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Hfcw snmARrxK HOA~ SmSH mi PffiSgy in BttgflWV tLVE HOURS WITHOUT A S>UH- to cnr PLY OF FRESH AIR. se A Vessel That Can l>c Used Either a* a pe Warship Destroyer or as a Pleasure ! in Craft?Sliding Panels of Clear Plate j Glass to Gaze Through at Sea Marvels, j Before many months have elapsed ft I fK submarine boat will probably be com- lJ pleted which will embody several fea- -v tures that are distinctly new. It is e1' the invention of H. E. Dantzbecher. a naval architect ami designer of yachts, su who lives in Philadelphia, and who m< has contributed his share to the repu- Pr tation this country has of late years Sr won for skill in ship-building. Mr. so Dantzbecher. iu other words, is a *? practical man, and not of the class of ol* inventors who construct dream fabrics ^ which rise so conveniently superior to S1f the limits of mechanical possibilities, ei^ cutting so fine a figure iu print and so m] poor a one in practice. an > n- _.u_x -?r_ hv .I'ui compacuv, wu?i iu.i. i/nm<6- i ~v becker purposes to give to the world "THE NAUTILUS"?SHOWING NAVIGATOR j is a submarine yacht which will go to de ^ almost any depth beneath the surface fal of the ocean, and in which ten persons or will be able to live comfortably for un twelve houre without coming to the su top for a fresh supply of air. Rising wa thus to get breath twice every twenty- wr four hours, the yacht will be able to be travel eighteen days at full speed, or th? a distance of 4500 or 5000 miles if only he sixty-six per cent, of her power is used, to Means of egress and ingress are pro- he vided, so that such of the passengers 1 sir as feel disposed to step out for a stroll i hn on the bottom of the ocean can do so. | th But, of course, they would have to I th dress for the occasion. The ordinary ari diver's, costume would be sufficient. { g by Furthermore, there is an ample pro- su vision of powerful electric search-lights which can be turned in any direction Sp from the conning tower in the top of j th,1 the craft or from a point in its bottom. PT1 These lights are to be so intense that its even in comparatively turbid waters p0 objects will be made out with tolerable be distinctness. In waters as clear as are tw those of the Atlantic in the vicinity of cn the Bermudas, remote recesses of the tai ocean depths may be ransacked with wr the rays. Tfc Tint. thA submarine observations need not be made solely in diving tri ar^ H. E. DANTZBECHER, THE INVENTOR. sa suits. Mr. Dantzbecher has arranged tei sliding panels both in the sides and &a bottom of his craft which, when ie< slipped back, expose large areas of te] thick but very clear plate-glass. *e< Through these windows the sub- ^ai marine travelers can look out upon the ?? illuminated depths of water at their ease. They can thus turn the entire ocean into a mighty aquarium, and bo study the structure, life and .habits of "i the queer fish and grim monsters of its ^r( lower depths. And all this seated in ^ a cozy room, with stenographers at t?l hand to take down the words of the W{ (earned scientist as they fall from his j0, lips. iu And aside from this obvious valneto scientific research, the amount of plain ^3 amusement the scheme suggests is bewildering to contemplate. an i It is Jules Verne's fascinating Nau- ^ B tilus, which sailed "Twenty Thousand se Leagues Under the Sea," turned into BP an actual reality?sliding panels, plateglass windows, doors leading out into an | the dim, mysterious waters and all. In W! i fact, it is very evident that Mr. Dantzmnnw ^Alionnjl /\t bC UCV/UCi, tiac luouj buvuoauu vi v/vuci people, has hail his imagination stirred l*e and his inventive genius stimulated by Verne's delightful romance. re With substantially all the experi- pc ments in submarine boat-building in heretofore the central idea has hi; been the creation of a weapou that could work with deadly effect sti upon the modern battleship. This an floating iron fortress has year by bl year grown so impregnable above the i im water line that the marine experts j it have been trying to get at the monster er in some effective way from beneath. ! wi Torpedoes launched and directed in j the ordinary way, on or from above j en < the water level, are at the best but | di vague and random blows which can ) tw only be landed by chance or where J is the warship is caught napping. That th the ideal way of planting the torpedo m; was from beneath the vessel attacked ' el has beeu recognized from the start, pi and the study of the subject of sub- j wl marine navigation has been almost bi : entirely on that line. h? 5 Where Mr. Dantzbecher differs of : from his predecessors in the field is ot \that he has aimed to build a craft wi /Which, while capable of being turned th to the deadliest of submarine I ut weapons, would at the same time be | ot I capable of such other purposes that pi private citizens as well as governments would have a use for it. He fu aimed to make a yacht, in other words, m that was capable of sailing below the in water as other vachts sail on its sur-; tt y [*e. and that, like the surface yacht, iglit be seized l>y the Government case of war and converted into a rpedo boat. To convert bis yacht into a war ves1 all that is required is to make tordo-tul>es of the two elliptical opengs which are on each side of the bow, id which in ordinary times are used the yacht's company as means of ress and ingress when the boat is ing on the bottom of the ocean, lese openings are of such form that ;her the Sims-Edison or the Whitead torpedo can be used. With air pply enough to last a crew of ten ?n for twelve hours the yacht can apoach the enemy unseen from a very eat distance. There would be ablutely no warning, no hint of danger " 1 1 u: 1.? l I tnose on uouru me wuijj nue puncu t for attack. "While sailing along thout a sail or a trace of smoke iD jlit to indicate the presence of an emy, the most powerful battle-ship ight suddenly be heaved into the aii d her bottom literally torn out of her a fearful explosion. Those on board who escaped instant ggggg S THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOW. ath would never know what had belen them, whether their own boilers their own magazine had blown up, less the submarine yacht rose to the rface and fished them out of the iter and the wild chaos of tossing eckage which in a few moments would all that would be left of their ship. If e vessel attacked were of a fleet r fate would be as much a mystery those on board her sister ships as to r own crew. There world be a dull, tothered explosion, a lifting of the ge mass of metal heavily upward, en a staggering, headlong lunge into e depths of the sea and the tossing ms of those not dragged underneath the suction as the ponderous mas? nk out of sight. On board the submarine yacht the ectacle would be even more thrilling an from the decks of vessels on the rface of the water. After hurling . torpedo low down against the exsed flank of the enemy there would a reversal and swift whirling of the in screws until the vicious little ift had darted back to a safe disice from the concussion and the anlr fVio rlonrlltr ovnlnaivfthad wroncrht. VVtt W"V "VMV,V O len she could creep quietly back, and r officers and crew, wi?h their elecc search-lights turned jon the scene j d the steel panels slid back from here her broad plate-glass window, aid watch at their leisure every de ;1 of the death agonies of a sinking ip and drowning men. But aside from all mere anticipatorj eculations as to what it may accomish in actual warfare, Mr. Dantzcher's submarine yacht is fast asming the proportions of a practical I siness investment. Its details have | been carefully worked out and the j ms drawn. The boat will be 10G ! at long over all and twelve feet in ameter at the midship section. Tt io a nirrnr-ahnnerl pvlindfir in form. ?, J ?, I r tlie reason that the cylinder will st resist the pressure of the water, lich at a depth of ninety feet is thirty- . ae pounds to the square inch. Wherr bmerged there will be a displaceent of 169 tons. The plating in the iddle fifty feet of length is half inch mildsteel, with a thickness of three jhts of an inch at the ends. "The diving apparatus of the boat,'' id Mr. Dantzbecher in a recent inrview, "is radically different from ything yet constructed, and is cop1 from the fish. There is a shaft exading athwartships and going twe at beyond the hull, to which are at:hed the diving planes, which are irizontal rudders, placed one on each ie and two feet wide by ten feet long, lated about twenty feet from the w. There is also a duplicate set of ese planes about the same distance )m the stern, and so designed that ey may be worked independently 01 gether. A fish balances in the iter, and rises, falls or maintains his rel by the use of the two fins placed st back of his gills. This is a fact which any one may convince himself ' watching gold-fish in an aquarium. "These diving planes, placed fore d aft, will in the same way control e^depth of the hull in the water, o t of levers in connection with cylin AO CllllCl cicvauiu^ Ul Viuyicooiu^ em for rising or falling in the water, d so arranged that the pressure of iter outside of the hull makes it aumatic in operation and keeps the iat on an even keel at all times at any isired depth. There will always be maintained a serve buoyancy of from 700 to 1000 lunds, so that should the machinery, any way become disarranged the ill will at once come to the surface. . "The boat's air tanks will be conructed for a pressure of 1000 pounds, d ventilation is provided for by owers and pumps, which exhaust th< ipure air to one compartment, wher< is pumped overboard, and the prop ly regulated supply from the tankf 11 keep the air pure. "The boat will be driven by two gas crinps nf pirrlifv linrne-nnwer each. reet connection, each engine having 'O cylinders. This gas-power engine used because it keeps all tire from e hold, the gas in the engines being ade from gasoline and exploded by ectric spark from the storage battery ant. The engines will exhaust, lien on the surface, to the open air, it when running submerged will exiust into a condenser, and the gases exhaust will then be discharged itboard by the vacuum pump. They ill also be made to disconnect from e driving shaft, and one will be ilized to ruu the dynano and the her to'furnish power for the aircom essor." A Philadelohian of great wealth is irnishing the money to build this rearkable craft. The interest he takes i it is solely for its possibilities in le way of advancing scientific knowl edge of the ocean depths. The actual F boat now in course of construction is fitted with electric cooking apparatus, ptc., and in addition to quarters for the crew, which will oonsist of first and second officers, two engineers, Q] cook and assistant, will have berthing ^ *pace for eicjht people in a main ^ saloon. This saloon will also serve as m, a dining-room, of which the woodwork w, will be painted white, so that the in- to terior will be as light as possible, deadlights in the upper hull shedding i snlidned lifrlit in all the compart- on ments. alj When the craft is completed it is the w] intention of the owner to invite a num- jn ber of men prominent in science to make a cruise to the bottom of the sea with him. The estimated cost of the vessel is $41,000. It is expected to w] liave a speed of fifteen knots per hour. w( ? th Moving the Pyramids. The house mover who declares he ^ oould move a skyscraper provided he aE could keep it level, says there is notbing very extraordinary in the building of the pyramids. The stones of the cgreat piles could easily be, and probably were, conveyed along in the very fia manner m wmcu uuuaws wc uu? moved. If the ancients had no jack .. screws to lift up the great weights, they could have accomplished their g purpose by means of-the simplest kind ^ of inclined planes composed of girders, The rolling tree trunk proposition was re also advanced as plausible. Following the line of balance, the obelisks W] could have been set in position from huge truss ways, composed of girders. The ancients may have understood the ^ use of cantilevers. The stack recently &g moved at Manhanset weighed 100 tons. Qr It was eighty-five feet hight, and it was conveyed a distance of 950 feet? ^ quite a feat compared with obelisk ?Q moving. This is the opinion of a house mover who has achieved a wonderful contempt for great weights. But, as ra no skyscraper has ever been moved, and as he probably never will be in- ^ vited to move one, his opinion will have to be accepted for what it is worth. hf A 340-Pound Black Bass. tO The fish in this picture swallowed 4, seven pounds of bait and jerked about re the water for half an hour a boat con- pi taining two men. hj When he was subdued and landed hi he was found to weigh 340 pounds, ce His length was seven feet. lo He was a black sea bass caught off ^ the California coast, near Pasadena. es Some of his kind weigh 800 pounds. None goes under a hundred. The fish has all the habits of the fresh water black bass. Extract Unary Freak of Nature* This is an exact reproduction from a th // ONE GOOD AND FOUR P,Sure * Fimire Figure 2. figure photo, of a plank of poplar cut in the its mountains of Western Virginia, up the great Sandy River. Absolutely un- f0 touched copies of the photoi were issued by Messrs. Streit & Schmit, P? s \ hi ' "1 is ipholaterers of Cincinnati, in whose T 'actory the board was originally found in in October, 1894. The representation to of a human face in the markings of the m wood is really most wonderful. ? |ia ?IGHT AND WRONG POSITIONS. untTHtioim of the Proper and Improper Method* of Getting on a Bicycle. The accompanying pictures, says the licago Times-Herald, show some of e many shades of difference between e right position, in whicn a woman ay ride gracefully and easily, and the ong positions, in which sho is sure look awkward and uncomfortable, any women may find in these picres, too, hints that will help them to rrect their styles of riding and enle them to better enjoy an exercise rich has been only half pleasurable the past, because they did not know >w to follow it. It is easy to see what is the difficulty .tli the woman shown in fignreNo. 1, nat it is that makes her look as if she ire working a sewing machine rather an rif1inofn.whp.ftl. Her saddle is too w. If it were raised to its proper sight her knees would not pump up id down before her chin with evory volution like a pair of piston rods, it were raised she would have a derledly better appearance, her skirt >uld hang better, she would ride more uily and it would not be hard for her guide her wheel, as it certainly is in e position in which she is shown. The awkward position shown in jure No. 2 is the result of having o saddle too far back from the hc.n(? bars, so that the rider can just ach the steering apparatus and no ore, and so that she has to push forird on the pedals almost as much down in propelling her wheel. The >sition which that adjustment of the achine gives makes the rider look if she were trying to keep her seat i a bucking bronco from which siiie is expecting to be thrown at any stant. If the saddle were brought rward a little and raised slightly the >sition would be good. The lady auld be sitting over the pedals, toD, ther^ than behind them, and won! d ive half enough of her weight on the indie bars to guide her machine easj and safely. There is such a thing, however, us tving the saddle too far forward ar.d t> high, as is shown in figures 3 an d which illustrate positions just ti e verse of those in the figures e:cained above. In figure 3 the ridor is the appearance of climbing a steep 11 and working very hard in the ai*nt, simply because her saddle istco w and too far forward. She has io ish back on her pedals rather than >w:i and has not room enough bo een the saddle and the pedals to ve full swing to her knees. Raisin g e saddle and putting it back a little ouj.d give the rider a graceful ani .sy position. The difficulty shown in figure 4 is e opposite of that in figure 1?the ,ddle is too high. The rider has to p forward in order to touch the hau e bars and her toes just reach the sdals when they are at their lowest >in; in making a revolution. That titude is, perhaps, the most tirin,; at can be assumed by a rider on t ng journey, as it throws the entire >dy out of position. The adjustment suld be correct if the saddle wer 3 wered so that the pedals and handle irs could be reached easily and thcj dy would find cycling much easie": id more pleasurable than she can in e attitude in which she is shown. All t"hat is necessary to make any the changes suggested and to ad st wheels so that the riders can look id be comfortable rather than awkird and uncomfortable is a monkey rench and a little common sense, 'ith those nearly all the changes that e necessary to put women's wheels proper condition can be effected. A proper position for a woman on a cycle is shown in figure 5. The ler there sits easily and gracefully, id the work of propelling her wheel not half the work exerted by any of e others. She not only looks well it it is a position in which cycling * ? ?1 ? ? a? 4-1% nr. 1 ATV/1 .ercise i? piHj' xniuei w?u mwi, uuu meficial rather than harmful. Here are two good rules for women nd men as well) to follow in adjustg their saddles and handle bars: Have the saddle so high that the heel of e foot just reaches the pedal when it Is at jj^ BAD POSITIONS. - Figure 8. 6> Figure 4. i lowest point. That will allow for plenty "leg play" when the pressure on the idals Is exerted, as it should be, by the rward. part of the ball of the foot. Have the handle bars so adjusted that irt of the weight may be carried there tien ii: is desired to lean forward for a tange of position, but not so low that any eat amount of the weight has to be sup>rted there when the rider reaches the bars all. If these two rules were followed, so r as tbe adjustment of saddles and indie bars is concerned, the awkardness of a good many women on heels would be obviated. An Elephant. Preserve. An e.dequate effort is at last to be ,ade to prevent the extinction of the ephaxit The Government of India is adopted a rogulation preventing le killing of these animals in a re>rve which extends from Sheikh pass i the Afghanistan frontier. The area approximately 200 miles by fifty, he herds of elephants which remain i this reserve are at present confined > a much smaller area of about forty ileB square in the Gadabural moun ins. ... * / r BASEBALL BATS. Nearly 5,000,000 Are Made Yearly?SeaBoned Aeh the Best Material. It may be interesting to baseball cranks and others to learn something about the number of baseball bats made, the quality and whence comes the material from which they are con i J- - 1 TTT1 ii. * J J 1.1 X Biruciea. naea n i? uuiiBiuercu. mm 40,000 dozen bats are handled yearly, some idea of the dimensions of the business can be formed. The materials of which baseball bats are constructed comes principally from Indiana; that is, the better quality does. Second growth ash is the standard, and this must be carefully selected and perfectly seasoned. The best bats are made from Indiana ash, cut the usual length and split, the split guaranteeing almost perfect straightness and grain. Btisswood enters into the manufac ture of baseball bats to a large extent, and is called American willow. There was a time when English willow was considered by ball players to be the best material for bats, but there is very little of this used now, and none at all by professional ball players. Pine, poplar and cottonwood are used for cheap bats for boys, and Missouri and Arkansas supplies most of this lumber. The leading baseball bat manufactory of the country is at Grand Rapids, Mich., and millions of sticks are turned out yearly from this immense concern. Milwaukee comes second, while Vincennes, Ind., is third. The latter city at one time led the country in baseball bat manufacturing, but Grand Eapids and Milwaukee have excelled the Hoosier town long ago. Of course, nearly every city of importance in the East manufactures. more or less, baseball bats, but none of them have any factories that will compare with the "Western concerns. "Years ago, when baseball was in its kindergarten stages," said a dealer in baseball goods to a Star reporter, "fancy bats were all the rage, and manufacturers and dealers vied with each other in their efforts to get gaudylooking sticks to attract the eye of the players. In those days ball players were proud of their bats because of their elegant coats of paint and varnish, but now the professionals take pride in the plainness of their-ballbitters. Dealers now make bats for the professional trade only of ash that has undergone three years of seasoning, and in general appearance they Arfl as rouffh and coarse as a common pick handle, but in perfection of shape and toughness of fiber they cannot be surpassed. "Nearly every professional has his ideal bat, and all weights, lengths and circumferences are turned out to meet the individual tastes of the players. Most professionals are cranks to some extent in regard to bats, and they spend days and sometimes weeks in scraping, shaping and otherwise finishing up the bat they expect to knock out home runs with during the playing season. Linseed oil is all the dressing professionals use on their bats. No paint or varnish is ever allowed on a stick after the player can get an opportunity to scrape it off; hence the manufacturers make what is called the professional bat without polish or trimmings."?Washington Cli. oiar. Queer Freaks of Climate. Turnips and radishes flourish in southern Alaska. . Potatoes do well, though the tubers do not attain a great size. Cabbage do not "head." Lettuce is successfully grown, though it does not ripen seed. The turnips above referred to reach a weight of five or six pounds, and have an excellent flavor; the Russians preserve the tops in vinegar for winter use. Wild peas grow in abundance on the Aleutian Islands. Along the coast 'of the mainland to the northwest of Sitka, and on some of the islands off shore all of the cereals, except corn, can be grown to perfection. Kadiak, Afognak and other islands possess a most fertile soil, with a milder and more equable climate than that of the Western States. Wild timothy grows luxuriantly in southeast Alaska. There are large areas of excellent grazing lands, notably on the great islands of the Kadiak and Aleutian archipelagoes. There is no reason why Alaska should n$>t rival Montana or Wyoming in the raising of stock. All along the coast millions of cattle and sheep might subsist on the wild grasses, with a much less percentage of loss from winter cold than in the western part of the United States, the climate being far milder and more equable. Indeed, the climate of the Sitkan and Aluetian region is not more severe than that of Maryland or Virginia, and exhibits fnir-n* mniaaifiirlAQ ?TVia Pa fli finder Public School Telephoned. The Kansas City Board of Educahas made a contract with the Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company for telephone service in all the public schools. A switchboard will be placed in the Secretary's oifico and private lines run to all tho school bnildings. This service was decided upon by the ! Board for the sake of convenience and for use in case of fire in any of the j school buildings, or to give the alarm i nnn)iorq if a Viafltrv (l)nfm h? at) ; proaching. The city has had some ; lively experience with cyclones and ! parents like to get their children home out of the way.?Philadelphia Becord. "Blot Out the San." At Princeton, a young thoologae persuaded a fellow student to go into the auditorium and listen to him while he rehoarsed a sermon. The preacher in embryo began. His subject was, "Light." With a violent gesture with the right arm he eaid: "Blot out the suu." With a similarly frantic movement of the left arm he roared, "Blot out the moon!" Then, with a combined gesture, made up of both arms, he bellowed, "Blot out the stars!" Uut it was enougn. ?ue amuiui- musts to leave with a hoarse, cruel whisper, "Turn off the gas!"?New York Mail and Expro38. Expensive Lnxury. The New Baltic Ship Canal, from which so much was expected, shows c. deficit of nearly 8250,000 for the year, but as it was built piimarily as a military measure, the German Government will doubtless conaitlcr that it is cheap at that price. It i3 a boon to peaceful commerce, however, for 19,980 ^esseb passed through it during the year,? I Chicago Tribune. lUrti-J: Av. 4 IN THE QUIET HOUES. dorr.MAwx xuoiir.utc rnnm tup WORLD'S CREATEST AUTHORS. Tbe Reassurance?Believe and Be Saved? "The School of God"?"It In I; Be Not Afraid"?Christ Must Make You ?It Is Folly to Brood?Our Greater Work. Because the bitter winds are out, And the mellow days of autumn gone? Because the storm-llends run and shout And scrawl red fingers on the dawn, Should wo lose hope, and weeping say, "Our joy is hid 'neath the drift on the lawn; And love was buried yesterday, And the tender mercy of God withdrawn ?" Nay, nay, for the very winds that blow Heavy with death will come again With April music, and none will know That jife held ever a tear or a p'ain. The lilac that sways so naked today, With twistless arms to the sunless sky, Will see the spring coming the same old way, And shake out her green leaves merrily. So heart, my heart, though today be drear, And joy be burdened with doubt awhile. Enow that God holds you a smile and a tear. And tomorrow, perchance, you will see him and smile. ?Theodobe. Roberts. Believe and Be-Saved. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, a'ad thou shalt be saved," is the only^ and it is a sufficient answer to every anxious sinner seeking refuge .from the storm. You must seek for comfort in Christ, or you will seek in vain. But apply to Him, and you cannot fail. Say as Peter did when he began to sink. "Save. Lord, or I perish " and He will put forth his hand at once, tt is already held out to you. Lay hold of it by faith,and salvation is yours. "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Look unto me, and be ye saved." You are invited to regard Him not as the Creator, but the Saviour, not as the Judge, but the Advocate; not as the Ruler, but the Mediator. When conscience accuses, hear Him say, "It is I; I who have fully atoned for thy sins; I who have blotted them all out by my blood." When the thought of God alarms, listen to His roice, "It is I; I who have made peace by the blood of the cross; I, by whom the just God becomes the justifler of the ungodly." When the pajnful conviction of shortcomings, after all our striving, overwhelms, again He says. "It is I; I whose white robe will cover all thy filthy rags, I, from whose perfect obedience, and not from thy own unworthiness.thou art to look for acceptance with God." When a sense of weakness and Inability to cope with the many difficulties and dangers which surround us, depresses the mind, again His voice is heard, "It is I; [ who have engaged to perform things for thee; I who will never leave thee nor forsake thee." "The Fchool of God." In these days of hurry and bustle we find ourselves face to face with a terrible danger; and it is this?no time to be alone with God. The world, in these last days, i? running fast; we live in what is called "the age of progress," and "you know we must keep pace with the times." 80 the world says. But this spirit of the world has not confined itself to the world. It is, alas! to be found among the saints of God. And what is the result? ,The result is?no time to be alone with God, and this is immediately followed bv no inclination to be ilone with God....This ''desert life," as some may call it, is of an importance that :annot be overvalued. Let us turn to the pages of God's Book. On scanning its precious pages we find that the men of God?God's mighty men?were those who had been in "the school of God." as It has well been called; and His school was simply this?"In the desert alone with Himself." It was there they got their teaching. Far removed from the din and bustle of the haunts of men?distant alike from human eye and ear?there they met alone with God ; there they were equipped for the battle. And when the time came that they stood forth in publio service for God, their faces were not ashamed?nay, they had faces as lions ; they were bold and fearless, yea, and victorious for God ; foi che battle had been won already in the desert alone with Him.?London Christian. "It Is I; Be Not Afraid." Is it stormy weather with thee ? Do cares, disappointments, bereavements, as a heavy cloud, deluge thee with sorrow ? Do spiritual troubles assail thee as a hurricane and dHru hfth?r and thither thv harassed soul? Do the winds and the waves beat upoo thy frail bark, so that it seems about to dink? ''0 thou afflicted, tossed with tempest and not comforted," listen to the voice of Jesus,who comes to thee in the storm walking upon the water, and says, "It is I;.be not afraid." The design of religion is to make us of good cheer. This world Is indeed a vale of tears, but the Man of sorrows has Visited it, that we may rejoice. We are surrounded by causes of alarm, but the gospel bids us fear not. And that which alone can enable us to be of good cheer amid sorrows and of good courage amid perils, is the presence of our God and Saviour. To believe in Him as always near, always kind, always mijrhtv to save, is the true and sole antidote to fear and grief. It is only in proportion as we recognize His voice as that of a friend, saying, "It is I," that we can comply with His exhortation, "Be of good cheer ; be oot afraid." - - t? . int "" Christ Mast Make Yon. If you are to be anything in the world, Christ must make you. You can succeed only by His permission and help. Have you let Him into your life to work and to build up ana to transform? You are neighborly with Hfm; but that will not do. He must be allowed to oecome Bomuiumg muic mau your neighbor. He must be admitted into your heart. He must be allowed to abide at the very focus of your being and in the very springs of your life. Mere neighborliness would never have made Paul or John. It took personal, enthusiastic faith and love and surrender to make them. That you may reach the goal ol life, that you may realize your best possible self, that you may be what Christ can make you, I call upon you to make an absolute surrender of your soul and body and spirit to Christ. Open your whole life to His incoming.?David Gregg, D. D., in "Our Best Moods." Folly to Brood. When trouble comes it is folly to sit down and brood over it. No situation was ever im proveu m mat way. urcmcuici^v-uvreo for great strength of spirit and for great activity. The harder the pressure, the more is the reason why you should play the man. If you once give up, and waste in idle repining the energy that ought to be spent in courageous effort, then you might aj well die. Your case, let it be as difficult as it mav, is no worse than that of thousands of others who have, nevertheless,kept a stout heart and won the day. God is simply putting you to the test in order to determine the quality of your manhood. He has no evil designs against you. All that He sends or suffers to come will turn out for your good if you only accept it in the right spirit. ? Nashville Christian Advocate. God sows June fields with clover, and the world Broadcast with common kindnesses. With plain, good souls that cheerfully fulfill Their homely duties in the common field Of daily lite, ambitious 01 110 moro Than to supply the n^eds of friends or kin. Yet serve God's higher will to human hearts. '?Samuel Lone'ollow AFRICAN PEST IN OHIODreaded White Ants Dlscorered in !? ? land. Professor Odentosh, of 8t. Ignatius College, has discovered the presence in a west 3lde house, at Cleveland, Ohio, of termites, or white ants, the African pest. 80 far as is known termites have never before been seen alive in this part: of the world. They o.a Inrllonnnno tn whfirfi thflV build great earth structures as high as trees. They have been found in some European countries. It is supposed that an immigrant came from one of these countries to Cleveland with a nest of termites in Us trunk. H H A TEMPERANCE COLUfflSf ii THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST 18 IN MANY WAYS. li How He "Was Cured?First Drink II tljjy V Young Man's Danger Point, Bat He *fl Fails to Realize It?A Successful Phys- V ician's Warning Advice to Student*.- I "That nipht I came home (sober?'twas * * I iru.ru miiik, juu iuusl iuuw, As I stumbled through the kitchen?'twas 1 about two years ago? I The bedroom door was open, and I couldn't help but see v'jSflM My little chap a-prayin' at his mother's - ^'1 knee. jvJgH "I drew back in the shadder?they both tf'Ai looked sorter beat, I knew Viey didn't ever have more'n half enough to eat. He clasped two little scrawny hands, des- " 'fl p'rit white and slim, As if to show 'em up in heaven how. I treated him. < -r'+ "There's somethin' up above us that pulls * '$ when we hitch on; * ' It drawed me out o* the mire when I was nigh clean gone; An' I tell ye what it 'tis, fellers, If I'YS .ikj turned out middlin' fair, 'Tis all along o* that boy o' mine namlor me in his prayer." A Physician's Advice. ' ' Dr. Dash, a successful physician In the- f. West, returned to his old home lately after a long absence, and visited the college in; which he had been educated. ''Twenty; -,'4 years aero." he said to a eroun of students.1 "I graduated In this hall. There were eighteen men in my class. Of the eighteen, six drank habitually while at college. Not to excess, but regularly?a glass or twoeach day. Not one of these men has su<?! . oeeded in Attaining fortune, reputation, or * "v. even a respectable position.. But they were among the ablest men in the class. "While at college I was in the- habit ofl frequenting the daily newspaper office here. There were ten men; in it?editor* # and reporters?I knew them ail?& lot -of bright, jolly fellows. The work was hard* > the hours late, the meals, irregular. Every man in the office drank but one, areporter. Ben Perry. One of the reporters tola me he had seen Ben come from a Are at twc^ /;? o'olock in the morning, drenched' to the skin and tired outr. Hie- would look wistfully at the whisky bottle, but he nevearj touched it. I inquired, forthe boys to-days Three had died from drinking; six were* holding inferior positions in newspaper offices. ''Habits bad,' said my informant'They could not make their way, and bo fell' lower and lower. Perry's head was always clear, and he was regular at his work, fie 1$ is editor-in-chief of one of the principal1 newspapers in a. sea-Doara city. tie una fj not half the natural ability of at least three of the others.' / * ' >4*^ "These are facts,? said the doctor. "I advise you who are beginning life to con-j aider them. I have not a word to say aboutthe moral question Involved in drinking,! = ' --js Bnt I know, as a physician, that no Amert-j can with his nervous organization in thisi wearing climate can habitually take liquor] v'tf without injury to his health and without,] In greater or less degree, hindering hie shance of success." . Doesn't Heal lie the Danger Point. As a rule no young man ever paid for his . f! first drink. Did you ever think of it, orj what that part Implies? It means that your brother, your son or somebody's son, who' >. perhaps has been carefully trained, had; ^$3 made acquaintances who, through a slmi-J tar process had become drinkers and, at' ;'.vi last, either occasional or frequent visitors' to get "something to steady my nerves." j '/J The ordinarily well trained young mam] will resist these invitations possibly for a' long time, but on some special outing, or 7'^ under special circumstances he accepts thaj' , proffered "treat"?not realizing that in bo' doing he has crossed the danger line. I Once treated he feels under a social obll-j gatlon to return the compliment and he isj well started on the broad highway whioh' Is certain to end in mental and physical lnjury, but with all the probabilities of h happy future against him. Indeed his chances are no better than those of thousands I have seen in the rags of tramps?In the ranks of embezzlers, de-i taulters and forgers?or confined in our , Vj ! public institutions: / .4^ In a living grave apart from men, The mind tormented with the "Might have been," \ Of wasted years, 'mid which the striving , soul Quaffs bitter gall from sorrow's fateful bowl. . Vv;i1'jOT ?Bidwell's National Gazette. j , The Cider Question. \ The Temperance Cause devotes consider-! '' ? 4a miaoflAn Art/I cHvOtt suit? opauo iy blto UlUCA UUVCfciVMi MMU Q?< VMI the testimony of men in different countriee,! all going to show the mischievous influ-! enoes of the cider mill. In these are some, very strong statements, which it would be well for any who have doubts as to tha righteousness of prohibiting its sale to read. The editor of the Temperance Cause,! Eev. Mr. Noon, says editorially: J "We wage no war .against the orchard.1 The apple is easily bur leading fruit, and will be for a century. It is healthful, and; * has no substitute, raw or cooked. There! i are many legitimate uses for the Juice of) [ apples. Boiled down into a 'thin syrup, say one-fourth its volume, it dqes no^ fer^ mgpt, and is extremely useful for pfes and Sauce. Reduced t&a jelly, nothing can be' finer for a relish. The poorer fpiit may be fed freely to stock. Many farmers claim! I that tfe fnnt7 properly aamihisteredJ makes excellent milk or beef, and needs no, | more skill in feeding than cotton seed. It- a - u is an open question whether the decayed' apples are not of considerable value as ft1 , V I 1 opItt ir\ onnHv Aftfl. AU ICJ. , poj. most the only decent vinegar is made from older." It Degrades a Man. Drunkenness degrades a man and drags him to a level lower than the beast. Ths likeness of a man to God 1s blotted out byj this sin. All that is noble in man comes from his soul. The men who have livea the best lives and done the most good la' the world are those who have snbdued their passions. Statistics tell us that three-fourths of the crimes committed aredone while under the influence of strong drink. Sirty-flve per cent, of the convictions for crimes can be traced to drink, and a large per cent, of the poverty throughout the land. What Followed the Drinks. y In a case .of assault and battery, counsel, in examining one of the witnesses, asked him what they had the first plaoe they stopped at. "Four glasses of ale," was the reply, "Next?" "Two glasses of whisky." "Next?" "One glass of brandy." "Next?" "A fight." Experiments With Alcohol on KIttena. A series of experiments by C. F. Hodge, described before the Amerioan Physiological Society, is reported in Popular Science. Alcohol in moderate doses was given to ft pair of kittens. At the end of ten days they contracted severe colds, while the othex L-utjno mow in iyr>f?A condition. Thft alcoholic pair attained only thirty-nine per cent, and sixty-three per cent, of the weight of the non-alcoholic pair. Of two pairs of spaniels the alcoholic pair weighed less, and, as tested by the pedometer, developed only seventy-one and fifty-seven per cent. of the activity of the normal pair. In chasing after and bringing balls the efficiency of the former amounted to only j thirty-two and forty-four per cent. A Champion's Testimony. A champion cyclist was asked: "Do yon ever t^ke spirits of any kind." "No; they cut the breath short. You can't race and take brandy. It may help a little, but it leaves you worse. I believe that if live or six men were together in a race, say two miles from the tape, and one * was handed a drink of brandy, it might let him break away and win easily; but if he had ten miles, or had a long race before him, he would And great difficulty in rid* lng. His breath would be cut short. The ?>-- j-I-hfonHu nr tphlskv will LilttU tfUU UIIU&O y .. soon be broken-winded." i "So you don't believe in brandy?" ' ' "No; it msv help for a short spurt, bat it is no good for a lone run. Only a temperate man can be a good racer." _ 1