ocoooooooooooooojooooow MOBBED : BY : MISTAKE. Loooooooooo V t AP I known what was going TJ , befall uie wheal took steam PL ,-r passage from Coylou to In 1 1 ih iiilJ l've prolmbly coutlnued jouru.y eastward rouud the world ?.Lt stopping "I-al,J of ,hu ilahs" ' i"""'1" iguornuci.-, uw f . it,, tided ut Calcutta. Vw tiL"' f y"1 wn lhnt wul'n i aie ii"",t fvor up-country travel fj'aiM so. n'ter a brief visit - with IT,,, ' started north by rail. I wan L ri, her bv balfa-doxen Introductory L.M id itit-n of more or loss prouilu- & 1 lU ill' I'11 1"" " ut j went lift to Benares the sacred fcr ou tin' inlshty Ganges, an.l sought ij h.iie f f""1 ,,am' to whom out! of j letters was addressed. Slta Uam a wealthy and cultured Hindoo inker, and niy friends had pictured (glutting color tho hospitality that 1 uld receive. .'ivfi.re my rldo through the city was Lr I Mt that hospitality of any sort fc.ru anyone would be doubly welcome. to my surprise most of the bazars aud inluc-s places were closed, though It las marly afternoou. Groups of evil J'i'eil uatlvca stood about In the iqaare aiil streets, whllo police and gildicrs appeared to be unusually plen tiful. I a made a target for sullen A.uii v from all sides, and I could not li.lp recalling tho stirring times of the peat uiutluy. more thau thirty year Joct. j I found Rita Ram'a house to be a pain lil tna m-eolored building, not far troiii the river. Its owner proved to be itseiit, but his private secretary re pived me and opened tho letter of In- Mdllctliill. Baboo Pas was a sleek, mahogany- ivd gentleman, who spoke English jerfceHy, and wore Europeuu garments ('f faultless cut. Jly honored master Is In Allahabad an a matter of business," ho explulued. file will return In a day or two, aud r..-anwiiile the house aud servants are t your disposal." 1 thanked I'.aboo Das, and Inquired he meaning of the strauge sights I had ritncssed in the city. "There has been danger of a riot dur- m the past twenty-four hours," he re- filed gravely: "but It Is believed to be fast now. Tho most Ignorant of the I.ti'loo poimlatlou are uugry because fin' municipality have acquired the! (tainjce tcnipli' for the purpose of erect- J In.' new waterworks ou Its site. The I )l.liuuimc.lniis have taken part In the Jisiuil .a nee because of the dearness f provisions, for which the municipal-1 y is also responsible. My honored Bia-itcr bidoiigs to the Hoard of l.overn aiciii and helped to purchase the tem ple." J 1 selected that Slta Ram's departure Bight be mote In the older of ti tlight Uiau of a business trip. j"Aro you sure that the danger Is overV I asked, for I had some uotloii of oing to a hotel. f"Yos," replied Baboo Has, "the riot ers are cowed ami sulimlsslve. My taster's house was under the protec tion of the police, but they withdrew this morning." His iniinner was bo calm and decided iiif I (tilte forgot my fears. 1 was h"n a luxurious -bed chamber, and a Utile later I dined ill solitude off dishes ff gold ami silver. The entire house fas furnished In a costly and sump ioi.s style that showed Its bachelor ftwuer to possens a sense of European biste as well as of barbaric splendor. During the evening I was left pretty kmcu to myself, and as 1 did not care to Venture Into the street 1 passed the I 'line with a cigar and a magazine, and i hen I slgnllled my wish to retire he f receded me upstairs. Squatted on a rug In the hall. Just outside my room, was a bright-fa I JliU'loo lad, about 12 years old. A cord jangled by his tilde, and, passing .through the door, communicated with Jhe fans that were attached to the cell ing of the apartment. Tho lad was evi dently the "punky wallah," or fan pull er. Ills name was (iunpat, Baboo Das Jnformed nie, and his duly was to keep Jne cool during the sultry hours of the Wlit. I I chatted with the boy for a few mo Wilts, and found hi in to be Intelligent and fairly conversant with Kngllsh. jfJ'hen I entered my room and lowered tl;e square of rice matting that was furled above the doorway, "fiiere was Jolso a door of heavy teak-wood, but I .did not think It necessary to close it. 1'he apartment had two windows, over poking a small courtyard that cou jhii'neil shrulis and a fountain. After grilling most of the day In a stuffy and )lting railway carriage 1 was weary. lt did not take me long to undress aud !f a'.l asleep. The tast thing I remember was the soft whirling of the fans and t!;oir refreshing current of air. I wis awakened by a hand tugging f t the bedclothes. "House, Sahib, there Is 'langer," was poured into niy ears by shrill, childish voice. I sprang out of bed In a thrice and ":'tick a light. It revealed the half ti'ked figure of little Ounpat.. His ex fession was ouo of Indignation rather than of terror. "What Is It?" I demanded. . "Those pigs of rioters. Sahib," he re plied. "They have broken loose at hist." Then, for the first time 1 became Kvare of the tumult lu the 'streets sur r landing tho house. Brawling voices end the restless patter of f-ct ros'vj iioarsely on the ulght air. I co.dd dis tinguish the shrill "Dlul l.nr ortnf Mohammedans their rallying cry' to hattle. From afar I heard tlm faint I'aliug of bells and the raitle of mus ketry. A lively commotion w goln.c on downstairs, lunging of doors, and ihoTing of furniture. Interlarded with huky voices. (iunpat slipped away for a moment and I hurried on iny fhlrt and trousers. I felt decidedly iiicomfortable. U aay i least I could not forget the bla.. I ol' that had greeted mc ou the pre I long afternoon. Europ-ian were tn 1 i odor at Benares Jiut now. I glanced at the clock. The baud p.)int ed to an hour patt mldiiig'it. I begin to consider nhat I had lMi:. rdo. I w as piKded to aecount for the uu a, pear a nee of HiiImo Das. Meanwhile the t tilt had swelled to a frightful din. Tho sln.cm wiii.ont seemed to b- choked with rioters. -K 'II HIta Uam," they yelled. "Slay t!ie her etlc. Loot his house. Down with the destroyers of the faith:" 1 was fully alive to the situation now, and the thought of my p ril solicited me. A moment inter Micce-Mou of heavy tlui is. fol'owed by a ivuirii I ias .cmsh mid a burst of oliei is. tol l tUt the main crtianoe of tiu 'tmt-i li.i.l U'cn beaten In. fries of rage and ter ror and the aminos of deadly conflict floated op tn" hta.rciiso. I determined to escape, If such a thing were possible. Theio was no time to put ou shoes or coat. 1 tel.cd my money aud papers ami Jammed them Into the pockets of my trousers. 1 ran to the window aud looked out. Alas! The courtyard swarmed with dusky figures. The only aveuue of es cape was cut off. I turned back luto the room, resolved to sell my life dearly. I had no weap ons, but on tho wall hung a Tibetan shield and spear, trimmed with yak's lulls. I dragged them down and rushed for the door. Before 1 could close it entirely a figure slipped through the crack, aud I very nearly Impaled (iun pat on my spear. 'The Sahlh must tight." ho exclaimed. "Baboo Das has lied, and the rioters are dowustalrs aud everywhere. They have killed some of the servants, and now they will search for my master, whom they hate. They believe he Is lu the house. They will kill you, too, Sahib. If they flud you." "What shall we do?" 1 demanded "Is there a way to escape'" "None, Sahib. We must push furni ture against tho door and tight. The iKillce and the soldiers will be here presently." "But surely the mob won't hurt a lit tle chap like you," 1 replied, filled with admiration at the lad's bravery, "lio while you can, (iillipat." "No," he answered calmly", "my duty Is with the Sahib. I will stay here." There was no time to argue, for al ready the bloodthirsty miscreants were pattering up tho staircase with shouts aud yells. The door had only a frail bolt ou the Inside, but luckily the furni ture of the room was massive, (iunpat seemed to know Just what was wanted. He helped tno to the best of his strength, ami hardly was the barricade In place when the mob surgd through the hall. The heretic Is trapped," they cried, at sight of the closed door, "f onnj out, Slta Ham. and meet your fate." f rash! crash! crash! The door trem bled under the rain of heavy blows. A table that was on the summit of the barricade toppled to the floor and burst asunder. Tho mob heard the fall aud yelled exultantly. (iunpat twirled his spear between his supple fliigeis. "The end will be soon, Sahib," he said quite calmly. The next Instant he gave an eager cry and point ed overhead. There I saw for the first time a small circular trap-door. "Where doea It lead?" 1 demanded. "To .the roof," replied (iunpat. "My master sits there ou hot evenings. But there Is no ladder. We must take from the barricade, Sahib." No sooner said than done. Hardly as they could be spared we removed a table, a chest of drawers, and two chairs. We plied them ouo upon an other. I plainly saw the door quiver from top to bottom as I mounted the shaky structure. 1 was directly below the trap now, and a blow from my tlst drove It upward. I grasped the edge of the opening and drew myself to the roof, (iunpat passed up the two spears and the shield. Then 1 caught the lad's hands and drew him to my side. That Instant the mob broke Into the room below, where they expected to find Slta Ham. They howled with rage at the empty room. Then we saw their dark faces glaring at the pile In the middle of the room, and up at the open ing In the celling above. We slammed tlowu the trap door, but there was uo way to fasteu ot on the outside. We knew the mob would follow us In a moment, so we ran across tho flat roof, mounted the parapet, and sprang to the top of an adjolulng house. Thus we hurried on from roof to roof till we were some distance from tho house of Slta Ham. "Faster. Sahib! they are coming." panted Gunpat. Then husky yells rang out lehlnd us ami I turned and saw half a score of turbaned figures at our very heels. A spear whizzed between us. A pistol ball shrieked overhead. Faster and faster we sped, till sud denly a gap of six feet yawned before ns. "Jump, Sahib," yelled (iunpat. Without hesitation we sprang together, and landed safely on the next roof. One of our pursuers was close behlnd-a burly Mohammedan with a sword, (iunpat snatched the brazen shield from my hand; turned, and threw It with all his might. It struck the fellow as he was In the act of Jumping. Without a cry he plunged down between the houses. HI companions paused only an Instant. They they leaped the gap and came on w ith frightful yells. This advantage, brief as It was, provwl our salvation. We ran on as be fore, climbing headlong over the para pets from roof to roof, neither gaining nor losing. The end bouse of the block abutted on the Ganges, and all at once, over the last parapet, we saw the water below us. ' -You can swim, Sahib?" asked Gun pat. - "Yp! rome on." 1 replied. We dropped through twenty feet of air and shot far under water. When we came to the surface we dived again Instantly. The next time we row we were well out In the current. Side by side ws swam out, while a shower of spears fell harmlessly tn our waas,- Anchored In mid stream we spied the arktaped roof of a trader's boat, and a short swim brought us to It. The friendly native cave u shelter, and there we remained uuid morning, lis tenltiif to the sounds of strife In the ophislte-lyliig city. When day broke the riot w as nuollcd. lutt the mob had wrecked the tob-graph ! "inn? nun railway station, plim'.cre.l the treasury, and destroyed the engine and boiler of the new water workt. Slta Ham returned that afternoon and I found lilin a uut noIUhod and agreeable gentleman. Ile'was app.tr- j ently unconcerned over the loo' iig of I his hou-e. His first set was to dis charge Baboo Das. His next, after hearing my story, w as to promote leave little (iuupat to an honored pofi.n among the household servants. Nor did j I forget io honor the lad lu u y owu j way.-Yankee Blade. I SPAIN FROM A CAR WINDOW. The Coiinlrr Was Irr and Ku.tjr and Ktcuiril Horn I to a I miler. It was fiery hot. It was noon when we reached the Junction of Bobadllla. where we turned eastward toward tiranada. The carriage seemed a fur nace, i wood was lire to our touch, the air that came through the window wns burning. The country was scorch ed to a cinder; the mountains glittered ill the lieat; the sliadelcss towns quiv ered In a hot haze like a mirage. We lay back, panting, fanning ourselves with our hats and our guide-books. We came to baked, dust-d.'lvcii stailoiis; at each was tho same cry of "Water! water!" from the women who made a living by selling It, and the people In the train who were trying to drink It. To iiaines Antequera. I.oja. San Fer nando that earlier bad thrilled us III Murray and Washington Irving -i were now Indifferent, as they wero spluttered by the dust-clioked guard. For hours the horizon was bounded by low mountains, w ith here and there tiny patches of snow on their upper slopes. But where were the dazzling, glowing snow-peaks of the Sierra Nevada, that loom up so imignillcently In the ro inn me of Washington Irving, and In the story of every traveler who has bci-n to Cm inula 7 True, through the cane-brake, stifling In tho torrid air, we had seen two or three low hills crowned with olive groves, planted like a map, and on tho top of each something that looked Ilk t the ruins of gigantic brick kilns or tumbled down factories. Granada must be near, for we bad passed San Fer nando; but neither to tho right nor to the left could wo see the minarets of the Moorish city or the domes of Cath olic Spain. Slower and slower went the train, and then It stopped. Every one got oiit, aud wo knew It was Grau-nda.-Ceiitury. Noble Hncrltlce. Farson's Weekly tells a story of a tele graph lineman w ho has to hlB credit as bravo a service to a comrade as a sol died might render on the Held of battle. A few years ago two men were at work upon a telegraph pole standing many feet above a line of railway. A wire had broken, and they were repairing the damage. The wind blew fiercely from the east. and the pole rocked to aud fro. hud- j deiily a strong gust caused one of th j men to turn In b a position. In doing so lie pushed Ills companion, who, taken unawares, fell backward. Ho clutched ; at his mate, and both tumbled over among the wires. For a moment the two men hung without speaking a word. Thou one of them said: "Bill, I can't reach the post, and I'm afraid If 1 move the wires will break." As be spoke a wire did break. Both men, hanging together, were In danger of iH-lug precipitated to tho track bo low. "Well, mate." said Bill, "one of us has got to drop. It's a big drop to make, but as you're married and have three children, I don't see w hy I should stay here." "No, don't do that. Bill; you'll cot killed, surely. Let's hang on a lltllo longer." Aiuiilinr n-lre broke. One more might drop them both. BUI made up his mind. "Good-by, mate, lie salil to tno oincr. "Good-hv " answered his companion. the tears running out of his eyes. Bill dropped. It was a fall of forty feet. He fell among some rough stumps of bushes, and rolled down an embank ment. Then ho rose, and called up to his companion: "I'm all right, mate. I'm going for help." The station was half a mile distant. When the poor fellow reached It an.l had told his story, he fainted away. The doctor found that he had brol.en both his arms and one of his ribs; but his bravcactlon had very likely sav.d his companion's llfo. How Nspolcon ltalsed Money. Napoleon had the lavish hand ut a parvenu, but his beneficiaries were not grnteful, and with ever-Increasing In solence were slways craving more. The system of private confiscations or forced contributions from Individuals' had already attained vast dimensions. During the winter of lStiU-10 It was ex tended and regulated; the sums wrung from German princes and Spanish grandees, from English merchants and the Italian clergy, were not entirely ex hausted; tho remainder, together with what was "accepted" from timorous politicians, crafty ecclesiastics, sly con tractors, and tmprlclpled financiers, was now erected Into the dignity of the Emperor's, "extraordinary domain." The term "army cheat" had len de vised for times of higher public moral ity; It was now discarded. Confiscated palaces, forests, lands, fisheries; mon eys from the sale of American ships nil were now the Emperor's private property.-Ccntury. , Hints for Mr. Kipling. In regard to Kipling's troubles with his brother-in-law. Harper's Weekly says: "Helping a ne'er-do-well la business by Itself that offers large and continuous employment for energy, cit thuslasm, preser vera nee, and discre tion. I'ersons who would succeed at all In It must carefully obey two rules flrsr, never expect anything; second, never stop trying Flowers as an AdirNlsemrnt. A Utah railroad man advertised bis road by sending a carload of lilacs to Colorado mining districts. The flowers were gathered by school children, and the car left a trail of Joy aud fragrance wberevtr It weat. FORSUXDAYIsEAMXG THE GOSPEL OF GRACE IS HERE EXPOUNDED. One of the Commonest of 8ln Cn-n t of a Happy, Christian l.lfe-t-rrmou-t Drawn from the hurlogs of Uo Meo. Few lln It. lll.lit; Is st:ll ex isting 11 lll.'lUIIM'I'ipt loiter Wlil tell by Sir Thomas More to his wife. Alyce. when the Hews -n mi' to him that I' V -'1 ) his great mansion rnr"v at fhclsca. with Us fJf-'rirX ...II....- i I,.,,,.. tits 1 1 ft. granaries bad been nliiioi-t dosirojed by lire. Instead of la menting over Ills 1 loss, he bids her first "Hud out If any poor neighbors bad storeil their grain in the granaries." and If s". to recom pense them. Se oiiilly. to ili-ichaige no servant iiniil be have another abiding place; and lastly, to "be of good cheere, and take nil the bowsold with you to church, and there thank God for what Hoc bath given lis. ami what lice batli left us." lie urges her. "1 pray you. Alyce, with my children, to be merry In God." Most of us. If we bad lost property and home lu a night, would think we did well If we were patient under God's will; but to be cheerful and even "merry" In Him, Is an almost forgotten grace. Hobert l.ouls Stevenson. In a prayer written for bis taiuily on the night be fore bis death, asked that when the day returned it should lind tbein strong tr endure If ll brought sorrow, and eager to be happy If happiness were their portion. "Why." asked a Hindu sage, "why are the Christians melancholy men? If I Ih'IU-vciI ns I hey say. that the great God was my Father aiel that Ills Son was my Elder Brother. 1 should not groan, though I lost a few bushels of wheat, or even an eye. 1 should be of all men most happy ami gay. They do Uot Is-lleve what they say." David, wkose life wns full of strug gles and griefs and sins, taught the world Its hymns, full of a mighty, Joy ous thanksgiving. I'nul in prison, know lug that death In Its most painful shape might bo near, could exhort his friends not ouly to be patient, but to "rejoice lu the Lord nl way. And again 1 say," he adds, ur gently, "Hejolce." Most men will laugh when thry nre well-fed and their lives are couifortuldc but It Is a different tiling to slug in prison, or when one's home Is burning to find time to be kind to the poor ami "merry in God," llko old Sir Thouins More. I.lfc-'- Little nnra. One secret of sweet and happy Chris tian life la learning to live by the day. It Is the long stretches that tiro us. We think of life as u whole, running on for us. We cannot carry this load until we are three score and ten. We cannot light this battle continually for half a century. But really there are no long stretches. I.lfo does not come to us all at ouo time; It comes only a day at a tlmo. Even to-morrow Is never ours till It becomen to-day and we have nothing whatever to do with It but to pass down to It a fair and good tuherltanco In to-day's work well done and to-day'a llfo well lived. It Is a blessed secret, this or living by the day. Any ono can carry bis burden, however heavy, till night fall. Any one can do his work, however hard, for ono day. Any ono can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly nnd purely till the sun goes down. Aud this Is all that life ever really menus to us -Just one little day. "Do to-day's duty; light to day's temptation and do not weaken nnd distract yourself by looking for ward to things you cannot see and could not underataud If you saw them." God gives ua nights to abut down the cur tain of darkness on our little days. We cannot see beyond. Short horizons make llfo easier, and give us one of the blessed secrets of brave, true,holy living. Golden Censer. , Tb Pin nf Worry In v. This la one of tho commonest of sins. It also Is ono of the most reprehensible. Many to whom gross temptations pre sent no attractions yield to this one al most without a struggle. It is wholly unreasonable, and, when allowed to be come a habit, It Is full of torment. It spoils one's own pence and renders one a source of continual distress and an noyance to others. Worrying la fretting because niatters have gone wrong or are supposed to be destined to go wrong. If the for mer be true, worrying does no good, even when we are conscious of having been In fault Go to work bravely aud remedy what Is amiss, so far as pos alble, and what cannot Is- remedied bear with Christian patience and cour age. If tho latter be true, do not as sume that tho threatening evil must befall, but do your ls t to prevent or lessen It, and remember that God al lows evil as well as good to happen, that aeemlng evil oft'-n results In bless ing, and that, should the worst come, prolmbly in time you will Und reason to thank God for It. No one has any right to throw the doubt upon tho divine wisdom and goodness which worrying Involves. No one msy rightly depress and discour age others thus. Worrying la distrust ing God. It Is refusing to believe that his promises are true and that bis pow er Is Invincible. It la peculiarly danger ous and disheartening because It finds such a Held In the real in of little things. It promotes peevishness, suspicion snd needless faultfinding. It wan" one's sense of moral proportion, making light of serious things and magnifying mole hills Into mountains. The Cotigrega- tlonalist- Tn Meet the llrmanila. Rome day we are to go forth In our spiritual respoiislbllty, and to meet the demands of our spiritual existence. The smil. burled under the caret of life, thrills when It hears such tidings as that- Is It ready-ls It In any way get ting ready-for such resurrection? See bow the whole evangelical experience starts with such an Intelligence. The soul brought faca to race with tta des tiny fesls Hs utter unfltaess for It. Sin J.7T FlSi and stairs nre on Its c irmc; I must have some ib'iiteic-. Ii I -u-llnd lu spiritual worl I for i Ve-i I feels lU Itlllilllest. or wliicii I: II lie lit. It libs out for flll'.s . I'll comes, ami the mysterious ,ii u r r doll ami legi'llel.lllol, Ji.l-i I l.i IV.-. i lil; i and III.- soul; -in I lien tin- -. ..i! with a spleiiuil iiiiin in.-ili'.y low " clearly before ll, goes u w o U to -lrii.' g'e with 1 1 self. Io e-'l",iici d . II I. yet remaining shi. to win 4 hi :; i . feclly, to be good, pur ' mi l I "!;.. Bishop Brooks. I'r thr Itnttli t Now press the revival battb'. I'i. i : ll with agonizing prayer. l iv-. ll w ill persistent faith. I'ie-s it with .hum less counige. fress It w it ll ei.isiiiuili. zee I. I'ress the bailie by pungent preai bin.'. Press It by soul s; h i In: songs. I'ress it by personal solhlta lion. Press It at the church. Press p In the homes of the unsaved. Pu sh iT wherever nil unconverted sniil !s to I., j found. Press the battle mi, i lukewal n saints are aroused. I'r. ss It m til ba.-l. I sliders repent. Press ll until pr.-.l; gals come home. Press ll until pun I gem conviction settles dow : upon ill I the people. I'ress it ST tit 11 heaven slcil I become vocal with scligs of Joy. Pn-s the bailie! Pn ss t lie ban le! lipwo.tl Herald. A Vn .l" ( luirch "OH Vrnr OM. The 'Staveklrcbe" at Borgiin.l. Nor way. depleted here. Is one of lite luos venerable wooden ciiiilces III the wot 1,1 tiik oi.n woone.x iti-iu u. The Interior of the church consists of a large, semi-square auditorium an.l t smaller and m.rrovver choir, w hich bit ter ends lu a senil-clreular recess, Willi In which Is the altar. An open gallery surrounds the church. Light enters only through small, round holes under the main roof, ho that the worshipers are always shrouded In that senil dark liess so favorable to meditation. Cntm After Hlrimulc. There are some spirits which must go through a discipline analogous to that sustained by Elijah. The storm strug gle must precede the still small voice. There are mliuls which must be con vulsed with doubt before they can re pose In faith. There are hearts which must be broken with disappointment before they can rise Into hope. Blessed Is the mini who, when I lie tempest lias spent Its fury, recognizes bis Father's voice in Its undertone, ami bares bis bead and bows bis knee as Elijah did i To such spirit It seems as If God had J said, "lu the still sunshine nnd ordl- IIHI.V "His m III e ,1 oil cnillliii nieei loe, but, like .lob, III the desolation of Mie tempest you shall see my form and bear my voice, and know that your Hedeeui or llvelh."-F. W. Hobcrtson. The Altai-of Private Prnyrr. "Keep the altar of private prayer burning. This is the very life of all piety. The sanctuary and family al tars borrow their fU'cs here, therefore let this burn well. Secret devotion Is the very essence and barometer of vital and experimental religion." Spui'geon. In Not Ne-lt-ct to I'roy. Dear children, do not neglect to piny, but make It one of the most pleasing duties. Goil hears the prayers of good and true children. When you begin to pray whether It Is lu the temple or at home-then "know before whom thou Blandest" and feel that you are In-fore God, and that Ills loving eye Is upon you and that He will answer you when jou pray with humility and devotion. ! Intention and Actlnna, God takes Into account Intentions as well us actions, belief as well as prac tice, profession as' well ns life. The purpose Is as Important as the execu tion. What we are. Is the result of what wo will and feel. The Inner and outer relations must be In bariiKUiy with God's requirements. Lnjnlty toChrlst ami Ilia I. oral Church I nil la mi polls has prohibited Sunday base-ball. Invite the honorary members to con duct a meeting. The Bicycle Evangelistic Club can do splendid work all summer long. Through agitation by the young peo ple, the postotllce at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., wns closed ou Sundays. Your society might do something to ward providing the barber shops of tho place with clean literature. A light fan pasted full of pictures, some of them amusing, Is Just the right summer present for a hospital. It Is proposed that Washington's birthday be hereafter observed as America's Christian Citizenship Day. It Is said to be the general custom for gold aud silver mining companies to compel their minors to work on Sun day I Caids with blanks for name andmd: dress plnced within convenient reach of strangers will facilitate acquaint ance. There are fourteen societies of Chris tian Endeavor In the vicinity of fix ford, Kliglaud, that bulwark of high churcblsm. Had to Wear (lnra. Aard Knox Fewer I hit you once, they won't be notblu' left but to ring fer de ambulance. Tuff Mugs Is dat so? See nie mlt? Well, de aiithortlcs don't allow me to wear gloves on de street 'cause It would be a case of carrying concealed weap ons. Indianapolis Journal. A Fine Attltnde. "That is a very fine attitude." said the dog to the Indignant cat, "but It doesn't deceive me for a nilnwte. You Dover rode a bicycle in your life." Indianapo lis Journal. Ao old horse, like an old man, will stsnd whipping. FOR LITTLE FOLKS. A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN IEREST TO THEM. Konirlhlim that Will In terra! Ill Ju vriille Mcuilii-ra of i:vtry liouachulil Juulnt Actions and llrlglit Huy of Maujr Cuts and Cunulug Children Wasn't lie Mranr line ilny a guy young rooster Whs ncrslchit.K ill the irrniiu.l, , Jit nfier a brisk, tuiuincr !i..'r, An.l a big, fat norm he fi.nti.t. lie pUccI his claw upon it, tlu-u lliii li.-inl he npwiinl threw, Aii-I to hi hens he loudly ciilli-.l "Collie! Coek-s-diKMlle-do!" f Tlie helm th.'T entile s -running. As eager ns on 1.1 be. And eucb cue thought "Now bcr' treat I'm very sure for inc." Hut when that rooster they hs.l reached, II" esvo a w ink or I w o, Goh'il.'d the worm liitno-lf iiud crowd "t io! t'ock-s doo.lie-doo!" -m. i:. The Flower Hull. "I wonder If I could find two little girls who would help nie weed the tlower beds this morning'.'" said Aunt Mary, as she s.ep pel out on to tin' side porch where Marglo and Klhel were playing. "oil, I should like to, auntie!" said F.thol. "and I know Margin will help, loo; and you'll let us have somo mar giicritc and fuch sias to make those ouio Cower doll., like those you ij ' taught ui to umko last week, won't you?" "Yes. Indeed, I will." The time passed quickly to the little girls, for Aunt Mary told thein stories, and Just as they llnlshcd the last bed, the dliiner-bell rang. After dinner Aunt Miry gathered a (logon marguerites, an.l the same num ber of well formed fuchsias; while aha was busy getting tho Mowers, F.thol ran to her room, and got a imnilmr of plus and the bottle of Ink, and pen, and Margie went to the kltcheu to get sev eral broom straws. Aunt Mary then trimmed (iff all .the stamens of the fuchs u but two, which were left for feet. Margie cut off all tho petals of each marguerite, leaving tli-'in as a margin, for the rulllo of the little cap. except two, these petals were loft for strings. As soon as she had finished one, Ethel marked eyes, nose and mouth ou tho center of It, with pen and Ink. When tills was done Aunt Mary put a broom straw through the tul, of the fuchsia for arms, and connected the head with the body with a pin. and this finished a dozen of the ruteat little flower dolls which looked like this. Margie and Kthel were delighted, and carried their dolls to tho garden wall jiniler the shade of the large maple. Hero they played inr.il their I'm la Will asked lliem to tano a drive. They hurried off. and It was almost tea time when they returned. Remembering their (lower dolls, they ran to get them; but tho hot sun had como beating down on them, and each little tlower lady had drooped, and grown weaker and weaker uutll she had died. Household. . A Illrthilav for the I'ntatn. There Is talk In F.nglaud of having a birthday party for the potato. It Is Just 300 years since the first potato plants wero taken from this country over to London, and the same year Sit1 Walter Halelgh planted some of them lu Ireland. 1C very body oats potatoes nowadays, and yet for nearly SUO years tho plant was only a curiosity. Occa sionally potatoes were served on some prince's table as a great delicacy, often candled llko fruit or spiced. And high lords and ladles wore the (lowers as or naments. It 1b said that Frederick tho Great had to compel the farmers of his dominion to plant potatoes. Now they are only too glad to do It. A fat that f-hinra In the Dark. What would you think ot a manu factured rnt that scared away rata and mice? Well, a clever Inventor has re cently made such an animal. It Is of metal, built exactly the slxe and shape of a cat and painted with a kind of paint that shines In the dark. If this metal cat Is placed in the pantry the rata and mice straightway ruu to safer homes aud don't come back. Ilnw I.ohb la a Bicycle? If you have a friend who Is a great blcyclo rider ask him ofl-band when he Is out of sight of his wheel how long a blcyclo Is. First, ho'll look ptizxled, and then he'll make tho wildest kind of a guess. It's almost as puzzling as tho question: "How high Is a Derby hat?" DM He Ret Ills Whipping? Tom, Dick and Harry got Into trou ble one recess. It was strictly against the rules to throw stones, yet they had been caught in tho act by an angry old gentleman whose orchard came iqi to tho school-house yard. Worst of all, ho had seen a stone from the hand of Tom smash through the glass of his line conservatory. So the guilty threo exifectiHl severe treatment when llio principal luvltod them to a prlvato In terview. Tom was the oldest and worst of them. Harry was an innocent little fellow, misled by the example of iho others. Dick was usually well-behaved, bift had gone wrong for once. The teacher said: "Bojs, yon have broken two valu able things, this gentleman's glass and one of niy riles. You deserve severe punishment and perhaps you will get It, but I Intend giving you a chance to escape. Each of you may guess for himself whether he Is to be punished or not. Those who answer wrong will be punished, those who answer right will be spared, so bo careful what you say. Henry, you may guess first." Harry looked up timidly and ventured to say: "I guesa you will not whip me, sir." "Very good, my boy; you have an awered correctly. I shall have to let you off. Go to your seat. Tom, your turn." Tom thought he had learned some thing by Hurry's success, so he said, with a bold grin: "I guess yeu won't punish me, either." ." N "Wrong. Po, you see, to keep my word. I shall have to whip you, much as I dislike to do It." Aud ho bid the ruler ou with a right g.sid will, so that one would think he really enjoy vd It. "Now, Klchard, what do you hare to sayr "I guess I am to be punished, sir." Now, here Is tho question: As the teacher was bound to keep Ills Word, did bo punish Dick or not? If be did, Dick had guessed right and should not lie punished; but If ho did uot, Dick had guessisl wrong and the teacher would have to punish him. Did Dick get his whlpplug? HOME RULE IN ST. LOUIS. Ilia lit tharttr Was Mails by Its Own Cltlsctia. If the analogy of our national and State organizations Is to be followed at all lu municipal government. It ought to be followed so intelligently and log ically as to retain the merits along w ith the complications and Inconvenience... This Is n hat the St. l.ouls system, mom thau any other In the country, lias sin coedi-d In doing. The one great achieve tnent for w bleb St. l.ouls Is to be piul d Is the couilcloue with which It has won Its liberty, and stands for tho principle of municipal lioniii rule. It Is entitled to be called a "free city." Even lis charter was not mad.' for It and con ferred upon It by the Legislature, or by any State agency, but was made by a, I.Hfil Issly of citizens elected for that purple, and was then adopted by tho voters of St. Louis at a special election. This wbb lu 1S70. Tho State of Mis souri had been holding a constitutional convention, aud tho convention had found Itself face to face with the prob lem how to dent with the government of Missouri's chief municipality. Much confusion had arisen from tho Illogical and overlapping dual government of tho county of St. Louis and the city of St. Louis. Tho county debt was a large and growing one, while the city debt was In the samo process of ex travagaut Increase. A rough and ready method for the limitations of hs-al In debtedness was Dxcd upon by the con vention. It waa ordained lu the Statn constitution that such local debts should not become greater lu the aggre gate than 5 per cent, of tho assessed valuation of local property. As re gards St. l.ouls. It was provided that the city and county governments might. If they chose, agreo to hold a special electlou In order to cho.wu thirteen men, who should be empowered (11 to draw up a scheme for the entire sep aration of the city from the county, and (21 to draft a charter for the reconsti tuted city. This program was carried out. The achomo of separation greatly Increased the municipal area, and fixed the bounds now exlmlng. County build ings, with other county property inshbi.. the limits of the city, were all trans ferred to the municipality, and lu return the city assumed the entire county detit. The popular bouse of the Municipal Assembly, known as the House of Del egates, waa made to consist of twenty eight members, one from each ward, elected for two years, all retiring to gether. The upper chamber of the Assembly, known as the Council, was to consist of thirteen nietnbcra, elected for four-year terms on a general city ticket. The President of the Council wns to be specifically elected to that posltjon. Of the remaining twelve mem- , bers six were to retire every two years. The municipal elections were ordered to be held lu April, aud wore thus kept distinct from State, and national elec tions, which occur lu November. Tho Mayor waa to be elected for a term of four years, and other general officers, to be elected at large, for four-year terms, were as follows; Comptroller, Auditor, Treasurer, Register, Collector, Record er of Doeds, Inspector of Weights and Measures, Sheriff, Corotier, President of Board of Assessors, and President of the Board of Public Improvements.- Coutury. Ooat Ate I'p Address. Several days ago the employes of a local express office wero furnished con siderable amusement, and. nil at the expense of au Innocent goat and an aged darky, lies Sampson some lima sgo promised a ShepherdsvHIo friend a goat? The animal, with a liberal use ot water aud soap, wns converted luto a whiteness exceeding that of a politi cian's conscience. A neatly printed tag was attached to the goat'a neck, and the animal was started for the ex press otlloe In charge of the colored man. Ho waa led proudly Into the express ollleo and tip to the shipping clerk. "I want to ship this goat," began tho colored charge. "Where to?" Inquired tho clerk. "I don't know," replied tho man of color, and then, with a smllo of sails faction, be reached for the goat's neck. But tho smllo was gone, md lu Its place was a look of dismay as the ne gro saw only tbo string daugling from the goat'a neck. "Dat goat don't know where he'a go ing Idsself; he's done rat up tho town." Louisville Post. rirslrurtlon Caused by Itagplprs. A Scotch Highlander, dressed lu kilts and carrying a set of bagpipes under Ids arm, appeared at Bar Harlmr the other night and next morning at 8 o'clock strolled up Main street In search of a good place to try tho bags on the natives. It la years since the uncanny music of tbo canny Scot has been play ed there, and It had a wonderful effect, the first tune causing no Ids thau tlv simultaneous runs ways au.ong horscn snd the wrecking of two wagons and eels of harnesses. The bagpiper stopped In the middle of the tunc to sou the fun, and after ho saw the destruction thae one tune had wrought he let tbo wind out of tbo pipes and took tho 10:30 o'clock boat for Bangor. niail to He Kl.l of Her. . She What did pa say? Ho I asked hlui by telephone. said: "I don't know who you are. but U'a all rlght."-t. Louis Post Dispatch. - Josslp Is a pleasant way of criticis ing yourself. No man ever did a thing that you are not liable to do. Half tbe mistakes of this world are made by people 'who think they are correcting mleuass of others. Nearly all the fat men seem to b leaner this summer. f