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II. David made king over all Israe! (chap. 5; 1â€"5.) 1. Came all the tribesâ€" It is evident that this was a general naâ€" tional assembly, composed of all warâ€" riors above twenty years of age who chose to go (Num. 1; 3.) The negotiaâ€" tions with David were carried on through their elders (v. 3.) They repreâ€" sented 339.600 men of war (1 Chron. 12; 23â€"40.) There was no opposition; they "were of one heart to make _ David king" (1 Chron. 12 ;38.) ‘This was probâ€" azsoonanert«he death of Abzmer and Thy bone and thy fleshâ€" They gave three principal reasons why 6. Will requite youâ€"Will show you this kinduess; tht is, the attention and honor shown in the blessings I give you through these messengers.â€"Terry. 7. Be ye valiantâ€"Be of good courage; _ be strong and show yourselves brave menr. Beul is deadâ€"And therefore ye are withâ€" out a king unless ye acknowledge me, as the house of Judah bas done.â€"Whed »2. He gives them to understand that for them also he has taken Saul‘s place as king, and that they must valiantly esâ€" pouse and defend his cause against his enemicsâ€"the party of Saul under the lead of Abner.â€"Lange, Abmer, Saul‘s general, tried to retain his hold on the northern kingdom by making Ishâ€"bosheth, the weak and only surviving son of Saul, king of Istael. Much of the time during the reign of David over Judah war in a mild form exâ€" isted between the north and south kingâ€" doms. At length nhgml;. battle took place at Gibeon in which Davic gained a decisive victorz. Soon after this both Abner and Ishâ€" th were assassinated, It was then that the northern tribes eame to David and desired that he beâ€" come their king. ry; it was made up of bronzed youths ured to hardship, among whom rank and fame were secured by daring deeds rather than by anything comparable to moden military skill. They were strong enc to into any town and estabâ€" M“ficmufies as tflve ruling force in that town, since they had proved strong enough to maintain their dominance outâ€" side of town and firtification, which was w desperate thing tqo attempt to do in those da{:, Now the country was in anâ€" archy ; there was mo king.â€"Ibid. ~ & 3. IIs mflâ€"The six T’%‘men ol his chosen band. With his householdâ€" There wiar 18 t¢ no more roaming in "exile, but each one was to settle down to the duties of a peaceful and quiet !ife, Cities of Hebronâ€"The small towns which surrounded Hebron. 4. Men of Judahâ€" The elders of Judah, the official repreâ€". _sentatives of the tribe, .Qn_owfi.‘l 5. David sent messengersâ€"This was David‘s first act as king, and it was worâ€" thy of him. He had been informed of the manner in which ‘the Philistines had carâ€" ried away the bodies of Saul and his ons after the battle. He had also been told that the inhabitants of Jabeshâ€"gilâ€" ead had sent forth a party by night and had ‘taken the bodies from the wall and earried them safely to their town and buried them. Blessed be yeâ€"*"David reâ€" spected Saul as his once legitimate sovâ€" ereign; he loved Jonathan as his most intimate friend . Saal had greatly inâ€" jured David, but that did not cancel his ::rct for him as the anointed of God, as the king of Israel. No mean spirit of revenge found place in his breast. He showed also that he had no wish or inâ€" tention to punish Saul‘s adherents, but was kindly disposed toward them." y »hick had keen privately. nnolnted by Samucl oy whith Te acquired a right to the king. dom; by the present anointing he had authority over the kingdom. The other parts of the kingdom were, as yet, atâ€" tached to the family of Saul. 2. So David went upâ€"It be weil to note some of the lcadi::‘yolemcntl which we discern in David‘s life and charâ€" acter as he enters upon his new life. "He had, 1. A vivid sense of God‘s presence. 2. Promptitude in all his movements. 3. A patience that was sublime. 4. An afâ€" fectionate heart. 5. A cool head and a steady nerve, 6. Wide experience. 7. A heart loyal to God. This loyalty was so intense that his cause and God‘s cause became identical, and he could not readâ€" Hly distinguish between God‘s _ enemies and his own; and in spite of all his sins and blunders, this must impress every impartial reader as the leading characâ€" teristic of King David." â€"Hurlbut. Thiâ€" therâ€"We are to think of this journey as a march of an army, or rather, the migration of a large company of guerrilâ€" Ias There were few household effects and few women and children in the comâ€" 1 Sam. 30. 31."â€"Cam. Bib. Hebron was one of the richest regions in Judea, being famed for fruits, honey, herbage, vines, olives, grain and abounding in springs of excellent water." ner."â€"Lange. Cities of Judahâ€"It would be useless to think of nndnmkiz:o as sume control of the country in norâ€" thern t:hol the kingdom, as that was in the of the Philistines, and Davâ€" id was in no position to drive them cut. Bhall I go upâ€""Going up" meant assumâ€" ing royal authority, God‘s answer was immediate and clear. David‘s decision, guided by God, was to establish _ himâ€" self as king at once. Unto Hebronâ€"One of the most ancient cities of the world. "The central d‘rodtion of Hebron in the tribe of Judah, its mountainous and deâ€" fensible situation, its importance as a pricstly settlement and an ancient royal eity, the patriarchal associations conâ€" nected with it, combined to render it the most suitable capital for the _ new kingdow. In its neighborhood, moreover, David had gained many supporters. See LESSON IX.â€"SEPT. 13, 1908. David Made King Over Judah and Israel. Commentary.â€"1. David made king over Judah (vs. 1â€"7). 1. after thisâ€"â€" After the death of Saul and his S« erquired 0° the Lordâ€"By means of Abia thar the priest who was with David drrâ€" ing his fugitive life. "At that decisive turning point in his life, Dasid wished that the promise of the kingdom was now to be fulfilled to him. As he could no longer remain in the lasd of the Philistines, but must return to his own ecountry, and as the northern part of the the land was held by the Phil‘stines, the 1 return to the territory of his own trile was most natural; for there, where he had a long time found refuse (1 Sa n. 2: 5) he might count on a large following, and firm support and protection against the remains of Saul‘s army under Abâ€" you and ou .yBe 5 Ascertaining. We are bidden to "try the spirits" (1 John 4. 1). We may know whe:.gor the voice in our own desire, or a satanic whisper, or the voice of the of God if we will do His will (John 7. 17,. We cannot hear if we will not obey. In guidance the Holy Spirit is given to those that obey (Acts 5. 32.) my own judgment, by the advice _ of friends, or by apparent favorable _ cirâ€" cumstances, And I always find that the Spirit‘s voice agrees with the word of God, and is a unit with the providence of God. 4. Allegiance. We shall know the will BeiinlP d en vttec snn i W Him. 3. Absolute confidence. We must not only believe in God but that He does literally guide those who seek Him for guidance (Heb. 11. 6). Andrew Murâ€" ray says, "Cultivate the habit of reâ€" joicing that the divine wisdom is guidâ€" ing you, even where you do not yet. see the way. Trust Him fully, abide in Him entirely, and you can be confident of unérring guidance." In all the years since I first learned to know the voice of the Spirit in my heart, He has never once let me make a mistake, when I have patiently waited for His voice. I have made mistakes when I have gone by *. Attention. We must "be still" if we would hear the voice of God. The clamor of other voices will drown his if we listen to them instead of listening to Tys_â€" gamble. It was a long walk to the beach, but he knew the voice of the Lord, so he started. He was led to an outâ€"ofâ€" theâ€"way place to go down to the beach, and there he saw the Frenchman. He passed him by, when the Spirit said, "(Go back." He offered the stranger a tract, which was received with tearful thanks. And soon the wretched man in broken English told the missionary how homesick, heartsick hungry and desolate he was, and that he had just cried out in despair to (iod for help. The misâ€" sionary took the stranger to his home, fed him, led him to the cross of Christ, then put him aboard a boat, to send him home, after having on the beach comâ€" mended him to the care of the heavenly Father. The penitent offered this prayer ?n the sands, "I thank you good God, or ever bringing ‘me to Lonéon, and for losing my all, or I should never have found the good Jesus. I thank you for dying for me. I will serve you forever. Do keep me." Plain, personal guidance is possible and desirable, but there are certain conditions. Some things are vitally necessary to the knowing of the voice of the Spirit. They are: 1. Abandonment. When we are utterly submissive to God, having no will of our own, no way, no wish of our own, but desiring His will, His way, His wish, let it bring us to what it will, and where it Will, then God can toveal His will to‘ Us. II. David guided plainly. "Dayid said, “'l}i(hvr shall I go up? . And l#e said, U‘nto Hebron" (v. 1). A Frenchman who had left: Paris for London, with a comâ€" panion, after days of rioting and drunkâ€" enness, found himself, one Sunday mornâ€" ing, alone on the beach at Folkestone, having been robbed and deserted by his companion. He looked for some mussels o satisfy his hunger, but the sands a’iu_b}rrcn. A sense of hig wickedness and misery @ycreame him, and he wept bitterly, thinking he had been deserted by both God and lil;ln. That some Sun> day morning the Holy Spirit sald to a missionary in the town of Fqikestone, "(Gq down to the beach," He was inâ€" tending to go to aif tin to speak to the men who gathered there to drink and sonally I. David guided personally. _ "David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up .... and the Lord said unto him, Go up" (v. 1). God has always guided his obedient children, but this is the disâ€" pensation of the Holy Spirit, and more than any other dispensation _ fraught with danger. ‘There is need that we understand that there are five spiritual, as well as five*"physical, senses. As man speaks to the outer ears of man, so God speaks <to the Suner "ear" of the spiritual man (Rev 2: 11). If we will obey we shall know. It is the habit of my life to say to the Lord concerning anything of which I am not sure, "Shall Questions.â€"Where was David at the time of Saul‘s death? About what did David inquire of the Lord? Why did he do this? What can you say of Hebron? Who went with David to Hebron?t How old was David when be began to reign? How long did he reign in Hebron? What message did David send to the inhabitâ€" ants of Jabeshâ€"gilead? Why was this? Who was Abner? _ Whom did he make king over the northern tribes of Israel? Why*? How long did this kingdom stand? How did David become King over all isâ€" rael? sam. 5; 2}"â€"Kirkpatrick. Shalt feed m peopleâ€"See R. V. Literally, ‘"Thou IM.I{ shepherd," a metaphor showing a ruler‘s care for his people. Prince over lsrael (K. V.)â€"To lead the military forces and to lead them also in their social life. 3. Made a leagueâ€"This league was probaâ€" bly a solemn contract, in which the king, on one hand, engaged to rule according to the laws, and the people, on the other hand, promised him their allegiance. Some kind of a charter, defining the king‘s rights, was in existence (1 Sam. 10; 25); and later on we find the people demanding some limitation _ of these rights (1 Kings 12; 3, 4). The Israelite monarchy was not an absolute and irreâ€" ?m!ible despotism.â€"Cam. Bib. Before ‘ the Lordâ€"This _ was a religious cereâ€" mony. Anointing Davidâ€"His third anâ€" ointing; see 1 Sam. 16; 13; 2 Sam. 2; 4. This was his public coronation, and the event was celebrated with a great feast lasting three days (1 Chron. 12; 30, 40.) There was great rejoicing. 4. Thirty years old â€"He had come to a mature age, the age at which the Levites entered upnâ€" on their duties (Num. 4; 3), and af which Jesus Christ entered upon his pub lic ministry. David should become their king. First, because of the tie of relationship, . He was one of their race, and, b{mrflqe, was one of the royal line. 2. That ledâ€" dest _ out, etc.â€"As general of Saul‘s forces. See 1 Sam. 18; 5. As a skilful and courageous leader David had won the confidence of the people. This was their second reason for desiring him as king. The Lord said to theeâ€"The third reason was that David had been divinely chosen. "No express divine oath promâ€" ising the kingdom to David is recorded; but Samuel‘s solemn declaration to Sau! (l Sam. 15; 28, 29), and his choosing and anointing David by divine command (1 Sam. 16; 1â€"12), were quivalent to it. It seems to have been generally known that David was designmated by God to be Saul‘s successor (1 Sam. 25; 28â€"31; 2‘ Sam. 5; 2}"â€"Kirknatrick Shalt feed my and to know that He guides me per PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS 4. Thirty mature age, entered upâ€" 3), and at It‘s Their Way. Flimâ€"What did you see in F that appealed to you particularly? w c 2C eme 2 ut > A es #4 Flamâ€"Why the beggars." News. As to labor and wages, there has been a _ sufficiency of ordinary â€" farm help, but firstâ€"class agricultural hands are as scarec as ever. Harvest wages ranged from $1 to $2 a day, with board, $1.25 and $1.50 being most frequently given; monthly rates varied from $15 to $5 with board, according to experiâ€" ence. More tried men are being hired by the year, with house, although imâ€" proved machinery is rendering farmers more independent of hired help. Apples and peaches are somewhat disâ€" appointing, as the varieties most in deâ€" mand will be _ scarce, but â€" other varieties will be fairly abundant. Cherries yielded well, but birds injured the growing crop and black knot is atâ€" tacking the trees. Grapes promise an immense yield. _ Small fruits generally were a good average crop. « Pastures were generally in good conâ€" dition, and most of the live stock in good condition. The quantity of milk will be less than last season, but good prices have brought a ready market for butter and cheese. All classes of roots are reported as good. Mangels ate rather thin in stand, but vigorous in top, and bulky in root. _ ‘Turnips suffered more from the fly or louse, but the general condiâ€" tion was improving. Carrots are rareâ€" ly mentioned as a field crop, but sugar beets are more frequently spoken of and in every case favorably. Flax is classed as good in quality of both seed and stock, but the acreage is less than in former years. Tobacco promises at best only & medium quality, and â€"not so much has been planted as unsual. Corn is reported favorably in eve district, especially that grown for fo? der and silo. Should frost hold back till cutting it will be the best crop of the year and the best crop of corn for many years, Potatoes promise much better both as to yield and quality than for the past three years. Hay and clover in the western part of the Province show well in bulk and quality, but in the eastern are someâ€" what below average. There will be a fair supply of good hay in the barns this winter, both for home and outside supply, most of the crop being cut and housed in firstâ€"class comrition. Beans are expected to show sn averâ€" age yield. _A second growth because of rain was feared some places. Peas promise an average crop. ~ A green aphis, much like the turnip louse, was very injurious in Lake Ontario and adjoining districts. Rye, usually cut green for food or for turning under, varies from 10 to 2£z bushels per acre, and good in qualâ€" ity, ‘ early in the season ‘fmrdeniug the soil. Outs, except in St. Lawrence and Otâ€" tawa counties and northern district will be fully up to average in yield and generally plumper than last year. Rains in harvess may cause sprouting, fiwin the cast rust and grasshoppers id damage. â€" Some of the largest yield of oats eve rreported to the deâ€" bartment have been received this year from Bruce county, Bariey in Western Ontario has been gocd in yield, but in Eastern Ontario light ind metch, bwing to %2 We%&gfl' just before ripening, or to e%?? aAlus early in "the season hardening tha enil Apring wheat wil Inot be so good genâ€" erally as the fall variety, being short in straw, thin and uneven in quaiity and yield. Fail wheat has yielded well, but owing to wet, warm weather when harâ€" vesting, much sprouting occurred when grain was stocked. _ A fair portion was eut early and is plump, hard and of good weight. The following is a summary of the statement as to »he condition of crops in this Province, issued by the Departâ€" ment _ of Agiicuiture, based upon reâ€" turns from correspondents under date of August 15th; Department of Agriculture Has Encourâ€" aging Reports From All Parts of Provinceâ€"Fruit â€" Generally Fatrâ€" Live Stock in Fine Conditionâ€"Good Farm Help Scarce. VI. David warning the living. _ "The house of Judah have anointed me king" (v. 7). Respect for the dead must not interfere with the rights of the living. We must not mourn for those that are gone to the injury of those that remain. FALL WHEAT, OATS AND HAY ALSO REPORTED GOOD. V. David respecting the dead. "Blessâ€" ed be ye of the Lord, that ye have showed this kindness ..unto Saul" (v. 5). Respect for those in authority even after they have left us is of God. Kindâ€" ness to those who honor our enemies should be requited as if they â€"showed honor our enemies should be requited as if they showed honor to us. "Invocation of the Lord‘s blessing presupposes _ the presence of the conditions under which this blessing can subsist." command." The Christian must go cheerâ€" fully even when called to deserts. It is as wrong to shirk responsibility when it is thrust upon us as it is to seek preâ€" ferment. Let us do our duty, whether in a high or low position, and trust re sults to God. IV. David followed. "His men that were with him did David bring up, evâ€" ©ry man with his household" (v. 3). We shall not walk the highway of holiness alone. Some of those who love us will follow us. Sirito{God.Onomytotryth.pk. it': is by faith to place ourselves under GOOD CORN CROP. kee oÂ¥ Jhere were only two steers on the marâ€" ket that could be called prime cattle, and they sold at 43â€"4c per lb Very few of the others sold at over 4c per Ib., and from that down to 3 1â€"2¢ for pretty 101â€"2 to 11 1â€"4¢ per lb. a Montreal Live Stock. Montreal.â€"About 800 head of butâ€" chers‘ cattle and canners, 45 milch cows and springers, 150 calves, 1,000 sheep and lambs, and 300 fat hogs were offered for sale at the East End Abattoir toâ€"day. There were only two steers on the mar Peterboro‘.â€"There were 3,985 colorâ€" ed cheese boarded; all sold at 12};c and 12 3â€"16c. _ Madoc.â€"Toâ€"day 660 boxes of cheese were boarded; all sold at 12%c. British Cattle Markets. London.â€"London cables for cattle are steady at 12 to l4¢ per lb., dressed weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at _ Wheatâ€"September 98¢ bid, October 95%c bid, December 93%ec bid. _ _ Oatsâ€"September 40c bid, October 39‘%ec bid. Woodstockâ€"Offerings _ 1,086 white and 2,066 colored; 12¢ bid. _ _ New York Sugar Markets, Bugerâ€"Raw steady; fair refining, 8.40¢c; contrifugal, 96 test, 3.90¢c; molâ€" asses sugar, 3.10¢; relined steady; No. 6, 4.70¢c; No. 7, 4.65¢; No. 8, 4.60¢; No. 9, 4.55¢; No. 10, 4.45¢c; No. 11, 4.40¢; No. 12, 4.35¢; No. 18, 4.30¢c; No. 14, 4.25¢c; confectioners‘ A, 5.80¢c; mould A, 5.45¢; cutloaf, 5.90c; crushed, 5.80¢; powdered, 5.20¢; gramwlated, 5.10¢; cubes, 5.35c. Winnipeg Wheat Market. Following are the closing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures: _ _ Milkers® and â€" Springersâ€"Receipts of milkers and springers were not large. Prices were unchanged, ranging from $25 to $55, and in one or two instances Sheep and _ Lambsâ€"Receipts _ were largeâ€"2,5006. Export ewes, $4 to $4.25; rams, $3 to $3.25 per ewt.; lambs, $5 to $5.75 per ewt. Hogsâ€"Receipts light. Prices are reâ€" ported by Mr. Harris as unchanged. Selects, $46.50, fed and watored, at the market, and $6.25 for lights. $55, $60 and $64 was paid for extra quality cows. Veal Calvesâ€"Receipts light; prices steady, at $3 to $6 per ewt. Butchersâ€"There were eight or ten picked butchers reported at $4.80, and one extra choice at $5.25, but the best loads, which were few in number, soid at $1.25 to $4.40; medium butchers, $3.50 to $3.75; common, $3 to $3.50; cows, $2,50 to $4; canners, $1.50 to $2 per ewt. SR ty in oote e oR te sds 2 ocms OW TL BC ELCC Feeders and Stockefsâ€"A few lots were on sale, H. & W. Murby reported hayâ€" ing bought about 100 at prices ranging from $2.90 to $3.60 per cwt. f Â¥Xportersâ€"There were few export cattle, as usual, offered for sale on this market. A few medium light weights were reported as selling at $4.50 to $5. One load of 1,275 lbs. cattle was offered by a dealer at $5 per ewt., but up to 11 a. m. they were unsold. Bulls were reported at $3.75 to $4.25 per ewt. Trade was slow and draggy, and any dealer who had not got his complement of good cattle at the Union Yards cerâ€" tainly was not gble to do it to«lay. bu?vtih'e‘yw\’ver\l very a’}.’arve The quality of the bulk of the cattle offered as fat was not nearly as good as those on sale at the Junction on Monday, St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as follows: Granulated, 4.80c in barrels, and No. 1 golden, 4.40¢ in barrels. These prices are for delivery; car lots be less. Receipts of live stock at the city marâ€" ket were 105 carloads, as reported by the railways, composed of 1,370 cattle, 578 hogs, 2,506 sheep and lambs, 204 calves and 3 horses. mept.â€"Oct., 44s 6d per 412 lbs. Wool, Prices being paid to farmers in the covnitry are as follows:â€"Wool, washâ€" ed fleece, 14¢; washed rejections 10¢; unwashed fleece, 8c. Toronto houses are paying small dealers in the counâ€" try for washed fleece wool 15¢ to 16¢; rejects, 12%¢c, and unwashed combing, 8‘;c per ‘IP, and unwashed clothing, London, Bept.â€"Oct., Timothyâ€"Prices at country points are from $1.50 to $2.10 per bushel, acâ€" cording to quality. _ London, ept. 2.â€"Czleutta linseed, Alsikeâ€"Extra: iz;tâ€"li't\'-â€"l'ot; $7.50; No. $2, $7 to $7.20 ; to $6.75. Do., creamery ... .... Kegs, dozen ... .;..;. Chickens, dressed, 1b. ... Fowl, ‘per 1b.‘..;;,;.;*.;. Ducks, Si)ring, i. :... Turkeys, Ib. ... ... ... Cabbage, per dozen ... Potatoes, new, bush. ... Apples, DDL ... + ... ;s. Beef, hindquarters ..... Do., forequarters ..... Do., choice, carcase... Do., medium, carcase Mutton, per ewt. ...... Veal, prime, per ewt.... Spring lambs ... ...... Do., new, bush. Barley, new, bush Peas, bush. ... .. Hay, per tomn ... Straw, per ton ... Dressed hogs ... . Bg‘t,ter, dairy ... Dressed hogs are unchanged at $9 tprhheavy, and at $9.25 to $9.50 for t. wheat, Fall, bush. ...$ 0 87 $ 0 88 Do., goose, bush. .. ... 0 85 0 00 Oats, old, bush. ... ... 0 50 â€" 0 00 Aly i: .‘ 5 ictarnd Tnictsiatnias Ilicn 39 c2scmc d » Hay is easy, with offerings of 30 loads, which sold at $11 to $13 a ton. One load of bundled straw sold at $12 & ton. changed, 100 bushels of Fall selling at 87c. Oats steady, 400 bushels seliâ€" ing at 44 to 45¢c. Barley firm, 100 bu's'hels'selling at b5¢. Following are Farmers‘ Market. Receipts of grain were small. with per lb carfle of good quality sold readily, OTHER MARKETS. TORONTO MARKETs. Cheese Markets. inge in price Sugar Mark~t. Live Stock outside quotations Seeds, y _lots, $8; No. 1, $7.20; No. 3, $6.50 . 11 00 . 12 C0 10 60 0 25 0 24 0 16 0 11 0 12 0 16 0 55 W TORONTO 10 00 12 00 13 00 0 18 0 17 0 12 0 45 come up again. Then thei!h discovered that he was drowning. ey carried him to the shore and worked over his body for two ‘hours, but were unable to revive him. | _ _ _‘ ;,. yail%in08 _ The three men thought it hug!ly funâ€" ny until Dorsch disappeared and did not Man‘s Drowning Struggle HMHugely Amuses His Friends. New York, Sept. 7.â€"With three deâ€" voted friends shaking with laughter at what they conceived to be his efforts to amuse them, Charles Dorsch, 54 years old, of Astoria, drowned in three feet of water at Rockaway Point. Dorsch and three companions went to the place on Saturday to camp for a week. Ag)out noon they went in for a swim. The water was shallow and they were padâ€" dling around laughing and joking, when Dorsch suddenly fell and began to strugâ€" gle and ery for assistance. THOUGHT HIS DEATH A JOKE gun to upbraid them when he got a whiff of the fumes. The victims were hurried to the open air, where all reâ€" vived. The leader of the class meeting, misâ€" taking the cause of the stupor, believed his listeners were asleep. He had beâ€" A‘toona, Pa., Sept. 7.â€"During services in the African _ Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday evening some person went to the basement and turned on the gas at several openings and many worâ€" shippers were overcome before the cause was understood. Worshippers Fall Asleep When Some One Turns.on Jet. Colonel Denison decided to give half an hour daily to the investigation. " it will not take more than twe months," he The prosecution and the defence had considerable difficulty agreeing on interâ€" preters, _ as the men brought forward were accused of sympathizing with eithâ€" er one side or the other. At last each lawyer selected a man to act as checks on one another,. Some preliminary eviâ€" dence was taken, showing that the colâ€" lections began last winter. concluded. A Toronto despatch: A counter charge of conspiracy is being made in the case of the alleged "Chinese Police Protective Association." The investigation into the charges against Hoy Jan, Lem ‘Tong, Hoi Jack, Jim Lee and Lee Ling began in the Police Court yesterday. _ ‘The men are accused of securing money from the Chinese throughout _ the city _ by promising them protection from police interference if they broke the law. The defendants are Celesâ€" tials who have worked with the police department in cases against their fellowâ€" countrymen, and they alleged that the charges have been planned against them as revenge. A COUNTER CHARGE; Conspiracy Defence In "Thinese Police Protection" Case. Ottawaâ€"Business is fair with prosâ€" pects for the future good. Retail trade is inclined to be quiet both here and in the surrounding country, but betterâ€" ment is looked for early in the fal. Lordonâ€"Trade shows a steady im provement, although the volume of busi ness is not yet up to expectations, GAS, NOT SERMON. felt continue good for fall and winter. In some lines factories are quite busy, and in others there is still a tendency toâ€" wards quictness. Crops in this district have been good and a brisker movement in fall lines should soon make itself Vancouver and Victoriaâ€"Trade all along the coast is active. Mamiltonâ€"Business here is fairly steady in character. At the moment the movement is not heavy, but prospects continue good for fall and winter. In Winnipegâ€"A good wholesale trade is reported here in all lines. Retailers throughout the country have been stocking up so cautiously that their supâ€" plics are low and need replenishing for present requirements. Future prospects are excellent. Torontoâ€"In most lines of business here trade is showing a healthy tone. In some lines orders are excellent and the movemert of goods is large. This is the case in dry goods. As in most lines retailers have greatly â€"reduced stocks and have been buying from hand to mouth for some months. They are now inclined to look forward to a big fall and winter trade. Collections are fair. Montrealâ€"General _ conditions show little change from those reported a week ago. The volume of wholesale trade is moderate, but in most lines signs of renewed activity are reported. Retail trade is quict. Dry goods trayâ€" ellers are securing better orders for fall and winter goods, although buyers in all directions are still inclined to be cauâ€" tious in making commitments. Hardâ€" ware men and grocers are doing a norâ€" mal business. The best that can be said «bout present business is that the fu» ture looks bright. _August failures in United States were 1,119 in number, with total liabilities of $23,782,000, against $15,197,000 a year good cattle. The common stock were very numerous and sold at 2 1â€"4 to 3 1â€"4, while lean canners sold at 1 1â€"4 to 2¢ per lb. Grassâ€"fed calves sold: at 212 to 3 1â€"%¢, and fiod veals at 4 to 5 1â€"4¢ g pound. Milch cows sold at $25 to each, Sheep sold at 3 1â€"2 and 4¢ and the lambs at 512 to 6c per ib. Good lots of fat hogs sold at about 7¢ per lb. New York bankers bought the Penn sylvania $10,000,000 bond issue. Payment of 7 per cent. dividend on preferred stock of C. I. P. Co. tied up until December, by an appeal from court decision. President Roosevélt highly praises Jaâ€" pan, saying it is a world power of the lirst class. New York State will sell $5,000,000 canal bonds Sept. 26. % * Wall Street News. ~ew York banks gained $578,000 through subâ€"Treasury operations since Friday last. _ ‘ a Copper in London was 2s 6d higher yes terday, Bradstreet‘s Trade Review, Prominent St. John Man Indicted for Emberslement, A St. Thomas, N. B., despatch: D. C. Clinch, a prominent ‘broker here, and well known as a sportsman throughout Eastern Canada, was indicted toâ€"day by the grand jury in the Cireuit Court, on a charge of embezrzlement. The eo?hu. ant is Captain Charles Morrisey, of Livâ€" erpool. He claims that some time he sent nine thousand dollars to (d *o be invested in United States Bteel preferred. This momey, he save was na+ The principal ploughman then daubs the pair of oxen tied to the new plough witt aniline powder and tumeric paste; he Ughts camphor and burns incense beâ€" fore it, breaks a cocoanut and with it he makes an offering of a pot of jagâ€" gery water and parched grain and liel. gal gram. Then he drives the plough across the field, preceded by the other ploughmen, and after a few rounds the oxen are unyoked and the offerings dis~ tributed to those present, ted up and taken to the field, where the bullecks are tied to it, and behind it stand other ploughs with teams of oxen tied to them, while large crowds assemâ€" ble around the teams. ptuminis i. dn dittsahe it t niir t 300). i; c 5l Lt 14 ¢ .0 f995PL £»â€"Accompanyi kome s _ _ T0 1. _ | resignation‘ as athictie duector | Another day is then ®ele@ted, soon Cleveland public schools, to becon y i same ret f o i rties Lea; ;fvte{h:hs\g:{l]\'rv::l,gsl:fdttl.;en th.mg(:'::: ‘ ];’::‘i‘;""“o"‘-t ll.': llu:;i‘l:‘.laAl‘:;)‘lz:):; that s est event of the agricultural year occurs, ! h‘?_\l'q are being effeminized, Goor; Each ryot takes the wood he has seâ€" ll:hl (;:‘l-o-d_l.‘. (.,’,‘,n;.‘d a !'-”?”:'jl, dine lected for the plough, which is newly fit. t says, among other things: ted up and taken to the field, where the 1 *Schools are mnot turniue ont ®h o n mm o SE P J r y ESCM In the Tamil districts the agricultural year commences about April. On April 23 the cultivators of a village consult a "Valluvan," who fixes for them the kind of wood that they should cut and take away. HMe is supposed to settle the question as the result of astrological obscrvations made on the commenceâ€" ment of the Tamil New Year‘s Day, which falls about April 13. Each cultiâ€" vator then takes a little camphor, some incense, a few plantains and a cocoanut, and with others assembled for the purâ€" pose he proceeds to the forest, where he worships the incense and the camphor and offering the plantains and the coâ€" coanut. Then he lops of fthe first branch, taking good care that it falls on the right side. _ In each year the side is different. Prosperity to himself and his cattle is firmly believed to depend very much upon this. He then cuts away the required quantity of wood and takes it home. In all parts of the country the noâ€" tion prevails that the snow is of great value as a fertilizer, Scientists, however, are inclined to attach less imromm to its service in soil nutritionâ€"for some regions that have no snow are exceedâ€" ingly fertileâ€"than to its worth as a bianket during the months _ of high winds. It prevents the blowing off of the finely pulverized richness of the top soil. This, although little perceived, would often be a great loss. Agricultural practice in Southern In dia from start to finish requires relig ious rites, says the Madras Mail. < It is in the extensive regions where irrigation is a prime necessity in agriâ€" culture that the specal uses of | snow come chiefly to view. All through the wiater the snow is falling upon the mountains and packing itself firmly in the ravines. Thus in nature‘s great iceâ€" house a supply of moisture is stored up for the following summer. All through the warm months the hardened snow banks are melting gradâ€" vually. In trickling streams they steadâ€" ily feed the rivers whicn, as they flow through the valleys, are utilized for irâ€" rigation. If this moisture fell as rain it would almost immediately wash down through the rivers, which would hardly be fed at all in the summer, when the erops most needed water. These facts are so well known as to be commonplace in the Salt Lake valâ€" ley and in the subarid regions of the west generally. If Snow Never Fell. If all the condensed moisture of the atmosphere were to fall as rain and none of it was snow hundreds of thouâ€" sands of square miles of the earth‘s surâ€" face now yielding bountiful crops would be little better tnan a desert. The treâ€" mendous economic gain for the world at large which results from the difference between snow and rain is seldom realizâ€" ed by the inhabitants of fertile and well watered lowlands. From September 10 to the same date next year the acre will be yielding conâ€" tinually. Every item of expense and every ‘cent received for the products from it will be recorded daily. "The demonstration will be interestâ€" ing," Eugene Brus said a few days ago. "We are giving the idea close attention because we cannot afford to miss one opportunity during the year. We are satisfied that our acres can be made to produce more than they do. We believe this special acre can be pushed to higher productivity than in the past and we shall try to get it to the highest point. Our record will show labor required and its cost; time used for each crop and the price and profit realized."â€"Kansas City Star. Work on one acre for demonstrating purposes is to be started in September at la Bruyere, the Blue Ridge farm of the Brus brothers. The brothers have not decided finally what crops they will try to fill in the fall months, but probâ€" ably they will plant n:rmh and late turnips or spinach, turnips and radishes. These products will brirg high prices in the market when cold weather comes. The Brus brothers agreed to set aside one acre of their farm to demonstrate the possibilities of that much ground. Spinach is the hardiest of late crops and sells readily, while the latest radishes are accepted in the city as delicacies. They expect to keep the special acre fully occupied until the time comes to set o# plants grown in the hotbeds and grwenhouses. This will start the next spring early. _ _ 3 Experiment to be Made in Kansas ! Test Its Greatest Yielding Capacity BROKER TO FACE TRIAL, e & N AN ACRE‘S POS§!BILITIES. FARMING IN INCIA. This momey, he says, was not the entire hand. mas4 gy __. _ °C P06 SOH‘s best man. Picl ‘:ont. Davis was to Have accompanied his rother to the l"‘l’, but owing to an attack of tymoid was prevented, and at the last te the father was press 2d into service, The bridesmaids contributed a sonsaâ€" tion by laying aside thair gloves and in their place wlonning gowns with sleeves which Immed o o iepe t arith sns n Euce "Nchools are not turning out lads. They are quitters, in their they show mo sentiment of sport honor. They want merely to win. see their fathers and brothers o the supper table, and need to be man at school. Women teacher inculeate habits 0f taleâ€"bearing their _ pupils run constantly in woman teachers‘ ‘don‘ts‘ missing ation to constractive, characterâ€"b effort." E SAYS Cleveland AthJetic Direct Blame on Female Teac Cleveland, Bept. 7.â€"Accompa chareing 5 cent cash fares i; a did not buy tickets in quantities o or more, was to save time to conci in making change, so they might all fares. The aceptance of 3 c fare will be in keeping with the pany‘s policy to grant all possible cessions to its patrons. Conductor not be expected to make change." THREEâ€"CENT FARE REsTORED But Passengers Must Tender Exact Change in Cleveland. Cleveland, Sept., 3.â€"Beginning toâ€"mor row morning, the AMumeipal Tractio Company will accept 3 conts in paymeni of a single fare, provided passengers proffer even change to conductors. This announcement was n following the daily n Mryor Johnson said: "The only purpose the band All the papers in t] hoen referred to exâ€"Ald den, of Toronto, one « Inspeetor likely th The contention is oppose] by @ gai representatives of widow \ who hold that she alone is entitle her late husbard‘s interest in Pines" Fm]'erty. The problem i interesting one, involving as it questions of Indian title, custom tradition, and it is taxiag the minds of the department to the extent. As is well known, the son oi Supreme Chief of the I. O. F., land Oromhyatekha, died sudde year, not long after the demi= illustrious father, Complicatio: arison in connection with the set of the estate of "The Pines," co1 upon the fact that two widows Acland Oronbyatekba have put i for an interest therein, It sec: the first Mrs. Acland _ Orouhy whom he married in England mo a decade ago, some years ago s divoree in the United States fr husband, Then the young doct trmcted a second marriage, One would maturaily think th first Mrs. Acland Oronhyatekh reason of the divorce, _ wou!ld contracted herself out of any : in the estate of her former h but, under the Indian Act, '\:‘hite womundmrriu an India comes an Indian woman in t] of the law, and is not affected ordinary code. Tt is on this thnt' widow No,. 1 claims an i in the belongin of her form band. ne .8‘ FATHER is son is Dr. Oromkyatekha, who died in = nab, Ga., on March 3, 1907, left . tiful property known as "The 1 His interest in this property was lute, so far as the buildings wore cerned, but the band, as a whole, retain part interest in the land its> which the dwelling stands, Dr. Or« atekha, at the time or his death, survived by omne son, Dr. Acland < hyatekha. and one daughter, Mrs, . ston, The daughter having marri white man, ‘Perey J. Johnsion, is no the eves of the law, a white wow tinued in the possession of differ dian families for many years. question consists of abou;, 17,000 . of land, and the population _ io« Mm“" to the last repori the ment, is 1327. Residen« the reserve is not confined strict! Indians, as some sixtyâ€"odd white |» have leases on the Mcohawk lancs, most of these lessees reside on to» sorve, None of the members of the have absolute title to any portion the land, but rights have been acqu and holdings secured, which hav« Ali the papers in the case have ‘n referred to exâ€"Ald. J. G. Ramsâ€" , Of Toronto, one of the Indian pectors, for a furll report. it is ely that he will have to hold a epeâ€" 1 court at Deseronto for the »=»: e of taking evidence of the chinfl ha. The problem relates to that port of his estate which lies on the / hawk Reserve, in the Township oi T; Toronto, Sept. 7.â€"Une of the knou est problems which has ever come beore the Indian Department of Canada for so lution has arisen over the settiement of the estate of the late Dr. Orouhyatclâ€" Mohawk Tribe Had Rights in Desersnio ig® Two Wives Liso 'g.g.â€"‘ol' J BOYS GROW EFFEvMiNATE IR MIXâ€"UP OVER THE LATE ORONHYATEKEHA ESTATE, WwE 2E INDIANS. se Povemmen : m said: purpose of the com ent ccash fares i; a ickets in quantitio to save time to con inge, so they might e aceptance of 3 c in keeping with t made th ‘S BEST MAN wector | Lay ;clor. s aft« ol cher Indian in the pesery val 11 ilding MQ Lo D how I us the claim. her since their parting Svlv call dear brot Neville‘ upon him. (irst inver "My lu« once more ered her | tell me ey Did you # she Iaughe Jack !" He shoo! ng Jack An ever! . | suffered are, or is in better hands? thoughts, Jack! been better cared me* Oh, how ha forgotten it! N I _ remember Jack! The sligh Jack!" she said, him almost as m pearance had don er, and yet, ah, "Came to the Jn in his ma his hands soft grasy "Come : ha Bylvia with o @1 he bhappy his vin her bear ind she I did it Wb for breal fruit. It zested b Start the Puts Vim B dde for