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IBeautifu 9 THE i? M @ ? ? 8HES now bury JHV Pierre, Martlnlq I the modern Pc E? 9 El ycu* ?as 6 largest town.i ^|RMH t b ? commen .SmL. VcJ FKOCb We#t ' built and prosy \ on*- '* POP? " * tlon was about J 090. The dty waa divided into t parti, known as tbe upper and 1 lower towns. Tbe lower town r A A A Ml r1 A TrrtCAL n.AHTAT/OH tNJTHC UlAHP of fiAKTH vSllflSOBaw ' THE 8EA FRC compact, with narrow streets, and health/. The upper town was deal fesalthier and handsomely laid < There was In the upper town a I botanical garden and an old Cathi college, aa well as a fine hospital. There were four banks in the dt the Banqne de la Martinique. Bam Transatlantlque, Colonial Bank of L tton and the Credit Fonder Colonial There were sixteen commission n fchants, twelve dry goods stores, tw ty-two provision dealers, twentynun manufacturers, eleven coloi produce merchants, four brokers i two hardware dealers. The Island of Martinique has Muse general characteristics as nearest neighbors, with some peculi tlett of Its own. Its extreme lengtl about forty-five miles from north* to southeast, and the main part 01 ??v. . HOW TKB KSUPTXON WAS CAV8XO (Water from tbe ocean flowed in and AV]k wmaI+am maM tea #Ka mn'.tfltfitn'fl t jrior. The steam generated thereby, lowing the line of leant resistance, 1 off the top of tbe volcano.) Is in the shape of an oval with ro edges, its greatest width being flfl miles. At the lower end of this n part the old Fort Royal Bay?since French Revolution called Fort France Bay?cuts In so deep as to o within six miles of meeting the iu of Le Robert and Le Franca Is on Other side. The whole area of the Island, ii 400 square miles, is mountainous, ides Mont Pelee, there are far south and about midway of the < the three crests of Courbet. and along the great ridge are the bl and ragged cones of old volcanoes. The mountainous interior Is torn gubed with ancient earthquake heavals. and there are p?rpendlc cliffs, deep clefts and gorges, bl holes filled with water and swift rents dashing over precipices and lag Into caverns?in a word, all the tastlc savagery of volcanic sees i _ BIVER ROXALANE, WHICH ] , VIDIN (Lava is supposed to have flowi but tbe whole covered with the .verdure of tbe tropica. The total population of the lalai reckoned at 175.000, of whom 1( fcr* whiten. 12.000 of Aelatto a 1 St Pierre, i wv w : @ O I ODEIRIN @ ||| POMPEII | St and 150,000 blacks of all shades from he ue, ebony to light octoroon. wl im- Martinique had two Interesting "V tbe claims to distinction In that the Em- to ind Dress JoseDhlne was born there, as waa clt rial Ume. De Male tenon, tbe latter passing ' tbe ber girlhood on tbe Island aa Francolac on In- d'Abigne. At Fort de France there ia 'ell a marble statue of the Empress Joer sephlne. ila- Martinique became an interesting 15,- point In this country during the recent wo war with Spain. The first news of tbe tbe arrival of tbe Spanish fleet of Admiral ras Cerrera came from St Pierre. At 9.30 (B J XtAL~B?AlfrY (\ Jfll'V- , - >NT AT ST. PIERRE. "* Up ' Rh on- o'clock In the morning of Hay 11.1898, be ler, tbe crniaer Harvard arrived at St. sni rat Pierre, and at 6 o'clock tbe eame even- by line inff a correspondent at Fort de France let olio communicated to tbe Harvard's com* Pi mander tbe fact tbat tbe 8panisb tor- ' y? pedo boat destroyer Furor Had put into ti> ine Fort de France. Tbe destroyer turned tn on- out to be tbe Terror instead of tbe sy Furor, but tbe Important fact that Cer- mi >er- ____________________________________ en slx lial ind MARKET SQUARE IN 8T. I Ivera vras on this aide of the ocean was id established. Lsl Tbe cltj of St Pierre bad an ap- se pearance of great solidity. It looked pe I aa If It bad been hewn out of tbe solid wi rock of tbe mountains. Tbe two-itory ra i. dwellings were uniformly of stone, nl met with walla three feet thick. In tbe wi nt?- upper city there were many fountains wi l?]' carrying excellent drinking water from pc 3me *U ranrcirAL Btrsxvsaa btbxxt, st. pibbbs lack driven wells. The main thoroughfare and of the city waa tbe Rue Victor Hugo. up- The aristocratic quarter extended In ular a long line of vlllaa and country seats lack through a luxuriant growth of tropical tor- foliage to the mountain village of I -11 u T> v.IIa. p?0 I uur 4UUIUC uv?uv, Ufa uauw w^ fan- Victor Hugo wu the Broadway of St. I tery, Pierre. In this narrow and alnnona I ^ 11 FLOWS THROUGH ST. PIERRE, DI- t O THE CITY. ^ ? id down this stream upoa the town below.) s I c rich street, with its blocks of iiquare stone t buildings, were the leading shops. t id is St Pierre bad many Images and sta3,000 tues. One of tbe statues, the figure of rialn a sloantlc "Christ" which stand* on a t x . . .. . ,_v_- ... _ , 9 Description of Martinique's Destroyed meu upuus. i | lght and overlooks the bay, from ilcb It Is easily visible. A great wblte lrgin" surmounts tbeMome d'Orangs tbe sontb of tbe city. Behind tbe y was tbe cemetery. rbe market place of St. Pierre was e of tbe most picturesque features. t rr of ths lowie class OT w0xkv of st. piebk1. was In tbe middle of a square, and the very centre was a most beautiful untain. Countrywomen from tbe surundlng bills mnde dally pilgrimages tbe market place, dressed In goroub colors, to sell tbe produce of their ids?oranges, bananas, vanilla beans d cocoa. Tbe fishermen were accusal ed to lift their boats bodily out of e water and convert tbem Into tern* rary stalls, where were sold the many led fish of tbe tropic sea. 2 Back from tbe city proper a mile or i ore by what was a one road lay tne i tie village of Morne Rouge. 2000 feet > the mountain side. The village ared the fate of St Pierre, and It la lleved that no one of Us Inhabitants rvtves. The road to Morne Rouge led the wonderful and natural botanil garden known as the Jardln des antes. rhe natives of Martinique, especially p women, have been described by all ivelers as of remarkable beauty and mmetry of form and feature. Thej iture early and live their lives rap* 'IERRE, MARTINIQUE. ly. as is the case In all tropical ands. bat the women of Martinique em to be pre-eminent In physical rfectlon. Cornllllac ascribes this snderful beauty, which is the rule ther than the exception in Marti* que, to the mixture of Carib blood Ith Caucaaaian and Negro. One [iter says: "Both men and women are often so rfect anatomically that the artist ishlng to create a 'Mercury' or a 1 enus' need only to take a cast of the >dy of one of these natives without aklng one modification from neck to *L" 1 i Which is tha Longer? I wno can ueip wiio iujj ium iuc wn* ind post?or tbe most distant one if j e regard the picture as a perspective ! awing?is much tbe longest, and the i ght-band. or nearest, post is much tbo \ lortest, of tbe three? Yet measure- , p? 1 & > < * < > \ . jr / ? DXCXPTITX POSTS. lent with rule or cotnpas* will shot? i bat all three are of exactly the same m erf h The eye la deceived by tbe inclined ines, which represent tbe top and bot? am of tbe wall, so in tbe upper dlaram the sbort Inclined lines deceive be eye and make tbe two equal boriontal lines appear unequal. Tbe deeptlon In the case of the posts, sayi be New York Herald, la chiefly an elect of perspective. There are 250,000 coins and medals la bm Britlab Museum. 'r.vfiili'<ri>nrf"!i!ba. .v. , . . ^ V i~. POPULAR SCIENCE A deposit of natural coke, in a vein i en feet thick, is being utilized by a nining company at Las Prietas. Sontra. Mexico. T. in supposed to bave { jeen caused eitaer by volcanic action 1 >r by surface coatlagration. 1 Tbe death rate for children under < lve years of age is 63^ per 1000 in | England. This is a better rate than , iny other country except tbe United States. There tbe rate is only 50 per | .000. while In Austria and Italy (t is ( ver 110 per 1000. I Tbe extremely sensitive test-paper of | Dietrich is made by painting alcololic solution of shellac and fluorescein in a black background. The slightest race of alkali causes a characteristic jreen fluorescence, one part of amnonia in one million being detected. The magnificent Victoria Falls on be Zambesi, discovered by Dr. Llvngstone in 1855. will soon be accessible - ?>? ->??ln?rr tmifllt A SPCtioH of be Cape-to-Calro Railroad from Buluvuyo to tbat river is expected to be ipened next year. A great steel bridge, laving one span of 500 feet, will carry ' be line across tbe falls. A railway 1 'xploration party bas been dispatched >ver tbe railway route beyond tbe alls as far as Lake TanganyiL~. A new source of malarial fever bas 1 >een discovered by one of tbe assist- j ints of tbe Liverpool School of Tropi- ^ ral Medicine now at work on tbe west . oast of Arnca. tiuneno iuib imujlaint has been attributed to the bite >f malarial mosquitoes, but the result )t recent investigation proves tbat :here is another parasite which is equally as deadly in the propagation >f this malady. The new diseasejearer is said to resemble the insects rhich causes "fly disease" among lorses in South Africa. Several persons in New York City ire experimenting with sun rooms on :he roofs of their bouses as a cure for ?n?nmntinn Surh rooms can be 1 rected at small expense, the walls and j oof being of glass firmly tixed in an I ron or steel frame. The sun heats he room comfortably in all ordinary Teather, and there is no lack of fresh lir for ventilation. It has been sugjested that in case of needed rigorous solation a patient might easily be reated in one of these roof top rooms without danger of contact with others. The Russian Arctic explorer. Dr. ( Alexander von Bunge. declares in a ( ecent magazine article that Andree < was a victim of international rivalry, \ :be success of the Norwegian Nansen laving led him impetuously to under- ] lake his perilous trip in the hope of , surpassing him and thus putting Swe- j Jen In the lead. The newspapers, he , idds, bad a good deal to do with the 'xeeution of the wild scheme by org- , ag on the balloonist. Anothet writer , itates that financial complications resulting from the preparations for the , lip compelled Aodree to attempt it. ] M. Stazzano has heretofore noted ( several facts going to show that the ' inrora borealis is of terrestrial origin. , that it is intimately connected with ' the phenomena classed as meteorological; and now shows from statistics that low pressures of the bnro- , meter are the sign of the most direct ( connection, auroras Increasing in fre- , luency with low pressures. They act not only to extend the aurorol zone J cvbich. in both hemispheres, follows the line of polar pressure, but also ' the period of the low pressure mnusnces both the diurnal and the mouth* ly period of the aurora Rubber For??ti of Tennnda. Along the River Orinoco the eaout?houc, or rubber, trees are scattered ' lbouc in families, in forests composed j }f many other valuable woods. The 1 man engaged in the collection of raw 1 rubber make entrances into the thick 1 forest on the banks of the stream and then open tracks penetrating the leafy ivilderness. They tind from 100 to 200 rubber trees along the course of each )f these tracks, although the distance j seldom exceeds two-thirds of a mile, rhe milk, which is white when it is- ' nues from the tree, is coagulated with smoke into dark balls, weighing about forty-four pounds apiece. Recently [lie piauuog ui ruuuvr in-en uus uituiuc i considerable Industry in Wnexuela. Stmwkil)!* Cork Output. Tbe production of cork in the world, estimated at 1000 metric tons in metric ton equals 1*204 pounds- avoirdupois), is confined to Portugal. Spain. France, Italy and North Africa (Timid. Algeria and Morocco). The area of French forests, including those in North Africa, really producing cork is more than one-half of the total extent of cork forests. These forests are composed mainly of cork trees, intermixed with pines and evergreen oaks. The demand for cork increases from day to day. and It is added that France, tbe United Kiuirdom. Germany. Russia and the I'nited States absorb eighty-live per tent, of tbe total production of cork. How the Captain Knew. On the Chattahoochee River. la Georgia, in tho oideu days a st?*:iin?*r used to run down the river into the Appalacblcola and thence to tbe Gulf, meeting, of course, aav number of alligators eu route, uue day some ladies were standing by the pilothouse on the upper deck watching the big reptiles. "Captain." asked on** of the ladies. "Is the alligator atnpuihiou*?" Tlii' captain scratched his head for a moment in thougutfulness. "Ym'id, yes'm." he finally replied. "I think ho Is. "He'll eat a boy iu a iniuute."? The Eveuing Wisconsin. Sarrnl Fire* of Balkan*. In the home* of Balkan i?easan:? nothing is prized so highly as the fir** on the hearth, for it is regarded as sa cred. and is never auoweii to go oui. Tradition says that if it is extinguished misfortune will surely coiue. nod that in many cases tLie death of the tire is a sure token tliat some member of the family will speedily die. Another time-lion<>red tradition says that the sacred Are is able to cure many maladies, and this Is supposed to be the main reason It is guarded so carefully throughout the Carpathians and the Balkan peninsula.?London Mail. _________________ BAD LITTLE LOBSTER* Nffntdou Tauftim Hut Long Coa* tlniu'ljr For Flfht. Perpetual motion is the only salvation of the baity lobster, says tbe New fork Journal That much bas been thoroughly demonstrated by a series of very interesting experiments con* ducted by tbe United States Flab Com* mission at tbe Wickford (B. L) lobster culture station. Tbe explanation is exceedingly simple. Lobsterlings. as tbe young lob* sters are called, are naturally born lighters and cannibals. They fight to tbe death, and even eat their own Uttle brothers and sisters if tbey get a rmn A BABT LOBSTZB. rbnnce. That is why lobsters are so scarce. Several schemes bare been tried tending to educate tbe lobster ling to better things and to reserve tbe eatIng of mankind. Tbe latest, and tbe Dnly one that has met with success. Is ? /Mil. flow in opcrauuu at iuc ? ivaiviu vu?ture station. It has been successful because It doesn't give tbe lobsterlings time or opportunity to flgbt or eat ono another. As soon as tbey are batcbed tbe little lobsters are placed in a big circular net and let down under water along* side tbe Flsb Commission boat. Tbey remain In tbe net until tbey are old enough and wise enough to know bet* ter tban to flgbt and devour one another. being constantly churned around and around by a set of paddles in tbe net worked by machinery from tbe boat. Tbe churning process keeps the lobiterlings constantly moving around und around tbe net day and night. If the machinery was to stop tbe youngsters would promptly make for one another and begin fighting. As It Is. the machinery doesn't stop, ana so tne lobsters hare too much to do dodging the paddles and trying to keep "head on" with the current to engage in pitched battle. CarrrtBK ? Theory Too Far. A New York doctor said the othek day that "indigestion has been responsible for more than one lie, and ita cure has often been followed by a return to truthfulness." At the same time, hia theory mustn't be carried too far. It will hardly do it this date to excuse Ananias and Sapphira on the ground that they were conUrmed dyspeptics. And la chronic Indigestion to explain (he remarkable romancing ability of (he veteran fisherman? Besides, it would be cruel to rob poung George Washington of all credit is the boy?who?couldn't?tell?a?lie, on the score that he was the possessor jf an excellent digestive apparatus. Perish the thought?Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Chimney sod the Houe. There is one thing in the construe tion of a house which should have careful attention, yet seldom gets it? the chimney, ir you wont a gooa one, you will probably bare to engage a competent disinterested person to supervise its construction. Every chimney should begin in the cellar and lave the joints well filled and smoothed on the Inside. If It is not doubleI'oureed it ought to be inclosed by galvanized iron boxing in the attic. This boxing should reach from the lover L'dge of the joisu to the top of the rafters, and may be made in sections like a stovepipe for convenience. With such chimneys and a slate or metal roof an attic fire would be a rarity indeed.?Good Housekeeping. A Mayflower Tom baton*. In the old Charter Street Cemeter> at Salem. Mass.. is a tombstone recently identified as marking the grave of one of the passengers In the historic Mayflower. Prior to this dlscoriL JlUCHARI) MORE $ I AGED fl*.YEARS & THE IIAYFLO WKK TOMB8TOXX. ery It was believed that all the grave stones of the pilgrims bad long slnc< vanished into dust. The stone In ques tion. the only Mayflower gravestone ii existence, rests over the grave of Cap tain Richard Moore. Sr.. who came t< Plymouth in the Mayflower as a boj in Elder William Brewster's family and Anally settled in Salem, where hi died at the age of eighty-four in some where about 1G9."5?the date is not givei on the tombstone. Fat's JMt. A good story is told of an Irishman more patriotic than clever, who enlist ed in one of the smurt cavalry regl mcntK. The fencing instructor hai xjierlenced rather a difficult Job in tlx matter of explaining to him the vari ous ways of usiug the sword. "Now,* i..? 1.11.1 "lu.tv would vou use the swori if your opponeut feinted?" ' Bodad,' said I'at. witli gleaming eyes. *Ti just tickle liim with the point to sei If he was shamming."?St. James'j Gazette. Greater London covers 701 squan allies; but the area supplied by tb< London water companies is not s< great, being 620 square miles. In tbe tlm^pt James I. tbere wen no fewer than sixty royal forest* li Great Britain. ?? Household " . patters THE WAY TO IRON SHIRTS. Th? Tag of War U Whin the Bom.w J* Reached. For ironing. fold the shirt straight I down the middle of rhe back, and iron the body mainly straight with the j warp. Next fold a sleeve Oat along i the sloped seam, and iron it upon both 1 sides. Iron tint through the middle, then take bold of the wrist-band or | shoulder with the left hand and hold taut till the Iron goes quite to the ' join. Open the wristband, lay it flat, and iron hard upon the wrong side. I then turn upon the right side. Next ' iron yoke and neckband. Then comes ( the tug of war?otherwise ironing the bosom. First fasten the neckband properly. 1 next slip the bosom board inside the shirt aud spread the bo.som smooth tinnn If nrmnlnff It nut Himtlltnneouslv witb both bands. With a thin clean cloth wet the whole linen surface light- 1 ly with weak raw starch. Rub it In 1 very well, and if any place feels sticky j wipe it off with a cloth dipped in tepid ] water. Hare the iron hot enough to yellow dry cloth if left to stand on It 1 ten seconds. Begin at the bottom of , the bosom and iron straight toward the < neck, up the middle, holding the neck- ' band in the left band, and pulling bard ; against tbe iron. Here as much depends on the left hand as the right?the knack lies mainly In knowing bow to ' pull properlj. , If the bosom wrinkles or forms one of the wraps knows to laundresses as "catfaces." wet the place with clear water, stretch It smooth, and Iron over again. Rub the iron over the white wax, also in the salt tray to insure a perfectly smooth surface. If the starch is right?properly made and applied?it will not stick to the face. But if yellowy crust forms upon the iron-tip scratch it off with a blunt knife and be ' sure to wax and salt-polish the iron again before settling it on the shirt. When the whole bosom is smooth and nearly dry. take one of the polishing irons, not quite so hot as the others. rub the face of it with either polishing wax or whit* soap and press the bosom bard all over, bearing hardest upon the rounded lnr point. Iron and polish cuffs on a flannel-covered board. Wet them also with raw starch. cr more properly starcn-waier, press i first upon the wrong side, with a very hot iron, and turn upon the right side only when nearly dry. ? Washington Star. % C. Th? Kitchen's Surronndln**. The surroundings of the kitchen, ineluding the fittings and furniture, should be simply arranged. Some nonabsorbent paper or a tiled surface should be used on the walls. The woodwork should have a polished oiled surface, or should be varnished. As little furniture as is necessary, and that of a simple utilitarian make, should be the rule. There must be no rugs or upholstered furniture of any kind, except possibly a pad to rest the #^4 ?<? *ki. uicu inri to, auu luia uiuoi ur bviucthing so light that it is easily shaken free from dust and cleaned. Devices of any kind which hang on the wrfll gather more dust than Is desirable. The lighter and the simpler any kitchen utensil is the better, providing it fills the need that calls for It The most important requisite of cooking utensils is that they be made of a metal that U a good conductor of heat. A Quick Car* for Ree-Stlnga. First pull tlic sting from the flesh, then bruise the fresh leaves of tht common weed known as vervain and rub the wound well with them, after which bind to it a plaster of the crushed leaves well moistened. This will prevent swelling and ease the patn. vervain may oe uneu id us aneu state by steeping the leaves io hot water. It Is gathered in September by negro nurses la the South and hung ! up to dry for winter use. ? Ladies' 1 Home Journal. . . RECIPES . . Ic*d Strawberry Compote?Pick over carefully and put on ice. In a deep glass dish, three pints of perfectly ripe strawberries. Make a gill of rfch orange sirup, add a pint of sauterue. stud freeze like a sorbetto. When ready to serve heap over the chilled berries; spread with a meringue and serve. Sco?ch Caiivs ? Put in a bowl two cupful* of dour: rub in it three-fourths of o cup of butter, then add one cup of sugar and twj suiall egg*, beaten, und one teaspoonful of i-inainnion; mix the*- together; roil on a tloured board quite thin: out with a biscuit cutter; bake ia a moderate oven tifteen minutes. It ills?Rub two tablespoonfuhi of buttvr iuio two cupfuls of tlour; add . two tablespoonfuls of baking powder, j one teaspoon of sugar and lialf a tea spoon of salt; b.?at one egg. add it to I half a cupful of milk: pour this over - the dour: mix to a dough; roll ou: on ) a tioured board; cut in rounds; bake r in a hoi oven rifieeu uiiuutcs. t White Cabbage Salad?Take n small i head of tender white cabbage, remove * stalks and ribs and cut the leaves in 1 uarroiv strip.*: cut thin slices of bacon into small squares and fry them nutil they begin to color: move the pan to the side of the rauge, pour in a cupful ' of vinegar and one of water, season with s?alt and pepper and little celery . salt and sugar. Place over the fire and stir until it comes to boiling point. Heap the cabbage lightly in a salad * bowl or dish, pour tin* dressing over it I ami to^ lightly before serving. Macaroni, with Creamed Cheese? I Warm a tablespoonful of butter, with , oii" cupful of grateil cheese; rub them ' together with a spoon; add two-thirds of n cupful of milk, a little at a time as the cheese becomes hot; do not let , It reach the boiling point. Cheese and ? butter will combine when warm and j tlii- milk added gradually dilutes tli?'Ui. making a rieb. crcamy sauce, xvblcli. If boiled. separates. Ilave the macaroni e boiled and placed on toast cut in small 1 pieces; pour over the crcamci clicew and serve but __ 1 TEE GREAT DESTROYED . SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. Hlaety-alns Oot of a Bnndrsd ftricUM Besalt From EiccmUo Orlaklat-Tte fto-Called Mods rats Drinker U a M Sl|ht-A HMmu AxakitJoa. Of suicidcs at least ninety-nice out of fc hundred result from excessive drinking. The hundredth case is very often that of some miserable woman driven to suicide by poverty or abase?too much whisky drinking by some man usually causes this poverty and abuse. When you see a lot of young men gambling away their money, sleep, future and honor, you find that they are drinking. If one of them is not drinking, he u the iharp-eyed, clear-headed swindler engaged in .robbing the others. That swindler atnons gamblers knows better than anybody else that hit ablest ally, bis most cunning assistant, is alcohol. It is the clever swindler who most enerictically urges drinking among his victims. In every prosperous gambling house ? America the players get all they want to drink for nothing. Champ igne. whisky, brandv are offered freely to ail u ho come, whether they play for bfg or lilt!catakes. tr r* .J i Liu. l. - * - mioj a man rumeu oj gnouuuK oar ocva made a gambler and captured for life by the drink offered him at the door,, just a* he ha* made up hia mind not to gamble, or to atop gambling and go bome. A young man made notorious through inherited money recently squandered a large fortune at gambling in one night. His friend* could only say for him by way jf excuse that he drank too much. It will be admitted by the sober man ind by the drunkard?especially by th? drunkard?that whisky adds strength to jvery rice, to every harmful inclination. At the same time it weakens every good resolution, evenr one of the forces that work within us for our betterment. These editorials on whisky drinking art not written especially for the man who bf ictu.il experience knows the results of ex* cessive drinking. Tbey are written in thft hope that they may promote serious thinlj ing among men wnoie oioiu arc out jwm formed, that they may awaken a keen sense of responaibility among those who hare young men ip their charge. To-dsy let u<i briefly discuss the cam of the no-called "moderate" whisky drinker, i Of "moderate" drinken at least half are struggling against the temptation to drink excessively. Of the moderate whisky drinkers, of those who pride themselves on their aelf-restraint. a great majority d? rlrink to excess occasionally, and every time they make this mistake their moderation diminishes aud their self-eontrol im weakened. There is no sadder drinker than the mia? called "moderate" whisky drinker. He takes a drink, then takes another then use* up his best energies and strength of will in the Attempt to keep from taking a third. He was, technically, a "moderate" drinker hut rear, and considers bin* elf a moderate drinker this year. Bat what be take* to-day he would have looked upon with horror a year or two' yearn ago. The moderate" drinker, gradually drift* ing toward excess, suffers more keenly" even than the confirmed drunkard. The drunkard takes his heavy doae of alcoholic poison. He wipes oat utterly hk self-respect, his strength of will, every de?ire to be a decent man. While the alcohol lasts his moral sufferings art over. He sof> fers physically the next day. then drinks again, and so on until the end. The moderate drinker struggles constantly with himself. If he is an intelligaat man, be constantly mistrusts himself and fears his growing inclination. If he has the power of self-examinatio* he knows how much his succeu it hart bf his drinking, he knows how mach bam it does to those who blindly rehr on bin Kia mAiioMttAn H* lrnnva VVWUICUMi VI U*0 *UW14V.??*VH. M% what a lie the talk of moderation is. The hard drinker goea to destroetioo; he travels quickly over hi* hideous journey. Tbe no-called moderate drinker strngK"?, .ad deceives himself more or lean. meiimes, if be is fortunate and not overdriven by cares and failures, he gets through life in more or less respectable fashion. More often he fills up tne place jf some confirmed drunkard who has goo* to his grave by one of the whisky routes. The drinker who foolishly talks, at honw and abroad, of his "moderate" drinking and its harmless character, is among the most harmful of men. During his brief pe? riod of life he makes whisky respectable. He is the recruiting sergeant who adds to the army of drunkards. Another dangerous, and at the mm* time preposterous, creature is the besotted fool who boasts of the amount that be can ? drink. * In every bar-room, in every club, yo? meet a poor, befuddled, weakened creature bragging about bis "capacity." This saan man sneers at the respectable human being who cannot driuk much. : It is actually a fact that the drunkard, who boasts of the quantity of alcohol that he can put into his system is often admired by other men. He never is compared, as he should be compared, to a hog with tuberculosis. When you next hear a man boasting of what he can dnnk and filling tbe minds of young men with a hideous ambition to be brutes, give the hard drinker * lew tacts. Tell him that the capacity to drink ft neat deal means a weakened, degenerate heart. It does not mean a strong brad. Take a young man in normal health. with a strung heart and & good supplr o# blood?his system is at par. If you add * little alcohol you orerdrirc his heart, and flood the brain tissue with alcoholic blood, causing drunkenness This drunken neat, easily caused, proves physical superiority; not inferiority. , An athlete in perfect condition U mad* drunk by an extremely small amount of alcohol. The wretched outcast drunkard cm the street would take five times as much t* stop the shaking of his hands and get hia*> sell in condition to beg. That does not mean that the athlete is inferior to th* purer drunkard. The child fifteen or sixteen years old in the last .stages of consumption m sometimes kept alive oy the use of alcohol?such a^ child can absorb without intoxication three times as much as the utrongest man. These facts may convince the man who boasts of his capacity that his boaat is ?im-' ply a confession of weakness, of physical decay. If you think anything said here has truth and value, repeat it to those who will b? benefited. If you think the poirts mad* are weak and ineffective, think ol other and better argument*. Remember that, so far as example and talk go, you are responsible for other men, especially for tnoaa' about you. ( Do what you can to promote the develop-' mem 01 a rare irue irum >uuu,uui. (iuuvk, it* crimen, cscenes, miseries and failures. ?New York Journal. Alcoholic Slimalaat* Discarded. The Massachusetts State Sanitarium at Rutland, where consumptive* are sent and given the out-of-door ^treatment*. baa prae-? tically discarded the use of alcoholic stimulants. Expert opinion, as expressed at the recent tuberculosis congress in LonJ don, coincidea with the experience of the physicians at Rutland. Words Imsdeqnato to Desrrib?. American citizens know that what we tell them as to tin* devastation and iniquity of the liquor traffic is true, or rather, is far lc<s than the truth. bocause words are inadequate to describe existing conditions. Ag^rsslTi Work Nfidsd. The need of more aggressive temperance work is emphasized bv the recent announcement that the N'ational l'rotectire Association of Liquor Dealers has l>?ea revived to waac war against the prohibi tion movement and show that "nrohibiWon lavt are ineffectual." It will have its headquarter* in Louisville, and wilL bo supported by a fund to which the dis-J tilling and liquor jobbing interest* of th?i entire country nre expected to contribute.. The money will be used in employing speaker* to conduct campaign* in State? ?1 n A r.1 in die. A WnWC ITOIllUIUUlliBia uiv vuS, ... ^nt _ tributing printed nutter, in employing M statistician* nnd writer* on economic rob* ^ jecU, and anti-prohibition argument* dm* iMinlarlv I ll