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CHAPTER XXVT?Continued. The sound of gnawing, whloh had stopped while the officer was present, was again resumed, and Ralph Denham was on the floor, close to the place from which the sound came. Outside the bustle and noise of boats being lowered, and the deep, gruff order* of the sailors could be heard. Captain Fox was preparing to conceal more of his treasure on shore. Tired of hi6 position on the floor, Captain Denham went baok, and was talking in a whisper with one of his men, his eyes still bent in the aireotion of the partition, when he saw a light that almost seemed dazzling after the darkcess. Out from the opening, as if carried by this stream of light, came Don the cabin boy. Rushing up to Captain Denham, th? only man not in a hammock, Don said eagerly: "I've loosed the plank, and you can come through. Oh, I am so glad that you know your danger, for my heart has been sore for you." "We came with a full understanding of the danger. "We do not want to get on deck now, but when the time comes we desire you to be near to guide us," fontoin riflnhftm. "How shall I know the time?" "When you hear a gun fired on board the Sea Hawk. ?he will be close by soon after daylight." "I'll try. sir," said Don, who recognized in the voice of the man address ing him a ring of command, such as he could not associate with an ordinary allor. "But I'll go back and close the place from the other side, and if I am not near when the signal is given, go through and turn to the right; there will b? plenty of daylight then. You will pfcse through the store-room and armory, where you can get arms if you'll need them. To the left are the steps leading to thfi dpfik." "God bless you, Don. "We'll find the place, and reach the deck. Now go, co!" The Captain's voice was nervously Imperative; for in the distance he could hear a vigorous knocking, accompanied by the call: "Don! Don! What the blazes are you sleeping for 'when the Captain wants you.'" Don darted through the opening, and pat out the light. As he pushed the plank into place, he called out with admirable presence of mind, for his voioe sounded like that of a sleepy boy: "Aye, aye, sir! Coming!" and the next instant the banging of a door could be heaid: Ab Don ran out, a man 6houted to him: "The Cap'n's been a callin' for you, youngster; you'll be mighty lucky if you don't get a right good lashin' with a rope end." Don heard, but made no inquiry till he stood before Captain Fox on the deck. With a savage oath the captain demanded: "Where have you been, you dog?" "I was about to turn in, 6ir," replied Son. "Did I tell you to?" "I thought you did, 6ir." "You have no right to think. Next time you are not on hand, you young dog, 111 keelhaul you. Do you understand me?" "Yes. sir." . "Very well. Leap into that boat and >">?' n hum! " said Fox. nointinsr over the side, where in the darkness the dim outline of a longboat could be seen, with a number of men in it. Don leaped into the boat and took the post of coxswain. All night long Lea and Ellen, who occupied the same stateroom, could hear the boats coming and goinK. To say they were frightened would but. weakly xnress the state of their feelings. Could they have seen their own white face3, a common sympathy would have Increased their terror. But they knew that Ralph Denham and his gallant men were on board, and "they tried to oheoK each other by reiterating their knowledge of this fact. Had they known Ralph Denham's actual condition they might not have drawn so much comfort from his proximity. At length the boats took their last load to the shore, and Captain Fox, who had been superintending the conceal i. tiL iiitmu ui tut) uuyij, uttnit) uuuk wun them. Day dawned, and the distant headlands and the island under the lea seemed to lift from the dark waters by the power of light Two of the boats were left alongside; and now Fox and Frenauld entered the cabin and called in excitcd tones for their visitors to ome out. Lea and Ellen tried to obey, but they found to their horror that they were locked in. They raised their voices, but amid the din and uproar outside they could not be heard. Doctor Hedges, supposing that his daughter and Ellen Condit had preceded him, was about to descend to the boat, when an eager glarne told him they were not there. Turning to Frenauld, who stood near, he asked "Where is my daughter and Ellen Condit?" "They will follow you. Hurry up. ^ ^-There is not a moment to spare. Captain Mdd s in sight!" A number of saiiors on Hearing thisburst into a loud roar of laughter. The Doctor, now completely beside himself, was seized bodily by strong hands and lowered into the boat. "Pull away, my lads," shouted Frenauld to the men in the boat. "But my daughter. Oh, heaven, my child!" ? r.ed the Doctor. Seeing Captain Fox, he continued: "Send down my child and Ellen! I can seo no sign of the pirate!" "Ihen 1 will show him to you," laughed Fox. "Look well at me, my old friend." The Doctor raised his white far^e and iimploring eyes, and the outlaw ishouted "I a ii Captain Kidd, and your daugh^tor's in m>* keeping!" i Again ?"'r?nauld shouted for the men to pull ..way. And as they did so, Docker Hed es fell back in the boat and looked to ba dead. CHAl'TEK XXVII. THE SEA HAWK COMES CP, AND TT1E SIGNAL GITN 1.5 FIKKIX The lown of Sag Harbor was excited jfco its cemer by the conduct of Captain * .Fox. ! All the families in the place were related by blood, or connected by marjr|aget 0. united j>y thoge iiea of friend 6hTp,~6qija"lly strong,"Which"they had inherited from their sturdy ancestors. The people carried off by the Wanderer were among the very best in the place, the flower of its soolety. No reason could be given for Fox's conduct. It was evident to the most simple-minded that the act was deliberate and therefore malicious. The people gathered in excited groups, and their spirits rose for a while, when they saw the ship come about and try to beat up the harbor. But their relief from anxiety was only temporary, for again the Wanderer tacked and headed for the open water. In the midst of the excitement a ooach and four, guarded by a number of horsemen, drew up before the Inn. and from 44- OMQ/1 Kf o rwswfTt/lifil offiHAQPPTIH. 1W, omvu K/J a V?MVV*| ed a stately lady in black. She was about five and forty, and the face still retained its nobility of form, though lines of care had seriously marred a countenance that must once have been of surpassing loveliness. The landlord came out and the young officer addressing him. said: "I desire apartments for the Countess of Paliton." . The overpowered landlord rubbed his Hands, Dowea nimseu aouDie ana was about to lead the way into the house when the lady stopped him by asking: "Can you tell me if Lord Pal?I mean one Colonel Graham, 16stopping here?" "He is, my lady," said the landlord. "And a gentleman named Captain Ealph Denham lives here?" "Yes, my lady, but he is nothere now. He is in New York." The lady looked at the landlord sharply, as if going to deny this, but, changing her mind, 6he motioned for him to show her the way. As the party entered the inn, old omo 7oH tha nrAwH hv Tfti^ncr her hands above her head and crying aloud: "Oh, praise en bress de Lor'. She ibs, my lady libs!" "What do you mean, Dinah?" asked one of the bystanders. "Conscious that she had been hasty, the old woman seized her staff, and buttered, as she turned away: "I can't talk en 'splain at de same time." The coming of the coach with its outriders did not lessen the excitement. The arrival of the Countess, her inquiry for Ralph Denham, and the fact that she bore a striking resemblance to the young Captain, were talked about and commented on by those who forgot, for the moment, the departure of the Wanderer. It was now quite dark, and all the people in town were on the street; women wailing for their lost ones, men armed and anxious to use their weapons, and frightened children clinging to their mothers' skirts, and wondering what it all meant. But the subjects of talk and irobicr were not yet over. Th* boys, believing that they should do something to show their interest, had lit bonilres all along the street, and by their light the people saw what appeared to their excited imaginations to be a great army entering the town. The young people had never seen the Montauks in war dress, nor heard their War 6ongs, but the older men recognized in the sound that struck their ears one heard in their childhood, and never forgotten. The boys, in their excitement, threw more fuel on the fires, and as the flames leaped up they flashed on the noble form of I'ntilla. who marched at the head of her warri ors. On her head was the plume of "Wyandauch, and in her right hand the silvertipped spear of tho mighty chief.' With measured step, two hundred armed men came down behind her. The red paint that distinguished their fierce ancestors in battle they had discarded, owing to their higher civilization; but the stirring war song which they shouted was the same which the united Montauks and Poquots had sung when they had repelled in days pa6t the invasion of the Narragansetts, or went in their War canoes to the homes of their ancient foes. Untilla turned neither to the right nor the left, and paid no attention to the palutations that greeted her till she led ***o wi/?re Ia fKfl chnro UC1 noiiivio fcvr While all tiiis was going on in the tcwn, Lieutenant Hedges and Valentine Dayton were not idle on board the Sea Hawk. They saw the Wanderer sailing away with their friends, but they were powerless to prevent an act that filled them with anxiety. The moment rox'9 ship disappeared from the harbor, Lieutenant Hedges Baid to Valentine: "Now, my lad, the time for hard work has come." "And how shall we begin?" asked Valentine, who had unlimited confidence in his uncle's capacity and courage. "We must net these cursed pirates out of the way?I'd like to hang them at once." "How are we to do it?" "First, how many sets of irons have We on board?" "Enough to ornament the men sent from Iho Wanderer," replied Valentine. "Gooi! Now have thein called in by fours to the ward room for enrollment. Disarm them, for the dogs, as you will bee. are lined with knives and pistols; then put them in irons, and place a guard over them," said Mr. Hedges, his lilim bla/.inc with ansrer. The "Wanderer's men on board the Sea Hawk were comforting themselves with the belief that not a shade of suspicion attached to them. They expected to be enrolled, as their names were not yet token by the officers of the Sea Hawk; but they were somewhat astonish *d when Mr. Dayton ordered them 5nto the ward room by fours. 'l hose who went smilingly down were searched and ironed at once, and so could not communicate with their mates on desk. But even if they had been able to flo bo they could not have made a successful resistance, for the Sea Hawk's men were at their posts, ready to shoot down the first, man who showed a sign of insubordination. At length the fifty men, who had expected to play so important a part in the capture of the Se t Hawk, were all prisoners in the hold of the ship, with armed men to guard them. Valentino Dayton having completed this task reported the fact to his superior officer. Mr. Hedgos had received Fox's in? 6(ructions just before he sailed to follow in the morning. As the understanding with Fox was that the Sea Hawk should not sail till the supply ship came,, ho, was puzzled to know why tho pirate iiad changed his mind. However, as ho had planned with Captain Denham t.o follow at daylight, and begin to fight with the Wanderer the moment he came within reach, Fox's order did not annoy him. "And how do the wretches take tho situation?" asked Lieu;enanfc Hedges, when Mr. Dayton roturned. "They don't like it; they are swearing liko pirates," repll d Valentino, smiling at his unpremeditated joke. "The dogs! I am glad they can be true to themselves in something. Now, Mr. Dayton, get ull the boats ready to transport Untilla and her people on board," said Lleuk Hedges. The Sea Hawk's men "were on the alert; they knew just what wbb wanted of them, and they were as eager as their officers to do all in their power to in| sure the success of the desperate venI ture in which they were embarked. J The five boats were soon lowered ( away, and properly manned, and under 1 the immediate direction of Mr. Dayton ? they pulled for the shore. j Under Untilla's lead there were 217 young men, tbo flower of the Montauk tribe; men who would have followed Vncas to the death, as they did his sister, had he shown himself worthy of i leadership. 1 Lights were hung along the bulwarks < of the Sea Hawk, and the remnant of g the sailors on Doara met ineir reu ame? r In full uniform. The first person to reach the deck was 6 Untilla, and so glad was Lieut. Hedges g to see her that he could have caught her e In his strong arms and kissed her. The c gallant sailor -was evi n more in love t than he had imagined. At length the last of the Montauks " engaged in this expedition was on bqprd ~ the Sea Hawk, and assigned to quar- J ters where they could le comfortable f for the night. ? Lieut Hedges was so thoroughly ao- b qualnted with all these waters that he ? could sail them as safely on an ordin- , ary night as under the full light of the ) sun. He was about to give the order tt . get under way, when a boat came along* * side with Squire Condit. The squire "saw the preparations going on about him and understood their objeot. He was sorely troublec j about his daughter; but there was ( great deal of iron in his nature, and 1 -.1. 1 i- 4.U - f bow that a diow was to oe biruun at wis wretch who had so violently disturbed the peace of the town and endangered those dear to him, he was not the man to force his own troubles into prominence. To defeat Fox he was willing to risk, and, If need be, to sacrifice his own life; but he knew that his presence was not necessary on the 6hip while it was in the distracted town. "I'll only detain you a moment," said the Squire, as he held Lieutenant Hedge's hand. "You know, old friend, how all my life and happiness are involved in the contest. On that pirate's ship are my adopted son and daughter; advise your men to watch for them when they shoot, and if possible to aim to one side. That's all." The Squire shook hands with Valentine Dayton, told him to keen a brave heart, lor lioa wouia preserve jonen, and then left the ship as suddenly as he had come. f "The wind and tide are in our favor," < said Lieutenant Hedges, addrossing \ al? | entine, "and they may not be if we wait i for light, so we'll up anchor and drop ] down, and beat about till daylight shows | us the pirate." , "May I ask, sir, if you will fight at , long range or close quarters?" asked Valentine. "We can't use the Montauks at long range. No, sir; we shall run alongside, grapple, ana drop anchor. Muzzle to muczle, hand to hand, and eye to eye. i We must get to our Captain, lad, and you know where he is?" '' "On the deck of the Wanderer," replied Valentine, catching his uncle's 1 spirit. < Up rose the anchors, and the loosened ] sails came down and fluttered in the wind j So well did the sailors know what , was wanted that they anticipated ordera before they were given. Every light on board the Sea Hawfc 1 was extinguished, and she turned in J obedience to the helm and shot down 1 the harbor, the courier of a righteous ( vengeance. |TO BE CONTINUED. 1 WORDS OF WISDOM. The sin that looks the safest is the ] snrest to kill. It is more important to bear good 1 frnit than much frait. If the gossip would think more, her tongue^ would get more reBt. There is do such thing as commit- , ting one sin and stopping there. ( The poorest man may give as much as the richest, if he will give all he can. A wooden bread plate will be remembered longer than a souvenir tea- i spoon. i If you would know what it means to be rich, find out that it is blessed to give. The shiftless man is always away from home when a good opportunity knocks. The man most in need of mercy, is the one who will have no mercy on himself. "" _ i. loo many people are singing, -ocaster sunshipe," and waiting for somabody else to do it. A blind man's opinion of the snn is based on what he has learned from the earth with his cane. To things which you bear with impatience you should accustom yourself, and by habit you will bear them well. The reason why so few marriages are happy, is beoause young ladies I 6pend their time in making nets, not in making cages. Ubaracter is measured oj tne distance traveled from the starting point, and everything,depends upon whether the progress has been up stream or down. A generous friendship no cold medium knows, burus with one love, with one resentment glows, one should our interests and our passions be, my friend must hate the man that injures me. Suffering is an accident. It does not matter whether you and I sufior. "Xot enjoyment and not sorrow" is our life, not sorrow any more than enjoyment, but obediences and duty. If duty brings sorrow let it bring sorrow. Let us ever remember that he who lives lor self and self alone is a failure, . whilst he who renders honest loving service to his fellows, though he be poor and au outcast, unhonored and unsung, is to all eternity a noble success. Some people scorn to be taught, others are ashamed of it, as they would be of going to school when they are old ; but it is never too late to learn what it is always necessary to know. Aud it is no Bbame to learn so long as we are ignorant?that is to 6ay, so long ay wo live. KRUCER SHOT ENGLISHMEN. In the War for Independence His Gun Dlil Good Work. A despatch from Bioemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State, says that President Kruger, of the South African Republic, who is visiting the Free State, expressed iu the course oi a speech his conviction that iu the event of war between the Transvaal Republic and England tho Boers would bo victorious. He himself had fired a gun in the war for Boor independence. His bullets sometimes missed thoir mark, but in other cases they | very neatly shot Englishmen through the head. * I, HOUSEHOLD 3I ATTEBS, l \ ^ BEST MATERIAL FOE STRAINERS. Thick felt is the general favorite, is this leaves the syrup perfectly ^ ;lear, with no sediment, although leavy woolen flannel if. often usecl and I lometimes linen or cotton, especially f the syrup is strained when cool. A FLORAL FIREPLACE. 1 For a recent wedding the drawing- i oom where the ceremony took place 1 lad its own fireplace most tastefully _ lecorated with flowers. A framework tood within the tiles, which had been i tvi/.en tttV*irxro Q irtjb UUYCICU *T I ua Uuiroo, nuivu nwo jntirely concealed by thci moss of ^ golden rod pinned ove:: it. This was i gold and white wedding, so the solors were carried out here by a cener of the screen of pale yellow silk in which was fastened flatly half a jilt basket filled with white thistles. Che great breakfast table had an oval >ond for a centre piece, in which tiny 'oldfish were swimming. There was . slender stand in the raiddle of this, < rhich held aloft a large flat bouquet, ( sarelessly arranged, of white orohids. < kll about the border of the pond were eathery 6prays of golden rod. BOAST BEEF. Select two ribs of b&ef and prepare n any way desired. Clean the neat with at towel, s&ason with one j ablespooafnl salt, one tcaspoonfnl , )epper, ribbing the seasoning well in. i jay four ounces fine out suet in a 1 oasting pan and place over it t&e neat. Put six ounces on top. Set the )an in a hot oven and roast thirty ninntes. Then turn the meat over, 'eplacing the suet on top, and roaBt brty minutes longer. A piece of seven )ounds will be done ic. that time. A food plan is to allow ten minutes to he pound. When done place the meat on a varm dish. Remove nearly all the fat :'rom the gravy and mix one table* ? Vi?1 f nnnfnl ! ipoomui uuruai/axuu miu uiii )f cold water. A dd it to the gravy, ilso sufficient boiling water to make )ne pint of nance. Boil and stir five ninntes. Then strain. Add half teaspoonful beef extract and a small piece of butter. Serve with the meat, If potatoes are to be roasted with the neat, peel and wash them, and after roasting the meat fifteen minutes lay ;he potatoes around the meat, sprinkled vith salk. They will be done with ihe meat. Turn once while roasting. ?New York Press. TO MAKE GOOD SOUP. The economical woman will educate 1 x ;1? * ? aAnn T+ in on or. Liwr lauilljr l\J Jiao ouup. IV AW W jellent appetizer, and it is also filling. Then it helps to use up scraps and left over meats in a way that nothing alee will. A "stock pot" will be a aecessity. A poroelain-lined or granite ware will be the best. Mrs. Korer, the authority, says to make stoek i twice a week, Tuesday and Saturday being the beat days, when the stove is not for other things. Save all the bones from steak, carcasses of turkey, ohioken, roasts and broils, and all the juices on the platters. Crack all the, bones bo that the marrow will be exposed. Have an earthen ware crook to put them in if you keep them, two or three days and put them in a cool place. When ready to make the stock pat all the bones and juice in the Btock pot and cover with cold water. Let it come to a boil and simmer for three or four hours. Strain through a oolender and put away in a crook to cool. When cool lift ott all the fat and put in the dripping pan to fry croquettes in. To make the soup lift out of the stock a pint or quart as you j may need, and when it is headed put in the seasoning. One day it may bo j the tomatoes left from breakfast, with ( a little rioe that was not eaten. An- ( ? 1 * i ? ?,44h otner uay it mtty u? putatu nuup, m?u Bomu cold boiled potatoes cut into dice, and a cup of iuilk thickened with an egg added. Or it may be celery soup, with the cup of milk thickened with a tablespoonful of flour, or bean soup, using the cupful of beans left from dinner of the day before. Crackers are not necessary, as toasted bread is just as nice. lake t.hp Ktftle bits of bread, cut them to a uniform size, never larger than half an inch square, and toast them a nice brown in the oven. Season the soup very oare:tully, and you will be surprised how much it adds to a simple dinner to have a nice bowl of soup to begin on. Always turn tho old liquid into the simmering pot of new stock, and tben it will never spoil. The stoc c should be kept in a coo] place and well covered.?Washington Star. nECIPES. T.p;a Hno lomnn fo twn one cup fiugar, one-half cup butter, one-third cup water, two teaspoons cornstarch, four eggs; save the whites of two eggs for the top. Mock Cherry Pie.?Cut a cupful of cranberries in halves and le t them senile an hour; add half a cup of seeded and chopped raisins; one cup 6ngar ; h-ilf cup of water, a tablenpoonful of flour and a teispoonful of vanilla. Bake with two crusts. Lemon Snaps.?One heaped cup of sugar; two-thirds cup of butter; half a teaspoonful soda in two teaspoon 11(3 of hot water, flavor quite strong w'th lemon, flour to roll, roll then and !??<e in a quick oven. Cut out with the top of a cocoa can, they are just the size of tha baker's gooda. Ginger Crisps. ? Mix together onehalf cup butter, one-half cup ku .ar, one cup molasses, one-quarter t^aspoonlul of soda, two level teaspoonfuls of ginger, and flour to make stitf enough to roll. Roll out very thin. Cut with round cutter, and bake in hot oven antil well browned. Oyster Fritters.?Chop one pint of oysters. Take one pint of milk, a half-teaspoonful of silt and halt aa I much pepper, one teaspoonful baking powder, and flour enough to make a thin batter. Stir in the oysterp, drop from the spoon in hot lard or butter j and fry a delicate brown. Serve hot. i Poached Eggs (Spanish style).? j Heat an earthen pan slowly, and melt 1 in it a tablespoonful of butter; fidd t half-teaspoonful of salt, a smaller ' quantity of pepper and a small on:on minced line. Drop in the number of eggs required, one at a timo. Do not sty1, but let them brown a little. Turn carefully and brown on the other side. In Spain and Mexico they are served in the dish in which they are cooked, , and as hot as possible. 11 RELIGIOUS TtEiDING. f ~ IN" TEMPERED* Then stern occasion calls for war. And the trumpets shrill and peal, 'or?es and armories ring all day &e With the fierce clash of steel. 'be blades are heated In the flame, And cooled in icy flood, md beaten hard, and beaten well, :o make them firm and pliable. Their edge and temper good ; 'hen tough and sharp with discipline, ? ?hey win the fight for fighting men. Vhen God's occasions call for men, nel His chosen souls he takes. 8^ n life's hot fire he tempers them, by With tears he cools and slakes ; 7? Vith many a heavy, grievous stroke Ck He beats them to an edge, be Ind tests and tries again, again, 13 ["ill the hard will is fused, and pain Becomes high privilege; rhen strong, and quickened through and through, he ["hey ready are his work to do. ^ jike an on-rushing, furious host ?' The tide of need and sin, de Jnless the blades shall tempered be, hii They have no chance to win ; 86] Jod trusts to no untested sword ' When he goes forth to war; da )nly the souls that, beaten long y )n pain's great anvil; have grown strong, Pr His chosen weapons are. r?i Lh souls, on pain's great anvil laid, >'' iemember this, nor be afraid ! " ali ho ne BORROW HAS ITS BRIGHT SIDE. Jn bu It is difficult sometimes to see the bright th lide of sorrow, sickness and death. And yet at here is distinctly a bright side. No sor- th ow comes to us without a reason. We fai lever know our friends until sorrow or ill- j iess come to us. We never know what Jo oving kindness and thoughtfulness mean, th mtil we stand in need of them, and oui G< learts seem to beat against the walls of a 0< :old, merciless world. We learn something Pt :rom every grief and from each pain which or ;omes to us That is why sorrow and hs ;rials are given us; not to give pain, J<j 3ut to develop us, to better equip co ic tr\v cnmathlrt rr iinbnntun trhlnVl HftQ m " ?? - ? ? n the future, and which we could not co neet nor understand unless we had first ?one through certain experiences. We are re far too apt to regard actual blessings as m calamities, to look upon the dark side of th ;hings. Some sorrow comes to us and we bi rebel. It never occurs to us that, perhaps, 17 tve need the experience which sorrow alone R< lan give. Illness comes and we fret. But vi tve cannot always be well. Ailments are bl ?ery often given to us to make our apprecia- lil lion of good health the keener. ... God w has an aim, a direct purpose, in everything He does. His blessings come H in different forms. Nor are these w forms always such as we would like to cl choose. Lessons can be more effectively is taught in innumerable cases through sor- bi row than through pleasure. We should es never know what a pure, beautiful color ai white is if we did not have black to bring b< out the contrast. We want only pleasure if In our lives. When 6orrow comes wo rebel, w and refuse to recognize it for what it so tk often is? a blessing in disguise. We cannot ni always have it June. There must be March. Sfet March has its spring violets.?Edward M W. Bok, in Ladies' Home Journal. 01 bl ni THE PROOF OF CHRIST'S BIRTH. T Jesus did not create goodness?her fail p, rorm had been already carved in white mar- o ble by austere hands ; His office was to place 11 a soul within the ribs of death till the <y>ld js 3tone changed into a living body. Before fc Jesus, goodness was sterile; since Jesus, goodness has blossomed; He fertilized it pi with His spirit. It was a theory, it became a force. He took the corn, which had w been long stored in the granaries of philosophy, and sowed it in the soft spring tl earth ; He minted the gold and made it cur- j{ rent coin. Christianity is in religion what w steam is in mechanics?the power which ^ drives. Jesus wrote nothing, He said little, rj but He did what He said and made others dc as He commanded. His religion began at & once to exist: from the beginning it was a tt life. It is the distinction of Christianity tl that it goes. This is why some of us, in n 3pite of every intellectual difficulty, must u believe Jesus to be the Son of Got!?He hag 8 done what no other ever did and what only a God could do. He is God because He dis- E charges a "God-function."?Rev. John Wat- Q 3on, in "The Mind of the Master." P HELP FOR OUR BURDENS. What an immense lot of over loaded peo- ? pie there are In this world ! We can see it in their careworn faces : and each one thinks " his burden is the heaviest. There is a cer- 8< tain kind of care that is wise ; a man who |! has no forethought for the future is a slug- ? gard or a fool. The apostle had no reference to a wise thoughtfulness for the fu- 8' ture when he said, "Cast all your care ?( upon Him, for He cat^eth for you." That f11 much-perverted verse is accurately trans- 'e lated in the revised version, "casting all your P' anxiety on Him because He careth for you." " Now just what our almighty and all-loving J1 Pnthnr nfTors i.??to heln us carry our loads. He who watched over the infant deliverer ol D Israel in his cradle of rushes, who sent His 81 ravens to feed Elijah by the brookside, who protected Daniel in the den. and kept Paul ? culm and cheerful in the hurricane, is the ? very One who says to us?Itoll your anxieties b' over on Me. for "l have you on My heart' a' -Theodore L. Cuyler. 1). D. aj ti r A PRAYER FOR PURITY. OurFather.holp us to realize thy presence jt as we wait before thee. Give unto us thy s< Spirit to witness with our spirits that we are h children of God: that we are heirs of God H and joint heirs with the Lord Jesus Christ. ^ Take away from us all pride and envy, all c hatred and contempt for others, that we st may receive thy Holy Spirit into out w hearts. May we find him leading our tl thoughts, controling our feelings and fashioning our lives after the glorious manhood tl r>f our Lord and Saviour. May He lead us H to the attainment of Jove, joy, peace, long- I; 3ufTering, gentleness, faith, meekness and x temperance. Forgive all that Thou hast i; seen in our hearts and lives contrary to Thy t< will. We ask Thee blessings in the name o if our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. n Amen. tl IXTEHCE88II ti ' The Spirit himself maketh intercession c< for us with groanings which cannot be ut- H tered." L Hast thou n'er felt some sweet and saintly spirit Glide graciously into thy very own. And soothe its troubled fears and strongly bear it In prayer unto the Heavenly Father's throne? Hast thou ne'er flung thee down to restless slumber > ci Nor known some heart for thine did mean- C while pray, "* b And all the cares that late did thee encum- n ber n Had vanished with the morning quite away? p i'ea. I have felt such holy benediction, " A A childlike peace that words could not ex- A press, And wneu i asked and learned it was no lie- w tion, a My heart has overflowed with thankful- a ness. ri Ah, is it not most beautiful to bear w Another's soul to heaven thus in prayer? li ?Charles W. Jerome. si B v? Be sure if you do your very best in that ' which is laid upon you daily, you will not be left without when some mightier occa- ^ don arises.?Jean N. firou. w ri p Country's Oldest Man Dead. R Ignacio Francisco do la Cruso Oaroia. who t< la said to be the oldest man in tho United o States,died Friday at Los Angeles, Cal.. aged ti 117. He was a native of Slnaloa, Mexico, h )ut went to Los Angeles, when he was twen- j? :y-flve years of nice. His ago has been ques- tl toned, but he had documents wiiich aus- b alned his claim b m ' w Picturesque Fiahlnir Spoiled. SI Fishincr in tho lakes of Killarney, Ireland, 5; seems to have been destroyed by the recent bog slide. Fictnreaqne Fishing Spoiled. Fishing in tho lakes of Killarney, Iroland, ?( seems to have been destroyed by the recent T bog slide. gi SABBATH SCHOOL rJERNATIONAL LESSON FOR APRIL 11. sson Text: "Conversion of Cornelius," ActB x.4 30-44?Golden Text: Acts x., 43?Commentary. 10. Peter and six men from Joppa (chapter , 12) have arrived at the house of Cornes, the Ronjan centurion in Cfflsarea. Corlius was a just and God fearing man, much ren to prayer and good deed9 and beloved all the Jews of the city (verses 1. 2, 22), t not a saved mr?n (chapter xi.. 14). But id saw hta ftarneflt desire, and in the wav re recorded brought Simon Peter to him He had before brought Philip to the nuch. Cornelius, with his kinsmen and ends, welcomed Simon Peter and the stbren, and Peter, having explained why , a Jew, bad oome to uncircumcised utiles, asks for what intent they had sent : him, and Cornelius here begins his story. Jl. "A man in bright clothing" is his Bcription of the angel who came to see n. The appearance of the angel at the sulcher was like lightning, and his raiint white as snow (Math, xxviii., 8). 8ome j, we too, shall shine as the sun (Math. [I., 43). Ttie .angers message was, -xuy ayer is heard and thine alms are had in membracce in the sight of God." 32. Heaven is Interested In Simon Peter so and knows just where to find him and w to make him willing to take this joury and do this wotk. Consider the "all logs working together" in this record?the .ngry man, the delayed dinner, the trance, e vision, the visitors, and everything just the right time. Be not afraid to believe at heaven is interested in you, and have ith in God. ' 53. Immediately the centurion sent to ppa. Peter did well to come, and now ev are ready to hear the message from the )d of heaven. They were assembled before )d to hear tne message from God through iter. They wanted none of Peter's thoughts wisdom or eloquence, but only what God id commanded him to speak. The Lord sus Himself only spoke what the Father mmanded Him (John xii., 49), and every essenger of the Lord may take all possible mfort from Ex. iv., 12; Jer. L, 6-9, etc. 34. "Of a truth I perceive that God ts no specter of persons." Thus Peter began hl9 essage. God took great pains to teach him is (verses 11-16), and he never forgot it, it long afterward referred to it in I Pet. i, . See also Paul's reference to the same in am. ii, 11. If necessary, God will give a sion or send an angel to instruct us, but essed are the simple and teachable who, to Mary, sit at Jesus' feet and hear His ord (Luke x, 39). 35. "But in every nation he that feareth lm and worketh righteousness is accepted ith Him." This does not conflict with lapter iv, 12, and the great truth that there none other Saviour besides Jesus Christ, it wherever any one, Jew or gentile, earnitly seeks alter God, He will regard them id so reveal Himself to them that they may 5 saved. TO conclude irom taut vorao tuat we do the best we know how we are safe ould be a perversion of Scripture, for by ie deeds of the law (and the law is holy) d flesh can be justified (Rom. iii, 20-24). 36. "Preaching peace by Jesus Christ." ade nigh by the blood of Christ, for He if ur peace, having made peace through the lood of His cross. The work of righteous* bss shall be peace, and the effect of rightjusness, quietness and assurance forever, herefore, being justified by faith, we have eace with God through our Lord Jesuf hrist (Eph. il, 13.14; Col. i, 20; Isa. xixil, T; Rom. v, 1). That which every soul need* peace, peace with God, and it cannot be lund apart from Jesjis Christ. 87. "That word, I say, ye know whioh wai uolished throughout all Judaea." They hac eard of Jesus, they knew something of th? ay, but they needed clearer light, Thej sridently knew something of the deeds ol ie law. of prayer, of almsgiving, of the one ring and true God and the righteousness hioh He required, but they knew not tht ay to get it. They were ignorant of God'? ighteousness (Rom. x, 3). 38. Jesus of Nazareth was righteous and Id righteousness. He was God manifest in ie flesh and set forth before men perfectly ie righteousness whioh God required oi ian. He never pleased Himself nor lived nto Himself; but, being filled with the pirit, went about shewing men by word nd deed the love and goodness of God. [e revealed God to men; He glorified iod. 39. Peter was with Him during all His ublic life and saw His acts and heard Hie fords and as an eyewitness could testify lat He was what He professed to be, th? on of God, the Messiah ot Israel, the avlour of sinners. He saw Him cleanse le leper, beal the sick, raise the dead and jnd the penitent sinner away with the as ...clno tnrrrivan ftlso Saw U I UUVsC? \ji an Oiug IVIQ.ivh, [im crucified on Calvary. 40. "Him God raised up the third Jay and lewed Him openly." Ail Scripture con* jrning His life and death and resurrection ad been fulfilled, and that to the very stter, and, as He in His lifetime had reeatedly foretold, Ho rose from the dead od le third day, taking out of the tomb the 9ry same body that was put in the tomb, living the unmistakable evidences of the ails through His hands and feet and the jear thrust into His side. 41. "Not to all the people, but uuto wit? esses chosen before of God." Unbelievers ave not Seen Jesus since He was cruoifled, ut as many as 51)0 of the disciples saw Him t once after His resurrection (I Cor. xv., 6), ad He appeared not less than ten different mes, and He actually ate with them, as eter says (Luke xxlv.. 41). 42. "It is He which was ordained of God ) bo the judge of quick and dead." He will idjje His redeemed at His own judgment :at (Rom. xiv., 10; II Cor. v., 10). He nnd [is redeemed will judge the nations when [e shall come In glory, bringing His saints lth Him (Muth. xxv., 31, 32; I Cor. vi., 2: ol. ill., 4), and then at the end of the thoumd years, at the great white throne, He 111 judge the ungodly who took no part in le first resurrection. 43. "To Him give all the prophets witness iat through His name whoever telieveth in [im shall receive remission of sins." See - i ie. .mi os. 99. .tflr m.. 14. )l\. J?y lOj JLl Hi. | AIS, ? , , . xxi., 34; Mic. vii., 19; Ps. xxxii., 1, 2; clii., 2, as some of the places where ihe prophets JStify that through Him is the forgiveness f sins as a free gift without auy works or lerit en our part. 44. "While Peter yet spake these words le Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard ie word." And thus on unoircumcised genles God wrought as He had clone at Penteost on circumcised Jews, and they were lere and then baptized (verses 45, 480? .esion Helper. WHERE AMERICANS CAME FROM. hree Expedition* Will Be Seat to the North Pacific Coast. Morris K. Jessup, President of the Amerifin Museum of Nacural History, New York itv, has provided funds which will be! used y the anthropological department of the luseum, under the direction of F. W. Putam, for a systematic exploration of the peoles of the North Paciflo coasts, between the moor River, in Asia, and the Columbia, in merica. Three expeditions will be fitted out. whose 'ork, carried on in the State of Washington nd ^British Columbia, at Bering Straits nd along the Asiatic coast, will cover a peod of six years. Tho first of these parties ill leave for Washington and British Coimbia toward the end of May. It will const probably of four men under Dr. Franz oas, assistant curator of the museum, who rill have charge of the archaeological inestlgations. The expeditions to Siberia and Alaska, 'hose personnel is not yet decided upon, 111 probably start next fall and next spring jspectively. The chief object of those exeditions will be to investigate the origin nd early history of the American race, and > trace "its relations with tho races of the id world in the North. The relations beyeen the American and Asiatic peoples ave been a much-discussed problem, aud it i proposed to go over the ground in a more lorough and systematic way than has ever een attempted before. This is to be done ofore the completion of the Siberian rallray and other civilizing Influences have deroyod the primitive conditions now uxistnt in Northern Asia. Naw Men In Congress. There are 148 new men in the presont Confess, which is an unusually large porcent?e. Of these sixteen have formerly served, he remaining 132 have never boen in Confess before. TEMPERANCE. V TATA, BE THUE TO Ml! What makes me refuse a social Rlase? WelflMBH I'll tell you the reason why: Because a bonny, blue-eyed lass Is erer^^^H standing by; And I hear her, boys, above the noise of the jest ana me merry kioc? i A3 with baby grace she kisses my face and says, "Papa, be true to me." Then what can I do, to be true to my lass, better than let it pass by. \ \ I know you think my refusal to drink a breach of your courtesy; . . For I bear her repeat in accents sweet, and . her dear little form I see, 1 i\ As with loving embrace she kisses my faod V and says, "Papa, be true to me." \ Let me offer a toast to the one I love most, / whose dear little will I obey; 1, Whose influeace sweet is guiding" my feet* \ over life's toilsome way; ' ij May the sun ever shine on this lassie of. mine, irom sorrow may she be free; ' " I For with baby grace she hath kissed mj ] face, and said, "Papa, be true to me." THE FARMER AND TEMPERANCE. , The farm ought to be the home of the tem? Kranoe sentiment of the country, for we whq 'e in the country, removed from the city's and town's temptations, can more clearly the folly of the alcohol habit, than people who have lived so long with the brewery and groggery under their very noses that the^ have become inured to their offensivenees, But from a purely practical point of view, ? all questions of right and wrong aside, wg^ ought to be "dead set" against the liquor terest, from the fact that it Is the great d^^^k turber of business. If the millions of dolla^H^* now spent for drink that ought to go to su^^JM plying poqr men's families with food ai^HDD clothing and fuel, were spent as they oug^^Hfl to be, there would be home markets for that we could raise, and "overproductior^^MMj would be a thing unheard of. An nflR/tlal innnirv miulA hv the ohusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor int^^HB the relation of the liquor traffic to paupei^Mfl Ism, crime And insanity, has brought ouH|H some interesting facts. As to the insane, far as can be ascertained, seven out of every V ten had intemperate parents; and one out oi every four was believed to have been made Insane by his own Intemperate habits. Of ail the paupers of theState institutions, three out of every four were addicted to the use of liquor, and nearly one-half had lntem?{ perate parents. Of all the arrests for crime during the year, two-thirds were for drunlw . enness. Taking into account all kinds of \ crime, in about eight and one-half cases in / every ten the intemperate habits of the of- ) fender led to a condition wnica maucea tne \ crime; and excluding minors, ninety-six of I every one vjiundred persons convicted of \ arime were addioted to the use of liquor. I Massachusetts has a local option law, un? \ der which the cities and towns vote annuaMy V, upou the licensing of saloons. One branch of tbe bureau's investigation was directed to ascertaining the relative amount of drunkenness Id places where the saloons were closed and in those where thay were opon. In the : no-license cities and towns the a.-ests for drunkenness were only about one-fourth^ and for offenses other than drunkenness, less , than half as maoy per thousand of the popu- > iation, as in license cities and towns. In Ave cities which were for a part of the yeaij under license anil a part of the year undee no license, the licenced, months showed j nearly three times as many arrests for J drunkenness, on tne average, as me no license months. , These statistics, taken as a whole, seem not J only to establish a close connection between 'J the liquor trafflo and crime, pauperism and I insanity, but to show also a considerable 9 curtailment of these evils when the saloons' I are closed.?L .C. Poor. In Farm News. 8| ? 'M WHAT OPENED PAT'S EYES. i j A coachman, fond of strong drink, jre*. | plied to bis master's warning that he knjew | when to stop and no ono should ever see Aim ^ drunk. Christmas came soon after and Fat 1 drank freely with tome friends. At night be | was ordered by his employer to bring an ofti " horse and buggy to the door. s "Go and see what's the matter with Pat,' said the gentleman to his little son. ' "I ordered film to uring a oagxy iv m? uuw ? nearly a hair an hour ago." fl "Ob, papa, come and see what Pat Is ? doing!" said the lad a few minutes later ad he rushed tn almost bursting with laughter. .1 "He wants you to come out." j Ooing to t he coach house the owner saw 1 the coaobman in great excitement trying to force a horse collar over the head and fiorns ' of an old Jersey cow that stood quietly before tbe buggy. The Irishman had already put on some of the harness and tried in vain to f\ put the collar in place. Bald he as the owner J appeared: 1 "Her ears nre as sbtifl as shticks and 01 ean't mjke the collar go over thim." ] Don't try any more, but put h^r back in Mm fttnil. then iro to bed vourtelf," responded the owner. "When you can't tell the differ- '(i ence between an old horse and a Jersey cow you are too drunk to 5U>rk." The next morning, sober and humble, Pat begged his employer's t/ardon an1 said that he had taken too muoh Christmas the day before, so did not know what he was about. Then he added: ' Whin a mon don't know an old harse from a Jersey cow, thun he don't know whin he's got enough whuskey and it's toime for him to shtop. That's what Oi mane to do." From that day, uearly Ave years aero, P ?t has let whisky and strong drink alone. He' is now a faithful temperance man. THE INTEMPERANCE OF COOKS. " ' It is a well-known fact that a very large number of professional cooks, or cooks who> work in hotels and large boarding houses, are addicted to the excessive use of stimulants. Some ascribe thin to the high tem< pjratnre of the kitchen, and consequent exhaustion; ethers to the loss of appetite produced by the constant siRht and odor of food. It is also said to bedueto tasting sauces that are flavored with spirits. Exhaustion and lack of appetite are probably the most frequent causes. , On the other hnnd, men who are employed j nhmih th? furnaces t,f iion works. the flremeo J on railroad?, and elokers on steamboats, V aro not add cted to tho use of intoxicant*} 1 they could not retain iheir places if they J were. Whatever tho reason for the internperance of cooks, it is generally understood 3 that it is a physical one. In the interest of I humanity, the question is: Is there not some 1 remedy??New York Journal. 1 LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN INDIANA. In every township in Montgomery County, Ind., has been organized a law and order league, the express purpose of which is to regulate, if not entirely suppress the liquor traffic. These several organizations are in the hands of the leading and most influential citizens, and aro secret in their work, only two or threo persons of each league bein? publicly known. This secrecy as to membership better enables the leagues to accomplish their appointed work, and keeps tho liquor dealer* guessing whom to lo ?k upon as enemies or as frionds. Already the prosecutions have begun.?San Francisco Examiner. DKCNKENNESS DEFINED. When a man through drink has impaired hi* reason, however temporarily, he is drunken, even though ho may not stagger. When a man through drink is made so ugly that he is abusive or even unkind to his family. he is drunken, although ho may be able to stand upright. When a man's nerves are so unsteady through dr?nk that he can not properly perform his business duties, he in drunken, although ho may not suspect if. When God-given powers of usefulness are smothered through the voluntary use of intoxicating di'iks, the condition represent? drunkenness, and any narrowing of this defl. nition is as foolish us it is wrong. DOTH KINDS liAl). Cheap whisky is said by scientific men tc v be less |?oisouous tlian the b<st. It conlaiue vi| eihyl-alcoho!, which is much less harmful I than the aniyl-alcohol in which "good'* whisky abounds. Both kinds are equally intoxicating, and when t <ken internally they lower the temperature of the body several degrees, and yet the recipient thinks that hf feels warm. TEMPI!RAJfCE NEWS AND NOTES. Naturally b'jor brings many a toper to his bier. Build a granite wall between tho children and the first class of spirits. It is a mistake to suppose you can cure the blues by painting tho town red. s