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r LIGHT AFTERD ABKHK8S. BT X COmiXBCIAX, TOtJBIBT. The hotel "bus. from the midnight train. Brought only one ptssenger through the toln-? A commercial tourist, weary and Bad. Pes trade bad been poor ana collections bad. ft f Hot a single order was on his book; / The di gust he felt was shown by his look. With a careless bund be wrote bis name ^POn the page of & book unknown to fame. The drowsy sight clerk the signature scanned. Then a letter placed in the drummer's hand, B?e how bo stares, while a smile of delight Comes over his face at the weloome sight. Opens the envelop?, it is quickly torn. And over his face so weary and worn Now flit like sunbeams after a storm Bmilea of joy, as the message takes form. Thus clonds of despair that will ever appear I To the traveling man sometimes in the year f Are often dispelled by such simple means A. one friendly letter?bow ^ueer it seema i ? yvisat City Timei. 10LA PULASKI; OR ? The Victim of Circumstantial Evidence. A Story of Nihilistic Piottings and Crimss. B7 LEON XDWABDS. CHAPTER XXDL ! IN CONTUSION. "What! You back again?" exclaimed , General Paul, startled for all his cour- j age and self-control. "Back again. Exactly," replied j Ivan, with a profound bow that was in i perfect keeping with his assumed char- ! acter. "Yon seem indifferent to danger " j "Because, General, I am indifferent to life when the fate of others very ^ dear to me is involved," said Ivan. "But I begged you not to come here unless you had something important bU UUUiJiiiUiivnwi "Nor should I have disoleyed your rders without Rood reason." - And the reason 7 "The Czar is doomed to death." "What!" cried the astounded officer. "I said the Czar is doomed to death," i repeated Ivan. "Nonsense!" said the General, with j * mooking laugh. "You Nihilists have been dooming him to death ever sinoe j he ascended the throne. You speak : bout the wishes of your people as if they could ba easily consummated. But I am guilty of treason in discusa <lng this question with an outlaw, who, if I had strength of character to do ; my full duty, would be at once handed - over to the authorities who have set 8 ! price on his head." "Excellencv, do not treat this matter 1 i ii ,< i.-i. j t _ tiT I ' ugnuy," proteaieu jLvau. x ?m, ia true, "a fugitive from justice, but to I those to whom I owe allegiance I am, j [ trust, a true and loyal man. The j Czar, I repeat, is doomed to death, and j I can stop it." "Then, in the name of Heaven, stop ; It, and a full pardon shall be yours," ! . said the General, now excited by the i - intense earnestness of the other's man- j ner. "I care not for myself," replied Ivan, ! "Henceforth I must live for others. Ii I save the Czar, he must save those who ? are dear to me, and against whom h6 has issued his cruel ukase." "You talk like a madman!" "Yet, General l'aul, you will see ^ .before forty-eight hours go past that there is reason in my madness." "Disclose your awful secret at once, iand on my word as a prince I will pledge that the royal pardon is given to you." "I do not care for pardon for my- 1 self," said Ivan, with spirit. "If I had only myself to think of, the empire oJ Russia should soon be at my back, and 1 my face would be turned to the great I . fmfl rami hi in nf America, bevond i the sea. Let the Czar do justice to i Lola Pulaski and her father, to my 1 mother and sister, and I pledge my life to save his." "And do you think I or any one else j -dare enter the presence of his Majesty 1 And make this ofler to him? Can'1 j you see that such an aot would taunt me with the treason with which I am J already suspected ? No, no, Ivan Berger. Your people have wrongs, bul they cannot be redressed by perpetrating greater wroDgs. Liberty can nevei ally herself with murder," said the C General, pac;n? back and forth. "But power can sustain itself by legalizing murder for its own defense. Vengeance rather than liberty arms the foes ol tne (Jz'vr. and gives tnem ? ^naaaening tnirst lor nrs Diooa. ne ould banish General Pulaski, to whom this time it is certain death. If he would have mercy shown him, he must show mercy. If you will not see the ' Czar and tell him of this, then others must," said Ivan, with unmistakable ( -decision. "Who would dare to see the Czar and make this bargain with him ?" "I dare," replied Ivan. ^ "You?" PS "Yes,L? " 7 "And on the instant you would be k seized by the royal guards and on the F way to a convict cell." But I should have done my duty." j "Come, tell me all about this con piracy," said the General, calming ' down. - "I cannot." "It iB your own secret then?" "No, I can tell Lola PulaskL Let ! tier judge of the value of my Becret and th? way it should be disposed of," said Ivan. "Let it bo as you say. Wait here and I will see if the Countess Pulaski can ?ee you to-night." General Paul waved his hand and ,< Iran sat down in tne seat, irom wnicft I J lie had arisen, muttering: "The Coun* ! tess Pulaski, eh? Well, sh& is entitled ho man ranjK, dui ine man wno wouia apply it to her in the presenco of the Czar would be guilty of treason, and might lose his liberty if not his life." Nfearly half an hour elapsed sinct General Pa'il loft the room, and Ivan though a man of steel, was very weary, i was beginning to doze?as exhausted 1 soldiers do even in positions of great- | est danger?when he was aroused bj the fall cf a quick step, and lookiDg up, he saw a man in the livery of Ger? j ?ral Paul's household befo*^ *???? "1 have come foi you," said the man, "follow me." With this ho turned and j led the way into the little sitting-room l>efore described, in which Ivan met Lola Pulaski. "Eemain here," said the man, who, of course, was ignorant of the visitor 9 true character, "the lady will come to '^n " i ' The man went out and Ivan sat down, ! but he had not long to wait. In a few minutes the door through which the man had vanished opened I Again and Lola Pulaski, looking pale and troubled, but still radiantly beau- ; 9 tiful?ho certainly thought so?stood fcrr. She took his Land, and, still holding it, aat down beside him. "You bring strange news," she said. "i'et it is true," he replied. "The General has just told me what you said to him." "I supposed he would." "There is much back of that?" "There is, Lola." "And you will tell it to me?* "Yes, if you desire it" "I do desire it." "Then I shall not begin to enact a new role by keeping a secret from you. You are still a good, faithful membei of our order?" "As I understand the order?yes." "We understand it in the same way, though others do not. Hear me." Without any useless words, Ivan Berber told all that had befallen him ' since he had seen Lola before, and in | this narrative was included the whole | plot for the assassination of the Czar oi | all the Kussias. He concluded by saying: "The Czar is oppressing you and yours; let us use this knowledge tc compel him to do you justice." "Justice 1 In what way?" she asked. "Is not yoor father very sick?" i "Yes, Ivan, even unto death." ! "And bv order of the Czar he must | be out of'Russia before a second sur rises'" "Yes.* "Should he be found here, then ht goes to the grave." "Or Siberia," she said. "It is the same thing, except mj choice should be the grave. Now the Czar holds our destiny in his hauds/ "Alas! Ivan, that is too true." "And his life is in our hands?" KI fear not; other plots have falleD through." "But this one cannot fail. I speafc with knowledge of the men behind it. Maux, Lance, George Nevski and others are desperate and determined. The Czar's doom is sealed, yet he can be saved, if he will only stay his cruel hand." "How?" "By telling him the truth." "But who is to tell him ?" "T I" "You, Ivan?" "Yes, L I have ceased to fear the Czar." "He would treat you as a oonspiratoi and a lunatic." "All the worse for him then." "No, Ivan, you must leave this tc ? . n me* "And you will see the Czar, Lola ?* "Ye*, I can, for I know the court. You could not succeed if you tried." "And when will you do it?3 "To-morrow." "Without fail?" "Yes, without fail." "And you will insist on the conditions ?" "I shall." "Good. Now I can leave you with s light heart." Ivan rose, pressed her dainty little hand to his lies, and left the room be fore she could titter the words tlial rose to her lips to stay him. "Oh, God!" she cried, when alone. "Is there to be no end to this life oi torture ?" CHAPTER XXX. THE WAENING AND HOW IT WAS REOEIVEI> Lola was so excited by the startling news Ivan Berger had brought hei that she could not sleep nor rest. Sh? paced the room adjoining that in whici her sick father lay, and in her grrai agitation she spoke her thoughts aloud. By daylight she was dressed for th< street, though she knew she could no! possibly gain admission to the imperial apartments at Winter Palace till aftei ten o'clock. "I am willing you shall try it," eaic General Paul, when Lola explainec her purpose, "but you must not forge f.liat. mil tire still virtuallv a prisoner and that I shall be censored for per mitling you to leave this place." MI shall not compromise you," she ?aid. "If I am permitted to see the Czar I shall explain all to him. This is not a time for favors. I shall be prudent, for the fate of my father is now blended with the fate of the Czar." | "May heaven prosper you in youi mission," said the General, "but I have no hopes. Should you be treated with contempt, and made to suffer fresh in' dignities, as I fear will be the case, : still you must f?el that it is your duty \o tell me all about this Dlot. for as a loyal soldier 1 must defend the Me o. my master." While the General was speaking the tramp of armed men could be heard in Ihe hall outside, and the next instant Count Orloff entered the room in state of great excitement. "You look as if you had an unpleasant dutv on hand," said the General, after the customary salutations had passed between himself and his friend. "Then I look as I feel," was the reply, and Count Orloff drew from hia pocket a formidable looking paper, to which was attached the blood-red seal of the Czar. "Good soldiers have often unpleasant duties, but tbey perform them nevertheless," said the General, with forced cheerfulness. "But never had a man so unpleasant a duty as this," said the Count, as he handed the other the paper. "You will see by that order that Count Linwold has preferred against you charges of treason, and that by order of the Czar I am directed to arrest General Paul, Princa of Moskeva, and consign him to the governor of the Neva prison." "To arrest me on a charge of treaonn I" oraanfxl finnorol and Viio fnr>a gre^ ashy'pale, then flushed scarlet, and the fires of indignation hurned in his splendid eyes. "That is the charge and that is the order. I will also add that I am instructed to take charpo of this building, and to see that General Pulaski and hia daughter are at once sent out of the empire " Without waiting to hear more, Lola Blipped out of the room, and with a heavy heart made her way into a street which was beiiig swept by a bitter north wind. She know that if she had remained back the Count would be for.ied j to carry out his order, and then it would be impossible for her to see the j Czar, and while warning him of hia own rrarger ro pieaa ior tne nie ol hei father. She fairly flew to the palace, in the ^ great court-yard of which the imperial 1 sleighs were standing, with the horsea 1 tliraa ahrcast^ and scojres of mounted ( tneir steeds like statues, ready to escort their royal master. Lola hastened to the palace, but she < had not gone far when she was rudely 1 halted by an officer of the household. } "What do you want, woman?" he n demanded. M must see his Majesty," she said- ' "Must?" "Yea. must." *Have you permission ?" "I have not." "What is your name?" "Lola TulaskL" "What! she whom they call the Quee* of the Nihilists?" exclaimed the man, and he seized her arm as if she were a desperate criminal. "It matters not what men call me," she replied, with the energy of despair. "I am here to plead for my father's life and to save the life of the Czar. "You are insane!" said the official. Then beckoning to a gnard, he called out, "Here harrest this woman and convey her" to the guard-house till we can examine into her casa" The guard would have carried out this order, but at that instant the Grand Duke Alexis, son of the Czar, appeared in the hall, and, recognizing Lola, he asked the official what his conduct meant. Before the man could reply, Lola raised her hands with an appealing gesture, and cried out: "It is a matter of life and death. The fate of Russia depends on my seeing hia Majesty 1" "Ha, ha!" sneered the official. "You are playing the role of an insane woman to save yourself. We must see ir a prison cell will not cool your hot brain." The guard who had been summoned now strode forward, and, laying hia powerful hand on Lola's shrinking shoulder, he said, hoarsely: "Girl, you must come with me." 4-Ka l/\nL- in Jior Hoantifll] five9 TT Xl/U UUW Wva. *** ? -j of a hunted doe, who finds herself at bay with the fieroe hounds circling about her, Lola tore herself loose and raised her hands pleadingly. "Hold, ye cowardly dogs! What means this assault on a defenseless woman ? How dare you do this thing within hearing of my father, the Czar?" It was the Grand Duke Alexis who spoke. The official stammered: ' This is Lola Pulaski, the woman who is known to all the police as 'The Queen of the Nihilists ' " "Lola Pulaski!" echoed the handRome young prince, and with both hands extended he advanced to greet her. Checking himself on the instant, he offered her his arm, and said: "You are in trouble. Come, let me lead you to where you can confide your cares to me without danger of being overheard." Her courage and presence of mind had returned by this time, and taking tne staiwart arm ot the son oFfheCzai ^he permitted herself to be led into an ante-room adjoining the reception apartment of his imperial Majesty the Czar. After Lola was seated the Grand Duke said, with much feeling: "I have known of your troubles, my poor child, but I have been as powerless to help you as the meanest of all my father's subjects. But the sight oI a face I have never, can never forget gives me strength, and now I feel thai I can plead for you. Tell me yoiu story without reserve." itory, without revealing the names 01 plans of the Nihilists, to whom she itill felt herself bound by a sacred )ath. "Help me," she cried in oonclusion. I 'Help me, excellency, to save youi | lather and to save my father, too." Muoh agitated by what he had heard, j the Grand Duke rose quickly, and whispering: "Wait here till I can arrange an audience," he left the room. After about ten minutes?thej seemed like t m hours to the half distracted girl?the Prince returned and ; said: "Follow me." He led her along another hall linea i with guards, aud into the royal quarters, which we have describad. TT1on/1 xvln'lo rTifi JULtro nicAia icio act | uuu hmmw w?^ was wondering what next to do Count Linwold, as master of ceremonies, ap preached, and said in a low tone: "Advanco; his Majesty is ready to give you audience." She saw the Czar seated at tha other end of the room, and thither she tottered till within a few feet of him. Here she threw herself on her knees, and bowed her head, "Speak, woman," said tho Czar, I Iternly; "why do you seek my pres- ! toe e?" "To b?,g for my poor old father's life,* Ihe began. "We havfl not doomed him to death, is yet," interrupted the Czar. "To beg for my father's life," she continued, "ond to save the life of voui Majesty, it you leave me free." 'Tree!" thundered the Czar. "You 3hall never again be fr??r r*o si oowrorcnro.l The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, in . the Independent, holds up for our I scorn "the bogus preacher, the charlatan, who makes a parade of rhetoric, and seeks admiration from his eloquence, who courts notoriety, and subsidizes the press. The true preacher," continues the Doctor, "is amazed by any notoriety. He wishes to hide himself behind his message. He finds his joy, not in the great world, but in his conscience and his God. If the world praises him he feels that he must have been indiscreet or unfaithful. Such a man wishes no triumph that is denoted by the waving of flags and the blowing of trumpets, but that which is recorded by the penitent tear, the prayer of faith, the renewed life, the happy heart." This ideal of the true preacher is so lofty that we might sus- J pect it to be only imaginary if Dr. , Crosby and many other clergymen did < not so perfectly illustrate it. Yes, there are such men, whom we have all J known and loved. But would it be 1 heresy to confess, just between our- j selves, you know, that there are many ( great preachers who fall far below Dr. ' Crosby's standard? Who are they? ' Oh, well you don't expect that I am J going to answer that question. Maybe I don't know. Therk lives near Pittsburgh an old [ady who has a movable birthday. She liad the good fortune to bo born on Easter Sunday, and she insists on receiving presents and congratulations >n that festival, no matter when it oc- 1 jurs. People have tried to reason with the old lady, calendar in hand, but she replies to them all: "I was born on Easter Sunday morn, fifty-six years igo, and until I die Easter Sunday 1 will be my birthday." j STREET MUSICIANS. A PICTURESQUE PHASE OF NEW YORK LIFE. The Italian Sisters and Their Fortune Telling Birds and Viola?A Combination of Mnsic. Peanuts and Bootblacks. Since the New York Board of Aldermen rescinded its famous order prohibiting the little * German band and the Italian organ grinders, the big city's colony of street musicians has taken on a much more artistic appearance than it used to have. The 300 licenses which Mayor Grant recently issued were given to those physically unable to win their daily bread in any other manner, so that the street musician of to-day is, as a general rule, a much more decrepit lookfi II Wl II h 1. THE BLIND MAN AND HIS DOG. ing individual than he was before the question of street music prohibition was brought up. A Press artist, in his wanderings of a single day in the streets of New York, saw characters as oddly assorted and as unique as can be found in any of the foreign countries that American travelers and especially artists love to rave about. "Rppn nn thaf. vfirv aristocratic thorough fare, in the very aristocratic neighborhood of Fifty-seventh street, can be found every day, rain or shine, a decrepit looking old man, whose nationality it would be hard to determine, who industriously puts in his time grinding out questionable melody from an unknown instrument which resembles a concertina more than anything else. This blind old gentleman?for he is blind?sits there with his legs crossed from morning until night, while the sharp eyes of his little dog?whose species is as much a mystery as the nationality of his master or the name of his musical instrument?guards the tin box into which sympathetic pass* THE ORGAN" KAN AND IIIS MUSIpAI, WIFE, ers are supposed to drop their spare penales. Further down ou the east side you can find any day a tall, consumptive Italian organ grinder whose semi-respectable slouch hat, neatly trimmed and glossy black curly hair and beard, and clean but somewhat the worsc-for-wcar suit of cast off summer clothes, testify to his having seen better days. He is one of the living exponents of woman suffrage. He is always accompanied by his wife, who displays some talent in blowing upon the coronet, and great ingenuity in collecting pennies, nickles and even dimes from the storekeepers and residents in the vicinity. She is a very comely woman of thirty-five years, a pronounced blonde, and as unmistakably a German as her husband is an Italian, sne is neatly aitired in a checked calico dress, with a white ffpron and a black shawl. It is said that this oddly assorted couple were a few years ago the joint proprietors of one of the most flourishing table d'hote restaurants on the East Side, but went under owing to the prolonged 'MK.'1 WILLIAMS AND HIS BANJO. illness of the husband. They are both well educated, and speak English and several other languages as well as they 3o their mother tongues. One of the most picluresquc scenes, find one that attracts the largest crowd i)f East Side children and grown boys tnd girls, is "The Two Sisters," as they have come to be called. They are young and pretty?prettier than the ordinary Italian maiden of twenty summers?and ire belles much sought after in the society of their section of the city. They liave been in this country a very short time, aud their knowledge of the English language is very limited. One carries a i i. .1 t._ti?u.u ? iiirgc uirci cage luiiuuueu uy uan a uuluu bright yellow canaries. A plainly printed sign attached to the top of the cage informs the curious onlooker that the owner is a fortune teller, and that, if you have a dime to spare, you can, by the assistance of some peculiar knowledge the birds arc supposed to possess, read the story of your fortune. If you hand the maiden the required amount she will touch one of the birds with a thin wand, whereupon it will immediately pick out an envelope containing an account of the good or bad things in store for you. The other girl is a very accomplished playeron the viola, and performs classical melodies for the purpose of keeping a crowd around the fortune telling canaries. An Italian fruit vender, who has been in this country long enough to become inspired with the true American principle of enterprise, is making a good thing out of his uncommon ingenuity. He ia the proprietor of a corner fruit stand (where everything in the lind of fruits, candies, nuts, etc., can be bought), and in connection with it runs a bootblacking chair. To advertise his wares and entertain his customers while they are having the coverings of their pedal extremities put into presentable condition, he hires a small boy to turn the crank of a music box. This is industriously kept going, and the proprietor says it pays a handsome profit in the way of attracting trade. THE TWO SISTERS.1' "Mr. Williams," as he is called, is one of the most unique and best known characters on the East Side. He is known everywhere he goes and is as popular as he is famous. He is an expert on the banjo and a good singer, too. His old plantation melodies will hold a street au aieace as long as tie cnooses to entertain it. He has numerous accomplishments in other lines, such as putting the lighted end of a cigar in his mouth and with it there playing a jig on a small mouth organ. It is said that he once graced the variety stage, but fell out of that line in consequence of irregular habits. I MUSIC, FRUITS AND BOOTBJ,ACKir?U. It is not necessary to go out of New i York city to see picturesque representa- | tives of any nation. You can iind them j all on the East Side, and an occasional I ' # j hour with them is almost as interesting j as a trip through the countries they rep- j resent. The Pup, the "Ping" and the Pet i The Baby?"I'd like to know what's in that hat." * j The Puppy (a moment later)?"S-so would I!"?-Judge. A Gun Forty Feet Long. The Spanish Government, determined to emancipate the country from its dependence upon foreign nations tor its munitions of war, has of late years displayed great enterprise in the establishment of works for the building of war ships and eapnon. At Trubia the Government has erected an immense concern for the production of heavy guns, and is now about to put in Siemens furnaces for the casting of high grade steel for new ordnauce. Among the guns lately turned out at Trubia are four which form part of the armament ot the new Spanish cruiser Pelayo. Of these two are 49 ton 12 inch guns and two are'11 inch guns. One of the 49 ton guns, shown in our engraving, was lately proved. The projectile used was of steel, weight 960 pounds, fired with a charge of 440 pounds prismatic powder, which gave an initial velocity of 2000 feet per second and a nrr>cciirn near 20.000 Dounds ner srjuars inch. The guns are built on the Hontoria system. The penetrating power at short range is 32 inches of wrought iron. Length of gun about 40 feet.?Seientiju American. Every one knows that Daltonism consists in color-blindness in regard to certain hues. According to the researches of Dr. Albertini, this Daltonism is accompanied by a corresponding deafness toward certain musical notes. Those persons who have not the sensation of red cannot distinguish the note sol; those blind to green can not recognize re; and to this lack of perception in hearing is added the incapacity to produce the noise made by means of the vocal apparatus. Ice manufacturing companies are beginning to spring up all over Pennsylvania. RELIGIOUS_READING. IN THK CROSS OF CHRIST I GLORY. "In the Cross of Christ I glory," Sweetly sung with lisping tongue, Caught his lips the sacred story Loved ones o'er his cradle sung; Caught his ear the tuneful measure, Ere his heart saw in the rhyme Mortals' hope of heaven's treasure, "Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time." "In the Cross of Christ I glory," Sang bis youth's maturer years, Sang as blithely, promissory, As the lark when Summer nears; "When the woes of life o'ertake me, Rose as bubbles children toss, "Never shall the Cross forsake me." Ah, would he forsake the Cross? "In the Cross of Christ I glory," Proudly sang his manhood's prime, Tho' his soul swept transitory As the whispering wings of time; "When the sun of biiss is beaming," Ah, so blindingly it shone, "From the Cross tr:e radiance streaming," Lighted up his lipe alone. "Tn the firms of Christ T clnrv " Sang a trusting child again. Bowed the head with sorrows hoary, Now as humble, meek as then. "Kane and blessing, pain and pleasure," And a l these his soul had tried; Hearts and lips poured forth the measure, "By the Cross are sanctified." "In the Cross of Christ I glory," Tolled the bells in measures slow; "In the Cross of Chriat I glory," Sang the singers sweet and low; Spake the pastor of the glory "Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time," Over there is heard the story, "Gathered 'round its head sublime." TO BE SAVED FIRST IX CASE Of PIBE. Such was the inscription on a strong, well-built cabinet, which stood near the main entrance-hall to a nobleman's mansun. After his death the chest was opened, and found to contain all the toys, clothing, etc., of an only child, who had long been dead. Such was the father's love, that he bad preserved and cherished every memento of the departed one, as the choicest of his treasures. If, then, these perishable relics were so dear to him, how sacred to us, who are par ents, ought the living originals to be! We should inscribe on them a choicer motto than to be "saved first in case of fire." "Saved first for time and eternity 1" Saved ] before wealth, honor or ease; saved from the thousand vicious influences which surround them; saved from the pitfalls of sin and Satan; saved from the false sentiment, the skepticism, the infidelity of the age; saved from the fawning sycophancy which is paid to birth and wealth, at the expense of true* worth; saved from tfce moral cowardice which is too often manifested in high places, filled by men who dare not advocate a just and rignteous cause, unless it is popular. Oar sons and daughters must be saved from all these things, and many others, if we would have them become blessings to the world.?Mother's Assistant. KVILSPEAKING. Is it a part, i wonder, of the fruit of that i "forbidden tree which brought death into j the world, and all our woe," that so many i of us are too ready to say of others the things i which an; unkind, to attributo the wrong j motive to our fellow-beings, to jndge unfairly? Is it not, in truth, one of its worst J effects, since no one can think of Eden, j peace, and beauty in a world where it is pos- | Bible for one person to speak with anything ] but gentleness and sincerity of a neighbor, j "Charily thinkcth no evil," says the Best of I b;ol<s, linking the sweet declaration iij p golden chain, on which the several descriptions of charity, or love, are strung li?e gems which glitter and flash at every turn. ' "A lie that is half a truth, is ever the J worst of lies," is the conclusion of a poet wno Fees ueepiy into io? nean, ui uuugs. s Do wo remember this when we permit in { oursehes the license to speak donbtingly of some friend whose good fame should oe a j sacred tiust; when we listen to the innuendo, | or fail to resent the slur cast upon the i character of the abscut; whefi we happen to know something concerning an acquaintance, which our inner consciousness tells us would better be left to silence and whispered in a confidential corner, thence presently to be bruited on the house-tops? Should there not be cultivated in every child a delicate sense of honor, which should act as a guard on the door of the lips, barring the way for censorious, evil, or untrue speech? "By thy words shalt thou be justified." "By thy words?condemned." Would not society be better, our home life happier, our friendships stronger, our own souls nobler, if we were, God helping us, determined hereaft- r to speak in kinams^onlv of the absert, and therefore, the defenceless? And, in cases where such sneech is unfortunately impossible, is it not aChriatian duty to bear in mind that silence I is golden? . BIBI.E READING?DR. CIIALMKHS. "I look upon Baxt?r and Doddridge as two most impressive writers, and from whom you are most likely to carry away the impression that a preparation for eternity should be the main business and anxiety of time. "But after all, the Bible should be the rf.tiiy exercise cf those who have decidedly embarked in this great business, and if read with the earnest sense and feeling of its being God's message; if perused jvith the same awe, and veneration, and confidence, as if the words were actually coming out of his mouth: if while you read, you read with the desire and the prayer that it might be with understanding and profit, you are in a far more direct road to 'become wise unto salvation' than any other that can be recommended to you. There is no subject, on which people are readier to form rash opinions than religion. Tlie Bible is the best corrective to these. Aunan should sit down to it with the determination of taking his lesson just as he finds it, of founding his creed up n the sole principle of 'Thus saith the Lord,'and deriving his every idea and his every impression of religious trutb from the authentic record of God's wil|. His regular and earnest study of tlie Bible was one of the first and most noticeable effects of Mr. Chalmers' conversion. His nearest neighbor and most frequent visitor was old John Bonthrow, who, having once seen better days, was aunmieu iu uu c?wy aim leged familiarity, in the exercise of which one Jay before the memorable illness, he said tr.> >Ir. Chalmers, 'I find you are busy, Sir, with one thing or another, but come when I may, I never find you at your studies for the Sabbath.' 'Oh an hour or two on Saturday evening is quite enough,' was the minister's answer. "But now the change had come, and John on entering the manse, often found Mr. Chalmers poring eagerly over the pages of the Bible. 'J he difference was too striking to escape notice, and with the freedom given him, which he was ready enough to use he said, 'I never come now, Sir, but 1 lind you at your Bible.' 'All too little, John, all too little,' was the signilicant reply."?Life of Br. Chalmert. The truest philosophy of prayer is learned in the deepest distress. It is "then God is everything to us; the helper of the helpless. Faith is pure reason. That may seem a strange paradox,but it is literally true; nothing is so reasonable as to believe tbe Word of God who cannot err or lie.?Spurgeon. "I will follow thee, but?" what fearful possibilities are wrapped up in that one in- j nocent little word! It has the power of the , keys of the kingdom of heaven.?Jturning Star. find, who is liberal in all his other gifts, shown us by the wise economy of His Providence how circumspect we ought to be in the management of our time, tor he never gives us two moments together. SOMEBODY BEING KOOLED. The Philadelphia Press invites attention tc the fact that, while the wine consumed at hotels, fashionable restaurants, etc., by those who assume to know good wines, generally bears a foreign label, the importation of foreign winos is no larger now than in 1840, while our population has largely increased, as has also the production of native wines. The foreign importation of wines in 1888 was 4,654,545 gallons, and the native wine pro duct for the same year was 31,080,523 gallons, about seven times the quantity of the Imported. Why the large preponderance of foreign win* labels? Somebody Ls being fooled and paying dearly for it.? National Advocate. ''m TEMPERANCE. FRONTING THE ?OK. Wherever we look are scenes that appall us; The Drink Fiend goes forth on his mlsskxx of ill; In pitiful tones his victims still call us To fight the good fight with earnest strong will; We'll Dever desist till the struggle is o'er; ? 1 We'll never desist till the foe la no mora. No laurels that tell of red carnage we crave; y The weapons we use are supplied us by Truth; 'Tis our mission to warn, to teach, and to ..j~$ save, And we overlook none from old age to youth. t We'll never desist till the struggle is o'er; We'll never desist till the foe is no more. Jwg No parley we hold with foe so tremendous: We court not his smile, we fear not his ^ '" ^ frown; -.f The courage we need our duty will lend us, . And the arms we have taken we'll never lay down. We'll never desist till the straggle is o'er; We'll never desist till the foe is no more. J i Talk not of his wealth?of his ill-gotten gain, _ Talk not of the right which the law has < conferred; Upon wealth so obtained there rests a black stain, Upon it the curse of the orphan is heard. We'll never desist till the struggle is o'er: We'll never desist till the foe is no more. i, ; .3 Too long has the nation this tyrant endured; Too long has its head 'neath its yoke been * 5 bent low; And never?oh! never can right be secured, Till down in the dust lies this terrible foe. ' * We'll never desist till the struggle is o'er; '! ' We'll never desist till the foe is no more. ?National Advocate. 8ENATOB COLQUITT DENOUWCM BUM. United States Senator A. M. ColqiUtt, oC , ,:t Georgia, addressed the meeting of the Ameri- . can Temperance Union yesterday afternoon i at the Union Tabernacle Church, Thirty- . ^ fifth street, near Broadway. He was introduced by General Clinton B. Fiak. He said: ' "The rumshop, with all its ramifications of :v evil, threatens the American home; and hers we find a foe in suppressing which all should unite, irrespective of party and of faith. We say to ourselves when we hear of a case of drunkenness: 'It's somebody else's boy; somebody else's daughter. It is anothar'S home that is wrecked. It is not mine. This evil cannot touch me.' I tell you it strikes blow at the heart of everyone of you to have one home out of the many in this great city * - .>$ of New York wrecked. Politicians ana statesmen tell us that the perpetuity of this ' * V: country, the freedom and well-being of all, is dependent upon the ballot-box. I tell you that it depends upon the purity and sanctiflcation of the American home. It is a pur* father and a pure mother that makes a true and noble American citizen."?New York ?' Mail and Express. v ? ,^+eam FROZEN HT HIS CiJBIN. I .. ' ' A few weeks ago the body of Frank Gifford i was found in his cabin at Whisky Flat, Ner.,' ' " \ partly naked and frozen stiff. A demijohn) with a small quantity of whisky in it was . near the body, while a little dog lay upon the bosom of its dead master, and fought ':3 savagely when dislodged. It is believed that Gifford reached his cabin while Intoxicated,' .^51 and that be was unable to disrobe ana go to jjg bed, but fell asleep on the floor, and as the >4 night was bitterly cold, froze to death. At the coronor's inquest it was testified that ' vj Gifford was a native of New Bedford, Mao.,' aged about 68 years. The finding was that . the deceasod came to his death by ex- 38 posure. rgtt The Walker Lake Bulletin says: '-There is a bit of romance connected with Frank , ^ Gifford's life. He belongs to a wealthy, family, and went to California in the early fifties in his father's ship. Oa the death of \ M relatives he fell heir to $60,000, but as he j was cursed with an uncontrolable appetite for drink, the courts appointed his sister as his guardian, and he was unable to obtain possession of his money. He again went to the M Pacific coast and finally isolated himself on a cattle range in Esmeralda County, Nevada. His death was a most miserable one, there | i being no human being within many miles, and while the owner of thousands be died in poverty. He was-buried at Hawthorne, not luck. * jfl A barque was wrecked on the New Jersey 9 coast one wild winter night, and the ooljr 39 persons saved were two Doya, who got 1. shore over the terrible billows ou broken-^ pieces of timber. It was a sad sight when next day four hearses were driven to the village cemetery. with bodies of seamen, washed ashore in the night. The boys were the only mourners who followed tHe lunerai managed oy kjwu officials. Their homes were far away and they were soon to be sent back to the port from which they had sailed. The dozen men of the crew of the doomed bark could not be saved, although the life- s saving crew of a neighboring station did everything in human power to get lines or ' boats out to the ship when she went to pieces scarcely a thousand yards from shore. " "It's boys' luck," said one of the life-saving crew, when the drenched boys came safely through the roaring surf on their *. piece of timber; "let a boy alone to get ashore, if there is a scrap or a shaving or a hen-coop to hang to." " 'Specially if a fellow's got sense enough left in his head to stick to his piece of timber," said one of the rescued boys. Then it came out that the Captain and his CT0W were all under the influence of liquor when the gale began, and that the greater ? ??s. the danger became, the more they drank to lessen their sense of tha peril. "It was pretty tough to see sue&^sailing; and not dare to open our mouths," said the other boy. "w e a never nave gouo w if they'd had their heads enough to hold her steady and off the shore." "That's just it," said his companion. "They didn't have their heads. A fellow's got to be 'all there,' if he wants to make a port in a storm." Isn't it a good thing to be sure that on? has one's head at all times? Many a voung man has made shipwreck of his whole life, benauae in a time of dsagw and perplexityhe has put into uis mCutll t"** w the brains away." It is not luck but piuc* which wins, and it is the truest sort of plack to refuse any truce with such an oaeipy.? Youth's Companion. TKMPERA..VC8 NSWS AND NOTES. The i;moneyed men" of Camden, Me., hav# organized to shut up all the saloons in the town. The Massachusetts Home for Inebriate Women is about completed, and will accommodate one hundred and fifty inmates. Bright colored silk handkerchiefs adorned with representations of wineglasses and whisky-bottles are now sent into the Congo States by the liquor men for free distribution among the natives who buy their liquor. Baltimoreans are alarmed over the recent large increase in the number of saloons in -!j * rtf Inflnamf inl /tifinana inat City. UUIIUUIUCO Ui UJUUOUVW appeared before the State Legislature and advocated the speedy passage of a high license bill. The Nashville Issue claims that the money that Tennessee pays annually to the whisky shops ($15,000,000) would meet all the regular expenses of the State for ten years. Nashville saloon receipts alone would carry on the Government. The names of twenty-eight habitual drunkards have been communicated by the police authorities of Erfurt, Germany, to every saloon-keeper and retail liquor-dealer in Sha< city, the latter being by a Government ordi* nance forbidden to sell them anything. A Battle Creek (Mich.) man requited the City Recorder to order all the saloons in the town not to sell him anything to drink. The Recorder took the sensible drunkard around to all the ginmills, told the proprietors to take a good look at him and to not sell him iquor on pain of prosecution. The Rev. B. F. Kephart, a missionary in Liberia, writes a letter to the Voice, in irhich he gives the following as a part of the ;argo of the steamer that carried him: 10,000 :asks of rum. 11 cases of gin, 460 tons of gunjeweler and 14 missionaries?all on their way o Africa. Missionaries, rum. gin and gunK>wder?what a mixture! A statement to the effect that total abitainers are shorter lived, on the average, hau any class except immoderate drinkers, las been given wide publicity, as it was atributed to a reputable British scientific soiety. Some one who has taken the trouble o look into the matter, however, asserts that he ratio is gained only by counting among; he total abstainers all who die in infancy, j < A V ie?