1
The Contrabandist;
:ori:
One Life's
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in i"i i:it mii.
II tin. eteuluu . f,v ,, Hl ,(
fiirii shed llliiiny r miir(iil, llii. all
tcr in nip. limited niu, n.,ri. auhdui'd
glow, liti-inllitic 1 tia-i r moonlight rmllii
Willi Uu. iliTpcr mnl wanner llngi' rust by
II biasing wood lire iiiuii lln tiro.nl ln-n I li
over the iiinmillliTiii apartment, with Iih
nam, luaatlte, niilliiin furniture, In
urnnu, l.liih unlit, lined wih cosily ml
lubstailllul volumes, Urn rrlmsnu ilrnpi-r-leu
of lla iti-rt wliuliiwa, mnl t ), imll.lii.il
oaken llmir that slum.' mnl i-Hlw leil hark
mellow win null In tippling Hill' of
Unlit.
1 1 I 1 a Inlili. uf riuloosly ran en oak,
wlilrh atrewn will, roru nil. I ninlfiit
volume iiii.I Urn writing liileinenia nf
mo ,niiiiin., nn. I which unlet the nil
Iff nf I III' Ilnur, alia (,,ai. Him la lean
ln! forward upon ihl. i,,., .r fare hid
den In hrr ful.li.,1 nriiia -Unite fnlr, s.ulp-
itirmi nriiia whnto enmvy tthllriieaa
Klwillia rarely through the veil of fiilllnit
irtraart, nrr griirrful fi.rin la attired In
0 rolls nf ahililug fiilillc, lla prarl lined
fnl.la sivrrphig . r n,ii( .r nl
slillillnr, gllttrrliu: enfily In th mellow
light alii',1 nil nhiinnl her. Hhe dors not
blare; she It sllriil-- motionless: the hard
ly terms to breathe even. Ho iiilrt la
she, ll aln irrllnct thua. with Iht facn
puiirenli'.l, Hint you nilnlit tliluk Iht eltep
lug.
Hut ltii la not sleeping. Ilcr errand
IillliiT la of I no ti 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 a nature for Hint.
Alone, In thla swelling allrnre, aim walla:
mnl llali'iilmt for mi appruaehlug foot
' step, tint limir paaara In iIiti iiii.I aorrow
fill ri'Trrin. Tor Hose Inia n duty, loo
long ili'fiTri',1, to perform to-ulght. ami
It roinwqiiiiii nay ,n only UU i.uiit
littler tic her, Imiaiinirli na lln-y affect
nthcr. Kim docs not fenr tin' perform
II lire of , U diiljr because, aim alirlnka
from fiilllllltn; Iht iruat from krrplnir
hrr plighted wont; Inn aim jilrturra ,i
Jirraidf llm illaniiuliitini.it alio itiny be
about to Inlllrt on olliiTa.
A distant iloor uurlo-H-a, l.nt imi aoftly
In lit on.lnc uf cloth Unit no sound fob
I) Wi. It It n Ki'iillriiinn who inlrra; 1m
pause a immirnt: hit glance ultra In llm
beauty and aiiitxliirsl aplrmlor of llir an no
before him; Inn it la amiaiumrd to that.
It ret ilHii llm craliT of tin whnlo
upon the Imnwl figure of the young girl
Jotldcr lr Hip tnliti. A shadow, n blind-
Inis at wiiro of aorrow ami prrpmiltr.
rt lliwii lilt Ilnr lirow. Then rloaln'tf
' III ilmir, lir nilrnni'i-a, mnl atomlt btalilo
th tatilp.
"Itoao!" lie ralla, crntl)'.
Tlio j-oung girl raUml her licnil.
"U It ru. Irfiiilar aim nakwl, wllh an
nlr of aailiiraa. "I Ihoutht jqu witp
nwjr."
"I liaro rrinaliinl nt Iioiiip, ltnr. 1
roulil not go. I Mrlahetl to ro jron."
. "Vou withnl to arv iiip, IaiiiU?
are III parli otlmr'a prrariiro ovi'ry day.
'iNillllilit- "
"Ay. IoiiIkIm. ltotr! To-n I ulil. yon
woiiM any, yon hmr an IiiIitvIimv wllh
my illicit', ami cannot llairii to inc. 1
kimw of thla Inlcrvlrw; my nmlc lol.l
nmi ami, r.irtlrr inr, .Ir.ir Hoar, lmt I
ttiiiihl prrrrnt It!"
Ilr win In n aiilxliinl, hut nKllalr.l
voltp. llti walisl lilniM-lf l.rpl.l,. hrr.
nn.l Irain'.l, nlao, forward on I lie tnl.lr,
wllh hit Iminlt c-lii -Inn hrra, aa liu ill
Irrnl ll,ir lmiorlni: minla,
"Yon wuulit pri-vi'iit It, Iiulal tthy?
W'nnl.l J nil 1,1,1 urn m-Klvrt Hit fnllllnirnt
of n ilnly alii'inly too toui; ilrln) ill V"
"Ah, 1 l(r. joii art' about to rnl your
fnlr! Think oiirn niorr, I licarivh yon;
thiTo la time llrrnk thlt l.lrul lionilnei-;
l.n ailt'iit, ami fnrut'l Iht tutvt that art)
tin loimtT lilnilliiir. I )i nut hrlni; Ihlt
tirt'ilt aorrow to my linrli', who Intra you
Mi; do not lirrak up thla huppy hniia-
hulil, li itli ran no no inurr hnppy win-u
yoil liatr aarrlllri'.l "ymiraelf tthrn you
linvr loft tin. Iicirlli that la only lirinht
Willi your prrH'iirr, In hl.lv yonrwlf In
oWiirltyr
'1'liC tsara ttrrn Itlllnit hrr awrrt ryra;
n incut rry wna alriiKKlliiK for uttrrniu'r
III her lirraat; l,ut aim allrnrtil It nlth a
hnlf-ilrapnlrlui; rlTiirt. Shu rularil hrr
dunce to hla.
"Vou am nwnrp, Ihrii. I.oiiIh, of the
olijifl of thl InlrrtlrwV"
"Ah, ton w I'll-ton wrlll' Im aiiawrrnU
"fur I klit'W Unit it mux rnnir, aoniirr
or lutrr. alnrr yuii ailhrrr to tint ilrrlalon
"jnu onro muilr. Hut iikuIii I ak ynu
ilo not rrvriil I hi arrrrt to my ilni'lo.
"It It not nluun my pramlau to llubln
which I ri'itiinl, I.oul.
"Vnu tvoulil any thnt you lore him
allll, llunV"
The trura fell from her rye; n liluah
atulu to hrr fair cheek; hrr henil wna
lllllle.l nalilr.
"Ah, no no! ilo not any It, Itosc!" lie
crlnl. aorrowfully.
"Loiila l.ouia, llila It lint klml-lt la
not like vou!" aalil tho yoiini; ulrl. turn
1 is- to him itK'ilu. "Vou know I canuot
hrrak my nromUo. Do not mill to the
Horrotv I nirraily feel. I muat Nee your
uncle; 1 mint nckuinvicilgo my brtrotTinl
to Itoliln."
"Ami rcmler lilm unhnppy, cut Helen
Jlunlntiliuu to tho very heart, lenvo me
wretclieil mlaernklel ltoae, listen to
mo "
"I.uuls, I io allrnt, I entreat!" alio lit
tcrnl, tvllhilrawinic her li it ml frum hit,
whllo Urn crlmaon k'ow of coiiclouam'sa
ami tlinlillty auffused her countennnco;
"hnvo pity on me!"
"Knar, one luatnnt. I-ot tno apenk for
tho lust lime. I loro you; I would nsk
yuii to ho my wlfol Nay ilo not mart
mid turn away from me. Hear ino to thn
end, How cnu I hear to sco you you,
Itoso, who aliould move ninoiiK tho IiIkIi
tmt nnd tlio noblest of l'riinir, rurled and
iidmlred hy all who ahould hnvo nt
commnud tho thoiianml luxurlra for
which you wrro horn who ahould oc
cupy, llnully, n position and enji)y ml
vanliiKcH aullcd to your honuty, your
crnce, your refinement, your Intellect
how can I hear to new joii tho wife of
n penaiintV Ah, ho merciful to mo I hu
Just to ynurncir; ntviiko from thla fill nl
truncc; for joii nro ilieninliiB, ltoae."
Ho apoke wllh NtrutiKo cnerity. lilt
tmiea thrillcil thvuuiili tier; his iiIiiiico
Houulit heia, wiillliiK for tin iinttver, wllh
an enineatnoaa mi nnxii'ty (hut coil'
fuaed her. A feelluif of fainliieai Htolo
over her; alio put her hand to her brow;
all wna sliancti bewilderment nbout her.
Ktlll hit eyes were lUed upon her; still
hu wnlilied eiiKeily. Hut over hit Hp
Ntolo tho palor of death; lilt lino brow
Clew cold nml whllo nt miilhlo Itself,
mid on it Hlnod tho very dew uf iiisuny.
"Vnu yield, IhenV" ho until. In n voleo
choked with eiunllon,
"Vlcld!" Kho nwo slowly from her
BCitt; alio iinclnaiiod hit HiiKriH from liera
with ili'Hpiilrlim streintlh, "Ah, not Vou
inUtnku! 1 love him; I will bv trim to
him."
I.oult stood with one hand unpportliiK
himself liy llm Inhle, die n:hcr pleated,
Jiaiil UBiilnut III ulilc, mnl hit face avert-
Ayvysys.,AsssrNy
A
TRUE
STORY
OF
THE
SOUTH
OF
FRANCE
Secret!
I r,l, an I tin I "lie did nut acn lla exprratli n
lie did mil aprak; but t In- linu.l iratluif
upun llm I nlr wna lllnlriiwn In a nm
mini mnl ll Irrmlilrd.
"Limit, I lillfr hurt itoiindi'il lull t
hati hern ton hnrah! Will ynu not for
lllvr me)" lluae anbl, itriilly, niul In it
lone unit inuri'icl will, ntllnlku. Hii
ihrw inn r to lilm, and laid hrr hiiml Im
lilorluiily upon hit arm. "Vou ran till
are Hint my iroinl mini he Itrpt, nml It
imliied niu Unit mi ahuuld iirito mo to
liri-nK ll. Ah, it la ancrnl, l,oula: nrii
me In keen It an."
Their waa no rrntr. Hut Im turned
lmt unit her; he held nut hit arm; Im
Ifitlhcird hrr In hit brraat and held her
I here, while hit lint wrro prraaeil calmly
allcully, tciulrrly to lirra. Thru ri'lrnalnir
hrr, hu Went nut from hrr nrenencr. 1 ho
lour cloted behind lilm. A aten la heard
wilhniit- Hint of Iho uinruul.
"WVII, my Itote, you aro wnltlnit for
mi', he anld, cheerily, nt hn approached
her; "and hnvn been wnltliiif boiiib tllur
I am afrnlil, tun. - What aliall I any for
inyarlf, rlil ami hu ten led hlmaclf be1
able hrr. "Hut, what alia you, my child?"
hu added, wllh evident cuiieeru; "you aro
III!1
"No no! I am nut 111, air; hut I am tin
bunny," relumed Hon'. Ilftltnr hrr brail
tlfui ryea, atvlinmlmi wllh trnra, to lilt
mtriicat fnre,
"I'nhnppy? you nro youm; for that
Hoar, Homo lilrllah whim It I", I'll wnr
runt me nullum: mure, nnd you are tnak
I nic ynurarlf eitrrmrly mlarrnblo about
It. And he atmked hrr bright hair Knit'
ly, na hu apoko Iheto wurda In an rnliv
rulliK tone.
"It It no whim, air," anatvrred Hoar,
amllr. "I havo been ilolnic nroiiK all this
time " Hbo could ururcctl no further
fur her Irara.
"Ilulin; wruiiK, pnor little inntiae? and
to make n cunfeatlun?" amllcd the suod
old man. kindly. "Why, ltoae, 1 think,
then, that I muat era lit abaolullou brforr
hand, ami refute to llatcn In your atory,
I won't hear any lolea nitalnit uiy llttlo
ulrl."
"Ah, innntlriir, you treat It llithtlyl Vou
do not know how how
"I don't know, I aiippose you would
a.iy, how aerloua nil affair It it la Hint It,
little ltoae, ihl
"Vet, uiotiileiir," antwereil tho yoiiue
till
"lljaclly. Well, then, auppoao I try
to curat
"Vou could not curat! Montleur, )nu
muat read thlt." And tho drew frum her
pucket a Idler, which aim waa about to
l-lvr lilm; but ho put It away, amllliiKly,
with hit hand.
"Vnu will not allow me to curat, ItoacT
thru I will not look nt your letter. I am
harder than atone, my bird. And now,
ltoae, don't Interrupt me, for, aa I told
you, I menu to curaa; and I II waeer
- n wcddinie drcat ahnll It be, petite"
Ilia cood-naturcd, comical manner nml
lliely tune, tncelher with a certain alt;
n I lien nrr which Im thrrtv Into lilt laat
wurda canard tier flrat to amllr, ami thru
lo bluili, drtnlte hrr aorrow ami acltn
I lull. Ho waited an liulniil, and thin
went out
" hat alienee 7 then you content,
Jtnae?-well, a woildlnjr dreat It ahnll In-,
then. Aa I aal.l. I will wacrr a wedding
dreat, tare, Jrwelt and all.
"I ahall want neither lace nor Jewcla,
liioutleiir, anbl ltoae, hair aadly,
"Do nut Interrupt inr, my child!
Aealntt let me aev acnlntt a pair uf
dlamniiil bllcklea. Vou aro I mean to
make you pay well, Itntc that I shall
curat rlKhtly
"I do not understand you, munalrur,"
anid llm yuiini; clrl, wondrrliic, perplexed
nml diverted nt la. I as manner.
"Vou dun't? what a pity!" There woa
mlM'hlef In hit eye, that bronchi tho
mile to hert. " hat n pity! he repeat
id. "Well, at all event, I will com
mence. and probably, by tho tluio I ahall
hate liulthed, you will rumprchnnl my
meaiiluK mure fully. In tho llrtt lace,
thru, there It a certain youui; clrl you
arc 1 mention no unmet, ltoae a certain
youm: lilil, I say, who ha a hirer. Vou
aro llateiilni;, I presume, my chihlV",
"I am llttculni;, monsieur,"
"(ioodl Thla yniiuic clrl, then, ia be
trothed. Very well; that la not at all to
ho wondered at, aa youm; clrl very fro
liirnlly fun themsetvea in this position.
She i betrothed to n pnor you nc man a
workman; wo will say ho la n gardener.
Well, thrso two tho ulrl ami hor lover
ennuot marry yet, because they aro by
no means In suitable clrcutnatances; for
he It quite as poor a he. Ah, they
muat bo content to wait!"
Ho mused, and regarded her with a
curious smile. Sho looked up, her eyes
ijpiirkling wllh fresh-streninlng tears,
"Ah, monsieur! you are telling me
my "
Tho good marquis kissed her.
"I am telling joii about two peoplo
whom I onco know, my child. 1 will pro
ceed. Our young gardener, wo will say,
guea nway; and tho girl, who meets with
sumo slight chnnga of clrcuuistaucea dur
ing his absence, continues to remember
him. Hut for sumn reason, which is.
doubtless, In this case, nil extremely nat
ural one, alio neglects to Inform n certain
friend, or friends, of hers, that sho bits
promised to marry this young man. 1'or
this neglect sho presently begin to re
proach herself. Now, listen agalu, ltoso;"
ami ho grow quito serious; "it thla young
girl if you, ltoae, hud been really about
to bestow your hand upon a poor, low
born peasant, who had no desires, no as
plrntlons, above bis condition; It you had
become tho brldo of such u oue, and for
saken us and our lovo and caro for you,
after wo havo nil been so happy hero to
gether, nml cast away from you all that
lieluugli to you In your present position;
had suffered that liner mind, thoso quick
sensibilities, that loftier, that moro de
villed and, refilled nature, to mala wllh
tho coarse, gross, blunUrpniposltlon of a
mere tillor of tho soil, a .de, uncultivat
ed peasant, then, my child, I confess that
It would have been a bitter, bitter thing
to me. It would havo been the hardest
blnw this heart has horno for ninny n
lung year, ltoso!" And his voice grow
husky, ami faltered, and tho tears, de-
splto his manhood, gathered In his eyes,
'i Hnvo learned to lovo you, my uarllug,
ho said, "with a father's affection. I had
n llttlo child onco, ltoso, and I lost her.
ion seem to bring to my mind wlint alio
would havo been; you grow more llko
that Ideal dally hourly! Vou hava taken
her placo In my heart; you nro dear to
me. Hose, ns sho would havo been!"
Ho clasped her tenderly to him: nnd
Iho young girl, most deeply touched by
his words nml manner, wept silently up
on his breast.
Hut, my child," ho continued, wheu lie
hud beconio calmer, "It was no clowu
whom you prouiUcd to woil. Vou have
been uhvoyn icuslblo of that,"
t"0h, ye, inontleurl" lio respouded,
ralalug hrr head ami speaking earnrally
aeiluiitly, "Itiihlii wat illffiTPiit from
thnao about li I tn . Ilo was brttrr mors
iiubbi than limy, lie wa " Him brnks
nIT III Iho nibltl nf hrr wurda, bluahllig
and ruiifiisrd a! hrr own animation.
"Nay. my child, ynu iirnl ham no
thame," x ii i I Ihr marquis, kindly; "Ihlt
)ouug I i it 1 1 was, Indeed, aumelhlug moro
lliiju IhoHo whom nun I airuatomrd lo
inert III thill rlaat, In which In- waa allied.
I iiiiifraa Hint your prrrrrniiii rnr mm
it no myairry o inr, ami i uu no, ai an
ill.appro.r of II
Ah, hntv guild you are, innilalriir.
ullrrrd tint young girl, gralrfully, as
aim prratrd hi ham! In hrr Hp,
"ll I mi turrit In me. Hoar, Hint my
iivii honest rnnrlrtlnnt forro nm to n-
Kiiowiruar ma an u'ruiriiy, nuu um ...
arnr Jnu hnvr dlaplayrd In your chulrr.
Ami iiuw." Im aihlcl, whllu llm hl
biughlug glance shnim In hit eyr, "I ilaro
any ynu are dying wllh riirloally In know
how I rami! Into poarlnn nf all this
knuwlrdgr." ,
"Ilulred, air, It Is a mailer nf ciirlo-ltjr
tn me," aim auttvi'red, frankly.
"What. Ihrn, wlil jnu any, If I asauro
you that llol.ln hlmarlf told lo mo tho
ziralrr part of It all, and that I divined
only a very little bit eh, Hutu?" Im atk'
el.
"Ituhln, air? ah, thru you have arrn
him!" aald Hutr, wllh hanlly supprested
Joy.
"I harr treii him, my child,"
"And lately'"
"Quito burly," he returned, pleased ami
li nulled at hrr Innocent betrayal uf do
light. ".May I ask when It was, monsieur?"
"It was yrslrrday; nay I ham seen
hint aa lately as to-day."
"To-day? ah, Ihrn, Im la very nearl"
aim said, In a aubdurd yrt Joyful tone,
ami with hrr rye brut lo the floor, a
In meilllnllon. .Suddenly raising them,
aim asked: "Where was It, montlrur?"
"Too many questions. Hose," laughed
Hie marquis "too many questions. I
muat keep hi whereabout a matter of
secrecy for a abort Hum."
"Ah, monsieur!" anbl ltoae, gently, and
wllh a pretty air of deprecation.
"Indeed, my dear child, It will do you
no harm. Walt till to-morrow, only to
morrow, and I will tell you where ho la;
nay, more you shall aeo him. Vou will
grant mo until thru?"
"Willingly."
"Now you can eaaily tell how I gueaaed
at the object of jour errand thither to
night." "Hlnco Hobln told ynu all about thla,"
aim aald. with a alight and charming
blush, "you must have hud little difficulty
III divining my purpose, when, at your
questioning till morning, I acknowledged
that It waa lo aay to you something Im
mediately rnnuected with myself that I
dralred to meet you here."
"litarlty, ltoae," aaid tho marquis,
gaily. "Well, my darling, we have made
our confcBtlona have wo not? and they
wrro nut such terrible lonftttlont, after
all. Itobiu, I honestly derltre to you, I
like, ami am proud of. I hare Invited
him here lo morrow. Hut, Ituse," and he
took her hand In his, "ynu muat nut ex
pect to behold the linen blouse and ser-
tlceable garments In whkh joii were
probably wont to see him,
Itobln Is no
luiiiler
gardener, and, therefore, you
muat nullrlpate quito nil alteration In hit
peraoual appearance.
"How? no longer a gardener, mon
sieur?" Iterated Hose, In some surprise.
"No lunger, my child; he was offered
nil employment of nil entirely different
iharnrter, which he Immediately accept
id; It was much moro congenial to bis tal
inta and capabilities, as well as to lilt
lustra and desires. Ilo it fast rising in
Iho world, ltoae;" and Iho good marquis
amllcd. "Ah, ho will be a great man,
tome day! Vou would scarcely rerognlio
lilm now, I'll warrant. Why, child, this
1 utile lurer of your It as great a gen
tleman as there I In J'raneo Ibis day.
The throne itself smiles upon him!"
"He said so." said Itote, musingly
110 snni so sun nc uuu mat no aoumu
rlao to honor and preferments nnd
wealth? Vet how little I Imagined that
It would be so soon!"
"Well, you see, I have won my dia
monds, Itote," ho said, laughingly, "ion
snail give mom 10 me on your wi-iiuinc
IOJ. .mil I1U. Ill J oiiiimk. iri us jvoi
our rrteliil. Jury will no waning lor
Ami ltoae went with him, almost In n
state nf bewlldcrmrut, knowing that sho
had not s.tid half she wished to say, yot
unable to recall It, or tn think anything
hut this sudden revelation of tho mar-
ills. .
(To bo continued.)
A HCtiry orsticcea.
How n single brain could achieve
these oxtraordlunry works Is n mys
tery. It Is deepened by the fnet that
Hie Inventor enjoyed n very few edu
cational iidviiiitnges. IMIsun was n
poor boy, nnd nt the nge of twelve bo-
cniue n newsboy nn the timnd Tnuil;
road running Into Detroit. Vet even In
these days the terrlllc Intellei'tuiil ac
tivity of Ills cluiiiictiT wna inndo niiuil-
fest. At one time he bad u small la
boratory In the baggnge enr, where he
tried chemical experiment. Wheu ho
was n telegraphic operator he dcvolcd
nil of his leisure time nnd tunny hoars
which should hnve been given to sleep
to the developing of Idens which with
tn become great Inventions.
After ho hail grown famous and opu
lent, he did not yield to the temptation
lo take llfu easy, but uu tho coutrary
tl.rcw hlmiiolf with greater earnest
lies Into the hiiril labor of Ids calling.
He so begrudged tlio time consumed lu
eating, dressing nml undressing, sleep
ing mid going from his workshop lo
hi homent Menlo Pat I;, that ho placed
a bed nnd dining table lit hi workshop.
where he could cat nml sleep without
llsttirbnuce, while engaged upon Im
portant experiment. Frank Leslie's
Populnr Monthly.
A I.cgnl I'.xpcutatlon,
All Illinois attorney argued tu the
court one utter another of it series of
very wenlc points, none of which
seemed lo tho court to hnvo nny merit,
until tho court finally mild:
'Mr. , do you think there Is any
thing In thoso points?"
To which tho attorney replied: "Well,
lintrrn .wtt-lintid then, lati'l mtiol. l ni.u
I'V v ... .K.J .
ono of them nlone, but I didn't know
but your Honor would kind of bunch
thcni." Cnso and Comment.
IlcnollU ol'Vnuoliialloii.
Hewitt Aro you n believer In vac
cination?
Jowett Most certainly: It kept my
diuightej' from playing tho piano for
Hourly n week. New VorU Town
Topics.
A Til on' Yield of Ivory.
There nro nuiiuiilly killed In Africa n
minimum of II3,0D0 elephant, yielding
thu production of n quantity nf raw
Ivory, tho selllug price of which Is $4,.
:.10,(KH),
Conduct Is thicu-foui tlis of life. -Mat-
(how Arnold.
TB Otitlmlal. Tim nntliiilal. In
, )n1 ( ,lnuflm ,,,
, ,,,, ,t(.v ,t ,
Mctliwll!, lilrngo. III.
The Hlniplc I.lfi-- The aoul that
coinsfl to It on must come bark to'
tlio flilfl nnd vlllngin of tho altnple '
Ufo. HfV. J. A. Ji-liklna, Coligri'K.itlou
, ,b, v v
. r"'""J".
Not Tine I'rophct.- I'lilvcrslly ini-n
arc, In large niltiibers, ton far In more
from the affair of onllniiry life to be
nll. tiroili-ti to our time Itev. T. H.
Jlov(,,f llHplMi Hurllngtiiii, la.
.... ,
nociai .tciii. nimnm w
which will not uniiiiciwirlly InU-rfiTO
, villi tho ilrcji ai'iitluieiit uf lovi', but1
iei,i,.l, wilt i,r(i.i WU.I..IV nm r, rrr.
lug social ilemulid. Ilcv. II. A. White,
UniverMllMt. Chicago. III.
I .If., nn.l Hu......a 11 la I 11... t,t
tile who have iniicli, or go uinch or
do much, but lla- people who live the
lutwislvo'llfP, who live. Imi.. that tnak
Jlfo a micci. Ilev. J. W. t'hnilwlck
Unitarian, Hrookljii, N. V.
tloil anil Ixive. 'Jim pledge of the
final harmony of man with (!od lie
In the lore which I at the fount nnd
origin of things In the heart of (lod.
If Ood I love, the universe I hate.
Iter. J. C. Admin, I'nlterwillst, Hart
ford, Conn.
HiiiniT All. The reilivnilng work
of Chrbrt had In view a fallen nml
cuiidi-iniied race a race of convicts,
ho to apeak, for we were nil born In
sin and have nil committed Kin, iui-1
have nil Ireen condemned. llev. N. M.
Wood, I'rpsbjrterlnii, Ixiulsvlllc, Ky.
Indifference. A duck can go throtigli
the water and still .ome out dry. A
boy can go through college without any i
of the college going through him. Judu '
walked three yenra with Jpmi nnd
finished by belwr a devil. llev. C. II.
l'arkhurst, I'riulij'tiTlan, New York
City.
The Jew. It Is an encouraging sign
that the world's conscience It awaken
ing to the fact that in Hie puM hu
manity has shown n lack of thuiiliful
net. to the Jew for what he bus ilone
and accomplished for the world. ltab-
bl II. J. Kkln, Hebrew, Newburgh,
N. V.
.Self-Mastery. Show your powtr by
overcoming dltllcultlit. The hlglunt
r-trength lien In M-If-innsti-iy. If joii(
can down the evil In your own heart.
hold yourself to the wry of righteous-
new, you have glveii the surist proof
of manhood. llev. I.. A. t'rnndnll. Hap-
tint, Chicago, III.
The Gospel's (Irlp. Is th old dispel
losing It grip 011 the world? Not so
long ns the ministry bide Itself be-
hind the erost and preaches Savior
lifted tip; and not so long ns the Htp!e
undertnnd the province of the church
of Christ. Itcv. William Crowe, Me;h-
odlst, Frankfort, Ky.
Itewaitl. One has often to wait a
long time for the harvest of his spirit-
ual sowing, but In due sei.M.u he will
nun, If he faints not. The charac-
ter of n good mini I nn abundant re
ward for all the palu and effort of a
i(fu uf Trllle
and love. Itev. II. H. '
Ilradley. Episcopalian. Atlanta, (i.i.
ClcanllniM. 'Hie greatest blessing
which can come upon this world I
cleanliness, t.lve us dean politics, nuj
what a host nf men would have to
u, - i..iea.
tilve us clean busi
ness, n ml what a host nf gamblers
would have to emigrate. ltev. Charles
Herald, Cniigregatlonnlltt, Hn oklyri,
N. V.
Faith. Faith 111 the higher power,
You may philosophize It lis you w 111
and Instruct a relation between It and.
rational law ns you will, but It elands
I
for a higher power, and fallh, as the
tuguer power, uns an atuiospnero in
which faith Is to do ll work and be at
It best. Itcv. A. J. I.ymnn, Cnngrc
Rationalist, Itmoklyn, N. V.
Tho World Spirit.--There was a time
when men were outright Intldels, but!
now they nre only agnostic; once they
were alert thinkers, now they nre blind
scholastic materialists; uice they were
Idealists, now commercialism only asks,
"Does It pay?' The church has caught
thu spirit of the world. ltev. J. T.
Christian, Baptist, Chicago, 111.
Wisdom. The most pious are not al
ways the most wise; the most zealous
aro not always the most uesful; but
the most Cbrlstly may be the most ef
ficient lu cvnngellzing Hie world.
Knowledge Is no proof of wisdom, but
the right use of knowledge shows
whether a man Is wise. ltev. (irorge
Adams, Methodist, Brooklyn. N. V.
Higher Criticism. Higher ciltlclsm
seek to determine when nml by whom
the Illbllcal books were first written.
Obviously this line of study It ns le
gitimate ns the other. Higher ci l.tc'sm
I not a theory of Inspiration, nor n
form of theological propasnudliiu. It
la a sphere and method of Mudy. It
may be employed to defend old theoil -s
or supiwrt new ones. ltev. It. C.
Marsh, Congiogatlonnllst, Hurllngtoii,
la.
God and Nnture. Ood Is lu nature.
Ho has wrllten His name on the leaves
of the forest and on the rocks of the
mountain and on the flower of the
field. Nature gives us a god for tho
universe. Hut between having n god
for tho universe and having a god for
one's self there Is n long cull ami a
great difference. Nature nlone Is not a
---- -
umcient reveinuuu in must iniims.
' uveriou, rrcs'iyiciiitii
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Doatlt Hull or tlio I'lngii".
Over a million nnd a half people In
India havo died of phtguu since the dis
ease first made Its appearance In Horn
bay In 181)3. In lS'.Hl there were 1,700
deaths. The mortality Increased to
M1,000 In 1897, to 118,000 In 18D8, mul
to 133,000 lu 18110. The following year
there was a big drop, the number cf
deaths going down to IKt.OCO, but the
hope thnt tho end was In slirht war
quickly dashed to the ground, the yet
1001 seeing no lts than 27-1.IKO il.aih
whllo tho total rose In 10J2 in the te
rifle figure of "77,000. Blnce thru tu.t.
tors have grown even woro.
WbYMVS IMDUSTRUl IIVUNCIPAIION.
nr
If tvoiimu'a Industrial equality with
mail I si'i'iirri!
Woman' Industrial
menu more to me
1'inniii'liiatloii.
cinaiulpRlInn minus the highest lyp
of woman ns a result, the word "Indus
trial" iiiiuprelmiidliig In this sense all
ri-miinirntlvp employment. KihIi strp
In the Industrial
hrr In the Mali' of
than degraded her.
a u
C. I).
Then- I no lltnl rule by which
WIIIUIIT.
nature ha Intrnui
slmiibl excel iiip oilier any more
")' 'I1''' l,ol' '"'J'nlul which either
. Uirr lint no Inlciillolis nnd evolution
l.ncura lu.ii .in- eir.ni.o,,
ktiro road to the evolution of man.
power given her to support Imrarlf she
tu "'k '"rrlK" rehttlnl.t simply for
IIIIHIK nil,,, ill., M'l Hi to ' iiouir nil.,
One of the greatest Ikiiiis which
Industrial oiiiani'lpiillon of woman will be the frank nib
mission on the pint of the true ami rhlralrlc man that she
Is the sole rightful owner of her own being In every re
pvt; that whatever companionship may exist between
her and run t) shall be as thoroughly honorable to her as
to lilm. In calling where men tur-i women, women
w ill tie obliged to abandon the Held; but where services nre
pcrf'iruird with equal skill and Integrity by both there will
coipe honest competition nnd an equalization nf compen
sation. .So ill her political ambition she must be content to
slum! or fall by the same rule. If she bungles, political
emancipation will not come; If her experiments prove suc
cessful she will secure political freedom, no matter what
the arguments against It may be.
m RKCl sl,cDC QUtSTION.
By Mtr Wrlgtt 3tll.
Our couitry has always suffered from the de
lusion that 'lie counts for everything. We meas
ure value by bulk and number. It Is the Mine
erroneous Judgment which leads us to measure
the Importance of families by the number of chil
dren produced In them. Is It not time that wc
should attach ratlmr inure Importance tn quality
than to size? I assert that It Is much better
that a home shall have from two to five children.
I
ktrnm' In lwiilv vlvoroua In mind, all
liat n ,)l0 cour,e of nn,urc olle mny
,,. .,,,, ,,,,. n,.,, ,i,of .i,r i,
I een, half of whom are doomed to die
nwn i,alf of whom will bo fairly educated and equipped for
ijf,..
j quickly admit that the higher education of women
ia, tendency to diminish tho number of children born
a falI,Hv. It nostnones marriage. It give a girl a thou-
Ma resources within herself nnd a
0,,klde of herself. The higher education undoubtedly
makes girls more critical of men and
them. The well educated woman know that there Is no
ideal home excepting the home created by a man and a
woman who are working together to maintain It In the
bonds of love. The better educated, the more Intelligent,
the more developed women are the greater Is tbelr sense
at responsibility. With this Increased sense of responsl-
unity there comes to highly educated women a greater sense
0f personal dignity that Is not felt by women less devel-
oped. When such women become mothers, tbey are willing
THE THERMOMETER SCALE,
How It Happened to lla Divided In an
Apparentlr Beneelea Wy.
Why should the freezing point be
marked 3'J degree and the boiling
point 212 degree on the Fahrenheit
thermometer scale? Most students
know that Its Inventor divided the
space between these points Into IK) de
grees Instead of the simpler Us) de
grees used In the centigrade system, but
few understand how this number came
to be chosen. A writer thus explains
the matter:
The thermometer was really Invent
ed by Sir Isaac Newton. He started
hi scale with the heat of the human
body and used as hi Instrument a
Mass tube filled with linseed oil. The
lowest flgura on the scale wa 'he
freezing point nnd the highest point
boiling water. The startlnir nolnt of
tht scale, a mentioned, was the heat
of the human body, which he called by
the rouud number 12, as the duodecimal
system wa then In common use. He
divided the space between the freezing
point and the temperature of the body
Into 12 point, and stated that the
boiling point of water would be nbout
SO, a the temperature must be nearly
three times that of the human body.
Wheu Fahrenheit took up the sub
ject n few years later he used the
Newton Instrument, but, fludlng the
scale not flue enough, divided each de-
! greet Into two part, and so made Ihe
measure between the freezing ami boll
lug points 24 Instead of 12. Fahrenheit
theii discovered he could obtnln a low
er degree of cold than freezing, and,
taklug a mixture of Ice and salt for
u starting point, he counted 24 poluts
up tu body heat. Hy this measurement
he obtained 8 for the freezing point
nml M for the boiling point. His scale
now read: Zero; freezing, S; body
bent, 24, and boiling wnter. RS. It will
be noticed thnt this scale Is Identically
that ot Newton's, only starting lower
and having the numbers doubled.
It wns with this scale which Fahren
heit worked for n long time, but dual
ly tludlng the temperature divisions
still too large, he divided each degree
Into four parts. Multiplying the num
ber Just given by four, the thermom
eter scale now In use results.
Tho chniico choice of Newton of the
figure 12 to represent the body heat
determined the present thermometer
scale, even ns the yard, feet nnd Inches
measures originally came from meas
ure of part of the human body, and
ns the width of the railroad carriage
wna determined by the track, which,
lu turn, was determined by the width
between tho enrt wheels necessary to
bear u load which could comfortably
be drawn by a mule. American In
ventor. MAKING OP PORCELAIN,
Chinese Manufactured It 2,000 Tear
Abo Kurope X-enrned It In 1710.
Tho Chinese claim to have nude por
celain for more than 2,000 years, but It
was not known how to make It In Eu
rope until the seventeenth century. The
secret of hard porcelain, generally
citllled "Dresden." wa accidentally
discovered about 1710. while bow to
tunku toft porcelain had been found
Carrol 0. Wrltt,
all else will follow
emancipation
than her iiolltlral
Complete Industrial
movement has raited
civilization rather
- il Hint one sex
man mere i
cannot develop. Na
hat no limit. Tnn
,n ,r o...j
As woman has the
will be lest lurlliiiil
the purpose of se-
,i i, ,1.-1.1, uu.
will result from the
wiiitm.aw nni.
"THIS WILL BE
Br rioi.
nf them so enulmied
ex,)PCt lfm to ,Ire
, i.r.1,., , ii-n,
In Infancy and less
thousand Interests
C1IAIRUA.X CARTER
more Independent of
WHITE HOUSE
4tusL. tsc4i
To those who have made a study
Interesting to study the fuc-slmlle ot
ot the first family ot the land.
out near Limoges, in France, several
year previously, although nearly twenty-five
years elapsed before Its right
use was attained. Hy an examination
of M. (lander's historical preface tho
three great styles of Sevres porcelain
can be studied. Rvery class of article
has been pressed Into service. Includ
ing entire tables, clocks, candelabra
anil In 17S0 Mile. Heaupre, an actress,
appeared In a carriage of which the
panels consisted of exquisitely painted
porcelain. Naturally, when a material
so expensive and so delightful Is put
Into the market, fraudulent representa
tions will abound. In 1814 a splendid
Sevres dejeuner service, with medal
lion portralta of Louis XIV. and the
celebrated persons of his court, was
presented to Louis XVIII, After con
siderable use, the king, having ascer
tained that It was a fraud, and "hav
ing no further use for It," pilloried tho
service In a caso at ono ot the public
museums "as an exnmple of fraudulent
Imitations." The costliness of true
Scvre Is great, a single table having
cost 75,000 llvres. Mine, de Pompadour
once had a great collection of porcelain
flowers mado especially for her salons,
which she caused to be delicately and
appropriately perfumed for the even
tng, when the king bad promised to
visit he; The king tried to pluck ono
of these flowers, and when ho heard
bow they bad been made gave orders,
It 1 said, for flowers to the tune ot
800,000 llvres. In 1778 Catherlno II. of
Russia bid for a service (of 744 pieces)
nearly $200,000. Philadelphia Ledger.
Home Otld Ear.
In human beJugs tho two ears fre
quently do not match, though as both
cannot bo nroperly seen at the same
J
and Intentional mothers, not unwilling and accidental tI
Urns of tiiiiterulty.
It 11 not lament the diminution of fatnlllrn, l,t us
rather remember that overproduction In a family la one of
the chief cause of aaylums and poor houses. I,t us
remember that wlae patents will consider how many chil
dren they can take proper care of. to how ninny they can
give the nurture and the culture which will be worthy th
Incarnated anul nnd which will enable that soul through Its
body to serve humanity.
SMALLER AND BETTER DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
Br Wtr. R,I4.
It Is safe to predict that tho better
class of dally newspapcra nnd their
render may come to it mutual under
standing Hint lew quantity nnd better
quality would be mutually advantage
ous. Fewer words, shorter stories, bet
ter told; fewer $18 a week reporters,
who only write hy main strength and
awkwardness, and more men who have
learned the capacity of the English
tongue; fewer men whose chief Idea I
tn rake In u 11 tho rubblah they can and
label It wllh slartllnc headlines and more men who know
what Is worth telling nnd know how to single It out from
the mns of rubbish; fewer mere photographer In noti
pnrell, whoap sole Idea Is to art down In fine type every
thing they see. ami more artists who know what to see
anil how lo make In word a picture of It that la the line
of progress for nn Intelligent press, worthy of an Intelli
gent community.
Hut, first of all. the public must make up Its mind that
the merit of a paper, Its enterprise. Its resource and It
Importance are not dpternilned by the number of it page
that paper Is made out of cord wood and cost 2 cent a
pound; Hint type Is set by steam and that white sheet can
be run through printing machines In any number you want
In any big office at the rnte of 100,1) an hour. If th
people continue to want quantity, a they certainly seem
to do now, the quantity will no doubt continue to Im
printed, though Sheridan's ghost should hiss In every edi
tor's ear that easy printing, even more than easy writing
makes curst hard rending.
THE LAST GREAT EXPOSITION."
n. Carttr, CtMlrmmn SI. touts Cipotltm.
Hr. Louis will hold the last great ex
!' tltlou. Exposition have run In cy
cle since the Crystal Palace, the first
grrsat exposition, a half century ago.
Tim Centennial, New Orleans, Colum
bian, the Paris, Omaha and lluCfalo
show followed each other. I have trav
eled In the past four months from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and visit
ed nearly every State. 1 And a uulvcr
miI sentiment which declare that the
fit l.l. U'nrM'i Pale trill t.a rh Is.r
... X
Kirni YA-puBIUUU.
The territory which It directly reprenents, more than half
the Cnlted State, creates a national Interest, which will
result In the largest attendance ny exposition ha ever
had. No other exposition following the World' Fair can
hope to arouse equal Interest or gain government support.
There I not the remotest chance of the exposition being
postponed a year. Congress would not permit uch action.
The President ha Invited the nations to participate In the
World's Fair. To rescind this Invitation or to ask the
nntlons to wait a year the consent of Congress would be
necessary. Congress would not authorize such action.
CHIROGRAPHY.
5a---s-
ot cblrograpby It will undoubtedly be
the signatures of the various member
time, this defect usually escape our
notice. The same thing Is true to
some extent ot monkey and quadru
peds; and owls have one ear directed
upwards, and the other downward,
which enable them to hear both above
and below as they fly.
Taking the word "ear" In a broader
sense, there are some animals which
possess two kinds of these organ. A
fish, for example, ha a pair of ear
embedded In Its head, and also a pecu
liar streak the lateral line running
down each side of the body, which ap
pears to perform some of tho functions
of hearing, a It I concerned with the
detection of movements In tho sur
rounding water.
The two feelers which project from
the head of an Insect aro almost cer
tainly auditory organs, and when these
are supplemented by ears of other
kinds, we can say thnt the ear are not
all alike. (Irasshoppers and locusts
havo extra ears tn their legs, and the
common house tly has a pair of little
club-shaped projections behind th
wings (balaucers), which probably help
It to hear.
Too llutl rnr Her.
"Didn't you havo a pleasaut voy
age?" he asked.
"Oh, yes," replied Miss Greatblood,
"except for the vulgnr trade wind w
encountered." Philadelphia Ledger.
We never longed to own a parrot;
and we never longed for goldfish,
cither.
When n woman begins to draw a
umu out she has a plan on tau for pul
ling him tin
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