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]fte ?)pm A NC Sliza (ISABELLA s * f Copyright, 1892 and 1893, b; CHAPTER I. A CHANCE MEETTXG. On a (lamp, unpleasant clay, late in the month of February, two young women were hastening through a crowd ?for the street was full of people, ; y? notwithstanding the dismal weather. "The place was the upper part of Broad nmv fthnrA Madison Snnarfl ami hrtth these girls were going in the same direction, toward the north, both walking at the same pace, and keeping the same distance between them, so that :f an observer might well have fancied that one was in pursuit of the other. This was partly true, although neither was aware of- it. The foi emost of the girls was handsome, richly and elegantly attired, bright and happy; the other was pale, sad, plainly dressed and, though her face was of the kind that might under exceptional circumstances become beautiful, it was not now pretty enough to attract even a passing glance. Any casual passer would have described these two as a fashionable Toung woman and a poor girl. The % . 1 _1_ t_ _ .1 iL _ nrac paused as 8ne reacneu uie comer of Thirty-fourth street; the other girl also paused, a few feet distant. The street was crowded, as it usually is at that time of day, and several surface cars were passing rapidly in various directions. The snow of two days past made a deep, slushy mire, as slippery and dangerous to walk through as it was unpleasant to see. The young lady, who was not accustomed to walking, and had no sense of the danger of that particular crossing, suddenly tossed her little head and, with a slight laugh, plunged forward into the chaos of moving vehicles and horses. The movement was so unexpected that a policeman, who had i : ,1 UCcU UUUlllig bU 11 ci aosioiuuuc, otuuu. ?. . still and gave utterance to a few vehement remarks; explosive exclamations, apparently from every point of the compass, were blown about through the air; all sorts of vehicles backed hurriedly and their wheels became interlocked. Several horses performed impromptu circus-feats of standing on their hind-legs, and all the drivers swore loudly, heartily and with much apparent relish. Out of this wild commotion the young lady presently emerged on the other side of the street, her arm closely held in the firm grasp of the poor girl, and both i, young women were now equally paie. "I must have been crazy to attempt to cross the street just then," said the former. "I don't know what possessed me to do it. You see, I am not accustomed to being out alone. I left my carriage somewhere here, to go into a store; then I walked down a few blocks to another store; and James must have missed me. Of course, I ought to have waited till he came up; he would nave louna me again in a minute. But for you, I should have been killed?horribly killed!?crushed and mangled! Ob, how frightened I was! Yes, yes, you have saved my life! And how can I thank you?. Surely there is something I can do for yon, too?" She suddenly left off talking about herself and, turning towards the girl, who still held her arm in the same firm clasp, she looked at her over from vliead to foot with one swift, all-com prehensive feminine glance; and when she spoke again, it was in a softened an J gentle voice. "What can I do for you?" she said. "You have certainly saved my life, and you needn't be afraid to ask something worth while, for my life is precious to many people, and I value it very much xnyeelf." The pale girl spoko for the first time, slowly and, as it seemed, with difficulty; but her voice was distinct, though low. "I don't know that I value mine as 3 ought to," she said in answer to her companion's last words; "indeed, I have been trying to think, all day, how I could get rid of it. Perhaps that is why I came to do as I did. But suppose I were to ask you now to savmy life?" "Why, I would do it, of course," was the quick reply; "ye3, indeed, at the risk of my own. What's your name?" "DoloreB MeDdoza." "What a pretty name! Mine is just plain Polly Hamilton. And were you really going to?But no matter. You look heart-broken and sick and sorry. Where can that James be? Ah, there he is! You may let go of me now, though I do tremble even yet. James, how stupid of you to go and lose me! T ~ u; 11^/1 ? l.l I iv* x wus ucull) a.1ucu uuu wuuiu uttvc been?ab, so horribly!?but for this? lady." "I saw it all, miss, "said the alarmed and contrite James, who, by this time, was holding open the carriage-door. \ "There was such a jam I couldn't tt, . get the horses through one instant \ sooner, miss. Hope I may die, miss, ? \ if my heart wasn't in my mouth when \ I seed you in under them wheels, miss! \ The sight fairly left my eyes, an' when \ I could see again, the young lady had yoa safe over!" \ "That she had, James, and no \ fVinnVti tr? mil nr nnv nil > at t.linsA \ howling, frightened, swearing men. Come, Dolores," she added, as she \ stepped qnickJy into the carriage, "get in here alongside of me; I'm going to take you home." Dolores moved towards the carriage; but, as Miss Hamilton instantly perceived, with pain and difficulty. . . \'Are you hurt?" she cried; "James lift her. ' "Qh, no, please; I cau do better nlono;" said Dolores, and with heroic fortituYle she rested her foot a moment on the Vtep and climbed into the carriage. !^ier pallor increased to gbast'!???? -A/! n /wJ,l iMivcnirotinn fifnvtfwl jiueos, uuy* " v.v/m -? out like \dew upon her brow and around hcr\pallid lips; and as afce sank upon the seit, a gronn of anguish escaped bor-^angnish that could no longer be repnci sed. "You avo Ivprl!" exclaimed Miss Hamilton, in great distress. "A little, net much; the wheel jiassed \ . *? N E&-. \ m.r:> \ sh IjeasOre. D-d ?1> )VEL. bcflx G* ?irfer. CASTELAR.) y Kcbkrt Eoxner'H Sons.) ' over my foot," she murmured. Her head fell back. She hail fainted. "Drive home, James, quick as lightnJnrr a n rl lio r?nrpfnl'" c.ried Miss ~v, Hamilton, with the manner that never offended her servauts, though it always brought prompt obedience. She passed an arm un'der the neck of the insensible girl and gently pillowed the drooping head on her shoulder. Mary Hamilton was an only child, and from infancy her will had been done in the home when she reigned, an undisputed queen. "When but a boy, her father had "found his luck," to borrow his own words, in California in '49; and having a level head and an honest heart, he had managed to hold I tttVi/hi rtfhorn oil ftrnnnd I UU lilo mva nuvu VVMVAW M.. M. him had either lost or sqandered theirs. He grew rich rapidly, and'on the principle that like attracts like, his money seemed to have the knack of constantly doubling itself, not only in business enterprises but in the more personal affairs of hi3 life. At the age of thirty he married the daughter of a millionaire, and though it was a love-match, it doubled his wealth; and it was with more than ordinary gladness that he welcomed his first child. But with the coming of. this coveted heir came the first great grief that had ever fallen upon the parents?the boy died when only three years old. Within the next five years a sister and then a brother were both laid to rest beside him on that beafttiful hill that overlooks the Pacific Ocean in the suburbs of San Francisco. It "was then, in the depth of their desolation, that the bereaved father and mother felt how useless, how worse than useless, and almost a cruel mockery, was the wealth they had rejoiced in possessing, only that they might hand it on to those who would follow them. But after some sad and lonely years ?years of such bitter grief and disappointment as teach the heart great lessons?another child came to them and was not called away. They named he* Mary, the loveliest of names, but its owner ruthlessly broke it up into that of "Polly," as soon as she could speak; and, so strong is the force of association, to the two who loved her asfhe dearest things on earth, "Polly" soon became the most charming name in the world, since it represented all irnn iti-affioof mnat. fasflinfttTinr and endearing, most roguish, playful and delightful to them. In truth Polly Hamilton was a sweet and lovable girl. Though spoiled from her cradle she was not selfish, except in a superficial way, and not vainer than other girls whose mirrors compliment them even more than their friendB.. She was simple, warmhearted and affectionate, loyal to all who loved her, and not bitterly unforgiving to her enemies?if she had any. As the carriage was whirled onward Mary Hamilton spent the few minutes of the drive homeward in looking at the insensible face resting against her shoulder, and in trying to gueBS at its owner's history. "Dolores Mendoza!" she thought. "A Spanish name and a good one, mi ? J V,, w A mere was a jucuuws uuwu m mma County, and be claimed to belong to the old Castilian aristocracy. Papa will know. I wonder if tbis girl is any kin to tbat stock. She has a striking face, now tbat I lookatber closely. And what bair, witb her olive complexion! What could she mean by trying to get rid of her life? So young ?sbe can't be more than twenty. Poor girl! And she is poor, too, for everything about her shows it. How slender and delicate she looks! Ah! I'm afraid she hasn't even had enough to eat," and taking one of the ungloved hands that were lying so helplessly still, in all the unconscious pathos of insensibility, she raised it tenderly, and looked with a searching, critical gaze at the delicate attenuated fingers. Though brought up in luxury, Mary Hamilton had seen enough of life in the land of quick gains and quicker losses to recognize the signs of poverty that had overtakhn those born to better fortune. Her own warm band closed over the thin, worn fingers; and she thought, gratefully, how easy it would be to change a part of the hard fate which had been laid on this unknown girl. At that moment the carriag 3 stopped in front of a handsome hou ?e in one of the new and fashionable uptown streets, and in the briefest possible time, James, assisted by one of the in* door servants, was carrying the still unconscious girl through the wide hall and up to the room of their young mistress. CHAPTER II. DOLORES. "No," said Doctor Macdonald, in answer to Miss Hamilton's eager innnirifla "aim io ri r?f aovpf^lr liiirf ^In "1"" ' *"> """ J bones broken, no tendons twisted. A simple bruise and not very serious, fortunately. She didn't faint from pain?at least the pain alone -would not have caused the swoon. Compulsory fasting, poor girl! It has beem Lent for her, all the year round, I'm afraid, even at the best of times; and for the past forty-eight hours she has had nothing more nourishing than Croton water." "Oh, Doctor Macdonald! And New York is called a charitable city." "So it is, Miss Polly; so it is! I Don't you run away with any notions j to the contrary. That young woman j wasn't looking for charity, she's not fViof oiwl /lnn'f iv?nlr? nnv mi? j take if you tbifcik of being good to ber ?as you do, of course, for you can't help being good to everybody. To me, as ber physician only, she has confidcd the fact of having bad nothing to cat since the day before yesterday. That, together withtho pain of her foot, but, more than all else, the sudden reaction of an over-wrought, highly seusitive nervous system, ban been the cause of the swoon which hn* fo alarmed yon.'' "Then she won't be lauio?1' j "Not in tlio least. All she needs is care and nourishment, and within a week or two she will be in her normal condition as to physical health?at least, as bearly so as is possible under the circumstances. But I must tell you that she seems to be suffering fi?nm aa\-ara manful flAnrARSl'nn. r>ro!*>ft biy the result of recent grief. Ou that subject slie will be more confidential with one of her own sex than she could ever be with a crusty old bachelor like myself. You and she are about of an age, and I dare wager that before a week is over y;)u will both have exchanged confidences to tho last word?if there is such a thing among young women." "Doctor Macdonald!" exclaimed Mary, in mock indignation. "Bi^t there! You know you are a privileged person, and you know, too, that you think young women?all of them * a iL. ?tlie most cnarming creaxures 111 me wide world." "Certainly, my dear," was the laughing reply. "I owe a debt of gratitude to the female portion of the human race. What would my practice be but for the lovely women of this great city? Their wrong-headedness and strong-headedness, their weak-mindedness and meek-mindedness, but, above all, their strongmindedness! Ah, my dear, Iadorethe whole lot of them! They multiply my yearly income by ten " "I'll hear no more!" interrupted his impatient listener. "You are incorrigible! But I forgive all your calumnies against my sex, since you tell me that this dear girl will suffer no permanent injury from the accident 1 was the means of causing. And now may I go to etay with her awhile?" "Yes, if you won't talk too much. She is quite weak. If she is inclined to talk t.o you, let her do so in moderation. It will ease her mind. But let her rest and sleep as much as she will. Good-bye. I will see her again to-morrow." "God-bye. You are so good! I will try to remember all your advice, doctor, and,better still, I will actuponi t." As she turned away to go upstairs, Miss Hamilton found herself thinking more deeply than was customary,with her gay and happy young mind. "Something about Dolores affects me powerfully," she mused. "She makes me feel as if I wanted to be very good. I wonder what it is. Perhaps it is what they call 'magnetism,' 'atmosphere' and that sort of thing. I don't uuderatand it a bit, but I'm sure it is good, for she not only attracts me but makes me wish to be noble and great." As she reached the door of the room which had been given to the young stranger, Mary paused in momentary hesitation before entering. There was not the faintest sound from within; therefore, she noiselessly opened the door without knocking, to find her mother seated near the bed on which the new occupant lay fast asleep. Mrs. Hamilton was regarding the sleeper with looks of the most lively gratitude as well as admiration, And she turned toward her daughter with a gesture imposing silence. Mary drew forward a low chair and sat down close to her mother. Dolores, who was now under the influence of a mild sedative as well as wholesome add stimulating nourish ment, presented a very different appearance from that she had presented a few hours before. Her face was now faintly flashed with warmth and sleep, and her -magnificent auburn hair, half unbound and lying on the lace-trimmed pillow, formed a fitting background for the delicate features and perfect though sharpened outline of the cheek and chin. "Isn't she pretty?" whispered Mary. "Beautiful, rather, I call her," answered Mrs. Hamilton, in the same hushed tone. "Yes, mamma: you are right," assented Mary. "Her face is much too fine for mere prettiness. And what lovely hands! You can see that she's a lady, mamma; and I do so want a sister?I have always longed for a sister, mamma." "I know it, dear," answered Mrs. Hamilton, stifling a faint pang of jealousy. n->? 1 01. i,. ,i irour wurnuu: ouc unu uicu du hard to be both mother and sister, with sometimes a momentary bitterness at finding the effort a failure. But, "as perfect love casteth out fear;" so, also, it casts out jealousy. She caught the sweet face raised toward her, half wistfully, half entreatingly, between her own soft hands and kissed the rosy mouth with the passionate fervor of unselfish devotion. "That means 'yes,' "j.rexclaimed Mary. "O you dear mamma!" TO BE CONTINUED. Seeing; Her Off. "Wouldn't you better go, dear?" "Plenty of time." "But the train might start, and " "PlanfT7 nf +iin?? " "You won't forget?" "Forget what?" "Why, what I told you." "What did you tell rner" "Oh, dear! Juat like a man. You'd better put it down." "Nonaense! I'll remember." "What was it?" "I dou't know." "First, wrap that gown up and have Delia give it to the man who will call." "Yes." "Be sure and water tlie rubber plant." "Yes." "And see that the canary is fed." "Yes." "The range must be fixed." "All right." "And stop in at Sackett's and have him send a man up." "Yes." "And?now don't neglect that cold, will ?ou?" "No. I must go now. i\Ipp." "Mpp. Good-by, dear. Take " "Good-by." "Good-by. Take care of Oh, Jack! There, I "?Life. . Land* That Kino unci Set. Since the beginning of this century no fewer than fifty-two volcanic islands have risen out of tbe sea. Nineteen have disappeared and ten aro now inhabited. Berlin booksellers are strictly forbidden to sell to school children books stitched with wire, nn several caso? of j blood poisoning1 hnv?* breu trr.ccd to j scratches from ruslv wire. ' t ^ 1T-nTTT T T A "H T7 I MW iUKi || Designs For Costur HiiP ^0me ^opu'ar ?n New Yoek City (Special).?There are a greatmany blue cheviot and serge costumes to be seen just now. They BODICE FOR SERGE COSTUME. are not apparently intended for win ter wear, but yet the women arel including them in their winter outfits. The material is the heavy weight of serge known as the storm serge, and is very well sponged and pressed, so that it cannot be injured by wind or weather. The smartest of these costumes are made up with the tight-fitting skirt with the seam in the back, but are not exaggerated in style, having some fulness put in at the back. The coat is either a short basque coat or an Eton jacket, fits closely to the figure when it is fastened, and has square revers, and a collar that can be either turned up or turned down, and that is faced with dark blue silk. A very odd and dainty touch is given to the garment by inside revers of blue velvet, trimmed with a fascinating braid of blue and silver. With this costume is worn a silk shirt waist of very dark blue with polka dots of white, or a heliotrope satin with white polka dots also. These costumes are supposed to be worn on mild days during the winter, and will undoubtedly be the Bmart thing for next spring. And a great variety of change can be made in them by substituting different revers. The Newest Street Gown*. The newest Btreet gowns show revers that are faced with the velvet panne, as it is called, a most fascinatingly beautiful material, very much like tbe velvet antique, but figured with different designs. A great many of the new skirts now designed to wear with the coats that have these fancy revers are severely plain, excepting in the lines of machine stitching or in tbe bias bands of cloth. In the double-column illustration tbe dress on the leit is a light gray cloth gown, with waistcoat of white lace fastened withrhinestone buttons. Revers are faced with white satin and with machine stitching. The only trimming on the gown are rows of machine stitching. The costume in the centre is a street gown of blue cloth trimmed with fancy braid. Cuffs, revers and muff are of black broadtail fur. The coat is fastened with hooks. On both coat and shirt are lines of machine stitching. The figure on the right depicts a silk and lace gown trimmed with belt and rosette ot black velvet, ribbon. This gown can be made of either white or black lace. The blouse front is of white mousseline de soie. CronMndt Blue and Automobile. Cronstadt blue is one of the most ?r\dos in win'oh cloth dresses are being made. It is the tint of the sea when the s':y islil-'oansl the sun brilliant. A njj.-j'Mrf soiuetinuis schievcs this gloru color, but is T~7 TT ryTTTm^^^ fAMiUM | * nes That Have Be- f| the Metropolis. more often too sombre or too pale. . A ^ ribbed cloth in cronstadt blue is ^ trimmed with bands of velvet in a a; slightly deeper tone. The triple cape ? in in vfilvfit,. and the hicrh. flarincr col lar is guipure over cronstadt blue fC satin, with a deep hem of sable all h< round. Periwinkle holds its own r< among all the new shades. It suits the fashionable hair, as no other color m could, and almost invariably one finds is that with marigold hair the floral tc trimming of hat or toque is shaded 8ll hydrangea, periwinkle, pale mauve In and softest rhododendron pink, deftly 0 shading into each other. Automobile ^ red is shown in many woolen goods, 0l and sometimes it is dotted over with p? pea-spots, sometimes with irregular squares in velvet of the same shade, ai and occasionally the velvet pattern is vt in black or brown on a ground of the b( automobile cloth. q The New Brocade*. ni Pastel cplors appear in the brocades ui this season as well as in cloths. Last Jn year the brocades were as flauntingly H splendid as vivid colors could make ai them, but this season misty, faint, < { delicate*tones predominate in the J, handsomest pieces. For example, a ec pale gray brocaded Bilk has a design T1 of ribbons, feathers and leaves ail en* twined to form a garland which is w twisted into oval medallions at inter- n< vals. This garland is in satin a shade or two darker than the pale pearl ground. In the medallions flower tu- ee lips of palest lilac, rose and blue. The se same design appears ia a white bro- J? cade, the garland of pale rose and the m tulips of yellow and mauve.* The m grounds of most of the handsomest & brocades are white or palest gray, and m the black satin design so much in w favor last season is nob seen in the a new silks. fC pi I'opnlar Sailor Jacket. Bt There are few enthusiastic admirers of thg shapeless box coat, where there a[ are hundreds who prefer the new care- ai fully fitted tailor jackets of cloth with H stitched revers, Kaiser oollar, and plain close sleeves. 1 ai pi White Velvet a* a Trimming. la White velvet will be used for the ? crowns of rar-trimmea toques ana lur- o( bans for the winter. o< tt Dainty Breakfant Jackef. tt One of the permanent fashions is to ?? OWN. SILK AND LAOE. J ?From Harper's Bazar. u' ! ct the separate breakfast jacket multi- e< plied by thousands and varied in style in every possible manner. Those " made of French flannel seem to be the b, most popular. tt The flannel jacket calls for some 01 very complicated neck dressing, croamy lace, chiffon, mousseline and b( Liberty satin holding first favor among O fashion's votaries. The most up to date of all the flan- fli nel jackets this winter will be those.of se a creamy white, very fine French flan- n< nel, the quality which sells for SI to lD $1.50 a yard. These flannels are so h fine and soft as to resemble cashmere n< more than flannel, and as they are nl capable of such an infinitesimal Cf amount of dainty garnishings they la will be much sought after by the u pi C H1 Jk I ^ll ^ miiiv* li /J ?n m&tM = BREAKFAST JACKET OF FRENCH FLANNEL ch - jl^ womea wljoRe fan is extreme dainti- fn ness anil freshness. ; 1 lu HE SABBATH SCHOOL, ITERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 19. abject: Public Reading of the Scripture. Neb. vill., 1-12?Golden Text: Neb. rill., 3?Commentary on tbe Day'i Lesson. Comnictixg Links. "The plnce of meetif? was In the open square of Ophel, southist of tbe temple area, and near the waterite, throuf?h which water was brought >r use in the temple. At this time, under 6in, ucKmi a imw ora ui diuio BIUU). JUC laugurated a xslass of scribes for copying ad touching the law, and synagogue eetlngs for "reading It. It is thought that zra returned to Persia after he had spent glit months In Jerusalem working reirm by separating the Jews from their eathen wives, but in his absence they had lapsed into their former condition, nnd ere in this state of disobedience when ebemiah came to them. Here Is the first ention of his name in Nehemiab. and it probable be followed Nehemiah to Judea. i assist in another movement of reform." 1. "All the jjeople gathered." From the irrounding country from 20,000 to 50,000 number. It was at the time of the Feast t Trumpets. Trumpets were blown everybere. They proclaimed a day of rejoicg; they were a public acknowledgment ! Jehovah us King, a summons for the iople to range themselves under His bansr; they were a call to repentance: Rouse ye, rouse ye from your slumber; vake, awako from your sleep, you mind inlty." "Book of the law." The whole )dy of sacred writings, collected into one )lume of Ezra, the first great scribe. Our Id Testament. 2. "All that could bear." Men, women id children who were old enough to iderstand. 3. "He read therein....from the morng until midday." Or, "from daylight." e began as soon as it was light enough, id read on (ue and Ms assistants, v. 7; 11 noon, that is, for six hours or more, be reading appears to have been varied r occasional exposition (vs. 7, 8). "The irs of all the people were attentive." bough there is no word in the Hebrew for lttentlve," yel the meaning 1b quite oorictly given: "The ears of all the people ere to the book"?fixed on that, and on nhing else. 4. "Ezra stood." With thirteen repreintatlve men from Jerusalem, upon an evated platform where they, In turn, ad tbe Scriptures. Here they could be en by all and heard distinctly. Nothing known of most of these persons, perhaps ie ohlef of the courses of priests who inistered in the temple service. Thoy we dignity to the service and honored sra in the sight of tbe people. Those entloned in veree 7 were Lovites. 5. "Ezra opened the book." Tbe book as a long strip of parchment, rolled upon stick at either end; therefore called a ill or a scroll. The writing was In irallel columns across It. Such rolls are Ill used in Jewish synagogues. 6. "Ezra blessed the Lord." Offered rayer. In that prayer God's goodness id inercy, faithfulness and truth, power id righteousness, were recognized, and is faithful promises were pleaded. 7. "Caused the people to understand ie law." They stood beside the reader id expounded the law by turn daring inftes In the reading, or were stationed at tervals in the orowd, dividing it into lble classes, and all teaching at the same me. This was a part of the regular work ! the priests and Levltes. On this scasibn it was probably necessary for lem to translate and explain the law in ie common tongae for the benefit of a rge part of the people. They Expounded ie mind and will of God In what they tad, and applied it to the people's preslt condition. 8. "Read distinctly." So that every ' ord could be distinctly heard. This was ie first way in which they caused tho peole to understand. The Israelites having ;eti lately brought out of Babylonish capvity, in which they bad continued sevity years, were not only corrupt, but ley bad in general lost the knowledge of ie ancient Hebrew to such a degree' that hen toe book of the law was read they id not understand it. Therefore the evites translated It Into the Chaldee diact. "Caused them to undenstand.'hey gave both a-translation of the Herew words into the Chaldee and an expotion of the things contained in them, and f the duty incumbent upon them by virtue lereof. 9. "Nehemiah the Tirshatha." Hitherto ehemiah has called himself pechah?the rdinary word for "governor.'* Now he is llled Tirshatha, n more honorable and iverentlal title for governor. The new tie is among the indications that thlsporon of the book is written by another. This day is'hoiy." Mourning was unsuitaie for a day of high festivity, the opening ay of the civil year and of the sabbatical onth, itself a sabbatli or day of rest, and 1 ae to be kept by blowing of trumpets, ev. 23:23, 23; Num. 29:1-6. A day apolnted for general rejoicing in Him who as turned our captivity, restored to u-* le law. and again established us noEg His 'ordinances. It appeara that te people were not only ignorant ! their ancient language, but also of the 169 BDQ fertmiouieft ui iudji icngiuu, uui eing permitted to observe them in Babyin. Therefore the rites and ceremonies ust bo fxplained. See vs. 13, 14. "All le people wept." They realized how difirent their lives had been trom the lives >mtnanded by God. They bad failed in srsonal duty. Tney had failed in the pubis worship of God. They had failed as a ition. They saw, also, the punishment bich God bud threatened for sic, and unjrstood clearly why they had been made iptives and why the nation was so poor id weak when it might have been the intrul glory of the world. 10. "Go your way, eat and drink." Obirve God's appointment. They should stify the genuireness of their repentance f the faithfulness with which they kept le feast. "Send portions." It was an rdlnance of God that in these feasts the sor should be specially and liberally proded for. Deui. 15:7-11; 16:ll-lr,. "Neither ) ye sorry." We must not be merry when od calls us to mourning. We. must not filet ourselves when God has given us :casion to rejoice. Even our sorrow for nners must not hinder our joy in God's irvice. "Joy of the Lord." A. couscious389 of God's favor, mercy and long-sufferg. 11. "Levites stilled an me peopie. usbed tuelr loud lamentations. Emotion ?eds control when it is in danger of runins? into mere physical excitement. 12. "Went to make a great mirth....beluse they understood tbe words of the w." They now knew God's will and leir own duty, which they resolved tc ractice. This gave them ground of hope id trust in God's mercy, and therefore ive tiiem great joy. BRITISH TROOPS FOR 'AFRICA? >m|>o*ltlon of tlie First Army Corpf Proceeding to the Cape. The First Army Corps, which is proceed i from England to the Cape, is made up follows: Cavalry Division?Six regiments and ter. ichine gnus, twelve Royal Horse Artllry guns, four companies mounted iufanf, bearer com puny, field hospital, supply lumu, ammunition column. Three infantry divisions?Twenty-font ttalions, twenty-four machine guns, six urcr companies, six field hospitals, sIj pply columns. Divisional troops ? Three squadrons tird Brigade Division Royal Field Artil y, three field companies three supply luiniiH, three ammuuition columns, thre^ Id hospitals, one battalion. one machine i), one cavalry regiment and beadquar rs of another. First Brigade Division ?yal Horse Artillery, Second Brigade Dl'ion Royal Field Artillery, ammunition lumn, pontoon troop, Held park, one egraph division, one balloou section, e railway compuny, one lleia Hospital, e supply company, supply park, field ttery and ammunition park. Law Suit Centuries Old. K. case tlmt lias foeeu peudliig in Bavaria rtliree Iniuilreil yours tiusjuat been ilele.l in the hi^lie.sL court ut.Uuuieli. TUo estlon uwler liti^utiou was tue title to u ro*t. r-.iiiinwil l>y J J. iron von Tliuem^eu ?in til" Villain ni liiiiii-i III . 'l'litt vi!l;ij{l! i in, mill tin) ilitron, in u<f<litiou to losing e toie.-t. must pav eiiufaiuua co ts. t OATVS MPSSAfilf. TO MAN^M \A \JAS KJ in imm.Av. J? rym^m PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE | WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS. V; A Sonar of the Harre?t?Th? Lemon of the Asphodel?Mnat Gain Good He?d wny?n iitrr onvkvwuv>. curlty the Condition of Achlewmrtt* "I will call for the corn."?Ezek. 36, 29. ibere is (amine sore abroad in the land, * % And the birds fly for for one golden grain,. ;? All the grave-eyed cattle are growing gaunt, And the children weep for the strange.new h pain. . p Clearest thou? A Voice on the parched air f v Neither voice of wind, nor of rain, nor '* sea; Tis no angel speaketh, nor seraph fair, Not you it caileth, nor yet calleth me. . ^ 'Tis the voice of God to His waiting grain, 'Tis the voice of Him who awakes the dead: i /S 451 bid ye grow, for the famine is sore, My children are crying to Me for bread.7 - ^ Hod calls for corn and the corn spring* $? forth, H All gracious it grows in the sun and rsinr . ' While bird and" beast and the hungering child ;v'i&l Rejoice at the green and forget their pain. Dh, little of faith! When famine is sore, '-''ffiil \Vhen strength wanes low in the heat of the day, Hear the voice of Godl& He calls the corn, ,i;'j And hear what the answering corn-secd* . "God calls and we grow ? we grow ? we grow, 'J We only waited for that great Word; Until He call not a seed may sproat, , V; Not a germ lie still when His voice 1? heard. i An A wto i?i?ait? rrrtx r???rtw fhpanoh Clin Atltt shower, Obey we must, though we all lay dead; fM When God calls the corn the fields grow green, And His children give thanks for their dally bread." -i>s|| ?Ada Melville Shaw, in Zion's Herald, The Lesson of the Asphodel. / When the heroes of Jftrathon died, .t waa. thought to be a'sulflclent reward for tnem, < in the Islands of the blessed, to live forever '-$?? In the tlelds of asphodel. The poeti sing the beuutlos of heaven as of meadows ot asphodel. It Is well. But what Is asphodel? It is out a wood hyacinth; it is a species of , oniouY it is a common wood flower; it is not , * extraordinary. unusual, or much sought for. :.|jj But In heaven It 1s the asphodel that has honor. It is the commonplace, the ordinary, - -.0 tue near-at-hand and unappreciated that la . in great favor. It is the common task, the oruimiry duty well done, the near-at-hand rkTinnrtniiitv thu AAmmnnnlflM thllfc 111 beaven will Drlghtly shine and bo our joy V,^ forever and ever. Not the robes of the mon- - M aroh, but his daily life, will be bis vesture In '" ? the future world; not the Bounding brass and clangtng symbols of uotorlotv, but the daily huuits of love, will be the attraction of that place. Thau Us be to God for the lesson ' . ,' ? of thy asphodel! It is the lesson of the value of the commonplace; the transmutations of the ordinary here intotlie extraordl-- , nary in heaven. Consider what we have oa our shoes in the city street; there is soot,, and theiy is clay, and there is siime; bat thq soot, says huslcin, contains the carbon for diamonds, the clay is the stuff of sapphires, and the slime is-tbe stuff of pearls. t Heaven will reveal what the commonpfac*. things of today inreallty are, when common- ?-c* plaoe souls shine as stars forever.?Bockjr 'ASrae Mountain Christian Advocate. Mnat Gain Good Headway. ;XS| Two little snplings grow up aide oy side. Through the action of the wind theycrossed each other; by and by the bark of each became wounded and the sap begun to -ijt mingle,, until in some still day they became united together. This process went on i,! more and more, and by and by they were> .Ag firmly compacted. Then the stronger be- . :'/b gan to absorb the life of the weaker. It : V< grew larger and larger, while the other grew smaller and smaller; then it began to wither and decline, till it finally dropped -'t away and disappeared, and now there are ^ two trunks ct the bottom and only one at :.>Jj the top. Death has taken away the one; life has triumphed in the other. Ia driving piles, a machine Is used by :t" which a huge weight is lifted up aoS-then J made to fall upon the head of tne pile. Of course the higher the weight Is lifted the -.v more powerful is the blow which it give?. ' $ when it descends. Now, If we would tell upon our age and come down upon society with ponderous blows,we must see to it that we are uplifted as near to God as possible- '"J; All amm ?.rt **?.? mi 11 /4*srwkiwl n nn r? Ku olnvo. T~?:\ AiJ UU1 pUIT^ ITiU UQ(/VU\* UJA/M ?uv v?v>?* - tion of our spirits. Prayer, meditation, de- ." '*? votlon, communion are like a' windlass to V' wind us up aloft; it Is not lost time which wo spend in such sacred exercises, for we ' V.-?? are thus accumulating force, so that when we come down to our actual labor for God,. :M we shall descend with an energy unknown . to those to whom communion is unknown.? Spurgeon. Where Sacredrteiii Exists. It Is only in soma far-away Palestine that wj God's glory has been revealed (we think). and we tlaiter ourselves that if we werethere, that glory would flash resistlessly and ceaselessly upon our view. It is a fatal heresy! The snored presence does not abide .. . in closets dedicated to prayer and temples, set apart for worship alone. The nursery '' where we soothe a child to sleep,the kitchen, ' the blacksmith shop, the side hill farm, the- ' a dingy, dirty mill, tbe crowded store, the old ,? familiar street, are all instinct with It, and iryou do not see it there, you could not see it otherwhere. You who cannot hear God's .Ja stately steppings in the thunder of trafflo in tbe street, and in the dull rumble of tbe cars along the iron rails, would not have beard tnein iq me iooiiausoi jesus jurist uiuug the shores of Galilee, for it is not in thesound, but in the ear, that saoredness ex- . ' ists. There is no spot on earth so plain, so dull, but it is drenched with this dew of eacredness. Every foot of earth is consecrated jrround. The Son of Man would have felt the thrill of the divine presence on nn Arabian desert, ns palpably as on theMilky Way. Every shrub l?t a llaming bush, every river a Jordau, every little quiet nook where Qowwrs grow and grasses rustle in the breeze a garden of Gethsemane to him. r whose soul has passed through the changethat cnmti to Peter. The most of us requirean orchestra of sixty pieces to awaken our musical sensibilities: but baud a printed score to meu like Seidl and Thomas, and those black (and to us illegible) ink marks will stir tbem to raptures and to tears. There is no commonplace.?Charles Frederi? Goss. in "Hits aud Misses." Security the Condition of Achievement. Th? higher the number of horse-poweis in a stationary st**am engine, the trreater the need for solidity in the masonry and fixings. To meet a tremendous strain on your bridgo you must have immense Btrength Ja your .supports. Security is the condition of nil the high achievements of power. Th? Christian seeks to increase his rest, not that. . he may luxuriate in the pleasure it brings? that would be selfishness?but that he may be strengthened v:ith all might, even therr.ight of an inmost calm and harmony, for the service of Christ and men.?John Clif loru, v. u. If it be thy will that I should be in darkness, be thou blessed; and IT it be tny will i hut I hlio?ld be in light, be thou again . bW<s-ui. - If thou vouchsafe to comfort me. bo thou blessed, and if thou wilt have m?* afflicted, bo thou blessed also.?Thomas ? , Kern |>is. Ueotroyinc Malarial Moiquttoei. " Major Ho99, the discoverer of the mala? rial mosquito, who ha9 ju9t returned tc Loudon from Africa, save that, althougfc his investigations only proceeded eis. weeks, the results were remarkable. Tbt authorities in Sierra Leone, acting on hlr advice, are now destrnvlnw th? vlrnl?nr mosquito by every m*nn6 In their power In the judgment of Mujor Ros9, thefuturt of the West Coast will be insured as sooi a* the colonial authorities take slmilai stops In the neighborhood of the principal towns, although yeurs must elapse beforfc the inland stations are improved. iIlMonrl Chicken* For British SoldlertEngland has bought 100,000 Missouri ibiokeus lor use in the Transvaal.