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If5 tmuuinnimmuin Ifoo pron) $3?Z rajTJTLruxroxrLiriJTjmrsj II & ??- > IV3RS. A PART 1. CHAPTER I. TT ' "WIDE river, rolling swift /\ and smooth through a Hrffe landscape; on the right, un" dulating, ricbly ? wooded (heights, the advance guard of a mounv tain range in the background; on the ' Jeft, green, softly-rounded uplands, ;which in England would be called "downs," furrowed at intervals by ?mall, shallow ravines, and sprinkled with dwellings?some of the better sort?each with its surrounding of trees and cultivation. Away up the river, where it emerged from the hills, stood a lofty mass of lock, crowned by a gray Schloss, and at its foot clustered the houses of a small town, the capital of the district. By the river side, at the embouchure of one of the ravines just mentioned, the mixed timber and brick built cottages of a village were gathered. And beyond, the dry stony road led on uphill to a residence of some pretension, plentifully shaded by beech and sweet linden trees, opening on a iwell-tended garden, and surrounded toy the fields, yards, and belongings of a "Out" or farm. AH slept tranquilly in the golden itaze of early autumn s noontme neat. The bee* bummed as contentedly, the myriads of the insect world flitted and danced merrily as if no such curse as war darkened the earth. River, trees, bills, Cowers?all fair ito see. ? "All save the y?rit of man was divine." In the ijttle village of Bergfeld, however, that spirit was much perturbed. It would be more accurate to say the spirit of woman was sorely vexed; for, save young boys and aged carles, scarce any men were left in the Saxon villages during that unhappy summer of 1866, when the little kingdom kept faith with Austria so truly, fought so . gallantly, and bled so freely in the fatal fight of Koniggratz. The poor, hard working creatures, too disturbed, to follow their usual avocations, clustered round the White Pigeon. Gasthof and the trough from (which the horses drank, talking together, vaguely wondering when the march of the victorious Prussians (*voul<l cease. Already two divisions had tasted the enforced hospitality of the village, and a fourth infliction was expected. True, the Herr lierjcntsamtmann, the great man of the neighborhood, (who always entered into their joys and troubles, assured them that a certain Indemnification would be given in re? payment; but that "certain" seemed?to the Bergfelderins very uncertain and distant, whereas the actual Prussian, gobbling up, was terribly real and present. Above, in the Oerichtsamtmann's pleasant home, under the shady lindens, care and sorrow were also predominant. In the cool, parque'd salon, with its highly polished, inlaid, brass handled commodes, Schranks, and writing tables; its straight-backed chairs, and comfortable Lehnstuble; its wicker stands of flowers, and principal table ,with a red cover, and the invariable snowy, satiny, damask cloth or large napkin laid diamond-wise over the centre; and standing before the sofa, on which is the seat of honor, an elderly lady in black, a white lace bandkprrhipf tied looselv over her soft gray hair, was walking slowly to and fro before the open windows and glass door which led to the veranda and garden . Her face was careworn, and a world of anxious thought lay in the dark eyes, still so soft and bright. She paused by the door 1'qr a to.oment, as the sound of young voices came from the garden beneath, but her busy fingers took no rest from their habitual, perhaps soothing, occupation: and, with eyes and thoughts far away, Frau Ghering's deft lingers knitted on. A knock at the door of the salon failed to rouse her; a second, more sharply administered, drew her attention, and before she had well uttered "Herein." an old man, who might be gardener, butler, coachman, or a little of all, came and stood twisting his cap about, while he said, with some embarrassment: "A Prussian Hussar wants to speak with our master." "He has ridden to the town, Hans. You must speak with the soldier yourself," said the lady with a sigh. . "Do not forget to teil him that we ran take but few horses, as the last party billeted here left so many beiiind to recover. "They are still here, are they not, Hans?" "Yes, Fran Amtmann." he replied, "some of them are still good for little or nothing." "It has been a bad business altogether." With a respect! ui now tie wunurew. "Hans," called bis mistress; he returned and stood in the doorway. "Be civil to tiii'se people, Hans. "The war is over: the sooner the 1 breach is healed the better; besides"? \ another sigh?"we gsin nothing by ir* jj ritating tb<?m." | . Hans bowed nnd again withdrew. muttering an indignant. "Potztausend!" Fran Gehring stepp<Ml onto the veranda, and. after a glance at the fair ncene which spread beneath her, called softly: "Lisabet; are you there. Lies?" "Here, mother," replied the young lady, who came forward from between the branches of a v,-coping willow, a alight but rounded figure in white muslin, with a black waistband and ribbons; a quantity of light colden hair jwas gathered into loose.coils under her garden bat. also trimmed with black, or Widow? IXTLRXLfXTl^iLriJTLriJTJTJ^ % f neri)?. innn/uirinjimin?! ^ !! LEXANDER.) but adorned with a rcsette of green iiH(l white, the Saxon colors. She held a tolerably large basket in her hand, -which she held up as she approached the steps of the veranda. "See. dear mother! I have picked five schoek pease, so we have enough for a regiment." She smiled as she spoke, a bright but very fleeting smile, gone almost before you caught the brightness; and her face reassumed its habitual expression, thoughtful, earnest, pensive, almost sad. with a yearning depth in the clear blue eyes. "A regiment!1' repeated Frau Ghering. "Part of one will no doubt-help to devour them." "Hans has just told me a hussar has been here to speak to your father?the avant courier. I suppose, of the expected party." "What, more!'* cried Lies, her countenance clouding over. "When will the end come? When shall we be relieved from these inflictions? "It is too hard to be obliged to lavish on our enemies care and comfort onr own dear ones are forbidden to share." "It must be nearly over now, Lies. "But tell me, child, is all prepared? the sleeping rooms, the:?" ;-.Vi , "Yes. mother, all." "So soon as the last left yesterday, cm.-?i* *~T ?v>n/U nil rho/1* fnr thfi OUSCIJJtJl *IJU. x aiuuc uji * ?v? ?.~n, newcomers. whom my fattier thought mi^ht arrive. "Yon may trust me." 4'I do?I always do, Lieblinj?. . 41 You are the best of little HausFraus." The young lady kissed her hand to the mother. "I will take these pease to the kitchen,'' she said, "and look once more to our good Marie's preparations. "We must be well provided for such visitors.'' She walked away with a quiet dignity of movement which hardly suited her youthVul face and figure. An hour later, and the quiet little village was all alive with soldiers and horses, the rattle of sabres and jingle of accoutrements. Before every door groups of weary, dusty men and horses were gathered, seeking quarters and presenting billets. A party of ten or fifteen, followed by two officers, slowly rode up the hill to Villa Bellevue. The officers, distinguished looking men in spite of their travel-stained as/I /iVt/iftfllr tin. ptfl't, iau^lifu UiJU. luirvcu V.UCC1JIT, \-*a livened by the prospect of rest and refreshment, as they admired the view and augured well for their entertainment from the air of comfort and cultivation which they observed. A few yards from the gate of the villa, the clatter of horses' hoofs drew their attention, and Heir Fahnricb v. Planitz, the younger, and consequently the most curious, turning in his saddle. exclaimed: "It is the Rittmeister?it is Von Steinhausen." Whereupon they drew rein till joined by another officer, evidently of the same regiment, a tall, broad-shouldered mnn, splendidly mounted, although his charger showed signs of hard work. 4,So you're here. Von Steinhausen." ^Cleared off your invalids?" .were the remarks addressed to him. "Yes. it's myself, though I dare say I look ghostly enough. I have seen wAiin <1^/1 tnfAlx? J-n-m or.r? canf /iff LU I" *> ^UliUUU Otl x Vi J JJVUOtU, 'Jtwi. v** a report, and been in the saddle since daybreak. "Come along, comrades. If this villa is our destination, it looks deliciously cool and sbady. "What visions of iced Rhf-nish and seltzer seize my brain at tbe sight of it! Come on!" So, in a deep, rich voic-e, with a ring of command hi its tones, spoke Von Steinbausen. and pressed his weary horse up the hill, and in a few minutes more tbe three officers dismounted at the entrance of the villa, where Hans, whose whole aspect was a silent, stolid protest against the presence of the foe. stood waiting by his mistress's orders to direct the military guests to their respective quarters. "Acb. Himmel!"' said Von Steinhausen,as he swung down from the saddle. "I feel as if I could sleep all round the clock. I'll just take a mouthful and then to bed. "You must present yourselves to the finadige Frau,' if there is one, without me. "Make my excuse; say I prefer sleep to dinner, but at the "Abend Brod' I hope to make my bow. Adieu. "Come, old sulky, .show me my room." and following Hans, he disappeared into the interior, his comrades calling after him, "Scbiafeii Sie vrohl." The room into which the reluctant Hans ushered I-Ierr Kittuieister von Steinhausen was well calculated to in VJIP repose. Its windows looked upon the Hof. or courtyard, at the other side of which were the stables and farm offices. They were sheltered byvthe villa itself from the morning sun. and further shaded by a large walnut tree, under which a spring bubbled up and tilled a large, rough stone basin; its overflow, escaping in a tiny rivulet, stole away to supply a pond in the outer farm yard, where a goodly number of ducks and geese, with its help, grcv? and multiplied. , The room itself, simply furnished, but exquisitely clean; the snowy bed linen all perfumed with sweet lavender which had laid among them. Von Steinhauson glanced approvingly at the easy mair, the writing materials on a convenient table, and opposite the bed a water color fcfcetcb of a ) f .'< ' young man in uniform?an open, kind- g ly face. While he looked his soldier servant Jj entered -with a tray on which was spread tempting luncheon and a foam- J ins beaker. m "Got sie dank." said THttmprster. as, throwing himself into the e&sy chair, he seized the glass, -while he held out one foot that his servant might ve- ^ move his boot. 11 "Good quarters. Karl'.*' he continued, ^ setting down the half drained glass. "Not bad, Hprr Rittmeister; plenty, 111 of everything, but folks a little sulky. "However, I have scarce been here au hour." ** "Hence, Karl. Do not let any one ^ come near me. but at five arouse me, ^ if I have not already roused you." J)( "Good, Herr Rittmeister," and soon . the weary soldier was wrapped in j profound slumber, while the junior , officers?Von Planitz and First Lieu- ^ tenant Burchardt?after an elaborate ! { ' toilet, proceeded to pay .he visit of re- / spect which Prussian officers rarely omitted, albeit conquerors received on compulsion. When Von Rieinhausen awoke the fi sun had accomplished the circuit of the villa, and was glinting its yellow fc evening rays through the quivering C] spaces of the leaves, and touching the (>] water in the basin with gold. fi( A few minutes of delicious con- j sciou's repose, of dreamy uncertainty | o; as to where he was and how* he came , there, and Karl entered with automat- i ic punctuality to reuse his master, and S( lay out his dressing things. pj So the Rittmeister, recalled to the 1c realities of existence, rose to dress jj, himself and write some letters before ^ joining the supper table. p( The realities of existence had not a1 been all rose color to Steinhausen; but that was his own fault | ^ Well born, and well endowed by na- (.j ture, few men had had a better start; | 0] but a dash of tierce eagerness in his j ;i] pursuit of whatever pleasure or whim rj attracted him had led him into trouble ^ in various ways, and made him some j ^ enemies, and want of wholesome | jr checks in early youth had permitted a j ^ crust of pride and selfishness to form j yi over the better and warmer nature Jn which lay beneath. sc Some years before the breaking out of the war. Von Steinhausen had found himself on the brink of ruin; gambling and other debts pressed maudeningly upon him. bi A proposed marriage with a beauii- ti fill and wealthy widow was broken j'i off; when suddenly a distant relative, ft who resided too far from Berlin to be ti well informed as to his kinsman's do- tl ings, died, leaving the whole of his b: large property to the drowning lieu- ki tenant. ai From that day Von Rteinhausen was ai a different man?harder, steadier in a w sense, and certainly a better member d< of society. I si The fair widow made some graceful cc advances, which Von Steinhausen had bi politely, but positively ignored, and now jr he had won for himself a high reputa- a lion, not merely for courage, but for m soldierly ability. g< His toilet finished, bis rich Red Hus- h; sat uniform, thickly laced with gold, tl accurately adjusted, he sat down to tL write bis letters before leaving the or room. ' w A tail figure, every inch a soldier's, di with deep dark eyes gleaming under c-c black brows, and crisp, dark-brown d: hair clustering round somewhat rugcpd'temriles: a face sunburnt to almost tu Eastern swathiness. and lined here and 01 there as a man of Lis age ought not *t to be; his mouth was hidden by a f>< heavy dark mustache, through -which ol white teeth gleamed when he laughed, -it as he often did. not without a touch of scorn, and without any accompanying softness in the eyes. It was the hour of universal repose ' rc in Germany. The confused murmur of sound he had heard whon be first awoke had gradually died away, and 01 profound stillness made itself felt. 10 After bis third letter Steinbausen laid down his pen. and leaned back in ^ his'chair to enjoy the delicious silence. ef Presently a sound stole upon the Tlj stillness like- a gentle ripple over the w face of a sleeping babe. Mas von Steinbausen listened, and i 01 then tapped his boot in time to the ! (l1 well-known German air: I ai '"When I come, when I come* r i ? When I eojr.c baqji again." j very softly and sweetly sung?so softly j st that but for the extreme quiet of the I w afternoon hour it would not Lave | reached Steinhausen's ear. j To be continued. ! l){ i b< Famine in India. ' sj Famines in India are not due alto- j st gether to failure o^. the crop in. the si f,,ni>no ' Thp ronntrv is in- I te habited by a race of agriculturists who w seem to be unable to save anything, cj writs the Rev. J. E. Scott, in his book. "In Famine Land." Frugality and in thrift are to them almost unknown. They have no power to plan for the p< future. If nature is propitious, they H get a livine; if the crop fails, they ec fail with it. tt In Rajputana. at the time of famine, ai grain poured in from the Northwest rr Provinces and elsewhere in such quan- te tities that railway companies and the i merchants realized large profits, and wheat was on sal*- at a reasonable f price: but as the poor peasant has no money, he must s'arve to death with f food at his door. 1 At many-cf the railway stations Mr. \ Scott saw thousands of fat pigeons gorging themselves with grain from the loaded wagons o.i tao siding, while 6< apathetic native officials stood by and saw the precious food devoured in hi the sight of scores of miserable, fam- <( ine stricken villagers who cried aloud R< for food. So tame had the pigeons be- "N come that Mr. Scott had no difficulty n in catching one, br.t he was immedi- t? ately warned by a policeman that li there was no "order" to molest them, ri The pigeons would have furnished a food enough to keep a wn?ie village from starving to death; but the high- s] caste Hindu would rather die of star- < ; ration than kill and est one of them. vi ?Youth's Companion. p Beginning one mile west of the head " of the Galops Canal in Canada and [ extending for over two miles, a chan- ^ nel has been cut 300 feet wide. By ^ the use of this channel the large ves pels now navigating the St. Lawrence are saved the tortuous and dangerous Jr( passage by the south channel through *l, American water. . . j^HOUSEHOLD^ [ * * * * MATTERS < m S'AViWWAWAWWwi Glass Bathtubs. j Th Women who go in deeply ior sanitaon ai.d hygiene in the home are addig annealed glass bath .tubs to the rjuipment of their bathrooms. Of erman make, the tubs are rather iore expensive than the porcelain tube th Dtil recently looked upon as the th eight of luxury. It is said for them ^ iat the glass tubs are microbe proof, -^e fact "which will find favor in the foi res of ultra-particular housekeepers. ecause of the smooth surface and ecause there are no cracks or crev- jjr es, the microbe, it seems can find no : >dgment. In all truth they can hard be said to present quite the same ap eararice 01 iresnness which .-u buwis- j i-t ' recommends those made of poroe- \ m< lie. ! jn1 . ho i "VVC Clcaninc the- Bath Room. To dean tbe batli room properly Aj }ere should always be a bottle of Dusehold ammonia at baud, one of ^ >rty per cent, solution of formaldehyde T1 r other good disinfectant, a couple of en oths, a long-handled brush, and a ^ ^rubbing brusb. It is also "well to ~ ave a can of coneentraied lye or one Bti I the preparations like it, which will sa; it accumulations ;n waste pipes. The ^ rmd basin, tub and closet should be 0f ;oured out each morning, the drain- tii pes flushed twice a week with water which has been added formalde- j rde or the lye. The former is ad- I j;g lirabie for removing stains and de- I da ssits, but if these are very cbstin- P.r' te the formaldehyde must be left in tj? le basin overnight. The long-handled m. rusb enables the maid to clean the j < oset basin satisiactornj'. Ammonia | a the cloth used in washing the tub I ad basin will remove greasy spot*. | wj he nickel fittings and woodwork must j in< ? wiped off. the soap dishes and tooth I in* ush :acks washed. The vessels used j "?; i the bedrooms must be cleansed in en le same manner, the water pitchers ; in< nsed out and filled fresh every day | ^ id the slop:jnrs and commodes 1 jjU 'aided daily.?Harper's Bazar. ' syi j <lo Neecl Whole Skin*. j a _ Skin fruits are generally exposed for 01 Je without thought of causing troy.* p*j le, and nature really intended that Gi le skin should be a protection to the th< uits iu more ways than one. A skin ?p uit that has not had its outside pvnc- pa ired will keep many times longpr no: nn/if}ior TvVii/^h "hac hOATI Pllt HI* ! ruised. As soon as the skin is bro- j , * r-n countless germs of putrefaction 3d. fermentation get lodged therein, th< id the wound quickly becomes the 'h< eak point in the fruit to cause its ^ DStruction. Apples with the skin even no ightly punctured cannot be kept in Hi: )ld storage more than a few months, it those which are absolutely perfect t 'he >>k-in will keep nearly a .rear in pr< low temperature. This very fact cat dicates to us bow numerous and dan>rous fruit becomes when its skin Df is been punctured and is exhibited on pr< le stalk for sale. Many children buy lese injured apples, bananas, grapes, anges and other fruit, and eat them 5:j ithout regard to their decayed con- tin tion. With one mouthful they may msume a few thousand gera-.s, some 0f' mgenws to the health and others of >t especially injurious; owing to na? 'nf ire's wise precautions in supplying ^ ir stomach with fluids capable of dc- ft roying Them. The ordinary stom- eig h is able to cope with a whole army ?}w deadly germs, and scores of times I ^ saves us from death.?What to Eat. *ta i chi I cvalid Cooking. j "V A Wane mange made with arrow j hoi ict is delicate and nourishing. ^ Lemonade or acid fruit juices stif- He ned with gelatine, two tablespoons kn gelatine to a coffee cup of juice, ^eake<? a nice dessert. vvo Egg lemonade is a pleasant, nour- ? i hing drink. Beat the white of one "C jg. add one Tablespoonl'ul of sugar, ^ ie juice of one lemon and sufficient \Va ater to till a glass. ?or For lung trouble and inflammation j1 ! the bowls flaxseed tea is a valuable ink. Take a handful of seed, wash id place in a saucepan with a pint As ' cold water. Cover and place on the ^ ick of the range. Stir often and ies eep until thick. Strain and use coi arm or cold. ^ ni For tea use the best black tea which ; ev( tn be procured, and make with n tea Ki ill if you have one. It not, it can ! P??' ; successfully made by putting a tea- I 01 loonful of tea in an ordinary tea <q rainer. holding it in a teacup and thj owly pouring boiling water from the <'oi akettle through it. Serve clear, or ith lemon and sugar, or sugar and xii earn. tin Coffee should be made without boil- 'n* g and be of the first quality. jijj When a patient is allowed to eat j fro itatoe? tisy roasting on? iu the ashes. | s^o ave a large bed of hard wood coals, I " >ver with ashes and heap the rest of | thi ie ooals 011 top. Close the draughts j "T id cook about one hour. Serve with JU1 Cell ire broiled steak or chops or "with but- u r.? Ida E. Bcach. iu Tribune Farmer. ece b'. (-'oi j 01" jpy recipes: j[ i Squash Eiscuit?To half a oup of j is raided milk add one-third cup of j ^ jgar, half a teaspoonful of salt and i Y(?l nif a cup of strained squash. Lot i wl >ol. add one-third of a yeast cake dis- ' re( >Ived in one-fourth cup of lukewarm j ater, one-third cup of butter and two j an' nd one-half cups of flour; knead fit'- no: ?en minutes and let rise over nigbt j *01 I cr* n the morning shape in biscuit; lei i exl se until double in size and bake in j tio quick oven twenty minutes. ' .. i fa Cranberry Cream?Soak two table- s?r floonfuls of gelatine in one-third of a sti up of coid water. W'asli one pint ol """ ranberries. put tliem in an agate stew 110 an with two tablespoonfuls of watei ml cook until the berries fare tender. ien rub tliein through a strainer ^ dd lo the pulp one cupful of sugar, re t;a irn to the fire, and when boiling add Ai lie soaked gelatine. Pour in a pais l}11 nd place it over another containing ^ 'e water. When it begins to thicket yei dej to it one pint of whipped cream urn ;.nto a mould, place on ice am. ^ erve on a bed of whipped cream. EE * SUNDAY ' SCHOOL V- T? TERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR DECEMBER 25. ie Christina* Lesson ? Subject: The Prince of Peace, lwt. ix., 1-7?Golden Text, Isa. Ix., G?Memory Verscc, C, 7 ?Commentary. [. Great darkness (vs. 1. 2). J. "Nevtheless." A transition word from the rk picture of chapter 8:5-22, describing e woes from Assyrian predominance to e bright dawn and; consummation of the essianic era. "Shall not lie such." The rkness 9hall not be as great as it has en. There was a ray of encouragement r those who were ready to receive the ophet's word. "Zebulun."' The country Galilee around the Sea of Galilee was e land that principally cuffered in the st Assyrian invasion. j. iu uuinutsn. j uc j;cv j of Judan. They were at this time unr a two-fold darkness. 1. The darkness outward trouble. See 2 Kings 15:37; 16: I, 17; 2 Chron. 28:5-8. 2. ITiey were in >ral darkness. Ahaz had led the people to the most abominable practices in nor of the heathen divinities whose irship he had established in his kingdom. ie worship of Molech. the savage god of nmon, was now established, not only on e heights of Olivet, but in the valley of nnom, on a spot known by the name of iphet, close under the walls of Jerusalem. iere the brazen statue of the god was acted, with the furnace within or at his ;t, into which the children were thrown Kings 16). Superstitions appeared in ery part of the country. Gold and silver Ltues glittered throughout Judah. Soothyers, spirits,'1 ghosts were consulted (Isa. 3, 8, 20; 8:19). Finally, towards the close the reign, he shut lip the great doors the temple (2 Chron. 28:24), disconmed the offering of incense and the )rning and evening sacrifice,' and left e whole interior to decay, neglect, ruin, fl. A great light (vs. 2-5). 2. "A great ht." The sudden change from aense rkness to the shining light which the ophet saw is quite remarkable." What ht was this? The promise of redempin; the prospect of the coming of Immuel. 3. "Hast multiplied the nation." Isaiahi th prophetic -eye pierces the centuries d sees the hosts that would come under e reign of the Messiah and he numbered th the true spiritual Israel. "And not ;reased." See K. V. for. correct render"Tbey joy before Thee"." The prophet tes it to be a religious joy because it is d to be before God?that is, in His presce and with a grateful acknowledg>nt of His benefits. [. "Thou hast broken the yoke." The \vn were successively delivered from the rdensome and galling yoke of the Asians, Chaldeans, Persians and Macemans; but these deliverances were only shadow of redemption from the yoke Satan; and that redemption seems here lecially predicted as if already accomshed. "As in the day of Midian." As deon with a handful of men conquered > hosts of Midian, so Messiah, the bild" (v. 6), shall prove to be the rince of Peace," and the small comny under him shall overcome the mighty 9ts of antichrist. See the same conist in Micah 5:2-5. >. "For every battle." It was the cusn of antiquity to pile the arms of prosite enemies, tne spoils of less value, and ;ir spotted garments, into a heap and ;n burn them. All that belongs to war ill be swept awpy* the war itself shall The Messiah abolishes all war, but TT > n CrtDo ora cwpnf nwav Viv s judgments or melted into penitence and n over to submission by His love. 3L A vision of the Messiah (v. 6). 6. fnto us." The prophet spake of the jdicted blessings as if already communi;ed. Angels say, "Unto you," but this ild was born for the benefit of us men, us sinners, of all believers, to the end the world. "Li the far distance the 5phet foresaw the Redeemer of the rid. A little later came the vision of ; Buffering Savior (Isa. 63); then the vn where He should be bom ((Micah !); a more complete revelation came "ough Daniel." "A son was given." d's gratuitous gift, upon which man d no claim (John 3:16). A gift of love, joy, of universal fitness to our :needs, eternal enrichment, of forever increas; value; and this gift insures all other ts (Rom. 8:32). As Son of man Jesus a "a child bom;'' Ae Son of God He was 'Son given.' "Government." "The enn of government, the scepter, the ord, or key, was borne upon or hung >m the shoulder. All government shall vested in Him." "His name." A name .nds for all that the man is and has?his iracter. his principles and his property. Wonderful." Because his nature was th human and divine. Whoever pauses believe in the supernatural must pause the manger. He could go no farther, iw Godhood and manhood could be it together in the person of Christ ia i^ond us. But things incomprehensible > not incredible. All divine works are nderful. There' are marvels enough in drop of water to bewilder the wisest, ounsellor." One who has wisdom to de himself and others. Jesus was the bodiment of the wisdom of God. He s a Savior, both God and man, a per lai revelation 01 v*ou ? juvc, ? iracter and example. He is our Counsel, never guiding us astray, but always the best -ways to the best ends, [ightv God." God the mighty One. He has wisdom, so He has strength( is able to save to the uttermost; and :h is the work of the Mediator that no b a power than that of the mighty Gcd lid accomplish it. "Everlasting Father." pressing the divine love ana pity for n, a love that can never fail, for it is irlastiag. "Prince of Peace." As a ng He preserves. commands, creates ice. His peace both keeps the hearts His people and rules in ihem. V. The Messianic kingdom (v. 7). 7. the increase," etc. The government ill cease in numbers, in power, in the npleteness of its rule. It shall increase tne blessings it bestows. It is like'.the i ivers of nature, which are exhaustless. ere is no limit to their application, to' ! use of man. With all our marvelous cntiona and discoveries of what nature i do, we have yet gathered but a few *s irnm the world of light, a few sprays m the ocean of blessings God has in re for man. "Throne of David." To upon the throne of David means to gn ovei the true people of God; and,in s sense Christ sat on David's throne. 0 order it." To rule it. "Frome kenceth even forever.'' Only such a kingdom 1 endure. Nothing is really settled till is settled right. The powers of evil m very strong, but every one is Dined to fall before Christ. The forces intemperance shall be destroyed, or j. l,?nili. nzea oppression Mian m uiunu. , sm shall fall, infidelity be cvertLcwu, I very tease. ! Musical Postal Cardc. ^ eiiiking novelty in picture post cards about to be placed on the market by a eneh syndicate says the London Mail. an ordinary pictorial card is affixed a ry thin transparent gelatine disk, on ] lich js impressed a gramophone musical i ord. A hole is pierceu tnrougn mc cen- : ! of the disk, and the post card can be I teed on r.n ordinary "talking machine" d played in the usual way. The musical st card open* up an entirely new Jleld I the craze. Photographs of great sing- j i and composers will he accompanied by i tracts from their works, pictures of na- | nal flags by the anthems of the differI countries, and so on in endless variety, ndidates for political honors, instead of iding merely their photographs to contuents, will be ablt) to accompany them tli the phonographic records of an e?ecn addr'efcs. Artesian WcIIn in Australia. In no other parts of the world, are. arce-. n wells of such an importance as. in istralia. According to recent returns"by e Minister of Agriculture there were, al e close of last year, in Queensland alono 1 artesian wells, as against 562 thre? irs ago:; The combined depth Of these 1 wells is no less than 282 miles. The ;atest depth of any of these wells is 420.1 t, while the average depth is about 1200 | THE,GREAT DESTROYER! SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. CJ&ii Poem: "It it Nothing to Me^-Nafarfllly, tbe Magistrate Exclaimed, "This la Something Awful" When Ten Drink* Sodden Mothers Were Arraigned. " 'Tis nothing to me,'' the beauty said, With a careless toss of her pretty head; "The man is weak who can't refrain From the cup you say ia fraught with pain." It was something to her in after years, When her eyes were drenched in burning tears, And she watched in lonely grief and dread, And started to hear a staggering tread. "It's nothing to me," the mother said; "I have no fear that my boy will tread The downward path of sin and shame, And crush my heart and darken my name." It was something to her when her only son From the path of life was early won, And madly quaffed the flowing bowl, lnen?a ruined body and smpwrecKed soul. "It's nothing to me," the merchant said, As over the ledger he bent his head; "I'm too busy to-day with tare and tret; I have no time to fume aiid fret." It was something io him when over the wire A message came from a funeral pyre? A drunken conductor had wrecked the train? 1 His wife and child were among the slain. 1 "It's nothing to me," the young man cwed; In his eye was a flash of scorn and pride. fi "I heed not the dreadful things you tell; 5 w J can rule myself, I know full well!" v 'Twas somethi g to him when in prison he h lay, J- e The victim of drink, life ebbing awav, v As he thought of his wretched child and )i wife I b And the mournful wreck of his wasted life. R a Is it nothing to us who idly sleep _ p ,While the cohorts of death their vigils keep . P Alluring the young and thoughtless in 1 & To grind in their midst a grist ot sin? ' a Tt io annrmfhirxr fnr no tVvr hb nil fn ofaTld f] And clasp by faith our Saviour's hand; Learn to labor, live and fight c On the side of God and changeless right. c ?National Advocate. <3 t Drunken Mothers. c It was a horrible sirfit that Magistrate * Smith, of the Long Island City Police r Court, was called upon to witness rec*- ~y. 5 In a row before the dumb-struck ^is- i trate stood ten mothers, blear-eyed, with ? bloated faces, disheveled hair and soiled, ? tattered garments, their limbs still tremb- a ling from the debauch of the day before. . Ajid ias the ten mothers stood there, shaking from the dissipation which had , degraded them, twice that number of little ones stood or sat in the court room and , witnessed their mothers' shame! . It was a tremendously natural thing fot * Magistrate Smith to exclaim as he viewed , the long line of wretched womanhood be-' J fore him: "Why, this is something awful! Mothers?with little children, loo! When France was in the throes of a * great crisis, some one remarked to Napo- v ieon, "Sire, wherein lies our hope?" "In < the mothers of France," waa tne Emperor's lightning-like reply. If our national salvation depends upon . the mothers of the land, in tne name of God what'is to become of xys if the drink ^ habi; gets hold of the women? A drunken father is bad enough, but ? when it comes to a drunken mother we have reachcd the bottom of the abyss. c Wo have heard of the "devils" who; it t, is said, "lauth" real heartilv when we hu man beings do anything that is especially wicked or degrading. ( ' ' t I don't know how it may be. but if there, .. j arc such fiendish creatures it is safe to say I that they made 'hell" fairly echo with * j their infernal glee as those ten mother*', i stood up in that Long Island City Police u Court. i It was indeed an awful sight, a spectacl* to chill the very blood in the veins. ^ If the home is the "heart of the world," ^ what may we look forward to if that hearl j, becomes paralyzed by 9trong dripk?; e The father -may debauch himself aind tht g( home still be'saved by the purity' and de ^ votion of;'the mother, but when 'the' motif tl er becomes debauched?then the defatte! With a denraved motherhood ou* dootr a is sealed, and not all the prayers of all the jj taints on earth and in heaven can save us. c Where is Signor Biondi? In this storj c of the ten inebriated mothers with thei? j' little children gazing upon their tremblinj j, frames and inebriated faces there is ample j, materia] for another and more terrible 0 "Saturnalia." . 7i It were a severely interesting questior ^ to ask. How far has this strong-drink virui w worked its deadly wny into the heart Or' j our American womanhood? How many women, how many mothers E nre there in the land who drink? It is al b leged by those who know what they an c, talking about that 'society'' is literal!} j honeycombed with alcoholism, ar.d here, Bl in this.Long Island case, we haye the other n extreme, but how about the middle term? h Ask the wine merchants and grocery men what it is that their wagons carry to far n tco ^nany doors ? e But it will not answer to push the in- v quiry too far. and for the present we stop n with the horrible sight of those ten crunk- g, en mothers lined up in the Long Island a City Police Court.?The Rev. Thomas B. t< Gretrorv. in the National Advocate. | y\ ]j "1 Am Not That Man." cl Mr. Taylor, during his visit to Ireland j* "on2 >tars ago, was dining with a raer;hant at Sligo. He had eight beautiful . children. He had his wines and brandy on (J the table, and. of course, asked nie" to V j drink, and I had to give my reasons for de- ,n dining. This gave me an opportunity to , I put in a little temperance, and while I was tf making my little speech by way of apology ^ I made this remark: "No relative or friend ; v of mine ever fell through intemperance." I f1 I saw that this had struck him: his kuife V and fork fell from his grasp and he remained silent for some seconds. "Well," said he at length, "I am not that man.. My first Sunday-school super- | intendent \yas a man of genial spirit and I *} noble mien. He went into the wine trade s? and died a drunkard before he was forty 1 j My first class leader. I believe, was a good. P' I intelligent, useful man, but he, too. yielded : ei to the habit of intemnerance, and died'a ! P drunkard. Mv own father suffered through J M intemperance." "Yes," I exclaimed, "and yon yoursel) are spreading before your friends and you) j I children the instruments of death whieb i slew your first Sunday-school superintend j "** ent, your first class leader and your father j a: The very rope with which they were hunf I tl vou arc adjusting to catch your children j C! t cannot afford to put my head into such ; j h halter as that/" The Crusade in Brief. The iife of man calls for the death oi t'n? ' | saloon. j 1 .An increasing number of the ablest phy ' J, sicians art ranging themselves in opp&si [ "* tion to the liquor traffic. A movement is now on foot in Sai | j, T?mnr?i?rn to secure the nassage of an ordi | Dance raising the retail liquor lieeuse froc | $S4 to 8500 per yei.r. I For character, how stands the questio; , p j of the saloon? Who needs to argue thot Why attempt the superfluous task of prov ! t ing that the saloon is bad, demoralizing ! \\ degrading? To save American characte I we must destroy the American saloon. A prohibition convention recently me at South McAlesU't organize a Territoi = iil Christian Federation for the purpos. | P of preventing the jiquor traffic among In- " dians. . ' ' , A H. A. Ivy, secretary of the Texas Local 0 Option Association, says that it has been " carefully discussed and decided ijpon to -P. ask the IlegfclaLure to pass a law -making' Aj . it- a finable offense to drink intoxicating ' 'l I liquor in a public place in a local option district. Iri the city of Minneapolis, Minn., there are 3305 saloons. These are confined to an a area of only one-twelfth o.f the city. Jn ;fi that district 147 policemen are required to :ii keep the peace. In the other eleven- a twelfths there are no saloons, and in,that tl I vast district twenty-eight policemen' are b considered sufficient. d V 7 JT' ^ ^ * M Shine Just Where Ton EVA WILLIAMS XALLOSE. IfiHffl Don't waste your time in longingfiffSB For bright, impossible things JMHH| Don't sit supinely yearning flHH For the swiftness of angel Don't spurn to be a rushhght WflB Because yon arc sot a star, . BH But brighten some bit of darknesMHRH By shining just where you are. jHHHHj There is need of. the tiniest candJe^Hfinj As well as the garish sun The humblest deed is ennobled H^[ When it is worthily done, You may never be called to b^igbtHHS The darkened regions afar So fill for the day your mission . By shining just where you are. 'BeSBg Just where you are, my brother, . BH Just -where God bids you stand. S9mH| Though down in the deepest shado^^HH Instead of the sunlight land. fMSfl :You may carry a brightness with ycjHBH That no gloom or darkness can For the light of a Christ-like*spirit^HBRSI .Will be shining wherever youcrteTMBEfl ' '^^hSRBS a wwDoy'i muerw. < r iqu A little adobe echoolhousft f?i43HBfl ronr the surrounding ranges witba^EHB ire, a wide expanse of semi arid? rith email areas under cultivation,^RH irge herds of cattle roaming over ex^HH d tracts of nearly sterile comftry-^HEB as the picture outside. Within ttle Massachusetts schoolteacher.- MkBT igger than a pint of cider/'' as heS lirers in the neighborhood said, begiw^H missionary school with half at dozeflMH There tv&s need of work. There y9C lace of worship, and there had bee^HQj ehool until the opening of theKttle?0H ion, and the coming of the little v?| rom Massachusetts. Bjffl Slowly the school grew,., and ther pupils entered than the very >nes who had constituted the ?ztrt\^^H| lozen. Bat there was a wide disparity ween the age of the oldest pupil andH^B >f the one who arrived one morning Hn he school bad been in^ operation abflnfl nonth. He was a tall young man, H purs, lariat and sombrero, and he saHjfH ndian pony as if he : had been 'a eecHHB rastening his horse to the barbed M race he came inside without koocM nd took his seat without removing hi^BH "Would you like to become a membS be school f" asked Miss Selby. W8B "Well. I don't know," said,.he. His investigation continued that he next. He took no part in the .nHflB leyond the occasional throwing of vads. This disconcerted the school le at first, but later attracted no aHM : r i i,- ic J: ion, lur uie kcaciier ucrocn uuiiniuut^u nd found means to suggest quietly tc^H| cunger children that they snoxv lH?0| isitor a model school. When the ras dismissed at the closc of tb" lay he approached <the teacher with^EM ombrero in hand and said: gBfiH "I know I hain't behaved deeec-r^^H ain't been to school since I was a l^RB haver, and don't know how to act. bHMj now better'n I've done, and if you'll ^9fl ive me I'll fcettle down to study. I'*d d come antl learn." flm The teacher had been waiting for apitulation, and she improved the op^HB unity by telling him what obligation^HfH iust assume in the way of conduct i^^H ecame a member of the school, and^^H his time he was ready to promise XHH hing. B With great diligence he applied bin^^u d his books, and with even greater ai^H| 0 ihe reading of the papers and maaaz^^H rhich friends in the East were senain^BB he teacher. 9M| The little ?choolleacher also had a ay-school, and although at first the c^Hj oy pupil thought little of this insntut^HR e attended that he might assist the r in the arrangenient of the seats. M oon became a most attentive pupil, j^Bg efore long an earnest seeker after a sr life. m|8B Sc matters went on for more than a y^H nd the second winter came, the sevej^M nown in the settlement. Cattle perisj^H n the prairie. The horses which HH hildren rode to school shivered in ^H| rail sheds in the rear of the building. 1 one terrible blizzard these very fh^BS ad to be -torn dpwn >and burned, si^H ther fuel was lacking. A week the ard lasted, and when it was over tbe oy pupil did not reappear in school. Hvf -10 oinl- mfli nnonmnnnia nnH in ft ays he died. fflH There was no minister within t\ven;y-tSB liles, and no Christian funeral had ?fl| pen held in the settlement, but the wh^H ommunity deemed it unbecoming ack should be buried without a ervice. So,.they brought hid body tn^H liles across tEe plains to the little schc^H ouse. and the frail young teacher stt^H efore the open coffin and read, '*1 am ssurrection and the life." Then losed her Bible and spoke to the peo^Hj "ho had gathered. What she said ever could remember. At first it. eemed impossible that she should nything, but the blood of Puritan anc^M Drs that had never quailed at duty i<^H| ithin her, and she stood between ving and the dead, and spoke of bange tliat had taken place in Jack fcir^H rst he gained the !ov<; of learning, a icn the love of God. SB The little schoolteacher's health own soon afterward, and she returned Ha er Massachusetts home, but the ech<^B ad grown, and two teachers came to to^H er place. Many were the traditions wbi^R hese gathered Of their predecessor in t^H ork, but of all her good influences, tl^Hj lost lreauently referred to was the est word"and prayer of the little scho^H >acher at the grave of her cowboy 'oath's Companion. gjjfl The Fearleas Preacher. |9Bj The venerable Dr. T. C. Cuvler advocr.i^H ie fearless preacher. "Bervr this in mind^ lid he. before a recent Methodist L'onK nee. "that no Presidential chair, no e; eror's throne, was ever yet built )ii| lough to be within ten leagues of the pi it in which the fearless preacher stan inning immortal souls to Jesus Christ.' The Command to Go. B. F. Jacobs says of the gospel's mes<?ag There is a mighty go in the gospel ell as eomc. It is comc, go. Go p;va< nd heal; go home to thy friends; go in ie highways; go into all the world. Mai Christians do not obey; many chnrch ave no blessings, bccausc they do not go Honnra the C. E. Society. The Rev. Harlan P. Beach nays ft tri te to i!ie Christian Endeavor Society tiese words: "I am especially grateiu) i tie foreign department of the Endeav. ociety, since it means so much to h?v i rganization in non-Christian lands vhi< lakes real the phrase of the creed, be!:?' i the communion of saints.' " After the Wolf. Rev. Mark Guy Pearse was oncc r roved lor making too many tcmperan peeches, and \vi:en to:u ne ousnr. 10 || iking care of his flock, he answered: "T!^H lock is all right, just now; 1 am lookii^H tK? ivrtlf " JSC A Pmper. For African*. 19 The North German Missionary, Societal f Bremen, has started publishing a mp-H ) the interest of the negroes ot Togfl ifrka. in their native tongue.' The naoB f the paper is Nutifasa Na Mi, wbi.-^B leans "Angel of Peace." The paper H ublii-hecl monthly and largely distriontf* mong the natives. Its contents >!efl liiefly with religion and education. Jafi Han??d by His Apples. M Strangled to death on a tree by a bag -fl ppies was the fate of William Jackson, H inner, of .Bethel Hill, Pa. After ascen<H ig the tree he tied the bag about his necH nd dropped apples into it. He fell, anH lie weight of the bag falling over n 7imH alanced hi? body while he strangled tH eath. I,, I, w