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jjholdenhu Copyrfcrbt lew, by Roi CHAPTER XII. Continued. "I am Sir Thomas Roe. representatire In this country of King James of Rnfland. Your passports and your letter of introduction accidentally came ID to my nanus uui niKm, anu juu may thank God that It was so, for had It fallen oat otherwise It Is Impossible to say what might have become of you. The causes which have produced your recent experiences are quite clear to me. You have not been so unfortunate aa in the circumstance* might have been expected. But before I explain further, console yourself with the knowledge that your ten chests of sequins are quite safe, and so is your gtrdle. your passports and your Eoglish money, and that you are free to take them when and where you choose. Know then that we are in the second week of September, and that less than five months ago Constantinople was the scene of a bloody revolution. The Janissaries, incensed by deferred payments. broke through all restraints of authority on learning that Snltan Othman contemplated a pilgrimage to Mecca, the expense of which they conceived boded 111 for the satisfaction of their claims. This turbulent and powerful military body broke down the * outer gates of the 8eraglio. and with angry demonstrations demanded the heada of the Sultan'a Ministers who had advised the sacred journey. For the moment the discontent of the Janissaries was sppessed with fair word* DDI UK UOTernjiifui wii iu a uuu nuj , with an incompetent Saltan, dire lack of money, and but feeble support of any sort it was necessary tbat some vigorous measures should be adopted. The Ulema met secretly and resolved to depose 8ultan Othman. who was toon afterward decoyed Into one of the seven towers which compose this building, where be was strangled by an ex-Vlsier assisted by three pashas. This step, while it effectually disposed of the pilgrimage question, raised other questions rsstly more momentous to the State. Mustaphs, who was Othman's predecessor, and had him. * aelf be?n deposed, is again installed Bultan, though he cannot, I think, hold fcis high office for long his conduct being that of a lunatic. The treasury being almost empty, and money urgently needed, the Admiral Pasha was Instructed to mske reprisals on Veae nan vessels lor iBaigniun mnicieu ou the faithful by Venetian traders at Bhodes and Cyprus. There bare been no complainta to tbe Porte of any ancb indignities?for tbe reason, as I suppose, that no ancb indignities have been committed, but tbe Admiral Pasha understood bis orders in tbe spirit in -which they were Issued, and hence the capture of tbe Venetian frifatoon in which you came hither. It was seen that you were not of the Italian race, and you and your effects were set aside for specisl consideration?a consideration delayed by tbe turbulence of tbe times, which engrosses the attention of all the officers of State. It was last night when tbe Grand Vizier put your English papers Into, my hands for interpretstion. I perceived within a little what had occurred. and exercised such power as 1 . hare for your benefit. Your property, uninjured and complete, la at mj house, and there it is that I would advise you to come and atay for the present With regard to the captain who has your ring I could by my word cause ois oeaa 10 oe orougni 10 you ai once on a dish, but you have not been la Turkey long enough to be indifferent to (he sight, and indeed his fault scarce merits the penalty.** No words can adequately express the transports of joy with which I drsnk In the generous declaration of Sir Thomas Roe. When 1 was a schoolboy at 8t. Edmund's Bury I saw a thief standing on a gallows, bis arms bound and bla neck in a noose, with the hangman at his side ready to turn . him off. but the king's pardon at that moment arriving, the halter was reI. moved from bis neck, his arms unbound, and he was led back to prison. , Nothing cgn efface from my memory the expression of that man's face while the king's pardon was being read out to him. and 1 think 1 uitist have felt somewhat as the Suffolk robber felt on that occasiou. My thanks, however briefly exprmsed. were very fervent, and I felt faint with pleasurable excitement when Sir Thomas rose to leave nod bade me accompany hint. Tbe two young Turks who had guarded me threw wide the door to allow of oar departure, and bowed to my protector so humbly tiiat their forehead* w touched tbe carpet. I would have rewarded them for the kindly treatment I bad received at their bands. but 1 bad nothing wherewith to do so, aud the opportunity passed. , After descending a great number of steps and threading our way through some paved courts not much unlike tbe courtyards of an English castle, ay protector and I at last reached a public street, where awaited us six negroes with two fine horses. Sir Thomas and I having mounted tbe hoineK they were led by two negroes, with a negro walking ou either side or each rider. And in this manner we pnxveded to Pera. wlwre Sir Thomas Roe's house Was situ.lto. Our progress tbrousii narrow streets tilled with a motley crowd of petty ehaptnen strangely appareled. all pressing closely to get a lew of me. was very slow, hut I would not. If I ecnkl have hastened it. for the. sense of liberty, the curious acene. and the conversation of Sir ?.oe were delightful to me. Of Anita and her maid Sir Thomas could unfortunately tell me nothing. The usual course, he said, with female captives was to submit them to the Mistress of the Harem for examination. and If. in the judgment of that lady they were sufficiently young and beautiful they were received into Bis By irst'iiffifllj ALTER BLOOMFIELD *w BMml Boii. Majesty's harem, while such as failed to present the necessary youthfulness and beanty were sent to the slave market and sold. He promised to institute an inquiry concerning them that same day, but warned me that he was unable to afford them any protection in whatever circumstances they might be placed, as they were neither of them English subjects. The house of Sir Thomas Roe was large, square and low, with wide verandas on every side. It was in the middle of a garden on the side of a hill ami overlooked the sea. The demesne was surrounded by a thick wall so high that the house could scarce be seen from the outside. We were no sooner entered within the gates than a swarm of slaves crowded about up. and oar jaded bora* were half led. bnlf pulled, toward tbo bouse. I was about to dismount when a stalwart ucpro threw himself upon the ground right in my way. his legs and arms uonbled under him in curious fashion, aod the surface of his back presented upward. Hesitating for a moment, in doubt what this might mean, I noticed another slave behave in a similar manner in front of my companion, who proceeded at once to dismount, using his slave as we in England use a stepping stone. I copied his example, but with an 111 grace for Sir Thomas smilingly observed, "I perceive by many signs that you are newly ar?i i i? M rivm iu a ui ?i-j. An soon as we had refreshed onrselves with sherbet and fruits. Sir Thomas Roe himself conducted me to a room, where I Raw, standing one upon other on the floor, the ten black chests, each bearing my name, apparently In the same state as when I last saw them In my cabin aboard the Orio Malipletro. and there also was my girdle full of money, my. papers, and the pistols walch Slgnor Slmona had given me. "Mr. Trueman," said my host, If the contents of your chests had been known to your captors, I fear nothing I could have done would have saved tbem from confiscation. As It was. my knowledge of you was acquired barely In time to help yon. for the puhllc disturbances having now .subsided. yoor effects would soon have been examined, with what result yon may guess. On learning that your usage vu me oesi voico ue rune allowK to any prisoner I thought It prudent to make your property my first care, and accordingly obtained last nigbt an order from the Grand Vizier that it should be placed in my charge, and bebold it before you as I received it. Examine It all carefully at your leisure, for I must now to Seraglio, -where I will inquire concerning the two Venetian ladles, your fellow passengers, and of the Venetian merchant wbose sequis you say these are. Meanwhile you must consider my house and servants as your own." At these words my noble benefactor left me, and 1 proceeded to carefully scrutinize each chest. None of them had been tampered with in any way; they were all of the proper weight, and the resinous black paint with which each was covered had scarce received a scratch. My money, too. was equally safe and correct, nine hundred and forty-four pounds, all told, showing that my expenditure since I left England bad amounted to no more than fifty-six pounds. After an absence of several hours Sir Thomas Roe retdrned, and 1 perceived at once from his countenance that be bore no good news. "The two Venetian ladle*," raid be, "joa are not likely to see again. I bare spoken witb tbe chief eunach, who Las conferred with the Mistress of tbe Harem. and I learn that both ladies were rejected as nnwortby of tbe Saltan, and sent to tbe slave market for sale. I have been to tbe slave market, and talked witb tbe merchants tbere^and am told by them that the younger of tbe two ladies was bought by an old merchant from Aleppo for two hundred sequins, but that she protested in dumb show so pathetically adjust being parted "rom her mistress, tbe only human being near with whom she was able to speak, tbat her new owner bought the other lady also for seventy-flve sequins, to be tbe servant of^iis first purchase, and thus, botb as slaves, and with their respective positions reversed, they have been carried away to Aleppo." Poor Anita! I was too dazed by contemplation of her miserable and ? graded fate to offer any remark. Sir Thomas Roe continued: "Signor Mario Battlsta is dead; be was killed a full month before you came to Constantinople. He bad amassed a large fortune by trade, and being a shrewd, clever man be liberally feed an Influential pasha, from whom be received in return Intellicence of State matters. In this way the uufortunate Battista learned iu advance of the Porte's alleged grievance against the Venetians, and correctly estimating the incident he closed his affairs here with as much secrecy and despatch as be could, and. accompanied by his wife and his two sons, embarked one night aboard a vessel be bad purchased, taking with him an immense treasure of money and jewels. But bis flight was noticed almost at once, and his means of information ascertained. His friend, the pasha, was bowstrung. Battista's ship overtaken and sunk with all aboard before it bad got out of the Bospborus. and the treasure brought back and placed in the imperial treasury, where it now is." This horrible narrative dumbfounded me. and I resolved to get without the dominions of the Grand Turk as soon as conveniently might be. Apprehending that I should experience some difficulty in reaching Venice (for I designed to return to that city), 1 questioned Sir Thomas Roe as to the de j * # I gree of safety enjoyed by Englisbme* Id Turkey, and Id particular desire* him to tell me bow it came about tbai his representations were more regard ed thnn tbe representations made l?j ambassadors from other countries which appeared very plainly the case. "The Turks." said Sir Thomas Roe "have rcspected England since l.r?88 Id 1*87 Encland humiliated herself by asking these people to aid her Id rcpelliog invasion. The Turk, who if nothing If not selfish, of course re fused, and Elizabeth's envoys succeed ed only in impressing tbe Porte with an idea of England's Impotency. But when In 1588 England single-banded scattered and destroyed tbe whole might of Spa Id. It was Doted here, af indeed It was throughout the world, that tbe Islaoder* of Northern Europe are not only keeo Id trade, but quick to aveoge and formidable Id fight, accustomed withal to speak tbe truth nnd stand for their rights against whatever odds. Your Turk, I say, noted these things, and tbe benefit tc Englishmen has been that to this day their ships ride in the Bosphorus a? securely as In their own narrow sea* That it Is not so witb tbe ships of weaker States you yourself can witness." For many days I continued to reside in the bouse of Sir Thomas Roc, not going abroad further than tbe boundnries of the carden which encompassed it. My bost "tv.is a delightful companion. as full of information as an egg if of meat, yet withal singularly modest in his manner of imparting it. Bj his advice I not only delayed my departure for Venice, but refrained from walking about the city, and I was the more content to follow his counscl when I considered the pain which Intelligence of the ill-fated Orio Malipietro and her passengers would Indict on Sign or Simona. and so I rested myself, filling my mind from the rich stores of knowledge possessed by my host, and making under his able guidance rapid progress toward a mastery of the Turkish tongue. But the time soon came when I could no longer suppress my desire to ?Kii atroota nf Ponstantinonle. and observe the manners and customs of the people, and I Intimated as much to my host in the choicest Turkish I could command. My host no further opposed my desire, but merely auvised me to adopt the dress of a Turk, and never to stir abroad unless accompanied by at least two stout slaves; suggestions which I very willingly adopted, though at first I found the loose flowing garments of the Ottomans excessively inconvenient, and could not then have believed that I should for twenty-eight years clothe myself in no other way. The health of Sir Thomas Roc was not robust, and it was always his custom after a spell of sickness to talk of his return to England, a change which he contemplated with pleasure. He had no regular assistance in the duties of his office, which at times pressed heavll7 upon him, so that when I volunteered to assist in the preparation if his dispatches to King James my offer was gratefully accepted. And thus the winter of 1022 passed away, the spring of 1623 advanced and still my daily life remained unaltered, but I had meanwhile acquired the language of the Turks, and that, too, who unie trouuit, iwi 11 Jiicsents but few difficulties to an earnest student. In Jane, 1023. intelligence reached Sir Thomas Hoe, in answer to inquiries which he had instituted at my instigation, that Signor Pletro 81mona was de&d, that the good old Venetian merchant had died in the belief that all who sailed from Venice in the Orio Malipietro had perished. There remained nothing now to attract me to that city, and abandoning my intention to revisit it. I continued to live with Sir Thomas Roe. To be continued. Criminal Iibm* May Ba Made to IVork A solution of the problem which the state sanitarium, in its present overcrowded condition presents, is suggested by Senator John T. Allen of the Twentieth Senatorial District, In which the asylum is located, and he will Introduce during the present session of the Legislature a bill seeking to emtirwiv hia mph tnio law. Senator Al VVU/ MIW auvM len's suggestion is. simply stated, that the criminally insane should be sent to the prison farm, aud there made to work like other convicts. In the report which the Trustees of the asylum have just issued; complaint is made thut the criminally insane class has increased in a startling ratio recently, and that they, the Trustees, are compelled to keep these with the other insane. Senator Allen believes that not only will bis plan of removing this class to the prison faj-m relieve the perplexing condition which now obtains at the asylum, but will operate to decrease the number of ple?? of Insanity now entered in the courts. The Solent Tunnel. It is anticipated thai when the Solent tunnel, connecting the mainland of the south coast of Englaud with the Isle of Wight, is completed it will have a great influence upon the transatlantic shipping traffic, says The Scientific American. A pier is to be built at Yarmouth, near which the tunnel will emerge tn the island, and tne isortii German steamers will be able to discbarge tbelr mails, passengers and cargo at this point, instead of proceeding up to Southampton. Owing to the great care that has to be exercised In truveling up this waterway to the port and thence down Spitbead a considerable amount of time is wasted. F.y stopping at Yarmouth a great econ *11 ~ J' ***" will iiffoptPll omjr in mix uurvuuu *> t. ??%..? Tha ladootrioBS Dbm>. The children of Denmark are taught to knit when but five years old. Even in the public schools this Ik quite nn institution. although the private schools made it an absolute rule, one hour each day being given to that Industry. The same rule applies in the home-life, one hour being devoted daily either to sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery or lace-making. Nor is this considered sufficient; the young woman of the family is supposed never to be idle, she must always have something on hand to 1* luken up. If a chance visitor comes iu, or a friend arrives for the day. both have their needlework with tlie:u.?Marie Manley. in the Woman's Home Companion. * r -v . POTS ^ AND M New York City.?Mercerized gingbams are produced Id a large variety of color* and designs, making ideal fabrics for (summer waists and *ep ?>KCT GIBBON WAIST. arate blouses. They retain their high lustre after they huve been laundered, and are often elaborately trimmed with ribbons or laces. The illustration sli',w* a Gibson wa'.st of Du Barry pink gingham, with a vest of white linen embroidered in pink. It is made over a fitted body lining thst closes in the centre front. In the nack three pleats extend from shoulder to belt in V-sbaped outline. There is also one deep pleat that extends over the shoulders to belt in I V-shaped outline. These pleats are stitched and flatly prcssea. < The skirt is made with seven wellproportioned gores fitted smoothly around the waist and over the hips without darts. The fullness at the centre back is arranged in an underlying pleat at each side of the closing. These pleats are flatly pressed. The flounce is circular, shallow in front and graduating to a considerable depth at the back. It flares widely at the lower edge, providing that graceful sweep which stamps all fashionable skirts thin season. Narrow bands of white finish the seams and a broader one covers the joining of the flounce and skirt. Stvlisli waists in this mode may be made of piqu*. linen, cotton cheviot and madras, with braided or cmbroided 15L01 SE ETON WITH CAFE CO I vests. It is also appropriate for French Annuel, pcau crepe, satin, Henrietta or albatross. To make the waist in the medium site will require two yards of thirtysix inch material, with live-eighth* yard of all over embroidery. Smart Ontlng Holt. Very smart outing suits are made of heavy wash fabrics in strong blues, pinks, reds and greens. They are usually accompanied by fine whit<shirt waists, and trimmed with stitched bands In tailor effect. The costume shown in the large drawing is developed in bright red cotton cheviot and trimmed with strupv 0/ white linen The Eton is adjusted with shoulder and underarm seams, the back littiug smoothly from neck to belt. The fronts fasten in the centre with small pearl buttons. Four backward turning tucks on each side are stitclied down below the bust, the fullness forming a stylish blouse over the white kid iM*lt. Triple shoulder capes complete the neck and extend over the sleeves, givMg a becoming breadth to the tigure. They are ali edged with narrow white bands. The sleeves an* shaned with inside seams only, fit the upper arm closely and are full at the lower edge. where they are arranged on deep white cuffs. These are linisiied with narrow turnovers. The vest is permanently attached to the right lining and closes invisibly oil the left. The fronts are pleated to correspond witk the backs and blouie ctylishlj o'er the black velvet belt. The plain collar is finished with a lace protector and black cravat. The sleeves are regulation bisbop models, shaped with inside seams. They fit the upper arm closely and flare at the lower edge, where they are arranged on narrow cuffs. These are trimmed with lace turnovers to match the protector. The mode may I* developed In etamine. nun's veiling, canvas, wool grenadine or barege, with taffeta or moire bands for trimming. To make the Eton in the medium size will require two yards of forty* four-inch material To make the skirt in the medium size will require two yards and one-half of forty-fotir-Incb material. A Novelty In Brooche*. The tortoise brooch is the latest no? elty of the jeweler The back is formed of an irregular pearl encircled with diamonds and diamond-mounted appendages The body of another of these ultra-modish gemmed tortoise brooches is a mass of small olivine* mounted in gold, with a surrounding cirele of diamonds, the brilliancy of which contrasts effectively with the rich green of the olivines. Diamonds form the appendages and rubies the eyes. l.inen Diwhw Fa>nrml, Linen dresses are receiving the most attention just now. and there can be no wiser selection than the pure white linen, as its laundering qualities are per feci. / - fll.1l.li ? UMU| vw* u?/ Severely plain, but stylish, is thi? shirt waist of blue and white striped brilliant inc. It is mounted on a glovefitted feather-boned lining that closes in the centre front. The back is plain across the sboulders and drawn down close to the belt where the fullness Is adjusted In tiny pleats. Three deep tucks are arranged in the full back and fronts, extending around the body and providing a smart tailored finish. The fronts are fastened Invisibly under a box pleat of white satin that it decorated with small tprquoise button* applied In clusters of three. There Is no fullness at the neck, but the fronts blouse over the black satin belt A stock and tie of the same material provide a stylish finish. The bishop sleeves are shaped with inside seams only, fit the upper arm closely and are gathered at the lowei edge where the fullness is adjusted on narrow -wristband*. These are com pleted with flaring cuffs of satis to match the box pleat. .LARS. SEVEN GORED SKIRT. The mode may be developed In heavy wash fabrics or flannel. Henrietta, taffeta, pcnu de soie and challies, with contrasting material for collar, cuffi and box pleats. When the waist is all made of one fabric these parts are usually macbinc rtitcbed. To make the waist in tbe medium size will require two yards of thirty TAILOR-MADK SHIRT Wi!ST. Ktx-iuch material with lire-eighths yards of all-over embroidery. 1 THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLINC FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. to?m: Fir* and Wat?r-Tb? SmillMt Don* of Alcohol Actually l'araljrws* CtrUia Important Brain Fnnctloaa? rak? Statistic* About Lonz-Llvrd Drinker*. The demon of fire hate* wat*r; IVV.? V.. 1 ? rrv ? UCU lie ICO|W bV JUUI IWI w ? ? -./I A* a war-charger leans to the daughter in a flash of the rill he will die! But when from the garret to hascir.cn t He coil* like a myriad make, And his red tongues hiss from each encasement, He will laugh at the rush of a lake! The demon of wine hates water! If he menace your life with a clcam, At a cup from the brook he will totter And fly from the beautiful stream. But when from the brain to the fingers, He's wrapt every nerve in his fire*, No hope in the cataract lingers In the ashes of hell it expires! Tb? BmuIU of Drlok. Of late there has been a growing disposition on the part of many to doubt, the extreme peril of a "moderate" use oi intoxicating liquors. Perhaps at no time in recent years have the liquor interest! *o readily found apparently reputable physicians who, for a suitable consideration. are willing to write commendatory articles in nraise of thin or that beer or whisky. Thus it has happened that, in xpitc of the constantly accumulating evidence upon the other side of the question, not a few people have come to believe that the statement* made by temperance advocates are gro?<? exaggerations. Professor Forcl speaks with authority in the scientific discussion of anything that pertains to the mental machinery of human being*, and his statement that a done of alcohol. so minnte as to equal merely a glass of light wine or a mug of German beer, actually paralyzes important brain functions, iat a statement to which too much importance cannot be attributed. The public ought to know that fact. Particularly it ought to be impressed upon the minda of young people. Dr. Helenius has made a careful and elaborate study of highly important statistic* in his examination of English lift insurance fimjres. We have called attcn* tion to the facts discussed more than once, and not a great while ago presented a .somewhat elaborate article along similar lines. The more complete study made by Dr. Hclenius is a valuable contribution to the literature of the subject. The one fact that stands out in startling clearness through every chapter is that the total abstainer has the assurance of longer life, other things being eaual, not only than tho drunkard and thr hard drnkcr, but than the most moderate of mcderatc drinkers. The oft exploded fake statistics that attribute longer life to drinking men than to abstainers, period* icallv sent out by the liquor interests and published even in such reputable papers as the Chicago Tribune, not very long ago, are an impudent fraud. The most elaborate and painstaking observation ever directed to the study of the effect of liquor drinking upon longevity determines beyond question that drink kills its asers and that the man who does not driiJc can, with almost absolute certainty, expect to live longer than his neighbor who does drink. In facts like these the verv renutable and constantly increasing circle of phvsicians who condemn the use of alcohol, even for medicinal purposes, will find important collateral testimony. A drink that is so uniformly pernicious to health I certainly comes to us with poor recomI morHnfion when we jir? in sickness.?The Voice. Alcoholism jtiaoDc Children. Alcoholism deteriorate* the racc and the descendant* of alcoholic* are predisposed to madness. epilepsy and to all of the nervous ilia. for. according to Dr. Ladame, of Geneva, two-thirds if not three-fourths of epileptic* are the descendants of alcoholic*. Whatever may be thought of these figures, it in certain that alcoholism in frequently found in the descendant* of epileptic* or of madmen, and that it is most often manifested in parent* whose children are afflicted with mental dcbilitt. morbid obsession* and nightmare*. We have a case in which the trouble of the nervous system produced by congenital intoxication was manifested in the child by dipsomania, characterized by periodica] and ab*olutcly| irresistible need for alcoholic drinks. The most intense de*ire seized the child in the prMcnco of wines or liquors, which was not calmed until he had obtained that which he desired, and here we have the effect of hereditary transmission of the appetence for alcohol, which lead it* victim to chronic alcoholism with all of its consequences. According to Roubinovitch. a verj? good idea is obtained of the hereditary consequences of alcohol on the nervous system by considering the statistic* of Demmc. Among fifty-seven children chosen at hazard from ten alcoholic families there mire twelve idiots, five coses of hydrocephalus, five epileptics, two dipsomaniacs, and eight normal children, these figures not including twenty-five deaths which occurred in the first weeks of life. As a corollary of all these mental heredo-alcoholic manifestations juvenile or infantile criminality increases more and more among drinking families, and in Switzerland one-half of the children detained in houses of correction are the issue of alcoholic parents. Alcoholism from the milk of the mother is a welldemonstrated clinical reality, as the alcohol passes into the milk of the nurse md inanv maladies and convulsions of young children have no other cause l the alcoholism of the nurse. A K..I Va The Itishop of I^ondon. Vincoani lee) and Lady Henry .Somerset have recently testified that drunkennusii .:mong Ktig.'iidi women i* increasing at an alarming rate, the number of convictions of London women for intoxication having nsen from twenty-five to fifty-one jier thousand within a few yearn. The llishop of LouI don to!d of many ease* among the u. jnr I circles of society where husband* had J l?een dragged down to poverty sm.: i .i grace by the drunkenness ul wives. The "Piruitr" I'urtnrr. "A parasite makes a poor partnrr." sav* the South-Went, a liquor organ, i liquor traffic is a p.ira site with whidi tlx* ( ovcrumcnt by revenue und license lam has gone into partnership. For every dollar |Miid by it into the public treasury, a Conservative estimate is that ten dollar* of cost ih entailed on the people A very poor partner, indeed, and the sooner such partnership is dissolved the better for all. The CrttMtle In Hrlcf. In hot weather steer clear of all ??coholic dr;tiks. Public opinion ha* branded the raloon as it is kept in America iu a ?uiai(e ami the eauiie ol uutolil crgrauatiou una | desolation. The .Mayor of Kim'lay, Ohio. hn* msueil order* t?? t!i<- effect that every woman iound drinking or loitering ?u raloona >iull lit- at rested. Uy yielding evea occasionally to the craving for rum. i! may itmw to In* overmetering and l>ee?iise a di?eane. hat if louttlit iit.aUiliv it eitn l><- t-oiiijuvrid. Motto of the HritMh WoiianV Temperante Association: "We bind ourxelves that others way be free." It i.h only a very low down upwimen of humanity who deliberately ai?d with malice ai'oret bought Marts out to indure on iuniM-lf thi* Ktti|H>r of d run ken net*. (>ne day Kdi-on wan aMked why lie <!ic m?t um- ?ti inula ting drink*. The gri.it inventor iinswcreil, "Why should I fog my IrainV Frame* K. Willurd wa? onec asked the same question. and replied, "I have a letter t n- ior my head." M *h .lean (Jcdde*. a young Scotch woman, i* employed a.? a detective hy thi Anti-Saloon league ol New Jcntey. Slit h:tx been xigii.tlly *ueee**ful in securing I convictions for violation of the Sunda/ tlo.'ing law and nclling liquor to miuor*. GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN HEADING FOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. Pmb: The Sabbath?So Pfr??r*? la the Hainan Heart That the Majority ol Tboee to Whom It la Offered Hhriak from Coin pan Ion chip With nod. 0 *wtet. fair day of ailence, When echoea come and 20, Of voice* praiaing Him, toe King, Who died ao long ago. A* tho' in benediction. It brought u* nearer Heaven, Hi* face to aee, Hi* own to be? Day aweeteat of the aeven. ?George Klingle. / touiiai uimpuioHiiup* The desire for companionship in man, write* Grace L. Hill, in the New York Mail and Express. is innate. Society i? strata of different grades of companion hip, those in the lower stratum always seeking to be recognized as of, and to mingle with, the one higher than itself. The struggle to get to the tup in the matter of friends is going on the world over. One stratum is marked bv its distinguished family and the numUr of centuries back to which it can trace its ancestors. The ?and of another stratum glitters with the gold that it possesses. Still another counts its worth by the daring deed* that it has done, and another me&*ure> man only by hit intellect. Whichever be our ideal, into the companionship of tho? who best represent it, we do not tease to attempt to climb. "Hush, I pray you? What if this friend happen to b*?God!" nays Browning. Can higher friendship be desired? And if the highest is obtainable, can it be that any wili stay to choow a lower? And yet so perverse w the numan heart that the majority of those to whom it is offered shrink from a eloec and intimate companionship with l?od. "You do not half know her just hy meeting her for an hour." said one the other day about a young girl; "you need to live with her every day, to watth her in her work, to aec how charmingly and unselfishly she takes every happening of life, to catch her smile and watch the light play in her eves, and then you cannot fail to love her. To the outsider she is merely a rarely lovely being, distant and unapproachable." And so it is with Jesus. To get to know Him as He is we n?u?t he witn Him, talk with Him, dwell with Him. But how can this be attained by mortals? It sounds plain enough, but spiritual communion is a strange and mystic thing to matter-of-fact people. Some one once asked thin question of Henry Drammond during a conference At Chautauqua, and hia aar.wer was somewhat like thin: "Put it on the basis of an earthly friendship. Friendship is the sweetest earthly thing that God has (riven us, and He meant it to be a picture of the heavenly. When von are introduced to a man you (to away thinking about him. The next tune you meet him you are more interested in him. You admire him. You taik with him, you begin to learn his tastes, yon begin to desire to be in his company, you invite him to your house, you accept his invitations, you grow more and more to think like him and to desire to be with him. By and by he domiuates your every 1 - t# L. I i 1 ... /.U*/. mnugm. 11 nr nan murncu iuui um.u? hip fully you consult with him about your business, your pleasures, in abort. your whole bfe is open before him ana you would no more think of making a move without consulting him than you would cut your hand off. You trust in hia wisdom and lore for you. Now just so with Jesus. Cultivate Hit friendship, so freely offered. Go apart by yourself and spena a little time in thinking of Him every day. i Kneel down and talk with Him as yon would talk with a new friend. Open your Bible and let Him talk with you. Think much of Him and His ways as you go about your daily work. Return to Him whenever you have leisure. Try to do what will please Him " Huzh Black says: "We can enter into friendship through the door of disciplcship; we can learn love through service, ana the day will co.ne to us also when the Masters word will be true, 'I call you no longer servant, but I call you friend.' His love will take possession of us till all else secmi. as hatred in comparison." Constant companiorship brings likeness. Many a husband and wife grow to look alike. Is this, then, the explanation why so many Christians are so far from bearing any likeness to their Father, because they abide not in Him, and His Spirit w not in them ? The spirit that is in a man forma the line* upon his face. Does the Holy Spirit form the line* upon our live*? What is the te?t? "If a man love Me he will keep Mv commandment*." "The tank of life become* to keep step with Him, so that there may be correspondence between the outer and the imer conditions of life."?Hugh Black. W trftrt. Warfare in one of the condition* of th? Christian life. No man is doing hi* duty to himself, his home, his church or his country unless he is engaged in holy warfare against every phase of vice and sin and neifishnes*. Christianity, in fact, diem unless it is aggreMive. If it exists it must prompt enthusiasm. There arc ghastly scenes which make God frown, and good men weep; and as we realize these, our Christian influence must be exercised to warn off peril and win from danger. A.special danger to which young men away from home arc exposed arises from the lonelincs* of their position. Hen?, then. n? an open field. No young man can be a faithful soldier of Christ who takes the fact ea*iiy that another young man within tlv circle he can reach is lonely. The lonely young inan need# the grasp of a brother'* hand, lie it yours to do the good motherly, fatherly, brotherly act, which takes that hand in yours, and says, "Come thou with us, and we will do thee pimm! "?J lean of Norwich. At tli? End of a Christies* Life. Thi' following incident is related of ft younp man who wa* led to Christ during special evangelistic meeting* held in a little mining village. I *j.ori entering the new life he win dt*iriou? 01 doing somethrig for the Master, and no bought some tra< t*. lie wax distributing these hooks one day when he met some of his oid comjtanions, who derided him as ho told them of Jesus. "Here," said one of his oid companions, *'c?n you tell me where hell is?" After a moment'* hesitation, the voting man looked up and said: "Yes; it's at the end uf a Christies* life." Hruun For 1'aln. Every one of us knows how painful it i? to U- called malicious names, to have hi? character undermined by false insinuations. Kvery one knows, also, the pleasure of receiving a kind look, a warm greeting. By that pain and by that pleasure let u* judec what we ohould do to others.? Dean Stanley. Th? World's XmiI. T wonder why it is that we are not all kinder than wc are. How much the world m-eds it? How ea?ily it is done! How instantaneously it acts! How infallibly it is remembered! How superabundantly it pays itself back!?Ilcnrv Prummond. Suit Care For Cholem. Dr J. M llo!!nnd. I'. S. A . who had rji.irift- of the cholera district in Manila, while in San Franci*(<j on hi* way to Ins home in Massachusetts spoke of the cholera ? pi'ii mie. Me said that, although thou and* had died of the diiwc in the iidanil?, he thought the worst wan over, lie believe* the new method of treatment bv means of Kulirutaneo:)* salt injection will do much toward cheeking the *|iread <1( the diwaw lie ?ai?l: "It ha* I veil ditrovrrrd that the perms ct <*ho!ei.i are carried bv Idue bottle the*. IVi.ium' many ra? ? were concealed t In* ilcath t.iir about cij*lily-ti\v per cost.. It'll I : h.uk wit It the ?talt treatment |irinn|itly begun at lca*t fifty jkt cent of the |>utii?nt* could be cureii.''