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r-f Afo , wF you please. Miss T 9 Rose, Mr. Burton I is in the drawing nounced tlie servant t0 Miss Kose Hamilton o u e "All right. Mary. I'll be right down," j ^answered Kose, hastily putting tne finishing touches to her toilet lu rather a nervous manner, so different from her Sfffi usual calm and sedate way. At the p ^same time a happy smile played around pj her mouth aud the roses stole into her r;: - -cheeks. For only yesterday Rose had given Frank Burton her promise to become his wife, and now the susIpicion crossed her mind that the seal -of that solemn promise was about to '"be given her. So, pinning a bunch of English violets to her dress, she tripped gaily -downstairs to welcome Her lover. I Surely Frank never looked so bandV^' ?omo as he did this afternoon, as lie stood waiting for the appearanee of his fiance. , ' ?V After the usual salutations were, over Frank drew out a mysterious-looking ^ - little package from his pocket, and began carefully unwrapping it. This procedure ended, he held out towards Rose a daintily lined box, almost hid-deu, among the folds of which lay a ^^^^g^eautlful diamond ring. Frank!" exclaimed Kose. "Isn't ^;r" it ^|^auty!" Apd in a few seconds j i&f-'v'. the n^^vas in/the proper place, put I there in T^plfffoper way. ' Then followed a happy conversation | Snow on the silent hillsides resting, ', Snow in the oaks and beeches nesting, :'frv.* jjgAnd Jack Frost whistles through the day, ;r>V" And the shy quails echo his roundelay, For the world is gay and the woods are fe/ 'rir i<Ue' the young winds romp, nor leash nor bridle ?Sy!; '-Shall 'check the joy of the pulse that thrills, R^f^When winter is king of the vales and hills, ' And the wildwood speaks with heart ! Sj0E|?.??. a-chime t ?2$wjr. To the mirth on earth at Thanksiving ^ time! t-*' ^Vv . between the two, laying plans for the j/v'V future that seemed so promising and bright. It "was a happy Thanksgiving party that gathered around Mr. Hamilton's table to tnjoy tlic annual ieasr. ' l?'" That evening before Frank left, Hose .0sat down to the piano and sang some of those sweet old songs, too seldom heard now-a-days, that her parents ^j^^' vJoved so much to hoar. Frank;thought, as he listened to her voice, that nowhere e)se in the world M" Coulee heard such music. TBV happy day ended, as they all must end, and time sped on, hastening the day that the yoimg couple looked forward to with such expectations. About the middle of February came the awful shock which was felt around the globe like an electric thrill, and which startled the people of all lands? . the destruction of our gallant warship by the hand of a treacherous foe. The war cloud darkened, thickened and finally broke in fury. Regiment V after regljnent of brave soldiers laid ' ' oil >-in thoit* fnnntrr's nlt.ii' nnrl I -T WANTED TO SAMPLE THE "dOODIES." marched forth bravtfy to an unknown future?many to death. ; Frank Burton's regiment was unexpectedly called out oue day in May, and ordered to Tampa, with the expec v tation of going to Santiago. j< At any other time Frank's blood f would have quickened In his veins a-. the chance to go and fight for his nn'tive land, but now his heart sank at the thought of it. "Only a month from the time set * tor our wedding!" he said to himself. , * &. > Y . , J5 . r > ' - ? ' ' ' "S ' V/0 |TM ANK5 Gl VIN GS If "Oh, why did we put it off for so long? I feared something would happen." It was-with a heavy heart he went to see ftose that evening, for it might be the last time. "Why, Frank! What is tbe matter?" exclaimed Rose, upon entering the room. "I have come to say good-bye," faltered Frank. "What do you mean?" she gasped. "That I must leave you and go to the war." "Oh, Frank, is it really true?" And for a moment it seemed as if a shower would darken the usually sunny sky of Rose's face. But she recov ered nerseir?sne muse not mase n auj harder for Frank. They must both bear up and cheer each other. They talked long and earnestly that evening and tried to appear cheerful. Mother, father and Fred were made acquainted with the news and came in to bid the young" soldier God-speed. Days passed." < A letter came from Frank from Chickamauga. A week later?from Tampa. They were to sail for Cuba the next day. Then a silence of three weeks. One morning Rose was startled by the shrillness of the postman's whistle, and. not waiting for a servant to answer, rushed to' the door herself. A letter in a strange hand was given her. A fearful thought darted through' Jbier brain! Trembling like a tender plant before a hurricane, she tore open the letter It was written by r. comrade, of Frank's for him from a.,hospital In Siboney; .- Frank , had beeb^vse.verely woundedirin a. fiei'ce r?truggierbtween our forces and :the Spariiards, but was rapidly recovering BtoW. In a week's time he was able to write himself, and in two weeks more was, with his regiment again. He had been pro Light on the snow wee tracks converging Point to a slope where the sun, emerging From cloudy heights, with gems has ' set Each leafless limb, each minaret Of departed summer's ruined dwelling, And there, their ' arts with gladness owallinir . s - | The rabbits meet, Thanksgiving bent, In deference to the President, And the quails come, too, with great ela-; . ' tion, To hark to the President's Proclamation. moted three degrees for unusual bravery in that fierce fight in which he nearly lost his life; and had received his wound when the conflict was nearly over. Not while fighting the enemy, but while carrying a dying comrade to a place of shelter from the whizzing Mausers. Days lengthened into weeks?weeks grew to months?two months not a word from Frank! Every account of a battle was scanned eagerly. Every long list of wounded and dead read over from beginning'to end.' Sometime^ there were some ' "missing" names "liaknown"?could Frank Burton be among them? vHose's letters commenced to be re - ~ HI- 44 turneu to ner wiiu uui um-u >uv written upojT .them. Rose tried to keep up and seemed to be the saijic bright, cheerful creature I she had; always been, but a look of pained, distress settled upon her face; the smiles' commenced to fade. Her parents, fearsd Rose could not stand the suspense much louder. One day her mother said, "Dear, you might as well give up hoping for him." "No, mother, I cannot give up. He must come back to me." It was now just one year since the happy day that r??uk had put that little ring on her finger. IIow long ago that happy Thanksgiving seemed! Rose made up her mind to try to forget her sorrow for one day. Her mother had invited some of het! young frieuds to dinner, and she.xmust' try to make every one happy oh that day at least, when our troubles are swallowed up in the -e'membrance of OUT miln,v uicsaiugij. Surely Rose could be forgiven for the little tear that fell upon the diamond as she made ready for the Thanksgiving celebration that evening. At last she was ready and descended to receive litr friends. Just jra she entered the room a tall figure sprang forward and a soldier's arm held Rose in a loving embrace. "Oh, Frank! Frank!" Was all she could say. Frank's story was soon told. He was stricken with the dreadful fever and for weeks lay between life and death. As soon as he was able he started for home, thinking that he would arrive as soon as a letter would. But upon his arr'val at Florida, lie had a relapse and a fiercer struggle few ? - I for life was never fought But it was won and Thanksgiving found him home at last. So the happiness of the first Thanks* "on, FRANK, FBANK," WAS ALL SHE j COULD SAY. giving was totally eclipsed by the unbounded joy of the second one.?Buf fol/% HPimoe LU1V .1. lUiV/Mt Early Thanksgiving Days. The first recorded Thanksgiving Day was the Hebrew feast of the tabernacles. i The first national English Thanksgiving was'on September 8, 15S8, for the defeat of the Spanish Armada. . There have been but two English Thanksgivings in this century. One vyas on February 27, 1872, for the recovery of the Prince of Wales from Illness. T?e other, for the Queen's Jubilee. The New England Thanksgiving dates from 1633, when the Xlassachusetts Bay Colony set apart a day foj Thanksgiving. , " : The flrBt national Thanksgiving Day ' proclamations were made by Congresf during the Revolutionary War. The first great American Thanksgiving Day was in 1784, for the decla "That.lucky warP' speaks Chairman Rabbit. "I wish it were a regular h^bitrFor, with soldiers snooting Chinamen, Thcre'd be less hunting rabbit then!" ; '"That's right!" cried a quail in high delight,v , And the rest cried, "Right! That's right! i That's Tight!" ; , , ! So they thanked their stars for a year of i grace i When huntsmen shot in a hjtnpan chase, '|. And Jack Frost chuckled ' through the i trees, . \ ' v. And r^ced away on a bucking breeze. T-otinn nf nftflfid Thprp WAS OHe IQ0r8 national Thanksgiving in 1789, ancl no j other until 18G3, when President Lin-' coin issued a national proclamation for a day of Thanksgiving. Since that time the Presidents have issued an an nual proclamation^ Providential. Wwlltf T fool tlin nfoonnt noorl nf_ T UlllJ i JL Lv.v> iuv jvi V.UV.UW uvvu v?. B? i 11 I ' ' f? < " ?'"s?s?something to tack up this proc- i lamation!" , The True Treason. How Tateful now to Providence Would men be, of whatever rank, TP 'tl r\ f (r\r* f 1> Afd *11 Alfnnf For which they have themselves to thank. J APPLES~"PUnPKlW5 . baid the apple ho Hie pumpkin4..- I "Now her^s a. great to-do; Thanksgiving D&y is coming ? The. folks will all cal- you." ;5aid bhe pumpkin to the apple: ^5dfHy, friend, I want- to say: Apples as well as pumpkins r\dK? pies ThanKsgiving Day.* T " " ' " . / ' - I : f J 4; - ^ THE GREAT DESTBOYEB SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. A Shameless Defaulter ? Drunkenness* Ainon^ the IClch? British Wives and Mothers Accused of a Tendency Toward Inebriety?PreseribeWhisky For Babies What kind of g<y>d cheer Do you find in your bcer-I'd like you when sojber to say? is it the fun of "destroying, Disabling, annoxing, Of hitting and fjaiiling, Of punching and mauling Whoever may come \n your way ? Is that, the goodfcheer To.be found in iour beer? ' . What sort of gijod chcer ' Is there hid in ihe beer. Since lawmakers give it a place? . | We ought to esquire While watchir^f the buyer! What comfortless clothing! What faces o?t loathing! | What lawlessness,(shame and disgyice! ? Is this the good cheer * j Measured out with the beer?.V There should jbe good cheer v*'\ < Hid away in fhe tieer. v J To have it.dejnanfed <'like bread.'* ' But bread nefer makes you A loafer,.hof4akes you ' jj From hpalth aAd from toiling, < While morals Ire spoiling , / And vacuums filling your-'head!;1 , ' r ' Maybe sellers ff beer- ' - J Get the most <fi the cheer jf Ah, me! It istueer * ' ' / That ife lay 01^ for beer Bright; silver and g?ld by the toil! Oh, grain that fe wasted! y Oh, grief that i/f hasted! ' ' ? Oh, little ones ciying, 4 And hopes that ire dying!! Oh. the good and thq brave onejs undone! Each bubble'6f, Beer ; < Should be reckoned a tear!) Jessie MacGregor, in Temperance Banner. ' ' t? 7- I ' y - Women Drift & Wlno.i 1 British women Vrc "drifting to^ird Yemeni drunkenness, accorfkna: to -the facts and figured developed at raxnt meeting of the Chfirity OrganiAtion^Society of London. Not contentVwith -.thi* ataflosure, Dr. Heywood .Smith, the weiHntfwn specialist, on woman's diseases, o^ritydthat inebriety was more rabid andT/n^reasing with greater rapidity among thciich and wellto-'do women than .imortc thl* lower strata of society: ' > ! v'^r In an .interview with t!re(' Chicago Record's London correspondent.Dr. Hcywood Smith said: "I get my knowledge of the facta, from every-day'contact with women's ills. Drunkenness';' htu not yet reached the aristocracy,.-.but in the socalled upper passes, it;is Epidemic." Dr. Smith added; that tiie tnedical profession waa-riot altogether blameless. He accused :kw feilow-p^actititinetS of needlessly prescribing wine and ' whisky to many w.?meji patients, and he declared that even rbabie9 ."in were not immrtne from alcoholic medicine. *Dr. Holmes; .director of the Church of England Temperance Society's police court mission, said afc the meeting that the inebriates act ought , to be amended so as to give neglected husbands a release from drunken wiyes.'- He claimed that more homes were, wrecked in London through drunkenness of wives and mothers than, through the excesses, of intemperate men. . Statistics that, were introduced' showed 10,110 cases wher^tomcn were convicted in the London couratof drunkenness dur ing tne year t?w, oi*riicn numoer aiu were habitual drunkar?k| ' Dr. Brooks, a. inemrflHu the Fulham School Board, urges tl^^^krporation of tempcrance study in^^^Bon's public school curriculum. Sanity Itev. Join F: Hill, ^^ eabyierian Banner, takes the foliowj^Hncident from a New York paper, ai^Hads a suggestive comment: being taken He an at:"when an idiot was conP^B Hbufficientiy restored to sanity 1o beaiP^Pged. " 'Oh,' said the attendant, 'it is easily managcd. We take them into a yard where there are several troughs. We turn on the taps and give the idiots buckets to bail out th(i water and empty the troughs. Many of them keep bailing away while- the. tap keeps running, but them that isn't idiots stops the taps.'" This little story, though by no means a new one, may have proven amusing to?the readers, an J all will agree that the asylum 9hould not discharge an inmate who failed upon this funny test. rsut are au xne people in nsyiums tor the insane or . imbecile who "keep bailing away," ^hoping to empty the trough with-, out stopping the inflow? Is not this precisely what we do when through our state | and municipal, governments we make desperate struggles for the abatement of the floods of crime and pauperism, and yet neslect to close the saloon, which is the. acknowledged source of the greateiynart of those awful strca,ms? ' > < . . The Whipping Post. A preacher in Hartford, Conn., in addressing a ministerial meeting, advocated establishing the Whipping-post for' the punishing of drunkards. Would it not be better and more humane to establish the whipping-post for the nunishment of the men who engage in the drunkard-making " business, and especially for the punishment of the preachers who fail v to inveigh a trains); the legalized rum traffic? Whin ping dhinkards for getting drunk is quite too much like "kicking a man when he ia down*' to suit our sense of fair play. No otio feels like whipping a cripple for slipping down on a banana peeling carelessly thrown on the sidewalk. It is the fellow who threw the peeling there who should be punished. So it is the fellows who '"for filthy lucre's sake" run the saloons i and entrap the bo; s and make drunkards I of them, and the preachers who. fail to cry out against the monstrous legalized, traffic, who are to blame for the drunkenness, and not the poor victims of their greed and delinquency. ? Religious Telescope. Murder Protected by Lav. Recently there was a horrible wreck out in Indiana on the Monon, at Raub. An open switch let a fast moving passenger train collide with a waiting freight, and four valuable lives were snuffed out in a sccond of time, all because a drunken braken^an left the switch open. Where did the'bralccman get his intoxicants? At the licensed saloon? The Crusade in Brief. ' A saloon is a nocket-emptier and heart-breaker. The liquor traffic restricts industry and brings poverty. Selfishness is many a man's direst devil ?so is strong drink. From far-off New Zealand tli.r same testimony tonics t > the beneficial effects of no license as is borne by cities and towns in AniPric:1.. Every church, f-.:nday-scliool and Voting People's Society should have a temperance wheel in its machinery. and those .-onnectcd should sec that it goes. Temperance men are agreed as to saloon evils, but are not agreed as to the best method of abating thent. This disagreement is Satan's sweetest apple of diseord. A citv missionary, address ing the Presbyterian Social Union, of Philadelphia, 011 the "Slum Prolil a" in large cities, when ashed what eoiincclion fie saloon hifd with the slums, replied, "itcmovc the saloon from the slums and you will have no slums." If an honest preacher has a deep-seated conviction that he ought to cry out in his sermons against the horrors of the drink traffic, what sort of a religion is it that faints away or boils over at the cry? If the drink demon won't make a preacher yell, what would? 1 " THE INTERNATIONAL LESSON^^^^^| DECEMBEI^H^BH The Rich Yonn^B^HHflfl 10-*G?Golden -IVI^mory Yemen, ?? the Day's Lcnnou. I 16,, "One came."* From I lei Accounts we learn that j (l<tyoung, (2) rich. (3) a >'|Hfl^H oftia synagogue and po8sibl)^^HHH^HB tlje Sanhednn, (4) very mor^^^HflR^^Q ?fie fell at Jesus' feet. (8) ttfme running, (7) anxiouB^^H^^RK c\me as an Inquirer; but telf-righteous, (2) ignoran^H^^H^^^H .spiritual truth,, (3) uhwillin$^^^^^^B^B Earthly possessions and ^o^HMHB ; (4) unwilling to trust z\\ tojHHBHB Master." Or teacher; the in K. V. "Wliat good thS What act of sacrifice or hen>ffl^mW generouu* action, what penance or suffering? His idea is that Jhe must do something to purchase eternal life. His question shows that he believes in a future state; he was not a Sadducee. 1 ! 17 "Why Callest thou Me good." "Why askest thou Me concerning that which is gpod?"?R. V. Christ did not say j that He was nofgood, or was not God. If 1 the young man had called Christ "good." i the question Jesus asked would lead directly to His divinity. Why do you ca.*l Me good ? Do you. see Me merely as a man, or are you looking at Me as the Messiah? If we accept the Revised Ver sion the thought is really .the same: Why do you ask-Me concerning eternal life? Do you recognize Me as a' divine teacher, whose (teaching is eternally true, and are you willing thus to accept My instruction? "None good but one.' "One there is who 08 good."?R. V. God is the only One who is absolutely and eternally good; ,but Christ is ,God and therefore Christ is ""good/' in this absolute and unlimited sense. God doep not keep His goodness to rHurfelf; but .diffuses it, seeks to make men after His owrt pattern of goodness. See Luke 1: fl; 23:*50; Psa. 37: 23, 37; Matt. 25; 21."."Wflt enter into life." If thou wilt become a true child of God in this world and so have lasting possession of eternal life. "Keep the commandments." While we cannot work our way to heaven, or purchase eternal "life by our/good deeds, yet there are some things that we must do before we can'"enter into life." "The commandments of "Ciod," nbt one merely, but all of themr^&iust be kept. Many admire them, and^Dtow they ought to keep them, but hoipfew, comparatively, reajly keep them, -ixvlfa 18. "Which?" LilcS/We Pharisees generally, he made a distinction between what were supposed'to be "primary and secondary commaoqineiits. To what especial and great .<x>tomandment do you refer? Jesus replies *r$y-' jSftjnnerafcing the commandments jn'thji averse and the nest. "Thou shalfc <io ifp murder, etu." These commandmeb'ts all-belong to the second table of tih^law, which''relate to the duties of man <t&p>an. . f . 20.'All, these'things have I kept." Hewas strictly*' moral andthad lived a good life, outward!^.' "What lack I yet," He~ was conscious of a lade in hi- spiritual-;' life, and this question was a serious inquiry as to its cause. >;'**" 21. "If thou wilt be. perfect." Jesus beholding hiih loved him (Mark 10: 21), and said'unto him, one thing^thou lackest.. ff f.hnil urilfr: Via f tin f ic- if f wilt'be a thorough man of God; if thou wilt be complete and have all hindrances to thy salvation removed, "Go and sell what thou ha3t." Jesus struck ri?ht at the center of the young man's difficulty. He was ready to give all to Qod^but his property; this was the,"one thing" over which he was about" to stumble and fall. Some seem to think thte commart] was very difficult; lbut it has come tp many others and they have stood the test, It came to the Apostles, to Martih Luther, to John Wesley, and; in. fact; in one form or another, the same .command comes to every Christian. This young man's riches were his idol. "Give to the poor:" Be was asked to use his wealth for God and humanity. "Treasure in Heaven." What a promise is this! Notice, 1. Heaven is the only place where genuine, abiding treasure is to be found. 2. The character of the treasure will be in harmony with the character of heaven. 3. The obtaining this treasure is conditioned upon the . course we pursue in thi* world. The only way to render perishing goods eternal, to secure stately furniture from the moths, i the richest metals from canker, and precious stones from thieves, is to tansmit them to heaven by acts of charity. ''Fol- i low Me:" Be Myi diaeiple. How many, I I v i.1 t ?:ii:? i._ } ucwufif. wiey diy wining *jij give up the thir.qs of ,tnia world, have lost the honor of becoming ambassadors for the Most Hi eh. 22. "Went away sorrowful." His countenance fell and he went away grieved. He went away reluctantly, but he went. He wanted eternal life, but he wanted his possessions more, and in.keeping them he lost (1) true joy, (2) discipleship and i3) treasures in heaven. His cnoice was a atal one. 23. "A rich ma.n shfall, hajidly enter." That is, shall enter. \Vitll. great* difficulty. This is amply confirmed by experience. Rich men seldom beconie '^rue Chjristuns. The reason is not far to seek; the'process of gaining wealth encourages self-seeking, and. ^he possession of it entourages selfimportance; but the spirit that can^ enter the Jiingdora .is the.spirit, of a little/child. , The ganger. is that those who have riches will i^tvm' them (Mark 10; 24), .instead* of trt^Tiig in God. . 24. V'The eye of a need lie." ttliius been suggested that the heedle's' eye was a small gale, leading into tlip citv. intended only for.1 foot passengers, ana that the camel could onlysqueew through with the greatest difficulty; mit"4t is now generally thought tliat the (ailing this small gate the needle's eye ia'-ii- modem custom, and not in use in tl\e time of Christ' to. fjxceecimgiy amazea. JUKe au Jews; they had' been accustomed to regard worldly prosperity as a special mark of the favor of God. ' Who then can be saved," An admission that all m'en by nature share the same guilt and love of the world. How may a rich man enter heaven? ,1. It is always difficult in his peculiar circumstances. 2. It is j impossible if in mind and heart he cleaves to his wealth. 3. It becomes possible by a miracle of divine grace. Many who have not riches are seeking wealth as the chief good, because they already trust in it. 26. "With men .... impossible." According to the power and ability of men this is impossible, but God, by His power, is able to save a man that even the things that allured him most will lose their attraction to him. "Christ can remove the difficulties and renew the heart. He can take away the love of riches and can put into a man's heart new motives, that will make him more diligent in business than the love of riches can." Grandson of President Adams Dead. Isaac Hall Adams, a grandson of President John Adams, and a nephew of President John Quincv Adams, died at his home in Quincy, Mass., aged eighty-seven years. His father, Thomas Eoylston ArlomQ wnc .Tiioti^o nf flto Simronio of Massachusetts from 1805 to 1806, and his three brothers, John Quincy, Thomas Boylston %nd .Joseph Harrod, served in the army and navy. Historic House Burned Down. The house in which the first State statute of Florida was enacted lias been destroyed by fire. It was a .palatial colonial residence, owned and occupied at the time of the (ire by Dr. John Brosnaham, situated at Gull Point, on Escambia Bay,. fifteen inile3 from Pensacola. It was at this house, in July, 1S'21, at the time of the change of Florida from Spanish to American rule, that General Jacksou had his headquarters. 8300,000 t-eft For Students. The will of Frank Williams, late of | Johnstown, P?nn.. makes a bequest of $300,000 to the Lehigh University, at South Bethlehem, fo: the benefit of wor Crisp and clear, serene and highT^^* . Or a song that seems to float I/ike a lark's from out the sky; Sometimes 'tis a bnttle-cull, That brief text upon the wall. Now, in ringing phrase, and terse, From the lips of prophet old, 'Meets my eye a warning verse, Stern, defiant, eager, bold! Nerved to dare whatever fop, , Forward in that strength I go. Sometimes, when my spirits droop, Ami the gathering tears tire nigh Radiant as an angel troop t Flits a single promise by, Promise, herald of a train. Swift to charm away the pain. ? Every day, or blue or gray, Sun or cloud, as may-befall, Turn I, with the dawning ray, To my text-roll on the wall; "Word of solace, word of cheer, Word of faith awaits me here. ?Margaret E. Sangster. Making the Best of One Another. ,To criticise others is one of the commonest of faults. We are apt to attribute it to mere ill-nature, and sometimes it is due to this. But it often has another cause, lying farther back. It is due quite as much to the spirit of self-exaltation as to an, unkind disposition to decry. We like-to show that we know what is right, that we hare a high standard' which others have failed to equal. Criticism of their failures is involved in our assertion of oar own superiority, but the primary sin o\r oty part is pride quite as often as simple ill-nature, nor does this fact make /our sin any the less. To muke the best of others; to see In them, whenever porf sible, a good purpose, whatever failurfl of performance there may hove been; to realize and insist upon their good qualities, whatever their defects?this is to win their respect and affection, to encourage thera to overcome their weaknesses, and to help all who know tlieJri to do them jiwtice more willingly. It lie to radiate moral sunshine and cheery, .Manifesting the Spirit of God. No man can show forth the glory of ; the, indwelling Spirit, but all coihbincd cAu. So God says to one, Lie t>ri a, bed. of sickneess and show the world what the patience of God means; .and to another, Enter into, the battle of life i\ud show what the Heroism of God means** . and to another, Enter into business and show what is the divine ideal of honesty; and to another, Sit-'on' the bench, and show the world whatgjistice means; and to another, Stand iu the pulpit and interpret what divine truth Is; and the niinister, no more than the judge, or: the mel-chant, or the man of- affairs, or the introll/l In oT\Aktf!nff fAnfli fKa I/IAPV nf ill r uiiu? JU7 i?iivn<u^ ivi iu vuv/ j v* God. \ye have a great organ hern, and the wind ponies; blowing through its pipes, and' ou hear now the flute, now the diapa(^ and now the great subbaas, but' V'tho same .winjd blowing through > \ various pipes. So the one Spiri id .moving on the hearts of lnen [_ ^Jifferent voices in different dial<TTJ->-:-=-man Abbott, D, D. V; i\'-' y 'Chrji .unmcnded Thrift. Christ lovoi - lrich man (Mark fie talked mi about money and .uses'. Of hjs A .'^arables two-:^HU have to uboYtflfr-* ? "bad net of ousHm and ten hinge on th indling of mooH| He coqfmended the;m..d who doubled flH money In trade; condemned the one iff?' made no effort J? get income from his property (Luke 19:lti-2U), Much of the service which ho exhorted men to render to God, had; u money value. To be his acceptable, disciple'one must make the most he can of-himself and use it for the kingdom of God. He taught this truth to ins disciples in the! presence of1 some rich Pharisees, and unfolded the Christian philosophy of managing wealth in ^1 - ? i.i j luivse .ruruuivB uuu iut-.ii ui;v;uuiiiuuj ?{, counsels. -v'r * ' v Make Our Petitions Fruitful. Spirit of the living God who makest intercession tor the flock of Christ, plead thou'for me ..when I am weary and know not how to ask or what I need. Then speak for me and give me restful quiet in; my soul. And when in blindness of mv heart I ask aimiss, take thou of the things of Christ and show them unto me that I may cease to cherish any wish more than the coming of his kingdom and the doing of his mil. Make ray petition;'. 'fpnit fill, guiding wksh and thought; I'fMake them joyful'with assurance eft'ray fore. Help me to be thankful in remembrance of thy mercy and to commit'my way to thee in cheerful faith. In Jesus' name. Amen. i Prayem Without Word?. , Prayers are not heard before God according to their length, their fluency, or even their coherence. Christ taught his j disciples a short form of prayer and ap- ' proved the brief words of the publican. Me warned us against much speaking. I Tie granted fhe prayer for pardon w,hich < he r?>ad in the eyes of the woman who | was a sinner. If the time comes, therefore, when we an- too weary or too ill to , form our thoughts and words into con necien onicr, lei us cumuin, uur^uirs w him who loves u.s with a perfect love in I quiet confidence that he will read our | thought and cive us better gifts thau we have strength to ask., The Lack of Worknrn. Why is it so hard to induce efficient ' men and women to fill positions of responsibility in'our churches? From all sides' we hear complaint regarding the disposition of Christians to evade the call to duty in this field. Whether there be any renl scarcity of material or not, vacancies in the superintendency and teaching force of the Sunday school, in the diaconate, in the clerkships arid treasur.vships of the church and in the administrative boards are. not readijy tilled, and these important ofllces even go , beggiug for occupants. j T.f any one here is troubled with doubts about prayer, tlmse two simple words, "Our Father," if he can once really believe them i:i their full richness' and depth, will make the doubts* vanish in a moment and prayer seem the most natural and reasonablenf alL acts.--Kingsley. Nobody can find your opportunity foi you. Lived to lie 123 Years Old. George Washington Freeman Homer , Green, .1 former nagro slave*died in the ( almshouse at Hempstead, L. I., at the reputed age of 123 years. Green is said to ' have been born on a farm near Elizabethport, N. J., 011 January 1, 1777. He was sold to a Virginia planter, by whom, it is said, he was sold to General Washington. In'lSl'2 he was made a free man, and then I caue North, and was eriiployed 'by George Gn<-'n, a Long Island farmer, with whom he "emained for forty years. \ pillions Invented in Tea Plantation!. t Toe capita! invested in India's tea plan- ' la'^ons is said to be $100,000,000. nnnHRM|H Govemc^Hj^^H HD^^Hfl^^Hdian service fj^BBH to and incltid^^^tB gEMM^ been $36S,35&,j^BMfl NHfl^E^Pthe report of- cHEg Indian Affairs Willi* ?H The expenditures for tl^HB HBJ^pr ended last July amountecMg ^M^Hrr5,107. 'Of this amount at MMb,330,000 was devoted to the 4| cause of Indian education. \ 9 The report controverts the common* ly accepted theory that by constat* contact with the whites the extln<^- ?? tion of the Indian is odly a matter pf \* time. It says it can be stated with>a great degree of confidence'that the Indian population of the United State* N has been diminished little from the days of Columbus, Coronado, Raleigh, '* Captain John Smith antd other early. explorers. ' 'if*. The first reliable Indian census was \ in 1870, and certainly since then the 7* Indian population lias been neany stationary, \yhatever decrease there Is V; being attributable td.Indians becoming; \ citizens. Under the head of obstacles to nelf- ' support of the Indiaus the report de-l " precates the ration system, ann ilty, payments and the leasing of allot- " uients. The Indian population of the United States is about 267,900, of 1 which 45,270 receive a dally ration. { J A number of the Indians also are as-. fl slated by occasional issues and at sevn M eral agencies the old and indigent are provided for. These aggregate C?bout jH 12,570. Altogether .there are 57,570 Indians receiving subsistence in some^^ degree, exclusive of Indian childrei?BH| in boarding schools. The repsrt say^HH that the pld and helpless should bd^BI provided for, liut that rations shouldflHfl be Issued to the able-bodied only feoHHj labor, While tbosfr'who have been edti^^EJ cated In Indiairsraools should depeno^H entirely on their own resources. Annuities distributed last year ag-^HH "gregated $1,507,543, the per capital ranging from $255 down to 50 cents. K. were 250 Indian schools of all) Hj conducted by the Government; <91 increase of 1412 pupils In en-- , roument ana J in average aiteau* 'A 'a nee shown over the previous year. ' - a ,| One precinct in Batavia, 111., gat%nil of Its 575 ^otes to McKlnley. \ It was announced that Senator VestJ ' :,t of Missouri, is a candidate for re-elee-; tion. ^ 1 It is estimated that $1,500,000 wa?, %j|l lost in Wall street in election bets oai .-'j Bryan's defeat. i The enfranchisement of women In.. Colorado, Idaho. Utah and Wyoming} 'ja enabled 150.000 women to vote In tb?> ' '$ Presidential election. 1 ? 2fiH As In 1896, Missouri is the State, toi give the Bryan electoral ticket' largest vote. Texas and Georgiaklow In the order named. ^Senator Piatt announced he 'would'- v Pl'or the nomination of Seth Low for; llayor of New York City In 1901, but i Ivould not support Coler. ' ? Republicans are sure of political ad- J \jjxitage in Congress 4a the veappor- 1 ^\ment of Representatives in accorwrv'H rffc^^ltli the new census. i -gM returns.show that in thej ( next the Clark! 'S Democ__ *^^je a majority off eleven Ti UJ. &Ji . Bryan's plu-i M ralitywh.^ . r . ff^| Sixteen. 16 CnildrSlrn citizens r '.i Forwardft^ | tive contest,. , * e or < in any couu^"?* ?** ?** . * William 7 tfjjm&i-m lowing tel^repared for it. AreicKj^^viffi ley: "Will visit entmr ^ the Unitec - of an- j other Pre:_ , it Is my ?I lot to contPgp^f |f1Tl' a second*' ' 1 victory." " ; jj Hi^Wl 8ee the WonderfU'l(Ent'sieflMt' ' '1 ? ' f.ures and things. 1(*ents fiist 1 ' Sfi *** The Animate, *Uow,?S are , 3 krs aud Mechanical Treasury; their little hearts. ? Department^ and Jepartment or Tl) v^^?rturning In the the case of Utah.! iIn State gave Bryan. ,i 34, . .. md McKInley only/ j 13, >c recent election it went; for fJulc'-^uy a plurality of about lOOCVnd tLe Republicans also-secured1 the State offices and the Legislature, ' tvhich will elect a United States Sena-' : tor. The rule that a candidate- who is beaten in one electio^nd runs against the same opponeilt, f%fcr years later,! wins the second timers broken. It> liolrl fni> Toffd^hnn in 1800. after John' ' Adams had beaten him in 179G; for fl Tackson In 1828, after John Quincy Adams had beaten him in 1824; for Harrison in 1840, after he -had been an unsuccessful candidate against Van Buron iu 1S36, and for Cleveland in V >S92. after Harrison had beaten him fl n isss. Fire Nearly Wlpei Oot Ohio Town. fl The town of Wren, Ohio, v^s almost M wiped out of existence by. Pre. The j9 jutire business district and half of the residence portion were burned. The <. W loss will reach $100,000. The town is . fli without Are apparatus. ' *' Smallpox Epidemic in Paris. fl An epidemia'of smallpox, has broken )ut in Paris, France, due probably to- fl he massing of Arabs and other people B from the East during the exhibition. fl fflvery precaution to stamp out the dis- -M jase has been taken. flj Flrat Pension For Chinese War. 1 The lirst pension for the war in Chi- V na has been granted to tlie widow of J Captain H. J. Bellly.-ofthe Fifth Ar- m illnxv whn was Iv-fllpii in thp" sittacfe .^1 )? PeUin on August 15 last. Tjhis pen- v.fl| (ion was put through in record-breaks _-M ng time jmd was granted under the Spanish war pension act. Mrs. Reilly - H las minor children. Navy Is Short of Officers. |H Rear-Admiral Crowninshield, Chief H >f the Navigation Bureau, at Washingon, reports that the navy needs four imes as many officers and men to fight t tirst-class dowpi- -v