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Qloidenhu "'ccpjTJirh! is* it , CHAPTER XI Continued. With swelling sails and flying tbe Venetian flag the Orio Maiipietro kept ber course. A light breeae was blowing. contrary for tbe Tnrks, but favorable for us, so that we approached each other but slowly. The Turks bad tired only four times, and our vessel had not been touched. Armed with pistols and cutlasses, our little band lay upon the deck close to the side awaiting whatever might be in store for us. and as we so lay I could not dismiss tne nope mat no narm was intended to ua. that our alarm -was illfounded, and as minute succeeded minv nte. and still the Tnrk did not open fire upon us. I expressed my opinion to the captain, who lay at my side, but he rouchsafed me no reply. The left horn of the crescent of Turkish ships being now quite dose, the intention of the Turks was perceived. for the foremost vessel left her fellowi and bore right down upon oa. still, however, without firing. They hope to take our property and Uvea undamaged, but remember^death. not captivity.** These were the at Tvnnli T hMrd the noble contain peak. After a few minutes of almost breathless silence tbe Turkish frigate fooled the lee side of tbe Orio Maiipietro and. with a wild shoot of triumph, an overwhelming force of Turkish sailors leaped aboard tbe frigatoon. And then ensued a most Moody hand-to-band light, of which, at first, the Venettana had much tbe better. Our enemies were too close upon us to permit of the employment >f any weapon but tbe cutlass, but of ttiat we made very effective use. for ielng close to the aide of the vessel, and our whereabouts unknown to the first party of Turks who boarded us. they leaped as It were upon tbe points if our blades, and so suffered great loss. But the odds against us were a wonrana to one. ana wiui iiui pueci Ike Turks basted to avenge the defeat >f their fellows. Captain Perugia fell Sead at my feet, his heart transfixed >7 the broad blade of a ferocious Turk whom he bad partly disabled; nearly til our little band were dead or dying, and above the din of the light resounded the shrieks of the women imprisoned below. I felt faint and sick, and was betides bleeding from a wound in toy shoulder. yet miraculously, in some way which I am unable to describe. I contrived to back out from the fight and ee below to the women, whose condition was truly pitiable. I did so not because of cowardice, for I believe I fought as well as any man. Venetian or Turk, that memorable day. and certainly from the moment the frlgatoon was boarded I had abandoned all hope of escape, but the warning of the ncble Perugia. "Death, not captivity." still rang in my ears, and I resolved that my last minute shonld be spent in an endeavor to save these unhappy creatures from so horrible a fate. 1 reached my cabin, and with a mighty ? />? millurl oirir <i ftimr nf tho hfl 1*>? so as to allow tbe door to cpen wide enough for me to enter sideways, but I bad to contend with tbe strength of tbe women within, who. not knowing but It was tbe enemy who nought admittance. pulled tbe door the other way with all their might. As I entered tbe cabin, and before I could peak to Its frantic occupants, tbe Tcrks rushed down the companion and began to remove tbe bales. I stood close by tbe side of tbe door, and the trst who entered I laJd low with a pistol shot in tbe bead. My triumph, however, was short, for tbe next in' stant a fearful blow from a mace stretched me at full length on tie floor, yet was 1 only partly stunned, being conscious of yelling Turks all around?of Anita and her maid being bound and carried out, and of my own aukles and wrists being bound in such brutal fashion that tbe blood started from my flesh. And then kind nature mme to mv relief and 1 remembered so more. November 19.?I was sever able to ascertain bow loos 1 remained uncon' scions, bat this 1 know full well, tbat when I came to myself again I was a prisoner aboard a Turkish frigate. Tbe wound In my shoulder bad been cleansed and dressed, and my wrists and anlkes unbound, but my limbs were hugely swollen by the barbarous usage to which they* had been subjected. and the least oovement oeca aloned me acute pain. Two youus Turks, hardly more than boys, tat watching me latently, conversing softly la their language, ff which 1 comprehended not a word. I was lying in rudely fu:*nlshed cabin, not unlike a dismantled gun-room, and looking around mc I perceived notLing of my own: companions, my girdle contain log uyy money and papers. the Venetian merchant')) chests A sequins? rreryibiuj; was gone. Tbe terrible inridoutH which immediately preceded my prescLt uiserabie condition, and the boiTo.'j probably await leg me. crowded vividly upon my mint], and. exclaiming vehemently against my ill fate. 1 fell Into a delirium, and so remaimu for 1 know not how long. When again I recovered myself I was reporting on a pallet cn the deck of the same frigate in charge of the same two .voung Turks, who vat crosslegged on either side nnd eyed me with an air of grave curiosity. We were . eloite to a port the like of which for Magnificence I had never seen. The aea wm <otted with small crafts and rowi: g boats. but not more than two other Turkish frigates were in sight. With a heavy heart I observed that the vessel I was aboard held tlie Orio Mali pie tro In tow. and that both the oasts of the frigatoon were cut away, and her name effaced from her prow roaghly a* by an adae. My emotions j*ere strangely conflicting. 1 bad lost J itstiuHaliy 86r'" ?T ALTER BLOOMFIELD ??*t Bcx?n'? Best. everything except my life, and doubted not but it would have been better bad I fallen like tbe brave Perugia, bat the face of nature was glorious beyond description?pen or brush, wielded by whatever band, would equally fall to deplet It. On a calm sea under a cloudless sky vrc drew nearer and nearer to a beautiful city whose gilded minarets and domes shone resplendently in tbe summer sun. Tbe prospect was so entrancing that as I regarded it I momentarily lost thought of my dreadful plight Approaching It yet nearer, a dome of enormous size and superb proportions met my gaze. I which I thought could be no other than tbe Mosque of St. Sophia in the city of Constantine. And such, icdoed. It warn. j * CHAPTER XII. BOOEK TBTCMAX: Hit IIBCOKO CONCLUDED. November 22.?Though gradually recovering from the effects of the terrible strain to which I bad been subjected in tbe recent fight, and tbe cruel wounds Inflicted by my captors on my ankles and wrists. I was still unable to help myself in any way. The vessel 1 was aboard Being arriveu alongside the quay. It was found necessary to carry me ashore, which was accordingly done by the same two young Turks who bad tended me since the day <f my capture. I was placet! on & litter and securely strapped to it: not, I believe. because of any fear that I should attempt to escape, but to prevent my falling off. These preparations made, there came to me a Turk, older and more Handsomely aressea man mo young Turk*, my attendants, who regarded me with (treat attention for several minutes. He then stooped to where I lay bound, and. slightly raising my left band, took a gold signet ring from my tblrd finger, and proceeded to examine It as one would examine anything rare and strange. Witb an air of great calmness and satisfaction be placed my ring on tbe corresponding finger of bis own hand, and then gave an order, tbe purport of which I did not understand, but one of tbe young Turks went away and returned almost Immediately, carrying a piece of crimson silk. Tbe silk was placed over my face, so that I could see nothing, and tbe litter npon which I Jay was lifted and carried I knew not whither. It seemed a long time before my fac was again uncovered, but I have since thought that it was perhaps not more than ten or fifteen minutes. When next I saw the light of day I was in a small square apartment, furnished as simply as tbe cabin of tbe Turkish frigate I bad just vacated. It bad but one window, and that long and narrow, and tbe wall wherein it was set being of great thickness It seemed little more than a slit. Howor If qnfllrori to fltlmlf thp itnnihinp. which streamed in upon me with co much brilliance that it dispelled tbe despair engendered by my unhappy situation. The old Turk, still wearing the ring which he bad taken from me. was present when my face was uncovered and the straps of my litter unloosed. I addressed him in English. French and Italian, but be returned no answer, busying himself in issuing orders to my attendants and some other Turks there present ?for my benefit, as I afterward found, A carpet of exquisite workmanship and color was brought in and laid upon the floor, and afterward luxurious cushions. covered with rich yellow sill, were placed around by the walls. On BOUJtr Ui lUt'M' inner naa a tuici uu; laid, and the litter on which I bad arrived -was carried away. bowl of sherbet and a dish of delicious fruits were set down within say reach, my two young attendants took up positions near to me with their legs crossed upon cushions inferior to those cn which 1 lay, the other Turks withdrew, and a moment after sounds reacbeu me as of the door betas barred on the outer side. Id this small room. thee, was I kept a close prisoner for many days?how many I know not. for I had lost count of time. I was liberally supplied with food and my wounds were carefully tended, so that I made rapid progress toward recovery. My sufferings were now chiefly mental. I wearied my brsin in tbe endeavor to think wby I was thus incarcerated, and what was intended to be done with lc. but failed to satisfy myself. The uncertain fate of the unhappy Anita increased my anxiety, but 1 could learn nothing, neither could I act in any way. my attendants being faithful to their trust, and always refusing to heed thr lntprrniratirt? sisrus wfcloh I made to them. When I was able to [ walk al.out my prison I experienced some relief by looking out of the window. an employment to whiob my guards bad no reason to object, for 1 was conflned on the topmcst story of a tall tower. The view from my pri| son was extremely beautiful. Nestline among the groves of plant* and cypres* which crown tbt* ap?*x of the triangular figure presented by Constantinople. 1 could discern what appeared to be another but smaller city, very jealously immured, and from the extraordinary splendor of Its marble and gilded kiosques. Its pavilions, gardens and fountains. I war sure it could be no other than the superb pal ace city caned toe seraglio, me uonie of the Grand Turk himself. Every day 1 would stand for hours at my window feasting iny eyes on the wealth cf natural beauty hefore me. Occasionally there would be a large assemblage of persons within the gardens enclosed by the outer walls of th? Seraglio, the gates would be opened, aud a procession of grandees, biasing with jewels and brightly colored silks, come forth, accompanied bj the music cf strange icstrumeata, -..7 y the strains rf which would sometim faintly reach my car. but I was at t< great a height to make out the prim pal figures In the procession, an thoug!) I guessed that on such occ sioas the Sultan was about to r!< through the streets of his city I d not know so Dositlvelr. At last all trace of my bodily inj ries was gone, and I enjoyed as goi health as Is possible in a young ai vigorous man denied outdoor exerci and oppressed with anxiety. I knc not how long I had been in my prisa but I observed that tbe days nppean poaewhat shorter than when I w first brought there, and that tbe be of noon was less oppressive. I w about to assert that these facts li me to reconsider my position, but th would not be accurate, for Its consi eration was never for a moment a sent from my mind, yet could I in i way account for the treatment met out to me. which must be. I tbcugl at once useless and expensive to n captors. One morning my brow tv feverish from prolonged thinking these things, and I was more than us ally oppressed with a sense of my po' erlessness to help myself, when I w startled by tbe sound of my door beii unbarred. I did not know tbe hot but from tbe appearance of the cl below I knew It was too early for tl arrival of my guards, and tbe reguls ity of their attendance was a proc nent feature in the maddening mom ony of my life. Soon ray curjosi was turned (o inexpressible delight a middle-aged gentleman in Europe! dress entered my room and extendi his right hand toward me. saying excellent English. "'Good morcing. s Is your name Trueman?" I cocld not restrain my joy at hea ing my native tongue spoken on more, more especially as the wor employed were of a kindly sort, ai the question such as caused my hea to beat fast in anticipation of relea from my bonds. I stepped forward seize the proffered hajd of the En llshman (for such I conceived be wa with so much eagerness that be i treated a few paces to where n guards were now standing, and lnv< untarily teld up his arm to keep r off. "Softly, my friend." said tl stranger. "I intend you no miscbh Be seated. I pray you. and tell c truly and briefly bow it Is you come be here." and to Inspire me with con dence be patted me gently on tl shoulder and sat himself down on cushion. Seating myself by bis sl<3 and suppressing as well as I was ah the great excitement under which labored. I narrated tbe wlnle of n story just as I have recordod it In th volume. Tbe stranger gave careful i tentlon to my recital, at no point 1 tempting me with a question or coi ment. but sitting quietly stroking h long brown beard. When I hi finished uy story he still remained i '?< t m Inn to or ia it'ifl then, loo Ing up at me. said: To be continued. Employes like an Oath. Tbe recent attempts of a gang < American swindlers to victimize tl London banks bave drawn attentlc to tbe remarkable precautions wbl< banking bouses take against frau says tbe London Daily Mail. Evei employe, from tbe office boy to tl manager, bas to take an ontb on entc Ing the bank tbat be will not divul] tbe business of tbe establishment, e cept under compulsion cf law. And 1 ? . -11 A ?KI. nn?|, f, 18 UUl uuuncu IV tuinci lum vu>u, < every year tbe entire staff is asset bled In tbe board room to bear tl oatb read over. Tbe effect of this pr caution bas been admirable. There Is also very great care exe cised to prevent fraud by means < worthless securities and promlssoi notes. In almost every bank there a department devoted to scrutinize all notes which may be deposited f< this purpose. These records, whi< have been compiled after years of cc lections, show the standing of almo every tirm in London. Many a bus cess bouse would be dismayed if knew that practically all its most cLe ished secrets were known to the ban Reference to these records will in<] cate at once whether tbe firm concer ed has at any time dishonored a bi and so the bank Js able to gauge tl value of the securities offered, say. f< a loan for three month?. These are merely a few precautic: adopted, but they will serve to gh some idea of t!ie constant and unr mltting care taken to prevent fraud. Gardcicn Wasted la Alaska. Th? chances for young men to e gage in trade in Alaska arc sti abundant.. Tbe dairyman at Junei is getting rich. The gardener mat $4000 this season from little tw acre patch of ground, despite the fa that there are a Kreat many veget Lies that will not thrive iu this iocs Ity. Tomatoes will not mature. Tl vines thrive wellj but will not pr duce fruit. Cabbages grow until th< become immense in size, but tbe best will not get hard. Potatoes grow 01 of the ground and are not palctabl Corn, squash. beans and eueumbe will not grow on account of tbe .xce give moisture and cool uigbts. Near! everything else In tbe way of veget bles cud be produced it large quai titics.?Washington Star. The Intelligence cf Aniaiali. Many animals, either pursuing < pursued. exhibit a knowledge of fac very II*tie known to tiie najjrity < mankind, sue.'j as of tiie places wbei scent lies or is obliterated ai d of tl effects of wind in carrying evident of their presence to tbe pursuer. Tl buntrd roe or hare will make circle double ou its own tracks an 1 take? i water or fling itself for u eonsiderab distance through the air a* clever) as if it bad read up ail the theory < scent in a bcok. Nor an- the pursue] less ingealous. Ttey have learni the art of "nutking a cast." This the dodge by which a huntsman alii saves time and picks up a lost scent. Teacher?"Tommy. in ihe sentcn< 'A microbe is a minute living orgui ism." par?f 'microbe.' " Tommy Tccl er?" 'Microbe' is a common uouu, |?o sessive case " Teacher?"I'orse give ease**" Tomny?"Vtc'm. Fir person. microbe; second pcrnon. yoi crobe; third person, bis?" Tcacht ?"Thomas, go and take yoir reat." Chicago Tribune. - ? IfU | #| I New York City.?Each season brines a( I sonie new and attractive style of ki- | a( | mono dressing: sncque which differ.? \ slightly from its predecessors, and Is | cf ladies' negligee toilet. ] welcomed by women who delight In a? j cool, comfortable garments. The lllusir1 J tration shows a charming Japanese M *acque made of violet China silk with tc purple satin ribbons and plain white silk trimmings. l8^ It is simply adjusted with shoulder >e" and under arm seams, and fits well on IJ J the shoulders, but is very loose around ; the hips. The front Is cut low and 36 ' square, a full vest of while silk falling k* gracefully from a band of ribbon at the lower edue of the decolletagc. oe A broad sailor collar completes the t0 neck and is a pleasing addition. The Q ; sleeves are shaped with inside seams 1 k* ! only, fit the upper arms and flare in 1 0 wide bells at the wrists. Bands of 1 '* broad and narrow ribbon are effective- 1 ly applied on collar, sleeves and vest. i ?j The petticoat is made with five gores. 1 3y fitted smoothly around the waist and ' * over the hips without darts. The ful- < lt' ncss at the centre back is arranged in n' an underlying pleat at each side of the a' clo?ing. These pleats are flatly pressed '*? and present a very plain appearance, I , I but add to the flare at the bottom. i ;b | ^ ^ i i / /ilp iv &\? 4 - $ I 1 \f:i ifif fa <aV* 7 7 ^ ^ r? FANCY WAIST AND S e The petticoat Is made with an lnvl*l. i I ble belt of circular shaping. The low- i | er edjtes of the gores are cut in point* D* j and finished separately with a hand of U j lace outlining tne points. The flounce 10 of lace 1* gathered and adjusted on the J? I skirt. flaring stylishly at t'.ie flucr. ?* j Beautiful underskirts are made of c* | white taffeta or wash silk with lace or a' j embroidered silk flounces. Some have 'I* j two flounce* of the same depth applied ,e I ou one upper. ?* | To make the kimono in the medium J | aire will require two and three-quarter 1* yards of twenty-seven-Inch material. ] with line yard of contrasting material |' c- for collar and vent. rB i To uiake the petticoat in the medium ' , 8- size will require livt yards of thirty-six-1. ly inch matetial. a q. A Mjrlith CoMmnf. The costume illustrated in the large { drawing is made of white muslin i figured with large pink ami yellow I ruse*. It is mounted on a pale piuk I* ; satin lining and trimmed with white ' mous-scline :le soie and lace. The waist is made over a glove-fitted. JC featherboned foundation that closes in ^ the centre front. The baek fits smooth (. I.v across the shoulders and is drawn 's j down closely to the belt. where the ful-! i n?ss is arranpt d in small pleat*. jt> The full vest is permanently attached j ly I to the right lining and closes invisibly | j on the left. It is gathered at the neck. ; rc which is cut slightly low aud flnished | - I wiih a luiud ??f ia?v. A soft dra|>ery of j a j# chiffon is arranged around tIn- neck .e and along the sides of the vest, fastening under a narrow hand. The edge* cf the full fronts below this trimming are ilnisbed with lace. * The belt is made of rose pink panne | D* r.ud fastens l;j front wjth a fancy : buckle. The sleeves are shaped with j 3' innldc M-ams only, have comfortable | s" fulness on the shoulders and are gath- t st ered at the lowtr edge, where they are t lr udjist*-d on narrow elbow bauds. fr ritatings of mousseliDe form a daiuty ? ~ finish. I , The seven pores in the skirt are well proportioned and fit smoothly around the waist. The closing is made invisibly at the centre back under two Inverted pleats that are flatly pressed to present a perfectly plain appearance. A deep circular flounce is applied In [minted outline, flaring stylishly at the lower edge, but the deep flounce may be finished to form its lower portion If preferred. The flounces are of chiffon, dged with lace. Bands of lace that liui.?b the upper flounce ctom at the [Ktints and provide an attractivp finish. To make the waist In the medium size will require one and one-quarter tards of forty-four-inch material, with five-eighth yards of contrasting mate- i rial for vest and trimming. To make the skirt in the medium size will require seven yards of forty-four- 1 Inch niaterijl. ! ] The XrwMt Comb*. j %he newest combs to conline the hair j ire made of the purest flawless ivory, . and are shown anions the latest Paris ] novelties. A duinty design in gold Is 1 lightly sprinkled with Jewels, and rests I , upon a liand. broad or narrow, showing ; , a'.iove the prongs of the corahs. and the ' < little slides that keep in place short, ! j straying hair above the nape of the ] neck are ornamented in like manner. 1 Many classic bands for confining the 1 bair are shown, and. worn with many , i)t the Grecian robes and statuesque | j imperii**. are exceedingly artistic. But | nothing is mure lovely in hair orna- j meuts than the jeweled ivory combs In blond or golden hair, just as amber { Is for the brunette. A Favorite Combination. Among the favorite combinations art black and white and green and white, both of which are effective. In the Qew foulards these combinations are ootlceable. white grounds with black spots, and. again, white grounds with preen foliage designs. The latter are j prettiest trimmed with black guipure ' t-dging, a flounce of net or one of white j >r ecru guipure. A .Novrlij la Faa?. ^ Quite a novelty in fans Is a beaut)* < rul one in ostrich feathers; It Is Egyp- i tian in shape, mounted on tortoise 1 . | i i I 1 I I fw i fi | A !; r-1 f i 1 j i I'M 4 Vrt ! < 4f 4 VA {I|4 EVEN GORED SKIRT. obeli, and when shaken opens out Ilk* t a leaf. * t For Very Warm Weather. ' Elbow sleeves are a new feature 1ft . shirt waists for very warm weather, i and add an airy, cool appearance to < the plainest kind of a blouse. In the a wn 1st illustrated pale yellow organdie! is trimmed with ecru lace. The back is drawn smoothly across ! the shoulders, and displays tine gathers f nt the waist. The fronts are full at i the neck, and blouse stylishly over the j narrow ucxi. iunupf iu> isiu^ uv i f ueath the <y-utrc box phat that is eov-; t L*?ed with lace. | 1 A transparent Ince collar complete! the iiwk aud fastens in the ceutre ' a I* j 1 '* a $ SHIRT WAIST WITH ELUOXF SLEEVES. jack. Tlie sleeves are full puffs ibat \ ? ire palbertd t>u the edges and com- j u iletcd with flaring pointed cuff?. A j and of Mack velvet ribbon conceals j T lie Ktaiu. uiitl tits in a suiall bow at I t lit- back. c To make tlir waist for a miss four- j " ten yeais will require on* and one- ; 1 ;alf yards of thirty-eixincli material. j " rHE GREAT DESTROYER " SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. IVorkltiEmrn and the Silooni-WhyThfr* Should Mo an Irrepre??lble Confllcl Uclwrcn the Liquor Dealer and the Laborer?Abandon the Treating Habit Some people have the idea that the work* iigmeri of thi* country arc >n /avor ?t the saloon and saloon keeper*. Of rour?e, there arc too many workingmen who are n'ave* to the saloons and tho*e who run them. But every year'ahows an improvement in thin matter, and if it were not for rhat is known a* the "treating system" the saloon* would get less money than they 4 rt #rnm U'nr!." 1 n rrm pn At the annua] convention of the Minne>ota Federation of Labor, when delegates from the State Retail Liquor Dealer*' A* mciation presented credentials, objections 1 ,verc made. One delegate declared that j "he and hit craft were ready to withdruw j xom the Federation if the *aloon keepers i woe to be admitted. He did not believ? j Lhoy were worthy of an honest man's recjgnition nor that they were in reality la* jorers." Another detente declared that 'in no way does the saloon contribute to the elevation of mankind." When the vote was taken eighty-five trere against seating the liquor men and eleven in favor. On the following day an- i ither attempt was made to give the saloon men neats in the convention, hut it was I iroterl dov. n by even a larger majority than | >n the previous day. In plain English the delegates from the ! state Retail Dealers' Association were notified that they were not wanted in a contention renrerenting workingmen. If the liquor business is not fit to b? represented in a gathering of toilers, the bert thing for toilers to do is to let the bu*inc*? alone outside of conventions a? veil an inside. There ought to be an irre* pressihle conflict between the saloons and workingmen. The fact is the saloon* arc starxea to make money and that deprive men of the means to enjoy themselves as they should ?njoy themselve*. Intoxicants injure those who" imbibe them. When c man forms a tiabit of getting drunk saloons take from Itim what money he has and also destroy to a great extent his power to acquire more money. In many cases if the saloons could have their way they would take the good natured customer, make him cross and ujtiy, impoverish him. and then hand him over to the police authorities to be placed ia :ortinement untH he comes to his senses. When there is any "treating' to be done the wife and children should be present to participate, but a saloon is not the place in ivnirh "Betsy and the babv" ought to meet lUMoand and father. And be it said about men who frequent saloons they do not rant wife or child to visit them. Workint^ren love their wives and chtfIren. and rhow their love every dav so plainly that there cannot be any mistake '.hi-iiir tho mutter. Even while drunk men rill often talk in the kindest way concernng their wives and children. Hut. in a irunken state. their mood* will change, ind love, wrath and anger will be so mixed ip that it will be impossible to tell what s in their heart*.?George R. Scott, in the Witness. A Doable Knock, "In knocking down his wife the mm knocked roe out of the liquor trade." In these words Mr. F. N. Charrington. to .veil known in connection with religious ind temperance work in East London, :lose? his account of the way in which he : nraj? led to sever his connection with the j treat brewing firm of Charrington. Head k j :o., of which he a partner. The man n question was drinking in a pUDiic nouw srhich Mr. Charrington happened to be samintr. His wife jost at that moment >ushcd open the door, and appealed to her lusband for money to buy oread to feed heir starving children. By way of answer ier husband felled her to the ground. Mr. i ''harrington noticed that the signboard j t>ore the name of his firm. He reflected :hat this particular house probably fur- j lished many such case*, and that the same , ?as true of hundreds of other houses 1 >wned by the company. The responsibil- I ty was more than ne could bear, and from :hat hour he resolved to give up his partnership, worth about $100,000 a year. Moderate Drinking a Delation. The drink swallowed at the bar brace? rou, does it? If you think you need a Irink. you really need sleep, or better imirishmcnt. or you need to live more sen- i iib!y. Drink will not give you what you ) leed. It may for a moment make your ( ierve* cease tormenting you. It may do n your ?ys?tem for an hoar what opium j to the ChincM? for a whole day. But ; f it lifts you up high, it drops you down [ lard. And remember: There is no such a thing as moderate ; Iruikinz at a bar. You think you can take your occasionn j Irink safely and philosophize about the j >rocrssion that passes the bartender. But the bartender knows that you are j :o different from the others. They all be- ; ran as you are beginning. They all.in the j arly stages, despised their own forerun- j ier*. - I I he? were once as you are, ana xne Darender knows that the chances are all in avor of your being eventually like one of hem. Even likr* the poor, thin, nervous drinker >f hard whisky, who once wondered why nen drink too much.?American and Jourol. Tnttlif Female Inebriates, In a report of the work Cone bv the Manchester and Salford (England) Wornn's Temperance Association the following tatement is made concerning the result of reatmcnt in a retreat for inebriate women vhi"h is maintained by the association: I The rijrid enforcement of total abstinence | roves invariably beneficial. The recovery j >egins at once in body and mind. Soon a i hang* is seen in the vep' countenance, j nd many a woman grows five years young- i r within a twelvemonth." ft The Crusade In Brief. The Sunday *aloon opening in Xcw Jcrey hex been quenched. All ?ai<inns in Carbondale. 111., have been lo?ed by vote of the City Council. Dr. Paul Harnier. the French statistician, j lays juvenile criminality is relatively in- i reasi'ig. ?? ??! he attributes the evil to alco- J io!ic heredity. Jttdse luthili. at I^aporte, in'l.. ?cntcncci ; 'on firmed drinker* to thirty day* in jail, | 0 pay a tine of $100, and to dulranchist- I uent for three yearn. ( haplain Warren, of the Mi??oun j?en;* entiary. *ay>: "If you ask t!?e prisoner* ! itre bow they happened to get into trouble j our-.'ifth* of them will tell you they were trunk." Local option entered larjelr into the j Section con tlx t* in Nebraska this year This m one of the most dreadful evil* of I ilcohol. that it kills insidiously. as if it | ier- do:nt no harm. a< if it were doing ' ood, while it is destroying l:fe.~S?r Ikr.- i jin>a Richardson. Tin: Supreme Court of Kan?a? has de- ! ided that the Miction of th?- Hurrel liquor ?w which pvr? cities the right to pa.?? or 1 names to suppress nuis.m?es and provid ng for "search and seizure" is valid. The Excise Hoard of Jersey City, X ,T., las adopted a resolution instructing the ity clerk to refuse all applications for njuor license* for any new saloon within feet of any church or public ?w Iioo'. Should we receive an application for a >osition in the hank from a young man I'hom we knew to he addicted to th? use f liquor, it would not be entertained for moment.?F. A. Chamlierlain, President ccurity Iiunk. Muinca|>olii? The French Premier. M Waldeck Koufeau. in a recent ?peech, dwelt upon the leeewity for legislation in restraint of the se of liquors. He ?aid. with emphasis, The scourge of alcoholism threatens the ery existence of the race." In an article in an insurance journal on he comparative mortality in dilferent oc upatioif. the assertion in marie tftat brewer* die ab<??t fiftv |?er cent, han the average man who work* at a rrft!ar iailing, and saloon keeper* die #*veu mitt a* fast." THE RELIGIOUS LIFE READINC FOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. Foetn: I Know That My Redeemer Live* ? The Disciple Whom Jeaa* Loved Wu Not the Mild Men Freqnently Pie* In red?Love Should Not Be Weuk. Thcv tel! me that there ia no Clod, Xo Father in the heaven* above; That our lo?t earth no Saviour trod. No Lord of all for me to love. They tell rac that I only live \N hile I may draw my earthly breath; That nature'* law haa naught to give For future hope, excepting death. They nay faith if a phantaay, A barren hope for thinga we crave; That wience xpeak* the atern decree: "All knowledge eada within the grave.'* They ?ay that all our prayera are vain, Xo Heavenly Father heara our call, Xo Holy Spirit soothe* our pain; Eternal nilcncc anawera all. \\ hence. then. the comfort which I leel, Whence, then, this sweet relief (rota car#. When from the busy world I steal And bow my head in earnest prayer? What i? the monitor within That checks the ra?h and foolish deed? What if the power that saves from fin And strengthens in the hour of need? Where goes the love that fills the soul? It i? not )o?t in boundless space; The love of (Jod will find its goal. P'or love must have a retting placc. I know my Lord, I trust His word, Xo other hope assurance gives; Deeii in my heart His voice is heard, I know that my Redeemer lives. ?Frank Beard, ic Ram's Horn. Th? Son of Thunder. "John?*urnamed Boanerges, which ia, the >.on of thunder."?Mark 5: 17. . We know thin was not John the Baptist, but it U hard to believe that it is John, the apostle of love, that he who leaned on JcaUf besom. he who is called "the disciple whom Jesus loved," he who so constantly taught "God is love," ia given thi? title of the fon of thunder by no lew an authority than the Master Himself. Surely, we think, the figure of a cooing dove wou!d 1* more appropriate. Yet the Master makes no mistakes even in the name* He gives His servants. He knows the inner nature of love better than we do. The 1 * _1* * 1 _ *L^ .1 .1 iruiy lovsnjz aixcipie is use inc insnucr that roils through the heavens both in the lource of hut power and in hi* boldness and rigor. When shall we learn that love is not a weak, shallow sentiment, not an effeminate feeling, not an hysterical emotion. It ie not the light, limpid cloud floating on the summer's r!;y, but ia rather the mightr force that ilea bark of the lightning's flash and the thunder'a peal. John'* love for hi* Lord ia not t>een so much in the leaning on Hia bo?om aa in the clear, constant and brave witnessing for Hi* divinity: Patmoe ia the revelation of the love that grew ia such sweet hours of communion aa at the last supper. He who has learned to love in the quietness of sympathy manifesta the lore in naeiuy auring sunenng, in iu?? thundering denunciation* of error, the Sashing challenges of aught that affront* bis Lord and the silent yet eloquent witnessing on the lonely isle of exile. , We are liable to make altogether false portraits of such men as John, because we nave misconceived the trie character of love. His is not the weak face with theovergrown curls. There is love that weakens. but worthy love of a worthy object strengthens. And strong lovers will also be strong haters. John will loatbe hypocrisy and deceit in proportion as he loves his divine and glorious Lord: he will hate the world as he love* the Father. He will manifest the loyaltv of true lore bv lit* persistent fighting of the foes of his King. Love knows no compromise. Some seen* to think that the sign of a loving nature is the ability fo stand in with both fides, to please all parties, to secure the complacency of sinn?r? as well as the comfort of saints. Put a* the faith of love casts out fear so will the sincerity of love cast out a lie. There is no dissimulation in love. AIT the world will know it if you really love Chri*t. and if your love of Him rebuke* them, denounces th<?ir indifference and hatred and peals forth like thunder startlin* their conscience* arjd reminding them of ?in. it is bemuse love's lightning will flash it all thing-* false. The on?v effectual thundering aga'nst sin is that v.hich n?es in heaven and is born of love. f)ur denunciations are mil empty word*, like- *tage thunder. unW* they can jwne down on men, from above, and come laden like the voire of the storm with the premise of loving blessing.?Ram's Horn. "Don't Go, Jennie." Dr. Len (J. Hroughton tells thin most ctriking incident a? it was related to him by a friend from Cincinncti: In that city there was a pretty, young girl, a member of the church, who. on one occasion wan invited by her friend to accompany him on Wednesday evening to a theatre. It was nothing new, but something whispered. "Don't go, Jennie." Thin Eeculiar something continued speaking to ee. "Don't go." She wrote him a letter and *aid. "1 can'fi po to the theatre to-night; there is something that tells me not to go." There camp a letter saying. "It is a splendid play." Shr? wrote him another letter saving ?<he would go. Then she dropped down for an evening nap. She dreamed that the angel* came that night and found her in the theatre. She cot up and wrote. "I am s;>rrv to tel! yon. hut I <arill have ft) break mv engagement. 1 can't jo." That night Jennie found heroelf in the ehureh. She had been going to the theatre on Wrdnr?d*.v evening. The pantor walked up to her and said: "Jennie. I am z!ad to w you at pnrer meeting. I feel that tlie Lord has something for roti to do to night " She ?aid. "I tell you. I have made ur> my mind. I am not point? to another theatre I don't believe it i? risrht." Tlie pa?tor congratulated her npon :t. In the course of the service he asked her t'i sing Sic went and ?tor>d at the piano and hp.ip "Jesus. Lover of My Soul." Hrr hejrt ua* on fire. ;?nd she sang it ?wefter than ?he had ever done before. The congregation was dwrnined, but there was a y>untf man who lingered about the d'W who wan a stranger. The pa?tir wen*, to the door and he **:d: "That win the *?eete?t smcing I ever heard. It earr.< d lite bark to my boyhood day*. \* he*i mother used to mng to me. I am a bail bov. but I have otade up my mind I ain going to m. rvi Ciinat right now." I'ur;firnrlcn of Cllte*. All movement* in the great rit.<\? toff purification -.vilJ f.:il if the spirit of <5od rl liot in I hem If all Christendom v.ouM UR;:e in one grcst overwhelming pray.T to (iinl Me would a*i?wer?ve would rereive.?TLc Rev. C. M. .Sheidoti, Tojn ka, Kan. Th? Narrow Path. Tr'! mr how you obtained pace and raN .on '* 1 think I may be ?ure it ?a? bv the Kimr path that promioc* it to me. it I could only walk in it?the path of unreroM-r td surrendet to (Jod and of unwavrrmi: truat in Je>u< a* my Savicur ? Jaraea ILLIou Bars Ttppfcm and Beau. (Ynimuwiouer of I'erwioQ* Ware ha* ordered that all clerks found guilty of in temperance xhaJI be dumi?ac>T. and that Mich cs*e?? xhall not be reopened by promise* of reform or pica* of family neceurity. Half a dozen clerk* have been removed for intoxication and several other- resigned 10 antiri|>ation of a similar fate. It I* alxo said that Commiasioner Wanintend* to remove employe* of the I'eRrioti fiim.iu who do not pay their debt* tor the ordinary aeccvsarie* of life. A Flood of PtacioB Claims. There an* now pending 50.000 Spanish and Philippines war pension claims.