Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper, 12 avril 1898, mardi 12 avril 1898

[" ; | | | tness.A DERVISH DEFEAT.British Egyptian Forces Rout Mahmoud and Capture His Position.TWO OFFICERS KILLED.The Highlanders Again Suffer ia the British Rush, Abedar Camp, South of the Atbara, Nubia, April 6.\u2014A reconnaissance in force with cavalry, artillery and two - Bgyptian battalions, to the camp of Mahmoud Pasha yesterday, morning brought the enemy out in force.The fighting lasted from nine until half-pest ten.\u2018(he British loss was six killed and ten wounded.Capt.W.H.Purese, of the Becond Dragoon Guards, was wounded slightly, The dervishes lost about two hucdred.Cairo, April 8.\u2014The British Egyptisn forces under the Sirdar, General Sir Herbert Kitchener, attacked the Dervish position at 7.45 this morning sod rushed Mabmoud\u2019s zaribe, the centre of his for- tileations, without check.The attack was entirely successful and the Dervishes lost very heavily, Details of the defset of the Dervishes show that the British-Egyptian forces, after a night march, arrived at dawn before the enemy's camp.When the trenches of the Dervishes had been bombarded, the whole British-Egyptian force made 8 brilliant rush for the zaribe and the trenches.The Dervishes stood their ground bravely and reserved their fire until the attacking force was quite close to them.Mahmoud, the Dervish general, was among the prisoters captured.wounded.Cairo, Egypt, April 8.\u2014Atbera Camp, Nubia, April 8,\u2014The Sirdar\u2019s force numbered 13,000 men with twenty-four guns, nder Colonel Long and twelve Maxims.enemy leit Shendy with 19,000 men, they have suffered a good deal from A We left yesterday's camp at 6 p.m.and bivouaeked in the desert.We reached Mahtoud's position at 6 am.to-day.The enemy was evidently aware of our 8] | i gi .5 ê 2 = & i & g ë not a single Dervish was visible.Ths cavalry is now in full pur suit and nothing could have been finer than the behavior of the troope The Sirdar (Sir Herbert Kitehener) received & tremendous ovation after the position \u2018was taken, Mahmoud was captured by the Tenth Soudanese Battalion.He was under cover the whole time his men were fighting.Digna fled, as usual.The prison- my that Mahmond\u2019s force was desert.in large numbers before the battle.The enemy's guna, baggage, animals and stendsrde were captured.Our loss would have been much heavier the enemy had not fired high.CAPT.URQUHART.Capt.Beauchamp Colcloygh Urquhart was tho eldest son of B.C.Urquhart, of Meldrum and Blyth, Aberdeenshire, and \u2018was born in 1800.He joined the Camerons in 1880, He served with his reqi- ment in the Egyptian war of 1882, from the landing of Ismalia, and was present at the batile of Tel-El-Kebir.His services were rewarded bv a medal with clasp snd the Khedive's star.He also sreved througheut the Nile expedition in 1884-96, and wes awarded a second clasp, In 1085-86 he served in the Operations of the Soudan frontier field force, and was present at Kosheh during its In- vetment, and in the engagement at Giniss.He came to Canada ne ADC.to Lord Aberdeen in 1803, and was highly esteemed among the many acquaintances he made while in Canada.The other British officer killed, Lieut.Gore, of the Besforth Highlanders, only Joined his regiment a little more than « year ago, thie being hie frst active service.SORROW IN OTTAWA.Ottawa, Ont.April 8.\u2014The despatches from Cairn announcing Britioh Egyptian foross\u2019 defent of the dervishes, and Capt.Urquhaert'e death, cast a gloom aver Gov erament House, aa the gallant officer is without doubt Captein Bosuchamp Col- Osman &8 =\u201d ontreal Weekly Wi MONTREAL, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 7 7 CU 5 1898.\u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014 LOS FOSOS\u2014 THE DITCHES.THE ONLY PLACE IN HAVANA PROVIDED FOR THE SHELTER OF RECONCENTRADOS,\u2014* Harper's Weekly.\u2019 Los Fosos is the name given to a long narrow yard not five minutes\u2019 walk from the Prado, the Fifth avenue of :lavana.It was formerly and to a certain extent still is, a storehouse for the city drays, a stable for the city mules, and the depository for old and useless municipul property.This is the only place that the city of Havana provides for the free shelter of the vast number of reconcen- trados within her walls.In English the name Los Fosos means The Ditches, and the name is well applied.Formerly the condition of Los Foscs and its wretched inmates was indescribable.Six hundred people were crowded ints the two-story shambles on the left.They were naked and starving, diseased, filthy, dead and dying.During November and December of last year efforts were made to better the condition of Los Fosos and to one who now visits the place the improved condition of affairs is readily seen.There are beds and bedding; there is regular food; doctors are in attendance; medicine is supplied, and efforts are made towards cleanliness.(clough Urquhart, who was until recently chief A.D.C.to His Excellency the Governor-General of Camads.He was thirty-eight years of age and was on two or three occasions conspicuous on the floor of parliament in the Highland cos tome of his regiment, in attendance on His Excellency.He waa appointed to the position he held in Rideau Hall in 1808, and his death will be regretied by all who came in contact with him in Ottawa.Atbara Camp, Nubia, April 9.\u2014The British and Egyptian troops cheered each other until late last night over the capture of the dervish position The river bed and the thick bush down to the river are full of dervish dead.Tate on Thursday night the Sirdar is- shed orders mying that he waa sure every mma of the force would do his duty, but he hoped they would all re member God.DETAILS OF TUE ENCOUNTER.The dervish fire wan very heavy, but too high, \u2018and the British loss was most ly before reaching the rariba.Colonel Murray, had hie horse shot under him, end was wounded in the arm.The enemy certainly behaved with the great est bravery.The prisoncrs say they Jost heavily by tha bombardment before the advance.Some of the enemy tried to break acrom the river at an early stage, but were beaten back by the dervish horsemen.\u2018The rockets under captain Deatty wt the enemy's camp afire in many p A The enemy were in trenches in rows behind the zaribe.Bishari Redi fell ut the head of his men.Ten guna were captured.The prisoners my Os man Jhgne fled early during the bombardment.The authorities call yesterday's battle the most brillinnt ever fought jo the Soudan, everything having been carried oiraight through without a hitch or check.While the ition was shelled by the Maxim, N foldts, and Shrapnels, the dorvishes hardly attempted » ) reply.THE RNEMY SHUNNKD THE FIRE.Nothing was visible in front of the position cxcept a solitary camel, but in the trenches, the large number of mangled donkeys ard camels proved the terrific effect of the British fire.In: side the sariba there was an astonishing labyrinth of earthworks, every goat seeming ly having had its own shelter and tran TEL EL-KEBIR RECALLED.The enemy's dead are estimated at more than two thousand.The night march was weird as that of Tel-Kl- Kebir.Our troops observed a funereal silence on nearing the enemy's zariha a Makheibs.No smoking was permitted.Fgyptisna, Soudanese and British strove to be the first in the giorious race and to be first in the attack.As usual several brigades claim the honor.THE ENEMY\u2019S FIRE TERRIFIC.The enemy opened with such a terrific fire that our men were dropping on all sides.It waa as venomous a fusillade ss troops were ever called upon to foce.\u201d Mahmoud's army is practically wiped out.Four thousand of his followers bave been taken prisoners and he himnelf has been eaught hiding in hole under a bed.He in a tall, dignified, sensuous looking black Raggnra.ab thirty-five years old, with a shaved head.When taken he was dressed in a richly embroidered robe.Cairo, April 9.\u2014The Anglo-Fgyptian force returned to Abadar last evening, and the wounded were all placed in hospital under sents All the troops will return to their quarters on the Nile.The force of Mahmoud Pasha is com- tletely broken up; part of them aro flecing toward Atbara; and the others in the direction of ths Nile.The thickness of the brush rendered pursuit of them by the Fgyptian cavairy and horse bet- tery difficult, The bodies of two thousand dervishes, including thoes of twelve important emirs, have been count.Notable among the emirs who were alain is Wad Boshare, formerly emir of Don.gols.It ie belirved that one thoumand ather members of Mahmoud's army were killed.Ten guns and a quantify of rifles were captured.Mahmoud says his army evmaisted of twelve thousand infantry end four thousand cavalry.Malunoud's rarebs, rifle pite and entrenchments are literally full of dead, while \u2018he ground outskle the zerchs, on the south side is covered with hundreds of Vodies.CAPT.URQUHART'S LAST WORDM The most striking feature of the en.4 gagement was the picturesque storming of the zarebe.General Hunter, himself cheering, with heimet in hand, led the Soulanese and Egyptian troops to the rarebe.They lost heavily in the rush.In recognition of their signal gallantry, the Sirdar, Geaeral Sir Herbert Kitchener, provisionally promoted on the field, at the close of the battle, the ser geant-major of each native battalion which crosed the rarebs, to a subal\u2018ern rank.Major-Geperal Gatacre led the British brigade and accompanied by Private Crom, of the Cameron Highlanders, was the first to reach the zarcbe.Private Cross bayoneted a big dervish who was aiming pointblank at General Gatacre.Piper Stewart, while leading the Cameron Highlanders, wes killed, seven bullets pussing through his body.Piper Mackenzie, of the Seaforth Highlander, bears the marks of six bui- lets, but is ractionlly unwounded, Numbers of officers, among them Col.Money, of the Cameron Highlanders, had bullets through their helmets.The last words of Capt, Urqubart, of the Cameron Highlanders, were, \u2018Never mind me, Jade; go on.The Sirdar, after the battle sid to Colonel Money, referring to the steady advance of the Cameron Highlanders under the withering fire of the dervishes: \u2018it wes one of the finest feats performed for many years, You ought to be proud of sach a rogimont.' There was an impressive scene when three British officers and eighteen men were buried in front of the zarebe, where they fel.All the available officers and detachments from the various battalions were present.The Soudanese band and the Highland pipers played « Jement.The Soudanese troops celebrated the victory by singing, dancing and drum beating.Cairo, Egypt, April 0.\u2014 British brigade in the defeat aan dervishes yesterday at Athera, and the capture of Malmoud, the dervish commander, and four thoussad of his fol lowers, lost in addition to the officers killed, cablod yesterday, ten rank and file killed, and hed ninety men wounded, The Egyptians lost fifty-one mea killed and fourteen officers and eighteen men wounded.BRITISH SYMPATHY.Armed Intervention by the European Powers Will Not Be Allowed.{New York \u2018Times.\u2019) London, April 9.\u2014England is wondering, weiting and wishing during this breathing space.Last week's optimism as to the chances of pence has been giving way.Yet, in spite of all omens, the worst of which is that threatening calm which resembles the risky peace in the heart of à cyclone, there is still in this country & steady but strong minority who believe that at the very last moment Spain will give way.Even this Saturday evening Spain is being urgently pressed in her own interests by the European powers to make those concessions which alone would save the situation for the moment, Beyond this the peaceful hope of the Erghah minority is grounded on tbe fact which so much well-siéted intelligence goes to prove, taat it is ondy within the last few days that Spanish public opinion has had any fair chance of learning a part of the truth.With more en- ligitenment even a headstrong people like the Spaniards would not be unwil- ing to concede the same justice of the American claims, and we should hear leas talk of the dangers of civil war.For it is this instant danger of civil war which places the Spanish Executive today between the devil and the deep ses, and makes the best Spaniards bitterly regret that they have kept people #0 ili- instructed.If information which reaches me to-night from Madrid has in it only a modest percentage of truth it shows that the Spaniards are desperately trying to educate their people now.NO COALITION PERMISSIBLE.The extraordinary activity in the Chancelleries of France, Austria and Ger many bas, as might be expeeted, given t®e to many prophetic guessss ss to a possible coalition of the European powers against the United States.As yet there are no sober signe of any such coalition, though there is much seething ill-feeling, which has taken the form of excessive sympathy with Spain sad the eager press circulation of all the Madrid fictions which tell, or appear to tell, against the integrity of the United States.There is nothing as yet to prove that either one or all of these countries are now seriously formulating to themselves an ides of an immediate and armed intervention against our people.The resson for their abstention from such action cannot be too clearly kept before the eyes of the East and West, and it is given in these few words, which a leading periodical prints to-day: \u2018If America were attacked by a great Continental co alition, England would be at her side in twenty-four hours.\u201d From all sorts and conditions of men I hear thie re-echoed.SPANISH LIES ABOUT THE POPE.The crop of lies from Madrid has been mischievous, especially the carefully dished up canard that the President of the United States had begged for Papal mediation, This particular lie, intended to wake men thisk that President McKinley was caviug in, was not believed even by the infant diplomstists here, and was pretty quickly disposed of, so far as the British public is concerned.Then followed another even more subtly worded network of falsehoods, the object of which was to present the Pope in the unwelcome light of a European sovereign thrusting himeeif unneked on the Ameri can Administration as the arbitrator in chief.Now no one with a competent knowledge of the real republican bias and the keen political insight shown by the Pontiff could for a moment suspect him of having attempted anything which would have the inevitable effect of looking like a set attempt to force the hands of a great, free people.Leo is the last man to take liberties with republic or republican presidents.POPE HAS SATD SPAIN WAS WRONG.The Pope has, all along, and especially in the last few critical days, been ury ing all that rules and works in Spain to take those very mewsures and give those very guarantees for the restoration of order in Cubs which every American citisen has at heart to-day.His ne- tions in the present crisis show that wise foresight which has distinguished his delicate dealings with republican France in difficult days.The Fontiff has put the weakness of the Cuban cas hefore Spain even more strongly than have its western critica Tn fairmess, his tory will have to acknowledge that this venershle man hes said with all the tenderness due to his sensitivo but wrongdoing children in this matter, \u201cThe Republic ie right, and you are wrong.\u2019 ANKRICAN RENTIMENT IN THE COMMONS.Although of course Raifour\u2019s Chinese speech in the House of Commons gripped ita hearers mainiv through their intense desire to learn the solution of the Chin- ves prusie which bas beans worryine the life of the members nt the Commons and of the nation ss well, yet there was one = {moTRSAL meme Passage in his peroration which met with à curiously quick response, and was rightly held to mean much more than the plain words themselves were apparently intended to convey.When, in these Inst few words, of which each one was so carefully weighed, Mr.Balfour, discarding the cranky ides of England's \u2018splendid isolation,\u201d practically pledged hie party to try and build up in Europe, and not least in America, a great body of public opinion which would in time de more for England then could any hasty action taken to-day, the allusion to our people was caught up directly us a \u201challmark\u2019 of thet high value which is set by all English statesmen on their good Cranky and crotchety as the House of Commone is an many subjects, it occasionally exhibits thame generous and enlightened moods of a great popu lar amembly, in which even the most stolid members show signe thee they ure one at heart with the speaker.Mr, Balfour's allusion went straight home, and those who refuse to credit the depth of feeling which exists here toward the American Republic would buve learned mueh from the way in which these mim.pie final words were received and commented upon on Monday night.ENGLISH TRADK BENEFITED.When the jingo anti-Rustian war fever vas at its height here I remarked in these dewpatches that Russian activity in China, whatever else it did, would eer.tainly benefit Eaglmh trade.It is we ful to find my words confirmed to-day by an important English sipowner testifying to the fact that the action of Russia and Germany is fikely to lead to the advancement of English shipping fn- terests.In a speech at the launch of the steamer \u2018Laureldale\u2019 at Newcastle, the managing owner said his firm had a)- ready been asked to take merchandise to Port Arthur and rails to Kiao-Chau, and he is certain that a very important trade will he carried on at these ports, chiefly by British steamers.It seems to me that this trading forecast is likely to be realized in & remarkable manner.As was expected, the talk of a war .with Rnssia fietied out before Mr.Bai- four delivered his Chinese speech in the Hoase of Commons, which wo disappoint- od those snguine Britons who thought be had up his aleeve a declaration ot war.As a stopgap his speech was a0- cepted on sil hands as the creditable effort of 5 capable understudy.and it certainly was effective #0 far as it went.The practical resulta of the new policy when they are actually transferred from Foreign Paper to the domain of action are not 20 bed.To have opened three more treaty ports and insured that the fine valley of the Yang tee-Kiang shall be the stalking ground for no other not wholly unevperted.But to have secured for Englard a «hare in the control of the naval activity of the Guif of Pechili and to have established a fortified base whence orders can be chouted $o Pekin as clearly 1s from Port Arthur is what forcefully strikes popular imagine- tion.Perhaps the weak point is that Wei-Hai-Wei is a port of the future, Fhereas Port Arthur is sn accomplished \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE LATE MISS WILLARD.IER REMAINS CREMATED AT CHICAGO.Chicago, April 11.\u2014~The remains of Miss Frances E.Willard were cremated on Saturday at Graceland cemetery.Al though little, if anything, had been said in advance as to cremation of the re mains of the celebrated president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, it is stated that such a procedure was in accordance with her repeatedly expressed wish.Mise Anne Gordon, Mrs.L.M.N.the new presilent of the W.CT.U.and a few others were present.The ashes were taken to Ross Hill cemetery, where services were held yesterday.The ashes were then interred in the Willard family lot at Rose Hill, CARDINAL TASCHEREAU, THE POPE BENDS HI§ BENEDICTION.Quebec, April 9\u2014Cardinal Taschersan ia slowly but surely sioking, and the Pope has cebled his coadjutor, Archbishop Begin, as foilows: \u2014 \u201cThe Holy Father, afflicted by the illness of Cardinal Taschercau, sends him, with ali his heart, the apostolic benediction, \u2018(Signed) \u2018HY.CARDINAL RAMPOLLA\u2019 \u2014\u2014 THE QUEEN'S PORTRAIT.A PRESENT TO THE PRENDENT OF FRANCE.Paris, April 8.\u2014~The British Ambases- dor here, 8ir Edmund Monson, in be hall of Queen Victoria, bas prewented President Faure with an oil painted pur- trait of Her Majesty, executod at bis request.The Prosident, eneronnded by his private household.received the gift.t \u201cAUNT ELIZABETH'S EASTER.(Lilian Grey, in \u2018Zion's Herald.) There were many and excited prepara toms going on in the Anderson farm- Fouse, for a w 1 thing was about to kappen\u2014Aunt Elisabeth was going to New York city ! How the large family of which she was an important member could contrive to exist and hold comfortably together while she was away two weeks or more, was a problem which could only be soived by time ; and she had eo many directions and cautions to give that, combined with her own packing, and ve rivus articles she wanted to take down to her niece, and the numberless commissions she had kindly undertaken for the neighbors, the sum total msd> such a burden for mind and hands that it was no wonder she was nearly distracted.\u2018Dear ! if I'd a-known what a fuss it was goin\u2019 to bo for me to git away, I don't believe I should a-writ the letter to say 1 was comin\u2019! she finally exclaimed.\u2018You ain't positive obl to go.after all, as I know on.\u2019 mid an interested and half-envious neighbor, who had come in to \u2018set a spell.\u2019 *No-o ; but I ain\u2019t one to put my hand to a plough an' then turn back, as you well know, Mis\u2019 Curtis, an\u2019 so I'm sure goin\u2019 if I c'n get off.I've talked about it & long while, an\u2019 meant to go Christ- mae, but Johnay bein\u2019 mek put it out of the question, an\u2019 so Î sot the time agin at Easter ; for I think the most of bein\u2019 to same of the grand churches on a spe- dial occasion.1've always wanted to for years whenever I'vo read about the wonderful music an\u2019 flowers an\u2019 anthims an\u2019 so on, they have to \u2019em; an\u2019 I told Emly when they was here in the mummer, that if I ever did come to see \u2018em, I wanted to be there over some great day ; an\u2019 she laughed, an\u2019 sid I should go to half-a-dogen of the finest churches an\u2019 hear an\u2019 sce things I'd remember all my natural life ; an\u2019 [ lay out to.\u2018Humm! [ hope you'll enjoy it, I'm sure.You always was a trifle fiyaway an\u2019 romantic, Eliz\u2019beth, always.1 wonder you never got merried an\u2019 moved into some city an\u2019 took à place in real high life.\u201d \u2018I never seen no chance that exactly sooted me, for one thing, an\u2019 for another T've always had some helpless creeturs to look after.How in creation they're goin\u2019 to git along a spell hers, I don't know, for they all depend on me to wait on \u2018em from Peter down to the baby; but I'm goin\u2019 to resk leavin\u2019 \u2018em for once.\u2018Oh! 1 make no doubt they'll sit along.You coddle \u2018em all ao, yon spile \u2019em anyhow.Lisxie said bein\u2019 as I was coming over 1 might ask if you'd do her a favor.She didn\u2019t know as you'd want to bother with bringin\u2019 up a hobbyhorse for our Robbie, but she\u2019s read abont how dretful cheap they be down to York, an\u2019 if you didn't mind she'd do as much for you some time willin\"ly.\u201cRely 1 don\u2019t see, Mis\u2019 Curtis, how I'm to think of much more than is laid onto my mind slready, an\u2019 aa for bringin\u2019 all the things, Peter sys I'll need a waggon with a hay-riggin\u2019 on it to hold \u2018em.I'd love to obleege Lizsie, too.\u2019 \u2018Oh, well, she don\u2019t want to give you po trouble about it, but Bascom does ask sech an outrageous price for everything, aa\u2019 so\u2014' The conversation was interrupted by another neighbor coming in to ask the favor of just a little errand ; and so the day went, and it was with weary body and brain that the prospective traveller sought her bed for a few hours\u2019 broken deep.I declare, I'm as silly as a child {* she wid fretfully to herself! toward morning.\u201cThey git all in a fever if they're goin\u2019 anywheren, an\u2019 I'm just so\u2014as nervous as » fish out o\u2019 water.I guess I'll git up an\u2019 look over my things an\u2019 see if I've forgot anything ; folks in a talkin\u2019 to me so constant daytimes that I can\u2019t think of half T want to.\u2019 Tt was no small matter to look over her belongings, but everything was found satisfactory.The money was the greatest worry.So many little wads of it, with the names of the owners and what each wanted bought pinned or tied out side ; and there were other commissions which would be paid for when she executed them and rendered an account.No wonder that Aunt Elizabeth's conscientious soul wan unduly burdened with care.She was srry that ebe Had told people she was going ; every one seemed to know it, and was excited about it somehow.One woman had driven eight miles to ask her tn take a package to ber cousin, Mary Ellen Smith, who hved on Fourth avenue, near the Purk.The house number was forgotten, but if Klisabeth would kindly look her up, it would greatly oblige.And she had promised not only that, but a score of other things almost as difficult ; and a mental survey of them made her wish that she had silpped away between two nights and wid \u2018sothin\u2019 to nobody.\u2019 Her nephew Peter tock her aver to the railway station ten miles away.\u2018You better start right back,\u2019 she said, when she and her baggage had bewn deposited on the platform.\u2018That horse ain't weed to injines an\u2019 he'll be sure to cut up, wm it's better he should be over the hill fore the care come an\u2019 not 908 \u2018om, an\u2019 heap enfer for you.- bye, an\u2019 do try en\u2019 rit along somehow 1° Tt was with à sigh of intanss re'i-f that she finally settied down in the soft.ly-eushioned careest.Hor little valine, her shawletrupped bundle, and her box of lunch were all deposited around her, and the check for her trunk, and her pockat-hook, the lavender salts, the esm- phor bottle, and her spectacles were oll in the little black reticule in her lap: She was ready to njoy herself as soon * t F conductor she wus holding with a frm ; but he did not relieve her of it\u2014 punched {t\u2014eo she added that to her treasures in the black reticule, looking at it from time to time to make sure that it had not been epirited away from er.She enjoyed looking at the changing landscape, whi momed itself to Le gi swiftly passing by ber, and with kindly been interest she took note of her fellow trs- vellers, making warm friends with one of the youngest by means of a cake or two ; but she still had several thoughts to spare for the family she had left and the one to which she was going.aleo as to the safety of her trunk which she had seen put aboard with her own eyes.She hoped devoutly that Peter's folke would get along wi t terrible disaster, and that Emily's folks would be glad to see her and not find her visit a burden.They had urged her again and again to come, and she had in her trunk quite a store of things that would come useful in housekeping.snd she intended to take hold and help in every way she eculd.She ted to find them Jing in nice style, for Emily's husband has sold his o:l-farm for a good round price, vo people said.But plain Aunt Elisabeth was not prepared to behold so much magnificence.Her niece was waiting for her when the train arrived, and relieved her of all care as to check, cab, and finding the house, which troubles had more or less haunted Ler all the way down.\u201cI'm fairly beat, Fm\u2019ly I\u201d she mid, a few hours later.\u2018I had no idee you lived so stylish ; and so many servants ! I ain't a-goin\u2019 to find no chance at all te make myself useful I\u2019 \u2018You don\u2019t need to, Aunt.Just rest for once, and be waited on.You've always been a servant to others all your \u2018That's what we're put here for, child ; but I do lay out to take a lot of cemfort for once, a-goin\u2019 to the churches at Easter.\u2019 The next day was Good Friday, and Mre.Hunt, knowing her aunt's desire far church services, escorted her to a fine Episcopal edifice.The service last ed from twelve o'clock till three, and though wholly unused to the forms and partly distracted by them, the devout soul was so impressed that she declared oti coming out that she believed it was downright wicked for folks to work on that day, or do anything else but go to church.And although they went to some grand and beautiful stores afterward, she could not bring her mind to buy anything.\u2018Why, I feel the same as if it was Sunday, Em'ly, an\u2019 as if the stores orto close up an\u2019 show respect to the solemn Saturday was rainy, but it cleared up at night, and the weather promised to be superb on Sunday.Hunts expected to take their guest to grand old Trinity in the ing, and in preparation for it the dear oid lady read the account of the resurrection in all of the Gospels before retiring.She arces early the next morning, and after sitting by hee window a while, she tiptoed softly down the s*sirway and fcund the parlor-maid dusting and crying.\u201cFor pity sake, child, whatever is the matter \u2018Oh, mem, it\u2019s my mother ; sbe's took dewn sick! Tom's jest been to tell me, an\u2019 I'm hurryin\u2019 me work an\u2019 waitin\u2019 fer the missus to come down to see if I kan go home a spell this mornin\u2019.Tom says she\u2019s bad.\u2019 \u201cWhy, of course you must go home.What's the matter, and who's s-doin\u2019 for her ¥ \u201cThere's nobody but Tom, ar\u2019 he\u2019s but a boy ; he says she's got a cold, an\u2019 an awful chill, an\u2019 breathes 0 bard an\u2019 fast \u2014jest turrible.\u2019 \u201cMercy me : that acts like pneumony.She bad orto be attended to most im- elit.Does she live anywheres near y \u2018It\u2019s over on Third avenue, and down & couple of blocks.I kin soon go when the missus sys I may.\u2019 \u201cYou better go right off, an\u2019 I'l go slong ; it ain't noways likely you'll know a scrap to do when you git there\u2014young thing as you be.I'll step right up an\u2019 put on my things, an\u2019 we'll leave word with the cook where we've gone, Em\u2019ly sin\u2019t stirrin\u2019 yet.\u2019 \u2018Oh! I wouldn't dast go off like that, mem, for this is a good place, an\u2019 the missus\" \u2018Stuff an\u2019 nonsense! The missus has got & heart, I hops.I'll make that all right, for Em\u2019ly learnt to mind me when Te vase baby.We'll be off now in à ify.It was growing dusk when the Hunts saw their Aunt Elisabeth again.was met by a perfect storm of exclamations, reproaches and questions.\u2018I was never more astonished and disappointed in my life!\u2019 said Mrs.Hunt.I whould certainly have come and taken you away if I had known the number of the house.And you counted so où Easter !* \u2018Faster !* with a dismayed look.\u2018For pity aake ! J clean furgot that it was Easter.\u2019 \u2018Why, aunt, what a funny woman you are! Only one idea in your mind at a time, and such an idea as this one !* \u2018Well, T did furgit the day: but if [ hadn't, [ should a-done jest as I've heen a-doin\u2019.An\u2019 if strivin\u2019 to reise up them what's nest door to death sin\u2019t fittin\u2019 employment for Easter, I don't know what is; an\u2019 that's what me an\u2019 the doctor has done, with the Lord # blemsin\u2019, so that poor woman ie out of danger an\u2019 sleepin\u2019 as peaceful ss a lamb ; an\u2019 T jest run around with Tom-\u2014he\u2019s waitin\u2019 out.side\u2014to explain the matter to you an\u2019 qi my slippes an\u2019 blanket shawl, for \u2018m goin\u2019 back to sst up with her night.An\u2019 Rbody, she begged to me to tait yeu how it was she come to go = uncersmonions like.\u2019 ! with, She | exclaimed Aunt Elizabeth, 8: THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS took up her ticket, | \u2018Oh, 1 don\u2019t care so much about her go- PA told her it'd be all right ; but she can come back while I'm there if you want her.\u2019 \u2018No, no, she can stay.I'd rather she'd stay all the time than have my visitora off.I don't know where or who I've been awfully worried ; we didn't go out to church at alt, and have hoping every minute that you would come.\u2019 \u2018Deary me, child! I'm dretful sorry if I've made you oneasy.But you better run right along to meetin\u2019 now.I hear bells a-ringing in all directions.\u2019 \u2018We will if you will go with us.\u2019 \u2018But, Fm'iy, I can\u2019t! It wouldn't do to leave that poor creetur without careful nurein\u2019 jest yet.An\u2019 you needn't worry a mite about me, neither.If I ain't old enough to keep out 0° bad company an\u2019 take keer 0° myself, it's a pity.\u201d \u2018I o\u2019pose you had à wonderful nice an\u2019 upliftin\u2019 time down to York on Easter Day.How many of the grand churches did you make out to go to, Elia\u2019beth ?* \u2018Hum\u2014m ! As it = happened.I didn't git to mary a one, Mis\u2019 Curtis.\u2019 \u2018T want to know! Was you down sick ¥ \u2018No, I wasn't, but somebody else was, an\u2019 I put in a busy day, an\u2019 furgot \u2018twas Easter.\u201cWhat a pity! Was it Em'ly her olf \u2018Oh, no ; \"twes a woman I never seen afore, an\u2019 never expect to set eyes on agin : but it come in my way to do her a kindness, an\u2019 I done it, sn\u2019 J ain't a mite sorry if T did miss all the grand doin\u2019s I'd counted on.\u2019 \u201cWell, you do beat all! If you'd wanted to spend the day doin\u2019 for the sick, you might have found a chance nearer home, for Granny Smith had a stroke the very day you went away.Nut, my! you made such a stress of bein\u2019 to the city to spend Easter.\u201d \u2018Ko I did, an\u2019 I was there, an\u2019 it's all right.I fool perfectly satisfied with my Easter!\" A STORY FROM INDIA.(From the \u2018 St.George's Gasetbe.\u2019) My busband commands the second battalion of the regiment that is known in our part of the world as the Kandahar Rifles.Several months ago tidings reached the ears of the authorities that the hill tribes in 8 certain quarter were rising in large numbers, and Ghagis were sbroad.My husband was ordered out with n detachment of the Kandsher The Rifies, to march from Grasibagh to the famous Lobhan valley.It happened that for some time I had been suffering from low intermittent fever, which no amount of quinine ssem- ed able to overcome.The doctors had repestedly advised me to try a change of air, but up to the present nothing could persunde me to Jo away and leave my husband.Now, however, I remembered that on the road to the Lobhan valley, high upon a bere but breesy hill side, there stood an engineer's bungalow, famous far and wide for the comfort of its rooms, and the extreme beakhinees of its situation.What could be more desirable than that I should seek there the rest and change that wes # highly recommended ?At first my husband would not listen to my suggestion, but I am a wilful woman, and so it came to pass that as the detachment marched out of Grasibagh one hat September morning, 1 might have been seen following at & respectful distance, sccompenied by an ekka, in which ware portmanteeu, ayah, and my beautiful stagbound, Kenneth.1 had just settled down st the bungalow, and was beginning to enjoy the cool, bracing sir, when one morning Dick came to me with the news that be had already given the order to strike tents and march, as several indicutions went to show that the tribes in @ certain village across the valley were making themselves ready to battle, end there seemed a likelihood that there might be some fighting.+ You won't be away long, I mippose 2.\" I said, as Dick hastily buckled on his sword.* Not more than three days, I should think,\u2019 he replied, \u2018but it will all de pend upon whether we manage to catch old Rampur Khan\u2019 * Who is Rampur Kban * 1 asked, following him out to the front of the ouse.* Oh, he's the chief of those Ghasi fellows, waa Dick's reply, \u2018a fiend incar nate.He has already tried to do for threes Edaropean soldiers, and it will not be my fault if he is not hanged for it within a fortnight at least.Good-bye, little woman.Toke care of yourself, and, look out for we on Thursday even.It is wonderful how quickly the time passed.1 had hardly reslised that 1 was alone in that desolate litle bungs- low, before Thureday evening had come, and I was looking out for Dick's return.Ahoot munest [ was sfiting in the verandah ; the servants had deperted for bub ble-bubble (native pipe).1 wes deeply but suddenly ® feeling came upon me that 1 was being closely watched, and looking up, ! found myeelf regarded by a pair of dark fierce eyes, under a mass of curling black hair.The figure wes that of & man wrapped in a long dark cloak.1 waa going to dienmine thie ap parition with sn imperstive \u2018jso.\u2019 (go sway), whim suddenly, tc my horror, he threw Limmelf on the ground at my feet, sobhing wildly.\u2018Defender of the poor, 1 em dyisg, in in my book, ROyine pity give me bread and water, and let me go on my way.\" He then went on to explain that he vwes à merchaut travelNng from Kbelat, but that on the previous evening be had met with a band of hill robbers, who had seized his goods and left him by the wayside, wounded and blesding.He concluded his narrative by opening his cloak and showing me a ghastly cut extending right across his chest, which, from the mturated condition of his gar meute must have been bleeding for some time.Now Dick has always said I am too tendechearted, and it is certain that the sight of that cub very quickly over came my better sense of judgment.No idea of danger entered my head, and I rose to bring him the bread and water he wo piteously demanded.As | passed down the verandah to the godewn where my stores were kept, Kenneth, the staghound, came bounding round the corner of the house, growling fiercely and showing his teeth.\u201cDown, Kenneth,\u2019 1 cried angrily, and the dog crouched sk once.1 was busy cutting a loaf of breed in two in the godown (store-room), when à slight movement in the verandah made me look up.To my amasement I mw my visitor steal across to my sitting room, which was just opposite, and quietly close the door.What could the meaning of it be?As softly es I could I crept out of the godown and silently lifted the curtain of the sitting-room window which opens on to the versodsh.There wae my friend.Te was ing by the table, hin dark cloak thrown over his shoulders, and it is no exagger- tion to say that the blood ran cold in my veins as | saw him carefully feel the edge of « long curved knife he was hold- in his left hand.Wimt was to be done?I knew there was no good calling to the servants who were round at the back of the house.They would begin to discover something was the matter after I had my throat cut.With that awful knife aga him, godown.There my Rippingill stova wna alight, and in a large saucepan the coffee for my evening meal was boiling and bubbling with cheerful hilarity.Without a moment's notice I caught it up sod went back as quietly as I could to that closed door.* Kolo-kolo (oprn the door), I cried steadily, \u2018I have brought you ing to drink, and the pan is heavy.\u2019 The sound of a atep inside-e pauve- open\u2014 ale, but with the alipperiness of an ee} he had managed, sithough wounded, to escape.When we went back to the bungalow, we found him lying on the \u2014\u2014 A BIBLE BOAT IN SIAM.According to the report of the American Bible Bociety for the last year, the Rev.John Carrington, agent for the society in Siam and the Laos country, made soven tours with his son, Bartine Carring- ton, in the interest of bible work in those countries.In the course of these tours seventeen provinces were visited and five of them were visited twice.There were sold and given during the year copies of the le or portions thereof to the number of 32,200, being an increase of 1,020 over the preceding year.As the main avenues for travel in Siam are slong rivers and canals, most of the touring dons hy Mr.Carrington and his assistants has been accomplished ir.boats.An old boat provided by the society seven years ago bas become unfit for use and & new one has just completed its first missionary voyage.The new boat is forty feet long sud seven and a half feet wide in the middle.Upon ite deck is a house eighteen feet long, and as wide 2s the boat.The house ie divided into two parts, one of which serves ag a living room and the other as s bedroom.The windows are covered ith wire soreens that shut out many an- ingects which abound in the hot climate.The sitting-room is supplied with seats along the sides, below which are drawers for the storage of the stock of bibles which form the bulk of the boat's cargo.The boat is propelled by a crew of five natives with oars t> short posts.The rowers stand behind the oars while at work.They are paid twenty cents day.The bont is named the \u2018EK W.Filman in honor of the senior eecretary of the aociety.\u2014 IN, Y.\u2018Tune\u2019 n ed URUTAE OUTSET.A CANADIAN MISGIONARY'S ARRIVAL IN CHINA.The readers of the \u2018Witness\u2019 will be sisd to hear from the Rev.Dr.Ewan, who left this city for Chentu, Chins, under the direction of the Missionary Board of the Methodist Church.Ie writes from Iochang, om Jan.3, ss follows :\u2014 \u2018 We reached Shanghai om Dec.26, and boarded st the Mission Home, under the management of Mr.Evens, formerly of Montreal.This made ua feel more at home than if we had been among total strangers.We are much indebted to him for advice and assistance.Here we spent two weeks in securing stores, ete., not an easy matter for a stranger.Our great difficulty in buying is the dishon- eaty of the merchants with whom we had to do business.They look cigner as legitimate prey must chest as much as possible.*We left Shanghai on Jan 8, on the steamer \u2018 Teh Heing.\u2019 and reached Han- kow, on Jan.12, having bad a pleasant paresse.Our fellow passengers were the .Geo, Huntley, M.D., and wife, who were coming up to labor in Hank-yen for the Baptist Mision.Not knowing = soul in Hankow and not having heard of a foreign boarding-place, we did not know what we should do ; but again tbe promise wes verified, \u2018 Has not the Lord gone out before thee,\u2019 for we had hardly anchored when Mr.Jones, of the China Inland Mission came up and invited va to stay with him.From there we se cured passage on the \u2018 Kwei-Lee\u201d for Tch- ang, and arrived safely last Tuesday, Jan.18.The pasmge up is difficult at this season on account of low water and constant shifting of the channel\u2014channels which afforded us an ensy passage to-day may be quite obliterated to-morrow.Our only delay was caused by a dense fog, lasting for nearly three hours.Here we were met by Mr.Salquist and the Rev.Dr.H.O.Colline, of the Episcopal Church in this place, who, st considerable inconvenience to himself made our stay with him enjoyable a and à Christian gentieman.\u2018It is now the middle of winter, and yet we have not seen a particle of snow, trust the Word of God \u2018with all sm- iolty.By this time no doubt Dr.Ewen bas arrived at Chentu and begun operations.Up to the writing of the above letter be had received .no communications from home «ines leaving Vancouver.CHILDREN'S CORNER.{For the \u2018 Witness.\" LULU'S EASTER GIFTS.(By \u2018Grace.} \u2018She knew nothing of what the calendar said, this little Lalu Lawson ; to ber it was only a bit of a picture beside papa\u2019s desk.She eould not read the smallest stories by herself, and the morning text mamme always taught her, choosing the very shortest and simplest, and sometimes the very sweetest, too, Lalu thought.And she had seen so few Easter Sundays she did not know the day was nest, till she heard the older children talking of it, and told the dear, wonderful story to A Her sisters and brothers were ever so busy : thers were Easter cards to buy, Easter eggs to paint, pieces to learn for the Kaster concert, and songs to rehearse, besides moes and evergreen to bring from the woods, and flowers and growing plants to collect from the homes around to make the church beautiful.And Lalu looked om wistfully.Somehow, there seemed nothing at all for her to do or give.She could not go into the woode\u2014where the snow was still deep under the pine trees\u2014for mosses, with Frank end Maud; nor after the lilies and ivies with Ruth and the twins, Emme and Carl, for fear she might crush the tender green things And, alss | her little purse wes quite empty, ave for one lonely five-cent piece, that would meybe get a card for grandma.It might be that some morning there would be some pennies jingling init.But Lulu could not be sure.And she had another hope\u2014tbat her own pallet, Fluffy, who had laid a whole before, might get her little ups for aor dosen of small pearly eggs a Sad Hood Arrit 12, 1898, ed with the others.But Flufly seemed to have gotten tired, and Luh asarobed ju vain for the little round eggs.Bo she could think of nothing a al to do or ve, would ve quite deupa: em afraid, much as she wanted te something all by herseif for Easter Duy, if she had not heard mamma telling Ruth a verse to put on a card she wes painting.\u2018Who doth himsel \" hail ries with Christ oa Batter day.\" Who gives himself for saolher's need, Is rieon with Jesus, risen indeed.\u2019 Lulu did not understand all of it, but, \u2018for another's need\u2019\u2014she knew what that meant, and that was something even she could do.It was a thing that happened very often in their house, and dida\u2018t take money, or Easter eggs, or peintiog, or woging, to help tl was what Easter meant, .Lalu felt comforted., And it was surprising to find how many chances there were.Perhaps it \u2018was because they were all so busy.Anyway, Lulu thought she had never knows them to \u2018need\u2019 s0 many thinge\u2014little thinge\u2014es they did during the next few 8 1 need some more baby-ribbon, and I don't see how 1 can wait to send for it,\u201d oid Ruth, ruefully.\u2018Ive got some,\u201d mid Lulu, not hinting that the piece abe ht was to have trimmed her deress dolly\u2019s new silk waist; and Ruth never guessed it, but took it gladly.\"My pink cord'a given out,\u2019 complained Maud, tying up a package in a great hurry.\u2018Oh, desr! a piece would do | Does anybody know of any ?* Lulu did, and brought i, though it wes to have tied the tacking of dolly\u2019s bed quilt.\u201cThis letter ought to go this morming.' said Emma, \u2018and it can't, it\u2019s so late.\u201d \u2018I'l run down with it,\u2019 said Lalu, though mamma was Gresking the eggs which Lolu herself was to best to 8 froth, and the cakemaking could mot à E F ! 5 § # a EgES Hine Ecsf Ter riffs isthe Time When You Need a Cood Blood Purifier.Canada's Greatest Medicine is the Best Spring Medicine.These statements are true.Why?1st, Berauss In winter\u2014owing to higher living, esting more fats and less fruits, decreased perspiration, thus throwing back into the system impurities which should have been expelled through the blood is uow foul, sluggish an aden.Hero and now le the opportunity for benefit, help mud health by taking Hoods Sarnaparilla.Tad, tho wonderful cur~a of blood diseases the Brest tomic, sppetisiog, besith-givind powers have 30 clearly proved its superior merit, endeared it 80 tly to the people, that Hood's Sarsapariils Is beyond a question Capada\u2018s Oreatest Medicine, Ti It tis sprivg and ou will > 5 warded ten fold tor your investment à small sum Jt will make you well, Delays are dangerous.0 and restore Tour health before It is too late, Hood\u2019s paril Is Canada\u2019s Greatest Medicine.Seid sil Aruggiets.$1; six for $.Be sure te 's Sarea- et some move of thems, tint could be ela.Hood s Pills 5 155 2 Apri 12, 1898, THE MONTREAL WERKLY WITNESS.LITERARY NOTES.\u2018The Story of Ab\u2019 by Mr.Btaniey Waterlow, takes the reader back many thowmnds of years, for he has laid his plot in the close of the chipped stone, or Paleolithic, age.\u2018Ia his work the author bss been assisted.\u2019 he tells ue, \u2018by some of the ablest searchers of the two continents into the life history of probistoric times,\u2019 so that his work, whether true or not, at less: represents the most mature conceptions of scien- Mate.\u2018The story centres around à family ol cave-dwellers on the banks of the Thames, at that time s branch of the Rhine, which owed through what is now the bod of the Baltic into the Northern Ocean.Man he finds to be a somewhat hairy being, with long tues, s slightly protruding hoel and large lips, who soughd bis food on the ground, but flew for mlety to the treetops.The book is interesting for its information as to the conclusions of those who have tronght imagination to the aid of dis covery, in the reconstruction of a past world.(Mme cennot help feeling that the story shows the primitive man in his friendships, love and hatred at least an truly ss in his outwerd form and mode of life.The most vivid scene is that in which Ab murders his intimate friend and then runs away from himself Gl he drops witerly exhausted, only to wake, like Cain, to & renewed sense of horror.Mr.Julian Ralph, who has now settled in London, bas lately visited Rumia and travelled into Transcaucasia, and ie propering articles about his tour.He is also engaged upon a novel, which ie largoly concerned with the supernatural, and intended to emphasize the unseen and intangible forces which underlie the quistest bumen lives.\u2014 Liternture.\u2019 ee ® The readings which Mr, Btephen Phillips has been giving with illustrative comments during the past few weeks from English poets, with one or two »elections from his own poems, offered, of course, little opportunity for anything very valuable in the way of criticism or exposition.But they had some interest us à revival of the neglected art of reading aloud.Mr.Phillipe\u2019s reading was dignified and iotelligent\u2014we cannot sey more; bat it made à pleasing contrast to Lbe soëry exhibiboms which literary men 30 often make when they read aloud, either in public or in private.It is an art which requires coreful study; snd a moderate degree of excellence can Se attained by any intelligent person who takes pains.But this is not the view of most people, and the remilt is that in private life reading aloud is generally only a recognized pam of the treatment for insomnia.\u2014 \u2018Literature.\u2019 «on Mr.Paul Chauvet, who has recently published a book called, \u2018 The Nineterath Century in France,\u2019 in a letter to the sditor of \u2018Literature,\u2019 mye:\u2014'Lermartine, Mugo, and Musset alone are likely to live in the future; and a book of selections is complete when made up of se loctions from their works.And we might eay there will be nothing more left extant of their works than of the century iteelf; we mean to gay that, in a few centuries hence, nothing will be known of the works of Lamartine, Hugo, and Musset but à few volumes, nay, a few pages.Who will not know Lamar tine's manner and thought after reading \u201cLe Lac,\u201d \u201cL'Occident,\u201d and \u201cLes Laboureurs\u201d?Hugo's, after reading \u201cLes Pauvres Gens,\u201d and \u201cMelancholia\u201d?Mussct's, after reading his beautiful \u201cNuits\u201d?Lemartine, Hugo, and Mus seb represent.modern French poetry, and that only in a limited number of pessages, which I bave endesvored to find out and quote in my book.It ia not blindiy, it is not over-boldiy I gave ite \u201cpompous\u201d title to my book of selections.1 am really convinced of having concentraied in it the very pêth and marrow of French poetioal thought in the nineteenth century.A novel method of renlisiag pecuniary benefit from literary work is suggested by the following extract from \u2018The Outlook\u2019: \u2014 There wes much excitement in- Dublin Castle when it wwe found the other day that Mr.William O'Brien, lately busy on an Irish historical novel in his Connaught home, had ordered two thommnd pikes of Irish manufacture ! The Irish pike, it is hardly necessary to say, is the long-handied wespon which played so flerce à port in the uprising of 98.For many a year Mr.O'Brien basa besn known not to favor \u201cphysiesl forre\u201d doctrines, but his new novel con- osrae the militant Grace O'Mally, of Elisabeth's day, and who could sell but ment might not have roused him 10 battle fever! It wes ominous news.How- over, after anxious investigations, it turned out that the dreaded pikes were made only of white metal, snd are so devised that they can be used simply as slety pins for holding up ladies\u2019 dresses, for keeping cravats in the way they should stay, or for emblems in the un- revolutionary pedestrian's cost.The crisis i» happily passed, and we need imve no vision of mectial peasnts sing rg?\u2018And (he Pikes shall be together Dy the rising of tbe moon! \u201cee To Montrealers, who have achieved a reputation as lovers of Mr.Henty, the following paragraph from \u201cLiterature\u201d sannot but be iuteresting:\u2014 With Frederick tho Great,\u201d (Blackie, 6s.) must certainly rsrk among the best of Mr.Henty's many good historical tales.It ie no light undertaking to give a clear and edequate account of that great and complicuted struggle which we know as the Seven Years\u2019 War, but Mr.Ilenty has had great experience in such work, and he is not accustomed to fail.He re- greta that in a story eo full of great events he has necessarily been obliged to devoie s amailer share than usuel to the doings of his hero, but it seems to us that wo hear a gopd deal of the achievements of the brave Boottish lad- dis who fought on the Prossian side, and whose courage and resource won the notice and the favor of the atern Prus- van King.\u201cThe tables bave been turned upon Mr.Rudyard Kipling with à vengeance,\u2019 remarks the \u2018St.James's Garette,\u2019 London, He, of course, received s warm welcomo when bo arrived the other day with his family et Cape Town; but he also got a greeting that he scarcely expected.This took the dorm of a wet of verses addremed to bimesif by à private in the renks snd entitled, \u201cAn Experiment in Imitation,\u201d We quote two stanzas: You \u2018ave met us in the tropios, you \u2018ave met us in the snows; But mostly in the Punjab and the \u2018lls, You \u2018ave seen us in Mauritius, where tbe naughty cyclone blows, You \u2018ave met ns underneath à sum (hat killa, An\u2019 we grills! An\u2019 I esk you, do we fill the bloowin\u2019 > dillo?But you're our partic\u2019lar author, you're eur patron and our friend, You're the poet of the cuss-word an\u2019 the swear, You're the post of the peopls, Where the red-mapped lands sxtend, You're the poet of the jungle an\u2019 tbe lair, An\u2019 compare To the ever-speaking velce of everywhere.LITERARY REVIEW.CANADIANA OF 107.Of all the ways by which our national consciousness might be consolidated and quickened, perhaps the most satisfactory has been selected by Mr.George M.Wrong, Professor of History in the University of Toronto.This is the publication of an annual \u2018Review,\u2019 dealing exclusively with \u2018Historial publications relsting to Canads.\u2019 The present number is Volume II., reviewing the publications of the year 1897.The reviews are apparently for the most part by Prof.Wrong or his assistant, but we find one signed by Dr.Bourinot, two by Mr.Cooper, of the \u2018Canadian Magazine,\u201d and severai by other writers having special qualifications % speak on their subjects.One important paper included is not s review, but a \u2018Historical Note\u2019 concerning the Yukon district by Dr.G.M.Dawson.The work is well classified, and our attention is first called to Canada\u2019s relations to the empire.| Under this head we find notices of two intcrest- ing English books, \u2018A Short History of British Colonial Policy, by Hugh Edward Egerton, and \u2018The Lost Empires of the Modern World by Walter Fre- wen Lord, with several books of less importance.Then definitely historical works claim the right of way, and we find that the year has been in this line of production a rich one.Mr.Cooper # rs the new authorised school history of Canada a vigorous criticism, saying that it \u2018Jacks coherence, unity, style and imagination,\u2019 but admits that \u2018for = calm, unerilical, lawyer-like presentation of the leading facts in Canada\u2019s history it is admirable.\u2019 Of Mr.Roberts's history the verdict given here is just the opposite.It is considered attractive but inaccurate, and in its exuberance of pe- triotic fesling somewhat undignified.The \u2018John Cabot\u2019 discussion of last year ie represented by one book and a number of pamphiets and magasine articles.The ninth volume of Dr.Kingaford's history covers the years 18151808, A new odi- ei dwelling much with her schiove | tion of Parkman's works is praised for its illustrations, but criticised for its lack of notes and corrections, later re- merch having made Parkman in some points out of date.Mr.Thwnitca\u2019s edition (with an English translation) of \u2018The Jesuit Relations\u2019 is expected to run into seventy volumes.The first two appesred in 1806, and eight more in IW].Among books relsting to particular sec: tions of the country are \u2018Mimions en Acadie,\u2018 by the learned Abbé Cuagrain ; \u2018The Tenth Island,\u2019 in which Mr.Beckles Willeon describes Newfoundland, and an extensive \u2018History of the County of Annapolis,\u2019 begun by the late W.A, Calnek and completed by Judge Bavary.The year\u2019s contributions to geography, economics and statistics include several books of marked importance.Mr.Tyr- rell\u2019s \u2018Acros the Bub Arctic,\u2019 is one of the most entertaining, and to Montreal: ers a large space will be filled by Mr.Herbert B.Ames's \u201cThe City Below the Hill, a ecientific study of the social condition of the poorest distriet in Montreal.It shows that there is a good deal of comfort in the homes of the industrial clases and comparatively little overcrowding, though the \u2018rear tenement\u2019 is a distinctly objectionable feature of the locality described.Dr.Dawson's \u2018His torical Note on Events in the Yukon District\u2019 gives à complet short history of the new gold country, What will perhaps most surprise the reader is the length of time it has been known to ex plorers and miners.Robert Campbell, the most indefatigable of its early explorers, began his labors just forty years ego.The Hudson's Bay Company endeavored to keep a route open along the rivers of the region, but the difficulties snd dangers were then, as now, very great :\u2014 In 1053, chlef factor James Anderson states that fourteen deaths of employses by drowning or from starvation had attended the sttempt to establish and maintain this Liar4 River routs to the Yukon., .None of the Russian traders appear to have entered at any time what !s now the Yukon district The next event to be chronicled is the discovery of gold en the bars of the Stikeen river in 181 by two miners named Choquette (\u2018Buck\u2019) and Carpenter.Tt was in 1881 that the first discovery of paying placer deposits wes made and In 1882 there were some thirty or forty min- | ors in the Yukon country.In 1805 thers were about a thousand miners there in summer, and the gold produced wa¥ yalu- ed at & quarter of & million dollars, In 1906 came the rush to Kloadike and in 1807 the gold produced came to $2,500,000, Dr.Dawson's article is free from technicalities and well worth reading In briefly noticing such fiction of the year as claims connection with history, Prof.Wrong is inclined to praise \u2018One of the Broken Brigade\u2019 by Clive Phillippe-Wol- ley, which shows the dangers of young Englishmen in British Columbis.\u2018The Forge in the Forest,\u2019 by C.G.D.Roberts, he considers has slight olaims to consideration as & historical novel, as the historical cireumstances form only a background for the tale of love and adventure, the Black Abbé being, as he says, \u2018rather an incredible villain,\u2019 though drawn in part from the character of Le Leatre, an unscrupulous priest of old Acadia.To Gilbert Parker's story, \u2018The Pomp of the Lavilettes,\u2019 great exception is taken, not only on the score of its anachronisms but because of its point of view regarding the rebelkion of \u201857, and also because of its general plot and-man- ner.The critic pronounces this story unreal and unattractive, though its -in- tensely sympathetic delineation of the light-hearted and couscienceless consumptive might be considered by others almost too real and attractive to be wholesome.(Published by the Librarian of the University of Toronto, paper, $1.00; cloth, $1.50.) THE CID.\u201cThe Cid Campesdor and the Waning of the Crescent in the West,\u2019 by H.But- Jer Clarke (Putnam\u2019s), tells what is known of the history of one of the grest tradi- tioned heroes of Europe.Rodrigo (or Ruy) Diaz de Bivar lived at about the same time as William the Conqueror, but his story is by no means so easy to de cipher from records of the past.The suthor sys: It is necessary to understand both the Cid of history, a shadowy person, the finer sbades of whose character have faded in the past, and the CM of legend, the creation as well aa model of Spaniards of « later time.The former, so far aa ve know him, is unfit to be the bero of & great nation, but his compatriots soon forgot his cruelty, bis selfish ambition and lack of patriotism, and remembering only bis betcle valor, and bis efforts in a great cause, they by the mouth of the minstrels andowed bim with all the virtues and graces.The Cl4, then.is a name round which the Bpaviarda have grouped the qualities they most admire, rather ban am actuel person who posssssed these qualities; his legend Le not the conscious creation of one mlod or one time.but & successive growid fu which may be traced from the twelfth to the seventeenth century, the evolution of « popular ideal.Naturally tho legende are uften of à contradictory character.Some are not very creditable to the Cid's good [feelings while athers show a plesaing genervaity | somewhat roughly expressed.The only [tradition of special beauty tells how the soldier helped a leper from whom all others shrank, and risked his own health by esting and sleeping with bim.Ia the night he felt a co blast on bis back and woke to wouder what had happened: While thus he meditated and considered, there appeared to him a man in white ral- ment, who asked, \u2018Slespest thou, Rodrigo?\" and he answered and sald, \u2018Nay, I am Awake: but who art thou that besrest about thee a0 bright à Hght aoû so sweet a Smell?The vision answered, \u2018I am Saint Lesarus, and would bave thee know that | was that leper to whom thou showsedst such kindness and honor, for the love of God.And for the kindness and love that thou didet shew me, God bestows ou thee this great boon, that when the blast that thou didst feel but now is come upon thee, thou mayest understand that on which tby heart fs fixed, whwther It be fighting or other matters, and it shall go well with thee.\u2019 This warrior is usually called in the chronicle, \u2018the Cd,\u2019 or \u2018my Cid,\u2019 the title is said by some to be a corruption of the Arsbio word \u2018Sidy,\u201d meaning \u2018lord.\u2019 This title, however, is not found in contemporary chronicles and there is no direct evidence that Rodrigo de Bivar bore it in his lifetime.It is certain, however, that he was known as \u2018Campeador\u2019 or \u201cthe Champion,\u2019 on account of bis prowess in single combats.(W.Foster Brown.) ENGLISH NOW IN USE.\u2018A Simple Grammar of English Now in Use,\u2019 (Putnam's), by John Farle, pro- femsor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Oxford, is not so much a text-book for the school as s treatise for those who wish to excel in the art of speaking or writing English.One of ita fes- tures is a collection of quotations from good authors in which peculiarities of construction are to be corrected or commented on by the student.Of the sd- vantage of the study of formal grammar, even to those who speak correctly by esr, the author mys :\u2014 Grammar wall studied teods t) Implant a logical habit of mind without awakesing much conscious attention to the valuable acquisition.It is this latent aod unformulated logic that gives lucidity to the Sentence, and n natural sequence to the seütences in the paragraph.In speaking of those phrases, in which the English language abounds, that have no exact trenslation into other tongues, Prof.Farle declares that, \u2018 Idiom well used makes English rich and racy, capable of being at once familiar and dignified ; it is picturesque, persuasive, friendly, homely.\u2019 This should suggest a better way of doing things to those whose only relief from stilted sentences is an occasional lapse into slang.Definite help in the art of expression is given in paragraphe such es this.It is not desirsble that every sentence should form a complete statement like a maxim or a proverb, .It we refer to the pages of any good writer we shall not find it sasy to detach sentences which can well stand by themselves.Every sentence (or nearly so} has an organic relation to ita predocessor, which renders ft fragmentary when detached.(W.Foater Brown, $1.50.) A STUDY OF PUBLIC DEBTS.The University of Toronto is publishing a series of economic studies edited by Professor James Mavor.The firet is \u2018Public debte in Canade,\u2019 by J.Roy Perry.A number of abstracts are made from the \u2018Public Accounts\u2019 The author of this mocograph gives his opinion on the Federal debt as follows :\u2014 The average Canadian will only have to consider three significant facts; one, that Canada now pays over nine moon gerer Joarly to carry her Gebt; next, her revenue does not amount to thirty-four million doflars, and last, that for the past two years, there have besa large deficits, \u2014and be will be convinced (hat the time has toms for calling a bait In the large expen- Qiture om capital account.Provincial end municipal debts are discussed with mony statistics.With re gard to municipal debts, the author concludes :\u2014 It may be noted that should a muniel- Pality allow its securities to go by default, the remedy which the bondholders have under Canadian iaw is clear.In every muni- eipality the ratepayers and thelr property sre lable to assessment to meet the In- dobtedness under the boods, and on & judgment obtained, and a writ lesued, the cheri may make such aseeamment sod levy the taxes under it.(Library of Toronto University, 50 cents.) EASTER BOOKLETS.The Taber-Prang Art Company, Boston, send some beauciful apeciniens of their Easter publications in severws booklets, dovorsted fr the extistie style for which/ .he firm of L.Preng and Co., bao been famous for nearly hall s eentury.Each booklet has illusteations of a spe cial flower, with suitable quotativas from the poets, and the cards of which they are composed are tied together with ribbons to match the flowers.The largest booklet is approprictely given to the Easter lilies, and the next to the violets, - with « poem by Bentie Gray.\u2018Heralds of Spring,\u2019 is beautifully decorated with smowdrops, \u2018Spring's first Message; with the crocus.While \u2018Fiewtlinga of the New-born Year,\u2019 has a combination ot spring flowers.The Taber-Prang Art Company, recently formed by the oon- solidation of two well known firms is erecting a new factory in Springfield, Mass, whore the facilities of both companies will be combined.BTENOGRAPHERS AND TYPEWRITERS.The \u2018Btenographer\u2019s and Typewriter's Companion,\u2019 published in the interest of the employer and employee, as the editor states in the title page, is the latest of Montreal journalistic ventures.Jt is the Stenographer\u2019s Companion Publishing Company that prints the new paper, with Mr.R.Goltman, official stenographer, editor, and Mr.A.Marks, business manager.The initial journal is for April, 1808, and it gives pictures of Mr.Andrew J.Graham, the late Sir Issac Pit- man, and other stenographers, with specimens of their styles of writing.Eight pages of matter of interest to stenographers is given, and Mr.Goltmen asks all who desire copies to write and send their address to the Btenographens\u2019 Companion Publishing Company, 14 Temple Building, Montreal, ADVERTISEMENTS.A NURSE'S STORY.\u201cColts how she was cured of Heart snd ~ Nerve Troubles.\u201cThe onerous daties thas fall to the lob of & nurse, the worry, oare, loss of sleep, irregularity of meals soon tell on the nervous system and undermine the health.Mrs.H.L.Menzies, » professional nurse living at the \u2018Corner Wellington end Xiang, Scooter Brantford, Qat, states her cac as tollowe : *#P35the pack three youre 1 have suffered from weakness, shortaess of breath and palpitation of tbe beat.The least sxoitement would make my heard flutter, and at night I even fonad it diffiouis to sleep.After got Milburn'e Lo ad Nerve Pills I experienced Fro re and on continuing their uss | hao: ment bas been marked until now allthe old sympioms are gone sad Lam completely on; Milburn's Hears and Nerve Pills ours Anssmis, Nervousness, Weakness, Slesp- less: Palpitation, Throbbing, Felt Spells, Dizziness or an\u2019 condition ariein from Impoveriahed ood, Disoclered Nerves or Weak Heard.Laxa-Liver PillscieanConted Tongue.CONSUMPTION, ee A GHANGE For Machinists, Newspaper proprietors and Manufacturers, if they will study carefully tbe undermentioned list of articles for sale: ney PULLEYS.Ï i ; ; No.mn pis 1 dE RE HE | Homo oof dun - jo its Bie Be Mn, i Bim 1e le Hie iw i la mit { 115 8e NE i te nie 1 1 le % Bub IRON SPLIT PULLEYS.ln ¥ lo Is-161a PEE flag | #2 C4 anne 1e IRON CONE PELLEYS.s4in.t0 6 16 {grees pte en 1 3° dawim Rohl pope wee» FoLLETS.Bom Te 1 Wood Fully, 3 diam.$% face.POR NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS.One Attachment Folder for extra felé, Mañilog.\u2018swe Korsytb Folding Machines.One Chambers Folding Macatne One Stonemets Folding Machine.BEADABLE PABAGRAPHS, RISKY.Mr.O'Fluke (wbose shooting has besa & bit witd)- \u2018Very odd, Robiss, that I dec't hit anything?Robins (Godging mussie)\u2014'Ab, dat A \"M steard it's ower good luck to continue, sir!\u2019 \u2014~'Punch.\u2019 DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.The following story comes from Deigium: Two tellow travellers got isto conversation and came upot the subject of free 1uzgage, when ons asked leave 0 measure the other's trunk.The result was that the massurer said: \u2018Your trunk is seven and n balf centimetres too long, and has no right to be in the compartment of free luggage.I am a railway inspector and must fine you five francs.Pirase give \u2018me your name and address.\u2019 The proposed victim of misplaced confidence was, however, equal to the occasion.\u2018Kindly lend me your measures ihat I may satisfy myself on the subject\u2019 Then with a polite smile, °I am a ¢irector in the Royal Weighta and Measures Office.To my great regret 1 notice that your measure is not stamped, as is required by law, so that, firstly, your measuring is not legally valid, acd, secondly, it is my painful duty to subject you to n fine of fifty francs Please give me your name apd address.\u2019 And now they never speak as they pass by.CONTAGIOUS, It was en a crowded suburbant car out of Waabington one day last summer that a middle aged woman, carrying a fretful bady was forced to squeeze hecself Inte « small space left vacant beside a dapper youth of porsibly twenty ysurs, whom the bady in its resticssness.would touch with hand or foot.Finally he turned towards the woman end inouired in @ tone quite audible to those near him, \u2018Ab, beg pawdon, madame, but has this child anything-ah-\u2014contagt- ous\u201d Glancing compassionately at bi, through ler gold rimzumed spectacies, she remarked, meditatively, \u2018Well, now, ! don't know, young man: but\u2014ab\u2014It might be te you.Bhe®e teething!*\u2014\u2018Harper\u2019s Drawer.\" ~\u2014 STILL ANOTHER ORDER, \u2018What's this new patriotic order Smith has founded?\u2018Cousins of the Revolution.You ses.Smith's graat-grandmother promis.sé to be the sister of & man who afterwards fought in the War of Independence.\u2019\u2014New York \u2018Lite.\u2019 \u2018WHY HB LOOKED, Hejack\u2014\"Why are you consulting the @io- tionary?I thought you knew how te spell\u2019 Tomdlk\u2014'I do.I am not looking for information, but for corroboration.\u2019\u2014 \u201cTit Bits.\" HOW NEWS IS MADR.\u201cTe it true, Mr.President,\u2019 asked the reporter, \u2018that war will be leclared te-mor- row?\u2018Ob, no,\u2019 replied the President.And the next day the yellow journal printed this headline \u2018The Presidest announces that war may probably be staved of a day loager.'\u2014 Philadelphia \u2018North American.\u2019 HAD TO BE, \u2018Why do you use such old jokes ia your drama \u2018Well, the action of the play is 00 swift that the audience wouldn't have time to catch en to new jokes.'~Chicage \u2018Record.\u2019 \u2018Pessimism,\u2019 paid the Sage, \u2018is but à matter of temperament.One pessimist I Xoew was always saddest on pay day, because he realised that there would be nothing more coming to him for a week.'\u2014Clacinnatl \u2018Ba.quirer.\u2019 CASTOR IA, Node \u2014 1 or CASTORIA.ity EZ pT 3 CABSTONIA.hig an 4 Zs ee gn VERY MBAN.\u2018Aba! I have found the meanest mas at last.\u2019 \u2018What été be éof' \u2018He's deaf, and bas never teid his barber.\u201d CASTORIA none or 10 ga.md paste, Gun Bieree\u2019 Casting Bor.LR.10 by Por Iataats aad Children Address or apply te 2.BEATTY, * Witness® Oflics, = 18 LR Montreal.« \u2018 ver _ - rame ra -.\u201c 4 er EE The Boys\u2019 Page.Ah Long's Bad Man.(\u2018 The Youth's Companion.) Ah Long and I, on our way to Japan from Hongkong, were going up the cosst of China, in the good steamer ' lamar.\u2019 Ab Long was a China boy | hed picked up at Hongkong, where he had been en- played by the English Club and told off to attend on me during my stay at that hospitable rendesvous of Anglo-American wendecers.As I was then in want of à servant to travel with me, this youngeter's bright face and his ready adaptivensss atiracted me.Bang of a roving disposition himself, 1 easily persuaded him to leave the club service and take his chances with me.He spol \u2018pidgin\u2019 English very fairly, and had served in all sorte of capacities \u2014steamabip stoker, steward, merchant's oficeboy.Anyway, he made an excel- ent servant, and kept me constantly amused by his quaint remarks and oddly expressed opinions, offered in a free and easy style, peculiarly bis own, but never with offenaive familiarity.So we embarked for gay Japan, and steamed away out of Hongkong harbor, with its wild, grand mountains towering about it, while I lay comivrtably on deck with the blissful conecioumiess that Ah Long was putting my state-rcom to rights.The steamer stopped for half a day at Amoy, a tea port north of Hongkong, 1o take some cargo and to add five or six to the motley crowd of Chinese in the steerage.About runset on the evening after we left Amey, 1 was leaning lazily on the rail, looking down at the gabbling mob in the steerage, and trying to fathom the mysteries of a game that was being played by various groups.Sets of queer by marked blocks, something like big dominoes, were being rattled and tossed about in incomprehensible fashion.Ah Long came on deck, and seeing me standing be brought up somebody elae's steamer chair with his usual regard for my comfrt, ard beamed on me for ap.provel.\u201cAh Long,\u2019 mid T, \u2018do you play that game down there ?Ah Long nodded.\u2018Yes, sah; play allee games \u2018 What callee ?He gave n fearful name which sounded aa if he were trying to swallow a hot potato, énd tried to explain itæ intricacies, which were too great for me.He leaned axer the rail beside me to watch bis countrymen\u2019s doi for » minute, and then moved up closer and said confidentially, \u2018 One piccee bad man \"board this ship.\u201d \u201cWhat's that 7\u2019 I said.waking to \u20ac pense of his presence.He repeated his assertion that there was a bad man sboard the ship.\u2018 What are you talking about *\" ssid I.\u2018Who?! What bad man ?\u201d \u201cLi Sen Guan,\u2019 he answered, with a ildlike smile.¢ Pilate (pirate); takee \u201c Foxhound, \u201d Hongkong side ; killoe aille men most.\u2019 T knew that the coast of China is still infested with pirates, as ferocions in their war as the renowned Kidd or Blackbeard, and a considerable part of the time of the men-of-war on the east ern stations is employed in bunting them down.A short time before thie a band of these gentry hed captured the coasting stewmer \u2018 Foxhound\u2019 in a most daring way, right at the mouth of Hong kong harbor.Coming aboard as steerage pamengers, they shot the officers and crew, all but the engineers and stokers, whom they forced to run the ship sshore, where they looted and burned her.Their lender, Li Sen Guan by name, had mede him- eelf rather famous by his pirætical pre- formances, and the Chinese and British authorities were keeping a sharp lookout for him.8o 1 was naturally somewhat startled at Ah Long's calm declaration of this undesirable person\u2019s pres ence among us.\u2018How you know he here ?* I demand- od.\u201cI eee, smswered Ah Long; \u2018have come \u2018board Amoy side ; makme look sick; allee lap (wrapped) up.I know,\u2019 nodding emphatically ; \u2018have seen.I qoker ; \"board \u2018Foxhound\u2019 wben takes ; ate.* And where is he now ¥ said 1.\u2018Down bottom side,\u2019 pointing at the steerage hatchway.\u2018Mr.Weston !\u201d T called to the ship's purser, who was pewing, and he came up.\u2018Do you remember JA Sen Guan ?\u2018The \u2018\u2019Foxhound\u201d chap *\u2019 said he.\u2018I should say I did! What about him ?\u2018This boy of mine says that he came shoerd at Amoy, wrapped up like a sick man.The was à stoker on the \u201cFoxhound,\u201d and knows him by sight.\u2019 The purer stared à moment, and then asited Ah Loug several questions, which the lad promptly anwwered, with a broad smile, as if he found the situation more humorous them Mr.Weston thought it.\u2018Well, said purser to me, \"he seems to kmow 4e talking about, and it is quite le that, old Li Ben Guen bas found things ng too hot for him at home, is going tb Japan to lie off.Now, tel you what-lét the bay get down there and join one of the games, and in a little while you and 1 will go down ee if IT was showing you the ship, snd be can point out his friend.\u2019 So Ah Long wes duly instructed, and satticujar]s impressed with the import.nes of pointy cut hie mun to us in \u2018 a.=: EN by many one alse.Ah Long nodded about twenty times, beaming all over with delight at the prospect of some fun, and started below, while Weston and 1 took a tum along the deck.* Hope your boy is right,\u2019 said Weston.\u201cI should like to get that chap.\u201d After » lapse of some ten minutes we strolled leisurely down to the lower deck and along to the steerage hatchway.A few of the passengers were on deck, but the ioujority were 1elow.* Have you seen this part of the ship ?* Weston asked me, to deceive those around us, most of whom probably understood English.\u2018 Come ahead down !' We clambered down the ladder and stepped gingerly among the obattering groups seated at their games, or eating their \u2018chow\u2019 with chopsticks, out of queer little bowls.The place reeked with the indescribable and unforgetable odor\u2014a mixtare of opium, sandalwood, and camphor\u2014which pervades all China and Chinamen, and can often be detected at ssa before sighting the coast.Rome of the men looked up and smiled genially at us, others acowled as if they consi us intruders, while funny little tots of children, with pighuils just starting, scampered away to their be trousered mammes in a fright at the \u2018foreign deviln.' We sauntered about while Weston pointed out one thing and another, till we reached a group which included Ab Long, playing the before-mentioned in- ible game.We stopped to watch the play, one feature of which was taking all the blocks and tossing them up, letting them fail in a heap, Then each player helped himself at \u201cen- om .When it came Ah Long's tum to * shuffle,\u201d he tossed the blocks and down they came with a prodigious clatter, all but one, which he managed to flip with his finger so that it went spinning away, landing at the feet of a man lying in a chair in & dark corner, wrapped in a blanket from head to foot.Ah Lobg scrambled away aftec it and returned on all fours, giving us a sharp look as be reseated himself.\u2018We tarned away from the game after a moment and moved nearer the apparent invalid.His face was helf-covered by his blanket, and his round cap wes puli- ed over his eyes, but I could easily see he was an immensely tall man.As we got behind him I aoticed thes his head had not been shaved lately and that over one ear there was a tri bare spot, evidently an old seas.There were several other invalids lying abow muffled up, but this man\u2019s le size was enough to distinguish him.We left the steerage just as the saloon dinner-gong banged out it's noisy sum mons, and Ah Long came running up be bind ua.\u2018You see, sah Y'he asked.\u2018 All right, boy,\u2019 swid Weston, \u2018That vis ce big man Li Sen Guan, you tinkee, * Yes, sah,\" and Ah Long's pigtail weg- ged emphatically.: \u2018You go shead down to dinner,\u2019 said Weston to me.\u2018 The \u201cold man\u201d (captain) is feeling seedy, and 1 don\u2019t want to bother him just yet ; but I am going to get Murdoch, the first officer, and investigate thet fellow\u2019s identity while the ship is clear) 1 wanted to see the fun, but was bound to obey orders, so I went down to drew for dinner.Just before des seri a message came to ame to the effect that Mr.Weston would like to see me on deck.1 wemt up and found him standing at the edge of the steerage hatch, lantern in hand.He called out 2s he saw me, \u2018 Get that boy of yours and come dows here, will you ?* Ah Long popped up from somewhere, and we descended to the lower deck.\u2018That fellow has dimppeared, Mr.Howard !' exclaimed the purser.\u2018Mur doch snd 1 have hunted the whole place over, and not a sign of him can we find.Bri the boy down and see if be can do a .We climbed down the ladder into the gruesome place and found Murdoch standing guard at the foot wih a drawn revolver, while the crowd of passengers stood at a respectful distance, sullen and scowling.There was no secrecy now.Ah long was ordered to point out his man again if he could, while I looked about for a very tall men with s scar on his head.But all looked in vain.There were several tall men, but theses were fat, sleek merchants, with long, aristoeratic fingernails, the sign that they do not have to work with their hands.The invalids were on their fest, but there were \u2018bona-fide\u2019 sick men, and their cadaverous, opium-marked countenances tooked anything but piratical.Murdoch and Weston stood with drawn revolvers, and made every man stand in the light of a lantern and then go on deck.But nobody that could possibly be Li en Guan appeared.Finally the place was empty except for a fow fright- vned women and chi whom we did nat trouble ; but every corner and crevice wes ssarched.and Ah Long\u2019: face was a picture of perplexity.The other men had been questioned, but could not or would not give any information.\u201cWell,\u201d said Murdoch, as we came on deck, \u2018if you mw the man and he has disuppeared, there must be something wrong with him.I'll search the ship to-morrow from truck to kedeon.If he wants to jump overboard to-night and chance the sharks, be cen far all 1 care.The ssdignentiy cackling erowd of (locals were told that it was \u2018allee Tg = THE MONTRYAL WEEKLY: WITNESS, light,\u2019 they might go to bed, which they did; but they kept up their cackling nearly all night.* No doubt,\u2019 mid Weston to me, \u2018he suspected us this afternoon, and has hid- deu himself to jump overboard and swim auhore when we get tu the Inland Sea.\u2019 He added, addressing Ah Long, \u2018 More better you makee look out, boy: he catchee you, makes you hopes chop-chop (quick).Poor little Ah Long waa pretty bad! scared, and stuck to me like & leecir after that, while the ship was searched fore and aît, but never a sign of « pirate chief appeared! The Chinese among the crew were questioned, but to no purpose, though the chances were ten to one that they knew something about it.You might as well question the side of a house as a Chinaman il he does not choose to tell: better, in fact, for the house would not reply with such an exasperatingly good-humored smile rta of places, who invariably proved to be phantoms of imagination.At last we entared on one of the most beautiful scence in the whole world, the lovely Inland Sea of Japan.We steam- od stowly along over a ses of the deepest blue, as calm es a lake on a Lummer's morning.Exquisite little islunds were within a stone's throw on evary wide, with tiny, toy-like villnges scattersd over them.Wonderful-looking boats, filled with brown, museuler little Japs, darted about the great black steamer, which seemed as out of place in such a scene as she would be on n garden pond ; a scene to dream of ever after, with a homesick longing to see it once more.The passengers lay about in thelr chairs, almost silent, while the monotonous jarring of the engines at slow speed mingled with the cries and songs of the Japanese boatmen and the never-ceasing chatter from the steerage and rattling floor.The alap threw Ah Long's shaven bead into my ribs like a bowbebell, landing us both on the deck in a heap, with our fingers full of long biack hairs.By the time we and the anased phy sivian had got ou our legs, the big fellow wea overboard aud swimming for the shore on his side, with long, clean strokes that carried him forward in the calm water with a rush, leaving a wake like a small steambost, while his hair streem- od snakily artern.The shore wea only about fifty yards away and he was on it and in the woods before the\u2018 Lamar\u2019 could be stop ped or a boat lowered, though the greatest haste was made on hosrd.\u201cThe heathen Chinse is peculiar,\u2019 to quote the immortal Bret Harte, and the man must have heen taken care of by one or more of the \u2018Lemar\u2019s\u2019 crew, for Weston and Murdoch both declared they had searched that boat.Whether the fugitive really was Li Sen Guan or not we never knew, but that unplenmnt individual was captured and very properly beheaded ; \u20ac punishment, by the way, which troubles the average Chinemen's imagination beforehand considerably less than one is troubled at the prospect of baving a tooth filled.When Ab Long's and my attempted capture of the unknown was mentioned with hidden sarcasm, he replied with a satisfied philosophy all hs own, \u2018No, mh, no have catches, but muchee pullee bair.\u2019\u2014Charles B.Boward.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TWO PARIS MONKEYS.{By the Marquis De Naduillac.) At Haminug, Mr.Hagenbeck, the oele- brated dealer in wild soimals, hes in his establishment .a large rotunds, iu which two hundred monkeys about at kberty.To kesp up their spirits, their owner has given them all écris of playthings \u2014 balle, bodpe, bar- Qu { iD CoM ; =} tend WHERE HE WAS FOUND.of the \u2018dominoes.\u2019 John Chinaman, of the commercial tlass, has no poetry in his mou), and the beauties of nature are nothing to him ss compared with bis love of gambling.I was leaning against one of the after | life-boats, and the ship's doctor, « bluff old fellow, was stretched y at full length on the canvas covering of the boat.Ah Long was equatting on his heels near by, playing solitaire on his fingers for want of a better game.The doctor had cast off one of the ropes that lashed the boat canvas, and was idly twisting it.Pretty moon he mid, \u2018Can you make that knot * hold ing up coe end of the rope with a complicated nautical puszle displayed on it.1 mid I guessed so, and so untied &n- other lashing to prove my kill.As 1 untied the lashing the canvas collapsed and down went the doctor into the boat with a mighty flourish of arme and legs.Mingled with his exclamations sounded the unmistakable \u2018 Wahpiah {* of a startled Chinaman.There was a tremendous commotion for a moment, and the doctor tumbled bodily out on \u2018 There's something alive in it!\u2019 he shouted.Then the canvas was thrown side and the savage face and half-naked body of a great Chinaman appesred, scrambled to his feet among the mass of osrs, topes and canvas, His queue wae Loose and the jong black hair flowed over his shoaiders like s woman's.He was on bie fest balanced for a dive in a second, just as I gathered my bewildered wits und made an aimless grab at his hair, of which I succeeded in get ting a slight grip.At the same time Ab had come to the front in e jomp.iver ready to back me up, he seized another handful of the raven locks end tried to hold on like a man, but suffered in consequence.He of the paven locks simply turned like a flash snd smote my.mecvitor wil an opeo-ban: smack ap the side of the head that sounded like dropping » Weheter's dietichary on s hardwood EN 0m\" rows, end workmen's benches similar to those we present to our children.The monkeys soon found out their use and them in the ybody teaching ihwem.L\u2014DIANA take his share of the good things before him.He uttered a short cry and up jumped enather monkey who took hie place, and, when tired, calied a comrade LE 2 \u20ac 5 ï 8 garden gave should be killed to end ings.But the guardian, 2.\u2014BAMROULA.who was very fond of his charge, entreated thet her life might be epared, and a young doctor consented to take care of this now patient, reset her arm and put it in a plaster dreming.Every care wes taken of Diana.She was put in a cage by hereelf, with her arm in a sling, and with a cat as a companion.Unluckily the heat at that moment was very great; abecesses came Où, And the only hope was the ablation of the arm.The operstion was very skilfully per formed, the poor animal lying in the gambol arms of her guardian.The pain was severe, Lut Diana seemed to know it was for her good, and contented hervelf with biting the sieeve of her attendant, without uttering a cry.With time che was completely cured, and returned to ber companioms.Rut the curions pert of the story is the intense gratitude she showed to the doetor; as ff she clearly understood he had saved her life.As long as her arm wes not cured, the doctor came every amongst them some were allowed a week's and of course the.zoological garden vas included in their sightseeing tour.The moment our monkey caught sight of THE STRAWBERRY BOY.His fost they are bare, and dusty and brown - He walke evecy morning from countey to town, .Mis tray nieely balanced on top of hie head, \u2018Piled up with strawberries, ripe and ® red.He is selling his wares and he wants you to buy; Yet rings not the bell, at the door never x But summons his customers forth rit the cry, \u2018Strawberries, strawberries, ten cents a box.\u201d His trousers sre patched, his checked shirt is worn, And the brim of bis old battered hat is torn; But his cheeks are so rosy, kis eyes brightly blue, And his young is brave, and honest and truc.He is earning his brend, and he wants you to buy: Yet rings not tha bell, at the door never knocks, Dut summons his customers forth with his cry, .\u2018Strawberries, strawberries, ten cents à box.\u2019 When I see him I think of the Aelds fair and green, With buttercups shining, with daisies between, The brook through the meadow, the birds in tho trees, The dew laden clover, the fresh morning reese, \u2014 And gladly 1 hasten his berries to buy, Though be rings not my bell, at my door never knocks, But fills all tho street with his sweet teble cry, | Strawberries, strawberries, ten cents à x\" beard -N.N.Garsbrant, th \"Our Little Ones.\" >, Arr.12, 1898, HE BURVIVED.' \u201c0 Many stories are told to illustente tie bravery of the famous \u2018Old Guard\u2019 of France.Here is a new one, which shows how some of them were as bright in speech as grave in action.\u2018The Youth's Companion\u2019 says the incident ie true.One fine morning, after peace had been concluded between France and Russie, the two Emperors, Napoleon and Alexander, were taking s short walk, arm in arm, around the palace park at Erfurt.As they approached the sentinel, who stood at the foot of the grand staircase, the man, who was » grenadier of (he suard, presented arms.The Emperor of France turned, and pointing with pride to a great scar that divided the grenadier's face, said.\u2018What do you think, my brother, of soldiers who can survive such wounds as ty ! * And you,\u2019 anewered Alexander, \u2018what do you think of soldiers who can inflict them ¥ Without stirring an inch from his position, or changing the expression of hia face in the least, the atern old grenadier himself replied gravely\u2014 \u2018The men who did it ie dud\u2019 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A WORLDLY-WISE MAN.The Rev.Mr.Whistler, of Hastings, is said to have been rather eccentric in his words and ways.Many good stories are told of him.Here is one.One day he went up the belfry of All Baints, of which he was vicar, and there be found a brickiayee chap, whitewashing the walls, He was « member of the local band, was this bricklayer, and be was whistlirg away a dance tune as hard as he could go, so he didn't hear the parson coming up.\u2018Is that a proper tune for a place of worship ?* shouted Mr.Whistler ; and the young chap was taken aback, and sort of shame-faced.\u2018 Beg your perdon, sir,\u2019 he said, \u2018but I forgot where I was ;\u2019 and then, to show he was sorry, he started whistling the \u201cOld Hundredth.\u2019 Now, you ase, being a member of the band, his hand kept time with the music, and mo the \u2018Old Hundredth* made the whitewish brush go wonderfully slow.\u2018Oh, get back to your dance tune,\u2019 the old parson shouted, \u2018or the job'll never be done.\u2019 A world.ly-wiss man was Mr.Whistler.\u2014_\u2014 DIDN'T LIKE QUESTIONS.Bishop Thirlwall had a great aversion to answering questions.One day a tailor mid to when he had been summoned to e the bishop's measurements, \u2018 What are your lordship\u2019s orders ?* \u201cI want a suit ot clothes\u2019 \u2018Here ie a very mice cloth, my lord\u201d \u2018Ah!\u2019 \u2018And this is Li 7 a very good one.\u2019 \u2018Yes\u2019 \u201cHere 4 another of excellent quality\u201d * Very.Which materiul will your londabin Le cide upon ¥ \u201c1 want & suit of clothes! , And that was sil the axewer the tail: * could get.ÿ gardener accostéd bin es he was walking, book in hand, in the garden, to ask, \u2018 How will your lordship have this border laid out ?\u2019 there was no answer.\u2018 How will your lordship be pleased to have this border laid out * was the next attempt.Bill there was no reply ; but when the question was put for the third time, the answer came, \u2018Yon are the gerdener, I believe, and I am the bishop.\u2014_\u2014 ACCLIMATIZING OSTRICHES.: An attempt to acclimatize ostriches in South Russia has proved successful.The _ * ostriches born in Russia are much less sensitive to cold than the imported ones, and their plumes are equally gocd.\u2014 \u201cPopular Science News\u2019 _ADVERTISEMENTS.Bronchitis but extremely good for the sufferer | from that harassing disease is Dr.remedy in the prompt and perms.soothes the irritated throat, and in sistent and stubborn character that the Chetry Pectoral.One bottle cured ms\u2019 \u201cA short time ago I was taken with 8 Lee AUCP\u201dS Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.No medi- nent aid it gives in all bronchial duces refreshing sleep.tor promounced it incurable with J.C.WOODSON, P.severe attack of bronchitis, and neither Less than one bottle entirely cured me.\u201d Medica! advice free to all.Address, 1 - = J / \u201d cine can compare with this great affections.It stops the coughs \u201c1 bad a bronchial trouble of such 8 Lee but recommended me to try Aer M, Forest Hill, W.Va.sicians nor ordinary remedies gave me GBO.B.BUNTER, Altoona, Pa.Dept.J.C.AYER CO, Lowell, Mes: ' ww Arris 18, 1808.THE MONTREAL, WEEKLY WITNESS.COTTAGE GARDENING.This department is condusted by Mr.8.8.Bain, surserymsa and florist, te whom all questions sbould be sent.All ques- tiens asswered through the \u2018Witoees.\u2018 Now that the sow has all disappeared, it is time to take a look over the gar den to make sure tbat the co put on last fall is not now injuring plants.Strawberries which have winter covering over them had Letter now be uncovered, for if left on and the wet weather continues the plants would be injured there by.Haspherries also, which were bent down lsat fall, should now be lifted, but do nothing further to them until the ground becomes dry.Gooseberry bushes should now be pruned if they were not pruned last fall, also currants, Turn up the instruction given on the same in former articles, and attend to what should be done.Take off all manure which may have been put on roses or herbaceous plants, but after it has been taken off and shaken out, matter part of it on again.\u2018This will prevent the sun striking them tco at:ongly for a few days, until all danger of frost hes passed, and if we should yet bave very hard frost it must all be placed back upon the plants The reason it should be re moved at present is that owing to the wat state of the manure, or straw, of leaves, they get mo closely packed that it is almost impossible for the plants to bresthe through the covering, hut when shaken out this danger is removed.Any pruning omitted last fall should be done at once ; that is, if it must be done.Do not defer it, bat go about it at once, otherwise the sap will soon start to flow, and if pruned, then grea: hurt would fo'- low to the plants.In the case of apple or pear trees, better 4:\u2018cr pruning until such time as the leaves are out upon the tree before doing eo, then ne harm will come, because the leaves will draw up any surplus sap and cruse the wound to heal in a very shor time.Tf there are any \u2018inves growing abont your house see that the wires ot trellises are in good order.It is so much easier to get at them now than when the vines are out in leaf.When the supports ace in perfect order have the ines attached to them at once\u2014that is, the plants are hardy\u2014such as the Virginia Creeper or Arastolocha sypho (Dutchman's pipe), but if not hardy, better not expose the vines for a short time yet, but have the supports all ready.Whenever the ground gets dry enough to walk upon without injury to the soil have all branches, sticks and rubbish of every kind gathered and burned at once.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, TREATMENT FOR BEGONIAS.J.McK.\u2014What is the praper name of this begonie, and what.is the trouble with it, that it goes inte hales and cracks like this leaf enclosed ?I would wash it or dip in tobacco juice, but I understand that the leaves of this plant should not he wet.Ans.\u2014The 1:ame of the begoula it \u2018Begonia Metalieca\u2019 The holcs in the leaves are made by an insect which eats an it moves.The best way to get rid of it is by dipping 10 tobacco water, hut do not use it as strong as you would for some other plants, and an hour uiter ou dip it wash it with \u201clear soft water.1 think your plant requires some more fresh air every day while the sun is on the window, but do not allow the heat in the room to drop 190 much.NAME OF FERN FUCHSIAS.Montreal West.\u20141 want to know the name of fern, frond of which I enclose, and how ferns are best cultivated, 1 am very fond of them, but never had any luck in growing them.2.Enclosed leaf is of this winter's growth.The main trunk of the fucheia is old, but all the shoots are hesithy looking ; have large leaves.Bhould I not cut and transplant these new shoots ; and if ao, into what kind of soil.The smaller.feat is from a plant that died down when it was brought in, but is doing nicely ; flower is purple and red, double calyx.Ans\u2014 The name of the fern asked for is \u2018Las tris Aristata Varigate\u201d I think rou do not give enough water to your ferns.There are quite a large number of ferns which grow and do well in a dwelling house ; the only thing which must be guarded against in the dry atmosphere of a room.In order to remedy this you must provide yourself with a table such ae was described some time ago in \u2018Cottage Gardening\u2019 ; this would supply the moisture necessary to the health of the plants, * You will also require to change the air in the room every dsy.2.1 cannot pame your fuchsias from a leaf ; there are so many alike in this respect.If you want to propagate this fuchsia now is a good time to do so.Take off the cuttings about three inches long ; cut across at the bottom of the leaf and take away, say, two more leaves close to the stem, and insert the cuttings in pots, six-inch or fout-inch, all round the edge of the pot in coarge sand, keeping the sand wet until they root, when they must be taken out and potted singly.A BATCH OF QUERIES.W.MoM.\u20141.Does the crinum ornatum bioom in Canada and if so how old must the bulb be ?We bave à bulb about two inches in diamater which seems to be growing nicely, but I saw in a Canadian journal a statement that while it grew and flowered well in catalogues it seldom flowered outside of said catalogues.2.We have a bulb of suriet spider fily which reste in simmer and grows in winter and never flowers.It is now over three vears old.Bhould it flower goon! It seems healthy and sivons.3.am trying an ost plume chrymn- themutr this veer.gr it hove.different treatæsent from the ordinary ory santhemuni ¥ Ti so wiki 1 Ans \u2014 the crinums flor cr and will well the trouble ef 1g them.The flow- ere ate prod wmbels.To grow \u2018* A LETTER FROM THE PR INCESS OF WALES.rene o tss , 7G Rai et?lished (\u2018 St.Jamee's Budget.) The Princcas of Wales bas written a letter in her own hand to the children of the United Kingdom, asking for their help on behalf of the Prince of Wales's Hospital Fund for London.The text of the letter, which we reproduce in slightly reduced facsimile, is as follows: \u2018Sandringham, Nocfolk.It is very nesr to my heart that the Prince of Wales's Hopital Fund in commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee should be a perfect and permanent success.I there fore now appeal to every child in the United Kingdom tn assist him by contributing their donstions, however small, to thia fund for the relief of the sick and suffering.1 need hardly say what ren pleasure it would give both my hushend and myself to know that all children were taking equally their share in this great and good work, 1 feel sure, too, that the blessing of God will rest upon each little child who now stretches out s willing band te bring help and healing to the sick bed of their poor aflicted brothers and sisters.Alexandra, Prin- cens of Walesa\u2019 An exact reproduction of \u2018this letter is now issued with every copy of the Subecription Book and Stamp \u2018Album imued by the Fund.The book may be obtained for sixpence from any bcokseller, stationer, news sgent, stamp dealer, or chemist.It is to be hoped is appeal will meet with a resdy response, them well they abouïd be potted in very rich loam, of which a large part is fibrous matter, with a small quantity of leaf mould.If you bave a hotbed have your bulb re-potted and plunge it into the hotbed.This will start root action.At the namo time give it « great quantity of water every day, and when it be- Fins to grow freely, help it by giving liquid manure water twice a week, not ton strong.In the winter keep them in the light and the following year you may look for a fine head of fou.2.Your epider lily (Pancratium) should flower @ you give it right treatment.They should be grown in light foam and leaf-mould, with a small quantity of \u2018sand.They require a warm place to flower them.Perhaps you have not been giving it warmth enough.It requires a season of rest.3.Yes, the ostrich plume chrysanthemum requires the same treat- mont.If you understand how to grow one variety you should be able to grow all.PLAN FOR GROUNDS H.M.B.\u2014 I think your plan of grounds quite suitable eo far as I can understand the position.Much, of course, has to be taken into account of the surroundings, when giving a plan for any place.I would advis you te have aff\u2019 the levels taken before you think of planting shrubs, ete.have cultivated your place two years I think il is quite æfe to have it put down in lawn gram seed this spring; do not begin the work, however, until it ie in à ft condition to work.Do not touch any of the treen which are on the ground, if they do not obstruct the view in any way, Or are unæghtiy.Do not touch the pines marked in plan, but place your groups of shrubs and trees to cme into harmony with anything already on the ground.In your group ing, take a stand at the house, and when your eye catches sight of anything of an uneightly nature, place some tree or shrub to grow and obstruct thet view.Place nothing to mar or hide the view of anything pleeænt.This can hest be gone about by placing stakes as the view is taken.In thie way you can suit your fancy much better than if I gave yon my idess, seeing that I do mt know anything about the surroundings.HORSS RADISH.Mrs.J.O.\u2014Will you kindly tell me in your notes on \u2018Cottage Gardening.\u201d why our borse radish grows with so many mnall rootlets instead of one good, large one to each bead, meking it wo dificult to grate.A few years ago we transplanted it fron the border in the gurden, near the atone fence, to ab open bed.Our ground is rich, rether heavy soil, and 1 find that the slsily grows in tbe mme manner.Ana\u2014Your horse radish was not properly grown.To grow this plant well a good deal of labor has to be bewowed upon the ground in which # is planted, but when proper cultivation ia given to it I know of no erop which pays better.In the first place the ground should be trenched two fect deep, and while the work is going on a large amount of well rotted manure should bé mixed with the soil, leaving a quantity of manure in the bottom of the trench, When the bed is gone over in this way, stretch a line the full length of the bed, then make boles with \u20ac dibble, driving it down twelve or fifteen inches deep, making sure to have all the holes the sume depth in the sofl; into these holes drap the Cuttings, cover ing up tightly vit il, ing each row with a piece of stick, so that you may know where to look for the young plants when weeding.When planted in this way the mots will grow etreight and strong, After ell the cuttings are plant ed, the ground mey be sown with some light crop, ruch as spinach, which will come up in time, and be fit for use long before the radish will come up, thus giving two crops in one season; but it must be wwn early.Keep the ground clenr of all weeds, by going over it often with the Dutch hoe.In the fall the strongest plants may be taken up for use, and the amaller ones left for an- nther year, when you will have radish fit for a queen.WBERRRY AND BRRY CUL- STRA AND Das Reader \u2014Will you kindly give informa- tion regarding tbe soil, etc.best suited \u201d If you! for growing atrawberries and raspberries, also the right time to set out the plants?Would you recommend the Cuthbert in raspberries, and the Wilson in strawber ries as likely to prove mtisfactory to an amateur ?If not, pleuse suggest some thing that you consider better.2.Alw, name of grape that grows easly and the fruit of which ripens early.Aus, \u2014ADy good soil will grow strawberries or rasp- | berries, provided it is well cultivated and\" manured.The moat desirable soil, however, is a free yellow fibrous soil, well under-drained.You have not said whether you are to grow for your own private use or for market, and much depends upon this, both as regarda the best soil and varieties to be grown.1 wilt take it for granted that it is for privafh use only.the cultivation of strawberries, the prin- cipsl thing to attend to is the proper cultivation of the soil before planting.Jn the first place, the groaud should be un- der-drained if you am te expect fint- class results, otherwise you look fog winter killing and winter bearing of thé plants, and killing of the plants by water lying about them.If your ground is drained, give the land = th thi dressing of well-rotted manure, and then digs it as deep ag it is poswible, breski ap the lumps as you go ook \" all is finished, mark out à 1e where the first row is to be planted/end plant eighteen inches apast, and two feet in the rows.The vagitty to grow very much depends upon the Afure of your soil.Wilson is good ig 20ils, but in others not so.Mg sdvibe to you would be to plant overt varieties, and in this way find out what you would eon- sider best after fruiting them.Some of the best varieties are Brandywine, Bo- hach, Marchell, Wolverton, Ware field, Glen Mary.In ies, Cuth- bert is good enough.vo, I consider better and some of the newer ones are still better, as Columbian.Try a few of each and find out the besh.Sel the plants three feet apart each way, and if you have lots of room set t four feet, placing stakes to each.2.The best grape, like many other fruits, depends »> much upon situation, cultivation, stten- tion, ete, that it is a hard matter to decide for another, not knowing if the conditions are equal.Try more than one sort; it gives more interest to the grower, and will enable him to decide for himself as to the best variety.Campbell\u2019s Farly (new), Early Ohio, Niagara, Concord, Rodgers.Make sure before planting that your ground has beep put in à full state of cultivation for those planta, then your mmoosss will be an easier matter.\u201c INERCTS ON PLANTS.A Subseriber.\u2014My Easter and calla lil- ics, holiotrope, chrysanthemum and fuchsias are ao covered with a little insect resembling a louse, white with a black spot on back.\u20181 have never seen any like it.What de you think causes them! I have to wipe them off day after doy; they seem to come from soil for new shoots are covered.1 have used agot water, pepper, lime and tobacco water, but to no effect.Then ! am also bothered with my four sessons, but vot the same insect.1 will enclose leaves of both, What do you advise?This is the first year I have been so bothered.The houre is hested by steam; no gas in house either, and good sunny windows three different sides of house.Would horse manure water cause those insects?My Easter lily is entirely blighted and won't, bloom this year, sithough it had six blossoms last year.My callas have bloomed twice in spite of insects.Ane.- Your plants are troubled with three kinds of ivsecte\u2014red spider, from too dry an atmosphere; thrip, from the same catac, and scale for the want of begin- ping to kill them last suinimer.All the insects on the leaves sont were kilesé by your treatment, and bed you began sooner you would have mastered it soover.Keep using tobacco water, and then eye inge the plante with pure soft water.Your Easter lily has the Hermnds dis cace, and ill not likely flower this year, indeed, we seldom try tn flower lkem- the second year, even when they are hesithy.We find It botter to get new ter.Do not be afraid to clean them.1 would'advise you to grow your plants on a table, such sa I gave a description of some time ago.It would give the plants the needed moisture, which would prevent epider and thrip.\u2014\u2014 A HUNGRY WOLF TREES TWO MENA few days ago a fsrmer from Arrow River driving into Virden, Man, was swldenly set upon by a huge wolf.The animal, although driven off repestedly, veturned again to the attack.After un- \u2018successfully battling for half an hour, the tiller of the soil whipped up his horses asd ran for four miles, chased by the now thoroughly infuriated beast.At \u2018There is nothing difficult jay Jost the Central Hotel loomed up, and She breathless driver pulled up bis foam- ily steeds, caliing loudly for help.The p jetor, Mr.Baird, responded quick- dy, and upon hearing explanations, hur- edly seized his well tried Winchester three cartridges, put one in tthe gun \u2018two in his pocket.They proceeded te battlefield, where set Mr.Wolf to be sacrificed The landlord oc- dered thy team to be wopped, and set- - the sigat ab a hundred yards, took oo aim ang fired.The hair fiew, and wolf cha fiercely the occupants on igh.The terrified steeds bolted, and he hunters in a bank of snow.The owner of the trustworthy rifle dug down in Kis Pocket as hurriedly se possible, and relon while be and his campanion made te to the nearest tree.If ever two nign were in a hurry thie were; and jush as the wolf seized thé fur on the tail of the farmer's coat they reached the much\u2019 coveted tree.The Ureathless Mr.Baird took smother try, with matisfactory results.His Wolfship weighed a hundred and forty-nine pounds ond is now on exhibition for unbelievers to gase upon.The farmer says he always knew Fred.was the best shot west of Bagot.\u2014Winnipeg \u2018Free Press.\u2019 ADVERTISEMENTS.FALLS ARE WEAK.Niagara is a Pigmy Compared With Dodd's Kidney Pills.A metroid edd M duoy Pilla he Lned - Mr.À M Jones % a Living Preef of This.Niagara Falls, Ont, April 9\u2014The Falla of Nisgara are a stupendous power for the \u2018welfare of mankind.But, right in the midet of our quiet populace, another power » million times greater, has been at work recently.Niagara Falls have destroyed scorea of lives.With all their power and grandeur, they have never saved one life.The other power we refer to hay saved thousands of lives\u2014it has never destroyed one.This power is Dodd's Kidney Pills.Let one of our most respected citizens tell what Dodd's Kidney Pills did for him.He mys: \u2018I have suffered for seven years with Bladder and Kidney Disease, and tried in vain to find a rem- ody that would cure me, until I providentially heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills.So highly were they recom: to me by a friend who had used them, that I bought three boxes at once.1 am happy to say 1 didn't nesd to buy any more.Those three boxes cured me.\u2018Dodd's Kidney Pilla cured me of Diabetes alr.Therefore, T contend, T have goad renenn to sing cheir praises.1 shall never cease doing so.\u2014Toha B.Jones\u2019 Niagara Falls, with the strength of a hiltion of giants, could not relieve Mr.Jones of one twinge of pain, Dodd's Kidney Pills banished all his pains forever.And, even aa they cured Mr.Jones, so will they care nny person whe suffers frm Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Dropuy, Tarnhago, Bladder, and Urinary Diseascs, Diseases of Women and all other Kidney Complaints, Dodd's Kidney Pilla are sold br all droggists st @fty cents & box, six bores £2.50, or will be sent, on receipt of price, stock every .Your calls can apuily Le claaned with s sposiae and tobacte ve, by The Dodiia Medicine Company, Lime itd, Tor nt.ADVERTISEMENTS.\u201cThe Great Fresh Water System of Canada And the Presence of VM Immense r Snow.Make the Winds of Winter Lad Quantities of Damp en; With a Chilling Moistare.Anyone ex liable to heavy manifestations.RJ is exceedingly im, tion, in order to avoid to these winds is a weakened condition of the system and an r.tack of la grippe, with its various dangerous ot t to break up Ja grippe in its incep- ter.juences, | \u2018because this terrible disorder, if allowed to pr \u2018you keep you , invariably searches out your weak point and does its deadly worst tare! a may (devalop into la grippe.or, e ppe imelf into consumption, so break it up at once.You need not fear cossumy .r digestive system in good order and your health » to the normal standard de this latter, live and dssss by.gienically and avoid taking cold.Resd this letter from Mrs, Lydia Armstrong, New Utrecht, Long Island, New York: \u20ac Wait .\u2018e178 Se Cor, Roy, N.¥Y.Draa aoe 4 cannot séy too much in favor .medicine that works such ders as Shilob\u2019s Consumpe tion Cure does.cannot under stand how any human being who is endowed with common sense dares to let & cold have its own ed unchecked.Nothing but ignorance of one\u2019s own anatomy can account for it.It any of them take a cold, I should like to tell them how I proceed in my own family,\u2019 \u2018e 8 hot mustard footdath, make the safle: £0 10 bed, put the foot-bath under the blankets, 30 there will be no chance of taking more cold, and belps on the pirat: la grippe by the forelock, a and in England, 1s.2d, 25.3d.and ret my patient into à fine sweat.Ÿ then give à dose of Bhilob's Cure and leave patient under its influence, repeating it when o Feels His Oats == This will not be the case with an animal whose blood is out of order.When a horse is all run down he needs a tonic the same as z man.Often he cannot have complete rest.Give him Dick\u2019s À drink of hot lemonade This se taking ing he does not relish, for he alwa takes feave at once.Sold throughout United ve 48.64.States and Canada, 25c.soc.and $a Blood Purifier \u201d & LEEMIRG, MiLES à CO, AutuTe, MONTREAL.and note how quickly he will system, will he invigorated | strengthened so it drawn from the food and less of it will be Dicks Blood Purifier drives out Bots, orms parasites.In cows it increases flow of milk.Bacs 50 CENTS à PAOKAGE.i pick up.His whole is di ion will be t will be juired Diek à Co.PrOPRIETORS.\u201cD2 WooD's NORWAY PINE SYRUP.THE MOST PROMPT, Pleasant and Perfect Cure for Coughs.Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseneces, Sere Throat, Croop, Whooping Ceugh, Quinsy, Pain in the Chest and oll Throat, Bronchial snd Lung Diseases.The healing anti-consumptive virtues of the Norway Pine are combined in this medicine with Wild .sud other pectoral Herbs snd Bal- SAMS to make a true specific for sli forme of disease originating from colda.Brice - 28c.a BOC.EUROPE, EUROPE.EUROPE TICKETS BY ALL LINES.ALLAN, DOMINION atid BEAVER LINES.QUIUN, ANCHOR, HAM AMERICAN, INMAX, WHITE BT.TRARD, NETHERLANDS ATE KO LLOYD, VR Also to yLORIDA, WEST INDIA, AUSTRALIA, CAPETOWN, and sll parts of the workl rite ue before locking sleawhers.Pamphlet ef Rates and Sailings sont tree ca application.Established 1888.n BA tn 1b ALL FITS STOPPED FEES \u2014- BY \u2014 Dr KLIXES GREAT NEBVE RESTORER Fits after the first day's wee.Mar- vious cures.Treatise and $3.00 trial bot- Free to Fit cases.Send to DOCTOR KLINE: il Arcb atreet, Philadelphia, Pa.SALE BY 2.A.HARTA, Dragsist, 1709 Notre Dame strest, Montreal.PICTURESQUE CANADA A few Bete of this valuable work oum| in forty-one parts, for sale at only $3.00.BY, Agent.amas si, Montreal Address, JOHN DOUGALL & SON, Witness Office, Reutreal REPRINTED _ STORIES.Te any one sending Us, within coe week, 0c for a two montha\u2019 subscription to the \u201cDaily Witness\u2019 or for a six months\u2019 sub- seription to the \u201cWeekly Witness\u2019 or fer two yearly subscriptions tu the \u2018Nerthera Messenger.\u2019 TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS, will be sent postpaid, a copy of REPRINTED STORIES.FREE OF CHARGE.The pew subecrib.« oes ample re rne je paper { subscribed to.The one that dos the work gets the Reprinted Stories.This offer is t> introduce our publications to new readers.We'll be Happy! 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They'll be Bappr Just a word about \u2018Reprinted Stories.They are simply the best stories selected from the \u2018Messenger\u2019 of sume years ago.\u2018They are printed !n large clear type and are weil worth repeating.A very large edition of these stories was published and they were much prized by those who them.The original price od Stories was fifty cents each.It is n large magazine of most Interesting stories for young and old, well \u2018lllustrated and beund In stout paper covers.This collection of stories will interest the young reople without doubt and may have @ very great effect on their lives: and there fr much in it for the older folks too.Those who secured Reprinted Stories when they were first published will be pF: to bave his opportunity of securing nother copy ff not for their own home to give to sscne friend.Here are some of the titles of Reprinted Stories picked at random:\u2014A A 8plder's Web: Boys Didn't I, Dent Pred.dle Gray's Accids Poison Ivy: A True History of Two Boys; Birds Ni Soup; William Wilberforce; Father's Kneeling Place; One Step at & Time: A Mother's Love: À Bailor's Story: Converted dy a Telegram: Heten's Dificulty: Home-made Telephones: Ye did it pot: Sir John Lub- bork and His Aots: Deep Sea Wonders : Tom's Gald Dust: Table Manners; Willie's Carrier Pigeon: Pray and Hang on.The Wishing Stone and it was Lost; Intel Ugent Hens.Rallway Jack; Three Physicians; Over the Walls, a Frerful Bx- perience, and hosts of other stories sad valuable reeding matter.There Is over 18,000 INCHES OF MATTER IN REPRINTED STORIES And eny one con bave it sll for very work.ou roulé earn tt before am oun seta.Will you?If you heve all the reading you want get it for some ope that 1s not so fortunate.JOHN DOUGALL & SON, THE * WITNESS\u2019 2 ad : \"TRE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS.Arnis 19, 1898.= HOW DO YOU SPEND SUNDAY ?The Best Way of Washing Dishes.SIX PRIZES FOR THE BEST ANSWERS.HOUSBHOLD ECONOMICS\u2014W.C.T.U, WORK AMONG LUMBERMEN \u2014 BICYCLE COSTUMES\u2014NOVELTIES IN SOFA PILLOWS.'SPEPSTA.\u2018Hello! \u2018Hello!\u2019 Two little girls had just rung the door dell and not finding the teacher they hoped to see had gone away disappointed.The door opened again in à little and some one came out.Not the one they bad wanted\u2014 but any one was better than nobody.ane responded to the greeting.A Tittle grimy hand was slipped into eech of hers and the three wont down the street together.*I coutén'e sell the tickets,\u2019 sald one, \u2018and 1 didn't get to the lecture, but 1 gave the tickets to the other lady.\u2019 \u201cThat's too bad.How was it you could not got\u2019 \u20181 was sick and ma was sick.\u2019 \u201cOù, 1 am sorry! Is mamma better now?\u201cA little, not quite.I was sick too, and Dad to get into ma\u2019s bed.\u2019 \u2018That was nice any way, wasn't it! What is the matter with mamma?\u20181 don't kno \u2018digestion, 1 think or \"apepsia.I didn\u2019t get to the lecture \u2018cause ma was sick and I was mick, but she did.\u2019 \u2018She\u2019 was the little companion.\u2018She likes to wear a Scot:b \u2018ap, I uou't.I like one with two white things coming down so.\u2019 Put just what the whito thiags wees, of how they came down the listener could not make out.Presently the trio came to 8 1tttle shop.*Mr.White's in thers,\u2019 with a giggle.\u20181 now him.He gota drunk.\u2019 This was à san wbo more (han once bas Biven very strong testimony at à prayer meeting.\u2018brank!* \u201cYes, and 1 see him sometimes with a bottle of beer oo his koee.' \u201cYou mever touch any of such stuff, do you?\u201cNot \u2018Don\u2019t, don't ever.It is very dad and it's very wroag to take iL* \u201cIt don't matter for a man to take just one glass!\u201d The tone Was ote of great surprise.\"Yes, just one glass 1s very bad, indeed.\u2019 But the little ones had gone far enough from home already and must bs seat back avd thers was no time for more words, But one grown-up went on with considerable food lor thought.Rumor hae it that something mere than ' \u2018spepsin\u2019 alls mamma and that the spells are very frequent.The pale, grimy.hard, but clever and cheery little face framed in its mop of uniempt hair was « stuéy for & Dickens.Thank Ged for the Susday-schools sud the faithful teachers.But can they in balf au hour on Sunday undo the influsnce of that home lite during the rest of the week, and the Infivence of that man with \u2018the bottle on his knee?Tet how many of our church members vote for the saloon that tempts these men on?How many Christian women fatronise groceries where that unfortunate woman can get all she wants witbout going near 5 saloom at ail?DISH-WASHING COMPETITION.The Dish-Washing articles bave already Lagun to cetne in.The \u2018Sunday Afternoon Competition\u2019 did rot begin to interest ma as the \u2018Dish-Wasb- tng Competition does,\u2019 remarked ote old lady the other day.There are so RADY new- fangieé ways of doing things now-a-days, dut J doubt {f any ot thon are better (ban the old ways.\u2019 The speaker was an old inéy.a housekeeper of many years\u2019 standing, who has not tos high an opinion of any class of modern workers.\u2018I might veature to try,\u2019 said & younger housekeeper, \u2018Dut if 1 were to be 20 unfortus- ate as to win & prise 1 foresee my lite st horse ever after would be hardly worth ving.° We, too, are lcaking forwaré te this competition with keen interest.In case some may have overlooked the first announcement, we again publish our offer.The \u2018Witness\u2019 offers six prises for the elx Vest articles on the subject, \u2018How 1 Wash my Dishes.\u2019 The first prise ls & copy of \u2018Household Economics,\u2019 & lerge and valuable work dy Helen Campbell, one of the foremost authorities on houseLold economy on the continent.The book comprises a course of lectures, Seltversd by Mrs, Campbell, In the School of Economics of tbe University of Wiscenais, two years ago, 90 it ievight up to date.Te the writers nf the five next best we will give & year's subscription Lo the \u2018Wosk- In writing, please observe the following rules.L Use pager the size of note.Write ou one side of paper enly, leaving at least à haït inch margin on the left hand side.and pin Une tegether at the left hand upper corner of the - and address, on the outside of the envelope write the fictitious name, and pla it to the left hand upper corner, of the MS.3.The MS.should Se neltker roiled nor folded, dul mailed Gat.4 No MB should contain moce than six hundred words.6.Al should be mafled Dot later than April 16 \u20ac Addrees all MS.\u2018Dieh Washing® Home Department, \u2018Witness,\" Montreal.AT FASTERTIDE.(By Mary F.Butts, lo \u2018Christian Endeavor Worid.\") How shall we please thes at the Rastoertide?Dy rarest music celebrate thy praise, Petitions ss from needy children raises, \u2018While lowly kneeling at the aitar aide?Our stalns beneath sweet, spotless lilies bide, And stil] walk heedless on iu wilful ways, Unthankful through the rich and bounteous dave?They serve who iu obedience abide.A sweet memorial we raise to thes, Our Lord, our elder Brother, and our Friend.\u2018When aims and hopes and pUrpoNs agree Tn lives that ever on thy life attend, When from the tomb of s+ our souls aries To find a beaven in love and sacrifice, HOW DO YOU SPEND SUNDAY ?Never In the history of cur fatr Dominion has the question of Babbath Dey observance demanded so much thought ané attez- tion as now.The need has scemed so great that an organisation for safe-guardiug the day of rest has been called inte existence.Christian organizations are awakening to the fact that it the Divine Day is to be preserved as a day of rest and worship they must stand united against the ictroduction of anything that would take away the sanctity of the day.Messures for the better observance of the Lotd\u2019s Day are belog sought in legislative halls.It ie true that legislation is neces sary, but it is equally true that education is as great s necessity.If the Christian homes of our country planned to make the Day of the Lord, of all sweet days the best, not even the greed of a great monopely would dare to present a echeme that was likely to deprive any of the inmates of these homes of their divine rights.The bour has surely come when this question must recelre grealer consideration in the home.Perhaps we are too much inclined to condemn tbe legislators because the laws npon our statute books are uot so definite as we should like or because of the Inxity of execution.It might be well to bring the matter & little more closely home and each ask the question: How is the Sabbath Day cheerved in my home?In it such & Sabbath that its ministries bless the bousebold?Is i greeted as the day of delight?Many moibers rejoice whan the evening ebadows of the Lord's Dsy have fallen.Much greater joy is found tn the hearts of those children whe have found it such a long dreary day with nothing to Ac.Father, mother, do you care to know how to make this the sweetest.most attractive, the best day of sll the seven?Then read \u2018Sabbath Sunshine at Home, \u2018Remember the Sabbath,\u2019 \u2018Childrens and the Sabbath.\u2019 If you want facta got the lenfiet \u2018Does Sabbath-keeping pay?\" There are two other leaflets in wbich you will be interested: \u2018Minor Sabbath Questions\u2019 and \u2018Cousin Jans and the Street Care.\u2019 You will find no better returns for a two- cent investment.Five cents will bring yeu « sample of ail literature in stock en Sabbath Observance.Bunday-school worker, Christian Endeavorer, you are trying to extend Christ's kingdom in this world, Send for this literature and scatter it fa the homes.W.C.T.U.worker, you should aes that bvery womas in your district das a copy of these leaflets.Order at once from \u2018The literature Depository, 56 Elm street, Torente.The Lord's Da7 Alliance and W.C.T.U.have asked that on the first Sunday In April special sermons and addresses be given o Sabbath Day Odesrvance.and tbat the whole week bs devoted to prayer and work in this department.May wo all unite In great effort to make the fret week of April, 'M, mighty in re- suite for God and Home snd Humanity.LAURA.Torente, Mareh 38, 1808.NOT ALL OLD.A pretty story was told by Mre.Helmuth, president of the New York State Pederstion of Women's Clubs, at the breakfast of the Lydie F.Wadlelgh Association in Now.York.Her Little grandchild asked Mrs.Hel- muth te begin a 10mplog play with Ber.The request wae denied, on the ground that grandma was \u2018les old te play like that\u2019; whereupon ihe child hesitated snd comsid- ored.decided and announced.It's only your halr that's old.'\u2014 Harper's Dasar.\u2019 : \u2018You're not old, grandma,\u2019 she finally HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.Dear Home Department,\u2014The object of the Household Economics Association te \u2018to promote that knowledge of household sclence which shall lead to Improvement in household architecture, with special attention to home sanitation, and to & better understanding of the economic and hygienic value of toods and fuels, It is especially desirable that clubs and Women's Christian Temperance Unions, already organised, shall take up this study as a department of their work, since a proper knowledge of home making is of vital importance to every progressive woman of to-day.The home te essentially \u2018woman's kingdom,\u2019 and if she would \u2018rule her house- 3-Chamistry of Cookery.By W.Matthieu Williams.$1.58.6\u2014Practical Sanitary aad Beonotate Coel- ing.The Lomd prise essay by Mary Hia- man Abel 4\u2014Text-Book on Nursing.By Clara Wou«s.T-8clence of Nutrition.By Bdward At itnsco.\u2014Hygtone of the Nursery.By Dr.Stare.$1.00.#\u2014-Fnod and Drink.By Thomas Dutton, M.D, 10~About Mushrooms.By Jullus A.Palmer, Jr.1-\u2014Health without Medicine.By Theodore H.Mead.Bmelt pampbiet.Mic.12\u2014Physical Beauty.By Anuls Jenness- Mitler.13\u2014Hygtene and Physical Culture for Women.By Anns M.Galbraith, M.D.QW.14\u2014Beauty of Form and Grace of Vesture.By Mrs.Stesle.Illustrated by F.F.Adama.| 15\u2014How to Drain « House.By George i\" Waring, ir.i 18-Handbook of Sanitary Information.By Roger B.Tracey.M.D.Soc.17\u2014American Kitchen Magesine.Publish «2 by Home Bcleuoce Publishing Company.$1 per your.18-Farmers\u2019 Bulleting Nos.13, 39, M.4 and 43; also Food and Dist.and Chemistry : and Economy of Food, by W.O.Atwater, Ph.D.; also Monthly List of publications.THE FIRST SPIN OF THE SEASON.hold well,\u2019 each home queen must become thoroughly conversant with tbe pringjples underlying Hts proper management.the \u2018White Ribboner this means ods of her post powerful weapons with which to Aght Ir.temperance, for very ofteù the drinkers home bas little attraction to allure him from \u2018the poor mas's club\u2019\u2014the aaloon.With the object of furthering this study.the following courses of home reading lu Domestic Science bas been prepared for use in clubs, unions or (nstitutions\u2014whetever women seek information.Thosy wishing to take examinations and receive certificates, should join the Cheutsuqua Circle by paying a small fes, When the examinaticn questions will be sent to them.Address, Central Chautauqua Office, Buffalo, New York.Circulars sent free to all who apply for them.Let ail Women's Christian Tempefance Unions and women's clube organise, if pos.sidle, 8 department af Housebold Ecomom- ses, and de prepared to oar-y out an interesting programme of study mext fall sag win- tor, If any readers desire suggestions os, aod help that [ might be able to give them (un arrsaging for this vtudy, I shall be pleased te help them where I can, Besides the regular fret and aseond œsurses, the following books aré recem- mended for supplementary reading.1-Peod Produets of the World.By Dr.Mary MB, Green.#-liecschold Economies.By Melon Samp.bell, To be secured on application to Division of Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.Yours in the interests of the Home.M.B.MILLER, Ontario Vice-President of Household Boen- omics* Association.\u2018RICHER THAN I\u2019 Frances Willard wrote to ber friend Mrs.Bain, of Kentucky, who bad just lost a daughter: \u2018Dear sister Anns, bow muob richer are you than I! Here I sit alone without A oblld to die, while you are meth- or to an sage.\u2018 w.C.T.U.WORK AMONG LUMBERMEN.Dear White Ridboners,\u2014As the Home Department Is read by nearly all white rib- boners I! fee! it to be an excellent oppor tunity to say a few words abeut the needs in this Important department.The workers in our forests are so many and thelr needs #0 great that we feel we would be doug our helpers an injustice pet to Inform them of the excellent work tbat ie being done by the missionary we bave engageé to go through the lumber camps in (be Muskoka distriot, Mr.Leckie travels on foot, preaches the gospel, distributes temperance literature, both 1a French sod Bagileh (ae there are quite & number of French-Canuéians in the Muukoha dietrict wbere our Missionary has deeu all winter), Many of the sbaoty men have professed faith is the Lord asus, some of them met having heard a Sermon for years.His success has far exceeded our most sanguine expectations.It bas deen quite an undertaking for tbe Proviucial executive as the treasury le not at any time suficiently supplied with funds io thi partment.But we bave sent out the messenger in God's name belleving the funds would de forthcoming.The treasury is about thres hundred dollars short of the amount required, and if not vent in before May 1 the missionary must be called io, which would ds a great loss to the work.More comfort bags and more literature i» required, but most of all more money.Wii the reader be kind enough to make it his or het business to send a contribution for this department Individuslly or through your local union.Please address Miss Jennis MacArthur, Cornwall, to whos all remkt- tances must be sent.Some of the unions have started & ten cent per member mission fund\u2014but IL le not Necessarily limited to tem.K.M.FISHER.Prov.Supt.The missionary\u2019s sddrees 1s Joho 8.Leo- kis, Huntaville, BICYOLE COSTUMES.Lovers of the wheel are glad to sce that even the fashion magatines are this spring vhowing few of the outré costumes that in seasche past have disfigured thelr pages.Put the disBgurement has really been chief.iy on paper.À few women have been led into tbe use of some of the stariling combinations depicted as fashionable \u2018bieycle costumes,\u2019 but they bave been very few.The majority bave contented themseives with the ordinary trim tailor-made walking suit, The dress reform brought in by tbe bley- ele is like other important reforms, more a change of Inward than outward appearsace.The dress of the graceful bicycle rider dif- tors from that of the ordinary girl chisly tn the more comfortable underwesr.She Das learned, befors many of her lees for- (unate sisters, the comfort and beauty of the all wool, or part wool combination underwear, This, in ita various thicknesses, sbe has, warm foe winter.and cool for summer, with not an ounce of unnsceseary fullness anywhere.Over \u2018his she wears a carefully fitted allp waist snd full kaicker- hockers of serge, or somo such material 10 match tbe color of her dress.The back of the skirt is pleated in pleats meeting at the centre, which makes the skirt hacg smoothly over the saddle, and is hooked to the inner belt of the waist with three hooks \u2014ons in the centre and one sbout two fnch- an to each side of it.When a blouse is worn it has been found most baiisfactory ta bave the skirt fastened to the belt in this same fashion.Tho best footwear for the bicycle is the low alos.\u2018This alone gives the ankle the play necessary to graceful ridiog.This is easily seen.When the foot is op the up pedal, the beel should be held as low down as possible.This brings the knes down correspondingly, and does away with the ungainly attitude which so often makes a woman rider 90 unpleasantly conspicuous.Attend to this detail, have your saddle well over the pedals.and so high that ouly the ball of your foot will reat on the down pedal, and your handiebara so that, with your elbows quits straight, your fingers can fust clasp them comforiably: attend to these points; sit erect; keep your knees and elbows well in, and you will ride not ooly with pleasure to yourself, but you will af.tord pleasure to all who ses you.For cold weather wear galters to the knes mado of the dress material or cloth to harmonize with It For headwear, the various shapes of sailor or Alpine, or walking bats, are the general favorites, while the Tam O'-Ghanter is always in favor for those who can wear ft.An elaborate hat or dress is as much out of place on a bicycle as it is ou horesback.NOVELTIES IN SOFA PILLOWS.Sorse distinct Bovelties In sofa pillow covers, says the \u2018Household, have recently been shown in the art embroidery stores, and tbess will prove a welcome change to the housewife who finds that new covers bave to be provided for the pillows which have become faded and worm.The first of those lu the poster pillow.This Is especially appropriate for the studio corner, for the bachelor apartments or for a reading room.The cover is of light cream canvas, upon which Is privted 8 poster in two or three colors.Of course, being a poster, the outlines are strong and there 1s no shading.As a consequence, the matter of finishiog it is very simple.The lines of each figure are gone over with one color of embroilery slik, usually black.This 1s all the work that is to be put upon it, The reverse side of the piliow is of the plain canvas, aod the edge is to be finished with a black cord.The plilow is very striking, and, if appropriately placed, proves most effective, The daintisst plilow of all is an entirely sew departure in linea crash covers.The ene exhibited lo n leading art store Was of the blue and white crash In large checks.Five squares made the width.The pillow was made and Anished like those which have been so popular for some time past.The ruffled odge was embroidered (n feather- outch.The distinctively new feature Was the method of embroidering the body of the cover.In the white squares at each cor- oer {0 ons, and midway between the cor- pers, was embreldered a ofmple scroll figure.The same figure was also embroid- aroû in the centre square, add In the four squares diagonally between the centre aoû the corners.The werk is dove In two sbades of blue, to mateb the shades in the linea, iba darker shade sppearing where the stripes creas each other.\u2018The centre of the Ggure la werked seiid in light blue and outlined ia the darkor.The short sorclls are worked Is light dius and the longer ones in the dark.The whole effect is as dainty and pretty as coe could imagine, aoû while it afferds a change frog these with (bo foathor-ntitaips ina only, jt retaina che prime excellence of the crash covere-the abtlity te endure œue- Srestully any number of trips to the lsun- ry.NOT ALL TO BLAMB \u201cThe women are not all to blame,\u2019 is the verdict of obs observing weman on the Question of worman's dress.À non-skating woman thus deals with the question in the New York 'Ledger\u2014 \u2018Coats and trousers have the best of ft everywhere, | exclaimed, for the thousandth time as I looked at the delightful spectacle of the malo and female skaters at the Cea- tral Park.Away went coat and trousers, like n feather before lha wind, free and uo- trammeied by dry goods, and independent of any chance somersault : while the poor skirt-hampered women gijdséd circumspectly after their much-needed health and robustness, with that awful omnipresent sense of \u2018the proprieties (and\u2014horror of borrors\u20144 tumble!) which sends mere of the dress fottered sex to their graves avery year than any dlesase I wot of.That a few women whom I saw there had had the perseverance to become tolerable skaters with all that mass of dry goods strung round their waists, 1s Infinitely to thelr credit.How much longer and better they could bave skated, disambarrassed, as men are, of these swaddiiag robes commonsense will tell anybody.I should like te see how long a man's patience would held out, floundering round (a them.while he learned to skate! And yet were a lady to adopt any other costume, what a relling of eyes and pursing of mouths should we see from the strainers at gusts and swallowers of camels.\u2018Why don\u2019t you get up a skating costume, and set them an example?whispers a voice at my elbow.Me?! Why don't I?Because, sir, custom hes wade me & poor, miserable coward In these matters, like the rest of my sex, and, because, moreover, sir, you would have no more courage to walk by my side in such & costume, than ! ebould have to wear It.No, no; a crowd of curicus men in my wake would be no mere agreeable in reality than it is in prospective.It le brave talking, 1 know, but the time has not yet come wbea men.by refraining from Tude remarks on & female pioneer In such a cause, would remove one of the chiet obstacles to ita advancement.They \u2018like hoaltby women'\u2014oh, of course, they do! bat then, unfortunately, they like dainty pret- tines of attire much better.Else, why don't they encourage women when they try to do & sersible thing?Why do they grin, and strokes thelr beards, and shrug their shoulders, and raise their eyebrows, and ge bome to Jane Maria.and say, \u2018Let me cateb you out in such a costume!\u2019 Now let me say in closing tbat = Gent wish to be misunderstood on this matter.1 approve of no costume which à delicate- minded, self-respecting, dignified woman might not wear ia public.But I will insist that nothing can be done in the way\u2019 of reform while husbands and fathers and brothers sniff the whole subject \u2018under the tadi.es socom as It is mentioned.May every one of them have s yearly doctor's bili to pay as long as the moral law! MONOTONY OF HOUSEWORK.It is absurd to talk of the momotomy af housework.le it more so than shop, factory, office, or school room?It ia rather an advantage to bave the same kind of work to do each day; for experience leashes, saves from errors, Ang tends towards perfection.Watch the experienced ono, and the novice.Mark with what ease and cob.fidence; with bow much less labor the foe- mer works.And why should servants do- tng housework be despised more than other servants?Are we not all servants, one oF another in some form?NANNIS.Summerside, P.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 A significant question was asked Dr.Hovey at the Boston Conference on Systematic Beneficenes.Ove pastor stated that he wae urging the giving of at Jeast a tenth, some one, who had been making some calculations on the subject and was astounded st the immense sum which would thus flow into the Lord's treasury, came $0 him and asked whet would be done with all the money if every Christian should conform to the Christian duty of giving one-tenth of bis income.The very fact that such = question could be asked is a lamentable confession of ignorance among many Christians es to what might be done for the extension of Christ's Kingdom is ail the earth.SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON.April 24, 1608.A LESSON ON FORGIVENESS, \u2014 Matt.xvii., 21-85.BY JOHN R.WHITNEY.Golden Text.\u2014'Forgive and ye dhali be forgiven.'\u2014Luke vi., 37.The instruction is opened in she verse immediately preceding our lesson, \u2018More: over, if thy brother shall trespass against thes, go and tell Bim his fault between thee snd him sione; if be shall heer thee, thu buet guined thy brother.(verse 15.).\u2018But,\u2019 the Lord adds, \u2018i he will net hear thee, then tuke with thee one of two more, that in the mouth of two or three wilnemes every may be established.And if ho shall ae glock to ear a re The \u2018huroh; but if he noglect to brer the Church, let him be unto thes as beathen man, and à publiean (Mat xviii; 16; 17.) these nj +8 What 3 bleswd spirit pervades directions ! What anxiety for pc they inculcate! The ho e r od je not to avenge i , bat 602645 jo © question at all.Xeni 12, 1898, the spirit of love, to bring the one who bas injured him to à right mind and conduct! Thus many s breach would be avoided, and many « wound would be baltbfuily healed.Morcover, he as sured them thet H two of them should agree on earth av touching anything that they should ask, their prayer would be beard and anewered, \u201cfor where two or three are gathered together in my name, hie mid, \u2018there ain 1 in tho mide of them,\u201d (verse 90.) When Jesus tad reached this point in his instructions, Peter\u2014whose mind ap- perently lud been struck by the directions given for dealing with an offender \u2014came to him to ask again concerning the .\u201cds ew oft shall my brother sin against me,\u2019 he mid, \u2018and forgive him?Till seven times 1 Wil, that Le often \u2019 No, replied Jeans, \u2018not seven times,\u2019 but four hundred and ninety times\u2014 \u2018seventy times even There could be no misunderstanding this.The obligation to forgive wes mot to be confined within mates and bounds; it wes everlasting snd illimitable.\u2018Seventy times seven,\u2019 wee the equiva lent to, if not the origin of, the common expression, \u2018five hundred\u2019; if he trespans five hundred times a day, five hundred timee forgive.\u2019 Hut this question of Peter has a pe- cuir tum about it worthy of notice.It expremen the Poterness thet is in all bamen nature, and which is not so anx- tous about its own offences as it ie concerning those of others.\u2018low oft, he mid, \u2018shall cy brother sin against me?as if his brother would be much more likely to sin against him than be against his brother.Li we would more frequently \u2018brother,\u2019 could forgive, probably there would be but little occasion to ask the Peter's question, however, shows that he had not as yet com- Prebended the epirit which filled his Master, and which should fill all of his disciples.It shows the same thing of all who eek it.To make it clear to him, and to us, Jesus declared, THE PARABLE OF THE UNMERCI- Hi it i § E É £58 il 1 the Frculcati which ehould influence the Ê 7 ; w 238 BR & $s £35 its affaire, collected its revenues, and at etated times rendered an account to the Ling.On ons of these occasions ove was found to have a large deficiency io his accounts.He owed ten thoussnd for mercy.His hing wes moved with bon, \u2018and forgave him the dein.\u2019 So he vent out again among hin fellows with a light heart and a hopeful spirit.His one great aim gow was to guin money.Bo when he found one who was indebted to him for the comparetively F Ë { E 8 I 3 SE i E tre 1H F | LEH hs eel i Ë i look upon sin, snd their relation the King of kings in very much the same way!.HOME READINGR.M.Matt, xviil,, 1.20.\u2014A lesson on child- likences.T.Mat.xvid, 2196\u2014A lesson on for givenem, - W.Lnke vi, 27-38.\u2014\"Porgive, and ye ahiall be forgiven, T.Luke xvii, 1-10\u20141t he repent, for- of him.F.Mi, 1-17, \u2014\u2018Forbearing one another, end f one another.\u2019 8.TL.Join ii, 1024.\u2014We aiould .Jove one ammther.' #.ph.-Ue\u2014He yo iad one to an- / = DEPARTMEN April 34, 1898, HABITS.(Prov.vl, 6-11; xii, 16-35; Luke, iv., 16.) \u2018Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience 1- ness; and to gudliness brotherly ind- nées; and to hrotherly kindness charity.\u2018For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the kuowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ\u2019 (IL, Pet.i.8.) \u2018But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as hy the Spirit of the Lord\u2019 (II.Cor.iii, 18.) \u2018And whataover ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord J giving thanks to God and the Father by him.\u201d (Col.iii., 17.) Sow an act.resp a habit Bow n habit.reap a charscter, Bow n character, reap a destiny \u2018The power of habit is a power difficult of conquest.A bad habit is hard to uproot.Good habits require careful cultivation.Habitually practicing the pres ence of God daily makes our character more like his, .The habit of reverence is a mowt important part of a Christian's character.A Christian lacking this characteristic is like a mwest-toned bell with a craok in it, or like a harp with one false note.There is a certain jarring, discordant quality in flippancy which detracts much + from the charms of a young Christian's conversation.The habit of thinking rer- erently and speaking always reverently of holy thinge is one that should be much more largely cultivated than it is at present, Oh, if you want to grow in grace, do learn to begin here.In all your judg ings and meditations and thoughts and deeds and quesionings and studies and prayers, learn to be kept by your Al mighty God.What is Almighty God nut going 10 do for the ~hild that trusts him?The bible mys: \u2018Above all that we can ask or think.\u2019 It is Omnipotence vou must learn to know and trust, and then you will live as a Christian ought to live.How little we have learned to study God, and to understand that o godly life in æ life full of God, a life that loves God and waits on him, and trusts him, and allows bim to bless it! We cannot do the will of God except by the power of God.God gives us the first ex- Ferience of his power to prepare us to in- Ing for more, and to come and claim all that be can do.mouth, and if God will do that, cannot be keep their tongue and their lips ?He ean; and that is what God is going to do for them that trust in him.God's keep ing is all-inclusive, and let\u2018every one who longs to live a holy life think out all their needs and all their weaknesses, and all their shoctoomings, and all their sins, sad say deliborately; \u2018Is there any sin that my God cannot keep me from\u201d And the heart will have to answer: * No, God can keep me from every ain Can there be any reason why the keeping of God should not be continuous and unbroken?Just think.All life is in unbroken continuity.If my life * were stopped for half an hour I would \u201c| be dead, and my life gone.Life is a continuous thing, and the life of God is the life of his church, and the life of God in his almighty power working in us God comes to us as the Almighty One, and without any condition he offers to be our keeper, his keeping means that day by day, moment by moment, God is going to keep us.\u2014Andrew Murray.An Endeavorer in Crestline, 0., a busy _ housewife, finds the beat time for Ser Quiet Hour to be at tea o'clock in the morning\u2014husbend at work, boys at .school, duties of the morning meal over, everything quiet, and she alone with the Master.\u201cMore and more I realize,\u2019 she says, \u2018what it is to pray without ceasing, for mot only at this morning hour am I led to my knees, but other opportunities and needs bring me gladly to avail myself of this direct commuvication with my Saviour,\u2019 A Nova Scotia Fudeavorer, who has for nearly 'a year given a tenth of her slary for the Lord's work, writes, \u2018Of the gentine gladvess that comes when helping God's children, I cannot find words to tell.\u201d \u2018Soon after my marriage, my wife and I began to put aside a tenth of our income.We used a red pocketbook for the tithes, and often it was the richest pock- ethook in the house.As soon as our first child could understand, we taught him to put aside his tenth, and now all three of our children are tithe-givers.\u2019- A Maryland member of the \"Tenth le GIVING THAT MBANT SOMETHING A BIT OF STIMULUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE TENTH LEGION, A well-known Canadian clergyman permits us to publish the following striking incident, which will serve, we hope, as a stimulus to many, leading them to greater generosily in the Lord's work.In this clergyman\u2019s church is a widow, who hes succeeded in bringing up nine children, the eldest of whom gre now in a position to help her a litte, But about THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS.\u201cYo.or -smy-who \u201cwwoed in age took sick and died, after many Tseks of saflering in the general hospi- the tal, While the boy was sick, the widow's income was almost nothing, only about two dollars a week, and this through the earniug of one of the other children, After the death of her son, she told her pastor bow har needs had been supplied as they had arison.Rhe had committed her case to her heavenly Father, trust: ing implicitly in him; and the supplies came, pot in abundance, but as she re quired them, and sufficient to meet her needs, On one occasion a gentleman who bad never sen her gave her pastor some money for her.\u2018This money reached her the day her rent fell due, Its coming was only one of many examples of the Father's supplying her need at just the right time.At the point of her greatest distress, a small legacy of thirty-five pounds came to her from the desth of some relatives in Ireland.The day after its arrival, she brought her pastor the sum of twenty dollars, which was a teath of this legacy, plus a little :nore than two dollars and fifty cents, which she had already sot aside au a tithe from what little money had come to her during the t:y- ing period through which she had passed.is twenty dollars she brought secretly, as a gift to foreign missions, with the request that no one might know that she had made the gift.Her eldest son hes entered the English army, and two of her children are now able to help her a little.But still she trusts God for all her livelibood, and knows that she will find the Father faithful in years to come as he has proved faithful in the past.\u2014'C.T.World.\u2019 THE MORMON PROPAGANDA.The Rev.S.E.Wishard, D.D., superintendent of Presbyterian work in Utah, Writes :\u2014 \u2018 The Mormon Church is sending ule sionaries into ali the States in the Union and into Canads.The number of these missionaries is estimated to be not less than one thousand three hundred, and probably more.They deny and mis represent their doctrines as taught in Utah.They claim to be a Christian de nomination, doing the same work that the Obristian Churches are doing, only doing it better.\u201cThey distribute their printed creed, which is utterly misleading and gives no true information concerning their doctrines.They deny the existence of poly- samy, while they stil) tæèch the doctrine and practice polygamy here in Utah.They worship Adam as God.They are polytheista, ! \u2018We are constantly in veceiph of let- tery of inquiry from all parte of the United States, east, west, north apd south ; also from Canada and Anstrslin, as to the Mormon belief.Their nie sionaries go out as beggare,aeking for t| hospitality of Christian homes, and fa the use of Christian churches, and lied unwary people into their deltisions, \u201c Ta view of the constant inquiries coming to us, and the general lack of information in the Fast we have established a printing press by which we can furnish sch tracts and pmb b TS the power J growing imation by exposing the vilkness of the Mormon system and forestalling the work of deception which is carried où eo ez- tensively.\u201d \u2018The Church at Home and Abroad\u2019 says :\u2014 \u2018The Mormon Church proper is à secret order, and, like other secret orders, has a published creed and a private code.The code is communicated orally none but the initiated, and to under a secrecy that is guarded most fearful penalties, hence ing opinions ss to the real status of faire in Utah.\u2019 Distance from Utah, writes Young, in the \u2018 Independent,\u2019 is not like ly to protect the religious people in the East from an active interest in the Mormon problem.The \u2018 Latter-Day Saints,\u201d having gained control of the state in which their governing body sits, and being freed from the necewsity of fighting the Federal Government, have ievived their missionary work in the east.There af ple is based on the nesumption that there was, a gemoral apoutacy of Christiane in the early centuries, that the true gospel was taken from the world, and that it has been restored through Joseph Smith.When questioned about polygamy they amsert the custom has bean aben- doned.The Mormon hierarcny has ee- cured a haven of rest by getting te hood for Utah.It has broken the promises of political freedom on which it gained this boon ; but the average devout Mormon exouses all such things by the belief that these breaches of faith have helped the Kingdom of God on earth.The two Benators from Utah were elected through Mormon influence.The same is true of the two Senators from Idaho.Colorado has a growing Mormon population.The politicians of Arizona and New Mexico have learned that they must trackle to the Mormon vote.There ja danger in these things for American institutions.\u2014 INDUSTRIAL MISSIONS IN AFRICA.Lady Ashburton has recently bought en estate at Cholo, British Central Af- rion, which she has enabled the Nyse Industrial Mission to acquire par chase in annual instalments.a hundred and six acres of this estate are already planted with coffee plants in hearing, and it ié estimated that, after discharging the annual liabilities, there society at the end of the year to begin h rection of he Lecsmary buildings or an active amongst the natives of the districk.This Cholo station will be about thirty miles from the hase station at Likabuls, near Blantyre, which was the original estate with which the society comimanced operations about four years ago.During this time view\u201d much has besa done, with but Lids sp port, for the total subecriptions duriag the first three years amounted to little over £700.At the end of the year the Likebuls station will have become meif-supporting s far as ordinary expenditure is concerned.The mission will thus have two stations virtually self-supporting, and the endeavors of the council will then be directed to the repayment of all existing loans (about £500), before seeing to make farther advances in the field.A native church has been formed with more thas thirty members, who contribute to the support of & native evangelist.tla A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT, A great social problem, says the \u2018Chris tian Wurld;\" is being successfully grappled with at the Royal Viotoris Home, Horfield, Bristol, which has been erected for the treatment of poor inebriate-wo- men, and for female criminals under sen- of imprisonment.The inetitu- tion has developed out of the Police d Prison Gate Mission, and has med large proportions.The on a strictly religious but un- beais.Its objects sre to pro- a home for poor female inebriates, A place of detention for well-con- convicts, to which magis- bopeful female offenders of tô prison, a home for women offence is of so trivial a i Hh 3 8 i { is i a to render s prosecution unde- 2, and for hopeful female discharg- ome.The idea of it is to the period of punishment one full ng and uplifting influences.prisoners are sent by order of the Home Secretary after having pamed part of their time in pensl servitude.At the institution they wear civilian's dress, and thie life is that of à home rather than of à prison.A great feature of the institution is its industries, which are being developed with à view to make the place self-supporting.One of the Jriocipal of these is cane basket-making, which the inmates have attained a «A patent bas been 3 out for their cycle basket, for wiih there is now a large demand.\u2014_ £3 VF Cash INSIDE OF A of all sorts\u2014real lived in\u2014dainty boudoirs, dens, and cozy corners\u2014sleeping-rooms, Each with an ides in it for your helping.The fifth instalment of this popular series\u2014one of the most interesting features the JouRNAL has book rooms.presented.Easter Ladies\u2019 Home Journal Enlarged to 48 pages\u2014this number is, we think, quite the best we have ever issued\u2014filled with special features of practical worth to \u2014and with a wealth of handsome illus POR 25 CENTS WE WILL SEND ALSO, s handsome iiastrated booklet THE LADIES\u2019 HOME JOURNAL JSwechs 1086.portru ON TRIAL FOR THREE MONTHS shat are to appear in the Journal UE = $1.00 per Year 5 will be a sufficient insome to scable the membership during 1888.Mr.LD.Sankey has held some very interesting services in Constantinople, singing and addressing gatherings in the Robert College, and the American School, the Girls\u2019 School et Beutari, oe.Mr.and Mra.Bankey expect to be in England about May 1, and will spend some three weeks in London.Commander Ballington Booth has appointed Colonel J.Gi.Hallimond, who is well known as a successful Christian worker, and Mr.Harper G.Smyth, the talnted roe lot, ae volunteer evan- A work in co-operation with the pastors of evangelical eburches, The following is à trensistion of « four metrical proclamation recently ie sued by a Chinese district magistrate in favor of the missionaries: \u2014 \u2018The members of the London Mission Fatablish, chapels to exhort people to do They have proclaimed their doctrines and distributed their books, To all quarters of this land, The officials, according to trenty, Use extra precautions to protect them, And any rowdy that obstructs them, Will be severly punished by ue\u2019 The contesary of the death of Schwartz, the first Protestant missionary who labored in Southern India in «œancl'on with ths Danish Mission, wes recently celebrated at Tanjore, by rommunities, A great number of Hindus joined in the celebration out of sympathy or curiosity.Bchwarty, like the Abbe Dubois, and like the modern Bmlvatiopists, adopted the native mode of life to a large extent, and thereby won the conBdence and re- mpect of tie people ino way merely equalled.He died at Tanjore, on Feb.18, 1708.A recent report of the Bureau of Eru- cation of the United States deals, among other things, with temperance teaching in schools.In fifteen states it is reported to be mandatory ; in twenty a peosity is attached to its omission ; in fourteen it is obligatory on all pupils ; in twenty.three it is required to be given in the same manner and as thoroughly as the other compuleory subjects ; in nine it is required that from one-fourth to one fifth of the resding book shall be given to this matter ; and in thirty-four states all teachers must pass a satisfactory examination as to their ability to teach the subject.It is conceded that °the subject is really receiving as much at.Without HUNDRED HOME) Photographic glimpses of interiors tention in the schools as any subject ever \u2018 ADVERTISEMENTS.\u2014a practical article by Barton Cheyney, telling how, without money, to own country.rooms that are how to The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia [TTTTTTR\\\\\\W It will be found of young married folks\u2014and old ones, too.meant as « help for those of you who would like to stop paying rent.MRS.RORERS ARTICLES in this number are of special interest to mothers.Under the title of \u201c Proper Cooking for the Nursery \u201d she tells what the tiny folks must not eat\u2014as well as \u201cThe Best Food for a Growing Child\" continues the story for the babies who bave grown into little men and little women.E i fi fi | HH fully occupied.The accommodation is for two thoussnd sad fifty children.Not quite one thoussnd sevem bundred were housed and provided for last year.Applications for admission of children who had lost both parents were almost cer tain of being succesful.One wonders whether the somewhat singular and ont- of-dete uniform garb which the children ever, orpbane always looked py.At Christmas time it wes to see the eager and delighted looks, hear their rapturous expressions as George Maller.When the steamship \u2018 Australia\u2019 was preparing to leave Ban Francisco the fellow wrung the hand of an old man of military bearing.|\u2018 Well, Jack,\u2019 the father said, \u2018I wish come back.You will have show here ss many others, to ue: children, so the Lord pitisth them that fear him.'\u2014* Christian Herald.a hdme in city or great interest to It is e their proper foods.reader tions.NN containing eur of famous writers of the itnstrations in future numbers.10 cts.a Copy ENS 8 SUBSCRIPTION RATES.ALL IX ADVANCE, Dolly Witness - + - - < < « « 05.00 Weekly Witheas « « - + take drink before ascending chimneys \u2018to give them courage.\u201d The magistrate dismiss: od the sccused on his promising not to take liquor next time be wens engaged où such duties A '8cottish Anniversary and Historie) Society\u2019 has been formed in Glasgow for the \u2018cultivation of the epirit of patriotism, irrespective of creed or pnlitical party ; the interchange of Scottish mem- aries and sentiments with brother Roots, both at home and abroad ; the endeavor to keep fresh in the public memory Seotsmen who have bonored their coun: try by a noble life and conspicacusly noble service: and, for this purpose, the erection where needful of etaturs or memorial tablets.\u2019 Mr.Thendore Nap- jor, Mr.Charlee Waddie, and the Rev, \u2018vice presidente The recent mle in London of auto staph letters of Hurns, beers further testimony pd avidiey na which eol- lentors are ing for rel personal or cherie, of the ted They brought fiftesm guineas each.a price, considering the quentities of Tarne MR conatanbly coming into the market, which in certainty of the most generous char acter.Your pages of sutrgrapb lines, one of them being the same os be eoraiched on one of the windows of Jacob Primmer are among the honorary | to \u2018appeal to readers in every Scottish sovicty, as well as Lo « proportion of the working classes.\u2019 writes in (he first number : \u2018 My sister, the Duchess of Sutherland, offers you an interesting story and among other writers\u2019 names are the Marquis of Lome, M.P., Lady Randolph Churchill, the Countess of Warwick, Rir John Stirling ing with women's affaire of a household, family, and fashionable nature.This is a curions experiment and à bold ane\u2014 \u201cBritioh Weekly.\u201d \u2014e SERVED THEM RIGHT.We note with a degree of satiséaction, enye \u2018Christian Woek,\u2019 that a whole cosm- pany of cadets at West Point have been punished by causing a pail of ice water to empty iteelf on the brand new uniform of an unpopular officer.The ol- fence was traced to the members of a certain company, snd threats and per suasions having failed to induce the company to reveal the individual culprits, might between the punishment and the in this case, but the pensity will be con- aidered none too severe, when it ia remembered that it was directed at the silly and senseless custom of hazing.Bev.an end of such fool business if it takes all the military power at the Point to do it \u2014_\u2014 THE ALLEGED SECOND MOON.Dr.Waltemath, who asserts thet he bas discovered a second moon, which circulates round the earth, was born tn the city of Bremen, and since the days of bin early youth has been occupied DR.GHORGE WALTEMATH.with astronomical matters.He studied at Gottingen, and was lecturer at the technical schools, and for many years à lecturer for the propagation of science and useful knowledge throughout Ger many.Since 1883 he has been studying the disturbances in the moon's motion.\u2014 \u2018Be.James's 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Phiex Drummsendi, nl colors .,.86 Petunia, Snest, all colors and shades .10 Tom 3 In addition to above, en excellent noveity will be included free.censistiog of & = age ef new Gtaot Chiilan Balplatonsie; price, be Flower Garden Collection to Wise nets * vabeeribers, post-paid, 4000 ADDRES JOHN DOUGALL & SON, ii; \u2018Witness\u2019 Offise.Montreal.i Weak Lungs Recent Progress of Medical Scienos, Extract from Dr.Robert Hunter's lectures on the lungs have been published from time te time ir this paper for the purpose of informiag the public of the real mature of lung diseases and the discovery of a sec- cesatul treatment of the lungs by Antiseptic Medicated Air Inbalatioos.No truth of medical science Bas been mors concluatvely preven and established than that Bromchitis, Asthma and Catarrh of the Lungs hare been sud are being radicsily cured by this treatment, while even Consumption, the most dreaded of sll lung complaiats, is arrested and eutirely eradicated by Dr.Hunter's most recenily discovered germicides, which kill and expel from the lungs the bacilll of tuberculosis.From ail parts of the Union come the gratefui acknowleds- ments of patients whose lives bave bees saved by Dr.Hunter.Mr.Meudenball, of Harper & Brothers.Now York City, says: \u2018I took the grippe.It was neglected and resulted in pheumonis, which left my lungs in a wretched condl- tion.1 was treated by five physiciszus with- 1 was away from busiuces a year and four months, coughed and expectorated quantities of matter.walk à block without complete exhbaustion when Dr.Hunter took charge of me.| am #8 stout and weil as ever to-day,and ascribe tt all to Dr.Hunter's skill aod the healing, life-saving power of his antiseptic fo¥ala- tions.Any subscriber of the \u2018Witness\u2019 who is interested, can obtaln this book free by addressing Dr.Huater at 317 Woet $a strest, New York.« rte AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.DAIRY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.The «ixth session of the Dairy Schoo! at tbe Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, dosed on March 25.The number in attendance was one hundred snd ten.The nmjority of these remained for the full term of three months; and forty-eight wrote for certificates, with the following results: \u2014 PR Pr prose ¥.Ing to ju genera] pi ency: \u2014 .2 Wiancko, Sparrow Lake, Muskoka, ont ES .McDougall, Guelph Ont; 4, J.W.er- ingham, Courtice, Durham, Ont.; 6, A, M.Wheaton, Upper Sackville, N.B.; 6 Miss M.Millar, Guelph, Ont.; 7, H.J.Bell, Ox- ey, Essex, Ont.; § William Hope.Palormo, Halton; 9, 8.J.Taylor, Sloghampton, Grey.Ont.; 1, B.Kennedy, Weiland, Welland County, Ont.; 11, Miss.Shuttleworth.of M.wring ou : 20 lee B, Maddock.T.Bruvakill.Giadatone, Xiddlesex, Ont; 22, A.N.Cruikshank, To- R.W, Hodgine, Shawvills, M.Forbes, Brampton, eel, Gnt.; 25, A.H.Cook, Toronto, Ont.; 2, B.Hinman, Grafton, Northumberiand,Ont ; £1, J.Babb, Cariingford, Perth, Ont.; R.Brooksdale, Oxford, Ont.; and A.McPhee, Kilworthy, Muskok D.Riddell, Shakespeare, Callan, Iuverkip, Oxford, Ont; 83, athieon, Klocardine, Di ; .Marshall.Guysboro, Norfolk, Omt.: a.Hana, Singhampton, Grey, Out; es FF.Ridgeway, Guelph, Ont, and , Toronto, Ont.; 37, D.Martin, Crieff, Walllngton, Ont.Proficiency list In special course (a Butter.making and Milk-testing:\u20141, H.Hua ter, Spencerville, Grenville, Ont: 1, A.Bunnett.Balleville, Hastings, Ont: %.R.Struthers, Owen Sound.Grey, Ont: 4, J.D.Malcolm, Sheffield, Wentworth, Oat\u2019 HONOR LIST.Cheese Makirg.(1) Practical Work.\u2014Class 1.\u20141, Murray; 2, Fotheringham; 3, Alva Cook; 4, Whea! pey; 3, Bab! ennedy; 10, Brugskill, Riddell and Wiai ko Clums I1.\u20141, Cam, 1; 2, McCready; 3, Butbe-tand; 4, A.Warwick, Wincham, Bruce, Ont; Ë.Crulkshank snd Jamtseon: 7.Hope; 8.Beninger.lor; 11, Miss Millar: Shuttleworth and Mr.Bell: 15, Mim Mad.dock and Mr.McDougall; 17, McPhee: 19, Hinman: 30, Lough.(3) Written Examination.\u2014Class 1.\u20141, Miss McCrae sud Mr.Wiancko: 8, Wheaton: +, Fotberingham: §, McDouga)l; 6, Mise Mitiar: 7.Callan, Clark and Taylor; 10, Kennedy; Bmpey; 13, Sutherland; 13, Alva Cook; 15, Bell and Brunski bl Class I1.\u20141, Crulkshank; 3, McCready: 4, Miss Shuttleworth; 5, tmienon; 6, Hope; 1, : 8, Hinman oe Riddell; 1 Af Font oodstorx, Ox- ord, : 11, Misa Maddock; McPhee; 13, Hodgins and Marshall.* Butter- Making.(1) Practical Work.\u2014Class I\u2014i M Bhuttteworth and Mr.Wheaton; 8, other: ingham; 4, Mies Millar and Miss McCrae; 4, McDougall apd Wiancko: ¢ Clark and Taylor; 19, Mics Porbes and Mr.Bell.CI: IT.\u20141, Bunnett, Campbell and Hope; 4, Ben- inger, Callan end Hunter; 7, KBmpey and Riddell; 9.Mise Maddock, Miss Ridgeway and Mr.Brinskill; 13, Babb, Murray snd Sutherland; 15, Jamieson snd P.Reddon, Miidmay, Bruce, Ont.: 17, McCready: 18, À.Cook, Crulk i a and Kennedy: .McPhes and Struthers; 26, T.Gibson, Toronto, Ont.snd odgins.(3) Written Examination-\u2014Clasg 1.\u20141.Wi- tse McCrae and Mr.Dougall; 4.>oxv>\"x Me Kennedy: 41, Miss Forbes and Mr.A.Cook: 16, Matbison: 17, H.Galbraith, Ellesmere, rk, Ont.Class II.\u20141, Hunter; +3, Whe 3.Brunett and Malcolm: §, Jamieson isa Maddock and Mr.Hin- A.Cook and Crulki ok; 11, McCready; 11.Mise Ridgeway and Mr, Campbell: 14, Callan; 15, Brunskill, Hyland and Struthers; 18, Clark; 15, Ma and McPhee.Milk Testing.(1} Practical Work\u2014Clase I.\u2014~L McDou- 11; 3, Misa McCrae; 3, Fotheriugham and tance; 8, Misa Miller: \u20ac Miss Shuttle worth Wheaton; §, Campbell; #.Bell aod Hope: 11, Miss Maddock: 13.Kennedy: 13, Baninger and Taylor; 15, Clark.Class 11.\u2014 1, Miss Forbes and Miss Ridgeway; 3, Em- poy; 4, Sutherland: F, Hioman: 6 and Reddon; 8, Bunnett and Jemisson; 10, Marshall: 11, Hunter, Mctirend.ine; Cook {D Written McCres and Mr.Wiancko: 3, MeDougsll | Fotheringham; k Whcaton; Beninger nd Hope: & Miss Miltar, McCready sud lot; 11, Bell; 13, 1tustey; 18, A.H.Cook.Class 1-1, Kednedy; 3 Campbell and Jamie son; 4, Struthers: 6, Miss Shuttleworth, Marehali and Hioman: 8 Runvett, Emper and Hodgine; 11, Mise Maddock, Mathison and McPhes; A.Cook and Malcolm; 16, Babd'aud Clark: 16, Hyland and Suther- inod:; 20, Qalbraith; 31.Drunskill; 13, Mls Forbes and Mr.Rough.Cream Boparators.(1) Practical Work\u2014Clase 1.\u20141, Wheaton; ?Wiancko: 8, Miss McCrae, Mims Millar, Hunter and Bunnett; ?, Bell, C:ark, Foth- eringham and Jamieson.Class 11.1 Miles Sbuttleworth and Nr.McCready: 8, Miss Maddock and Mr.McDougall; 6, Brubskilt and Murray; ?.Siruthers: 8, Hope nn Malcolm: 10, J.Purdou, Rochfeld, Leeds, Ont.and Riddell: 12, Lough wnd Tayler: M, Miss Forbes, Miss Ridgeway and Mr.Campbell: 17, Badd and À.Cook: 19, Kennedy and Sutherland: ?1, Beuinger and Hy- land, (2) Written Examination\u2014Clase 1.-1, Me- Dougall; 2, Miss Mctlree: 3, Wheaton and Wiancko; 6, Fotheringham; 6 Bunnett: Hope: 8, Bell: 9, Brunskili; 10, Mise Mil and Mr.Huater: 13, Campbell, Clark and Jaggieson.Class I1.\u2014-1, Hyland; 8 Kennedy; 8, À.H.Cook: 4, Malcolm; B, Beninger and Struthers; 7, Cruiksbaok: $ Mathison and Sutberland; 11, Mise Maddock: 12.Alva Cook; 13, Mise Shuttleworth, Hodgins and McCready.Dalry Lrotures\u2014Cinas 1.\u20141, Wiancko : & McDougall; 3, Miss McCrae; 4, Sutherland: B, Wheaton: 6.Kennedy Bell: & Mc- Cready; 9, Hunter; 10, Miss Millar and M: ce 11.\u20141, Em ao Jamieson; $, A.H.19, Taylor; 11, Galbraith; 13, Hope; 13, Den- fnger and Purdon; 15, Clark: Malcolm and McPhee.Outside Lecturea-Class 1.\u20141, McDougall: 2.Miss McCrae $, Wiancko.Class 11-1.Fotheringham ; 2 Beninger, Empey and Jamieson.AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL 190 notte communications rem farmers giving thelr omporion or on matiors inderesting bo ihm as & das; and alas enquiries, to whish, {se cannot enrwer them our | seven, some of cur resdere may be able to furnioh atie- frstery replies.Quretions mast alvays be amompaniad by name and address, though net neccamartiy for publi nabéon.> REPORT OF THE ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOR 1807.This report, the twenty-third of the important institution to which it relates, is to hand earlier than usual, sufficiently #0 to make it of special practical value to the farming community, and I take great pleasure in cailing attention to it with ae little dolay as possible.It is highly satisfactory to Jearn that the year's bistory now chromicled has been one of uninterrupted peace and prospec ity; a condition of things which hes reigned for four consecutive years, and in reference to which one can bardiy re frain from exclaiming, \u2018Esto peepetua!\u201d The college has seen many dark and troubled days iu the past.Like ita human founder, it seems \u201cborn to trouble ss the sparks fly upward,\u201d but after a struggling infancy, it eppeara to have entered upon an era of progress and pros perity that cannot but be very gratifying to all who have had faith in it, and worked hard for it.The attendance of students during the fall term of the year now reported, Oct.1.to Dec.22, was twenty-seven more than during any previous term since the college was opened twenty-three and a half years ago.At the present time every bed in the residence department is occupied, and twentyseven students are lodging outside, most of them in the immediste neighborhood of the oollege.The total number on the roll durieg 1897 was two hundred and seventy! two hundred and twelve in the regular course, amd eixtydhree ia the special dairy course, the great majority being farmers\u2019 sons of the very best class.Ry act of Parlement, each county council in the Provinces has power to send a student free for tuition.Of those on the roll for 1807, wixty were nominated by county councils, and, as à consequence, were exempt from payment of tuition fess.One hundred and seventy of the students camé from thé Province of Ontario, sixteen from other provinces of the Dominion, two from Bermuda, twelve from England, two from Soot- land, and one from the United States Notwithetending a steady, persistent effort from the outest to keep the college out of the srcema of polities, it has been found impossible to do so altogether.Every ycer it is closely acrutinixed and starply criticised by the Opposition.It is not feultiess.Every work of man PSY: hos ite weak pieces, and there are apote in the sun.J own to a natural inability to be impartial in regard to it.What parent can be other than partial in judging his own child ?But I cannot help expressing the opinion that the institution stands criticiem wonderfully well, and em bold to sey that it justifies ite right to live by « single paragraph in the report which now Hes before me, if there were nothing else that could be said in its behalf.The paragraph re ferred to relates to, FIELD EXPERIMNNTS.The work lo this department ia gruwing in Importance frow year to year.The experiments with varisiles of wheat, wats barley, peas.cory, turnips, mangels, pota- THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS.Tour experiment station have, toes, carrots, green tolders, grasses, clovers, maixtures of grain, ete, bave boen carried un systematically Sod perststently on well defined lines for seven or sight years, om plots in different parta of our fifty-scre doid, and under climatio conditions which bave varied with the years.Hence the re.wults now begin to indicate very clearly which varieties are best adapted to the soll and climate of the coîteze farm; and the Co-operative experiments throughout the province, carried on sinuuitaneously by the College Experimental Union (largely under tho direction of our experimentalist) go to show that the varieties which have done best d at the college, give the best results sll over the province.In this way some excellent foroign varietiss have deen fotroduoced, test.od and distributed throughout the province \u2014varieties wbich yield from six to eight bushels per acre more than any varieties previously grown.In oats and barley alone, the varieties Introduced and distributed dy within the past four or five years, pald to thu province & £00d deal more thas the entire ceet of the college for Lhe last ten years.1 quote the above from the President's rortion of the report, and large us in the claim eet up it is amply sustained by proof, as may be seen by any ove who will take the trouble to go over the Fgures given in this record.To take the one item of oats, of which about two end a half millions of acres were grown in Ontario during 1897, let anyone cai- culate what it means to raise the aversge yield per neve five bushels per annum, Tirle is but a moderate estimte off what bas been done by those who have par.ticipatel in these experiments.Ur wards of one thousand varieties of farm crops have been tevted in the Experimental Department of the Ontario Agricul tural College, Gueiph, within the past twelve years, and six hundred bave been grown for at least five years in sucoes- sion.Nearly ali the Canadian sorts and several hundred new varieties imported by the Experimental Department from different parte of Furope, Asie, Africs, Australia, and the United States, have been included in these carefully conduet- od experiments.Some of the new varieties have done exceptionaliy weil, and have already been distributed over Ontario through the medium of the Experimental Union, with very gratifying results.The Siberian oats, Mandscheuri barley, Herison Bearded Spring Wheat, and\u201cthe Mammoth Cuban Yellow Dent, Wisconsin Earliest White Dent, and the Salser's North Dukota varieties of corn, which 'are now becoming so populer in Onialley were imported by the Experi- menkél Department, and after being thoroughly tested were distributed in anal] quantities.The present system of co-operative experimental work in agriculture, was started in 1886, with sixty plots, which were gitusted on twelve different farms in Ontario.Since that date, however, the work has increased from year to year.and in 1807 there were 11,497 plots, wkich were situated on 2,835 farms.Farmers, not only throughout the Province of Ontrwio, but ull over the Dominion should take an interest in these experiments and should endeavor to find out what varities of grains, grass, clover and roots sre best adapted to their own localities.Hoping tbat many readers of the \u2018Witness\u2019 may be inclined to take a hand in this work, I have much pleasure in copying the ciecular issued by Mr.Zavitz, inviting them to do 20.It reads as follows: Interested persons In Ontario who wish to soin ta the work, may select say ene of the exportiments for 189,and laform the Director at once of the choice made, All materials will be furnished entirely free cf charge to sack applicant.but he will de expected to conduct the test according to tbe in- strustions sent with the eed, snd to report the results of his test as noën as possible after harvest.LIST OF EXPERIMENTS FOR 12%.1.Testing nitruts of soda, superphosphate, muriete of potash, mixture, and no manure, with corn.2 Testing nitrate of soûe, superphesphate, muriate of petash, mixture, and nd manure, with margels.8.Growing three leguminous crops for green fodder.4.Growing three mistares of grain for green fodder.5.Testing four varielles of millet.6.Testing four varieties of grasses.7.Testing four varieties of clovers.& Testing three varisties of burkwheat.9.Teating three varieties of spring wheat and one variety of spring rye.10.Testing four varisties of barfey.11.Testing five varteties of oats.12.Testing four varieties of peas.13.Testing three varistics of beans.14.Testing Ave varieties of carrots.15, Testing four varieties of mangels, and ome variety of sugar beets.10.Testing two varieties of Swedish and two varieties of fall turuips.17.Testing six varieties of corn.Material for either No, 1 or No.} experiment will be seat by express.and for each of the others by mall.The supply of material being limited, these who spply first will be rurest of obtaining the destred outfit.IL might be well ter each applicant to mak & second chuice, for fear the fret could not be granted.Particular varieties need not De meatien.od.os al} the kinds te be distributed are those which done sxeeptionally well upon the trial plots in the Experimental Department.OC.A.RAVITE, Direstor.Agricultural College, Quelph, March 21, 1008.Although \u2018interested persons in On- terio\u2019 are specially mentioned in the foregoing circular, | do not think it is de signed to restrict applicants to that pee ticular province.Last year there were several experimenters {rom other parte of the American continent, including one, at least, from the United States Since the roport of the College went to press, the much to be lamentsd death of Prof.Paton, bee taken place, hence the sad occurrence is not wentioned, noe a fitting tribute to his memory inserted.I cannot close this notice, necessarily brief, and limited by the urgency of the scason, où the subject of field experiments, without expressing my sensé ol the great loss which hes been sustained by the College and the country st large by the demise of such an able officer, and such a thoroughly good man.LINDENBANK.\u2014\u2014 FARM GLEANINGS.There will probebly be a dearth of farm belp in Untario during the coming season, The Klondike craze bag drainsd the country of ita surplus population apon which farmers usally rely.When one has ten or fifteen acres ready it is better to get the seed into the prepared ground than to wait until more ia ready.The carly sown grain made à better crop for us last year than that sown later, Extra cultivation and extra harrowis will always pay providing o - tions are favorable, and though it will pay to sow as early in the spring as pos; aible, yet it will be injurious to do so be fore the land is in perfect condition for receiving the seed.We have over-cleared the land, and on many & farm there is waste land that should never have been cleared.Now that it is cleared, it should be planted with forest trees again.The youth of the country must be taught to take bet: ter care of trees, to preserve them from destruction and to plant a tree for every cone that is cut down.The following figures of the quantity and value of certain exports from New Zealand for the twelve months ending December last are supplied by the Department of Trade and Customs: \u2018Butter, 08,518 cwt., value, £400,445; cheewr, 77,216 cwt., value, £164,938; frosen beef, 50,404 cwt, velue, £53,082; mutton, carcases, 1,000,973, vilue, £916,837; frowen lamb, carcases, 1,027,416, valus, £502,200.Without clover the maintaining of the fertility of the farm becomes a most serious question.With this crop succesful- iy grown, says Mr.Jamison, in the \u2018Commercial Gazette,\u2019 we can lay a foundation for profitable grain crops, pave the way for increased animal growth on: the farm and make a progressive growth in the amount of manure produced, this, in its turn, increasing the volume of clover grown.On many farms during winter a good deal of waste is allowed to accumulate around the back door.Old cabbage leaves, slops and all such stuff is thrown out and left to decay.In the first place, this is wrong, and not tolerated by any good farmer.But whenever done the early springtime is the season for cleaning up.Various diseascs may be traced to foul conditions around the house.Poi- »on quickly reaches the well and sickness follows, Clesn up! The proverbial \u2018oldest inhabitant\u2019 will freely admit that a more trying season than the present has rarely, if ever, been previously experisnced.From all parts of the colony accounts of the distressing heat that has prevailed for several days have been received, and at the time of writing there does not atem to be any immediate prospect of a change to cooler wenther.To add to the general distress and discomfort, bush fires of an un- 16wally serious nature have again broken out, and Gippsland, the western distriot, and the Cape Otway Peninsuda are more or lees enveloped im flames.\u2014 Austral asian.\u2019 The press drill gives much Letter satisfaction than the broadcast seeder.A neighbor borrowed our press-drill and as some of our land was prepared for sow.ing before he had finished his piece of by wheat, we used a broadcast seeder, but think with the prees-drill it would have made at least two more bushels per acre.We find that the smed comes up much better, eapecially if the ground is somewhat dry.After sowing the ground should have a good harrowing.One gets in such à hurry here that this is often neglected As a rule a larger yield of grein snd a better sample can be obtained by eariy sowing than by late eowing.Usually in inte sowing a larger bulk of straw is ohtained, but the straw is very much weaker than from eurly sowing, the grain infecior, and the yield deficient.The resson for this is that the plant bes not sufficient.time to mature before the ripening season comes on, whereas with carly sowing the plant bus every opportunity to devolop, aad if conditions are favorable returns will he much surer.However, farmers should guard ageinat sowing too soon or before the soil and air are sufficiently warm to promote rap id growth.There hee been a gveat desl written just new about growing sugar beets.Arnis 12, 1898, If the farmers would grow sugar maples on the waste places of the farm, in groves for shade for the stock, and ia windbreaks to serve sa protection for the house and barna, they would soom have à source of supply for suger that would nearly meet the demands of the farm home for sugar, or if the produc was marketed as syrup the proceeds would buy a very large share of the sugar needed.Most farmers could mako the larger part of thi sugar supply just as easily as they raies their own potatoes.To renovate land, farm-yard manures and green crops must be supplied, and along with these a judicious rotation of crops and deep breaking of the land is helpful, not to say neceæary.If fertil- isere be applied on fields quite sterile the yield of crops will be increased, of course, but it comes mainly from the piant-food supplied, after which the land is still more reduced than had no fertiliser been used, simply because the food supplied invigorated the plants and they drew eo much the more from the already impoverished axl.This shows the utility, not to my necessity, of saving and applying all available manures, as well ss growing green crops to renovate and sus tain the soil.Farming on shares has advantages as well as dimdvantages.The owner of the farm gets more money out of it than he covld by farming it himeelf, supposing, of course, that he is not bles- ed with bys to do the work without hiring help.That is to say, where the owner has to hire extra labor for all the work incidental to raising end harvesting crops, he will save money, ee a rele, by getting some good men to farm for him for a share of the crop.ble often ia to get a are not plentiful.the other sort.\u2018no geod,\u201d and who will make nothing (trouble) for bimeslt or the owner ther.\u2014 LIVE STOCK NOTES.Some of the incidental advantages of cement floors are that they afford no har Lor for rats, save all the liquid manure, never become saturated so as to cause an offensive smell in the stable, and when bardened are indestructible, and, 1 believe, will last a century.In England, where some years ago the practice of dehorning was declared illegal, the subject has been under renewed discussion, and at s recent conference of the cattle transit committee nearly every witness testified to the advantages of de- borning.They found the cattle were rendered more tractable, settled down to a \u2018peaceable and contented mode of living,\u2019 and accommodated themselves much more easily to ghip or rail transit.and to the feeding \u2018court.\u2019 The opinion wad unanimous that the operation should be as at that stage the horns were tender and easily removed.Mr.A.C.Williamw, of Iowa, a very prominent breeder of Poland Chinas, says : \u2018Forty head of hogs and Digs may be kept without other food on an acre ct artichokes from the time frost is out of the ground until they grow again, and from Oct.1 until the ground freezes again.\u2018They produce more hog food per acre than any other crop I am acquainted with, and the hoge will barvest the crop themselves.Artichokes also pro duce an immense quantity of tops, of which cattle, horses and mules are very fond, and which makes excellent food when properly cured.A chemical analysis of roots shows them to be superior to carrots, parsnips, mangels, sugar bests and turnips, both as flesh end as fat- formers.\u201d I believe it ia n bad plan to bother around à sow when she is farrowing.Have everything fixed up a week forehand and the sow in her pen so she will get fully acquainted and cou When I see them commence to make farTows is when the pigs are killed.They are yet sick, and in their psin forget their young and they will often throw themselves down om the litter, killing half of them.The me sow after she is over her pain will become careful.A sow that gete Up sod down sk ferromine should be watched, but not bothered.believe that there are more pigs killed the sow being \u2018fussed * with than would be killed by the sow if let alone.1 know it ia a temptation to \u2018 fum \u2019 around at such times, but ae a general rule if everything is fixed to their convenience beforehand they are better off alone.For a few days after the pigs are born the litter should not be changed for fear of upeetting the sow, unless she is of «à vory placid disposition; but when it is safe to clean out the ety the aperation should be carried out daily.Little pige will not thrive if the straw becomes wet and foul.AD Hoods Best to take afior ue dinner; prevent Gis- trees, aid di lon.1 S cure, constipation, Purely ble; do nt gripe cause al} druggists.0e.in.4b; Frepares ouly Zo 1.Hood & Ce, Lo ans.n performed while the cattle were calves,\u2019 se Arr 12, 1898, - -\u2014\u2014 FRE MONTREAL WEERLY WITNESS 1 (1668-1737) used instead of ently ill them with kindness by | within resch, then Indigoeet 41: de ADVERTISEMENTS.QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.ons of sulpbur.vas first te use tools om with too much pions food result.Many supposed Tare oe rion ie _ es lame for this purpose.In 1708 Francis apd giving them as muck as they will eat nothing more or less than indigestion.To 7 m \u2014 : ake om munieated to the Royal Be.tn re, do should be tod Sparingty rushed granite er Glow gre opt by poultry sn ait e nglan OV.experims a y, for ex 18 Supply houses.rash erock , a fuvite questions ail possible swk/eots of poncrat le with what be sailed merourial the air as possible, À pieos of stick lass or china answers very Duress, \u201cori aarast, to whisk we dali de œur Dont (0 obinin corres Anse, and shall (news ruek quarts and replies as we oon mab room for.This must not be need, Aowewsr, co an advertising winme or as on enquiry bureau for matiere no ome to impose o tion ptisn att.iti, 11 ; Lake iii, 16 ; John iv., 1, ete.); ive, to receive the rite of baptism, baptized (Mark xvi, 18; Acte viii., 12, etc.) ; seq.\u2018ein,\u2019 to he baptised to any ond, to 'bind one\u2019s mit to honor, and follow any one (Rom.vi, 3: I.x, 3; Gal.ffi, 27); mq.\u2018ein to onoma tinoc\u2019 {Aéte xix, 8; vit, 16: 1.Cor.1, 13) ; seq.\u2018epi: to omomati tinçe i, y immersed WEEKLY WITNESS.anything, to bestow \\berally, imbue 1 whelmed with miseries, oppressed with calamities (Matt, xx., 23, 33; Luke xii., 80}; whence \u2018baptimma,\u2019 what is immersed ; henen immersion, baptism, or dinance of beptiem (Matt.iii, 7 ; Rom.vi.4, ete) ; metaphorically, misery, calamity (Matt.xx, 23; Mark x, 38).\u2018Baptismos,\u2019 immersion, baptism (Heb.vi, 3), s washing, ablution (Mark vii.4, 8; Heb.ix, 10).No comments are lexicons recommended by Dr.Mackay ive similar definitions to thoes of Green- there can be no doubt as to the testimony of ths lexicons on this ques - J.R.JACKSON.Kenmore, Ont.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 DR.MACKAY'S LAST LETTER.(To the Editor of the \u2018 Wines\u2019) Bir,\u2014Kindly permit n brief reference to Dr.Mackay's last, as I am sure thousands of your readers are interested in the question at leve.First of all, I wish to express my deep regret that, through a typographicel error I am made to say \u2018the whimsical utterstices of Drs.Hodge, ete.,\u2019 instead of the \u2018controver- sia! utterances, atc.,\u2019 leaving me open to the of discourtesy if not rude ee en same kind which I shell not pause to correct, In order to dea] with Dr.Macksy\u2019s letter I must give an outline of the angu- ment in my last.The lexicons and the outstanding professors of the Greek language sre the supreme authorities on the meaning of the Greek word baptize.These all agree that water baptism was always an immersion in water and not a sprinkling oc a pouring.Our Lord, in reference to the Christian ordinance, used this word in the sense it ever had, and not in the one it never had; but which another word expressed.The references to baptism in the New Testament are all in harmony with immer sion and some of them are inconsistent with any other form.The Church bis torians are the great authorities on the practice immedintefy after the apostolic Tension was impossible, and at a later e ; Now, if this line of argument is estab Hitied, the Baptist position as to the ori- goal apting ia made out.Even though might be some doubt as to New Yeatamept teaching, i the word bap- tier meant immerse and nob sprinkle or out when New Testament writers wed [38 fand immersion was the practice at the fivet dewn of church history, unlews it eld be shown thet the references to Méptiem in the New Testament are ab- aciutely inconsistent with immersion, this form of baptism must bave been the New \u2018Testament practice - How does Dr.Mackay sitempt to break the force of this argument ?Mark the significance of hs autery against the Geek lexicons.Why does he adopt the desperate resort of epeskifig contemptuously of the two most suthoritative lexi- coms of New Testament Greek\u2014those of Cremer snd Thayer\u2014by Iedobaptists boue, and Teprésenting the best results by wort to the oft-repeated misrepre- tation of Carson, as though his words wfmitted that the lexicographers were inst him in contending that beptize meant immerse, when he declares they ate all on his aide in that definition ; but merely do not agree with him that Ë contain the results of centuries of study by specialists im Greek, sad sit down with uncovered heads, as to the supreme authority over thet all, of « pamphlet by W.A.Mackay, written in the fierce beat of theological controversy ?The dbrions resson is that Dr.Mackey has all expert anthority againet him, and knows it, and must therefore place him- aslf in lonely grandeur as superior to them all.Is the reader prepared to ae- pt De.Mackay as against the con- census of Greek scholarship or will he secept the concensus of Greek acholarship as sguinet Dr.Mackav ?Dut what about the lexicographers making à sharp distinction between the cléssical and the New Testament usage of beptise ?Dr.Mackay is equally unfortunate.Schiewsner says that beptise tn never used in the New Testament in the signification of \u2018tava\u2019 in Fammaohie, Pha.xviii, 8, to destroy by immerwion, and goes on tu define the Greek noun \u2018baptisms\u2019 as \u2018an im , a dipping water, a bathing,\u2019 and proceeds, eno it is transferred to the sacred rite which pre-eminently is called a bap.tiém, and in which, formerly, they were {\u2018immergilaatar\u2019) in.water\u201d fitokina, another of those he mentions ss making thia distinction, declares of the Greak moun \u2018baptisms,\u2019 \u2018It denotes im- metsion or dipping of a thing in water ly (Matt.iti, 11; Mark i, 8; Luke til, «| 10) ; pamive, to be immersed in, or over needed on the above.If the rest of the beca: they that none of them justify Dr.Mackasy's remark, Romish invention.Scholarly men will be amused, but all the readers of the \u2018Witness\u2019 do not know the facta I can but quote two testimonies from the learned authorities.I know Dr.Mae kay will be impatient with me for this, use I do not accept him for the final authority here, as be desires me to 10 gard him as to the meaning of baptinc, but really I cannot.The \u2018Edinburgh Eneyclopasdia\u2019 : \u201cThe first law to sanction aspersion as a mode of was by Pope Ftephen IT, A.D.753.But it wus not till the year 1811 that a council held at Ravenna de clares immersion or sprinkling to be indifferent.\u2019 Dr.Wall, the great apologist for infant baptism, in his \u2018Hist.Inf.Rap.,\u2019 II., p.414 : \u2018All those nations of Christiane who do now, or formerly did.submit to the authority of the Bishop of Rome do ordinarily baptise their infants by eprin- kling or But all other Chris tians in the worid, who never owned the Pope's usurped power, do, and ever did, dip their infants in the ordinary use.\u2019 And T may add the Roman Catholic practice and that of our Pedobaptist brethren both as to subjects and mode of baptism ave in exact acoord still, while Baptists differ from them in both re apects.If John Calvin has contradicted himself T am not responsible.Dr.Mackay's final paragraph, in which he rays that the lexicons, classics, all history, and the scholarship and piety of the world are against tl Baptists, is quite rhetorical.The reader must judge whether it is anything more than rhe toric, and whether the line of argument in my letter has been broken at a single ! point.May the Lord preserve and advance all his truth, C.GOODSPEED.McMaster University, March 30, 1898.P.6.\u2014T would gladly reply to questions anked me if the good nature of the editor would permit.DR MscARTHUR'S REPLY TO HIS CRITICS.(To the Editor of the \u2018 Witneen.\u2018) Sir,\u2014This writer, while apprecisting the conrtesy of the \u2018Witness,\u2019 regrets the necessity of intruding himself upon the notice of its readers.Some of them may remember that a little time ago he delivered in Montreal an address before the Baptist Young People's Union ef Qn- tario and Quebec.Judging by the many echoes filling the air, it would seem as if some heavy blows had been struck in that address.The number of the wounded would indicate that some shots then fired took effect.Were the lecturer on that occasion speaking again in similar circumstances, he would repeat with additional emphasis every statement then made; he would have no modification whatever to make in a single sentiment uttered or form of expression employed.He is fortified at every point the scholarship of all creeds snd countries.He never before was so convinced, as since reading the replies of his critica, of the emeatial weakness of the position occupied by Rantists and Affusionists.Many of his critics stem to have experienced a baptism of, prejudice and only a rantism (sprinkling) of knowledge; but others bave been fair in their comments and fraternal io their spirit.In replying to his critics, ba has the great regret that be has not the honor of their per- ænal acquaintance.This honor he would greatiy esteem.It has been his appre- cisted privilege, during all the years of his ministerial life, to reckon among his choicest friends representative men in ali the leading denominations, as well as sevezal bodies not usually called orthodox, and some in the Roman, the Greek and still other churches.He dos not know, except inferentially, even the denominational relation of ail bis critice: he knows that each of them might my with Milton in \u2018Paradise Lost,\u201d \u2018Not to know me argues yourself unknown, The Jowest of your throng.\u2019 He accepts this possible application of this familiar quotation, though this but increases his disadvantage in any response he may make.Doubtless, his oritics are skilful dilaecticians, trained in- heroes.They have had no other motive, Imroes.They have had no other motive, it will bo assumed, than their desire to champion the truth, as they understand it.Their modesty, it will be acknow- lodged, is equalled only by their varied learning, and their mental sincerity only by their spiritual devotion.They are, therefore, it in assumed, men of vast esrudition, and of the highest mors} pur pose.Still, it must be admitted that, apparently at least, they are self-ap- pointed critics.Perhaps they have been chosen by their respective denominations as spokesmen of thess different bodies nf Christians; Lut perhaps not.They appear to be seif-conatituted censors of the address and speaker ai the convention named.It is well at this stage of the discussion to hold thess facts clearly in mind, to understand, as fully ae #t may be discovered, the raison d'etre of the cri- ticlam which these gentlemen have chos- on to make, This writer is sorry even to sem to oppose brethrem who are doubtless esteemed in the communities where they are known; but if he is obliged to subject them to any form of conqure tbe feult is certainly not hia When be delivered his address be did Armin 18, 1898.inot have them in mind, snd was net ave conscious of their existence, They 1 have called attention to themselves, and bave invited, have even challenged, any eriticism which may now be given.DR.MACKAY'S OREAT ACT.\u2018We have all heard of Ajax defying tha lightning, but Ajax in this heroie attitude is \u2018not a circumstance\u2019 to Dr.Mac- hy defying the world of scholarship, Behold him in his great act of challenging the lexicographers and trampling on the lexicons of all churches and centuries! We ought not, however, to be too much surprised at Dr.Mackay\u2019s temerity.It is well-known that great fathers in theological learning once denied the wphericity of the earth, declaring that it was perfectly flat, and had four well-defined corners.Ws know also that popes and learned men of various faiths once denied the heliocentric view of the planetary system, aa promulgated by Copernicus in 1843.We know that oven at this moment there is a negro preacher who declares with eloquent and repeated vociferation that \u2018De sun do move\u2019 Dr.Mackay's denial of the scholarship of the world regarding ba; tism is perhaps not more remarkable than is the negro lecturer's denial of the entire Copernican system ; and the negro\u2019s denial is certainly not more marked by notorious daring, not to use a plainer and possibly harsher word, than is the denial made by Dr.Mackay.If only Dr.Mackay\u2019s articles were marked by wisdom as they are by rashness, they would be remarkable productions ; were only their extension of knowledge as great as is their intension of they would attract the attention of religious thinkers and literary workers, The fact is that these articles mistake sciolism for scientlsm, Dr.M a attitude in risible in the extreme; deed, it is more than risible; it is cachin- natory, as it is promotive of immoderste lnughter.It is a long time since such articles have appeared in any magazine or newspaper.But it is sad that the knowledge and reasoning which might be expected should entirely disappear in the limbo of a narrow denominationalism.When Dr.Mackay comes to reflect on the reckless position which he has ap sumed in opposing the scholarship virty- ally of the whole world, he may sincere), mourn the unfortunate \u2018kismet\u2019 whi led him into an attitude at once so reek.leas and ridiculous.Were he simply opposing the lecturer who recently spoke to the Baptist Young People\u2019s Union in Montreal, his position would be one of neither great danger nor great honor ; but when he assumes to challenge the lexicons and lexicographers of Germany, Britain, America and the world he has undertaken a task which might well give even as great a man as he cause for se- ricus consideration ; his position then becomes one of great danger and of me honor.He is not in any special pense smuek of scholarship of the and for such an undertaking he woul need the co of the greatest heres, the patience of the gentlest saints, and the time of several Methuselabs : and even then his courage, patience and time would end only in utter defent.He ia sues challenges and throws down gauntlets with reckless bravado.Dr.Mac- kay introduces as scholars who opposes the Baptist view of baptism the late Dr.Charles Hodge, of i n, and Dr.J.W.Dale.Dr.Fiodg> was à reasonably learned theologian along the lines of recognized old school Presbyterian theol ; but no one would think of giving him recognition among great experts in the Greek language and literature.Dr.Mackay then strives to bring into the circle of scholarship Dr.J.W.Dale.This attempted _introdue- tion is simply marvellous.This writer is not unfamiliar with Dr.Dale\u2019s processes and conclusions, nor with the remarkable linguistic inventions with which those conclusions are given to an indifferent world.It is difficult to believe that even Dr.Mackay can, with any degree of sobriety, desire to place Dr.Dale in the Sigher ranks of the world\u2019s scholarship.Shades of Bexa, Calvin, Mel- anchthon, Luther, Moses Stuart, Mao- Knight, Whitby, Bengel, Adam Clarke, ftanley, Cave, Grotius, Meyer, Alford, Bostuet, Neander, Tillotson, Wesley, Conybeare, Bloomfield, Kurts, Ellicott, Kraus, Presscnse, Schaf, Fisher, Riddle, make way for the admission to the honored ranks of scholars of Dr.J.W.Dalet Admission is asked for him by the Rev.Dr.Mackay, of Woodstock, Ontario, and he is vouched \u2018by more than forty presidents of colleges in tlie United States.\u2019 Yerbaps Dr.Macksy will act as glossarist for the great Dr.Male.That any one ever claimed for him any sort of rank among the great scholars of the world remained to be the discovery of Dr, Mae- kay himoelf, and perhaps some of the college presidents of whom he writes.Verily, there is bope that the John Jas- pers who declare that \u2018de sun do move,\u2019 \u2018may yet claim to rank with the great scientists of the agen! We read in Homer of the inextinguishable laughter of the gods ; there would be inextinguishable laughter among the scholarly shades in their lofty places in the Celestial University if Dr.Dale were conducted to thee presence and his dust-covered volumes were borne in by the Rev.Dr.Mackay for their pernwal! It in enough to bring tha shade of the learned Dr.Con- ant back to earth when Dr.Muckay draws from his words the infersnes that if there be no ides of emersion in the word immersion.there cen be no putting into the water in that word, The very reasoning which Dr.Mackay adopts contradicts the position which he es- «umes.Does the word \u2018dip\u2019 imply thas the person dipped, or baptized, was always to remain under the water Ÿ In the Anglican prayer-book the i» commanded, except under certain speci.fred conditions, to dip the child.that language mean that he is to drown the child ?We read in the Septuagint Version, 4 Kings v.14; \u2018So Naaman 1.pay Aran 13, 1898, went down and dipped, \u201cEbaptissto™ (eptised) himeslf seven times in Jor , socording to the word of Elisha.Does not Dr.Mackay know what Naa- man did ?Does Dr.Mackay think that he drowned himwelf seven time ?What he did, as far as the sot of dipping is Herman Ce: ecacerned, is still done in baptism, se- cording to the word of Elisha's Master and ours\u2014the Lord Jesus Christ.Is not Dr.Mackay somewhat amased at his own mothod of discussion ?Could premier be more puerile ?Does not in language suggest that he must be am.Litious to gin the reputation of being à jejune thinker, a puisny writer, and an irrelevant debater! Can any man con- gratulats himself on such ressonless res æning as that which is here given with a flourish of trumpets and with an unfre ternal reference ?Of course, Dr.Conant and Dr.Kendrick affirmed that putting into the water is the first thought of the word baptism; so, doubtiess, both would affirm and every one else, except possibly Dr.Mackay, regarding the word dip.But does the action stop with this eurlier part of the completed act?Whatever reasoning would be applied in that re- Bard to the word baptiso, would be applied to the words dip and plunge, and to other words given by the most leam- ed lexicographers as the equivalent of the word baptiso.Liddell and Scott translate the word bmptizo, to dip.Grimm's Lexicon of the New Testament as edited by Professor Thayer, of Harvard University, which lexicon is regarded both in Europe and America as etand- ing in the front rank of Greek New Tes tament jexicography, thus defines the word baptizo: (1) to dip repeatedly, to immerge, submerge; (2) to clesnse by dipping or submerging; (3) to overwhelm, ste.Now, according to Dr.Mackay's seasoning, we know not what this lexicon means.Ho does not seem to know the meaning of the word dip.turn to the Standard Dictionary, Funk & Wagnals, 1996, he wil find the meaning of dip to be \u2018to immerse for a short time in any liquid; place in a fluid end withdraw again, as to dip s sponge in water; apecifically, to baptize by immersion\u2019 The Greek word baptizo means, according to the ablest lexicographers, as will be shown a little later at greater length, to dip, plunge or to immerse n- to any liquid.Then, as bas just been shown, one of the very ablest and latest of English dictionaries defines the word dip to immerse, and specifically to bep- tixe by immersion.Could language be But Dr.Mackay is determined to make dip equivalent to drown.His discussion of this word indicates a determination to drown bis common sense in the mud of bis obscure thought.Dr.Mackay'a reference to Dr.W.H.Whit- sitt suggests a historical rather than a linguistic question.It is entirely irrelevant to the present diseuwsion, and De, Mackay's reference to the writer's pres ence in Montreal hag nothing to do with the mubject under examination, and has equally little to do with the proprietirs of courteous argument snd fraternal de- tate.Dr.Mackay may be left, acoord- ing to his own choice, with the authorities he quotes, and especially with the great Dr.Dale, icuous in the midst of the number, to settle this distinctively linguiskic question with the great scholars of all the ages.Naturally Dru.Hodge, Dale and Young wished to justify their denominational position; but their testimony im thet respect is that of nar Tow sectaries rather than of broad scholars.Dr.Mackay is invited to enter the arena of scholarskip with the intellectual and linguistic athletes of many countries and centuries.If.scholarship can prove anything on any subject # has proved, by all the tests which can be applied, the sripturainsss and historieity of the Baptist position.It would be difficult to name anv subject of New Tes tament excgesis, whi it be the nature of the atonement, the inspiration of the soriptures, or the divinity of the adorable Redeemer, regarding which the scholarship of the world in its higheat range and broadest sweep, is so nearly agreed as it is in making the Greek word baptiso mean dip, plunge, immerse.The THB CHURCH FATHERS.authoritics new quoted were collated by the late and learned Dr.Bar Tes Sears in the \u2018Christian Review,\u2019 val, nt.Que is sk a lows to know whet au.omit, so numerous, mani.mous and weighty are the testimonies Riven by these Church Fathers regarding the meaning of the word baptism.\u2018We represent.our Lord's eufferings amd resurrection hy baptiem in & pool,\u2019 Justin Martyr, Questio; 13, 7.\u2018Wo are immersed in water; lot down into the water and dipped.Peter immersed in the Tiber.It is indifferent whether one is baptised in the sea or in a pool, in à niver or fountain, ne lake or the bed of à river\u2019 Tertul- He who is immersed in water and baptized, ia surrounded with water on all siden\u2019 Cyril of Jerusalem: Cut.17.\u201cThe bodies of thore thet ate baptised are, ns it were, buried in water.\u2019 Baal tbe Great; \u2018Holy Spirit\u2019; 15, 38.HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AND oF CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS.The following and other authorities were collated by the Rev.W.W.Everta: \u2018The word \u201c\u2019baptiso\u201d je nowhbere used in the scriptures for sprinkling; no, not in Mack 7, 4, otherwise than eppesrs to some.\u2019 \u201cThe words end phrases that are teed and the fact that the rite was performed in a river, pool, or fountain, testify sufficiently to the practice of im mension.\u201d Venema, Dutch Reformed.\u2018\u201cOhurch History,\u201d vol.11, sec.100; vol.FIF., eec.138, 1777.\u2018The word \u201cbaptiso\u201d proves thet the administrator of baptism Centur.: wel.I, II, \u2018Ordinarily baptimn i performed immersion, and thet $0 represent the burind cf Christ.\u2019 \u2018Disputetionss,\u2019 vol.IIL, p.219.1000.Bellarmine; Italian tury.\u2018Church History,\u2019 vol.II, p.206.Doel Unger, German Old Owtholic, \u2018In Lapiism, we use immersion, to signif; death and riei 3 nify our reine pe \u201cLifo and Episties of Bt.p.432, 185].Lewin.To the same punport are the defini tions given by Joseph de Vincecomes, à French Roman Catholic; Starck, German.German Schaff, American Presbyterian.Dr.Pisber, Professor of Divinity im Yale College; American Congregationaliet, in \u2018The Beginnings of Christianity,\u2019 p.565, saya: \u2018Dep, # is now generally agreed among scholars, wee comenonly by immersion.\u201d Dr.Fisher does not seem to have hoard ol Dr.Mackey s opinion ; perhaps never learned that Dr.wrote & pamphlet on the subject.Had he read a fow sentences from Dr.Mackay he would have learned about tat pamphlet.\u2018We would kke to know why Protestants, who profess to imitate so acrupu- lously the primitive Church, have not re- (nevred the umge of giving baptism by immersion.\u2019 Encyclopaed.Meothodique Theol.vol.L, p.188.) \u2018It is, however, indisputable that in the primitive Church the ordinary mode of haptimn was immersion.\u201d \u2018Chembers\u2019s If he will Ency rdlopaedie.The usual mode of performing the ceremony was Ly immersion.\u2019 \u2018Encyclo pacdia Britannica, vol.IIL, p.303.\" ** Raptizo,\u201d to dip in or under water.\u2019 \u2014Greek Dictionary, 1861, Liddell and Soott.\u201cThe language of the New Testament and of the primitive fathers sufficiently points to immersion as the common mode of baptism.\u2019\u2014Smith\u2019s Dictionary of the Bible, 1861.| ¢ \u201c Baptizo,\u201d \"to dip, to immerse, to sink.There is no evidence that Luke and Jobn and Paul and the other writers of the New Testament put om this verb meanings not recognized by the Greeks.\u2019\u2014Greek Lexicon, 1870; Sophocles.Attention is also called to the definitions given my Stephanus, 1572; \u2018Zanchius,\u2019 1619; Lexicon Theol., Alsted, 1625; Uni: versal Lexicon, 1008; Bchleumer\u2019s Lexicon, 1808; Stroudsa, 1816; John Henry Blunt's Dict\u2026 Doct.and Hist.Theol, 1870; }Greek-English Lexicon, 1887\u2014Thayer, and wtill others.From various \u2018Livesof Christ\u2019 many quotations could be given, but attention is simply called to » few: Nean- der, p.316: DePressense, pp.M4, 250; Geikie, pp.413, 414; Riggenbach, p.230 ; Edervheim, vol.I.p.284; Weise, vol.I, pp.307, 313; Scrymgeour, p.17; Ewald, p.34; Grimm, vol.IL, p.114.Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Roman and other theologians add their testimony, and again one ie emba by the richness of the material available.These authorities sre not Baptists; they give their testimony not as denomina- tionalists, but as seholara \u2018We cannot deny that the first institution of baptism consided in immersion and not sprinkling'\u2014Keckerman, German Presbyterian, ! Immersion \u2019 and not sprinkling, was unquestionably the original form.This is shown by the very meaning of the words beptiso, baptisms and baptismos used to designate the rite\u2019 \u2014Dr.Philip Schaff, in Hist.Apos.Ch., p.8568.Dr.Scheff was a professor in a Presbyterian theological seminary, How unfortunate that he never heard of Dr.Mackay'à scholarship ! Dean Staniey says: \u2018There can be no Question that the originel form of bep tism\u2014the very meaning of the word\u2014 was complete immersion in the doep bap- | timaal waters; and that for at least four centuries any other form was either unknown, or regarded, unless in cases of dangerous illness, as an exceptional, slmost monstrous case.\u2019\u2014Leet.ou East.Ch., 2nd Lou, Ed., p.117.Dean Stanley is an unfortunate as Dr.Echaff in regard to Dr.Mackey.Similar interpretations ax to the meaning of the word is given by Btapfer in Inst.Theot., vol.L, p.3; Salamasius, in de Cacs.Viromm, p.600; Witeius, in Oecon.Foed., vol.FIV, chap 16, sec.13; Hospinian, in Hiet.Secram., vol.II, p- 30; Vitringa, in -Aphoriemi Sancti, p- 884; Heidegger, Corpus.Theol, p.21: Reuss, in Hist.Chris.Theol., vol.IL, p.165; Scholten, in * Die Taufformel,\u2019 p.12; Cunningham, in \u2018The Growth of the Church,\u201d p.173; Wall, Hist.Inf.Bept., vof.11., p.424; Dean Goulburn, in Bamp- ton Lectures, p.18; sho Archbishop John Tilloteon, in Sermon 141, vol, 11, p.266: Luther, in Sacra.of Bapt.; Bechmann's Theology, 11.632; Hahn's Theology, p.856; Bretachneider\u2019s Theology, vol.1{., pp.673, 084, 086: ase, in \u2018Libri Symboliei,\u2019 p.HR; Dens's Moral Theelogy, vo.V., p.148.Rothe (Lutheran), in his \u2018Dog mabik,\u2019 says: \u201cThe form of complete immersion of the candidate, we find always observed in the age of the aposties, and in the whole early Church.\u2019 Dollinger, in \u201cThe Church and the Churches,\u2019 mys: \u201cThe Baptist postion is incontrovertible from the Protestant standpoint, since they have the oslear bible text for baptism, and chush tradition decides neither for nor aguinet.\u201d He also seems to be ignorsms of Dr.Mackay's bull against the comet.Professor Hlorneck, in the \u2018Independent,\u2019 of Feb, 19, 1088, eaid: Nap tisein uvadoubiedly signifies Immersion (cinteusben).No prosé can be found that it signifies anything else in the New Testament, and in the most ancient Christian literature.The suggestion re garding a \u2018sacred sense\u2018 ia out of the Question.There is no passage in the New Testament which auggeste the eup- position that any New Testament an: thor attached to the word baptisein any other sense than einteuchen\u2014untertauch- en\u2018 We have here confessediy one of the strongest testimonies from one of ths greatest of scholars.Bishop Boasuet says: \u2018To baptise, signifies to plunge, av is granted by all the world.\u2019 Bishop Bos: suet evidently did not conceive of a Dr.| Dale noc of a Dr.Mackay.Calvin says: \u2018The word baptize signifies to immerse; and & is certain thet immersion was the ~ practice of the ancient Church.\u201d Calvin was something of a Presbyterian and of ; |» scholar; but he had the great misfoe- tune to live before Dr.Mackay had enlightened the world with his unique lin- prime crains Dr.Paine, profes æor oi istory in Bangor (Maine) Seménary (Congregationakiet), on being arraigned by some of hin lems informed brethren for admitting that the primitive baptisn was immersion, said: \u2018 The tee- timony [for immersion] is simple and decisive, No matter of Church history js clearer.The evidence is all one way, and ail Church historians of any repute agree in acoepting.it.It is a point on which ancient, mediaeval and modern historians siike, Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran and Oalvinistie, have no contro- verwy.\" Professor Paine clearly had not learned of Dr.Mackay's opposition to the scholarship of the world; perhaps even if he had known of it he might still choose to stand with the great scholars of all ages, rather than with the doughty Mackay, who in this discussion, to use à Scotch word, bas become pitifully \u2018untenty.\u2019 , COMMENTARIES.(Matthew iii, 616.) \u2018 Baptimn consists in the immersion of the whole body in water\u2019 Schols; Germsn Roman Catholic.\u2018 Baptizo is to dip ; the body or part of the body going under the wuter is said to be baptized.\u2019 J.G.Rosenmuller, German Lutheran, 1815.\u2018 He submitted to be baptired\u2014that is to be buried under the water\u2014by John, and to be raised out of it again, 2s aa emblem of hie future death and resurrection.\u201d MacKnight, Bcotch Presbyterian, 1843.\u2018The word baptiso, both\u2019 in sacred awthors sud in classical, sig- nifes to dip, to plunge, to immerme.\u2019 George Campbell, Scotab Presbyterian, 1848.These witnesses, it is feared, died before Dr.Mackay's pamphlet was pub- immersion of the whole per.|| by the son.\u2019 Dean Alford, Pngtieh 1850.the Jordan, confessing their sins.\u2019 Lak: iii, 16, \u201cHe will, so to wholly, immerge yon in the Holy Ghost and in fire\u201d J.P.Lange, Gernmn in.Bishop Lightfoot's comments o je passage should also be consul: as well as those of Meyer (German Latheran Calvin, and Adam Clarke.Those Theodoret, à Greek Catholic ; Chancellor Est, 8 German Roman Catholic ; Jobn Locke, an English Episcopalian, on Romans vi, 3, 4, should be studied.On this latter pegeage Whitby commente as follows :\u2014 It being so expressly de clared here, and in Col.ii.12, that we are boried with Christ in baptism, by being buried under the water ; and the srgu- ment to oblige ue to a conformity to bis death, by dying to sin, being taken heace, aud this immersion being refig- iously observed by all Christians for thirteen centuries, and approved by our Church, and the change of it into sprinkling, even wi the allowance from the author of thie institution, or any license from any coundil of the Church\u2014 it were to be wished that this custom night again be of general use, and As persion only permitted, ss of old, in Port Clinici, or in present danger of J.J.Stolts, German Lutheran, (1806).said: \u2018The original manner of baptising by immersion was a beautiful picture of the fact that the former corrupt céuvermtion hed bren shendoned and that a new life had been begun.\u2019 The position on ths question ts further sustained by definitions in commentaries by Olsheusen, fist Am.ed.by A.C.Kendrick ; Tholuck, 1834 : Benecke, 1854 ; Stier, 1855 ; H.Ewald, 1857 ; J.P.Lange, 1867-82 ; Meyer, 1874; and K.Von der Heydt, 1882, all noted German Lutherans; and by Benj.Jow- ett, 1855 ; Bloomfield, 1836 : Bishop Col- enno, 1861; C.J.Vaughn, 1861; Webster and Wilkinson, 1861: end Bisbop Wordsworth, 1864 ; all Englieh Episca- patiane; Godet, 1870, Swise Reformed, né well es by many others.A CURIOSITY.One wonders why Dr.Mackay should be #0 bitter an opponent of baptism and so ardent an advocate of rantism.He is positively à phaychologica! curiosity.His bellicosity is simply taurine in its ferocity.The truth concerning baptism is the red fiag which excites his fiercest ire.He es up in fury of manner what he lacks in force of matter.He suggests to bis readers that he is himself suspicious of the weakness of his cause, and so hs increases the vigor of his affirmations.He \u2018doth protest too much.\u2019 The placidity characteristic of bm who is conscious of truth gives place in Dr.Mackay to the acidity born of doubt and error.that he reminds ws all of the effort he makes to keep up his courage in the linguistic fog in which he wanders.Nothing can eurpess the perversity of his mind except it be the morbidity of his epirit.His articles are as condemnable in the court of geatiemmanly amenity a thay sre at the bar of recognised eet ol.the ervhip.It ie rere te meet in the cireles in which one ie Aoustomed to more with 'MONTREAE \u201cWÉEKLY \u2018WITNESHR so affirm ?; ¥ P t * And were baptized, immewed, in i He whistles so much Dr.à eeotiem so intense and à avientism 8 limited.One can well imagine that Dr.feos ol he nai va p i and scholastic friend, Dr.Dele.Can not, Mr.Editor, cheer up Dr.y 8 bit?Tell him to cultivate a little \u2018swestnens and light\u201d He ought to otop his discussions on logomashy long enough to take some lessons in good It is hoped that be may yet improve in this respect.OTHER CRITICS, There is space only to refer, with get brevity, to other critics who have red this writer with their comments.i with courtesy ; recognises the proprieties which ought always to be observed among Christian gentlemen ; and his statements are interesting in them- neives.In the early part of his article he uses thesn words, \u2018Now I am ready to grant fully and unreservedly the ac- curscy of Dr.MacArthur's.position.\u2019 More, certainly, could not be asked than this concession.He, However, weakens his srgumest when he apparently makes the Jewish ritual virtually equal in authority with the command of Christ.All fol.owers of Christ ought to regard his as expremed in his word as the jweme law in the Charch.No command of Christ can be considered by us as of Httle importance ; his word is the makes another concession which does honor to his historical knowledge and scriptural exegesis.He uses these words, \u2018 Here 1 concede that we have no Scrip- \u2018tural statement ae to infant haptism.\u2019 à This statement is virtually the affirmation of the lecturer at the convention of the HB.Y.P.U; but \u2018 Anglian Presbyter\u2019 is in error in his implication that infant ism has in some sense taken the of infant circumcision.How does know?Where does the Rcripture How can this substitution be applicable to both sexes! There 1s not \u2018another method of baptism,\u2019 as this friend suggests.There is \u2018one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.\" To speak of baptism by immersion is tautologioad ; it is simply saying baptism by baptism.To speak of baptism by pouring or sprinkling is utterly meaningless leaguage ; it ling, or dipping by pouring.Nothing te baptism bu ing nor sprinkling is baptism.In marked contrast with the article juat reviewed is that by the Rev.J.W.Ÿ ), Methodist minister, of Hensall, This brother taken great CAFR] Fagoat fi j â § F if § Ë i immersion was generally practiced.On.this point the opinion of modern church\u2019 historians is concurrent.\u201d The matement af \u2018Anderson Rogers\u2019 gives the process by which the conclusion stated by this writer was reached.After Mr.Rogers and \u2018P.W.' have ended their remarks regarding the historic vote in the Westminster Assembly they pructi- cally reach the conclusion stated in the lecture under discussion.Nothing is clearer than that the result of that vote was virtually to give a choice between baptien and sprinkling.\u2018Veritas\u2019 gives a long and .rambling artigle which calls for brief comment.He bri together historical events ut- teriy unrelated in logical , His remarks regarding Jolm Bockeisen and John Matthesou, are involved in hopeless obscurity, It would take several col- utune to relicve the subject from the confusion in which he leaves it.As well might he affirm that Jack Onde was the founder of Fogheh Liberaliem, or thet Coutez was the founder of the American Republic, as to connect some of the men of Munster, with the growth aod present character of Baptists.J.8.Allen, of Murray Harbor, P.E.L., uses this sen: tence in his article, \u2018I pay no attention to bumnan authors and scholarship.\u2019 has taken quite unnecessary reins to remind us of this fect; one lms only to read his article to have irreirag- able proof of his inaétention to echolar- ship, secular or sacred.Could anything be more infantile than his reasoning from the Great Commision that children were baptized?Does he not know that according to the commission all were to be made disciples before thev were baptised?Pointe raised by \u2018A , Percival, \u2018Onlooker,\u2019 \u2018Historian.\u2019 and others.THE SIMPLICITY OF TRUTH.We know that the Greek language ie one of the wom philosophic and accurate of ail languages: à ie rich im termw for of hie article, i Efprir FES EL iki i els ee î } i ï § ! | ï describe baptism, because pouring is baptism.Tt also has the word \u2018kathar- ie designed to teach.serwe a stronger creed then that of any other Christian body: they beptize no one except he stand beside the beptistery and «y \u201cCredo.\u201d The baptism iteeH i: a strong and beautiful creed: it prociwims death to sin, and « resurrection to « mew life.It ie the most inatructive, significant and beautiful ordinance of the Christian Church.No one cen read the New Testament account of the Apostolie The baptimn, and then witnews a baptism in a Baptist church without seeing instant ly the close relation between the inapir- ed book and the divinely appointed act.\u2019 He then mided with great fervor, \u2018Would to God the Ppiscopsl Church bad never departed from the primitive end apostolic baptism!\u2019 unmedwtely asmired his Episcopal friend that it was not ton late for him and his to receive the apoutolic and astho.ic than from (me who is in the true apostolic cusmession of the ordinumovs e- tablished by Christ and the apoctios.À similar opportunity is to De.Mackay end % all other Rantista to obey Christ in this beautiful.epicitonl and divine ordinance.It in to be hoped that they will leave the conventicle of ection, enter the temple of linguistic, historical and divine knowledge, and then bow in lowly revecence at the sheme of truth as taught by Christ and his apos- i x |n3nd: \u2018Repeat\u2019 ?, tirely different matter to deal with.This at - AN Yo THE UNCRRTAINTING OF GERIS- TIANETY.(To the Kditer of the \u2018Wikpem.') Bir,\u2014In hey \u2018Weekly Witness\u201d of March 8 ajpears a letter from W.A, Mackey, of Woodstook, headed, \u2018Rev.Dr.MacAr thur and Baptism,\u2019 whereia Dr.Mackay, also 1 presume à clergyman, secks te show chat baptism is something different from what Ur.MacArthur had said it was; and without question the authoëi- ties adduced by Dr.Mackay look for midable enough.Besides, he mys he Las hundreds in reserve.Ubserve, the thing itæsif is no obacure or esoteric doctrine, it is 8 positive physical act, as clear and distinct se a provlem in The command is: \u2018 Be baptised ! ' The ques tion is: \u2018 What specific act is required?Dr.MacAribur says the scholarship of the world is settled in its anewer, while Dr.Mackay onlls that statement recisicss, and says it is 8 Lascless heresy.It must be abundamtly clear that am intelligent heathen, who became attract «d by the teschings of Christ, and desired to obey the command specified above, would be in a hopeless muddie as lo what he ought to do.How is it with the amocisted com- Here we have an en- is no outward act, but a hidden movement of the mind.What does i mean ?The answer of the major part of the Christian world is: \u2018Do penanee !° The voices of other segments 1 need not specify.It is enough to say they are variously but diamatrically opposite.What is the \u2018intelligent heathen\u2019 to understand or to do?Suppose he tra vels a little further snd is confronted with the saying of Christ to Nicodessus: \u2018Except a man be born from above,\u2019 etc, a saying without question stiN more abstruse, what is he to understand ?Perhaps he invokew the aid of com mentaries and picks up that one which 4 says thus: \u2018Born sgnin\u2014or from above\u2014 ie, through baptism, as a means, or instrument.\u201d He is at at once thrown back upon the problem which he has al- .ready found incapable of solution.Of course, in his search through other authorities he would find explanations with which that just giver are hopelessly at variance.Evident], \" y be would in à position to sympathize wil in his despairing query: \u2018 What \u2018s truth?\" Pursuing his enquiries into the nature and meaning of the Lord\u2019s supper, also a physical act, he would find both the act iteelf and its significance as variously and discordantly explained as had been his tism, in regard of the hidden meaning of which lattér ordinance be would found Dr.MacArthox and Dr.directly opposed, and both of them terly repudiated by the Archbishop Canterbury and the Pope of Rome ! Ts it any wonder that the conversion of the heathen is so painfully slow ?ENQUIRER.\u2014_\u2014 NOT A NEW MOON.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness.\") Sir \u2014In your swe of March 19 I noticed a paragraph intimating that Dr.Waltemath, of Hamburg, bad discovered a new moon and that it would be visible on July 3 next.While 1 have no intention to detract from the merit of Dr.Waltemath, nevertheless I think it but just that credit should be given to whom credit is due.In the New York \u2018Tribune\u2019 of June 8, 1884, Professor E, Stone Wiggins wrote the following, which, in - the light of modern discovery, is moet remarkable.He mid: \u2018For many years it has been my belief that our planet is - accompanied by two satellites, a visible and « dark one, the distance of the latter from the earth being prubaldy dou- bie that of the former.\u2019 From the samo letter it appears to me that Professor Wiggina knew, as early as 1882, the per iod of revolution of our new satellite, inasmuch as he states that it and the moon were \u2018in conjunction with the sun\u2019 on March 9, 1883.I regret, Mr.Editor, that 1 have no data before me upon which I could base a calculation to test the truth of the latter fact.However, Professor Wiggins is justly entitled to the honor of being the first to draw public attention to the existence of the pew satellite, DUGALD MACDONALD.Montres], March 28, 1808.The germs of consumption are everywhere.There is no way but to fight them.If there is a history of weak lungs in the family, this fight must be constant and vigorous.You must strike the dis ease, or it will strike you.At the very first sign of failing health take Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites.It gives the body power to ! resist the germs of consumption. FOR BRITAIN'S EMP IRE.The Canadian Tariff Framed to Aid Imperial as Well as Home Interests.CANADA'S SOUND COMMERCIAL POSITION.Increase in the Duty on Sugar to Assist the British West Indies.OUR RAILWAY POLICY AND PARLIAMENTS OPINION CONCERNING RIVAL ROADS.dttawa, April 5\u2014The House of Commons spent all day yesterday on the private bill chartering the Corbin Kottle River Vallcy Railway into the Boundary Creek country, British Columbia.Mr.Melunes opposed the bill, and moved that the committee rise.à si t Tupper opposed and Sir Adolphe Caron supported the measure, and the old ground gone over in the committee on railways wus again tre- versed.Mr.Blair, in response to appeals to the government to declare its policy on this bill, reminded the House that constitutions) usage forbade the government to tender its advice unless it regarded the bill as of sufficient magnitude to make it à government question.It did rot regard it as of that character, Personally, ho was in favor of passing this bill and of the people of the Boundary Creek and Kootenay country getting railway competition, which, without this railway, they would not get.motion that the committee rise was negatived by a vote of thirty to fifty, and the bill was at 10.15 reported with amendments, the principal one being the reduction of the capital stock from two to one million dollars.It stands for the third reading.In reply to Mr.Douglas, the government stated that it was not the inten- lowe tion to withdraw the Mounted Police station at Moosomin.Ottawa, April 6.\u2014The House of Commons did not at three o'dock yesterday present the usual budget day appearance.Fully one-half the members were absent, and the public galleries were only par tially occupied.Sir Richard Cartwright was leading the House, and Sir Charles Tupper was in his usual place as leader of the Opposition.THE BUDGET.Mr.Fielding rose, amid Libera! cheers, at four o'clock.He congrstulated the House and country om the result of the government's policy as enunciated in last portion of the Dominion.Dealing with the financia) operations he read the figures already published, for the fecal year ending June 30, 1807, showing a deficit of $518,000.Before leaving the financial year ending June, 1897, Mr.Fielding congratulated Mr.Foster on the happy failure of bia gloomy predictions of last sewsion respecting that year, as to which Mr.Foster predicted a deflait of $2,000,000 xt lemat, and possibly 83,- 250,000.Mr.Foster predicted an expenditure in the first year of Libera] administration of $40,000,000 ; it had been only $38,340,000.These and other points made against Mr.Foster were cheered by the Liberals.LIQUOR REVENUES.Tn view of the plebiscite, Mr.Fielding thought it would be of interest to state the revenues from liquor iu the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, as follows : \u2014 Branch.Quantity.Duty.Galions.Customa (aies, ete) .227.218 $ 45,346 Excise (sles, etc.) .8,500 218 1,006,853 Customs (spirits wines) .296,000 1.406.000 Excise (spirits and wines).2,782,000 4.732.006 This made the revenue from these two departments as follows :\u2014 Total revenue .28.220.000 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.The ial operstions for the cur rent fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, would result,from Mr.Fielding's estimete, in a total customs revenue of $21,000,000, compared with $19,478,000 last yesr ; excise, $8,000,000, compared with $0,170, 000 last year, From miscellaneous sources he estimate! a revenue of $10,300,000, or a total revenue of $30,300,000.The es- penditure he estimated at 38,750,000, or surplus for the current year of $550,000.(Cheers) In this estimate he allowed for the extra Yukon expenditure, for account of & vigorous policy by the Department of Agriculture, for additional interest on the lic debt, snd for additional outlay extension of the In- tercolonia] Railway to Montrer), although Mr.Blair sswured him that the increased receipts would fully offset the increased expenditure.An hon.member.\u2014Time will tell, Mr.Fielding.\u2014Our financial position te #0 strong that it will not be necessary to issuc a treasury bill or to barrow money in any form.(Cheers) OUR \u2018NATIONAL DEBT.A simtement of the position of the national debt showed that Inet year it bad been increased by $3,041,000, and on June 30 last stood at $260.568,000.estiomted capital expenditure for the current yewr, ending June 30, 1808.was 7.508.000.Deducting (rom this 62.900.- 00 fr sinking fund and the estimated œurplus of $580,000, it left the estimated increase in the debt for the current flecel year at 94.500.000.NEXT FISCAL YEAR.For the flecal year beginning June 30, 188, and ending June 30.1800, Mr.Fielding estimated the receipta on nc- count of consolidated fund at $40,500,000, © the e3penditure at $30,124,000, an cs- a timoted surplus of $1,376,000.The ex: £96,000 for Yukon and $800,000 for oper: ating the extension of the Intervolonial Railway to Montreal.Without these the expenditure would be $38,008,000, or about the same as for the current .INCREASED PROSPERITY.The statement made by the Finance Minister at the opening that the country was enjoying unprecedented prosperity was borne out by a series of returns which were read to the House.The first was the amount of deposits in the chartered banks and in the government savings banks, which include the post- office savings banks, showing that the deposits in the chartered banks had increased from $10,942,000 in June, 1893.to $201,141,000 in June, 1807, and were on Dec.31, 1897, $222,042,000.The gov: ernment savings banks deposits hed increased during the same period from $39,320,000 to $48,004,000, and were on Dee.31, 18/7, $40,406,000.Adding the two together, they totalled $200,000,000 in 1892, and on Dec.31, 1807, §271,000,- 000.RAILWAY EARNINGS AND AGRICULTURAL PROFIT.Mr.Ficlding quoted the earnings of the two leading railways in Cunade up te Dec.SI for the last two years as fol 1996 \u2014._.\u2026 \u2026 .420.66L000 3LE.781,000 WT .ee ol SAO,000 19,021,000 The increass was attributable chiefly to freight and live stock business, After showing how stocks and other securities had advanced in price since the defeat of the late government, Mr.Fielding went on to quota the trade returns, which showed an increase for the last fiscal year in the importe of over eight million dollars, and in the exports, which were tha largest in the history of the ccuntry, of sixteen millions.He also read the returns for the last eight months ending Feb, 28, which showed an excess of imports over the same period of the and previous year of $12,081,000, and of the exports of $26,450,000.This prosperity, be declared, was due to the p: of the agricultural classes.An effort had been made to build up the agricultural industry by protection and a ery of Canada for Canadiens.That wa a good cry, but he would place a limit on it if in our trade relations we would seek to enjoy the markets of the world at large.(Cheers) He laid it down that if we wold have prosperous manufacturers it must rest on the basis of agri- cuitural development.Their efforts should be bent towards encouraging and developing the great agricultural industry of the Dominion.(Cheers.) INTERESTS ON DEPOSITS.After explaining the loan of last autumn, floated at the lowest rate of any loan since confederation, Mr.Fielding referred to the cost of money in Canada being a leading ground of complaint among the manufacturing and working classes, It was possible for the policy of the government to influence the money market, The original design of the government savings banks as a place of security for the deposits of thrifty working men had largely changed, and this was not now the case in a large number of depositors, and the govern- twant thurefoxé came to the conclusion that it was not desirable in the interests of the business of the country to have an artificial value for money, and « year ago reduced the rate of interest on deposits in the government savings banks from three and a half to three percent.Since then the government had placed onr own securities on the money market bearing two and a half percent interest, and had decided that it should not pay depositors anything in excess of that, and it was proposed to make a further reduction of another half percent, leaving it at two and a half percent.Dr.Sproule\u2014A grand stroke of bus.ness for the poor man, Mr.Fielding\u2014My honorable friend ing money in the government savings banks, but there are more poor men paying the interest on those deposits.A lcrge proportion of depositors will be able to Jook after themselves and the genuine small depositors have security and a fair rate of interest.TARIFF POLICY.In approaching the tariff policy of the goverament Mr.Fielding alluded to the tariff of last session, and recalled the predictions of Conservatives that by that tariff husiness interests were threatened, i and that great industries would be destroyed.Theses predictions have been | falsified, and to-day the cry was changed and the sssertion wan made that the rea.| son why business interests had not enf.fered was heranse ve had the same old | policy and the mme old tariff.Mr.: Fielding declared that while they had gurrded against any unreasnnable disturbance, it was not the old tariff.but one that gave substantial reductions.Specific duties, which had run the tax on certain articles as high ne sixty per | cent.had in most instances been re moved, \u2018The Finance Minister read a | list of about sixty articles taken firm the tariff with the old rate of duty, the penditure included two new items of Su thinks there arc a lot of poor men hav- peal present tate, and the rate under the ferential reduction compared.The ollowing examples will give a good ides of Mr.Fielding'e list :\u2014 Fre forentin OW Twit New aher July REE Se 18 pe.Tape Brass goods .Nc » Be, Mwp.c.Indian corn, bush.The +.teycis .2e pe 2 pe.2en.e Soft coal (per ton).\u20ac 0c 88 pc.I%pe.Cotton fabrics .M pe.98 pc, Mkp.e.Cotton thread 2 pe M pe.184n.e.Cotton clothii ape.35 pe.26%p.c.Fancy Goods 2 pe 3 pe Mine Linon .3 pe 3 pc ypc Common ginss .M pe % pe.15 pe Hata and caps .8 po.MW p.c.NYHp.c.Hardware hi4p-o- nb Tape \u201d\u201c $2.i Huwp.e M pe 1Bkp.e, - 1MMpe.17Mp.e.19%p.e.8 pe 3 pe 1I$Kp.e.: M0 pe.25 ve.Fit % pe.$8 po Mp.3 pe.ge PN .0 ©.e wd Bo xh .\u2026.e c Wire nails .1 pe.we $-3p.¢.Hatchets & saws 3 pe.2 po.Spc Hammers & tools 35 pc.3 po Mpc.Mr.Fielding also gave examples of the frec list of articles hitherto taxed PREFERENTIAL TARIFF.Dealing with the preferential policy, Mr.Fielding went over the ground, showing the situation and the obstacles of the German and Belgian treaties, vindicating the policy of the government in eloquent terms.Ile declared that there \u2018was no proepect now of British peo ple taxing their bread for the sake of Canada, but added : \u20181 do not say it wilt | never ba done, but if it is, it will come, | not as a result of a huckstering policy on the part of sny colony, Dut as the ro.sult of a grand imperial sentiment which will override all questicnn of economy, and nothing that has occurred in the colonial history has done so much to ere- THE MONTREAL WEBKLY WITNESS , wuch regulations as ma: .sary for carrying out the lutention of tbls , section.That ft ls expedient to provide that schedule D to \u2018the Customa tariff, .shall be repesied on and after the Aret à * duties mentiored tn schedule A shall \u201c| shall not apply to any of the followin arise aa te any article betug sutitied te such benefits shall be decided by the Minis- Fd 1° Customs, whose decision shell be nai.AS TO OTHER COLONIES.2, The Minister of Customs, with the approval of the Qovernor-In-Councit, shall determine what British colonies or ne shall be entitled to the bersfita of tha preferential tari under clause \u2018D' of this section.3.The Minister of Customs may, with the approval of the Governor.in-Counocil, make deemed neces.of A In the presenti year, 1808 an \"| 1bat the following schedule shall be sub- .stituted therefor: SCHRDULE D.\u2014BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF.On articles, the Front ht odues, or manufacture of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of any British colony or possession entitled to the benefits of thin preferential tariff under ssction 17, the be reduced as follows: \u2018The reduction shall be one-fourth of the duty mentioned in schedile A, and the duty to be levied, cotlectsd and paid shall be three-fourths of the duly tuentioned in \"| schedule A.Provided.however, that thin reduction articles, and that such articles shall {a all cases be subject to the dutieq mentioned in schedule A.vis.: Wines, malt Hguore,spir- Its.spirituous liquors, liquid medicine and articles, containing alcohol; tobacco, cigars and cigarettes.THE SUGAR DUTIES.Provided, further, that the reduction shall only apply to refined sugar when evidences ratisfactory to the Minister of Custoras is furnished that such refined eugar has been manufaotored wholly from raw sugar pro duced In British colonies or possessions.That it Is sxpedient to repeal items 415 and 438 of schedule A.to \u2018the Customs 1ariff 1897,\" aud to substitute the following therefor: 435.All sugar above Dumber sixteen Dutch standard in color.and afl 1efined sugars of whatever kinds, grades or standards, test- ine oo mors than senc etait Sa.br the ariscope, ome dollar and el cen 08) per one hundred pounds.tor h additional degrees one And of ts per one hundred pounds.Fra Sive-tenthe of a degree.\u2019 or less.not tn be subject to duty.and fractions of more than ro lenths to dutiable as a degree.a.not THE HON.W.treaties on Aug.1 next, the claim of other nations to receive favored nations treatment will also fall, and Canada will then be at liberty to extend her prefte- ence to British countries alone, though the reduction of twenty-five percent will take effect from July 1, 1=d for the one menth from July 1 to Aug.1 will have to be extended, as it is now, to a number of other nations.Mr.Fielding then mdbmitted the resolutions carrying out this policy as given beow :\u2014 That It is expedient to repeal Section 6 of \u2018The Customs Tariff, 1897,\" and to subati- tuts the fo!lowing section therefor: 6.The importation into Canada of any goods enumerated, described or referred to in Schedule C to this act fs prohibited; aad any such goods Imported shall theroby become forfeited to the Crown, and may be destroyed or otherwise desit with as the Minister of Customs may direct: and any person imparting any such prohibited goods or causing or iting them to be !m- ported, shall, for each offenco, incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.The old section provided that goods so sciped \u2018shall be destroyed.\u2019 THE PREFERENTIAL CLAUSE, That it is expedient lo provide that Sec.17 of the Customs tariff, 1087, shall be re- od on ard after the frst of August In the present year, 1898, and that the fei- lowlug section sbail be substituted therefor: 37.Articles which are the growth, pro.dues or manufacture of any of the following countries may, when imported direct into Canada from apy of such countries, be entered for duty or taken out of warehouse for consumption In Canada at the reduced rate of duty provided In the British preferential tariff, set forth in Schedule D to this act: (a) The Uniteé Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.(b) The British colony nt Bermuda, (c) The British colouivs, rommonly called the British West Indies including the fol - lowing: The Bah Jamaice, Turk'e leland and the Caicos lslance, the Leeward Islands (Antigua, St.Christopher, Nevis, | Dominios, Montserrat sod the Virgin Islands), the Windwgrd Ielande (Grenada.St.| Vincent and St.Lucia), Barbados, Triot- ad, and Tobago, British Guiana.(4) Any other British colony or possesion the Customs tariff of which, on the whole, in a6 favorable to Canada as the British preferential tariff herein referred to in such colony or on.Provided, howover, that manufactured sr.ticles to be admitted under such profercn.tia] tariff shall bo bona fide the manufactures of A country or ecuntries entitled to the beoslita of such tarif, and than auch benefits shall not extend to the importation of articles to (be production of which there Tuengure we passed last session.\u2019 (Loud cheers.) Mr.Fielding reminded tha House that on the fall the Belgian and German | S.FIELDING, Minister of Finance, or concentrated meiado, tank bottoms and sugar concrete, testing not more than sev.enty-five degrass by the lariscope, cents (40c) per one each additional degres one and one-half cents per one hundred pounds.Fractions of fve-tenths of a degree or less not to be five-tenthe to be dutiable os à degree.The usual packages in which imported to be tres, TOBACCO DUTT That It is expedient top 445 and 466 of schedule to \u2018the Customs tariff, 1897\" ball be repealed on apd after the Great day of July in the present year, That ft ls expedient to provide and after the first day of July, fo e's .ent year, 1138, the following items shall be ied to schedule B to the Customs tariff, «96.Tobacce, unmanufactured, for excise purposes, under conditions of the Inland Re- venuo Act That it is expedient to provide that em and after the firet day of July, in the present year, 1898, in addition to the excise duties at present levied on manufactured to- bacon Sgers and cli Tame.there shall be collected the following excise duties, that is fo say: ne da (a) On ail foreign raw leaf tobacco, ua- t out of warshouse for manufacture fo any cigar or toi tory, ten cents per pound.(5)0a alt forelgn raw leaf tobacco.stemmed, Tay St of ar shouse for manufacture, co ma: - CF ERP ue ps ma vs v at the weight upon which such Quty shall be computsd shall be pire edce to the stan mentioneé fn pars- graph C of section 247 of the Inland Rev.anus Act TARTFF CHANGES, The Hon.Mr, Fielding continued to say that the government, while gratified |W the manner in which ie policy bad i been received last session, did not make the mistake of supposing the tariff to be 1 perfect.There were duties higher than \u2018some of them would like them to be and duties they hoped would not remain for « very long time ; but there had been 8 genera] recognition among the friends of the government that the government should proceed in a spirit of compro- at manufac- mise.Frequent tariff changes were not desirable.Tarif! stability was highly desiratde.If the government were undertaking a general revision of the tarif some of tbe represeutations made to it would be respanded to, tat it was not ita intention to make any numerous changes in the tariff during the present hes not entered a substantial portion of the aber of such countries.Any question that session.ne forty undred pounds, aad for i subject to duty, and fractions of more than i BR.rovide that items j a possibility of golng too fer.À FAIR WARNING.He did not mean to convey the impression to the public that the government regarded the tariff as u finality.\u2018It must not be supposed,\u2019 continued Mr.Fidding, \u2018that the tariff is for ten years, or for five years.So lng there are high duties #t must not be supposed that it is a finality snd so long will we expect an agitation for a reduction.I am afraid there is no rest for the protective manufacturer.He will find eternal vigilance as the price of his protection.He must be on guard all the time aguinst attacks.So long as there are high duties there will be consumers to protest against them and manufacturers will best regard their own inter ests if they realise that important fect.It is well if to-day they are in a position which affords them some comfort and if they apply their opportunities in getting their business on a basis which will be as little as possible dependent on a policy of high aid which has a tendency to bring them to look too much to legislation end too littie to their own individual efforts.What a world of would have been accomplished if all the time, the energy, labor and the money expended during the last twentv years in tariff watching and tariff wire pulling at Ottawa bad been expended in the workshop, in the development of business and in the discovery of new inventions, in finding meuns for labor-saving machinery and in ascertaining whet might be done with the vaste products\u2019 (Leud cheers.) \u2018We therefore may to him, he must never expect permanency in the tariff until the tariff pets down to a moderate point, and to-day many duties are »o high that the government is not prepared to trest them as permanent.In mying this I am not actuated by any of unfriendliness towards manufacturers.While they are in a good position to-dsy it would be a mistake for them not to realize that Canada bes turned her face sway from = high tariff policy and ado whatever progress is to be made in the future must be in the direction of greater freedom of trade.\u2019 (Cheers) RECIPROCITY WITH THE WEST INDIES.Mr.Fielding dealt extensively with the position of the British West India In lands, and the imperial cern for thelr present condition, and future welfare, and anmounced that as an aid to the solution of the Imperial problem the government of Canada: would extend the preferential tariff to the West Indies although under the strict limits of the conditions that they would not be entitled to come under tha preference.The degotiations initiated by Mr.Chamber lain looking towards reciprocity with the West Indies had gone so very far, so far as Canada wes concerned, und Mr.Fielding «aid there was not munch to communicate, but without waiting for the completion of these negotiations they proposed to extend the preference to those imlands.There arn between ons and two mil- bon people in the British West Indies with whom we should have extended the 330,- sugar consumed in Canada aumually only 25,500,000 came from the West Indies, our natural eight and in one case fifteen percent.On cheeses it raried from » pesny per pound to twenty percent.government proposed without demanding any concession from whet Mr.Fielding described as \u2018 our somewhat hard-up neighbors,\u2019 and without insisting on s rigid compliance with the conditions, that on Aug.1, the preferential tariff should be extended to all British colonies in the West Indies.The imports were now chiefly from tbe United States, but in Mr.Fielding's opinion there was no reason why, if attention were paid to the conditions of trade and the requirements of those markets, Ontario and the west dhould not supply cheese, butter, bacon, and other products to these oolonies.DUTIES ON SUGAR.The present duty on raw sugar was half a cent à pound specific.Mr, Fild- ing explained by the polariscope sugar- testing seventy-five degrees was taxed fifty-eight percent, and that sugar testing ninety-six degrees, and worth very much more, was only taxed at the mte of twenty-two percent, an against y- eight percent on the lower grade.That flat duty, therefore, operated insquitably, as the vaius of the sugar testing seventy.five degrees was sighty-six cents per hundredweight, while the value of suger testing ninety-six degrees was $3.27, as to encourage trade in low grade sugar, and they had the polari test under which low grade sugars duty in proportion to their value.It was under another neme an ad valorem duty, Mr.Fielding proposed to return to tho po- forty cents per hundredweight on mgar testing seventy-five degrees, and addin one and a haif cents for each addition: a = \u201d what is called \u2018tariff tinkering\u2019 there was the enduring for two isriscope system and impose a duty of di Aram 12, 1808, two degress, and on that and a plying the new rate, the duty will 5 sixty-five and in a strong position, although the new duty will be less than what prevailed a few years ago.The purely British aspect of the preferential tariff will take effect on Aug.1 next, and after that date, therefore, sil coming from British ns will pay twenty-five percent leas, which would brigg the sixty-five and à half cents down to forty-nine and an eighth cents.Therefore, upon s0 much of the Taw sugar as comes from the West Indies the rate of duty will be even leur than it was at fifty cents.A fraction of more than half a degree would be counted as a degres, It was diffieult to caleulate the heck thle on the revenue, but it was to incresse revenue by a moderate sum.t was also proposed to apply the lariscope test to refined sugar and to Be pose a duty of a dollar and eight cents per hundredweight on refined suger testing aighty-cight degrees or anything below, and for every additional degree there will be one and a half cents added, as in the case of the raw material.On yellow sugars testing eighty-eight degrees the increased duty will be eight cents per hundredweight, or ten cents, and on granulated about twenty-four and « half cents per hundreiweight, or an increase of a quarter of a cent a pound.Granulated sugar at ninety-nine and a half will bear s duty of $1.24%, as against $1 now.The reduction under the preferential tari?shall only apply to refined sugar when mtisfactory evidence is furnished that such sugar has been manufactured wholly from raw sugar produced in the British colonies or pos- stasions ; that is to say, we shall not admit refined sugar made from foreign raw material, but refined sugar made from raw material grown anywhere within the British empire shall be admitted under the terms of the preferential tariff.\u2018 I à wi nd el t paroration n a glowing and eloquent Mr.Fielding pictured the peace, har mony and prosperity that existed svery- where within the Dominion.At mo time in the history of Canads had the people been more harmonious, confident, or more hopeful of the future of their country.Our natural industries were on à better footing than they ever were before, and the ships that have come to our ports during the pest year have been insufficient to carry away the products of the land.He did not claim that all this was due to the goverr ~ut\u2019s policy, but if the opposits had bev.: the cose the government would bave been blamed.; Speaking of the acceptance which the government's preferential tariff had met be quoted the following extract from à tch from Mr.Joseph Chamberlain : \u2018I desire to add that the action of the Dominion Government and parliament in this matter, though, unfortunately, ita full effect will be temporarily postponed, had been warmly welcomed and appreciated by Her Majesty's Government and by the people of this country as a measure which cannot fail to result in material benefit to the mother country and to Canada and weld together still more firmly the ties which now unite them.\u2019 Mr.Fielding concluded with the lowing words : \u2018Today we enlarge ephere of that preferential policy.step more only remains to taken.-ÊFE believe that step can be taken at no distant day which shall bi within the , operation of the preferential tariff colony and possession of Her Majesty's pire\u201d (Loud cheers.) ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-DAY.Ottews, April 7.six o'clock, efter the travesty of « debate on * to the farmer meant more in his pocket, and he saw no reason why agrh culturs] implements should not be trest- ed as raw material for the farmers, as other articles were for the manufactur ory.Mr.Craig, the Conservative member for Fast Durham, made one of the most peculiar speeches ever heard in periia- ment.He condemned the government for failing to help the farmers by taking the duty off agricultural implements ; he also condemned it for taking the duty off binder twine, Mr.Richardson moved an amendment to the motion that the duty on agricul: {ural implementa be reduced to ten percent.On a division the motion to sdjoura the debate was carried by forty six to fourteon, the fourteen voting aginst it consisting of the following : Messrs.Do Richardson, Davin, LaRiviere, , Taylor, McNeil, Erle, Sproule, Wilson, Pope, Roche and Quinn.The Kir Hibbert Tupper voted with the gov- tariff of the United States was graded so ern ment.THE APPEAL TO ROME.Mr.Bergeron asked if a document concerning the Manitobs schools had been resented to the Pops or to the gands, signed \u201cWilfrid Laurier,\u2019 and if so, would the government bring # own ?Mie Richard Carturight replied, \u2018T am not awsre of any such document having been forwarded.\u2019 | | ) CE Armin !2, 1808.SPAIN\u2019S DIFFICULTIES.The United States Consul Leaves Havana for Washington.SPAIN YIELDS TO THE POWExS.An Armistice Granted for Cuba, but the Cubans Desire Independence.PRESDENT M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE PLACES UPON CONGRESS THE DUTIES OF THE HOUR.Despatches during the pest week have been, ss usual, full of contradiction.There have been tales that the Queen of Spain implored the British Queen and other Kuropean sovereigns to intervene.1t hae been stated that the Pops of Rome had decided to be su intermediary to sc- cure prace.\u2018Lhe acuon of tie powers of Kuropo, initisted by their representativrs in Washington last \u2018Tuesday, and formally laid before Premdont McKinley on Thureday, in a diplomatic uote urged peace very strongly.The despatches from Europe appesr to show that Spain bas never deemed the United States seriously intenditgg war to back their plan of protest in Cuban affairs.Spain has had this hard fact clearly demonstrated by the powers, and the Spenida Govern: ment is now taunted by Madrid now papers with having refused the Pope's advice to grant the armistice desired by \u201che United States, only to yield to the Won of the powers.General [ee has Jaft Havane amid the jeers of the populace, and there appears to have been much bed manners shown by the Span- ierds on the occasion of the Americans leaving the Cuban capital.in ail the controversy the United States jingo news papers appear to have been very prominent.Men have been shrieking for war with not the remctest thought as to its awful consequences, and their own re sponsibility in seeking to bring it about.Madrid, April 8.-The ambassadors to-day, collectively called upon Benor Gullon, requesting that Spain grant the armistice so repestelly begged for by the Pope.The cabinet fen met.General Correa, Minister of War, and Admiral Bermejo, Minister of Marine, objected *o the granting of an armistice on the ground that it would be disparaging to the Bpenish arme The representative of Rumia, se a military power, replied that be considered it would be no disparagement.Objection was again made on the ground that there was no guatan- tes that the insurgents would accept on armistice.The representatives replied that in that case an armistice would mean only & suspension of hostilitics, and insisted upon Spain offering to the insurgents a last chance of submission for the ske of negotiating ce.If the insurgents continued hostilities, the Spaniands would be allowed legitimate self-defence, The ministry then unanimously agreed that an armistice be granted.The news of the granting of an armistice was received on the Bourse with satisfaction and a rapid advance in values quickly followed.General Correa, Minister of War, after the council, said to the correspondent of the Associated Press: \u2018We yielded to the prayer of the great powers, granting what we had refused to the Upited States.\u2019 United States Minister Woodford has been officially informed that the Rpan.ish Dov meat day telegraphed to the Pope that ing \u201cew his urgent re quest, fortified t8Ray by « visit by the representatives in Madrid of the six great powers, they (the Spanish Government) have telegraphed to General Blan- » cattle, 200 calves, T5 aheep and 136 spring er» _ + - 09 lambs offered for sale at the East Knd abai- ) Jur MT AN 000 AW ET oder.There were.also about 1,000 May 12 Le 1?us 8.17 calves, sheep ane lambs sold a° the atock- | July nm 52 KS3 KM 4.2 |yard yesterday.The butchers wore present Short ride\u2014 In large numbers, but very few of them ! Bio 5 817 BIS B17 were waatiug caitie As they had bought uly 8.37 6.32 84 5% 6.3 ahout all they require iu the early of - \u2014 the week.ano big ent Price [at ce 7 for cattle was ., OF PRICES AT OTHER CENTRES, ons quarter ols enn or 1 ae than sim.New York.ning, 101% May, for 1ar cattle sold for a week ago.me beeves ; 3 .3 from 6 to 1%¢ and pretty good stock uy; closing, 101% Yay.Hoke a Tor sod us mu 4 d pretty good stock -_ Detroit\u2014Opening, May, Sido July; etoslog, mue Mas, vas Frid ° 7 Tolcéo\u2014Openins, 04e May, file July; clang.Ney ar a uri very few common stock on the market today and there seemed to be scarcely any demand for them.A very choice animal was mold in the early of the week at St Louis ou May, fie Jui ttle over 5c per 15.and Mr.PT omy viv Wie Bd 7 Rihoton Bought seven\u201d head of ibe beat cattle offered bere this season at 4%ic per ib.\u2018The calves offered hore to-day were mostly culls an?sold at from $i to $3 each, « few bead bringing a little more.Some of the calves sold yesterday brought up to $18 each.Mr.J.Houle brought a car load of good sheep and calves from Maxville, Ont.which he sold yesterday at $6 each for the sheep (41 head), and 3 each for the calves (42 head); be also sold an extra spring lamb to Æ.Benecal for $8.00.A lot of choios year.Mo uth\u2014Upening, 100 May: closing, 100% Milwaukos\u2014Opening, 6%e July: closing, Me July.MOVEMENTS OF GRAIN AND FLOUR.ling jambe were a ay at $c per Ib.Common oe d to-day at about 5e per 1b.t hogs sold to-day at from $4.70 to $4.98 per 100 Iba, LIVE BTOCK MARKET\u2014April 1t.The live stock merket is never of much account here on Easter Monday, and to-day was no exeep\u2019kn.There were about 126 head of butoaers\u2019 cattle, and n few calves, sheep and iambs offered for asle a: the East End Abattoir to-day.Very {ow sales were made during ihe forenoon, and prices continue about the same as on Thursdn quality considered.The highest price for cattle was about 4c per Ib, but some were heii for mors.It is probable that 1oore than half of the eattle will have to be held over for « future market.There have been no live bogs on the market since Ba- turday morning: tbe last sale reported was at 4¥%c per 1b.DRY GOODS.Montreal wholesals houses report fair bu- sipean for the season aad anticipate recsipt of large from travellers, now that the period of Lent is over, and the weather premises to be exceptionally summeriike.Remittances are very good for the tims of Teer.= -.In New Tork the course of bi last \u2018week in the primary market differed in no sd from immediately pre- 0ck4 \u2018The deiumnd was on & con- pcale in all departments, and depend Almost entirely upon curreut occurring requirements.The intense uneasl.Deas regarding the complications with Spuin have again overshadowed ail Other iniiuen- ces, and have axercised an effectual check upon voluntary business for future needs STOCKS OF GRAIN IN STORE.The folowing table sbows the stocks of grein In store ia Moutieal na the dates men Ap 9, Aprils, Aprit 16, 1888.1887.816,745 20,68 neds 836.828 42,284 71,6% 25 cotton and woollen goods, but it is of as imperative a nature as buying for quick wants, coming from manufacturing Lrades which have to make up germents of various descriptions in time for fall distribution.The tone of the market for cottons 2916; NEW YORK STOCKS.New York, April 11\u2014Wall Street\u2014The stock market showed galns apyroximating | 808 #3ollens is distinctly dull, but ae there is no temptation under prevailing condi- for buyers to force sales, prices are \u2018without quotable change.In the printcloth nardet there has, however, been a further decline, bringing the price of regular cloth down to 3c.There been futermittent talk for somes time past of a curtaliment of Dreduction of print cloths, and the course of a point st the opening for ihe leading Gragæers and Internetionais.Advances clsewbere were smaller.aod some stocks showed losses.The London exchange being closed.no evidence was forthooming opinion there on the mew developments In the Spanish question.Trading was in small volume hers and somewhat hesitating io prices 1 ban; t provique puotallonn, Hi par barvoiand dis 18 Cage for re is \u2018future\u2019 business doing in both f! CANADIAN FAILURES DECRKASS.It is gratifying to 824 that the decrease im Canadian faslures, of the classes se far represented in the Dominion as to asewer readily to changed conditions, gives aurple assurance of improvement.Ip a few branches, such as iron, machinery, woollen, cotton, hat and obemical manufacture, the au of eslablisbments Is not so large (bat the occasional failures fairly test the {nfluences generally prevailing.Hut in tum- , clothing, leather, brick and glass manu- acture, aud in milling, all {ndustries well developed in the Dominion, fallures have bean smaller thas In the first quarter of Any previous year, as also In the unclusel- fied manufactures.Amoog trading classes, appears the eames surprising unanimity of Improvement which is observed in the United States, faliures in ten of tbe fourteen clagses being amallar for the Quarter than fn eicher previous year, while in clothing and hats thoy wers larger than lest year only, and in dry goods and jow- ellery larger ti in 18vé only.The decrease in the unclassified trading faliures, though not important in number, is more than 7 percent In amount of Jiabllities compare with the previous year.In tumber the fallures are 8 for the quarter just closed, agninat 16 for the corres- Ra tog period of M7 and 14 for 1896: the abilities were $25,907, $171,684 and $332,888.Clothing, taking the same order, shows 38, 44 and 43, and the liabilities $70,847, $104,827 and $168,368 306,000, 866,440 and $129,611 ; leather shows 7, 14 \u2018and 21, and FINANCE IN NEW YORK.Henry Olews, writing upon tbe situation in New York saye:\u2014 Though standing on the very threshold of 8 great war, there is nothing whatever ap- prosching a pasicky fesllng lu financial circles.Our respouaibilities bave already besn carefully welghed; it has been fore- calculated what will the drain upoa the Treasury and the efféct upon our foreign trade; and the situation is viewed with a full conviction tbat ws are financially well prepared for whalever may come and can maintain our abliity to keep our business ioterssis under compact control and our industries reasonably active when our navy f s08 our soldiers are engaged In the Airefumd activities ot war.It 1a a significant fsct\u2014 which strengthens local contidence\u2014that of the bundreds of militons ot our obligations helé æbroad virtuallÿy none are being sent boms through distrusts suggested by our situation; on the contrary, \u2018Americans\u2019 ra: amoog the strongest securities on ths kets of London and Berlin.Instead of ing called upon to return capital to Europe, wo are lending largely to foreign money markets, and gold is still flowing to New York, wo much so that the Bank of England bas during the week had to advance Its rate of discount from 3 percent to 4 percent ln erder to check the efflux.Under these circumstances, the sbeence of siarm in Wall Strect is not surprising, and it seems reasonable to expect that the declaration of war would not produce any very serious further decline (a thy price of lavestments.CANADIAN LUMBER.Liverpool, April 1, 1898.\u2014The arrivals from British North America duriog the past month bave deen TM tons register, against 4,787 tons register, during the corresponding mouth last year, and the aggregate Lonnage to this date trom all places Quring the year 1006, 1987, and 1858 has Deen 43,617, 47,846 and 85,531 tons respectively.Business during the past month haa been quiet and the deliveries have been unsatisfactory.Stocks generally are ample for the ponnon 1, the year, ard an thers je change to report In values pi \u2018with difficulty maintained, ripes Cenadien Woods.\u2014Pine timber\u2014Of both \u2018waney and square the deliveries have heen fairly satisfactory, but the stock held over is too heavy thou h values are hy change.Red pine, seldom are A the stock is sufliclent, Or-The le!Tveries- Lave been small, values are pres, but the stock lesufficient Mim has been\u2019 lo fair deg mand, prices are firm and tbe stock erate.Pine Deals, Boards, etc.\u2014The, detivé erise have again been disappointing and the stack is exceedingly heavy, sithough thers 1s little change in _vajus to report sales are \"7 dificult to - .ew Brunswick and Nova Scotia Spruce apd Pine Deals.\u2014Ths impart consists of & \u2018ow small consignments by steamer from St John, N.B., and Halifax, N.8., which bave gone direct from the quay into eon- sumption; the dellvories have ou small, 100 the stock is 60 heavy: there is no \u20ac in value to report, but contracting for tho coming season is dificult.Pine are duit of sale and the atock is ampte.Birch\u2014Of logs the import consists of small shipments from Quebec via Portland, which are going direct Into consumption.The deliveries been fairly satisfactory, and the stock now reduced to & more moder- ats comprss; values are stesdy.Of planks there has been no import; there bas been moore enquiry at firmer prices, but the stock 3 £ the market Is likely to make the adop- [is still too heavy.tour tion of such a policy imperative Shortly.Pitch Pine.\u2014The arrivals during the past F ana.o | ups prt, YL BEE en, Bd, J, em \u201cari n°T and un |.a ns J 3 The grain market dull and uncha Fiery and anderwear quiet a£ previous pri: |périod.last year.Of hewn.tbe import B tag largely \u201ca DCO of ces.Curpets inactiy consists of « parc 1 of about 250 logs from business.We quote:\u2014 Cotton Goods ~The United States home de- Mobile; thers has a good consumption, 18e to 3%o mane for brown sheetingy and drills been indifferent all the week, but some fair orders have Placed for export.Heav: Buckwheat .weights are steady in price, but rid Peas, cash .\u2018weights rule easy and irregular.Brown os.i naburze apd ducks are Inactive and easy.FLOUR.Bleachod cottons s2if slowly, fine graces One of the la sales of the manth was Under curtalied production are steady In closed on Saturday when a shipment was price, but ntbar qualities tend in favor of arran, ot 10,200 aacks of Manitods flour | buyers.Wide sheetings quiet and unchang- for June shipment by the Lake of the | ¢d.Cotton flaeuels in falr demand; cottom Woods Milling Company.Further large blankals qulat, but good business done u sales are anticipated for July ablpmeot.|to date.Deaims in moderate request, an: Thus while the local market Is dull nn mellers in one or two quarters easler to buy.featureless, it would appear that the foreign Other coarse colored coticns have Ti demand Is active enough.The same com- Quiet, with the demand readily.Kid finished any are consigning elght car loads to the | cambrios are easiar under print cloth In- est Indles by the \u2018Jura Castle,\u2019 sailing fluences, and demand still light.Approxi- from fit.John N.B.We quote | mate quotations at the close are: Standard aheetings, ¢%c to 4%c; 8 1000 0 00 00 ŸBS x 3 yard, 4c to ec; 3 Mia a Tous bakers .= ES 4 yard, 3%o0 to 3%o; blesched cottons, 4-4 High winter patents .48 to £00 leading meskes.8c to Sic.6-4 squares, Isc Mn percent patents .«.\u2026.479 to 000 10 3X: Kid Gnished carmbrics.2%c.There Straight rollers .430 to 4.00 a urna are of Like in print y a Straight rollers (bags) .LM to 236 Clothe regulate selling ac 2 cents an EGOS, | hare begn iu moderate request on n relative a cy prints quiet irregular.As vas to be expested, the 065 Muarket Is More staple lines in moderate request and very duil this morning; supplies are besvy sasy to buy throughout Fine specialties fu 804d the demand fe fat; in fact, retail deal- gleady demand at previous prices.Qing- ane pretty well stocked for the Present: pans are as à rule In excellent condition, trices range from 946 to Sie.nd with a continued demand have on some ge See Br S| en e\u2014-Now business In men\u2019 Te usr market continues a wear a8 woollea and worsted fabrics has Finest creamery ite Sat Vo to fie; been on a limited scale in all grades, and 200 Le île, and under grades, 100 te the market has practically been without es but therw in really very litle else (hag T°\" features.Besides a much less erthus- the fret two grades in the marset Tt {natic view taken by buyers of the future of the market under normal conditions, duy.CHEESE.The cheese market continues dull, and are slmost wholly reminal.ing fa restricted by the all-prevailing un.lab.Cuban ques- BEANS.vasinens regarding the Spen arket quiet.Prime pea beans In acks tion.There is no evident ure om th of agents to sell eds at the moment UH» © tu car lots, strictly hand picked a busbel higher.rt Pat in many directions they are distinetiy MAPLR SYRUP.eaey tn deni with in both dyed staples | fancies.The overcoating business iu slow, and thers has been lens doing In cl akings than & week ago.Satinets end dosakio Jean: bave ruied inactive.\u2018The dress goods de- mand has proved quite moderate.and the iris demand for mapie rr te ued tod: RR, M03 Pd Sal, Medi.Sud, a: arp .annely and bisnkets quiet and Yachunged, 8 for gmal tune; | tins, 88 to ®c, and \"The Yarn Marknt-The demand for Am.a a ie tote Der Ib SET 18 rican cotton yarns hee been 02 6 quiet abt eas \" per unie this week, but prices are maintaining.BAL, orate AMS Are alow spd .'ooilen yarns sh without quotable \"ge Jute n je demand for msal continues very light yarne quielly steaër.y ; and stocks are not heavy.Of sawn, the 1m consists of one cargo to Manchester, or part cargo to Liverpool, there has been & good consumption, and stocks show a conaiderable reduction from last month.\u2014 Deals and bs bare again come forward freely, there has been a consumption, but the stock is far Loo heavy for the requirements of the Oregon and British Columbian pine bas not been imported; the délivertes bave ban more satisfactory, but prices are iow and stocks heavy.\u2014 Farnworth & Jardine\u2019s Wood Circular.\u201d TORONTO CATTLE MARKET, Toronto, April &\u2014To-day was an off-day at the wnstern caitle market in consequence of tbe Good Friday hoiléay.There were about thirty earlonds of stock, includt: sheep and lembs and 1,500 hogs.Th: mand for export cattle was brisker otherwise would bave been had not A commodation on steamahip lines been more pen.Export cuttle\u2014Prices ruled from $3.90 te po s, liga, 8 to 8; bull, ied per cwt.; bull savy, 39.40 to $1.7 Butchers\u2019 Csttle\u2014There was a slightly etronger feeling.and what cattle were offer.od, wenl off at a small increase.Ruling prices were all the way from $2.96 to $4.00 wt.D'acsckore and There is a quiet trade being done at $3.30 to $3.40 for light stockers, and $3.00 to §3.70 for balf fat feeding steefs.tis\u2014There iw a fair demand for bulls far export at 34e to Be per 1b.Fecding P ulls sell for Tige to 30 Le sod Lambe\u2014Offerings were light.and à quiet trade was done.Lambe sell st from 16.36 to 86.90 per cwt.sheep at 3% to 3e for awee, and to Bléc fur bucks, Calvés \u2014 Firm.The general ron of ori.ces was from $5 to 9 each.common selling as low 29 31.and pote fancy veals touching near Fitch Cows and Bpringers\u2014Most of the stack offering is of poor quality.One cow waa ea luferior that it bad to be sold fer fé to be rid of.The ruling figures ware from to each.rulsd {¢ enything a hate ie Teen to boty ood an Ic) at 4%e.rought from 60m 3% aad nage Hew Yi IL 8.\u2014Beeves\u2014Raselpls, 1; more cettve> sud frm; id to 30; ® and stags, NM \u2018to #66 : bulls, 40 = x cows! 61 to : «x 80 stile; to-morrou, 1.\u2018 e i to MW.eee 3.463; slow ang lower at 64 Lo Bast Dnuffalo, Agri] 8.1 only about twe oan fair demand tor few on offer asd all were seld at full steady to strong former brites.Receipts, W cars; market slow and trade was at lower prices; goed to choice Yorkers, $4.08 to $4.10; prime selected ight Yorkers, $4 to $4.03; mixed packers\u2019 grades $4.07 to 10: medium voie, His; y bogs, $4.10: roughs, $1.60 to 88.70 ; age, 69 to $1.36: pigs, BI to ne cop and lambe\u2014Receipts, 67 of fresh areivals and about ten loads held over from Fenterday'a trade, the bulk of wbich were Canadas and heavy wool stock, such ss the exporters do not want.The market was fafr]y setive and ntroog for good bandy grades of all kinds.Native lambs, choice to extra.$8 to 96.10: fair to good, $5.00 to 36.90: culls to common, $5 4 $3.50; ET iings, fair mixed to choice vethere, © = clipped lambs, 94.35 to $1.85; heavy ., $1.60 to 64.75: native ebiéep, choice to $4.99 to 85; good to choice to $4.70 ; common to oulln to common sheep, £3 to $1.90 ; heavy sheey nod cattle yesterday vas mue er than last w Le Cmts, 5 mutton, , \"4d tnterfor, 84 allosks, + sold at £14 do £1), aad heifers at £12 to £21 a head, or Xs .to 3s per cwt, weight.cafe LE © Pork, 48 6d to Ts \u20acd.Mutton, 5144 to Larch, 4s to és.Veal, 4%d to Hd.Cattle, 3483: Talrly sued reads.Eh 'attle, 2, : rly Fa = 128; better business.Calves, M7; trade fa sue be, ue w ; + Pts enliven, 64 to per BUTTER.\"Manchester, March 30.\u2014The demand for Tele butter was ratber slow yesterday, and lower prices bad to be accepted.Creamery butter met with food enquiry.of Danish and Swedish were inf the Dog-arrival ef di creamery, Ma to 100s; factory, 88s to 925; ebbicent Danish and Bwadish, 103s to 106s; fine, Me to 100s; finest Finnish, Ms to 10%; fine, 3s to fée; Canadian, 30 te 10s.SESE Sey tou 15 5 - th mild, ive; ta \u201c Td) Bea (2 market : CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.Stock \u2018Yards, Chicago, April 1.\u2014 nl le = estimated recelpty, 2,308 ; frees socordlag to , 13, shipments, ' re 1 ; left over, 1,- 3 pts to-morrow, 22,000; market fairly active, Be to.10¢ lower; light niixed, $3.70 to $3.9; mized packing, 78 to $4.heavy sloping, 8.10 to $4; rough aden, Bw 8.ot recelpts of cat- were ; mal good steady; others werk to 106 lowse.ye ¥ | IS HAMILTON MARKETS.Haan, April 9.\u2014Whits wheat.per bushel, at to 8c; red wheat, per bushel, me lc: spring wheal, per bushel, Tic to $8; peas, per bushel, 65a to @0c; barley, 3e | 1e Mo rr a Re Wi rol Be Sleverseed, per bui to ; : fandseed, {50 1.50 ; white wheat flour, bri / 8.60 to 8.16; strong bakers' four, $8.00 to 14.65; dreased hoga, per owt, 85 to 96.40: ap- He, per bag, of bushel and a halt, We to ; dried apples, Per pond, Be to 4; aloes, per bag, to 0c; butter.in rolls, per pound, 160 to 170; butter io firkins, per pound, at 4c to lhc; eggs, per dozen, at Pe.INGERSOLL MARKNT.Ingersoll, April 1L-White wheat.0c to 83e per bushel; red fall wheat, 30c to $30 bushel; spring wheat, 80c to 6:c per barley, 32c to 42c per bushel; peas, Uc to 8c per bushel; oats.28a tn per busbel; corn, 42c to 500 per bushel; brant $14 to $16 per ton.shorta $4 to $10 per ton; potatoes, to per bag; onions, 0c to\u2019 ftc_bushei : live hogs $4.40 to $4.80 per ewt.: flour, $3 to $1.3 per ewt.; gat $3 th $2.50 per cwt.; cornmeal, #8 to 52.60 per cwt.; buttér, 18e to 3c per Ib.: arenmery, 20 te Bc per Id.: efx, to So per dosen; hay, $8 to 37 per ton; hides, 98 te #7 per ewt.OTTAWA MARKET.Ottawa, April 9.\u2014There was, as might be a very large market this morning, but the very large attendance of made & brisk demand.pectally great à \u2018pected 1t and had b; Quotations were as follows: $10.80: straw, ton, $§ to $6: oats, pall, Ib, i8c to 20c; butter, rolls, 18e to Mc; butter, print, Ib., 20c to I3c; eggs, fresh Iai, Mc to 10c: potatoes, bag.dic to He: apples, bri.$3.76 to WM; turnips, 20c to 20e bag; cabbage, 20c to 20c dosen: celery, 15¢ to Pc bunch: Onjons, 450 to 700 bag; carrots, 25e to 30c bag; parsdips, 26e to 20 bag: chickens, live, pair, 500 to T0c; geese, 500 to $c: turkeys, 120 Lo 13%0 per 1b; goose, & to 7 per Ib, TORONTO MARKETS.peaa, bic to 6%; 20c to 31c; barley, 4éc to Hc: butter, Toren Ont, Apjil 11.\u2014Market quiet ; fi ; oars straight rollers quoted at 210 Tt Wheat, good demasd and firm with sales of red winter at 8c north and west; goose quoted at 3c outside; Manitoba.stesdy: No.1 hard quoted at $i.ré.and $1.08 Owen Sound, and hw North Bay.Mill feed steady at for shorts and $10.00 for bran west.ley nominal at 3$e for No.2; Me for No.9 $3c for feed outside.Buck.Rye steady at dde West.Oats firm, white sold on the C.P.R.west at Sc te Li and Mc on GTR.West.Peas are steady at Bic north and west.LONDON PROVISION MARKET.London, April 3.\u2014The market was largel: attended to-day.Grain deliveries were limit.ns.cootal, Osta stood at Bic to 90e per cents.Peas were down te 80c ver cental all around, some few lots of of a per contal, bushel.Coen, L 4 4-be to 4éc per ol.Buckwheat.8c to 3g per bushel.per bushel.Barley, 33%e¢ r .A few spring lambe changed ands at $6.00 apiece.hoks were doll at $550 per cwt.À large number of urkeys were offered at Tic 12e per Ib , Se per doton.Buiter.!Tc and 18e per pound dy the basket.ranged all Hoag Kong denpatebes sey that the United States has purchased the British steamer \u2018Zafiro.\u2019 Manils advioss sy the insurgents sre ln possesion of Cebu, one of the Philli- pine islands.The Imperial Bank of Germany hes increased rate of discount from three to four percent.À Paris despatch of April 8, sys that the officers of the Court Martial have determined to wue Emile Zols, whom they also seek to have expelled from the Legion of Honor.\u2018Quebec's ies-bridge across to Point Le- be in order now\u2014which is unamally eer- ly.The ice went out with the tide on Sunday morning.- Demoorate won the Chicago local elec tions on Wednesday, It was a fight by the people against corporations, and it is claimed that the reformers, led by the Municipal League, won.The eightisth birthday of King Ohris- tian IX.of Deomark was celebrated on Good Friday.King Oscar IL of Swe den and Norway arrived on the Swedish gunboat \u2018 Swenskund ' and congratulated the family, A good des! of excitement existed in United States cities on Good Friday con- corning a report that the United States war steamer \u2018Fern \u2019 had been blown up in Havane harbor in the same manner ss tbe \u2018Maine.\u2019 The story was unfounded.Australia\u2019s confederation is to be known as the Commonwealth of Aus- tralis, and the confederacy inserte in the preamble acknowledgment of God by using the words \u2018Humbly relying upon the blessing of Almighty God.\u2019 The federal capital has not yet been named, but it is to be upon federal territory.Natal hes offered, as a contribution to the Imperial navy, twelve thoumnd tons of coal anvually, and Mr.Chamberisin hab accepted\u2019 the offer for Britain, with thanks, Natal also engaged to furnish facilities for coaling the fleet with the greatest speed when required.Half 5 million of women have petition od President McKinley against war, the W.C.T.U.having taken a strong lead in the matter.Mrs.Hannah J.Bailey, superintendent of the Department of Peace and Arbitration for the National and World's W.C.T.U., signed the document, A story thet Jack Carr, United States mail carrier in Alaska, had found a Figeon with a record from Andree, the balloon arctic explorer, is now denounced as a lie by newspapers in Victoria, B.C., while the Victorias \u2018Times\u2019 is quoted as mying at least that the story is vague.The \u2018Times\u2019 published five eolumns of Carr's sdventures.The woe in Newfoundland is further inoreased by the retarn of the \u2018Vanguard,\u2019 \u2018Leopard\u2019 and \u2018Labrador,\u2019 the firat-namsed bringing back three and each of the latter two fromem bodies of the crew who had been caught in the awful weather of March 21, when forty-eight of the \u2018Greenland\u2019s\u2019 crew were fromen to death.Fear was expressed in Munich on Thursday that King Otto of Bavaria, the insane king, was dying, as be became suddenly worse early last week.His eccen- tricibies as early as 1875 were the theme of European public discussion.Thess developed into violent insanity, and the present regent, Prince Lopold, assumpad his duties in 1888, June 10.Since then the King has been under restraint.Two hundred reconcentradns recently are aid to have been alsin by Spaniards, who took advantage of them leaving Ha- vans to go into the country to renew their labors The despatch takes the trouble to sey the story ie tree; and for that ressen many will rather doubt it; as the worst is being said about.tbe Spaniards.Mr.Maxime Foster, of St.Paul, did not want tp be late of risiag on Wednesday mmming in the Vancouver Hotel, Windsor street.Fortunately he bad or dered that he should ba called st a oer taim hour, or he would have been a dead man won.He did not awake and open the door when called, and the door wae broken open, when it was found that the young man had blown out the gas.He was unconscious asd was at onco given in care of the medical authorities, who assved hie life.the way fram #0 to Nc per pair.Maple syrup was Benroe at $1 per gallon retail.) 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