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Tlie big game that William C. Whit- q
ney has brought on from the Rocky v
Mountains to occupy his 8000 acres on n
October Mountain, about four miles 'J
from Lenox, Mass., is creating great o
interest among the New York people I
who have summer places in Lenox t
and vicinity. Me has secured some 01 i
the largest buffaloes in this country f
and has considerable other wild game
from the Rocky Mountains, the only b
specimens which have ever been b
brought to the East, except a few t
which the late Austin Corbin had up s
in New Hampshire. They are the v
finest specimens that could be secured I
in Montana, Wyoming and along the v
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in
^^^range of the Rocky Mountains in that o
B^^egion.
w His herd of buffaloes numbers thirteen,
while his elk and deer are twice 1;
that number. The buffaloes are of
especial interest because they have ?
became so rare in this country. Be- t
ginning with the great bull buffalo t
McKinley, which stands at the head g
of the herd, weighing 2600 pounds, g
down to others weighing 1000 pounds, t
they are the rarest specimens in Amer- D
ica. The great bull McKinley and the v
entire herd were brought East with t:
the greatest difficulty. They came in
two freight palace cars, in charge of ^
the Adams brothers, who were given v
the order by Mr. Whitney over a year y
ago. Some of the buffaloes they raised ^
themselves. The chief of the herd, t,
McKinley, is six years old and is the a
ugliest animal that has ever been [
brought East. He is the chief figure a
in the buffalo picture and he doesn't ^
allow any biped to come into the en- t
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k ThS^F.ii.r 'i ,i o
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mk. Whitney's favorite elk.
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closure without a protest. It was fc
with great difficulty that 4ie was taken y
out of the car, which he nearly tore to g
pieces, and was taken up on October
Mountain from the Lenox station in
an immense crate, drawn by four
horses. He excited the greatest in- c
terest all the way, from the time he a
was loaded into the car until he got to p
his destination. p
The buffaloes are confined in about w
800 acres of land surrounded by a fence ti
which is nine feet eight inches high, o
made of steel wire. McKinley has n
tried to get through it several times, g
but he found in looking horns with it a
that it has beaten him every time. It n
has been tested by a twenty-five horse o
power engine, which has been rushed s
against it with all its force. Since Mc- tl
17 - ~1 a? fr? /I V*n rtonnnf rrof /I
rv 1111 rj IIi*^ iuuuu cuuk uu \^muuv/w ?w v.
through the fence he has become do- I
cile, and is quite content to stay in
the enclosure, which has the best
grass that can be procured for a herd
of buffaloes. / ?
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THE BUFFAT.
The other buffaloes are becoming p
used to their new home. There is r<
another bull which weighs only 100 w
pounds less than McKinley, but is not c
as vicious. The whole buffalo herd u
have wandered about the enclosure si
with the greatest curiosity. They t<
look about for places where they can V
escape, but are becoming contented, f(
as the gamekeeper treats them well, b
They are, however, wild, and it is fi
dangerous to venture near them, and i s;
bo unsafe for any one to go inside the ! c
nclosure that it is with the greatest
difficulty that pictures could be takeu
of thorn.
The dozen antelopes have all eloped, d
As soon as they were put iuto their ti
' thousand acres, surrounded by its fi
^ wire fence, they rushed away into the H
* thicket, and even the gamekeepers ?
have been unable to find them. Some- \
times of a clear morning glimpses of a
them have been caught in the dis- o
tance on the rocky hilltop above the u
forest, but as soon as any one tried ?
to trace them they again disappeared, o
aad are keeping themselves so very s
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[uiet that it is impossible to tel
fhether nil of them have survived o:
lot, but it is probable that they have
?hey undoubtedly enjoy the wildnes
if the region, which resembles thei
locky Mountain home, and wher
hey are no more liable to be mo
ested than in their own mountaii
astnesses,
When Mr. Whitney wanted to sei
ds antelopes he was told that the;
lad all cleared out. He went out an<
ried to find them himself, butwithou
nccess. He had the same experience
pith a dozen black-tailed deer that wer<
>rought on at the same time. The;
cere turned into an enclosure of 1001
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THE ELK ENCLOSURE.
r more acres and left to roam at tliei
>wn sweet will. They are the firs
lack.tailed deer brought to New Eng
and.
The Adams brothers have instructe<
he gamekeepers to feed them whei
hev come around. It is probabli
hat they will not be seen until the;
et hungry late in the fall, when th<
Tass is gone. The country when
hey are placed contains roaring
lountain brooks and small pondi
/ hich in a measure resemble their na
ive country.
The thirty-five elks which wer(
irought on last year all survived th<
>inter and are doing well. They weri
oung animals when they came on
mt their horns have grown out so tha
hey would not be recognized. The}
re very tame, and, although inclosec
n over one thousand acres, the sam<
s the inclosures for the others, whei
he gamekeeper gives a piercing whis
le they all gather around him lik<
o many sheep. They are exceeding
p handsome and attractive animals
'hey often gather in groups in the in
losure and lie down quietly in th<
lost docile manner. No one likes t<
et near the bucks, however, for the]
ave a disagreeable manner of jump
ng on visitors with their forefeet. I
" 11 AT 1 ! ?
.06SQ I TttKtf lueiu 1UU?? w uctuujQ in,
uainted with the people who feet
hem and they respond readily to th<
alls for meals. They are fed grain
ats and other cereals, just the sanu
s if they were domestic animals.
It is not an easy matter to take can
f this large natural history preserv(
n October Mountain, and a half dozer
amekeepers are employed to keej
rack of the animals. These 'game
eepers live in one of the farmhouse.'
n the land, and they are out day anc
ight looking after their charges.
Mr. Whitney has only given uj
bout three thousand acres to th<
ame he has already brought on, anc
hat he is going to do with the othei
ve thousand acres remains to be seen
He has a large number of gani(
irds, has stocked his brook wit!
rout, and it is evident that in a fev
ears this will be the greatest private
ame preserve in this country.
How to Make a Permanent Paste.
Soak an ounce of refined gelatine ir
old water for an hour, then drain of
nd squeeze out the water as much a;
ossible. Put the gelatine in a jelly
ot, and place the pot in a pan of hoi
ater over the fire. When the gelaine
has melted, stir in slowly 21
unces of pure alcohol. Put in a wide^
louthed bottle and cork tightly. This
lue or . paste will keep indefinitely,
nd can be melted for use in a few
linutes by setting the bottle in a basic
f hot water. As it contains a very
mall percentage of water, it affects
Lie gloss of the prints but little, and
ries almost immediately.?Harper's
tound Table.
Strencth of Steel.
An experiment which demonstrated
Lie capacity of steel to endure greatei
f, iS
,0 IIERD.
reaaurethan the hardest stone was
ecently made at Vienna. Corundun
ras chosen lor tne scone, ano smai
abes of both substances were placet
nder pressure. A weight of six ton;
mashed the corundum, but forty-twi
ans were required to crush the steel
Hien the steel did give way, the ef
sets are described us most rcmarka
le. With a loud explosion the meta
ew into powder, and its sparks an
aid to have bored minute holes in th;
rushing machine.
A Clever Engineering Feat.
City Engineer Morris R. Sherreri'
id a piece of engineering work yes
tKrtt lino unvor dnnu ha
SIAlttJ VUUl IJ.O.O i-iVv ? k,* 1/wuw
:>re. Bv a device patented by Mr
ilierrerd and Engineer D. W. French
iuperintendent of the Hackensacl
Vater Company, a valve was placed it
six-inch water main without shnttin;
IF the water. A piece of the wate
lain was cut out, and the valve put ii
dace and securely fastened. Worl
f a similar nature can be done on an;
ized main. -Newark (N. J.) Call.
TOWER FOR" GREATER NEW YORK.
Triumphal St ructure Which is to Outstrip ^
That of Bahylon.
As a matter of curiosity it may be
mentioned that Greater New York is
to have?on pnper, at least?a tower
which is to beat anything in the
' world, past or present, even the confusion-breeding
structure of Babylon.
1 William J. Frye is the architect, and
r E. C. Towusend is mentioned as pro.
moter, who is said to be confident that
s the necessary funds will be forthcomr
ing. He has not yet gone into figures,
e which is a mere matter of details with
Tl-m + nx\'ar ia fr\ 01 J.H font in
i height, and is to be twelve-sided, with '
a diameter of 300 feet for the main
e base, to be flanked by four pavilions,
r which will give the entire base a diI
ameter of 400 feet. The outer walls
t are to be of cement and wire cloth.. J
e Internally the plans represent a labye
rinth of steel columns, girders, beams,
Y plates and other forms of steel con- *
1) struction, not a particle of wood to be J
1
i jAi
M J1 to W'i M Liil'/i l
RWiira f
BMP'
iflf
r employed in either construction or
t finish. Electric cars with reserve
- motor power of compressed air are to
run spirally around the 100-foot cen- ,
i tral area, making a trip to the fifth ,
1 floor from the ground about two and a ,
e half miles in length, from the fifth ,
" ?" '? -i-ii *11
J I noor to tue lop Visitor a win uo i;uu3
veyed in an elevator. The proposed (
31 tower is to be built within the next
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j. GREATER NEW YORK'S TRIUMPHAL TO WEI'.. ?
' three years somewhere in upper Nev\ 1
York, where there is a firm rock foun- c
^ dation. I
?
f Original Way to Get Kid of Fleas. t
Those who wish an original way oi *
getting rid of fleas might try some (
plan like that adopted by Professoi f
Gage, at one of the buildings of Cor- *
L nell University, and described by him f
' in "Insect Life." This plan consisted c
> in tying sheets oi sticky fly paper. ^
! with the sticky side out, around the I
> legs of the jaDitor, who then for several I
hours walked up and down the floor oi t
the infested room, with the result thai F
all or nearly all of the fleas jumped on 8
L his ankles, as they will always do, and s
were caught by the fly paper. d
"Where It Snows and Never Rains.
Roborowsky, the Russian explorer,
has discovered a place in central Asia
where no rain, but only snow, falls at
any time throughout the year. He
found this delightful summer resort in
the Thibetan highlands, at an altitude
of 17,080 feet. The thermometer on
June 15 was twelve degrees below
zero, centigrade. There was no sign
of life, save the appearance of a few
Grongo antelopes, and these were in
such an exhausted condition that they
passed within a few yards of the explorer
without showing any sign of
fear.?New York Times.
A Now and Startling Boat.
The umbrella boat has been the sen!
sation of the year at the Cowes (Eng1
land) regatta. The sails fold up just
"=3" " a
? TIIE UMBRELLA BOAT. ?
r ^
i like the covering of au umbrella. It j;
v sails very fast, and is expected to create ,
y a revolution in siiiling on quiet rivers i
and bays.
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raannnHaHMaHHiMBHiMMaHB
CIVILIZATION OF THE INDIAN.
die Ked Mnn In a Person of Great !
ventive Genius.
"The majority of persons who vi
irtieles made by the American Indi
vorked in metal, as exhibited in 1
museums of the country, expreg.'i s
prise at tlie proficit acy disclose*
iays one of the curators a1; the I
;ional Museum. "JIa::iy of the an
lets, armlets, buttons a nd ot'ier dec
itions to be found in the possession
the Indian are of surpassing fin
ind workmanship. In silver, es]
sially, are they skilled, and the d<
?ate tracing and outline of the sil"
tlecorations are often a source of w<
iler, even to those mo jt familiar w
the red men of the plains. Among
tribes most remote from civilizatioi
LI T_ _ 1 x 1 1 rJU t
LliOJSO WHO IlUYtJ liUL uecu UIUU^UI U|agricultural
pursuits, but roam o
the country as in days of old?ther<
to be found scarcely an Indian v
:loes not possess numerous articles
silver, which are worn in lavifih p
Fusion. The smallest child in
tribe is robed in skins fastened w
silver buttons and otherwise or
mented; indeed, it is a characters
of the Indian parent to lavish Ihe
tent of his wealth on the boy who ^
be his heir, if he survives a life
Btrife. The beautiful bucksk
which in finish is like that
undressed kid, is often heavy with
weight of silver, and even the t
moccasins of the same skin i
adorned with buttons and fasteners
precious, metal. The ornt.ments
this class of Indiana., are not of cri
workmanship, but are of excell
fininli ftnrT flesiom The ereneral ci
**""* " D o
ception of the Indian is that of an
dividual totally or largely devoid
invention. There can scarcely b
more erroneous impression. In pli
of lacking capacity for invention, 1
Indian, on the contrary, is a pen
of great inventive genius, and
crude surroundings and the inf
rjuent need of exerciuing his tale
alone prevent his genius from be:
developed. In other generations b
under other conditions the invent
genius of the Indian was developed
an extent far beyond the modern ci
ception. The mound-builders and
cliff-dwellers have left monume
which display a genius equal to, if i
surpassing, the originality of 1
modern inventor. An attempt is bei
made by the National Museum
sliminate this ignorance off 1
Indian, so far as it lies in I
scientist's power. Consequent
with this work of education in vi<
ihe scientists are preparing groups
O J: J.1_ 4V.a 1
iigures ueimug uiroumjr ?uiu .-**w i
and customs of the Indians, s.nd,
far as possible, formirig fac-similea
the home life of the uncivilized mi
his code of religiot.s beliefs o
worships, and the aids which he e
ploys in performing the little w<
whioh his necessities und the love
adornment require. Among tho grc
of figures which have recently b(
placed on exhibition in the west h
of the museum is one represent
the methods employed in work]
silver into decorations and use
articles."
An Aerial terry.
A bridge of novel design is rahor
to be erected across the Seine ri ver,
France. It is called a "pont tra
bordeur," and serves ivll the pc.rpo
of a bridge, while not interferir.g w
the free passage of sl.ips, even th<
with masts 160 feet high. In real
it forms an immense traveling era
rwo diminutive Eiffel towers are to
erected, one on each bank of the Sei:
about three-quarters of a mile bel
the lowest existing bridge at Boui
ind a narrow iron bridge will 1)6 s
pended by chain cables between th
heads. It is not less than L30 f
from the level of the quays and is i
intended for either carriages or f
passengers. Several lines of rail
;o be carried along it, and it is on t
skeleton carriage or platform that 1
vlieelswill run. These will be worl
xom each side of the river by sir
iteel ropes passing over a wheel to
.vorked by steam or electricity fr
me of the banks. To the skelel
jlatform will be hung by steel haws
it the level of the quays, or 160 f
)elow the bridge, the trc.nsbord<
dung carriage, within which passi
jers and vehicles will be transporl
rom one bank to the other. This c
iage is to be forty feel, wide and thi
eet in length. The trolleys runni
>n the quays on both tides of the ri1
vill make connection at this point a
)e carried across the river, so that 1
mssengers will hot have to char
heir seats. A bridge built on t
>rinciple has been in use in Spain
ome time, but not in such an exti
ive way as is now proposed.?Phi
ielphia Record.
The Itarent Book.
"The rarest sort of book," si
Ir. Bagehot slyly, "is a book
ead;" and "the knack in style is
vrite like a human being." It
lainfnlly evident, upon experime
ays Woodrow Wilson, in the Ai;lan1
hat not many of the books whi
some teeming from our presses ev<
rear are meant to be read. They i
neant, it may be, to
jondered; it is hoped, no doubt, tl
nay instruct, or inform, or startle,
irouse, or reform, or provoke,
imuse us; but we road, if we hi
;he true reader's zest and palate, 1
;o grow more knowing, but to be I
sent up and bound within a lit
sircle?as those who take their pie
ire, and not as those who laboriou
seek instruction?as a means of s
ng and enjoying tho world of n:
tnd affairs. We wist, companions]
tnd renewal of spirit, enrichment
;hought, and the full adventure of \
nind; and we desire fair company n
i large world in which to find the
Lively Exp?rieno? With a ISear.
Auditor W. D. C. Spike, of Pie
3ountv. Oregon, cauping with
amily on Dead Man's Island, hai
ively experience with a bear that so
>f his party, out blackberry ing, L
itirred up. He was carrying an in
jound milk can, and came out fn
;mong the underbrush just as 1
>ear was about to strike a woman. '
relied, and the bear turned for h
md knocked the can from his gra:
it looked dark for hiir, when he mi
,ged to get the can, which was a wii
nouthecl one, and by a quick ti
ammed it over the bear's head. 1
error of the party was turned
aughter, and the bear was shot.?N
fork Sun.
UOD'S MESSAGE TO MA!
In- I
PRECNANT THOUCHTS FROM T
ew WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS
tan
the
At Ttvilight-The Artint. Supreme?Kv<
| ?( ii>K 1'rnyer?When theGreat.Traii?itl
^ CorneaThe IIhikIwriting of C'liarac
? Time I'lirgeit Away the Alloy.
1Uor
from pool to pool on wincrs of mnrish ?i
0| The lonely bittern shifts his reedy rest;
. in garden trees safe hid from euri<
1813 quest
no- Die trei-fro?? nines the hour of dusk awt
gj?. Above the lawn in tangled tna^ti of play
The fire-fly swings his elfin torch of lis
*er While sweet wood-thrushes thrill w
songs' delight,
itb And whippoorwill takes up her evening 1
fj,e In matted grass the ?:bon cricket sin^s.
And dusty moths Hit through the windl
1 nir,
? tc l'ho lean bst beats the dusk with eerie win
voi And rest returns to smooth the brow
, r,) ?
' The lisping pines breathe low a sweet
?hc frain,
) ol ind homing cow-bells tinkle down i
?ro- lane^
?rrofessor B. F. Leggetl
ChiJst the Artist Supreme,
Bishop Thoburn tells a beautiful st
3ti< ibout a picture of his dead child. It seen
ex- a very imperfect photograph, so blur
yjU that scarcely a trace of the loved featu
. could be seen In it. But one day he tc
01 the picture to a photographer,-and asl
:in, him if he could do anything to improve
of In three weeks the bishop returned, and,
i-L he saw the picture In its frame on
. wall, he wits startled. It seemed as if
lDy 3hild were- living again before him. 1
are image had been in the old picture, but \
I concealed beneath the blurs and mists t
. were there also. The artist, however. I
brought it out in strong, living beauty, 1
ide til it was liljo life in its tender charm,
ent every true disciple of Christ there is the :
age of the Master. It may be very dim.
. features aro overlaid by blurs and blemish
in" a :d are almost unrecognizable by hurt
[ of eyes. It is the work of Christ in our li
ea to bring out this likeness, more and m
clearly, until at last it shines in uruilmn
beauty. This is what Christ is dofn^
the many of His ways with us.
3on "Who from unsightly bulb or slender roo
his Could guess aright
_e. The story of the flower, the fern, the fruil
In summer's height?
nts Through tremulous shadows voices cal
ing me,
'It doth not yet appear what we shall be
ive
An Evening Trayer.
Lord, abide with us, for it is evening t
the night is upon us. Give us thy prot
the tion in and through the darkness. The da
nts ness and the light are both alike to th
10j; and we shall sleep without fear, for thou
our keeper. We ask for thy peace. Eart
neaee is easilv broken bv alarms and
ing troubles that spring up continually ; but i
to peace is eternal: not as the world giv
ii _ dost thou give, and we long to stay <
" weary hearts on thee. We lay at
the feet the work of this day. Teach
ly, the lesson thou wouldst have "us learn fr
its experiences. What is stained with
wilt thou graciously cleanse. Correct <
1 01 mistakes and let them not mar our work l
life hurt other lives. We ask special blessii
ao upon our frieuds. Lead them in paths
f thine own choosing. Sanctify our ho
1 life. Help us to Hud the best in each otl
&n> and preserve us from criticism, impatiei
illd | anil displeasure. May love so abound in i
hearts that all our human relations shall
, come more thoughtful and tender. Acc<
r>nr gratitude for the common mercies
for 0/eryday. Fold us all now in thine ev
iup lasting arms, and may the grace of our L<
l0n Jesus Christ be upon us. Amen.
tall
When the Great Transition Comes.
!n? Some day it may happen that, havini? mi
ing his visit to our neighbors, Death will hi
ful a mind to call on us, and we shall go sol
about our cnanged house in sad ama
ment. Or a fleecy cloud, which only lent
pleasing softness to the arch of blue, \
suddenly gather into a thundercloud, a
tlj lay desolate our golden cornfields. Oi
jn fine passage from the prophets, whose
_ erary grace and felicitous imagery
have often tasted, will rting aside its t
ses broidered cloak and spring upon us, g:
ith ping our conscience and heart with ii
,ge hand. We shall be taken ftom the midsl
., the multitude, among which we were b
'den. and the cross we bad seen on oth?
ae. shoulders shall rest on our own. Before,
had marched along on the outskirts of 1
_ now. wo are brought Into Its secret pla
' where .Tesus traveleth with His companb
ov along the sorrowful way to fulfill the will
en, God.?Ian Maclaren.
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^ The Handwriting of Character.
Pflt Even now character writes itself dimly
ihe face and in the voice ; when any trait
not character dominates over all other trait
oot is certain to push itself into some tpye
ojp physical evidence. It is only when then
, . j great balance of character that it
"1S ! difficult to read the writing on the v
the i and give the interpretation. Now if this
ced 30 while we are enmompassed with tl
ii muddy vesture of decay, how much mc
must it be so when the spiritual body
D6 the spirit as this material body never <
om do. In each giving au account of bimsell
ion 110 '! n,;e,l be used. The soul
' presenting itself before God comes into
ers light which reveals its inmost charact
eet The personal self revelation will be ine
;ur table and complete. It will not be testimc
' from within, but testimony from witho
" Heuen Thomas, D. D.
iea
W- Time Purge* Awny the Alloy.
1 V "i w " HUiim, nayn n mvun u ntn
:ng 'an old coin, a silver dmarius, all co&
^gj. ana umsieu ?*ith green and purple rust,
j called it rust. but# I was told that it \
copper; the alloy thrown out from the sil
;he until there was none left within, the sil
ige a" pure. It takes ages to do it, bu
uj8 does get done. Souls are like that. Sot
thing moves in them slowly, till the deba
ment is all thrown out. Some day perhs
an- the very tnruish shall be taken off." W
ja. there is this alloy, this tarnish, in all of
and the education of life is to purge it
away?by sorrows, by disappointments,
failures, by judgments,?
"By fires far llereor than are blown to pr<
lyg Anil purge the silver ore adulterate.''
?Canon Farrar
V* I The Soar* Keinaln.
18 Wounds of the soul, though healed, v
nt? ache;
,ic, The reddening scars remain, and make ci
[cb fession;
Lost innocence returns no more ;
*7 j We are not what wo were before transgr
ire j sion.
be I But noble souls, through dust and heat,
Itise from disaster and defeat
y The stronger,
or And. conscious still, of the divine
nr WiLhin them, lie on the earth suoino
,Vfl No longer.
?Longfellow
Slowly, through all the universe, the te
'"e pin of God is being built. When, in yc
as- hard light, in your tiresome drudgery, or
slv your torri!>le temptation, you catch the pi
^ pose of your being, and give yourself
ee" God, and so give Him the chance to gl
ten Himself to you. your life, a living stone,
lip taken up ami set into that growing wall
0f l'hilllps Brooks.
the
j If we look down, then our should)
stoop. If our thoughts look down, c
im. character bends. It is only when we h<
our heads up that the body become* ere
It is only when our thoughts go up that t
iif>' becomes erect.?Alexander McKenz
r. D. i)
Ills
n EnglniuV* North American Fleet.
m? The Navy Department, Washington, !i
lau received information of the purpose
)n- Great Britain to augment her present stro
om fleet of warships on the North Araeric
i station by the addition of one of her m<
^ie powerful battloships and several cruis<
He and torpedo-boat destroyers of recent co
,im struotion. The ships are to join the stati
gn this fall and will probably bo scattered 1
txveen Halifax on the north and the We
in" Indies on the south.
ieirn
' North Carolina Crops Good.
j North Carolina reports that Its crops t
i year will exceed In quantity and value 8
i produced in the State in the past thi
~ I years or more,
N. | THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
HE ! INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS '
i. | FOR SEPTEMBER 12.
| Lossoit Text: "ChrlHtian Living," Romans
ion I xll., 9-31?Golilen Text: "Be Not Over.
come of Evil, But Overcome Evil With
Good," Komunn xli., 21?Commentary.
9. "Let love he without dissimulation.
' Abhor that which is evil. Cleave to that
which is good." TlieR. V. says, "Let love
>u" _ be without hypocrisy." The Holy Spirit
through John says, "Let us not love in
ljr ? word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in
, truth" (I John ill., 18). The title of our
lesson is "Christian Living," which is olsewhere
defined as "the life of Jesus made
manifest in our mortal flesh." The thira>'
teenth chapter of I Corinthians decribes
the love that was manifest in Christ as
C3S never -in any other, and He will manifest
that love and that life In us In proportion
as we present to Him our bodies a living
sucnuce ^verse lj.
10. "Be kindly affectioned one to another
re' with brotherly love, in honor preferring
one another." This is the love that seeketh
ttie not her own; not onr own profit, but the
profit of nanny, that they may be saved (I
: Cor. x., 33; xiii., 5). The "therefore" of
ver^e hof our lesson chapter takes us back
to the "justified freely," "justified by
0Ty faith," "no condemnation," "freely with
le(j Him all things," etc., of Rom. iii., 24; v., 1;
red viii., 1, 32, and because of all this it is
rea surely a reasonable thing that we should
let Him have our whole being, that He may
ted by renowing our minds transform us Into
j't His own image (Rom. viii., 29).
Ug 11. "Not slothful in business, fervent in
the spirit, serving the Lord." The R. V. says,
jjig "In diligence, not slothful," and in the
L-jie margin says that some manuscripts give,
vas "serving the opportunity." The latter
hat would suggest the simplicity of I 8am. x.,
lil(j 7, "Do as occasion serve thee, for God is
in_ with thee," and the former would be in
jn the line of Col. 111., 23, "Whatsoever ye do,
do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto
men."
es 12. "Rejoicing in hope, patient in trlbuia^
lation, continuing instant in prayer.. I
Vt?g think we are safe in saying that the hope
ore in the New Testament generally, if not alj
ways, refers to the second coming of Christ
i and the events therewith associated. See
Rom. v., 2; viii., 24, 25; Titus li., 13; I John
iii., 3. The tribulation that worketh pat
tience is our privilege all along the Journey .
(Roin. v., 3; John xvi., 33; Rev. i., 9; Heb.
x., 36, 37), and the attitude of increasing
prayer is our great privilege as well as
1 to necessity (I These, v., 17; Heb. iv., 16).
,13. "Distributing to the necessity of
saints, given to hospitality." If one should
be asked why he worked so hard early and
late at his daily toll, and should reply,
lu(j "That I may have to give to him that
ec. needeth," he might seem to be a little unrj..
balanced in his mind, but he would be talking,
as well as living, according to scripart
tures (Eph. iv., 28).
k<9 14. "Bless them which persecute you;
bless and curse not." Now this is easy
talking, but the practice of it is not so popuetjj
lar as to have as yet become the fashion. It
out is, however, the plain teaching of our Lord
tuv (Math, v., 44), and He always practiced
u* what He preached. If His life is to be made
,0_ manifest in us, this phase of it is surely insj
eluded. It was beautifully manifest in
3ut Stephen when he in the midst of their per,
' secution looked like an angel and acted
like the Lord Himself (Acts vi., 15; vii., 60).
, qj 15. "Rejoice with them that do rejoice,
me and weep with them that weep." The unity
ier of the body of Christ is such that when the
members are abiding in Him if one member
0UI suffers all suffer with that one, and if one
i.p member be honored all the members rejoice
with it (I Cor. x!i., 26). This is as it should
, ,lf be, but where is it seen? What, then, ails
er_ the body? Is it as in Phil. 11., 21, "All seek
Jr(j their own, not the things which are Jesus
Christ's?" II so, how can the body expect
the blessing of the Head? Let each ask
himself, Am I a healthy member of His
body or a grief to Him? *
vie 16. "Be pf ihegajne jnind one toward anive
other. Mind not high things, but condetly
scend to men of low estate. Be not wise in
,ze your own conceits." On the second clause
t a the margin says, "Be contented with mean
vill things." The margin of the R. V. says, "Be
md carried away with them that are lowly." If
a we will allow ourselves to be carried away
lit- with|Him who Is meek and lowly, who made
we Himself of no reputation and humbled Him;m
self unto death for us. He will surely take
ip- possession of us and manifest His life in us.
ron J7. "Recompense to no man evil for evil,
t of Provide things honest in the sight of all
iid- men." Not rendering evil for evil, but,
*rs' contrariwise, blessing, knowing that ye are
we thereunto called that ye should inherit a
ife: blessing (I Pet. ill., 9). Providing for
ice, honest things, not only In the sight of the
^ns Lord, but also In the sight of men (II Cor.
[ of viii., 21). Whatsoever things are true, hon
esi, jubi, jyvoiy, wo art) iu vuun uu i>ucoo
things (Phil, iv., fi).
18. "If it be possible, as much as lieth in
on you, live peaceably with all men." This
0f seems very carefully worded. There arej
(t those who know nothing of peace, they
0f seem born for war, and yet somehow they
s jg get united to or mixed up with those who
" js are for peace, and the peaceful party seems
.aU to be in a good school for the cultivation
, of patience. Well, we must "let the pence
[j|g of God rule in our hearts" and be thank>ra
ful that He is able to subdue, for He is the
fltg Prince of Peace (Col. iii., 15; PhiJ. ill., 21).
an 19* "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourf
to selves, but rather give place unto wrath.
I jn for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will
, a repay, saith the Lord." This certainly caner
not mean that we are to be satisfied with
,vj' getting angry, but without taking venge>nv
ance. Rather, as in the B. V. margin, give
place to the wrath of God. Let Him take
charge of all the wrath and vengeance
business.
20. "Therefore, if thine enemy hunger,
feed him; if he thirst, give him drink,for in
ter so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on
te i his head." This is a quotation from Prov.
I xxv., 21, 22, but the last clause of that pasrag
sage is omitted, "The Lord shall reward
ver thee."
ver 21. "Be not overcome of evil, but overt
it come evil with good." The ornament of a
ne- meek and quiet spirit is in the sight of God
se- of great price (I Pet. iii., 4), and the meek
ips and lowly one who when He was reviled,
ell. reviled not again; when He suffered, He
us, threatened not, will work in us this spirit
all and live in us this life whenever we are
bj willing that Ho should. The word "trans
formed" in verse 2 of tnis cnapter is tne
)ve same word that is translated "transfigured"
in Math, xvii., 2; Mark ix., 2, and
"are changed" in II Cor. Hi., 18, and used
only In these four places. The last passage
seems to me to show the only way to be
thus transfigured; therefore let us go on
v"iL "beoolding Him" until we see Him face to
face, and then we shall be like Him (7
Dn' Job'i iii., 2).?Lesson Helper.
03
EACH ACCUSED THE OTHER. i
The Jury Could Not Decide and Convicted
Both to Be Safe.
The most remarkable murder trial ever
held In Georgia came to an end at Jefferson
in the conviction and death sentence of
m_ two men, each of whom charged the other
)Ut with the crime. The jury openly decided
iD that, in the conflict of testimony between
ir. the two, the safest and best course was to
t0 | convict both. The crime oharged against I
|vc them was murder of a most horrible sort. I ,
j Last March M. C. Hunt, a well-to-do mer- | !
' _ l chant of that place, was approached by a i
; farmer named Grady Reynolds witn an oij
for to buy him out. Hunt agreod to sell,
I and Roynolds told him that the purchase I
T? ! money was in a bank in an adjoining vil- I
",r lage. In settling up his affairs Hunt se- I
)'1' j cured $1800 in cash, and one afternoon <
'* | started in a buggy with Reynolds to secure i
'."r the balance of the money due from the lat"!?
J ter. A few miles out in the country Hunt I
I was taken from the buggy,shot in the back j I
| of the head, beaten nearly to a jelly, and
j buried in u deep and muddy stream of
|M I water,
Reynolds came back to this village and
j took charge of his store. When inquiry was I
| made about Hunt he told the inquirers that !
,st the former proprietor had gone out to Ne- I j
I vada to witness the Corbett-Fitzsimmons !
flglit. Shortly afterward a man by the name !
i of Iiud Brooks offered for sale a horse for- j
u | morly belonging to Hunt, ana tnis uiiimiuu- i
t* j ly led to a search for the body. When It | <
I was discovered both Reynolds and Brooks i i
| were arrested, and each told an apparently '
straightforward story, accusing the othei I
_ of having killed Hunt and having turnod ' I
? I ove? to tbe alleged accomplice his valu- j |
his ables. The two were given separate trials
my and, although the evidence was of an exrty
aotly (opposite character, both were found i
cuilty of murder in the first degree. ,
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN. q
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.
The Drunkard's Prayer?New Questional
In Medical Jurisprudence?Alcohol j j
Clearly Predisposes to Criminality-- " '
The Faulty Reasoning of Inebriates.
Once I was gay of the gayest,
Free-handed, free-hearted, men said;
Now I am low of the lowest, .
A thing that had better be dead.
Once did my song ring the loudest
Among the convivial clan,
Once was my bearing the proudest,
But now I'm under the ban.
Once I was careless and jolly
With plenty of friends at my call;
Now I'm morose, melaneholv.
Deserted, rejected by all.
Now I'm a drunkard degraded,
Who begs for a nickel for drink;
Now with dark sorrow I'm shaded,
A creature on perdition's brink.
Out of the depths lift me, brothers, I
Make me a man once again,
You who have sisters and mothers
Let not my pleading be vain.
?Sacred Heart Bevlewk
Drinkers' Contracts. m
Among the new questions In medical
jurisprudence considered by Dr. T. D.t
Crothers, In the Popular Science Monthly,.
Is that concerning the ability of men who :
use muoh alcohol to make a contract. /
"Alcohol," says Dr. Crothers, "clearly
predisposes to criminality by lowering and |
paralyzing the higher brain centres which ? preside
over consciousness of right andj
wrong. The immediate effect of spirits to
to cause impulsive, petty acts. Fo'r the
[>tesent moment suoli acts might material* '
ze into serious crime, but it would depend
upon favorable conditions and surround
uigs. me unsiaDie condition 01 tne Drain,
made so by alcohol', Is more or less Incapable
of sustaining a preconceived Idea \
and carrying it out, especially if time and
continuous drinking follow. This Is the
rule to which there are exceptions, but
these exceptions clearly follow certain circumstances
which are easily traced. Often yj
it is claimed that spirits are given for the
purpose of obtaining undue ^Influence In
the making of a will or signing a contract: -gk
This is confirmed by clinical study of cases,!
and facts Indicate the impulsiveness of the
act, with absenoe of deliberation or forethought.
D elusions and misconceptions of
acts and motives are very common in all in*
ebriates. Faulty reasoning, childish oredulity
and general failure of capacity to
discriminate and adjust himself to the oon-. < ?
ditions and surroundings must of necessity.
result in wrongdoing; although in many,
cases the condition is covered up, and only
when the person acts along unusual lines ""M
is it apparent.
"All contracts and wills written by ln-i
ebriates should be subjected to careful
scrutiny. Not Infrequently such acts disJ
play sound judgment, and it is found that
they are the culmination of previous con-j
ceptioDS. Where they manffest imbecility
and strange motives, it is clearly the workings
of an anaesthetic brain, acting from. }:- $?
suggestions from without or deranged impulses
formed within. While a very large
number of inebriates act rationally in or- . .M
dinary affairs of society and business, and
do not commit overt acts that come under;
legal recognition, it is a question if this is
not the result of accident and conditions.!
There are strong reasons for believing that
a slight changing of surroundings both '
mental and physical would explode the degeneration
which exists and bring to light '-vjgg
insanity, criminality or idiocy, instances
are not infrequent of acts of lawlessness
and crime in inebriates previously law-; k
abiding and honest oitizens. It was not
the l%st use of spirits whioh provoked the
act; this only exploded a condition whieb
had been gathering like a storm before.
The direction and form which this disturbance
would take could not always be- foreseen."
(/
Longevity of Teetotalers.
The following statement appeared in a
late issue of the British Medical Journal: '-'ia
"The remarkable difference in favor of ' ' < :M
abstaining lives over those of non-abstain- .
ers, which has characterized the yearly returns
of the United Kingdom Temperance
Insurance Company for a quarter of a century,
has been again exhibited. During 1
last year, in the non-abstaining section,
the actual death claims were 356, or fortysix
fewer than the expectanoy. In the
lomyciauco sui:uuii9 iut) aotUUl Ut3tttU?
claims were 246, or 118 fewer than the ex-!
pectancy. In other words, If the death*,
rate of the abstainers had been the same as
of the non-abstainers, Instead of 246 there
would have been 320 deaths, or seventyfour
more; while if the death rate of the '
non-abstainers had been the same as of the - ^
abstainers, there would have'been eighty- , 3?
four fewer deaths."
In the face of the great popular fallacy,
that intoxicating drinks are necessary to &
preserve our health, this statement from
the very best medical authority is, to say
the very least, of paramount importance.) *
"All that a man hath will he give for his
life," says Holy Writ, and it maybe reasonably
presumed that if mankind generally;
were positively assured,of longer life on
condition that they totally abstained from
drinking alcoholio liquors, the ranks of the
teetotalers would be swelled to formidable
figures.
There is a peculiar life insurance company
in Great Britain, whioh has no counterpart
in the United States. It is the
United Kingdom Temperance Insurance
Company, and it makes a specialty of dividing
its policies into two classes?policies
issued to total abstainers from alcoholio
drinks, and policies issued to non-abstainers.
The non-abstainers are not intemperate
persons; at least they are not at the
time the policies are taken out, because no
Insurance company will write a polioy upon
the life of a man who either admits, or
upon medical examination is found to be,
using intoxicants to excess at the time ho
makes his application.?Sacred Heart Re
Delirium Tremens Investigated.
The visual hallucinations in delirium tremens
have been investigated with the
ophthalmoscope at Bellevue Hospital. The
blood vessels of the retina were found to
have changed from their usual pale and almost
invisible condition, and to have become
almost black with congested blood.
These blood vessels being thus made prominent
are projected into the field of vision,
their movements giving rise to the usual
visions of writhing snakes and worms.?
Trenton (N.J.) American.
Tdfaperance News and Note*.
An order has been issued forbidding the
sale of liquor in the restaurants of the
Maine Central Railroad.
The only effective method of destroying
anarchy in this country is to destroy the
liquor traffic. Anarchy without beer
would be like the lower regions without
brimstone. -M1
A movement auxiliary to the temperance
crusade was started by the young women
of the churches in Harper, Kan., by their
forming an organization and taking a , '$
pledge not to go with men who drink,
smoke or use profane language. The meet...?v?
ii.a j -ui. e i.u. t>
iu? was cttjicu uy iuu uuuguiec ui iuo nu v.
Henry Farwell.
The men who own bicycles to-day are not
the millionaires, but the wage-earners of
the country, and their machines were
bought from th* money that they were
snabled to save by economizing in some
other direction. And what is more rea?onable
than that this economy should bo
first put in practico by cutting o?f the
luxury of drinking?
Since the State has had a monopoly of
spirits in Switzerland, spirit drinking has
Increased thirty per cent., but there has on
the other hand been an increased consumption
of beer, wine and cider. These statements
quite account for the auxiety of the
Government to check the bibulous tend;ncies
of the Nation.
All intPr^Qfinrr rannrf liict nn
Switzerland says that, according to the
iirector general of the Swiss state spirits
monopoly, the aggregate value of the
strong drinks yearly consumed in Switzerand
is estimated at'f35,000,000, a sum seven
Limes as large as tne cost of tho army. The'
population was in 18%. 3,089,835.
"My native city has treated me badly,"i
said a drunken vagabond, "but I love her;
still." "Probably," replied a Rentieman,!
'her still is ebout all you do love." - i
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