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PEOPLE V Ton may get through the world, bat 'twill be very nlow If you litsen to all that is said as you go; You'll be worried and fretted, and kept in a stew. For meddlesome tongues must have something to do? And people will talk. I? quiet and modest, you'll have it presumed That your humble position is only assumed lYou're a wolf in sheep's clothing, or else vfm'rp a fnnl But don't get excited?keep perfectly coolTor people will t#lk. And then if you show the least boldness ?f heart, Or a slight inclination t? take your own part, They -will call you an upstart, conceited and vain, JBut keep straight ahead?don't stop to explain? For people will talk. ?Selecte< ! A Western ; i s "J M By OLIVEI In 1880 New Mexico was the paradise of desperadoes, and the only re spectea autnoruy was a sa-cwiuiB single action revolver. Every man carried at least one of these weapons, and when he rode supplemented it with a repeating rifle in a holster strapped to the saddle under his left leg. Naturally, in such times, it was easy to acquire the reputation of being a "bad man," and many did so without quite deserving it. . Of these, Dan Bevis?familiarly known as "The Dandy," in consequence of a fastidious attention to hiB appearance in a region where such a matter received scant respect?was one. He was a professional gambler, a term which must not always be deemed synonymous with card sharper. Moreover, he was not a "pigeon" plucker, and it is recorded that on one occasion, Ending his opponent greatly his inferior in skill, he handed back his winnings and got up from the table with the remark that "he ?id not take pupils." For the rest, he was a good-looking lenow UI auuui luirijr jreara ui o&c, a, fine rider, a dead shot with any weapon and possessed of an even temperament which enabled him to accept good or bad fortune with smiling indifference. Thus, when, on his fourth visit to Deep Hollow, he was conducted to the edge of the settlement by the leading inhabitants, with the emphatic intimation that "if he showed up again he would be hung," he merely shrugged his shoulders, smiled pleasantly, and rode leisurely up the trail in the direction of Santa Fe. In five days he had financially cripplad many of the community. The climax came when one of the sufferers so far forgot himself as to call the gambler a cheat, which resulted in his being crippled in a more unpleasant way. But for the fact that the accuser was also palpably cheating, and was in ho danger of dying -of his hurt, Dan would have swung then and there. It was about a week after this event that Miss Virginia West made two important discoveries. "Jinny" kept house for her stepfather and only relative, who was proprietor or tfte principal saioon in Deep Hollow, and was generally known as "Bad Brown." Miss Jinny was eighteen years of age and the acknowledged belle of the township. The saloon was a one-story building of rough pine logs, with a sanded floor and a bar. Back of this bar was a door leading to the living part of the shanty. It was on the other side of this door that Miss Jinny paused, as women do the world over, to put a reassuring hand to her hair, and in consequence made the first discovery. The fact that there was a customer chatting with her relative would not have made the young girl hesitate, tout on this occasion she recognized w the vpice as that of Steve Lupas, a man whom she instinctively feared and avoided. "He'll come, you bet," lie was saying. "He got the note at Santa Fe, an', Parker sez he colored up like a gal when he read it." "I was afeard he'd know Jinny's hand-write, or suspicion that it was a mighty sudden affection on her part," Brown said. "Not he," sneered the other. "The dandy thinks every woman is in love with him an' his fine clothes. Snakes, it'll be somethin' to see his face when he finds out how he's bin fooled," and the speaker laughed loudly. "When will he be here?" Brown asked. "Pretty soon now, I reckon," was the reply. "Some of the boys are goin' to hide a little way up the trail, w^it till he passes and follow him in. Then they'll close up and nail him as soon as he crosses the boundary an' to-morrow mornin* he'll swine?- " There was a short silence, and then, in a different tone, the younger man, Lupas, remarked: "You ain't said anything to Jinny about?about me, I s'pose?" "No," replied Brown; "it won't do to rush things." This was untrue, for the speaker had already sounded the young lady anent the question of her becoming Mrs. Lupas, and had met with an emphatic negative. But he dared not divulge this, for he was in the unwelcome suitor's power. "Well, that's your lookout; but T ain't goin' to wait much longer," was the threatening retort. "You're coming to see the fun, 1 guess?" "Yes; Jinny'll take charge." On hearing this that young larly slJJped away from the door, and when she appeared in response to Brown s call her face showed no trace of emotion, but rage, shame and disgust struggled with another feeing which she did not attempt to analyze. A light step outside broke in upon her reflections, and she looked up to the subject of them standing in the open doorway. For one moment PILL TALK. If threadbare your dress and old-fa6hionec your hatSome one will arurely take notice of that, And hint rather strong that you can't pa] your way * * ~ v But don't get excited whatever they sayr or people will talk. If your dress is in fashion don't think t< escape, v For they criticise them in a differcn shape? i You're ahead of your means or you: tailor's unpaid; But mind your own business, there'i naught to be made? For people will talk. Now the best way to do is to do as yoi please. For your mind, if you have one, will Ihei be at ease. Of course you will meet with all sorts, o abuse: But don't think to stop them?it's not anj use? For people will talk. I from Old Scrapbook by E. W. Foster. i Lochinvar. ! i I ft 8TRANCE. * whs he stood there, hat in hand, ani then "Jinny!" he cried, and stepped for ward with outstretched arms. Th< girl shrank back. "How do you do, Mr. Bevis?" sh( said coldly. Then, remembering his danger, she cried: "Why are you here? You must go, go at once; dc you hear?" Dan gazed at her in amazement the brightness dying out of his face. "I can't follow suit," he said, slowly; "I haven't the cards. You ask why I'm here; well, that's why." He took a sheet of paper from his breast and laid it on the counter. She snatched it up and read: "Why did you go away without a word? Don't you care? If you do, come and take me away.?Jinny." "And you believed it?" she cried, sharply, her face flushed and her breast heaving with anger. "You could think me capable of writing that to any man, above all to one who never " "Forgive me; I should have known," he said, gently. "I?I am afraid I'm very conceited. Of course, you couldn't care for me?" "You are forgetting your position, Mr. Bevis. This letter has been forged for the purpose of entrapping you. Every moment that you waste here brings death nearer." The gambler looked at her steadily for a moment, and her eyes dropped before his. There was something new about him which she could not fathom; an earnestness which she had never noticed before. "I guess I'll stay," he said, slowly. The girl stamped her foot angrily, and was about to speak, when "Hands up, Dan," cried a sharp voice from the doorway, and the sunshine glinted along the barrel of a rifle leveled at the gambler's heart. Dan complied instantly with the request, out nis eyes were smiling, for Jinny's face had become pale and her lips had uttered a cry of real pain, and this evidence of interest on her part made this quixotic advanturer forget his danger; so that it was with quite an amused expression that he greeted his captors and suffered himself to he disarmed. "You must be tired of life, Dan, to come here again; what's brought you?" asked one. "A horse and a gamble," replied the prisoner, airily.' "Pretty high betting; you staked your life," said the other. "Yes; but it was worth it, if I had won," Dan said, with a slight glance at Jinny. "But you've lost instead," broke in the sneering tones of Lupas, who understood the allusion. "True, I've lost," replied the gambler, and this time only Jinny knew the fullness of his meaning. Then, with a sudden change to his old audacious gayety, he added: "Come, boys line up. I've still some of your money left, and my old friend Brown will be delighted to 'set up' the drinks." The drinks duly consumed, some of the prisoner's former victims proposed a game of cards, and as there was no possible chance of his escap ing from the crowded saloon, th game began. "I'll play you for your horse, Deuce, If you like, Dan; you won't require him again," said Lupas. "I always wanted him." "You'll have to treat with Miss West, then; I've already presented him to her," said Bevis, with a smile and a bow to the girl. The words were spoken loudly, and the girl looked up to find Lupas watching her narrowly. For a moment she hesitated, and then sh< said: "I shouldn't think of parting witt him; he's the best animal for twentj miles 'round." Her voice was cold, matter of fact without a trace of emotion, and actec like a douche of ice water on Bevis Though she had accepted his in* promptu gift, it was apparently onlj for the value of it. He noticed, too that she never looked at him, anc with a sigh devoted himself to th? task of winning money he woulc never have tho chance to spend. The scene next morning formed i fitting sequel to that of the preced' ing night. The condemned mar walked free and unconcernedly to th< place of execution, chatting in a cas ual way with those about to ushei him into eternity. One thing alon< betrayed?to the initiated?the faci that Dan was a prisoner; he was un armed. The preparations were primitive: A tree, a rope with a noose at on< end and half a dozen stalwart miner! at the other. Dan had seen men di( in this way before, and he knc-w th( agony of it. Nevertheless there was a jest on his lips. "You haven't, got that gallows buill yet and you need it badly," he remarked. "We didn't expect you back so soot or we'd had it ready," was the quick I retort from one of the crowd. And Dan langhed, for he liked a good re turn, whether in word or blow. 1' Erect and with unmoved featurei he felt the f atar loop'tighten-arouic j his thVoat, TfieSi his indifferent vanished, and the spectators saw J " locrk .of. sharp pain on his face. \I unnmpnf later ramp, a of hoofs j and Jinny, mounted on thp gam bier's horse, Gashed up. Brown aD< ^ Lupas both sprang forward. r "WIfyf .are. you doing here, Jinny?1 asked her stepfather. "This is ni 5 place for a girl." '"I've come to say good-by," she re plied, calmly, enough, though he i heart was beating furiously. Then j turning to Lupas, she added, "Yoi need not grudge him that, at least, f The tone and look which accotn panied the words were a delightfu f revelation to the astonished man, an with a glance of triumph at his ue fortunate rival, he .stepped back. He was rewarded with a bewilder ing smile of gratitude, as Jinny, lead Iing her mount, stepped up to wher the culprit was standing. I "Dan," she whispered, "I'm -goinj to cut the rope and then you mus jump for Deuce and go." | He looked up and she read refusa in his eyes. He had seen her smll at Lupas. But he did not speak. -"Not?if'I?come with you, Dan?1 she questioned, softly. For a moment he could not believ 1 hia ears, but then she lifted her eye to his in one single flash, and hi knew the truth; he had won. Th< i touch of her arms round his neck an< her warm breath on his cheek re ' caneanim. > "But they'll shoot, and may hi 1 you," he whispered. 1 But "his expostulation came tot late. A sharp click told that Jinny'i hands had not encircled him useless ly, and the rope was severed. At th< ' same time she released him ant : stepped back a pace. Life was verj sweet now, and Dan did not hesitate 1 Two bounds and he was astride hii horse, and a moment later his stronf arms had' lifted Jinny up in front o: him. The spectators, paralyzed b] the unexpectedness of the event, onl] recovered their senses when the hors< bearing his double burden with th< utmost ease?was a dozen yardi ' away. i Then Lupas, with a wild yell of an ger as he realized how he had beei tricked, sprang after them, only t< stumble headlong with a bullet in hii 1 brain. It was his friend Brown wb< had fired the shot in an attempt, a: he afterward explained, to cripple th< fugitive's mount. But as Brown was 1 a notoriously neat shot, and the deac man was hardly in the line of fire 1 there were some who doubted. Late in the afternoon the ministei of a small but lively mining cami some thirty miles from Deep Holloa : earned a sum equal to half his yearlj income bv the nerformance of a sini' 1 pie ceremony, and Dan Bevis, having escaped from one noose, very cheer fully surrendered himself to another As he himself put it, "Matrimony waf his strong suit, and he was going hit pile on it."?London Paper. The Question of Influence. A correspondent, writing on th? above subject, refers to an occasiona instance to be noted where, insteac of striving to make the publication z thing of pleasure and profit for aL the family, those in control permit matter to creep in that should b( rigidly excluded and bo impair oi lose altogether the influence that th< journal might exert?criticisms thai are unjust or unwise, commendation! of persons or practices that woulc better not be noticed, and .'details ol occurrences that would best be lei alone. He calls attention to the fact that the home weekly paper is mad< for the family, and makes the plet that, whatever may be the necessit] in the case of dailies, the weeklj shall at all events be so conducted that its influence shall be strong foi good, and for good only. "Keep youi own little weekly,", he says, "cleai and wholesome. Thus will its inffu ence make this old world a brighter purer place in which to live and youi efforts shall be rewarded, not only ir dollars, but in the satisfaction o; having wielded'an Influence for gooc , and not evil from week to week." The Surrender of Sedan. Count Hatzfelt, whp because . o: Bismarck's trust in him and his per 1 feet knowledge of .French, played i ' prominent part in the surrender o ! Emperor Napoleon III after the bat tie of Sedan, thus describes the ar > rangements for the surrender in s ' letter to hlB wife, which has beei * published: 'It was a solemn momen when General Reille, galloping u] ? the side of the hill, drew up flft: ' paces from the king in order to dis * mount, and then approached bare headed to deliver the Emperor's let ^ ter. The king asked him to wait ant ? withdrew to consult with Bismarcl " and Moltke. I took advantagp o * this moment to approach poor Reilli to express my sympathy with him 1 Bismarck then sent for me. Twi 9 * ?i J iU, cnairs were piaceu uuc uu iu^ ui iu< other and I was given pen and paper > The king and Bismarck dictated, anc ' we drew up a draft of the answer Afterward the king sat down on on< ' of the chairs; Alten held the othe r as a desk, and I held the ink-bottl< and dictated to the king the answe: - that Reille took with him." Misfit Corn Husks. t An exchange remarks that consid . erable trouble is being experience< , throughout Indian Territory becausi 5 the husks dp not fit the corn in man; of the fields. The husks prepare< r themsel-.es for corn in dry weather ; it seems, and the recent rain ha: t caused the ears to grow so that tw< . husks will be required in the plac< of one under ordinary circumstances . ?Kansas City Star. ) . Not in His Department. ; "Waiter," asked the man at th< i table in the corner the door, "wha 5 are these biscuits made of?" "They look, sir," said the austere t dignified waiter, "as if they wen made of Portland cement, but I hav< no positive knowledge. I have noth i ing to do with the modus operand ; of the cook-room. Shall I changi [ them, sir?"?Chicago Tribune. ' MIIIIIIMHIIIIMIIMiail ' Uj Household llaUBrs.i < # .? 1 . "Jolly Boys.". - 5 ' One and one-half pints of rye meal j (scant measure), half a pint of flour (scant measure), half cup Indian , 'meal, two pinches of cinnamon, a 3 little salt; one level teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonsful of cream of . tartar, two tablespoonsful of sugar, J two tablespoonsful of molasses, one < r well-beaten egg and cold water to make a very thick batter. Mix with spoon and drop by the spoonful into hot lard; fry until well browned. jj Tomato Fritters. J Cfioose ripe but firm tomatoes? not too small. Peel them by dipping ] for an instant into boiling water; 1 ? cut in slices half an inch thick, j e Make a frying batter with half a \ pound of flour, two eggs, half a pint ' g of milk and a little salt; mis the flour j t smoothly with the milk, add j the j yolks of eggs and salt. If possible, 1 allow the batter to stand for an hour : e or two. Then beat the whites of the ] eggs to a stiff froth and add them to 1 -? the other ingredients; carefully dry 1 each slice of tomato, coat it in the ] e batter, and fry until brown in boil- j 0 ing fat; drain on paper and serve j B very hot. g ~ Banana and Strawberry Sauce. i A certain young housewife, when unexpected campany arrived just in ] t , time for lunchepn, found to her dis- , I mow that cho did Tint have fiTlOUCh 1 j ' of any one suitable "sauce" or pre3 I serve to serve on the table. She had, 1 . ' however, four bananas and about 3 j two cups of strawberries. She cut j j' the bananas in thin slices and over f i thein scattered about half the berries. The rest she covered with a 3 ' scant quarter of a cupful of sugar, r ' crushed them fine, put them in a f cheese-cloth bag and squeezed out all T , the juice possible. This was then j poured over the fruit and the whole , placed on ice and kept there until I luncheon. The "sauce" was pro, nounced delicious. A quart of berj ries to every four bananas is also a . | good proportion. Use about one- , x fourth as much sugar as berries ^ ! Dundee Scotch Marmalade. ) ! Wash thoroughly fourteen large 3 oranges. Take half, using the larg) est, and with a sharp knife peel thin, 3 taking care not to use any of the I white, pithy skin. Put into a deep , preserving kettle and add two and a | half quarts cold water. Let this r stand thirty-six hours, changing the ) water two or three times. The sect ond morning put the soaked peelings r with the last water over the fire to - cook. Peel the other seven oranges, ; throwing away their skins. Slice the whole fourteen oranges, add four < pounds granulated sugar and the l s juice of two lemons; turn into the J preserving kettle with the peelings ' and simmer two hours until clear and 5 thick, stirring often to prevent ^ scorch. When partially cooled pour j j into glass jars, but do not cover until j cold. This will keep for years.? j ^ t Washington Star. ( k I . Spanish Omelet. 1 1 - M I Here are two different ways of : i > making Spanish omelet, one using po- { . tatoes and the other mushrooms. The ? other ingredients are about the same. I For the 'first take six eggs, one \ } medium sized tomato, one small I onion or four cloveB of garlic, three j t 'tablespoonfuls of milk, five mushl rooms, fresh or canned, quarter of a t pound of bacon, quarter of a tea- j 5 spoonful of salt and black pepper to i t season. Cut the bacon into small 1 j 'pieces and fry to a golden brown. 1 T Add to. it -the tomato, onion and 1 I mushrooms chopped fine and stir and . j. cook about ten 'minutes. Break the . eggs in a bowl and beat vigorously. { x Add to them the salt and pepper. . Put a leVel tablespoonful of butter j ' in a frying pan and let it melt. Be j J r sure the sides are well greased. Turn i 1 L in the eggs and shake over a quick ] \ ? fire until set. Now quickly pour the j | I mixture from the other frying pan . over the omelet, fold it over once, i turn out on to the centre of a heated I \1 o + fr*r? on/3 oonro of nnro "IWrQ rTpl- ( U11U 0^1 ? V MP*/ VMVV. *'** - * V. ' ford, in the New York Telegram. ? i - . ' I irt'OUSEKEEP'ERi ' i Rub eye glasses with alcohol to keep bright and clean. When making a holder for ironing j put a piece of leather inside; it pro- I : tects the hand. | If oatmeal is soaked over night in ' water it requires only about one-half Via a f A /lAAlr I J- tuc tliUV LU V.UVIV. j I a i Towels that are worn in the middle ( . should he cut in two like the sheets, \ 3 and hemmed to make hand towels. 2 An excellent polish for furniture i . I made be made with equal parts of r 1 j turpentine, linseed oil and vinegar. To remove the stains made by ^ 2 I iodine, soak the stains in cold water r 1 for half an hour and then cover tbicks , ly with common soda, r * ! It may be of interest to know that if an egg is not sound it will float in a pint of water in which two ounces of salt have been dissolved. To improve the flavor of after-din* ner coffee rub the lumps of sugar 2 with a piece of lemon peel. For tea ^ the sugar should be rubbed with or1 ange peel. sneets tnat are worn in tne miaaie i should be cut in two. the selvedgej; * sewn together and the cut side? c hemmed. In this way they will last twice as long. ^ Table cloths that have become too c much worn for further use may be e turned into bread cloths and silver 1 3 polishers. For either purpose they J are more satisfactory than anything | else. j ' In serving oyster or clam cocktails, ] 3 Instead of putting them in glasses, i] " try serving them from the shells. In i: " the centre of the plate place a green 1 1 nenner hollowed out and filled with * 3 the condiments. Each oyster is | * dipped into it before being eaten. ' r USE GREAT DESTROtER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. rhis Should Prove to Any Reasonable Person That Liquor is a "Horrible Thing"?-A Tragedy of the "Family Entrance." Is the saloon a horrible thing?" To a western city a few weeks ago i pure country girl, fourteen years )ld and very ignorant of city ways, iame looking for work as a domestic servant to help oupport her father; she found her sister who had preceded her. and got employment, for she was neat and handy and pretty. 3n Sunday she took a walk and met some young men, friends of her sister, and upon invitation .entered the 'family entrance" of a saloon to have a glass of wine; just at daybreak she was carried out of the place drugged, debauched, insensible, Insane from rum and rape and terror, ind taken home to her mother to die ?or worse. That saloon is doing business to-night and is as lawful as i church. In Rahway, New Jersey, a young married woman fed on whisky by. a medical ignoramus, to Increase her capacities for motherhood, became a 3lave to drink, and at her own reguest was put by her devoted husband in a hospital for inebriates, and in due time returned home cured and almost too happy, the old grief was forgotten and the little house was heaven to the three. One morning the husband starting to his work tossed a little roll of bills to her to pay the rent wjth. She thrust it in the bosom of her dress and went on 3inging about the golden streets o? her new Jerusalem. When the work was done she took up the baby and walked across the city to the landlord's. It was the first time her husband had trusted her alone with money. She was excited. The saloon, likes the pores of damnation, sweat the fever of hell into her nostrils as she hurried on. The roll Of bills turned to a green serpent and turned its fangs upon her faithful heart and stung it numb and dead to love and honor, and she fell down, lown. At daylight the next day the searching party found her in a corse Df wood in the suburbs frozen and maimed for life, and lying apart, where she had lost it in the night, the dead baby with its flossy curls frozen in the mud. Why do you looked shocked at he? [ didn't do it. If I had time I would pour such stories into your ears un:il they drove you mad, or drove you Dut to hunt the saloon to the hell :hat conceived it, law or no law. The saloon is a lock in the stream of life that opens upward all day long and fills with human craft that lave drifted from their moorings or lost their way, and at midnight emp lies with a rush ana a niss aown stream.?From Address by John G. IVoolley, LL.D. Poor Little "Peach." Yes, daily life is full of tragedies. They are so many, so frequent, so :ommon, that the world doesn't snow and doesn't care mucn. The barber who shaved me slowly ubbed the lather into my chin and said: "I'm"going to be married next week. Picked out a country girl. They are the kind. No hifalutin' no;ions. She is a peach." The man was a born kicker.' He growled at the world, at his job, at iie weather, at his wages. Mention a person of prominence and he would :ry to show that that person was ;ither a robber or insincere?full of laws. He was a grouch. He anloyed. And he drank. Poor little peach! A hell of man's making was waitng for her. You couldn't stop it. rhat is the way of so many of those narriages. There is no way to stop he sorrow and tragedy.. When a woman loves?? They were married and went, to ive in a flat and the barber said they vere happy. And another day he aughed and said that the "poor little 'ool was homesick." He thought it vas a fine joke. And one day there was a new face it the second chair. "What's become of Joe?" I asked he boss. "To hades with Joe," he snapped. 'Drunken cur, and I fired him out. His grouch was so big that he hurt business. He hasn't been really sober n six months. His wife was here. She looked scared to death and she ;ried and asked me to take him back ind begged me to make him stop Irinking. No use! Guess it is hard ines for her. She looked the* part. Vext!" A woman's life ruined almost in ;he days of its making. A little romance destroyed almost Defore happiness had gained a footlold. Not even loved as a woman should je loved. Poor little peach.?Rural Weekly. An Ideal Land. Iceland, about half the size of Missouri, has "no jail, no penitentiary; ;here is no court and only one policenan. Not a drop of alcoholic liquor s made on the island, and its 78,000 leonle are total abstainers since thev vill not permit any liquor to be imported. There is not an illiterate m the island, not a child ten years >ld unable to read, the system of public schools being perfect. There ire special seminaries and colleges, :everal good newspapers, and a printng establishment which every year ublishes a number of excellent books >n various lines." Such is the report >rought by northern travelers of this ncomparable and ideal land. Seventy-five Out of Seventy-six. Says Mr. E. W. Chanin: I was at ilound City. Pulaski County, 111. rhere was a murder case on trial beore Circuit Judge Butler, of Cairo. Vt the close of the trial the Judge, n rendering his decision, said: "The :ase at bar is the seventy-sixth murler case I have tried,either as State's ittorney or as judge, during the past lineteen years. 1 have kept a careul record of each case, and I have o say that in seventy-five out of he seventy-six whisky was the excitng cause." A noston Reform. Boston has instituted a reform vhich might well be followed by ither cities. The police eommissiont has issued orders that hereafter 10 political poster, notice, portrait or :artoon shall be displayed in a saoon. The practice has been to flood he saloons with political advertising, during a campaign the windows have >een filled with portraits of the canIjdates and the bars decorated with lartisan literature. The new move s a sensible attempt to keep the saoons out of politics by keeping poliics out of saloons.?Youth's Gomi anion. .'THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR OCTOBER 28. ' Subject: Anointed in Bethany, Matt, xxvi., 6-16?Golden Text, Matt, xxvi., 10?Memory Verses, I 1?2 1R?fViminfintarv. I. Mary anoints Jesus (vs. 6, 7). '6. "In Bethany." Bethany means "House of Dates," or "House of Comfort." This was a village beautifully situated about two miles southeast of Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. It was often visited by Christ, and :it was here that He spent several nights of the memorable passion week. "Simon the leper." This man had evidently been a leper and had probably been cured by Jesus. This will account for his- making a feast in honor of Christ. According to a tradition Simon was the father of Lazarus; according to others he was the husband of Martha, or Martha was his widow. John tells us that Martha served and that Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him. This shows-that Lazarus' resurrection was no illusion. Martha seems to have had the entire supervision of the feast, and the risen Lazurus was almost as much an object of curiosity as Jeeus Himself. y. a woman. juiiu tens utt that this woman was Mary. "Alabaster box." The perfume was in an alabaster bottle, or ilask, which was made with a long, narrow neck. "Very precious ointment." By the ointment we are to understand rather a liquid perfume. The ointment was worth between $45 and $50, equivalent to about eight or ten times that amount at the present ' time. "Poured it on His head." John says she anointed the feet of Jesus. There is manifestly neither contradiction nor divergence here between the evangelists. Mary poured the ointment over His head and then over His feet. John notices the anointing of the feet, not only as the act of greatest humility and the mark of deepest veneration, but from ' its unusual character, while anointing of the head was not so uncommon. II. Mary's act criticised (vs. 8, 9). 8. "When His disciples saw it." John tells us that Judas, was the leader in criticising Mary, and he urged his opposition until some of the disciples assented to his ideas. But he was a hypocrite and Jesus rebuked him. "To what purpose." There is no benefit in such a lavish expenditure. "This waste." Judas I complained that the ointment was wasted because the money was not put In the treasury where he could steal It. The other disciples were evidently sincere, "hut had too narrow or distorted a vision as to what were real values." Note that the apostles do not hesitate to record even those actions which are discreditable to themselves. They hide nothing. 9. "Given' to the poor." How often does charity serve as a cloak for covetousness. God is sometimes robbed of His right, under the pretense of devoting what is withheld to some charitable purpose. III. Jesus defends Mary (vs. 10-13). 10. "Jesus perceiving it" (R. V.) Jesus understood their murmurings. "Why trouble ye the woman?" According to John's account Jesus said, "Let her alone." It was the language of sharp rebuke. "A good work." ft was a high act of a noble soul, expressing its noblest emotions. 11. "Poor always with you." This act of Mary's will not interfere with your care for the poor. "Me?not always." Christ's bodily presence was about to be removed from them. What they would do for Him must be done quickly. 12. "On My body." On His head and on His feet. "She did not prepare Me for burial" (R. V.) Whether Mary understood Christ's approaching death, and intended it so, we cannot tell, but Jesua puts this construction upon it ana confirms thereby what He had so frequently told them regarding it. She was em uaiuiiug XTim m duvdiiv;c ui time. 13. "This gospel shall be preached."Another remarkable proof of the prescience of Christ. God has so disposed matters that this has continued as firm and regular as the ordinances of heaven. The way to anoint Christ to-day is to help others; those in prison and distress should have our earnest attention (Matt. 25:31-46). IV. Judas seeks to betray Jesus (vs. 14-16). 14. "Judas Iscariot." Judas is rightly regarded as an infamous man, his conduct base and his motives vile; yet how many to-day bargain away their'Lord for the honors and pleasures of this world! "Unto the chief priests." This was a favorable time for the traitor to carry out his wicked designs. Much people kad gathered, not only to see.Jesus, but to see Lazurus, whom He had raised frnm thp ripatl. and manv were be lieving on Christ because of him. 15. "What will ye give me?" Money was his god; the love of filthy lucre was causing his ruin. Let us take warning. It is not the iack of money, but the love of money that fcj the "root of all evil." "Thirty pieces of silver." Silver shekels. This was the price of a slave. See Eiod. 21: 32, also Zech. 11:13. According to the Oxford Teacher's Bible Judas received the paltry sum of $16.96. 1G. "Sought opportunity." His hope was to deliver Christ into the hands of the officers privately. His act was premeditated and so much the more dastardly and mean. JVew Zealand-American Trade. The Governor of New Zealand stated in the opening of parliament Wellington that the promotion of t?ade with the United States and Canada would be one of the subjects considered during the session. The members would also De asked to consider proposals for a renewal of the subsidies for the San Francisco and Vancouver mail service. The speech referred sympathetically to the proposals of reciprocity with Australia, and expressed confidence that the coming New Zealand exposition woulA compare favorably with Old World methods. Dog Swims the Channel. A dog, which fell overboard from a tug off Dungeness, has been picked up at the mouth of the harbor of Boulogne, having practically swum from England to France. The course taken by the dog is regarded as showing a strong drift from Dunge jiess iu xsuuiugue, as uiuerwise uie animal could not have accomplished its feat. It is thought that men attempting to swim the Channel will take the hint. TniliHn {HMn up HH^^BHi Behold BBOHH^HHHI The Lift up your eyes! the Saviour says; I M Behold, the golden grain .,. , \JH Is ripened by My bitter tears, II My passion and My pain. IH Lift up your eyes! the Saviour says; Seed that ye have not sown 339 Bends ready for the harvester 9H In distant lands unknown. HH Lift up your eyes! despondent one, |H Nor let your spirits aroop; HQ God's husbandmen on many a fieljl 5H O'er glorious harvests stoop. 9fl Go forth then, happy reaper band; ' BN Look unto Christ for strength: > Hfl With many sheaves, from many climes, H| Yc shall return at length. |H TVio IVrAi'lMt ITIaM * XUC JL' Vi A'lUVt Secret Sins. We are occasionally stantled by the apparently sadden fall of some nuuw of high standing and good reputation. The far-resounding crash ol the fall arouses the public attention; and sets it to inquire as to the cause of the moral disaster. Some sudden< overwhelming temptation, say some; a peculiar combination of demoralizing conditions gathering about hln* all at once, giving him no time tocall to his help the reserved inorai forces of his character. Perhaps in a few cases this istrue, : but in most it is only the sequel Of years of moral disintegration. Seemingly little sins have slowly bnt'snre* r ly undermined the foundation and while the collapse seems sudden?i* > sudden in that particular thing, tbe';1 fall?yet the causes leading inevi-' tably to it have worked on under the surface for a long time. < $ We see the result, but not the ? cause. A man mtfy ,.may lead a double life for years, keepiq?- np a goodly show of virtue^ while a,11 i? foul within. He may keep tho sepulchre whitened in which are buried ( decency, honor, truth, and parade ' cunning substitutes in their place;. but the day of exposure is certain toco me. It is in the law of things that if . should come. When the covered sine ; have done their baleful work; and eaten out an moral supports, tne i&m must come. Our Lord's words e*? " press a profound philosophy, when He says: "For there is ndthing hW frhich shall not be manifested; neither anything kept secret, but that { it should come abroad." Inward conditions are eyer struggling to reveal themselves in the outward lfte* and in the end they succeed.?Pittaburg Christian Advocate. ? V Live in Friendship With God. Cling close to this adorable Friend; dwell in Him with an unbounded trust, and say to Him all \ that the simplicity of love shall inspire in you. After having spoken! to Him out of the abundance of yotu^ . heart listen to Him inwardly, silencing your fastidious and restlear spirit. As to distractions, they will die away of themselves if you never encourage them voluntarily, it you? from choice, always dwell in love, II you are not distracted by the fear of distractions, and if, when you find , your imagination wandering, yon re4 sail it quietly and without vexation devotions. Follow trustfully the attraction God gives ?ou towards His infinite perfection. Love Him as you would wish to be loved; it is not giving Him too much; this measure is not excessive. Love Him according to the Ideas which He gives you of the greatest love. < . Speak and act without so muoh' tircumspection. If you are absorbed fn God, you will be less eager to please men, but you will please them. more.?Fenftlon. "My Peace I Give Unto Yon." Jesus had a peace within which all the mocking and scoffing the world gave Him could not disturb. And this same peace He has promised to give to you. " *'* . The world can never take this peace from the heart that is truly fielded to God. In the time of most bitter trial, deepest sorrow and when turned down by everyone, this peace Is ever the sama Do you want such a peace? It can only be had when a full consecration aas been made, when you have yielded yourself to Him, to be used by, Him in life or death, to His glory. It is only a reasonable service to present your bodies a living sacrifice to 3od. (See Rom. 12:1.) And" when fou give yourself to Hfm He will give Himself and His peace to you.? C. B. Styers. On Life's Highway. , j? Many are so filled with bustle and \ noise, and hurry, and excitement, jnd fret, and criticism, and everlasting talkativeness they cannot detect the gentle tick of God's telegraphic messages, or the soft cooing of the heavenly dove, or the footsteps of the zomine king. Neither can they know what is going on in their own hearts. I ?G. D. Watson. , J Seek God Ever. You need God in the very things that seem to separate you from Him. You must seek'Him in the very' places where the misery of life seems be that He is not. You must question the stoniest paths for streams of water.?Phillips Brooks. What We Are Here to Do. The older I grow?and now I stand on the brink of eternity?the more comes back to me that sentence in the Catechism which I learned when . a. child, and the fuller and deeper its ^ meaning becomes, "What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and en?/>tr uim fnrovpr "?Thomas Carlvle. jV/ mm _ The Devil as a Teacher. The devil can teach us all a lesson on the wisdom of silence in the face of abuse. - - - ^ Xumber of Paupers. About two-thirds of the paupers in the country are males, the numbers standing at 52,444 males and 29,320 females, and the ratio of female pau pers is decreasing faster than that o 4 1 ~ 1 me Luetics. When Italians Are Cold. The Italians do not seem to lei cold when the sky is blue, no maier how low the temperature. It is aly so when the sky is overcast and:he air humid. . _ ,?s. . 1*1?r ' " it'M