Queens County Review 18960327

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GOONTY ItEVIEW.
PalilWMd Knwr rridar VoriiiBg at FKEEFOST, QUBBIg OOUHTT, H. Y
CHARLES   D.   SMITH,   Proorletor. ANDREW J. MAC LEAN, Editor.
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REVIEW OFFICE by Power Pruui
A   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER   OF   LO<'AL   AKD   GENERAL   IXTEI.I.UlEXt E.
TBIH::   ti.OO  TUitT   IV   AST A**.
VOL. I.
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAKOH 27, 189(>.
NO. 21.
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THEFREEPORTBANK
CAPITAL.  SJp.OOO.
Main Street,  •  Freeport, L. I.
JWN J. RANDALL, l"reei.lent. .     WILLIAM rORK.MAN, Vice Prveldcnt. WILLIAM ti. HALL, l-aahler.
¦OARD or UIBECTOKH i
William II. Weeley I>ine, Willbunfi.  .Mille IJe<.r,fe Wallare. ..Ies I'.-tllt.
^J. RaiKlall. ¦    I e. Uolder.
„ rB. Smith.
Vallan H. (.'omwell. aCJhnlth.
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Ofan. axrcpt leical h.ill.l&yH, fmni a rap.m.   Olfcm farlliliee an.l Ind
In IBOl Sp«in exacted from Cnbl UxM MnaDDtioft to $26,000,000.
England spent (600,000 Hckins ihf Kins of Aabantoe, sn-l then charged I'im 8800,000 for tbe fan.
Cnba han tbe rigbt to dispose ol 2.7E per cent, of ita revenues. Spain at- tonilB to tbc other 97.i5 per cent.
Mrs. Mary A. LiTormore, in a re¬ cant mapiazine article, expresses a donbt as to the cxistonce of tho "ideol hnibsnd."
Tho Micbisan .Snpromo Conrt ha? decided ihat it in no libel for a critic to dissect snd ridicale a book, so tho merry work can go on.
Tr.isi r.in
slal ion aa far i,
,jt wllh c.neervatl.-e n.anaffenient.
at tbe rale ot thrts* per .-ent, paid n
. Ihrae months.
OB all part* of Kurope. rorporatloi
hanklnir busiuean.
• prompt attention, and
Bank of Rockville Centre.
Ave., RockTllle Caatre, L. 1.
r^/r.-W* <lo • Gtinerul  Biuiking BosinoHN ' tl I>*poait and Diaoomit.
latenat Paid on Spuciul Dpposits. . Bankinc Honn—0 A. M. t.i 3 P, M. Wtarday, fl A.,M, to \i M.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
¦lAart A. IHvlaon,        T1i.>niaa li. Knlxht. Mid Vincent, Hiram K. Hinith.
(Nsetwarth 11. fomlwe. W.s<lc> II. .'^lulili, JfaaaW. Itallleon.        Cliarlui L. Wallai-r,
MMSW
 aa^r. Pliiniisi.        Fn>n.-lB K. Wilson.
Jahaw. DaM.ill, .l.ihn T. I>avlm.n.
-Otttat UaTliwin, K.|war.l T, Thursion,
Hanillirn W. I'earmll.
•AMUBL P. I'lIILLII'sy I'n-sldenl.
TBOMAMH. KNIIillT. Vi.'e I'n-el.li'nl. IIIKAM II. MMITH, rael.i.r
rRoncamoifAi.
DH. C. H. HAMMOND,
rnKKPORT. L. I. Oetra Mat RaaMenea. Fallon Street.
DR. EDWIN CARMAN,
¦ ¦ OWca   amt   IteaMeaaa—
eOR.   SMITM  aaa   BCDCLL •TRCCTS,
PRRDPORT, U L
DR. O. L. LUSK.
Qeellfe OMear for tha Towa or llempatoad,
ROCKAWAV BCACH, N. V.
THOS. D. CARMAN, O. D.S.,
 UKNTIKT	
bAlN   STRKET.   rilRKPORT.  N.  Y. -OAlaa boars: * a. m. to I p. m.
Z3r. A.. D. Rotasnthal,
:-£XPERT DENTIST-. ¦ MAIN  BTIUCrr.  'HRMI>8TEAD.  N.   T,
The London Eoonomiat figures that the Cuban war is costicg Spain V,- 000,000 n month, and says thftt it has depresied the Cuban leourities twenty per cent.
Max Nordaa, tho expert in "Degcn- eraoy," has written a highly landatory edimato of Alfred Austin, the Foet Lanreate of Elogland. He says fao con¬ siders Mr. Austin to bo the most per¬ fect embodimont of AcKlo-Saxonjuim.in tho literature of onr time.
A coriou9 Presidential coincidence is found by Walter Wellman in the fact that two Presidents—Jackson and J. Q. Adams—wcro born in Iha year 1767, and two—Grant nnd Hayes—in 1822. Jackson succeeded Adams and Hayes followed Orant.
Chief Fernow, of tbe ForAstry Di vision, AgricnUnral Dafnirtment, strongly advisos the cnltiTRion of the cork tree in tbc Houth. Tbo United States pays more than *2,000,000 a yatr for imported cork. Ho also says that bamboo wonld do well in the Booth, nnd would lie a source of profit.
A French paper devoted to tbe building trades hns invited architects to send it their opinions on tbo sub¬ ject of "the beet way to accommodate bicycles in private honsM." Tho Paris Figaro adds: "Doubtless we shall Eoon see advertisements of bonses to let or for sale with 'excellent stab¬ ling fot eevernl bloyoloi!.'"
WW- R- LONGENECKER, D. D. S.
MIIMiKON  UKNTINT.
With lionitenerker Brothers, ¦IB FwiTON BTncKT, BaooatTN
«        M.iiiRa, a A. H.'nvK r. M.
V. L. SMITH, TRTBBIMARV MUKUBON  aa4 l>KNTIKT, .L. L
FRANCIS B. TAYLOR, LAWYER. CORNER MAIN AND FULTON STA, ,1.1.
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WM. A. ONDERDONK, •I AttanMjr aail Caaaaalwr-ai-Law,
C. V. BALDWIN,
S^BANJO  SOLOIST.ttc-
CBBwrt EagagBBMBU at Low RatM, AddrsM, HllinTUO or FREEPORT.
BVSINRnH CARIMt.
WATKIN W. JONES & CO.,
ttLII KKTABUMHRD
Reil Estate fjosarance Agency,
Far Rockawav, N.Y.
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C. B^ RANDALL, Areliitact.
OBaaeer. Brmklfa ave., and Main sl . opp.
Railroad Da^at. Fraeporl. I. I.
nMaaadBvarlSeaUoaspnparadtorallclaaaaa ^    . afkatMlasa.
CHARLES L. SEAMAN,
Carpenter ^^^ Builder,
FRCCBORT,  L. I,
bttmatea chmfnlly given, Uootrarta takan.
fiKOICE i GILSOI SillOR,
CARPENTERS AND BUILDEKS.
FREEPORT. l_ I,
Ha«1nil rereolljr .'<MU|>lrlnl the KEVIKW
Bl'ILIIlNIi  we an-   pre|«re.l  to lake
cualrarU toe liiat elan. work.
CLBERT A. BEDELL. AtMtioi.««r,
r««ap«HT. I. I
RMta at Rns) tatata and I>T«o«al lYnnertf ¦'¦¦'    •  ' Siaantarma.
JOHN P. WRIGHT.
AVCTIOIIEEK,
rBBKroarr, l. i.
PIANOS  TUNED
•f u btttt tUm Tart Taaar.
ORGANS Rr PAIRED. PrioM Beaso&able.
ATTLT AT TMB
'. .liCVtCW ftUrLOING,
niCCN>RT.
The United States istho only Nation wilh a changeable flag. Utah's admis¬ sion has compoUod it to once more fe- vise tho starry corner of its ensign, and if Arizona, New Mexico and Okla¬ homa come in tbero will have to be still oth«r alterations, "After that time," exclaims the Nuw Tork Mail and Express, "tho buntiug manulac- tnrers will be in bard luck, unless an annexation policy should sot in."
A representative of the Moscow (Bnssia) Cotton Exchange' has jnst made t trip through the Southern States, negotiating witb ootton deal¬ ers for tbe purchase of raw materials. He says that Bnssia has been buying Egyptian cotton, but owing to tho in¬ creasing prices they have been led to investigate the cotton of this conntry. He says that tho (jnality of American cotton is much better than he antici¬ pated and the price lower.
Oive the Sonth the same amount of energy and capital tbat bas been baaped npon tba West, and we will make a garden filled with cities tnoh aa the world never knew, maintains IiookingBoalhward. Such conditions and advantages do nut exist in any othar qaarlar of the globe. TheSonth te the perleoiion of all tbat could b« deaired for tbe upbuilding oi a great •nd wealthy country. It cmbroccB nil the ruqaisite qnaliQoations for agri- oultDre and manufacturing, and the baalthfalneis' to make it a most de¬ sirable home.
Fourteen yeara ago, recalls tbe Now York Ptees, the Khedive sent a force ot 10,000 Egyptians and Nubians againat Iho Mahdi. The hostile foroes met at El Obetd, on tbe White Nile, and had a short and savage enoouutor. The appalling result was that Hick: Pasha aud hii force were almost to a man destroyed on tho field ot battio by tbe enraged legions of the prophet. All Europe and tho East shuJJerod at thu frightful disaster, which weakened the rale of the Khedive, shook tbc Sultan's tbrouo an.l cairie.l JismaT to tbe holy places .if Mecra. Tho aroiy ot the Mab.li at Kl Obeid ntimberc.> 200,000 men, dervishes. Bedouins, mnlattoea and some regular troops supplied witb firearms. King Menc- tik boa dusiroycd 10,000 Italians with an army of 100,000 Abyssiuians, and again tho whole world shudders.
THE   ROUND   YEAH.
The sucrrt of th<> Iwaut; of
|iec»niher snowi the lonjor mm Thnt April btrothes. I Icve-, I lovn
Tho ffreon upoa tho crnst of Juac; Anil then the white, hish August haze,
TyiM! of the pr.jphnt's veil, which still Thft hot sun draws upon hig tnee,
Desccniling from the hoaVenly hill.
I loTO the fnll, in tilailo nn.1 enr;
Septombpr, i-rtm.yju In h'.r le^iTOs; October, Qntlnc on n spr.ir
Oi crii.piyl i^nv") nninni' tho sheavos.
Thon eomes white winter trom tho polol Cut eaoh new S'lason's Joy above.
The mystic hoonty ot th.» whol.. noun.l ye.ir 1 love, l.'invo, I love! —r. II. SavaRe, In Youth's Companion.
Menelik II. is reported to t>e on tbc mareh lo Axnm for the purpoi-e of ob. tainiag bia oousccratiun and oorona- tioo aa Emperor of Ethiopia, says the
SL Jamea Qsiette. The ceremonial than^ usual, thongh "tli on sneh occasions is described as be¬ ing highly picturesiine nnd improa- sive. Clothed in purple, mounted uo a aoperbly caparisoned horse, boKling in one hand a gilt cross, and cor rounded by a crowd of brilliantly drasaed vasaals, tbc claimant to the throne rides up to the porch of tbs ancient cfanrcb. Horc a In'vy of girls ela.l in vhite bar Uu i>r<?^rt'si with ii strip of pink ribb<io, "Wbo are yon?" tbey chant, 'who wish to enter?" "I >m your Emperor," is the reply ; "the N'agus-Negesti of Etbopia." "Xo," cries the choir, "you arc not our Ean- peror," and tho silken barrier is drawn tight across tbo doorway. Three times is this per.'ormanoo ri'peate.1, tnd tben tba postaUnt, drawing hs sword, sercrs tbe riblion and marches ', ia anjidet I'^ud cheeriDg. TatiEg Lis ! ttani npon a st.mo which no foot tare that of the  Negus   ever   toucbe«, and |
bis only nnce, he re<¥ive«  tlfe eacre 1.  down  from  I
JUST lllvli A W051AN,
HEN that ia  your last word, Edun?" "Yes, Dr.   Les¬ ter."
"And will nctb- in,; I can ^ay alter joiir decision?"
He stood look¬ ing down at bor face, his own ex¬ ceedingly grave;a tall man ahout twenty-eight yeara of ngc, witb black hair «cda strone look¬ ing shaven face. Ho looked reacrved and cclf-coDtaineil. Eden shook ber hcail. "No," tiho eaid; "notbiDg I nm afraid."
He drew in bia tipper lip between his teeth, and bis forehead wrinkled nij he still lingered,
"Well," be soid, "Inm immenpely sorry. I don't wnnt to bother you ; besides, I suppose it woul.l not do a scrap of good."
Baisiog bis rigbt band, bo pusbc.l back bis bnir, "It seems o little di(- licult to realize Just yet. I counted on a different an.s.ver,"
"Thut was hardly my fault," sho said, lowering ber cyce. Thoy woro dark blue eyes, remarkably dark con¬ sidering thu fairness of her hair and skin. £Jua was a sioall woman, be¬ low tbc average asroi^artls height, ami girlish in figure, thoiigU shu bad passed ber twenty-first year,
"Your fiiultl No, it was merely my owu folly. It rtosn't matter what one calls it. Tbo name won't alter tho fact. Of course it is play to you." "Yon havo no right to say thnt, Dr, Lester. I assure you, I don't lind it tho least amusing. I nm very Korry —uot that I suppose it will be quite your dealb,"
"No," be returned. "Men don't (lie of tbat Fort of thing. But life will bo wretched, EJua,"
He loiik bis bat and went away, Eilna standing by tho window watch- iug bim OS he dejectedly crossed tbe gnr.len nnd pnsflcd through tho gate¬ way and disR|ij.esred. A fow minutes later Ihe door opeued an.l a woman entered, a few years older, and sev¬ eral inches taller tbau herself. Tbis was Mr?. Sinclair, Edna's sister-in- law, wife of tbo Town Clerk of Upper- combe. "WcllV"
Gtrtru'lo atopped just withiu tbe door.
"Oh, dnn't look na if ynu di.ln't know all about itl" cried Edna im¬ patiently,
"You ilon't mean to look mo in tbo face and tell mo you have refused Lira?"
"1 told you this morning—" "Whnt a girl Fnvs beforehand   goes for nothiug.    IMna, wbnt a  fool   vou nrel    You  know AUrc.l  will bo  just wild al'out it."
".Alfred did not think it necessary to consult tne," was tbo answer. "Of eourso," Edna added, drawing near and placing an arm about Uertruilo's wais', "of course it woul.l bo all tbc snmo if bo bad, darling."
"Still, it docs Ecoin a pity," Ger¬ trude persisted, "Though bo has only been a veor iu Uppercombe, every¬ body has a good word for him—or nearly everybody. Ho bus increased old Ilr, Auiltewa's practice enormous¬ ly. "Dr. Leeter is a man agood many girls would'- "
"Jump at!" I know. That is exactly what I feel about bim. He is tco eligible—isn't tbat the word?- too eminently desirable,"
"Y.ni biivo nlwnys Eccined to lilie bim,"
'¦I do liko biin, Oerty," "Tben, why in tho   namo   of  good¬ ness don't  you marry   bim   and   hnve dono with it?"
Edna .slightly Bbrngged ber should- crs as she turned toward thu wiu.low again.
"Honestly, I don't quilo know. I don't sec why I should dissect mysell for your edillcntiou. He is very uiee —a little too nic, I tiied to per¬ suade niyiself—there, ynu see, I'm nothing if not candid. Only—I don't know what it is; Komebow, tbo spirit ilulu'l move me,"
Wben E.lnn wan following Gertrude from tbe dining room tbat evening .Al¬ fred Siuolsir oalled ber back.
"I'crmit me to remind you that yon arc twenty-two," ho said.
"Be accurate, Alf. Twenty-two and two months,"
"Oi course," he coutinne.1. "I need uot tell ynu Wl- are ^-lad to ^ivo yon n bome here aa long ns you re.iuire it. Bnt if you ask mo—a womau is much better in a place of ber own,"
"The first tbat offers itsell?" asked EdnA
"I .lidn't think I..cster was tbe first. Hois the best of tbc buucb, thouijb. A fellow wbo is bound to get on—" "Of course, that's everything !" "Oh, well, if vou can't treat tbe matter seriously, I .Jjn't see tbo good of talking,"
"Neither do I," Edna ana^vcrcl. One afternoou .\lfred came bome from bis office looking more solemn lignity ot his poeition gave bim an air of extreme solemnity at the best of times. Like E.Ina, be was short, but cnrrie.l hiiu- celf at his full height; like bis sister, again, be »as fair, and app.>«u'e<l more youthful tlian bis years. Ue woro u moustach.< whi.'h looke.l foo heavy for bia pink and white tMie.
"Sir E.lward Strannewavs is dead," be said, pulling up ins |ii;bt colored tr..n.-iers a« be sat .iown. I
"Ti-en," repinr,>..l i;ertriide, "Ihe oj.t'ratiou wa'. u it Kiu-.^esaful."
"Now, if   It   ha.l   been, don't    you | imagino .Stran;;ewaya wonld  t>e aliv.-, Oerty? ¦ be faid, testily.   ".K ba.l .lay's work for Lester"
"Whr?" .ieiiisu.lcd K.ina. "l>r. Lester cannot li«> fxpccle.! to w.irk miracles. Uo cacnot cure all his pa¬ tients."
"Saul aroon;;st the proi.heta!" ex-1 claimed Alire*. "One .icean't look fur . I..e8l«r'« ai'olo,^ist over tbere, Edna. ! He went the wroni way to cure this ' one. I was talkiQH to Blenkinsopp ; about tbe ease ..i.Jv ytater.lay. Uku- | kins..ipp  woul.l  bare   be.l   a   surgeon
"Do you thin]k it will damage his practice?" inquired Qertmde.
"Injure his praotiee? Ot conrso it will. Lester is too yonng. People don't care to be praotioed on—carved about. I shouldn't be surprised if it ruined him."
One morning, obout four months later, Gertrude's elder girl awoke fev¬ erish,
"Alfred," sbe said, as hor husband roeu from the table after breakfast, "you won't forget to call at Dr. Blen- kinsopp's."
"Dr, Blenkinsopp's?" asked Edna, wben he bad closed tbo door.
"Yes, dear. 1 think Winnie ought to have some medicine."
"But wby Dr. Blonkinsopp? Why not Dr, Lester, us usual? You have had Dr. Lester ever since Dr. Andrews went away."
"I should never forgive myself if Winnie died like poor Sir Edward."
"What utter nonsense!" criod Edua.
"I may bo vory fooTisb," soid Gertrude rather plaintively, "though I dou't see why yon should tell mo so if Alfred does. I never pretended to bo wise. But I hnvo lost confidence in Dr, Lester. So has everybody elso. Dr. Blenkinsopp has got ever so many of bis patients. '
"It is mean!" Edna retorted.      "It is   like   kicking  a   mnn   whilo   bo down."
"I can't help it, dear. Don't look so fierce. I niu hardly to be expected to let Dr. Lester experiment on Win uio if I don't believe in blm. How can auyono believe in him in the face of whnt is boiug said about poor Sir Edwar.l?"
"Ob," cried Edna, "it makes mo ao wild I'
A littlo later tho sot forth into tho town, to walk ofi' her ill-hnmor witb things iu general, nnd Dr. Blenkin¬ sopp in particular. Sbe had not gone far beforo sbo met Lester himself. Though ho would have passed hor by vith a bow, she stopped, holding out her baud
"It is unusual to sec yon walking," sbo said
"Yo—es. Tbe fact is, ono gets so littlo exprciso that I—I have sold my car'riase."
"Well," sbo faltered, "it's—it's a lovely morning for a walk. Y'ou don't como to see us now. "
"Perhops you remember the Isst—'
"Oh," she cried brusquely, "ilnovcr remember unpleasant things. I think my sister would bo very pleased, whenever you have time to spare."
"Time to spare!" be said bitterly. "Thero is littlo diCSculty about tbat. Of conrEO, you know what all thu towu knows. My practice has fallen away from rao as if it wero a garment."
"Hut," she returned, trying to speak cheerfully, "it will oome b.iok ngain!    Itis only a mattor of time."
"Very likely. But, you seo. Miss Sinclair, ono has to livo somehow meouwbile,"
However, he went bis rounds more blithely tban usual, and at i o'clock that afternoon, after a long debate witb blmself, turned his steps toward Sinclair's houtu. But, on nearing tbc house, be saw Blenkinsopp's carriage at tbc gate aud a few yaids further ou Sinclair. Instead of entering, as he b.i.1 purpofU.l, Lestur passed tbc brousbam, then came face to face witb Al.'red, who appeared somewhat om- barrasBcd.
"Mrs, Sinclair all right?" inquired Lester.
"Oh, quite—er—it's only Winnie; a littlo feveriA. Look here, Lester ; you know what womeu nro."
"Biilbtr rnsh to boast."
"You sec," .Alfred blundered on, "if it weru myself it would bo different. You enn'I reason wilh n woman, and with your wifo yon should never make the attempt. Mino took it into bor bead to bave Blenkinsopp—"
".My dear fellow," said Lester, "your child could not bo in better hands, I hope sho will soon be all rigbt agaiu." And ho walked on swiftly with bis eyes on  tbo  grouud.
"Depeud upon it," Blenkiusopp, a stout, gray bearded man of sixty, wis saying ns Alfred entered the drawing room, "it is better to bo a littlo slow and quite sure, my denr lady. Tbo experience of gcneratioiui is not to bo Ujwet in a day by a few ooUow youths."
"I b ive j ,A parted from one o! thn niilleiloed," sni.l Alfred, when Blen kinsopp bnd gone and lAlnareentcrc 1 the room.
"Dr, Lester did not see—. Ob," cried Gertrude, "1 would not havo it happen for tbo world."
"Oerty hasn't tbe courage of her convictions," sai.l Edna.
"Dr, Blenkinsopp says Dr, L'>ster has lost nearly all his patients," Ger- trndo remarked.
"Tbe population of Upporcorabo is ll.'i.tlliil; mostly wise persons!" ci- oinimeil Edna ccntcmptiiously.
One nigbt, about a month later, .\1- fred  1 rrivo.l   home enrl.er that uiunl,
"Lest.'r is going oway," ho said.
"Hai bo sold his piactice?" asked Oerlrude.
"Ho would hardly go without. Not thnt there is much to sell."
Edna sat quite silent. Her face was pale nu.l her eyes were moist. It wns all sbo could .io to prevent tho tears from fulling till sbo reached bor own rjoiu. .\t diuner abe scarcely spok.', nn.l that uvcning went to bed, thongh not to sleep, early.
The following morning sho happened to be passing Lester's honso at 11 o'clock, and, seeing no sign of biir, turned and repasaeit tbe door ten min¬ utes later. Ue was just coming down the steps.
"Don't lot mo binder you," she said, when he stopped.
"J nm merely going to tbo poelot- flee, " he answered.
"I—I am going ttiat way, too," said EJna, au'l tbey walked together. "Is it true you are leoving Upper- coiube?" she asked, presently.
'•IVrfcctly true."
"Tbeu yon have sol.l your practice?"
"Well, it was priucipslly a question of getlin,; tbe bouse and so forth off my ban.Is ; but I havu every reason to believe tbn matter will be jettled Ihis afternoon."
"Dr. Lester!" E<lna exclaimed as be halted i.t tbe poitofllce, "if I were you I — I wjul.i not run away from it; Int, perh.ips, y.iu have somo enticing place to tly to."
".So," he answered;    "I am fortan
resident patlimtii—lanaties, hvpochon- dria<» und so forth."  '
"Then couldn't: you take patients? f^onld not that enable you to—to stay at Upporcombe?"
"Oh, yes; only first I shonid have to take a wife. Miss Siitclair."
He turned to look down nt her face, and at the same moment Edna leaned across tbe ditch to pluck a spray oi honeysuckle. No sooner bad she re¬ covered her balance than she began to pull the blossom to pieces.
"Well, Dr. Lester?" she said, look¬ ing np suddenly.
"Ah I that sort of a thing is over as far OS I am concerned," he  answered.
She beat bor foot petulantly on tbe grass.
"I-I don't see why, if it wonld— if it wonld ren'ly help you."
Ho leaned forward eogerly. She bent ber neck to smell tbe hoi:ey- suckle.
"Edna," be muttered, "you nre trilling witb me!"
Sbe shook her bead slowly.
".'diit you—you said—"
"Is it generous (o remind ono of a mistake?" sbe retored.
"I am not in a position. Things, are at a very low ebb—"
"Tbc tide will flowagain," she said, "and—ond I bnve three hundred o year of my own."
"What will your brother say?"
"Ob," sbc cried, "1 am not a child. I am a woman, nud bavo a right to plcaso myself; though fo be sure," sbe addod, "you may not think I have played a very womanly part tbis morn¬ ing."
Sbo looked very demnre, very pretty, as sho stood dissecting tbe boueyenekle, and perhops be would have bi^en more thnu human to havo rcsisied.
"Wo will foce it together," he said. "You will bo my comrade as woll-os ray wife-my best beloved yon know you havo been since tho tlrst week I saw you."
Presently sho biDtod at the dosiro- bility of returning.
"Ah, yos," ho answered, "I ought to lose DO timo in seeing Sinclair."
"Como around aftor dinner to¬ night," sbo said, and roturne.l home alone, not without trepidation.
Tbat afternoon sbe took Qcrtrudo into ber confidence,
"Now," sho concluded, "yon must tell Alfred. It isn't that I am afraid, only I don't want him to say anything wo should both regret all our lives. Nothiug ho can say will mako tho slightest difference, so ho may as well yield witb a good graco."
"You know, darling," said Gertrude, "you will miss things swfullj-."
"Watt for a yonr," was tbo answer. "You will sec by that time. By-tho- by, of conrso you must make au excuso to Dr. Blenkinsopp."
"Ob, of eoiirHe,"6aid Gortrudo. "In fact, between ourselves, I bavo never beou quito aatisflod. Ob, I do hope Alfred will oome homo in a good hu¬ mor !"
As n matter ot fact, bo did, and, without mucb lo.ss ot time, Gertrude broke tbo news. During the ensuing ten minutes she formed tbe highest opinion of Kdna's diplomacy. It was quito as well that ber sistar-in-Inw was not present. Tiio strongest man, howover, uust bow to tbc inevitable, an 1 Alfred posnr'ssed suffioieut dis- criminatiou to )iereoive that ho was powerless to move his obstinate sister. He raved lor somo timo longer, theu sout for Edua aud jiropbcsied all kinds of evil—ft jiropbecy destined to re¬ main unrulllUe.l. "Tpon mj* word," bo concluded, "you're—you're just liko a woman."
And, on tbe whole, Lester met with u more cordial reception tbnu ho an- ticipate.l.—Houscbol.1 Words.
St'IKMIFlC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Geriunu icientists report tbat milk may bo sterilized by electricity.   ¦
Dr, Peters, tlio African explorer, is about to undertake a now exploration of Somalilnnd in tlio interests of n number of wealthy Americans.
Kdison has got the X rays down to making a photograph iu ono minuto exposure. It bos taken boforo from a quarter of nn hour to thrco hours.
Now York has tho largest absoluto mortality from consumption of all tho States, nud Boston the largest relative d. atb-ratu : Itit in lOOO of all deaths.
Edison says thnt tb'j X rays have » lieonliarly irritating effect upon tho eyes, which makes bim tbiuk that thoy will provo deadly to diseaso germs in tbo body.
Chicago crcbittcts, in making a war on skyswfepcr buildin^.s, nt a recent meeting thry resolved that no build¬ ing not absolutoi.v fireproof shonid ex¬ ceed eighty feet in height.
I'.ussia and .Tapan will have tbo total eclipse of tbe snn on August 11 entire¬ ly to themselves, nsthe liuo of totality passes tbrough Nova Zembla, Siberia, nn.l the Island of Jesso ouly.
Mrs. Esther Hermann'ii contribu¬ tion of ?1I),()00 to tho endowment of tha New York botauical garden makes tbe totnl amount S2t)0,OllO in addition te plants valued nt 35000 given by J. A. Pitcher.
Austria hns decided tg combine with Germany in nu upo.lition to the South Pole an.l Julius von Payer, tbo eiploror ot Pranii Josef Laud, has beou asked to give up bis expe.Iition to northeast Greenland iu order to take tbo comman.l of it.
A Kansas mau has invented a brick made oi straw and wood pulp, wbich is said to bo better than a clay bi-iek, and to coet only one-third as much. He claims that it is unexcelled as a paving material, and affirms that enough straw goes to wastu in Kansas alone to pave every city iir tbe coun-
Professor Raonlt, of  Grenoble, bos I received the biennial  prize of 81000 from the  Academic  dus Sciences for his discovery  of tbo numerical ratio between   tbo   molecular   weight of   a   : substance and thediffer.nce produced   [ on tbo  freezing  point  of  the  liquid  j that   dissolves   it,   as   well as on tbe | expansion of tbe vapors of the liquid.   <
A large collection of   17,000 stuffed   ; birds   an.l  mauy series of   bird skele¬ tons has bctiu bequeathed to tbe Bnt-  j ish   Museum   bv   the late Henrv See- bobm, th«   naturalisL    It   is the most  ' valuable i^ift mnde the natural bistorv sectiou of tbe luuacam In a quarter of   j a eentury.     Its ornithological   eoUe.
versify of Budapest  during tho  nexl tcim.
Miss Annio Scott, of Great Bend, Kan., a niece of Justice Hrev,-er, hns been appointed clerk to tho Venezue¬ lan Commission.
'I'bo Keotuckj Logislaturo debated a bill to allow women all over tbo State to vote for School Trustees nud also to hold tbo office of Sch4>ol Trus¬ tee.
It is eaid that Mrs. Cleveland has developed very healthily since her mar¬ riage, and now tips tbe scales nt I'.lil pounds, though hor flesh hns uot marred her figure.
In New York City at Sherry's, So¬ ciety bail a "Spinster's Leap Year Ball." Tbo handsome womou did the handsome thing, and took tlio youug menjlowu lo supper.
Decatnr, Micb,, is tbo paradise of tbo new woman. Sbo bolls nil the offices of auy couse.iuouco, mausges tbn liusiuess, leads tbo thought nu.l runs the whole place.
In Scandinavia there are tbirty wo¬ man doctors, an.l in Finland three, India bas eleven mo.lioal collei^es an.] sixty-nine women doctors, cbielly medical missionaries.
Tho ex-Empress Eugenie hns pre¬ sented in tbo Paris MiLsoum of Decor¬ ative Art all tbo plans and dratviu^'s prepared for tho decoratiou of ber prigate apartments at tbo Tullcric..
Dr. Mary Alliuau, wbo died tbo other day iu Philadelphia, is snid to bave been tbe Hrst woman d.'Utist of tbe world. She got a diplo.iia from tbe Philadelphia Duutal College iu ISSl.
Mrs. John W. Foster is said to dis- ply remarkaVile ability ns o presiding olHoer, coupled witb great patieiiou nnd firmness, in tbo discbargo o[ ber duty as President of tho Daughters of tho Uevolution.
Somo of tbo new poke bonnets have already been in evideuoj on several beads nmong tbo smart set. It is significant that only tbo prettiest of pretty womon havo bad the couriigo to appear in thom.
Dowuey, tbe London fihotographer, wbo takes most of tbe pictures f.ir tho royal family, says bis succcsa iu mak¬ ing photographs of tbo l^uceu is duo to her "being perfectly natural aud avoiding all fuss,"
Miss Elizabeth Moorhcnd Stone, daughter of tbo Peuusylvania Con- gressmau, is unu of tbu most accom- plisbeil musicians in Washington so¬ ciety nnd one of tbe few youug noraeu who can wear Wntteau effects in dress.
Miiry French Field, eld.sst dangbtur of tbe Into Engene FieM, is preparing herself to rea.l iu public thu poems .if her father. Sho is n hau.lsomo youug woman of noble prcscnoe, aud will mako. a**itril.iriT ni.i>enr«n'-.» <.»u tlia Iilntiiirni.
Jliiuy women who bavo inherited jewels must bavo iu tbeir ciillocliou n few amethysts or a topaz, nnd now is the time to got it ont, for tbo "great jeweior" declares tbem the fashion, und shows tbe former iu b.ilh brooches uul rini-s. 'I'bo latter aro sseu iu brooche.s, eurrouuded by pearls aud diamouds.
Mrs. Alexander Campbell, wbosu buabnnd founded tbo eburcb variously kuowu as tbe Disciplos, tbe Campbell- ites uud tbe I'lirmtiaus, is living, ut Iho ageol uiuety-four, iu Bethany, W, Va. Severn! of ber ehildreu bave ostab- lislied themselves well in life, but tho one wbo is, pebap:', best known iu 111.. Nutiou is Mrs. W. U. Thompson, who was long postmistress of Louis¬ ville and is uow a rosidcut of Wasb- iuRtou.
rASniON   NOTIW,
Authorities claim that witb tbo tight sle.'vo will como also tbo Waltea'b style nf ilr..ss au.l pauuierH.
Gold and silver ribs are used in light parasols, aud Iho baudlos aud sticks uro imported iu endless varie¬ ties.
Brail is onco morn to regain its own. Asa trimming for a serviceable skirt ura.luated rows look exceedingly wel'.
t'l.itll skirts witll capes to match, worn with n silk blouse, have beeu ex- In iiiely |iopnlur iu Loudon for sumo tune.
'I'lie open cont is certaiu to be pop¬ ular. As a waistcoat white l.aco trills uu.l lilacli velvet trimmiug will bo ef¬ fective.
Sbriuk nil cotton gooils before mak¬ ing up, esjiecially for shirt waists. Iiiteriiuo tbe collar nnd cuffs of IlietiU witb coarse liueu to bold tbo stareb.
A uiively waist is made ot silk iu cInn plaid, Thu fullness is gathered inlo tbo belt and collar, au.l wide epnukts nii.l rovers of velvet urO used as tiimuiiu..,'.
Black jackets nre always in fashion ; thosu for spriug wear are quite short, tight littiU'.,' in tho baok, in tbo front are eitb.r 1 lose or bave turued back rev.'rs from the waist.
.\ now traveling outfit is mado ol wool material lu a ine.lium sba.le of brown, with large cr.issl.ars making checks four or live iunbes acroHs. The dress is cut in Priueesse fashion, and has u very lull cagix ruftio Huwe.l iu around the collnr, ami falling uVer tbe tous of tbe hU'uv.s.
A stylii.b wuist u of spotted crcjion.
It bas a .beji   s.piuro yoke  .>(   ViWet,
edg.'.l with .mbri.idere.l  galloon with
,""'¦, 7, »'V      , ^.r.r'    iii.tal tbrHS.la,      From the sulo  seams
broad tbey expected orJ.>rss,.on.   lb.'   , , ,^^ ,„„|j^^ ^  „^,. „,j^ ,,„„^,, „,
makers an.l tbe wearers uu Ibis mlu of | _ ,_ . .,,,, "^ •I^l.,.,„ ,., ,i.„.„ ,.„ ,.„„i.
the Atlantic do   not   luvu
THET  DO NOI LIKE   IT.
Tbo innovations which tbo yonng Czarina is making in tbe eti.iucttu of tho liussian court nre meeting with a good deal of opposition from some of tbo Muscovite ladies. Among tho changes her Imperial Mojecty has or¬ dained that presentatious shall be mado in tbe English fashion, the Sov¬ ereign offering ber hand to bo kissed, and not shaken, as -xas tbo custom of tho dowager Empres.s. Tho Hnssinn ladies are disposed to resent this as au unnecessary display of haughtiness. — ^ Detroit Preo Presf.
ItP.R nmo BY OtTESTS.
Airs. Davis,'wife of the Senator, hns. recently undergone a novel experience which sho is called un lo narrsto'at every fresh gathering. The California Indians who are at present in tbo Cayi- ital determine.ll to call npon her dis¬ tinguished husband, but f^nd ouly tbe lady at bome, n^it waff ber cus- tomnry day for receiving, Witb truo hospitality Mrs. Davis mndo them welcome fo her bome and her boar.l, but tbe latter, with its tempting array of good things, proved too mucb for Indion|nerves, 'They ate with tbc en¬ thusiasm of their native appetites, and not content with satiate.l hunger piled tbeir pockets with what remained. It is said in Washington that never be¬ fore was an afternoon tea service made to disappear so siuldenly, but tbat Mrs. Davis maiLtaiued unrullled calm to tho ond.—New York Journal.
THAVELINO SKIBTB wmi roCKETS.
Tbo fact tbut nn nrticle may bavo been principally used for mischievous imrposes is not, and should not bo a liar to Its adoption when it can be mado to servo useful cuds. Tbo no- oouut of tbo arrest of a woman wear¬ ing a skirt with largu pockets sug¬ gested to an ingenious damsel a most bajipy possibility.
Being fond of Inking short trips, nnd very much disliking the .umber- somencss of a satchel or bag, sho rasdo a scries of pockets in a petticoat. These wero .icsigned to bol.l bru-di and comb, manicure set, jiowilor iu a tiuy ]incUagc, and otbcr small articles tbut sbo might need. A littlo piistboard box uot much Inrger thau a goodsize.l candy box bold a luwu gowu aud India silk and lace mntiuee. Wben sbo wished a further equipment, a larger box was provi.led, nu.l au ex¬ tra wnist pnt in, as well as a pair of silk hose and such other necessaries as tbe length of stay donianded. Of course, immcliately ou her arrival tho toilet articles wero nrrnngeil uu tho dressing case, aud bor skirts were relieved of nil weight.
Sho says that tbis arraugcinrnt is infinitely moro couveuiunt than tbe old fashion of cariyiug a traveling bafi. Sb., Ulli her idua itfifgumu ynnn;.; friends, and several of thom have ex¬ pressed their determination to try tbe experiment. Tbero might bo i^ina when such a device would havo very evident uses. Certninly auything tbat will reduce tbe bulk of han.l luggage is to bo welcomed, especinlly if tbe weather is unpleasant oud ono ni'ist hold up tbo dress or carry au um brclla.
On one occasion tbis young woman took waist, mntiuee, night dress and toilet articles iu these pockets. She had to carry an umbrella an.l bol.l up bo'lfdress, and thanked ber stars that • shoAJliad no parcels with whicb her hands need be occupied.
Ingouiiity is a good thing, nn.l wbeu it works iu the direction of sav¬ ing trouble and worry it is exceeding¬ ly woll applied, —Now York Led jor.
n*IL TO THE IIOOI'SKU'.T.
Iloopskirts are coming back iuto fashiou.
Tivo of the Parisian fashion journals received iu New York last w.ek con¬ tained pictures of the rejuveuat.'.l hoop, witb loug dis.'riptious uf it. But before the Paris impers came with tho pictures boopsUirls were already displayed at two very sw.'ll shops iu this city—one in n big Sixth nveuue show window, tbe other iu tbe wiu.low of u Fifth uveuuo raodesfe.
Suia'il groups ol women gntberid daily nnd looked nt tbem, apparently with pain.
Tbo new boopskirt does not .liffer to any great extcut from tboso woru during tho days .if tbo llepublicau Court by Mr, Wasbiugtou, Mrs. Will¬ iam Diier, Mrs. .\lexiiuder Ilamiltou, Mrs, Johu Jay, Mn. llurriton Gruy Otis, Mrs. William Bingham, the great Philadelphia leader of soo'ely and fashion, oud by many others.
Tbo boopskirts uow on exhibition in this city were manufactured here two weeks ago by a well-known bustle inauufacturer as soon ns tho news came across the water that tbn ol.l fashion was to return. l''as!ii.iu jmir- nals show patterns fur skirls t'> be worn witb tbo new hoop-.
Ouo of tbeso shows a skirt contain¬ ing thirteeu gores, having straight c.lges meeting bias edges iu the seams, wbicb ore to bo plaited and gatbircd slightly at tho back. To luuk.,- this skirt for women of medium size ro quires 14} yards of luat.rii.I tw.'Uty- two inches wi le. This would give a circumference ot the bottom of l'2i feet. No crinoline or extr.\ heavy lining is to I o used, 'fbe hoops are fcuiipofcl to do all ot the flaring neces¬ sary. Tbu modistes who wero inter¬ viewed said they bod received no or¬ ders yet for skjrts to Ih; made fur hoops, but that as the   edict ba.l gou
ate enouzhtu have tbe   wide world  to I tion   is now tbc largest   lu tbo world, cb.io.'k'  from—ex.-rpt   this   one   spot, ! consistin.; of y'>0,0<W specimens, and." he allej, "this -.s  the liest aud
uTor the boop. Tlie liu»itle is already b. re lu preat numbers, and is freely a.ivcrtise.l by btverni of the large e-taliUsliiniuts.
Probably those v.b.i most bitierly regret the coming of the booj. ar.; the otlicials an.i stockb.ddtrs of the stre-t railway truL-i..irtati..n liD-.s. It is .•..• tiinnt.;''.! tljat tlir.. w...'ii. u wcuri:..' tbe now iiofips will occupy uue • uiire side of a Broadway cable cnr. 'ih* top of the Fifth avenue stage is lU^gested as tb
velv.'t rililiuu. 'iJlireo of these ou each si'leiue.'l at 'be Ho.lie. au.l are finished w tb n large uow. The velvet collar iiu. lar^'e bows ou eitb.r side ot tbe IniDt, UU'I Ihn eiii.riuuiis foolliall .-I'I v.'S bave galloou ban.Is at tb>; el¬ bows. 	
Ixe Kpbraim's Sfv?n«.
Ilerlvaliou of Whiskers. .
The w.r.l whiskers is derived   from i
wbisk,   on I  the   Anglo-.Soxon   wiscb, i
which means a slight brush. Lees than I
a century ngo the expression waa  un I
hear.! of   the   whiskers as Wull  as   the '
mnslache beiog spoken .if i.s   part ol I
unction and tbe crown, swearing to defend th* religion ot Cbriat and the faith of Mark, to extcrminala here- titt, a«d to tmlt in th* nam* ot Ood.
M.l
etfjtot.    Tite plain   ir.ct   if,   Lnter M overoonfident.'
"I dare say Dr. Ijcster is quit* as akilful as ant surgeon in London," £daa ratuneU.
tb.;   worst   ou   tiie   face  of tbe earth. My practice is ruicc.l."
"Bnt if run couM only stay your practice woul.l cmo back. People arc vry fickle. It isu't every doctor wbo ean buy a pract'.ce, yet they man¬ age,     li.iw do tbey do it?"
Ue hel.l open a gate for her to pass the lvar.1.' It wai only wben the latt tbrough into a msaJoar as she apoke, j was divided, and Ib^trae whiskers dia- The sun shone brightly aa.l the hedges appcaiV'd as ».-ll, that their name was were fragrant with wili ros* and cbangeJ to the mntton chop part o' hon.'ysuckb'. . the btard left on ibe cheek.
"Ob, there arc   various   ways,"  he]  —^	
eip'oined. "S..me take parish work. I The people of Cincinnati, Ohio, ars bnt I am too nupofmlar to att«mpt to , taking steps to erect a statue of OeD- git tbat, even if there were au open- . eral Zebnion Pite, the discoverer of tax at the moment     Others receive I Pike* Peak.
Certainl>    m.'   figure      seven     bas marke'l tbu career ol Lee K[>braini, of Iti.anok.', Va., to an .-xtrKordinary ei- t and mo«t couventent place for I tent.     Eo tras boru lu   tbu year 1877, carers     lo     ni.-.-New    York ' uu tbo seventh day ul thu   mouth oni ' uu the nevcutb m<>utb of thu year and
  j Ltventh   hour   oi   tbe   day.    Hs has
i,,,s-,ii'. I siven iettora in bis suroaui.; und it re¬
quires seven letters to spell th.i  nuiuo ul tbe Stats, in wbich be wus b.jru. Il.i
In Ronnianio women both ata ly and practice medicine.
Tbc Empress of Austria is makin: collection of cows.
Tbc Iowa  State Senate defeated reso.anon giving women  tbc right t role at all elections.
Wilbeimioa. the girl Queen of tb Netherlands, i8on«of Qneen Victoria' most constabt eorrospocdeuts
OLD    FASHIONED     T-CVt,
We «ro "so not "f .Int.-. " tboy say,
Ne J an.t 1; We lov.' in nu cl.l f.-kslilonoJ wr.y,
Long since goni. l.y. Uo says I a-n bis helpmnio tru'j
In ever>-tninif; An.t I-well, I will cwn to y.-j
H... Is my king. W.> met In no r.imnnli- wny
'r«i.xt "glo'V ani gloom. " H.. woo«d m>> .-n a wlnti-r .lnv,
.^0.1 In—a n.oin; Y.'t,   Ihr.iugh  life's li.'.iirs of stress   lUi.l iit..rm
Wlien Kriefs iM-fell, T..".ve kept .lur s-nnll hon-.o cirnor v.-.irin,
Auil all was wi'll.
K.'il thlnlss no woman liko lii.i wile- But let tbat pa.«s:
rorbaps we view tho .lunl life Through  rosenti- «la«s;
Even If tho prospects li.' uot I.irii^lit, WuhoUlIt truo
Tho heaviest t.urJons may Rrow liK'it When shared by two,
—riill:il.'lpliia"l.l.lv-l.
nrnuR of the dav.
To bo n succesaful dead-biat a lu-in must bo thoroughly alive.—I'uuk.
Tho suu never sets on tbc Btitisb ^ominious, nud it rises occasiounlly iu [iondou. — Puck.
Tbo groat grief nt forty is tbe dfs-. sovery that eye-glasses aru uot be¬ coming.—.\tchisou Globe.
An egg nn.l an olHoe-b.-.y differ in that ono is best when it's fresh and thu otbcr isn't.—Philadelphia Uecord.
LittleBrotb.T—"Do yon know what 'ostentation' moans?" Little Sister — "Tho way otber people show off.— Puck.
Border—"1 novor eat shad."   Wyld
— "Why'?' Border—"It alwnys ro- min.ls mo of boneless co.lllsh."— I'uck.
Tho Professor (awakening) —"Is thero anybody in this room?" Tbo Burglar—"No,   air."    The   Professor
— "Ob, I thought there wa..^." (Falls asleep again.)—LilV.
"Fannie, I have told you time nn.l again not to speak wben ol.l or persous were talking, but wait until tbey stop." "I've tried that already mamma. They never stop."—Texas Sifter.
First Woman —"I was suffering un¬ told agony," Second Woman —"Dear mo! What di.l you do?" First Wo. man—"Ob, a neighbor happeue.l iu just in tbo nick of timo uud I told her."-Detroit Tribune.
"Beauty is ouly skiu deep,"said tbe zebra, witb nu iittempt to liveu up tbo gloom of the menagerie. "I kuow," replied tbo rbinoooros, trying to bo cheerful, "but think what Ihat meaus iu my caso,"—Chicago Tribune.
Sbo—"I 'hope, dear, you woro not thinking of busiuoss iu church tbis morning. You know your thoughts should bo ot higbor things?" Ho— "Well, I was thinking of that J22 bon¬ net of yours. Is that high enough, think you?''—Statesman.
Absent-niiude.l Professor—"I don't know what's the matter witb rae, doe- tor, 1 om perpetually limping to-day. Is  il  locomotor   ataxy,   1   wonder?"
L-o««««—"Wl.r,      (.lufo-xn,,,     j»f«     MO
walking with ono foot on tho c.irb- stono and the other in Ibo gnttor."
Bomontio Miss—"Havo tboro not beeu moments iu your oxperienco when lifo seomcd full of iiusatisfied wants?" Mr. Hardhead —"Y-o-s, that's so." "At suoh times I always fiy to music tor relief. What do you do, Mr. Hardhead?' "I odvorlise," —Sparo Moments.
".Some folks Ibiul; this Veucr.uclau offair will bo setlUd without trouble, but I'll dogon if I do," said Mr. Jnn- iion, as tbu crowd about tbu grocery stove made room for thu ol.l man, "I never seo onu of these horn liuo fouco quarrels yit tbat didn't wind up iu a fight?"—iniliauapolis Journal,
"I don't know," muttered Rivers, picking himsolf up from the sidewalk nnd moving on with o pe^ceptiblo limp, "whether thero is nuy such thing ns u bioycla fueo or not, but I nm thoroughly oouvincod of tbo exist¬ ence of Ibo phcnouienou kuow.n as tho banana skin."—Chicago Tribune.
A Ploallni; iloriuil.
Hermits wbo make their homes in tbu coves and forests of California ore plentiful, but a herinil wbo makes bis bome on Ibe wnter is not so ooramou. Tbo first oue that hns ever betu seen in tbo bay of Son Francisco is uow liv¬ ing iu a small scow, or ork, iu tbc cove near Blnck Point. Tbero ho spends his days, nnd witb the exc-p- tiou of an ocasioual drifting cruise along tho float iu a small skiff be nevor loaves the homo be has made on the old, battered craft, wbich is uame.I "Southern Pacific,"
Every morniu^', rain or shine, ho is up before sunrise, (Uimbiug a ladder raised against an iiiiiiromptu nrist he roaches a small platform. Ou this he kneels oud begins bis morning orisons. First he sings a hymn. Sometimes bif voico can bo beard, cbautiug the melody at Block Point, aud nt otbei times ho oan barely ho bear.l by tbo fisbermeu who are .vnitiiig Ibe turu ol tide in Black Point Cove. Tben be will read a chaptor trom tbo Bible, and after that he prays that tbo king dom of tho Meusiab mny come oud that heaven be established ou earth. If il isa fino morning tbo sun by ibis time is well up in tbo beaveus nnd tbc sun rise guu hus been fired half nu bom nrevionsly. Tbe bnruiit .loacenilKfrou his lofty perch und pumps uut bis froi ;raft, lu ord.r to keep iier afioot foi mother tw.'Utyfour hours.—Sau Prau •iscoCi!'. 	
Wood fur KesUtiug Flret,
A report from Consul liobertson oo Ibo free port «ytt?ia ot Hamburg, jusl published by tbo Stale Department, :antaine the curious item of informa. tion that in tbo great uew warebousei :ouHtraoted in tbe German port wooil is being substituted for iion to secnrs Letter iirottctiou against fire. Thess buildings weru origiually jiroviilcci with iron beans and girJcrt, bnt when one of tbem waa burned some yean ago it was found that tbu iron baJ Irfensolint anl twisted by th'i heat as to become a sonrco of great dangei to tbe adjoining strncturet. "In all tbe warebousfs, ther.-f..r.', wbich hnvt «inoe been Imilt,"o'oservesMr. llobert sou, "it has been ileemul aivissblo tl •ubstitute w jod   for irou  na much ai
Coiiib''!." Probildy n bc-ivv •uo.lei. enin, imbedd'ifil in some noD-conduct- ing mati-rial that would exclude iht a.r, would   bo   as   neariy flraproof
SABBATH SCHOOL
INTEnNATIO!«.\I.     LRSBOll    VOU »Alien   80.
ncvlevrof the lietsoBs for tha riiat
4juarter — Qolilen     Texti
Luke xil., 0—Uom-
; inontary.
Fopjninnor  of    Ohrisi « tflt.
I bas lived lu tour citic, und   the name | anything  except   brick  or stone.    Il
¦of  I ach   uue contained   aeven letw-rs. i might bo cbarre'.l oa the outside, bal
i Ho boa .'.ev-n siitirs isJ brwtbors, and    ${,„   iul.-i.u.   w...il.i piul.»i,iT   ramaiu
! time ilrew a valuable prize ou tbe uumtier 77. Oddly enough tbia priia wts uot $777. —New York Press.
At a recent exhibition of   antlers at Bt-riio the Etay-ttor took   two  prize*. Women medical atndents will, JP ail ' on* for tbe t>eet oolUctioo and oae Utt irohtiuiiij, be a'imiltad t« tkY^"*' i th* iMit aingle bead.
soun.l lu Huy ordinary beat, •it is a ciuiou) speculation to imagine wiial would bave happeued if tb« preaent method ol cuustrnetiun inCitioago been in vogue Lwlore tbe great fixe. A twenty-fire story, kteel-eago i>aild> jiog wariung int« a cofkiefair aad iiur- j ag a hoi* U tb*.ak.T woald bo a tft^
I.ssson I.—Thn (l.uKo i,,S-171. OoMon Tffit, I.uk* uv •>, ¦¦TII..U shall go Iwf.iro thn fa -a ot til* Lord t.> iimpan. His ways." The standlitK Of X^oharlas and Ellrjihoih ts given ta th* phr^'W'ltlghln.ius Iv'foro (J»il." H.>w pra- oious wh..n man an.l wlfn are tfiua nno In Christ for'vi*. Thoir dally life Is summarized In "walkiiu; In all tba oi'.mman.lnionts ani ordinanc<«i of the L'.nt l.l.-unoloss" (v.>rB« 6). The grand- .v<t thing about tlinlr child John was lh.it he wonlil bn "Gnat In the slitht of the LirJand HILM with tb* Holy Rplrit from his 'jlrtb" (vnrsn 13), Ohservo the pbraaas "Bofor». Qod." "Before Him," in ver«e« 8, IT.
Lissoie II.—The ISov Jesus (Lukn 11., 40- M). Golden Text, Lukn II., Ki, "Jsaus la- cr,vi»L>.l iu wisdom nnd staturs, and la favtw with God and matu" Observe tbe "Fear Nots" of thn angola to ZaolMrlas, Maty aad thn .shepherds (1., 13, SO; It, 10) n&d l«t It b* Hod's w.ird to you. Noileo their "Qlait Tidiugs" (I., 19; II., IU) aud bA a bwirer of tliosam«(Roni. x., 19\ Let us magnify Ihe Lor.1 IW did Mary nnd Zaehsrlos. aad Iho nnul.w, and tho shophents (l.,M, Bgj 11., 14. 30). Let Ihn first recorded nttnranne ot Uuu who alwavs plo.wol th" Father, "about lnv Fathor''s business" (U., 49) bo oue of our dally mn-.t,...s.
I.isaox III.—Thn Ministry ot John the napiut. (Lukn.Ill,, 15-11), Oolden Text, John I,. a», ¦'Heboid thn Lamb ol aod,wblali lak.'lh nway thn slu of the world.". Jphn, like Ills Master, sooKht ao   honor  tor  hlniself,
0 mtnnt tu be a tcIc«, heard and Dot seeo., . L'oi'togt to d.H!n>a8« It only Ha might In- I'r.'ns..; ooatent to hav« all hts luaolplea Icnvo hlra 1.. follow J.W1U. His Krealest ery was that <.f Ihn (ioldeu Text, "Behold tba Lamb of Qod."   Jnsua humbles Himself lo
bu baptlsud of John that Be might fuini all rlKht.M.usnnss (Math. III., 16), The Spirit ubt.lns u|K>D Him, and thn Father testlflsi, "Thou art My Unloved Hon, In Thea I am w.'ll please.!.''
Lkssos IV.—Tho Early Hlalstryot JeatM (I.tikn Iv,, 14-33). UolJeu Text, Luke Iv., S'i, "His wonl was with power." Being tnll otthe Hplrit He wus le.1 by the Spirit into Iho wlldorness to be trleiL We dealt* to b* illln.l with tbo Spirit, but oftan forget that It luvalv.« trial. He oonquered by the sward of ..ho Spirit; lot us become mighty In the UM of the same.
Li!B.sos v.—Tho Pownr of Jesus (Luke v., n-iC,).   Golden Text, Luke v., M, -^The Son
01 Man hath power upon earth to torglva sins." Dnlwo..u last lesson and this we see .lonions and fevors and diseases ot all klnda llooliig nt His wurd; even the leper Is mad* cluan. Thu llshiw ot tho sea also obey Hlin and llll rotor's uot. Pulnr aud James and John follow Him morn fully.
I.Kss.ix VL—Tbe Sermon on tho Plain (Luko vl., 41-49). Ooldnn Text, LukevL, 411. "Why call ye mn LoM, Lord, aud do not . th.. things whlob I say?" Seo In v., Dd, and vl,, 11, the Incrooslug opposition and hatiad ot tho self rliibt.MUs ngalnst the ms*k aad lowly Onn. Wbllo this sermon Is the same in ubstauce as the one on the mount (Hath. .'., to vil.,) It la evident frum verse 17 that It ras nudtber sermon on another oooaslon. losiis t.iaoh.vi us to be and do what He Bim* loll wiw and did, and that overy dlsolpl* must bo iierfuotod ns Ills Master was (van* 40, marglii; Heb. II.. 10).
LEssoK VIL—The Kreat Uelper(Lak* vILI 2-16). Oolden Text, Luke vil., 16, •'Th*jr glorined Ood, saying, That a gr^ proplMt Is risen up among us.' They lioaataa of th* wortbtnnss of Ihe oonlnrlun wbo hitd sbowa Ills lovo to their Nation by building Ihain a synagogue, but they did not know tha worthiness of Him whom they war* addroii* Ing, nor His lovs to thalr Nation In glvtag Himsolf tn die for them. They did W*U tl>. Judgu bf the nenturloo's love by bis eoitdlMl —our Lord judges uf our love to Blm by oar dnoils mther than by -jur worda (1 John Ul,, 16-18).
Lessov Tilt,—Fnlth EDOOuraged (Luk* vlll., 48-55). Oolden Text, Lnkj vlll. Ml *'Tby faith bath made thee whol*.    Oo la
PTT" " H,", 'T."*r.' •o'J!'' »Jxi»* tJofpa ¦•>"* (Acts X,, SS), healing tlie slok, oaatrng out (lemons, ralslnn the dead to llf.i aaif praanh ing the Klad tidings .if Ihs klitgdom of Ood. Horu Is n case of lif.. nbbing away tor tmlv* years, nnd anolhoruf Ufnsfnadlly develop¬ ing, for the same period, but until aadl toiiohes nim thoro is nothing enduring to .ilth..r. He only can irlvo nwl life tbat wtll endure fnr.ivur. bnt He oan aod will If w* aro wllliiiK'. Hoar His "Fear noti believe only." nud soy, "I will trust and not b* afraid."
Lasson IX.—Josus, Ihn Messiah (Luke Is,,' 18-37). Gulden Text, Luko Ii., as "This 1* My llnlovod Sou; near Ulm." Obaery* in vorso 11 how Ho continues pmadbAlT attd lionllDK,'ttann seo Him food thu 6000 men, th* only miracle reoorded la each of th* fonf g.ispoia, audit yon would be used by Him to fuoil Ihu miiltUudas loam frym ims lanoB tho secret ol losing your life, denytng aalf, bearing the oross dally. It is either OhtM I.r I, Hplrit or flesh, thu Father or the world.' Lot thn gliirlM ol thu kluitdom as seen la tb* transfiguration take suoh hold of yon thai you will Kladly diu to self.
Lkssok X.—True Love to One's Neighbor (Luko X., 35-37). Oolden Text, Luke X., IT, "Thou Shalt love thu Lord thy Ood wllh tli thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strongth, and with all thy mind, and thy nulfthliur OS thys'.lf." A good leaooD, Ifyott laoludo versos 38 to 43, on the dIflsreBS* n*> I WOOD the wise nnd prudimt who set nothing and the babo* who.koow His mind by roMiVK In-j His words.
Lkssoh XL—Teaohing About Prayer (Lnk* xl., 1-18). Oolden Ttixt, Luke xl., t, "Aak nnd If shall he gIvou you, aeuk and ye ahall find, knock and It shall be opened unto yon." The Kroat thlni{ la prayer as wall ai In HI* aud service hi tu,know Ood ai our Father, Conlldonoein otlrFathtr, who so loved os aa to give His only becotteo Son for iia and therefore ean withhold no fiond thing (Bom.. vlll., 33), Is thnsecrnt of all uulelnaai. To live only and wholly for Him Is tbe seoret of all obkloR and receiving. Tho Holy Spirit la the sum nnd substance of all good tntiigB.
Lxssna XII.—Faithful and Uufalthfol Ser¬ vants (Luke xil., 87-4S). Oolden Text, Sph. v., ID, "Be not druak with wloe wboieta la OXO.W, but tie fllle.1 with tbe Spirit." Thar* could hardly l>« a lietter text with wbleh lo clnsn tho quarter, for If "fliled with th* Boly Hplrit" we inil tw watotitui, irl«a and faith¬ ful, trnstful as to all our oim aSOIn and dlllitent In His business who earelh lor tu. suekiux to ali (bloKS to please Him and n*v*r to please people (Oal. I., lOi I ThsOB. IL, 4), roiidy to serve or to wall, to llv* or lo lii*, to KO or to stay, aa Hs may appoint (U Bam. XV., IS) I Ohrun. xxvUL, 11).—Laison Halper,
CROPS Of '95,
u«l,ort lai.ied 1>7 !¦>• Aarleilturat Oapatt- laent at Washlaato*.
The Agrioulturnl Di.paitmeal loaaed th* fulluwlng orop report:
United Slates I>«|>ar«as*ut ot Agrioaltan report on diatributlon and quality of thaeom und wheat cro|* of 189S.
lloturua from Iho tuwnshlp, eonnty and Ktatn eorrnMpund..Dts of the departmvnta la- dlonte as Ihe amount ol oom yet held by far¬ mers 49.H pnr uent, ot Ibe total ottp, or I,('73,1100,1)00 busbslf. Proportion Bad total farm reserve* are both unpnuedaotsd. A ynar ago tbe slock so hnld wa* hat 47(^110^- U04 biuthnla, Tho amount to b* aold oataM* tho cuuoty Is mllmatnd at ll.t par a**!, laat year's p«rnenta«o having been 11.4. Th* inorohantable proportion I* M.l per oeat., airalasi 83.4 laat year. Areraga' vain* of mnrehantable com 30.11 amis aad of na- murcbaolaM* 1S.4 oeuts.
The wheat raaarra* In Iarai*n' haMp nmouol 10 •Jt.t par eaat. of Ua oiop, or IM> 000,000 Imsbeis. Uf thUamoiint4.t Mraan. Ii reported aa oomlng over from IM< or n^ fore. The proportlan ol wbaal aold bayool county llofs la 58.5 f<«t cent.
Thn tol«cnii orop ot I8M la louad alleva     • special lDve«tlgatlon to have baas tnMt,tlt pounds, ao average yield ot 775 ponnda  twt    . acre oil 63S,*fiO acres.   Valae ol «rop, $»,• 574,000.   	
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