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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.
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"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
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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.*
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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.
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' 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?
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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