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I j LITTLE M/ I A CHILD Oi j :::::: by b. l. ^ =^=rr_ chapter xii. . Continued. : * They held a consultation: among themselves, and the offef was acceptec ?except that the locality was not buc! as Mr. Deepdale and Walter woult ihave chosen?the, proposed arrange oment was in singular accord with theii Wishes and position. They therefore agreed to it, ft com tounication was opened in the passage between the shop and the rooms above and in a very little while they wer< af comfortably settled as they had li reason any right to expect 1 This remark applies ofily to Mr Deepdale and Walter. To Little Make [Believe and Saranne tbe cuange wai luxury. ? . Their rooms -were better furnlshec than any they had ever occupied in London, they were among friends, anc Tto longer at the mercy of bitter cir cnmstances. They had not been In the house ? Week before Thomas Dexter, who de dared he was no longer as young as he had been?a common saying which li generally uttered with an air of greal wisdom?proposed that Little Make Believe should cook for him, and thai he and the sisters should have theii meals together. Little Make-Believe's gratitude ma^ tie Imagined. 1 Determined as she was not to be 8 trarden to Mr. Deepdale, she had contemplated with much Inward sorrow the necessity of resuming her old lift to obtain food for herself and Saranne. And now the road was opened to hei to obtain It honestly by the labor ol her hands. How cheerfully she undertook it! How well she performed It! i Thomas Dexter averred that never before had he know what comfort iwas. -j .? ? ILittle Make-Believe cooked also foi Mr. Deepdale and Walter. j Struggling so successfully with hei Own deep sorrow that not one of them suspected how her heart had been torn, she waited upon Walter as a slave might wait upon a beloved master. .. '* . . > She entered lovingly and cheerfully Into all his plans with respect to the future of himself and Saranne; she ad [vised and counseled him with wisdom begot of her own sharp experiences of life; she soothed and comforted Mr. Deepdale and softened with wondrous sweetness and patience the thorny paths he was now traversing; ;she administered with admirable foresight no xnomas uexier s warns. And one evening, when she accidentally overheard some reference to herself made by Thomas Dexter, to which Mr. Deepdale replied, "Yes, Indeed, we have an angel in the house in the person of Little Make-Believe," she went to her room and shed tears of patient, resigned gratitude. i It was balm to her wounded heart to know that she was useful, and that her devoted service was received .with loving appreciation. ! \ {Work was also found for Saranne. at an auction he attended Thomas {Dexter surprised everybody by bidding for a sewing machine, of which he Sbecame the possessor. The surprise was caused by the circumstance that he had never been known to purchase anything modern. It was taken hcfeie and placed in the sisters' sitting room, and Saranne, soon learning how to work it, was enabled by this means to earn a few shillings a week. i The money she earned was Jealously Set aside and taken care of by Little Jlake-Believe. "When you're married," said she to Saranne, "you'll want things, and we shall be able to buy 'em." This consideration was an Incentive to Saranne, who thus was taught a Jesson which could not but be productive of good results. Fortune, indeed, smiled upon every Inmate of the house. i Walter obtained a situation in a merchant's office, and he entered into his new life with so much zest as almost tc compel Mr. jueepuaie to oeneve, ;wiu] bis son, that the pit into -which he had been thrust by the proceedigs of a rogue was likely to prove a blessing to them. But the germ of this contentment, ol all this happiness, lay in Little Make Believe. It was her sweet ways that sweet fened their days; it was her unremitting ihoughtfulness and wise and patient labor that strewed flowers in then path. Two or three times she had caughi Bight of Foxey, and he of her, ant only on one occasion was she unsue icessful in avoiding him. That meeting took place toward th< iend of November. "What do you run away from m< for?" he asked. "Tioponco T rlnn'f- ir.ont tr? enoolr it yer," she replied. "I'll tell yer the hon est truth, Foxey; I'm frightened o: yer." "You've got no call to be; I wouldn' hurt a hair of yer head. But you knov that well enough. No, it's not the hon est truth yer telling me." "I can't help it if yer don't believi me. Foxey, let me go; I've got a lo to 'lo at bomc." "At bome!" he echoed. "That's a old Tommy Dexter's." "Yes." "Where yer fine gentleman's living Oh, I know all about it! Don't thin! j"er can hide anythink from me. Ye went into the country with him; I triei hard to find out where yer'd gone tc but no one could tell me except Tomm; Dexter, and he wouldn't. If I hai found out you'd have seen me then When I went hopping I looked abou for yer, but never caught sight of yei i. nd now you've.came back a fine lad} iKE-BELIEVE 1 r THE SLUMS. 1 farjeon. jjjj Oh, how grand we are. Yer never had fiuch clothes as these on afore. Yer a , regular swell, Make-Believe," he said, [ with bitter emphasis. "When are yer j going to set up yer kerridge?" I "Yer a. falw, wicked wretch!" said Little Make-Believe, with looks of fire. r "I'm not a swell or a fine lady; I'm.a poor girl, and yer ought to be ashamed of yerself for saying sech things about k me. lr l .was a man i woman c De jealous of a girh who never did me no [ harm, because she's been lucky; enough ^ to find some friends who are good to her, and .who, because of their goodness, lias a pair of boots to her feet ar'd a better frock to her back than she j ever had afore! I should say, 'Good luck to yer; Tm glad to see yer getting on.' But yer're too mean for that! I never would have believed It of yer, L never! I thought you had a man's heart in yer. There, let me go, and if yer don't like my speaking my mind to yer, yer can lump itl Hate me as much c as yer like, I don't care a bit" [ "I shall never hate yer, Make-Bei lieve; | shall love yer as long as I live, ? whether yer've got k silk dress on or not a rag to yer back. Do yer hearjne? ' I'm going on loving yer every blessed day of my life, and yer can't stop xne! I give yer fair warning, Make-Believe; J T A mb?I1 uuu i urive Lue iuu iiaiu, w uvui vu mo** live to repent It." -\i- . i.r At this point she managed to get L away from him, and from that time till | now she had caught only a transient [ glance of him once or twice. f It wanted a week to Christmas, and ^ the snow was falling. ; Thomas Dexter's shop was shut, and " he and the Deepdales, with Little ( Make-Believe and Saranne, were as' sembled in Mr. Deepdale's sitting room, the appearance of which would have ' surprised even the oldest resident In ' Clare Market, it was furnished with so much taste. This was due, not to one, but to all, the chief contributor being Thomas Dexter, who had been a large buyer at the public auction of Mr. Deepdale's 1 furniture and treasures. Many, of these had found their way, into Mr. Deep dale's apartment, ana fU; though they were no longer his prop* erty, he derived a pleasure from see* ' Ing them around him. It had grown into C custom With them to find themselves assembled in Mr. Deepdale's apartment, during the winter, four or five nights in every, week, and the pleasant hours they spent there together had become to be eagerly anticipated by old and young. On this night the conversation had been chiefly sustained by, Thomas Dexter, who related how he had first become acquainted with Little Make* Believe and Saranne, and, encouraged by his auditors, recalled the singular dream he had had during his illness. Mr. Deepdale and Walter had heard this dream before, but it was quite new to Little Make-Believe and Saranne. In his description of the birds and the strange figure who had, as it were, created them by flinging the farthing into the air, Thomas Dexter was quite ond althnnirh tha nnrrntfiYn placed in an unfavorable light, lie did not epare himself. "Perhaps," be said, "It was out-andout the strangest dream a man ever had. It was about this time of the year. I remember the winter well; it was just such another as the one .we are having now." "Yes," said .Walter, "Chrlstma9 Is coming quickly upon us; It will be here almost before we "have time to turn round." Of all those who had listened to the description of the dream. Little Make' Believe was perhaps the most interested. It had set her sympathetic nature in a glow. "How I wish I had a lot of money!" she said. "To give to Saranne, I suppose," said WolfDY* 'Not at all," she replied, "I'd like to spend a little of It another way." "In what way, Make-Believe?" 1 "I'd make the dream come trne. > Not the birds?that couldn't be. Brit 1 I'd give a large party, and make ft lot L of poor little children happy. Christ1 mas is the proper time, ain't it?' ' "Always is the proper time," said Mr. Deepdale, "but Christmas especial ly. If we were as well off as we were once upon a time, Wally, our Little Make-Believe should have her wish." "I know I should, sir," said Little > Make-Belleve. "Yer wouldn't want t asking twice." " "It is a great reproach io a man," observed Mr. Deepdale, "when he t looks back and sees what opportuniL ties he has missed of doing good." Thomas Dexter said nothing, but the next day he called Little Make-Belleve i to him. "Would yer like to do it, Make-Be; lleve?" he asked. "What I like to do what, Mr. Dex ) ter?" "What you spoke of last night. Give E a large party, and make a lot of poor children happy?" t "Indeed I would, Mr. Dexter, but it's 7 no use wishing." "How much would it cost?" "Oh, a lot. Two or three pounds, I e dessay." t "Do you remember what happened the night I came to see you when you t received Mr. Depdale's letter asking you to go into the country?" "I shall never forget it, Mr. Dexter, j. It wasn't the only good thing that hapk pened to me through you." r "Nor the last, I hope. Your eyes [1 were shut then, Make-Believe." . >, "I couldn't help it, Mr. Dexter, I was r crying, and I didn't want yet to see (1 me. And, oh, when I opened 'em, and ?. you was gone, and I saw the two sovt erelgns laying on the table, I could :. have danced the whole night long for r. joy!" "Not for yer own sake, Make-B^ lleve; but for Saranne's." "Well, Mr. Dexter, yes; but I .was glad for my own sake, too." "And now, Little Make-Believe, still not for yer own sake, but for some poor children's." "I should be as happy as them, Mr. Dexter." "I believe you would. That was a good bit of pretending of mine." "That it was, Mr. Dexter. I told Saranne that I could never pretend half or quarter as well. "Shut yer eyes now, Make-Believe, to ' please me." To please him she shut her eyes, and when she opened them in the silence that followed Thomas Dexter was gone, and on the table lay a brand new five-pound note. She understood it at once; it was for 1 ni?1 ? *n mattt anmA uer Uijuobuiuia pm ijr iv ? poor children happy. She walked slowly Into the shop, where she found him so busy looking over his stock that he hardly had time to attend to her?a pretense, to avoid her thanks. . But she did thank him, in a few simple words, from the bottom of her heart and for the second time in her life she kissed him for his goodness. "It's a five-pound note well laid out" he thought, as she left him. Mr. Deepdale and Walter and Saranne entered heartily into Mttle MakeBelieve's scheme. It was decided that the Chlrstmas treat should be given in the house, and to a quiet way they went about the courts >and lanes selecting and inviting the children. j Their choice lay principally among those who were motherless of father less, or both, and among the most physically helpless. It Is doubtful whether there was more pleasure or pain In this task of selection, for many .wistful ones had to be passed over. Even as it was, when Christmas Day arrived, they found they had invited almost more than the house would hold. But room was made for art. To Thomas Dexter's five-pound note Walter had secretly added something, and Mr. Deepdale had secretly added something, and Saranne had also secretly contributed something from her savings; so that Little Make-Believe ;was quite rich; but it needed careful management, nevertheless, to make both ends meet. For two or three days before Christmas she was the busiest of the busy. ! She called In the services of a steady woman, and between them they made plum puddings and mince pies, and toasted great Joints of beef, till they were tired out with fatigue. Saranne and Walter, and even Thomas Dexter and Mr. Deepdale, assisted in the decoration of the room in Xvhlch the party was to be held, and what with holly and mistletoe and Hags of all nations the house was turned topsy-turvy. Some of their preparations were kept ifirom Little Make-Believe's knowledge, and when she expressed herself curious about them she received the merry answer: "You mind your business, and we'll mind ours." Undoubtedly it was the event of the season. Such a gathering had never before been seen. I Tn rta i>lnfiaef Vinmac In thp rtinntrT. In the coziest country houses In England's green lanes, at whose doors the poor man's wolf had never appeared, Chirstmas was not more truly Christmas than In Thomas Dexter'B old house In the heart of Clare Market 'Altogether there were present fiftytwo children, one for every week In the year. Some were lame, some were humpbacked, four were blind; and all .were ragged. Not one of them had ever enjoyed such a dinner as that they sat down 1 to eat at four o'clock in the afternoon; and they way they tucked into it?to adopt their own vernacular?was a caution. The waiters were Walter, Mr. Deepdale, Saranne, and Thomas Dexter, tWho received their orders from Little Make-Believe, who flew heaven knows how many times?it must have been ?/lATrmcfriii?e fA fha Wtphpil luvuoauuo uvTTuoiauo w vmV and uptstairs to the banqueting hall for all the world as though her legs had taken a holiday and set a pair of .wings to do their duty. (To be Continued) Generous la Hit Day. Judge Saunderson, who is practising law in Everett, Wash., is recalled in Success as having formerly lived in Kantland, Ind., the boyhood home of George Ade, the humorist "Ade was a peculiar character in his younger years," says the Judge. "He made my office a sort of loafing place during the little time he spent in loafing. He was employed on a farm owned by a banker. One day he walked into the office and said to me: j " 'That man is the best I ever worked for.' "Why?' I asked, for I knew that something funny was coming from Artp. " 'Well,' he replied, 'he doesn't ask a man to do a day's work in ten hours ?he gives him sixteen.' "As a boy we didn't suppose that Ade would amount to much," continued the Judge, "though his drollery was always amusing." Visitors In Parliament. The country cousin cares nothing for the Commons, but is all eagerness to visit the House of Lords. He persists in taking the clerks at the table for the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition. He asks for Mr. Balfour, and on being shown a pair of boots on the table brutally demands the Prime Minister's head, which, according to Mr. Lloyd-George, may be anywhere but on the Treasury Bench. "Where does Mr. Healy sit?" is'an inquiry neatly countered by the reply that it is sometimes on Mr. Redmond; and the embodiment of the law seated on the Woolsacks prompts the query. "Is it alive?"?a question to which Mr. Lloyd-George's dissenting friends in Scotland would mournfully respond, "Very much so."?London OutlookThe wells of farms vioited in summer by city folks are nov regarded as perhaps the chief source of typhoid j fever. THE CO/WON HP<13E FLT J 7j> \ fflfewrce Ha Cssass and /. \ c< (>j WkS:K.Cc?. ('+) 6< :::: By Harold 9okiers m. A. :::: r, HE common liouse fly (Musy[ ca Domestica) is a creature ^ O 'T^ O of such secretive habits, rc jj| * $ that although from the n XOff very earliest times he has ai been with us, and the most, ancient tl writers have mentioned and described I him, still very little was known of Lis origin and history. It remained for the eminent Boston ' biologist, Dr. A. S. Packard, in 1873, to tl make known its origin, habits and tl transformations from the egg through c< the larva state with its two changes to ci pupa state, then to the perfect fly. 64 Near the ffrst of August the female 01 lays about 120 eggs of a dull gray * color, selecting fresh horse manure in ^ which to deposit her eggs, and so ser>ppt<?9 thpm thnt- thpv are rarelv seen: h, it takes only twenty-four, hours for w them to hatch into the first form of le larva, a white worm one-quarter of an inch in length and one-tenth in diaine- ^ ter. They feed on the decaying matter Pj of their environment, and two changes ^ or casting of skins occur before they jfi turn into the pupa state; this change 8< comes very suddenly. The entire per- n iod from the egg to the pupa state is b from three to four days. If moist food a' is wanting when Ln this condition they ^ will eat each other and thus decrease ^ their number. Heat and humidity j_ greatly assist their development, as 0j upon careful computation each pound of manure around stables and out- tc houses develops under favorable condi- m tions over 1000 flies. It is no wonder d; that where these conditions exist we ** have such a veritable harvest of the ? fly pest ? In the pnpa state when the fly Is jj about to emerge, the end of the pnpa h case splits off, making a h<51e through n< which the fly pushes a portion of its S( head, but here it seems to encounter a difficulty; the pupa case Is too stiff and ^ hard to pa?s through, but nature comes to its assistance, and a sort of bladder like substance forms behind the head, which swells out apparently filled with air; it acts as a means of pushing EI away the pupa case and releases the C fly. When the fly first emerges it runs In around with its wings soft, small and as baggy; it is pale and the colors are not set; its head rapidly expands and the bladder formation passes away? *' within a few hours the wings grow. 1 1 J ? H I- * I ttuu. uaiucfti, it ir JIV y* a uj* ^ The whole time from the depositing of the egg to the perfect fly is not over fo ten days in duration. Many persons ea who observe small flies in midsummer ci suppose they are the young, but such ? is not the case; they are flies that are imperfectly nourished in the larvao ^ and pupa states, and do not attain full size, in fact, they are the dwarfs tl of their race. The male fly differs k< from the female in the front of the ae head between the eyes, being at least P] one-third narrower, though in size the PJ female is rather smaller. In the pupa state they are often fed upon by the larvae of some of the beetles, notably that of the carpet bee- tl tie, whose pupa, the dreaded bufTalo di "moth," will attack the young fly in la the pupa case and eating it possess the *c case for itself. Adult flies like most other creatures " have parasites of minute size that prey c* upon them; these can often be seen as presenting small red specks over the body of the fly. The fly hibernates in winter, but with his usual secretive habit it is very difficult to find him in his winter quar- ly ters. With the first chill of autumn the files feeling the cold, seek tempor- ?? ary warmth in houses, and clustering ^ together form bunches in the corners m of walls and other places. They are U] then sluggish and not so active as in g( the warm weather. However, they do d< not make a permanent stay Indoors, S: but on the first mild, sunny day, seek ^ the windows to get out and find their permanent winter hiding place; many ^ prefer to make their homes in the 'a roots of grass on lawns where they ^ hide themselves so effectually that the tl ice and snow of winter does not de- B stroy them in their hibernating state. Pi If in the first warm days of spring t when the snow is gone and the grass on the lawns becomes dry and warm, ^ long before the yellow dandelion shows g Its head, a close observer may see num? << bers of flies crawling up on the grass d< to get the welcome sunshine, their hi wings standing out stiff and useless, ti but they soon acquire the power of ^ flight in the warm rays of the sun. A 111 KAtKAfinlt V\y? P ?1 Ctt l LLKiuj un?> o, iiuncYW, tia^oc ia,fore they appear in the homes of men, where they are such unwelcome visitors. In recent years the medical profes- n sion have demonstrated that while the si fly itself does not propagate disease it li is one of the most industrious carriers 81 of disease germs which by contact ad- ? here to his feet, hairy legs and body, distributing them to innocent victims. 0] If every housekeeper could know all b these interesting facts which have tt never before been brought to their at- ir tention they would realize the impor- A tance of securing the very best fly ex- H terminator. ** Jap Steamship Company. The number of steamers owned by n the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, or Japan " T> r*-i cV? { r? Py\ m nortr 1 x\\jj ai xviujii ^uaaioui}/ wui^/uijjy *w seventy, of 236,256 aggregate tonnage, with another steamer of 7200 gross ^ tons now building. The profits for the jj. half year ended September 30, 1904, after deducting fully for depreciation, ^ insurance and repairs, were $715,400 ? y( net. A dividend of $600,000 was paid yt on $11,000,000 capital. The value of the entile fleet is $12,294,065.. di (iettinc Ktcij. y With great pains and against much ju opposition the students of California a ?*Jniversity constructed a huge white cj "C" in concrete on one of the hills a that overloook the university. But one 11 morning It was seen to be a deep crimson, having been presented with the n colors of Stanford in the night by stu- ? dents from the rival university. w Cold storage of fruit in the United C( States has grown to enormous propor- 'I tions, nearly 3,000,000 barrels of apples e] having been stored last year. (n 'HE GEEAT DESTBOYER DME STARTLINC FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.' ?l?y From Alcohol?Revolution In Sen* timent Which Is Coming Into Prominence Among; Active Brain Workers ?Drink Depressing to the Nerves. A physician was invited to dine at ie club with the dispatcher of a rail>ad. After dinner the dispatcher relarked that he must go to his room jr ad lie down. The physician inquired d ie reason. He answered: "The wine A have used, although in small quanty, has bewildered my brain for ac- S: irate work, and I must rest, i would ? at dare to go on duty now. I should iake mistakes and not know it at the me, and the mortification of having \j lem corected by my associateu would rnfuse me stilf more." The physi- T1 an thought: "I am going to make It ime very important calls in the home ? t friends who trust me implicitly, and m* t the hospital where my best judgient and skill is required. Is it possi- y. Ie that the wine I have used has lade me unfit for this woik?" Later e met the dispatcher and said: "You U ere right, and I have been taught a sson I will never forget. Thai: after- ? oon's work after the dinner eost me 1 - -fl a 1 i. le iuss 01 one ui my uesi iumines ^ y my indiscretion and anger. I real- if ;e now that I cannot use wine and H ave full possession of myself." This i a phase of the revolution of public intiment which is coming into promi ence among active brain workers. At yj anquet table* this is apparent in the ^ bstemiousness of the practical men. his is not from sentiment or theory, N at from experience. They know the aaesthetic eCfects of alcohol literal- ?1 \ and have felt its depressing action . a the brain and nervous system. An old-time clergyman during paB>ral visitation called on his drinking lembers early in the week so that the Isabllity from the spirits used on b( lese occasions would pass away be- ^ >re the time for preparation for the u, unday service. g, A noted man refused to attend pub- A' c dinners because of the wines used. 0j [e gave as a reason that he could ^ Dt use wlne3 without injuring himilf. tI Science is receiving a strong confirm- ^ Jon of its conclusions from the expernce of practical brain workers and ^ tinkers.?Journal of Inebriety. ' _. si A 830,000 License. ^ The New York World wanted to tl low all about that $30,000 liquor li- tt inse at Waycross, Ga., and accord- 1e gly wired to the Waycross .Journal te i follows: r? "File two hundred words explaining hy Waycross has raised its liquor gt iense to thirty thousand dollars. Are s< lere any applicants at new rate?" tp The Journal telegraphed to theWorld tt le following interesting reply: ci "For sixteen years the city license in >r selling liquor has been thirty thou? ct ind dollars. Each succeeding couu- bi 1 fixes it, no change has ever been h< ade and no one has applied for priv- tr ?ge within that time. The tax was ai vied as prohibitive and has been ef- cc ictive. Not only is the legal^sale pro- p( bited, but Illegal selling is kept to w te minimum and four policemen ?ep order in this town of nine thou- tl md. Ninety per cent, of white peo- Hi e own thei; homes. There are no h< xupers, no poorhouse, no loafers, and hi [nety-three per cent, of the children te :tend school. The town supports in venty churches and all are well at- oi nded. Swearing is rarely heard on ti le streets and one does not see a w runken man in three months. Two ir rge railroad shops and . one car fac- ir ry are operated here because the T ien are found to be more reliable lan in liquor towns. These are some fc sasons why Waycross keeps the li- tl ?nse at thirty thousand." lii Every other dry town has some if al it all of these advantages. tl li< Drink and Health. ti tHfty years ago the opinion was firm- 111 established that alcohol not only tr made glad the hoart of man" but was H >sential to the health of his body. he President of the British Medical 1? ssociation, speaking at a meeting, a' lentioned that he had been brought w p in the school of Dr. Todd, who pre- ui :ribed alcohol so freely that the stusnts christened him "whisky toddy." hi [r Thomas Barlow recalled the days w hen life insurance offices refused ay man who was a total abstainer. ? ioViitr tho frpont cnfrt that ti ine was "mediolne for tlie sick and iilk for the aged." How completely Jj" e have changed all this is shown by "I ie meeting at which Sir William * roadbent presided. Its object was to romote the teachings of hygiene and mperance in elementary schools. On the general question of alcohol? tl 5 food or poison?the average atti- gl ide of the medical profession, said si ir Thomas Barlow, was that of the B >pen mind." But on one point the si actors representei at the meeting lii ive made up their minds. It is essen- te al, they say, to teach the people lat alcohol is a luxury rather than a M ecesslty, and that in the general hos- e3 itals it should be prescribed as little al 3 possible.?London Chronicla. to et Saloon Petition. St If I was a young man, I would raise 01 ly right hand and say: This hand S lall never sign a petition for a saloon P( ceyse. By the tlrtn-lipped, tear:ained faces of sad women who are runkards' wives, by the ragged, unerapt, pinched and starved bodies and J0 >uls of little children, worse than rplianed by having a drunken father; y the brotherhood of humanity, and ?c le fatherhood of the Creator who ai tade me, I will never sign it.?L G. . Copley, in address before Central 111 :igh School, Kansas City, IMo., Feb. ), 1905. 1 Temperance Note*. Does the State do her duty when ith the one hand she takes fee and le other fine? h< The prison warden at Pittsburg re- J}1 orted that of 7579 convictions in 1902, n] Imost every one was treated for al- 01 )holism; 709 having delirium trelens, seven dying. Advocate high license. Don't think ^ rnt you can silence the pulpit, but te ou can induce some of them to ad- sc ocate high license on moral grounds. gf Published letter of a Boston liquor g ealer. The liquor traffic costs more each r\.nr? +1ir?r? SMlf* wllAlo /MV?1 fiPrvlfP, :my, navy and congress, river, harbor iid pension bills. All we pay for lo- a ll government; all national, State cc nd county debts, and all the schools U: 1 the country.?N. Y. Tribune. Of all the ten or twelve thousand Dfortunate girls and wrecked woineu %} rr?sted every year in Chicago, ninety- ^ iJie out of every hundred attribute leir downfall to their first glass of ' ine, taken generally with a male smpanion for good-fellowship sake. Cj hat first glass is the beginning of the -qj nd.?Matron Chicago Police Depart- sc lent. SOMETIMES?SOME WH|-R?. nanswered yet?the prayer your lios have pleaded, i agony of heart these many years? oes faith begin to fail? Is hope departing, nd think you all in vain those falling tears? ly not the Father has not heard your prayer: ou shall have your desire sometime, somewhere. nanswered yet?though when you first presented his one petition at the Father's throne seemed you could not wait the time o! asking, > urgent was your heart to have it known, bough years have passed since then, do not despair, he Lord will answer you sometime, somewhere. nanswered yet? Nay, do not say ungranted; \ erhaps your part is not vet wholly done; he work began when nrst your prayer was uttered. nd God will finish what He has begun, you will keep the incense burning there, is glory you will see sometime, somewhere. MAM?hA.aJ LO T-:i.L J. 1.^ iiauswcieu yet; x-mui i'uu nut LK: uuaii* swered. er feet are firmly planted on the Rock; mid the wildest storms she stands undaunted, or quails before the loudest thunder shock. le knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer, nd cries: "It shall be done?sometime, somewhere." The Big Brother. Through a vista of years I see the est big brother I ever knew, writes [argaret E. Sangster. He had on a niform, for he was a young soldier ghting for his country in time of war. nd his little brother was a sturdy lap of seven, who looked at Martin ith the deepest admiration. Whatrer Martin did was grand and fine in le eyes of Ted, and whatever Martin id not do, was a thing to avoid. Do big brothers realize that one rea>n among many why they should be jntle-mannered and obliging, why they lould wait on mothers and sisters and z icayrcuui auu tunaiuaaic wuac ieir fathers are concerned, Is that ley are copied by the younger ones, i a careful imitation, that is very flatting, but also that entails a great ^sponsibllity. The.youth, almost a mm in size and rength and years, should bear him?lf with dignity and couqjesy every* here because it Is duty. His family, le church, the Sunday-uchool and aoety expecj this of him. But his adorig juniors do more than expect. They >py. If the big brother is bold and rave, they overcome their fears. If 5 tells the truth at any <<ost, they are uthful. If he avoids profane words ad shows that he has the will to over me temptation, he strengthens by the >wer of example, all the younger boys ho know him. Aiuruu, my suiuier uuy, wua uue ui lose dear fellows who have time to sten to the trials of others, time to sip a younger sister or brother with ird home work, sums, maps, memory ;sts or the like, and time to tell stories i the firelight. When he came home i furlough, he gave a good share of me to Ted and Teddy's friends, and hen the war was over and he went ito business life, he was still willing i the evenings to spend an hour with eddy. We always dwell upon the great com>rt a girl can be in her home. From le daughter we anticipate all sorts of ttle devices that bring joy, pleasant ttentlons to her elders, and numerous loughtful acts that make the houseold a place of delight. But I somemes think that the brother has as luch as the sister to do with the deep uuquil peace and content of the famy. If he puts his strong shoulder un?r the daily burdens, the mother's ad will seem less. If he does not fuss tout trifles, the friction of the home ill be diminished. If be may be relied pon to fulfill a promise, now and then any himself, and altogether if he beave as a big brother should, his home ill be a place of sunshine. The Lord has deigned to be our elder rother. Is there not in this a suggeson for each of the boys, who are owing up; what better thing can they 3 than try to imitate Him who jleased not Himself?"?Christian Inilligencer. Attempt Great Thing*. It is true, and it is a great comfort lat It is true, that the giving of a lass of water can please God, and the veeping of a room can glorify Him. ut woe to us if we are content with nail services. Too much thought of ttle things belittles. We should "atmpt great things for God." Caleb said, "Give me this mountain;" ary broke the alabaster bor that was cceedingly precious; the disciples left 1 to follow Jesus, and counted it joy i suffer for His sake. Let us not be ? ?A ?+%s\4-s\ liornlcm isiiy wuieuu xiie nuic vi utiviam iould be in our battles with'sin, in lr speaking, in our giving, in our >rving. Our King deserves and exacts kingliness.?Dr. Babcoek. Determine Our Character. A noble career depends on the treatent given to the infant ideas that are )rn in the soul. So the thoughts hich we harbor within us and which > out through the doors of our mouths id our hands determine our real charter. One of the highest of spiritual xuries is the enjoyment of pure and chilarating and sublime thought.? heodorc L. Cuyler. Neutrality is Impossible. Every man is a missionary now and irever, for good or for evil, whether i intends or designs it or not. He ay be a blot, radiating his dark injence out to the very circumference society; or he may be a blessing, reading benediction over the length id breadth of the world; but a blank ; cannot be. There are no moral anks, there are 110 neutral charac- j rs. We are either the sower that iws and corrupt?, 01 the light that jlendidly illuminate.*.?Chalmerrs, In eformed Church Record. Verdict For Loss of Air. A New York man lias been granted verdict of $4500 against a railroad >mpany for loss of light and air, the nited States Supreme Court having K?ided that the rights possessed by m through the purchase of th ound on which he lives extend from ie earth to the sky. A Hugh Dredger. 'A. dredger in use in San Francisco, il., has a bucket so large that it takes ) twenty-five tons of mud at on? oop. . i THE ? SUNDAY SCHOOI 'international lesson comments for june 25. Bevlew of the Leiioni For the Second | Quarter of the Year?Bead John xri* 1-15? Golden Text, John xx.? 31?The Summaries. Lesson I. Topic: Jesus the Shepherd of souls. Place: Jerusalem. Jesus tells them that He Is the shepherd 61 the sheep; He is also the door; the i Pharisees and false professors were the thieves and robbers trying to destroy the sheep. Those who trust In Christ and enter in through the dooi shall be saved; Christ comes to give His life for the sheep; the wolf?Satan ?tries to destroy the sheep; thehirellng fleeth when the wolf cometh; the Good Shepherd cares for and protects the sheep; other sheep?the Gentiles?were soon to be brought into His church. Although He laid down His life yet He would take it again. II. Topic: Jesus in the crisis times of life. Places: Betb&bara* in Pereaj Bethany, near Jerusalem. Lazarul I .was sick and his sisters, Mary and. Martha, sent to Jesus Informing Him} Jesus remained In Bethabara two days 1 then took His disciples and went to Bethany; when He arrived In Bethany Lazarus had been dead and burled four days; Martha met Jesus first] . Mary was then called; they mourned that Christ had not been the^e before he died; Jesus groaned in'spirit and .wept; the Jews said, "Behold, how He loved him;" Jesus aftked them to take j away the stone; Christ prays; calif j with a loud voice; Lazarus then cam* | forth; many of the Jews believed in Jesus when they saw the miracle. III. Topic: Love's service to the Master. Place: Bethany, at the home \ of Simon the liper. Jesus is again in Bethany; a feast is provided ^for Him and His disciples; Lazarus who ' was raised from the dead sat with Him at the table; during the supper Mary, anointed Christ's head and feet with very costly ointment; the whole Sirtncn rrrfl a ttftfll ifla a/1at? nf d jjuuoc ?*ao uii^u niwu uic vuv& v* m*v ointment; she wiped His feet with her hair. IV. Topic: The kingship of Jesus. ( Place: From Bethany to Jerusalem ( and In the temple courts; Jesus^^ta' His disciples and started towara^NR usalem. The people who had h?ard\ of the raising of Lazarus crowded around Him; a ?reat throng of people came oat from Jerusalem to meet Him;, they greeted Him as a king and cried, "Hosannaf Christ rode on a young colt; certain Greeks desired to see Him; I Andrew and Pliilip tell Jesus; Jesus 1 came out where the Greeks were and 1 taught them. y V. Topic: Jefius teaches humility. 1 Place: An upper room in Jerusalem. Jf Jesus and His disciples are about tott partake of the Passover supper; the disciples disputed over which should be the greatest and Jesus teaches them Jm a lesson in humility by rising and II iwasoing xueir ieet; reusr uujtx-ieu^ Jesus answers his objection; Petes , says, "Not my 'feet only;" Christ re* 1 fers to His betrayal. ; VI. Topic: Aids to fruitful service* Place: In Jerusalem In an upper roomi The supper is over; Judas has lef< and Is planning to betray Him; Jesusteaches His disciples Important! truths through the figure of a grapej vine; He is the vine; Hir Father la the husbandman; Christians are tie branches; the branches must be purged that they bring forth much fruiti those who abide not in Christ are casfl into the fire; Christ is glorified when! We bring forth much fruit VH. Topic: Christ's prayer for Hlg 'followers. Place: In an upper room in J erusalem. Before Christ and His disciples go out into the darkness of the night Christ prays: 1. For Himself. 2. For His disciples. 3. For all believers He desired that they be kept from H the evils that are in the world; that H they be sanctified; that they may know; the truth; that all believers should be H truly united; that they may be par- H takers of His glory; He asks that His I -UIJ. 4li?m SB lUVe JLUilJ' UU1UC XU IUCU1, |N VII. Topic: Christ's challenge and B vindication. Piace: Pilate's Judgment H hs.ll. The Jews accuse Jesus; He Is B taken before the high priest; He is then B taken before Pilate; it was early la B the morning; the Jews would not en- B ter the judgment hall; Pilate went out B to them; demands a formal charge; B questions Jesus; Is convinced that I Christ is innocent; they clumored foe B Barabbas and asked that Jesus might B be crucified. B IX. Topic: The crucifixion of Jesus B Christ. Place: Golgotha. Christ goes B forth bearing His cross; a great mul- B titude follows; He was crucified at 9 B o'clock; two thieves were crucified B with Him; Pilate wrote the title In He- B brew, Greek and Latin; the soldiers BB cast lots for Christ's tunic; Psalm 22: H 18 is thus fulfilled; Jesus provides for H His mother. H X. Topic:'The resurrection of Jesus H Christ. Place: A garden near Calvary. B The women were early at the tomb;B| several women and John and Peter H bad left; Mary tarried; two angels ap-H peared to disciples in the upper room. XI. Topic: The ministry of the risen H Christ. Place: Isle of Patmos. .Tohn^B bad been banished to Patmos; JohnB^ was in the spirit on the Lord's day? Sunday: heard a voice; saw seven gold- M pn mndlestieks and one like unto theBi Son of man standing In the midst; H Christ is described; John fell at His HI feet as dead; was told to write what V be bad seen; this same Christ is still walking in the midst of His people. XII. Topic: The blessedness of^B heaven. Place: Isle of Patmos. JohnHB had a vision of the new heaven anctH^ the new earth: in the midst of the city^B was a beautiful river of water; thereHj was also the tree of life which bareHfl twelve manner of fruits; servant?^B served Him; there was no night; theHj Lord gave light to the city. ?B One Fire In Three Towns, HH Fire did $5000 damage to the prop^H erty of John S. Risley, a former SelectBB man. of Manchester, Conn., whos^H dwelling stands in three towns anc^H two counties. Mr. Risley sleeps in tb^H town of Vernon, Toland County. H^H eats his moals in the town of Bolton^H Toland County, while his wife at th^H other side of the table eats her meahfifl in the town of Manchester, Hartfon^H Cobnty. The cooking is done in Man^H Chester. _ ^HR Verdict For Lou of Air. MM A New York man has been granted^H [ a verdict of $4500 against a railroadM| Ks?l>t on^ ?ompany ior iu>^ ul nguv uu\* v? J t'nited States Supreme Court havlng^M ; decided that the rights possessed by^H him through the purchase of the^Bj ground on which he lives extend from^H the earth to the shy. ga| Relics of Bronze Age. ^BN Excavators have unearthed 40<^H graves and 150 cave dwellings of tb^^l bronze age near Breslau, Prussia. Par^H of them are of the early bronze period^H 1200 or 1500 years B. C. Aluminium Horseshoes. ?g9 'Aluminium horseshoes have beej^K tested by the Russian Army. jaw ? t -