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BJPJfc?'"v.- " ' ' . ' ' ' ' '.V V . . ym?p?? Mymhf IXVJL JL 1 1 A X J V BY ST. QIORC 99999*91 CorraiGBT 189% Ro ?? ??^ CHAPTER XV. [Continued.] The baron does not answer, but if looks can do deadly execution, then W UUJU UU1 imee liJCiiua U1VJ) vui liiv 8pot. By this time the surgeon has taken the baron in charge, and leaving open his shirt, which is already saturated with blood, he proceeds to bind up the wound in a business-like way. It will prove painful for some little time, but not dangerous, unless the baron's blood is in wretched condition, when blood-poisoning may set in. A wound of this sort is of a more serious nature in a hot country than if received where the air is bracing. Mynheer Joe quietly resumes the garments he cast off when preparing for the duel, and in. five minutes one would not imagine he has been engaged in any such business. It is time they returned to the river. Sandy, in particular, is anxious to roach Cairo for some reason or other. Just as they are about to bid the others a courteous good morning and withdraw from the scene, the silence that broods over the place is sudden ly and rudely broken. Shrill cries, filled -with anger, ring out, coming from the direction of the river. It sounds as if a dozen men or tiger-cats are endeavoring to see which can make the most noise. "They're coming!" exclaims Sandy, whipping out his revolver, and selecting a good-sized palm as a base of defense. It flashes through the minds of all that the baron has made a threat when he declared the duel did not end the feud between himself and Mynheer Joe. i Then again, they remember their conversation in the cabin of the dahabeah, when the possibility was mentioned, of a conspiracy, to overwhelm them in case the baron lost the fight. When they hear/those fearful shouts It comes to the mind of Mynheer Joe as well as Mr. Grimes that the Arabic crews of the two boats have combined and are rushing upon the scene to down the enemies of the baron. Per naps some prearraugeu siguui mis been given to let them know the result of the duel, and that it now rests with them. Hence, acting under this belief, the two Americans instantly draw their weapons. They do not stand in their tracks but immediately leap forward to meet their expected foes. Sandy, seeing the new state of affaire, quits bis beloved palm, and follows after them as rapidly as his shorter legs will allow. To their surprise the enemy does not show up; their fierce clamor still continues, but it seems to be in the quarter where the boats have both' been left. Mr. Grimes is the first to guess the truth." "Bless my soul, I believe they've having a small war among themselves!" ha says. "Yes, we're not in it," gasps Sandy. Another moment, and they turn an onrrlo nf tVia rr*/^lrc that nllnira tViam a clear view of the battlefield. Sure enough, the rival crews of the two dahabeahs are at it, hammer and tongs. How the affair started may never be known, for these rascally Arabs cannot be hired to tell the truth when there is a chance to lie; nor do the Americans care materially about this point. Mynheer Joe, without a moment's hesitation, bounds away, heading for the boats as though it is his intention to join in the melee, where broken heads will soon be the order ef the day. "He'll be killed!" cries Sandy, hurrying along at the side of Mr. Grimes. "Don't you believe it, my boy. Joe Is used to quelling such disturbances among the blacks of the Soudan; and, ^/vn u l./MI UJ J WUIU 1UI 11, UV 11 IMJ Llg IIJJ5 Uifair to a sudden close. Watch! There he goes now." The explorer has leaped aboard the dahabeali nearer tue shore. It is upon the deck of this all the Arabs are gathered in a noisy crowd, pulling one another's frowsy hair and threatening to make blood flow. Mynheer Joe's voice is heard like a trumpet above the clamor, which gradually dies down as different members of the mob quail before his eye and terrible appearance. "Bark to your boat, all who belong there! Back, or you shall die like dogs!" he shouts in the Arabic tongue, , which, in his long service in the Soudan, he has fully mastered. They bear his words, they see his threatening manner, and as the mobs of blacks obeyed the slightest wish of the magnetic hero Gordon, so a portion of his reflected light is placed, like Elijah's mantle, on the shoulders of the man who saw him die and avenged his fall. ? First the old reis jumps across to his own deck, and he is speedily followed by oue and another of his crew. The will-power of a single man has ere now controlled thousands, and Mynheer Joe is possessed of this personal magetism that draws men to him. and even affects his enemies. When Mr. (irimes and Sandy pull up at the rocky landing peace has fallen upon tlie crews of the rival river boats. Though they glare at one another and make threatening gestures, they do rtof longer call out. Some of the Arabs look rather the Worse for their little tussle, and one in particular seems to he such a wreck that Sandy proceeds to draw his picture for the great book which lie expects to issue some day, and which will Illustrate all that a wide-awake war correspondent has seen during his travels in times of bellowing cannon and piping peace, the world over. i er Joe. v rfwm? i ,E ?ATHBORNE. PERT BOKKKK'6 BOSS. I.. I.. XI Tlicy cast off and are soon beating against the contrary wind. Ac the current of the river favors their return to Cairo, they make fair progress, and the glittering city, T^th its mosques and minarets, its ancient buildings and modern quarters, seems to draw closer all the while. Mr. Grimes seems thoughtful, while Sandy can hardly keep quiet, so exuberant are his spirits over the success of his friend. When Mynheer Joe notices this, he does not hesitate to speak to the pseu do silver king. "You don't look satisfied, Mr. Grimes?" "That's a fact," replied the other. "Didn't the affair turn out to suit you!" "Not exactly." "Ah! You wouldn't have had the boot on the other leg, my friend?" "Never! But that man should just now be lying there under the palms. They used to say out West, the only good Indian is a dead Indian; and I'm sure the only time the baron will be a gentleman in the true sense of the word, is when he is laid out." "Well, we needn't worry; we leave Cairo before many hours, bound for India. Let the baron fume and the heathen rage; we'll sail away over the seas and be happy." Joe is thinking of Molly, for be already knows she and her father are to be members of the company on board the Alhambra, when the steamer leaves Alexandria for Port Said and the Suez Canal. "Don't count on that, milord," remarks Sandy, looking up from his drawing. "What d' ye mean, old fellow?" asks Joe, while Mr. Grimes, who already knows, nods his head and looks very trlco "The baron goes to India by the same steamer, the Alhambra." Mynheer Joe frowns; he Bees trouble ahead, knowing as much as he does of the man. "That is too bad. It -will spoil all our pleasure on the voyage. I am sure Miss Molly will regret to hear of it," he says. "Like a death's head at a feast," from Sandy. , "If we could postpone our flitting until the next steamer," suggests Mr. firi mAQ "Impossible for me," he says soberly. "I've got it?" exclaims Sandy, beginning a war dance on the roof of the cabin, paper in one hand, pencil in the other. "Yes, I've got it!" "What! The Nile fever?" demands Mr. Grimes. "A subject for a dancing dervish," suggests Joe. "Wrong, both of you, gentlemen. What I've got concerns us all. It's an idea!" At this both Mr. Grimes and Joe make out to be dreadfully excited, appealing to Sandy not to let it get away and to be very careful lest his brain should burst. "These sudden ideas are dangerous." declares Grimes, with great soberness. "They may be for you, but my bread and butter depends on them, you see." returns Sandy, not at all annoyed by their joke. "Well, share it, old fellow." "Don't you see we're anxious to hear all?" But Sandy takes his time. "It concerns you both, of course, but, most of all, it interests the baron." "Ah, yes; of course, it does." "The next steamer after the one we take arrives a week later at Alexandria. It iS called the Malwa. What I propose is that the Russia bear shall miss the Alhambra and be compelled to lie over a week at Alexandria. The others soberly take his hand and squeeze it to show their appreciation of his brilliant idea, which appears to strike them in a favorable light. At tbe present they do not stop for investigation. "How will you do it, Sandy?" asks Joe, his eyes bent upon the wonder city ahead on the east bank of the Nile, the environs of which they have now reached. "I haven't bothered myself about that yet, but this brain of mine can be depended on to bring out the prop er thought when the time cojnes. Count upon it as a settled fact. The baron will remain in Alexandria when the steamer leaves; more than that ] do not feel able to promise." It is juct as well he does not, since he may be unable to fulfill the conditions. Their attention is now directed in another quarter, and the conversation wheels around to different subjects. Both of Joe's companions have hail their respect for the explorer increased on this morning, first by the brave manner in which he went to meet a foe. who, up to this time, has proven invincible, arxl in the second place by his dexterity in vanquishing that same individual. They have regarded him with respect before, but now their feelings are almost like those of a brother. He is a wonder and a marvel to them. Ouier boats sail upon the broad Nile. nrifl tliP ltiftiii'f ic ntia flint tlin of nature and peculiar customs never lires of admiring; for what with the strange craft, their gaudily dressed passengers and the setting of old Cairo in the background. th<> scene is outthat appeals to all that is romantic. They see nothing of the rival (lalialieah. hut among the scores of similar boats in sight she may be nearer tliau they think. At any rate, the subject is one of indifference now. A landing is made at the same spot where they embarked. Ere leaving / 4- ' . - ' ' ' . they settled with the old reis for the use of the craft. Different indeed are their feelings now; when going aboard, the near fu ture was dark aDd forbidding; it was like a lottery from which they had just drawn a prize. Not one of the trio seems dissatisfied, save Mr. Grimes. That worthy shakes his head seriously a number of times and frowns, as though something weighs heavily on his mind. He can be heard to mutter, too, and the burdeD if his complaint is always in the same strain: I"A great mistake to only vound him. A scotched serpent is dange?ous. We will hear from him again." CHAPTER XVI. THE ROAD TO INDI4. Once more in Cairo tney proceed to look after various duties that call for attention, Mr. Grimes going one way, Sandy to send his long-delayed telegram securing passage on the good steamer Alhambra, while Mynheer Joe goes at once to Shepherd's, where he has, later on, an appointment with several diplomatic representatives of the British Government, who desire the fullest particulars he can give concerning the sad event that recently happened at Khartoom. From a window of the hotel a pair of anxious eyes note his coming. A fluttering white handkerchief attracts his attention, and he sees the face of Molly. She waves again and he bows. A tremendous load is taken off her mind. She has suffered keenly in the suspense that has weighed upon her ever since she heard the voices below in the court and learned from her father that Mynheer Joe had gone to fight a duel with the Russian baron. Joe does not see her until evening, and then her look of eager interest tells him that she is acquainted with all. He flushes with a feeling akin to shame. "You seem to have come out of your difficulty with credit, Mynheer Joe," she murmurs, as she walks at his side. "Who told you about it, Miss Molly?" "I heard you leaving, and my father told me there was about to be some sort of an affair of honor, he called it." "I am sorry you beard of it," he says. "You have the glory of being the victor." There is a slight ting of bitterness in her voice which he feels keenly. "It is a glory I never sought. I have not paraded it about Cairo. Being the challenged party I was compelled to fight, or let that man, whom I despise, believe I feared him." "And what was it a.l abojt?" "He insulted my flag to my face. I am an American and resented the insult by tossing a glass of wine in his face. Then came the challenge. We had it out with swords under the palms, and I hope it s done with." "But I have always heard the baron bad no equal as a swordsman," sbe says quickly. Mynheer Joe smiles. "Still, good fortune attended me, and that sometimes makes up for lack of skill, you know," he replies; but Molly believes he has not told the whole story, and privately makes up her mind to question Sandy at the very earliest opportunity that offers. "I have not 6een the baron to-day" ?looking fiim steadily in the eyes. "You did not kill him, I hope," with a 6hudder. "Oh, no! Merely a puncture through the shoulder of his sword-arm that will keep him quiet .for a few days, perhaps. Mr. Grimes?" "Well, what about Mr. Grimes?" seeing that he hesitates to go on. "He declared it would have been better for the whole of us if the baron had gone down in the duel; but I asTT/VII T linvA n A rlncim tA CflO OU1C )UU x XJU ? C uv uvouw IV blood on my hands. Let us talk of something more agreeable, Miss Molly." "I understand he intends going to India on the same steamer with us." "We will fervently hope and pray that something may occur to make him change his mind before we start," says the traveler, not thinking it good policy to say anything about Sandy's little scheme until they see whether it turns out to be a success or not. [To be Continued.] ALTOGETHER TOO SENSITIVE. Didn't Like to Be Questioned About Ownership of Turtles. "What rent do you have to pay for those turtles out there?" a young man innocently inquired of a prominent restaurant keeper who had a number ?r ^icnloro/1 5n tnVifl Ui JiiiLUtrust: IUI uco UIO^JU,? VV* *+* t.v*^w in front of his place. The goodly proportions of the restaurant man's physique swelled with indignation as he leaned across the counter, and, with fury in his eye, aslied that the question be repeated. "Those turtles belong to me, young man,"' he said, in a voice choking with rage. "They were paid for with my own good money." "You needn't get mad about it," said the questioner blandly. "I didn't mean to rubber in your a flairs, of course, but I have a friend in the restaurant business, and he would like to have some such advertisement as that, provided the rent of the turtles is not too high." "Look here," yelled the restaurant man, now beside himself with anger. "I bought and paid for and own those turtles and I intend to serve 'em up in different styles right here in this I eating nouse.' "Oh. come off." the young man quietly replied, as lie flipped the ashes off his perfecto, "I saw one of the turtles?the one with the broken flap and scratched back?in front of a Clark street place just a few Cays ago, and He cot no further, for the owner, or possibly the lessee, of the turtles made a rush for him and he thought it discreet to disappear through the front door. A few moments later the irate proprietor had a large sip:n placed ovei the tubs containing the turtles: "These turtles will be served in this restaurant in soups, steaks and chops to-morrow and next day." All of which goes to show that some restaurant men are supersensitive.? Chicago Itccord. 1 THE REALM New York City.?Yoke waists are much liked, and have the merit of suiting many figures to a nicety. The very charming May Manton model II "WOMAN'S YOKE WAIST. lustrated Is adapted alike to the entire gown and the odd waist, and to many of the season's materials ? batiste, lawn, Swiss muslin, mull and the like, barege veiling, crepe de Chine, crepe meteore, India silk and similar soft materials. The original is made of white batiste with cream Mechlin lace and beading, the latter run with narrow black velvet ribbon, and is worn with a belt of wider velvet, held by a rose gold clasp and is unlined, but silk and wool materials require the fitted foundation. The lining closes at the centre front for Its entire length. The waist proper also closes at the centre below the yoke, separately and lnvisi-1 bly, but the yoke Is hooked over at the left shoulder seam and arms-eye. The sleeves are chic and novel. The lower portions, or deep cuffs fit cnugly, while above them the tucked material falls free to form soft puffs. TO mane tnis waist ior a wuuuu.u ui medium size, three and a quarter yards of material twenty-one inches -wide, three yards thirty-three inches -wide, or one and three-quarter yards forty RAGLAN four Inches wide, will be required, with one and three-quarter yards of all-over lace, eight and a half yards of beading and ten yards of velvet ribbon to trim as illustrated. Woman's Raglan Coat. The comfortable loose-fitting coat that entirely covers the gown and protects It from dust is the most serviceable all-round garment for traveling, Bliort jaunts or bad weather that any woman can possess. The stylish May Manton model illustrated in the large drawing is cut In the latest, most approved lines and can be made with or without the applied yoke as preferred. The original is made of light-weight covert cloth, but tweed, cheviot and all the light-weight cloaking materials are appropriate. The back is plain and smooth, hanging in straight lines from the shoulders to the floor. The fronts arc loose, but shapely, and turn back to form reverq. The sleeves are in raglan style, extending in a point to the neck, and are finished with turnover plain cuffs. Pockets are inserted in each front and are finished with stitched flaps. To cut this raglan for a woman' of medium size four and a half yards of material fifty inches wide will be re quired, witn one-quarter yara 01 velvet. Wide Tops. The crowh of the hat gains constantly in dimensions, not in height, but in breadth. Perhaps only the top of the crown is extended, and it may fnll away ngain toward the centre, hourglass lasliion. The top of the crown is excessively wide, extending almost to the edges of the brim. The falling away between crown and brim affords opportunity for the introduction of the soft scarf. It tills in the space, and by reason of excessive width of crown ton the scar? trimming is thrown outward, rendering the plateau much more becoming than if the same trimming wore recessed. Comfortable Golf Cape?. Those comfortable big golf capes, when they have not simply a little purse made into one under side ol' the cape, have a chatelaine bap fastened underneath at one side. This is made of the same material as the cape, and does not show, while it gives the woman a place to tuck away her handkerchief and car fare. Too:* woman, wheu she is accustomed occasionally to have a pocket in her outdoor gar OF FASHION. I < ments, is not to be cheated out of that little bit of comfort by a cape. Boiled Slightly on the Left. Many of the summer hats appear ' to have flat brims rolled slightly on the left side and drooping in corre sponaeuce uu me rigai. j.ne couveu* i tional mode of elevating the hat at the left is achieved by using a velvet band, sometimes finished with velvet bow and loops. The more elaborate the bow and more numerous the loops and ends, just so much more will the brim roll up on the left. This is done instead of wiring the brim or stitching it up on the left side to the crown. j A Comfortable Innovation. The shirt waist gown is really a comfortable innovation. There is the shirt waist made as of yore and of genuine shirt waist design, but with { it appears a simple little skirt of the j same material, and there you have an f entire gown that is pretty and serviceable and inexpensive. Gown of Rose Crape. t A stunning frock is of pale rose pink crape metieu, cut after the order of things mysterious?that Is to eay, the folds of the frock define the lines of the figure ever so slightly and seem to fall from a bolero of beautiful lace studded with pearls and coral. A bordering of the same lace arranged in Greek design makes a charming finish to the hem of the skirt. Some Handsome Fanu Flower fans are small, and when closed look like a spray of blossoms. Others are handsome little black gauze things, painted with pansies or other flowers, and as the gauze is thick the flowers look rich. Painted with butterflies and peacock's feathers they are particularly handsome. Child's Dress. Long waists with short skirts are much in vogue for little girls, and are 1 very charming in their effect. The smart May Manton frock illustrated is designed after the newest ideas, and is peculiarly effective, as it includes a round yoke that suggests the guimpe, while the dress is actually all in one. | The original is made of fine nainsook COAT. ' *'< I < in combination -with inserted tucking < and needlework frills, and is worn { with a sash of blue Liberty ribbon; \ but any white lawn or batiste, col- ' ored washable material or simple < wool or silk fabric is entirely suita- ' bie. The long waist is made over a body lining that fits smoothly, without being tight. On it is faced the round yoke, and over the lower part are arranged the full portions of the waist proper, and to the lower edge is attached the straight full skirt, which in this instance is made of flouncing. The sleeves are simply full, in guimpe style, and, as shown, the lining is cut away beneath the yoke, but this laet is. entirely optional. Over the seam which forms the skirt to the waist are arranged a succession of traps or bands beneath which the silk ribbon sash is passed, and which serve to keep it in place. To cut this dress for a girl four years of age. three and a half yards of material twenty-one inchcs wide, two and three-quarter yards thirtytwo inchcs wide, or two and a quarter yards forty-four inches wide, will be required, witj one-quarter yard of allover tucking for yoke; or one and three-eight yards of plain material thirty-two inches wide, two and oneeight yards of flouncing thirteen inches wide for skirt, one and a quarter child's dkess. * yards of embroidered frills, quarter yard of inserted tucking, and threequarter yard of insertion, to make as illustrated. Q, rHE SABBATH SCH001 i NTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JUNE 23. Jnbject: A New Heaven and a New Earth Rev. xxl., 1-7, 22-37?Golden Text Rev. xxl.,*7?Memory Verges, 3, 4, 27Commentary on the Day's Lesson. 1. "A new heaven," etc. Compare Isa. 65: 17-19; 2 Pet. 3: 13. "These words ex< press the greatness and the glorious char acter of the change that takes place in both the abode and the state of the redeemed. "No more sea." The absence ol the sea is understood by some to denote symbolically the absence of all change, commotion or trouble of any sort. Others take the words literally. 2. "New Jerusalem." An ideal city, presented under figures that represent perfection?the perfection of purity, beauty and joy. This new Jerusalem is a symbol of the church of God in its new and -x-A_ _t_ 1A-. *r A periect state. oee cnap. i-u. ncpared." God's people are "prepared" in a twofold sense. 1. They have "made themBelves ready." 2. The Lord Himself?the heavenly Bridegroom hath prepared them. Read Isa. 01: 10. "Adorned." The church is adorned in the glorious apparel of perfect righteousness. 3. 'Tabernacle?with men." This is an expression showing God's "intimate and perpetual communion" with men. It ia a figure from the conception of Jehovah as i resident in the old Jewish tabernacle. . "Dwell with them." God in the most especial manner dwells with His followers, diffusing His light and life everywhere. 4. "Wipe away all tears." All the effects of former trouble shall be done away; they have been often before in tears, by reason of sin, of affliction, of the calamities of the church; but now all tears shall be wiped away; no signs, nor remembrance of former sorrows shall remain, my further than to make their present happiness the greater. "No more death." This is ample proof that this whole description belongs to eternity and not to time. But death cannot be destroyed by there being simply no further death; in order to its destruction there must be a resurrection. "Passed away." All the mournful scenes which were on earth so familiar to their eyes have passed away to return no more. 5. "Upon the throne." See chap. 4: 2. "All things new.". As the creation of the world, at the beginning, was the work of God alone, so is this new creation. "Write." "The apostle seems to have ceased writing, being overcome with ecBtacy and the voice of Him that spake." 'True and faithful." lhis includes all that bad been revealed to John. Truth refers to the promise of the wonderful changes that were to be made: faithfulness to the fulfilment of those prouises. 6. "He said." Christ is the speaker. "It is done." The great work of man's redemption is accomplished. The rightsous are gathered into the new Jerusalem, and the wicked cast into the lake of fire. The apostle is carried forward in vision to the end of all things, and looks back upon the prophecies of this book as already accomplished. "Banning ? end." Christ here shows that He is the cause and end of all things. Isa. 44: 0. We often begin ivhat we can never finish, but Christ; if ible to finish what He has undertaken. "That is athirst." Hunger and thirst are tiie strongest of bodily appetites, and are frequently used to represent the strong desires of the soul after God. The intense longing after salvation and eternal life is in evidence of their reality; for God Himself has wrought within us these desires, md He stands pledged to satisfy them. 'Fountain," etc. Kepresentmg tne religion of the Bible. The supply is exhaustless. Here is an unfailing fulness of love, joy, peace and spiritual strength ? a full salvation. The water from a fountain springs up and flows over, and so salvation in the sou) gushes out in the life through our words and actions, and flows jver on those around us. "Freely." It is for all who thirst; it is "without money md without price." Isa. 55; 1; John I: 14. 7. "He that overcometh." He that successfully resists the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and continues steadfast in the belief and practice jf the truth to the end. "Inherit all things." Here, he had no Inheritance; there, he shall inherit the kingdom of heaven and have every possible degree of blessedness. Matt. 19: 29: 1 Pet. 1: 4. 'The whole creation shall be open to the enjoyment of the saints." "His God." i'he fountain of all blessing; the giver of sverv eood and perfect gift. His God?to sustain and strengthen, to "deliver in times >f trouble and to bring to heaven at last. 'My Son." And if a Son then an heir, an beir of God and a joint heir with Christ. See Rom. 8: 17. But these exalted privileges are only for those who are overcomes. 22. "And I saw." John is carried away by the Spirit into a great and high mountain (v. 10) where he is shown the holy Jerusalem. Comnare Ezek. 40: 2. This :ity was a symbol of the church in glory. It was a solid cube, symbolizing complete* less and perfection. Twelve is the symbol jf God's people, and there were twelve fates, on which were written the names >f the twelve tribes, showing that all of God's true followers have a share in the :ity. Gold and precious stones are used to represent the beauty, excellence and glory )f this heavenly city?the church of Christ. Vs. 18-21. "No temple therein." The ?hurch in glory needs no temple especially :onsecrated to the worship of God, 23. "No need of the sun." For the presence of God and the Lamb make one iternal day. Heaven is the inheritance of ;he saints in light. The whole city seemed to appear to John "like a luminous object, sending out rays on every side." 24. The nations." There are inhabitmfa in heaven from all the nations of the earth. "Which are saved." No one will sver enter heaven who was riot saved on ;arth. "In the light." Now we see through i glass darkly, but then face to face. "The kings." Some of the kings of the earth ivill be saved. "Bring their glory," etc. Everything desirable, excellent ana glorous. is perpetuated and perfected in heav;n. V. 26. 25. "Shall not be shut." The doors of the Christian church on earth are ever spen to receive sinners who are ready to forsake their wickedness and turn to Jhrist; and the gates of the new Jerusaem are never shut, and those that are sanctified will ever have an abundant enhance. 27. "In no wise enter," etc. Heaven is i holv place, and only holy people can en;er. While the gates are always open they ire guarded. The angels who stand at the j;ates not only welcome those who have a right to enter, but they keep awav all in:ruders. Nothing abominable shall be alowed to enter there. "Which are writ;en." Those enter whose names are writ:en in the Lamb's book of life: who are re* lewed, justified, sanctified and thus fitted ;o be glorified. Texas Fever in North Germany. A Herman medical weekly newsnaner ' syp that Dr. Ziemann has disccTed Tex- 1 ' ' 'i r% 5 iever in l^iorin uermmiv. ucir?uiuic hp disease has been onh* kno-n-n in Texas, lonmania. Finland and Sardinia. Dr. Ziejann has identified the fever in the Xeunburc; district of O'denburc. It has been nown under i local name for at least TOO ?ars thronzhmit Arnmerland district, he cause of the fever is a Parnate of th? lood transmitted to rattle bv th^ bite of tick. Dr. Ziemnnn hones the discovery ill have important result?. Many More TTenther ETire?n?. After next -T'jly *h? rumher of forecast districts of the United States Weather lumiii ivi IJ be increased o*' the addition < f Boston. Galveston and Denver a? cenres of now district?. The T'nited States t * now divided into four districts, each nth a centre, at n-hich the forecast for ] hat particular ^istri^t is made. These i enfcres are P*" Francisco, Port'and. Ore., < 'hicajro and Washington. By the divsion ito smaller districts greater efficiency rill be attained. Where Coal Is Cheap. ( Poal is cheaper in Austria than in .any ' ther country of Europe. There it averles $1.20 at the pit's mouth. f . r-ijL,. GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN. PRECNANT THOUCHTS FROM THE WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHET& Tartarus ?Why Did ChrUt Eitabllih tb? Church??Power of the Little Chll<W< Spiritual Darkiiea* Before Revivals Be I* Ever Near?Face Your Conscience While in my simple gospel creed Thnt "God is love" so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright , My pathway through the coming night? Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fil' with their threats the shadowy vale^ "With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid? Is there a world of blank despair, And dwells the. Omnipresent there? Does He behold with smile serene The shows of that unending scene, Where sleepless, hopeless anguish lies, And ever dying, never dies? Say, does He hear the sufferers groan, A n/? J a fVirtf a# nrmifk TTio aTTTI *4UU JO UiUb VUilU UJ. n XUWU V II ? . V, 0 mortal, wavering in thy trust, Lift thy pale forehead from the dust! 7 The mists that cloud thy darkened eye# Fade ere they reach the o'erarching ski&s! When the blind heralds of despair Would bid thee doubt a Father's care. Look up from earth, and read above On heaven's blue tablet, "GOD IS LOVE." ?Oliver Wendell Holmes. Why Did Christ EttsblUh the Cbnrchf Among all leaders of thought and ao? tion whom the world has known oar Lord stands alone in character, in power and in his mission for humanity. But though he was often lonely in his aims and hopes and_in his intimate commun ion witn me nattier, ne never sun*rea himself to remain long alone in earthly life and work. His friendship with the inner group of the twelve did not begin with their official call to discipleship. His mission included the training of the apostles and the impress of his character aud will upon the larger group of hisr disciples. He spoke the message of the' kingdom more widely by the mouths of others than by his own. As the gift he brought was world-sufflcieat, it becomes clearer, as his earthly work moves on,, that he intended also that it should be world-wide. He had need of witness.; As he came to reveal the character and will of God in human life?the only way that revelation could he made effective for the help of men?it was necessary that this revelation should be carried on in Christlike lives as well as Christlike words. He built the church UDOB the truth of his own filial revelation of his Father's lore. He builds it still in lives of men and women, who in human weakness reveal something of divine i patience, strength and love. The Holy' Spirit was to come, but he could speak' most effectively to the heart of man through men. ? Power of the Little Child. "Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth." Behold what large and unforeseen results follow from some Tnfline word or deed of a little child. ' A great Syrian captain' is delivered of a l'oul disease simply because a little serving maid in his household remembcfed that back in her Palestine home was a wonderful man who had power over life and death. A good many hundred yt>ars later, out on the. green hillslope to the east of the lake of Galilee, several thousand persons were hungry. There seemed to be no wav of feeding them until a little boy appeared with i a few loaves and fishes and, giving them up gladly to another wonderful Prophet, saw them multiplied into food ample for the crowd. No one can ever overestimate the work of a little child in the kingdom of God. A man told me thfe other day that his religious life be-, ean at the moment when his little boy asked him, one Sunday morning, "Why don't you go to church with mamma?" The question stirred a vein of serious thought, and today that man, converted in mature life, is one of the pillars of his church.?Rev. H. A. Bridgman, in The Congregationalist. Spiritual Darknent Before Bevlvtd. Christ died on the cross. All the hopes of his disciples of a kingdom which he was to rule died with him. He rose from the dead. They did not beJieve it. "He showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs." When they became convinced that he was living, their hopes sprang from new convictions and gave them new courage. One must go through some such experience to be prepared for larger knowledge of God and the extension of his kingdom. Paul said, "I died with Christ." His new life, he said, was Christ living in him. He rose with Christ also. The period of depression aud spiritual darkness goes before the revival, both of the individual and of the church. We have been passing through it and are not yet beyond it. Has not this period generally been called the age of donbt? Have we not felt its fear, itfl chill and its death to hope? I5ut Christ is coming forth alive again', different from what he was to the old faith and yet the same. Ha I? Ever Near. Jesus of Nazareth is something more than the Christ of history?a blessed memory; or the Christ of prophecy?a sublime hope: He is the Christ of today and of every day, a living reality in our lives, a very present help in time of need. Faith lays hold upon Him as one who is ever with us in the church, in the household, and in the world. He is the close Companion of our daily lives. We walk the hard hillroads of life with burning hearts because He bears us company. We pass through valleys or death shades with fearless step, led by His invisible hand. In the glory of His presence toil and pain are transfigured. ?Janies M. Campbell. Face Yoor Connclenoe. Whatever our past life may have been, at whatever point of life and progress we may be standing, if we would not destroy what we have still left of spiritual apprehension, if we have any deeifA fti-ATO in cnJritiml (rrnwth first thins to be done is to face conscience?to be entirely fconest with ourselves, to cease from excusing ourselves to ourselves, cease from subterfuges and self-deceptions and bring ourselves, our desires, our past lives, our aimsv our characters into the light of conscience and of God, and there desire to have them starched, sifted, cleansed.? J. (_\ Shairp. TVe often mak* a great mistake, thinking That ?Jot] i? not guiding us at all, because \ye cannot see far in front. But this is not His method. He only undertakes that the steps of a irood man should It ordered by the Lord. Not m-x* year, but tomorrow.--Rev. F. B. Meyer. New Canadian Province*. Arrangements have been completed for i? conference between representatives of the Government of the Dominion of Canida and the (.Tovcrnment of the Northwest Territories diirinc the summer for the purnose of considering the question of orsanzine the territories into separate provinces )f Canada. Proposes to Tax Antomobllen. The City Council of Oakland. Cal., proroses to tax automobiles $7 per annum. The vearlv fee for a horse-drawn vehicle is S2. The automobilists are. in oons^oueroe, up in arms, and are being assisted by the press of the entire State.