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A MATTER OF DOUBT. I lore o rwd if <iiring deed*. Of chub ?nd i-itmoring of war: To learn oi ou* who bravriv blivde, Defending orhat be'a lighting for. But Sooth Anwrm u muob Too minted for uijr mind to hiu*h?? The tang*- the* .? in w nu.-h I don't knuw wh;. h fighting whi.h. They're *k:;n? ;?* out with trea*uricc. And Mowing public building* down. And even nt v iju.<.ko? and a%* Some dousiitv leader'* lighting frown. The cable urnig* '?? thrilling new* Of men who dtc in ?ome laat ihtrh? To a#p it inu*t my mind refuse? I don t know whf h x> :ight:ug wbi.h. The clang ?!* *w.>rd?. the blmrterrd boa*t, Are ringing n?w both night and day; The troopa are bulling on the rnftat; By tea And land they run awa.v. I wonder it thev kuow the truth. Or if o right tiie> iinplv itch. I wooden .f thrjr kn-jw?foraooth. Ir they know wheh in lighting which ?W n i'i Riltimon* American. mm,fiff, if, 1 THE DEAD ALIVE. I |i A Drama of To-Day Cj[ ; By Hab#rt C?dl. k,i : 1 -v BdPITK the late hoar. light* I 1 ?hou?> ia tbe library, together j J with the glow and reflection J of a big. rb?erfol ftre. Drawn near to thi? va? a round oak table corered and li'tpml by documeuta of ill description**: while beside it with hi* bead renting on bis arm*. Horace Norctlffe. banker and broker, aat soundly leeping. Outside ' hr a<*erneot window, whoso curtain bad not bivn lowered. wa? a face sharp as that of any fox. The mall eye*. iut.-n?.* and glistening. wereflxed immovably ?o the slumbering 1 num. aod the slim, dapper body quivered with triumphj Qt excitement at the Bight. Cautiously tanning a clasp kuife blade, ht* deftly forced up the hasp, then *tepi?ed within. closed the window and dropped the <-urtain. Gilding noi<*-less!y to the door, he turned the key in tbe lock. Presently, however, be shook tbe banker smartly by the shoulder. A disapproving grutu was the only re' ponse he received. But a vigorous slap on the baek brought Horace to hi* feet with a bound. Staring about him. dazed and bewildered, he Anally . perceived the suiused intruder, at v - l??<? ?nil InoroHililr (WUU41J ur ?i?l?.ru I"U^ ?*uu -? . "Who are you?" lie demanded. when hi* astonishment permitted. "What do jo u want here:" **l answer to Jedr.'.v. and my business here ?*? well, rather peculiar." "Then utate it quickly and begone," Mid Horace sternly. with bin hand on the bell, "unless you wish to be arretted." "You may ring yourself blue, my dear sir." r??rurned Jedr-y. "but no ono will heed you. It ha* turned V2. ued the servant* are all in bod. Reside.*. yfh\ would l>e wine to hear me. A man of your pr.imiuexice should always have a clear character, and not a mere pretence to one." "T7hy. what do you mean?" said Horace sharply. "Mean"-" reti>rt?*d Jedrey. "I m<?an to tell your history better even than you know it your*t'f." He then sketched the banker's career I la an accurate manner. He told bow when a susceptible young ican he had married a woman who, older than him elf, afterward proved to be unworthy of the love h? had l>e*towed upon her either before or after he had made her 111* wife. As he had desired to avoid the scandal of a divorce be bad left ker to seek hl? fortune in a distant city. Keports that <tme to him from his old tome told of the woman's downfall, liaoppearam*'. and tinally of her death. After several year* had paused he had met and married hU preheat wife and was enjoying to tuc full the happiness of perfect lore. Much a* he regretted to disturb this I appiness. the visitor con tinned, he was obliged to inform him that hi* Or*' wife was not dead, but living and anxious to see him. "Heavens!" exclaimed Horace, nil apaiPJ T1UI?:IIU^ ii *uuuru uioiiiaj **Allce alive* Alive? But no: Impossible! It !.< faL??- -bi.leouxly falne! Beyond the jliicbte.-" doubt xbe committed suicide" "Have you >*ver bad absolute proo.' that tbe buried wuuiio watt Actually your wife'?" , "No. but?" "Then don't be deluded any lonper." declared Jedrey, literally beside him elf with gle*v "She Is no more dead than you are. She has been craving all these w?*sry y#?irs to *ee her beloved husband. And. by the way. capital. Mod plenty of it. i? the only thine tu quiet her!" "If you do nut instantly depart." . shouted the banker, clenching hi* hands tter??ely, "1 will kill you?I swear ftr "The threat." he said, "is both empty nd foolish. However. I will obey your command if you promise to ciwy tnin? m? ?1- tklu ?l.l> on )ui>.?lf uur ?V?r wujrvi ui t uin ? uin, uu wvw?t> of Alice, la money. Money we mual have?shall hare. The amount decided upon la ?'JO.WX?. 1?<> you agree to pay It?" "Tweuiy thousand pounds?" muttered tbe banker. " Yea! I agree! But 1 cannot pay It now. or here." "That in immaterial," chuckled Jedrey, advancing and unlatching tbe win dow, '"Your word aud my knowledge re sufficient. Meet me on tbe other Side of the [Vnuon Arches, two nights hence, after dark. Be sure to bring the nnner. Fall to do so. and Alice herm-lf .Will cull tipou your wife I" Hbaddcriuc at th?> appalling men;n ? Horace fast.-n.nl the window and thou, silently prayinv for some way of escape, he im <tftied to unlock the door of tbe room, to Und bU wife, cla>i only in a looae. flimsy dressing gown. She bnd fainted away. Lifting her tenderly in bia arms, h? carried her back to ber own room, where be aucceaafully applied reatora Uvea. Sbe bad awakened, it xeemi, in tb* midst of a dreadful dream. Hht thought be was In danger, that siu might lose him. that they would soon be parted forever. And Horace, with a cruel, aching pain at bia heart, realized how prophetic niuat the dream betom* ft . t | To remain with hl? wife. utioaWt Alice ^ ! chance to be allre. was utterly out of J rhe question. Him conscience and in tesritjr, llic \vlio!f tnau in him. forbade A tbat. He wonld prove the dream either J true or falne. even though the result | j p. might break Inn heart. : The hps? day. therefore. ho iastrueted ' hi* valet to pack hi* portmanteaus. and j forward the muii> to him. directly be 1 sen* for them. Thru lit' railed on his j lawyer. au old eollege chum. | jb tieorge." he said, brokenly. eHpp:ng j n his hand. "certain circumstances h.ivp i arisen which may necessitate my leav- pi ins the rcuutry. I sIihII know definite. | ai ly to-morrow night. Everything is hor- : tl ribly unreal, as yet. But there, ask ine : ^ no details, there's a good fellow. Only j ai pledge your word to take this explana- ; tl tion to niv wife. Comfort her. tieorge. ! w i 4 W ta memory of the old days. Let no e, harm befall her. dou't allow her to j ? I grieve or fret. settle my affairs for . 01 \z And ere thf astonished Mian of law m <-ould accept or refuse the trust, Horace ** had rushed away. j jj( How the intervening hour* passet!. h Horace was never clearly conscious. > V The appointed time, however, at last ; ? drew near, and faint and haggard, lie , ol quickly repaired to the place of meet- j sj ing, anxious, yet dreading, to learn the ; * worst. Jedrey was already there, and ; ?j stepped forward from the shadow of ' li one of the arches. ! tj "That's right." he said briskly, 'Tin i glad I did not mistake my man. j fe tMAnav I Bimnntin " ; TV PIVUKUI ?uc uivuc/, ? "Why else should I be here?" replied ; Horace. strh ing to conceal hi* trero- j jP bllng apprehension. "Yet even you i ?i cannot expect mo to pay until Alice in ! produced alive." "That in easily done." said Jcdrey. | keenly enjoying his discomfiture. "Fob ; low me: it Isn't far." Dejected and wretched, with every i ]] hope now shattered. Horace trudged ; ct mournfully iu the wake of his guide. ( Yet had they thought to look t>ehlnd. j t< they must have inevitably detected j b; three figures creeping stealthily after j J* them. ' Tresently a dull patch of light be- | ai came visible. It shone from the win- | ? dow of a small, square eottage. old and j jn dilapidated, whose door opened readily : H to the touch. ; ffl The interior was a combined living . ! and sloping apartment. A low, filthy j j bed occupied one corner. [ ni la a chair .it the side sat. or rather JJ; swayed, a woman truly indescribable. ct (' arse matted hnir hung danky about A hor head and shoulders. Her features. CT t clean and washed, must have l>eo?i J] more than repellaut: but. black, grimy. { >j bloated. grinning, they presented an appearance shocking aud repulsive in the ^ extreme. "Hello. Horry, old boy." she cried. b< "how are you? Come, give us a kiss. dearie! What! Is my cherub shy? Ha! ha! ba! Then let me give you p j one!" ol Tlie banker surveyed her silentlj*. j dumbly, blaukly. There had been t:o b, 1 deception, no trickery. ti j "Are you satisfied yet?" queried Jedi rey. sardonically. "Perhaps you would q like srlll further proof. Alice." he com- ai ' manded. turning to her. "show him l your marriage certificate." _ "lla. ha. ha!" giggled Alice, fumbling ?! j among the folds of her tattered *lro<*. ?t I "Prcof docs he want, eh? Pretends ? I not f<? know his loving wifey. does he? p( i See." she addetl. drawing forth a aj i rumpled document. and lurching to- *1 ward him with It; ' tlicrc you are. yt dearie. in hlaek and whiter* fi< Suddenly, however, the door flew wide liack. and (Jeorge (irhnmel). dart- | ins inside, hastily snatched (tie paper j n ami scanned It eagerly. { ej "Hurrah!" he shouted. throwing j aiwle the drunken woman, who ai stumbled across the bed and passively 0 lay then', half Holered by surprise *' "As I imagined! before she met you! Mixed the certificates! Officer, officer. g< catch that man! Quick: don't let him ' f{ ?iwa|?o! That's It: slip the jingle* on ; ^ him! Horace." be continued, shaking > ?i his hand excitedly, "you're a f??ol! ! t) Don't you comprehend, man? Jedrey's j *' Iier husband?her rral and firs? one! j a) j AQii Kncy a your win* -your second ; ? laud true one!"?New York Now*. I * ! j t< Old Bridal Cuntnum. ( T. There used to be a custom of *tr?'W? j ^ inic flower* before the bridal <-oupl?-a . t] ax they went to the church aud from > si the church to the house. ' " I (> "Suppose the way with fn^raai hrra* i; were strewing. j tl All thing* were ready, we to the church i * were going. i t< Aud now suppose the priest had joined | u our hands." I : i* a quaint old verne that lefers to 1 h this custom. The Persians introduce a Jjj tree at their marriage feasts laden with fruit, and it in the place of the truest* T to try to pluck this without the bride- a Krnum observing If successful. they n ....... . _ _ ' uiiioi present me oriuai eoupie wun a a gift a hundred time* the value of the ti object removed, h: Tus -any brides 'J wear jasmine wreaths. and there Im J, h'getid that a once reigning tSraud Duke 11 who at great expense procured th's ilotcr for bla own particular garden. J jfave orders to his gardener not to part tl with any flowers or eUpptni;*: but the a gardener. who waa lu love, took a J: prig to hlaaweetheari as a gift. She. ? tieluc shrewd, planted It and raised c from it sereral small plants which she C sold to the Duke's envious neighbor* ? ai a gr>?.V price. In a short time she ji hud saved enough tn.wy to enable ti her lover aud herself to marry and ^ c start housekeeping, and so the Tusrans have a saying that "The girl worthy of h wearing the Jasmine wreath i< rich * enough to make her husband happy." a Doetors' Income* in Kngland. ii The British Medical Journal ventured a .... - ? lirtf ;tii t'siiuiuir ui mi- n?i I..H>- ... ..iiii j might l>e expecied by t !i.? i;?uernl piar- j, : tit toner in KaKl.-tuil. :in.l put it :tl S'JDOO t to $2500. The estimate wus i-opuil into ? several daily paper*, and ha* produced |, a large crop of correspondence. teem, h , lug with ridicule and indignation. The c general practitioners. ww> uugui w j know, declare that only a small pro- ? ; portion of tbeir number earn so much L ! even afler years of arduous work. The * > competition brought about by the over- <_ i crowded state of the profession is. they t declare. *o freat that it is a cruelly to ? I induce men, by inflated estimates, to j *nter It. a t SERMON FOR SUNDAY N ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED ' ANCELS' VISITS." hit I?r. J. Wllhwr Chapman lirtwt a Rrtnllfal l.m<nn Prom tli? I*?i?'m VTrllltu In Mrinarr of the Wllilfrn?l? \T?kd*riiis>?AnErl* ?? (iuardiiiiit. N'kw York I'ity.?The following heaufal ami unlifting ternion i* by the Rev. ir. .7 Wilhur Chapman. the 5m**! known i-angeli?t in the eotintry "' I ?>no <> _ the io#t popular ptiintt orator* of New York, i u entitled "Angels' YiaiU." and w?? reached front the text, "lie nh.li! give Hi* tge!* charge ovyr thee to keep thee in all ?v nays." Pw'm 81: 11 The wri'er of thi* P*a!m i* undoubtedly [o*e* We <ha1l appreciate it* strength id beauty all the more when we realize ?at it van written in the memory of the tlderne*> wamlering*. In ?he?e ver*e? e find that an rake of vicforv in rery ?ort of trial. Things hidden and en arc to be overeojne ami influence* -* -?-*J?... ? ?-?ll tliif arf* OSl imr.uiuu* as w CM an i i> in ...... .... oat -iHundant and powerful would be a* sthine becauae of the fart that the Lord the leader of them all. and the very an?l* o; heaven are their bodrguarda It ia general IValm. evidently for every one, i indicated by the word*.'"lie that dwel!:h in the aecret place* of 'he most llifch " erae I. Una Paalm *./ aweetneaa beliu** the aecret place i? augge^ed where e may meet (rod. and not only tell Him jr ae?;reta. but liaten to Him a* He wale*, "for the jecrrt of the Lord i* ith thero that faar Him " It u> a Paalro r light a? indicated by the mention of ladowa. for shadow* ever accoinpanv th* eht and likewise a place of cjmfort. for ?c thousht of the feather* would auggeat - - - .... . .L ic buiirting ot a nirn * ne?t. m i??lorn* of which are covered with bin!*' others, and Moir* would :r.can in thi* av a? tf? the comfortable position of the jild of (?od. It is a Psalni in which (iod ibjeet* Hi* faithfulness to Hi? own. for i the 14th and the lfltli verges there arc * "I wills" mentioned. "I will deliver hiro." "I will net him on huh.'" "1 will answer him " "I will be with him." "I will deliver him and honor him." "I will uti?fy him." All these bleating* a* indicate*! bv the Ith P<alm are for us if we stay in the ?e-et placc of the Mott High and not withit. To preach nrivilege* without saying > whom they belong like putting a let>r in the post box on which no direction u been written. Men have always besved in angel*, and the Bible conlirnt* lis belief. Their ministrv is nuite di*net from that of the Holy Spirit of (Jod id yet quite as real. They are not to be minted with our beloved dead, for our ved one* are higher 'han they. In speak ig of Jesus the writer to the Hebrew* iy?. \V ho being the bright new of His ory. and the express image of His perin. and upholding all things bv the word : Hi* power, when He had by Himself arged our sins. sat down on the right tnd of the Majesty on high; being made i much better than the angels, as He ith by inheritance obtained a more ex?llent name than they." Hebrews 1: 34. nd that we arc to have the *ame as hrist ha? received Is indicated in the rayer of Jr*ut>. "Father. I will that thev #><> whom Thou hast given Me be witn |c where I am: that they may behold Iv glory. which Thou hast given Me. for hou loved*! Me before the foundation of ic world." John 17: 24. The Holy Spirit in all dispensations has fen the interpreter of the word of (Sod. ut angeln have had a more material work > perform. Wfien Joshua wa* in trouble an an>1 appeared unto him as the captain f tfie hosts; when Peter was in priin an angel threw hark the bolt of the rison door and talked with him. The fst illustration of the ministry of the *-o is in the life of our Lord. He ?u J w? Kv fK* Snirit. u uy mv u|fu i?, ? ?... - r lle.l with the Spirit, hut was fed by .in Is. defended by angel*, strengthened by agels. The law was spoken by angels, so je word of God declarer. "Who have relived the law by the deposition of an?ls. and have not kept it." Arts 7: 53. For if the word spoken by angels was eadfaat. and every transgression and disbedience received a just recompense of ?ward." Hebrews 2: 2. While the Go*tl was spoken by the Spiri(. "Forasmuch i ye are manifestly declared to be the jistle of Christ ministered by us. written ot with ink. but with the Spirit of the ving liod; not in tables of stone, but in why tables of the heart." 2d Connlians 3: 3. Angels are actual beings. They ate with .braham. they took Lot by the hand, they ;fu.?ed to be worshiped and they accepti hospitality. They are a company rather ian a race: they do not marry, neither o they die; they are of two orders, good ad evil, but they were not always to nee they were all holy; then some sinned ad kept not their first estate. The othrs arc distinguished from this company in ie fact that they are called the elect-anels. The employment of angels is twokid. hpavenly and earthly. First, they minister .ia priest* in the fmple in the city of Cod. Isaiah beheld ich a vision. Isaiah 6: 1-8. "In the year it* King t'zziah die:] I saw also the Lord Uina upon a throne, high and lifted up. ml His train filled the temple. Above it :ood the seraphim; each one had six ings* with twain he covered his face, and ith twain he covered ins teei. ana wun irain he did Hv. And one cried unto anther, and ?aid. Holy, holy, holy is the ord of host*; the whole earth i* full of [is glorv. And the i>ost? of the door loved. at the voice of him that cried, and ie hou?e was filled with smoke. Then lid I. Woe is me! for I am undone; he iu?e I am a man of unclean lip?. and I well in the midst of a people of unclean ps: fur mine eyes have seen the King, lie Lord of hosts. Then fleu one of the ?raphim unto me. having a lire coal in is hand, which he had taken with the ingis from off the altar; and he laid it pon my mouth, and said. Lo. thi? hath inched thy lips, and thine iniquity is iken away. and thv sin purged. Alio I eir the voice of the I.ord saying. Whon> liall I send, and who will go for us? hen said I. Here am I: send me." They are interested in creation. In the ery beginning they have their part in the nthom of praise. Job .TS: 7. "When the lorning <tars sang together and all the :>n< of Cod shouted for joy?" While in II that ha-* to do with the control of naare they .ire an active agency. lValm 33: 20. *'Rless the Tx>rd. ye His angels, hat excel in strength, that do His comiandiucnt?. hearkening unto the voice of [is word." Their offie*. is seven fold First, thev guide. When Philip was at 1. .1 . L._ .1.. Orn in oniiirina mr/ *ciu mm uui) in e*ert. Act* 8: 26-29. "And the angel or lie J<ord ?pako nnto Philip siying. Ar?*e nd ?o tn*ar?l the south unto the way liat goeth down from IrnMa'em unto laza, which i? de*?rt. And he arose and ren*. and. behold, a man of Kthiopia. at unuch of great authority under (Jada.-e. hieen of the Ethiopians, who had the (urge of all her treasure, and had com.* d Jt-riwaleju for to worship. \ra< return ug 4!id sitting in hi* chariot read E?aias. he pr>pbct. Then the Spirit Kiid unto 'hiiip. Oo near and join thv?elf to this hariot." Second, the help. Thev tVd Klijah when e wai starving and they mini?t?rcd to oar ,ord in Hu wcakne** Matthew 4 II Then the devil leaveth him. and behold, ngels .-ame and mini?tered unto him." Third, they defend. When Daniel wax a tli'* lion's den they were hi* comfort, nd concerning little r\i!dren :t is said. Take heed that ve despise not one or he-c little one*, tor I ?ay unto you. Thai n heaven men .uircu <m aiw.iys ncnoin he t ice oi Mv Father which w in heaven." l-itlhew IS 10 Thai i? nut the atii;cU of he children behold t!ic face of the Father. iut tiu- angels that guard the children be oKl His face, a> if to know Hi* will eoneming them. Fourth, they watch over the church. \yil must have had thi* in mind when If aid, "For I think that Rod hath set forth is the apostles last, as it were appointed o death; for we are m.ide a spectacle uuto he M'orlri. and to angels and to men " J Corinthians 4 9 Fifth, they have chargc ot the dead, a* t indicated in the story of Stephen and he deal!) and resurrection ot Lizartu, also n the tact that our Lord wa.? in the tomb ,aj two angela were guarding liim. /* - - ? j* r. s,.- / . . . ? | Sixth, they shall accompany Christ it ' Hi* second coming. Prophet*, evangeli uu. apostles all declare thix truth. Seventh, they shall he the executors o< 1 judgment Matthew 1.1: 41-42. "The So* j >( Man shall send forth Hi* angel*. and ! they ihall gather out of Hia kindom all ' thine* that offend, md them which do ini? I quity and shall cant them into a furnac? . of tire there shall he waiting and gnuhinf of teeth | It ii? inv pur:io*e to ahow something conj rerninu angel*' visits in dayt that are past that I may make application of the truth | to the present time 1. T!ie;r vu?it to Abraham. Cenesi* 18: ! I 2 "And the l.ord appeared unto him in , the plain* of Mamrc. and be sat in the . ten" door in the heat of the day. and he iifted up hi? even and looked, and lo. threr ' men *t.v>d bv hun; nnd when he *aw them ! lie ran to meet them from the tent door, -?nd bowed him*elf toward the ground." We have here the thought of communion I of which the Christian Church ia so much in nee.i in the*e day*. It ia not ao much service that is demanded now a* fellowI ship with Him and waiting upon Him by mean* of which we ma*' know Hi* will. I like to picture tin* viait of angel*. Abraham at hi< tent door during the heat of the day. when auddenly the angel* Appeared. There were three of them, the anzcl of the Covenant being their leader. I like the atory of the (ierman boy wfio ut a nlace at the table for I'hriat. and atiddenlv there wai a knock at the door. When the child opened the door he found there a peaaant poorly clad; bade him take tiie teat, feeling that aince Jeaus could tioL come He had aent thui man in Hia place. Whate-.-er mi* lx? tiie dispenaational interpretation of th?* *JSth chapter of I Matthew, the .13th to the 40th veraea .ire at |?.aat moat striking in thia connection. "For I waa an hungered and ye gave M- meat: I waa thiratv and ye gave Me drink I vras a stranger. and ye took Me in: n.ikert and ye clothed Me: I waa nick and ve vi?ited Me; i wra? in priaon and ye ' - W_ T"l? .u.n raine unm jif i urn ? ( answer Him *aying, Lord, when saw we Tli?< .in hungered and led Thee? or thirsty mil gave Thee drink ? When uw we Thee a stranger and took Tbee in* or naked and clothed Thee? Or. when ?aw we Thee sick or in prison and came unto Thee? And the King shall answer and nay unto them. Verily. I ?ay unto you. Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the leant of the?r. Mv brethren, ye have done it unto Me." A* a matter of fact we never give a cup of coid water, we never sav a kind word, we never lift another'* burden for the glory of Christ that we do not do these th.n/s unto Him. 11. Their visit to Lot. Genesis 19: 1-3. '"And there camc two angel* to Sodom at even: and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with bis face toward the ground: and he said. Behold, now, my lords, turn in. 1 orav you, into your servant's house and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and yc shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay, hut we will abide in the street all night. ??.1 nnnn f lipm irreatlv. and I .\im 41V piV.'OVM 1 . - -? they turne'l in unto him and entered into !<w house, and he made th^rn a feast, and <*i?l hake unleavened bread. and they did cat." Will you notice the difference between the number of angels in the first picture and the second; three in the first, two in the second. F-ot is a tvne of a worldlr Christian. a man who had a good start and made a mi*cnb!e failure. With such a man the Ansel of the Covenant can have little fellowship, while for his ?oul he may have a great 'onjsing. Note the steps ia Lot's downfall. He pitched his tent toward Sodom. They moved into Sodom. Then Sodom gained possession of him; then he lost his influence with his own household, his fellow-citizens and with th# angels of heaven. He u like the man who came into a service nftpr he had been windefing from Christ for thirteen yeara. Once he had been faithful and true, brought face to face agaiu with Chnat he renewed hi* vows and then started out to win his children, but returned at the close of the day after he had bee- their beautiful homes to siy that th? every one of them lapsed into intideuty. and he wu powerless to move then. There may be Huch a wanderer here who is saying, ia there any hope. In answer I give you the picture of Jacob and the angel# guarding him when he was a nupolanter and a cheat. Genesis 32: 1-2 "And Jacob went on hi* way, and the anjtels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them he said. This ia God's host, and he culled the name of that p'.ace Mahanaim." and of IVter concerning whom the angels sa:d as thev gave the Mooter's invitation for the disciplea to meet. Ilim, "He told His disciples and Peter " These angels Tent into Sodom and that is the way to work, not to sit with folded hands :n the pew and expect the unsaved to come to us; they hastened Lot. for thev were dead in earnest. The church neetLt a baptism of enthusiaam. They laid hold upon the hand of Lot. ('reaching is nr.t enough; there mutt be persona! contact with those who are loat. III. ? ' - .L If...! It I He angei o! i;rcu|iu. ?uumx ?. ... "Then ttie devil leaveth !um, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto bim.' There is no reason why we should fail in the** comins dav? granted the fact that the tieih i# weak. die tempter strong. our appetite awful, (tut still I Corinthian* the IiJth chapter and the 13th verse u true. "There lutli no temptation taken you, but such a.- is common to man. but God is faithful, who will uot suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it.' In traveling through the country yesterday a fnend called my attention to the fact that the leaves which have l>een upon the setub oak all through the winter month* were now falling a nay. The wind of the winter did no: mike then tall nor the weight of the snow could not make them break away from the branches, hut now they were lulling because the new iife of the spring in the tree is pushing them off. 'Ihi* i* the secret of victory over sin with the new life w;thto. and while we may be hedged about with ditii> ill tie* .Satan ?-.?n never put a roof over us. There i* always a vision straight up into the >kici>. Do not look at your laith or your feeling*, hut away to the promises of God. especially such a one at my text. "H<? shall give Hi? angeU charge over the# to keen thee in .\il tbv ways." Has He ever luileH. ire the planet-, overdue, do the seasons ever forget to come, has H? ever failed t<> keep His word with any one, ii there any renson why He should begin with you? (Jod i* t.iithfu! and will not forstke u?. IV. Tiie arigel of eomfott. (It-neii* 21: 14-21. "And Abraham rose up tarly in the morning. and took bread and a bottle of water, .in 1 gave it unto il.igar, putting it on her sh >ulder. and the child, and sent her away. And ihi* departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. And the water w t? -i.ont in the bottle. And ?he cast tbe 'hiltl under <>ne of the shrubs. And she went mil wt down over against him a cnrvl way 'jIF. .v* it were a bow shof; for die said. lyot me not sec the death ot the child. And ?he s.it over aguinst him and li 't up her voice and wept. And God heard til'* voice ot the l.id: and th.' angel o; C?o<l calicd to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her. What aileth thee, Hagar? few n.?t: for (!od hath heard the voice of the lad where he 11. Ari.se. lift u|? the lad. anil hold him i'i thine hand; for 1 will make lum a great nation And l?od oj?ened her eves, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water and crave the lad drink. And Uod was with the lad. and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and hi? mother took lum a wife out of the land ot Kuypt." This i* a sad story ot ll.tgnr and her fluid, but there is many a mother whose heart is just as heavy. It may be Irfvaiuc of Kickncs*, possibly because of trial, undoubtedly bccausc of the sin of Home one. The 19th verse is most striking! The angel* nhowcd Haaar a well ol water. The Bible If a well, tor nil who are oppressed, prayer ui a well for all who are c.u.t down, the church ia auch a well. *tf>p down and drink tliu morning and no away refre-ihed The total number of latum in Alabama h given at ?.*3.220, of which 129,137 are opcrated by white farmer* and 94,033 by colored farmers. ' ? . .. wV. s*J ... r~.. . THE SABBATH SCHOOL 1 INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS R FOR NOVEMBER 2. ( filjrfi: CltlN or R?fa??, JMII. ii? 1-9- ( (IoIiWn T?*t. Ph. xtvl.. t. 3?Copunrnfary on Ik* U?y'i LfMMI. 1. "The Ixird a'xo spake unto Joehua." An *oon u the tribes had received tb? *' - e * 1 11frUo T V portion OI lllt'ir luuci imuivv , kmv , directed that Joshua should carry out the injunctions which Moses had left respecting the cities of refute for the accidental J I homicide. See Ex. 21:12-15; Sum? 35: 9-34; Deut. 19: 5-13. 1 2. "Appoint?cities of refuge." Prior to the Mosaic age it was required of the nearest relative, as a matter of duty, to / avenue the death of one who had been sUin. He was called the "Ooel" or I "Avenger." Sometimes a whole family took uoon them this duty. 2 Sam. U: 7. Naturally many evils would take place as J a resnlt of this unceremoniously meting out punish men t on the offender, and "it was j the aim of tlie Mosaic law. without altogether abolishing the ions-established custom, to mitigate its evils as far as pos- 1 sible." 3. "Unawares and unwittinglr." That ( is. by accident, or without guilty intent. "May Hee thither." The danger of tho ancient plan of punishing erime was thrft justice would give piace 10 revenge, sou cries of mutual retaliations would end in increasing murders instead of preventing them. To avoid this danger the plan of cities of refuge was instituted. 4. "The g.ite of the city." The tribunal of justice was at the grte of the city. The refugee was not kept out of the eity till his innocence was proved, but was permitted to enter and relate his cause and receive the protection of the, city. ''May dwell among them." When the refugee arrived at the city of refuge be was Liken under the protection of the elders, who were allowed to arrest him, if he were adjudged a wilful murderer. Afterward be must stand in judgment before the congregation or the magistrates, and if then condemned he was to be delivered to the avenger of blood. This would prevent those abuses, which were generally made of sanctuaries smong other nations, in which the most shameful criminals found protection. 5. "If the avenger of blood pursue." When once sheltered, in one of these, cities, and proven innocent of intended murder, the one who otherwise would have had the right to put him to death, in the place where the murder took place, now could not touch him, unless he should, by his own choice, go from the city and be found by the avenger who might then take liia life. The city wat a place of protection while a man remained within its walls. 6. "Shall dwell in that city." If exonerated from wilful murder, he was safe. but only no long as he remained within the city and its suburbs of one thousand cubits beyond the walU. Num. .15: 26-28. He must remain there, away from his home and business, till the death of the high priest. This seeming hardship was necessary and just, becaiise there it usually some fault or carelessnea* in even accidental1 murder*. and this great inconvenience would tend to carefulness and safety. "Until the death of the high priest." Release from this imprisonment could cone onlv through the death of God's anointed high priest. Num. 36: 23. Thus the death of one might become the release of many. Every refugee in- each of the fix cities would at once obtain his liberty. 7. "And they appointed." Rather, they sanctified, set apart fgr a sacred purpose. The cities of refuge were intended to pre?erve the people and the land from bloodtuiltineas; hence the appointment to no high a purpose enrried with it the idea of ioiemn consecration. Six cities were appointed for this purpote. three on either ?t ?.l- *?i? e ,n i?uc oi tntr uuniAii. cant in h^vcm ?* wiu an parts of the land. None but Levitical sitie? were chosen, and thus the refugees, during their stay, would have the benefit af the assistance and instruction of the Levites. The cities were on hills and couitt be seen afar off. They were no situated that one of them could be reached from my part of the country in a half-day. The roads to the cities were to be kept in good repair; no hillock was left, no river or stream was allowed over which there waa not a bridge; the road was to be at leaat thirty-two cubits < three rods) broad, and every kind of obstruction was to be removed that might hurt tile foot or hinder the speed of the fugitive. At every turning or branching of road* posts were erect* zd bearing the wtrds, Refuge! Rcfuze! to guide the fugitive in his flight. Infinitely greater pains has God taken to lead guilty souls to the refuge of the atoning blood of Je^us Christ. "Kedeah." There is some ?itrni>ication in the names of the cities. Kedcnli means U> separate or let apart. It implies the consecration of ft person, or thing, to the worship or aer I rice of God a!on>\ Thus. as we look for j the comp&ruon. we ,<ee Jesus as the Holy One of God, sec a|?ar: for us ss a Saviour from sin. This city was in the extreme northern part of the promised land iu Galilee, on the v.^st of Jordan. "Shec| hem." Shoulder, hence its readiness to ' bear burdens, s;utam. etc. We read of Christ. " And the *.?vernment ?hall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful. Councilor. the mighty God. the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Is*. 9: tJ This city wu in the tribe of Kphraisi. near the centre of the Kmiised land, we.t of Jordan. "Hebron." is signifies fellowship, friendly associa! kion. to unite aw lntriuN. Through Christ, t sinners are brought into fellowship with < (iod. Hebron was situated in the southern part of Canaan ind among the mountains as was Kedeth. also west of Jordan. 8. "ik-zer." A x'.ronzbold. a fortification Jesus is a Htrongnold. a fortress to those who trust in Htm. This city was located east of Jordan, in the plain oppo?!* ? "llamuth." kxaltations. ! high or osiited. Of .lesui, Hi* name is 1 above every ?rh-r mmr, He is exalted ti> lie the Saviour of the world. This city va? east of Jordan. about the middle of the mountain* of Oilead. "Golan." Rejoicing or exultation. In Jesiu all believers rejoic* and are justified. He is their joy and tiicir hojwj ;?r salvation. This city was the capital of i district in the land of Baah.in 9. ^ "And for tit.- stranger." A* these typified the ire it provision w hich God was making for the salvation of both Jews and Gentiles. hence the stranger, as wed a<t the Israelite. had the same right* to the benefits of these cities of refuse. "L'ntil he stood before the congregation." The judges and eldern of the people, in trying ivil ?nd rirainal cause*, always at; the person* who came for judgment, 1 or who were tried, always stood; hcnce the expressions no frequent in scripture, standing before the I.ord, the judges, the elder*. 1 To IsiWk 91.350,000 Wu INI. | 1 i The British Admiralty has decided to j break up the torpedo boat destroyer Wolf, ; ; at Portsmouth, with the object of discov| ering wherein lies the weakness which has j j led to so many disasters to these crafU. \ I The Wolf was i&uncneu in iov# * > , , of 114250,000. The steel cradle* will hrst , be removed from a:nid*hipt and the vessel | will be left hanging by her ends in order , to ascertain if the sagging strain thus im- , posed is sufficient to oreak her back. II j she survives this nrdcal the Wolf will be | hung see-saw fashion across a cable, both , ends being left unsupported, w u to show , how she would fare if lifted amidships on ] the crest of a wave. Other tests wi!! if j applied. Frcarh Population Question. At a meeting ui the l*art? Acadcmy of Mor*l Stucco M. LcVOtectu- presented i statistics showing that since 1801 the popu j l.itioii of France has increased by only | forty four per ccnt . while thrft of the rest j I of fcuropc ha* increased by 129 per ccnt. \ 400 Kla4U of Huaiif siros. ; Tlicre are 400 corU of bamming birU { known to naturalists. They are found only in America. Life of a London Host*. 1 The average life of a Lon Ion boa:: .; j limited at *200 yean ' ?? HE RELIGIOUS LIFE I' IEAOINC FOR THE QUIET HOUR J WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. >M?: Ha Will Dlrrrt All Thy ralb*- 1 Public Worship IsOfton DlHppaiallai Bkun Wo B*t? Pallod to Wait on God?Why Hoorta Ar* Oftta Woorj. lis written on the sacred pa**. Nor lesres one path uncertain. < Jntil before life wondrous stage , Death s hand haa dropt tke curtain. < n'ot only where the way u dark And storm-clouds thickest lower, four lonely path vou scarce ma/ mark, And manifold the tempter* power; le well in time* of peace and calm. Through bliaaful day* you tarry beneath the ahade of Klim'a palm Nor care nor burthen carry; Im well by Marah'a bitter atream; Thy tool submerged in sorrow; tnd life for you a fitful dream. Nor ray of hope you borrow! fea. all tbv paths, through all thy day?,? That ia tne promise given ? )r bright, or aad, by derioua ways. The journey through to heaven. ?Emma Louisa Tillman. Th? B?ft 8prlat*. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into hy ciowc, ana wnen muv nw >uut mj loor, pray to thy Father'which ia in seret.?Matt. 6: 6. Public practice depend* on private prayt. There ia no river without aome sourer, to effect without some cause. and no fruit vhere men can see except there be roots hat cannot be aeen. There can be no hotileaa without, except there be heavenliness vithin. Secret prayer is the secret of a)! >ower. What is more difficult or disapMinting than the effort to smile when the icart ia sad! Yet even this is not so ruitleaa aa the attempt to produce chancer before men without communion before Jod. Christian character is not an excres>nce; it is a manifestation. You cannot :reate the brilliance of the electric light >y rubbing the globe or even by turning >n the switch if the.dynamo is not workng. < Few think abofat 'ttiat mat bine far listaht in the power-house, but if all for(ot it the city would be m darkness. Yet, ny soul, how often haat thou (orgotten :be so:ret of power, the source of Christian illumination, and then going out to >e a light to others there has been nothng but darkness, disappointment, failure. Sow often, too, has thou asked, now how nay I appear at my best before men, for letting that the impression we create defends wholly on the impreuions we have >urselves received. Moral and spiritual >owcr must be intensive before it can be extensive. Public worship is often disappointing, jecausc we have failed to wait on God. I Better, if time presses, to forego the for* ner than to neglect the latter. How can ire hope to enter into the spirit of the lervice if we have not prepared opr learts, if we have not sought to tune up , u 1 -n ? j ?;?k 11 -IIC RUUI, an I Uil uufvii auu " v?. j i , he world's work, before coming to the ! >lace of praise. The spirit of the pew | ?eeds preparation u much u the sermon : >f tie preacher. What wonder that our hearts are oft^n j ireary if we gire them no heavenly food, j Purely if the soul is more than the body i t should have its meaU at least as reguarljr. Neglect of the inner life is the i *ause of outer failure. We look on lives i ;hat are gloomy, spirits broken, all the j [lad light gone out of some eves, lives < hat seem leaden, and what is the cau.v>? i tfot that their way has been unusually i lark, but that they have neglected the in- 1 < jer light. These aad hearts come because ' he hidden roota do not reach the refresh- < ng river of God. because they have been j I iving out without letting in. ' i How many daya are fretful, full of exas >erations. when it seems tKsc even the ! I nost trivial things cause u* to lose our | I xalanre. We are vexed and ashamed of j i >urselves. We bad forgotten that grasi. i >f the spirit on God. that constant touch i ind communion with Him that giv*s I itrength and calm to the soul. I It is well to remember, too. that to he I n the secret of His presence is possih> ( < tot only in the brief time that we can | i ipend in the closet and alone, but is as i aailv possible all the day. through its '< ushing hours, surrounded by friends or | ?eset with foes. Ood is ever near the i< i >irtng heart and the out-reaching soul i inds Him and draws new strength, n*w ialm. new life and beauty from those so- i Tet sources of spiritual strength.?Henry i 9 r> >l. d r. uupc, in hue n?iii a iiuiu. CkmcUr. Character is your real self. the efsenc*>f life. Yon cannot atop iu progress for rood or evil unless you stop life itself. 1 flence how necessary it becomes that we idd to character all that shall make it a (rand, glorious and noble temple, and of irhich angels even shall rejoice over. Thararter is made from a variety of nujute circumstance*, not the product of >ne art. Even the smallest act add* or letract* something, be it little or great, rom the noble structure. There are many itnnes in the arch of character, such a.? ! aith. knowledge, goodness, power. p?- ; uence, meekness, etc.. but the keystone oust be love. This is the motive whioh uns as a golden thread, and as the betu- 1 :iful arch spans the river over which y?i nay crnss in safety, so the beautiful ar.-ii 1 >f character is the span between this life* 1 ind the next, over which we may cross in 1 lafety.?W. H. Morehouse. j Sfisail Morwls. We should never be satisfied with r?ur { itUinrr.cnU. but should ever press on ( The way to make proiresi is to forget he thing* which are behind, and str^'h orward to things before. We never reach the limit of po^inie .iiulti'4rrl Va hmv tiiff'd U't* :limb. heaven keep* above us. True itruwth if growth in patience. in ong Miffrrintf. in peace, in love, in gentle- 1 icms. in the spirit of helpfulneaa, in *t:l>- > nitaion to the will of God. Some Christian* aeem to think it unrei- | lonabic that they should be expected to prow. They try to ahirk new dutiea; they rant to itay juat where they are. The r-?rult in inevitably that they go backward j tod d?v iv t.ike* the olace of growth. There i? no place where we cannot grow or God. We nee tree* striking their root* nto the deft* of rocka; we aee blade* of rnu* <i>ming up between the atone* of | ;he pivenient. [* there no leaaon for u* ' n Much determined growth* To (Extend. Thi.? f.?untry i* bounden to extend th? | kingdom of Je*u* Christ, both in ita own \ v?rder* and throughout the world.?The Rev. I>r \Vylie. New York. Show Him Tour Finger*." * j. fk.? ?r . I i ^ nvut j in ?? ? ut ? pw. iromuti. who by reason of need, wa* kept I From nunv a service for her Master? which ?hc thought He might require ai her hinds. and she was dying. She in. i laying to her voung daughter who stood icar the l?ed tnat she regretted her fruit es* life; ?he was wishing that she migb; I 4a\e more to show the Master when she met Him fare to facc. "Mother." sobbed i the daughter, "show Him your fingers." < No. she was not to be saved by the work ?f her hands, but she was to be blessed by the ministry of those hands! < itesnUnstsd n Child's Uemrt. Dr. Koulatke, at Moscow. Russia. his ' iucceeded in his experiments in reaniinatng the heart of an infant which he ex- 1 tract?d from a child that had died twenty- ' four hours previously. The heart beat with normal regularity for one hour Dr. Koulatke hopes that his discovery will asust jn reanimation la canes of death b> < iruwning. 1 Islands on l.tks Huron. Like Huron holdi the record am-in* akes of containing over .'WOO is binds. The irea of Lake Huron is J0.400 "tquure miles, ts largest inland is over 1J0Q square miles. jough Erne, m Ireland, his 38t) ulanda. 4 : yw & 't - \i FHE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. rkU GamUt Hitdi OfMt Twyirwiw K?Tlra1?TlM Mm Wfc* Drl?m? and Hm Bmb PcrlleM to Oibm Hm K? Blfbt to Touch The horrible brutality of Michael Leddy, >f Brooklyn, hu sent a shudder through ?rcrjr community when aocoonte of hie ieed* htw Men reed. After forcing hie lungry little fcirl to efrallow a tuaberful >f wnukr thin fruui betiat fell upon hie wife ind ktrked out Wr remaining eye, the light of the other hiring been destroyed in lie Mtue way two veera aco. Of course Leddjr vu drunk. Men wh9 io these acts of wanton and ferocious cru lty are always drank. Been men who *rhen sober prove kind to their huniliee are ? jften transformed bv drink into nrar ler>us demons. When they recover from their madness and learn what they have done they cry out in amazement, shame and remorse. Yet they are aware beforehand that drink will turn them into maniaos. And their crimes committed, thejr will, if left at large, generally drink afun. It ie roluntarv lunacy. Therefore they are riehtly held responsible by the law lor irhat they do. No man who drinks and has ever been Irunk enough to be perilous to others has my right to drink at all. Short of being total abstainer, Be'ii a dangerous animal, ind knows it. No wonder thaWthoee who give special ittention to the effects of the arink habit rrj out against it paanonately. Its raviges are to be seen in all grades of life. Women as well as men are ita victims. It rob* countless home* of happiness. It de a:U .1 >L.:. - -- J [invc* COiHUTU ui MIVI1 I^UNW nivi mm** -hosts them of their chances in life. No nan whose childhood was spent in a drunken home, no matter how long he may live, :an ever shake off the memory of the black misery of those years that should have lieen his brightest. Drink is the master carse of this country, is of every other in Chistendom. It tpreads physical disease, mental incapacity xnd moral blight. It degrades the homes if the rich and sends squalor, want and t?e?tislity into the homes of the poor. Ifc rots out the manhood of men and the ffonifthood of women. Kvery intelligent agsncy exerting itself to lessen the drink erii deserves the sympathy and encouragement of all who wish w e!l to their kind. It i> ea?y to be critical >i zeal, but too much seal is incomparably r.obler than too little. This country needs a great temperance revival?the old-time mass-meetings, the ^Id-time enthusiasm, the popular pledge?igning and a revivification of the eocieties >ievoted to total abstinence and ardent musionsry work for members. And the aI )??<! atftetltfi Un/I ib tia more worthy of their religious energies.? New York American. The Grant Temptation. On one occasion Mine years ago General Phil Sheridan, known in war time aa "Fighting Phil," was standing with another general, an old friend, on the atepa of a big hou*e in Washington, watching his tour bhght children get into a cart and irive down the street. As the children drove along, soon disappearing tram sight, and throwing "good-bye liiwes to their papa, Sheridan's friend uked: "Phil, how do you manage your little army of four*" "Don't manage; they are mischievous ?o!diera,. but what good comrades! All the tood thftre is in me they bring oat. Their little mother is a wonderful woman, and worth a regiment of officers. John. I often think what pitfalls are in waitinc for my small, brave soldiers all through life. I m*h I could always help them over." "Phil, if you could choose for your little ?on from all temptations which will beset liim the one most to be feared, what would it be?" n 1 ui :J k;? ucnrrai onrnu?ii icn^uu uw ut?u :ho doorway, and said, soberly: "It would be the curac of strong drink. Boys are not aints. We are all sHf-Vilied. may be fall r?f courage and thrift and push and kindness and charity, but woe to the man or boy who becomes a slave of liquor. Oh, I Kail rather see my little ton die to-day than to see him carried in to hii mother drunk! One of my bra re soldier boys on the field laid to me just before a battle, when he C?re me his message to his mother, if ho should be killed, "Tell her I have kept my promise to ber. Not one 'drink' bare I pvif tasted.' The boy was killed. I carried the metuage with my own lips to the mother. She said: 'General, that is more (lory for my boy than if he had taken city.'" Vlllaiay of tto Islsos. The average saloon ought to be condemned. It is generally on a prominent street, and it is usually nut by a sport who rares only for the almighty dollar. From this resort the drunken man starts reeling to his home; at this retort the local fights are indulged in. It is a stench in the nostrils of society and a disgrace to the wine *nd spirit trade. How, then, shall we defend the average saloon? We answer. Don't defend it, but condemn it. We most stand abreast of the most advanced public ?entiment; we must oppose prohibition, but favor only a decent trade; we must offer society a substitute for the average saloon; we must ask society to join with us in securing model license laws; we must demand character qualifications and get men in the retail liquor business who will ;-onduct their places as drug stores, for instance, are conducted. We must help tq clean the Augean (tables; we must lift the business out of the rat into which it has . run for so long a time; we must prove that we are the friends of lnw^order, decency. temperance. ? lion fort'* Winr and Mpint Circular. Most Paralcloas Doctriar. The silliest And most penurious doctrin* that wss ever proclaimed in the ears of wnsible men is thai because-the whisky teller is essentially a law breaker, and will not obey the statutes enacted by society For its own protection, therefore the proper thing to do is to compromise with him, to kneel before him, to let him have his urjv in part, begging him, meantime, to b? at le?st moderate decent. Why not make omtlar terms with thieve* and murderers? The thing to do with all who trample law under foot is to throttle them, to scourge them, to make life so hard and hitter for them that they will oease to do evil and learn to do well.?Nashville Christian Advocate. Fruit Aids Tampers let. It is claimed that in regions where mud fruit is consumed there is inuvh less de Jr.. r!i?n .?'j?*Yvhpre fir ilcuho.:? stimu LinU. Tfc* Cruudr la Rriof. T5tr Waterloo (fowal Repnrt.-r *.?>?: Tn? femwnnce work in tfc? Iowa diwo of the Catholic church will be pu*hcd strongly henceforth. The l'ope n ut admonuthed the pne.ithood to "Jo their be<?t to drive the plague of intemperance from the fold of Chrijt by i.?Miriuou* preaching anil exhortation, and to i?hine before all ai model* of abstinence." A temperance movement looking to tba fupprtwion of crime and the more atrict enforcement of the Sunday Uw.? ha* been inaugurated in Minnesota and Wwconnin i>> the Rev. H. XV. Knowlew. p.ntor of Urace Church. Duluth The postmaster of Benton in after drunken letter carrier* with a nharp warning of inat&nt dinmiiwal if they are detected. Twenty nix Indiana eountiex ire now actively fighting saloon* with tlie blanket remorwtrance recently held tn> be valid by the State Supreme Court, thi- rvmoiiutranee Item? that one iktsoii hi* the ri^ht to give another written authority t? sign a remonstrance .ig.im.it applicant* V aloon licenses The Sivi>w Government ha* appropriated, a large amount of money tin* ve.tr for the publication and distribution of five nook* against the use of alcohol. These hooka are acientific u well as practical and indicate a mo?t pleasing advance in the effort to make the peox?le injuainted witk' the subject. ?,