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§3 III. Christ‘s teaching concerning ofâ€" fences (vs. 6â€"9), 6. Shall offendâ€"Whoso shall cause one of my little ones to stumble and fall into sin. Our Lord does not mean vexing them or making them angry, but tempting them or leadâ€" ing them into evil. There are many ways, such as tempting to lie, to drink intoxicating drinks, suggesting religious «loubts, breaking down religious habits, #neering at the strictness of Sabbathâ€" keeping and of obedience to parents. It were betterâ€"This shows the greatness of the offence. That a millstoneâ€"A very large stone. About his neck, ete.â€" Drowning in the sea was a punishment used among the ancients. According to Jerome criminals were thus executed in the Sea of Galilee. The condemned perâ€" sons either had heavy stones tied about their necks, or were rolled up in sheets of lead. It was a dreadful and inevitâ€" able ruin. Nothing is worse than leadâ€" ing another into sin. 7. Woe unto the worklâ€"Or, alas for the world. The word is used to express sorrow and concern. Because of occasions of stumbling (R. V.)â€"Because there are so many temptaâ€" tions and stumbling blocks put before menâ€"so many things to lead them downâ€" award. It must needs beâ€"In this world, that is so full of sin and wickedness, those who serve Christ will be tempted; all manner of temptations will be preâ€" sented. Woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh (R. V.)â€"Woe to the man who is guilty of the awful crime of leading others to sin. "He that sins himself is weak; but he that leads others into sin is devilish. It is a fiend‘s business." How this applies to the saloon keeper, as well as to many others who lay their plans to ensnare the young and the weak; and what an answer this is to the old excuse that if I do not do the wrong thing somebody else will. Each man is personally responsible for his w actions. 8. If thy hand......foot eauseth thee to stumble (R. V.)â€"If obâ€" jects as dear to thee as these most valuâ€" able and precious members of the body eause thee to stumble and to fall into sin. Cut them off, eteâ€"No halfâ€"way measures will answer. The pleasing thing if burtful must be given up and reâ€" nounced. "It is of no use to try b‘ mfl moderate; safety lies only e abstinence. Other people may â€"*"None but the lowly are in the kingâ€" dom, and the lowliest in the kingdom are the greatest. To be humble is not to disparage one‘s self, but to use whatâ€" ever we have in the humblest service." The same is greatestâ€"Selfishness is the root of all sin. "Dims the crown and «diminishes the throne _ of those who would otherwise be great." _ True humilâ€" ity is one of the surest marks of true greatness, 5. Who shall receiveâ€"That _ is. shall show kindness to, shall help and care for, One such little childâ€"This refers not only to actual children (Luke ix. xl.viii), but also to Christ‘s followers who have a humble, childlike spirit. In my name â€"Out of love to me and for my sake. Receiveth meâ€"Jesus considers himself treated as we treat his little ones. The service we render to the lowliest of Christ‘s followers is rewarded as a serâ€" vice to Christ himeelf. ‘Thus does ‘every deed reach up from earth to heaven." be first makes him last in the very naâ€" ture of things. The selfâ€"seeking «pirit leads to Satan‘s kingdom, not to Christ‘s; it is the spirit that leads downâ€" ward instead of to heaven." Set him in the midstâ€"Jesus then took the child in His arms (Mark ix. 36). This made the lesson very forcible. The little child was their teacher. "A child is prfectly free from folly, and the mania for glory, and from envy and contentiousness, and all such passions."â€"Ckrysostom. 3. Verily=â€"A word that denotes the importance of what is to follow, Except ye be convertedâ€"The word here rendered "be converted" means "turn about so as to face in the other direction." It alâ€" ways signifies a radical and complete change in method, spirit or course.â€"Peâ€" loubet. And become as little childrenâ€" Humble, teachable, obedient, _ trustful and free from worldliness, rivalry and jealousy. The child is dependent and without care. He has no anxiety about food, clothing or shelter. So let the disâ€" eiple trust his heavenly father. Ye shall not éenterâ€"They not only could not be first, but they could not enter. There is no way into the kingdom of grace only b ythe door of humility. The proud and haughty cannot enter. They must humâ€" ble themselves. 4. Whosoeverâ€"All have equal privileges. Shall humble himself ; Sunday School. .“l. At the same timeâ€"After Peter had urned from paying the tribute. Came the disciplesâ€"By combining the three accounts we learn that the disciples had discussed the question as to who should be the greatest, and that Jesus, knowing their unholy ambitions, had opened the subject by asking them about the disâ€" pute they had had among themseives by the way. At first the disciples, thorâ€" aughly ashamed, were silent, but a litâ€" tle later they came and submitted the question to Him. Who is the greatestâ€" Buch is blind human nature; always deâ€" siring to be made prominent. A spirit of jealousy was probably creeping in; they had seen Peter specially favored; amd Peter, James and John had lately been honored above the rest by being with Him in the mount. In the kingdom of heavenâ€"They still view the kingdom of Christ as a temporal one, and the real import of their question is, Whom do you expect to honor by giving the first place in your government?" What seâ€" ductive dreams of greatness and glory arose before those Galilean fishermen as the nearest followers of the great King!" And yet the greatness of which they talked was small indeed when comâ€" pared with the greatmess Jesus actually put upon them. e II. Lessons from a little child (vs. 25). 2. Called a little. childâ€"The child was old enough to walk. Jesus purposes to teach them by means of an objectâ€"lesson. He corrects theig false ideas albout greatâ€" ness, and shows them that spiritual exâ€" eellence, and not outward splendor or authority, constitutes true greatness in His kingdom. "If any man desires to be first, the same shall be the last of all, and servani of all." "The very desitre to 1). IATERNATIONAL LESSON NO. JULY 1, 1906. Jesus and the Children â€"Matt. 18: 1â€"14. ‘Commtary.â€"l. A question asked (v to on. atâ€" exâ€" or in to all, PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. 1. Be childlike, When Jesus would anâ€" awer by an object lesson the question, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven *" (v. 1), he did not take a grayâ€" haired, bronzeâ€"hued soidier who had fought his way to public prominence and official honor. He called a little child unto Fim and set him in the midst and said: "Ecept ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom" (vs. 2, 3). To be childlike is to be artless, loving, confiding, humble and fearless . To be childish is to be pucrile and pettish. One is to be greatly commended, the other to be severely conâ€" demned (I. Cor. xiii. 11; xiv. 20). II. Care for the little ones, Whoso shall receive one @uch little child in my name receiveth me" (v. 5). Christ makes children His representatives and declares that receiving them we receive Him. A child is received and so is Christ, 1. When the newâ€"born babe is welcomed with gladness, 2. When a poor orphan child is taken and adopted as one‘s own. 3. When an abandoned child is cheerfully admitted to the home to whose compasâ€" sion it has been committed. 4. When a Sunday school teacher cherishes her litâ€" tle ones with motherly love and care. 5. When a landlord cheerfully rents his proâ€" perty to a family with little ones,. 6. When a slave child is purchased, freed and educated. III. Do not offend them. "Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which beâ€" lieve in me " (v. 6.) "Woe to that man" (v. 7.) Offend means to entrap.referring to a trap for ensnaring animals. _ God says "Woe" to the rumseller, with his bright, attractive saloon; "Woe" unto those who give or receive money to enâ€" tice boys and girls into places of iniâ€" quity; "woe" unto those who mail perniâ€" cious advertisements to pupils in seminâ€" aries; "woe" unto those who lie in wait and slyly slip into innocent hands obâ€" scene and corrupt literature; "woe" unto those who write or sell the trashy dime novels that lead the young into vice and erime; "woe" unto those proprietors of saloons whose concealed trapdoors lead down into gambling dens for boys; "woe" unto those who advertise their houses of shame with photos of nude women, given to boys a spremiums for buying cigarettes; "woe" unto those who drink, chew, smoke, gamble or do anyâ€" thing which would lead the young into a life of sin. IV. Do not despise them. ‘Take heed that ye despose not one of these little ones" (v, 10.) \What Christ cherishes we must not despise, and he tells us conâ€" cerning children, "In heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father" (v. 10.) Angels are not generated beings (Matt. xxii. 30), _ they are created (Col. i. 16), and are spirits sent to minister to men (Heb, i. 14.) The ancient opinion that every babe had its guardian angel seems scriptural. As a man, Christ had "his angel" (Rev. i. 1) and many were ready to succor him, for he might inâ€" stantly have bidden seventyâ€"two thouâ€" sand to prevent his sacrifice on Calvary (Luke xxiii. 33). ‘There is no more chance for a man to win at the races than there is for him to win at roulette, or the wheel of fortune, or faro. Of course he may win, and often does win at all these games, but while one is winning there are dozens losing. This is inevitably so, or else the game would have to cease. If the gambling public did not put up the shot there would be no races, there would be no bookmakers, the game would play out. retain the limb, but you cannot. If the thing hurts your religious life, off with it. He is a fool who insists on keeping a mortified limb which will kill him."â€" Maclaren. Into liie haltâ€"The one who renounces a successful life here, by givâ€" ing up a profitable business because of its wordly character, or by giving up a pleasing and profitable occupation beâ€" cause it cannot be followed to the glory of God, and who accepts poverty and hardship, may be said to enter into life "halt or maimed," but it is better to do |this than to lose eternal life. | 9. Into the hell of fire (R. V.)â€"The literal Gichenna was a valley to the south of Jerusalem, a former scene of Moloch worship, and later the place where the refuse of the city was burned with perpetual fires. This fire is the symbel of terrible torment, which is awaiting the finally impenitent; and it wil}l be an "everlasting," "eternal" fire. IV. Christ‘s care for His little ones (vs. 10â€"14). 10. Despise notâ€"As though they were beneath your notice. Little onmnesâ€"Children; therefore the weakest and most lowly of those who believe in Christ. In heaven their angelsâ€"The anâ€" gels in heaven, who behold the face of the Father, have a peculiar charge over them. How dear must these "little ones" }bo to God and how great the peril of those who offend them. 11. This verse is omitted from the revised version; but if it does not belong here it certainly belongs elsewhere, for Jesus came to save sinners. 12. One...gone astrayâ€"This parable is given more fully in Luke xv. 10. The lost sheep is a type of one strayâ€" ing away from the fold of Christ into V, to find the lost one. "The Son of man is come to save that which was lost" (v. 11.) One evening Garibaldi met _ a shepherd in great distress because he had lost a lamb and could not find it. Gariâ€" baldi proposed to his staff officers that they scour the mountains for it. Lanâ€" terns were brought and the veterans hurâ€" ried eagerly out to hunt for the fugiâ€" tive. The quest proved in vain and the soldiers returned. _ The next morning Garibaldi‘s attendant found the general asleep long after his usual hour for risâ€" ing. When the servant aroused him Gariâ€" baldi took from under the coverlid the lost lamb, bidding the servant take it to the shepherd. _ The general kept up the search all night until he found the lamb. How like the great Shepherd, of whom it is said that he searches for the lost sheep "until he finds it" (Luke xv. 4.) _ "Lost." Who can fathom _ the depths of this word when applied to an immortal soul? Flung beyondp the reach o fa Cavioutr‘s search out into the great eternity!â€"A. C. M. win. As the shepherd immediately leaves the ninety and nine in a place of safety, and goes into the mountains, into the difficult and dangerous places to seek and to save the one who has forsaken his love and has wandered away into sin. 13. He rejoiceth moreâ€"That sheep was of no more value than the other sheep. It was its "resecuc" that caused the joy. 1.. Even soâ€"Our heavenly Father has done all that He can do to bring all men to repentance; it is not, His will that any should perish. Can‘t Win, The Business Committee climinated much oratory by recommending that the reference in the Knox Church matter be referred back to the committee, to indiâ€" cate their decision to the parties, with a view to keeping the matter out of the Assembly, This was agreed to, and those interested retired to a committeeâ€"room. It was subsequently stated that all parâ€" ties were satisfied with the settlement. Hymnal Committee‘s Report. Rev. Dr, Gregg, the venerable nonaâ€" genarian, presented the report of the Hymnal Committee, which reeommendeéed: (1) That the Assembly express its gratification at the general excellence of the new version of the Psalms in metre prepared by the Joint Committee of American and Canadian Churches, and advise that the work of the committee be continued with the object of having the same perfected as far as possible in the light of criticisms and euggestions sent in by the coâ€"operating Churches. (2) That the Hyinnal Committee be instructed to take steps towards preâ€" paring a more perfect selection . of Psalms for the Book of Praise, and to remove any imperfections from the rest of the book, and to report progress from year to year, that the work may be ready for the edition of 1911. Rev. W. J. Dey spoke with reference to the new mecrical version of the Psalms. It was based on the Seottish version, and that of Tate ad Brady, the Irish Church, the United Protestâ€" ant Church of the United States and private versions like that of the Marâ€" quis of Lorne were drawn upon and the committee . themseives, some of whom were poets, had prepared several of the A London, Ont., despatch: Shortly after 10 o‘clock toâ€"night the 32nd General Asâ€" sembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada was brought to & close, after what the Moderator described z2s long and strenuous labors. The last day certainly answers that description, a vast amourt of routine work having been passed upon. _ The conservative temper of the Assembly was manifested in the reception of the report of the Hymnal Committee, tampering with the sublime poetry, as Dr. McLeod described it, of the present version of the Psalms being resented. But the making of hisâ€" tory was indicated in the creation of three new Synods, British Columbia and Yukon, Alberta and Saskatchewan. ‘The desire for a theological college in Vanâ€" couver was delayed. of attainment for another year. The principle was laid down of exeluding oifficial workers of the Church from the status of ordinary pastors. 1t was feared that in Toronto, as in New Yorw, the official vote wouid evezrtually swamp the pastoral vote in the Presbytery. The Superintendent of Sabbath Schools has his salary increasâ€" ed from $1,500 to $1,800. Moderator‘s Closing Words, The Moderator, in closing the Assemâ€" bly, said he might well congratulate them on the spirit and tone and high standard of the discussions, especially on the union question. Me trusted that, whatever the final issue, great good should be done, even though no corporate union be reached for many years, and that the three bodies would be closer in sympathy and with less unâ€" worthy _ rivalry while they looked forâ€" ward to working lovingly together. Principal MacLaren engaged in prayer, and the Assembly was closed with the benediction pronounced by the Moderâ€" ator, \ Psalms which had been choson by the Presbyteries reporting, as examples of the choicest versions in the new vo!â€" ume. Dr. MeLeod, Barrie, expressed his deep dissent. He regarded the new version as a perversion. Twentyâ€"three metrics might suit professional singers, but would not do for the congregations. ‘The most sublime poetry in the old version had been cut up by the committee, for instruction in Bible knowledge and for memorizing suitable pasages cf un abnultudacs haslBh nds Oe s > 2 m lt es nb s Dr, Sedgwick objected to the resoiuâ€" tion moved by Dr. Somerville, It was for the Presbytcries to consider if a new edition be required. They were not in a position to speak of its excellence, for it was not before them,. The old verâ€" sion their fathers had used was far suâ€" perior to the new. Bibles in the Schools. Principal Gordon presented the report of the Committee on Biblical Instruction in the Public Schools. Joint meetinfc had been held with the committee of the Ontario Educational Association, and the resolution of that body was enâ€" dorsed, that in the regulations in pubâ€" _â€"_Judge Forbes declared the innovation in the Psalms was raising more disturbâ€" ance than the union question, and if pgr.a;sted in would bring up a whirlâ€" wind. Mr. Alexander Warden, the new Trea«â€" vrer, was introduced and thanked the i-‘\'ssembly for the confidence displayed ir. im. Principal Scrimger â€" I must protest against such an allusion to a past deâ€" bate. _ To judge from the reports made by the Presbyteries, he said, there was no disturbance in view. The contract for the hymn book had been renewed for five years, and it could then be reâ€" newed again, but if it were to be reâ€" vised the preparation should not be left till the last. After further diseussion the first recommendation was agreed to and the second withdrawn. dorsed, that in the regulations in pubâ€" lic and high schools provision be made Principal Scrimger â€" The whirlwind seems to be a tempest in a teapot. _ Judge Forbesâ€"Like yours yesterday afternoon. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Moderator Refers to the High Standard of Discussion. New Version of the Psaimsâ€"Bibliâ€" cal Instruction in Schools. Discussion of Union Will Lead to Broader Charity. TORONTO Rev, Dr. Lyle submitted the resoluâ€" tion of sympathy drafted to be sent to the family of the late Dr, Warden, and it was adopted. | Widows‘ and Orphans‘ Fund. The report of the ministers‘ widows ‘ and orphans‘ funds was presented by Dr. Sedgwick. The amalgamation of the east and west and the Scotland funds | was left to the committee to carry out. The committee was authorized to inâ€" |crenne the allowance to widows by $25 a ° year. 8 & C3 Apap mm 41 Seripture, with the possible establishâ€" ment of two lesson periods a week. Principal Gordon moved the adoption of the report that the resolution of Onâ€" tario Educational _ Association be enâ€" dorsed and the committeée reappointed. Rev. A. Gandier to be convenor, and this was agreed to. Three New Synods. Rev. Dr. MeMullen presented the reâ€" port on the three new Synods of British Columbia and Yukon, Alberta, and Sasâ€" katchewan, their boundaries will be coâ€" determinuous with provinces and where Presbyteries overrun these the Synods will settle the debt, The Moderator of British Columbia will continue in offfce, and the first Synod will meet at New Westminster in St. Andrew‘s Church on the first Wednesday in May at 8 p. m. The Alberta Synod will meet in Knox Church, Calgary, at 2.30 p.m,. on the last Wednesday of April, The Saskatchewan Synod will meet in Knox Church, Reâ€" gina, on the first Tuesday of Novemâ€" ber at 8 p. m. Dr. MeQueen, Edmonton, was appointed Moderator of Alberta, and Rev. Leishman Fleming, of Saskatcheâ€" war. The overture from Kamloops relative to the establishment of a theological college in British Columbia was receivâ€" ed and a committee appointed, Rev. T. W. Taylor, convener, to report next vear. Professor Baird in the afternoon rCâ€" ported on the reception of ministers. There were sixteen applications, of which ten were recommended and six were to be withdrawn or declined. Of those reâ€" ceived six were former membera of the Church, two were British Presbytcrians, and two were from other communions, Under the general principle upon which, after the experience in New York and elsewhere, it was decided‘ not to give ministers engaged in outside work the Presbyterial standing of those in pasâ€" toral charges, the applications of Rev. At the evening sederunt the attendâ€" ance was decidedly scant, not to say slim, and a too officious commissioner doubted if there were enough present to sustain the minutes. He was suppressed and warned not to count the Assembly, which proceeded to business. The Women‘s Foreign Mission Soâ€" ciety reported receipts of $5,153 and an expenditure on home, French and foreign work of $5,009. _ P Ns 1 Bosyâ€" A communication from his Majesty the King acknowledging the Assembly‘s resolution on the opium traffic was read. Evening Session. The overture from the Synod of Hamâ€" ilton and London asking for a revision of the regulations governing the widows and orphans‘ fund, providing for cases of default in the payments of rates, was referred to the standing commitee. Women‘s Missionary Society. The suggested amalgamation of the Women‘s Foreign and the Home Misâ€" sion Societiee was, after prolonged disâ€" cussion, referred to a committee to conâ€" fer with the societies and report to next Assembly. ® J. . Shearer, Dr. W. T. Bruce and othâ€" ers were refused. & hich proceeded to business. On the motion to divide $100 between "Overwork and long hours at the office. | . You can tell the story of your eufferâ€" together with a neglected cold, brought on|ings to a woman, and receive helpful a very serious female trouble until finally| advice free of cost. Address Mrs. Pinkâ€" I was unable to go to work. 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And in stores, mills and shops tens of thousands are on the neverâ€"ceasing treadmill, earning their daily bread. Their Hard Struggle Made Easierâ€"Interesting Stateâ€" ments by a Young Lady in Quebec and One in Beauport, Que WORKING WOMEN three commissioners from beyond the Rockies, as a contribution towards their heavy travelling expenses, Prof. Baird remarked that there was a danger of a dividing line in this great country. There had been an ominous unanimity from beyond the mountains on the union question. No bar should be placed on these men in attending the Assembly, which was the great unifier. Thke sum was granted. Report of Sabbath Schools. _ The feature of the report was the anâ€" nouncement of a gain of about 1000 scholars during the year, while there was an increase of 648 in the numberâ€" totalling 5.981â€"coming into full comâ€" munion with the Church. There are 2,0605 Presbyterian Sunday Schools and Presbyterian children _ attending _ 338 union schools, There were on the rolls in Presbyterian Sunday _ Schools 176373 children and in union _ schools 6,519. There are 22.265 teachers, and the total amount contributed by Sunday schools for all purposes was $142,778. _ Over £32,000 were given for the schemes of the church, $69.827 for selfâ€"support and $0.552 for the children‘s day fund. The several recommendations _ were adopted except that to change _ the name of children‘s day to _ Sabâ€" bath _ school day, which was rejected after a discussion. Sabbath school work will b a first charge on the fund. The supcrinten@ent of Sabbath schoaols had his salary, in view of the expensive scale of living in Toronto, raised from $1,590 to $1,800. Principal Scrimger presented port of the Sunday Schools. Church and Manse Fund. Prof. Baird presented the report of the church and manse building fund. The loaning department had been least satâ€" isfactory. Last year the loans woere $34,178 and grants $3,011. A sum of £44,000 in repayments was ovedue. The total capital was $114.636, but probably only $100,000 could be collected. ‘The report was adopted and a committee apâ€" pointed. Rev. Thurton Fraser is Conâ€" vener. The name of Dr. D. D. MeLeod‘s Committee was changed to Sv=*ematic Giving. This committee raised $20,000 last year. . Address and Greetings, An address to the King‘s Most Jxce}â€" lent Majesty was adopted and the Cenâ€" eral Methodist Conference in Montreal in September will receive official greetâ€" ings. _ Last year‘s representatives to the Do minion Alliance, S. H. Eastman, Dr. E R. Hutt, Wim. Frizzell and Walter Paul were reappointed. 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It strengtherns the proper muscles, and displacement with all its horrors will no more crusk you. Miss Clara Beaubier of Beauport, Quebec, writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham :â€" recovery was very rapid, and I was soon well and able to go back to work again. I certainly think your medicine for sick woâ€" men worthy of praise, and am indeed glad to indorse it." c Ye DUBHCID WB CMERW ORRCCCM CC Hay in liberal supply, with prices weak; 30 loads sold at $13 to $14 a ton for timothy, and at $8 to $9 for mixed. Straw steady, two loads selling at $11 a ton. Dressed hogs are unchanged, with light quoted at $10.35 to $10.50, and heavy at $10. Wheat, white, bush, ...$ 084 $ 0 65 Do., red, bush, .. .. »« 084 0 85 Do.,. spring, bush, .... 080 0 81 Do., goose, bush, .. .. 075 0 00 Osts, Wush, ~ .. .. .. NA 0 42 Barley, bush, .. .« ~~~« 0 51 0 52 Peas, bush,. .. .. .. .« O77 0 00 Rye, bush, .. .. «+ +« 0 65 0 00 Hay, timothy, ton .. .. 18300 l:fl Do., mixed, ton .. . Straw, per ton .. . Dressed hogs .. .. > Apples, per bbl. .. .. Eggs, new laid, dozen Butter, dairy .. .. .> The receipts Oof grain tC small. _ One hundred bushels wheat sold at 85¢ per bushe bushels of oats at 4l%c. ; HKay in liberal supply, _ wit weak; 30 loads sold at $13 to for timothy, and at $8 to $9 Straw steady, two loads sellin Do., creamery .. .« Chickens, spring .. . Fow!l, per lb. .. .. +« Turkeys, per Ib. .. .â€" Potatoes, per bag .. Onions, per bag .. .. Celery, per dozen .. Beef, hindquarters .. Do., forequarters .. Do., choice, carcase Do., medium, carcase Mutton, per ewt. .. Veal, per ewt, .. .. .. Lamb, per ewt., .. .. New York Detroit .. Duluth .. St, Louis .. Minneapolis Toledo .. . Duluth .. .. ... 8k Iâ€"4 8278 .. St. Louis .. .. .. 79 3â€"4 80 14 82 Minneapolis .. .. 83 12 81 34 82 Voledo .. .. .. 84 18 84 14 85 34 British Cattle Markets, Londonâ€"Cattle are quoted at 11 to 12c per lb.; refrigerator beef, 8 3â€"4¢ to 9 1â€"8¢ per lb.; sheep, dressed, 14 to 15 12c per lb.; lambs, 16 1â€"2¢, aressed weight. Receipts of live stock at the city marâ€" ket as reported by the railways were 93 carloads, composed of .1,606 cattle, 740 hogs, 285 sheep and 188 calves. Besides the above hogs there were four carloade received by other dealers from country points. _ Trade was fair, with prices a shade easier than at the Junction on Monday, owing to the heavy runs at both marâ€" kets. Winnipeg: Warmer weather has given a rather brisker ‘u;no to the M::oh-.h dry goods trade, fol & r retail dzm for clnnmoro;::f. ‘The outlook for the fall trade is bright. Groceries are moving well and the hardware trade reports a very active demand for all lti:;. Payments are generally satisfacâ€" Vancouver and Victoria : All along the coast tnn? is exceedingly active in all _ The quality of fat cattle was fairly good. 4 w Exportersâ€"Prices ranged from $4.80 te $5.20 per ewt., the bulk going at $4.90 to $5.10. Export bulls sold at $3.75 to $4.25 per ewt. Few. o Butchersâ€"Choice picked lots of butehâ€" ers‘ cattle sold at $4.80 to $5 per ewt.; loads of good at $4.60 to $4.80; medium at $£4.40 to $4.60; common at $4.25 te $4.40; cows, $3.50 to $4.25 per ewt. Milch Cowsâ€"Between 30 and 40 mileh cows and springers were offered. The good to choice cows, of which thert was not a large number, were in demand at good prices, but common to medium were slow of sale. Prices ranged from $30 to $60 each. _ k C430 C CCVe ECOvC 0 @ll lines. ‘The interior demand for groceries ndhrquh-utohomtermn hmhmmldfiom- 17. Inis is following the great activity in the lumber and mining centree Feeders and Stockersâ€"Prices are reâ€" ported by Mr. Muhby as follows: Shortâ€" keeps, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs., 93“_4_50 te $4.75; good steers, 900 to 1,050 lbs., at $4 to $4.25; good steers, 800 to 900 lbs. ut $3.90 to $4.10; light stockers, $3.2 to $3.60; medium stockers, $3 to $3.25; common stockers, $2.75 to $3. s _ Sheep and lambs.â€"Receipts were not large and prices remained about steady. Export ewes, $4.25 to $4.50; bucks, $3. 50 to $4 ger cwt.; spring lambs at $3.50 to $6 each. Hogsâ€"There was a fair run for Tues: day. Mr. Harris reports prices unchang ed at $7.40 for selects and $7.15 _ for lights and fats. _ Veal calves.â€"Calves were as usual is good demand at $3.50 to $6 per ewt. The _ followi Tice closing prices :fg !'L_t the Winnipeg market toâ€"day; June 83Â¥ bid, July S4%e bid, Sept. 805ge bid. Bradstreet‘s on Trade. Montreal: The quiet tone to wholesale trade noted a week ago is still a feature of conditions here. _ The demand for wholesale dry goods of alimost all lines is not at all active, and retail trade throughout the country has seemed to have been waiting the arrival of hot weather. But it is certain dealers find they still have stocks of winter and epring goods upon their hands. ‘The hardware trade is not so much affected. and the movement is brisk. Groceries are moderately active. There is a brisk demand at all points for heavy metals and the outlook is for a large consump tion of steel rails during the coming year. * Toronto: There is still a quiet tome to most lines of wholesale trade here. Bome dry g::d.h::uu have been stock.«takâ€" ing, and t report a very satinftactory season‘s business. There is a good move ment t;o all lines of hardware and the trade in groceries is steady. trade is in good condition and to continue so. Vailnes of all holding very firm, is O‘ttun: Wholesale trade continens a x c1ccl uce d e oi ol ols e T 1 OCCT CPURRnSes 6 little quict, but warmer weather io in creasing the mevement of summer lines of goodi. Market Reports â€"OPRâ€" The Week. _ The _ followi Toronto Farmers‘ erâ€"ewt. .. .. .. 1800 13 00 Leading Wheat Markets, July. Sept, Dee. rk .. .. 89 5â€"8 87 7â€"8 89 1â€"8 +s <ve‘s s /s OQ k). Bo 86 + :»s "»«« $& I<6. e TB .. is .. .. .. 0 34 B0 I4 82 ‘Toronto Live Stack. Manitoba Wheat. and 100 10 50 10 00 10 00 13 00 0 12 017 An Employee of the Marine Department, Ottawa, Who Disappeared on May . s4â€"Two of the Three Charges En. dorsed by Others. L CHARGES Refuses Share of Reward for Arrest of Escape Convict, Brockville, Ont., despatch: The pay. ment of the reward offered ‘sthe capture of Chartran, the | life convict who escaped from the Kingston Peliâ€" tentiary, and who was later captured near Yonge Mills, has been | mad LÂ¥ the Government, who allotted to »ach of the three claimants, Messrs. Nallors, Davis and Ryes, oneâ€"thir of the #100 offered by Lieut.â€"Col. Sherwood, chicf of the Dominion police. Ryes and Davis accepted their division hut Constable Mallory, who made the arrest and delivered the convict to Wayr den Platt, would not, and the Governâ€" ment has placed his portion to :ts own credit. Ottawa despatch: The poli ing for Thomas Corcoran. im the Marins Department, wh to : have forged three cheq> each, One cheque was dray of Thomas Corcoran. endorse Chambers, the clothing man street, and signed by Mr. A. the accountant, and AMr. â€" keit, a clerk in the departs other cheques were drawn, was endorsed by Mr. D. l1 was cashed by the Ridean st: of the Ottawa Bamk,. The 0 was endorsed only by Corco third cheque was eashed in coran has been miscing since Membership of yesur'dny’n session of the | Science Conference was the r«; Judge Septimus J. Hanna, of a | pressing loyalty and confidenc part of the, members of the church to Rev. Mary Baker G. Concord, X. H., the founder of t The growth of the denominat shown in a report read by Cle The membership of the mot! toâ€"day is 40,011, as against | the first meeting of the chure The total number of br anch cl vertised in the official orgh faith was 682, a gain of 68, a: from 314 show a membership « It is unde action | in full amount CHRISTIAN son Siang Valley is Under Water and Houses Submerged. Vietoria, B. C., June 18.â€"Mail advices from â€"MHankow, China, show that ‘ great floods of this spring in Hw caused _ an â€" appalling loss | of | life, amounting to tens of thousands. T rivers were higher than in any previous year, and swept over the dykes, «ul submerged houses, and covered an imâ€" mense area. In fact, the whole valley of the Siang was flooded. Siantan, & prosperous city, was flooded | with water to the second storeys of the riverside buildings. _ The river was thick with wreckage and villagers â€" on â€" floating roofs. _ The foreign | missionaries . !N Siantan were heavry losers, though all escaped in boats. Philadelphia Surgeons Perform and Marvellious Operation Philadelphia, June 18.â€"Far m forty minutes the puilsating William Wyatt was held in th of two physicians at the Phi Hospital, while Dr. Richard Ha pital surgeon, sewed six «titche: organ and then replaced it in : Wyatt was at first thought : been fatally hurt. The physio he will recover. Wyatt and a friend were s possession of a long knmife. former slipped and fell on its In order that the heart‘s act not be interfered with the sw etitches between pulsations. U. $. LIEUTENANT AND A C KILLED IN PHILIPPINES "Yesterday‘s despatch from General Tasker H. Bliss report> der of First Lieut,. Edward ! and a citizen named Benjam tian on the night of June 6 forty miles south of Davao." The knife inflicted a . wo heart an inch and a quarter Washington, _ June 19. cabled from Manila to the \ ment, under toâ€"day‘s date of Minanao Davao is a town on the gu name, on the south side of A DISEASE THAT OFTEN A~ COLLEGE GRADUATES. New _ York, June 18.â€")0}: Hammond, the mining . engin© came into special prominence <% Jameson raid in South Africa. ‘ the h".‘w"'." degree of doctor 0 ecring from Stevens Institute, H N. J., at the commencement 0| © stitution yvesterday. The members of the graduatin? were cautioned not to contract *" ease known as "big head" when the seived their diplomas. Mr. Ma" who delivered the commencement told them that this disease .‘n"t: most dangerous obstacles ! of college graduates. SsCORES OF CHINESE DROWX MISSING MESSENGER, Boston, June CONSTABLE WANTS IT ALZL DOUBLE MURDER. 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