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I t t v * g ^ 7 ? t j \ sTjpn 1 'coryrubt by Bos CHAPTER XII. i Continued. / < The stirring events which occurred just previous to my entry into Con- 1 stantlnople were eclipsed by the mo- ' men to us changes In the Turkish Government which took place in the sum- \ mer and autumn of 1623. Sultan Mustapha having by the absurdity of his acts convinced everybody of his insanity. be was again deposed, and a young ' boy. scarce twelve years old. set in his 1 place as Amurath IV. I saw the youth- ' ful Amurath for the first time on the ' day his high dignity was conferred upon mm, ana tnoagnt oe was an exceptionally handsome boy. Certainly I perceived nothing in bis clear-cut features, bis aquiline nose, bis fail, lustrous, dark eyes, which denoted in any degree the fierce, bloody and remorseless tyrant be afterward became. Being too young to rule, though net to reign, all power repotted in Mabpeiker. mother of the Sultan. Mahpeiker was a clever woman, sincerely desirous, I believe, of the happiness of her son. and of the stability and prosperity of the State, and to scan* these objects she scrupled not to seek the advice of Sir Thomas Roe? conduct which gave mortal offense to the Grand Visier and other high officers of State, and tended not to the ecority of the Englishman thus bonoppd. The difficulties with which the Sultana-mother bad to contend were i numerous and great, for tbe lunatic 3 Mustapba and a hqst of parasitical ' pashas who surrounded him had depleted the treasury and suffered tbe ] defence* of the country to fall into de- 1 cay. < Sir Tbemaa Roe having recommend- I ed me for various public* employments J his recommendations were adopted. I undertook the tasks, and acquitted my- 1 elf with to much satisfaction to the < court that other commissions were < given to me without any suggestion I by my friend, my success being due ' not to any exceptional ability in me. < but simply to honesty?a quality rare- i ty found In a Turkish official, nor ex- i pected in more than a minor degree. Early In 1825 the health of Sir j Thomas Roe was such that It deter i mined him to return home, and ar- < rangements were made for 81r Thomas ' Philips to represent England at the < Porte. In three years I bad grown I accustomed to life In Turkey, which 1 was not at all distasteful to me. Dur- i lng the minority of Amurath IV. my ] services were frequently requisitioned ' by Mabpeiker and ber advisera in i drafting dispatches to foreign nations.- < my services being rewarded witb mag- I niflcent presents. I visited the Serag- I Uo when I would, and on two occasions i waa'examined by the assembled Cle < ma as to the respective military i strength of the nations of Europe, i The ten chests of Venetian sequins re- i mained unbroacbed, and My English ' money was not decreased by one pen- ' y. 1 had purchased numerous slaves, i jet notwithstanding all my expense 1 waxed richer and richer, and my per- i sonul influence Increased dally. 8ucb being my condition in 1625, it will be : amall wonder that I was disinclined ' to return to England with Sir Thomas Roe, more especially as at that very time the Grand Vixier. in the name of Mahpeiker and the Ulema. offered me the distinguished position of Govern- i or of the Vilayet of Trebisond?which, as all men know, is an Important p^pvluce and port on the Black 8ea coaststipulating only that I should embrace the Mussulman faith. 1 was but twenty-flve years old, and the prospect i of heinc klnsr in evervtbinz but name of ft Urge and beautiful proviuce was too flattering to resist and I acceded the position with Its accompanying condition, much to tbe disgust of 8ir Thomas Roe. whose friendship for me declined from that hour. A few days later my noible friend sailed for England. and the last words I heard him peak informed me that be had hoped lar better things of me than bad appeared. At this distance of time It Is , easy to perceive in whom lay tbe fault which wrought this estrangement, and * this incident is one of many wblcb make a retrospect of mjr life very melancholy to me. In delivering to me tbe warrant for my office the Grand Vizier, a crafty old Turk, with a long white beard and ft magnificent but deceptive eye, complimented me on ray honesty and truthfulness. to wblcb qualities, be Kaid. I owed my appointment, inasmuch n* the Sultana-mother had been very favorably inm reused therewith, though. * for bin parr, be thought these were virtues which might lie carried too far. Honesty, be further observed, was in Itself a commendable thing, and sometime* -worked well (ax in my own rase, where It bad gained for me this valuable appointment), yet It Bight not he lost sight of that the tribute from Trebizond must at least Ik* maintained If not increased, ami that the good will of himself aud some or bis brother officers was only to be retained by gifts. With regard to truth he conld not speak so favorably?that It was frequently inexpedient to employ it ttas the daily experience of all men. but carefulness on occasions when its use was dispensed with was doubtless needful. "Lie with suffl cieut circumstance to ensure belief."' aid this consummate deceiver, "yet With not so mucb circumstance that the forjettal thereof shall embarrass tbee on another occasiou. In this lies the ttbolc art of lying." Thus admonished, and with an overpowering sense ? of my newly acquired dignity. 1 set out for Trebisond accompanied by ;i numerous retinue. The .city and province over which 1 was appointed to rule had been de plorably ill governed from time immemorial. The people had been harried and plundered by an unbroken cucceasion* of Incompetent despots. " k reti'ilHallp f ii j iLTER BLOOMFIELD J u __ t >e*t Bormi So**. ^ uid no man's life or property was se- j| cure. Before 1 set foot in Trebizond. c L bad resolved to use tbe unlimited a powers entrusted to me in reforming E my abuses wbicb I might find pre- ( railing there. Having taken up my t bode In an ancient castle which faced g the sea and stood just within tbe city j walls. I addressed tbe chief men of the t city who hod gathered to receive me. c and occasioned them much consterna- i tlon by announcing my intention of liv- t Ing as simply and frugally as possible. 9f administering impartial justice be- ( tween man and man irrespective of j rank.office. or wealth, and of my will- s ingness to hear personally all cases in t which suitors for justice could show t reasonable cause for appeal against j the iudsrment of tbe cadis. "Tbe au- r ibority," I said, "delegated to me by tbe Commander of tbe Faithful, to inflict death on any inhabitant of this province who shall Incur my displeasure, I will never exercise except to punish the evil doer whose deeds in the judgment of men shall merit that penalty. The annual tribute of Trebilond fixed by the Sultan's advisers is ft heavy one-heavier. I fear, than you ran pay without hardship. Nevertheless. it must be paid, punctually and fully; but I hope by the laws I will enact and the impartiality of my rule soon to lighten your burdens, to which end I will direct all the energy of my nature, confident of success if only four present protestation* of loyalty be sincere." Tbe domestic estsbllsbment of my predecessor (who?marvellous in a Turkish pasha!?bad died a natural death) was large, expensive, and mostly a. rless; so 1 deemed it a fitting sub|ect for a first experiment with my reforming band. 1 reduced it fourIfths, and reconstructed the remainder on a system which 1 had devised mylelf? abolished the office of pursebearer, personally controlled the treasury, and kept a sleepless eye on acnranta rendered to me by my suborui nates. Verily tbe ways of reformers I ire bard, and tbe opposition of those I irbom it is sought to benefit is too t {Teat to measure. At first my rule wss, I is unpopular with tbe people as that* c if any of my predecessors bad been, t which is saying much; but I lived it p down, and in a few years converted 1 hatred into tolerance, which yet later 1: was changed to esteem when it was t leen and felt that 1 scrupulously ad- I tiered to my original declaration. 2 rrebixond prospered enormously under 1 my rule, and in ten years bad become i one of tbe wealthiest and most peace- c ful vilayets in tbe empire, whereas o before it bad been one of the poorest r and most turbulent. Mshpeiker's j Grand Vizier, who, true to the tradi- r lions of bis race anu office, had fixed o the tribute of Trebizond at ten times ! I its much as had ever before been wrung from that province, was astounded to see from me the sum he bad demanded, and was at a stand to know bow 1 bad accomplished sat i a. wonderful feat. In bis dilemma tbe Vixler resorted to tbe Court Astrologer from whom, after na rating the circumstances. be asked for enlightenment After practicing divers fooleries with an astrolobe tbe astrologer informed tbe Vixier that the Beardless Pasba of Trebizond bad discovered a gold mine, and announcement which so powerfully excited the cupidity of the Vizier that he undertook a journey to Trebiaond to see whether It was really so or not. With great difficulty 1 proved to this vile wretch that his credulity had been abused?that my success was due merely to my acting directly contrary to hla advice; and ] he returned to Constantinople, dlsap- ; pointed and disconcerted. But during bis absence from the capital a faction J bad been formed against him, his peculstions bad been exposed, snd in a passage leading to the Seraglio be was met by the 8even Mutes and there un- J ceremoniously strangled. i 1 eon uuuc auu (wbku awa/, ?mu many were the chance* in the govern- 1 tnent of Turky. In 1032 Amuratb, J at that time a youth of twedty. assumed full power and ruled bis em- 1 pire with a rigorous despotism which 1 has never been exceeded in the history 1 of the world. Fortunately for bis people. Amuratb was a man of great ( capacity. Though himself incouceiv- J ably cruel, be was politic enough not ' to permit overmuch tyranny in others. 1 His Majesty professed great regard I lor me. and did me tbe honor and bis people tbe benelit to enact for bis 1 wbole empire some salutary laws ; ' which 1 had enforced with advantage 9 ut Trebizond. My position was assured by the mandate of tbe Sultan and the loyalty or the people. my statu* tnat t of a dependent prince, my wealth ; 1 greater than that of any other pasha j ' iu the empire. A lid thus circumstanced did I live , 1 ou. Iu 1040 the Sultuu died pf a fever. J accelerated by terror at an eclipse of J ] the kuu. aud wan succeeded by bis | ' brother Ibrahim. jJ A man ' Snail nlow in action, dull of apprehension, : Kith in delay and doubt, tonfiuing all l thing*. I u-boHi- uiilder temper, though appre- , dated by the people with whom be , was iu immediate touch, Boon effaced , the good effects of Amuratb'n irou dis- , cipliue. Ibrahim reigned but eight , year*, and the power and wealth ol , ^ u- - mupvullnttfllv lin. i urmr/ uwi??m?u ov ?.? ? ?v.?ww.-v ? . der bis rule that to nave tbe empire from disintegration tbe Mufti agreed j upon an edict to extingutah tbis feeble- J ( minded voluptary; aud be wan accord- | iogly bowstruug. and bis son. tbe pres- j eut Sultan Mahomet IV.. tbeu a child of seven, set iu bis plsce. ' Tbe regicide of lWfc failed entirely of ( its object, and the people of Turkey f were plunged Into even greater misery by tbe deadly rivalry for supreme Influence which ensued between tbe 1 Ivltanas Mabpeiker and Tarkbas. randmotber and mother of the infant ultan Mahomet. The fend was mainin led with the utmost bitterness, and acb of the principals attracted to erself a faction of r&shas. Tbr Turkth treasury, always the prey of Court fflcials, was soon emptied by tbe boat f thieves who saw in this division n opportunity to enrich themselves; nd poverty and diaaffection prevailed u the land. Demands for money rom my province became larger and ore frequent, unjil at last they could id longer be met. In a vigorous remonstrance to Sultana Mabpeiker and >er advisers. I reviewed my conduct 1 luring the whole term of my panbalic, 1 osisting upon tbe impossibility of in- J reaslng tbe tribute from Trebisond. nd requesting permission to resign ay office. My repcrt did not reacb /Odliuauuupii; UUIll ten u?;o UKI be deatb of Mabpelker. who bad been issassinated by a partisan of Tarkbao. kbout tbe time this intelligence was iroagbt to me. my son. a charming boy if fifteen, tbe delight and hope of my ife, succumbed to malaria, and I de ermined to return to England. Tbe corrupt cabal tbeu ruling at Constantinople would. 1 was sure, opkose my departure from Trebizond. for i like reason and probably by similar nt-ans tbat Signer Battista's deparure from Constantinople was opposed n 1622. Of tbis I bad no doubt, and I irdered my conduct accordingly, escapng in a Muscovite merchant ship to raganrog, when I traveled slowly, ind with no incident worth the telling, o London, arriving in the bitter city >n Christmas eve in tbe year 1051. ' ?'? ? ? (> t nr/i nf iriUgmg w iiu iur a ^uuui/ c%v? v v> j rurkish money and jewels, and tbe , en chests of sequins just as they were , line years before, and as ibey remain , ren to this day. December 3.?1 am disposed to think { here are very few men who can look , iack upon a long life with unmixed atisfaction, but I hope the larger , mmber of men are more happily cir- , urastanced la this respect than the >ld man who pens this record. There j emains but little for me to tell, and am weary of writing about myself. | it Holdenburst I found my brother Juthew alive and happy in tbe comtauionabip of his wife and sons and ' laughters, as. thaqk God, be is tolay. And now twenty years have massed since I returned to England, -? ? Vl-U - . V on.l HI Ol WUJITU ^rAIX|H u? It? auu wit pes visit which 1 made to Venice In 060 to discover tbe beira of Signor Metro Simona) bnve been passed in bis qniet English village wbere I was torn. The alchemical investigations rltb which I have occupied my leisure tave failed to yield the results I bad toped for. and my only wish now la bat my life (which by many signs know is now surely tending to its lose) may be prolonged sufficiently o allow me to found a hospital for the Kx>r of St. Edmund's Bury with the Venetian sequins which for safety tave lain so many years immured in he Abbott's Cell beneath tbis bouse, s it too much to pray for. that my fflkor shall n>nrd the charitable act contemplate as some slight atone uent for my bitterly repented renunlation of the faith of my fathers and f the riotous excesses of my youth and Diddle age? Truly do I now well ercelve that Lust is a flame which ages fiercely and expires, while Love 'ndures forever and is clothed with mmortal youth. ROGER TRUEMAN. To be continued. { A Royal Be?f Ester. Being very fat. the King of Portu;al is. says "M. A. P.." forbidden by il8 physicians to eat much meat. He almly disobeys the doctors, however, md is especially fond of beef, of which ic eats great quantities. When be visited England a few rears ago he was stopping at Ix>rd Salisbury's country seat, where also King Edward was a guest. One day it dinner King Carlos was asked what iad Impressed him most during his ihort stay In England. He replied thoughtfully, "Well. I hink English roast beef Is very de- i igbtful." "Ob." laughed Kinp Edward, "surey something else has Impressed you : well?" i 'Ah." was the reply, "of course, the English boiled beef Is also delightful.** BrlqatttM From Otrbict. A process has been discovered in France by which garbage is converted i nto briquettes. It consists of mine- , ng the refuse from abattoirs, fish narkets. etc., straw, paper and the i ike, and adding tar and napthalene , fbe whole mass Is 'then mixed in a ineading apparatus, urieu ana presaeu i nto briquettes. Tbe director of tbe Paris Municipal Laboratory says: 'Tbese briquettes bave a slight odor if pas. burn brightly, aud engender , icnt slowly. With a more highly perfected method of manufacture they tvill engender less ash. and the heatiroduciug qualities will be about tbe ianie as those of common coal. They tvill al?o poKseKH the advantage of nirnlug slowly and developing no ?uioke." Olt Tbrre Tlmm. Another everyday direction?"One ibree times a day before meals." By liaiu strength aud awkwardn<>R we juve 'learned that this means one l>e- , lore each meal. No man wants to ake one pill three times. "Ten drops efore going to bed." How long lieore? An hour? A week? "Ten drops it lied time" would lie better. "One , ablexpoonful on going to sleep" was . i direction that could not literally lie followed. "Three pills each day liefore meals" was a hard one. Hid it nean three before each meal, o:.* simply , ibree pills a day. one before each ( aieal? "One to two teaspoonfuls a , iay l?efore eating" was quite as much if a puzxle. We could multiply these riddles indefinitely. i A WrakirN of Lord Btbcrtt. The best of men have their little , iveaknewe*. nays London Truth, and joth in India and in South Africa Lord , [{obertft showed, according to all rejorta. an amazing weakness for otters more or leu connected with "so- 1 iety," and bis personal staff was en irely composed of them. j Only one man In 203 is over six fart 1 n height" ^ | floor. Skirts in tbi* style are apt to ?I ihn aitp of the flcure around New York City.?Short, jaunty Jack >ts of taffeta, peaa de sole and moire ire much worn by young girls tbic season, and have a youthful appear PLEATED JACKET WITH 8AIL0B COLLAR iDce that is very pleasing. The illns [ration shows an attractive mode de reloped iu black taffeta stitched wit! white silk. It is adjusted witn snouiaer anu au der-arm seams. Tbe back and fron are pleated at the shoulder and neck The stitching on the pleats ceases nea the lower edge, where tbe jacke flares prettily. Tbe garment is straight across tb back and under tbe arm. In tbe fron it extends in a deep point tbat reachc b6ow tbe waist line. A broad lace collar complete* tb FANCY WAIST AND 1 Deck nnd is drawn together by a blacl and white satin cravat. The sleeve are pleated to correspond with tb fronts. They fit the upper arm closelj nnd flare widely at the lower edge ii bell effect. Small pearl buttons an applied on each pleat where ihe stitch ing ends. Some of these jackets are line< throughout with white satin; other fare made up without any lining, ant ere ideal garments for summer wear Tbe collars often show beautiful spec! mens of tlie wearer's own needlework and are a charming addition. White lace k? preferable to tbe ecri or saffron shades, as it makes a mon decided contrast. To make tbe jacket for a miss foar teen years will require three and seven eighth yards of twenty-two-inch ma terial, witb one-half yard of all-ove lace. A Popular Mod*. Embroidered barege in the pales shade of gray is tastefully combiner in the costume showu in the largi drawing with silver trimmings au< white inoustellne de sole. Tbe waist has fur its foundation : glove-fitted, featherboned liniug tba closes in the centre front. Tbe bad is faced with contrasting material to ; round yoke depth. The full hacks an box pleated from shoulder to belt out! u smooth adjustment uiaintainet uu?!er the arms. The plastron is permanently attachoi to the right lining ai d closes invisible en tbe left. Two box pleats are tr ranged at each side of the plastron nnd the rrouts mouse riyusuiy ovei (Lie narrow belt. Tbe <]uain!-lookl:ig sleeve is n rpe ciai feature in ibis waist, and gives : picturesque effect to tbe garment. 1 L< full under sleeve is gathered and ar ranged at tbe lower edge of a tight fitting v.Tp.. It droops gracefully ovei a narrow lace wristband from wblcl depends a frill of lace that partialis i-overs the band. Bunds of green velvet riblion fastei nnder rosettes at the '?ack of the cap; and finish the yoke, giving a decide^ miM-ti nf cnlnr In ihf sown. Tlif skirt is made in out* piece, witl n plain space in front that simulate! s jwnel. The box pleats extend frjn each Kide of the front all around tin belt. They are narrow at the top, am &row wider towurd the lower edge The stitching terminate.; about hall way down, acd a band of lace is np plied to fasten tLc pleats tigbtly a the knees. From this pent tbe skirt flares wide and Las a graceful sweep at tin - - _ i the hips, bat this fault may be reme died If the pleat* are stitched 'on the edges To make tbe waist Id the medium size will require one and a quarter yards of twenty-seven-i4cb material, 'with one yard of all-over lace and three-quarter yards of contrasting material for puff. To make the skirt in tbe medium size will require three and a half yards of lifty-four-incb material. flloin. For traveling u white glace kid ha* been brought out. with gauntlets which nre detachable, and these gauntlet gloves are applied to gr;iy and fawn color. An attempt has been made to introduce gloves of lace the length of the arm. but without success. Gloves cf the natural tint of Russian leather are in request, and the washable gloves are singularly useful for country and traveling wear Grwn Bird of PimtlM. Tbe newest thing in tbe bine ana crreen crazi is the blue aud green bird i of Paradise. Tbe effect is beautiful, and tbe only objection is that it is so - expensive. t Stjrllsb Llttla Cottam*. r Rose pink mercerized gingham 1* t used for tbis ntylisb little costume, with saffron lace and black velvet p ribbons for trimming. t Tbe blouse is adjusted with shoulder b and under-arm seams only. Tbe box pleats extend from neck to belt in the e back. Tbe fronts close in slightly :K>X PLEATED SKIRT. i double-breasted style, the right tide b fastening invisibly on the left. e ' The ueck 1? completed with a broad sailor collar that is round at tbe ncck a and forms pointed revers in front. It e is edged with a narrow raffle scri mounted by a band of lace. Tbe shield is made of linen trimmed 1 with bands of velvet ribbon. It fast b ens ip tbe nacK. anu is compieieu wu? 1 a plain collar. Tbe sleeved are shaped with inside seams only, tit tbe upper arm closely . and are adjusted on pointed cuffs, tbe fullness in tbe sleeves being arranged ) at tbe back of tbe cuffs, over which e tbey droop prettily. Bands of velvet ribbon trim tbe cuffs and belt. Tbe skirt is shaped in two pieces. A box pleat is arranged at each side of the centre back seam. The pleats r are tbe same width at tbe belt as those in the blouse and flare prettily at tbe lower edge. It tits suiootlil\ around the waist t and hips, closing invisibly in front J under bancs of velvet ribbon Thi c blouw and skirt arc both adjusted on 1 the licit, making a one-piece garment that clones at the left side of front. ? In very warm weallier the shield may t Ik* oiuitud ami the neck worn slightly ? low. ; HIKL S BLOl-SE DRBflfl. , To make the dress for a girl eight yearn will require three ami a half ! yards of tweuiy-s?rveij inch material. V \ THE SABBATH SCHOOL 1 INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS * FOR SEPTEMBER 14. I fiafaject: LotIh and Obeying God, I?eut. xxx., 11 -HO? Galdea Text, I John v., 3 ?Memory Vinti, IS, 16? Commentary on the Day's Lesion. ^ 11. "This commandment." This refers to what Moae* had jmt been telling them. J The great commandment of loving and obeying God. which i* the *um of the law j "I? not hidden." Rather, in not too difficult for thee. Jehovah ha* not imf>o*ed y ,,nAn Hi? ruknttln i-nnHitinnti imiiQAalbll* of I ?FWM a fulfilment, nor art- Him requirement* difucult of comprchenaion. The will of (iod, \ which ia but darkly manifested to other nations (Act* 17: Z7), im clearly revealed ^ unto thee; thou eanat rot pretend itfnor ance. Heathen oracle* are shrouded in mystery. hut the coinmand? of God are j Kimple and duty ia clear. Sec l*a. i5: 10. "Neither is it far off." Nowhere doe* the g fundamental religious thought of prophecy i find clearer expression than in DeutcronoI my?the thought that Jehovah a?k* noth- 1 I nig for Himself, but asks it a* a religious | duty that man ?hould render to man what i | is right?that hi* will lie* not in any unj known height, but in the moral ?phcre 0 j which ia known and understood by all. 12, 13. "Not in heaven?neither beyond J j the sea." The law of loving and obeying | | God wa? well known to the Israelite*.' k i waa not concealed in heaven, for it had . ] I been revealed. They were not under the } j necessity of undertaking long journey* or j "] j distant voyages, as many ancient 'age* did I in quest of Knowledge. The apostle Haul [ 1 ' (Rom. 10: 6-8) has applied this pu??age to j the gospel, for the law of Christ w sub- j, J stantially the same as that oi Mose?;, only ; exhibited more clearly in the spiritual na-. I ture and extensive application, and accom- ] panted with the advantage of go*j>el grace, is practicable and easy. It i<* needless for ] man to search for what is made known. We need not climb the sky nor cro?* the J 3 sea. "May hear it." Uoa speaks to His j people through tbe prophets and through | ' the gospel. 1. Lovingly. 2. Distinctly. 3. Authoritatively. "And do it." It is - ? -i? ?1 r>K. ! 1 j praCllClDie. inc ?wu IB nm auu i#w | , lint ions arc not beyond our power to fulfil. To know u no! enough; we must ? cheerfully do what ia commanded. 14. "Is very nigh." it is acreaaibie. 1. j It ia not ahut up beyond our reach, but delivered and published in our hearing. 2. ] i It ia not diatant from ua to be brought from far off land*, but it ia night. The anxioua follower after righteousness ia not ' disappointed by an impracticable code, nor mocked by an unintelligible revelation. "In thy mouth." The law ia made plain, i i ao that he that runneth may read; thy ! j I prieat'a lipa keep this knowledge, and when . j difficulties arise it may be heard at their f mouth. Mai. 2: 7. It ia communicated to , | thee in a familiar langua^e( ao that it can , be talked ot among my cmiaren. in m? heart." In the heart for our personal salvation, in the mouth for God's glory and tbe aalvation of others. In the heart and not in tbe mouth is cowardice; in tbe mouth and not in tbe heart if hypocrisy. The gospel believed is a fountain in tbe heart; tne gospel confessed is the streams through the mouth. 15. "Set before thee." Tbe law hod been clearly and concisely stated. They | had the alternative of a good and happy, or a disobedient and miserable life. "Life ?and death." Obedience to God's commandment* leads to life, disobedience leads to death. Prov. 11: 19. True life consists in a union with Christ tbe source of all life; it implies all present and future good. Death is a separation and banishment from God and implies present and future misery. 16. "To love tbe Lord," *tc. In this verse we have the whole oi true religion. Matt. 22: 37; 1 Cor 13: 4-8. He that ha* this love in his heart has the fountain and source of all virtue. It is to the life what tbe mainspring is to a watch, what a foun- I tain is to a stream, what the soul in to the j body, what the two olive tree* of Zechariah's vision were to the lamps they fed. | It is the work of Christianity nrst of all to I ! implant this principle of love in the heart, j and when this is done all the great practi> cal questions which vex the world will lie . I iliffixnliin \r11! r*mnr?l. and the wrongs destroyed. "Walk in His ways." God's ways are safe, pleasant and attractive. Our duly js laid down; wo must "walk." This will require a repeated I and constant effort on our part. "Mayest ; live." etc. All temporal blessings as well j as spiritual good follow as a reward for j right doing. 17. "Turn away." Through a love of ibe world. Jas. 4: 8; 1 John 2: 15. Wor'd- | liness, pride, treasure seeking. ea?c. forget- ! fulness of God, luxury?these have "drawn | away" manv souls and brought upon them ! the curse ol God. "Not hear." Not heed. ! or pay attention to the commandments of i God. "Other gods." The god* of the j heathen. "Serve them." By entering into , the licentious and wicked practices which i were indulged in. to "C 1.. ??;_u > T?._ ..1 ! io. oujcij ^cx icii. iur puimuuiviii. vi j the wicked is inevitable. "The wage* of j Fin i? death." There is no respect of per- ! son* with God. Hi* law* are established ' and unchangeable. Jer. 18: 7-10; Gal. 8: 7. 9; Psa. 37: 20; Prov. 3: 33. "Not pro- ' long," etc. Psa. 55: 23. The excesses and | sinful indulgences of the wicked bring them to an untimely end. Sin destroys the | inner. 19. "Heaven and earth to witness*' (R. V.) Here are two great witnesses. God ' and the host* of heaven are called upon to j testify that every provision has been made for man's salvation, and life is freely offered. Earth is also called upon to wit- I ness to God's love and mercy in faithfully j providing salvation, and then warning man ! of his danger in not accepting it. "There- j fore choose life." 1. Man is free to choose, j God has made him so. He alone is rcspon- ! sible for deciding with regard to his eter- { nal welfare. 2. He is urged to choose life. God commends His love, claims our love, j commands us to love, and only by loving j Him can we live. 3. Our decision admits of but one alternative. It i* either_life or j death with u?. heaven or hell 4. I he de- , cision should be made without delay. I j "Choose ye this day whom ye will *erve." 1 \ "Thou and thy need." In a very important j sen?e parents art responsible to (?od for I | their children. Children Khould l>e taught I to oliey and honor their parents, and to ' ^ have respect and reverence for sacred j t 1 , 20. "Cleave unto Him." Notice the 1 , three steps: Love. o!?cy. cleave. Without j ] close attachment and perseverance, temjio- i , rarv love, however sincere and fervent, temporary obedience, however disinterested. energetic and pure, while it lasts, will | . l?e ultimately ineffectual. He alone who ' , endures to the end shall l?e saved. "He is | t thy life." He crives life, preserves life, re- | . stores life and prolongs it by His power. J j He gives physical, spiritual and eternal j , life. He is the author of all life. The Co-Op*rati** KMrhfO. ; j The co-operative kitchen is about fo in- j vade Minneapolis. M:nn. A move hr* buti made towatd it by the Minneapolis Club, l_ l- 1. I. ..I ..II L.r? fl.lJ ttllM tf I lvniril liai* lUO 2M II mi ii;vnn? 1^ ..." I may be ordered from the < lul/u kit. hen i?>r j j mrmmr?' homo. T1h>?* meal* nn- in t : only c.?ofced in tin- dull kitchen. hut are J delivered at club ineml?cr*' home in the I be*t condition. Thin i* taken to be a *tep ' toward the co-operative kitchen lor the ! leader* in MinncajMili* nocietv. a? the I memlient of the Miutieapo!i? Club ate the* j male element ill that ocit-tv. Plcran Files lOOU Mltra in Clehl.r llour*. j A homing pigwn Pclonging i<> <n:ncnman Tultrn*. of Mchawnku. Ind.. n-athcil home in a drt-nching ram from New Orleans. Ij.. havin? covered th?- Hfltl mile* in eighty hour*. Thi# exceeds the time made bv Fort Wayne bird)* reeently, on whi? h the world'* rrrord wn* r!amn-d Th?* Fort 1 Wayne pigt'otm made the flight .n 115 ! J hour*. i frr.O.OOO For Map. i j The John farter Brown Library Ccm? I i mitlce. of Itroun I'niverwity. at I'rovi- i drme. 11. L. ban l?een considering a proposition to buy for the library, for $30,000, the firnt map ever made containing the word "America." The map to which t)un i extraordinary- value in attached i* the prop- j I crtv of 1'rince Woldenburg, of Wullegg \ ' Castle, in Wurtcmberg. Gcrxany. . ! ? ^ [ HE BELIQIOUS LIFE IEADINC FOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. 'ocas: Wh?n God Say* "Wiir-Th* Kaaa IB th? World's Vim Arena Far Ik* riis* of lb* High Cillim-Bt HIcmU fact la Beaklag the Lard. I'hen our God writes upon the vail Id letter* broad and free, le write* that all may understand, And where all men may see. fen build and plot and plan and dream, Devising structures great, 'ft tools must rust and men most bow When God says "Wait!" Vhcn meo, their aoursc set Canaan-ward, Unthinking, onward press, lien comes the stern command: "First, wait! Walk in the wilderness." 'he kings of old heard that decree; Not Babylon alone aw letters writ, or heard the wordi? They framed each throne. o-day?to-day it ia the same, Despite our modern creeds; lie balance yet goc* up or down By reason of our deeds. ireat kings must pause in humbleness, And men of common clay lust heed the writing of the band Along the way. . "his is a lesson to the world? The world that soon forgets? 'he world that blessings talcea, and then Remember* not its debts. 'he hollowed hand that holds us all Writes lemons, soon or late; Lnd mortal man must understand. When God says "Wait!" rlan builds his glory for himself, Assuming overmuch; t crumbles into nothingness? It crumblca with a touch. >lan dream* of wealth, of role, of rca!m; Yet, even a* he turns, Jpon the wall, in words of fire. His lesson burns. iVben God says "Wait!" the reveler*, Garbed for the feast and rout, !tand wondering, as one by one The gleaming lights go out. Ml down tbe'eenturies there ring The sounding tones of fate. kfan'realizes what he is When God says "Wait!" ?W. D. Nesbit, in Baltimore American Prit* of tb? High CalUag. One of Paul's vivid word paintings from the great picture gallery of the ages in set or our contemplation. The race of the ' L.-_t ?m nn. U >rize 01 ux aigu mua|. ??uv u? magination viewed thit race in the world's rut arena? We know iust how far one tinner ha* gone ahead of the rest; be haa )assed the first turning. Not near the pal yet, but doing well. Bat there ia ntill i chance of loaing the race. The runner nuat not be too confident. Becausc he las made a good start he must not grow ax, neither cease to husband bis strength, lor forget to bend his every energy ana al? ention to the business in hand. "Not as though I had already attained," ? says, not over-confident, bat trusting ta he strength that sustains. "Rather be is one set in full view of a peat result," says Robert Rainy. "Some experience of the benefits of it is already mtenog into bis history, oai u yn 10 m Drought to pass in it* fulness, and that nuit be along a line of believing endeavor, Jhnst working and Paol working; Christ aithful. with Paul faithful. 'I follow af*r, if that I may lav hold and extend my (rasp, seeing Christ n&s laid hold with Hi* frasp on me.'" But suppose when the race was well itarted be had paused to look back with latisfaction on the course he had already 'ome, as so many Christians do after the irst start, and seeing others so far behind urned his attention toward the beauties of :he way. forgetting the need of earnest attention if he would win? Another might pin the advantage, and suddenly he might ind that he who had thought so easily to >utdi?tance all was left too far behind to ver hope to win the goal before the race nras ended and the set time passed away. If then we would go on unto perfection we must be steadfast, seeking the Lord irst, as we did whei we first found Him? casting all other things aside that mar rome in the way of our vision of Him. We ftiust have steadfastness, for withont this ill other means of growth, though they be >n every hand, may be passed by unheeded abile we pursue some Dutterfiy along the *ay. Thus an invalid must eat only those I 1.1 n u things wnicn ww ouiia up nrmn; u>m uid muscle, must observe the lawn of health, mast take exercise daily and *leep the requisite number of hour* if he would bope to win health again. And if he be lot steadfast in purpose he may allow himw?lf lapses in hi* diet, grow wcarv of following rules and ?tay up late, indulging himself in some pastime, forgetting that le is losing ground where he had gained it nut the day before by careful following of the physician's directions: "As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow tbere* by." And neat we must hare food?tb? word of Hod. Without tbe daily Bible reading bow can we expect to thrive pint' ..... Through the weetiy. cnurcn service* w? nay get In training sod grow strong. Much iu been Mid against the clause in oar good rid nlcdgc concerning attendance on the regular services of our church. The pledge is only our setting forth of the roles and laws of spiritual health bv which we may now more like Jesus. We but aobscribe jumlves to be steadfast in oar endeavor to follow them faithfully in order that we nay grow into the perfection Jeaus would lee in us. "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord, into all pleasing." "We should ask ourselves, Do we make it our ever-present object to satisfy Jesue Christ?" ?ays Alexander Maclarcn, and ?dds. "Nothing will so string the rausclee for the tight and free us from being enUncled with the things of this life as the irnbiiion to 'please Him who has called us to be soldiers.' " Ard the great means of rrowth. the mystical communion table?where by faith we >artake of Hi., broken body and shed blood, where He infuses, a a it were, into us Hie >wn life?this precious means of growth, II.- lui r? ar/> nevrr to for?t sor neglect. "til! Hp come?." Henry l)i ummunH ?av?: "Xo man <an make thins* grow. Ho can ft t thom to grow by arranging all the cir* urrtuncr* and fulfilling all the condition*. ' * * Do not imagine that you have ;r>r ' h'>e things because you know how to r?*t thom. Ah n*!l try to feed upon a cook* pry l;ook spend the .time you liavc hjx-nt in *igh:ng for fruits, in fultiling the condition* of their crowth. The fruits tviH come nui?t ?.)i?.e."?Gracc L. Hiil, in the Mail ana Kxpret*. TraniforinlDs I'awrr of Pr?yer. Some one lias beautifully ?aid regarding prayer ui a transforming power: "J'rayer wilf hi time make the human coualcnance i:? own divinent iiltar. Year* upon veam [>f true thought*. like coa*o!e*n music nhut uj> .vithiii. will vibrate a!ong the nerve* of rxpri>K!oii until the linen of the living in* tlriiment are drawn into correspondence, ttnil thf harmony of visible torm matches I he unhrard h*rii:ouie* of the mind." Life la Christ. Life in Chrint implien enjoyment of npi^ itm! life. The iclittiu-i of Chn?t ma religion of joy.?The Kev. George Adams, Uiooklyn, >. 1. Protprrlij in North Dakota. For taxation purj>o*e? North Dakota t* Worth $1.'15 ,<*? .000. Tlim l* an inrrea-e of HO.OOO.OUO over !a?t year .Much 01 tin- inrrea/e i* hi tlu- normal growth in the worth of Stale property. The i.ulro.ul* llone are ,we*wu at $2,000,(WI more than in 19U1 With a bumper crop in *i^bt and I he men.i.?e<l valuation the State expect* to he on "rai> ?tiret'' the coniii'K year. 3.37A.OOO Astray la U(t?n. According to the annual report of the ftritn>h I'oi?tma*ter <tenersl $3,775,000 wan 'ound in the 10,000,000 letter* undelivered be pa? I > ear.