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j LITTLE M/
I A CHILD Oi
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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
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