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Additional comments:/ Commentaires supplementaires: L'Institut a microfilm^ le meilleur exemplaire qu'il lui a iti possible de se procurer. Les details de cet exemplaire qui sont peut-"' '. ' ■i^Hhi'h A. K. if fJ 1 I A fT "^~ ^ J. V. t" \ I <4f. l:IAM4i?i!jif'l't^Cfi;lll ? '•- i*^' CO BY I h THE CRISIS. TiiK late panic and tho univei-Bal preparations for war, attract tho attention of all men to tho newspapers: but their fluctuating^ rejiorts from unreliable quarters so tries Iheir patience and stirs their imagination, that sound infor- mation, on such subjects as the present panic, the impendinL' crisis, the future great European war, and the last and peril- ous tunes, is greatly needed, and will bo received by our readers with pleasure and gratitude. The writings of the w w !r^i j""^°^'"^'^ awakened much interest. Tho Hon. W. Hj. (Gladstone's writings have given birth to a watchful- ness and an enthusiastic longing to see into the future. The recent position of France (who, unexpectedly to all nations, had to humble herself,) is a token or warning yet to be en. uured by another nation, now being represented as tho top of the tree Ihe third seal, Kev. vi. 5, 6, is about at ite opening. The ruler, riding the Jilaclc Horse is expected on the Hcene (but, the power of the second beast of tho second seal IS not over yet) ; watch IJi.ssia minutely; let not Eng- land pass from before your eyes, Rev. vi, 15, IG, 17. Notable signs and finger points :— - Which countries or kingdoms do the first and h'st beasts men- tioned m Eev. IV, 7, represent ? Mark —The first shall be last and the last shall be first. Notice the distinction made in Kevelations bet' -^n horses and beasts: The horses mentioned are literal, th oeasts arc figurative. The scarlet beast is to have a scarlet rider, who is a woman with a golden cup in her hand. She is trying to get on its back, and the beast shies a little at present; but not for long— m ■Mt^: fi'old and precious relics will sit lior on Ha Imclf. Nutiona clothe their mon as they liko, and churches ui.iio as thoy like; wo need but look on. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Rabbi N. Z. Snoershorn, from .uu'usalcm, in a locturo deli v. cred by him at llochcHtor, New Voric, U. S., in 187 1. The fol- lowinij ari5 extracts from Iho roi>ort : *' The lecturer commenced by a comprclionsive hirttorical Hketch of the land, and the Holy City sincto its dcstrucai:>n by Titus, de.sci'i bed the sutVerini^s and down troildon condition of its few remaining pcoplo under the ditferent iiatiu'.is wlio have held sway over it, to the present sovrei;xnty — the ellete Otto- man. Jerusalem has bceVi subject to 72 different kingdoms and 23 changes of g.n-crnnient, and has boon five limes de- stroyed pince Titus. Tlio condition of the country, the oppres- sion and down-trodden position of the Israe'ites during this period, was portraj'cd with mournful and touching ptitlios, and with the earnest oxpre.ssion that that people i-ccogniscd \\\ theirheavy chastisement — the hand of God ; and they see in the ameliatory influences which are now at work around them, the working of Deity, indicating the near approach of the day of deliverance. The lecturer said that these signs had never been shown so favorably since their dispersion as at this day. Jeru- salem, ho said, would never have peace until her children were gathered again to their own land and owned her .soil, which every one must admit who really believes God's word in rela- tion to them. Then, and not till then, will she resume her for- mer glory. Jerusalem is not lorsaken of the Jjord ; tlio signs indicate his approaching mercies. lie commissions princes, and the hearts of kings are in the hands of Jehovah, ilis spirit still hovers over the city, and the remembrance of His dealings of old seems to give life to her very stones. This is what every true Israelite (and Gentile too,) should pray for, saw her salvation. Very intorosting statomonts were ir'^do in regard to tho ex- cavations whicli have rocontly been mado in tho city. Im- jnonso Btoncs, and ovon hoavy walls huvo boon found under ground, which havo never soon tho light since tlio destruction by Titus, and largo buildings beneath Mount Zion, which have astonished architects— such buildings and walls are not often soon by them. Tho water courses mentioned in II Chronicles, xxxii, havo been discovered and explored. Two excavations on the site o"^ tho Toraplo brought to light a column at tho depth of 100 foot from the surface, and in Wilson's Arch tho secret passageway from tho palace of King David to the Temple on Mount Moriah, has been traced. Tho streets of modern Jerusalem were described as long and narrow. Houses of tho Jews are small and poorly built ; very high rents, payable two years in advance, are charged them by their Turkish and Asiatic oppressors. There are 700 Jews who live by trade or labor in the city, and 300 possessors of houses. Tho city depends on rain water Tir^ its supply of water, which is stored away in tanks and cisterns. Tho rains commence about November and continue until March ; iathe latter month storms and high winds. In summer ruin seldom '^ falls. Temperature in winter ranges about 50 degrees ; in summer about 90. Fruit is very plentiful in its season, and a great deal is ex- ported to other countries. The ^I^W^b aro landed proprietors, and have splendid gardens and orchards. The earth is highly productive when tilled, wliicbi^as been much interfered with by depredations of wandering Arabs. No Israelites hllHL, hitherto boon permitted to own the land, but the Sultan !^||l^: recently given this permission, and thoy can now buy, OTtrn and sell the land. There aro over 100,000 Arabs scattered* over the country who live a predatory life in the deserts and mountains. They, pasture their flocks on the shores of the Jordan and around Jericho. They arc tho disturbing element which preventsa more general cultivation of the land. There are 3,200 Hebrew families in Jerusalem, from all parta of tho globe, principally Portugal, Syria, Persia, Babylonia, k and from Germany, Poland and Russia. There are 14 congrega- tions — Portuguese most conspicuous. The Chief Rabbi is in- vested by the Turkish Government with power to decide dis- putes. The Jerusalem Israelites are strict observers of the law of Moses, according to Talmud traditions, and no innovations are allowed and nothing abolished. Their moral character ig said to be excellent. Large sums of money have been contributed by Israelites in Other parts of the world to assist their poor brethren in the Holy Land. Sir Moses Montefiore and Albert Cohen were highly lauded for their charitable labor of love. The Rabbi recognizes the visible hand of God in the signs which indicate the speedy deliverance of the people, and that the day of salvation is at hand. The Arabs are disappearing, the Israelites are increasing. The aspect of the Holy City is being changed very much by the coming of foreign capitalists, and the great fact is announced that Israelites are now allowed for the first time in eighteen hundred years to own and possess real estate. The set time to favor Zion has come, and there is hope that the poor Jews will no longer walk with their heads bowed down, looking like shadows of death, and weeping for the desolation ot many centuries. The leci'urer concluded with an affecting irfvocation of the Psalms of David in Hebrew and English : ' Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Zion, for the time to favor her, yea, the set time is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof. So tha heathen shall fe&r the name of the Lord, and all kings of the earth thy glory. This shall be written fo)' the generation to come ; and the people which shall he created shall praise the Lord ! ! For he hath looked down from the heights of His Sanctuary ; from heaven did the Lord be- hold the earth. To hear the groaning of the prisoner j to loose those that are appointed unto death ; to declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem, when the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms to servo the Lord,' CvC, OCCa THE GREAT ECLIPSE. There will be only three eclipses of the sun and two of the mo ing wij tha ton mo eel rel sm moon in 1877, according to the Canadian almanac; bat, accord- ing to observations made at the Hamilton Observatory, other- wise called the Peoples' Hall, York street, the great eclipse of that semi-celestial orb, the " Good Canadian," visible in Hamil- ton, Toronto, and the western part of Ontario, will attract more attention in many family circles than either of the above eclipses. Duo notice will be pr.blishcd from the observatory, relating what day and hour the inhabitants can step out with smoked pieces of glass and see the last contact of the eclipse. I'll be a Doctor, though rude and unlettered, I'll wipe the tears from the cheeks. of despair ; No longer my mind on this theme shall be fettered, Since Herbalists has laid all the mystery bare. I'll be a Doctor, curing diseases, Using no poison, starvation or leech. Mr. Diploma may say what he pleases ; I'll learn to doctor, and then try to teach. I'll be a doctor curing, &c. I'll be a doctor, nor heed the laws terrors. Using the means the Creator provides. Delighting to banish all medical errors, With nature, and reason and love for my guides. Would persons thus leave their friends to deplore them If mineral practice were founded on truth ? Is it not better that quacks should restore them Than persons shTiuld die in the pride of their youth ? I'll be a doctor curing, tec. What though you tell me they may send to prison Every successful unparchmented man ; Surely that never shall stand as a reason Why I must not cure all the sick if I can. I'll strengthen the bodies their poisons have shattered, That now arc seen creeping through every street, With pure wholesome herbs that God's bounty has scattered Along his green fields, even under our feet. I'll be a doctor curing, 4c. I'll never strive to conceal all my knowledge, rli never oovet Ihulr empty degrees — This isle is my study, the world is my college— My object is only to banish disease. 10 I'll never sigh to be worshipped and wealthy, Wishing to show you diplomas well signed ; Let me but show many patients made healthy Proving I've learned to be good to mankind. I'll be a doctor cnring, ftc. Oh ! could I gain but the skill of my master, How I might bless this disease covered isle, Snatching ten thousand from death and disaster- Change sickness and Forrow to health and a smile. Awake ! for the sun of true science is rising, it soon shall arise to meridian day ; It may appear doubtful, it may seem surprising ; But soon it will drive errors clouds far away. I'll be a doctor curing, &c. ft O. C. r*ii " I say, Tom ; were you at church yesterday ?" " Yes, and Parson Pomp was at 'era about the pomp and vanity of this wicked world; but Pm blessed! hasn't his daughter got enough of it, to say nothing of the congregation ?" "That's 80, Tom ; if you want to see pomp and vanity, go to church." Millers convert their best wheat into fine flour (which is cursing thousands), and their worst into cracked wheat. If you use cracked wheat, buy it and crack it yourselves. Herbs, used as designed, have an unapproachable superiority over all chemical extracts, when used for healing purposes. , THE POWER OP KNOWLEDGE. Let the world only know that you have lots of money and 3'ou will get lots of friends, good friends, great friends, well dressed friends. {Whisper.)— hlven if they kill you to get it. Let the world know you have none, and your friends, and even your relations, will discard you and say all manner of evil against you. Medical Botanic Vitalogists and Ecdical Botanic Abortion- ists are diflferent people, not alike in any particular: . The medical science of the nineteenth century is a delusion ; chemistry, to inauiraato substances, 1- constructive j to living beings, destructive. 11 ft That man nevoi* had an education ; he ^;? ot bo a good man. Proesentem monstrat qua3libet Herba Deiv . Professor Licbig said: "Ihe inorganic constituents of tho body are iron, lime, magnesia, common salt and tho alkalies." One ot our Hamilton' men opposes him, and all others, who as- sert such unnatural dogmas, by saying that thore are not necessarily any inorganic substance in a living body. In reading most works on chemistry, persons should bear in mind that chemists generally err when they touch on physio- logical subjects. All ministers of tho gospel cannot be expected to heal the sick, for all have not the gift of healing. "This seat is rented, Kir." "Oh! I beg your pardon; I thought I was in God's house, and not in a theatre." Unpardonable Sins.— Let every one remember that for every offence that he commits against tho laws of health, na- ture will bring him into judgment. However graciously God may deal with the heart, [our experience proves that He never pardons stomach, muscle, lungs or brain. These must expiate their offences M??-vicnriously. — Horace Mann. The coldest houses in winter are those called rough cast, of tho common kind, which only have lalh and a thick coat of limewash (spread on instead of being brushed on), inside and outside. The warmest houses are holes in the ground. Hal ha! People pay there is one man in Hamilton who thinks he knowd everything. — Prove all things. *r A MESSAGE TO THE RICH OF ONTAllIO. Read Eev. iii, 17 to 22. A great and prolonged famine is near, at the time of tho black horse and its rider. There will bo great earthquakes. Watch 1 ! ! Then is the time to annoint your eyes with eyesalve. Tho first great earth- quake that takes" place in Ontario will follow ono in Europe; then, if not before, turn your attention to the poor in time. "Ho bringeth down the high and lofty from their seats, and exalte th to 46. tne poor oi low aogree. ivcau A^V, 41 12 BRIEB' NOTICES. Medicated Rhenmatic Shirts arc all the go in Hamilton, but some other kind of medicated shirts will be wanted for those who get shirty by reading this pamphlet. BUSINESS MEN. Business men of our great cities, especially the ambitious one, have thoir houses bnilt too far back from the road to get the blessing of a disciple for allaying his thirst during the heat of summer. ' f Ij III! OCCULTATIONS. An occultation of two comets will take place during the sum- mer months of 1877. One of them yhall withdraw the glory and brightness from the other, yet shall the brightness of itself be neither increased or diminished thereb3\ One of these comets will have upon its head the initial letter 0., and upon its tail (which will be visible to the naked eye), the initial let- ters M. B. V. The other comet will have upon its head the initial letters A. C, and upon ils tail the initial letters M. D. The account of this occultation having taken place will be first mentioned by a Toronto paper. An occultation of two stars will take place two days after Christmas, visible at the county buildings, Prince's square, Hamilton. By the light of them it will be seen that all debta are not claimable at court. Better be moon-ruled than money-ruled. A bag of apples for the school from Mrs. be sure to have her name in the naper. If, with Christ but a crust, t.jui rv xiitti X liiUDL, Though the rich hate the poor And grind them to dust. — Wayes. -, and please <% 13 <^ A flaw in a law is like a lawyer's jaw— easily twisted. Thousands have been carried to the cemetery who were legally and chemically reduced to their constituent parts. I like to attend the church ; there are more .,1 the business men and nobility of the city attending there ; I may get a few silk dresses to make. Let us hope it will be said to some of the Hamilton tailors, I was naked and ye clothed me." — Old debts. The possession of Jerusalem by its ancient owners is an event which will surely take place. Franco has fulfilled her mission, namely: Entangling the nations in war. Rev. vi, 3, 4. Knowledge is power ; he that h&ih power hiilh knowledge. Konoy is power; he that hath power hath money. There are two kinds of power. The wisdom of this world is foolishness. The riches of this world have wings— sometimes. Pastry that is made with ammonia, and bread that is made with alam, are not food. With soda in pie crusts, soap in pills, copper in tea, and chemicals of every description used to adulterate food, no wonder that the majority of people find themselves full of ail- ments all the time. It takes a nian, to be a gentleman without money, while many who have much money are neither men or gentlemen. — G. C. Hair growing is like church going— does not amount to much if not followed regular. In agricultural exhibitions, friends get favored (I fear), more than talent. That disciple who was compelled to sbake the dust from his feet at the sick person's door, found another death registered in the newspapers a few days after. When a conscientious man shows to the world that he can- not go with the multitude, ho is counted behind the times. Better be a little behind the times than stand in the way of the poor. 14 tn Girls out white arsenic to \^iten their skin. ' -A Men who are self conceited are not generally open to con- viction. Most men die because Ihoy do not know how to live. A man must sin^i principle before he can in practice. To sin in principle brings guilt, to sin in practice brings unclean- ness; then, a man may be said to be possessed of an unclean epiritj which loads the human system with impuritieSj and de. vitalizes certain organs or parts, according to the nature of the transgression. — Good Canadian. "Please, sir, I have come to see if you can get me any re- lief from the tjpnevolent society to which j'ou belong. I have a Wife and seven children, can get no work, have had all my goods taken for rent, and I have lived in the city 8 yoara, and" — " Oh, well ; I'm a member, but I cannot say anything or do anything; yt>u must go to Mr. ; ho will see about it." '♦* Very well, sir; good day. Mr. , I was told that you could represent my case lor help, or render some assistance," &c., &c. "Ohweil; I'm only one, &c. : you must go to Mr. * ^. . Ji« (After being sent to five or six more members, upon going to a Mr. , who is a little more ac- quainted with human nature, having been once in straight , circumstances himself, gets this answer) : "I will represent your case at our next monthly meoiing, three weeks from now, and then somebody will visit yon.' "Thank you, sir; good day." Keturns home, worn out and fainting, sickens and dies. Thereis rest for the weary. Maxim No. 1. — Some men care not who they wrong, if they can but obtain their ends. . Maxim No. 2.— Smart men dress well, furnish fine botnes on credit, keep high company, contract heavy debts, become in- solvent, and are then counted first class citizens. Maxim No. 3. — Honest, sober men, are not allowed to liv«, barsl}'- exist, because they will not drink and mix in company . with the majority. TliAi^ft la a xraof. /liffAttAnnA i*\ tliA flftXTAr aP A(r