Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 25, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 17 February 1904 — Page 2

Two Kinds of Faith The One Is of the HeacJ, the Other of the Heart Sermon toy the "Highway and Byway" Preacher.

Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 1904. Text:—"And they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of tne world."—John 4:42.

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must needs pass through,” that He might emphasize the blessed fact that there is no place so poor and despised and forsaken but that He seeks opportunity to visit it. The people with whom the Jews had no dealings whatjver Jesus must come into heart-to-heart touch with, that He might His world-wide mission, and teach that "God is no respecter of persons," but "would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.” Samaria gives to us one of the rare gems of the Gospel, and this story of Jesus’ two-days’ sojourn there has not ceased to flash forth its lesson. Jesus’ tact in dealing with human souls has proved a perpetual textbook on soulwinning to the Christian worker. The woman in her great need (so great that she knew no need), coming in touch with the gentle but strong, tender but heart-searching Christ, and having the iheart thirst which He created satisfied with the Living Water which He ofJered her, has never ceased in her ministry of encouragement and hope to meedy, sinful souls like her own. There are many, many lessons to be learned from this two-days’ mission to Samaria, there are many, many golden sheafs of thought to be garnered, but it is not of the woman or of Jesus’ wonderful discourse with her at the well which we want to consider. Our text tells us of others in that Samaritan village who came to know Jesus and who drank deep at the well of salvation. What may they teach us of tjie way of salvation? TWO references are made to their faith. First in the thirty-ninth verse, where it is stated that “many of the Samaritans believed on Him (Jesus) because of the word of the woman,” and again in the forty-first and forty-second verses where we are told that "many more believed because of His (Jesus’) word; and they said to the woman: Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.” Two kinds of faith, marking two distinct periods in the experience of these Samaritans. Many believed because of the testimony of the woman, that is, they believed in the fact of the .Christ. They .accepted her testimony as being reasonable and trustworthy, and believed that the promised Messiah had come. It was a faith of the head, rather than that of the heart. The second experience and the deeper and larger faith came with the personal contact with the Christ. The first was a faith which heard of the Christ, the second was a faith which heard the Christ Himself and laid hold of Him as a personal possession. These Samaritans "heard of Jesus,” and believed on Him, but when they “heard Jesus,” and had come into personal contact with Him, they believed on Him to the salvation of their'£ouls>/ These two experiences are characteristic, and mark exactly the two kinds of faith there are in the world today. The faith of the head, which is a good beginning, but is not enough, and the faith of the heart, which is the saving faith, for "with thg heart man believeth unto righteousness.” That we are'warranted in making a clear and marked distinction between the faith which came with the woman’s testimony and the faith which came when they received and heard Jesus is plain from the declaration of the Samaritans that they knew that He was the Saviour of the world, because they had heard Him for themselves. There is danger in confusing these, two kinds of faith, and great peril may come to the soul as a consequence. For this reason we feel it important to study carefully, and prayerfully, this matter. FIRST, they heard of Jesus, and it is said of them that they “believed on Him.” This type of faith is common in the world to-day. Probably nine out of every ten persons to whom you might put the question would declare that they believed in Christ. They might even be indignant and quickly retort: “Os course i do! Do you take me for a heathen!” But in the majority of cases the l&lief would be one of the head; the acceptance of the historic fact of the Christ, without the heart feeling the new life throb from contact with that Christ. This nation and the great nations of Europe are what are called Christian nations, and the fact of the Christ is generally known and believed in. In fact, Jesus is in much favor in a certain patronizing way with many classes and sects and ismites, who profess tc ba charaed by His life and ruled by His teachings. The fact of the Christ is well known and much considered, but k As to a large extent a head faith in Him,

(Copyright, 1904, by J. M. Edson.)

UR text brings before us one of the most beautiful,and tender, and helpful incidents in the life of Jesus. That despised and shunned country of Samaria was to give to the world an illustration of the infinite love and mercy and compassion of Jesus. The land which the Jews avoided “Jesus

The fact of the Christ is too cheap and common to-day, and proves a real hindrance oftentimes in the work of bringing people to a saving knowledge of Christ. The world is ready and willing to believe in the Christ, if that belief does not have to go below the head. But the faith which reveals the Christ as the only Saviour, and brings man a guilty sinner to His feet fqr cleansing and salvaion; the faith which leads to yielding of the will to God and accepting will; the faith which can sing: "My hope Is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; 1 dare not trust the sweetest frame. But wholly lean on Jesus name;” this faith is not sought after, and is not wanted. The world is ready and willing to hear of the Christ and to view Him from afar, but to come into close contact with Him, to hear Him instead of hear of Him, this is a deeper experience than is desired, and so having heard of the Christ, the world is content in this life to go rushing on madly without feeling the transforming power of that Christ, and with only an uncertain and vague hope for the lffe that is to come. That is one kind of faith., IT IS the faith which accepts the fact of the Christ, without feeling the quickening, transforming power of the Christ. It is the faith which these Samaritans experienced when the woman came back with her message concerning the Man Who had told her “all things that ever she did.” They believed on Him, but if they had been content to let the matter end there we would not have been told of that mighty work of grace wrought there during the two days’ sojourn of Jesus in Sychar. If, when they heard of Je3us, they had not come out to find Jesu3, if they had not invited Jesus to abide with them, if they had not come into personal heart to heart contact with Jesus and heard Him for themselves, they never could have borne that glad, heartfelt testimony: “Now we believe, not because of thy speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.” John never would have had the privilege of telling of that two days’ revival, but instead he would have had to write that “although many believed on Him because of the word of the woman.” ssili they would not receive Him, and 'Jbdus was obliged to pass by. This is the sad record which is being written every day of many, many precious souls in the world. They hear of the Christ, they believe on Him because of the testimony of others, but they do not come out from the city of their own desires and ambitions and activities and invite the Christ to come in and abide; they do not care to hear of the message of life from His lip3, they do not want the personal contact with Him which will change their lives forever. Sad, sad tragedy it is, bringing eternal darkness to the soul, that having heard of Jesus, people are indifferent to the message and let Him pass by, perhaps never to come that way again. BUT the Samaritans, when they heard of Jesus, came out to Him. Two things command our attention here. Their prompt obedience, and their placingthe claims of God before the things of this life. The affairs of the city—business obligations, social activities, and pleasures—were left behind in the one earnest purpose to meet Je3us. There is no reason to suppose that these men who came out to Jesu3 were a lot of idle, shiftless loafers who had nothing else to do. It wa3 getting on in the afternoon towards the cool of the day when the business of the city would be at its height, and undoubtedly one reason the men were so accessible was because they were gathering in the market place and the shops for trade and work. But notwithstanding the pressure of the care3 cf this life, when they heard the message of the woman, “they went out of the city.” There were no excuses of pressure of business, of important social functions or home cares, or of pleasures planned, but, hearing of Jesus, they left all behind and went out to Jesus. If business plans and the pursuit of pleasure had .been of greater weight with those Samaritans than meeting Jesus they would have missed their opportunity; they would not have met Him. And this is the reason so many, many, many precious souls who hear of Jesus and believe on Him, never meet Him. They are too busy. They must keep thie social obligation. They must indulge in this pleasure. And as they continue to abide in the city of their own desires and activities, just so long are they kept from meeting Jesus and kept from coming to know that deeper, larger faith which brings life to the soul. Out of the city of self, if you would meet Jesus! Give God His rightful place in your thoughts and plans! In no other way may you meet Jesus. (I CO WHEN the Samaritans came unto O Him, they besought Him to abide with them.” Here was the second step to the saving faith in Christ which they came to know. Having heard of Jesus they came out to Him; and they besought Him to abide with them. He was waiting out there at the well for just such an invitation. He Wanted to come-in and abide with them. This is what He longs to do for every heart. "Behold,” He says, “I stand at the door and knock; I if any man hear my voice and open the

door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with Me.” They invited Him in. If those Samaritans had been like a great many people they would have wished to wait until they had cleaned up their city and covered up all the cess pools of sin, and whitewashed 4JI their dwellings. But they didn’t seem to think about getting ready to receive Jesus. They knew they must invite Him to come at once or not at all. So many people hesitate to invite to come in and abide with them b&Sause of what Jesus will find within the heart and life. It is one of the subterfuges of the devil to make the soul believe that it must be a little better; that it must cut off this sin here, and cover up tbal?hideous sore there; that it must whitewash and houseclean, before inviting Jesus in. The soul that attempts that always makes a botch of It, and makes it infinitely harder for Jesus when He does come. If the Samaritans had waited to get ready lor Jesus they would have made a woeful job of it, and it would have taken Jesus two months, probably, instead of two days to perform Hi.s cleansing, saving grace in that city. The artist, who invited the miserable, ragged beggar to come to his studio to sit as a model for the beggar in the picture he was painting was not more bitterly disappointed when the beggar came the next day all cleaned and clothed In goodly garments, than, is Jesus when the soul tries to clean up and fix up before inviting Jesus in. He wants you just as you are. Come out to Jesus. Respond to the invitation -at once, and it will be, recorded of you even as it was concerning those Samaritans, that Jesus abode with them. tt A ND Jesus abode there two days.” Those were busy days, you may be sure, and I believe the social and business life of that city was shaken to Its foundations. Was shaken until the false and the unclean and the sinful were thrown to the ground and buried out of sight. We can judge something of the moral rottenness of the city from the life of the woman, whose inmost secrets Jesus revealed. And I cannot believe that Jesus went into that city and stayed two days without working a revolution in the lives and conduct of those people. During those/two days we know that Jesus taught them, for their saving faith was the result of His direct teaching. And I do not believe it was a lot of platitudes and sweet phrases Jesus spoke. Rather did He deal with the direct needs of the people. And it is reasonably certain that they immediately obeyed the truth, for if they had not it would have stung them and made Ahem angry even as it did the Pharisees. Such joy as the Samaritans expressed in their testimony of the Christ and what He had become to them could only have come from a changed life and heart, the fruit of obedience to the truth. God’s message comes to my heart and reveals some siiL some wrong doing, but Instead of log God’s Word and turplng from the sin I cling to It. Are there no Joy and" peace within? No, ruch a condition is impossible. lam of all men most miserable. As the Psalmist says: “My bones waste away through my groaning all the day long.” But when sin is confessed and turned from, then comes joy ! into the heart. This was the experience I of the Samaritans, I am certain. They 1 heard Jesus and they obeyed Him. The J immoral blemishes were removed. The : festering plague spots of sin were healed by contact with the Christ. New joy and hope came into the lffe. No wonder they joyfully told the woman who had first told them of the Christ that, “Now we believe, not because of thy speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.” 'PWO kinds dlf faith, a head faith 1 which accepts the fact of the Christ, and a heart faith, which cone es from contact with the Christ. What kind of faith is it you possess? You h*ve heard of Jesus. You have heard others tell of what Jesus has done for them. You believe in Him because of such testimony, j This was the first experience of the Sa- : maritans. But have you < ntered into j the second experience whlih came to j them, and can you say with them: "Now we believe, because we have heard for ' ourselves, and know that this is indeed j the Saviour of the world?” If not, dear friend, you do not possess a saving 1 faith. Yours is a head faith Instead of a heart faith, and again we want to remind you is “with t.*e heart that man believeth unto righteousness.” I What you need to have itt this second ’ experience of these SamaUtans. You need to go out to the place where Jesus may be found, and this is the place of the surrendered will. You heed then to invite Him, yea, beseech Him, to come in and abide with you. And having made Him your guest, you must receive His message and then obey It. It is then that the heart fills with the blessed consciousness of the presence of the I Christ, and it is then that the faith | which depended upoi. the testimony of 1 others gives place to ;he saving faith 1 which can say we believe because we | have heard Him speak ov rselves, and we know that He is the Saviour of the | world, because He has saved us. It is | the privilege of every one to possess this I larger, deeper, fuller faith. Do you | want it? Will you not learn from the ! poor, Samaritans, to whom salvation came? Will you not, having heard of the Christ, come and hear the Christ speak a personal message to your soul? Just now He is lingt ring upon the outskirts of your heart. He is waiting for you to come and give Him an invitation to enter and abide with you. He will come. He will speak to your heart words of eternal life. He will make you !to rejoice and exclaim: “Now we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of. the world.” Real Christian. It is easy to be a nominal Christian, for a profession will accomplish that. It is difficult to be a real one, for that involves a right heart.—Rev. L. A. I Crandall.

THE GEN. BULLER OF THE ORIENT. [By McCutcheon, in Chicago Daily Tribune.]

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GRIM WAR A REALITY IN THE FAR EAST. Japanese Torpedo Boats Attack the Russian Squecdron Off Port Arthur—Many of the Czar's Vessels Disabled — Troops Are Captured.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 13, 4 a. m.—A report has been received from Viceroy Alexjeff saying that the Russian torpedo transport Yenisei had been blown up as the result of accidentally striking a mine at Port Arthur. The Yenisei sank and CapL Stepanoff, three officers and 91 men were lost. Japanese Commander Report*. Tokio, Thursday, Feb. 11. —Vice Admiral Togo’s official report of the desperate attack of the Japanese fleet at Port Arthur reached Tokio late this afternoon. The report was written at sea, February 10, at a point undisclosed by the navy department. The report briefly and modestly recounts the Japanese victory. ..Vice Admiral Togo left the battleground not; knowing the full extent of the damage his torpedo shells had inflicted, but he was evidently confident that the Russians had suffered heavily. A translation of Vice Admiral Togo’s report follows: The Japanese Loaies. “In this action the damage to our fleet was very slight, and our fighting strength is not in the least decreased. The number of killed and wounded was 58. Os these four were killed and 54 wounded. A report of this engagement of the squadron at Chemulpo has probably been sent you already directly by Admiral Uriu, as our advance squadron bore the brunt of the enemy’s fire, and after the attack for the most part rejoined the main fleet. The imperial princes on board the ships are unharmed. The conduct of all our officers during the action was cool, not unlike the ordinary maneuvers. Since the battle their spirits haVe been high, but their conduct was very calm.” Called Into Active Service. St. Petersburg, Feb. 13.—An imperial ukase dated February 10 was issued Friday. It commands that all the troops in the military establishments in the Siberian military districts be placed in readiness for war; that all the divisions in the far eastern viceroyalty be brought to war strength, and that the army and navy reserves in the Siberian and Kazan districts be called out for active service. The authorities are empowered to requisition the neessary horses. Sank by Rannlnn Warships London, Feb. 13.—Baron Hayashi. the Japanese minister here, has received a dispatch from Tokio announcing that on* February 11 two Japanese merchant steamers, the Nakanoura Maru and Zensho Maru, while on their way from Sakata to Otaru (on the' island of Hokkaido), were surrounded and shelled by four Russian warships, presumably the Vladivostok squadron, off the coast of Herunshi (Okushlri). The Nakanoura Maru was sunk, but the Zensho Maru escaped and arrived safely at Fukuyama (island of Hokkaido). Japanese Repalse. London, Feb. 15. —Japan’s campaign to invest Port Arthur by land and sea began last Wednesday, and the first attempt has resulted in apparent defeat with heavy loss. Japanese troops attempted to land at Talienwan and Pigeon bay, on the east and west side of the Liaotung peninsula. Those points are opposite each other on the narrow neck of land above Port Arthur. If they are held the Japanese Mnrder Charged. Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 13.—Harry Smith and Russell Gray, negroes, were arrested Friday for murder. While they were evicting John Allen from the boarding house of Mrs. Amanda Gray, mother of Russell Gray, both Mrs. Gray and Allen were mortally shot Shock Caases Death. Cumberland, Md., Feb. 10. —Relatives here have received word of the death, in a Baltimore hospital, of Miss Marie Kenney, 30 years old, from shock caused hv excitement due to the great fire.

will have cut off Port Arthur from all the rest of Manchuria and Russia. Over 400 Killed. The Daily Mall’s Port Arthur correspondent, under date of February 12, says: “Ofllcial advices state that the Japanese landed 600 soldiers near Talienwan with disastrous results, 410 being sabered by Cossacks. The remainder escaped to their ships. “It is further stated that the Japanese landed at Dove bay, where 30 of them were killed and the remainder retreated. Attempted Laading Tuesday, A dispatch from Chefoo, dated February 12,12:35 p. m., eastern time,says: “During the second bombardment of Port Arthur last Tuesday, February 9, while the Japanese fleet engaged the Russian ships, the Japanese party landed four transports of soldiers, 3,500 in all, at Bidusuoo. The Russians allowed them to land, then made a grand charge with artillery, infantry and cavalry, principally Cossacks, and almost annihilated the Japanese, .who were unprepared for the attack, seeing no Russian defenses at the place of landing. The battleships which escorted the transports were too far away from shore to render assistance.” A Startling Rnmor. Nagasaki, Feb. 15.—1 tis rumored that 1,800 Japanese soldiers have been killed, presumably by the sinking of a transport. Disturbances are reported in Seoul. Fighting on Yaln River. London, Feb. 15. —Heavy fighting is in progress between Russian ad Japanese troops along the Yalu river. This fact is confirmed by official telegrams received in St. Petersbu:**- from Viceroy Alexieff, who, however, does not give details. Japanese troops apparently have made an attempt to land troops at Dalny under cover of the guns of a powerful squadron. The Russian embassy at Paris claims to have information that the Japanese attack on Dalny was repulsed with heavy loss to the mikado’s forces. More Cruisers Reported Sunk. London, Feb. 15.—A report originating with a Japanese firm having correspondents In Tokio was circulated in London to tire effect that three Russian cruisers, presumably the Vladivostock squadron, had been torpedoed in the straits of Tsugaro Friday. I Troops Landed at Chemulpo. St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.—A communication from Viceroy Alexieff just received confirms the report of the landing of 19,000 Japanese troops at Chemulpo. France Proclaims Neutrality. Paris, Feb. 15.—The French government has declared its neutrality in connection with the war between Russia and Japan. , China Proclaims Her Neutrality. Tokio, Feb. 15.—The Chinese government Friday proclaimed the neutrality of China during the war between Russia and Japan. Diplomatic staff amts Japan. 8 Yokohama, Feb. 15.—The Russian diplomatic and consular staffs embarked here Friday, on their return home. Picks Men to Bnild Canal. Washington, Feb. 10.—At least four members of the Isthmian Canal commission are believed to have been selected already by President Roosevelt. These are Rear Admiral John G. Walker. Gen. Peter C. Haines, Gen. George C. Davis and Isham Randolph, of Chicago. Fourteen Dead. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 10. —Fourteen per-* sons were killed and more than a score injured in a collision between two passenger trains on the Canadian Pacific near Sand Point Tuesday.

Wiio’t Seasick Anyhow. In crossing the ocean a father and son both became very seasick. The father recovered quickly, but the son was so exhausted with the attack that he sank into a state of apathy from which it seemed impossible to arouse him. The steamer physician, thinking he would try a sudden shock, said: “I have bad news for you. Your father is dead.” The son, raising his expressionless eyes to the doctor, replied: “Lucky man!” Doctor—“ Your husband needs a rest, madam.” Mrs. Gabble —“Yes, doctor, but he won’t listen to me.” Doctor —“Don’t make it necessary for him to listen to you, madam. That’s the sort of rest he needs most.” —Philadelphia Press. Three Doctors’ Opinions. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 15.—Physicians have accepted Dodd’s Kidney Pills as the standard remedy for diseases of the Kidneys and kindred complaints. R. H. Dunaway, M. D.. of Benton, Hi., says: “Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured me of Diabetes after everything else had failed and I was given up to die. I have since prescribed them in my regular practice for every form of Kidney Trouble and have never as yet known them to fail.” Jesse L. Limes, M. D., St. John, Kansas, says:— “I prescribed Dodd’s Kidney Pills for the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McBride of this place who suffered from Epileptic fits following Scarletina; results were miraculous; I have never seen anything like it.” Leland Williamson, M. D., Yorktown, Ark., says:— “Dodd s Kidney Pills are the best medicine I know of for all forms of Kidney Disease. I believe in using the remedy that relieves and cures my patients, whether ethical or not, and I always prescribe Dodd’s Kidney Pills and can testify that they invariably accomplish a permanent and perfect cure of all Kidney. Complaints.” t , Hojack—“You don’t really imagine that girls actually propose sometimes, do you?” Tomdik—“Well, all I know is that this is leap year, and some girls are getting married who never got married before.”— Town Topics. 80 Ba. Macaroni Wheat Per Acre, introduced by the U. 'S. Dept, of Agr. It is a tremendous cropper, yielding in good land 80 bu. per acre, and on dry, arid lands, such as are found in Mont., Idaho, the Dakotas. Colo., etc., it wil yield from 40 to-80 do. This Wheat and Speltz and Hamm Barley and Bromus Inermis and Billion- Dollar Grass, makes it possible to grow and fatten hogs and cattle wherever soil is found. JUST SEND lOC AND THIS NOTICE to the John A. Salzer Seed Cos., La Crosse, Wis., and they will send you free a sample of this Wheat and other farm seeds, together with their great catalog, alone worth SIOO.OO to any wide-awake farmer. [K.L.J t “Did she tell you the number of shoe she wears?” “Oh, no; just the number she tells people she wears.”—Cincinnati TimesStar. Cheap Excursion* to the South. On March 1 and Isth, the K. C. Southern R’y will offer to the publie the extremely low rate of $lO for the round trip to all points on the Port Arthur Route, including Beaumont, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Texarkana, Ft. Smith, Mena, De Queen and all intermediate points. The return limit on these tickets will be 21 days from date of,sale, with stopover privileges at all points south of Kansas City on the going trip. Any information desired; by the public relative to (he cheap excursions will be cheerfully ‘furnished upon application to S. G. Warner, G. P. & T. A., Kansas City, Mo. Success may sometimes come unexpectedly, but work alone can hold it.—F. W. Murray. Tq Wash China Silk Dresses. China silk dresses may be quite successfully washed. Remove all spots with benzine. Then wash in warm soapsuds, rubbing between the hands; rinse through several waters. Use Ivory Soap and uo not rub the soap on the dress. Wring as dry as possible, wrap in a sheet or clean, cotton cloth and when partially dry, iron. ELEANOR R. PARKER. Pride fosters our foes and puts our friends to flight.—Ram’s Horn. IN PRAIRIE LAND. (Editorial Correspondence.) MOOSE JAW. AssinibolA. Farmers’ Review, Chicago, July 22,19C3. “Most of the prairies In the United States have ceased to exist. Man has broken theiq up with orchards, forests and farm bihidings. But in Western Canada the prairies still stretch grandly from horizon to horizon as yet unmarred by the hand of man, save where the iron road has been laid. To a city man there Is something deliciously restful about the vast grassy solitudes. “Numerous clumps of trees mark the course of the Assiniboine River, which keeps in sight of the railroad for some distance. “Grass is one of the notable things about all the landscape of Western Canada. It is a remarkable fact that the entire length of the Canadian Pacific railway from its eastern terminus to the Rocky mountains is over plains where grass grows. The sage brush appears at some points, but never to the exclusion of grass. There is thus not a mile of this country that cannot be used for some agricultural purpose —either for tilling or ranching. 1 “Moose Jaw Is a town of over 2,000 inhabitants and one of the most important places in Assiniboia, being the center of a very good farming country and a great grain and stock shipping point. “Near Moose Jaw agriculture and ranching go hand In hand; for near the town was seen a herd of beef cattle several hundred jn number. On another, side was seen a good sized herd of cbiiry cows, the property of the citizens in the town. “In riding over the prairies we saw many good fields of alfalfa. The great need of the country is timber, which grows readily where planted, as was demonstrated by the shelter belts on some of the farms, and the trees on the residence lots in the town. “Stories were told the writer of men who last year cleared from tbelr wheat crop more than the land on which It was grown originally cost them. This is easy to believe in view of the large crop and high price~for wheat last year.—Henry F. Thurston." v ßy sending your address to any agent of the Canadian Government you will have mailed to you a copy of an Atlas, railway rates, etc., giving fullest information regarding Western Canada.