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Malachi,. God‘s messenger, was the last Old Testament prophetL1 as Neheâ€" miah was the last historian. Malachi sustained the relation to Nehemiah that Hiaggai and Zechariah did to Zerubbabel sud vosliua. ALaiachi‘s proplcey was to nau been sent because of their sins, but should be stayed as a reward for their return to duty. 12. All nations, ete. â€" "So great will be your â€"prosperity and happiness that the fame thersoi will exâ€" tend to all mations as in Solomon‘s time. God‘s people do in truth live in a deâ€" lightsome land, a land of green pastures and still waters, of dearâ€"companionships and delightful skies. Blessed are that people who render lovingly to God the things â€"that are His own." Delightsome land,â€""Your country will again be known as the pleasant land, as it was formeriv called." ve 1« Commentary.â€"I. The Coming of the Messiah (v. 1). I. Iâ€"That is, God. My messerzerâ€"The New Testament clearly shows that the messenger reforred to here was John the Baptist. Our Lord bore witrmess to John (Luke vii. 27). See also Matt. xi. 10; Mark i. 2, 3; Luke i. 76. Prepare the way before meâ€"That is, before the Messiah. Messengers sent before the eastern kings prepared the way dor the chariots and armies of their monarchs. A "king‘s highway" had to be carried through the open land of the wilderness, valleys tiiled up, and kilis levelled, winding byâ€"paths straightened, for the march of tire great army. Inâ€" terpreted in its spiritual application, the wilderness was the world lying in evil. â€"Ellicott. The Lord, whom ye seckâ€" The Messiab, whom ye are expecting. Fo llis templeâ€"Shail soon be presented »elore the Lord in His temple. He shall | loanse it from its defilement and fill it ; vith His glory.â€"Clarke. Messenger of he covenantâ€"He that comes to fuifil! he great design in reference to tha corâ€" â€" INTSXSHNATIONAL LESSON NO. 1 DECEMBER 17,1905 Ni Erine reparat.on 120 2" _ K5 ComIm$ witii p.easure. Ihe Mission and Work of the Mesâ€" vs. 2â€"6). 2. Who may abideâ€"Who e ab}e to endure the testiny of ie priesis and 1 d atâ€"His word oetical, prove: ng a great o2 Kines. vii ineay 30888 ration for the Messiahâ€"Mal 3:1â€"12. Â¥Yi bial dow am, tlAt in 418 the earth should inâ€"They looked expres pouring â€"Todd Ovisior ~main . Prove 1A V tenced toâ€"day to not more than four years and six months, and not less than two years, in the State prison. Samuel K. Ellenbogen, the City Marâ€" shal, who was convicted yesterday ‘of perjury in conprection with registration frauds in the recent election, was sonâ€" Thomas McCall were each sentenced to the peritentiary for one year, and Bartholomew Wallace was sentenced to the Elmira Reformatory. All were conâ€" victed for voting twice. ~ew York, Dee. 4.â€"Three men were sentenced to prison toâ€"day for illegal voting in the recent NCew York city and county elections. Albert Farrar and The Law Xil. ; ‘etmaue," or attribute their prosperâ€" ity to their own irdustry, or boast of their own faithf{fuiress, or forget â€"the source of their every goodness, or fail to ascribe every virtue to his grace. 3. Of thatâ€"when they waste it in idleness in vain conversation, in novel reading, in worldly pleasures or in profitless reâ€" verie. 4. Of substgqneeâ€"when they do not oring all the tithes into the storeâ€" house. 5. Of serviceâ€"when they do uot yield him implicit obedience, doâ€" not trust him wholly and are not mere chanâ€" nels through which his life and power can flow. | men rob God. "Will a man rob God ?" | (v. 8). There is astonishment in â€" the pquestion. Wiil the creature rob the (Creator t _ Will the, redeemed rob the Redcemer? _ Will a man rob God? 1. Of worshipâ€"when they do not publicâ€" ly confess him with the mouth and in J baptism, do not pray in secret, have no family altar, do not worthily partake Inf the Lord‘s supper, forsake the 1sâ€" sembling of saints and withhold the tonâ€" der, grateful, loving homaze of the heart. {‘.!. Of honorâ€"when they call themselzves TO PRISON FOR VOTING TWICE | _ Trial by fire. 1. Proves to be precious. | It is "the son of Levi" whom "he shall | puriiy" (vs. 3.) Men do not heat the furâ€" | nace for gravel stones, but for gold. Only ’gcnuine metal is worth the care necesâ€" | sary to the process of purifying. â€" The 'unqucstionably worthiness is rejected, | not refined. 2. Tests our genuiness. | Proves that we are ° as gold and silâ€" I ver" (vs. 3) Job‘s sufferings manifested ,’ his patience (Job xxiii. 10; Jamesâ€"v. 10, | 11). Abraham‘s trial developed his faith. | (Heb. xi. 17): Moses, slandered, showed ; his meekness (Num. xii. 1â€"3).â€" Daniel‘s | difficulties revealed his fidelity (Dan. i. 8). vi. 10). Stephen‘s precautions provâ€" ed him â€"a martyr (Acts vii. 54â€"60). Christ‘s â€"temptations demonstrated His power over Satan (Matt. iv. lâ€"11).. 3. Prepares for service. We are purified that we "may offer unto the Lord" (v. 3.) Joseph, hated <~by his brethren; thrown into the pit, separated from his hime, sold as a slave, imprisoned under a false charge, yet faithful through ali the â€"years of his trial, is ready for the service of the king, the kingdom and his own suffering family. Men rob God. "Will a man rob ind * NOT CNE We are to be Giod‘s messengers. 1. Obedient. Going just when and where yuo are told. ‘To unsent will be to have "no tiding reaxf; "2 Sam,. xviii., 22). A messenger‘s lips should have been touched with a live coal (Isa vi., 6). A messenger‘s ear should have heardâ€"God say, "Behold, I have put my words inâ€" to thy mouth" (Jer. i., 9). 2. Faithful. Deliver God‘s message and nothing but his message. Tell of Christ as the mesâ€" senger of (icd to men, of Christ as the mediator â€"between God and man, of Christ, "the apostle and high priest of our profession" (Heb iii. 1). As apostle from heaven, â€"bearing a message _ from CGod to men! as high priest, going to heaven, bearing a message from men to God. 3. Prepare "the way." oC e proclaim the matchless love of God (Mal. 1., vs. 3â€"4); to rebuke the priests for corrupting the covenant (2â€"8) and the people for utter infidelity (ii., 11; iii., 1â€"10. )ragze thinks the Government might the first and the colonial conferenc» ond. In an sppeal for greater vaity lation Mr. Drage points out the ¢i‘â€" laws of Hull and Ottawa. He also o the law of copyright and appeais aper postal cable rates. w Reaches Some of the Crooks in the New York Election. British Neo! â€"one for th :ervice of the ird vear for 11 Levit 1 the tit] . 10). Bes BRITISH AGENT. allairs ol tie empir Imperial Advisory Con Abl 8SD _ Besides the Lord, the Jews ant af > tribe of Levi, taberpacle and the widows and ive their tentir cual writer says m of Seripture (} ze of the heart, call themselves their prosporâ€" y, or boast of r forget the pe e vi. orrov ragian t 5 c oge +) _ _ 3. "O/J NCaTG AHISs Hail beg the atâ€" tenéin{: physician to let her administer chloroform to end her*mother‘s sufferâ€" ings, saying that death was inevitable and it was eruelty to prolong her life. The doctor refused," saying: "You are a thousand years ahcad of your time." who recently attracted wide attention by advocating at a Philadelphia â€" corâ€" vention that persons hopelessly sick or suffering be chloroformed, wanted to practice her theory on her own mother, according to testimony ‘given toâ€"day at a hearing over the contested will â€" of Mrs. Murcey Hall, Miss Hall‘s mother, Mrs. Simece, a witress, said she had frequentiy heard Miss Hall beg the atâ€" tenlin,': physician to let her administer chloroform to end her*mathars c.e2._ Cineinnati, who recently man, giving iais name as VW aiter Pixon was arrested in a pawnshop here thi aiternoon as the thief who got abou £3,000 worth of jeweiry from the hom: of John White in Woodstock last Mon day evening. Practically every piece o the stolen jewelery has been recovered all his pockets containing some. Chie Theodore Zeats, of the Woodstock po lice, and Chief F. D. Burgor, of a detee tive ageney in Hamilton, came here late toâ€"nigat to got him. He is to be hel« here until his record is looked up. Dixon offered to give the jewels to the two officers who caught him if they would let him go. He boasted of being a secondâ€"storey worker, but refused tu sav anvthing else. s# onowiuik up Tils ciu Leats and alr. John W soutubound train on brarch this morning for they tookâ€"a rig for Dei mdentitied, aud tue stranger‘s departure . They toliowed to simeo had been hard pressed had parted with a vaiu 1 LTace tiue Followed to Delhi and Simcoe, Where He ; Had Disposed of Piecces of Jewelry Answering the Description of the [ Stolen Goods. A Woodstock despatch: After an exâ€" citing allâ€"day chase the man who it is believed committed the bold robbery at the residence of John White on Monday afternoor, when about $3,000 worth of jowelry was taken, was toâ€"night capâ€" ured uy the Chiei of Police ofi suffaio, A tip was received last night, and upou at ue orficers worked. A terepuone i iss Arna MAN SUSPECTED OF WOCDSTOCK JEWELRY ROBBERY. CAPTURED AT BUFFALO. If the cod fish became extinet it would be a worldâ€"wide calamâ€" ity, because the oil that comes ’ from its liver surpasses all othor fats in nourishing and Hfegiving properties. Thirty years aso the proprietors of Seott‘s Enmlâ€" sion found & way of preparing cod liver oil so that everyone can take it and get the full valite of the oil without the objectionahie taste. Scott‘s Emulsion is tho best thins in the world for weak, backward children, thin, delicate people, and all conditions of wasting and lost strenâ€"th. | TO sCOTT & BOWNE, Crumn E above picture of the man and {ish is the tradeâ€" mark of Scott‘s Emulsion, and is the syrnonym for strength and purity. It is sold in almost all the civilized counâ€" tries of the globe. CHLCOROFORM MOTHER U3 b0e. and $1.00. AH drumwists Hall‘s Method of Relieving Suffering. Send for free sample ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO & _ iung â€" G1recton parture o was asce to simeoe. Evid« i pressed for cash h a valuabie sunb TOROXTO, ONT. it w W1Ls W e Co C99e‘ CV URee V the Woodstock Burger, of a de lton, came here | He is to be 1 is looked up. give the jewols 110 anl C iyed il i1 s mnot diific Uuiet innol nHn M Mo IISTS JCID late held M1ei ri| to to 118 ld n LC parted for their homes. The asbestos crrtain and the fire wall near the roof had rendered effective serâ€" vice in saving the stave, and Bob Newâ€" man, the property man, succeeded in saving most of the artistos belongings ard the orchestral instruments, E One of the theatrical officers esâ€" timated the damage at $15,000. _ The roof and ceiling will have to be reâ€" placed; the orchestra chairs and boxâ€" es are almost entirely destroyed, while the seats in the parquet were considerâ€" ably Tamaged bu the burning debris. Shea‘s Theatre is insured for $50,000, No insurance is carried on the contents by the lessee. The building is owned by the McGee estate, and leased to Michael Shea of Buffalo. 2 afte the members of his chm wedding. None of the me; Kennedy‘s family . is a Roman Catholic voreed wife is a Ch Because They Attended Wedéing of Divorced Man. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 4.â€"Right Rev. Bishop Richara Scannel, of the Nebrasâ€" ka divcese of the â€" Roman Catholic Church, has deciared excommunicated ipso frcto all members of the Roman Catholic Chureh who participated in the l_ The coupling broke on the Pullman ; car, the only other car on the train, and the car ran down the track for some distance. The coaches that went over the embaukment were badly wrecked, and it is considered remarkable that none of the passengers lost their lives. Penn Haven Junction at night is out of direct communication and it was some time before the accideant became known at Mauch Chiunk. A relicf train was imâ€" mediately sent to the scene. By the time it arrived all the injured had been taken from the wreckage and placed in the warm Pullman car. awaiting â€" reâ€" moval to the hospital. It was 230 a.m. before the vietims arrived at South Bethâ€" Ichem. EKight of the uninjured passenâ€" gers arrived in Philadelphia at 4 o‘clock 1 this mornine, The dead are Fireman Rupert, of ) | Mauch Chusk, Pa., and an extra engiâ€" > | neer named Detroy, who were returning home on the locomotive. Nine of the [ injured were taken to St. Luke‘s Hosâ€" | pital at South Bethlchem, Pa., about 40 miles south of the scene of the wreck. The accident occurred a short distance above Penn Haven Junetion. According to the story told by Engineer Willis, the locomotive of the express left the rails as it struck a sharp curve. The engine, followed by a combinstion baggage and smoking car and a day coach, jumped across the norihbound track and plungâ€" ed 20 feet down upon the tracks of the i Lehigh Valley Railroad, which parallels {tl:v Jersey Central Railroad â€" at this . I point. .’ F TrEE l Philadelphia, Dec. 4.â€"Two men were killed and about a dozen others were inâ€" Jured in the wreck of the Philadelphia Express on the Central Railroad of New oronto e ~1 Jersey last night near Penn Haven June tion, about 100 iniles north of Philadel phia. i. o apiitaels > :9 |n:m|e ol a d at 11.30, nearly an hour after |} orers, I‘ audience had leit the building, and | Foreman A _ most of the employees had deâ€" dg"ll‘,u”ts '1 s s ed his foo d for their lno:.:os. Iplank in q e asbestos errtain and the fire wall water, stril the roof had rendered effective serâ€" plank. WJ in saving the stave, and Bob New. man go don __the property man, succeeded in | off his eoa ig most of the artistes belongings aiter him. the orchestral instruments. for this w e of the theatrical officers €8â€" | season in A ted the damage at $15,000. . The ond man di and ceiling will have to be reâ€" |a group of d; the orchestra chairs and boxâ€" ly for his s e‘ almost entifale ciactiodhet ) coa i ‘ 488 M The Wounded Taken to a Hospital at South Bethiekem. Engine Left the Rails as It Struck a Sharp Curve. LTep Part of the Building Badly Burned. Paniladelphia Express Piunges Down an Embankment. TWO MEN KILLED AND DOZEN HURT. av li.0v, neariy an hour dience had leit the building most of the employees had HYH / HEA‘S WERE EXCOMMUNICATED tri n wanich at 11 perty n C THEATRE ON FIRE. 2 UC i UWH sengers lost their lives. ction at night is out of ation and it was some accideat became known _A reliof train was imâ€" to the scene. By the ill the injured had been wreckage and vlaced in essman Aernedy ard Monday. There were toman Catholies presâ€" Edward Cudahy, wife ouse maenate 0 Miss 11 t a‘s theatre was n alurmiug conâ€" time threatened amount of surâ€" e cutWbreak ocâ€" an hour after 4.â€"Right Rev . of the Nebras Roman Catholic 11 i _ . _ _3 . IVnd fOng enough for a cable to reach him, and both were hauled out, It took the doctors half an hour to reâ€" spscitate Carriere at Notre Dame Hosâ€" pital. Francois woent quictly to his boarding house. "A\ moment or two later Fr to the surface, bearing the form of Cartiere in his arm ported his load long enough to reach him, and both were rrofilrintin® dn P arind 4 "L ", $o aown out of sight he off his coat and plunged â€" hea: after him. ‘The water was ic for this was the coldest day season in Montreal, and when ond man dissppeared bereath th i group of spectators waited bre ly for his appearance. Jumpe@ Into Icy Montreal name of a orers. T the rule of a democratic stato tablishm anything like Presidenti tinvity. Moreover, he added: old and weary, and wish to apo remainder of my life in peaceful 120n y stand clared the ru tne privacy of home. time in seven years to enjoy my pipe t from the cares of of Ministerial crises or eations. T shall allo my privacy that eve great doings in the public gala day, but rejoicings with the outsiders." gaid: end. impat never flat a firs he pire French Premier Says He Office. London, Dec ant of the Is: Â¥iew he had Your money cheerfully refunded by the dealer if you are not satisâ€" fied after feeding it. Same for all Clydesdale Preparations. Clydesdale Carboline Antiseptic wiil keep your stable clean Try UCRCULTS POULTRY FOOD CryÂ¥pxspars Srock Foop Co. Limited, ‘Toronto, Ont. Contains nothing injurious, can stop feeding it without har effects. It makes the hide and coat soft and glossy, giving that " fine finish" that fetches from 25c. to 50c. per hundred more than from ordinary feeding. & It also makes the feeder bristle with activity and vitality, making the blood circulate better, thereby distributing the flesh more evenly over the body instead of into the paunch for tallow at 4¢. per pound: be had with Proside; boaillet. He claims th interview M. Loubet h. ssumed the Presidenc Feb. 18 next. No dase L8 Wi cause it increases the digestive fluids oying to the food being made "tasty." e o t e . e o o e is the oil to ease the load on your animal‘s digestive machinery, beâ€" _ An animal whose digestive maâ€"» chinery is heavily loaded needs more oil than one that isn‘t. ‘The farmer manufactures beci, pork, milk, etc., and he must properly handle his live stock machinery to get the greatest and best finished production. Just as he is careful to put oil on his harvester bearings, so should he be as careful to keep his live stock machinery in good working condiâ€" tion. 420120018 Wws it wor n Albert Carriere on the iis morning when Carric footing while placing in position, and fell i striking his head ag When Franonia® caur °1 LIFEâ€"SAVERS PLUNCGE "Thank heaven I await Feb; 18 LOUBET‘S RETIREMENT Fine Finish it nC Clydesdale Stock Food d cturn nero among the neois was at y ert Carriere on 1 t] Makes Rescue Nee & ~â€"â€"EFrar g his head against Francois saw the j out of sight he t ind plunged head 4 U two lataerAFrancois came «â€"The Paris correspond ess telegraphs an aater Fresidency No deoser office. ‘I} ng the unconscious his arms. He supâ€" V TTIIC: ET: 2 St. Lawrence eath the wate ited breathless Pancois (aite hat this las give CriO¢ The he . tnrew head _ first is Weary of m :-,.v-.-’- 7 & 300 ow into the cy eold. of the the sec e water W U a the rost." iad i Pounds of Dynamite Explo@® C in Quepec. bec, | Dec. 4.â€"Over raveds + dynamite k/ fifty pound ’m":; in a shed at St. Romauld oxplo«*! i afternoon, the shock hburiins !*" r m“' air, injuring thom 0%" L "M :;'. u&"" nearly ever$ southâ€"szore down as {a" Bs St. Joseph de Levis and as f(s:r ‘wo-x & wand breaking many v a "Church especialy panes and I;(-’mp, The noise heard :* ' explosion badly wrc m y wrecked some of id § sear by, 1 and values of commoditiecs 9 hold steady to firm. Activity estate continues very active. market seems to be about to op for the grain of the farming p: of extreme western Canada. ( Hamilton.â€"There is still a quid to the movement of wholesale |i retail trade here and in the surr country is fairly active. Col !?‘efxy are good. . Values of « dities ho!d firm, Country r]r&]'d now coming forward better alt)© ceipts in many lines are still is | _ _ Quebec.â€"City collections ar remittances from the countr» ‘eases are slow. <â€" General tr: tions continue fairly satisfact orders are being booked for livery, With plenty of snow ound improvement is expecied l \'.'innipep.â€"\\'holvsale trade tinues fairly brisk in all lincs. order trade in dry goods is | orders for spring lincs are h: vellers report the outlook for this connection very bright. are moving well and the hardw is profiting by the open weath mrketin& of grain continues though the outlet is limited. tions continue to improve. Co tail trade is generally active. Victoria and Vancouverâ€"Th seasonably quiet tone to tra: lines here aithough lJocal retail continues active. _ Collections and values ol anmmaiitinc tinue very firm. Dealers preparations for the sprin _ Toronto.â€"The volume trade here has shown litt] ing the past week. The heavy holiday trade are be particularly in dry goods. ware and grocery trades busy and the movement « with that of previous yea weather has given a betto country retail trade and ¢ generally fair to good. generally fair, but {r remittancees are repor A sorting trade is m as good weather helps retail stocks. Woolen tinue very firm. De: preparations for the s tion of the count that the trade of i will be satisfactors Montreal.â€"Actual trade mert is a little quiet. Up sently wholesale trade has and the outlook for the co: trade promises a big busi lines. ‘The generally nrosn uation is satisfactory and th [origh-t. with mercantile collecti ily improving, Holiday trad impetus as the season advanc parisons with last year‘s fig tinue favorable, this week‘s ing swelled by the holiday a but equilibrium in this resper restored next week, Leading undertakings report little id inery and there is less comp rarding car shortage, railwa y thus far available for Novemb« ing lasts year‘s by 6.4 per cent London.â€"Cattle are quotod per lb.; refrigerator, 8 to 84 me New York ... netolt .». ... Tolede .. .. St. Louis .. Dulath .. ... . Do., mixed, ton .. .. .. . Straw, per ton .. .. .. .. . ; Seedsâ€" I Alsike, No. 1, bushel .. .. . 1 Do., No. 2, bushel .. .. . | Do., No. 8 .. «. +4 +« «> : Red, choice, No. 1, bushel . { ‘Timothy, bushel .. .... . ‘Dr.nd Doks .. as A% .>.... | Apples, per bbl. .. .. .. ... Eggs, per dozen .. .. .. .. . ’Butm. Aery .4 s +« ++>.«. Chickens, per Ib. ... ... ...... Fowl, pe IbD, «... +.. ....... Turkeys, ber Ib. .. .. .. .. ‘Geese, per IB. .. .... â€".â€" ... ‘\Cabbage, per dozen .. .. .... Potatoes, per hak x> .x .. .. ‘Celery, per @ozen .. .. .... ‘ Onions, per bag .. .. .. .. Beef, bindquarters .... .... .. Do., forequarters .. .. .. .. Do., choice, carcase .. .. .. . Do.. medium, carcase .. .. Mutten, per twb .. .. .. .. Veal. DPSP CWK. .. .. .. ...... amdb, D& CWL .. .. .. .... Minneapolis Oats, bushel .. .. Barley, bushel .. .. Peas, bushel .. .. . Buckwheat, bushel .. Hay, timothy, ton .. â€" Dressed bogs are unchanged, doalers p,,, ing $7.50 to.:,' the latter for light u;thu?:y Wheat, white, bushel .... ..$ 0 % ;)z Do., red, bushel .. .. .... 0 76 0 78 Do., spring, bushel .. .. .. 0 76 0 11 Do., goose, bushel .. .. .... 0 75 0 00 u.' .‘M and M’. with sales of loads at $9 to $10.50 a ton for timg: and at $6 to $8 for mixed. Two loags loose straw sold at $7 a ton. â€"‘The grain receipts toâ€"day woere Wheat is unchanged, | with sales .,[m'..f)'.' bushels of white and red at 76 1o ;,, and of 100 bushels of goose at Tc, p,,‘ ley is unchanged, with sales of 70) py;,. els at 54 to b5e. _ Oats also unchange, 300 bushels selling at 38% to 39c. _ p.,; sold at T5¢ a bushel for one load. BRADSTREET‘S ON TRADTE romises a big busit The generally prosp the country makes THE WEPK IN TRhapz. THE MARKETS.| Leading Wheat MNarrets, British Cattle Markets Toronto Â¥armers‘ Market, helps t t 3 % e wint Cit}' 4 nd « Dec. \ Ad 81 &8 89 W L 6 6) 0 % 8 14 11 hy, of ) From the Island of Natural 40c Per [ Sealed Pa "Wi $y x e x c neve Om th h« el fr W flas} en ©ou i;ou'r ave sta nt the 1 ent 1 mal tore the hir 41 bitter â€" politen« with h OT We he te #o they room, w «of Man once in H n ft he t aC The tati alm him M eount is U. literally 1 ner. Mrs. room to 1 tweed sui tieman ai count, an passed h: to the »a () fol com|iori: the mar Jord? A L up how. You d it Ah the sgelipht . thing lik Out what he does, at . pwful. anc not shake h a stranger 1 TLambto How do my lord Por} 1f "Papa‘! * "Very I LO 11 On it aN w1DC n v «OT Lt nd IT f1 a Y 11 W