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baker was hanged, as Joseph had interâ€" * _ preted to them. The butler, however, forâ€" m Joseph. It is supposed that Joseph at this time been in p§son one year, and he must wait "two full years" yet. velonse. c “:'- he fu ': ::: t ture | butler u,mr, but his own future _ _ seas wisely hidden from his view. He f'Snnday School. INTERNATIONAL LESSON IV.â€"APRIL Joseph Faithful in Prison. Gen. xxxix. 20 to xl. 15. 1 Commentary.â€"1I. Joseph cast into priâ€" ‘ son (vs. 20â€"23). 20. Into the prisonâ€" ‘ihis probably implies an edifice, or porâ€" tion of the official mansion, mostly subâ€" terranean, of which the roof or vauit, rising immediately from the surface of the ground, was round, or shaped like an inverted bowl. In chapter xii. 14 it is ealled "the dungeon." Such dungeons are stil, under sinalar cireumstances, used in the East.â€"RKitto. His imprisonment must have been very severe at first. in Psalm ev. 17, 18, we read that they burt his feet with fetters; he was laid in iror But God greatly blessed him and it was not long before he bad many favors shown him. 11e was thereâ€"Joseph was in prison three years. 21. The Lord was with Josephâ€""This is an example of the strength of God‘s consolations in the worst trials." Joseph had power within him, which enabled him to press forward, even though it was very dark before him. The discipâ€" line seemed severe; he was suffering as a martyr. But he learned to trust God.i and with gladness of heart he goes to alavery, persecution and imprisonment. God‘s eye was upon him, and no weapon formed against him prospered. He aiâ€" ways did right and made the best of everything. 22. Keeper of the prisonâ€" An inferior officer who was charged with the actual discipline of the prison.â€" Hom, Com. Committed to Joseph‘s hand â€"We see here the real nature of human influence. It is not the influence of rank, but of character. Make all men equal in rank toâ€"day, and toâ€" morrow there will be found those who have acquired intluâ€" ence over the others,. ‘These prisoners were all in the same position, but very soon Joseph‘s character had gained nim influence.â€"Robertson. 23. Because the Lord, ete.â€""The reaâ€" 23. Because the Lord, ete.â€""The reaâ€" son of his influence was the God witnin him. Just so far as a man is Christlike will he have influence." "Wisdom and virtue will shine in the narrowest apheres. A good man will do good wherâ€" ever he is, and will be a blessing even in bons and banishments, for the Spirit of the Lord is not bound or banished."â€" 11. ‘the outler and baker cast into priâ€" son (vs. 1â€"4). 1. The butlerâ€"Or cupâ€" bearer, the overseer of the king‘s wines. Bakerâ€"Another officer who had chadge of the king‘s bread or food. _ Both of these men were important officers and held positions of trust. We are not told how they offended. 2. Was wrothâ€"Oriâ€" ental despots held in their hands the power of life and death, and their subâ€" jects were liable at any moment to be sacrificed. _ ‘These officers would espeâ€" cially be subject to suspicion because of the ease with which they could poison the king‘s food. 3. House of the captain â€"That is, the house of Potiphar. The prison was in connection with the resiâ€" dence. > 4. Charged Joseph, etec.â€"The captain oi the guard himself, who was Potiphar, charged Joseph with them, which intiâ€" mates that he began now to be reconcilâ€" ed to him, and perhaps to be convineed of his innocence.â€"Henry. _ He served themâ€"Joseph waited upon them. So long as God is with him,. Joseph . will shine even in the dungeon. "Pharaoh‘s officers are sent to witness his graces, which he is not permitted to come forth to show." "Joseph is thus brolzht into elose and familiar contact with them. This was of great advantage to him in view of what was before him. It gave him ample oportunity to become acâ€" quainted with the court and its ways with many details of the government, and with the general condition of the people."â€"Peloubet. III. Joseph interpreting dreams (vs. 5â€"10). F 5.)Each man .... in one nightâ€"This shows that the dreams were of the Lord. While our ordinary dreams have no speâ€" cial significance, yet it can not be doubtâ€" ed tha God has in many cases, especialâ€" Iv i nearly times. spoken ip dreams, a¢â€" cording to the interpretationâ€"This exâ€" pression is intended to show that . the mon head and in the upper one was _ Dakeâ€" meats" for Pharach and the birds aie them out of the basket. Joseph told im that in three days the king would hang him on a tree and the birds would eat his flesh. On the third day after this Pharach made a birthday feast, and the butler was restored to his office §nd the baker was han preted to them. m.knph. It at this tim and he must v before God‘s t velemse. Joseph bmit t must walk by faith and not by sight. Vs w was s s n 99 id Thoughts.â€"There is both a dark and M | bright side to our experiences. If Josâ€" eph had been looking for the dark side, / he could have found it painted in strong linesâ€"hatred, enslavement, ‘unjust acâ€" cusation, wrong treatment. But what were Joseph‘s comforts in the dungeon? 1. There was the Lord‘s presence (chap. xxxix. 21). Joseph was not alone in his cell, for a mighty Comforter was by his side; and a prison with God is happier than a palace without Him. 2. There was the keeper‘s favor (chap. xxxix. 21). There was something in Joseph which won the regard of all who came in conâ€" tact with him. 3. There was his occupaâ€" tion in the care of his fellowâ€"prisoners (chap. xxxix. 22â€"40. 4). Work is not a misfortune, it is a blessing. 4. Another of Joseph‘s comforts in prison was his helpfal spirit, his interest in others (chap. x1. 6â€"13. He was not absorbed in his own wrongs, though he had enough reason to be. 5. Another great blessing to Joseph in his prison was a good conâ€" science (chap. xi. 14, 15.)â€"Illustratative Notes. 1. Joseph‘s imprisonment. . "He was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph" (vs, 20, 21). , Every Chrisâ€" tian who has it in him to do good work for the Lord must expect to be brought into condition for the best service through severe discipline. Joseph was trained for the ruling of Egypt by sevâ€" eral years of servitude. Stephen gives us the secret of his life during these years when he says: "The patriarchs, moved â€" with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him" (Acts vii. 9). There, in the home of Potiphar, where he met and resisted the great temptation and suffered so unjustly from the vile charge and grave suspicion, "the Lord was with Joseph" (Gen. xxxix. 21. There, in the prison where his feet were hurt with fetters, and his soul was bound with irons (Psa. ev. 18), and there seemed no possibility of the fulfilment of his dreams, "the Lord was with Joseph" (v. 21). Bunyan, shut in Bedâ€" ford jail twelve years, wrote a book that was worth a thousand times more than all his preaching, for God was with him. Paul, with his feet in the stocks and the grit of the dungeon floor mixing with the blood of his unwashed stripes, sung a hymn of praise at midnight, for he knew that God was with him, and imâ€" mediately there was an earthquake and the foundations of the prison were shaken. John the Revelator, banished to Patmos, where there were only a few fishermen‘s huts, did there the best work of his life. + II. Joseph‘s integrity. "The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph‘s hand all the prisoners,......and...... looked not to anything" (vs. 22,23). Joseglh's brothers str:rped him of his coat; they could not strip im of his character; they sold his body; they could not sell his soul. Through all the years of his dungeon life he stood firm in his inâ€" tegrity. He won the heart of the keeper, and, though placed there for being a scoundrel, he soon convinced the jailer that he was an innocent and trustworâ€" thy man, and, released from close conâ€" finement, he became a general superinâ€" tendent of prison affairs. Wherever iJoseph was placed he became the first man, and is an illustration of the truth that infidel and worldling are comâ€" pelled to honor in their hearts, though they may not eulogize with their lips, a Christian firm in persecution, cheerful in poverty, trustful in losses, triumphâ€" ant in death. There are Christian men in all professions and occupations who are respected, honored and successful. . III. Joseph‘s interest. "Wherefore look ye so sadly?" (v. 7). "Pharaoh‘s great officers were imprisoned and Joseph had charge of them" (vs. 1â€"4). Prisoners are not gezneraily very cheerful, but one. morning these two men were more sad than usualâ€"showed their trouble in their faces, so that Joseph noticed it, He ar once sympathized with them in their sufferings, and manifested a kindly inâ€" terest in their distress." ‘ IV. Joseph‘s interpretation. "And Joâ€" seph said....this is the interpretation" (v. 12). "When Joseph knew that the prisoners were grieving because there was no one to interpret their dreams, he suggested that, as interpretations beâ€" long to God and he communicates the power to whom be will, they tell him their dreams (vs. 7, 8). He thus is careâ€" ful like Daniel (Dan. 2, 30) to transmit the glory to (od. His interpretation foretold the chief butlers deliverance. Toâ€" day God â€" sometimes foretells future events by dreams." V. Joseph‘s innocence. "I....have. ... done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon" (v. 15). Like Paul, Joseph had a ocnscience void of offense toward God and toward man (Acts 24, 16). Conscious of his innocence, he beâ€" sought the chief butler, whose speedy restoration he had foretold, to speak for his deliverance when he should again stand before Pharaoh. The ungratetul butler forgot the request for two long years (v. 23). But God reminded him of it and so brought about Joseph‘s exâ€" altation (41, 9â€"16). _ The life of oJseph is an illustration of the text, "All things work together for goodl to them that love God." A. C. M. Dog Tries to Save Mistress. New . York,. April 1.â€"Miss Maud Rodney, an artist‘s model, of West Fortyâ€"ninth street, wWas probably disâ€" figured _ for life terday when her haivr caught fire, when she was having it dressed at an address in West Forâ€" ticth street.. Nearly all hor hair was burved off and her face, neck, arms apd bhands were painfully injured. 5 Miss Rodney and ‘Tacs." a Boston buil terier that has been her faithful companion for several years, went to the bhairdressor‘s at 2 o‘clock. Brutus Campan, propgietor of the shop, preâ€" pared to shampoo Miss Rodney‘s hair. Scented oils and a preparation . with awlcohol in it are used in the shampoo. Campan lighted a spirit lamp to heat his eurling irons. A gust of wind eaused the flame of the spirit lamp to come in contact with the hair. _ Inâ€" stantly the young woman‘s head was enveloped in flame. . The portior: took fire. Campan threw a heavy towel over her head, but his hands. covered with oil. were burned. _ _ Ts them dashed a bowl Miss Roduey‘s head. _ "Tacs" tried to fight the flames, but only burned himself. _ He seized her skirts in his teeth, and pulled Miss Rodâ€" ney into the store, where she could be seen. from the street. Several men rushed in and oné of them dashed a bowl of water over PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. in and oné ofl Andrew Carnegie bas endorsed Presi, of water over‘ dent Roosevelt‘s attitude towards the She was saved. United States railroads. ~ lmq\mis’was visited by a fire that deâ€" stroved $40.000 worth of property. The Right Hon. James Bryce and Mrs Bryce arrived in Ottawa yesterday, Deseronto ratepayers voted in favor of municipal ownership of the water and gas plants. The Ontario Library Association hold its annual meeting on April 1 2, at Toronto. Mr. W. A. Potvin was nominated for the Commons by the Conservatives of hamouraska. A choige that Montreal abattoirs are using diseased cattle for making "lard" is to be investigated. The Bell Telephone Commission, at Toâ€" ronto, is likely to be reopened before the final report is made. The Toronto Hospital of Incurables has been reported in a congested condiâ€" tion, and with a waiting list of 25 paâ€" tients. Mr. Frank Arnoldi, K. C., has presentâ€" ed Mr. G. R. R. Cockburn, exâ€"President of the Ontario Bank, with a bill for $7, 500 for legal costs. Clive Chu, a goodlooking Toronto Chinâ€" ese obtained the release on bail last night of Ida Hopps, a wellâ€"dressed young woman whom he claimed that he was to wed toâ€"day. An association to look after British immigrants was formed at a â€" meeting held in the Sons of England Hall, Toronâ€" to. Mr. James, General Superintendent of the Canadian Nortbern Railway in Winâ€" nipeg, now in Chicago, will. it is underâ€" stood, retire from the Canadian Northern service at an early date. St. Catharines City Coungil has decidâ€" ed to pave Ontario and James streeis. two of the principal thoroughfares, with vitrified brick ,and the contract will be given to R. Hageman of Rochester, N. Y. At St. Thomas a public meeting of citi zens last night endorsed a scheme to give $5,000 bonus to a gocart concern at Elkhart, Indiana, to locate a Canadian branch there. The Council will be asked to submit the byâ€"law. The byâ€"law qproviding for municipal ownership of the water and gas plants of Deseronto, was carried by a vote of 213 to 52. It calle for an expenditure of $50,000, payable in thirty years, with inâ€" terest at 4 1â€"2 per cent. * A Roueseau, nineteen â€" years of age, whose home was at Isle Perrot, was killâ€" ed toâ€"day at Vaudrenil Station by being run over by the International Limited. Rousseau tried to run across the tracks in front of the train, but miscaleulated the epecd. b When taking the oath in the Recorder‘s Court, it will no longer be necessary to kiss the Bible. On Wednesday, for the {irst time the oath was taken by simply laying the right hand on the Bible and this practice will be maintained in fuâ€" ture. Charles W. Hand, a moulder, 28 years of age, of Churchill avenue, _ Toronto Junetion, went home on Tuesday night and lay down on the bed without taking off his clothes, When his mother went to call him yesterday morning she found him dead. At Kalamazoo a shower of insects of a kind never seen in that vicinity, large in size and greenish in color, together with very smallW frogs, fairly covered the territory bétween Kalamazoo and Battle Creek y@terday afternoon. <; Nir. Lemieug, Postmasterâ€"General, acâ€" companied b uty: Postmasterâ€"General Coulter and, Secretary Smith of the deâ€" partment, ,left Ottawa yesterday fo# Washington, where they will confer toâ€" morrow with the Postmasterâ€"General and chief officials of the United States Postal Department with regard to arranging The town of Marieville, Que., which had the misfortune to lose its college only a few weeks ago, has been visited with another disaster in the complete deâ€" +tritction of the Roman C=tholie Chureh, which was burned to the groundt on Wodnesday, with all contents. a new postal treaty between the two countries. t As the (. T. R. train from Pembroke was ‘nearing Carleton Place on Tuesday afternoon, while running at a high rate of speed, the engineer saw the body of a man on the track. The locomotive was promptly reversed aud the train . was stopped within a very few feet of the man, who was found to be sound asleep, with his head resting on a rail. He prow» ed to be Joseph Gilmour of Almonte, and an empty liqueor flask was Aornd lying beside him. BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS IN BRIEF CANADIAN. c TORONTO will and ‘| Easy To Put On A general strike has been declared in Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, all trades quitting work in sympathy with . the chocolate workers. A fire of unknown origin at Elizabeth City, N. C., Tuesday night, resulted in an estimated loss of between $400,000 and $450.000. ‘The London Globe says it is abundantâ€" ly clear that Mr. Bryce has lost confiâ€" dence in Canada during his first few weeks of Ambassadorship. The Standard OQil Company and the European Petroleum Union have reached a mutually satisfactory agreement,which will end the struggle hitherto waged for the European markets, Company‘s store at Somers, Conn., yesâ€" terday, and made away with!’l()() in money and about $4,000 in notes,. Alexander Duclose, who somie months ago, at Montreal, shot and badly woundâ€" ed Alphonso Desrosiers, and who a few weeks ago escaped from the Long Pnint Insane Asylum, has been arrested at Burlington, Vt. Excited to northerngthigration by _ the recent warm weathg‘. thousands of Canâ€" adian geese crossed over Long Island on Tuesday night, and by their clamorous honking disturbed the residents‘ slumâ€" bers. The flight, which began shortly afâ€" break. _ Clifford Prine, a Sandisficld, Conn.,, {armer, after being pinned to the ground ofr nearly four hours by a heavy log which fell on his leg,probably AÂ¥as eaved from death yasterfy by his dog. Seemâ€" ing to realize his#@master‘s danger the dog ran home, a distange of several miles und by barking and fFhining got memâ€" bers of the householdfto accompany it to the imprisoned manr, who was unconâ€" scious when released. & Robbers blew open the safe in the postoffice located in the Fullerâ€"Bugbee With a hammer and a snips (tinners‘ shears, e anybody can put Oshawa / Shingles on // /// Ezzféctly. ked on "Look il’ito,this (oofing guestion uo upes nds oi in 0 e d is H T midnight, continued until almost day Wind â€" water â€" and fireâ€" SHINGLES Get book on "Roofing Right" ard see how little risk you take when you roof any building with Toronto Farmers‘ Market. The offerings of grain were confiaed to one load o? barley, which sold at a6¢ a bushel. May quiet and unchanged, with sales of 15 loads at 8i3 to #15 a ton for tineâ€" thy, and at $10 to $11 for mixed. Straw steady, one load selling at $12 a ton. DrP'u;ed hogs are unchanged, with light quoted at $9.35 to $9.50, and heavy at #) to $0.25. Wheat, white, buhsel .. ..$ 075 $ 075 Do Fed :<? }..% «. M * Â¥16 J)o., spring ... ... ... . 070 071 Do., goose ... .#. ... . 068 _ 069 Oats, bushel ... .. Barley, bushel ... Peas, bushel ... . uq._y, timo(h(y, ton Do., mixed, tom ... ... Straw, per ton ... ... .~ Seeds, reâ€"cleanedâ€" Red clover, per ewt. .. Alsike clover, per ewt. / Timothy, per ewt. ... . Dressed hogs ... ... .!:. Eggs, new laid .. .... .. Butter, dairy ... ... .. Do., creamety ... . Chickens, dressed, lb. Do., spring ... ... Ducks, per lb. ... ... Turkeys, per lb. ... . Apples, per bbl. ... .. Potatoes, per bag ... Cabbage, per dozen ... Onions, per bag ... .. Beef, hindquarters ... Do., forequarters ... Do., choice, carcase Do., medium, carcase Mutton, per ewt. ... Veal, per ewt., ... }... Lamb, per ewt. ... .. Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stock at the city marâ€" ket as reported by the railways since Friday last were 34 carloads, composed of 831 cattle, 489 hogs, 480 sheep, 21 calves and 6 horses. The quality of fat cattle, taken a.toâ€" gether, was fairly good, as there were a ftew good loads and some very choice lots of well finished animals. Trade was inâ€" clined to be slow, with prices generaily a little easier. Had there been a heavy run, there would certainly hbhave been a slump in prices. Some of the drovers who had paid too high prices in the country were comâ€" plaining of prices offered; in fact, a few refused to sell. Exportersâ€"â€"Not many offered and {ew wauted, as space on ocean boats . is searce, A few lots weighing 1,200 to 1,300 Ibs. each sold at 4.90 to $5.35, the latter price being paid inâ€" only one or two inâ€" stances for extra choice Easter cattle, Bulls sold from $3.75 to $4.25 per ewt. Butchersâ€"There were some odd cattle of prime quality, as will be seea by prices given below, brought Easter marâ€" ket prices, but these were the exception end not the rule, as regards prices paid. Best loads sold at $4.65 to #%5 per ewt.; fair to good £4.30 to $4.60, medium butâ€" chers‘ and good cows $3.85 to $4.25, fair cows $3.40 to $3.75, canners and common cows sold at $1.50 to $2.75 per ewt. Feeders and Stockersâ€"Harry Murby reports little doing, as there are pot mauny offering, although there is considâ€" erable demand springing up for both stockers and feeders. Shortâ€"keep feeders azre quoted at $4.060 to #4.85 per ewt. Steers 1,000 to 1,100 lbs. each are worta from $4.30 to $4.60 per ewt. Stockers, 600 to 700 lbs. each, are worth from $3.25 to $3.75, according to quality. Milch Cowsâ€"About 40 or 50 cows were on sale, nomne of which were of extra quality,. Market was slower than usual and prices ranged from $30 to #55 each. One car load was sold at an average of $30 each. t St, lows | Dunith . Veal Calvesâ€"Deliveries large, the bulk being of the common kind, few choice veal calves being on sale. Prices ranged from $3.50 to $6.50. A prime new milkâ€" fed calf would bring #7 per ewt. Market Reports â€"OP.â€" The® Week. Sheep and Lambsâ€"Prices for good quality were firm. Export ewes $5. to $5.50, rams $4 to $4.50 per ewt., yearling lambs, ewes and wethers sold from $7.20 to $7.60 for the bulk, and one choice jot $7.85 per ewt., common stuff sold from $5.50 to $6.50 per ewt. vwlv{;»g-s'â€"â€"‘mweii)ts light, prices steady, at about $6.90 for selects and $5.65 for lights and fats. London.â€"Liverpool and London eables «re steady. at 11 to 133e¢ per lb., dressed weight: refrigerator beef is quoted at 814 to Oe per lb. Flourâ€"Manitoba patent $3.85, track, Toronto:; Ontario, 90 per cent. patents, $2.067 bid for export: Manitoba patent, special brands, #$4.50; strong bakers‘, $4. Winnipeg Wheat Market. Winnipeg wheat futures closed toâ€" day: March 75¢ bid, May 76%c¢ hbid. July T7¢ bid. Oatsâ€"March 36%§e bid, May 3714¢ bid. July 36e bid. May. July. Sept Bradstreet‘s Trade Review. Montreal: All lines of trade continue to movre more Or less brigkly here, and the yolume of general business appears to be ‘weil up to expectations. ‘There i8, however, still a certain amount of comâ€" plaint regarding the way in which colâ€" lections are coming forward. Retail trade has been a little quiet for some time, and this fact has been, no doubt, the cause ofi this slowpess in collections. ‘The past week or two has seen some improvement in the retail movement, and wholesalers g!nenfly confidently expect freer money y the end of this month. A heary lpri:f millinery trade has been done notwithstanding high*prices at which all materials have ruled. Cotton manufacâ€" turers have again withdrawn quotations, threads are quoted seven and a half per cent. higher, and almost all.other lines «of dry goods show decided firmness. "There is a brisk trade moving in ha xn‘n.k)lotlh are in active demand. . e © ral steel are large and ‘ Leading Wheat Markets. Kew York .... .. .. 843 84 Detrdit).. 2 .*.; ... 7.‘ A0¢ "Hi T oledu.. ... . ... .. .. .. Omayaml British Cattle Markets. Flour Prices. ‘ Market. 154 0 78 13 00 10 00 12 o 14 90 00 8 00 12 00 0 22 0 11 0 14 0 12 017 175 6 50 2 00 675 104 816 847 15 00 11 00 12 50 15 50 13 00 t 0J 10 00 11 50 13 50 0 5G 0 23 0 32 0 13 017 0 14 0 50 2 00 85% 814 79 DR. SLOCUM‘S GREAT SCIENTIFIC EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL. Oxomulsion Is the greatest foodâ€"meal _ and tissue buiider. known,__ Jt has no equal as a cure for all wasting discases, and throat, chest and Jung troubles. It is a germ destroyer and strength producer, noutâ€" ishing and restoring the vital organs. 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That is just where Zamâ€"Buk proves its superiority! _ It is treated by men and women who have tried it, as altoâ€" gother different to ordinary preparaâ€" tions. Doctors, hospital nurses, trainâ€" ers, matrons of convalescent homes â€" all give Zamâ€"Buk a good word; and betâ€" ter still, they use it. Zamâ€"Buk is as good for muscular stiffness, sprains, rheumaâ€" bfil‘-.m aud .dtfie:l:; it ::or skin tmiu ‘ Baseball ens ;, Wb n general. find it M‘fl epring eruptions, postules, sealp ‘â€" sores, itch, eczema, ulcers, boils, abscesses, blood poiâ€" wn,ah.hns,hmhs'flnbhd:::, it is a speedy cure. Takes the sorences out of wounds almost instantly and kills Prominest Manager‘s Telling Testimony. S aaee t it To P is o / 9 e | Ottawa, April 1.â€"A petition has been receivea by the Mun City Clerk ._|asking that a tax be imposed upon the " | bachelors of the city, _ The petition * [ comes from the young ladies of | Hul!! * | who have ro aversion to matrimony, and P i states that such a law would be of great 2C |beenfit to the citizens in general, ‘Ihe ©® "ladies say that single men are merely :"' fiashion plates, who stand on the corners Â¥ |ard that it would be much better if thes wore coll'mt-lle‘ to get married, Itarould alke prove a boom to the p ents of such young men, who in man» yeg | cases spend all their wages in clothes or en | smusoment. The petition suggests a tax to. | of $3 for each bachelor over twentyâ€"one ra. | years. The matter will -‘.ng at the jn. | next meeting of the City Council, CAPT. DRAKE GAVE EVIDENCE, EUT wWAS NOT AN EXPERT. Two Accidents Had Occurred at ~St. Jokn With the Rifieâ€"Would Not Be Afraid to Use the Rifle if He Had to. BCR To .lir Frederick Borden the witnese said that there was no report made of these accidents at the time, They were not considered of sufficient consequence evidently to do so. To Mr. Northrup the witness said that he would not be afraid to use the ritle if he hbad to, but he would not use it unâ€" lv\’“vâ€" o tr ca ies © The inspection took place after the anâ€" nual drill. The rifles were wet and rusty and some parts of them were broâ€" less se had to. To Colonel Hughes he said that he was not a rifle expert and did not . know much about the mechanism. TIRED OF DOING HANGMAN‘S WORK AMONG RUSSIAN PEOPLE. St, Pefl'l‘l')lll'x. .\F’" 1.â€"The quesâ€" tion of drumbead courteâ€"martial, the inâ€" stitution of which forms the bitterest grievance of the Liberals against the Molypin Ministry, was raised in the lower House of Parliament toâ€"day on a moiion of the Constitutional Democrate for the appointment of a committee to draft and eubmit immediately a bill providing for the abolition of this sumâ€" mary procedure. _ s t * YAverpool, April 1.â€"The Reverend R. J, vampbeil, tae weilâ€"known congrega tionalist minister, made his first appearâ€" ance on a Socianst platform bere toâ€"day. Me said: "I am a Socialist because 1 am a Christian,. _ 1 am driven iuto that posiâ€" tion by the skeer logi: of my own goâ€"â€" ! pel, _ What 1 call the new theology i« the theotogy of your movement, the ‘reign of love and universal brotherhoos. | Socialism is the trme Catholie church a! i thoush it does mnot know itself by that I1ee weareninc at tu® sooâ€"icrâ€" } FIELD DISAPFPEARS. F pE : It wa« feared that the introduction of this subject in the House would stir the Radicals to such a pitch of passion as to threaten the continued existence of the Dovuma, but the debate was conducted with surprising decorum â€" and . selfâ€" restraint. The speakers were many, and their remarks elicited applause and hisses from the various groups. k BRITISH DIVINE SAYS HE‘S SOCIALâ€" IST BECAUSE A CHRISTIAN. Several opposition orators narrated the heroic deaths » of various persons condemned by drumâ€"hbead courtâ€"maitial, and a COossack Deputy demanded that the army "be no longer used for hangâ€" men‘« work." name." eDiroit, April 1..â€"A Soo despatch says during the past week the suu has been very warm, and the ice as a resuit has been greatly weakened. A thundo storm with heary rain on Saturday also assisted in the ice‘s destruction. Advicos from lower river points show the ice is becoming honeycombed rapidly. At 1+ tour the ice field, which a week ago en tended as far as the eye eould reach into Lake MHuron, has been broken un and there is open water to Lime island The Bachelors of Hull as Young Ladies ‘apt. Had Been Teaching English for Mary has had several offers of marriage, preâ€" sented hberself at a branch of the Bank of Spain the other d'l'{ with a draft made out with the first name as that a man.» cashier refused to pay L dnft.\.-x@y stomâ€"Kthe applicant Granada, Spain April 1.â€"â€"A woman who has been known here for many years as a professor of English, and who COSSACKS WEARY. Question of Drumhead Court Marâ€" tial Discussed in Doumaâ€"Debate Conducted With Decorum and Seliâ€" restraint. ThE ROSS RIFE. NAVIGATION SOON. FALLS IN L NE. ONLY FASHION PLATES. MAN POSED AS WOMAN. s and learned that the supâ€" was actually a man. ‘The bank CA m Test it O uJ in straigh lpp{ll‘ h the carria in on M d MJ turt cape l ate cir my ai entert "Oh Etheri on yo Ne renma vour OT libert of M the mar the nig! an the auth BA v miscT tt eab an approa ened, and, with t fau‘t .. tole m« earry h wanted Yes. 1 wher the wher $ w Is Guaran of T ] agme soothe 6 Lead packets on lads D €X th *adr ve) the mkl‘n emile a «eould lor Ther PI that ffi Ma Ap) D h W Du H A me It It