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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.
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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.
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