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DBMaHK gravel wal
?ounde<l crixpl
? _ M//, under the feet <
0MLhM blwM^atf
P Colonial Captai:
as be strode wii
clinking spurs u
the walk to 11
vine-covered co
ta*e. He was
well set-up your
fellow, long-le;
fed, broad-shouldered, and lithe as
panther of his own native woods; alti
getber a splendid type of the Colonli
who bad dared to bid defiance to a
empire
It bad been thrve years since Captai
Roger Good fellow had trod that wal
last time, three years of battle, ao
marching and privation, of bitter col
and Intolerable heat and gnawing hut
ger. The drams bad beat the (uueri
march over many a lusty comrade, th
while a great nation was being bolide
in toil and suffering.
Perhaps Roger Goodfellow tbougt
Of these things aa he knocked at th
stout door, or perbapa he thought onl
of the fair-haired, blue-eyed girl wh
bad stood there three years before an
wared a misty farewell to mm. uai
proud and half tearful. He had bee
tlfb ting bit country's battles, and h
wondered whether the Scotch Lleutei
ant Forbes had been winning the gii
he left behind him. Stories had com
to him of what assiduous court th
yoang sprig of fashion bad paid t
Polly Ward, how he had singled be
oat as the mark of all his attention!
and by his persistent devotion ha
made her the fashion among his sei
It was with something cold clutchin
at his heart that the Captain waite
for the answer to his knock.
He beard a hurried whispering o
voice* from within, the scurry of fee
along the floor, again the low-tone
mnrmur and after a time the sound 0
Ute light step be knew so well crossini
to the door.
It was a startled face he looked 01
when the door opened, oae not devoid
of larking fear and apprehension
When she recognised him her hand
came out Impulsively. The glad llgb
fashed Into her eyes?and then die
m?. It was as If the shadow of sod
unseen terror had gripped her.
"What! Roger?you T* she cried
"Why have you waited all the*
mrnths? I did not know you even t
be alive. Not one single little messag
your old-time friends. Tet the cit;
has been in the hands of Genera
Washington for three months."
She was speaking with a hurried nej
vonuness, and the catch in her volc<
ran a little tremulous. The Captain
looking eagerly for the signals her eje
night float, thought her somethlnj
leas than candid. It was not that sb<
iras insincere?be read a welcome li
the girl's manner not to be deniedbot
rather something divided and din
trait, something a little embarrassed I:
her greeting, much aa if bis appear
ance were malapropos.
The ?oang niaa brushed aside hi
fancies.
"Yes? I. Pol! Faith, 'tis not mj faul
I was not here six months ago. I bav
ocen on the Southern service with Geo
eral Greene. 'Twas only this mont!
se'n night ago, that I got my es
change, and I promise you. Boge
- - -AV UW ^.1
uoooreuow pwwtt nvnu wuu w
peed. There be weary cattle on th
ray. metblnks; bat yon, Pol? Hoi
wear the years? I do not need to asl
t' faith, for yoar face tells a stor
of time standing still Dear lass, ai
glad to see me?"
Bold he was and blunt; more coaf
dent of manner than of mind. Whs
he wanted to know he asked roundlj
wlUi something of the placid, unruffle
imperturbability of the motber-countr
self-containment Good fellow wa
neither to hold nor to bind until be ha
found an answer to the question whlc
troubled blm.
" Twa? slways you. Pol?never an;
but you with me," he told ber quletl;
'?Las LixrmiAVT torbu, or tb
HIOELA-ND BKOIHSXT OF HIS MAJX8TY.'
much as if be were telling ber of son:
mllltsry operation. "The fancies <
thp other lads wavered, but my loi
for 70a was firm as a rock. I alwaj
loved you from tie Drat, even la ti
days wben you played the golde
haired queen among ua rough boy
.Then I saw you grow up into one <
the belles of the Colonies, made (hue
of by the Macaronis and the officers <
the King, and the hope almost dk
out in me, but always the love wi
there. There have, no doubt, been otl
era more deserving, but none, I swea
who loved you longer or bette
,Whether I win or lose 1 shall alwaj
do that, and I can shake the hand <
a better man. if he wins, aud wish hi
good luck, even if be be a Brltls
cficer like Lieutenant Forbes or "
She bad tried to stop bim witboi
trail. bat at tbe name her eyes leap*
fain involuntarily to tbe closet doc
.which trembled ever so slightly. T1
Captain stopped in an ominous sllenc
looked at her for a moment searchin
ly, then continued grimly the broke
sentence.
*?like Lieutenant Forbes, of tl
8ifUand Refluent of His Majeat
"5s3-" * r^wr^Y' -;?{r?/TC>y ^crsty;- ^ -y
Ik who in at the present moment hebitid
ly the press door in front jf ax." con>f
eluded Goodfellow in the tuuuc ovea
d tone.
n. The closet door opened and lot out a
h man dressed la the awkward-fitting
ip clothes of a country rustic.
le "Enter Forbes." said the newcomer
t- Bayly. "Quite right. Captain! That in.
a if you meant that Alan Forbes and
iff not King (Jeorge was back of the door.
?* .nan, oui wnm nrr juur rji*?* iuauv vt
a that yoa can glower through a door
b- and tell what In back cf it?"
il "My eyes are good. Lieutenant
n Forbes." returned tbe other gravely.
"They can not far away a gullowu
n waiting for a "py "
k "And It dlsna tak the second sight
d for that." answered the young Hlghd
lander lightly. "That's easy telling.
} man! But It will be nac spy that is
tl bAQglt on It. whateffer."
* "No?" asked tbe other incredulously,
d "No. I will be a puir honest Scot
wha came dangexing through the lines
it for a crack with his may.**
ic "Are you asking me to believe that
y you broke through our pickets, knowo
ing that the chance of a horrible death
d stood waiting you here, for the sake of
If seeing?your sweetheart."
n "Of seeing Mistress Polly Ward,"
e corrected the British offleer. "Just
i- for the chance of a twa-handed crack
rl wl* her, and at all events there wasna
e muckle chance of being taken. I ken
e tue woods about here like a rabbit. But
0 I'm no* asking you to believe. Capt
tain. Leave it or tak It, not a bit of
i, differ It makes to Alan," concluded the
d young man Jauntily.
1 "It may make all the difference beg
tween life and death," answered Oocdd
fellow steadily. "If you would trouble
f *
A
e
r '
? to make the matter clear, perhaps?"
f He stopped without finishing the sent
tence.
A dafflng answer was on the lips of
Alan Forbes, bat tbe girl could not
* stand by anj longer and see him play
r' shuttlecock with life and death. She
had been swltherlng in an agony of
' fear, white with rear. loosing rrom one
* to the other with appealing eye*. Now
she interposed.
"You are not coming to a better understanding.
Yon play at cross pury
poses. Why do yon not stop laughing
r' and make him believe you. Lieutenant
Forbes? And yon. Roger?you ore
quite wrong! The Lieutenant carried
dispatches to Colonel Tarleton, and on
bis way back stopped to see me for a
few minutes. He is an honorable gentleman.
just a? you are. I would not
have you misinterpret each other."
au?v Krt.l AAfiUHonAa ia aho
0ilC 1MU 9i(l4iVl VTVA VVUUUVUW wa ?MV
v went on. and as she finished stamped
V her little foot imperiously.
' "Do the officers of the British crmy
^ disguise themselves while they are car*
Tying dispatches?" asked the Amcri"
can. with Irony.
"He discarded his cnifora in the
i woods at a deserted hat uoue 11:tic
J way from here." explained Polly.
"Then answer a plain question plainly.
sir." commanded the Colonial officer
* brusquely. "Will you give me your
word of honor that you broke through
~ our lines for the sole purpose of meet
fllng Mistress wara.'"
re "I will."
"And that jon will renain absolutely
|e silent regarding anything jou may
9 hare teen her? after you are again
^ without our lines?"
"I give you the word of a Forbes,
^ and swear it on my father's sword
( hilt May the curse of all my ancestors
^ light on me gin I break it!"
u The American looked hici through
^ and through with an eye that would
r ravel the secrets of the soul?and be'
lieved him.
rs "Then. sir. yen are at liberty to de
3f part at once; anu u i say ue sooaer
m the better. I hope ycu will sot think
,b Die too frank."
nffaritrt ft/wvlfollnW hll ha?tl.
at "I'm no* a grand tongue at the thanks.
4 Captain, but whiles I think malr than
>r. I "y "
ie And the King's officer went oat of
?. the house whistling a blithe air.
g- There was a long, awkward silence
>n after the Highlander left which Good*
fellow was the first to break,
le "And now. Pollj, since we have dlsj,
posed of Lieutenant Forbes for the
present has Roger Uoodteliow a f? I
tore?ho far an yoa an* concerned?" |
They say there Is no tenne In love?
neither present, iwist. nor fnture. It is
eternal. Isn't that what the ports
say?" she parried.
The Captain took Ills hesitation by J
the throat. ami the lady in his arms. /*
"Come. I'olly! A plain answer to a j
I-laiu man. Is it yes. or no, lass?"
From deep within the folds of his 0
coat he beard a faint "Yes."?The De- r
llr.eator. ^ tl
a
HEADY FOR THE FOURTH.
p
We're ready now to celebrate? v
VVc have a lot of nplints,
A bucket fnl of arnica, r,
Two tloseu kind* of lints?
So let the noble eagle scream
And rocket* split the sky, ;
For now we have the gladsome day?
The Fourth day of July.
h
The sticking-plaster's close at hand, ^
The soda s in the box.
We also hiiiie some liniment
* That's good for sudden shockf. a
Then let the speaker cleave the air 0
And shoit in accents high?
>"ow comes the day we celebrate?
The Fourth day of July.
P
We have some ice already cracked, h
Stored in a xkady spot;
The bandages are neatly rolled
Near a convenient cot.
We're ready for 'moat anything.
From wounded toe to eye, r
S op rod the ea^le?we salute
Tne Fourth day cf July. ai
Ammonia's on the lower shelf
To itootbc each sigh or groan,
That number on the placard is J
The doctor's telephone. t\
Cut looMe! The ambulance is here, y
"he nurse is standing by. D
And we're prepared to celebrate
The Fourth chjyof July. .
?Baltimore American. a
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8<
Evalatlon of Oar FlairTew
persona have noticed the Inter- 0
estlnjr evolution cn our flag of the
tars and stripes ax depicted in the
armory of the Ancients at tie top of
~M Hull llnat tiomnna nn> *
familiar with the irtory of Mrs. Rons ?
and the making of the first flag of the
free. But evidently It was not Mrs. a
Boss who originated the Idea of stripes. ti
J<
?
U
Down in the armory of the Ancients 11
yon will see the first broad red dag
with the old English cross In the field. F
Next a very similar flag, except that L
the broad red becomes broad blue, 0
with no red but the cross Itself on the u
white field. Next the white flag with
its pine tree acd "Appeal to Heaven."
whence cams our own State banner.'
Then it would appear that the fathers Q
went back again, for the next flag has
tbe red and white longitudinal stripes,
but in the field there are tbe crosses of f,
St George end St Andrew, worked out cJ
in red upon a white ground. The next
flag restores the blue to the field. It ti
too. has the longitudinal red and white it
stripes, and the combined crosses of St.
<>eorge and 8t. Andrew, as in tbe Brit- tl
Ish Jack, worked ojt in red and white T
upen a t'.uo field. It was not till after w
that, upon the assertion of independence
by the colonies, that Mrs. Ross's
fla? appeared, und apparently she only ^
substitutei for the double crosses the
circle cf thirteen stars upon tbe blue
field. b
The red. white and blue and the red f,
and white stripes were all In tbe Das
generations before Mrs. Ross was born, v
as the collection of the Ancients deu- h
castrates.?Boston Journal. t<
________ A
Liberty Boll.
U
In chocolate, a hue quite cs dark but u
rcther dlCereat from that of tbe Lib- v
erty Bell banging in Independence a
Hail, Is the toothsome bell, sold as a
holiday sweetmeat. How carefully *
the crack ha* been imitated! The crack I e
will spread an mood as t!io childrea
take a bite from the glossy little choc- c
olate bell. u
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OImMImc*.
"And 1 told Jituiuie to staj Id the p
yard!"?New York Journal. v
r - ..ry-c-T , , - - -_v IINOREVENM
THE WEEK
fTASHlNOTOK ITEM.
8enor (ionzale* de Quewida. the new
lubuii Minister. wai? murN to the
Utile ll?*i*c by Secretary Hay and
rei<cufcd liix credential* to Pretddi'nt
loowvelr.
A [Kill of l lie Senate showed fortyne
Senator* It) favor of the Nicaragua
note for th<> Isthmian canal, forty for
lie Panama roate and neveu doubtful
nil holding the balance of power.
i'ti? tlmio. nn.inlmnnslv .adonfpd it
pxultitioti iii appropriate $25,000 for I
Inn* for n memorial monument In
rashiugtou to Abraham Lincoln.
The Houxp unanimously adopted a
^solution appropriating ?1UO.OOO torarfl
the erection of a monument to
ac prison ship martyrs at Fort Greene,
irooklyn. N. Y.
No action will be taken on the Stateood
and Department of Commerce
ill* at this session of Congress.
Admiral Melville, Engineer-in-Chief
f the Navy, announced the success of
series of tests which give hope that
II may soon be substituted for coal as
ael on warship*.
Senator Mc<?oinbcr introduced a bill
rovkllng for a permanent exposition
ullding at Shanghai. China, for the exIhltlnn
nt Amortrnn nmduets.
OUR ADOPTED IKLA5D8.
A commission was sent to 8amar. r*.
? to appoint Senor Llortes Governor
ad to establish civil government.
Lieutenant Hagedom, Quartermaster
f the Twenty-eighth Infantry, who
rati arrested In March lust on the
barge of embezzlement, was dismissed
rom the Army and sentenced to two
ears' confinement in the prison at Malta.
The cholera epidemic in Manila was
ecreaslng. tbe deaths averaging only
even daily, bat tbe dUea3c was still
erious la tbe provinces.
The prospects of peacc in the Ulaad
f Leyte. P. L, were brightening.
DOMESTIC.
Two deserters from Fort Shoridna,
Jbert M. Beyer and Henry Maddaagb,
PhIa?arc flf
A stone falling on the head of Ira
u Shaler, one cf the New York rapid
ransit tun&el contractor:), fatally Inured
him.
Prayers for rx|p were made at
nmerons points in Texas, the drouth
eing severe.
About thirteen thousand persons atfnded
the annual communion services
f the Christian Scientists in Boston.
Embezzlement of between 916.000
ad $17,000 Is charged against Charles
I Shlrler. Secretary of the American
district Telegraph Company, under arest
at New York City.
It was proposed to separate the men
nd women students in the Chicago
Jniversity.
Andrew Carnegie offered to give tbe
rwn of Atliol, Mass., $15,000 for a pubic
library building.
Mayor Hayes, of Baltimore, Md.. reeived
a voucher from tbe National
"reasury for $104,080.03, principal and
aterest due tbe city for its War ot
812 claim against tbe Government.
Harvard's observatory at Cambridge,
[ass., was giving time signals at nigbt
y electric lights.
Accused of embezzlement and
orgery, W. H. Hawkins, real estate
gent, at Marysvllle, Mo., was orested.
While walking with bis wife in the
ark, Lemuel Hickman, at Springfield,
IL. suddenly shot and killed her.
For cause unknown. Albert D. Marks,
romlnent In Nashville, Tenn.. shot
nd klUed himself.
During a quarrel over a card game,
Irs. Mary Sassanalll was killed by
'lncenzo Aduaslo, at Toungstown, O.
The practice ship Chesapeake, with
aval cadets aboard, went aground In
Un? tpso OA/>n rvnlloil
uuzNi|icaat; uaj, uuw TTOO WVW
ff.
George D. Middleton, on trial at
'aldwell, N. Y., for killing bis wife,
ras found guilty of murder In tbe first
egree. Tbe crime was committed at
bttersvllle, Warren County, June 20.
901.
At tbe Republican convention In tbe
'ourtb Congress District of Maine,
lewellyn Powers, of Houlton. was
nanimonsly renominated as Repreaenitive.
rouiflx.
President Loubet dismissed General
onnal. commander of tbe army school,
od retired bim for improper official*
raducL
Tbe Spanish-American treaty of
iendsbip will probably not be con*
Inded before autumn.
Germany will await America's attiide
toward Cuba before deciding on
& diplomatic intercourse.
Venezuelan revolutionists defeated
le Government troops and declared
resident Castro would be overthrown
-itbln a month.
A Lamjuet was given oy Americans
i London to welcome H. Clay Evann,
le new Cousul-Ucucral of the Uuitetl
tales.
Builders of stands along tbe route of
tv? coronatioD procession in London
ad not received so many applications
?r seats as were expected.
The entire family of a farmer named
Vetzel. consisting of Wetzel himself.
Is wife and Ave children, were burnefi
i> death in n farm house situated in
>delsl?erg. Piussia.
M. von Plebwe. the new Russian Miniter
of the InUvior. will repatriate CO.DO
people who had been expelled from
arioUK cities during M. Sipiaguiue's
dminisiration.
King I0dward, in a speech on tlx*
rar. praised the Bccra for their bravrv
Cold weather was experienced In
'ape Colony. South Africa. Many aninils
perished and telegraphic comiuligation
was interrupted.
Judge Taft informed tbe Vatican auboritles
that If they preferred cash
i> Philippine bonds indorsed by the
imericau Government for the lands
wned by the friars in the Philippines,
hey could have tbe cash; tbe value of
be lands is reckoned at from $7,000,
00 to $10,000,000.
Colonel Grimm, of tbe Russian Army,
k-as sentenced at Warsaw. Poland, to
welve years' imprtaounient at bard
lOor lor gelling umuarjr sccri'ut iu
orcign iwwer.
The Cubans were reported to have
eceived offers for reciprocal arrangeueuts
with Great Britain, which thfy
rere disposed to consider should (he
.11 lieu niiiicii inn iu mi vu ,
k'lth the island.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, Member Tarla
ment elect for Galway, was arajgued
iu a London police court on the
barge of high treason; the case of the
irosecutiou was presented by Sir Edrard
Carson, the Sollcitor-UeaeraL
THE GREAT DESTROYER ?
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT '
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
do* a nutliiMi Mm Rmmic a TnfoUlltr '
-Thr Conviviality Which I* a 80arc#
of Mltrry and Rain to Kuf-A Father's
Tippling a Bad ExaiopU Par Bit ?oa.
A most entertaining story of good tern- .
perance work come* to iu from Toronto, t
One of rliH junior employes is a large n
wholesale Iioum* built a very comfortable "
residence and invited Ins fellow-employes c
to sharr his hospitality in tbe nouec- '
warming. N'cxt day a senior employe, a ?
well-known public man. congratulated the J
h?n? of the eveninv before unon his com- *
fo.-Ublo new home, and inquired how he 1
could save enough oat of his salaty to "
build it. adding that he. with double the ^
salary, for no much longer a term. wa? '
mill in a rented house. Pressed tor an t
answer the home owner at last modestly "
Uteti that he wived the moneys that many *
others *pent with the boys. His intern- *
Kator took this a? a home thrust, for he ?*
was convivial, good hearted and open- *"
handed, as the oaying is, although r.ot by
any means a drunkard. The answer '
haunted him. and indeed irritated him. *
That very evening he attended a public M
supper, and before it was over got pretty ^
merry, and was quite surprised when hi* >
eldest son. a lad of fifteen years, who had ?
been at a party, called to accompany him "
home. He u-as hnmiliated that his son H
should find him even slightly under the in- n
fluence, and the mental disturbance caused 1
by his fellow-employe's statement was accelerated
by the new incident. *
Next morning, on reaching the ware- Jj
house, the senior very frankly unbosomed Jj
himself to the junior, and told him how
unhappy his remark of the previous day j?
k-?.l mill* Ilim nnrl hnir thp nnli.inninpjM I'
ni accentuated by the feeling that hi?
son might l>e badlj influenced by a knowl- 0
edge of hu father n tippling. The younger P
man wan a member of a temperance so- . 1
ciety, and promptly invited hi* friend to
join, but he demurred at pledging for life. '!
and a compromise was agreed upon, that
a pledge for a month on trial should l>c *
prepared and presented to all the people 'J
in the warehouse. The enterprise wis no d
timely that every one, eighteen in all
turned the pledge, except the manager. J
who is one of the members of the Arm. It "
was not presented to the manager until '
the name of eve^y employe in'the entali J1
lishmcnt wan affixed, but that gentleman. '
although a church member and a Sunday J1
-school Miperintendent, declined, and be *
came the one fly in the sweet-smelling pot ?
of ointment. The pledge has since been ''
renewed for a year, and several of the '
signatories have since become members of '
a regular temperance society, includins the J;
senior principal of this story.?Canadian
Royal Templar. '
Ob* Girl's lafltaene*.
One* it happened that a young man whr, u
was MJWIIlg Ilia MIIU vcvuiub ?v a
q nam ted with one of tho?e young girl* to i
whom innocencc is u vital as pure air. c
The magnetism of her goodness made him x
a changed man. He forsook his'evil com- n
Sanions, and when chaffed about the in- ii
uence of Mi** M , be said: "When 1 x
am with her I want to be good. and I c
late myself for being bad. I dare not call 1
on her after visiting my old haunt*. I t
wa* forced to choose between them, and *
sbe drew me upward more strongly than I
they were palling me down."
Another one was at a party. Wine was t
served with refreshments. She refused re- f
peated invitations to take a gla*s of it. A r
young man told another as the two were i
talking of the entertainment the next t
day: !
"I came very near breaking my p'edge. s
The smell of the wine was so tempting it ?
sent a cold shiver down me. But just as I *
was going to yield I beard Mi*? Blank ii
refuse wine. That gave me courage to 1
hold out. I watched her all the evening. I
and I made a bargain with myself. I a
said: 'If she drinks 1 will.' [ wa* hoping i
and fearing that she would, but as often c
an "she was asked she declined; and every
tirac she answered with more vim. T 1
thought, and ?he saved the day. If it I
hadn't been for her I wouldn't have pulfed 3
through, and to-day I'd have had a swelled ?
head and a big load of remorse, far I'd. !
have gone on a drunk." f
Statesmen Ars Alarmed. I
The terrible conclusion is forcing itseii (
upon thoughtful minds that in cities uni- .
versal suffrage. the corner stone of democ- 1
racy, of our peculiar American political in- %
stitutious, is a failure.
All this means that we turn the power 0
of government into agencies to foment in- }
temperance. It means that we permit and j
authorize the exploitation of a vile and
tigerish appetite in the interests of cupid- a
ity. j
It means, to our national disgrace, that t
America is ruled by the liquor power It t
neans that Americans have not the will (
nor the ability to enforce law, that lawless- (
ness abides with us, that our legislation is a
mere verbiage.?Archbishop Ireland.
Lord Rosebery says, "I cannot but be
struck by the pathetic urgency with which
the appeals for dealing with this question j.
come from everv part of England. Scotland, t
Ireland and Wales. And though I say I ?
am not a fanatic on this question, I view
the uncontrolled condition of our liquor E
traffic as a serious danger * * * much <
nf thr crime. much of the nauDerism and ?
almost all of the degradation prevalent in "
thi* country is attributed to drink. But
the second point on which I regard it as a p
danger is this. that it u becoming too |j
great a power in the State I no ?> far as
to say this. that if the State doe* not ?oon c
control the liquor traffic, the liquor traffic j,
will control the State."?Forward. ^
Th? Saddest Fact. c
A meeting was recently held in London. c
?*nder the chairmanship of Viscount Peel, 1
in the intercut of the farm colony establishment
at Duxhurst for the reclamation ?
o? drunken women. The saddest fact set "
forth at the meeting wxi the ternble in- a
crease of the evil which the farm is estab- {>
li?!ipd to cure. Viscount Peel made the h
alarming state-nent that the convictions
of wonen in the police courts, chiefly for u
drunkenness, had risen from 5873 in 1878 5
to 12,200 in 1809 '
A Chsplsla'i Remarkable Statement. .
Chaplain J. H. Morgan, of the Huntsvil'c.
Texas, penitentiary, says: "One-third
ci the populous portion of Texas is under ?
prohibition. Seventy-five per cent, of the q
i imates of this prison come from ?i!oons
and saloon influence* As these influences
nn* curtailed, the number of State enm- [J
u.als decreases." w
An Empire's Taiapersac* Crasad*. ?
One hunt red thousand copies of a pam
pi let. entitled ' Away with Alcohol," were
cutrinuted last summer by the accident
in:i'.iancc departtrent of the Austrian Gov
?r u ient.?The Union Signal. 5
Th? Crnsade in Brief. -'
TV town official* of Westerville. Ohio, I f
"-f.i^rrl in LiltL 386. io. tendered bv the ?
treasury of the State, a* the procced* of ,
honor prosecution*. ,
More thar 2000 m<o in the I'nitrd p
States navy ire members of the Naval |>
Temperanee league. and are pledged to *i
total abstinence during their term of ser- it
ri;-e. ii
All workmen on French < internment
ruhvay.s .ire warned against indulging in 'a
strong drink while on duty, on penalty of }
being discharged. Letter-earrier* are in- "
eluded, and the rtle of aleoholie drinks i*
forbidden in army canteen*.
The New York Journal invites young
men and old men to consider whisky, not
from the point of view of one who *eeks T
to r.n press Ins own will upon other*, but t
from the point of view of each man's indi- a
vidual interest and duty. t
'* ' -1 .t.? * r?. 1
.VII Wlf l'l!ipi?jr> " lire ??iuiiiu v?. .
lev I'irruii, now traveling in frrope, are to
tal abstainer*, to whirn i? Rttrihuted h* ;
mi^itary-lik*? precision with which the
great organization is nandled and the |
umall percentage of accidents
lire i is brutalizing, wmc impaMiont, ?
whisky infuriates, but ultimately unmans.
- 1 l:?j ?.:.v a i.
Aiconouc annua, comoineu wmi u i
fat diet, totally xubjug.ite the moral nature
unlesM their influence be counteracted ,
by violent exercuc. ? Dr. liock Ueip?ic. lieruiauy.
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"HE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUL/ 6.
uhjcci: Til* Olrlii mt Muu. Ex. xxln
l*10~Col4?a Tail, NtM. rl., IU)l*a>
ory Vtr*w, 4, &-Caam?Urj ? th?
Di/'l Lmm.
1. '"WilderneM ( Sio." It U supposed
hat thia wilderness, or de*ert. had its
ame from a strong city of Egypt called
lin. near which it lay. But before they
iitnc to Sin they hiui an encampment by
he Red Sea. after thev left Klim. Num.
1: 10, 11. "Sinai." Thi? is a mountain
rith two peaks'; one of which was called
loreb. tne other Sinn Sinai iikmih
hornbiuli, and probably received this
ame becau*e here the Lord appeared to
foxes in the burning bivii. "Fifteenth
ay." This wa* exactly on<? month from
he time they had left Kjqjit. "Second
nmth." Thin was Iyar or Zii and corre|*ondcd
.1.1 nearly aa possible to our month
lay. The Jewish month began with the
veiling when the new moon was first disitvertd.
'J. "Murmured." For want of bread,
t -.vmn they had taken a month'* provii<<11
when tney left E?vpt and now this
r.is gone. "Against Moses." An ad-Ji*
ional proof of the hardne** of their heart*.
*hcv had just seen the bitter water sweet;ied
(15: 23-25). the sea divided, and the
Ml of Pharaoh slain. but these are nil for
otten as they stand confronted with their
ew difficulty. They evinced a fretful, unliankful
spirit.
.1. "Fleih pots." The Hebrews when in
lavery were doubtless fed in companies,
n. places where large pots or boilers were
? V\a niirnAdO ftf rmiL'inff t h??ir
Ye have brought us." They M?em to have
ctually lo?t the serine of having been deivered
by the hand of Jehovah. "To kill
-with hunger." People when murmuring
ften anticipate evils which never will hapen.
Discontent magnifies what ia past
nd vilifies what in present without regard
i> truth or reason; none talk more absurdr
than murmurer*.
4. "Unto Moses." Ood made known
lis purpose* unto Moses in order that
c might rest easily and not be tempted to
iscouragement. Will rain bread," etc.
Effort* have been made to do away with
he supernatural aspect of thin incident
Lmggesting that the manna was nothing
i than the gum of the tamerisk tree, to
rhirh the name manna has been given:
iut we are certain that this gum could
iot have been the bread that is here said
i> hare come from heaven. The manna ia
ypical of Christ who came down from
icaven (1 Cor. 10: 3). a supernatural gin.
give life to the world. "And gather."
*he manna was like a small grain. "A cerain
rate." Every person was to gather
according to his eating." V. 18. "Ever*
lay." It would breed worms and apoil a
hey undertook to keep it from one day
o another. It was necesanr also to gather
t earlv, before the sun had arisen. It fell
ipon tne dew (Num. II: 9); it was so pure
nd delicate that it could not bear contact
rith the earth. Each one had to arise
arly and seek bis daily portion. So it ia
rith the people of God now. The heavenly
nanna must be gathered fresh every mornng.
We must feed upon Christ every day.
nth fresh energv of the Soirit. else we will
eaae to grow. V. 20. "May prove them."
rhus God tried them to see if thev would
rust Him and depend upon Him for fresh
applies each day, and if they would keep
ifs commandment*.
5. "The sixth day." The day preceding i
be Sabbath. "Shall prepire.' The people
gathered the manna and "ground it in
nilla, or beat it in a mortar, an J baked it
n panj, and made cake* of it; and the
ante of it wa< a* the ta*te of fresh oil."
fum. 11: 8. "Twice a* much." On th?
ixth day of the week they were told to
,?ther and prepare twice oj much n usual,
o there would be no work done of the
(abbath. So manna fell on the Sabbath,
iad it been a natural production it would
lave fallen on that day an at other time*,
ind had God not performed a miracle it
rould have corrupted on the Sabbath m on
ither day*. YY 23. 24.
8. "Then ye (hall know.'' That the
!x>rd had brought their, out of Kgypt was
(lain enough, yet they were ascribing it to
ifoses and Aaron. God saw it neceaaary ta
five them a daily miracle in the fall of
nanna, that they might have the daily
>roof of Hia divine interposition.
7. "Glory of the Lord." hither this gio ious
work of God in giving you bread
rom heaven, or the glorious appearing of
Jod in the cloud, mentioned in ver?e 10.
Against the Lord." From thi* wc see that
rheri we murmur against God's servant*
re are reaiiy murmuring against God Himelf.
"What are we." Only His servant*,
ibeying His commandments. We have not
irought you out of your slavery. God by
lis own almighty power has done that.
8. "Shall .give you." Their needs were
til to be supplied; they were to have flesh
d abundance that evening and bread in
he morning, and six morning" each week
hereafter for nearly fortv years. "Hearth
your murmuring*." How offensive to
Jod must their murmuring* have been,
,nd yet He bore with them and had mercy
ipon them.
9. "Come near before the Lord." Evilently
some particular place which had
teen designated, where God appeared to
hem in the cloudy pillar. The tabernacle
ras not built until some months later.
10. "The glory of the Lord." A glorious
manifestation of God's presence in a
'thick cloud." Chap. 18: 9. Thi# would
ive them encouragement, and oat?e then
o recognize God as their deliverer.
12. "Ye shall know." When God
>lagued the Egyptian* it was to make them
mow that He was their God.
11 "OtiiiTji." Ouails were then as now
onsidered a delicacy. Among the Egyptins
a qaail wm an emblem of ewe aod
lenty. "Covered the ramp." They flew
jw aod were so tame that the Nraelitet
ould take as many a* they cho?e. The
hildreo of Israel were again supplied with
uails about a rear later. Num. 11: 21.
14. "A small round thing." It w.n like
oriander seed fXum. 11: 7). and white |
ike "hoar front." The peni le gathered on
n average about three quart* for each
nan. It wa< dry enough to grind and
>ake like tTain, and wa* pleasant to the
aste. It was a wholesome food, and was
sed as bread by the Israelite* about forty
ear*. It ceased to fall a* ?ooii a? the
sraelitc* reached the land of Canaan,
osh. 5: 12.
15. "It is manna." "What i* it?" R.
r. They said^one to another. "Man-hu?"
rbtch mfMiM. nat i* it. mc uiuima ????
type of Christ. I. It met a great need.
K wao not understood by Israel, no
was not understood by tho<* to
.horn He came. 3. It was for all the peole.
Christ is for the world. 4. It had to
e gathered early, enrh day. 5. It wa*
rhite and sweet, ao Christ is pure in Himelf
and sweet to the taste of the retined
Jill. 6. It g-are life to the Israelite*.
Katurtl Soap Mia*.
A natural soap mine ss noted by United
tates Consul-General John L. Bittinger,
f Montreal, as baring been found in the |
lothills near Ashcroft, British Columbia,
his natural washing compound, containi?
borax and soda, is found on the bottom
ml sides of several soda lakes, but no two
nalvses of the compound agree as to comosition.
the same sample having been reorted
its containing ten to twenty per
L*nt. of borax. A syndicate has l**n
>rmed to put tta product on the market,
nd about 275 Ions have already been
ik??n out of one of the lake*, and this one
il:e alone is aaid to cont.iin 20.000 tons of
substance equal to the washing powders
i common use.
Three 4<reat Hirers.
A Russian explorer has solved one of th*
,.i m-iMrai>hv in findim? the situa
ion of the upper parU of the riven Honpho.
Yan?{t*e an?1 Mekong. whirh have
heir origin >n tlie huh plateau of Thibet,
rh.- hr?t two oi tne.ie river* traven*
'hin.i, the Mekong running to the *ea l>e
ween Anam an J Siam The explore!
ouii<l that they all flow on the surface ot
he *ivit plateau, 12.000 feet above ?ea
I'vcl, ami are rfeparateil from one anothet
iy parallel range* of mountains, running
or th west and ?outhcast
Itaaki la OkUhomi.
Oklahoma ha* 13:? Mate banks and fifty
ivc national hank*, with a total deposit oi
15,500,01)0. Tin' population of the Tern
ory ii cjtiinalcd at <00,000.
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| OOP'S MESSAGE TO MAW
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THS
WORLD'S GREATEST PROPHCTSL .
Fo?mi
A Prayer Far MMaaa Tfca na>
ItaaM of CkrM-Tk? Last ul AMdlag
Tm?t of Coarage aad of Mnilhwi ia
Imltatloa of Hii Life.
For patience, Lord, in faith I uk,
laat I may trial* bear, ,
And count it not an irkaoaa task
A cro?* with Thee to share.
The patience Thou didst ever show
In every trouble keen.
'Abashing each maligning foe
By iu aupern.il sheen;
The patience with an onward look
Inta Till' li'ut la#>A
Enabling i'hee contempt to brook
With dignity and grace;
The patience that cnritncd Thy life
Of wrrow and of pain,
And turned for Thee *11 hate tad strife
To everlaating gain.
Abundant measure. Master mine.
Of tbis I auk in prayer.
That I. reflect in* '1 he*, may ahine
E'en in the mid?t of care.
Forgive me that I ever gave
Myxelf to ]wuwi<m'a frown;
O t*aeh roe. Lop I, how to be bray*
And how to keep my crown.
?The Rev. William li. Bancroft, in Public
Ledger.
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Christ's KaaliMM.
In this life-long fight, to be bf|
everyone of us ?ingle handed ?!""> ft
host of lot*, the la/t requisite for a goo4
tight, the last proof and teat of oar cour.nri?
and manfulne*?. mnat >w> Innltv ft*
truth?the most rare and difficult of all1
human qualities. For such loyalty, u it
grown in perfection, ub ever more and
more of uh, and set* before as a standard
of manliness always rising higher tad
higher.
And this is the mat lesson which we
shall learn from Christ's life, the mom
earnestly and faithfully we study it.
"For this end was I born, and for tibia
cause came I into the world, to bw wit-'
nea* to the truth." To bear this witness
against avowed and open enemies is eon*
paratively easy. But to bear it sgiwst
those we love, arainst those whose iudff
mcnt and opinion* we respect, la dl??W
of furtherance of thlt which tpptowi Itself
as true to our own inmost conacieaw^
thia is the last and abiding test of ooortga
and of manlinesa. How natural, nay, how;
inevitable it is, that we ahoold fau into
the habit of appreciating and judging
thing* mainly by the standards in common
use amongst those we respect tad lore.
But these rery standards are apt to break
down with as when we are brought fM0
to face with some question which talng
as ever so little out of ouraelres and oar
usual moods. At such times we am driVen
to admit in our hearts that ws, tad thoM
we respect and lore, hare been looking a#
and judging things, not truthfaOy, and
therefore not courageously and maafally?
but conrentionallr. And then comas on*
of the most searching of all trials of coorq
age and manliness, when a man or woman}
? I L.
? Wtliwj Ml IHIUU UJ VIIMI a^|FI VTW IMVlt
to their conscience* u true, and to protart
for it through evil report and nod report!
againat all discouragement and opposition
from those they lore or respect. The seme
of antagoniam instead of rest, of distrust
and alienation instead of approral ana
sympathy, which such times bring, is a tas*
which tries the very heart and reins, and
it is one which meets us at all ages, And
in all conditions of life. ,
. Absolute truth of speech and recti tada
of behavior will not fail to bring thaie
fierv trials, if also in the end their ezi
cceding great rewards.?Thomas Hughes.
Th? Secret of Growth.
"We can't make things grow," said an
old gardener, significant!)'. "We can only
get them to grow." That is a wide distinction,
and one which applies to human *
as well as plant growth. The secret of tha
promotion of growth is not what we do
to the plant or the eou), but what we do
for it. Our work must be done through
the medium of changed or bettered con?
tions. Ibe oniy legitimate or effector*
way to induce gfowth in other*, or in our*
selves. u to make circummnets more favorable
to growth. Stimulate by minis*
tering to?that i* the Divine law. ">
Too often we try to force mental or
moral growth bv chiding or shaming. Bat
this is a wholly unnatural and frmtlte
method?as barren of results as would be
the constant uncovering and squeezing of
a young potato. The only way to nut
anything grow faster is to draw it oat bjn
fulfilling or improving the natural conditions
of it? expansion from within. Provide
richer soil. Supply the elemrnte
particularly needed for individual growth.
Water, weed, cultivate?this is the seoit
of both the plant gardener and the soul
gardener. Is not nourishm^pt the basis oi
aii real stimulants?
The wise parent, friend, teacher, helgsr,
will never use accusstion or complaint as a
means of growth promotion. That method
only offends snd stunts. To quietly improve
the conditions and materials for tlw
natural expansion of mind or soul, is the
oniy rcasonaoie, enccuvc nmnoa. n fu
Christ's method; and none was erer so
auccctaful aa He in expanding and enriching
the individual human life.?'WcQspcinf.
Help* or HladnacM.
Anything may become to as either a
help or a hindrance. The right aae of
that which is granted uj will prove its
efficiency, tvhile its neglect or disregard
m?y reveal it aa a real hindrance. Thai
which ?cema ill may be a blessing; that
which u teeming with benediction can bo
transformed into a curse. "All thing*
work together for good to them that lore
God." is not an idle word, but a profound
inith. The most threatening danger can
bring succor. The lightning claah clarifies
the atmosphere. Save for the storm, the
rninbow in all ite beauty would be impossible.
The use of all that comes into
i life, end its enforced submission to MP,
should he the purpojm of each pne.?'The
Presbyterian.
Tit* Lessen Taught by t Spring.
A tourist writes of a spring as sweet tt
any that ever gushed from junny hillside,
which one day he found by the sea when
the tide had ebbed away. Taking hia rap
he tasted of the water. It was clear and
sweet Soon the tide came in again and
poured its bitter surf over the little spring.
Hiding it nut of ?u!it. When the tide
ebbuJ a'vay again the tourist stood once
more by the spnug to see if the bra&ish
Tive* had left tlieir bitterness in its
water, but they were flowing sweet as
ever. So it uiay be in the hesrt of the
Chnsiun when floods of bitter trial and
sorrow roll over his life. From secret wells
the vreet waves flow, cryntai and fresh an
ever
?pk ^ ti.i. m.M*
Th* influence and prcwiee of the Holf
Gh.?: in llic Go?p-:i to-day u the main*
/prill,' of service, it is the secret of ^acres-.
It Mow* out in dee J j of service and
:n abort of lore.?licv. J. E. Honeywell
M'.':!.-od?t, Ashlon, ill.
Xl??arroctloD of ClirUt. .
I The resurrection of Christ, which we ceV
curate it Easter, is the only true and Mti?
factory answer ab)ut our immortality.
To deny th* one must overcome insur?
tnonnUble difficulties.?lie v. P. F. Q'Hm%
Stw York City.
Vadercnttlac Mlnlni Htchliti.
One of the roost remarkable feature* in
the mining of bituminouii coal in the United
State* is the progresx made in the development
of undercutting machine*; in
1896 the ground mined by machine* waa
32.413,141 short ton*, in 1S99 it r(*?c to 4-V
9fi4.(*)i> short ton*, and in 1000?notwith*
standing a decrease in Illinois, where tha
| labor union* opfioaed the u*c of these machine*?
to 52.70fl.500 ton.*. Tin* nunifier ol
machine* in u*' wa* 3!)>l7 in l!JOO. a* com|
pared with 312.5 in IS9-.1. and 2*122 in 1808.
India's KnrMU of Commerce.
The tiovrrnnient of India hiu decidcd to
e<uhh*h .? Bureau of Otmmerce ou the
lined uow iu?je?ted in America.