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\F EA A lS Ey STEPHE MIN BLATCHFOID. civil eng;ine"r, sat out :n the Q J O Oen, wiith his eyes resting reteetively on a round in Otg strtmnlt. with figures en 6l'.g :, and a needle. It resemble! an aneroid taroneter. but it was not. It was a )2culiar air :luge. a tCOttish invention. and Blatchurri had not scei one of the kind s:nee he had heiped build the great bridge at Chepulte-)ee. in Mexico. Then he was a subor 1in ate assistant; now. at eighty-and ttwenty, he ztas engineer of the Mar bury Tunui, under the river of that name. just outside the important mnanufacturing town of Belchester. Blatchford's recoiiectioiis of tropical ChepuItepee. although doubtless excit ing, were. however, suddenly interrupt ed by the advent of a young girl, whose footsteps he had not heard. and who now stood timidly before him. The young engineer was on his feet in an instant. He had a very gallant bearing with women-irrespective of class-'ut l:e was particularly attel tive if tiiy happened to be pretty wo m:en. "Did you wish to see me?" he asked, 'Jh, r.o. sir:" faltered the girl; "I thought-that is-I came with a mes sage to-" "One of the men, perhaps?" "Yes." "You have a brother working down in the air chamber?" The girl blushed. "Not a brother-a friend." "Ah! Well, the men will be up short ly for dinner. You had better wait. You see, we are rather short-handed at present, and I am obliged to tend the garge myself. Sit here and wait." She seated herself, looking very pretty, Blatchford thought, with her neat, simple attire and thick auburn tresses; and the very first thing that caught her eye was the clock-faced ob ject which Blatchford had called the "gauge." He saw her glance riveted upon it, and good-naturedly undertook to explain that it registered the amount and pressure of air in the 'working chamber far beneath the river, where, at that moment, seven stalwart men toiled at the tunnel. "Is it very dangerous?" she asked. "What-the work? Well, that de pends. You see, air seems innocent enough, but it is a power not to he trifled with. Eveyy. man down at the bottom 'of this shaft is working a-: a pressure of thirty-five pounds to every square inch of him. It is almost like el being hugged by a bear. When I press this lever-this way-more air is forced down." He touched one of the levers just below the gauge and pointed to the needle. "There, you see, it is now thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine pounds to tne square Inch; and by a mere touen oZ my finger it tould be forced higher-even 'up 'a sixty-five. This is ,almost strong enough to crush a man." "How wonderful that mere air should be so strong!" exclaimed the .girl. "But what is the use of it-this air?" "Use? Why, we harness it and make it wore. It helps us dig our tunnel under the river, by forcing out the water and mud. Then, besides, it is f?or the workmen to breathe. But, hello! why are you so pale?" Kate Maxwell smiled nervously, dis playing twin rows of perfect teeth. "Oh, nothing. Only I was thinking it must be very terribLe to wvork- down .there. Suppose something was to go wrong with the air-pipes, and they were to get too much or too little air?" Blatchford, who, young as he was, was familiar with death and danger, shrugged his shoulders. 'We must take risks in every trade. If the men got too little air, the river eor part of it-would pour in and drown them; if they got too much and there was no way for it to escape, it would crush them. But, after all, it is little likely that either of these terrible things 'could happen, because, you see, -it is so carefully reg.lated and the -gauge is so accurate and reliable. Anyone of intelligence could keep the supply at thirty-five pounds, which is as much as a man ought to stand." He pulled out his watch and looked at the time. "Hello!" he ejaculated, -in surprise, "the men are late in coming up to The girl shuddered at his words and cast an ominous glance at the great iron door which barred the entrance to the air lock and led to the working chamber, as it was called, under the river. "Robert!" formed itself involuntar ily on her lips. Although n'one knew it, Kate Max well's unaccounrtable misgivings were not without justification. Even as the pair had been talking, seventy fedt be low where they stood, a terrible sceneO was being enacted. It had be?a a struggle for life in the dar'kness and oppressed atmosphere of the .subter r-anean air chamber. and her lover, 1iobert Leslie, v:as one of the actors. A feud had for sonme ine exisied ibe twveen young Leslie and another of the pressure-workers. Ed.ward Dart, and this feud, of which Kate Maxwell was the hapless origin, had of late, for somie cause or other, increased, at least on Dart's side, to great intensity. Dart had always borne a good r'epu tation in' Belchester, and was the sole support of a widowed mother; but his temper was rtone of the best, and it was known that he could be vindic tive. it was x'umtored that his atten tionxs to rate had exte-ided over xi cou:pie of years. and had never beer discouraged until the tiaxeu-haired Leslic' rppeared on the scene. At first the feud took the form 01 s:ircasu:. but tis ouickly de'velopv into grea: bitIterness of, lauguja g Burly .imk iurnis, theO foreman of th:( Q:g a bliged to act the part of pecom'aker a dozen times a day v:0en, as he put it. "the youni:sters to Dart: wUat d'ye want to be:0 ways werringIO 110b for'" Or it wvoI to. '"Drap it, UL. or i'll set old Widoi Dart.:'n ye. She'tl uake it lively fo. ye. i esn CHAMBER. N HALLETT. JCrea:ItiUn bectwcci th.' pair began ci their ;ay to tire tuiel: and, Kte woI had heard of the angry disput(' _1xperitnCed a dread of open troubil :etween them which greatly aflec.C rie spirits all that morning. The ti"sl of gibe and repartee continued as th( Iwo rivals descended the narrow tubo, at the base of the shaft into ti: bowels of the earth: and so far fro:n bettering the situation. Leslie's self satisfied air and affected carelessnesn only made matters worse. For he was not without reason for satisfaction. al though the truth was known to only one other man in telchester. Kate Maxwell had promised, on the previous evening, to be his wife. And Edward Dart, the rejected "suitor, knew this knew it from Kate's own lips. This fatal knowledge, fatal to all his hopes and dreams, entered the soul of Ed ward Dart iike a bar of red-hot iron. He was a bigger and stronger man than Leslie, and would relish nothin; better than to carry the quarrel t0 Wows. There was something grim, uncanny. in the idea of these two mor tal rivals being shut up together in a narrow, dimly lighted box, seventy feet underground, for hours at a stretch. Once inside the air chamber, they worked for severa.l hours silently. Then, just about noon, Leslie's pick ;c cidentally struck upor. Dart's foot. There was an oath, a shuffie, and, like a mastiff, Dart was at Leslie's throat. In this small space-hardly bigger than a ship's cabin-five men flattened themselves against the sides while Dart and Leslie fought like 'demons in the darkness, for in the struggle the lamp had been extinguished. Then there was a piercing cry-Dart had got his hands on a pick; he was seeming ly about to wield it. But too late! his antagonist forced him backward; he fell with a crash upon a heap of tools, and Dart's arm and ankle were broken, snapping like faggots. s * v * * For many weeks there had been peace between the successful and the unsuccessful suitor for the hand of Kate Maxwell. The affair in the air chamber, which had deprived the tun nel of Dart's services, was put down to an accident. Mr. Blatehford never heard of the battle between the two men. Leslie made a point of 'ooking in at the Dart cottage on his way home from- work to. see how the man with whom he. had,so long been at en mity, and with whom he had so lately come to blows, progressed toward re covery. Dart had been rather a fa vorite of Mr. Blatchford, and was not unpopular among the men, so that there v is general regret at the injury he had sustain When the news came, therefore, that the engineer of the works had of fered the convalescent man the not very arduous post of lock-tender, Les lie was one of the first to congratulate Dart. B'it in her timorous, Illogical, wo manly fashion, Kate, remembering the conversation she had had with Mr. Blatchford, was not much pleased at the news, though she brought herself at length to laugh at her fears. There was safety in numbers, and after all, it was not likely that even one ten times more vindictive5 than the man she had rejected as a lover, would injure seven! men in order to gratify a grudge to a1 single one. Besides, did Dart still cherish a grudge? Is so, it was so well concealed that nobody noticed it, not even Kate Maxwell. But one 'day, coming across the fields, she observed a small launch in the river just over where the tunnel lay, making rapidly for the other shore, where similar works were also in pro:Sess and had been for months. On it she recognized the forms of Burns, Tyler, Pocock, and several 01 the workmen employed in the tunnel. As the gang were usually at work on the north side of the river at this hour, she stopped an acquaintance, in the vi cinity of the tunnel, now approaching ecmpletion, and asked him whlat it meant. "Oh," said the man, "they're gone over with Mr. Blatchford to work at the other end of the tunnel." Kate closely scanned the occupants of the boat, and even took out her handkerchief and fluttered It in hopc of a reply from her lover. There was 110 response. Perhaps he was there and did not see her. Disappointed,'she turned away, but wended her way tc the head of the north tunnel shaft, thinking he might have been left be hind. As she drew near, the sight that mel her gaze sent a chill of apprehensior througi' her, she scarce dared tell her 'self why. It was only the lock-tende Dart, with his arm still in a sling, studying the indicator. One hand was on the lever. It was the eipres sion of his face which repellfed Kate "If there is no one down in the am chamber," she -thought to herself "why is he here?" Quite close she came. without Dart's peeeiving her proximity. His wh mind( was intent on the gauge, his lips were slightly parted in a most unpleas ant smile, and he muttered phrases t< himself as he scanned the motion o1 the needle. The young woman was about to accost hilu, but before sy' bable had left her lips, her eye fel on the figure to which the fatal needl< !)oited. T~ihe gauge registered already fifty seven pounds of air to the inch, an< was going higher. In other words that powerful, relentless, nmodern force, compressed air, was flowini fiercely, y-et silently into the chambel far beneath the river, which, didi poss an occupant, would prove per haps a chamber of death. 'IEdward Dart!"' cried Kate passion atly, pointing to the gauge, "wha dos that mean?" T he ma n's hand sprang back fron helever, as to wrench the latter it "Wha t are you doing here"" ha a ked roughly. "T'ell me-is any, one inside tha "Telll you? What for?" "Becaiuse I must,-I will know. Be cuse Mr. Blatchford explained to m. th wort-ing of this lno-k, nr T knov that that pressure Is dange 'rms. I ca hit +rust you. Then she a trem'ii: 1em a a4, "W1h're is Iober. "*:i-, ". d(' I kno)w* h: ec-ol ] Ioug bite of sweat s;otei ou ohi brow. ITas hand was jack ion the stee rod. hn e y hand oa that lever. SI lel you- u.ued that pressure of a:r' Diart imade lo movement. The l:rcdle now pointed to sixty-four. In her frenzy for the suppo.ed safety of her lover, 'Kate sought to drag Dart away from his post. He seized her in stantly iith both hands, thus show ing that his broken limb had entire!y healed. although he had seen fit to hide the cure. for purposes of his own. .Help! Help:" she screamed. A piece of iron lay near by. She seized it and struck him a blow full on the temples, and the fellow collapsed like an emptied sack. Then she instantly clutched the right .lever and lowered it, gasping and choking in her excitement. She ex pected it to turn the opposite direc= tion. but to her terror, it continued to revolve as before. Sixty-tive-sixty-si-sit-seven -- Merciful heavens, what should she do? Instantly she grasped the other lever and exerted all her strength. Every second of suspense seemed an eternity. Kate Maxwell was now firmly con vinced that her lover, Robert Leslie, was in the air chamber at the bottom of the shaft. How could she save him? She pictured him fallen upon the slime of the river bed, with the terrible compressed air, gripping his body and slowly crushing it, as a boa constrictor would crush a hound. To reduce the volume of air would bring relief' at once-igerhaps save his life. Her lips formed a silent prayer, and as if in answer to that supplication, the needle of the gauge at last wav ered in the balance, then began to slowly move in the opposite direction. When it got to thirty-five she would depress the lever and stay its (the needle's) dourse. Fifty-forty-five forty-figure by figure it turned slow ly. Thank God; the danger was past! If Robert were indeed in. the air cham ber and lived, his rescue had come in the very nick of time. But, horrors-what was this! Al though she pressed with all her might, the needle continued to turn, afte thirty-five was passed. She sprang at the other lever; she gripped it with both hands; she shrieked for help. If it reached a certain point, the water would be unchecked, and it would flow Into the air-chamber, and Leslie -tould be drowned like a rat in a trap. Thirty - twenty-five - twenty-four twenty-three--twenty-two! Could noth ing be done! Twenty-one-twenty-nineteen-eigh teen., In vain the younggirl.put-forth her full remaining strength. Dart's fall must have destroyed the nice mechanism of the instrument, and Kate had thus become, unwittingly, an accessory to her lover's murder. The needle pointed to nine and was still descending when she fainted at the door of the lock. A few moments later, John Blatch ford, engineer of the Marbury Tunnel, at last completed after many months of labor, came up the shaft, smiling, followed by his little gang of faithful workmen. At the spectacle which met their eyes, they stopped short, and Robert Leslie, as pale as death, flung him self beside the recumbent form of his sweetheart, who lay white and still, scarce two feet from the great Iron door which barred the way Into the tunnel. Several of his comrades turned their attention to Dart, who was subsequently borne home, suffer ing from shock. When Kate Maxwell recovered con sciousness, she clasped her lover close ly. "The gauge,"' she murmured, stretching out her finger. "I thought you were dead down there. And the levers would not work." Mr. Blatchford examined the indica tor and levers while she spoke. Then he gave a low whistle. "By Jupiter'" he said quietly, "you turned on less air at the right moment, Mistress Kate. I was out six feet in' my reckoning, and the two ends of the tunnel met sooner than I expected. But if we had met, with the pressure here at sixty-five, whether there had been an explosion or not, it would ha-e been rather rough on Leslie. He w'ould have been 'paralyzed for life. That's the worst of putting a sick man on duty: there's always the risk of a relapse at the wrong moment." Kate Maxwell, looking up into her lover's face, was silent.-NewV York Weekly. Keep the~Mouth Shut. Keep the mouth shut. This perempt ory command is to insure proper breathing; that is, breathing through the nose. One should never, unless absolutely nedessary, breathe through the mouth. It is the-duty of the nose, and it was-made for that express pur pose and is specially constructed to aid correct breathing, says Farmer's Guide. In the first place, it is pro vided with tiny hairs that trap dust and impurities that may be in the air and prevent their invading-the system. The nose has also -what are known as turbinated' bones. These act as warn ing plates to temper the air as it is in haled. It is further provided with an apparatus for furnishing moisture to the air. All these processes are quite essential before the air is drawn into the lungs, and if the breath is drawn through the mouth many ar these essentials are lost. It is an ex cellent plan to take a good brisk walk every morning and to compel oneself to breathe through the nose all the time. This is a first-rate hygienic prac tie. At first it may be difficult to (d0 so but it is worth persisting in, and "practice makes perfect." - Widowhood in China. According to the laws of.good socie ty in China, young widows should not rear.Widowhood is therefore held in highest esteem, and the older the widow grows the more agreeable her nostionl comes. Should she reach fifty years, she may. by applying to the Emperor, get a sium of money with which to buy a tablet, on which her virtues are inscribed. The tablet is -then placed over the door at the prin ipal entrance to her house.--New York News. 4; LJFL Views of Representa:ive Men. o l" 11E question of road i.a plro'.emnit in the nited M O O States seems within the a past year to have resolved Ih "gOW itself into the quesiion of f national aid. Wln!n any one is asked t to say somel'tlin on the road questionl fi lie takes it for grauted that you want I] to know whether lie thinks the Govern- 'I meat should help build the roads. h Many leading men have recently giveln l u their endorsement to this new idea, or rather old idea, for it is now nearly q a century since Jefferson signed the n first national aid bill. Some of these ti views are interesting. In a recent f speech ex-Senator Butler, of South b Carolina, said: y "There is ample constitutional war rant fcr the improitment of the public a roads out of the United States Treas- s ury-as large as there is for the im- t provement of rivers and harbors or for e the support of the agricultural colleges. 1 It is an appropriation from which we s would all get benefit and to which we v would all contribute a share. The Con- g stitution of the United States confers 1i upon Congress the right to establish f postoffices and post-roads. Every S highway is a post route if the Govern ment chooses to use it. Even in the a days of John C. Calhoun, he recom- s mended the distribution of the surplus a among the several States. and it was y done. I think the best thing for us to do is to go to our Representatives and Senators in Congress and say to them: 'The great demand of modern times is s the improvement of the public high- a ways, and the Federal Government i should contribute.'" r Governor Montague, of Virginia, is doing everything in his power to secure i State legislation for road improvement, and he is also in favor of national aid. j He says: - "We should not, however, overtook ' national aid. I believe this in time will c come. The so-called constitutional bar- ( rier against national appropriation e must fall to the ground. The National C Government has constructed public highways unopposed by the strictest a constructionist of the Federal Consti- t tution. Moreover, if the National Gov- 1 eninent can appropriate money to build harbors and to irrigate lands of u the States, how much greater is the j reason and the right for national aid to public highways, the primal and abiding factors of transportation, both local and interstate." Speaking on the same subject, Gen- t eral Nelsah A. Miles says: f 3ire. United States Government; has i appropriated $480,000,000 for-rivers and i harbors during the last twenty-two I years, and only about $8,000,000 for t the improvement of the country roads. t Now it appears to us that it is a fitting 'J time to draw the attention, not only I of the people that ale Immediately in- I terested, but of your representatives, , both in the United States and the Statea legislative bodies, because It is one of 2 the projects that Is bound to contribute to your 1welfare and, happiness."3 General Fitzhughi Lee, referring to this subjetEt, says: "If you Improve the roads, you begin2 at the foundation of prosperity for the people. The Government of the United i States appropr".ates now a large sum every year for military purposes. It t appropriates money for our mechanical t and agricultural colleges. Now, inas- I much as good roadsi are the basis of < prosperity, both, in :country and city, < why should not the Government app:'o priate an adequate sum of money a- 3 nually for road improvement?" 3 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Colohel J. R~. Brigham recently ex pressed 1:imsel! as favorable to nia tional aid. Among other things het said: 'I believe the General Government can help in this work of improving( the highways. I am one of those who] believe it is always right for the strong arm of the Government to be extended to help her people in every section of this country. The Government could appropriate a certain sum, to be sup plemented by appropriations from State and comity, and then ask the locality where the. road is to be con structed to contribute a certain amount, and -bring these funds all together.1 Then it would not be burdensome up-1 on any one, and the work would be started here, there and everywhere, and in a.few short years, without un duly burdening anybody, without im poverishing the nation or the State, we would see good highways extendinig all1 over our land, beautifying the country, enriching the people, and adding to their intelligence and happiness in many yays." Good R~oads and Automobiles. Recently, in a county in central Penn-1 sylvania, the writer passed over a most excellent piece of highway, built by the State Engineer, under the lawv now in operation in this State. This piece1 of good road was soon passed over and then we came to a road nearly as bad. as a country road could be. The re-; mark was made to the driver that it. would be well to extend the good road.1 The reply was: "It will not be done.1 The farmers believe that it will cause automobiles to come this way. and then they cannot send their wives aind daughters to town on business. Often it is not convenient for a man to go to town, and the women go, but no man will trust his women to drive on a road frequented by automobiles." I have heard this statement several times recently in this State. In my own experience I was recently saved only by a good driver. One of these machines came dashing at us at a fearful rate and frightened our horse, but the driver was able to control him. It would not seem proper to permit steam locomotives to run- on the pub lie roads as the machines called auto m<K -iles are permitted to run, yet one is locomotive as much as the other. an just as dangerous. In this State it i iecoinfg elear that we must have mtor strin;gent laws to regulate them. Dr. George G. Groff, Lewisburg, Pa., il Tribune Farmer. For His Own Good. The fruit farmer should be an e TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS. he .;vel Game of the Alphabet rarty and How It is 1'layed. A group of young women gave a ve:7 o: pary recently, ::nd the guests ijoyed the eveniligs entertainmienlt. was c:lled an i:ipuabet party, but P pCnlilS or paper 'were used. All g' gulsts were seated In a row, and eh one was called u'po1n to Sa1Y the Iphabet backwar s. Five minutes as alloved for each recitation, and Ily pers;,n who failed to run off the 'tters In that time was dismissed t .mI the group. .\ll those who sue 2eded in getting through drew lots >r a prize, whici was a lauk contain ig the alphabet in rhyme and picture. 'hen the guests were asked to say :If the alphabet by skipping every thier letter. The fun of this game when done ' uickly and within the time limit can ot be understood until tried. All ,ose who accomplished the feat drew ) the prize, which was a dainty isque statuette of a schoolboy. The r oung women were then asked to say t ie alphabet, having eaeh letter begin < noui of the class na.ied. For in- a tance, if the hostess named "fruit," he player began, "apple, banana," te- If "boys" began, "Arnold, Ber- a ard, Charles," and so on. Each per on failing removed his seat from the ircle, and the prize winner in this ame was the one who reiained in the ne when all the other players had I ailed and had withdrawn. Her re rard was- a copy of a reading book. V Then the guests were asked to ;write s nonsense alphabet rhyme. Each per on took a letter and wrote concerning i flower, the name of which began 2 rith the character chosen. Then the erson drawing "A" wrote a verse .bout the astor. The last game provoked the most r musement. Every player was given letter of the alphabet and told to ear it. in mind. After everyone had I eceived letters the mistress of cere aonies passed along the line a small ox in which were slips of paper. T ach slip had written upon it a com- I non noun of some sort. The nouns vere very diverse. 'lThus one slip had Heroine" upon it and another read House," "Fish," "Dog," etc. Imme- i ately after receiving the slip a play r was obliged to name a proper noun t f the class given on the slip and be inning with the letter in the alphabet lotted to him. The player whose let er was "F" and who drew "Dog," was a cky enough to thing at once of c Fido." The drawing was continued .ntil all the players but'one -had failed. t he victor received, an . appropriate. ] irize. The Zone THne System. - During the last, twenty years a d tovement has been in progress having e or its end a uniform system of time- t :eeping all over the world, called the iniversal or zone time system. The rinciple was expounded by the As- a ronomer Royal, Mr. Christie, in a lee ure at the Royal Institution in 1886. 'he plan is familiar to any continental t raveler. When in Belgium or Spain he railway clocks agree with his catch, If this has been set to Green-r r-ich ,tiiie, in Germany, Italy or Swit- 1 erland the clocks are exactly one hour ast of this, and so on. Nrt only in urope, but now in every part of the lobe the system is in vogue, and it is t ,nnounced in the Observatory Maga in for the current month that even uch a conservative country as China 2 as adopted it. Along the east coast rom Niu-Chwang to Swatow and up he Yangtse-kiang they are keeping he tIme of the meridian exactly eight . tours east of Greenwich, and the Col inial Office has lately given sanction >f .this being.the legal time of Hong :ong and thc~ other British colonies t rithin the zone. Western China is I ikely soon to adopt the time seven tours fast on Greenwich. and India .nd Fa;ther India are about to fail in vith the scheme, so that the uDiversal1 ime system now goes round the world,t nd all the principal nationalities, ex ept France and Ireland, have adopted 4 sreenwich as their prime meridian. ondon Telegraph. Skeptical as to J1u-Jitsu. If we Americans don't have a newt raze on hand every week day and two n Sunday our surplus energy evap rates. Now comes the jiu-jitsu of, rapan. There is no particular harm ] n it, unless It be overdone. But we iave a certificate of reasonable doubt hat It is not what it is cracked up to >. Writers declare it converts an or linary man into a miracle of activity td strength, rendering a five-foot Jap :e equal of seven six-foot Russians. WVhy, then, do not the Japs in Man huria lay down their arms and throw 'he Russians into the sea? If Ju itsu is even one-half as wonderful ai hing as we hear it is, why don't we iave .Japs leading in international ath etics? Why should any living wrestler >f other nationaity claim a suprem ty? Did you ever hear of a Jap win uing a fight in a prize ring with bare ists? Japs are* not boxers. The ;ricked Chinese are the boxers. Mat-. sa da Sorakichi was a great wrestler,. mt won no championships, notwith standing he was an expert at jiu-jitsuI. Are there Jap champions at runnmng, luping, rowing, fencing, swimming? A juggling (sleight-of-hand) they are upreme; hence they are capable of he tricks of jiu-jitsu, which an Amer can could never acquire.-MaJOn ews Tribune. General Miles and the Raw Itecruit. When General Miles was in Porto Rico, as commanding general of the United States troops, a raw recruit fom Tennessee was detailed for duty as his orderly. The recruit knew abso lutely noing of military etiquette, and on receiving orders to report to the ommanding general for duty lie saun tereed over to the tent of that dignitary. whhere the general was in conference with several staff officers. Entering the tent without the for mality of a salute the Tennesseean re marked: Well, Miles, did you want to see me'?" General Miles bristled up. "Don't call me Miles.'' he began irritably. Then the humor of the situtionl dawned on him and he added with a grim smile-Thats too formal. Call me Nelse." Then he procedeed to read the recruit a lesson that he never forgot on the -- mente of militr life.Milwaukee LE SUNDAY SUIIOOL NTERNATIONAL LESSON1 COM.1:_NTS FOR JANUARY 22. un.jce: The First Miracle in Cain, JoThn ii., 1-11-Gohlen Text, .John ii.. ~> Memory Vere,. 1I.- Co:a:::iary en rthe D)ay's Ler:on. I. The inarriage in Cana (vs. 1. 2). 1. h( third day.- Froin the e:ii cu b lip anad Nathanae:. or six dazys do:. he ti:me "John: the Baptist ial alTwerCd he aut horits froml Jerisaiclm. It is .:i ulated that V. edaesday wa- :h .i:y. ring the usual day for weddings for -.;e. hi nalidens. Widows were married on hursday. "A irtrriage." l;:e uuin:g the marriage fcast, which was fre~ueintly cele rated for several days. The ani.y v:as he irNt divine institution among men, and the basi, of all that has followred. 2. "Jesu.; was called." lavitei. This vas liaturai, especially if his mother w:: reiativc. It was according to custom hat a strange Jewish rabbi visiin. tti?rc hould be invited. "Disciples." Tie iis ip:es wivre those already mentioned--An rew. simon. John, Philip, Nathanael and robabiy James. Jesus sauetities true arthly joy. We need not wonder to nnd he Lord of life at that festival. :or He ame to sanctify all life--its tinies of joy nd its times of sorrow, and all experience els us that it is times of gladness whicih speci:aly need such a sanctitying power. od wants us to be happy. He has given hundred joys to every sorrow. II. The mother of Jesus (vs. 3-5). 3. When the wine failed" (R. V.) To East rn hospitality such a mishap would be ery mortifying and would seem almost isgraceful. The family no doubt was oor, extra guests had come and the sup ly was limited. There has been much dis ussion as to whether Jesus made wine tha t ould intoxicate. Dr. Whedon says: *We ee no reason for suptosing that the wine ,f the present occasion was of that kind pon which Scripture places its strongest aterdiet" (Prov. 20:1; 23-1; Isa. 22:13). o one can prove that it contained intoxi ating qualities, and there are many and trong reasons for believing that it was as ure and harmless as the juice of the grape resh from the vines. Winebibbers need ot undertake to fall back on this miracle s an excuse for the gratification of- their Prverted appetites. If Jesus were in ..nerica to-day we know very well what hIa attitude would be toward the accursed aloon and toward wine at banquets, and a fact toward the banquets as they are low carried on. We may be sure that He ever enco-.raged gnything whieli dc.d sad, as our intoxicating liquors do. to legradation and ruin. "Mother-saith," te. She probably spoke to Him privately. tithough Christ had as yet performed no iracle, yet His mother feels sure that He s able to help them in the present emer ency. 4. "Woman." This at first sgunds harsh o our ears but it was equivalent to our aying "Lady," and "was a highly respect ul and affectionate mode of address." He toes not call her "mother," because it was ecessary now, at once and forever. to how her that He was not Jesus the Sou ,f Mary, but. the Christ, the Spn of God, hat as regarded His great work and mis ion, His eternal being, the significance o; he beautiful relationship had passed away. t .could not have been done.m a-.manne.. aore decisive yet more entirely -tender. What have I to do with thee?" What is here in common between,us?,. He.eaanot. origer work in her way. 'She dpes not tin 'erstand the infnences dire mngilis pres nt lie. Mine hour." The -bor-for the aanifestation of His glory. Jesus rejects he worldly ambition in - Mary's request. ihedesires a brilliant miracle, as a public ign of His coming. Jesus penetrates this mbitious thought, and traces a boundary or Mary's desires, which she should no aore attempt to cross. But this does not revent His understanding that along with his there is something to be done in view f the present difficulty. As soon as all eshily claim to hold control over, or gain molument by, His Messianic power was ejected-as soon as His mother retired to er proper position-then was the last oh tacle removed; His arga of action imme iately opened, and the hour to manifest orth His glory by miracle had arrived. ."Whatsoever-do it." Punctually ob erve His orders without asking questions. er faith in Him had not weakened. The newer shows what she was expecting Hinm o do. Let us take her answer as the otto of our-lives. IHI. The miracle wrought (vs. 6-11). 6. 'Six waterpots." A large quantity of rater was needed at a Jewish banqut -. ause of "the manner of purifying of the res"-the hands and feet of the gues ust be wvashed, and "the washing dl ups and jugs and bottles went .on the b-ole day." "Two or three firkins."' A irkin was about nine ,gallons. therefore hese waterpots held between 108 and 162 allons. 7. "To the brim." We do not know hat they were entirely empty, but what ver had been drawn out was replaced. 8. 'Draw out." The word for draw may be sed in the sense of dip out. "Unto the overnor." The president of the banouet. 'They bare it." Here faith was reauired. ['o put water in the jars required obe ience, but to draw that water out and >ass it to the chief guest as wvine made a trong demand on faith. 9. "Knew not." Knew not the miracu ous origin oi the wine. "Servants new." The independent witness to the wo parts of the miracle establishes .~ts re ~lity. The ruler of the feast declares what he clement is, the servants knew what it ras. 10. "Every mian.' Thmis is the corn non custom among men. "Well drnk." Ifen who have had enough are'indifk~rent s to the quality of the wine set before hem. The ruler of the feast is but alluzd ng to the corrupt ,customs and fashions mong men, and not to aught that was oing on before his eyes, for such the Lord vould have as little sanetioned by His resence as He would have helped it for ard by a wonder-work of His own. Sin ives its best-its pleasures and honors irst; its worst-its sorrow, poverty. dis trace and ruin-follow. First harlots and -iotous living, then swine. Christ gives irst the cross, the race, the battle, then he crown, rest and glory.. 11. "3Manifested forth His glory." A yrophet would manifest the :nory of Glod, ut He His own glory, for He was God. lhe miracles and wonders of Jesus were ill signs (1) of Christ's divine nature: ( 2) >f His mission as from God; (3) of His good will toward men; (4).-of the -trutba :hat He taught; (5) of the nature- and tharacter of God. "Dise:ples believed on Rim." Their faith was now confirmed. Ihey were now sure they had found the 'fessiah. It was 400 years since the JTews had seen a prophet who could perform miracles. The guests partook of the wine: the disciples had something far better-an increase of faith. Others simoly ate and drank. These men saw God in Christ manifesting His glory. Fight With a Big Wildcat. Farmer John Hillegas this mornin: discovered that a dozen of his chick ens had ben killed during the night, and set out with a hound to seek the marauder. The hound soon ran down a wildcat, and after a furious battle went home with his tail between nis legs. Hillegas returned to the scene of the dog's defeat and found the cet perched in a tree. Hie fired at it and the cat leaped on his shoulders, sink ing its teeth and claws into his flesh. He shook it off and tried to strike it with the gun, but only succeeded in breaking the rifle in two, and the cat promptly made a spring for his throat. Warding it off with his arm, he finally succeeded in striking it with the bar rel of the rifle.and breaking its back A second blow beat out the anima!'s brains. The cat weighed twelve nounds. - Sigmund correspondence Philadelphia Record. Pans from Ton of Steel. About 10,000 gross of pens y,e pro duced from a ton of steel, JANUARY TWENTY-SECOND. -ow to Win Souls for Christ.-John 1. 40-46. In this lcsson we have the very best of exampleg of how to win souls in the action of Jesus, the great 'eacher. The various ways used to induce the diYerent disciples to follow him are very suggestive of the methods we p1ay use now in bringing souls -to Christ. Human nature changes very little, and the inducements offered to these men appeal to men to-day. Read, and reread carefully this chap ter, and note the various methods us ed by the Master. He that winneth souls is wise. The value of a soul; the permanency of the work; the rewards offered for it, all make it supremely wise to win souls to Christ. Public preaching. Looking on Jes us, John the' Baptist said, "Behold the Larab of God." It was enough. Two of his disciples, Andrew and John, immediately followed Jesus. They were all prepared. All they needed was to have the public call and they were at once ready to obey. So some in our congregations are prepared and ready. They simply need the evange listic sermon, the earnest exhortaton. The public invitation will reach them. Bring your friends to church; let them be put upder the influence of .the ser mon. Many of them will be saved by this method. Personal Appeal. "Andrew first findeth his own brother SimMi. And he brought him to Jesus," Thfs the best way. While one may be sav by the public appeal, ten will be won by .personal work. The testimonies of our leaders all unite in the evidence that they were won by personal work. Some brother, friend, or worker came to them personally. They were ger- _ suaded to start now. Andrew brought Peter. You may bring your friend. A large proportion of Christians.are thus won to Christ. There is no need greater in ll our Leagues and church es than bands_ of cns df pre pared, intelligent,- pe era. If you have a revival in this winter it will very 'bo cause you -devote yourselves - per-s sonal work. And as hand-pi ck-frUt. keeps the best, so souls 'won by pr sonal appeal usually abide and remuR the fruits of revival work. - Experimental Test. Natanael was like a good - many people today. .Je was just a little skeptical about Jes us. Philip had a remedy: "Coe and see." . He. disarmed his prejudice by showing his willingness to put the matter to the test; and he conciliated Nathapael by Indicating his b "# *at . he was able.. to judge Jn .the._tter. We do religion a service when we can-Induce -men to test the matter tor. themselves. w-4 RAM'S HORN BL-A TS-: - . : -T IME servers are eternity losers. Originality is sim ply personality. Heaven is tet - terpreter of earth. *A live meting needs little leading. - ~ The best critIism' of the Bible ,pooid beto gveu5s 'bet ter one. It is never hafato - aiol,Qaesple If you are really helping them. Eome men will not believe they 'are s.ved from drowning until they feel dry. You cannot. warm your heart on the Bible and refuse its light -on your-. way. It's no use a man's praying, for a clean heart if he will not wash his face. They who love God for His gifts never know how much His love -can gve. -You cannot warm your hands at'the devil's fire without warping your heart. The wire-pulling preacher always pulls the whole works about his ears. We need never measure our love until it surpasses the immeasurable love. These Is a good deal of difference be tween belief In Satan and trust in the - Savior. They who love like their Lord do not need to worry over the logic of their creed. The robe of righteousness cannot be won by giving away an old vest now and then. * NEWSY GLEANINGS. Betsy Meagher, of- Ireland, died the other day at the age of 125. The San Francisco (Cal.) police ad vocate the establishment of a public whipping post for footpads. A pianist of Hull, England, Williamn Frost, recently played on that Instru ment unceasingly for seventeen hours. A spring wag6n that is sixty-five years old and can stand a load of 1000 pounds, is owned by Reset Hill. near Earl, Mo. At Hille, France. the other day, a floor gave way under fifty people. Two persons were killed and many others severely wounded. The fastest train In lurope Is said to run between Leed.s and Edinburgh, a distance of 230 miles. making the trip in 259 minutes.' Of seventy-five samples of coffee e; amined by the Inland revenue depart.. ment of Ottawa about onc-third were found to be adulterated. The Danish Government has found It necessary to graint greater privi leges to the heads of families in chang ing their names if. they, feel so dis posed. Chinese students abound in Toklo. There are also a number-of Korean sta dents at the university The average allowance of one of these for a room, food and clothing is $10 a month. Before the altar of St. George's Church, New York City, Miss Mary - Byron tried to shoot the Rev. Dr. Raisfod.She was committed to the psfopathi ward of Bellevue Hos The California State Board of Trade has v-oted to request the Secretary of tAgriculture of the United States.to ap point a special commissioner to aseer, tin anid report regarding all agricul- . tirl products that can be raised in thel' State. NOT AT 'THE FRONT. She-In case of war, would you go to the front? He-Well, no. I think I'd sooner be war correspondent.-Judge._