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CHAPTER IV.
Continued. 1
On the day that Mr. Clanronald asked .
of me the hand of Eunice for his son,
I wrote to these lawyers, saying that
I had something of interest to corn municate
to Mr. Wilmot, and that 1 ,
should feel obliged to them if they
(would give me his address. Their reply
was to the effect that they had received
strict instructions from their ^
client to give his address abroad to no J
person whatever, and thar they could .
make no exception in my favor. 1 ;
wrote again, asking, if 1 sent a letter '
to Mr. Wilmot under cover to them,
.whether they would forward it to hins.
They replied that here again the in- 1
structions under which they acted were
-so strict and peremptory that they ^
-could not depart from them. All letters
which they received tor Mr. Wil- |
mot -were dropped in sealed boxes, of
which he had the keys. Once more 1
wrote, inquiring whether they were
expecting: Mr. Wilmot's return home, !
and within what time. In reply they
stated that they did not know when 1
lie would return. Nothing was left for (
me to do hut to write to Mr. Wilmot, 1
acquainting him with the tact of my J
daughter's engagement, and giving him [
every information in my power of tbe *
standing and character of the family 1
Into which she was about to marry. In 1
this letter I made a delicate reference 1
to the subject of settlements: and said 1
that in my interview with Mr. Clan- *
ronald 1 had been compelled to ask 1
for a postponement of this branch of *
the matter until my uncle returned to *
England. 1 dispatched my letter to 1
the lawyers, with a sense of intense 5
satisfaction at the idea that it would 1
foe dropped in a sealed box and would 1
foe read by my uncle heaven knew 1
iwhen. 1
It was with a feeling of joy that one *
.morning, among my letters. 1 reeog- 1
sized the handwriting of Mr. Wilmot.
--His letter, which 1 rend with eagerness
and anxiety, was addressed from Norway,
and in it 1 received the welcome
intelligence that wo might expect his
return to England within three months
from the date of his writing. This information
enabled me to give a satisfactory
.answer to Mr. Clanronald. who,
In the course of tbe day, made an indirect
reference to the uncompleted
.business of my daughter's settlements.
It was not the first time that he had
made such a reference, and hitherto
I had always experienced a feeling of
awkwardness in meeting it Now. I
was quite at my ease.
"I have received a letter," 1 said, *
"from Mr. Wilmot. who is at present in ^
Norway, and within three months all 1
Will be arranged " 1
"Mr. Wilmot?" said Mr. Clanronald. 1
in a tone of inquiry; and it was only r
then it struck me that I had never 1
mentioned my uncle's name before to 1
him?there being, indeed, no special t
reason for it. *
"My mother's brother.'' 1 said, "who 1
has made the most handsome promises
In respect to Eunice's future."
"Yes. yes!" said Mr. Clanronald, and (
seemed to ponder upon the name, and 1
not with pleasure, but nothing more 1
was said. 1
My uncle's letter contained something '
"which 1 then regarded as of small im- 1
portance. but which, in tbe near future, }
was destined to bring about the peril j
of my life. It was included in the 1
following words:
"Very soon after my return to England
it is my intention to pay you a '
visit at Boseombe Lodge, and t(? tres- ]
spnss upon your hospitality for a few 1
days. Meanwhile you can confer an
obligation upon me. 1 have given Mr. (
Leonard Mortlock. a young gentleman
in whom 1 take a deep interest, and ''
who for three months has been my 1
companion in my travels, a letter of ^
introduction to you. which he will 1
present in person. 1 wish him to become
acquainted with you and your '
.family; i wish you to make a friend
of him. Any social courtesies and '
kindness which you can show him 1 1
shall regard as extended to myself. 1
You will find him an agreeable and
charming person, and il will afford me
pleasure to learn that the association
lias been mutually pleasant."
The request, which could not have
fceen more distinctly conveyed, was
to me and my wife a law. and we decided
that when Mr. Leonard Mortlock
made his appearance we would ask
Slim to make our house his home for
a while. My wife set about at once
making the necessary preparations, and
a sitting room and bedroom were put
in order for the expected visitor, we
toad ample accommodations at our disposal,
there being at least half a dozen
spare rooms in our house. Eunice
assisted in making the preparations,
delighted at tlie opportunity of doing
something in return for Mr. Wilmot's
great generosity. Two days after the
receipt of my uncle's letter Mr. Mortlock
sent in his card, and was warmly
welcomed.
Ho was a man of good education.
. agrealilu manners and smooth speech;
and we indeed his ace to be thirty.
From his conversation it was clear
that ho had seen a good deal of tf-'-*
world; and when I invited him to stay
Willi us as long a* he wished to remain
in the neighborhood, he accepted
tho invitation with cordiality. Nothing,
of course, was said by us as to the
duration of his visit. I looked upon
3iim as much mv nude's guest as ours,
nnd he was welcome to remain as long
as it suited his convenience and pleasure.
He was soon at ease with ns. and
^ve with him. AJy wife pronounced
? fi. , "'i ' .
Peril
^Pardon,
5TANTIAL EVIDENCE.
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him to he a Kentlemau, and I concurred;
Mile. Rosalie said tbat he was
/loiifrh-tfiii" ami was not backward
in showing iiim attentions.
Mr. Mortlock had much to tell us
of Mr. Wilmot, whom lie evidently
knew better than we did. He dilated
upon nay uncle's uniform kindness and
consideration for otters, upon his sound
opinion of men and things, upon his
ripe judgment, and, incidentally, upon
his strength of character.
"What I admire in him," said Mr.
Mortlock, "is that, once having taken
1 certain view, once having resolved
upon a certain course, he is not to be
turned from it by any arguments that
:an be advanced against it."
During the week a small matter
somewhat ruffled me. 1 was taking
the letters out of the postbag, preparatory
to sending them to the postoffice
t>y the hands of Samuel Fleetwood,
when Mr. Mortlock said:
"I beg your pardon. 1 have dropped
l letter by mistake into the bag."
There wjas not more than six or seven
n all. and Mr. Mortlock, selecting the
>ne to which he referred, took it from
tDe Jittie pne ana put n iu ui> puuuei.
It was (juite by aceideDt that I saw
t was addressed to my uncle. Mr.
\Iortlock, I concluded, was acquainted
vith my uncle's address, of which 1
vas kept ignorant, and was in comnunication
with him, whereas I was
charred from the privilege. It was,
is I have said, a small matter, but it
nffled me. Our relative positions
should have given me the advantage
n ray uncle's confidence, but this advantage
was held by another, who
urely could not be so close to him as,
! was. It was. of course, in my power
o ask Mr. Mortlock to give me the
iddress; but it seemed to me that the
isking of such a simple question would
)e a violation of my uncle's wishes,
tnd I therefore refrained. I consoled
nyself with the reflection that time
vas waning fast, and that my uncle
vould soon be home.
Time, indeed, was flying. Two
nonths had elapsed since Mr. MortiocK
:et foot in our house, and he evinced
io inclination to put an end to his visit.
\'ot in the rometest manner could 1
five him a hint upon the subject. It
vouid have been a breach of hospitalty;
and yet I felt that his visit had
>een unduly prolonged. 1 did not feel
t my ease, nor did my wife and daugher.
There were reasons for this dis omfort.
First, it appeared to me that Mr.
dortlock was too strongly attracted
oward Eunice. His attentions to her
vere marked by a tenderness whicn
vas not agreeable to her or us. There
lad been nothing concealed from him.
ie knew that Eunice and Harry Clanouald
were engaged, and he could not
tut see that they were devotedly attached
to each other. Was it, then,
he conduct of an honorable man to
ntroduce a discordant element into
.his engagement?
Eunice took every pains to avoid Mr.
Uortlocfe; and hau he been cither an
jbservant or a fair-minded man it
you Id have been impossible for him
o mistake her meaning. But be exjibited
no consciousness of it, and her
ivoidance of him did r.ct cause him to
ibandon those marks of attention
tvbich were so - distasteful to her.
Barry Cianronald's jealousy was openy
demonstrated, and the two men wlio,
luring the early part of Mr. Mortlock's
I'isit, were in frequent friendly association,
now seldom exchanged a word.
[ must say that Mr. Mortlock took tiiis
in good part, and that, so far as outr.-ard
appearances went, his demeanor
ontinued to be cheerful and -well-bred,
ivhile Harry was sullen aud occasion"H"
~o c* hlnrr tfonm?u]
11uucaonc, tuiu cio uv/wjui*ife v.
to disturb Mr. Mortlock's equanimity,
Harry was placed at a conspicuous disadvantage
in tliis antagonism.
Another reason for my discomfort
was the behavior of Mile. Rosalie.
Between her and Mr. Mortlock seme
kind of confidence seemed to be established
of which I could not approve,
md yet I could fix upon nothing which
would warrant open ceusure.
CHAPTER V.
There arrived another letter from Mr.
Wilmot, conveying the welcome intelligence
that he would be with us in
the course of the ensuing week.
"Now," I said, joyfully, to my wife,
"our troubles are coming to an end."
1 expected that she would respond
in a like manner, and it surprised me
to see a grave look in her eyes.
"I am not one to meet troubles halt
way," slie said. In explanation; "but it
is well to be prepared."
"Yes. my love."' 1 said, r "What arc
you about to speak ofV"
"Of your uncle and Mr. Mortlock,"
replied my wife. "1 should like to say
what is in my mind concerninsr them."
"Speak freely." 1 said. "T^ere have
never been any concealments betweec
us. and there should be none now when
a happy event is approaching."
"It has been i:i my mind for some
little time past, but 1 was not sure, and
indeed, am not sure now. Your unclt
says nothing in either of his letters ol
Eunice's engagement."
"fie cannot be aware of it. My lettci
to him, written on the day the engage
merit was entered into, remains. 1 an
afraid, unopened in his lawyer's office
in London."
"There appears to be a close Inti
in.icy between him and Mr. Mortlock."
"Yes, my dear, and I am sorry t<
think so."
"it would not surprise me to lean
that it is an affectionate intimacy
His first letter and the terms in which |
Mr. Mortlock speaks of him are almost j
an assurance of this. Whether 1 am |
right or wrong in my surmise, your j
uncle certainly lias a very high opinion
of Mr. Mortlock."
"Which now," I said, "is not shared
by me."
"Nor by me. I regret to say." J
knew it pained her to make the admission:
it was a grief to her to think ill
of any person. "Does it occur to you,
liichard. that your uncle lied any special
object in asking \is so strongly to
make a friend of Mr. MortlockV"
"No," I replied.
"I am glad to hear you say that; but
think. Bring our dear Eunice into the
question'."
1 divined her trouble immediately.
"You think that he had her in view
when he asked'us to make Mr. Mortlock
welcome in our home:"
"It is my fear." said my wife.
1 reflected. The suggestion had never
oecursed to me, but with every passing
monvmt of time it gathered weight
now that my wife had mentioned it.
"it is possible," I said, gloomily.
"It is more than possible. Kichard; it
is probable, and Mr. MortiocKS oebavior
seems to l'avor it.*'
"But before be arrives,'' I said, "he
will have read my letter announcing
her engagement with Harry. Surely,
in the face of that?" 1 paused, seeing,
from the expression on my wife's
face, that I was making no impression
upon lier.
"I am so much impressed," she4 said,
"by a certain phase in your uncle's
character which has been dwelt upon
by Mr. Mortlock? 1 mean in regard to
his being self-willed and obstinate
when once he has made up his mind? (
that I cannot banish my fears. It is
a painful subject. Kicbard: do not let
us dwell upon it any longer. Hope is
left to us, and we will cling to it."
This conversation made me moody
and unhappy; tliere were so many contingencies
depending upon my ancle's
whim.
Minor incidents which occurred dur
ing this clay passed lightly off, although
ou other occasions I should nave
deemed them of importance and have
estimated them aright, i had lately
perceived signs of failing health iu
Samuel Fleetwood, and had advised
him to consult a doctor. He simply
smiled, and said that it would be useless,
as no doctors could do him good;
but as his bad symptoms continued, 1
desired our own physician to see and
examine Fleetwood. The physician's
report was melancholy enough. He
represented our faithful servant's case
to be hopeless, saying he bad beart disease
and could not live through the
year.
"Did you inform him of it?" 1 inquired.
"It was scarcely necessary," replied
the physician. "He has been for some
time aware of bis state, and bo looks I
forward to tbe end almost with cheerfulness."
It will be understood bow deep would
bave been the impression produced
upon me by this sad news bad I not
been so terribly harassed by my own
special anxieties.
Before sundown Mile. Rosalie also
played her part.
In anticipation of my uncle's visit,
and desiring tliat be sbould see Boscombe
Lodge at its best, 1 bad given j
instructions to my gardener, wbich he
said be could not carry out alone. 1
empowered him to hire a man to assist
bim, and be told me be bad done so.
I was satisfied to leave tbe matter to
bim; be lyid been in my service many
years, and bad served me well. All
that 1 knew of the man he had engaged j
was his name?Redwing. When the ,
gardener came to me on Saturday for
wages, I asked how Redwing suited
him.
"Oh, pretty welJ, sir," was the reply; j
"he isn't all he made himself out to !
be. but I shall manage."
And my gardener being content, so
was I.
At the beginning of the week 1 myself
saw Redwing for the lirst time.
He did not appear to be overexerting ;
himself; and this, and the fact that he i
was a good-looking fellow, comprised
my observation of him.
1 return now to the incident in which
Mile. Rosalie played a part on the
evening of the day on which 1 received
my uncle's secoud iletter.
To be continued.
At to Goldfish.
There are some creatures apparently j
born to have a bad time, says the I
Ladies' Pictorial, and goldfish are cer- |
tninlv nf the unluckv number. Some- I
times hundreds of the poor thing';,
fresh from the steam-heated millponds,
where their breeding is often quite a:A
industry, pet violently douched by a
fishmonger's hose, by icy-cold water
(lashing into the glass tank, or, still
worse, into the little globes in which
they are stuffed by dozens. Light is
not a fish's idea of satisfaction; the
calm green twilight at the bottom of
a pond is what he chooses.
Most of the'goldfish bought and kept
for a time in little globes die, because
people think they can live on the animaleulae
in tap water?a fatal mistake.
I would not pay it the compliment of j
denying the existence of microbes, but
they will not sustain any lish in a glass.
Crumbs make the water sour, and then
changing it bruises and worries the
lish. It is kind not to keep fish at all
unless they can have a good-sized
aquarium with a thick layer of loam
at the bottom in which vallisneria?
best of water weeds?should be planted
weeks before the lish arc put in: on the
loam an inch or two of gravel, and then
i.niiiirntOT Tlnl-AI- tf> l)P fhilHITPd. '
iiuciuu Ulliniuii.1, 41V * V? w ,
but to be added to now and again as It
wastes. Gnat larvae are, in their sea- {
son. the best goldfisli food; failing
1 those, ants' cocoous, or small lnent1
worms, always procurable from bird
shops, are tempting to the lisliy palate.
To Obtain Freitli-IHown Flowers.
Choose some of the most perfect
buds latest in blowing and ready to?
open. Cut them, leaving to each a
piece of stem about three inches long.
Cover the end of the stem Immediately
1 with sealing wax and wrap each bud,
? which must be perfectly dry, separately
in paper. Put them in a box. When
you wish the flowers to bloom, cut the
stems at night, and place them in some
> water in which a little nitre of salt
has been dissolved, and the following
i day you will have a display of fresh.
blown flowers.
CPji POPULAR
^ ft SCIENCE ^ M
The list of minerals known to exist
11 Madagascar is short, and includes
jold, iron, coppcr. coal and tin, of imjortance
in the order nai&ed. The chief
nterest centres in gold, which is mined
mtirely from placers in the sandstone
'ormations, evidently the source ol" the
;o!d.
A novel apparatus has recently been
iresented to the Drpartment of Comparative
Anatomy of Broxvn University,
by the medical friends of the
lepartment in Providence and other
,'ities. It is a projection lantern known
as the edidiascope, made by Carl Zeiss,
r>f Jena. The peculiarity of this apparatus
is that it is capable of projecting
opaque objects upon the screen
lirectly.
A report Mias been presented to the
Trench Academy of Sciences by M. J.
Violle "on the action of hail cannons."
In this report is given for the first
enma. tmctivoH hv information
l?UJV i?VUiW Li U^'i XV.
covering a wide area and for an extended
period, thereby supplying conclusive
evidence as to the utility of
this means of avoiding or mitigating
damage in the vineyards from hailstorms.
M. Violle's report refers to
the district of Beaujolais. where there
are established twenty-eight societies
for dispersing in this manner .the hailstorms
common to that region.
A rubbet film glove, the feature of
which is antiseptic qualities, has been
devised for surgeons. The idea consists
of immersing the hands in a weak
solution of gutta-pcrclia in benzine or
acetone, or applying the solution to
the skin of the patient. The purpose
of the film is to seal the surfaces oi'
either the hands or skin with an insoluble.
impervious, and practically
Imperceptible pellicle, which will not
allow the secretions of the skin to escape,
and will not admit blood, pus oi
secretions into the crevices cf the
skin.
The Secretary of the Treasury has 1
instructed tho collectors of customs
that the astronomical instruments ex
ported from this country for use by
various astronomical expeditions fot
observing the coming eclipse are to be
readmitted free of duty. The ordei
was the result of a long correspondence
betwefn the director of the Lick Observatory
in California and the Secre
tary of the Treasury. W. W. Camp
bell, director of the Lick Observatory,
contended that the astronomical in
struments which will be used for ob
serving the eclipse should be readmitted
into this country free of duty
Nearly all were manufactured abroad
Sir Frank Younghusband. the leadci
of the recent British expedition tc
Lassa. the sacred city of Tibet, brushes
awav. in an address, the delusion that
Tibet is a rainless country. After
marching over the elevate*! plateau Id
the face of bitter winds' nnd blizwirds.
the expedition reached the valley cf
Gyantse, where willows and poplars
were bursting into foliage before the
middle of April, and the banks of the
river were covered with masses of
purple iris plants. On resuming the
march for Lassa. July 14th. heavy rain
fell, and frequent rains were experienced
until September, and the size of
the rivers showed that this part of
Tibet has a good rainfall.
WHEN SHE LOVES;
A True Test For Any Vouur Girl to Apply
to Herself.
fe The first test that a girl should apply
to herself in determining whether
the liking: she l'ecls lor a man is genuine
love or not is the important one of
companionship. More love is bored to
death than is killed in any other way.
"Unless you can dream iu a crowd
nil /Ifiv r>ii mi nlicmii- fner* tliflt
fixed you. then never say you love,"
declares a i>oet. That is very easy;
anybody can. It is no trouble to be
sentimental about a person who Is absent.
The real question is whether
you can listen all day to the person
who is by your side and still want to
hear more. And that does not apply
to love making; all of us can hang enraptured
cn the words of the one who
is singing our praises.
It is when we come to listening to a
person in prose that love counts, and
if a girl finds that she is taking a genuine
heart interest iu a man's account of
his grocery business, and that she can
laugh when he tells a joke over the
second time, she may be sure that she
has the real article, and that her affection
will stand th? wear and tear of
daily intercourse.
One o 1 the commonest errors that
girls make is in thinking themselves in
love with the first man they meet who
resembles the hero of their romantic
dreams. All of their lives they have
been imagining the man with whom
they would fall in love wnen tney are
grown up. Ue would be an'Adonis,
with large. dark, soulful eyes, a sweeping:
moustache, which he would gnaw
savagely. a melancholy expression, and
he would make love in beautiful language.
During this short and violent hectic
flush, however, it leads a girl to do
things that she blushes to remember
ever afterwards. iMore often than not
the object of it is some matinee hero,
and she spends hor money going to see
him play, .and buying his photographs,
before which she burns candles and
keeps violets, and if she has got the
disease very bad .siif* writes hiui silly
love letters that lie laughs over with
liic iT-ifo?Wonlrlr Ti'olonm/i
IJc-Bt Plnw i>l All.
Wlien tired, go home. When yen
wa it consolation, go home. When you
want fun. go home. When you want to
show others that you have reformed go
home and let your family get acquainted
with the fact. When you want t<>
show yourself at the wry best, go
home and do tb:? act there. When >
feel like being extra liberal, go honn:
and practice on jour wife and children
fir.?t. When you want i:> shine
with more brilliancy than usual, go
home and light the whole household.'
Home is the best place of all.?St. Paul
Journal.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 30.
finbjecl: Maiiusneh's Sin nnd Kcpentence,
II. Chron. xxxiii., 1-13? Golden Text
Prov. xlv., 34? Memory Verges, 10-1?
?Commentary on the l)ay'<t Lesson.
I. Manasseh's excessive idolatries
(vs. 1-0). 3. "Manasseh." The thirteenth
King of Judali (not counting
Athaliah, the usurper), son of Hezekiah
and Hephzibali, who was traditionally
the daughter of Isaiah
"Twelve years old." He was bori
three years after Hezekiah was miraculously
restored to health. He reigned
logger than any other King of Judali
or Israel. 2. "Did?evil." He followed
all the abominable practices ol
the nations of Canaan, but his sin wa!
greater than theirs because he hat
light and knew about the true God. 3
"Baalim." The plural form for Baai
"iiade grooves." "Made Asheroth.'
R. V. Asheroth is one of the plura
forms of Ashrali. a heathen goddess
Baal was a male and Asherah a femali
divinity. An" Asherah was.probably a
wooden pole which was planted be
side an altar as a symbol of a deity
"Host of heaven." The sun, moon ant
stars. 4. "Altars in the house." Hi
placed tue heathen altars even in tht
itMiijiie. ojiuji 111,} Jiaiut' i?t*. oei
chapter 7: 1(5.
f?. "In tlie two courts." Professo:
Lumby thinks this verse explains th?
preceding verse, and that the idola
troiis altars were erected in the court
of tlit* tempie and not in the holy place
?i. "Throngi! the fire." There is rea
son to believe tliat in certain Wrcum
stances the children offered to Molod
were actually burnt to death, or wer
first slain and then burnt. See Psa
100: .*?: .Ter. 7: 31; L' Kings 17: 31
"Valley?of Kinnoai." This was a ra
vine on the south and west of Jerusa
lein, the southeast extremity of whicl
had the name of Tophet. "Observei
times." See li. V. "Practiced divina
Hon by the clouds." "Enchantments.'
He used incantations and charms. "Fa
miliar spirit." See 1 Sam. 2S: 8. H
had ill his service those who pretendei
to raipe ilrr spirits. "Wizards." Wis
or knowing ones who claimed to revea
secrets. Many of these impostors cam
f: .mi CI) a Idea to pursue their occupa
tions and practice their deceptions, am
Mai!a?seh was their liberal patron
"Much evil." The heathen rites au<
ceremonies which Manasseli observe
were often of the foulest character. '
"Set?i ma ire." The setting up the Asli
rrali wiiliin the sacred precincts i
uweii upun u> iiiv: iuiim u^uiuir
ontrasre of this wicked king. !
"Neither will I," etc. Cod Lad pron:
ised that (Ills lnnd should he their
forever (2 Sam. 7: 10). "If only" (E
V.) All of God's promises are condi
tion.ll. This condition was exprerse<
nt the very first. Had they obeyei
God they would never have pone hit
captivity, lint would still bnve been i
possession of the promised lnnd. !
"To do worse." Through the pern:
eious influence of Manasseli lliey wer
led into worse forms of sin than wer
even practiced by the original Cannar
!tes. Tradition says that under Mai
csseh Isaiah was sawn asunder.
II. Manasseh's punishment fvs. 1<
111. 10. "The Lord spake." We ca
imagine the bitter prief and hurnin
indignation of those who loved tli
God of Israel. And they were not s
lent. In 2 Kings 21: 10-15 we see ur
named prophets denouncing the apoi
tasy and threatening judgment in mos
striking language.
II. "Kinpr of Assyria." Assyria wa
at that time under Esarhaddoi
"Amonpr the thorns." "In chain?."' I
V. The sharp, thornlike nook b
which prisoners were caupht and hei
like tisli. "Fetters." Probably man.'
eles for the hands and fetters for tb
feet. "To Babylon." With this ever
Jtulah was added to the Assyrian Ec
pire.
III. Manasseh's repentance fr. .12
12. "Eesoucht the Lord." In the sol
tnde of exile and imprisonment Mai
flsseh had leisure for reflection. Th
calamities forced on bim a review c
his past life, convincing him that th
miseries of his dethronement and caj
tivity were owinar to his awful and ui
precedented apostasy from the God c
his fathers. "Humbled himself prea
ly." Afflictions are our best friend!
we should never from upon them. I
tt'a aiip nr?tliInrrnncc
liiru aimoi ? c nrc uuitii?ic?<vMw.
IV. Manasseh's restoration (v. 13
13. "Hp was entreated." It is.impoi
Bible that any sinner who desires t
forsake sin and turn to God will he r<
fused mercy, after the record of pai
don from God to a man like Manassel
Does this not explain why Manasse
was permitted to live the life he did
Would the Bible he the book it is if si
wore not personified by such chara<
ters. and grace personified in Jesu
Christ to meet their need? "Heard.
Thmigb affliction drives ns to God PI
will not therefore reject us if we sii
ccrely seek Him. for afflictions are ser
to bring us to-Him. "Brought him?t
Jerusalem." When Manasseli isbrougl
back to God and his duty he shall soo
he brought hack to his kingdom. Se
how readily God is to accent and we
come returning sinners, and how swil
to show mercy. Let not great siixier
desnair when Manasseb himself. 011 n
peutanee. found favor with God: i
him God showed forth long suflorin
(1 Tim. 1: 30; Isa. 3: 18). "Manasse
knew?God." No precepts of his fatl
or: no teaching of priests and LTevitof
no act of ceremonial circumcision tro
engaging in forms of religion: no list
<Miing to sermons nor reading tli
Scriptures brought him this know
edge. He hrd to be brought to a posi
tion where nothing but the ahnight,
power of God could deliver him. W
wiil bless God througu ail eternity fo
the days of trouble that lead us t
obey (Psa. ">0: 13). But how much be!
ter it is to obey at once, thus rnukin;
such afflictions unnecessary.
A 'I'm 11 itubli.
V. K. Strode has at his residence. i
South Portland, what is probably tli
oldest and largest ro.4t: tree in Orego
and perhaps in the Noriliivvst. Tli
tree stands eleven feet three inches i
height, has a spread across its bougli
of ten feet ten incites and measure
ten and a half incites around the trim
below the first branch. Die first boup
is three feet six inches from t!
frt-Aiiti.1 nnit the tree is seventeen yeai
or more of age.
Clerev Itstt'.
At Plico. Ireland. the other day i
crowd watched nearly J?') rats cros
high above the ground on an electri
wire from the Town Hall to a flou
mill over 200 yards away. The rat
used their tails as the professiona
walker on the lofty wire uses his bal
ancing pole, and not one made a mis
step.
Ttle Highost Post..
The man who occupies literally th
highest position in the world is on
whose remuneration is less than $12
n yeai. He is agent at a railway sta
tion in Eastern (iermaiiy. The statioi
is about 10,000 feet above the level o
the sea.
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- THE GEEAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE;
i
' | An Object I.esson Prom KixnSAft? Blessings
Instead of "Business Calamity" '
Followed tl>e Closing of a Brewery?
Liquor Traffic Restrict* Industry.
"VValrufF's brewery in Lawrence.
' Kan., was a valuable piece of property.
' Prohibition made it useless for thai
purpose, and the owner sold the build- i,jj
ing and left the State. This turned in
the twelve men ie had employed out
' of that into some other industry. Som?> He
' people called it "a business calamity" A8
to lose that brewery and the wages of
1 the twelve men it. had employed. But
; soon the big building was put to use Soi
; again as a shoe factory, and now, with
J about the same capital that the brew- 113
ery had, it employs one hundred sober
operatives. To
; Supposing the brewer's twelve men ^
. to have been all sober citiz?ns, let us 10
compare the business record x of the .
brewery and the shoe factory, allow- Th
ing that the men have the same wages,
which we will put at an average of ten 55111
dollars a week.
The brewer's men had their $120 a ^
week, or $9540 a year to expend in
house rent or homes, food, clothing -1"
and household needs. The one hun?
J 3 1 n T T
ureu suueuiu&era uu>t* ?j>xwv u -
or $52,000 a year to expend in the same Bp
way. The brewery men rented at most
p twelve cottages. The factory men
must have one hundred cottages or Ho
s lodgings. Of
Under the new system the builders, Uf
bakers, grocers, clothiers, etc., of thetown
have one hundred customers Ye
1 gained in place of the twelve they Sta
L' have lost, besides a large amount of Be:
* money from other customers that formerly
went for beer. More than eighty "0
times as much money goes, from that "U
factory alone, into the tills of the trad- Uo
| ers and workers of that town as used
1 to go there from the brewery. "A
* The shoes that are turned out harm Th
no one. They serve a useful purpose. 4?
preserve health, and give comfort and
JJ pleasure. They are among the ueces*
sities of civilized life.
1 It was not so with the beer. That (
' hurt, more or Ifss, all who used it. cjj,
l% Every barrel had in it curses, blights, t '
- -I .1 T? lcl
, diseases, lies, uuust? auu tuiuco. *?.
J madct bad debts, and soon or later jlu
created pauperism, filth and rags vrbcr1
ever it went. It turned good citizens d ]
into tramps and thieves, and made a r0(
business of seducing and debauching m(
innocent boys and girls. an
* The brewery needed a jail, a police ig
? court, poorhouse, lunatic asylum and fu]
watchmen. Not even twenty shoe fae- q0
tories would ever need any one of
(s these where there is no brewery nor
; grog shop.
'* From official figures we learn that
L] there are in the United States 1S45 r,
d breweries with 34,000 employes. If- h
0 converted into factories they would ^
n probably give employment to ten times
; as many persons and would pay annually
in, wages about $180,000,000 to
c' the $18,000,000 now paid by the brew- ^
0 eries. Hi
I- TVio llnnnr trnffin restricts IndUStrV
and brings poverty. Temperance promotes
business and brings prosperity. .
' Which -will you have? (o
n Is
a di5
Drinking Men at a Dinconnl. ^
, "I will hazard the statement." said qj('
h President Joseph Ramsay, of the Wa- j
.[ bash Railroad, in an address recently, |Sf
."j "that every railroad represented upon tei
this platform has strict rules prohibitQ
ing drinking on or off duty, and some m
forbid their train and engine men rj
boarding in houses where liquor is sold, mi
^ and their rules are enforced by the |e?
, discharge of those violating iem." ca"
Yet there are young men who say
' they see no harm in It. If they want yv
, to drink, they argue, what business is (n
it of anyone else? It is the most im- ea
portant business of any interest that is JD
^ imperiled. The young man who drinks
.' makes himself unreliable. Society has nei
*' a right to demand of him the most effi- jn
cient\ service lip can rpnder. He has ^
no right wilfully to diminish that effi- pe;
' ciency.
ra ' ~ nAminnr +n vno 1 thflt
CiIIipJU.YCi ? iiic tuiuui;, 1VU...V I
the public lias a right to expect from (JU
I them not merely pooil machinery but i mc
' the service of good men. So tho rail- I
, roads will not employ drinking men i
5 if they can heln it. The banks want
n sober clciks. Great buildings exclude (
. drinking ja in tors and elevator men. prj
' Even saloonkeeners prefer bartenders dri
who do not drink. en
0 The young man who drinks fs di- ev
* minishing his value to society. By the th<
r' same course he in diminishing his mar- fai
J* ket value to himself.?Forward. j wi
" sh
Contninptlon anil Alcohol. ]jy
" The relationship of alcohol and con- tbi
^ sumption was discussed at the last tai
meeting of the National Association 1
for the Prevention of Consumption, foi
t which took place in London. The be rif
lt* lief advanced by so many famous surn
geons that intemperance is an activf pri
agent in the spread of consumption has In
found a powerful supporter in Sir Will- mi
iam Broadbeut. He declared that de do
I ficient food, overwork, stuffy rooms be
and alcoholic excess were the principal tie
s factors in the progress of the disease bis
I And then, in impressive tones, he em W
n phasized his belief that the greatesl an
and most potent of these was alcoholit wj
r | excess. re;
, I Expectoration, he continued, caused pi<
!" its spread more tiian anyunug. n iuv 01
whole of the expectoration could he de I wi
. stroyed at one moment the disease I yo
" would be stamped out. Spitting mu-l m(
I ho stopped by public opinion and l>j in;
. punishment. Wherever cases of con tin
" sumption were known the authorities
' should be notified and the dwelling.4 La
_ disinfected. wl
In 1902, he said, the disease claimed thi
50.000 victims, as against 57,000 ir thi
1802 and Li,000 in 1883. This reductioi thi
J had been brought about in spite of the 0u
increase in population and the over nu
crowding in cities. es<
Tewpcranco Note*.
n You cannot take the sting out of the ]
io sakton by cutting off its rattles.?Kam'* tn
n Horn. po
|S I can no more accept alcohol as iooc i nr
's than I can chloroform or ether.?James th
k Edmunds, M. 1).
;5; A little real resolution against evi
would do much more good than manj ^
s written resolutions.?Ram's Horn. p,.
The issue of brandy and beer as par: ,
of the army ration will. it is said. b< to
abolish-.d throughout tl!f? whole Ger
1 man Empire in the r.aar future. yo
? Statistics show that prohibition ir
_ Kansas is an annual saving to the peo
s pie of $('>.000,000. Forty-four out 01
'j 105 counties are without a pauper br
i. inid in thirty-seven counties there if inj
!_ not a single occupant in the jails. ;K>
A remarkable feature of the New sn
"i oik Ghetto, one that puts to shauu be
the "Christianized"' districts; of the city fn
e is the paucity of saloons. No gaudj ue
e and enticing establishments for drini5
are found there, and, although saloons
do exist, they are far apart and st i
ii poor in appearance as to indicate tha: ve
f they have little or no custom. Evei a
there saloons occur on streets when foi
many peopie. oilier than Jews, pass.
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UNT,V TH^ DAY BREAK.
ften wondered, when at night
e curtaining lids had shut from n^h
osc eyes 60 dver-brimmed with' light
iw I could sle*p the long Hours throi
even the watanful-hearted do,
v have their violet once in view.
metimes, as love\late vigil kept,
aring her stir, l'?e closer stepped,
if-minded, if she vs^tly slept, ,
tent her with a whuepered wile.
rant my own reason to begirilt
?^ :c ~i? u a..JU i zL.i iZ L
acr ii euc wuu:u bury auu bi.UC. *.
en I would jush my heart and znaX
'self ashamed that I should break
:h sleep,-for Move's ownftelfish sake,..
V ' V'i
fait till the morning," I would say;
lit till the slumber drift?\ away;
en where are eyes so bright as they
\
wonder now, as, with my niad
wed on my knees uncomforteo,
' heart keeps watch above my head.
*
w can I live and meet the sum
years that stretch, a martyrdoA
yearning, till the dawn shall come!
t in this Vigil of my woe \
rts forth the thought that shamed toe
side her cradle long ago.
V
aching, anguished soul! I say,
ntil the day break watching stay,
til the shadows flee away.
nd thou shalt find that God has kep
e eyes whose closing thou bast wepj
heaven the happier that they , slept \
?Margaret -T. Presto?
The Grace oi Content.
i-K?v M ..S
jur ui IUU jurcsi gi;uia ui
aracter is the sweet grace of tt<H
ltment. It may not have the arre?
; splendor of righteousness. uH
sh us with the subduing of pnrjifl
t it is ah exquisite ornament of
r grace, and its sweetness fills ewdH
)m of the house of life. Like ItS
dest violet, it reveals Its preset?
d fragrance by an atmosphere tl?
laden with the sweet spirit of r&H
lues? and peace. It is the delicaB
wer of trust and submission to tH
rfect will of God, and its beauty^!
j smile upon a soul which know^
it in the hand of our Lord eycH
od thing is completely gnarante^K
fe is not without its limitations. |
s bitter deprivations and pathe^B
labilities; the bleak wind whistH
metimes" through its desolations aM
Aden and starless dark settles upH
erything, but the eye catches tH
>ion of the band of God, the he^B
s yoice, and the whole life rests^B
f in the unerring wisdom and tH
undless love.. And so life is liberatH
?m carefulness and anxiety, the he^H
r? f )a!ciifa fw?m Uo attti Iaa/)
ai ICiOUiC tlUUi 1 La VTTil 1VUU)
stills the gracious sweetness ofHS
autlful content through every bitM
e. HV
^re Dot the blessedness and the ml
ry of life to be found perhaps KB
npers aud places which we have iHj
vays suspected? "We have given <Hj
mts a loose rein and they have cH
d us wheresoeveT tHey Would. A^B
my of us spend tiring days and r^H
;s nights in trying to overtake <H!
pricious wants. Simplicity is <K|
the surest marks of a great l^H
ants have to be disciplined and h^B
strong and remorseless cbeH
res have to be carefully sifted/'
dirties scrutinized, aud multitudes^!
?m banished to the dark land of
edless. Then there will be rdfl|
life to .live deeply because simj*
>ssedly because trustfully, and
uccful serenity of oar life shallIH
i power which we contribute to
irld to aid its sanity, to re-enforce^H
ietuess and to re-establish its hH[
my.
** Sfifi
Big Molber'g Prayer*,
), the saving power of moth
ayers! It cannot be estimated.
sn may grow up apparently indiO^H
t to their home training; they r^H
en become vile and profligate; flfl
b memory 01 me ixinuy uiiar, m
ther's Bible and the mother's praySjj
11 cling to them. These thoo^H
ould encourage Christian parenti^H
e consistently in the presenceHgj
eir children, and to persist in mj^H
niug the family altar. rag]
Jr. J. Wilbur Chapman relates
lowing incident, which is in p<^B
;bt be re: MB
One o? my dearest friends
Dfligate until he was a man gro^B
a groat Western city he had ^eH|
ned to take his life, threw bimfla
wn on his bed just to collect himfl
fore the awful deed, and jarred
book from off a shelf just ab^H
; bed, and It struck him in the ffl?
ith an oatb, he threw it from l^H
d tbon it dawned upon hrrn tha^Bj
is his mother's Bible, given hinfljj
id. He walked across the roon^B
k it np. just to show her some mH[
respect, and read upon the flyl^H
itten in her own hand: 'Dear
u can never get away from yH9
jther's prayers.' Instead of bec^H
; a self-murderer, he became on^^g
e country's greatest preachers. n
0. for a revival of tlie old < u?toii^H
ring a family altar in the ho^H
iere the father acts as priest^^H
e mothei as a saint; we could H?
b whole county for Christ.
it we might dig again the well ^B|
r fathers digged before us.
ike homes heaven."?Religious ^Hj
:?pu Hra
What We Cancot Estimate. llBHM
Vot until we know all that BB
ows can wo estimate to the fullHB
wer and tlie sacredness of somc^H
e which may seem the humblet^H
e world.- .Tolm Kuskin.
Scxinonc iu Erlet. QJg
Graying lips .-annot square upH|
of a ne living;. B9
\ crusty tongue seldom Las a ch^H
get rusty. SH
i'ou cannot do 0'od'ss work and
ur own way.
Italian Judicial ScandaV. ?H
\ singular judicial scandal HH
oken out in Naples and the surroHS
c district, where no fewer tha:o^^H
0 public prosecutions, great
tall, have during the last few
en allowed to lapse and dl.sap^Kj
:>m the lists, owing to magisl^^H
gleet and corruption.
An Artificial Bait. BmB
1 Frenchman named GetBot ha^^H
ntcd an artificial bait consistii^|H
gelatinous paste for use in the ]^H|
undland fisheries. ASH