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%i\ His O A PSYCH | By.S CHAPTER XVI. 14 Continued. "1 am in an awkward dilemm to tell you the truth," she said. ' never thought of counting the mom in my purse before I came on boar and now I find I have not near enough to pay for my ticket. Bi see, I have plenty of jewelry. I you think I might offer them thi in proof of my honesty till I get 1 Southampton? I have friends thei who will meet me. And I must croi to-night. It is most important." "Oh, yes," he answered. "I a sure there will be no difficulty aboi It. But if you will allow me I wi go and arrange it for you. Nev< mind the jewels; I can explain." He returned with a ticket, ar then naturally they began to chat "I am on my way back to Sam hurst," he told her. "Oh, are you?" she answered. ' have a brother there?a cadet." "In which division?" he wanted i know. "I know nothing of divisions," si reloined smiline. "but his name Graham Wendel'.." "Why Wendell is my /^articuli chum!" the young man exclaimed. / "Then your name must be No ton," Gertrude answered. "Yes," he said; "I knew Wende had some sisters " but he di not like to ask her which she wa and Gertrude never thought of telliu him. "How singular that we shoul meet," she said. "How very jolly!" he answerei boyishly. It was a lovely night?soft, war and calm. The moon was at the ful It made a great path of light ov< the smooth water. There was i wind. The ladies' cabin was clos and disagreeable, and Gertrude, aft< o nt It haH r<?tiirn*?r1 tn tl" deck, determined to stay up as lou as she could. Young Norton foun her a chair and wrapped a ru around her, and then they sat ar resumed their talk. He int'ereste " her with anecdotes of Sandhurst lif made her laugh at Sandhurst joke and beguiled the time for her unt the sun rose, and they enter* Southampton water. The night ha y passed, and she had barely time 1 go below and make ready for tl shore before they were in. When st returned to the deck she found thi a number of people had come c board; but no one she knew wj among them. One cannot think < everything, and she remembered no she had not told them when to e: pect her. True, they might hai known she would cross immediatel: . but at the same time they might n< have thought of it. She had recoj nized Lord Wartlebury's vacl anchored in the offlng as they steam* in, and told young Norton she hope her husband -was on board it, an now when none of her friends a] peared, she consulted him agai about what she should do. Befoi he had time to make a suggestion, policeman and another man?prol ably a detective in plain clothescame uf to them, stared hard i .them, took out a written paper, an began to cofc it together. "Rather above the middle height, the policeman read aloud, glancir at Gertrude. "Dark hair, plenty < it, pale face, dark eyes, slight fli ure, small hands and feet, dark bit serge dress felt hat to match, Ioe gloves. I guess that's the ticket." "Yes, it's pretty near," the oth< said, "considering that it's friends < drew it up. And taking the two t< aether T eniess we're on the riel track. What do they say about him Just read it again." "Stands about six feet in h boots," the policeman read. "Gei tlemanly appearance, well cut clothe suit .of small check, gray dust coa ring on little finger, probably spa on boots. Brown hair, sunburnt face, blue eyes,-* slight mustachethere's no mistaking him, my boy! "I must move away from here Gertrude said, "these men stare i rudely." But when they attempted to do s both men approached; the policema laid his hand authoritatively on Ge trude's shoulder, and the detects laid hold of young Norton. "What the deuce " the latt< was beginning, when the detects interrupted him. "You'd better come quietly, ir fine fellow," he said, "and not mal a bother. It won't be no us neither, if you do, for we've half dozen men out there on the qu? ready to help us." "But what on earth is the meanir of this?" "It means," drawing out a pape "that this here is a warrant for tl arrest of Mr. Samuel Davidso clerk, and the young woman yonde Miss Georgina Bannister, for th; they did elope together, carrying c certain properties." Jtie sioppeu uere anu siarea, n both the young people had burst 01 laughing. "Why," Gertrude explained, "th gentleman is a perfect stranger me. I never saw him before la night." "He took your ticket for you. r the same, ma'am, in the assum< rame of Norton, and paid for it, i I've just been informed on goc authority." "You did not pay for my tick^ did you?" Gertrude exclaimed, thought you had arranged " "I can easily explain that," ti young man hastily interposed. "Ai besides " he broke off. *'0 here, now, this is too much of a go( thing. Here is my card. You w find my luggage on board. I a es"c,riing this lady." "Ard we shall find this lady's lu i oa bo?.rd. too, I suppose." tl (Elective so id, with a sign:?;ant icc r.c the pollcsmau. "Just be goc fcuough to giv* us the lady's name if jei _______________________________ he iffi Of x th wl sh | m |() se I '1 lot Tt "Miss Wendell," Norton said. pa "Mrs. Leslie Somers," Gertrude fir a corrected. pa j The policeman chuckled. "There les >y is something we call a discrepancy, po d young man," he said, "in these here ho ly statements. So just you come off. th nt with us to the station quietly. It ha )0 will be hest for you in the long of -x mri" inj ai to "Take your hand off that lady's re shoulder," Norton exclaimed, losing ss his temper at the indignity that was being put upon Gertrude, "or I'll m knock you down." Wi lt "Oh, you will, will you!" the J11' jl man said insolently, making a sig-" |n ;r nal as he spoke, and Norton instant- j?' ly found himself pinioned.' ' r ~u 1(j "Keep the prisoners- apart," the detective ordered, and they were a11 marched off the steamer through a ce! gazing crowd and put into separate wI r?x cabs. * "What's up, governcr?" a man to asked. " se' "Elopement with robbery. Reg'ler al! le heartless case," said the officer. So jg "He's a deep 'un, too. Had provided ot] himself with a gent's card and got ir the initials painted on his luggage!" Ml Two policemen, great, uncouth, co r. coarse fellows, got into the cab with 8tl Gertrude and sat opposite to her. at II Their clothing reeked with the damp, [d and the blacking on the boots smelled w s> strong. Although their propinquity tg was revolting to her, and she remained drawn back as far as the nar- cri [A row space permitted, her eyes flashing, her face crimson with indigna- 8? I, ti0D- " > L0 "So you weren't satisfied with yer ^ m old man," one of them began, with feJ II. offensive familiarity. "Well, the ?r young spark's more in yer line, I al- de 10 low, so far as suitability goes. But yQ >e whatever do you go and rob the old bu ;r boy for? It'll be a pity to see a tQ] ie smart 'un like yon sent off for six p0 ig months, won't it, James?" id "Ay," the other man rejoined. be ig "And she is a smart 'nn, too. 1 te? id wouldn't mind runnin' away with you be* td myself, my dear, if you'll have me e, when you come out." ' ^ s, Gertrude fixed her steady eyes first 11 on one and then on the other as they id spoke, and each in turn lost confl- to d dence, and then subsi'ded abashed. ba to "You are very stupid men," she be ie said. "You ought to know th> dif- jm te ference between a lady and the sort of bjf it person you pretend to think I am. ]e? You must know my husband's name 0f is well enough. I am Mrs. Leslie Som- ^ ers.'" da w "Oh, ye are!" jeered one of the r ?M TT7q'TI KaIIotto ^ B Hi wilu a Luuv-n.it. t? o 11 wwiiv* v re that, Brown, won't we? Mrs. Leslie tei Somers 'ud be running about the con- 0f 3t tinent with a young fellow as calls 5" himself a Sandhurst cadet and doesn't mj lt; know her name, though he s^ys he's thi !(* escortin* of her. Courtin' of her's Ca: !<* what he meant, he! he! I tell you, hii l<* young woman, Mrs. Leslie Somerses og P" don't appear in public with young lui n fellows,as don't even know their to e names, nor without lady's maids, foi a neither. If you could hold your wc tongue you might look like a Mrs. jui ~ Leslie Somers, but when you open wa lt your mouth you betray yourself. So ah l? you'd better play it lower down a pre- wa ? cioJ?? sigW." bo "Let's see your visitin' card," the mi ^ the other interposed.* He was not so to confident as he had b'een. \ an Gertrude, unfortunately had no qu ie card in her pocket. "But, see," she his said, "my monogram is on my purse, go and here again on my handkerchief."- ab ;r The monogram was G. B. S., her sec- Lo 13 ond name being Beatrice. The po- tic > <1 1 4.? uueiiicLu, iiuwever, uuuac wuoiuci ic< , that the B. stood for Bannister, and to l* those proofs of her identity served Loi only to make assurance doubly sure, sa; 1S They took possession of these dainty Fr a~ trifles, keeping them doubtless by fai way of pieces de conviction, and be- hii ,' came more insolent, if possible, than sh ^ they had been. as _ On arriving at the station, Ger? trude had to submit to the indignity ^ ? of being searched. It was in vain 50 that she demanded telegraph forms. The police would do nothing without 50 money, and they had taken her purse. Ib ; in She implored them to let her speak to r_ with Mr. Norton, but they only ter 7e jeered at her, and made brutal sug- ale gestions about locking him up with caj ;r her. She knew, of course, that tne sei re mistake would be found out sooner ski of later, but meanwhile what pre- on ,y cious time was being lost! The th< :e thought made her furious, and she les e> began to rage, but she was locked up a alone by thla time, in a damp closet tio iy of a place, a mere passage-like slip pir between two walls, and if any heard gu lg her they did not heed. Hour after thi hour passed, and her mood changed an r perpeually, but it was never a change ph j'g for the better. Ker utter helplessn ness dazed her at first. Then she a r' thought she could escape if she tried ba ?prisoners did escape, and tried six ; hard to climb up to the window, his j This dirtied her hands, and she felt foi 3r j for her handkerchief. For the first , ha llt i time in her life she found herself de-, po j prived of that necessary article, and. I th< jS absurdly enough, this trifle was thn j frc ' first thing that brought tears to her int s: eyes?tears of .bitter mortification, the worst she had ever shed. Sho* wi i'j " '.ad a soft Indian muslin kerchi*f be :;i round her neck, edged with lace, and th< a-. : "lis she turned into a pocket hand- spi j:' 1: chief for the time being. Then ar< she sat down and resolved to be pa- im >: tient. She was quite exhausted, and pu he muSt remember the cruel need there was for all her strength. This changed the direction of her thoughts id i and she ceased to suffer from that in; h. i worst and most wearying form of j th< Hi worry?worry cn one's own account an in I ?p-nri hpsrnn to think about her hus- ! m ! baud. Very mournful thoughts they ' ea, j were. She could not help contrasting I "j c- j tae present with the past, when such 0n j,3 i .ove ant! enro had been lavished upon otl u: j her, when it ssemed that even a rude ;d I glance had never been allowed to fall J on her. What would Leslie have said in 1 I : he had seen her that morning, subct to every kind of insult, or could i see her now, cold, faint for want food, devoured by anxiety, ft priser and alone? Why, It would be ough to drive him- mad. "Mad, id!" she repeated to herself, and en she wondered how people felt len they were going mad, because e feared if they left her there uch longer she would go mad herif. For six mortal hours she was :ked up in that wretched place, le tramp of feet up and down the ssage was almost continual, and at st she thought that every one who ssed her door was coming to reise her. Hence numberless disapintments, till at last she ceased to pe and became apathetic, sitting ere listlessly with her head in her nd, not thinking, hardly conscious anything but a great overpower5, crushing sense of misery. CHAPTER XVII. At last, however, Just when- she is thinking of it least, and all in a Dment, as it seemed to poor Gerlde, the angels descended and un:ked the door of her prison. It was ;ng wide open suddenly, and she held quite a little flock of people, 1 with friendly, familiar faces, expt her late enemies, the police, 10 stood "to attention" in the backound, looking sullen and abashed, ird Wartlebury was there,. Dr. Man[1, Mr. Norton and, greatest joy of for Gertrude at the moment, Miss mers. The ladies rushed into each ler's arms. "Oh, my poor, dear Gertrude!" ss Somers exclaimed, becoming inherent from excess of feeling and a ong desire to say several things once. "I have only just arrived, hat you must have suffered! Lord artlebury. wrote to me last night. ; is safe on board tlje yacht." "Is my husband safe?" Gertrude ed. "Yes, dear," Miss Somers anered, with a glad little 69b.* Then Gertrude turned to wring ird Wartlebury's hand, and Dr. insell's, and Mr. Norton's. She t inclined to embrace them all. "It is to this young gentleman's termination and promptitude that u owe your release," Lord Wartlery explained, alluding to Mr. Norr* Then tumlnfir haughtily to the lice, he added: "A most unjustiflai mistake. And I hear you have en treated with marked dlscoursy," to Gertrude. "The thing must represented, end If I can do any[ng for you, sir, In the future"?to \ Norton?"rely on me." / After going through some formalis at the police station, they drove the nearest hotel, where dinner d been ordered. Mr. Norton had an obliged tQ rejoin at Sandhurst mediately, and accordingly took 3 leave as sooa as they were reised, and then Gertrude was told all that had occurred since the ar'al of her telegram on the previous y. ' . The difficulty had b$en howto secure slie Somers, and make him conit to stay with his friends instead wandering off to San Francisco or lerever else his disordered .mind ght suggest. Dr. Mansell proposed at they should humor his delusion, 11 him Mr. Lawrence Soames, treat m as an English official with a recnized position, and ask him to ach on board the yacht with a view giving Lord Wartlebury some Inrmation about San Francisco. This mid give them an opportunity of iging exactly what state his mind is in, and that, they hoped, without irming or irritating him in any ty.. Then, having once got him on ard the yacht, they were deterned not to let him go, though how keep him without his good will d consent was at first a puzzling estion. The thing was to obtain 5 consent. Lord Wartlebury was ing to ask him for' information out San Francisco. " Why should rd Wartlebury want this informain particularly? He must give a a r> onswip nt nnre occurred lOUila AU UUW ? W* uw them. The yacht was built for lg voyages. Lord Wartlebury could y that he Intended to go to San anclsco; he could take a sudden acy to Mr. Lawrence Soames, beg m to bring his luggage on board, ow him the yacht would be there soon as the mall steamer, and In;e him to make one of his party for le voyage. To be Continued. Arizona Trapper's Luck. L. R. Ford, who devotes his time trapping, brought to Phoenix yesday the results of a month's work ing the Gila and Salt rivers. He Dtured in that time six wildcats, ren coyotes, four raccoons, seven iinks and two foxes. The bounty this kill will be about $40, ana 3 hides will brilng an additional ser sum. Coyotes are plentiful in that secn, but are hard to capture by trapig.and still harder to get with a n. Wildcats are ko few that he nks he landed the most of them d will have to hunt in another ice. All the animals were caught with steel trap set in the brush and ited. A wildcat measures about teen incfes from where he plants i feet to the point where he noses the bait, and the trapper says he s it figured down to such a fine int that he hardly ever fails to lay 3 bait at just the right distance >m the trap, so the cat will step :o it as he reaches for the meat. Coyotes are shrewder and soon get se to the trapper, and it is not long fore the whole coyote relation in a region has been Informed and Dtted every trap so they can get suiid them to secure the bait and ike a safe getaway.?Arizona Reblican. A Wise Stove. "Why in the world are you carry* two umbrellas?" somebody asked s iorgetful man, and he looked :azed at the question. "I should think you'd guess that sily, knowing me so well," he said, m carrying two so that if I forget e anywhere I shall still have the ler!"?Youth's Companion. Cartridges are used as current coin Abyssinia. ) ? Coffee Frappe. Pour one quart boiling water over a quarter pound fine ground coffee. Cover, simmer ten minutes, strain through cheesecloth and add six tablespoonfuls of sugar. When cold begin to freeze. When it begins to thicken add the whites of two eggs, beaten to a stiff froth. Freeze five * minutes longer, remove the benter, c cover and allow it to stand fifteen 0 minutes before serving. Serve in glasses with a spoonful- whipped cream on top.?New York Telegram. Chocolate Ice Cream. Sift together one cup sugar, two level tablespoonfuls flour and half a spoonful of salt. 'Add two eggs and beat well together. Add one pint hot scalded milk, turn into a double boiler and cook until smooth, stirring constantly. After it is smooth cook twenty minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool, add a pint and a half of cream, one cup of sugar, half a tablespoonful of vanilla and two bars of sweetened chocolate, melted with a tablespoonful of hot water and blended with a little of the cream. Add a half teaspoonful powdered cinnamon or a ^ teaspoonful of the extract, which 1 gives the cream a rich, spWy flavor, a If preferred, you can use more milk I and less cream, tnougn tne resuix wiu not be quite as delicious.?New York Telegram. To Can Tomatoes. These may be simply peelea and stewed, as you would ordinarllv stew tomatoes, then put into jars filled to overflowing and fastened air tight, or they may be canned whole, which takes much longer. In this case, select medium size solid tomatoes, cover with hot water and peel. Arrangfi in wide-mouthed jars, fill the jara with cold water, adjust the rubbers, lay on the tops and stand the jars in a wash boiler, protecting from the bottom and contact with each other by means of coils of rope or hay. TJover with cold water to three-quarters of their height, bring to a boil and cook for fialf an hour. Take put each Jar one at a time, screw tight, ' return to the boiler, fill to overflowing with hot stewed tomato, and cook ten minutes longer. ?* Washington Star. Plnm Padding Without Eggs. This delicious light pudding is made by stirring thoroughly together the following ingredients: One cup- " ful of finely chopped beer suet, two * cupfuls of fine bread crumbs, one,cupful of molasses, one of chopped rais- h Ins, one of well washed currants, one spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful each , of cloves, cinnamon, allspice and car- t bonate of soda, one cupful of* milk e and flour enough to make a stiff bat- e ter. Put Into .a well greased pudding 1 mold or a three-quart pall and cover c ' closely. Set thl3 pall into a large | kettle, close covered and half full of boiling* watet; adding boiling water j as it boils away. Steam not less than t four hours. This pudding is sure to t be a success, and Is quite rich for one < containing neither butter nor eggs. c One-half of the above amouut is more J than eight persons will be able to eat, J but it is equally good s'ome days later J steamed again for an hour, if kept ? closely covered meantime. oerve f with sweet sauce.?Boston Post. I t i hints' for, thei j noUSEKEEPERjl ! Never place a salad in the refrlger- i ator where meat is kept. I i I I A deep ruffle added to the lower * edge of your kitchen apron is a great j protection. When about to cut new bread or 1 cake heat the knife hot; as this will < prevent crumbling. , A pinch of salt added to the whites of eggs will cause them to whip in half the time usually required. i Milk and butter should be kept 1 covered when in the ice chest, as they ] readily absorb the flavor and odor of 1 other foods. j If every pot, kettle or pan when . emptied of food is filled with hot wat- 2 er in tie sink its washing later will t be much easier. t Gunny sacks cut the same way as < carpet rags and woven with bright colored warp will make splendid rugs ] for the kitchen floor. J Place a wet cloth under a cake pan ; before attempting to remove t.he hot < cake; let it remain a short time and i the cake easily drops out. Never cut more bread than is likely < to be used at each meal, and no dry \ bread will accumulate in the bread j box. A bread box should be scalded i and aired once a week. To can horseradish grind it in a ! small meat grinder, then pack it in y glass fruit jars and fill the cans with good, sharp cider vinegar. It will ( keen as long as you want it. i In cooking on a gas stove the gas ' is saved by using vessels with flat bottoms rather than those witn round ones, as the latter deflect the flame and much of the heat is lost. t For doughnuts made with sour i * milk or cream add a generous teaspoonful of vinegar to the batter before adding the full amount of flour, and you will like them better than without the vinegar. By the use of a soapstone griddle, which requires no greasing,' batter ? cakes, buckwheat cakes, etc., may bo * baked without causing the odor and y + r\ nrVtist'h wonv r* H i o r? f in hia If ing cakes on the ordinary iron griddle. For colic and cramps in children this is a never-failing remedy: Take j meat of ripe tomatoes; add a little ' sugar; give child a teaspoonful every { J half hour until relieved, then every , two hours until cured. In case a piece of the sting of a bes remains in the wound extract it with J the fingers or a small pair o? tweezers. The best application for the in- j flammation is diluted ammonia water, after which a cloth covered with j sweet oil should he placed on the naits. , f . \ LP : " , jfreaJtsilt JESUS, I LIVE TO THEE." [This hymn has been adopted by Mer> ? ersburg Academy, Pennsylvania. It was t mtten by Rev. Henry Harbaugh, in Mer- I ersburg. in 1850, where he was minister f the Reformed Church.] '.t ^ Jesus, I live to Thee, c The loveliest and beat: 1 j] My life in Thee, Thy life in me, Q In Thy blest love I rest. ^ Jesus, I die to Thee, Whenever death shall come; C' To die in Thee is life to me, ti In .my eternal home. ll tl ^Whether to live or die, p L know not which ifl best; ? To live in Thee is bliss to me, I hi To die is endless rest. . ? " . A ' a Living or dying, Lord, e I ask but to be Thine;, il Mv life in Thee, Thy life in me, / a Makes Heaven forever mine. ? oi :?i.: I a ?'valine Li cm. jjLCxaiVA* y ti i p Something to Lire Up To. r( One ,who repeated to a friend a a eord of praise that had been over- tl teard?a high encomium of'his work v md character was somewhat sur- p trised at the sudden light that flashed nto the strong face. , I, "Thank you," was the earnest rQ- cl >ly, "I'm glad you told me that. It Ci s something to live up to." a There was no vain acceptance of he commendation as fully merited; si t was only like a bugle call to high- e ir service. That is what Buch words nust always prove to any true and i< lamest spirit. They flash a sharp p lontrast between the self that aplears to others, and what the soul a .nows of its own failures and short- n lomings, and humble as no blame "***1 ^ f Vi Atr (nanlro trt n. ULllU UU I UUl ^ aiou tuc./ tuuyti v vv ?? resh courage and 'effort: they are ij something to lire up to." 1j "A true friend will tell one hla aults," Is a saying we often hear; a lut a true friend, if he is wise In the o cnowledge of human nature, will tell is our virtues. The fact Is that In tl his busy world of ours, with its keen a truggle and sharp competition, we e Lre pretty apt to be told our faults ci >y those who are not friends, and to a >e brought face to face with one's a nistakes and failures so often that h ?e sometimes lose hope and courage. iVhoever has a word of honest praise o or another should feel that he holds u lomething which is that other's due,' * md hasten to pay it. The word of a >lame may be a goad, but the word >f hearty commendation will be t.1 something to live up to," through 1* nany a trying hour.?Forward. c< H * f ; d The Beauty of Death. o If there la onp thing especially of ? vhich many people cannot possibly ? Jtsuevt? Liia.it uuucx auj ouvumitances, it would seem beautiful, I " iuppose It must mean death. That d nust always be dreadful. Men sellom see any mlseryin life so great ? is to outweigh the^misery of leaving ; ^ But yet it comes to all of us, that I e le who made death made it, like all c hlngs else, to be beautiful in his 11 ime. When a life has lived its days .. tut in happiness, grown old with * :onstantly accumulating joys, and hen, at. last, Jiefore decay has ? ouched It, or the grounds soften un- ;! ler its fefet, the door opens, and it ^ ?AvAnfyi nf offlrnit"V7 ULLVI & IULV# lilO UU TT JUUVU Vk y ?, rhen a young man has tried his powsrs here and dedicated them to God, a md then is called to the full use of P. heir perfected strength in the very " >resence of the God whom hei ha3 ? oved; when a man has lived for his S irethren, and. the time comes that ? lis life cannot help them any longer, rj mthis death can put life into dead ;ruths, and send ^enthusiasm into Minting hearts; when death comes is a rest to a man who is tired with i long fight, or as victory to a man vho leaves his enemies baffled belind him on the shore of time?in t ill these times, is not death beautiul? "Nothing in all his life became this j h nan like leaving it," they said of n me who died.?Phillips Brooks. c E A Father's Love. E The wife of a young rector in the p fVest End of London died? leaving s lim a motherless child. The peo- j c ' * 3 11 A r\r* cictoi* I tl )ie nopea imti eume auu> v< ....w. , ^ would come to care for the child, j jut none such appeared. Gradually j it came to be known In the parish that j ;he scholarly rector wag quite as i v nuch at home in the nursery as in ! ^ :he study and that his child was un- ' t ler his constant watchfulness and : j :are. . | t Four years slipped by, and one i t Saster Sunday the child sat as usual | t n a front pew and 'listened to the e sermon. It was on the mother of ; \ Tesus?her agony of heart at the -v :ross, her wonder and joy at the res- if irrection. From this he turned to c ;ell of the sadness of those who feel c :he mother want in this world, i 'Think what a child's life is without I i ;he mother love!" he said in conclu- j iion. "Who can tend and cherish ! j md, love?who but a mother?" i Ih the hush that followed a childsh voice called sweetly from the !ront pew: "A faver does ev'y bit's veil, papa, dear." Much has been said in glorification i >f the love of a nother. Shall we ! 'orget that the father love is often luite as deserving of our praise?? } Deaconess Advocate. t.otv {? find. The kingdom of heaven is not come >ven when God's will is our law; it s come when God's will is our will, j 1 Arhen God's will is our law, we are ! jut a kind of noble slaves; when His ! vill is our will, w.e'arfc free children, i ?George MacDonald. t I Duty to Suffer. I Duty does not consist in suffering jverything, but in suffering everything for rfduty. Sometimes, indeed, t is our rtuty nbt to suffer.?Dr. , flnet. j Hair Dye Dyed Her Face. Suit for $10,0t)0 has been started ! against a drug company at Detroit, | Mich., by Mrs. Ellen Rember, ?who ' claims she was disfigured by the use ! of a bottle of "walnut juice hair i stain," which she purchased to im- j prove her appearance that she might < ivin back her husband. Mrs. Rember j Is forty and her husband twenty- I eight. Last June he sued for divorce, j Then Mrs. Rember bought the hair dye. She alleges that the fluid stained her face brown, caused eruptions, injured her scalp and affectcd her eyesight and hearing. A~~ V*-. V , , ' ' HE WARFARE ASAINST DRINK EMPERANCE BATTLE GATHERS STRENGTH EVERY DAY. . * ilcoliolism is Declining ? Facts Which Show . a Gratifying Decrease of Drinking and Drunken* ness in England. United State3 Consul Frank W. lahin. of Nottingham, in writing on he "Decrease of Drinking and >runkenness in England," says: The truth of such a statement rould probably be doubted by the asual. observer of the number of ntoxicated people on the streets and f men and women entering public ouses. But the evidence is derived rom a comparative study of L'ccial ondltions and from the custom reams and the reports of beer-brewag companies. No doubt another rustworthy guide is the tendency of ublic sentiment, which is unques lonably in the direction of sobriety, 'emperance societies in this country re growing in numbers and influnce. Outside of these, the abuse of itoxicants in its relation to mental nd physical health is receiving much ttention. A special committee last ear made an exhaustive investigation of the subject and reported to arliament. The substance of this eport was, at the request of tempernce societies, published by the auiiorities of several London and proincial boroughs through placards osted on billboards and distributed 1 factories and workshops. The fottingham placard, signed _by the hairman of the City Council's health ommittee, the city's medical officer, nd tlie Town Clerk,.reads as follows: The report of the committee preanted to Parliament by command of [is Majesty states that: The abuse of alcoholic stimulants i a most potent and deadly agent of bysical deterioration. Alcoholic persons are specially lible to tuberculosis and all inflamlatory disorders. na wac nlorpf? lipfnrp the UTIUCUVP n MO |y*wvw ~ - ommittee showing that in abstinence i to be sought the source of muscuir vigor and activity. The lunacy figures show a large nd Increasing rumber of admissions f both sexes which are due to drinV. The following facts, recognized by tie medical profession and placarded II over France by order of the Govrnment. are published in order to arry out the recommendation of the ommittee and to bring hope to men nd women the fatal effects of alcool on physical efficiency: (1) Alcoholism Is a chronic poisning, resulting from the habitual se of alcohol (whether as spirits, ine or beer) which taay never go s far as drunkenness. (2) It is a mistake to say that hose doing hard work require stimuipts. As a fact no one requires alahol as either food of tonic. (3) Alcohol is really a narcotic, ulling the nerves, like laudanum or plum, but is more dangerous than fther in that often its first effect is 3 weaken a man's self-control, while is passions are. excited; hence the umber of crimes which occur uner its influence. (4) Spirits, as these are usually aken, rapidly produce alcoholism. ut milder aicononc arums, as u?i, nd even cider, drunk repeatedly very day1 produce, after a1 time, aloholic poisoning with equal cerlinty. (5) The habit of drinking leads to tie ruin of .families, the neglect of Dcial duties, disgust for work, misry. theft and crime. It leads also s the hospital, for alcohol produces tie most various and the most "fatal iseases, including paralysis, insan:v. diseases of the stomach and livef nd dropsy. It also paves the way io onsumptlon-, and frequenters of :mbc houses furnish a large proportion f the victims of this disease. It omplicates and aggravates all acute iseases:' typhoid fever, pneumonia nd erysipelas are rapidly fatal in tie subject of alcoholism. (6) The sins of alcoholic narents re visited on the children; if these urvive iLfancy they are threatened nth idiocy or epilepsy, and many re carried away by tuberculosis, leningitis, or phthisis (consUmpIon). (7) In short, alcoholism is the ost terrible enemy- to personal ealth. to family happiness and to ational prosperity. This action o? city governments, hosen without reference to the temperance question, is the strongest iossible indication of the trend of iublic sentiment, and. though in itelf an effect, is likely to be a prime ause in furthering the temperance aovement in this country. Known by Its Fruits. 1 t?V.,, It, fmiitc T.pf. A1CUUIM IS auunu uj no ? is not judge it by the unopened bud, lor by the unfolding blossoms, but by he ripened fruit. We must go to irisons and insane asylums to study he completed product. We find it in he hospitals, where doctors fight a lopeless battle against- incurable disuses. We see it in the sanitarium;, vhere wrecks of men struggle to re'ive exhausted will power. In vretched homes, in the faces of chilIren who shrink from father's home :oming, in almost every form of vice, n every phase of suffering, we find ts ripened fruit. Known by its fruits! Who will )rgiise the fragrance of the blossom vflich matures in misery and deatnv Causes Paralysis. Dr. W. H. Riley testifies that he hag seen scores of cases of paralysis :.;used by alcohol in those who never aecame intoxicated. Man does not leed to be so intoxicated as to de:hrone his reason in order to have :he drug do him harm. Temperance Notes. Louisiana allows saloons in only sne-third cf the State. In Virginia and West Virginia con? siderably more than half the territory is "dry." "This company will not employ any one who is known to be a drinker.' " 1 - Af o err on ! ducn is me rei'cui iimu^ ui ?* Pittsburg coke company. Thomas Guthrie once said: "II you would keep a dead man, put biu into whisky; if you would kill a lining man, put whisky into him." A prohibition wave Is rolling through Illinois, where the Anti-Sa loon League is making a terrific fighl against liquor selling. Eight, counties have already gone "dry." When urged lo take a little wine Dr. Samuel Johnson replied: "I can not take a little, and therefore never touch it. Abstinence is a: easy for me as moderation would bf difficult." The Rev. Johu W. Kirton, of Eng land, at a meeting of the Nationa Tomnornnco SnfiptV ill 187.1. definet temperance as the moderate use o all good things, and total absiinenci from all bad things. ????? ??? 1?5*71 5>Unbaif-$>cftool ( ?afcf*"? ' T~~*^s== m "'"" 'll ? INTERNATIONAL LESSO* COIN , ^ MENTS FOR DECEMBER 20. ???Subject: Christmas and Its Lesson, Luke 2:8-20 ? Golden Text* , Luke 2:11?Commit Verses S-10 \ ?Commentary. TIME.?December,E. C. 5. PLACE. ?Bethlehem. ' . EXPOSITION.?I. The Shepherds Told of the Birth of Christ the Lord, 8-14. Seven hundred years before, Micah had prophesied that He. that was to "be ruler iq Israel; whose go lngs forth are from of old, from everlasting" W2CS to come out of Bethlehem (Mic. 5:2). Note how many decrees and deeds of men, unconscious of God's purpose and prophecy, worked together to fulfill God's word ., and carry out His eternal plan. The Saviour of the world, the Christ, the Lord, began in a stable the life He was to close upon the cross. There.was "no room" for Him in the inn. There is "no, room" for Him to-day in the hearts ofvmost men, in the home, in business, in society, in poli-? ^ tics. The announcement of the ad- ^ vent of the King was made to shep- V herds. The shepherds proved their fitness to receive the announcement, (v. 15). They were men of faith, with a deep appreciation of spiritual truth, in spite of their lowly position. Z.% They seem to have been waiting, longing, looking for the coming of thfr Christ (v. 16). They were faithfully attending to their lowly duties when the revelation came. It was not pleasant work, but it was their work, and while at it tbe angels met them (comp. Ex. 3:1, 2; Judg. 6:11, 12; 1 K. 19:19; Luke 1:8,11). The glory that Bhone around them was the ancient Shekinah that betokened God*? presence. At a later day tne disciples were to behold the glor^ of God In ; the person of Jesas Himself, (Jno. $ 1:14; 2 Cor. 3:18; 4:6). The shepherds were "sore afraid" when they ! beheld this glory. The supernatural,, by bringing God dear, always fllls the , heart of sinful man with fear (Rev. 1:17; Luke 5:8; Isa. 6:5). But th? angelic message at once dispelled all fear. ' They came to announce salvation, not judgment. They began with one of God's most frequent messages. . to men, "fear not." But the angel* not only bade them "fear not," but brought forward the only real cure for $ fear, the Gospel. They brought "good tidings of great joy." The coming of Jesus the Saviour, Christ and Lord, I? the best news this old, sin-cursed and Satan-governed world ever heard. It. 1 was a strange place to be sent to seek a king?a barn. And it was a strange sign to mark "a Saviour, which isChrist, the Lord"^"babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a . manger." The world receives this. I wonderful proclamation to this day 1 with Indifference, but the heavenly :-v y':i | army received it with exultant shouts, of praise to God. Well they might! v > 4 i The word "suddenly" shows that they ! could hardly Vsstrain themselves until ! the message was fully delivered. > 3, i They all but interrupted their spokes: man's proclamation with their glad ,','g ' chorus. There was to be a twofold $ i result of the Saviour's birth?"glory i to God in the highest," "on earth. ! peace among men of His good plea&~ ? ' ure." n. The Shepherds Hastening to Find the Christ, 15, 16. The shepI herds, though humble and Illiterate, ; were wise men. They showed it by j believing God's word and going to see ! for themselves the glorious truth: that .'% had been proclaimed to them. Of th& i truth of what had been told them they ^ > , bad not a doubt. They spoke of it as ! "this thing (or word) which is come 1 tn noac " Wfoa onH Honnv tha man ; IV F^W. " *?w ******* VMV ,j I who when God tells him anything ' counts It done (Luke 1:45; Jno. j 20:29). They knew it was so because i the Lord had made it known. That is . faith (Heb. 11:1, R. V.; see context). They did not "go" to test the truth of the word of God, but to "see" what they already fully believed. When God makes any great fact or truth j known to us we should at once believe it and then "go and see this word which the Lord hath made known to us," i. e., enter into it experimentally. Note the eagerness and whole-heartedness of these shepherd-saints, "they came with haste." Surely they will j rise up in the judgment against our cold-hearted slowness in appropriating the fullness of blessings that God makes known to us. "They came with haste" to find the Christ, but to day men win scarce come at an; ana, if they do come, it is with such re- , ') luctance that they must be urged and reasoned with and plead with and ' k almost pulled to the Saviour's feet. These shepherds were rare souls. They found it all just as God said it would be (v. 16; cf. v. 20; ct :32; >' Acts 27:25). Therein a "babe lying, in the manger" they gazed upon the One who was to be the Christ of God and Saviour of the world. ? HI. The Shepherds Witnessing For the ;Christ They Had Found, 17-20. They did not keep to themselves Ihe good news. They told only .t "which was spoken to them." C was the whole subject of their testimony. Their testimony awakened little besides wonder with most. Mary "kept" in her heart and "pondered" all these wonderful revelations. That is the way to deal with 1 God's word. The shepherds were . true and wise men. They did not lose their heads. They went back to their humble toil. But they went back in a new spirit, "glorifying and praising ! God." China and Japan Divide Loan. Two small loans for railroad construction and improvement were ci-trnori at Pekin. China. One is for $1,075,000. and will be used for the ' Kuanchengtzu-Kirin line. The term Is twenty-five years, issue price ninei ty-tbree, interest five per cent. Half > j of it is taken in Japan and half In China. The other, which was placed in Japan, is for $100,000 for im, provements on the Hsinmintun-Muk- < den line. The term is eighteen years. . I Tooth Weighs Ten rounds. . Lewis Guthrie, of Colfax Township, Indiana, while digging a ditch, unseveral bones of a mastodon, [ | including a tooth that was nine inches long and five inches wide, and weighed nearly ten pounds. The tooth is'in an almost perfect state of J preservation, and is the finest speci1 men of its kind ever unearthed in | that section. The bones were found at a depth of four feer. " _ n???o^l,on(n t | wearcsi j\:iuuii in i cuusjnauw. For shooting a rabbit without 1U 1 cense Lion Batzigal was fined a total ' of $60 at Emaus, Pa. i