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, Killing Eggs of the Gypsy
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| The attempt on the part of the S:
gypsy niotli has been generally cousi
attempts of modern economic eutom
termination of a highly prolific species
than 200 square miles. The introdue
Professor L. Trouvelot. the French sa
ter of raising silk from native ?ilk wo
escape is not clearly known, but the
years from the time of its introdr.cti
ance in the neighborhood where it had
1 has expended in the annual appropri
sum of $1,135,000.
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I * r VERY now and again some
. LY fccientitlc investigator, delving
j deep into the secrets of natural
^ forces, has unearthed a menaci
I which has seemed to threaten worldi
wide disaster and destruction to the
1 human race, says the New York Her-'
aid. It would l>e hard to tell how
many scores of times the people of .the
earth bave been called upon to fate
the prospect, remote or;'imraed!atfc
They lia^e
beenr'Rskedtoeonsider the results
which. In some future cycle, wUJ corbe:
from the steady cooling of the earth's
surface, to prepare fop. mundane annihlhtion
through colHslon with some
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whirling comet and to give attention
to dozens of other hypotheses equally
junalluriug.
In the multiplicity of these theories
It would seem that the possibilities had
Deen exiiaustP'i. out every nuw anu
then a new deduction is brought forward
to startle the world. It has remained
for Mr. Edward Atkinson, the
scientist, essayist and political agitator.
to develop the newest and most
surprising theory as to the nature of
the embarrassments which will force
themselves upon the world's inhabitants
as the e -nturies roll around. Mr.
'Atkinson believes with Sir William
Crookes and some other eminent scientific
speculators that the great diiliculty.
when it arises, will come in the
form of hunger?the exhaustion of the
.world's food supply. But he does not
believe this will be reached through
over-population or the taking up of
all the arable land. Mr. Atkinson's
on fTfruc) in vi Avli1f.li ll ifilln lo-lSit IS
?? ?|?\ u ?o wkjwv ? ? -that
the world famine is likely to come
in the form of a potash faminethrough
the using up of the potash in
the soil, and the consequent failure
of the land to product* food crops.
It is safe to say that most persons
never have taken potash into consideration
as one of the food essentials
'Of the planet. It is a fact, however.
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AN AMERICAN FARM IF WHAT
I that it possesses real importance 11
the production of almost every fooi
crop that grows. Potash is presen
1 in every part of the earth's crust, a
least in every part presenting an ar;i
Moth on a Large Elm Tree
ate of Massachusetts^ta'feidlcate th"
ih-red as one of.-;tljp'-^no?t important
ology. The the ex
rms. The
result was mast tinf3BHpte. Twelve
on. the mowp^c^pQe-Wfrious nuisescaped.
Tljte &tawfcf Massachusetts
ations for the moth work the
hie surface.. ;^BR^potassiuni salts
are found iri- Quantities in ;tll fertile
soils. Miese salife are sucked up by
the roots of plants and trees, which
eagerly" seek them out as necessities
of UfiL.jit is a significant fact that
, even where soda predominates in the
i soil the jftants take up the potash
salti In preference.
After taking part in the processes of
nutrition and being transformed into
organic salts the potash salts may resume
their.qriginal form through combustion.
?!thefe is a loss in quantity,
however,'and in the case of plants
which are used iMkfood or in the various
hpnian arts there is. of course, a
nearly complete loss. The cause for
concern in regard to the question of
the. worH's^|uliifr food supply lies,,
in the fafct jtfrifc jpbjash s not renewed i
in the manjlfrr Of some other elements
of vegetafi^liM, It is a mineral <le j^lt,
arising through the natural decomposition
of certain rocks. On tilled
Ijjjmd there-is ;no opportunity for re
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PROSPECTING FOR TOTASH IN ARIZONA
newal in the ordinary course of rotation.
It must be supplied, if ut all,
from large mineral deposits.
This would be a simple matter if
these deposits were large and numerous.
Inasmuch as potash is found in
almost every part of the world it
would seem probable that such large
deposits would be of frequent occurrence.
But. as Mr. Atkinson points
out, exactly the reverse is the case.
In discussing the matter before the
Association for the Advancement of
Science he called attention to the fact
that the world's entire supply is at
present being drawn from the mines
of Strassfurt, Germany, and that,
while other fields equally great may
possibly exist, they have not been uu-1
covered up to the present time.
Practically every hit of the potash
used in the United States is imported.
aiHi rue volume 01 tncso mipui-is is
increasing rapidly, as the constant
working of the soil makes tlie use of
fertilizers more and more necessary.
At the present time these imports
amount to more than $2.00i).000 yearly,
although the proportion of our soil
requiring artilicial stimulus is relatively
very small. I'otash is not now
expensive, even with the necessity of
bringing it across the Atlantic. The
real danger, as Mr. Atkinson sees it.
a food famine from., the exhaustion of
the potash supply is imminent, but the
possibilities of such a famine are interesting
to contemplate. It would
come about gradually, of course, the
dwindling of the supply being accompanied
by a steady increase in price.
The lirst result, therefore, would be
to nbico this finer* hiimhlo nrodlict
among the precious metals. As time
wont 011 it would rank, as Mr. Atkinson
suggests. even above silver and
gold.
Before this point was reached, however,
the rise in the value of the mineral-yvoplji
.cause it to he sought after
eagdrty*iti'every part of the world,
would lead to the conserving of the j
present sources of supply and to an
att?Oipt to lind new ones. Men would
prospect for potash with greater zeal
than they now put into the search alter
gold. The terrors of the alkali
deserts would he braved and men
wottld bore for the precious deposits
all over the burniug plains of the
^outhwest. *
At the same time, efforts would be
made to gather the product from the
scatered sources, of supply now In existence
in some financially profitable
manner. According to Professor Dittmar,
the very greatest of all these
sources is the ocean, and no doubt the
brains of inventors and scientists
would be nicked to devise a means
of separating this potash from the
waves. In all primitive countries
wiiora thp snnnlv of wood is larsre not
ash Is obtained by the lixiviation of
wood ashes.
This source also would be brought
into use. and gradually the forest trees
ami such plants as nettles, wormwood,
tobacco ami kelp, all of which are
capable of supplying potash in considerable
quantities, would be burned to
rejuvenate the impoverished soil. Men
would live more and more largely upon
the food plants, requiring only a small
^amount of potash for their growth, and
a complete change in the accepted systems
of diet wild result.
To pursue the unpleasant transformation
to its final result it is necessary
to picture a world growing gradually
more and m?re completely de
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void of life, farms barren of vegetation,
houses and cities deserted and
a race of beings growing steadily
weaker and weaker, and, even in the
intermediate stages of the change,
entirely different from tiiose who now
inhabit the earth.
It is reassuring to note that the concensus
of opinion among scientists is
that this extreme condition never will
be realized. There is one great principle
generally accepted as holding
good for all the operations of nature,
which scientists bring up in opposition
to those who predict a final cataclysm
ol' the world in any form
whatever. That is the principle of the
indestructibility of matter. At a din
MR. ATKINSON SAYS COMES TRUE.
i is in ilio exhaustion of tlio source of
.1 supply when tli?> demand grows, as
t it is practically certain to do in ever
t Increasing ratio.
i- Not even Mr. Atkinson contends that
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nor or scientists ueiu iu iinnn^iuu
at which the predictions of Sir Williiun
Crookes and Mr. Atkinson foniied
the lending topic of discussion, tiiis
principle \va? advanced as the chief
argument against their conclusions.
The scientists were confident in the
belief that the potash taken in a thousand
forms from the earth would iu
some form return to the earth, and
that in some way tiie conversion of
potash from varied sources into shape
by which it could feed the soil, would
come about when necessity demanded
it.
There is no doubt, however, that the
discovery of an addition to the world's
supply of potnsh is a matter of real
Importance, and it is likely that the
sensation caused by the statements of
Mr. Atkinson will lead to a vigorous
search for deposits in this country.
If such deposits of any considerable
extent are in existence in any part of
the country they undoubtedly will be
uncovered before the German field is
worked out.
- - .Meanwhile,
Strnssfurt, iu Saxony,
enjoys a monopoly of the potash industry.
The business is a trust in
the fullest acceptance of the term, for
the various mines all are controlled
by an organization known as the Kali
Syndicate, and the output is regulated
absolutely. Under the terms of a rigid
agreement each manufacturer Is allowed
to put on the market only a
certain fixed amount of the mineral
each year. In this way the production
is kept down and the prices are
kept up.
In Salt Lake County? Utah, over 90
per cent, of the domesticated bees have
been killed by the smoke from th?
smelters.
I ENDE&yQRERSIN LONDON
Ten Thousand Delegates Attend the
World's Convention of the Soc^ty.
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GREAT GROWTH OF MOVEMENT.
The Report of Secretary lifter Shows That
the Yoddc People's Society or Christian
Kndeavor nan 59,712 Local Societies
With 3,500,000 Sleinbers?President
and Secretary Ite-elected.
London (By Cable). ? Great enthusiasm
marked the World's Convention
of the Young People's Scclety of Christian
Endeavor at the Alexandria Palace
grounds. Even the intense heat
could not dampen the ardor of the del
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eguies. vreutfrui oecreiary juuu vyiiilam
Baer said in bis annual report on
"Worldwide Christian Endeavor:"
"No one thing that I know of proves
more certainly that God is in the Christian
Endeavor movement than its remarkable
numerical growth. In 18S1,
one society with fifty members; in
1900, near 60,000- societies, with over
3,500,000 members. Nineteen years
ago, one country, America, giving
birth to our society; to-day -*very nation
and land flies the Christian Endeavor
banner. ,
^!We find In the land of Its nativity,
the United States of America, the
largest number of Christian l&ideavor
societies. The enrollment is 43,262 societies.
Gveat Britain (and these
figures include England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales) comes next with
about 7000 societies. ;
"There are now over 4000 societies
in Australasia. The Dominion of Canada
marshalls nearly, if not quite 4000
societies. China, poor, bleeding stormwrecked,
was the first foreign country
to take from the united States the
Christian Endeavor seed; and, while
the growth has been slow, comparatively,
China to-day has not less than
14S societies. Jndia has 459, and Germany
has 168 societies.
"Africa's 138 societies, with many of
their memBers in arms, are passing
mrougn trying times, as il >va.s im
1898 during the American-Spanish war
so it is to-day uuring the British- Boer
hostilities, the Christian Endeavor pin
adorns the uniform of the opposing
forces.
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' ALEXANDRIA PALACE, LONDON.
"France responds to-day with 69 societies,
Jamaica with 120, Mexico, 110;
Madagascar, 03. Japan's 73 splendid
and vigorous societies are worthily
represented at this convention by the
Rev. Tasuke Hurada, the president of
the United Society of Christian Endeavor
of Japan. Turkey has U0 socleties,
Spain, 30.
"But time would fail me to go through
the long list, comprising European
countries. South American republics,
missionary lands and the islands of
the sea. The total enrollment outside
of the United States and Canada is
12,540 societies, and this figure, augmented
by the greater number in the
United States and Canada, makes an
interdenominational, international and
interracial brotherhood for Christ and
the church of 59.712 local societies,
with a total membership of 3,500,000."
The Rev. Francis E. Clark, President
of the Society of Christian Endeavor,
delivered the presidential address. He
spoke of Christian Endeavor in the
Far East, "in progressive Japan, in j
distracted China, and with hopeful be-1
ginnings in Korea." His tour of the j
world, Mr. Clark said, had convinced
him that "the Christian Endeavor tree
would bear fruit in any soil."
Tlit> Upv Francis E. Clark and John I
Willis Baer were elected, respectively, j
World's President and Secretary of
th* i'oung People's Society of Christian
Endeavor.
Tonne G?rl? Killed by a Train.
.Tosie Zoble. aged sixteen; Katie
Scliaf, nineteen, and Mary Wheeler,
sixteen, while out riding started to
cross the tracks of the Big Four Railroad
about five miles from Shelbyville.
111., when they were struck by the locomotive
of the White City Flyer aud instantly
killed.
Banlon Cause* a Woman's Death.
Mrs. Hiram Schultz, who lived on a
farm about a mile west of Washington,
N. J., died from gangrene, resulting
from the poisoning of a bunion 011
her right foot. The trouble set iu
a month ago and the big toe was amputated,
but it failed to save her life.
More Marine Lieutenant*.
Judge-Advocate-General Lomley, at
Washington, has decided that the President
has the authority to appoint six
teen more second aud first lieutenants
in the United States Marine Corps.
A Notable Negro Dead.
Cornelius Harris, the negro member
of the (Jrand Jury which indicted
President Jefferson Davis, of the Confederate
States, immediately after the
civil war, died at his home at Newport
News, Vn. Harris was said to be the
only surviving member of that jury.
He was a Justice of the Peace for several
years.
Tornado Destroys a Town.
Peoria, Texas, was destroyed by a
tornado. Mrs. John Nelson aud her
two children were fatally hurt.
81iot Hit Partner Dead.
Alexander Sherman, a manufacturer
of the antique pattern of lamps, was
shot and killed by his partner, Isaac
Michaelson. at their nlace of business,
iu New York City. The murder was
the result of a business quarrel. The
men had been partners only-six weeks.
Micliaelson is thirty-four years old
and Sherman was forty. Michaelson
was arrested.
Rain In Nebraska.
Northern Nebraska was drenched
with vam, and fears for the corn crop
In tbnt w inn ar? rplJpved
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A CLOUDBURST IN TEXAS.
Over a Score of Fersons Lost Their
Lives in Coleman County.
Herd'* Crr.elc Ti:rned Into a Torrent nnfl
a Wall of Witter Swept Away Camper#,
liesldeuta, Hounei and Herd*.
Austin, Tex. (Special).?There was
a series of cloudbursts extending from
the Pan'Handle section of West Texas
southward in Northern Mexico. Some
sections where these deluges of water
fell were so remote from telegraphic
communication that only meagre
details of *the damage were received.
The storm in Coleman County, Tex.,
was the most severe of the series. It
flooded a large section of country, and
Herd's Creek from a stream a few feet
wide was converted iuto a river over
one mile in width. The terrific flood
came down the valley in a roar and
rush that was heard for miles. That
part of the country is thinly settled,
but over twenty people are known to
have lost their lives. Most of them
were ranchmen and their families.
Three families of campers, numbering
nine people, were among those
drowned. '
John Euleisstine, J. O. Spath, four
little, girls belonging to the Homen
family, Thomas Werkel, Joseph Fableght
and Henry Davis and two men
are known to have drowned In one
community.
There was a cloudburst in Mason
County, flooding a large section ol
country and doing considerable damage
to property. There was another
cloudburst in Kerr County, washing
away many bridges and a section of
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Railroad. The storm also broke ovei
a large section of the State of Coahuila,
Mexico, flooding all the rivers
and streams. Many Mexican settlements
were washed away and the
damage to property was very heavy,
bat no loss of life is reported.
The bodies of I. N. Check and wife.
John Spahl, John Christine, Mr. Tate,
ywlfe and two daughters, Bertie and
Lizzie; Annie and Ivy Brown, of
Stacey, have been recovered. Christine
and Spahl died in an unavailing
effort to rescue two children. A
wagon,- containing a family of seven,
was swept down stream and all perished.
Houses were swept off their
foundations and carried down stream,
while stacks were torn to pieces and j
' swept away. Ten miles,of track and |
grade of the Santa Fe Railway were j
obliterated, fifteen bridges being de- j
stroyed, one being lodged three miles
below Its original mooring.
Larg<* numbers of horses, cattle and
hogs were swept down the stream, and
the loss in this line alone, together
with the damage and loss to crops,
is enormous. Sixteen inches of rair
fell within two hours, and the water
ran to its highest point in thirty minutes.
NEW FILIPINO HORSE.
Native Scout* to lie Mounted With Ainer
lean* Offlctri.
Manila (By Cable).?The military au- |
tborities have ordered the formation of
four troops of native cavalry, to be re- J
cruited from the Macabebes and officered
by Americans. Major Batson,
the originator of the idea of employing
the Macabebe tribesmen a3 scouts, is
to be commander of the new squadron
of Filipino horse. The officers will be
Captains James N. Munroe, William
C. Geiger and Francis H. Cameron,
and First Lieutenants David H. Biddie.
.Tames Conway and Clarence C.
Culver.
The Macabebes have long been used
as scouts, and their value in such work
has already been demonstrated. The
present plan of mounting them is intended
to render them more effective
by increasing their mobility. The pay
of the Macabebe soldiers will be just I
one-half that given to American troops, I
owing to the fact that they are to be
txnl/l in \fiwlmn l.IIvav flw* I
j/HJVl IU iUVAIUUU ij lltci, M UilV IUC
Americans are paid in gold.
FOUND DEATH IN AN OLD WELL
One After Another Four Perilous Descend
and 'two Are Dead.
Wilkesbarre, Penn. (Special!.? A
number of boys were playing ball on a
vacant lot at Button wood, a small j
mining village soutli of this city when j
the ball rolled into an old, abandoned '
well. Daniel Golivinski, aged fourteen j
years, went down the well aftej- it. i
His companions were alarmed when |
he did not come up within a reasona
bio time.
The lad's father, Frank Golivinski,
was notified, and he hastily descended
the well. He. too. failed to return to
the surface, a third uian named Stanley
Knofski then went down. Nothing
wafe heard from him, either. A fourth
man. carrying a rope, took his life in
his hands and descended, lie succeeded
in bringing the three bodies
to the surface. The'two Golovinskis? j
father and son?were dead. Knofski
was unconscious, but will recover. [
The well had not been used for many
years and was filled with gas.
Sea Captain Commit* Suicide.
James T. Lent, of the ice schoonei
Charles XV. Church, from Gardner, j
Me., to Baltimore, committed suicide |
by leaping overboard from his ves- j
sel. Captaiu Lent's home was iu Weir
Village, near Taunton. Mass.
Seal Claim* Will Be Arbitrated.
It was announced in Ottawa. Ont.,
that an agreement has been reached as
to terms of arbitration of claims aris
ins out of seizure of American and
British sealing vessels; by llussiau
cruisers in 1S:)2.
Triple Tragedy in l5?ltlmori*.
Poverty, coupled with ill-health anc?
a weak-minded wife for a helpmate,
were probably the causes which unpolled
Louis Eisen, a shoemaker, at
Baltimore. Md., to kill himself, his
wife and fhirtoen-months-old babe,
and to wound almost unto death his
three-aud-a-half-year-old sou.
R?clprocity]Aj;roeinfciit With Germany.
The United States and Germany
have entered iuto a reciprocity arrangement.
The Political Campaign.
The Arkansas State League of Re
publican Clubs has indorsed McKiulcy
and KOosevelt.
The Mayor of Richmond, Va., has
been elected for a fourth term. He
is a Democrat.
Mayor Mc(*uire. of Syracuse. win
manage the Democratic Gubernatorial
campaign in New York.
Governor Benton McMillin has withdrawn
frpm the contest for United
States Senator in Tennessee.
The first National Convention of the
Anti-Imperialist league will be held
at Indianapolis on August 15.
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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
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/INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR AUCUST 5.
Subject: Jesus and the Children, Matt,
xvlil,, 1-14 ? Golden Text: x., 14?
Meniury Verses, 12-14 ? Commentary
on the Day's Lesson.
1. "At the same time." After Peter had
returned irom paying tribute. "Who la
the greatest?" Such it blind human nature;
always desiring to be made prominent.
A spirit of jealousy was probably
creeping in. They had seen Peter specially
favored; and Peter, James and John had
lately been honored above the rest by
being with Him in the mount. "In the
kingdom of heaven." They still view the
kingdom of Christ as a temporal one, and
the real import of their question is, Whom
do you expect to honor by giving the first
place in your government? What seductive
dreams of greatness and glory arose
before these Galilean fishermen as the
nearest followers of the great King! And
yet the greatness of which they talked
was small indeed when compared with the
greatness Jesus actually put upon them.
2. "Called a little child unto Him." The
child was old enough to walk. Jesus proposes
to teach them by means of an object-lesson.
He corrects their false ideas
about greatness, and. shows them that
spiritual excellence and not outward splendor
or authority constitutes true greatness
in His kingdom. "If any man desires to
be first, the same shall be last of all, and
servant of all." The very desire to be
first makes him last in the very nature of
thing*. The self-seeking spirit leads to
Satan's kingdom, not to Christ's. It is
the spirit that leads downward instead of
to heaven. It is our duty, however, to
do the very best we can in -everything,
and to seek by every possible means to increase
our usefulness. No one should be
willing to be a cipher in God's work.
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oet aim in ide miasi. uesus men wjok
the child in His arms. This made the
lesson very forcible. The little child was
their teacher. A child is completely free
from folly, and the mania for glory, and
from envy, and contentiousness, and all
such passions.
3. "Except ye be converted." The word
here rendered "be converted" means
"turn about so as to face in the other direction."
It always signifies a radical
and complete change in method, spirit, or
course. "And become as little children."
Humble, teachable, obedient and trustful.
"Ye shall not enter." There is no w^y
into the kingdom of grace only by the
door of humility. The proud and haughty
cannot enter. They must humble themselves.
4. "Whosoever." All have equal privileges.
"Shall humble himself." None but
tne lowly are in the kingdom, and the
lowliest in the kingdom are the greatest.
To be humble is not to disparage one's
self, but to use whatever we have in the
humblest service. "The same is greatest."
Selfishness is the root of all sin. It
"dims the crown and diminishes the
throne of those who would otherwise be
great." True humility is one of the surest
marks of true greatness.
5. "Whoso snail receive." That is. shall
show kindness to, shall help and care for.
"One such little child." This refers not
only to actual children (Luke 9:48), but
also to Christ's followers who have a humble,
childlike spirit. "In My name." Out
of love to Me and for My sake. "Receiveth
Me." .Jesus considers Himself treated
as we treat His little ones.
6. "Shall offend." Whoso shall cause
one of My little ones to stumble and to
fall into sin. Our Lord does not mean
vexing them or making them angry; but
tempting them or leading them into evil.
There are many ways, such as tempting
to lie, to drink intoxicating drinks, suggesting
religious doubts, breaking down religious
habits, sneering at the strictness
of Sabbath-keeping and of obedience to
parents. "It were better." This shows
the heinousness of the offence. "That a
millstone." A very large stone. "About
his neck, etc." Drowning in the sea was a
punishment used among tne ancients. The ;
condemned persons either had heavy
stones tied about their necks, or were
rolled up in sheets of lead. It was a
dreadful and inevitable ruin.
7. "Woe unto the world." Or, alas, for
the world. It is the opinion of some that
this word is used to express sorrow and
concern. "Because of occasions of stumbling."
(R.-V.) Because there are so many
temptations and stumbling blocks put before
men?30 many things to lead men j
downward. "It must needs be." In this
world that is so full of sin and wickedness
those who serve Christ will be tempted;
there will be all sorts of temptations presented
to them. "Woe to that man
through whom the occasion cometh." (R.
V.) Woe to the man who is guilty of the
awful crime of leading others down to
hell. He that sins himself it weak; but
he that leads others into sin is devilish. It
is a fiend's business. How this applies to
the saloon-keeper, as well as to many others,
and what an answer to the old excuse
that if I do not do the wrong thing somebody
else will. Each man is personally responsible
for his*own actions.
8, 9. "If thy hand, foot, eye causeth
thee to stumble." (11. V.) If obiects as
dear to thee as these most valuable and
precious members of the body cause thee
to st\imble and to fall into sin. "Cut them
off and cast them from thee." No halfway
measure will answer. The pleasing
thing, if hurtful,* must be given up and
renounced. It te of no use to try to regulate
and moderate; safety lies only in entire
abstinence. Other people may retain
the limb, but you cannot. If the thing
hurts your religious life, off with it. He
is a fool who insists on keeping a mortified
limb, which will kill him. "Into the hell
of fire." (It. V.) The literal Gehenna
?vas a valley to the south of Jerusalem, a
former scene of Moloch worship, and later
the place where the refuse of the city was
burned with perpetual fires. This fire is i
the svmbol of terrible torment, which is
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UWcLlllllg llic llliaiiv iniJJCIIlCCIlV , <IIIU *v
will be an "everlasting:," "eternal" fire.
10. "I)espise not." As though they were
beneath your notice. "Little ones." The
weakest and most lowly of those who believe
in Christ. "In heaven their angels."
The angels in heaven, who behold
.he face of the Father have a peculiar
charge over them. How dear must these
"little ones" be to Cod and how great the
peril of those who offend them.
11. "Son of ..Ian is come." Jesus came
to save sinners. This verse is omitted in
R. V.
12. "One of them bp gone astray, etc."
The lost sheep is a type of one straying
away from the fold of Christ into sin. He
immediately leaves the ninety and nine
in a place of safety, and goes into the
mountains, into the difficult and dangerous
places and seeks the straying one.
13. "He rejoiceth more.' That sheep
was of no more value than the other
sheep. It was its rescue that caused the
joy.
Teachings. ? Those things that seem
?reat to men are very small in the sight
if God. There will never be any contention
about greatness among tho3e who
have rieht views concarninflr it.
MESSENCER CIRLS IN LONDON.
l'ictureiquo Innovntlon Adopted and Xlien
Abandoned by tilt* Company.
_ The messenger girl h.is been tried in
lionuon ana louna wanting, or rainer not
wanted. There fell upon the metropolis a
few weeks ago a dearth of boys so grievous
that the district messenger concern
had to employ girls.
The girl messengers certainly looked
trim and worked quickly. But a few days
ago, finding it feasible to get the necessary
boys, and fur other reasons, the messenger
concern discharged all its female
proteges, and boys now reign in their
stead. Thus ends an attempt that, if it
had been successful, might have greatly
added to the picturesquenesa of London's
streets.
Railroads Kin ploy an Army,
According to the report of the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the year
ending June 3U, IS!)!), seventy-one railways
were in the hands of receivers on that'
(kite. The number of persons employed on
railways was !*2S.824. The number of people
injured in railway accidents was 51,743,
and the number of killed was 7123.
Municipal Milk I'laut* in London.
The municipal authorities of London
have established sterilized mi [If plants in
different parts of the metropolis.
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GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN.
precnant thoughts frovi the
world's createst prophets.
All I Ask For?T.lglit and I.ove?The An- /
awor to Pruyer ? What the Church
Needs ? A Prayer, for Misnlonarle*?
Holy Us to Forgive ? The Lilac.
"Close to Thee!" Where'er I wander,
Still these words my prayer shall be.
Life were vain, if I, forgetting,
Walked alone, apart from Thee.
When in sorrow I'd recall them,
When in paiavrepeat them o'er,
In temptation, doubt or danger,
Then 111 say them all the more.
"Close to Thee!" Where'er I wander,
iveep me ciose, nor lei me mraj,
Guard iny lips, iuy thoughts, uiy actions.
Keep me all along the way.
And when eaptli life shall be over,
Still niethiuks m.v prayer w ill b>i
Just the same; 'tis all I'd ask for,
Just to be kept "close to Thee."
?Helen M. 'Merrill iu Universalist
Leader.
Light and Love.
It lias been said that "light enough t?
see what should be done is more common
than love to do what we know;" which
is, in a measure, true. But it has been
also said, with a good deal of reason,
that ignorance does more damage than
dishonesty. "The pure hydrogen of
piety may draw, from an ordinary atmosphere.
support for a flame of high intensity;
but only when penetrated by the
oxygen of a sound intelligence is its
power perfected and irresistible." The
wisdom of the serpent may and should
be joined with the hannlessness of the
dove. Loving (Jod with all the mind
must emphasized as well as loving him
with all the heart. Culture has a tendency
to condense emotion into a principle,
and to check boisterous manifestations.
Other things being equal, he who
reads and thinks gets on the fastest.
.Error ,is close akin to sin and often full
*as dangerous. No one cau have a perfect
Christian character who is full of
confused' ideas aud false notions as to
duty. Xo one can accomplish a great
deal for the world who does not direct
his activity on right lines, adjusting himself
properly to the forces which surround
him and the laws which control
him.
The Aniwer to Prayer.
A hundred times have I sent up aspira*
tions whose only Answer has seemed to
be the echo of my own voice, and I have
cried out in the night of my despair,
"Why art Thou so far from helping
nie?" But I never thought that the seeming
fames* was itself the nearness of
(!od?that the very silence was :in answer.
It was a very grand answer to
the household of Bethany. They hadasked
not too much, but too little. They
had asked only tin; life of Lazarus; they
were to get the life of Lazarus and a re
velation of eternal life as well. There
are some prayers which are followed by
a diviue silence because we are not yet
ripe for all we have asked; there are
others which are so followed because we
are ripe for more. We do not always
know the full strength of our own capacity;
we have to be prepared for receiving
greater blessings than we have ever
dreamed of. We come to the door of the
sepulchre and be? with teurs the dead
body of Jesus; we are answered by silence
because we are to get somethiug
battel?a living Lord.?Rev. George
Matheson, D. D.
What the Church Need?.
We need men and women today ot
large and living faith?faith in God,
faith in God's presence and providence
in the world today, f.iitli in thought,"
faith in freedom, faith that fears nothing
that is true and despairs for nothing
that is good, faith that is ready to give
up anything which has proved unfounded,
and that welcomes new truth from
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highest aim :inrl joy it is to advance the
kingdom of God in tho world, m?n and
women of broad and catholic sympathies,
zealous and devoted in building up the
kingdom of (Jod. to whom ecclesiastical
self-puffery is odious and loathsome, leaders
of character who are recognized and
respected as examples of the cardinal
virtues, of sincere and reverent piety,
whose religion attracts and commands,
and to whom sincere, honest, truthful
men and women are everywhere drawn.
God send us su<-h leaders in the church,
and God give the church a zeal for righteousness
and the best things which will
tolerate 110 other leaders!
A Prayer for Mis^onarieft.
Great Head of the church, our evet<
present Lord, bless, we beseech, Thy servants.
who give their lives for the progress
of Thy kingdom. Spirit of the Living
God who, on the day of Pentecost
didst brim; multitudes of strangers into
Thy ready church, give to Thy people iu
these latter days like earnestness of witnAiia.iiniiiMtir*
Mini ri'iirfiiiess of heart, and
may Thy power ho shown in every land.
We thank Thee for the zeal and faith of
nil Christ's messengers for witnessing
lives and abundant fruit which Thou
hast given. We rejoice in true disciples
whom Thou hast raised up in the midst
of darkness, for steadfastness of martyrs
for Christ's people on misionary ground,
who have witnessed a good confession in
the midst of trial, in the enthusiasm of
service, ami common faith and love draw
all hearts together in devotion to the
risen Lord. And may new hope be fulfilled
through man> day* to come, to the
glory of Cod and the advancement of
the kingdom of our Lord. Aiucn.
Help L'? to Forgive.
Thy kindness. Lord in our forgeffaK
noss of Thee has made our hearts
ashamed. We confess lo Thee our impatience
with our fellow men, our unkind
thought* and words, our neglects v
and our transgressions. Help us to for- w
give as we would be forgiven: to pray J
even for our enemies without hate and j*
with sincere desire to love. May w?v*
study kindness more than ease, and pvoy/vt
in daily life and little tilings that^^ve
believe it is more blessed to give tkKan to
receive. And in our .-erviee slfiow us
more of thine own gem-ion* tlnyght a. <*
vilrCf llllU Hi1, I1U? " ** '???? ?^v.u?
centers of liuhf :?:??! blessing; in the
world. So give us . lieerful, lfclpful lives
and a good and iH'sicel'j^r cud, through
the inrfwflliiitf^- Tl^O' Spirit and th'
grace-of JesufpTclin*t. Auicn.
* The Lilac.
Its 'Mny-tiJiie clusters, fair to see.
And heartVsliaped leavi-s appeal to mo,
With siiiiljrs glad children thither turn,
Though fiydiion may its beauty spurn.
I fancied wood-nymphs lingered near
'J'he old grAt-n lane and cottage dear,
When this fctrong standard by the door
Its pyramid!* 0f glory bore.
The praises t]ne has every rose.
And epigaea.Vwhere'er it blows;
Lot me extol fchis gift of May.
Its rustic lilooini and graceful spray!
?Ueorgo iRaturoft ?Jritlith in Ziou'i
HeralJf
I saw that tJioro was 110 other way for
thi' afflicted clmndit'it of <>o?l to take l?u?
to to < Jo?l Iwitli all their sorrows.?
David Br&ineiil.
PAID OEARL\( FOR ANNUITY. j
533,883 For S3^0<\ a \>nr anil White:
Was Killnti Fiiul^ Months After.
Tudge Sewell at San \Franeiseo has sua-;
tained the demurrer to XtKn complaint in'
the suit of Charles G. Ccbhaivjt, executor)
of the estate of the last JonaVijjan Lloyd;
White, to recover $53,883 from thV,. Mutual?
Insurance Company of New York "k'ity.
In August. 1S9S, White paid $5\,S83 toi
the Mutual Insurance Company for\in an_'
nuity of $3600 a year. Four months! jaten
he lost his life in the Baldwin HoteKfirei
at San Francisco. His executor suedp to?
recover the original sum paid. The/court
finds for the company. f
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