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"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.
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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
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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 '
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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
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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. '
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^ 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. . -
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. .? ; %
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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.
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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
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