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P 40 ® mlbhsucents 4 w 40 IV. The scoffers reproved (vs. 9â€"13), 9, 10. Whom shall he teach, etec.â€"Many regard these verses as the words used by the scoffers as they mocked, ridiculed , God‘s nunnteri;e:ci‘ cean life and a cle: in jlx!gmentfgtguer C Rhes.us__f. ", CCC ~COnE SHorF most si cred functions. A strong, indignant desâ€" eription of drunkenness in general.â€"Pul. Com. As the outer eye may see double and become blind under the influence of drink, so the inner eye sees dowble and is gradually blinded. The true path goes "i'"d: they lose it and go downward, They lose the true light and follow false lights to outer darkness. We need a constant, clear and wellâ€"defined vision nB ‘esumus sve [ w d of unseen things; (iod the ideal life, the goal c P e e o oo omcs Turn the battle to the gateâ€"WP sue the fleeing enemy even to th gates of their own city.â€"Clarke have a spiritual welfare to wage 6. 12), and we are pledged to c the world for Christ. Beware l render ourselves unfit for milita vice by luxurious habits and sin dulgences. The Arunkarls af W as the prophet seems to point to in these two verses."â€"Rawlinson, The residueâ€"The remnmant who obeyed the Lord, often referred to by Isaiah. 6. A spirit of judgmentâ€"A ‘clear percepâ€" tion of God‘s truth. A clear head is promised as well as glory and beauty. 11. God‘s ransomed blessings (vs. 5, 6). 5. In that dayâ€"The day when, because of its great wieckedness, the Northern kingdom should e destroyed. A crown of gloryâ€"The Lord will bless and defend those who trust in Him. Reference is bere made to the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the remnant of God‘s peoâ€" ple, who were to continue a kingdom for more than a hundred years after Israel was carried into captivity. "And clearly the closing of the cfimds around Samaria was coincident with the dawn of a brighter day in Judah. Hezekiah came to the throne only three years before the fatal siege of Samaria began. His acces sion must have been nearly contempoâ€" rancous with that expedition of Shalâ€" maneser against Hosea, when he ‘shut him ur and bound him in prison‘ (IL Kings 17, 4). Yet he was not daunted by his neighbor‘s peril. He began his reign with a political revolution and a reliâ€" gious reformation. He threw off the yoke of Au{ria. to which his father had saubmitted (1. Kings 18, 7), and he clearâ€" ¢d the land of idols and idolâ€"worship. It was the dawn of a day of promise, such 4. as the first ripe fig (R. V.)â€"As the first ripe fruit was eagerly seized by the fruit gatherer and hastily eaten, so Samaria would be a delicious morsel for the Assyrians. "The image expresses in the strongest manner the great ease with which the invaders would take the city and the whole kingdom of Israel, and the eagerness with which they would scize and consume the prey." It is still true that trouble and sorrow like an invading army come upon and destroy those who might have been lugpy and prosperous but for strong drink. 3. trodden under feetâ€"Shalmaneser, with the Assyrian host, invaded, overâ€" came and carried the people away, never to return. It is an unsolved problem to this day where the ten tribes are; whether they continue to exist or are entirely extinet. All of this was beâ€" cause of sin, and especially the sin of drunkenness. 2. the Lord hath a....strong oneâ€" This is a reference to the army of the Assyrians, which was soon to come 1\3{- on them like a devastating storm. e destruction would be complete, like a terrific hail storm or a great flood. sorrow, misery, a hea‘ calamity, a Curse. to the crown o? i Dy’th crown of pride W to Samaria, the beautiful capital of Israel. The city was situated on the top of a round hill and surrounded by a rich valâ€" ley. the drunkards of f?nhâ€"lpb- raim, the leading tribe the nation, had become debased in vice. They were a tribe of drunkards, and because of this the woe was upon them. a fading flowâ€" erâ€"A very forcible figure. Their beauâ€" ty and glory would fade as a flower. the fat valleysâ€"The valleys around Samaria were very fertile and beautiful. overâ€" come with wineâ€"Wine causes men to fall an easy victim to temptation. Alâ€" eohol destroys the will power. . The drunkard has a bad character and generâ€" ally enters recklessly into the vilest gins. What is overcome? 1. Reason. Intemperance makes fools of men. 2. Conseience. The moral sense becomes deadened. 3. Physical powers. _ The drunkard indulges in that which entireâ€" ly unfits him to meet the obligations that are resting upon him. He incapaciâ€" tates himself for any position of trust. The penalty is lost manhood, social deâ€" gradation, an impoverished and a desoâ€" late home and eternal banishment from God. 4 World‘s Temperance Sunday.â€" Isaiah 28: :â€"13. Commentary.â€"I. The northern kingâ€" dom warned (vs. 1â€"4). 1. woeâ€"Grief, 18 tmings; God, his kingdow, ife, the goal of life.â€"Leavitt, sters need a pure heart, a and a clear vision, Stumble the gateâ€"Who purâ€" iy even t_o _the very e. We e (Eph conquer lest we We serâ€" PW . Adioaairetiimac #.4. 4.4 ifi i 9t claims, with interest, against the Linkâ€" rupts. The appraised valuation of the securities of the Bank of Buffalo falling short of it» claim of $257,729, President McDougal refused a lump sum bid for all the bank‘s securities. He said condiâ€" tions indicated a higher bond market soon, and he Ynlen!d to hold its best securities until there was a possibility of satisfying the total claim, This afternoon Referee Hotchkiss wil} formally confirm the sale to Mr. Steele, who has agreed to y two per ceat. of his bid toâ€"day and ':.be r'llng:d", with five per cent, interest, when the securiâ€" ties are finally transferred. bought the lot 1 The Fidelity Market Bank Buffalo, Nov. 2%.â€"As the result of the sale of the Meadows, Williams & Co. se curities, held as collateral by several Buffalo banks, an equity of about $15,000 will be added to the creditors‘ fund. The sale took place yesterday morning in the bankruptey court _ before Referee William H. Hotehkiss. John T. Steele bought the lot for $371,435. igree $15,000 Added to Meadowsâ€"Wilâ€" liams‘ Creditors Fund. couds the mind and crazes the brain. In contrast with drunken Ephraim the prophet predicts that the residue of the people, the faithful ones, either reâ€" turning to him in loyal obedience, or réeturning to their own land, shall be crowned, for the Lord of hosts is their God. But the prophecy looks away to "that day," when Christ shall rule over his chosen people, a united Israel, and tken he will be the object and source of their glory, their beauty, their wisâ€" dom, their strength, And God, in Christ, is all this to us» He is the Christian‘s glory and beauty (v. 5), and also the Christian‘s strength (v. 6). The believer is strong in the Lord and the power of His might (Eph. 6. 10). Instead of being "cvercome with wine" he overcomes the world. Through Christ which strengthenâ€" eth (Phil. 4. 13), he can do what God requires, bear what God inflicts, serve as (iod directs, and "turn the battle to the gate." "Thanks be unto God which givâ€" tth us the victory through our _ Lord lesus Christ" (1 Cor. 15. 57). e e ed off, When picked up he was insenâ€" sible and died soon after. V. Influence forfeited. The "priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink" (v. 7). Some of the most gifted ministers of our day have not only been ruined by strong drink, but have dragged down with them those they might have influenced for good, VI. They err in vision (v. 7). Liquor clouds the mind and crazes the brain. SECURITIES SOLD. IV. Steps stumbled. "Through strong arink are out of the way" (v. 7). A wan in liquor traveling from New York to Philadelphia on the fast expre®®, deâ€" liberately walked through the car to the rear platform of the last one and jumpâ€" 111. Honor humiliated. "The crown of pride" is "trodden" under foot (v. 3). The man who has held the highest posiâ€" tion, becoming an inebriate, is exposed t. the contempt of men. He is easily deâ€" feated, as were the Harvard oarsmen some years ago, when in competition with those of Yale, who depended on claret for a stimulant, while the Yale boys drank only water. His reputation is wrecked, as was that of such distinâ€" guished worldly poets as Burns, Byron and Poe. prodigious marches; by the dangers of sieges and combats; by the most violent catremes of heat and coldâ€"here he lies, conquered by his intemperance." _|society. It has cost many a servant her place, andâ€"yet greaterâ€"lossâ€"ruined her virtue. It has broken the staff of |bread of many a tradesman . It has wrecked the fortunes of many a merâ€" chant. It has spoiled the coronet of its lustre and sunk the â€"highest rank into eontempt. It has sent respectability to hide its head in a porohouse, and preâ€" sented in luxurious drawingâ€"rooms scenes which have furnished laughter to ‘the seullions in the kitchen. But it has done worse things than break the staff of bread, lower rank, wreck earthly forâ€" tuncs, and crown wealth with thorns. Most accursed vice! What hopes so preâ€" cious that it has not withered, what carâ€" eer so promising that it has not arrested, what heart so tender it has not petrified, what temper so fine that it has not deâ€" stroyed! 1 speak what I know." II. Strength sapped. "Broken _ with wine" (v. 1, marg.). A man‘s physical, mental and moral strength may be renâ€" dered helpless, useless, despicable by alâ€" echol. Alexander is a lamentable illusâ€" tration of this fact. Seneca says _ of him: "He was in Babylon, in banquet after banquet, entertainment after enâ€" lertainment, Having spent _ a whole night in carousing, a second entertainâ€" ment was proposed. There were twenty guests at the table. He drank to the health of every one, and then pledged them severally. After this, calling for Hercules‘ cup, which held six bottles, it was filled, when he poured it all down, drinking to Proteas, and _ afterward pledged him again in the same enormous bumper. He had no sooner swallowed it than he fell upon the flood. Here, then, is this hero, invincible by all the toils of prodigious marches; by the dangers of PRACTICAL APPLICATION®. Kome of the Effects of Intemperance. 1. Beauty spoiled. "Whose glorious beauty is a hug:g flower" (vs. 1â€"4). It is not alone the vulgar, illiterate and homely who are "overcome with wine," but the refined, accomplished and beauâ€" tiful. The highest type of physical orâ€" ganization is most injured by intoxiâ€" cants, Investigations as to the effect of aleohol on animals prove this. It has been found that swine are not injured by the constant use of stimulants as human beings are. These animals have small brains. The larger the brain, the more delicate the organization, the moge serious the injury. Intoxicants will steal the lustre from the eye, the bloom from the cheek, the smile from the lip, the pity from the heart, until that which once pleased and attracted can only grieve and repel. Doctor Guthrie says: ~"Go not away, I pray you, under the delusion that intemperance is confined only to the lowest stratum of society. 1 know the contrary. Much improved as are the habits of the upper and middle classesâ€"and we ‘thank God for thatâ€" we have met this vice in all classes of society. It has cost many a servant her place, andâ€"yet greaterâ€"lossâ€"ruined | her virtue. It has broken the staff of bread of many a tradesman . It Ims‘ wrecked the fortunes of manvy a moer. constantly going over the same easy lesâ€" oons!”â€"(inko. We -:vi eohndnvem 10 as spoken in mimiery, with a mocking motionptc))f the head, and in a childish, stammering tone.â€"Ewald. For it is precept upon pnea (R. V.)â€"This is the true meaning. prophet had been repeating the same warning again and again, and the people were tired of it. Like many toâ€"day they Yrefemd not to hear about their sins. 11. Nay (R. C.)â€" The profbet's reply begins with this verse. Isaiah attacks these scoffers, who considered themselves perfectly seâ€" cure. Doth }17 teach us like little ehfii, constantly going over the same easy sons .’"â€"(iuke.s We must conceive verse and aeomhllhy‘teie(‘tod the instructions of the prophet. _ "They treat God‘s metb:l of dedn‘m' with thu,'i“lld w‘m ing them i &r‘oplca, con s':lgrl deri-ilzl. t, say they, doth Ha treat us as mere infants just weaned? idelity _ Trust Company, the lank and the People‘s Bank _accept the face value of their ith interest, against the Linkâ€" he appraised valuation of the been for some time. Orders are larger and for a better distribution of lines. There is also a feeling of confidence reâ€" garding future payments. The early movement of the western grain crop has resulted in better collections, and to a Torontoâ€"(}enefir;t‘l“b;s?n'; “;.:);tinuel to improve. More seasonable weather and the approach of the holiday trade may be considered as the most direct cause for this, Sentiment regarding fuâ€" ture business is brighter than it has‘ wio 1t3Â¥ e w T London.â€"London cables for cattle are stcady at 11%, to 13¢ per lb., dressed weight: refrigerator beef is quiet at 11 to 113%e per lb. New York Bugar Market. Sugarâ€"Raw, steady; fair refining, 3.44¢c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.94¢; moâ€" lasses sugar, 3.19¢; refined, steady. Bradstreet‘s Trade Review. Montrealâ€"Trade continues to show some improvement due to more seasonâ€" able weather conditions. Heavy dry goods are moving more briskly at retail, but the wholesaule sorting business _ is still limited. Furiers report a better deâ€" mand, and woollens _ are also moving fairly well. A fairly heavy business is being done in fancy goods and in general holiday lines. The spring trade continâ€" nes to promise well. Travellers out are sending in fairly good orders, particuâ€" larly from the West. The grocery trade is slightly more active. Values are genâ€" erally steady. Canned goods are firm in tone and are in good demand. â€" The hu:dware trade holds a good tone. ‘ Cheese Markets, Brockville.â€"At the weekly meeting of the cheese board here toâ€"day 910 boxes colored and 205 of white were offered, making a total of 1,115 boxes. The best offer was 115%c. None was sold. Winnipeg Wheat Market. Winter wheatâ€"No. 2 white, 95¢ bid ; Following are the lcosing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures: Wheatâ€"November $1.02 asked, â€" Deâ€" cember 9714 bid, May $1.02%% bid. Oatsâ€"November 38%ec bid, Decamber‘ $ We bul. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 12 to 1214c; tons and cases, hams, large, 12% to 18¢; small, 14 to 14%e; backs, 17 to 17%e¢; shoulders, 10 to 10%c; rolls, 11 to 11%e¢; breakfast bacon, 15 to 16c; green meats out of pickle, le less than smoked. Seeds. Alsikeâ€"Extra fancy lots, $7.25; No. 1. $6.75 to $7; No. 2, $6 to $6.25; No. 3, #5.75 to $6 per bushel. Timothyâ€"Prices are from $1.35 to #1.75 per bushel, according to qualit y, Red Cloverâ€"$4.25 to $5 per bushel. London, Nov. 19.â€" Caleutta linseed, Novemberâ€"December, 465 3d per 412 lbs. Provisions. Porkâ€"Short cut, $23.50 per _ barrel; mess, $19 to $19.50. Lardâ€"Tierces, 13c 13e tario beet, in Im‘rlx-lnrbrvi;k;n,w&%. Baled Hay and Straw. Prices in car lots on track, Toronto are: Nayâ€"No. 1 timothy, $11 to $11.50, Strawâ€"Range is from $6.50 to $8, ac cording to quality. Groceries. Local quotations are: Montreal, granâ€" uhited sugar, per ewt., in barrels, $4.60; yellow, $4.20; in bags prices are 5¢ less; Acadian, in burrrt-ls_ or bags, $4.50; Onâ€" Cleose, Ib. ..> .«... .. (Purkeys, It. .. ... .. Cabbage, per dozen .. Ontons, bag .. ... ... Potatoes, bag .... .. Apples, barrel .. .... Beef, hindquarters ... Do., forequarters .. Do., medium, earcase Do., choice, carcase . Mutton, per ewt. ... | Veal, prime, per ewt. . Lamb, per ewt. .. ... Do., creamery ... Fegs, dozen .. ..... Chickens, dressed, 1b Ducks, spring, lb. .. Barley bushel Rye, bushel .. Peas, bushel . Hay, per ton Straw, per ton Dressed hogs Butber .:. ... at 44¢c. Wheat unchanged, with sales of 10 bushels of fall at 93 to 94e per bushel. Hay in good supply, _ with _ prices steady; 30 loads sold at $13.50 to $15 a ton. Straw is unchanged, two loads sellâ€" ing at $15 to $16 a ton. Dressed hogs are unchanged at $8.50 for heavy, and at $8.75 to $9 for light. Wheat, fall, bushel .. ..$ 0 93 $ 0 94 Do#, goose, bushel .... 0 88 0 89 Outs, bushel «...‘ .. ... 0 44 0 45 Hogsâ€"Mr, Harris reported prices unâ€" changed at $6.25 for selects, fed and wat. ered, at the market, and $6 for lights, Prospects are for lower prices. Farmers‘ Market. The offerings of grain toâ€"day were fuirly large, and prices steady. _ About 1,500 bushels of barley sold at 54 to 7¢, the malting qualities bringing 57 to 50c. Oats steady, 200 bushels selling ewt cwt Nheep and Lambsâ€"Export sheep are in demand _ Ewes sold at $3.2%5 to $3.50; rams, $ to $2.50; lambs, $4 to $4.60 per Ibs. each, at $3.65 to $4 per ewt.; best feeders, 800 to 900 lbs each, at $3.25 to $3.75; stockers, 600 to $700 lbs. each, at $3.25 to $3.75; stockers, 600 to 700 lbs. each, at $2.90 to $3.15; common and meâ€" dium stockers, 500 to 600 Ibs. each, at #1.75 to $2.30. Milkers and Springersâ€"The _ market continues strong for the good to choice classes, at prices ranging from $4 5to $65 each, with an odd one or two reachâ€" ing $70 and $71. On the other hand, common light cows were hard to dispose of at $25 to $35 each. Veal Calvesâ€"Few good calves are beâ€" ing offered, Prices were quoted at $3 to $6.25, with an odd calf at $6.50 per Feeders and Stockersâ€"The _ Mesers. Murby bought 500 this week at followâ€" ing quotations: Best feeders, 950 to 1100 lbs. each, at $3.65 to $4 per ewt.; best feeders, 800 to 900 lbs each, at $3.25 to $3.75; stockers, 600 to $700 lbs. each, at $3.25 to $3.75; stockers, 600 to 700 lbs. each, at $2.90 to $3.15; common and meâ€" dium stockers, 500 to 600 Ibs. each, at #1.75 to $2.30. Exportersâ€"None â€" were â€" offered and none were wanted, owing to there being no shipping s . But?l’xl::rsâ€"'lp‘b?beat loads sold from $4 to $4.37%, and few _ in comparison brought these figures; medium butchâ€" ersa‘, $3.75 to $4; common, $2.50 to $3.60 ; cows, $2.50 to $3.75; canners, $1 to $#2 per ewt. calves The railways again report another heavy run of live stock of 117 car loads for ‘Thursday, consiting of 1657 cattle, 2830 hogs, 1814 sheep and lambs, and 93 British Cattle Markets OTHER MARKETsS. TORONTO MARKETS. Live Stock. unchanged, with sales of fall at 93 to 94e per tubs, 13%%ec; pails, 0 77 0 85 13 50 15 0 85 0 13 0 27 0 30 0 30 0 10 0 10 1 25 97 50 10 00 16 00 15 Japan‘s Fighting Fleet Passed Before the Emperor. Kobe, Japan, Nov. 23.â€"The fighting fleet of Japan, comprising 110 vessels, exclusive of submarines, passed in reâ€" view before the Emperor toâ€"day. The weather was perfect, and the occasion was one long to be remembered. Notâ€" withstanding the recent plague scare, the Emperor and his attendants arâ€" rived at Kobe as early as 9 o‘clock this . morning, On his way to the harbor front he drove through streets crowdâ€" ed by several thousands and rendered gorgcous by magnificent decorations in his honor., 0 85 0 32 0 34 0 35 0 11 0 12 0 11 0 15 0 35 0 45 0 59 0 78 for discussion be one of the matters dealt witii, and there are many questions affecting the G. T. P. which will form fruitful topies It is believed in railway circles here that the rumored negotiations between the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Northern regarding the purchase of the latter of the Canada Atlantic line will Canadian Northern May Purchase Canada Atlantic. Montreal, Nov. 23.â€"Mr. Charles M. Hays, general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway, has left for England to confer with the London board, it is unâ€" derstood, concerning matters of imâ€" Fortuncc in connection with Canadian ines, ) 1e Mans, France, Nov. 23. â€"Wilbur Wright, the aeroplanist, had a narrow escape from serious injury in an acciâ€" dent similar to that which happened to his brother Orville‘s aeroplane at Fort Myer some weeks ago. The chain atâ€" tached to one of the propellors broke when he was making his second flight yesterday afternoon, and the machine began to turn over. Wright, with mar. velous presence of mind, reâ€"established the balance of the aeroplane by leaning to one side and cutting off the motor, descending in safety. REVIEWED BY THE MIKADo. Wilbur Wright Had Trouble With His Machine Yesterday. Noi alubicins NC W uts h ht / in the course otf which he said he had declined to ask the powers for a deâ€" claration of neutrality in the case of the Netherlands, explaining that such a course would have been incompatible with the independence of Holland, __During a debate toâ€"day in Parliament on the Foreign Office budget Foreign Minister Van Swinderen made a genâ€" eral statement on international politics, in the course of which ha eail ha 1.3 The Hague, Nov. 23.â€"The Goemnâ€" ment of the NetherIands has proposed to advocate the convocation of an internaâ€" tional ocmmittes to arrange for a third peace conference, Holland Does Not Want to be N\el- tral in Case of Trouble. resume the negoti the patented bits. According to the terms of a conâ€" tract drawn up between Creedon and Charles _ 8. _ Burdsall and _ Arthur Francis Hoover, he had agreed to sell bis patents to the company in process of organization for $31,000. Mr. Burdsall stated that the man‘s son will probably Creedon came to Cincinnati on Wedâ€" resday, Novethber l1th, _ to negotiate with Arthur Francis Hoover and Charles 8. Burdsall, the organization of a comâ€" pany to put on the market a bit that Creedon bhad patented, and also to emâ€" ploy his secret process _ of hardening steel in the manufacture of the bit. He Lad held a number of conferences with Burdsall and Modver and negotiations had proceeded to the extent of obtaining the subscription of several thousand dolâ€" lars to capitalize a $75,000 company, Paâ€" pers found on the man by Dr. Coe inâ€" dicate that he was married. _ Cincinnati, O., Nov, 23, â€"Patrick J, Creedon, aged _ fortyâ€"five, an inventor, and a native of Peterboro‘, Ont., was found dead this afternoon in his room at the Burnet House. Dr. Coe, of the Coroner‘s stafi stated he believed «death to be due to natural causes, probably a hemorrhage brought on as the result of starvation, _ The man was last seen in the hotel lobby at noon _ on Monâ€" day. The failure of the porters to obâ€" tain a response to thcir knocks on his door necessitated the employment of the pass key and resulted in the findâ€" ing of the man dead on his bed. â€" He was partially dressed. RUMORED RAILWAY DEAL Patrick J. Creedon Had Gone to That City to Organite a Company Which Was to Manufacture Bit PETERBORO‘ MAN FounNnp | IN CINCINNATI HoTEL u2 Emm TT TU CCE Londonâ€"General condition: are satisâ€" factory. The demand for seasonable lines is good and local manufacturers have fairly good orders on hand for preâ€" sent and future filling, Quebecâ€"A fair movement is noticed in general merchandise, bad roads have somewhat interfered with travellers. Ottawaâ€"Seasonable weather has helpâ€" ed the retail trade here and in the surâ€" rounding country and wholesalers report better orders on that account. Hamiltonâ€"There is a fair volume of business moving here in all directions. Wholesalers report a better demand for seasonable lines and the outlook for fuâ€" ture trade continues good. Manufacturâ€" ers are fairly busy, although in some lines there is still room for improvernent in <this recurit / BRatal pralde 4osca lc i 2o io 0 O9 e nE eroae in this regard. Retail trade is about normal. Collections fair to good. T se B aie ioi . 2 oo Wls DANGER ALO}T. generally easier feeling to monetary conâ€" 0 HE WAS STARVED. Which Creedon Had Patented FOR PEACE. iations to manufacture DEA hok St ynait mantes SPstaine ons« L D hssn SE 1 was claimed, monopolizes the starch business, admitted that his company sells corn starch in the United Kingâ€" dom at a price of 40 cents a hundred less than it is sold in the United States, He also admitted that there was‘a loss in selling corn starch in Great Britain. Mr. Boutell, of Illinois, wanted to know why Mr. Hil}, a memâ€" ber of the committee from Connectiâ€" eut, who is interested in the manufac ture of an article â€" requiring â€" corn Washington, â€" Nov. 23.â€"The soâ€"callâ€" ed "starch trust" was under fire â€" at the hearing on tariff revision toâ€"day, J. B. Walton, representing _ the Corn Produc!,a_ Re‘fining Company, which, it Uncle Sam is Fond of Dear Corn "Fifty cents to be pard to my sonâ€" inlJaw, Chas, W, Wontel, a native oi Huntingdon, Pa., to enable him to buy a good, stout rope with which to hang himaalé I himself,." Fifty Cents to Buy Stout Rope t« Hang Himself. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 23.â€" The feelâ€" ing entertained by the late George D. Wolf, of Sommerdale, a suburb of this city, toward Chas, W. Wenzel, his sonâ€" inlaw, was shown in the following paragraph in his will, which was adâ€" mitted to probate toâ€"day: HUMOR OF TARIFF. Toronto despatch: A large deputation comprising members _ of the _ Ontario Municipal Association for the Betterâ€" ment of Consumatives, waited upon Hon. Mr. Hanna, Provinciat Secretary, yesterâ€" day afternoon to ask that the Governâ€" ment build, equip and maintain instiâ€" tutions for indigent consumptives. After many opinions with reference to the meâ€" thods of dealing with the plague had been expressed, Hon. Mr. Hanna said he believed in treating the disease as near home as possible. He stated that the mtunicipalities in which these patiâ€" ents dwelt could give aid more rapidly and at less cost than if the Government took the matter in hand. The cost had to be taken up in a public way, and it might as well be done through the municipalities as through the Governâ€" ment. Views of Deputation From Municiâ€" pal Association. feller said his company bought out the Imperial Refining Oil Co., of Oil City, Pa., which had been owned principally by Captain J. J. Vandegriff and John Pitcairn. The Standard Oil Co. later organized the Imperial Refining Co., Limited, to operate this plan. The purâ€" pose of this purchase was to enlarge the Standard Oil‘s export trade, and the Imperial Co. had direct lines for shipping to the seaboard. FOR CONSUMPTIVES. NICE LEGACY TO SONâ€"INâ€"LaAw Island City in 1873, and began to refine oil at the seaboard. The crude oil was brought to the refinery by railroads. Mr. Rockefeller said that he recalled the Devoe Mifg. Co., of Long Island, which canned oil and shipped to the far east, where it was delivered on mule backs. Me thought this firm was primarily a manufacturer of cans. To further extend its markets the Standard Oil purchased the Devoe Co., and in 1873 bought about oneâ€"half of the Chess, Carley & Co., of Louisville, which had a large domestic business in the southwest. A year later Mr. Rockeâ€" In order to secure dockage facilities, and to make shipments to Europe, the Standard Oil o. purchased the plant of the Long Island Refining Co., in Long Island City in 1873, and began to refine oil at the seaboard. The ernda ail wae } In December, 1872, _ Mr, Rockefeller said, the Producers‘ Union and the Reâ€" finers‘ Association entered an agreement "to secure as high a price for the erude oil as possible," and to introduce an cleâ€" ment of regularity into the business which had been fluctuating greatly. By declaration of his counsel Mr. Rockefelâ€" ler noted that the agreement fixed the price of erude oil at $5 per barrel at common points, The operation of that agreement, he said, stimulated an over production of oil beyond what the reâ€" finers could use at that price, _ The temptation was great with the producâ€" ers to develop more oil than they had promised to the refiners. The refiners could only take as much oil as the pubâ€" lie would consume. As a result the proâ€" ducers violated the agreement and sold oil under the price which had _ b:;*;; fixed, The agreement did not last long, said Mr. Rockefeller. "We desired pleasant relations with the producers," said Mr. Rockefeller. of oil refiners, who were desirous of hayâ€" ing a supply of crude oil which was not controlled by interests antagonistic to them, and the refiners also wanted to be assured of a market for their raw maâ€" terial. Mr. Rockefeller‘s counsel then asked him if he recalled ‘that a Producers‘ Unâ€" "Yes," replied Mr. Rockefeller. _ "It was formed a little later and was comâ€" posed of a large proportiun of the oil producers." That led to an association ion was formed at the time ;;?-trl;e'}g:fi-t- tion regarding the South Improvement Company, _ _ Mr. Rockefeller said that the oil busiâ€" ness was made a hazardous business, beâ€" cause of the aprehension that the supply of crude oil woud!l be exhausted. Some of the oil wells weer very short lived. Mr. Rockefeller‘s counsel again called his attention to the uncertainties of the oil business in the early ‘70‘s, and asked him what bearing the supply of raw maâ€" terial had thereon. "It had an important bearing, and must always have such importance, as we never know when the supply may give out, rendering the prospects for the refining of oil comparatively valueless," replied Mr. Rockefellier. He added that in the early oil business the supply of crude oil was limited to a small area coming principally from Venango Counâ€" ty, Pa. New York, Nov. 23.â€"John H. Rockeâ€" feller went on the witness stand whén the Standard Oil Company hearing was resumed this morning. His counsel said that Mr. Rockefeller will probably be on the stand all day. 1t was announced that after Mr. Rockefeller‘s crossâ€"examâ€" ination by government counsel, John 1. Archibald, Viceâ€"President of the Standâ€" ard Oil Ca., will take the witness stand. Tells of the Uncertainties of the Supply of Raw Oil. Refiners Wished Pleasant Relations With Producers. JOHN D. corn Entertained by Lord Mayor and Corâ€" poration at London. London, Nov. 23.â€"The King and Queen of Sweden, who ars at present in England as the gues‘s of King Kqâ€" ward at Windsor, paid a state visit to London toâ€"day and were enter‘nined . at luncheon in the Guildhail by the Lord Mayor and the Corporation o.f‘ l'a*ulon. An address was ted to 1 ng of Sweden in a nu'::ht 8 British Rail Makers Worried by Comâ€" petition From Canada, London, _ Nov, 23.â€" An important meeting of British steel rail makers has been called for Friday, in Lonâ€" dar, to discuss the serious situation created by the keen competition of the ’Dominion Iron & Steel Company, of Canada, and a Russian firm, neither being in the international rail comâ€" bination. Those concerned maintain that if a new international compact cannot be devised to contest this unâ€" looked for competition, and also to regulate the American operations, it would be better to break up the comâ€" bination, and _g;: the British makers a free hand. is will be insisted on at the conference. When the annexatio; population of the ‘town by about 900. The members of the Board, | were all of the opinion that the tion should take place, and the that they would draw up an « this effect, which would re«unir ratified by a special act oaf Pa SWEDEN‘s KinGg anp QUEEN Municipal Board Decide in Favor of Brooke and Owen Sound. Owen Sound d tch: A meeting of the Ontario Raimv and Mufiip&l Board was held in the county buildings here toâ€"day, when a petition of 162 rave. payers of the town plot of Brooke for annexation with Owen Sound was consid. ered. It was pointed out by the agent acting for those opposed to the annexaâ€" tion th‘ under the statute the populaâ€" tion of Owen Sound was not large enough, when compared wi‘h its present J acreage, to allow of any extensions beâ€" ing made, University, is one of Dr. Bells coâ€" laborers, He made a number of successâ€" ful flights in the June Bug, and Dr. Bell says that no man in America except the Wright brothers has made so many successful flights in flying apparatuses. It is believed by Dr. Bell that McOurdy will be able at Hammondsport to eclipse his record flight of two and a half miles that he made in the June Ruo. new aerodrome constructed by the Aerial Experiment Assocation after plans apâ€" proved by J. A. D. McCurdy, has been completed at Hammondsport, N. Y., and will take the air as soon as the weather permits. Mr. McCurdy, who is a native nf _lhdc!yok and a graduate of Toronto Halifax, Nov. 23.â€"Despatches from Dr. Alexander Graham Bell from Badâ€" deck, C. B., tell that the Silver Duck. a Canadian Soon to Test His Machine. Denver, _ Nov. 23.â€"By previous arâ€" rangements the report of the committee to which was referred the annual adâ€" dress of President Gompers, was _ the first thing on the tapis when the Ameriâ€" can Federation of Labor began its sesâ€" sions toâ€"day. It has been made a special order for 9 o‘clock this morning and was offered as soon as the morning‘s session had been called to order. It is reported that Thomas L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America, has concluded not to oppose John Mitchell for reâ€"election to the exâ€" ecutive council. Gompers‘ Solkirk, Nov, 23.â€"Four lives were lost in the Red River toâ€"day. _ The victime were: C. Favel, a fisherman, and his wife and two children _ They were travelling over the ice by dog train to the mouth of the river to open winâ€" ter fishing quarters, when they all went through a weak spot. Mrs. Favel had thrown her little baby up on the solid ice when she went through herself, and it was found shortly afterwards, safe and sound, _ The others had been swept away. MAY BREAK UP commine. Four of a Family Go Through Ice The discontent in the islands is attriâ€" buted principally to the disastrous opera« tion of the Angloâ€"French treaty of 1904. Satisfaction is expressed here at the corâ€" rect attitude maintained by the Ameriâ€" can Consul, This official refrained from appearing on the balcony of the consulâ€" ate in answer to the m{teuud calls of the people during their demonstrations. The government is not considering the suggestion made in London that the is lands be transferred to Great Britain in consideration _ of territory transferred elsewhere Paris, Nov. 23.â€"Advices received toâ€" day at the Ministry of Colonies . say there has been no renewal of the disâ€" turbances at St. Pierre Miquelon, . the French Islands off the coast of Newâ€" foundland, where there has been trouble for the past two or three days over the school question. ‘The situation has been taken under consideration by the minisâ€" try, but no steps yet have been decided upon. Frace Will Keep Islands of St. flyi:u desire â€" a protective tariff," said Mr. Gaines of Weet Virginia, _ to the witness "but we want to know why you should have it. . You are sellâ€" ing your â€" product in Great Britain, a Great Britain at $225 a hundred pounds, pay the ocean freight ef ten cents and secure delivery of the arâ€" ticle at a saving of 30 cents over the price demanded in the home market. "The _ committee can _ understand ONLY BABY SAVED. 110€ VISOC CORRD Y3 V'."’-I’" "; but you want protection here. starch, could not buy the starch _ in ORDER FOR ANNEXATION wWON‘T SELL THEM. M‘CURDY‘S AERODROME. Won‘t Oppose Mitchell. LABOR MEN. which would require to be i special act of {’lrlinment. annexation takes pluce the { the town will be increased tatute the populaâ€" d was not large ed wi‘th its present any extensions beâ€" nat the annexaâ€" and they stated up an order to Board, however the June Bug Â¥ 28. Flying If you wish to reach the highest, beâ€" fi.t&ohmâ€"cm _ Fragmentary _ returns from _ other states indicate that in the entire coun try the Debs vote will be found far beâ€" low the figures of 1904, Instead of risâ€" ing to 1,000,000, it may have fallen to 250,000 or 300,000,. The results of the election blight Socialist hopes in many ways. Their party has suffered a stagâ€" gering blow..â€"Cleveland Leader. The result is the cutling in two of fig ures which they counted upon ‘doubling. It appears that Cleveland has given Debs about 5,000 votes instead of 12,000 or 15,000, In Ohio the Socialists have shown losses instead of gaing. In Jiliâ€" nois, where Debs polled over 69,000 votes four years ago, his followers waere conâ€" fident of at least 100,000 this fall. They kave cast about 40,000, perhaps â€" fewer than that number. WWe This year they were full of confidence. They believed that the vote of their party would be twice as great as it was four years ago, Many of them expectâ€" ed 1,000,000 and some had visions of a total of 3,000,000 for Debs and vie tory in the next presidential election, In Ohio they felt certain of heavy gains. In Gavlzn‘ they predicted a ‘vote of 15,000 for their ticket, 1t seemed im possible to their leaders that this citr and county and state should fail to give them more support than they had ever before received. in hard times radicals naturally | ex pect to muke their greatest gaing. Pow erty breeds bitter discontent. When the struggle for existence is severest men are most ready to listen to strange doe trines, After a pame the revolutionary parties, such as the Socialists, count upon large accessions. The life of the Doukhobors is of the simplest. When they work on the rail road they have no "boss" or section man, and they work so incessantly that they resemble a hive of bees. They show great capacity for road building, bridge making and handling large cut and grades so that their railroad work is accurate and lasting. This, with the wonderful fertility of Canadian soil, has enabled them to pay off Joans and to get a good start. Some of the sect sep arated from the main colony and are living in Prince Albert district, but Veriâ€" g:: hopes to obtain land so that all the ukhobors in Canada will be in on» section. the women again. Then the women do the same to each other and bow to the men. It seems an interminable process, this round of kissing and bowing, but that they look upon a kiss as a bond of amity is shown by their kissing each other before meals instead of sa ying grace. The opinion of the old men in the community is much valued, and af ter church it is their custom to conâ€" gregate to discuss affairs and to read aloud letters from relatives who are ex iled in Siberia. the men bow to ‘t“hc -;~t‘»;|'|;n,wi;i}< P:lvl; other, and then turn around and bow to A Simple Existenceâ€"Kissing as a Religâ€" ious Ceremony. Writing about the Doukhobors of Can ad« a writer in the Craftsman sa ya: As the Doukbobors wait until the spirit moves them before they speak in church, the service is unsuaily long, and frequently lasts from 4 am. to 8 a.m. The ceremony is vory interesting to stringers, and consists largely of recita tions given by the men, who are promptâ€" e by the women. Before they close, Sudbury Man‘s Discovery Near Flo: Island, Thunder Bay District. Port _ Arthur, Nov, 23.â€"0ne of t richest and most extensive discoverie of copper in â€" this district was made within the last few days near Flo: Island, off Isle St. Ignace, at the en trance of Nepigon Strait, by Didace Carufel, of Rll(")lll’_\'. It is said to ex tend for miles, and the deposits seem to run through a chain of mines con tinuing from Tamb Isiand _ lighthouse eastward. _ Carufel and his associate have taken up seventcen claims. of his own money to secnre the appro hension of these violators of the gam« laws, it looks as though they can g ahead. P Government Refuses to Pay for Ei forts to Save the Moose. Fort William, Nov. 23.â€"Folliwing the statement of last week that a colony of foreigners in the vicinity of Stamley and Silver Mountain are slaughtering the moose, Game Warden McCollum paid a visit to the locality, and on his return was met by an interesting communicaâ€" tion from the Public Works Department of the Provincial Government, stating that the Government would not pay the expenses of the game warden, and as that official had already spent about $25 _ After Reed had agreed to testify against other gold thieves when taken back to Alaska, he was released on bail, e o s 2 E my front yard. What I have taken from Barnett‘s mine is not a drop in the bucket compared with the stealings thai have been going on in the Tanama disâ€" trict all summer, and are even going on now. 1 know one man who has $30,000 worth of stolon gold salted down." us 4 t count on a charge of stealing gold from his employer, yesterday confessed his guilt and implicated other laborers in . the stealing from mine owners. In his conâ€" fession Reed said: "I gathered the gold and sand in handfuls out of the rif?:s. hid it in my handkerchief or gloves or boots, carried it home and washed out. My cleanings were from 50 cents to $400 a day, and the day 1 brought home the $400 nugget it scared my wife, it was so large. Altogether I must have cleaned up $1,800 worth of stolen gold. I have spent it all except the #800 dug up in Seattle, Wash., Nov. 23.â€"B. R. Reed, formerly employed by R. T. Barnett, owner of the Dome Creek Mine, near Fairbanks, Alaska, arrested last month Thief Confesses to Wholesale Thefts â€" at the Mines. The Collapse of Socialism. GAME WARDEN‘S EXPENSES LIFE OF THE DOUKXKHOBORS GREAT FIELD OF COPPER The Lowest Type. GOLD THIEVES. which hi which p n)im ou t. Brar tngagem Ro occas wonbl ntvâ€"0: yeare suffrage the confl Merry W ery ficld verbed ba: sst and 4) when plac in exagge Laughtor, joined ) The plai giving evid was engage lor twentyâ€" in 1902 H #f insuranc kept it un bad given bracelets, y #rs‘ watch het, for like the distingy yaros & intended that the »state . Fou bon CrO83( You do t (the c inking ander 1/ in the n evening â€" the front sock‘s "ey blue, and stost 1 he arr ately Auilder, Ee Brand & uest q wl Sutt tion 0! point 0 rents ® Pver 4n the #* sach dwe draughtioss cheertu.. brackets level 0 #t plated a tr, and the day m Louett y Mr friends" The Per with Mrs :.d'it?, and the fol) Scotland. 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