." I zhould be ready to help every person who needs my assistance. The command is imperative "Go and do thou likewise." I should "go" wherever a human soul is to be found and, with a heart filled with love, carry the gospel of Christ. _ & 34. Bound up his woundsâ€"He did the very best he could for the man with the remedies he had at hand. On his own teastâ€"This all took t‘me and effort, but he did not hesitate and make excuses. and make excuses. 35, On the morrowâ€"He evidently reâ€" mailned with him that night. . Two penceâ€"A pence or ‘Roman â€" denarius is worth about 16 cents, but it would be equivalent to eight or ten times as much in our day. Teachings.â€""The love which the law of God requires, leads those who have it to do good, not ‘merely to their friends or countrymen, but, as they have opportunity, to all, in imitation of Him w“o makes His sut to rise on the eviléihnd on the good, and sends His rain on the just and on the unjust. 31. Certain priestâ€"A large number of pricsts and Levites dwelt at Jericho. This priecst might have been passing to or from the temple service at Jeruâ€" ralem. He saaw h‘mâ€"And knew that a fellow man was suffering and in need. On the other sideâ€"He no doubt could frame many excuses for not stopping. ; :: * 0833 >3 "ar0" 32. Likeowiso a Leviteâ€"A Levite was one of th» tribe of Levi; a priest was of the family of Aaron in that tribe. The Levites performed the humble serâ€" vices of the temple, as cleaning, carryâ€" Ing fuel, and acting as choristers. 38. A certain Samaritanâ€"The Famaritans were a half heathen peoâ€" ple, greatly despised and hated by the Jews. Had compassionâ€"Although they had no right to expect any help from a Samaritan, yet he hastened to assist the suffering man. 86, Which... ...thinkest thouâ€"This question almost compelied the lawâ€" yer to speak highly of the Samaritans. Was reighbor unto himâ€"The parable implies not a mere enlargement of Ideas, but a complete change of them. It is truly a gospel parable, for the whole old relat‘onship of mere duty is changed into one of love. 30. Jesus answering saidâ€"Here it was that Christ could, in a parable, show how far Judaism was from even a true understanding, much more from such perfect observance of the law, as ‘would gain heaven.â€"Edersheim From Jerusalem to Jerichoâ€"It was a very dangerous road, lying much of the way in a deep ravine through soft rocks in which caves abounded, affordâ€" ing ehclter to miscreants who sallied forth to prey upon travellers. 20. Desiring to justify himsel{ (R. Y.) â€"The consceience of this learned lawâ€" yer was touched, and he saw that he was destitute of the love he had just declared to be necessary in order to inherit eternal life. Who is my neighâ€" bor ?â€"The degree in which he had kept the law of love would depend an the answer to this question. Commentary.â€"25. ‘A certain lawâ€" yerâ€"A teacher of th& law. A modern theciogian. Stool Jesus must have been in some building, discoursâ€" ing on some subject tlint suggested the question asked by the lawyer. Tempted Himâ€"Or test Him. The question was not asked from _ any desire to know his own duty, but for the purpose of testing the wledge of Jesus. Masterâ€"Or tefdcher, the same as rabbi. What shalP I do to inherit eternal life ?â€"The qgestion is highly impbrtant. "Eternal life is the true spiritual life of tiie soulâ€"that which is natural to it in its highest state, and of all things in this ‘world is most worthy the seeking." \ _ 26. What is writtenâ€"As a teagher of the law He should be able to wll. and He was able, as His answer shows. How readest thouâ€"What we gain frorm the Bible depends upon how we read it. 60 t IX'l'l:_BSATlO.\&l: LESSUN NO. X1I. EMIMR 9, 1900. PRACTICAL SURVEY ONRL LESS/ M R 9, 11 rltnn.-â€";ke 10 ; ‘y.â€"20, C er of th@ law Stood , some builgdin Are Sent Broadcast. "This letter," said a Government agent yesterday, ‘"is sent to every man who is fool enpugh in the eyes of the firm to semd on money for investâ€" mont, th> idea being that each man who receives the letter will think that ‘Carrie‘ made a mistake and {ffi her latter in the wrong envelope. ‘The reâ€" cipient, it is hoped, will conclude that if it is such a good thlxr for ‘Carrie‘ and her sweetheart, and that she is going to invest her hard earned sayâ€" ings to enable them to get married and live in luxury, it should be an equally good thing for him. "I know no exposure will stop ple from eending such ewindlers tm yA o g by letters from ‘Carrle‘ ‘to ‘Hiirry. Sn on c NP un PsP e o old css d o Bs mds Those who hear from ‘Carrie‘ ought to understand wh>n they see this that they are merely boln.g ‘pulled in‘ by a ‘typewriter decoy.‘" . f "It seems that everyone except us is getting rich. I send out cheques every day all over the country. 1 sent one to a man toâ€"day who only sent us $100, and it was for $1,875, L sent out cheques last month for over $50,000. Just think of it. I am beginning to think we are foolish for being so poor. "Of course, the members of the firm cdon‘t explain things to me. They seem to think I am just a machine, but I know they are making lots of money, fan I answer all their confidential letâ€" ters. Everyone seems to be getting rich except us. Now, I want to tell you something. _ Promise you won‘t tell I have almost $100 now, and whent I get $100 I am going to send it to you and have you send it here. I don‘s want them to know it‘s me. "I know what it will bring us, and we will goon have enough to get marâ€" ried on. Pon‘t say a word wihen I sond you the money, but do jast as I say. I know what I am doing, and next month the firm will make more than $100,000 on one deal, and we will get our share. Don‘t forget, now. Oh, I can hardly wait. Your own sweetheart, Carrie. * P. §.â€"I will have this put in a busiâ€" ness envelope, as I have no stationery at the office. Write at once. _ New York despatch: If you get a letter from "Carrie," addressed to you apparently by mistake, telling how you can invest §$100 in Wall =Ftreese and get $1,000 for it, beâ€" lieve hber not. Such letters are now being sent all over the country by a bucket shop man who picks out pcoâ€" ple whom he thinks will be foolish enâ€" ou&h to send along th> money. He is "Carrie." lt is better to keep the $100 to buy green goods with, for these you may se‘ll again at a profit, but "Carric‘s" game is really dishonest. â€" ; ‘The postal authoritiee are casting about for means to punish the _ inâ€" ventor of the new pgan for getting good money from the unwary. "The typewriter decoy," as they call in is said to b> a winnor. It is ingeniâ€" ous. + parently doing a legitimate brokerâ€" age business,. It is apparently writâ€" ten by the firm‘s girl typewriter to ber sweetheart, and placed in the wrong envelope. This is What **She*‘* Writes. Here is a copy of one now! in the possession of tihe Postâ€"office inspecâ€" OrS : The victim selected gets a letter in the business enve‘ope of the firm ap "»Dearest Harry,â€"I hope you will exâ€" cuse my writing to you on a typeâ€" writer, but I am busy sending out a lot of business letters, and can write this without anyone knowing what 1 am writing. I haven‘t had much fun since I wrote you last; it is work, work, work, all the timo, I am gotting tired thumping this machine ail the time when money is so easily made. She‘s a Decoy Who Works a Very Slick Bunco Game on Greenhorns â€"A Warning That Many Will Do Well to Heedâ€"How the Scheme is Operated. The Samaritan, The Jews hated the Ramaritans and had no dealings with them, and considered them incapable of any good. They rall‘ed upon the Sayvâ€" lor once, saying, ‘"Thou art a Samarâ€" Itan, and hast a devil." This Ramarâ€" itan is not resentful and doss not reâ€" taliate, He might have said, They have no dealing with us ; L will have nothing to do with them., We are some times disappointed in not receiving sympathy and aid from the ones whom we think ought to give it, Tha priest and the Levite were preâ€"eminently reâ€" ligious, and one would naturally exâ€" pect them to be foremost in works of love and benevolence, while the Samâ€" anritan was not expoacted to bo given to such deads. So sometimes we are eurprisel in finding help and sympaâ€" thy where we least expected it. BUTTON YOUR POCKET UP. enceo one upon another; we canno‘t be independent ; we need each other‘s asâ€" "istance in many ways, With the first breath we draw, we need the aid of) a friendly neighbor, and as we pass out into eternity we want the press of a aympathetlc hand. Any of us are liable to fall amotig thieves and find ourâ€" gelves unexpectedly in great distress, and have need of the kindly offices of some good Samaritan. The man needs immediate and substantial relief rent a class of parsons whqa adopt the "let alone" policy. This is not what Jesus taught. Wa arse to do good to them, to love them. 1 If Carrie‘s Leiter Reaches You "by Mistake," The pries* and the Levite, in passing by on the othor side, knowingly and in tentionally shun their duty. _ They did not care to know anything about the case. They were not inclined to be troubled with other men‘s troubleâ€"if people fall among thieves it i« their lookout. They got into the difficulty: let them get out the best way they can. The prbz_t and the Levite repreâ€" PONT BITE Perth Liberals nominated Mr. > presont member, for â€"the AT THIG BA " Carrle." The sock movement is believed to have teen brought about by motives of economy, for h>re the lake air and the stock ‘yards perfume produce sturdy limbs, and there are thousands here who found the outlay for long stockings of tremendous capacity, overtaxed their purses. The new style of sock is somewhat different from that worn by the common male,. It is longer,and so rib« bed at the top that it will require no support unless in cases where the wearer has a Boston leg. Such is straight, being a mere stilt in the matter of buige, and necessitates the wearing of suspenders and safety catches. There are socks here on exhibition into which one cou:d pour a couple of bushels of oats and fill no more than the foot. There are others im which an ortlinary woman could carry home her spol after raid and m;r notice it if she be of normal be sure ahe will never find them boiâ€" ling down about her shoes when she is showing them on rainy days. That the women of the smart set areâ€"to fo.low up the sock game by a acth is not v:e.erdiy As the garter Wwil no lorger ie Chicago report: ‘The common sock is to be worn by Chicago maidens in future in place of the heretofore popuâ€" lar and far reaching stocking. The new hosiery won‘t be knee high beside the other kind, and the stripes must be of less width than formerly, out the sock, according to women of fashion, is here, or rather there, so stay. Th> department siores have stacks of socks as high as the roof, and in every window thore are lay figures wearing th> new kind with such efâ€" frontery as to give pause to the bashâ€" ful element, were there any such in Chicago, but thus far no one has crossed th> street to avoid the disâ€" play. And there are stores where women may be measured for socks and thus Trade at Toronto is moderately active. ‘There are not many travelâ€" lers on the road, but the letter order business and th> large sales reported by the wholesale people are very fair. Toronto wholesalers are well preâ€" pared for the Exhitition trade, having large and varied stocks to meet the requirements of the country merâ€" chants in all parts c( the Dominion. REFLECTION ON BOSTON SHANK$ At London the contin« ports of the crops are h: orable effect on trade. | buying liberal lots of g« fall and winter. Yalues c for nearly all lines of st GHIGAGO GIRL 5 WEAR SOGKS 17 1â€"2¢.; Moore‘s carly, 25 to 80e., and bananas, $1.25 to $2 par bunch. Bradstreet‘s on Trade. Trade at Montreal the past week has been of moderate volume. Liberal thipments of fall and winter goods are being made. The outlook for trade is encouraging. Shipping circles are genâ€" erally showing great activity. Leather is showing more activity, Yalues in general staple goods are steady. Business at Winnip»g has settled down more on a regular fall basis. Purchases are still on a conservative scale, th» light crops having that effect on trade. Prices vontinue steady. Money is now in good demand to move the crops, and rates are firm. At London the continued good reâ€" ports of the crops are having a fayâ€" orable effect on trade. Retailers are No More Garters Needed in Windy City. Receipts of fruit toâ€"day at the wholesale market here were the largest this season, about 16,000 packâ€" ages. Prices are quoted : Pears, 20 to 40c. per basket ; tomatocs, 10 to 15¢c. per basket ; cucumbers, 10 to 15¢. per rasket ; apples, 10 to 20°. per basket; apples, choice, per barrel, 81 to $1.50; green corn, 3 to 5¢. per dozen ; potaâ€" toss, 30 to 35¢. per bush=l ; Canadiar peaches, 20 to 30c¢c. per basket ; choice peaches, 40 to 7T5¢. per hasket ; Lawâ€" ton berries, 6 to 8c. per basket ; plums, 25 to 60c.; musk melons, 10¢. per basâ€" ket and 15 to 40c. per case, celery, 35 to 40c. per dozen ; huckleberries, 60 to 75¢. per basket ; southern grapes, #1.50 to $1,75 per crate; Canadian champions, _ emall basket, 15 to 17 1â€"2¢.; Moore‘s carly, 25 to 80e., and bananas, $1.25 to $2 par bunch. Chicago .. New York Milwaukee Toledo ... St. Louis Leading Wheat Markets. Following are the closing quotaâ€" tions at important wueat centres toâ€"da y : F Northern ... ... .. Duluth, No. 1 EOBE +ss 2+ 468 Â¥5t. sns Minneapolis, No. 1 Northern ... ... Minneapo‘lis, No. 1 MArdâ€"., .0 i.3 00.0s 30c per bushel. Hayâ€"Ten loads sold at $11 to $18 per ton. Wheatâ€"Two hundred bushels of white fall wheat sold steady to weaker at 68 1â€"2câ€" to 70c, and 200 bushels of red steady at 70c. Detroit, _ red Detroit, white Duluth, No. 1 HAPFQ ... ... .+ _â€".». O 77 3â€"8B â€"â€" Toronto Farmers‘ Market. Wheatâ€"One load each of red white sold at 70c per bushel. Ryeâ€"One load, son, sold at 58¢ Oatsâ€"Three hunmdred bushels of new oats sold 1c firmer at 29 1â€"20 to 30 1â€"2¢, and a load of old oats 2¢ firmer at 34c. Hay and strawâ€"Twenty loads of hay sold at $11 to $13 a ton. There is a good demand for straw, but none offered. On ts â€" Toronto Fruit Market. One load of new oats sold at load, the first of the sea~ 0 77 0 77 1â€"4 0O 71 3â€"4 0 77 3â€"4 0 76 0 To 0 77 5â€"8 2 & w3#s for the ontinue firu iple goods. moderately §0 76 0 82 3â€"8 0 81 0 74 7â€"8 0 77 7â€"8 0 75 Tâ€"8 *Ke!