RETROSPECT. In the twllijht dnneinr, dancing To the lium of Airs entrancing;. Fair irradiate creatures away In a semi-sphere around me. By fantastic step tbey bound me Laugh my humors grim away. Stirring me to deep emotion Hy a fairy-siren potion. Drivinj sordid thoughts afar; Then my evil apirit banmhed. This I asked tlicm ere they vanished: "Tell me who and what you arc!" g THE VEGETARIAN CAT. (Q) Ey Susan Drown Robbing. t"Xs7AN;TEDrA T -where I can do Y housework for situation Jo the the board of myself and rnt, lu a country town nnd quiet fam ily. References exchanged. Vegeta rian family preferred." This advertisement caught my eye nnd haunted tny Imagination. We were a quiet family of vegetarian ten dencies, and moreover, we wore lu need of a little more help In the house keeping department. So it was that we answered the advertisement. The arrangements were quickly made, and Hiss Mullen and her cat came. We had decided that sho would be a slight, delicate little lady, aud that she would bring thp cat In a large cov ered basket. When she came she prowd to be just what we had Im agined her. She put the basket on a cha!i and then hastened to unfasten the cover. She raised It cautiously, nnd there ap peared over the edge of the basket n cat's head. He was a large black and white cat, entirely commonplace save for one thing. Ills face was mostly v. hlte, but on his under lip .was a tiny Mnck spot. This little Imperial gave him a sort of distinction. He looked calmly about the room, the settled back In his plnee and closed his eyes. "There!" said Miss Mullen trium phantly. "You see what a vegetable diet does for a eat. It he had been fed on flesh he would have been tear ing all around the room." She stood regarding the cat fondly. "Won't you take off your things?" I suggested. "Oh, yes." She recollected herself suddenly aud unfastened her coat. I showed her to her room uud left her there. Presently she returned to the sitting room. She tiptoed to the basket nnd looked lu, then came and snt near me. "George is still asleep," she said. "George?" I said. "Oh, the cat. .What.n odd name for a cat." She. .colored the least bit possible. "I named him for somebody I used to know," she said with dignity. "Did I understand you to say that he is a vegetarian cat?" "Yes. I never could see why it should not be as good for cats as for humans, nnd I think that George is proof that my theory is correct. You see how steady his nerves are. He never has had a morsel of flesh to eat in his life. I have kept the closest watch on his diet. He Is old enough now so that I think his habits nro pretty well formed, nnd I doubt if he would touch meat if it were put before him. It is partly on his account that 1 wanted a home In a vegetarian fam illy." She had been ' rocking gently back and forth, but now sho suddenly sat bolt upright nnd listened, a quite fierce CKpressiou on her face. "Do I hear English sparrows?" sho 'demanded. "I shouldn't wonder," I said. "There are somo around here." "Oh, dear!" sho cried in n tono of great concern. "I I don't believe I can stay, then, and I nm so sorry, for everything else Is just what I wanted. Why dldu't I remember to put it In my advertisement that it must be un Engllsh-sparrow-loss place?" After some coaxing I persuaded her to stay with us for a little while, tuough sho was still very doubtful nnd wished she had worded her advertise ment differently. Thus lu our first interview I came upon her two ruling pashms her love for her cat and her hatred of English sparrows. In the weeks that followed we nil got to be very fond of her. She was cheery and helpful and seemed contented. She had the gentlest dis position nnd there was but ouo sub ject on which she ever showed temper. That was lite English sparrow. Some times I would pretend to champion the much-abused birds, nnd then her indignation knew no bounds. She was fiercely sarcastic, vindictive nnd re vengeful. It wus very amusing to heat her express such bloodthirsty senti ment. "If you think. the English sparrow such ri lino thing," she said one day, "Just rand that," aud sho laid fl book before me. It was a United Slates agricultural report, and It was about the English sparrow Passer Pomcstl cus and It contained some -100 pages of statistics. I did not read it all, but looked It through, and In one place I found nn old tintype, which lind prob ably been put in for a book-mark. I gluueed nt it aud saw that it was a picture of a young'iunn. I was about to replace it when I noticed that he wore a small black imperial. ''That must be Georgo," I said to myself, and I smiled at the resemblance, as George the cat walked in just then. Mout cuts have tnnrk.id characteris tic's, but Georgo seemed to be a sort of lioucntlty. I am not saying that bis vegetable diet had nnylhlu3 to do with it. I merely atato the fact. Ho slept most of the time, nnd his eyes had a dull, stupid expression, lie struck me as being cynical nnd without any 'particular Interest In life. About two ;mohths lifter George and his mistress 'ame to live with us a change cuuio .over the cat. Ills manner grew moio 'lively and anlmnted and he slept much Hess. Mies Mullen noticed this, too, nnd remarked thnt she guessed the yiiuuge of air bad dona him good. It 'wus a week later that I discovered what was golu;j or:. ' I Our next neighbor each mornhi;; ftluw out crumbs fur the birds. Thin iwaa a very reprehensible practice, lu lilts Mulk-u's opiniyj, m.d the lu- Answered each in tuneful measure, "Once I was your dearest treasure; We're the happy days you knew . Hearing you were ead, complainings With no happy days remaining, Hack we've come to comfort you." Then I heard the Joy hells pealing, All the happy d.iya were kneeling, Throbbed mv heart in ecstacy: "Oh. remain with me forever! llnnpy days and leave 'me never While I need your ministry." Chicago llocord-IIerald. nounced the neighbor unsparingly. One morning I stood at nn open win dow when the sparrows were having their breakfast. Suddenly there was a violent commotion among them. I looked, and there wns George with a sparrow In his month. "Why, George!" I exclaimed in sur prise, remembering his vegetarian bringing up. He heard nnd looked at me with a guilty, appealing expression on his face, In spite of my half-joking cham pionship of Tasser Domestlcus I did not like the birds much bettor thnn did Miss Mullen, so I quite approved of the good work George was dong. What Is more, I did my best to keep his se cret, conniving nt his guilt, nnd get ting Miss Mullen to do something In another part of the house during tho hour for George's morning sparrow. After bo hnd been out a little while he would come briskly in, sit down In the sun nnd wash his face, purring loudly. It sometimes happened that he did not succeed In catching a spar row, and then he would be cross, tho black imperial giving an added stern ness to Ills countenance. I think he appreciated the fact that thero was a secret between us. One afternoon Miss Mullen had n caller, a gentleman, nnd I induced her to make him stay to tea. The rest of the family happened to bo away, so we throe sat at the table together. Mr. Coleman was a pleasant man, nnd as I looked nt him I hnd a feeling thnt I had seen him somewhere before. At length it dawned upon mo thnt he was George of the tintype, though ho did not wear an imperial now. My deci sion was confirmed when Georgo tho cat came In. "This Is my cat, Tommy, Mr. Cole man," Miss Mullen said, aud she gave me a defiant look. Several times she spoke to the cat nnd called him Tom my, and I could but admire her abil ity to remember his new name. Mr. Coleman took but little Interest In the cat, but nt length ho showed Miss Mul len a picture of his dog. "Oh, she's a smart little dog, Midget is," he said proudly. Miss Mullen passed the card to me. "They always make me think of a llnty dishcloth, poodles do," she said. "It Is a very tine photograph," I said. "It must bo professional work," and I turned it over to see tho photo grapher's name. Across the back was written, "Flora. Taken Jan. 18, '08." As I handed the picture back to its owner his eyes met mine, nnd his face said ns plainly ns If -he bad spoken, "Don't give me nwuy." "There is some mystery here," I told myself, nnd the next day I said to Miss Mullen, "It is funny, I don't know your first name." "It is Flora," she answered, "nnd I never liked it." Once, when something wns said about Mr. Coleman, she blushed a lit tle, nnd said, "Wo .used to bo pretty good friends, but we had a serious quarrel, nnd for years we did not speak to each other." For several weeks I went around T,ilh the three secrets George's, Mr. Coleman's and Miss Mullen's heavy on my mind, then one of them slipped from me. Miss Mullen saw Georgo catch a sparrow. I shall never forget the expression on her face, nnd tho struggle thnt I could see going on there tho sorrow nnd dismay at George's crime nnd the fierce exulta tion at the death of Passer Domestl cus. "Oh, George!" sho cried In a low tone of remonstrance. "I nm sur prised nt you. What shall I do to you? You ought to be punished, but It would not do any good." A pause, while her eyes were full of reproach, then sho said savagely, "The abominable littlo pests ought to be killed, and If you don't do anything worse than enteu them I won't say n word." In a mo ment more, with feminine inconsist ency, she said pitifully, "Oh, tho poor littlo bird!" Mr. Coleman called at our house of ten after that first time, and once ho said to me, "When I've been hero nnd then go home It does seem lonesome lo have nobody but a dog waiting for mi' ; though Midget does the best she knows how, I suppose." It was after Miss Mullen found out George's secret that she seemed n lit tle troubled nud unhappy In Mr. Cole man's preseu v. At length, one oven lug, she spoko out quite abruptly, "You were right, George, nnd I was wrong. A cnt cannot be trained not to etitch birds. I've tried it ever bo many times, nnd now eveu Tommy bus failed me." Her eyes were down cast nnd she did not see Mr. Cole man's face. I did, nud I got up quick ly and left the room. "Aud all those things wo used to quarrel over the English sparrows, you kuiw, Flora. Well, you wns right nnd I was wrong." That was nil I heard as I weut out nnd closed ttj door. It Is a year now since Miss Mullen left us. George nnd Flora I should say Tommy nud Midget got on har moniously.. As Tommy still Indulges In his morning Passer Domestlcus lie can no longer bo called a vegetarian cat. Now York Post. A CniiimautlJiig Flgur. "Your friend is a commanding fig ure in the politics of your State." ' "I should say so," answered Sena tor Sorghum. "Ho stands for at least a billion of dollars." Tho annual produce of currants in Greece is about 200,000 toni FIGHTS OF THE FUTURE HOW THE WORLD WILL CO TO WAR ' , FIFTY YEARS HENCE. the Em of Submarine and Aerial Weap- ons Commerce Will lie the. Sword of Mara Wonders of the Xew Kxploslvei Torpedo Onns. Could we look Into the future, as we can luto the past, and view lu per spectlve all the great events, what shattered hopes and wrecked conceits we should trace derelict on seas of blood! The millennium, when tin! versnl peace shnll prevail. Is yet far off. For c. long time to come blood and Iron will be accompaniments of material progress. By the lessons of the past, we have been directed to tho Improvements of the present, and by the lessons of tho pnst, and present Improvements, wo may look with some degree of lntelll goncc Into the immediate future. Itadf cal Improvements, however meritori ous, always have n hard fight for rec ognttlon nnd adoption, aud It will probably bo many yenrs before such a complete revolution will be effected In arms and armnments as the most advanced Inventors of the present time enn now see must, sooner or lat er, come. I predict thnt the battleship will soon become obsolete, thnt benvy nrmor-benring vessels will be found Impracticable In the fnco of automo bile torpedoes, sent through the water, and aeriul torpedoes, hurled through the air. On land and sea, torpedo guns will take tho place of the present heavy high-power cannon. The magazine ride and the machine gun will maintain their present sphere of usefulness, and so will guns used for throwing shrapnel and canister, Therefore, fifty yenrs heuce, land arms and armaments will consist of automatic machine guns nnd magazine rifles, improved to the utmost degree of refinement, guns for throwing shrapnel nnd canister, and siege tor pedo cannon, capable of throwing large quantities of some high explo sive. Projectiles will also be thrown from the torpedo guns, for tho pur pose of producing a veil of smoke In front of an enemy's position, previous to an attack. Torch bombs will also be used for lighting up nn enemy's position at night, to guide an attacking party. At sea, the battleship will bo re placed by very swift and light tor pedo boats, some ndnpted to carrying automobile torpedoes, nnd others for torpedo guns. There will probnbly be large cruisers, but unarmored, or near ly so, thnt Is to say, they will carry armor sufficient to resist ordinary machine-gun fire, which will still be in tise. These cruisers will bo very large nnd very swift, and will carry huge torpedo-throwers, nnd tremendous bat teries of quick-firing guns of small caliber. Each of these will be accom panied by, or will carry on board, tor pedo launches, provided with automo bile torpedoes, for their protection on the approach of danger. The large cruisers will bo devoted principally to transportation purposes nnd to carrying supplies for the small er craft, which will do most of tho fighting. In tho pnst we have seen improve ments In Implements of war followed by a decrease, instead of by nn in crease, In tho number of casualties In battle, destruction of property largely displacing destruction of l.fe; and, in the future, we may expect thnt still more lighting will be done by machin ery, nnd less by hnnd. Future wars will become more and more those of wealth against wealth; nud, although bloodshed will not bo entirely elimin ated, the shedding of blood will be largely replaced by the spending of money. War, nlrcndy vastly expen sive, will be fourfold more so fifty years hence. It will not be the deadll ness of wars, as Is often supposed, but their expense, which will make them unprofitable nnd impracticable. As the very ralson d' etre of wars Is for tho defense of tho material Inter ests of the nations, as these interests increase in magnitude, aud especially lu proportion ns they become Interna tional, the danger of resorting to arms to settle differences will become great er, because of tho far reaching Inter ference with established trade, Wurs will no longer bn waged for protection of Interests when the very act shall entail the sacrifice of those Interests. To tie tho nations with com mercial bonds will be to tie up tho sword arm of Mars. It will, however, be many genera tions beforo the ties of trado will unite all nations aud peoples lu such bonds of mutual self-interest ns will make peace secure. There will be, in the meantime, many bloody wars, wars frightfully expensive, waged with en gines so destructive as to appall the Imagination. The doubling of the range of fire arms has had, ns Us logical result, the doubling of tho distance between con tending armies, aud the doubling of tho length of the lines of battle, so that tho number engaged covers four tin es tho former area. Tho result of this dispersion Is to lessen the casual tics and to increase the time and ex pense of gnlnlng a victory. lue modus operandi of successful fighting, according to military history, Is fu the attack to concentrate its force upon a given point, usually the centre of the enemy's, position, and crush It, nnd then to turn upon tho wings aqd destroy them in succession. Napoleon stnted thnt the secret of win ning a battle consists In being strong est upon a given point. Formerly, when suldlers fought with Bwordu, spears, aud bows and arrows, it was necessary to como to close quarters, nui it was, therefore, neces sary for the utinck to mass upon tho polut to bo struck, uud to expose itself accordingly. In those days, defeat generally meant annihilation. With, the advent of tho long-range modern weapons, it beet; mo uunecef" sary to muss the attacking party; it ouly became necessary to concentrate Its fire, liy this menus, tho snmo effect Is produced as formerly, but without tt similar exposure of tho troops. 'At sea, however, tho battleship still exists as a paradox to all truo phltos tiuby of modern wurfure. It hug been demonstrated that, with progressiva smokeless powder, charges of any re quired size may be employed for throwing aerial torpedoes, and the pressure In the gun regulated exactly as may be desired, for the attainment of the highest results, nud without nny danger whatever of over-strnlnlng tho gun. Furthermore, there are a number of high explosives, ns strong ns the most powerful dynamite, which enn be thrown from ordnance nt any required velocity with perfect safety. I have recently developed a new high explosive called Mnxlinite, which Is being tested by the United States Gov ernment, with a view to its adoption. It is more powerful thnn anything heretofore tried, while It Is so Insensi tive to shock that it may be not only safely thrown from ordnance with powder charges, but nrmor-plerclug shells filled with It mny be fired through armor plate, and the Maxim lt will not explode until It hns passed through the pintc. A single shell filled with this material, fired from one of our largest guns, and exploding Inside a battleship, would probably place bcr hors de combat. Tho present twelve-Inch sea-const rifle of tho United States army weighs fifty-two tons, aud throws an armor piercing projectile weighing one thou sand pounds. This shell will carry about seventy-five pounds of Maxim Ito. A torpedo gun, however, may be made of the snmo weight as the twelve-Inch gun, but with twice as largo a bore, which would be capable of throwing projectiles carrying half a ton of Maxlmlte at very high veloci ty. This gun would be capable of throwing a ton of Maximite a distance of five miles. Such a quantity of high explosives, striking a battleship, would not require to penetrate armor-plate In order to effect its destruction, and, striking In tho water anywhere with in twenty-five to fifty feet of a battle ship, it would sink It. I predict that, in the future, large torpedo guns, capable of throwing such quantities of high explosives ns to render nruior plate useless, will re place the heavier cannon now carried on shipboard. I have also Inveuted a new compound called Motorlto, a ma terial capablo of burning without at mospheric oxygen, producing a vory hot flame. It is proposed to burn this material In a confined space, under pressure, nnd utilize tho boat of the products of combustion, or flame, to evaporate water, by directly mixing the water with tho flame. No boiler will be required. The products of combustion, and the steam thus gen erated, will be utilized for driving tur bines for tho propulsion of torpedo boats nnd automobile torpedoes. Ex periments have already been conclud ed which demonstrate the perfect practicability and utility of this inven tion. A torpedo. boat, such as that already designed, would be adapted to travel upon the surface of the water In the same manner as tho torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers now in use. It would be supplied with ordinary steam boilers and steam engines, of stttliclcut horse power for its propulsion nt n speed of from ten to fifteen miles nn hour. This speed would ba great enough for nil ordinary purposes, when cruising about, aud the engiues and boilers would not weigh more than a quarter ns much no those now cm ployed. In place of the extra weight of en giues and boilers thus saved, I proposo to carry a quantity of Motorltc, with auxiliary engines and turbines, sulU cieut to develop enough horse power to propel the boat through tho water at tho speed of the fastest express train say nt tho rate of a mile a minute. Enough Motorite could be carried to develops this speed for half nn hour. Means will be provided for regulat ing tho combustion of the Motorite, so that ouly just such a quuutlty as do. sired may bo burned in a given period. It Is intended that, before going luta action, this Motorlte-drlven torpedo boat will assume a stuil-submergcd position, leaving nbove water only Its lookout tower ami a long, thlu back simply for flotation purposes. This boat, sighting, at a distance of ten miles, a battleship going at the high speed of twenty miles nu hour, would bo nblo to gniu upon it nt the rate of forty miles an hour, aud to overtake it in fifteen minutes. As so little of tho torpedu boat would show above the surface, and as Its speed would bo sp great, it would be practically impossible for the bat tleship to hit It with nny of Its larger guns; nud, ns the lookout tower would bo armored, machine gun fire v-.ould have no effect upon It. The torpedo uout would rush upon the battleship, launch two or three automobile tor pedoes, the latter ulso driven with Motorite, nud enpnbio of traveling at tho rate of a mllo a minute, nud, with in a few seconds, there would be but a ripple of the sea to mark the spot where the ocean leviathan plunged to the bottom, with nil her human freight. Hudson Maxim, in Success. Good Samaritans. In Franklin street a laborer strug gled with a hand-truck on which was a halo of goods. Ills object wns to roll it luto the store, but tho doorslll, five Inches above tho sidewalk, balked him, Three athletic young men whose pro. gress he hnd barred looked ou him with sympathy, and finally, after his repeated failure, assayed with one ac cord to go to his assistance. To lift bnle, truck and all seemed a trifling task, so tLey euslly bent to tho stunt in tho fuuilUur Yalo-IIarvard-museu-lar-education way of this blossoming generation. But the load dldu't budgo. "Altogether, men!" snld tho lender. They strained ft little, but nothing moved. Then they got right down to business, as If a gonl bad to bo kicked immediately or lose tho gnme. Evi dently everything wus anchored to the ground. Just then tho porter ap peared. "Say! Youso Ulds stan' bnck. Ycr'U hurt ycrsclfs." Taking tho truck by tho huudies ho gavo a slight twist una rolled it into tho store ns if it weighed a pound. Tho under 'gradu ates exchanged meaning glances nnd strolled thoughtfully ou. New York Pious. (shallow Hunt. The Baltic is tho shallowest sen. only forty-throe yavds la depth. Next comes the Adriatic, wlih ua average donth ot ortv-tla variK THE SABBATH SCHOOL International Lesson Commenls For October 27. Ssbjccu Joseph sod Hit Brethren, Otu. xlv. MS Golden Txt, Rom. ll., 21 Mem ory Verses, 4-9 Commentary on the Day's Lei son. Introduction. TM chapter, which' con tains the unraveling of the plot, and wonderfnllv illustrates the mysteries of these particular nroidener, is one of the most interestine in the whole account. Ho saw that his brethren were confounded nt his presence, thnt they were struck with his present nower, nnd thnt ther keenly remembered nnd deeply deplored their own guilt. Tt was necessary to com fort them, lest their hearts should have been overwhelmed with overmuch ant-row. How delicate nnd Pnely wrought is the anolorv he mnkes for them I What he nrs also concerning his fnther shows the warmest feelings of a benevolent and filial hirt. 1. "Joseph." .To"ph is now thirty nine rears old: he hnd ben in Euypt twenty-two years, nnd had been (tovernnr of Y.rn, nine years. "Could not refrain." The Tfebrew word is very emphatic nnd sicnifios to force one's self to do some thins: against nature. Joseph could no loncer constrain himself. The severity of the inflexible magistral fives way to the natural feelings of fc man nnd the brother. "To go out." That i. nil of the Firfptians. This was. J. In order that he miqht give free n"d full scone to his feelings. 2. It was the nart of pru dence to prevent the sins of his brethren from beominir known. 2. "Went aloud." Fro the fulness of highly excited emotions. This is theusnnl wa in whleh Orients express excited feelings. "Heard." This may mean the servants who mav have been within the sound of his voice, or "the words nifv onl" signifv that the r-ic-t was brought to Th-raoh's house." V. 10. 3. "T am Joseph. " The natural voice, the native tonie. the long remembered features, won'd all at once strike, the en-T-ehension of the brothers. "Troubled." Thev betrnved their terror bv shrinking ns far ns they could from his presence. The memory of tho sins they had com mitted ngainst Josenh came upon them with irreat force. They were creatlv sur prised to find their brother on an Egypt ian throne. They l-cw thev were in' hi.i nowcr. If h should treat them as they had treated him there would be no hope for them. 4. "Come near to m." ITo Invites them to his free favor. So our Joseph in the gospel bids ns come to Him. The gos pel message is, "Come unto Me:" it i the entreaty of love. "Sold into Egynt." It was impossible to evade nl'usion to their early wickedness, but this Joseph docs in n spirit not of angry upbraiding, but of elevated pictv and tender charity. Christ reminded Peter of his sin in order to show how full nnd complete wa9 the forgiveness. John 21: 15-17. 15. "Be not erieved." TTo spoke nl their having sold him not to wound their feelings, but to convince them of his iden tity; and tlien to reassure their minds he traced the agency o nn overruling provi dence in his exile nnd present honor, "Did send me." Ood u"d their evil to accomplish His purpose. He did not need their evil; lie has ft thousand ways of ac complishing His ends. "To Preserve life." Not only your lives, but the Ecryptianj nnd the people of tho neiirhborinff conn. tries. The principles laid down by Joseph are. I. Thnt while sinners nro encour aged to hope in Ood's mercy, thev ore left without excuse for their sin. 2. That God is nhle to make use of the wicked actions of wicked men for the advance ment of His work. f. "Neither be earing." "Shall be rcither plowing nor harvest." (H. V.j "Ear" is an old English word meaning to piow. 7. "fireat deliverance." That is, that you, who are now hut n handful, escaping this danger, might grow into -a vast multi tude. 8. "Father to Pharaoh." "His rrincl ral counselor of atnte, and to have the nu thoritv. regpect and power of a fathci with him." 9. "Go up to my father." "lie desire that his father mittht speedilv be made glad with the tiding! of his life and honor." 10. "Land of Coshen." Trobablv thii district had been allotted to Joseph by the Icing of Egypt, else we can scarcely think he could have promised it so posi. tivcly, without first obtaining Pharaoh'i consent. Goshen was a part of Egypt, cast of the Nile, well watered and fit' for cattle, nnd therefore most proper for tho Israelites, not. only for present use, but also that in God'n time they might with the least disadvantage return to Canaan. It was very fertile, for it was stated ta be the best of the land of Egypt. 11. "Nourish thee." It is the dutv ol children, if tho necessity of their par'cntu does nt nny time requiro it, to support and supply them to the utmost of their abil ity. "And thy household." In verse 18 Joseph speaks of "their households," showing that each of the patriarchs had now his own family, besides the still larger family belonging to Jacob. 12. "My month." Up to this dime he hnd spoken to them through an interpre ter, hut now lie speaks iu the Hebrew tongue. 13. "All mv glory." TTo enjoins this not out of pride, but from love to his aged father, knowing what pleasure it would give him. It would also be nn assurance to his father thnt the promises made could be carried out, and it would make it easier for tho ten sons to confess tho crime and deceit of the past. "Ye shall haste. It had been twentv-two years since Joseph had seen his father, and it was only natural for him to ak them to hasten their journey. 14. "His brother." Benjamin was th nly one who was full brother to Joseph. 15. "Kissed all his bret'iren." As s token of love and forgiveness. "Talked with him." "They were now at rest, the past forgiven, the present full of hope. nd they could now tell the thousand things Joscoh wished to know about them, and learn his history from him so ns to repeat the marvelous tale to their father." AN CNKXriXTGD KISS. Jack, my pet monkey, Is full of mis chief, writes a lady. One day he at into the kitchen, and when the cook was not paying particular attention to him, he Jumped up on tho table, seized a pnn of water standing there and emptied its contents on the sleeping cat. He never lost an opportunity to piny a Joko on old Tab, or on the younger cats, either, for that matter. He often succeeded, when he was caged, in enticing tho rats close to the bars, when he would seize their eurs and pull them until tho victims fairly squalled. This habit of his was well known to a neighbor of mine, and ouce, when she was visiting mo with box baby, the little one, unnoticed for the mouent, crawled up to the cage to have a good look at Jack. The mother saw It and rushed to rescue the child, but Jack was too quick for her and had grasped it by the shoulders before she could reach the spot. He hnd no intention of pulling its ears, however, for he drew It gently to the bars aud kUaed it right on the face. Earnings nl Amerlt-uo Rullwav. Gross earnings of 52 railroads for tho first wook in August were $9,2(11,782, against $8,890,213 for the first week in August, 1900, an increase of $801,639. forty-five roads show Increases and even decreases. Since January 1 the roads referred to above earned $2KQ, 881,301. an increase ot $22,C)1,281 ovor the $2f8,1.90,020 reported tor the corre ipuudinn; porlod of 1800. For tho long tr period 4!t show lucroase and nine do inemses. 1 EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS. October 27 Difly Blbla Reidlnf: A Healthful Habit Acts svIL 10-12; 2 Tin. III. 14-17. The Bible Is the bonniest book. It deals correctly with the deepest things of spirit and life. It alone of all books cuns out in mignty movement the strongest, highest, and purest things In every man's nature. From Its uuuuuuur, lncxaaustiute stores of truth, pictured in prophecy, presented In nrecent. nulsntlncr In nnrann .... nlus hns ever drawn Its loftiest aud weeiesi inspiration. The grandest themes of brush, chisel, string, and imve neen initen rrom the Scrip tures. Of all books it Is the one that uugiu to tie roaa daily until a hcalrii fnl habit has been formed. "Heading makoth a full man." mi vln maintained the necessity of uslug the Scriptures In order to loam the mind of the Spirit. From the daily study of portions of . the word the mind and heart of the devout nro filled with satisfying Information. These readings present a comprehen sive compendium of the great subjects of the lilble. Illustrious characters, many of whom the world wus not worthy; providential dealings of God with Ills people oud tie nations with their moral signlticance; cardinal doc trines; labors of eminent eervauts; the life ond nilnietry of Josus uuu apostles; the work of the churebes of these the prayerful reader becomes fully informed. As a m a a of faith his nailing will be prutluible as well as Inliirnilng. Not for "lack of knowledge" will any ef God's people then be destroyed, who have cultivat ed the habit of daily reading tho prec ious book. The value of our study is discover ed iu the stimulated thought, the bet ter language, tho richer style of ex- lll CSSion. I Ullckc'hl',! llfo laltli, possession of power these are ouie i runs or reeding on the Word. There Is power ill "Thus saith tho Lord." In-vlls cannot stand their ground before "It is written." "All Scripture given by inspiration of God is prolitabie for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for Instruction In right eousness." "The man of God Is thor oughly furnished unto all good works." The Noble Hot-cans with readiness of mind received the word from the apostle. Taking the Scriptures which testify of him whom I'uul preached. They kept searching them daily. Faith nnd reason kiss each other. Vearnlng after truth, without prejudice, credu lity, or skepticism, they followed the light unto the happy demonstration. For the New Testament was found lu tho Old, nud tho Old was perfected in tho New. They went to the orig inal souixes, not philosophy, trndltlo'i. and popular opinion. With unfetter ed mind and simple trust they dally sought Joyous substantiation of the word. From that study larger light came to the heart deeper understand ing. ; Dally study is a duty. "Search the Scriptures" Is tho Lord's Injunction. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. October 27 "A Bad Bargain." Geo. xxv. 29-34 Scripture Verses. Josh. 1 8: Ex. sill. J; leut. si. IS: l'rov. ill. 1-0; l's. 1. 1. 2: l'rov. vlil. 1, ''; Ve. cxls. 1)7; 105; , fohn v. 30. Lesson Thoughts. Tho Bible contains food for all: the milk on which the child of smallest anderstanding will grow nnd which je will enjoy; the solid meat that will furnish nourishment for the deepest 'ntellect or the famishing heart. For the richest 'benetits the Bible mould be studied, uot merely sklni :ned over. "The bees 'consider the Hies' and roll into them, and bring 'herefrom their rich stores. Not to klmmlng, but to diving nnd ponder ing, nro men ral and spiritual riches fielded. Hees or butterflies which?" Selections. When some one said to Coleridge hat children ought not to be preju Heed in favor of religion .lie took him n to a garden full of weeds, and point ;d to it as a garden not prejudiced n the spring in favor of llowcrs and 'rults. As for himself, he preferred l garden prejudiced In favor of roses ind strawberries. Tlie child's mind night to be prejudiced lu favor of all l hat Is noble, nnd pure, ond true. In Pilgrim's Progress tho Interpre ter's house is full of Illustrative scenes. Among those which he show d to Christian was a blazing lire which one was trying to put out by pouring water upon It. But the more water, the more brightly the tiro burn ed. Tho Interpreter explained tho strange phenomenon by taking blm to he other side of the wall, where an other man was feeding tho tiro with oil. No matter how much the world may seek to put out tho tires of divine grace In our hearts, the tlamo will but burn the more brightly If wo feed it with the divine Word through medita tion and obedience. Suggested Hymns. Eternal life God's word proclaims. How tlrm a foundation, yet saints of the Lord. Take time to be holy. liepeat Iho story o'er and o'er. A word of words the sweetest. Trusting in the Lord thy Uod. RAMS' HORN BLASTS THE church Is not a statuo but a chisel. A selfish l.xik lead3 to a sinful lust. God helps thtue who help others. Great deeds are achlevod in the heart Brat. l we lift others. Mea will trust the church that really trusts God. No man Uvea honestly till he ha3 seen God openly. The best way to hide God is to try to analyze Him. All the rlvc.-s that bless the world have tholr rise in God. The man wh; prevails with Go3 will not full with mca. Manhood and manner are more to a sermon than matter. When a man's honesty is. only pro tected by a policy it will be held at a premium. God does not waste time weighing worthless men. Many paupors are mado by atwmp'.s to relievo poverty. Men will not trecxa ta you beea.iu-0 you are cold-hearted. Sacrifice Is the prleo. thnt lova pays tor the privilege of survicn. COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Oeaeral Trsd Conditio. R. G. Dun & O.'s "Weekly Review of Trade" aays: "Failure of a few over capitalized industrial corporations to pay interest on their stock is no criter ion of conditions in manufacturing, al though an influence of some weight in the stock market. Reports from all sec tions of the country agree that there h teldom, if ever, been such vigorous prosecution of constructive work. Widely divergent lines exhibit similar symptoms. "Slightly better relative prices have; been established by the leading cereals, wheat making a fair gain, while corn lost a little of its exceptional strength. There is no evidence of holding bsclc for higher prices in Western receipts for two week of 15,838,426 bushels, against 12,718,383 last year, when more attractive; quotations prevailed. Exports from the United States are not equal to recent record-breaking figures, but still com pare fairly well with earlier years; for. the week, flour included, shipments) reached 4,199.3-8 bushels, against 3,588, 4.Y) a year ago and 4-3q,8tq in 1809. Movement of corn is light, receipts at the interior amounting to only 2760,26a bushels, against 4,6.27,200 last year and 6,110,209 1,1 the same week two years ago, while exports from the Atlantic Coast were but 535, 25t bushels, against 707,268 in 1900 end 3.184,916 two years ago. "Failures for the week numbered 231 in the United States, against 223 last year, and 34 ir Canada, against 32 last year." LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour Best Patent. $4.45; High Grade Extra, $3.95; Minnesota bakers, $-5a3.05. Wheat New York. No. 2 red, 74Va 755c; Philadelphia, No. 2 red, 7ij4a72c; Baltimore. 72jc . Corn New York, No. 2, 61 lie; Phil adelphia. No. 2, 6iJia62J4c; Baltimore, No. 2, 61.162c. Oats New York, No. 2, 38c; Phil adelphia. No. 2 white, 42Sc; Baltimore, No. 2 white, 39a39c. Hay No. 1 timothy, $t6.ooai6.5o; No. 2 timothy, $15.00315.50; No. 3 timo thy, $!2.5oai4.oo. Green Fruits and Vegetables Ap ples. Maryland and Virginia, per bbl, fancy, $2.0002.50. Beets, native, per 100 bunches, $1.251.50. Cabbage, native, per 100, $2.ooa2.5o. Carrots, native, per bunch, la2C. Cauliflower, Long Island, per crate or bbl, $2.5oa3.oo. Cel ery, New York State, per doz stalks, 20 a40c. Corn, sugar, per doz, native, 5a 7C. Crambcrries, Cape Cod, per bbl, $55oa6.oo. Eggplants, native, per basket, 20325c. Lettuce, native, per bus box, 2oa25c. Lima besns, native, per bus box, 65370c. Onions, Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow, per bus, 85390c. Pears, Eastern Shore, Duchess, per basket, 15325c; do. Le Conte. per bas ket, 20.130c; do. KicfTcr, per basket. 20a 30c; do, New York Bartletts, per bbl, S3.00a4.00; do, per keg, $i.ooai.75; do, Scckel, per keg, ?i.5oat.6o; do, Blemish Beauty, per bbl, $2.0032.25. Peas. Nor folk, per half bbl bssket, $r.75a2.oo. Pumpkins, native, each, 24a4c. Quinces, ftew 1 ork, per bbl, ,o. 1, 53.00a3.50. String beans, native, per bus, green, 30335c. Tomatoes. Eastern Shore Md.r per basket, 35a37!ic turnips, native, per bus box, 25.130c. Potatoes. White Nearby, per bus box, 6sa70c; do, Maryland and Pennsyl vania, per bus, No. 1, 65.175c; do, sec onds, 35.145c; do. New York, per bus 6oa7oc; do, common, 40350c. Sweets Eastern Shore, Virginia, per bbl, yel lows, ooca$i.lo; do, culls, 50375c; do, Anne Arundel, per bbl, No. 1, Si.ooa 1. 15. Yams, Virginia, per bbl, No. 1, 75a90c. Dairy Products. Butter Elgin, 23a 24c; separator, extras, 22323c; do, firsts, 20321 c; do, gathered cream, 20a2ic; do, imitation, I7ai8c; ladle, extra, I5ai7c; ladles, first, Ma'Sc; choice Western rolls, 15316c; fair to good. 13114c; half pound creamery, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, 2ia23c; do, rolls, 2-ib do, 20c. Eggs. Western Maryland and Penn sylvania, per doz, 10c; Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia, per doz, 19c; Virginia, per doz, igc; West Virginia, do, i8c; Western, do, 18,' jaigc; South ern, do, I7ai7jjc; guinea, do, ; ice hemse, closely candled, 173170; job bing prices i to ic higher. Cheese. New cheese, targe 60 lbs, ioi to iojc; do flats, 37 lbs, io4 to lotjc; picnics, 23 lbs, II to IiJ4c. Live Poultry. Turkeys, Old, 10c; do, young, fat, nauc; do, small and poor, ; Chickens, hens, ioe; do, old roost ers, each, 25.130c; do, spring, large, 10c; do, small, 10c; do, rough and poor, ; ducks, spring, 3 lbs and over, loanc; do, do, poor and small, 9c; do, fancy large, old, ioaio'.c; do, do, small, 9c; do, muscovy and mongrel, 9.110c; geese. Western, each, 50360c; guinea fowl, each, isaioc; pigeons, old, strong flyers per pair, 2oa.'5c; do, young, per pair, 20C Live Stock. Chicago. Cattle Good to prime steers, $6.20.16.85; poor to medium, $3.50 85.90; Mockers and feeders, $2.0034.25; cows, $i.25a4.6o; Texas steers, $2902 3.75: Western steers, $36535.50. Hogs Mixed and butchers. $6.0036.40; good to choice, heavy. $6.2oa6.6o: rough, heavy, $5.7536.10; liRht, $6.15.16.30: bulk of sales, $60036.20. Sheep Sheep steady to 10c lighcr; lambs strong and higher: good to choice wethers. $3..soa 3.90: Western sheep, $2.7533.60; native iambs, poor to choice, $2.5035.10; West ern lambs, $3.2534.85. East Liberty. Cattle steady; choice, P5. 7536.00; prime, $5.5035.70; good, $5.10 B5-3S- Hogs slow; prime heavy, $6.6oa b.70; mediums. $6.4516.50; best Yorkers; t6.30a6.40; light do, $0.00.16.15; prassers p3.90a6.20; pigs, $5.2035.60; skips, $4.00 5.oo; roughs, $4.50.16.10. Sheep steady; tiest wethers, $3.6033.70; culls and com mon, $i.ooa2.oo; yearlings, $j.5oa39o; t eal lambs, $6.0006.50. ODDS AND ENDS OP INFORMATION, Prospectors are scouring the entire West for copper. Electrical canal towage is being in troduced into England. American insurance syndicates are invading England. Ships are bringing 7000 tons of cur rants irom Greece. New York wholesale grocers are plan ning a national combination. - The latest telgraphic invention allows sixteen operators to work on one cir cuit. Large quantities of American coal are called for in the region of Palestine. Much oi existing prosperity is due to tlte enormous outlays of railroad com panies. The English War. Department has of fered a $41100 prize for tho best self pro pelling military wugup. During August-there were 3.48 disas ters on the high seas of which 113 were collisions and J 13 fires. European butter is used in Shanghai. It ronie in I and 2 pound cans. Cali fornia butter sells in Japan. During the past four years the mavos ol New York have vetoed bills calling for the cx-pediture of $-e,oou,ooo.
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