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SÂ¥ s t ON eaith I Cured. 80X st important K d down hors wtem will do ty OTrEXx MONTREAL ‘s and Cattie TMENT ever rifier TION Ha m ealth D HAMILTONâ€" TORONTOâ€" MONTREAL LINE... les for al} ns and n # J A N Y LINE, teamers I Thursâ€" iys â€" and in 10th ind Satâ€" e Thousâ€" rence to ports. M 201 MQ t ress ou Henr MONT ind 12 We Tor One 1 TY e» 8 PERFECT IXâ€" No numeue sz s; pyi,rit Stine V, Stock Marker and Calf N:" Stopeswine of all ages from vaaw Makes 45 different ear marks , all Tut, ®#B same blade. Extracts Horms, foy. "C2)2)8free. Price#1.50 orsend $1 &uces," and organized the country davcing on the bowling green, to ‘he sound of the hautâ€"boy and fiddle. There is something fascinating to me w reviewing the old scenes, with their picturesque entourage; being al this moment in the identical preâ€" clucts, I seem to see the sedan or "bathe" chairs, all lacquered _ and #tuddo= with gilt nails, depositing the I0Wy burdens, "en grande tenue‘" of PwoJer, patches, and stiff brocades, A the doors of "the Bathe." After taking tho waters to dispel the vaâ€" Pors amd| other mondaine afilments, they wera wont to promenade in the Orange Grove, the fashionable rondoz-J 1098 (for everyone who was anyone ! Don‘t imagine it planted with _ orâ€" Mgo trees and swuet blossom, I did, because it was between Stiff rovni of SJcamores that they walked up and down,. â€" The pame was a deliâ€"| :‘{“l“ atienlion to the deformed PI;I.I:O: angce, who put up for some e &t Nassau Ho&ue. al::d was cured, | H brocaded suit ol the beaux, the bickerings and Jealâ€" ousles of the belies Hoe ordered men o give up wearing swords, saying they provoked quarrels ; ladies were vrlered to doff their aprons, with which they had been wont to protect their gowns. Woe betide those who tricd to robel against his august deâ€" orvee, {or he snubbed the folk right and left. ‘There is a portrait of him in the pump room, which does not #xclte admiration, except for his rich of both sexes. 1 suppose Dr. Johnson should head the list, for he was the "doyen," as it were, and managed to draw round him a large circle of people worth krowing. In his own estimation, I dare say, Beau Nash would come first, for as master of ceremoniesâ€" sellâ€"created bien _ enâ€" tendu‘â€"he was a most important persk:nage in the pump room and a§@$mbly saloons. He thought himâ€" self a public benefactor, indeed, but he must have been an odious autoâ€" crat, with a finger in everyone‘s pie. He it wase who settled (?) the disputes lovely, _ and _ a _ perfect songâ€" bird _ withal. There is, as you probably all know, an CXxâ€" quisite painting by Gainsborough of her and her handsome young brother, Tom Lizsley, the vioninist. It has often been reproduced, and Betsy‘s lovely melting eyes would soften the stoniâ€" est heart. The Linleys® house was & great rendezyous for the Bath "set," and many a romance of love and pass#on has been woven in the Plerrepont street homestead. But the society was not confined to the frivolous spirits who made the healthâ€" giving sulphur springs an excuse for assembling in crowds for mad, merry frolics, and oft times on mischief inâ€" tent ! In this eighteenth century society was so full of distinguished men, and there was a continual vaâ€"etâ€"vient of EETT T â€" C Tial lhltorl:;'n:.m'-,“ -“lyi, 02tor 17 yre ; Canada Dec.11, the Linleys. C From it * Dieck » with his charming £b6éth Linley, the Jw." who _ w 7~"~" Prenuia coaching trips enable one to get capital bird‘sâ€"eye views ol the surroundings. Still there is mo doubt that the interest of the ’»mce lies with the past, with the ascinating times, when Bath was at its zenith of prosperity as a resort of the Beau Monde. To anyâ€" one of a sentimentai turn of mind, there is plenty to set one aAâ€"dreamâ€" ing in the oid town, which seemns to wear, even now, "A strange and reminiscent alr, The witchery of past romance." Every inch of the ground, every. old grey stone, seems â€" alive with souvenire of past uges, of the 18th century above all, when the place was brimming over with interestâ€" ing personalities. Why, _ in the street is which I find mysell nearâ€" ly every house was inhabited by people much better known, far more picturesque than the worthies who now sleep under the old roofs. Just opposite to me as 1 write, is No. 0 Pierrepont street, the home of the Linleys. #Or® full of leaf and b Relghborhood is mos and splendid coaching one to get capital bi Bath, Eng., May 290.â€"Of a truth, the ‘"Merry Month of May" is apt to be a month of moods in Old England, and this year it has taken on. a very disagreeable mood, and g‘,d to outdo March itself in rudeâ€" ness and boisterousness. Such a pity ! when it can be so lovely and rlant, almost as smiling as June. Well, the consequence of ite delinâ€" quencies is that, though loath to leave London as a rule at this time of year, when there is so much to beguile one, I was for once not averse to obeying the call of duty and running down to Bath for a short sojourn, and, as I predicted In my last, my letter to you is disâ€" patched from that historic old city, Nowadays, even, it is bright and gay, in spite of the presence of the invallids and semiâ€"invalids, who eome to take the waters. The streets are wide and well kept, the botels extremely comfortable, the shops charming. There are plenty of concerts and entertainments goâ€" ling on in the ancient pumpâ€"room, with its adjoining Roman Promenadss i a‘ld the public gardens and parkl'. @r® full of leaf and blossom. The, 8 master of ceremonles, saw to timette of tho waterâ€"drinking, a watchful eye on "les convenâ€" YilAER BRIGMTON, FairGeld, lews, U & by ho 3 Charte |{â€" "Aof, meoil Talks of Things in the Historical es A g Claire. Z The Modes of Paris and the Doinegs o? Engisglgoz;’::; 2 %*Ub4“6“&***************************4&******fi’ Bll.t“b. Eng., May 290.â€"Of & tl'uth.Ilhev ay, by the bath waters, The,ribbon, Ig "Hew P HHRX Pakainlg l d ft,],('L,Me"y M_o_nth of May" is apnt | place ig fain« hh Clever Interesting People to 1 suit, buckles and lace rufâ€" ich might cause a woman t e ol lt hn e ce l ie l uoi ol ol t e it e ol o ol i oi e 0 ooo on cn. n n _ #s CACCiIm _ maaly 120 To Pbdndederinde®s didericiedete d drgg Sigh With Knavy. who _ was _ sweet GOSSIP FROM QUAINT oLD BaTR * Dick " Sheridan Eloped 8 Chante Clair Sfi.‘fi.‘ 2 The Mode arming inamorata, Elizâ€" 1_ a _ perfect -ong: . There is, as you «all ‘kBow, an ex. TY ol past romance." of the ground, every ne, seems alive with past ages, of the 18th e all, when the place €) most lgterestlpg, Smiling as June, ncee of its delinâ€" though loath to rule at this time Fair Ma:id of L truth, " is apt $ in Old and él S.raight From Paris t” by ‘"one who knows" The newest i | spring frocks have quaint little . .'Quaker capes coming down over the ) i shoulders with a point behind :; ® ' they are buttoned on each â€" side ‘ of the front with fanciful buttons. , These capelets go well with the peleâ€" _|rine skirts ; the sleeves are geneally i | of the full persuasion, buttoned at -,thc wrists with buttons like those | on the cape. The momentous question of skirtâ€"length is decided once and for all the eummer. Don‘t imagine you can evade the stern decree of Madame ‘ |Ix1 Mode ; there is no happy medium. . Your skirt must be long all round, or else boldly, daringly short, quite two or three inches from terra firma ! This last concession is for travelling, the seaside, sports or excursions, and to be really French the rest of | the costume must be en suite, with gimple trim hat, sensible shoes and ’gloves, plain ‘"en cas" ; no frills nor furbelows, no flowers nor floating aemls. O[ course, with your elegant long frock you may wear "all the luxuries of the season" ; you cannot | be too ornate and "rich." Some | lovely hats have appeared in "poudreâ€" f deâ€"riz" tulle, all flecked in tiny "pols," ‘ and in % 7 sky or pale yellow. The waveâ€"about !brims have a light border of Alencon lace, and the trimming may consist _ of the white doves nestling in a little rose wreathâ€"in ancient Valentine fashion !â€"or else the top‘ and under brim have sprays of berries, for the latter, I may tell you, have a furore in Paris,; ivy, elder, even holly and mistletoe! Then fruit comes in, curâ€" ravnts, ripe and unripe ; chestnuts in opening prickly pods, or little wild strawberries in trails,and grapes with velvet leaves. The straw hats all descend at the back, to cover or enâ€" frame the coiffure in some way. A little curtain of straw, trimmed at But I must not forget that my letters are specially intended for the benefit of "Her Royal Highness Woâ€" man." so I will finish with a few fashion items written to me The Canadian Lacrosse Team has had one triumphal progress so far, and 1 bhear golden opinions of their skill and dexterity. It will be long before a home team can really be a match for them, but these internaâ€" tional matches bave certainly given a filip to lacrosse over here, and will do lasting good to a game which bas never bheld its right place among English athletics. 1 was sorry that my visit to Bath prevented my assisting at the wedâ€" ding of a Canadian ‘"Tommy," Mr. John Usher, of Toronto, who â€" was married on May 6th at Witnesham, near Ipswich. He was supported by his countrymen, Mr. Z. Lash and Mr. MceMurrich, and at this moment he anmd his bride are on their homeward voyage. We must all join in wishing them ‘"bon voyage" through life,. _or England, and the painting done by Watteau, Boucher, Lancret and others. Such lovely dainty figures, and perfect coloring. The gay scenes in the Orange Grove were artistical ly represented, and give a fascinatâ€" ing idea of Bath in its palmy days, when wit and beauty reigned suâ€" preme, and no one seems to have been humdrum and dowdy ; if they were they must have kept themselves well behind the scenes! Such tales could the Orange Grove and the stately,‘ dingy old houses unfold, in the days when I Truth Was Stranger 1 han Fiction, But I must not weary you with reminiscences of "dear dead days," but come back to realities. VDelicate Shades of Pale Rose, Many of the fans one sees in colâ€" lections have painted scenes of Bath life. This 18th century was a great period for fans, which were a feaâ€" ture in the toilet of every fashionâ€" able dame, the sticks of mother of pearl were carved in Italy, France Lord Nelson lived for a while in Pierrepont street, and also _ Lord Chesterlield, whose house I see As 1 write, and, what will interest you I know, General Wolfe lived at 5 Trim street, by St. John‘s Gate, where there are military emblems carved in stone over the doorway. It was from this house that he reâ€" ceived his orders to lead the Britâ€" ish troops against Quebec. Now, it 1a a furniture storehouse. I was told that the Americans who visit it sa y they would give anything to possess such a place. and her four sisters lived here. When asked to visit them Dr. Johnson exâ€" claimed, "What! five women Hving bappily together in â€" one houge ? Yes: certainly, I will come and see you. God forever bless you, you shame the duchesses !‘ _ Then â€"there was Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Mrs. Piozzi, Miss Burney, and last but not least, Jane Austen, whose "Northâ€" anger Abbey‘ gives a very good picâ€" ture of life in Bath. ag,, .4 .\ *F. Of course, Richard Sheriâ€" dan, then there was Capt. Matthews, the "Bob Acres" of Sheridan‘s " Riâ€" yals," as you know the scene of the play is Bath, and moust of the inciâ€" dents _ were true to life. Another "chum," who belonged to Dr. Jolnâ€" son‘s great literary club, was Oliâ€" ver Goldsmith, then came Gainsborâ€" ough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Garrick, Ralph â€" Allen (@quire _Allworthy, of "Tom Jones‘ fame), Pope, Fielding, etc. There was a regular bouquet of interesting women, â€" too. Mre. Siddons spent her early struggling discouraging days here. In later years when she was the idol of Covâ€" ent Garden she used to come back and play in the Pump Room of her cative town, where for erly she could only earn a few s?xlillings n.’ night ! they say, by the bath waters. The place is fairly Peopled with Interesting G hosts, many of whose bones (query, do ghosts have anythinz so substantial )? lie under the flagstafls of the beauâ€" tiful old Abbey, whose carillon, melâ€" low and sweet, charms our ears all day long. Here is buried James Quin, the comedian, a friend of the Ereat Johnson. Another of his "folâ€" lowing‘‘ was, of course, Richard Sheriâ€" dan, then there was Cant. Matthous s with knots and ends of W ofquicle 0 0 s Pn eotey â€" HECEY d sweet, charms our ears all mg. Here is buried James the comedian, a friend of the Johnson. Another of his "folâ€" Hannah More While the stiffening of the stock was a distinct feature in summers gone by, this season its rigid seâ€" verity is somewhat abated. One sees the stock which is little more than a neckband of lace finished with a parrow lace ruffle and fastened around the neck in the simplest of ways. A style that is finding much favor The plque stock with the brass buckle is the neatest of all things. Then there is the pique fourâ€"inâ€" hand, and the ascot, and the stock with ends that cross in the back and come around and tie in a bat wing bow. These styles, while simâ€" ple, are approved by the smartest dressers, and stocks modeled â€" on precisely these lines are worn every day on Fifth avenue by the finest women dressed in the most high‘y tailo®ked suite. Bande of ribbon, very narrow, are also used for form stocks, with rows Oof lace between, the whole a mase of handiwork. i ww . Aptt® oo alith tis i hk c w dBc A 1c Ald ca l Lovely lace neck pieces with fronts attached come at fabulous prices. Then ,there are pretty â€" stocks of chiffon with iong boas to match that form a sort of set, and a very becoming set, at that. The plain washable silk is still soaring ‘high. ‘The piques come at the mo#t reasonable prices of all and you can buy a pique band for a very little, stitched around the top and supplied with holes for the collar button. This plain straight band is finished with a narrow rib It should be as tall as the neck, but ‘no taller. It should be stiff enough to preâ€" sent a trim look. One of the most fascinating of eubjects is that of the summer stockâ€"if you can stand them. To fullil its requirements the stock should be washable. } 1008¢ about the skirts;;, they still », follow the "ligne," that wonderful | ~line" on which the French lay such 'l siress, but they are not so sheathâ€" like as last summer. For thicker maâ€" terials The rule is still closeâ€"litting I over the hips and pleuty of fullness | down below, ; | French painters this year have | been most {lattering and pleasant in | their remarks on present«dlay dress, | Of course when it is a casq of porâ€" ' traits they speak feelingly, for it | means much to them and their * metâ€" | ler." _ As our friend Bob Acres says, ' ‘"Dress does make a difference, Davy," and this is never more true than in ‘ the case of portraitâ€"painting. _ Cerâ€" ‘t.-uiuly, this year, artists need have little to complain of in the dress of ‘ their sitters. Such lovely, soft, hang»â€" ing stuffe may â€"be chosen, _ such ’drmmy, harmonious colorings, such | graceful shapes, such p‘cturesque, beâ€" coming coiffure! Madame Le Brun I hergelf could choose nothing more } suitable for painting than a â€" wellâ€" arranged toilette of toâ€"lay. With _which satisfactory and comfortable remark I had better conclude my letâ€" ter, hoping that the first part of it will not be thought too "antiqua ted," 1a» much a la guideâ€"book. I feel sure that if some of you, who do not know Bath, can spare a day on two when you come over to help crown King Edward VIIL, to run down here, your vigit will not. be wasted moâ€" ments. You can eat Bath buns and hath olivers, ride round in Bath chairs, and drink the very nauscous hot water! You may if you like put up at a charming modern hotel, the Emp‘re, or, should you prefer it, there is the Grand Pump Room Hotel, built on the site of the White Hart, at which Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller | stayed after the famous trial. Meilâ€" leurs Souvenirs ! 1 4 FAIR WOMAN‘S iere 18 a tendency in Paris too have a little more fuiluess at the top of the skirts, caused by biasâ€"cutting or by gathers or pleats well presged and sewn. _ (There is nothing floppy or loose about the skirts : thev etil 20 300 CORTT C HECd 0n WVUCUEâ€" ingâ€"coats, decorated with big, imports ant buttons, ®nd it mak s inexpen:sive yet smart garments for race meetâ€" Ings. there ig a [ , )0 S I8°° PCnmUCnavie talâ€" feta coats there is & novel garniture of black straw and chenilie, the collar and undersleeves being of black net with motifs over 1t in chenille and straw. It has such a rich effect on the dull wilk, and is absolutely le dernier cri, Many English "ladies of high deâ€" gree" are over in Paris now, seeing ubout their coronation robes, and other cogtumes, so we may expect some iovely results from these trips to the City of Light. For summer seaâ€" side frocks there is a ne wlinen, callâ€" «1 in English "casement linen," which is capital stuff, for it is not so crushâ€" able as ordinary linen, and washes well. It comes in lovely shades, but looks# very well in Hatural tones, In the latter it wiil be used for motorâ€" Evuew m en Belcn m i sls " are here, there and everywhere. Made in velvet, panne or talfetas, cherries, currants or Erapes are apâ€" plied to lace for adorsing frocks ; yoses and Neapolitan violets in mousâ€" seline being used similarly. I saw a fascinating â€" sunshade in the paleost limeâ€"green siik, with clusters of cherâ€" ries made of panne all over the top ; the leaves were of talfeta, the staiks of chenille, and all round the edge was a frothy pleating of green chiffon, the color of baby tree shoots, matchâ€" ing the taffeta and forming a lovely shade to the face. For trimming the fashionable tafâ€" 'Mfi muvi d 30 1 ribbon, is newer than floating of lace or velvet. For Flowers and Fruit Thin Materiais NECKWEAR. ¢ pleces with fronts 5 (he lashlonable tafâ€" re is a novel garniture and c}_lenillg, the collar J "Too much baihing is harm{ful, as it tends to maceration of the superâ€" ficial part of the epidermis, which is iov frequently removed, and oceasions probably too rapid a proliferation of _ the celis of the malpighian layer." Let people who are in the hnabit of giving themselves up to the pleasâ€" uree of ihe bath pause and consider. It is doubtless a serious thing to bring on a maceration of the superâ€" ficial parts of the epidermis, and we are free to confess that we should shrink in dread from one who careâ€" lessly went about with a proliferaâ€" tion of the cells of the malpighlan ‘a’_". 4 a i The London Lancet, the great mediâ€" cal authority, says 20 10°°/0°°0 ‘ne BCales will be overâ€" come. Lard for pastry should be used as hard as it can be cut with a knife. It should be cut through the Tlour, not rubbed. a ends 212°0°007 i7 urniving them away. By dipping fish for an instant in boiling water much of the difficulty in removing the scales will be overâ€" If powdered cloves are scattered where red ants are it will be found effectual in driving them away. A nightly gargle of salt and water will strengthen the throat and keep off bronchial attacks. Egg shells crushed and shaken in glass bottles half filled with water will clean them quickly. .!1. a row of white top there is a g’ of lace which * part of the by a little ru * lies _ upon 1] a lace â€" colla k nicely joined ‘at Qg> there is no dar 2. ma_.fic relations Balt eprinkled over anything that is burning on the stove wili prevent any disagreeable odor. I) making any sauce put the flour and butter in together, and your sauce will‘nt_)f be lumpy. To tell good eggs, put water ; if the large >nd they are not fresh. | Useful Hints, Everyone knows what a long tediâ€" ous job it is to take the "eyes" out of a pineapple. Ihave found the proâ€" cese easier if the pineapple is first sliced, then the edges of the slices can read‘:ly be trimmed. A good cook says her test of when bread is ready to go in the oven is to try it with her finger. If the dough springs right up and leaves no dent of the finger, it ought to be bak.cd immediz_tte}y. Wissue or printi-;fi; paper is the best thing for polishing glass or tinware. rvâ€" FEZT T 1 ewi, or maybe ye may pass of moderation."â€"Mirror. "Just when ye start for bed. and when ye‘re ready to pop into ‘t. and perhaps when you wake in the night, to take a dram or twa is no more than a Christian man may lawfully do ; but brethren, let me caution you not to drink more than I‘ve mentionâ€" e«d, or maybe ye may pasks the bounds se ol o P h P L2 * 20. n CAU Bcruple fJor one just afore dinner, and when the dessert is brought in an after it‘s ta‘en away ; and, perhaps ane. or it may be twa, in the course of the afternoon, Jjust to keep ye fra‘ drowsing and snozzling ; but dinna be always dramâ€" dramâ€"draming. "Afore tea and after tea. and beâ€" tween tea and eupper, and before and after supper, is no more than right and good; but let me caution snozzling ; but dinna be always dramâ€" draming. _ "Whatever ye do, brethren," said \he, "do it in moderation, and aboon all, be .moderate in dramâ€"drinking. When you get up, indeed, ye may take a «cram, and anither just before breakfast, and perhaps anither after; but dinna be always dram drinking. "II ye are out in the morn, ye may just brace yerselft up with anither dram, and perhaps take arither beâ€" fore luncheon, and some, I fear tak ane after, which is no so very blamâ€" able, but dinna be always dramâ€" dramâ€"draming away. ‘*Naebody can seruple for one just afore dinner, and when the dersert is brought in an after it‘s ta‘en A Sentch parson once preached a long sermon against dram drinking, a viee very provalent in his parish, and from which report said he was not himself wholly exempt. l The woman with the double chin should avoid a chin bow. for it cerâ€" taisly gives her a look akin to jowliâ€" nees. » Another innovation is along the slipâ€" per line. Let her who has an achey back prepare to ache now. The slipâ€" per heels have grown in h ight until two inches is low and three inches not high for them. Many of them sport heels that are nearer four inches tall. These are impossible for the woman with a tiny foot, but the one who wears a five or six shoe can cakily walk with the three and four inch beel in the house. + MODERATION Â¥444 ¢¢44¢ 00000000000000000; a& chance for clJabora cross sgtitch d â€"sip quaint, from their u trim the streamers, :0000“00“00“0000000““ edifasadiiics o 1A issÂ¥A 4 wuy and two very long ends that hang as low as possible, These ends are much trimmed and the making of them _ affords another opportunity for the summer woman‘s endea vor. 'I;l‘m tulle tie with open mesh gives A chamnan #22 3 0k 0 siye t ; V Neck and comes forward to be tied under the chin in that sort of a bow which is characterized â€" as "splashing." The style of bow of the season shows two short brisk looking toops that set" out in in\ AO@nbaStha . sw.ll With this plain neck there can be worn any kind of a neck plece and the gown is capable of a variety of treatment pot otherwise possible. This is certainly one of the improveâ€" ments of the year. Whe stock that ties under the chin is in the ascendency. ‘There are neck scarfs made of white lawn and othere made of white net. Theso are rery long and are tucked in the middle. The tucked portions form the neck piece. Buch a scarf crosses in the back of the neck and comes IorwarkA +n ko "O~ â€"nere is & very narrow ruffle of lace which stanrds out. lower part of the stock is finishca Iby & little ruffle of lace, which is the ANewport stock, whici is made by joining two bands of insertion with a& row of white silk stitching. At the top there is a very narrow rnffia is the N thing Dangerous. K IN SCOTLAND. short brisk lobl-x-i"ngwl‘(;v;;; t in an aggressive way CCC PCP MiPiimet ie ube ady eÂ¥ Tink Pnfi musicc c ds <1 h d c 4 claborate hand work and d>signs, looking _ very their unaccustomedness, them. in turns up Authority â€" reeognizel. "Assuredly Elthefinf that the J 0d had cal‘ed us ta preach the gosp»l unto them." The bearnation is da.ly r« poeated. Christ gtill hidee Hiw divinity in lowly guise, The call. True visions reveal facts. God‘s providences move in pairs. The plans of men are often thwarted, and the doorse they would enter are closed that greater purposes may be carried out: and more effectual doors opened. "I am He that openeth, and nd man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth." }h.u\'e here the Sirst example of Christian hospitality which was so lovingly practiced in the apostolle church. Teachings.â€"The Lord has promâ€" ised to guide His people in this world, and we should follow His directions even in the ordinary afâ€" jairs of life. It is our duty to promptly accept G0od‘s will even when it interferes with our plans. PRACTICAL SURYVEY. ‘"The gospel is for everybody, and must go everywhere." God by the mouth of His prophet has bidden "all . the ends of the earth" to "lJook unto â€" me." To Christ has been given "the heathen for His inheritance, and the ‘ uttermost parts of the earth for His possession." % I 15. Householdâ€"All who may be Included in this term joined with Lydia in her new faith. Faithfulâ€" If you have confidence in my proâ€" fession, then do honor to me by comirg into my house. Abideâ€"We ONTARI _ 14. Lydiaâ€"A woman of wealth and force. She had come from the very province where Paul had beon, by the Spirit, forbidden to speak. Seller of purpleâ€"Lydian â€" women were celebrated for the art of purâ€" ple dyes and fabrics, the traffic in which was profitable, they _ being worn chiefly by the princes and the rich. Judg. viii. 26; Luke xvi. 19. â€"Binney. _ Worshipped Godâ€"As a proselyte in the Jewish faith. Lyâ€" dia and her. household, worshipping God according to their light, were in the way of salvation. Openedâ€" Enlightened, _ impressed _ by _ His Spirit, and so prepared to receive the truth.â€"Hackett. To give heed (R. V.)â€"She received and obeyed the truths of the gospel. ‘ 11. Samothraciaâ€"A rocky island in the Agean Sea, near the coast of Thrace, halfway between Troas and Neapolisâ€"The same as Naples. The seaport of Philippi, sixtyâ€"five miles ; {rom Troas. ) 12. Puilippiâ€"They did not remain at the seaport, but pressed iniand about ten miles to the larger city. This was an ancient town, enlarged! by Pthilip of Miacedon, the father of Alexander the Great, who named it after bhimself. A colony â€"Founcded by | Augustus. The civil magistrate and military authoritiee were Roman. | _ 13. We wentâ€""Paui, with his ferâ€" l\'em soul and _ strong intelleet ; Rilas, with his zeal ani prophetie | gifts; Luke, with his senolarly culâ€" ’ture and professional attainments ; _and Timothy, with his ,vonth!ul, earnestness." These were the gosâ€" pel workers in that heathen lund.‘ A river sideâ€"There was proba bly no synagogue in the city. A place of prayer (R. V.;}â€"The (Jews had such "places of prayer" sometimes in buildings, sometimes in the open’ alr, as was the case in this instance, The posture of Jewigh teachers, Unto the womenâ€"Claudius had banâ€" ished from Rome and her colonies all men known to be Jews, and so'| there were only women in attendâ€" j Ance ‘at Lhis Hobrew knrtinn _LLing_l 8. Passing byâ€"They were obliged to pass through Mysia in order ta reach Troas, but "they omitted it as a preaching place." Came to Troas â€"A noted seaport, where travellers from the upper coasts of Asia comâ€" monly took ship to pass into Europe,. 9. A visionâ€"This was the third supâ€" ernatural revelation ; not a dream, but a waking vieion. A man â€"Not &n actual Macedonian, nor their acâ€" tual representative, stood before Paul, but probably an angel in the fortm of a man. 10. limmediatelyâ€"*"The vision, the voice and the call for help, were all Godâ€"szent, and Paul was ready the moment the way was made plain." Endearoredâ€"By seeking for a ship in which to cross the Aegean Sea. Conâ€" cluding (R. V.)â€"After they were not perimittel to remiain in Asia, they were no doubt rejoiced to receive dirâ€". ect leadings from the Lord as toâ€" their fiekl of labor. i | 6. Phryginaâ€" This is an undefined region round about Antioch of Pisiâ€" dia. Huribut thinks the reference here is to "a tour among the churches at JIconium and Antioch." There is nothing to show that he preached in any new churches in this district. Galatiaâ€"The great cenâ€" tral tableâ€"land, north and east of Phrygia. ‘This is his first visit to this province. "Either by some specâ€" lial providence, or by direct communiâ€" cation of the Spirit, in order to lead them into a wider and more important field, the very heart of civilized heathendom." Asiaâ€"Not the conmtinent, nor Asia Minor, but the Roman â€" province, bordering on the Aegean Sea, of which Ephesus was the capital.â€"Abbott. 7. Mysiaâ€"A province on the Aegean Sea. Assayelâ€"Were iIntending to go. Bithyniaâ€"Northeast â€" of Mysia, on the southwest shore of the Black Sea. Suffered them notâ€"The Spirit by irresistible intimations restrained Paul so that no other route #re main««l open except the one on the seacoast, and tmen to Europe. â€" Lange. Paul Crosses to Kurope.â€"Acts 16: 615. Commentary, â€" Connecting Links. After the delegates sent to Antioch had returned to Jerusalem Paul proâ€" posed to Barnabas that they again visit the churches which they had founded in Asia Minor. " These churches, so far separated from othere, having reccived but a smail portion of the truths of the gospel, exposed to temptations, to errors, and to dangers, needed apostolic care and training." "Paul‘s journey may be divided into three sections, as foiâ€" lows: 1. The station in Asia, seven in number. 2. The stations in Europe, eight in number. 3. The stations o% the return, four in numt«r. Those in Asia are mostly the names of proâ€" vinces in Asia Minor." INTERNATIONA!L LESSON NO xi JUNE 15, 1902. Sunday School. this Hebrew service:;flific-!- TORONTO now to Koll an Umbrelia, "Why is it," asked an Inquiesitive customer in a downtown umbreila store, "that one can never roll um slee s wl d un c ce Pasiness at Winnipeg is show ing nome improvemenat. There has been som» improvement in trade at Pacific Coast cenlres the past week, as reported to Bradâ€" street‘s, and the outJook seems to hbe improviag. ‘There is a fair inquiry for goods from i â€"Jland provinpclal pointe At Hamilton this week the moveâ€" ment in wholesale trade has beep very emilisfactory. ‘Trade for this mouth has opened up well. Bhuipments of goods to sort stocks for the avar moer are large, and the fall business beiag booked now is encouraging. . ui. L4 awse 1 L 29 .R qs q LCOR EDT DC Drs se cce aas . D DepU0 D UP 'uocu.ngm. per cwt............. 6 62%to 0 9p Hog» fat, perewt.............." 6 62i5to q ut Bradstreets‘ on Trade. There bas been increased inquiry for sorting parcels for the summer ,HM‘SOM at L[()ntl_r«xnl this week. The Trade at Toronto has been better this week. The fize, bright, hot sumâ€" mer weather has Iincreasod the geâ€" mand for parcels to sort stocks for the summer trade. The movement in fall goods is improving dailly. _â€"_ Poronto Live Stock Market Export cattle, choice, per owi. $5 50 to tomeditin.....:.;..+.«.>.. 4A 80 1 1 10C" | â€" es mann sovmesile | < 1 / Butchers‘ cattle, Ek-kod...“. 5 00 t« Butchers‘ cat.le, choice...... . 465 t Butchers‘ cattle, fair............ 400 t« o. ODNAIROR:>;>~+++++ ++« _ 100 t ' HOAAFWE....+++~ s:>+â€"s+s>>+ â€" $M0" M o DIHIINGS: :1>2s5+/+â€"+esss>» â€" RB0 M lFeeden-. shortâ€"keep............ 400 t« Co rubalum......:.:..~>.+.» â€" E0 B Stockers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs....... 3 75 to Milch cows, each....... ...._... 3500 to Shecp, ewes. percwt .......... 375 to Mm&.lprinc.each. Aastx s nacis ‘ S Mb tap Hog», choice, per owt........... 6 87%to mail order business has beep good, anrd that is always a sign of reâ€" newed â€" aciivity in cousatry â€" retail trads circle makiag inroads on stocks. No Kouth Finch, Juane 7.â€"Last evening the number o| cheese boarded was 2,500, 400 colored, hbalance white ; price offered 9 5â€"8>, * Gruisa Live Siock Markets. London, June 7.â€"Cattle are unoâ€" changed at 14 to 14 lâ€"40 per |n.. dressed weight ; refrigerator beef is lle per lb. Cornwall, June 7.â€"Toâ€"da * 20e cheese were boirded, 1,374 being Canâ€" adian white ; 679 colored, and 49 Amâ€" crican ; all bui 183 +old, the Canacian tbringing 9 3â€"4¢c, and the American 9 5â€"8Bo. y 949 boxes encoese registered ; highest bid. 0 58c ; oue lot soid ; balance will probably be sold on korb at 9 34e Watertown, N. Y., June 7.â€"Toâ€"day 7,899 toxes sold at 9 to 9 1â€"2¢e for large, and 9 1â€"4 to 9 3â€"4¢ for emall ; market active. & al 9 5â€"8e. London, Jun offered. Sal s 9 0â€"16¢ : bal 0 5â€"Re. PCO jor se es sn ie L I+4 74 Duluth, No. i N... .. ... 73 1â€"8b 71 1â€"=t Dul., No. i1 hard... ... 76 1â€"8h â€" Generai ineese Murkers, Belleville, June 7.â€"To«lay â€" there were offered 2,120 white and 230 calâ€" ored. Malesâ€"MWatkin 555 at 9 11â€"i6e: Moiginson, 630 at 9 58e ; Ayer. 370 Chicago ... New York. ‘Toledo... ... Duluth, No Dui.. No.: ncauis, MWheat Markets. Following are the closing quota tions at important wheat centres to day : How to Hoil w6 h C June 9.â€"BReccipts of grain on mreet markt th.s momm ug wer 100 bushels, Prices wore stes Whoatâ€"Was steads, 100 bust goose seiling at 60¢ per bushei is means a Sanl somewhere waliting for the Heaven sent messenger. The vision of Pater implied _ a Cornelius who waited for the word. Rarnest, wisely directed effort is never wholly in vain. + § £ Ogiensburg, N. 1 The ready respouso. "Immedia tely we endeavored to go into Maceâ€" donia.‘ Both means and men are within reach for the rapid triumph of reform and the gospe! conquest of the world. Too frequently we begin to "make exeuse" when responsibility appoars and the open door remaine unentered, and the upward path of duty untrodden, while waving harâ€" vests remain ungathered only "to waste upon the plain." The effort successful. God gors beâ€" fore His people. Whenever He sends His messengers there are those who ‘wil! receire the word. A call to Ananâ€" Atd #till waite and weeps over those who, blind io opportunity «84 deaf to appoal. turn asioe from His urposs of merey either as agents or recipiâ€" ents. It is He who spesks in cvery appoeal, and to Him is that sorvice rendered which lifis up our fellow men. |tHE MARKETS| Poronto Karmers® Market sâ€"20) at 9 7â€"16¢ ; 109 at d NC Toâ€"d soid on kerbh at June 7.â€"Toâ€"tay 9 to 9 1â€"2e for Bâ€"4¢ for small ; June ©TTP] RUb. . $5 50 io $§ »® . 4 50 o 5 36 » _ 8 50 to a 0t . _ 800 to 5 60 .. 485 to 5 35 . _ £00 to 4 0 .. 400 to 0 0 . _ 800 to 4 or â€" _ 2580 to 3 % ._ 1$00 to 6 â€" 38 10 to 1 00 . _8 75 to i 0 . 35 00 to 50 00 . 3875 to 1 w . 2% to 1 5 . 6 8Tijto 0 06 . 6 62k%to 0 3p . _ 6 62isto q 06 C‘a sh AL V 800 hoxes i were ni red, 72 to spring, 67 malt. 54 : onts, 50 Sept T1 i 76 1â€" (â€"dat y 102 ‘anâ€" A mâ€" lan Uine»