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! A Prairie Lullaby, Bush little baby, lie still and swing, Hear the corn-leave* softly sing; Tbe gopher is down in the cool, damp \ ground Under the dome of his freshly-made mound; 'The birds are all still, the sun says 'tis , noon. Bush little baby, sloop will oooio soon, Hush, hush, hush and swing, Swisb, swish, tho corn-loaves sing, Hush?swish- swing. Hush little baby, lio still and sloop, Tho west winds over the coru-llelds swoop, Tho flowers all drowsily hang tholr beads, Tho cattlo stand still in the marshy bods, Even tho crickets know it is noon? Hush litMo baby, while tho soft winds croon, Hush, hush, hush and swing, .Swish, swish, tho corn-loaves singHush?swish?swing. ?William It. Dunroy, in tho Pathfinder. MRS. HAZARD'S PURSE. Sybil Slauton stood at a window, looking at the stars and wondering whether anything lay before her besides the dull monotony of life which seemed wearing her out. Companion to an old lady?well, it did not seem eucli a hard life, after all, to others. A good. Insurious home, a liberal salary, light duties; yet?oh, yes?yet it was so dull! Other girls, not so pretty, had been wooed aud won, uud she had not one lover. "1 suppose I shall die au old maid," sighed Sybil. "There's no romance in store for me." "Miss Stanton, it's nine o'clock, and Polly's cage isn't covered yet," vr-., ir.,-,.,-,i r,-..,,, I,..* VI I CU 'A I O* A A .?/,?? L \ ? ? < i Vitl 11V.1 iilUUI ' room. Sybil sighed. The parrot was part : of her prose. There were the parrot, j the eutiary and th" itmi lie. f j "I ought to rejoice iu the oanurv, | ehe said, bitterly. *"If 1 were like other girls perhaps 1 should, but I only long to open its cage and lot it ft"." Sue overslept Imrael: next morning and awoke to the consciousness that it was late. Sybil dressed herself iu ! haste and bounced iuto Mrs. Hazard's | dressing room. Iu the middle of the room sho stood petrified with astonishment. Mrs. Hazard was holding audience with a young gentleman?a very kuudsome young gentleman. ' No matter. Miss Stanton," said Mrs. Hazard: "It's only my nephew. Fred, this is Miss Stanton." And Sybil escaped to the adjoining room. "She's pretty," said Fred to his i mint. "She's very good?that's better," said Mrs. Hazard. "I'll see you at breakfast, Fred." And Mrs. Hazard retired to her room, leaving her newly-arrived nephew to amuse himself us ho chose. He prudently betook hitusolf to the i garden. That was the first of it, not the | la.st of it. The nephew, a sort of j rolling stone gathering no moss, had i I ? 111 s ilt to Aunt II i/ini, to in; iloiio something with ? to l>o recommended somewhere or got into something j go.ul. A puzzlo'l mother, with many other responsibilities nml a wry small i:;? U1H-, had sugg .^t-'il tin-, in mi ino - ' her -tit letter which uccompanted her o!ih st son. An I tle fi w is nothing j f ii it. as Mrs. Hi/.u-.l suul, hut to try 1 to nelp that ndieuioiis Ictty, who J iii'Vi i' know h?*r own muni oven when nhe a.Vi'jitoil Fred's father. Fred stayed at Mrs. lia/.ard's, nml | she, with a rich woman's intlm-nee, ! Rooti placed him where? it ho had ! " persovorenco mid ability -there was a prospect of a good career for him. ><>\v 111? i"? cumo u new Stn?t? iiito the household?u new stop, n new voiee. i Til*- "lull, ijuii.t ov. ain^s wci.? over. < 'hiit ami ltufitter tilled t ii ! it t ? par- j lor. M rs I f i;. imI u . i * ot 11. \v:tii i itch other, will lliuy I> oit tin- ' llVes ot \Vo!?l?'!l as. I 'I illiv I !: 1 -eh | f on y? ars younger. Sit. went t.? ttie <>| i r.t witlt J-'ro.l, t t:t:vj Sybil s.... ?. l ii11! ]?.?: S:. ; ,v .1 -!y y, and as for S\ hi! ? w il, p. - w??ri I v.a o; winy very b: lyitt t In r, Dot -o nuii'h (!:i < : a.;-" ..u <. \ little po. try hit I at I.ts* l> en brought itsto her l.t'e. !'r. .1 i[ t!;i ;trton hud j b(?gUU to ln.li.e : .ve t !.? . I here are in. u who t i 1 their v.nv In tvoin 'ti'.' i ' . - w] \ . e lit*, ion-,. , prutleutly. i . i Wat not piio of them, li.s toohs, iii-t manner, ii.l Irotn tie first: "I love yon, a* l I m- ui to lunhe you love me. This wild l'red, ; !w t\s ! /n'ny 3t iinlsomer than nth* -r : ; ::, \v.?:i i.t May very easily at. I i.-.t tal'y vita \ i<i!. If h v. is not ax ,y on I sedati iy ] ::. ! i.t, i*'v i i| Id.. I hi e ail the better. She h i it:: ! ( . . h , of r ivity an I pre i. II i.iiohi l. i ; t.. tt r lor h r ' 1 to uavo tiumtr.* I too pfoiv-. ?or, v i. > k * was now writing a dictionary, and who came to Mrs. Hazard's tea parties,but she didn't. Whcro Mr*. Hazard's eyes were, or bcr cars or her brains, that she did not sec what was going on, it is impossible to guess. That she did not, seemed certain, whou ouo morning entering tho parlor suddenly, she found Fred with his arm around Sybil. Mrs. Hazard stood still, glared ferociously and inquired with sarcastic politeness: "May I ask what this means?" "It means," said Fred, "that I havo just asked Miss Stuutou to bo my wife." "And what has she said?" 'What could I say?" asked Sybil. Mrs. Huzard sat down. "I supposo I was nobody." "Oh, no," cried Fred. "Wo meant to tell you." "Thank you, thank you vorv much. What if I say I won't havo it, oh?" "I am of age," he said. "Your bread and butter depend on my word, said the old lady. I aiu rich, as you know. I mean to leuvo you well off, Fred, if you obey me, and, Sybil, your place is worth something to you, aud I should not forget you in uiy will. So have done with this nonsense. Marry, indeed! A pretty pair you'd make! "There's Miss Roberts, Fred ? quite an heiress; and us for you,Sybil, why the professor is really serious in his intentions. I've said euougb, I hope. I'll forgive all this uouseuse if it stops here," and Mrs. Hazard marched, beckoning Sybil to follow, but Sybil lingered. Fred tiew to her side. "Darling," ho said, "promise mo that you will not let her part us." "You must not give up so much for me, Fred," said Sybil "Remember, she is rich ; *tie? "A tig for her money. I have bauds, ; ami eyes ami health. I'll make my j own way. I\l rather have you than j all the wealth of the universe?if you will ah ire the life of a fell ow who has ! n?>t much to offer you yet, hut his j whole heart." Ami Sybil gave him her hand, and ; her lips, and the compact was scaled. Two d iy.s after this a note came to Sybil, through the hands of the housemaid, and through the same instrumentality an answer was returned. That afternoon Sybil took a walk. It was a long one, leading into the heart of the city. There, at the c >ruer,Fred met her, and offered his arm. Sybil wore her bestdresij Fred also was attired with taste. They took their way to n little parsonage, which stood in the shelter of u very huge church, ; an I Fred rang the bell. Tiiey were j Ushered into a parlor. There was ! something on foot, plainly. The servant guessed what it was, ami uunoiiticcd to her master that "that young couple had come." And downstairs walked the clergyman and lii.s wife, with the benignant mixture of smiles ami gravity which seemed titting for the occasion. A few polite words?a Mash on the part of the bri le?a little nervousness <>n that of the bri legroom and they were all standing, r< ady for the marriage servie *, wh a the door-bull rung furiously, and, as it was ( opened, a voice they wall kti"w cried: "Not at home. K* p me out, if you dare! I will go ill," and in walked Mrs. Hazard! "Alt! I'm in time, f see," cried Mrs. Hazard. "You're not married yet? j dome, Fred, 1 iI give you one chance ; ! give lip this folly and < > ae 1. one with me, an I I'll Lav rm everything." "You're my aunt, madam," cried Fred, "and an old woman, so I'll try to be Coo I I bat, by (i urge, 1 wonder ' t what y >u take me tor. 1 -I? -Sir, if you pie.isc, go on with the cere- ' tunny " -I pa mi.iUU. "said Mi-. Ha.tar.I. my i nr, I've been very good to \ a. ('on:.: iioia-' with me : von -hull ll iV - ;.:1 I 1' .IV.'. I I.. it hlUl otV, " "M -. !! ,/ *: ?I," -1.1 S-. ; ll. "v : haw l> i\i!i !, i:) 1 I : i i, i i .I t i.?.- v. : M . I *>t bribu 1 lie 1.? Ira \ i I: I in now. * 1 le'il In- !l !> ' rur." " i'ii. n J hi i i IJ? liini If 8ai<l Sybil. Mi.-. Hu : ir 1 run close to Sj.nl uitl ( mi lit nor in units. '*M\ . triiii.,' slu: said. ''I'v.I. ; i ! ::i ? \ i~ !?<%? tor oiiin <?.:m r, and your hoU'-->ty iii I truth to m . How could i Know ! it was no! tuy iioir you worn willing to ninny, Sybil? II \\ oo11!11 1 know how < nru--t your 1 >ve w is until it j wn.s Ji n il? I've |>".t you 1. >th to 11:* tt t. if. I I ni l-' i- c your wuddiiur." i An l with Mis. ! i/1 1 iu h yh - ; t'..1 clot fyiini t Ij niully tolorant ' oi iiifn in absiud.ty ; hi- wit in ; :.;i,i: nt il t? jus ; tlio l.iu?!o I?11;s 11i:.and tiu 1 -1'itl? */Tooi:i Mm'.::: the lit11o tictuj eu led blithely iu it wedding. \ To Prevent Collisions. Five miles of the Chicago A Eastern Illinois Railroad have lately been equipped with the audible block eig- ] ual, au invention which it is said will prevent ninety-five per cent of the railroad disustera. The system was ( shown iu practical operation receutiy in Chicago to a number of exportcloctricians, railroud men and others. A number of proininout Buffalo people | were iu the party and took a special ( interest in tho test of the new device, l it beiug the invention of a Buffalo j man. J Tho test was entirely satisfactory, | and it wus found to work oven better in actuul operation than tho model. < After tho trial was finished it was dc- J cided to incorporate a company. It hue been in use ou the live miles of road for several weeks, aud Presi- ] dent Carpcuter of the Eastern Illi- 1 nois, says up to this time it has doue ( all that is expected of it. It was shown at the test that the j system will give timely alarm to tho engineer of a moving train wheu approaching a standing or moviug locomotive on the same track, and of nu occupied grade crossing, au open switch or drawbridge, or a car projecting from a side track over a main track. Ah the signal given is the ringing of the bell in the cab of the locomotive, which will continue to ring until stopped by the engineer, it is apparent that the system is certain to be as effective in darkness as in daylight, or during fogs or rainstorms, on curves or heavy grades where a visible signal could not be seen in time to prevent a disaster.?Chicago Tribune. .1 PlWMll ! ? |- \\~<>ll A well on i\ hill overlooking the surrounding county known as the Wheat Hill, is eighty feet deep,twenty feet sand, forty feet solid blue clay, twenty feet quicksand atid ground, has n good supply ot water, not uffecU d by the dry weather of this season. Storms are indicated in advauee by a discoloration of the water, it having the appearance of milk being dropped in it, and is quite agitated in appearance when pumped from the well. This conditiou of the water usually continues but a short time, generally becoming clear before the storm commences. With an approaching storm these conditions of the water are more or less extreme, as the storm will bo more or less severe. As to its reliability and accuracy as a weather forecaster for western Now York, a correspondent says; I consider it correct from observations of the past summer and fall, while the weather bureau and ail of our weather prophets have made mistakes on account of unexpected counter winds and highs and lows. The well has made no mistakes. For example, on the lrtth of August last the weather bureau gave no warning of storm. Mr. Parker stated that no rain was in sight and could look for continued dry weather, but the well gave the strongest indications of .storm of any time this .summer. (>u Saturday, the 171li, in tins aftermion ami evening there was a terrific* eleetrie ami rain storm, which swept \V?yi:o ami On- ; tiirio counties.?llwche.-.tcr, N. Y., I l>emucrat ami t'.iroiiiele. Xohlc Sandwich Pedlers. The news thut the gentleman sanuwieh man has become a familiar feature of tiie streets of Paris will surprise nobody who has studied the problem of tin unemployed, and the tragic condition of what a French paper calls *'lo strug-for-lifeur aristocrat i.pie." S:\ gt ht!eni'in, says the Figaro, wearing crsv ovrcoiil.i, ami uniformly dad, miss . o.vlv along t!ie boulevards tii a.i i I'.iu, "fiiey pi)-,si ss fin-- voices, nud in tone nieiin.e.s a l:la:.y, sometimes a du t, s on time . a | em of ti iii.aph s.;i :ng the i. ?ng of the new ,'in an Mince, of the r :ngoto ! i 'ind. lay are "vent i'momim-.-,'* by birth J atid cdileat nu 1 tie- French word : - .. .. . i.i ... . :u.., I ;:?i%11 v ' %' *i t ' 11 . J1 * '11 1 4 :i >! !< viii 1 w i ii in i i or t}; ,n:i i wit; lied i ii U'li'i.i in ! Ami \s!>y u >, ' A titln is <.It? :i iii us riulit |> us- i m a i><>:tl* I of <11: I'tors; win should t not haw its ?. \:i value 1>-:I ween other l?o uds?? N'-W V. : k II -raid. KelklCio, lilll'Tli. - I'm a'laiil I shall luivo to 1 hrciik oil my enjr i ;<in -:st with Fred. A':.( Why ! M I'-u; -IJ.'.mu < f f -nr ho is not ft Si i i 1 >11 - i III 'iS III 111. A; Wiiat in il. s i e.1 tl.iiik that ? II, v ?n 8 !C, in his last . :: r ho <ii t two 1.1,; ;. i ki.-scs, ! , 11 !! Vi'.' to !. 1 in: | ri c i .tloll to j i',. -tor the let ? J'iiil.i'icl|>liift j , Aui.-ricuu. I \ BILL ARPS LETTER. HE IS MUCH INTERESTED IN THE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR. DI<1 England Is Great to Territory and Means. I liaro just received a letter from tho editor if The Australian Agriculturist, that is pnblished at Sydney, in that far distant land. Fit is letter has traveled more than half around Ibe world for 5 cenis and is worth $5 t<> me, lor there is comfort in it. I had novor heard if him, but somehow or other he has been bearing of me through the press, and savs he |ust felt like responding out of tivabundaneo if his good will for the south. "I am an Englishman," sajs hp. "hut all my heart wss with irour people in their great struggle, ltobcrt E. Leo and Stonewall Jackson were my heroes. I was living in England then ami 1 made a Confederate flag ami bung it over the mantel, and alien your linitl surrender came 1 draped the Hag with crepe and it is still banging whero I left it. Well, of course, my unknown friend wrote tins letter before the late rupture, but I hope there will be no war just for his sake, llis lung tetter id full of information about that wonderful country, and even tells how tliey whipped the rabbit tight and now make the pest pr< li'nble by shipping the meat in refrigerator chumhers built in the vc-sels. Tuc pelt is also transported to foreign ports. Since receiving his letter we have bet 11 studying geography and the cyclopedias about England and her possessions. Compared with Great lh Haiti's dominions the I'niud S ales is a small affair. Aus ralia is as large as our whole country, 'lin n, there are hundreds of islands in the Pacific ocean that belong to her and she has territory away down in the antarctic regions. NI10 owns a big slice off of South Africa, where the gold and diamonds a' ound. She virtually owns Egypt an i the Nubian country. She lias about as much territory tu North America as wo have?and .-he controls the commerce of 3-wra! South Aiuciican states. Her merchant marine is more than that of all other nations put together, and yet the powers that govern and direct it all at London make 1 tit little noise about it ami don't brag half as much as we do. The llri'isli can't whip us over here, of course. They have tried it twics and failed. Neither could we whip England over theie, hut they are a woudciful people and make the world pay trihu.c. No wonder tliey have got so much money. They own abcut one-sixth of the land area of the world and half the commerce of the s< as. They have 200,(.00,000 subjects in India alone?four times as manv as we n. nnln In . I.., ^. ?...! i.n.v ,^v(ira iuo -"?? ?"l all these countru 8 and islands and gov. rnmcnts they appoint Englishmen to till all tho oOic.s and fatten on the spoils. It is well enough for tt< all to .study geography again and refresh ourselves about England. Our best ancestry canto front then att 1 we have reason to bo proud of it. W e are proud of our own crountrv ami our republican government and our wonderful progress, but somehow or oilier we have not vet been aide to get along without English money. No' only our government bonds go tliero for 'be cash but all our great railroads have had to get the money front England to aid in their construe tion. So it is in Mexico and Gua'cmala and Brazil. England is our ch'ef banker un l the New York banks are only her brokers. Now we do not suppose that England will go so far as to tight for that land in Venezuela, but will eventually submit to arbitration. This is history repeating itself. We had a long quarrel with her about our northeastern boundary and both sides made a big show of tight and perhaps would have fought but for the <v tinsel and high character of Daniel Webster. He and Lord Ashburton settled it and the jingoes on l>oth sides had to hush up and acq nosce. I rettti ruber well when during President Tolk's day we had another rupture about the lino through Oregon. We claimed all that country, including Vane uv r island, and tlio political war orv was "54-SO or fight." But we didont fight, neither did we get up to that line by several hundred miles. Mr. MeLane and Lord Aberdeen settled it at forty-nine. There arc genera'ly -wo sides to all snob questions and tlio sober-thinking old men can't bo carried off on a pa'riotic emotion. We we c all jingoes when wo were yotuig, but age ami experience has modified ami moll tied our rashness. It was not the old men wh > got swamped in New York the other day when the war panic shook up Wall sirco*. It was the young and timid and inexperienced, i lio old nun km-w that panic would scon pass nwav. L was the young people who got panic stricken in ti e Its tinioro tln-attr the other night and were crushed to death. When I was young I shouted "54-10 or tiglr," and hurrahed foi Pn k and that shibboleth ?lected him. and now I dott'f propose to hurrah f. r a light ttn'il there is more reason for it than I see now. In tit- first place there are some very < iniiient men who declare that tins is not aetso v.here It,, m......... .1.. I!-. ' " >uv MV.bi.m <i}'|'UU*. ir It'S-OI' W??Isey aian's pre-eminent (or his learning mi l he declares that the Monroe doctrine has nothing to tlo with such a case. Whether it do< s or not I confess that my impulses are to take Venezuela's part on general principles. It is human nature to he for tin- little (log in ? tight ?and mv hoys are a 1 lighting mad with England. It looko to ni<* though like this commission business was nln-ady cut and dried and that no nun will he put on tie; commission who has not already cominithd himself to Mr- Cleveland's policy. I don't like that. I have tier-r s en Mr. Olney, hut his picture 1:1 the last It-, vit w of lteviews looks belligerent. II < looks smart, hut if ho was a dog he would bite. Mavhe ho bus been imprudent in his eorr-'Hpoinlence. At nit events the sober, ret! ctiv> people of these T'niicd States are not going to be carried an ay by a w ar cry. t hey are going to discuss tlio matter calmly. The argument is not oxhuuste lint what's the nutter with The Mail and Express? What made it tl >p so suddenly ? It has been our nv st virulent and spiteful enemy for years, anil now all of a sudden wants one of our patriotic < x-Confederates on the commission, and names Gordon ant Morgan and Hamilton and Daniel and others. It us?s adjectives on us and calls u< chi7airic, undaunted, patrioti-- and speaks of the valor of the southern <'onfedirney. What is going to happen ? The New York Sun sinled iut p'-ai?e ami eoinpiimt tit bv degri es. It was a month or two on the road, but Tho Mai! and Kxni.-s.s got ah ad of luna in <>rm ''ay. That's till right if it -ticks. The Now York 5'fc-ss moves very alow 111 that direction, l's iditor says w.- nrodent feed t ha* We di serV'-1 to have our disabditl* " rem v?-d, for our crnno is ju-t a- 1: inousand traitorous to-lay as it Was wi 1:; we e liun ttid it, and it is i iilv out .f grae that we hav been ...... 11. ..... 1 1 11 . 1 ' ? 11 nr.il liiriKfn'. How ,i t'ev as a po.e'f :i> ?!.# I5ut \vr c!i ! Iin'.v {< >; . I.. tlnun r >uic" <> v. i ouo l>y < no it isi* y can't al .?' on. "Whila tli limp holds out to I urn Tlio vilest sinner amy i turn " Now, let im K'j to \v ii; an I l?uil i up our navs : li 1 fortify our rum *. I.ot usilu; tliat rroat canal a; Nicaragua and f.Ttifv l* lik?> a (libra Itiir. Ii"t iii? \vli"!o nation -< 11 r down an I rpiit (pisriJ w -!i tlint the const i trior whs rlianK'' I t-o tImt the pirwiil'lit cotii'l liold nflij Im ten roii-u ctitivo yi-ira mi I an a ta-iff, vie ii it vvi ,tixt.|. alio:,Id 'as lix <1 for tweutj .. era. Tie li;i'i ill w t ;r> (1 of all tin im: tr.'i mil poi,. .ca! a.; :.%t "I i larval.- t ,,i , > tin: politic! 'ti<, I'll' 'I at Si to tli.p . p! . ? lit: t. Aitr, ui AiUuta Coiistitu :ou. Important tu Supervisors. Governor l.vuiis has male the nniiouiieerneitt tluil supervisor* of ri "istrillion will not open }>?>ir otliei a l'oj the registration of voters until tin State legislature meet en I enacts the new r?'oistration law . Tin n w Com itution went into I'lieet i>:i '1 iic-iluy, ami it provides for 'itir iy dilVnenl methods of regis trr.l 'on; hence mix regi tratiou taking place until thost laws arc enacted arc uuli and vuid. HOSTILE BRITISH IOYE. Colonial Police Advancing Into the Disputed Venezuelan Territory. A MENACE, SAYS CRESPO. ttritirth Armed Force Appear* at Extreme i Limit of ltrlttsh Claim?It I* Feared That the Venezuelan flovernment Will , Semi Troop* to the Frontier to Expel < the Intruders. It is .-.tatod that British Colonial police have advanced to the disputed territory, on i the frontier of British Guiana, and that Venezuela regards such action as a direct menace. The Caracas Government has received news from tho Venezuela boundary stations, near the front.or of British Guiana, to the ofTect that one huudred men of tho British Colonial police have been sent to guard the English station in the disputed territory. Tho Crespo administration regards this action as a direct menace on the part of England, following as it does so closely the message of tho President of the United States relating to the boundary <iuostion. The Government officials sav, however, that notwithstanding this report that Great Britain is fortifying her position in apparent defiance of the Republic, groat nrudenco will be observed by Venezuelan officer' in tho territory, and an attempt will be made to avoid all perilous disputes. The point to which the British police have been despatched Is that first ordered to be fortified with Maxim guus by Mr. Chamborlaiu, tho English Minister for the Colonies. The Government is notified that troops, with rifle and cannon, from Domarara have arrived at Cuyunl. a station at tho extreme limit of tho English claims in the disputed territory, and the scene of the Yuruan incident. where English officials were arrested by Venezuelans. ? - THE TIMES ON THE FACTS. Red Tape Should Not lie Upheld at the Kink of Precipitating a War. Tho Loudon Times, dwelling upon tho many dangerous elements which tend to make the Anglo-An'ericau situation still serious, refers to its New York correspondent's renewed plea for the fullest and earliest disclosure of the English case in regard to the Venezuelan frontier dispute. Tho Times asks whether or not the blue book tradition. which prevents its publication until Parliament meets, is worth upholding at tho risk of precipitating a war, from which two great peoples shrink with terror, and suggests that the Loudon Gazette bo utilized to give the information needed. The paper urged the Ministers to accelerate tho preparation of tho uec?<sary documents, anu concluded its arti.-.e thus: ' YVo should, regardless of precedents, set our case fairly before tho world. We firmly believe it is a good case, and that, if produced before passiou gets tho upper hand of judgment, it will ho received in a fair and amicable spirit. But tho danger is a growing danger, and if it is to bo stemmed successful Jy must lie stemmed at once." COURT OF ARBITRATION. Suggestion Made l?.r .lustlro Harlan Approved in tho Venezuelan Question. The Westminster Gazette says a movement Is on foot in London to put into effect tho suggestion alleged to have been made by Justice Harlan, of tho United States Supremo Court, that differences between Great Britain and the United States bo settle I by a commission j composed of an equal number of judges of t Her Majosty's High Court of Justices and of | tho United States Supremo Court. Already a private meeting composed of Englisnmen and Americans has been held to c6n?ider what further action shall bo taken. The disclosures made in tho Dally Chronicle's Washington despatches concerning tho Venezuelan dispute have encouraged tho leaders of this movement to publish their proposals, which amount to advocacy of tho establishment o! u perinnuout court of arbitration. I Tho Westminster Gazette, Liberal, in its [ leading editorial, argues that now is tho I time for Salisbury to withdraw from his I Venezuel.au position. Venezuela's Itevolution. President Crespo issued n decree recognizing tin: existence of revolution in Venezuela. It is believed that Crespo's decree is aimed especially at Guzman Blanco or Rojas Paul, who are supposed to bo treating with England in the interest of the rebellion. Tho Government prisons am full of those siispuetod, antl the Polytechnic School ha- been converted into a prison, the students being j transferred to tho Academy of l ine Arts. TIIK LONDON T13IKS TALKS lliti. I j It Says Fighting AVill Not be Needed if Kiiglund Shows how Strong Stie is. Tho Times of Wednesday says "Not allowing that any thing lias oeeurmd vinco President ( Icvdand - nr his Veuezuelan message : . Congress to substantially alter , the position, w w uld welcom" any reasonable method of s tiling the dispute without ! a resort to tor-e. 'i'liere is no particular j -anctity in the - homburgk liii", bui it was | regarded In Gren' 1 ritainas marking olf vir- I til ally settled dl-tli"!< tro.ui tile-e still ItloC- | eg pied. It ought not to lie diflVlilt to lie- I ter.uine what di-triets have been actually eupjed itv i acli nation, ami excluding these to arbitrate the uiist tiled distriet as u whole. It would not then lie necessary to leal with tin' S'diomhurgk line at all, wliilo tlie olyeets of l.nrd Salisbury's restrictions ! W.c.ld lie attained. But tho people of the | ! Foiled Stat - tiii; not -appose because j I we -In.re i*;i . -ire oi the best I a > i n t' . ' .r .'i in aeefnl end. iiivc o! tho '-[ lit !lint wo ;?: willing to st rr. Minor. whollier wo linvo (roulilPD in | 1 Inrc ;tn<I A . >r ?:? :. 1 : priiidpl ? >r vliloh wo Imvo onti utlol," TIuj |>n|u>r tirxos j sfr '.liir,' :!.? nail 'ii - 1 i i-.-i and ! ! 11|i -1 .jr |'ii :i: 'i i- |usr< I;. :i ?!? - ! iW" li.'ivn :.l!;. !\i"i n??1 Iy. in- j -ill- 1 inil?i|v !- :t ii. cl? i'i :?. 1 tlsi* liritisii Mm- [ Jilro i-- n til?k i: will lilAko IlirK'i dei n I - njiiifi I'tir iiiii' , 1'iit wh.it wo Imv | i i'i ,' i;ir.l i vrth lUthtmn fur. I'mlitim; . 1 > will in t l.i> if w -limv that j I w ar<" -tr./ni". pri-pavd ami thoroughly , i unit !. f , a warvivn to HAMini'tir. j ' ! Sir li'lvviir.i i ,na , I'.. who \v.i-. - >!'. t >r i.ora! fr<'in ls?i. <. a,aid liiat if lir-at ' llrilain .- rii>.'i| arl'iiriition on lit-r rlairns i within Hi" S''iioi.'il>iirt;k lino, j-iiI?iiiittiiij; t<> ir' urafinii i aly tho- i laims oiitsido of that ii.ao, tln'r wiiiild I. u war with til" l'iiit?'d si.it' in wlij'dt'i- : iaitnlii w ml l not !?j in tin rifjht. To I to I .nlni'igori. i hi 1!".- ii i intro Ii; "d n I ill la ' tho Hi'iinfo, wliloll will prolmhly |r.I-', it pi 11: I a' i -1 a! I i iHii'.ori'ii I ' 1'iii'ir *. 1 ! ? a iitimli r oipial to tin Htlit - till I III a: and onfl motnliiT I ; n . -a S'.a'.' - all ! appoint.-d and hold ' ,-i oil. " a-? now providoil l>V law lor til fi;_-t;;ii> tu'.'iuh a of tli" 'MtuniUsioii. V SABBATH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL! LESSON FOR JANUARY 19. Lesson Text: "The Ministry of John the Baptist,*' Luke 111., 15>2? ?Golden Text: John i., ISO?Commentary. h*" 15. "And as the peoplo were in expectation I and all men niusod in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ or not." John I was In the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel (chaprer 1.. 80). TheninOod's appointed lime iob worn 01 won came unto John in the wilderness, and he went forth to 1 preach the baptism of repentance for the re- ' mission of sins (chapter ill., 2, 3). The effect upon many of the people was simply that of suspense and debating as to whether John was the Christ or not. Seo margin. Some of them asked him if ho was the Christ or Elijah or that prophet. They need not have debated the question, nor have remained In suspense, had they been subjects to the prophets Isaiah aud Malachl. nor would thoy liavo reasoned much as to who John was had they been truly expecting Him , whom John preached. 16. "John answered, saving unto them all. I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh. the latehot of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. lib shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost aud with tire." John said that lie was neither Elijah nor Christ uor the prophot, but only a voice ?to be heard aud not seen?crying, "Make straight the way of the Lord." And so he cried, "Behold the Lamb of God!" (John i.. 21. 23, 29, 36.) When afterward thoy told John that all woro following Jesus, he said: "This my joy, therofore, is fulfilled. He must increase', but f must decrease" (John ill., 29, Sill Thk hcmiti fill smrit <?r .Tnhli which seeks nothing for self, but aims only to magnify the Lord, Is very much to be desired and is within our reach, for it is tho Spirit of Christ Himself, who never sought His own will nor His own glory (John v., 30; vi.. 38; vili^ 50). He is ready to fill us with His Spirit (Lukexi., IS), and Ho will when we are ready by His gruce to live His life (II Cor. iv., 10,11). 17. "Whose fan is in nis hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor and will gather tho wheat into His gnrner, but the chaff Ho will burn with llro unquenchable." The baptism of Israel with tho Holy Spirit and with flro will be at the harvest time, tho end of this age (Math, xlii., 40-43; Isa. xllv., 3; Mai. ill., 2), but individual believers may and should be filled with the Spirit now, and they may also know somewhat of the experience of lire, for there is much dross in us to bo consumed. Tho unquenchable flre is, however, the same as the Lord Himself referred to in Mark ix., 43-18; Math, xiii.,12. See also Rev. xiv., 9-11. 18. "And mauy other things in his exhortation preached ho unto the people." In John iii., 26-30. we llnd that, among the other things, John preached that Jesus is the Son of Qod (see also chapter i., 34); that Ho was sent of Clod; that Hespako the words of God; that whosoever receives the Son hath life, but he that receives not the Sou hath no life, but abides under the wrath of God; that a man can receive nothing except it bo given him from heaven, and that it is a great honor to be a friond of the Bridgegroom, even of Jesus Christ. Elsewhere He taught that repentance is nothing unless it is proved to be real by works corresponding thereto. We may listen to nreaching as sound and Christ honoring as that of John, but we read that even the word of God will not prollt those who hear it unless they believe it (Heb. iv., 2). 19. "But Herod, the tetrarch. being reproved by him for Herod las, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils xrhich Herod had done.". Tho particulars oT this will bo found in Mark vl., 17-20, where it is also written that Herod believed John to be a just and holy mau, heard him gltvdlyjmjl did many things. Some would say, fherefore, thnt John might have done more for Herod if ho had kept his favor and been gentle with him flhd not rebuked his sin, but tho true servant of God has no thought of pleasing mon so as to keep their favor, even though they be as great us Herod (Gal. i., 20). Our one and constant aim must be to please Hini who has given us so great u trust as His gospel (II The.-s. ii., I). 20. "Added yet this above all?that he shut up John in prison." This was no new experience for a prophet of the Lord, us a king of Judali put Hauani in prisou because of tho Lord's message through him. Micaiah was smitten, put in prison ami fed on menu ana water nocnuse ne wtis luitnim ro Goil. Jeremiah also was smitleu and imprisoned in the duu>;on (II Chron. xvi., 10; xviii., 23, 20; Jer. xxxvii., 15). The Lord Jesus told Ilia apostles very plainly that they must not fear tribulation, imprisonment ore von death (Jc>hn xvi.. I. 2. 38; Ilov. il., 10; Math. x.. 28). In Jits, v., in, we read that the prophets are to us an example of suflorins?, afllietion and of patience, and in II Pet. ii., 21-23, our Lord Himself is spoken of as our example in these things. 21. 'Now, when all the people wore baptised, it oatnn to pass that, Jesus also beiuK baptized and prayiug, tiie heaven was Oj'.^ned." Luke is the only one who speaks of Je.. '.s praying at His I aptism. He spent much time in prayer. How can we do ilis works without it' Matthew tells us that John nt first ohie-led p> i-apti- :nir Him <m account of hi.- ' -lin'-l create;- need but that Jesus replied, -;.viu, -u r.-r it t.> ne so now to fulfill all riijiiteoti-. ' < .Math, iii., 14, 15). Jesus was : !.?! righteousness itself a 1 In'comes our riyhle,,nmi. -s when we accept Hini (Hot < . 1 ii Cor. v., 21). Seo heaven opened in -loUu i. \cts vii., x . Itev. iv. xix . and Ezek. . 22 "And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him. and a voice came from ueaven wnioh said; Thou art My oeloved Son. In Thee I am wel^ pleased." H" was and is the true ark, whem only the dovelike Spirit finds perfect rest. At Pentecost we read of tongues of lire in connection with i lie Sprit coining upon the ni.stmi11 uri-1 no ur?\ lit? w;is always ami in all thing* \v?-ll |.leading to Go.I. If wp an willing r.) live His life. Ho will by His Spirit work in i:s that which i* well pleasing in ill* sight < 11 (lor. iv.. 11. v., 9; lloui. xii., 1, 2; Hi'li. xiiu. 21). His lifo ha?l but ouo aitu?to glorify (lot!.?i.casou Holpar. Hotter Times Coining. Latham Ah'\am! t .V < <>f Now Turk Inn" is-uni a otton stateim-nt in whioh thny < 'i.uat - tb r.*p at li.sii) i : l alos. The prion <.f i>tt?ui, tin sa . is n?>w 'J.V.l rents ih-arer than last year. O.i" <h arer !nan IH'.'l.uml 111*# eli'-aper tiian in l-"'s i >r Marrh i>ntrao?s. Sin N"V? i;.l er .With the prion ?! eottou has <1 liie i on | inlnoarly half < ! whioh has boon r "iiifaoom the apprehension of war with laigl nol. w111? Ii enttsod a pin.'- ami heavy ileprooirti >n in oi iriti'*s of at! Uiri'ls. ami oile r :uh' rsc Inttnoneos, wo think tii nri <1 t >t? le bl up remarkably wt II. Nothing 1'iii a v 1 opinion tli:it motion v.m- ojii-jij, n( pri >m<I i!ii' iiiliiT'-ii' "i i'- - * .* i * i *. i,# position oiij i liavo -upporto.l u i ili.' \io|oii li.-turliiiii< ' in llio liioiii'tar.v worlil." I.ntham, .Movnintor \ t o think "Mm iinlieiltlons ari-tlia* |>rilor <'ot<oii, an<l InisiimM tft'n rally, will : ipr"i irnt-ri illy with th'-' N ' W \ ir. ' (ii'ii. liCt'N ISirtliilny. I>.*iuyrtit- rs of tlm t'oiifo?|i'ra<*y in fliarl'' ton, ft. c.. r- ilvtl to foninminorato (li'ii. I.' '"s l'irtii<l;'y. .ianiinry III, l>y njipro| prlat ro i.oniiM p'lfnltirly Imp nftor. Tito t 'oiiffiliTati- \ i ! 'Tin: - a'a I Sons of Wfrans iioiil I follow Hp i: o\ai pi'-, or unit" with 1!i>'!:i in a ''oian.on < la!.ration, ami tlm saino rnl?' sin hi I I olitain in ".'ry community | throughout tlw Houlh, I