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i mmsmsimmm i stbtto tt.c f\v ttit; JL MVMW V? * jj| The Brave Coast Guards & Whiie the S N the year 1871 /* tCTL the Life-Savin* ykSu Service of the /?" m I States ?//> *1 I was founded by Si *c~? ' % ^ 11 Sumner I. Kimm ball, at that time W Sh3? head of the RevI W[--^ enue Marine BuI - _^2r=" reauof theTreasury Department. He secured apF propriationsfrom Congress, introduced scientific methods of saving lives and ship?, drilled the men, built stations at points within a few miles of one another from Maine to Florida, and along the shores of the Great Lakes, and effected i such improvements that he cot the en I tire country heartily at his back. The amount of property and the number of lives saved, from the outset, was most impressive. In 1874 he prepared a bill to extend the work, to bestow medals upon deserving life-savers, to collect and tabulate statistics of marine disasters, and to determine what points on the coast were specially liable to maritime calamities. He caused life-boats to be selected for particular regions with a view to their ' iituess for meeting the conditions there existing; he investigated the merits of various inventions in the way of guns for shooting lines to wrecked vessels, and of life-cars and other devices for bringing persons from wrecks to the shore. Finally, the Bureau was separated from the Treasnry Department, and set up in J. . business for itself. [Our Life-Saving Service is nowunique among nations. The greater part of our coast being practically uninhabited and deserted, and iu many places very dangerous to navigators, there was need that it should be sedulously watched. The entire FIRING THE LIFE-LIXE. stretch of coasts, about tea thousaud miles in extent, is now patrolled daily during the stormy season^, and no wreck can occur without being promptly reported, and all possible means taken to minimize loss. The men are perhaps the most thoroughly drilled, intelligenr and efficient body in the world, and constant inspection end encouragement of the worthy maintain them at this high level. The station "buildings are commodious and wellkept, and stored with whatever can be of use in the service, or productive of "benefit in educating the men. The latter are paid regular salaries by the AAWflfn m or* f an/1 ir? r>a co nf f.ViPir rfia. H ablement or death, pensions are proi - -vided for them or their families. Polim tics are kept rigorously out of the Bu reau; and altogether, its history and m statistics are perhaps more gratifying ? to the national pride and pleasure K than those of any other bureau apperI taiuing to our Government. Mr. Kim| J ball has been the right man in the f right place, and the life-savers themselves have magnificently supported liim by their achievements in the face I of tremendous perils and difficulties. Collier's Weekly has a striking article on the Life;Saving Service from which the following is taken: The venturesome mariner may lay a straight course past Iceland and Spitzbersren northward till he brings up against the eternal ice, by steering due northeast from anywhere on the coast of Eastern Massachusetts, and keep' ing away enough to clear the project\ ing headlands of Nova Scotia and Newi foundland. In other words, when the northeast wind arises in its might and goes forth from its lair in the Arctic seeking whom it may devour, the first laud that it strikes squarely is Cape I Cod and the first large seaport that lies i iu its track is Boston. The meteorologists tell us that most t of the destructive cyclone storms originate iu the Gulf of Mexico or else v LAUNCHING T whore in the South \tlaiitic, and in truth the warniugs of approaching hurricanes at all seasons confirm the ' truth of this theory. But be that as it may, when the northeast wind gets rti unobstructed sweep of some thousands of miles down the wide stretch L>f ocean that leads the Gulf Stream I ; Lira-BAVJsacB s c 81 ; Who Patrol the Shore P torm Rases. |g J 5 north-ward it has a chance to develop a ? degree of violence that it can hardly ^ attain where its course is interrupted ^ by outlying-islands and reefs. *l During the comparatively calm and peaceful voyage that most travelers by ^ sea achieve from flow lort or .Boston u to London, Liverpool or Southampton H they are told that when the ship crosses v a tract known to sailormcn as "the w BEACHCOMBERS AT WOR hole in the wall" their seamanship is fc likely to be tested. The reason for tl this is that until that point is reached sj the southward sweep of wiud and wave e ??? A/1 anUmavflro/1 ! \V 13 mure Ul less UIUUIUCU UJ guuuiu^cu challows such as the Grand Banks and si other ridges that are revealed by deep- w sea soundings. It is not surprising, ai therefore, that the accumulated force p of a protracted winter's gale is some- w thing terrifi-c when it breaks on the si sandy headland that form3 the ex- si tremity of Cape Cod. o. On one of the high sand dunes that g form this promontory stands the High- b laud Lieht. looking out to sea, and fi from sunset to suurise, year iu and year out, sending its rays over leagues of restless ocean to give warning of the dangerous sand-bars that aro w formed by waves and current all along C( this coast. The Government observers of ocean 01 phenomena, in their forecasts of North ^ Atlantic weather for tUo winter months, habitually predict -gales of P3 greater or less severity at intervals of " about seven or eight days covering all 81 this zone and extending southward as ? far as Hatteras. or perhaps even till ^ they melt away into the gentle tc trade winds of the tropics. But not even the hydrographic office ventures ^ as yet to'predict very far ahead the fa ?? i i h saved ry the breeches bcot. ai approach of phenomenal storms such ? as visited this coast at the end of ^ November. It could and did give _ warning several hours before the storm _ began to make itself felt at the Virgiuia capes and along up the Jersey shore. Hurricane signals were promptly > set at every station away up the coast : as far as the jurisdiction of the United States extended, and if the coastwise authorities of the British possession had only been willing to accept the warning of American weather prophets they, too, might have shown danger signals for the benefit of their t< seafariug population. k ? It is it singular characteristic of a ic creat manv masters of vessels, from bc the'tiag-officer of a Bquadron down to ic the skipper of a coasting sloop, to cherish a certain contempt for every- tt thing that savors of meteorological gi science or official interference. fr * : p n ? ~ b ' - a b e ~ 5^ t ^ ? _ V - *= _-r J5> t t* __ ?--, * "* fI HE LIFE-BOAT. ij I - ? Lightships are anchored with an s eye to violent conditions of tempest, v their mooring chains are bo huge and c heavy that to lift one of the links re- a quires something of an effort to an rI ordinary man. In spite of all, this phenomenal gale tore theee lightships from moorings, breaking the huge 1< bain cables and sending tbem adrift ) work their way under sail to suoh arbor as Providence might vouchsafe. ' ' n it-. T*.11 _ _1_ T?.'- i:.Li >ne 01 mem, uie rouocn xwp wyuibip, was driven away down toward tie Delaware Capes, and was at last icked up and towed to a place of afety by the Belgian steamer Switzerind. As this is written revenue essels are out looking fcr the other ghtships that are adrift, and, as still ther storms have intervened between len and now, the question of finding lem becomes more and more doubtil. T>i "unnnf ouon a fow nf tllft infil ents and adventures and daring oeds of rescue performed alike by ten of the Life-Saving Service and by olunteers who manned lifeboats and ent to the rescue of crews on board K ON THE SALVAGE. mndering vessels" that they met on ae high seas would take far more pace than is at my disposal. Wherver humau life was imperiled men ere ready with daring hearts and cillful hands to rescue their fellows ithout hope or prospect of reward, ad while instances have -been reorted of alleged plundering of decked persons and property along aore, the weight of evidence, on the ide of courage and faithful discharge f duty, is largely in the lead. Heaven rant that the interval may be long "'"-" ??nli nnrvflmr affirm dASflftllds DiUi C OUV/U uuuvuv* ? ? ? om tlio Northern Ocean! It Kouserl HI* Ambition. The fat boarder groaned softly as he atched the landlady hand around the aid chicken. He saw his finish. It ould either be a section of the back, r a leg joint. He wasn't much of a ivorite with the landlady. "I am not," he sorrowfully relarked, "a man of ambitious longigs. I caro nothing for the cares of :ate, or the applause of thousands, ut it never struck me so forcibly as does this evening that I would like ) be President." "And why this evening?" inquired le unsuspecting landlady. "Pononofl !?<> Prpnirlenf: " anifl the it boarder with an unctuous fervor, because the President, whenever he ines?and it's an old aud beautiful lstom?is invariably waited upon rsl," And he took his section of back ith a heavy sigh.?Cleveland Plain 'ealer. The Passing of the Tow-Path Male. The speediest solution of the canaloat difficulty is offered by M. Salliot, f Dijos, France, who has invented an lectric traction engine which will run a any towpath without rails. The lotive power is furnished by an overead trolley wire. The towing cable i fastened to the back of the engine, ad in the cab sits a man who does the ;eering and controls the current. The (comotive is perfectly stable, and ;ands all sorts of shunting and cross >WING CANALBOATS BY ELECTRICITY. ig. Experiments made in Paris were > successful that the problem of towig canalboats-seemed to be solved. This photograph, taken near one of le European capitals, shows how the sod, old, sure footed, long-eared iend of our fathers has been suplanted. Our Trade in Locomotive*. in loyuwe exported locumuuveu, 1 1897 348, in 1898 580, aud the contacts for 1899 already exceed that umber. It will not be long before .mericau locomotives are used on very great railroad in the world, beause they are universally conceded to e tne best made. Consul Smyth, of lull, in a recent letter to the Secre?ry of State says the anuouncelent that the Midland Railway Cornany had closed a large contract for ew locomotives with American buildrs "fell like a thunderclap amoug British manufacturers," and the mangors were compelled to make an exlanation through the uewspapers. 'hey said that orders placed with iritiah manufacturers in 1897 for srty-eight engines had not yet been "* 4-1* **4- 4-V*rttt Ann Id /vof nn /T A f - .lieu uuu muu bucj wuuiv* b^v "v I aihe satisfaction as to their delivery. 'Locomotives are a nocessity to the ompany," be continued; "wo must :ave tliem, so the directors decided to sk tenders from America, ten engiues ach from two firms, the Baldwin and he Schenectady, to be delivered - ithin ten weeks from the receipt of he order."?Chicago Record. The Gorgeous Innurgent Ofllccr. A KaD.sas boy in Manila thus writes tome: "My, you ought to see the ;orgeousness of the insurgent officers. ?he little brown rascals strut around n gold lace. They wear red trousers n"H? sl/Mihlo Twljifo ntrmpR Iilffi O'JF mil icians, white coats, green epaulets ritli gold stars on them, and white ftps with gold eagles and white shoes, nd how they do strut!"?New York 'ribune. Massachusetts is caring for 500 epijptica of all ages from four to seventy. t ' / OUEER THINGS ABOUT SLEEP. Oar Utter Inability to ReaUt It In Ca?ei of Extreme Fatigue. One of the most remarkable facts to be found in the history of sleep consists in the utter inability to resist ita onset in cases of extreme fatigue. Several remarkable instances are given in which persons have continued to walk onwaras wane aieep uuh uvefuuiwi them, the automatic centres of the brain evidently controlling and stimulating the muscles when consciousness itself had been completely abrogated. It is recorded that at the battle of the Nile, amidst the roar of cannon and the fall of wreckage, some of the overfatigued boys serving the guns with powder fell asleep on the deck. Dr. Carpenter gives another instance ol allied kind. In the course of the Burmese war, the captain of a frigate actively engaged in combat fell asleep from sheer exhaustion, and slept fnr frffn linnpa within a vard of one of the biggest guns, which was being actively worked during his slumbers. It is matter of common medical knowledge that extreme exhaustion in face of the severest pain will induce.sleep. Here the imperative demand of the body?a demand implauted, as we have seen, in the constitution of^our frames?asserts its influence; and even pain, the ordinary conqueror of repose, has in its turn to succumb. One of the most extraordinary cases in which the overruling power of sleep was ever exemplified was that of Damiens, condemned for treason in Paris in 1757. He was barbarously tortured, but remarked that the deprivation of sleep had been the greatest torture of all. It was reported that he nlept soundly even in the short intervals which elapsed between his periods 'of torture. Among the Chinese a form of punishment for crimes consists in keeping the prisoner continually awake, or in arousing him incessantly after short intervals of repose. After the eighth day of such sleeplessness, one criminal besought his captors to put him to death by auy means th>jy could choose or invent, so great was his pain and torment due to the absence of "nature';} soft nurse." Persons eDgaged in mechanical labor, such as attending a machftie in a factory, have often fallen asleep despite the plain record of pains and .penalties attending such dereliction of duty, to say nothing o? the sense of personal danger which was plainly kept before their eyes.?From "The Ape of Death," by Dr. Andrew Wilson, F. R. 3. E., in Harper's Magazine. POPULAR SCIENCE. Unexpected physiological effects have been noted by Professor Angelo Mosso, of Turin, from living at an altitude in the Alps of 14,800 feet. He was able to do more work than at sea-level, and found no increase in the rate of breathing even after severe muscular exertion. H'* has been loci to the conclusion V mountain sickness is due to lack oi carbonic acid in the blood, rather than to insufficiency of oxygen. The strength of vision in savages proves to be much less extraordinary than was supposed, Dr. Beheim, on a visit to Johannesburg, has tested the aight of 1854 Kaffirs, Besutos, Hottentots, Julus and Bushmen, finding 1509 with normal vision equal to that in Europeans. 257 with stronger sight and 87 with a weaker. Phenomenal vision was shown by a Kaffir girl of fourteen, who perceived objects at sixty feet away as well as a normal white could at twenty feet. The glamour and mystery of an unreal world?a delicious oriental dream ?P-e suggested by Dr. J. L. Coming's use of sound and color in therapeutics. The. treatment is primarily intended to give vigor to those who complain of getting no benefit from sleep, and it consists in throw- ; ing rapidly changing lantern images of many colors upon a screen at the foot of the couch, while harmonic vibrations are transmitted from a phonograph to a helmet worn by the sleeper. The Mediterranean shell-fish known as the pinna attaches itself to rock by viscid fibers that are sometimes collected and cleansed for use as silk, a pound of the material yielding about three ounces of thread. This is sometimes spun and woven into a fabric that is still a great curiosity, a pair of golden brown gloves of mussel silk having lately attracted a great deal of attention at the Berlin Royal Museum. The fabric can never become common, as from 3000 to 4000 shells must bo torn from the rocks to secure a pound of the fiber. The brain in its relation to the musclcs of the eye may be likened to a person driving a horse; the reins in the hands of the driver guide the animal perfectly when tractable and responsive, with scarcely a conscious effort on the part of the driver, their destination aud intent being reached with a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure; but were the hoi se fractious and difficult of management, the driver would soon become nervous, irritable, perhaps explosive. When the muscles (reins) of the eye are too short or too long, too weak or too strong; or when the demands of the eye (horse) are unusual or irregular, the brain (driver) becomes irritated, agitated, exhausted, producing headache. The simile may be verdant, but it is apt.?Medical Kecord. The Tragedy of Lese Majesty. It is astonishiug how many persona are arrested every week in Germany for insulting petty officials or persous of title or money. A trivial remark, if addressed to a person of higher station than the speaker, becomes the hasost sort of insult. Three months ago a day laborer named Andrew Weber, drinking and talking in a Frankfort saloon, declared that he thought tho Kaiser did wrong in visiting the Sultan, "the Christian-killer." Then some one proposed cheers for the Kaiser. Weber kept his seat, and the next day ho was a prisoner. That vraa in November. His case has only just come up and be lias been acquitted on hie plea that seventy-five glasses of beer muddled hif. head and bound him to his chair. But the acquittal does not restore his lost earnings for a quarter of a year.?Chicago Record. ' *" 'i' 1 EARLY CHRISTIAN COINS. Recent Find of Alleged Measlanlc Coin In Parts Bu AroaMd Xnmlimitliti. A holy coin found by Boyer d'Agen in Paris, and alleeed to be a specimen of the Messianic coin which was in use among the Christians in Jerusalem during the first century after the pound in bJUU]J UIl, KI1U tut) uwfvi bo high. While walking the head should be held up aud tho body carried erect. Sewing or reading should never bo done in a low chair, nut oue that has a straight back to lean I agaiust. * croc;p[XIO/T birth of Christ, is stirring- up considerable discussion in England and on the continent. The coin bears a portrait of the Savior, with the name, of Jesus in Hebrew characters. On the reverse, in Hebrew characters, is this motto: "The Messiah, tho King, will come in peace. He is the incarnate living light of men." The claim that this coin was in circulation in the first century after Christ is disputed in England, where George Mackey, a noted coin collector, sliows almost an exact duplicate of the Parisian coin. This coin was unearthed in 1812 by a peasant's daughter who was helping her father dig potatoes in Ireland. On one side is the head of the Savior, with a Hebrew inscription as shown in the illustration, and on the reverse a Hebrew inscription reading: "The Messiah has reigned. He came in peaoe, and being made th$ light of man He lives." Walter Davis, member of the London Nnmismatical Society, has discovered that a similar coin is described in Rev. R. Walsh's "'Essay on Ancient Coins, Medals and Gems," and according to this authority the character at the back of the bead is the Hebrew letter "Aleph," and the characters in front of the face form the Jswish name Jesus. Still another Holy com, one ot saver and somewhat larger than those mentioned, was submitted some time ~"" > +?-? onf.VinTifiAQ nt. thfl "Rritinh OgV, -V -"O Museum. There is no such coin there, but the verdict passed on the coin submitted was "Italian coin seventeenth century. Sou of Jesse, the Messiah, was crucified on the sixth day and taken down on the sixth day. He lived." The owner of this coin disputes the great age of any of these so-called holy coins. Scientific Child-Study in Chicago Softools. Scientific childstudy has commenced > the public schools of Chicago, and while as yet it has reached no definite stage, a beginning has been made at least. The most notable test now being made is that through the medium of the ergqgraph, which is the invention of Professor A. Mosso, of Italy, and is for the purpose of determining the stored up energy of the pupil. Apart from the ergograph tests there are others, all of which are deemed essential. In the first place, the pupil is vgeighed, then his height is carefully taken, both standing and sitting. Then comes the ergograph. It consists of two raain parts, one of which is a cylinder, revolved by means of clockwork, about which a paper strip is pasted. The working portion of the second part is a small sliding carriage, to whicu is attached a stylographic pen, the point of which rests upon the paper covered cylinder. To one end of this carriage is attached a weight, and to the other a cord made cl twisted wire. The arm of the pupil to be examined is strapped into a rest, the latter having no connection with the ergograph, however, so that it is possible to move only the fingers. The child'? second finger is then hooked into a loop in the wire cord, and the pupil is required to work the finger back and forth in time with n metronome, a contrivance for marking time. This moves the carriage and the pen attached back and forth.; and on the paper of the cylinder, which baa been set into a barely perceptible motion, j the pen records an unbroken line something like the teeth of a saw. As the finger of the pupil weakens from fatigue tho distance he is able to pull EXAMINING A SCHOOL PUPIL BY MEANS OP THE ERGOGBAPH. . the carriage forward grows shorter and shorter until ho cannot move it at all, and consequently tho mark of the peu on the paper over tho cylinder becomes almost perfectly straight. Now, the principle upon which the operation of the ergograpli is based is " that any one set of muscles is an index to the general condition of the body. A Chuio of Hound Shoulders. Weakness of constitution or health is said to be one of the first causes of round shoulders, and the person thus attlicted should take the best and most nourishing food. A tonic is needed. Ivcgular houra should be kept regarding* meals and sleep, and plenty of outdoor exercise should be indulged in. A hard mattress is the best to 1 _?.1 11 :n "the sabbath-school. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR APRIL 16. f.cMnn Text: ''Jeans Teaching Humllltr." John xlll.. 1-12?Golden Text: "I Have Given Ton an Example," John xlll., 15? Commentary. 1. "Now before the feast of the paasover." That Is, immediately before: just -- TT? ?- -I 4. 4a nU _IfrU IT I .a Ala. I 13 no w 113 auuut wu ait uunu tvuu mo v*io- | slples to the Paschal feast. Tills Is simply n note of the time and place. "When Jesus knew," r. v., Jesus knowing, theverb being In the participial form, as in the following'phrase, "having loved." Ha was fully conscious that His last hours on earth worn at hand when it was appointed that He should depart, the Greek expressing the act of going over from one place or 9phere or another. This is one reason for or condition In which He loved them unto the end. "to the end of all the age9." "His own" refers to the group of followers whom He had chosen, and also the world-wide circle of His disciples of which these twelve were the nucleus. God's love never changes, never ceases, any more than the sun ceases to shine, although men may hide In caves and dungeons from Its light. 2. "And supper being ended." The R. V. is more correct here, during supper. .Jesus, by waiting till supper was fully becun.gave the disciples ample opportunity to repent and take the lower Instead of the better places, and to wash one another's fee?. "The devil having now (already) put Into the heart^' etc. There was still hope for Judas, since he was not so utterly lost a3 to plan bis treachery all by himself. Satan upeueu me uoor, aaa juuitss, iou&iuk iu ai the riches to which it opened, walked into the trap. 3. "Jesus knowing." Fully conscious that he was the Son of God, with all power and glory, to which he was soon to return. This verse sets before us the infinite condescension of Jesus, and reinforces the lesBon of the act that follows. 4. "He rlseth from supper." This was' the Passover 8upper, not the Lord's Supper, which was instituted later in the evening. We must not think of u modern table, wit)) chairs, as this scene Is represented In many of the famous pictures, but we look upon a low, Eastern table, surrounded on three sides by couches or cushioned divans, on which each guest reclines, lying on his left side, and leaning on the left hand, with his head nearest the table, and his feet stretching back towards the around. Each guest occupies a separate divan, or pillow. Thus It was easy to wash their feet one after another. 5. "He poureth water ir.o a basin." Over the feet, tor the feet we: e not put into the water as with us, but the water Is poured from a ewer over a basin held under them, and the feet are washed in the falling stroam. "Began to wash." Implying that he had washed some of the feet before he came to Peter. "The towel wherewith He was girded." The attendant wipes the feet with a napkin, whlca he commonly carries on his shoulder, or which he wears about his person like an apron, or lucks it into his gridle. Note that this was a needful duty. Where sandais are worn, the dust will gather upon the feet quickly; so that one coming from the public bath to his house might need to have '. his feet washed as he entered his home. It Is a requirement of hospitality to proffer water for the washing of the feet tb any guest entering one's home. The disciples Uad neglected this duty. 6. "Then oometh He to Simon Peter." tn the order of washing. "Lord, (fast Ihou wash my feet?" The emphasis lies first on thou, and then a little slighter, on my. The other disciples seemed to have allowed Jesus to wash their feet in silent shame, but Peter burst out in an indignant explosion of protest. 7. "Thou knowest not now; but Thou ihalt know (understand) hereafter." (1) Jesus explained the meaning to Peter after the work was completed. (2) As He advanced in knowledge of Christ's kingdom, its spirit, and its work, as his own charac:er developed, he would be able to comprehend how this act symbolized the whole mission of Christ, and expressed the character and work of His disciples. 8. "Thou shalt never wash my feet." The aegatlve is the strongest form possible. Thou shalt by no means wash my feet as long as the world stands. Ppter had not yet learned his lesson. To refuse was the sign of neither humility nor obedience, but of pride and unbelief. "I-wash thee not, thou hast no part with me." Cannot share my kingdom, my character, my work. 9. "Not my feet only, but also my hands jnd my head." If the washing meant having a part In the work and character of Jesus, and being with Jesus, he could n?t have enough of a cleansing so precious. In spite of his errors his heart glowed with love to his teacher. He had begun to learn Ills lesson. 10. "He that is washed." Bathed all over. A different word from "to wash." that follows, which means to wash a part, as the hands or feet. "Needeth not save to wash his feet." A man who has bathed does not need to bathe again when he reaches home, but only to wash the dust off his feet, then he ia wholly clean. The oathing represents the new birth; the washing the feet, tho oleansing from .daily imperfections, the dally prayer "forgive us our debts." "And ye are clean." They were trully converted, and had been cleansed from sin by the pardoning love of God. "But not all." One, Judas, had never been truly converted. 11. "For He knew who should betray Htm." Rather, as r. v., Ho knew him that should betray Hlra. He saw his inmost heart, he read his secret character. 12. "Was set down." The word mean9 reclined, as was customary at meals. "Know ye?" Have you understood the deeper, spiritual meauiug? 13. "Recall Me Master." Teacher, with .'he deOnfte articlo, the teacher. "And Lord." One who has authority over you. l'ou aci'ftot My instructions, and obey My command?. 14. ">f i then." The I is emphatic. "You alsr ought to wash one another's feet." Apparently this is what they had just been unwilling to do when they Qrat came in. Read here vs. 34 a?d35. 15. "I have given you an example." A sopy to be imitated, like an architect's plan, or asculptor's model, or a painting to be copied. "That ve should do as I have clone to you." Imitate tha principle, the spirit, the soul of the act. 16. "Theservant is not greater than his lord." It is impossible for anyone to be ioo great to imitate this act of Jesus. The sjreat daDger of fie church, in this as In [ every age, is pride, self-seeking, and failj Ing to imitate its Master in this humble service for others. 17. "If ye know these things," implying :hat some must ieurn them in more ways than merely by hearing; but they must be known before they cau be practised. "Happy (blessed) are ye if ye do them. Blessed because they are the royal road to true blessedness; becauso the blessedness j can come only to those who do as well as , know. It is the blessedness of doing good, I of humility, of likeness to God, of a part . in the redemption of the world. Read hfiro vs. 36-33. AMERICA'S CROWING POWER. Sadden Desire of Kuropenn (loverment# to Make Ileciproclty Trottlles. The Russian Government, through Count i Cassiui, tho Ambassador at Washington, has informed tho State Department, that it is prepared to negotiate a re ciproeity treaty witu 1110 uuuuu fiuuoj, i A number of otlicr European Governments, notably Groat Britain, Franco, Germany, | Austria and Italy, havo recently shown a disposition to expedito negotiations toward the same end. Although .some of these countries bad made overtures to the State Department in connection with reciprocity 1 agreements, they did not, until lately, I evince any great desire to press the busi- | ness to a conclusion. Now, however, for ; somo reason, they aro all anxious to make treaties as soon as possible, and it is probable that the negotiations with some of them will bo concluded shortly. The oxpected expansion of Anier can trade in the Pacific through the acquirement of the Philippines and the Hawaiian Islands is hcliovod to be the moving caus*t in this revival of interest. Znjolneri Against Mailing Lo\-c. In the District Court. Dallas Texas a few days ago, Will It. Morris illcd a suit " ??n maf T 11 W.? ollui?In,? \U?? field had nlieuiitod thu affections of Mrs. Morris, and asking that lio bo restrained from furthor attentions 1o tho woman. 1 Morris also asked vI0f),000 damages. Juigu Morgan granted the i-ijuuctlou. GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN. || DDrf?ll>w viiamouvx rn/Ml TUT" mLunnni i inuuuno rnvm WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS. Sending of the Twelve ? Constant Con*? in union ? Religions Bat Not Plcai? ' ( Not Work, Hut Worry, Kill* ? Mo Am , {* Christ Did?The Safety-Valve of Lots. (Matt. 10). , ;i Yes, still He sends them, those undaunted servants , Scornful of comforts, innocent of cares, $g With singing lips, and 'round th?ir toilstained garments . The fragrance of innumerable prayers. Preaching along these Gentile roads, and. gaining jj&L Fresh power from heaven to heal, cleanse* bless, and cheer; In these late centuries shall not men receive them, As in that halcyon, immemorial year? If you have lost the art of being happy, Which childhood, without learning.knows. ' ri bo well, And sit discouraged while the dust grows deeper Within the rooms where-once 'twas joy to J dwell, Oh, hark ! it may be that the unused threshold Some sandaled foot is fain to crpM^gala^. Some voice may only wait to wlilsperosli&hfc "Peace on this house and these liofc eoiS^ ] And if it be the loving John of Pstowi? Or earnest Peter with his lips o* ???? Or Matthew with the honest mUutOlesrrlee^' Or Thomas, child of doubtlngssd datff . Receive them. They have neither braae, aorJ^H silver, ;.~?W Nor scrip, nor coat, nor even Joy to gi?e, ': ;3e But ppach and healing, pardou sad ftlW ' And tu.j soft touch that causeth heert* t??Frederick Lawrence Knowles.laB. 8. joBB- I ^8 Con?t int Commanloa, \ For the fever of misdirected ambition, igr "j the chili of misanthropic discontent, for tto paralysis of chronic indifference to nUgtoM . things, and for all the spiritual d<l>W that mjL this poor humanity of ours is prose to,tbefS is no better remedy or.prevention than oloss and constant communion with Gtad. This ifS means that the presence of Him who.1* alt once our glorious Master aud oorboMM '/? Friend has become so profound k nsUif that it is distinctly recognized eseh both ; *&? almost each moment, of every day. J* ; ' means that we take everything to KhS, do everything for Him, enjoy ereirytWag . with Him, accomplish everything toy Hint* "7'J receive everything from Him, look eter to*.*'} ward< Him, lean at all times upefeBteuMO, ff|KsH in shoitjive,move,and have our beiafclnHi?. 'lhey meanthut He is theeum asdiobstsseew ' the centre and circumference, afper ISBHyl ''vttJB existence of our truest lift*, and that vitr " -Jja| out Him apart from His realized' hefo ajflEftl' i'jfjflafl conscious approval, His imp^ed.M^M j/L^^dg9 we will not even atttempt to ao aught; I we should not dare to, we ould not bear to. They point to so confidential an intercourse vwljaH that we take hold of nothing.however small, "fihBB on which we do not first ask His blegslnc, r-jSHpon and that we feel perfectly free to consult Him in regard to all the minute events of all the days. From long companionship with Him we know, by asort of instinct,what will nlanea 171 m n tttu nnl/tlrl?r flhrlnlr tVAfW j/iccwa xuiiif uuu no ifuiuaij ou^ua kvu ?? j anything that would disturb or obstruct the flow of mutual sympathy. Prayer la turned ' 32 into a kind of conversation, and the'conversfttion often goes on without the passing of ,fi? words. 80 perfect is the sacred fellowship, so immediate the touch of spirits,that silence conveys even more than language, that which no language can express. In no way can this be secured but by concentration of purpose. All things inconsistent with it must die summarily cot off. And this implies thft putting away of much which by the arera^e Christian is accounted innocent. It implies a life separated from many things which are usually esteemed unobjectionable, a life in some respects peoullar. He has V & to be-in downright dead earnest who would grasp this orize, and there is no short out. Blessed inaeed he who gives his days aod ' nights to its acquirement and who finds tt becoming more and more at home in his soul! 'IS . ."!l Religions but not IMoas. Many Christians are trying to avade this :?vg law; to slip through the Christian life with- '' ? out letting any virtue to go out of tbem. They want to be religious, but not pious; to have enough religion to save them in the next world, but uot enough to save them in this world. They want a Christianity that will not cost. Such religion is worthless. Cheap things are cheap in more senses than one. If we would have Christanity that is Christian religion that will save us aud be our strength and joy, we must work at it so that we caa perceive that virtue has gone out of out souls. Cost is the law of the churcb. That work done costs energy expended is as true of a churcb as of a steam engine. To carry ' ^ on the complex work of a church with vigor and success, all the members must be at it and always at tt. Many, are trying to escape this law. They wish to use the church as they would use a palace car, which can also, when they like it, be converted Into a sleeping car. They want to belong to a re- , .isa spectable working church in which they may furnish the respectability while others furnish the work. They like to sun themselvesin the church without letting any virtue go out of them. This weakens the church and turns it into a hospital for the sick or a cemetery of the dead. Not Work, bjt Worry, Kills. How many Christians miss the secret ot spiritual power! They are weak to resist temptation, and Iackpo.ver to draw others to Christ. There is much friction to overcome in themselves. The oil can is as necessary to the continuous motion of the train a*r is the piston rod, for without oiling the machinery would soon be destroyed. Christian joy is to the believer both impulse and lubrication. It is not work that kills, but worry. There is much less danger that a joyful Christian minister will wear out bji bis excessive labor than that a dry, unanointed, emotionless preacher will be used .?*? up by the friction of his unoiled machinery. The joy of the Holy Ohost neutralises physical pain, cheers in sickness, comforts in penury, lightens every burden and makes Coristian labor fruitful. The joy of thtf Holy Spirit lifts the soul above the most dopressing circumstances. ? Daniel Steelo, D. D..in "Jesus Exultant, and Other Sermons." y< Do an Clirint Did. Cost is the law of helniuir others. Jesus healed tho woman only by giving up part ol His life to savo her life. Wo try to escape this law. We would add to the comfort of others without subtracting from the comfort of ourselves; we would heal them without touching them or giving thorn any part of our own life. This cannot bo done. Our power to help ? fa others is measured, uot so uiiu-h by what we cive them us by what we give up our solves. What it cost us will determine howmuch it will bless them. We cannot help the sick and troubled, teach the ignorant und save the lost,without spending ouv titno mill patience and sympathy aud prayer. l'heru are tew things we cannot do "for t<2 others, If we will only lay our lives at their ' teet, lis cnrisc aia. it wo wouia amy i?e Lhe virtue go outoLour souls,many of those who touch us iu this crowded world would bJ healed.?Presbyterian Ilannor. Intercession is tho very safety-valve of love. When we feel that wo really can do nothing aiall in return for some remarkable kiudnes* ami afTeetion, how exceedingly ;lad wo are that we may aad can pray.? Frames 11. Huvergal. A floral Corset For ? Solon. An Incident of tho morning session of the. Wisconsin Assembly tho other day was tho presentation of au immense floral corset, tightly laced, to Assemblyman Daggttt, author of the anti-tight lacing resolution. It was the gift of the young women ot Watertown, and Its appearance when brought in by tho Sergeant-at-Arms wa? the signal for a demonstration. Mr. Daggett brushed the token oiT his desk to the floor. /' "St 4 'Argentine Government Kxpecrs a DenclfZ The Ar(?ertlno Government, in lt3 budget for 1893, reckons on a defloit of $l,804,S4<li 3j