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II <= rnjTjuxixrijriJTjruxrLr I |/\[or) f?ron) a E? MRS. A s CHAPTER 31. \ 2 .. Continued "I Lad two nephews among ILe wounded?one is scarcely expected to recover, and bis unhappy mother had had no opportunity of bidding him farewell before the regiment marched lo Koniggrati." At this name Fra-a Gbering moved somewhat restlessly, 'and glanced at her daughter, whose color rose visibly and becomingly. "Nevertheless," said the noble Fraulein, with a rather sentimental upturning of the eyes, "he fell gloriously for bis Fatherland, and in the arms of [victory." "Ah!" cried Burchardt, 'It has been a sharp, short afTair. this Bohemian campaign, and must prove to the ene mies of Prussia?" "The folly of adhering to obsolete treaties with effete allies," put in Steini Jhausen, contemptuously.' "Better write 'All is lost, save honor,' after our fruitless struggle, than break faith once pledged," murmvtro/l T.ioq- hnt fho Inilfi hflhhlp of voices which arose, each rehearsing the adventures and exploits of his or her relatives and regiments, drowned her voice?only Steinbausen, listening intently, caught the words with a hard siRile at her enthusiasm, which in some indefinable way angered him. , The. subject being an ' irresistible torrent of self-laudation, the Speakers iwere carried away?quite forgetting that their triumphant success was. a bitter defeat to their Saxon hosts? that the desperate hand-to-hand encounters so glowingly described in(T*rT' iflicted cruel wounds perhaps on those dear to the listeners. . Frau. Ghering's soft dark eyes filled x iwith tears; Clarchen's .little hands clenched themselves viciously; and above the delicate lace round Lies' throat a quick pulse could be seen to quiver impatiently, as, from war, the conversation wanoered to political arrangements, and the -wisdom and'foresight of Prussia was vaynted as compared with the folly, weakness or vac?. illation of the other States. At length a passing but unmistakable allusion to the prompt decision demanded from Saxony as to her alliance (with Austria filled the cup of insult . to the brim, and Lies, rising with an _ air of decision remarkable in one so young, although turning rather pale, rfiaid very distinctly: "Allow me, here in my father's place, to remind the company (Herrschaften) that to discuss politics or religion in mixed society is contrary to good breeding?to discuss either in a party so unfortunately constituted as this one, is contrary to good feelj tag." i She sat down, and a profound silence | till upon the guests. L ? The gentlemen accepted the rebuke and looked down on their plates, while UrT' the Prussian ladies laugbed nervously H and angrily, a"nd, with some headgP tossing and bridling, turned to Frau B <5heriug, remarking on the lateness of ||| the hour, and the necessity of- returnIll lug to A-Mrna. . jlp i But the opening of the door to ad|H^ / mit a gentleman created a bappy diJr version.. | , The newcomer was a short, neat figure, with an alert, genial look, I chiefly owing to a peculiarly promicent nose, which seemed to lift his tipper lip into a constantly varying curve, generally expressive of mingled kindliness and simplicity; a well!?8 5KilBMHiaDed head covered with what would been boyish curls bad not time ffl|Pjfyia|?jMsached tbem tp a pale, silvery gray, a very gentlemanlike, active, not say dapper figure, completed the ^j^PpBgBraPRrscnality of Herr Gerichtsamtmann, ^a^^^^Bpyhose entrance was welcomed by all. Hia first address was to tbe lady strangers; to tbem, Prussians or not? ienemies or.not, he was radiantly polite. "He wds made infinitely unhappy by finding he had detained them, but now he was quite at the^r service, and ffifiwiTTnfr as they'-had supped, would they aCggg|||m company him into his Arbeitzimmer and explain their business?if the remainder of the company"?a circular J>6w?"would excuse him." vtim "Many thanks, Herr Amtmann," said iflBBg " the Baronin, rising in a stately manW ner. I "My son has decided to purchase a Gut not far from here in your district, intending to settle in Saxony, and I have called upon you to ascertain under what conditions one could raise it ^ from a Bauer to a Ritter Gut?for, of <x>urse, it would be intolerable to persons of our rank to occupy an inferior { position in Saxony." i "Ah!" returned the nolite iuacre?a ^ " long-drawn "Ah!" m "This is a matter which bristles with - difficulties. "If the gnadige Frau will follow me |gB 2 will Iny a few of them before her." |^H He waved-liis hand toward the door. The Earonin looked at her wateb. "I fear, mein Horr, I must ask you to write them to me. "I am staying in Dresden, at the "Hotel de Snxe, but we have scarce time to catch the last train." ' Ach ja! the gnadige Frau has ten minutes to snare, in which I can explain much?the abolition of the Frolindieiis^the Forest rights, the?Erlauben Sie mir." and he threw open the door. The Baronin and Barouessa.- with /Inorv /*nni?+1xr pnnrtcoiAc tthn r?Amrt?inv ur^[/ vvu??V iw vut vvujjnuij , who stood up to say adieu, tlien made their exit gf^L CHir^ER III. Kg|H Strinhauseu .observed, with some irritation, that on her father's uppearance JLies had risen quietly. noiselessly replaced the knife and fork, plate anil ^lass she had used with others and vlciitly left the room. / or VfidoW? i % Fnen)i). pU nrumnrinnminju II n 1 i LEXANDER. He gnawed bis mustache Id a fit of j impatience. Supper was over, and not a chanee had offered itself for cross-examining, as he had intended with condescending j gallantry, the fair girl, or woman, .who had so excited his fancy. How was be to open up his advances ; if another opportunity offered, when she had so severely rebuked him? Of course an abject apology might ( serve to open the trenches; but he was too seriously vexed with her, with him- , self?everything, to' like admitting he : was in the wrong. , He feared be had outraged the politeness due to hosts, even on com- , pulsion. He tried to tell himself that the whole affair was not worth a thought, that to-morrow the whim would have ; passed away, and even while he rea- , soned thus sagely he watched with almost fierce eagerness for her return. But only the lively little Gerichtsamtmann reentered after escorting his visitors to their carriage. E^en enemies in the shape of guests were almost welcome to the kindly, : hospitable Herr Ghering. ( He advanced, rubbing his hands cheerfully, and performing one or two , bows, while he struggled to maintain the grave and cold aspect he thought ] suited to the circumstances, but under , which rippled the bright, kindly smile he could not quite suppress.( "He trusted the Herrschaft had been duly provided with all they require^. He saw that already they had supper ended. He would not detain^be Herrn. At a disordered table to sit is not agreeable. Pray go into the salon, my wife will lead you there;" at which hint the silent hostess rose and preceded her guests to the adjoining room. There was something of quiet sadness in the lady's bearing which impressed the Prussian officers with kindly respect, and Burchardt suggested ?, in- a quiek aside to the Rittmeister that it might be as wel,l if they retired to their own apartments. "No; certainly not. It is more agree- , able here," he replied, sharply. "Yes, much more agreeable,? 'echoed the others. _ ' ; Fahnrich and the three officers grouped themselves . near the quiet lady of the bouse, wbo had already taken refuge in her knitting. Conversation proving somewhat difficult, Von '] Planitz and Burchardt wandered away ; to*smoke in the veranda; for though in the salon the lamp was necessary, a ! splendid harvest moon made the garden and ajjrroundipgs silvery clear. < Steinhausen, however, stood his ground, and tried every possible subject with his uncommunicative com- ; .panion. He praised the villa and the scenisry, ; the richness of the crOps he had noticed : in passing through the country, the fine flock of geese he had seen making their way across the yard; but neither scenery, crops, nor geese elicited anything like a hearty response. At last Steinhausen took up the family photograph album, thinking he had sufficiently paved the way to the subject upper most in his thoughts. * "These family hooks ate very interesting," he said, opening. "I like to trace the same type of face through varying forms. You have some vqry charming portraits here. May I 'be ; permitted to guess, from the likendss to yourself, that this young gentleman is your son?" showing the cadet before mentioned. "He is," returned Frau Ghering, with a sigh. "AthI h#>rp tin flnnht is tnnr Frnn ? ?-- "1 ?? > ? V ? lein daughter," returned Steinhausen, proceeding triumphantly, as he thought, to acquire all the information he bo much coveted, and pointing to the # unsatisfactory portrait of Lies above described. '>It is?it is?my > eldest daughter," : said the lady, with a tremor in her voice. "Bitto, bitte," she added, with a deprecatory motion of the hand." "Ask me no more about these photographs; there are memories which prevent my speaking of them with the calmness I ought to show before a stranger," and she knitted a little more rapidly than before. Steinhausen had nothing for it but? with v politely expressed apology on his lips, and wrath in his heart?to shut the book, and fall back on the crops a#id the geese. His unusual patience, however, did not go unrewarded. In n fpvr minntp?; P!lni'f?hpn pntpred the room. "Go, dear." said Frau Gbering, "call Lies hither; I am but poor company/' and, gathering up her knitting, she left the room. ' Lies is coming," said Clarcben, standing irresolutely by the veranda door, strongly tempted to join the agreeable Von Planitz without f but a dim sense Of what was due to patriotism and propriety held her hack. Steinhausen rose. Young ladies of the "Backfisehchen" period were not to his taste, but for the moment she was of importance. "And what do you do with yourself. , my Fraulein," he asked, good-humoredly, "all day long in tbi~ quiet place: , no concerts, no theater, no classes?" And he pushed forward a chair for her, seating himself on the ottoman :is he spoke; but Clarcben did not' take the hint. * She still stood leaning against the side of the door, where' she had moved after a moment's hesitation. "Do? Oh, I haVe plenty to do. I have my own, own chickens to attend to, and I go twice a week to Tirna for , lessons, and I have to practice, for Lies teaches me music, and then?oh. there i j is plenty to do-then we used to have ' ^ ' : 'V, ' i' 'i v-^ ' f beautiful military concerts before? she hesitated; her color rose, and sh? udded, with an irrepressible burst of ingry feeling, "tiii you came and spoiled everything."' Steiuhausen laughed. "Are we such terribly bad fellows as to spoil the harmony of your life, meiu kidchen?" he said. "You must forgivr. and learn to lore us! "We. too. can give music?fine music. Have you never heard a Prussian band?" "Never; only your penny whistles.'* returned Clarclien. shortly. "What! Herr Rittmeister. are yon and the little one quarreling?" asked Burchardt, coining in from the veranda. "Ah. mein Fraulein. the Rittmeister is a cruel, hard-hearted being?not like me. ^ "So come out on the balcony and tell us some more of the legend? you repeated in the garden this afternoon." Clarchen bung her head as if a - - i ? i little asnameu 01 caving ueen ut?un.>cu into such-a familiar footing with her foes; but she was rescued from the flilemma by'the words: 'Excuse my sister, mein Herr! The dew falls, and she is better indoors." Lies had entered unperceived behind them. Steinhausen rose and stood with an air of deference until she should seat berself; but she walked to a large ornamental work basket, which stood at the end of the room, and taking from it a large piece of half-finished white" embroidery, handed it to the young lady with a significant smile. Clarchen, with a slight laugh and a blush, at once sat down to work, and her sister, taking a small velvet case, placed herself on a low reading chair neat the ottoman, and drew forth a finer, but not less elaborate, specimen of silk work. Burchardt seated himself by Clara, and proceeded to tease her in a kindly fatherly fashion about her patriotism, her hatred of Prussia, her military ardor, etc.; and Steinhausen, at last nrteUiAn + h va w himQpIf UlllSlfl Ui. I Lie JJUC1UVJ1, >U.V on the ottoman, lounging toward the fair needlewoman, whose occupation permitted him to look fixedly at the sweet face, the quiet grace of neck and shoulder, the pretty, <white. deft fingers. "My father," she said suddenly, mising her eyes fully and fearlessly ;o his, "charged me to make his excuses to you?business .of importance detnius him in his 'Arbeitzimmer.'" "The courtesy of all within Villa Bellevue leaves nothing to complain of." A long pause, which Steinhausen felt terribly puzzled to break?his companion looked "so profoundly calm, so coldly composed, that he felt more severely checked than if she had testified the utmost scorn and dislike, besides a sense of irritation created by the contrast between her repose and the strange longing be experienced to seize her soft small hands and cover them with kisses. To this pleased surprise she broke the silence, saying with an arch smile: "You see there are pleasant corners in Saxony." "It is a charming country, and full of precious things," be returned, with much animation. "Even after all we have given to you," she added. III O*rir\honcon ''Qlinnlri UiVeii; U1CU O LT.JUXJ?l U.3tu. wxvn... you not have said 'you hr.ve tak&) from us?'" "Yes, taken from us," returned Lies, thoughtfully, without raising her eyes "And we are greedy still." continued Steinhausen, drawing nearer to his companion. "Saxony has still gems left, which some of us at least long to annex." She looked up in a little surprise but his eyes told his meaning, and in spite of her self-command a faint flush stole over her cheek and faded slowly away, as she replied: "Peace at least secures from further annexation for the present." "But does not forbid it for the fu* t'rfo." cried Steinhausen, eagerly. "You should be ashamed to acknofi ecge your national greed," she returned, with a smile. "I am far from ashamed of the greed I acknowledge," said Steinhnnseu, significantly. To be continued. 1 ' One on Xhigene Field*. Eugene Fields was a book coIl&. ,e^ and one of his favorite jokes, according to the Philadelphia Post, was to enter a bookshop where he was i?)t known and ask in the solemnest manner for an expurgated edition of Mrs. Heflian's poema . One- day in Milwaukee he was walking along the street with Lis friend, George Yeno wine, when the latter halted in front of a bookshop and said: "Gone, the proprietor oi' this place is The mosl serious man I ever knew. He never saw a joke in his life. Wouldn't it be a good chance to try again for that expurgated Mrs. Hemans?" "Without a word Field entered, asked for the proprietor, and then made the usual request. "That is a rather scarce book." came the reply. "Avq you prepared to pay a fair price-for it?" For just a second Field was taken aback; then he said: "Certainly, certainly; I?I know it's rare." The man stepped to a case, took out a cheaply bound volume, and handed it to Field, saying: "Tbo price is $3." Field took it nervously, opened to the title page, and read in correct print: "The Foetus of Mrs. Felicia Hemans. Selected and Arranged with All Objectionable rassages Excised bjGeorge Yonowino. Editor of 'Isaac Watts for the Home.* 'The Fireside Hannah More," etc."' with- the -usual publisher's name and date at the bottom. Field glanecd up at the bookseller. lie stood there, the very picture of sad solemnity. "I'll take it." said Field faintly, producing ..the money. UUIJSJUU JLUIlUWilil' Win ui iMiUft. +~i 4. uirj office the boy said ho had ;iust left, saying that lie was going to Standing Rock. Dak., to keep an appointment with Sitting Bull. Tb* Adirondack Monntuius embrace an area of over 2.SOO.OOO acrcp. and in this great area fully 300 mountain peaks use to altitudes ranging froui 1200 to oOOO feet. Thirty-seven per cent.-of the American people now live in cities of more than 4000 inlinbitantns. ' J*- ??_ ' . V ' " : '? TV*-' " . >.*) I ^ ft SCIENCE > (jp A curious effect of tiio war in the far East is the migration of sharks tc European waters. The submarine explo- j sions are supposed to have frightened : tbe creatures, which have passed j through the Suez Canal, and have been making havoc among the fishes of the Adriatic. Invasion of the Black Sea even has been feared. The pulse register of Dr. Gartner, of Vienna, has proven very.-successful in I lessening the sursreon's work in watch jng the circulation of patients tinder anaesthetic.?. It consists of a Tra tehlike box, which is attached to the patient's forearm, and with hands that are moved over the dial by a sensitive spring; very accurately showing the pulse and blood-pressure vibrations. It even reveals pulse action so feeble that the finger cannot feel it. The much ridiculed name of '"liquid crystals" is still retained by Dr. OttD Lehmann, who has published an enlarged list of the organic compounds having the peculiar properties. These substances, as was first made ciear fifteen years ago, lityre two melting points and at intermediate temperatures move freely like liquids, but polarize light like crystals :.nd show the dichroism of crystals. Whether they are really like solid crystals Is still disputed. i In the survey of the Scottish lakes, ' which is now nearly, completed, a depth of 1017 feet has been reached in Loch Morar. This proves to be the deepest lake in the United Kingdom, and, as the surface is but thirty feet above sea level, nearly the entire bed of the lake is below the surface line of the ocean. Only seven deeper lakes are known in Europe,_four being in Norway and three in Italy., At a depth1 of one thousand fee< the temperature | of Loch Morar is fairly constant throughout the year at about forty-two degrees. . - - / A new way of prospecting has been j tried experimentally,' aid is reaching j 1 ? 14 '" wi/ilJrtollr iicofnl I me pomi wuere it i? ijia>.uwii>j The method is based cn tne differences in the electrical conductivity of the earth due to the presence of ore deposits. Most ores are much better conductors of electricity than the soil and rocks, although some others are almost insulators. In making use of these facts to lochte beds of ore two electrodes are grounded*about one hundred yards apart. In the circuit is an induction coil with a glass condenser and two spark gaps. The current as it passes through the ground i? tested by two telephone receivers connected -to portable electrodes which are usually grounded about seventy, feet apart. The make and break of tbe current in passing through the ground is heard in the telephones as ticks. As the electrodes attached to the telephones arc moved about, the variations in the intensity of the tapping in the telephones give an indication of Ihelpresence and position of the ore deposits. Although the method is not out of the experimental stage, yet, it seems to promise much for itself in the future. % . f< HOW ANIMALS FAST. Tbe Manner in "Which Tarions Eeatts Hibernate. 'A large number of species of animals j undergo more or Jess prolonged and I continuous fasts during the period of their winter or summer sleep. During such slumbers the more active functions of the body are to a great extent suspended, while those that are carried ou act slowly and entail comparatively little waste of tissue and energy. Moreover, before the period of the winter torpor or hibernation takes place, many animals, such as bears, accumulate large stores of fat on various parts of the body, which suffice to supply ojl the waste entailed by the respiratory function during the period in question. Fat is also accumulated by the mouse lemurs of Madagascar previous to the summer sleep, or aetivation, and is used up in a similar manner, their summer sleeps being ' undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the season of great heat and drought, when food is difficult or impossible to procure. Other species, on the contrary, like squirrels, dormice and hamsters, lay up supplies of food in their winter quarters, on which they feed during waking-intervals in the torpor, so that the last is by no means so prolonged or so continuous as in the case ofc the <rrnnn ' There are. however, vet other animals, such as bats among mammals, frogs and toads among amphibians, and the West African Jung fi9h among fishes, -which, apparently, neither put on fat nor lay up a store of food during their period of torpor, which, in the case of all of them, is unusually prolonged. Bats, for instance, generally remain torpid throughout the winter months, while the African lung fish passes the whole of the dry season comfortably sealed up within <a nest formed by the caked and dry mud of the river bed. In all these latter cases the fast must ac'cordinglV he prolonged end of a se* vere type.?Chicago \ews. Dr. Eliot Wax.Abseutminded, Once wlca there was a vacancy 3n ; the Massachusetts bishopric Dr. Phillips Brooks was the most likely candi date. The dean of the Theological i School in Cambridge, Dr. Lawrence, j dxiring the course of a walk with Dr, I Eliot of Harvard began a discussion ! of the situation. "Don't you think Brooks Trill be elected?'' asked lie. "Well, no." said Dr. Eliot: "a second or third rate man would do just as j well. Wo need Brooks right here in Boston.'' Plilllips.Brooks was elected, and aj short time- thereafter Dr. Eliot and Dr. Lawrence were again talking of the matter. "Aren't you glad Brooks .was elected?" said the dean. "Yes. I suppose so," replied the absenfminded Eliot, "if he wanted it: but;, to tell the truth, Laurence, you were my man."?Woman's Home Companion. r . .. ^ ? v ' .1' \ ' ' ' ' "'v'-' _ THE _ SUNDAY _SCHOpL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JANUARY 15. ?ul)jert: Jena* "Win* Bin First Dliclple*. .John i., 35-51?Golden Text, John i., 49?Memory Versei, 40, 41?Commentary on the Day'i Lenion. . v I. John directs two disciples to Jesus (vs. 35-39). 35. -"The next day." Tliere were three days ?? testimony of John to Jesu?: 1. To the deputation froi^ the Sanhedrin (ve. 19-28). 2. Publicly, to the people (vs. 29-34). 3. Privately, to two disciples (vs. 35-37). "John stood." "Was standing.'' R.'V. "Two of His disciples." Andrew (v. 40) and;]John, the author of this book, who modestly avoids using his own name. ' 3$. "And looking." John fixed his ey^B upon Him, singling Him out and regarding Him with special attention. "Behold the Lamb of God." (The R. V. puts a comma after behold; an interjection, not a verb). All the lambs hitherto offered had been furnished by men; this one was provided by God, as the only sufficient, sacrifice for the sin of the world. His words would be to them equivalent to a command to follow him. How faithful John was in hiS office as forerunner! He did not think of his own honor or popularity, but, conscious that he must decrease, he is anxious to have his followers become true disciples of Christ. v 37. "They followed Jesus." They understood John's meaning and- immediately did as they were directed. It would be well if all voyld immediately follow Christ. We should ,ioflow Him as oar Redeemer, Pattern, Guide,-and Shepherd. They may not have intended to leave John's leader' ship permanently. 38. "Jesus turned." He was ready to give them a hearty welcome. "What seek ye?" What is your desire or request? Jesus knew they were eeeking Him, ior He knows all hearts, but He desired some expression from them. "Rabbi.'.' A Jewish title of honor for men of learning, meaning "teacher, "master." Thus they at once recognked His superiority and their ignorance. "Where dwellest Thou?" ' "Where art Thou staying?" He had no permanent place of abode'in this locality. >'. 39. "Come and see."-" A kind invitation to them to go with Him to His place of abode. "The tenth hour." St. John was so impressed with the first interview with Jesus that he re&embered the hour. II. Several other disciples called (v9. 4046). 40. "One?was Andrew." A name of Greek origin signifying "man." He belonged to Bethsaiaa (v. 44), and was a disciple of John the Baptist. He resided afterward at Capernaum (Mark 1:29). The j other was John, the writer .of this< account. i "Peter's brother." And the elder of the ! two. The bestowmer.t of this designation on Andrew shows that this gospel was written when Peter's name was widely recognized. 41. "He findeth first" (R. V.) It is supposed that at the same time Andrew went to find his brother Simon, John also went and found Jug brother | James and brought him to Christ, but Andrew found his brother first. This was a j true missionary spirit. God's solvation is j so good that those who experience His love > .are always anxious to bring others into the ! same holy relation. "Found the Messias." j He speaks exultingly. Aroused by John's | faithful testimony concerning the coming . Messiah they were ready to receive Him | when they saw a few true marks of Hi9 i Messiahship. "Being interpreted." Mes- j sias is the Hebrew word and Christ is its | Greek interpretation. 42. "Brought " him." Andrew thrice brings others to Jesus: 1. Simon. 2. The lad with the loaves (chap. 6:8, 9). 3. Certain Greeks (John 12:20-22). In these three incidents John gives the key to his character. "Beheld him." Jesus at once knew Simon better than Simon knew himself. "Cephas?stone." Petros. or Peter, has the same meaning in Greek that Cephas has in Syriac. The name was given him to describe his character, which was "stiff, hardy and resolute." The new name, referring to character, is a promise that fitfulne&s shall be changed to steadfastness. 13. "The day following." This, according ! to Farrar, was the fourth day after E a return from the wilderness. Jesus started on His return to Galilee, and "on the journey fell in with another young fisherman, .tilm' _r D-i.1 yt -\rJ it mi_; _ jriiiiij) 01 jDetnsaiua. xouow jut?. x rn? command,. issued only by our Lord Himself. was addressed to but one outside the circle of the apostles, the rich,young man whom Jesus loved (Mark 10:21 J." '44. "Bethsaida.'' "The house of nete," 80 called because inhabited by fishermen. There were two places by this name. 45. "Nathanael." Elsewhere called Bartholomew. He lived at Cana in Galilee, where our Lord performed His first miracle. "Of , whom Moses?and the prophets did write." See Gen. 3:15; 22:18; Deut.'18:18; l6a. 4:2; 7:14; Jer. 23:5; Ezek. 34:23; Dan. 8:24; Micah 5:2; Zech. 6:12; Mai. 3:1. 46. "Gtfod?out of Nazareth." The question Bprang from mere dread of mistake 'in a matter so vital. He knew that Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) and not Nazareth was to ' be the birthplace of the Messiah. It has usually been considered that Hie answer I was proverbial, but it fnay merely have im- | 'phed,v "Nazareth, that obscure'" and ill-re- , puted town in its little, untrodden valley? 'can :anything good come from thence?" Nathanael's objections arose from ignorance. "Come and see." The same reply given by Jesus (v. 39). Philip could not solve the difficulty, but he could show Nathanael how to get rid of it. III. Christ's interview with Nathanael (vs. 47-51). 47. "No guile." The expression implies a true heart, a realiy converted man, a genuine son of Abraham by faith, as well as a son according to the | fleeb. 48. "Under the fig tree." The Jewish writers often epeak of the shade ! of "the fig tree as the place of meditation and prayer. Probably it was in some such spot, secluded from the human eye of Jesus, that Nathanael Avon his title of Israelite, by prevailing prayer with God. 49. "Thou art/' etc. These words fixe the outburst of a heart convinced at once that Jesus Avae the Messiah. We can hardly suppose that Nathanael clearly understood the nature of Christ's kingdom at this time, but that he saw that Jesus was the Christ we cannot doubt. ?0. "Greater things." Thou shalt see far greater proofs of My divinity and Messiah*hip. 51. "Verily, verify. The double "verily," used twenty-five times in this gospel and .nowhere else, introduces truths of great importance. "Heaven open," etc. The ladder which Jacob saw (Gen. 28:12) was a symbol of the intercourse which wou'l be opened between heaven and earth in the new dispensation. Prayers and holy intercession should ascend; blessings and holy communions, revelations, miracles, poweis and gifts of the Holy, Ghost should descend; blessings of which angels are bat the messengers and Fymbols. "Son of Man.'" This expression is used about eighty times in th#? four gospels by Christ of Himself as the Messiah. Jra*t Traveling. i i ..* T ft/?!-. Jianroau mun a*ung ujr inn- u: mc a wanna Railroad are discussing ihc re inarkabie run. recently by Benjamin Locke, an engineer, of Montclair, N. J., in covering the distance between Hoboken and Scranton, Pa., 147 miles, in J50 minutes James Fuller, a New York biusiness man wished to reach the bedside of his father who was critically ill, in Scranton^ and made arrangements with the company foi n special train of an engine and one pas senger coach to convey him there. The special train was secured by Mr. Fullei at an expense of IsoOO, and it had a cleai track all the way to Scranton. From Ho boken to Washington, N. J.. sixty-seven miles, the time consumed was just sixty seven minutes, and the entire trip, allow ing for a stop for water, was made at the same rate of speed. Mr. Fuller reached his father's bedside just before he died. s Horse Races a Locomotive. A frightened horse broke loose from a . consignment at one of the freight depot:/ at Wilmington, Del., scattered the crown on Main street, and then.gave a hotyface to an accommodation train, keepiafg the line of railway track. The animal dbllided with a post and -was captured at fhe foot of. Poplar street. -t~-? Government Ti.cpbnnea.l The German Government operates 15,200' telciihorip station/ I - .' \ - j . ' ;,;i* . -.. /v.. . . ... . < ' 1 ' THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT 2THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. Poem: Ithymlng?The Problems of ths Larce Towns?Yon Cannot Have Balodns Without Criminals?Spoils Character For Thousands Not Vicious. Many good people now when invited to dire, A'hink it's far letter form not io drink any , And -when they unite in the company's cheer. Best enjoy their good dinner -without any . And if to their homes they invite you to come, You'll see no such thing as decanters of ? You can have a good time and be gay and frisky ; Without hurting your stomach with the rank poison . And should th?y imagine you Jook thin and pale, They'd ne'er recommend daily glasses of 9 For they know tliat if you once begin .You'll want something stronger like ?? .or They teach.the dear children.ever ao (small To refuse every drink which contains And this is their toast, for eon and for daughter, fTD drink to your health in a glass of cold ?V* Peril of the CItlea. . All thoughtful publicists are coming to see that the problem of our civilization is our cities. They are appalled at the prevalence of crime and vice in those central aggregations of humanity which are yet to rule the nation. They are shocked at the precocity of wickedness, the number of juvenile criminals and desperadoes. They hunt in libraries and book stores for dime novels as the cause. The cause is the saloon. You may, indeed, have criminals Y\ ltliUUl/ DOIUVlIB, UUb jruu WOJlilvv antv ?* loons without criminals. When you sow saloons thick among a population you mugt reap a harvest of crime. The.saloon produces crime and vice by; the alcohol it administers, which, as physiologists now know, deadens the higher.; . finer faculties, last evolved in the march, of ev.61uti6n, and hence most easily dethroned, while it stimulates the lower in' etincts, the long inheritance of barbarism ever struggling to control, and needing only to be unleashed?to have the restraints of! judgment and conscience removed?in order to become resistless. The saloon produces vice and crilhe by the companionship it gathers, and saturates with its own deadly atmosphere. There, sooner or later, the vicious and the criminal resort, the innocen; are made wicked and the wicked are made worse. To suppress the' saloon is the supreme concern of our imperiled cities, and of the rural homes whose boys are to be the city men of the nest half century. The saloon spoils character for thousands who do not become vicious or criminal, but do become purposeless, sodden,/ etnni^ colfian "hnrd henrfpd no thp instincts are deadened and life's higher' aims fojg'otten. ' x : , The saloon spoils character for thousands of children, deprived by alcoholic poverty of fitting education, despoiled of the 5'oy of childhood and the love of home. >ut- into thote homes and live? the. comfort and opportunity that might be theirs, if only the wages of the father's toil might come to them unplundered by the saloon, and there would blossom forth that nobler citizenship which should be th6 birthright of every American. Good men may differ as to how this work-is to be done, but those who take the straight way to abolish the saloon aTe certainly devoting themselves with utmost directness to the supreme issue now before the American people.?New York Voice. Drink and "War. Recent dispatches from the seat of wai inform-xis that open indulgences.in drink by the:'Russians had assumed tjuch appalling dimensions that Genera^Kuropatkin had issued stringent orders prohibiting the sale of liquors. This is veiy significant, and who will say that the abstemious character of the Japs has not had much to do with their bravery and endurance during the present campaign? Tn? .Russian general evidently has come to-realize what the history of all recent wars teach?that drink is not only unnecessary but injurious to soldiers in the performance of their arduous work. Sir Evelyn Wood, in 1882, testified: "Throughout the Crimea these were the best and healthiest sailors and soldiers who did not touch intoxicating drink." A few years later," Lord Wolseley .wrote: "There are yet some grejffc enemies to be encountered by the United Kingdom. But the most pressing enemy is drink. It kills chore than all our newest weapons of warfare, and not onlv #1 AofvAi-c Krwlv +VIP mind And sou!' eradicated? not a root must be left behind, for until this is done, all classes must continue in danger of becoming victim* of strong drink ?Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, 1853. \ Hundreds of "wives are- murdered by drunken husband#1. A man came to himself in a prison cell. "Why am I here?"' he cried. "For murder." "For God's sake, don't tell jn.v wife!" "Why, man, it was - ' . 'h v , -- r also." The Ashantee War, the famous Red River expedition, and not so long ago the series of brilliant and decisive achievements in the Soudan campaign of 1898 by Lord Kitchener and his troops were accomplished on nothing stronger than water And have we not the authority of the field marshal that those wonderful British marches in the South African campaign were accomplished through the remarkable (steadiness of the troops? Beer in Switzerland. Beer drinking is increasing very rapidly in Switzerland, and with the usual disastrous effects. The official statistician has lately issued some rather alarming statements about the beer consumption. The quantity used annually is 200,000,000 English quarts by a population of a little more than 3,000,000. More than ?3,000,000 sterling a year is spent in this way, which is considerably more than double the cost of all the primary schools in the country. Besides the waste of money, there is widespread physical and moral deterioration which cannot be tabulated. nrlll 'Snt Carrv Intoxicant*. The Houston and Texas Central, the Houston-East and West Texas and the Houston and Shreveport railroads have decided not to receive for transportation from either connecting lines at junction points or from shippers at any point, shipments of whisky or other intoxicating liquors when consigned to the point on their lines. Forty cities and towns on tho Central and fifteen on the East and West Texas lines have local option. This means that all but three or four great cities have voted the sa!oons out. __' A Sweeping Measure. Members fai irable to temperance1 in the French Chamber of Representatives propose a sweeping measure of temperance reform. It is estimated that there are about 500.000 drinking shops in France and the new movement proposes a redaction of the number to about 130.000. A Good ltule. According to an ordinance which has just been adopted.by the City Council cf Winchester. Ky., it is now unlawful for a minor to purchase intoxicating liquors in Winchester, tlte penalty for violation being not le*? than ?10 nor more .tan $50. A Famouc Opinion. Thf liouor traffic is a cancer in society, eating out its vitals and threatening destruction, and all attempts to '-egulate it will aggravate the evil. There must be ao attemDts to retrulate the cancer, it must be What WiU It I What will it matter, dearest, I When the day of life is done, -v And the sheaves we've toiled to gathef Shall be counted, one by one. Whether -we -worked in sunshine, I Or whether the atom cloud roe*. I 11 If only we have the'.families? 4 For the Master hath-'need of those? - ; I What -will it matter;, dearest, B When the pearly gates are passed, I And our feet, all torn and bleeding. JPind shelter and rest at last. I Whether the path was thorny, . Or whether the way was plain, I If India's poor lost children > I Shall join in our glad refrain? I What will it matter, dearest. fl At rest at the Master's feet, Chanting our.hallelujahs In rapture and joy complete; If China can join tne chorus, And Africa?latest born? Shall rise up to call us blessed On the Resurrection morn? j What -will it matter,, dearest? | Thrice<;weleome the toil and care. Thrice welcome the pain and beattacb^?. (There wiD be no tears up there!} ' : Thrice welcome the thorny pathways i ? For our Christ hath led the way; ' | And, finally, with "all nations Well praise Him through endless dav Christ Taught Courage to IWe, Courage to live, to take up Our burden u again and go forward, staggering, etumb5 ling it may be, but forward;' to go bade ? into the fight, though it seemed-a loving fight; the courage to assume a great responsibility and dare 'o face a poeabJ* crushing disaster;' the courage to livethat is what Christ has given to men. In .' : an incomparaoie way Jeans Has renew erf among men the detfirc for life. The Buddhist say? thi? instinct is sin, and pleads for4the holy hie, which is extinction, with ^ ^ the result that his civilization is without accomplishments; science, he knows not what.it is; philisophy' is hot a syitem of disordered dreamiiig; social progress be has none, neither universal education. Pessimism'is the tone:color of . his thought ... and paralyze his wjll.' But to Jeans the ' instinct to rive is Jb.oly. He claims it for God; and seeks, to change the desire intolove?love that is pure and glorious joy. Therefore, for the race that wants to )iver Christ must be the supreme guide and teacher. When He; came into life mfcn shook off. the look of despair and* smiled" with joy, ceased to *igb for relief in death and thought of work to do. The assurance that because ?Tesu9 lives we shall also live, gives increased courage to live. Men hate protested cjpijnst . uenei m ne uie ueyona, uecause- it nastaken the thoughts of men away from the )ft| duties of the present and led them to temporize -with the evil feeling that they would soon be rid of the whole world and" attain a quiet place in the heavenly mansion. I sympathize deeply with that protest. Such assurance of the life beyond , is part of a coward or a tired man? i it is aelfiehnea* carried up into the most^boly of holies of life. Such an assurance -nve* . no courage' to life; -but the cowardice to run away, the cowardice to die, in the hope' that God will give -everlasting life to one who-had never begun to lire. But this is not the assurance of Christ. ' It is the man into whom the- Father and . tfie Christ has come and taken up His abide , who is to be where. He is and fehare 3i? glory. It is not a passive waiting/ but an active endeavoring, seeking the thiigs- :' which are above, and not a nook in a corner of the. heavenly mansion. It is :heassurance that we are fighting a fight for eternity, that we are engaged in' a work\ which is everlasting, that gives ue the ?ourage to live.?The Rev. Howard Mulish, . in his sermon in the Church of the Holy Trinity. .? ; % . The Joy-flf Owr Iiord. Make a rule,/and pray to God to help .-.I-> you to keep it, never, if possibly, to\lie . down at night without being abu?'to say, "I have made one human being at leatfW a little wiser or a little happier or a little better this dav. You will find it easier than you think, and pleasanter. Easier, because if you. wish to do God's work. God will surely find you work to do; ana , nIoooaTilar in rofnrn fnr fVtJk 1 Hi trouble it may cost yon or the Httle choking of foolish, vulgar pride it may' cost yon, you Will have a peace of mind, a quiet of temper, a cheerfulneis and hope-/, fulness about yourtelf and all arcund you, fcuch as you never felt before. ; And, over and above that, if you loot for. & reward in the life to come, recollect, this: What we have to hope for in lb? life to come is to enter into the joy of oar Lord. :- And how did He fulfill that * ioy? By. humbling Himself and taking ;tbe form of a'ejave and comUkgj not to be ipiTi- }, ittered to, but to minister and t& give His whole life, even unto the death upon the cross, a ransom for many. Be sure that unless you take up His cross you will never share His crown; be. " i sure that unless yon follow in His footsteps you wul never reach the place where . He is. If you wish to enter into the joy* of your Lord, be sure that His joy is now. as it was in the Judea of old, over every sinner that repenteth,. every mourner that . is comforted, every hungry mouth that is fed, every poor soul, sick or in prison, woo ' is visited.?C. Kinsley. <* j , . The Hydra-Headed Sin. . Some sins, comparatively, may die -be- *; fore us; but pride liafch life in it, sensibly, as long as we. It is as the heart ojf all, the first.living, and the last dying; 'and it hath this advantage, that, whereas, other sins are fomented hy one another, thin feeds even on virtues and graees; as a moth that breeds in them ain'd consumes them, even the finest of1 them, if it be not carefully looked to. This hydra, as one head is cut off, another rises up; it 'will ^ ^ secretly cleave to the best actions and j prey upon them. And therefore is there bo much need that we continually watch, and .fight, and pray against it, and be restle3s in the pursuit of real and deep bumiliation.-^Leighton. Use jTo-daj Right. The only preparation for the morrow is the right use of to-day. The stone in the hands of the builder must be put in its place and fitted to receive another. Neglect not the call that comes to thee thiH dav, for such neglect is nothing else than boasting thyself of to-morrow.?G- Bowen. OmnliOience Quite "Inconvenient." A missionary in Japan tells of a little heathen girl who went to Sunday-schobl twice, and. going home, said to her heathen grandmother: "The God in Sunday- } school is very different from my gb?J. I have to go to the temple to pray to my ( god. but t:ns God they have in Sundayschool you can pray to when you aie warm in bed, or most any time and He can hear you just as well. But there in one thing I don't like. He can see you ail* the time everywhere, and sometimes J - A should think that would be quite inconvenient."? Mis&ionarv Review of tb< World , A Swordfiih luioed, Captain Benjamin Goodwin, of the fishing schponer Thomas Knight, says that while crossing Boston Bay the crew sighted a swordfish apparently asleep on the sui? face of the water. The crew tried to haol , it on board,-but the fish'struggled so hard that the tie slipped a little ana it got back to the water. It made a gaHant' fight, but two dories were lowered, and after nearly two hours of fighting the fish was hoisted 1 on board. The swordfish weighed 495 pounds. _ Cotton Goods la Japan. ? Last year the production of cotton pieca goods in Japan c:;cceded in value the M amount of $80,000,000. 1 *1