The Sry of an Unpretentious VJari. By CyJWarraan. A young Englishman stood In tho New World, alone, utterly unknown, watching a freight train moving out of a new town, over a new track. A pinch-bar, left carelessly by a section jang, was picked up by the pilot of the locomotive. It was caught In the cylinder-cock rigging, with the result that It wrecked It. Muttering softly the driver climbed down and began the difficult task of disconnecting the disabled machinery. He was not a machinist. Not all on line drivers can put a locomotive to gether; In fact, the best runners are just runners. The Englishman stood by, and when be saw the man fumble his wrenches offered a hand. The driver, with some hesitation, gave him the tools. In a few minutes the crip pled rlggiug was taken down, nuts were Teplaccd, and tho discarded metal was tossed by the fire in un on the rear of the tank. "Are you a machinist?" asked the driver. "Yes, sir," said the Englishman, who towered at least a foot above the engineer. "There's a Job for me up tho road if I can get there." "And you're out of 'tallow?' " The Englishman was not quite sure, but ho guessed that "tallow" was n United States term for money, and said that he was short. "All right," said the engine driver, "climb ou." The fireman was a Teuton named Martin, who proceeded to make the Englishman comfortable, but the lat ter wanted to work. He asked to be allowed to help fire the engine, and Martin showed him how to do It. When they pulled Into the little town of E , the Englishman wont over to the roundhouse, where n man was wanted. Tho foreman asked him If ho hnd ever "railroaded It." He su'd be had not, but that he was a machin ist. "Well, I don't want you," said the foreman. Disheartened the Eng lishman went across to a Utile eating stand where the trainmen were hav ing dinner. Martin moved aside and made room for the stranger between himself and his engineer. Later, tho engineer dropped a little oil here and there, for another dash; the Englishman came up to the en gine. He could not bring himself to ask the driver for another ride, and he wasn't obliged to. The engineer gave him a lift In the cab, after the hearty fashion of railroaders, despite the risk ho ran even in those easy going ,dy. In a' little while they pulled Into M City, Iowa, at tho crossing of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. There the Englishman hnd to change cars. W , his destination, was on the crossroad, eighteen miles nway. The agent wrote on a small piece of paper, folded It carefully aud gave It to the Englishman. "Give that to the con ductor," said ho. "Be quid: they're pulling out run!" Patititig tho Eng lishman throw himself into a way-car that was already making tou miles an hour. The conductor unfolded tho paper, read It, looked tho Englishman over and said. "All right." It was nearly night when the train arrived at W , and the deadhead followed the train crew Into an un palnted hotel, whore all bauds fell eagerly to eating supper. A man stood behind a narrow, high desk, at the door, taking money, but when the Englishman, offered to pay he said, "Your's Is paid for." "Not mine; nobody knows mo here." "Well," said the landlord, "somcoue p'lnted to you and said. 'I pay for him.' It ain't a thing to make a noise about; It don't make no dlfl'erenee to mo whether It's Tom or Jerry that pays, so long as everybody Is repre sented." "Well, this Is a funny country," mUBed the Englishman, as he strolled over to the shop. Here, once more, discouragement awaited him. He had never "railroaded it," and was denied a Job. Weary, discouraged, homesick and heartsick the' young man sat and thought It over, and concluded that, as a last resort he would see the mas ter mechaulc. If ho had been a wom an he might have cried himself to sleep that night. If he had been a "quitter," he would have quit, but the constant thought of tho faithful, trusting wlfo, Uway back down the track, who had left her home and her people In England to cast her lot with him In the strange New World at that moment, mayhap, kueellng on a bare floor, teaching their babes to pray for him the thought of her lovo and the utter helplessness of the little ones kept his face toward the light and gave him nerves of steel. On the following morning ho found the local head of the motive-power de partment at his' desk, and told his story. He had Just arrived from Eng land with a wife and two children and a few dollurs. "That is all right," said the master mechanic. "I'll give you a Job on Monday morning." This was on Saturday, aud. during lie day, the first foreman with whom the Englishman had talked wired that If ho would return to E he could find work. The young man showed this message to tho master mechanic. "I should like to work for you," ho said; "you havo been very kind, to givo me employment after the foreman had refused, but my family Is near that place. It Is 100 miles or more from here." "I understand," said tbo kind-hearted official, "and you'd better go back to E . Here Is a pass." The next day, Sunday, the young niQU told his young wife that the new country was "all right;" everybody trusted everybody else. An official Would give a stranger free transpor tation, a station agent would give you pasu, and even an engine driver would carry a man without asking Permission. ' lie didn't know that all theso men, save the master meehuulc, had vio lated the ruh's of the road, and cudau Ccrcd tbelr own positions, and a 'l:i;m (if prcMiotlou, by helping hliu, jut l.e thauked ttieiu. jist tho sum). a TUat -was vrhen the West was now, when there were no locka and the latchstring hung on the outside of every door. On Monday morning he went to work la the little shop, and In a short time became one of the beat men employed In the place. "How do you square a locomotive?" he asked. "Here," said the foreman, "from this point to that." That was all . the Englishman asked. He stretched a line between the given points, and went to work. About this tlmo a thriving station, called M , hod offered to donate to the company $47,000, If the new ma chine shop could be located there and have steam up and the machinery running on the 1st day of January of the following year. The general master mechanic en trusted the work of putting the ma chinery, after the walls hod been built and the place roofed over, to the division master mechanic, who looked to the local foreman to finish the job In time to win the subsidy. The best months of the year went by before work was begun. Krosl came, and the few men tinkering about wore chilled by the autumn winds thnt were walling through the sliutterless doors and uuguazed win dows. Finally tho foreman sent the Englishman to M to help put up the machinery. He was a now, man, and, therefore, was expected to take signals from the oldest man on the job a sort of straw boss. The bridge boss, the local head of the wood workers, found the English man gnzlng about, and the two men talked together. There was no fore man there, but tho Englishman thought he ought to go to work, any way. So ho and the wood boss stretched a line for a line shnft, and, while the carpenter gang lut up bracea and brackets, the Englishman coupled the parts of the shaft to gether, and In a few days . It was ready to be put up. As the young man whistled and worked away one morning the boss carpenter came In with u nillltnry looklng gentleman, who appeared to have an Interest in the place. "Whore lid you come from?" asked the new comer of the machinist. "From England, sir." "Well, anybody could tell that. Where did you come from when you came here?" "From E ." "Well, sir. can you finish this job and have steam up by tho 1st of Jan uary?" The Englishman blushed, for ho was embarrassed, and glanced at the wood boss. Then, sweeping the almost empty shop with his eye he said some thing about a foreman who was In charge of the work. "Hang the foreman,!" said the sljau ger: "I'm talking to you." Tho young man blushed again and said lie could work twelve or fourteen hours a day, If it were necessary for him to do so, but he didn't like to make any rash promises concerning the general result. ' "Now, look here," said tho well dressed man, "I want you to take charge of this job and finish it. Em ploy as many men us you cuu handle, and blow a whistle hero on New Year's morning do you understand?" The KnglLshmau thought he did, but ho could hardly believe It. lie glanced at tho wood boss, and tho wood boss nodded his head. "I shall do my best," said the Eng lishman, taking courage, "but I should like to know who gives these orders." "I'm tho general manager," said tho man; "now got a move ou you" and ho turned nud walked out. It Is not to be supposed that tho general manager saw anything re markable about the young man, save that he was six feet high, aud had a good face. The fact is, the wood fore man had boomed tho Englishman's stock bel'oro the manager saw him. The path of the young man was not strewn with flowers .for the next few months. Any number of men who had been on tho road when he was In the English n;ny yards felt that they ought to have had this little promo tion. The local foremen uloug the line saw In the newcomer the future foreman of the new shops, and no man went out of his way to help him. In splto of all obstacles, however, the shops grew, from day to day, from week to week, and It was seen, as the old year drew to a close, that the ma chinery was getting Into place. The young foreman, while a hard worker, was always pleasant in his Intercourse with the employes, aud in a little while he had a hoBt of friends. There is always a lot of extra work at the end of a big Job,. so, when CU lstmas came there was still much to be done. Tho men worked night and day. The boiler that was to come from Chicago had la-en expected for some time. Everything was lu readiuesB, and it could be sot up In a day, but 11 did not come. Tracer letters, that had gone after It, were followed by tele grams. Finally It was located In a wreck out lu a cornfield lu Illinois on the lust day of the year. A great many of the o'tlk-lals were uway, and the service was generally demoral ized during the holidays, so that the appropriation of $17,000, for which the Englishman was working at M had for the moment been forgotten. The shops were completed, the ma chluery was In, but there was no boll er to make steam to work the ma' chlnery. That night, wheu the good people of tho town were watching the old year out and tho now year In, tho young EuiiiWhman, with a force of men, was wrecking the pump house down by the station. The little upright boiler was torn out and placed In the machine shops. It was big enough to drive a suiull engino that turned tho long line-shaft. At dawn tlu-y van a long pipe through tho roof, screwed a locomotive whistle on top of It, aud at 0 o'clock on New Year's morning, the now w.liliitiu on the new shops at M- Iowa, bk w in the new your. This would be ft good placp to end this story, but the temptation Is great to tell mors regarding the success of this energetic, persevering man. W hpn the shops were opened the young Englishman was -mado the foreman. All this happened consid erably less than twenty-five years ago. In a little while they mado him the master mechanic. In the year 1887 he went to the Wisconsin Cen tral, In 1800 he was made the super intendent of machinery on the Santa Fe route one of the longest roads on earth. It begins at Chicago; strong, like a man's wrist; with fin gers on Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego and El Paso, and a thumb touching the Gulf at Galveston. The mileage of the system at that time was equal to one-half that of Great Britain, and upon the company's pay rolls were 10,000 more men than were then In the army of the United States. Fifteen hundred men and boys walk Into tho main shops at To peka every morning. They work four hours, eat luncheon, listen to a lecture or short sermon In the meeting place above the shops, work another four hours, and walk out better off by $3000 than they would have been If they had not worked. Those shops mnkc a little city of themselves. There Is n perfect water system, n fire bri gade with stations where the firemen sleep, a police force and a dog catcher. Here they build anything of wood. Iron, brass or stool that the company needs, from a ninety-ton locomotive to n single-barrel mouse trap, nil un der the eye of tho Englishman, who came to America with a good wife and two babies, a good head and two hands. This man's name is John riaycr. He Is the Inventor of the Player truck, the Flayer hand car, the Player frog, and many other use ful appliances.' This simple story of nn unpreten tious man came to me In broken sec tions as the special train sped along the smooth track, while the general manager talked with tho resident di rector and the general superintendent talked with his assistant, who, not long before, was the conductor of a work train, upon which the general superintendent was employed as a brakeman. I was two days stealing this story between the blushes of the mechanical superintendent. I hope he will not miud my telling you that I saw two tears start from his eyes ns he said, sighing: "I'd give a lot to know to-night who paid for my sup per In that little Iowa town when I felt so lonely and discouraged, aud when n dollar looked like a Bix-foot wheel." He related also that a man wearing high-cut trousers nnd milk ou his boots entered his office when he had gotten to his first position as master mechanic, and held out a hand, saying with n smile: "Veil, you don't know mo yet, ain't it? I'm Martin, the fireman. I quit ranchin. already, and I want a Jobs." Martin got a job at once. Success. Klc Tree Are Nature' ltecrvolr. 'Why," It will be asked, "are tho Rig Tree groves always found on well watered spots?" Simply because Big Trees give rise to streams, says John Muir in the Atlantic. It Is n mistake to suppose that the water Is the cause of tho groves being there. On the con trary, the groves are the cause of the water being there. Tho roots of this immense tree fill tho ground, forming a sponge which hoards tho bounty of the clouds and sends It forth In clear perennial streams Instead of allowing it to run headlong In short-lived, de structive floods. Evaporation Is also checked and the air kept still In the shady Sequoia depths, while thirsty robber winds are shut out. . . The value of these forests In storing and dispensing the bounty of the mountain clouds Is Infinitely greater than lumber or sheep. To the dwellers of the plain, dependent ou Irrigation, the Big Treo is a tree of life, a never falling spring. Rending liviug water to tho lowlands all through the hot rainless summer. For every grove cut down a stream is dried up. Therefore all California is ev.ving, "Save- the trees of the foun tains!" nor, judging by the signs of the times, is it likely that the cry will cen.se until tho salvation of all that U left o Sequoia Glgautca Is sure. Ileary Damacea For Queer Tooth-Fullinc Tell thousand dollurs Is the price which Andrew Foy, a stouemasou. thinks the city should pay for three of his front teeth. The teeth are not gold-filled or set with diamonds. They are of the ordinary bone variety, but Foy prizes them more than all tho rest of his earthly possessions. They are now sticklug In a plank which was be ing used In the construction of a side walk, aud that Is why Foy Is suing the city. On tho night of September 17 Foy stepped off a new cemcut sidewalk lu the vicinity of Kedzlu avenue and West Taylor street, and, losing his bal ance, ho fell agalust nu upright piece of scantling. Three of his front teeth were driven fur luto tho seuutllug by the force of the fall, and Foy could not release them. He took the Bcnntllng along and sought a dentist, but the teeth came out when tho deutlst tried to pull the scantling off. The Bcautllug, with the three teeth ntlekiug to It will be exhibited when the damage suit comes to trial. Chi cago luter-oceau. - f The Power of Weulth, I.lttle Francis, who has three broth ers but no sister, got tho part of the chicken containing the wishbone the other eveulug, nnd after dinner he dis cussed the subject of wishes with his father. "S'poslng," ha said, "that you got a wishbone and could make just one wish that would come true, und I wanted a little baby sister aud a pony and a million dollars, which would you wish for?" ' Well, let me sec," his father an swered. "It seems to me that It would be best to wish for the baby alitor, beca iso I might be able to maka a million dollars in some way, and then, of course, X could buy the pony for you." Francis sat solemnly thinking the matter over for u while, aud then said: "Oh, well, wish for the million dol lars. If we have that we can biro the doctor to keep ou coming till he brings a little sister, auywuy." Chicago Tvce- 1 oPd-lU-ruld. ELECTRICITY AND RAIN EXPERIMENTS SHOW THAT IT CAUSES DROUGHT. Hebtte Force of Etectricltr on the W.ath- er It Cans Rein and Drought nnd Eren the Dreaded Watartpouta and Tornadoes, Trofessor Elmer Gates, of Chevy Chase, Md., has conducted a series of experiments which has led him to' conclude that our varying conditions of weather are due to electricity, ays Frederick A. Talbott In the Scientific American. According to the professor this subtle force produces rain and drought, the changes of air pressure and the various meteorolog ical disturbances, such as tornadoes and waterspouts, which visit us from time to time. That electricity exerts a powerful Influence upon the air pressure Is proved by means of a simple experi ment. A large fluffy ball of cotton suspended from the celling by means of a silken cord and charged with electricity Immediately Increases In size very appreciably. This expan sion Professor Gates explains as Indi cative of a low barometer, arguing that the expanding of the ball by charging It with electricity proves that the fibers of the cotton are re pelling one another, so that the ball possesses loss density. The same re sult attends the charging of the at mosphere with electricity. The dens ity of the air is diminished, with the result that the pressure Is decreased, and the barometer consequently falls. Tho presence of electricity, however, In the atmosphere produces not only low pressure, but high pressure as well. When two opposite masses of air charged with electricity positive end negative respectively approach cno another they become denser, with the result that the barometer rises. To prove this Professor Gates uses another ball of cotton, suspending It from the celling also by means of a silken cord about two feet distant from the first ball. In a few minutes the two balls approach each other. both decreasing in size. From this experiment Professor Gates Infers that when one mass of air becomes charged with electricity, a neighbor ing mass of air becomes electrified with au opposite charge "by induction. Thereupon the masses of air gradually approach ono another slowly, and de crease the density of the air. One outcome of these investigations has been the construction of an ap pliance which Professor Gates Intends to use lu forecasting tho weather. It Is impossible, with tho present ap pliances employed, to predict the ba rometric pressure until a change has actually occurred; that Is to say, un til the barometer has either risen or fallen, meteorologists cannot tell us whnt weather to expect. If the va riations of the barometer ore tho re sult of electrical Influences, Professor Gates suggests that the electric con ditions of the atmosphere should be observed, and by this means foretell nt what places and nt what time the barometer will be either high or low. Tho primary object of his contrivance is to measure end to record tho amount of electricity in different re gions of tho atmosphere. The device Is to be attached to a small aerial ap paratus which soars to the upper strata of nlr, makes automatic rec ords at various heights, and then re turns to the earth. By means of the appliance the professor hopes to glean information of those regions of air about which little at present Is known. The rain is produced by the ming ling together of masses of air oppo sitely charged with electricity, Pro fessor Gates explains by another sim ple operation. Two windows on either side of his laboratory were opened. Au electrical fan- was placed In one window and set in motion for the purpose of withdrawing the nlr from tho apartment. Thus the only nir wlthiu the room was that which en tered through the windows. The weather outside was clear and bright, though tho air was charged with a certain amount of humidity. The two currents of air entered the apartment by either window and mingled In the usual way, without causing any un toward circumstances. A current of negative electricity was Induced Into tho air entering through one window, and a similar current of postlve elec tricity Induced into the stream of air proceeding through the other window. A most remarkable pheuomenon In stantly occurred. The two oppositely electrified currents of air came Into contact, formed a slight mist, and In a few seconds the floor of t)j labora tory was quite wet. Directly tho elec tricity was switched off tbo air cleared, only to become misty again whenever the currents were switched on. This experiment was Intended to prove that tho electrified masses of moisture-laden air, generally termed clouds, when they meet produce show ors. When they are abnormally laden with electricity, lightning and thun derstorms result. If, for example, reverting, the two cotton balls are charged very highly with electricity they Jump together with a spark and a snap, then spring apart and come to gether again with auotber spark and snap, separate once more, while the charge is muiutalned. This is practi cally an Illustration of thunder und lightning upon a miniature scale. The spark represents tbo lightning and tho snap the thunder. Professor Gates, lu the course of tils experiments, also discovered an other curious fact. This la tho trans portation of moisture from one poa-it to another by means of electricity. During a shower of rain It has ofteu been observed that a far greater quan tity of rain has fallen In one place than could be possibly contaiued lu the air covering that area. This pe culiar fact Is explained as follows: While it Is raining lu a certalu spot moisture from various directions Is being conveyed to this special reglou by electi'leal energy. To Illustrate this transportation possibility of elec tricity, Professor Gates has construct ed a large glass case about eight feet in length, divided Into two compart ments by meaus of a suction of thin porous paper. Oue division Is filled with very dry olr aud the other with air containing a heavy perccntago of humidity. A wire loading from the lie.'WjYe pyht of a static electrical ma chine Is attached to the compartment containing the dry air, whllo smother wire led from the positive pole Is con nected to the chamber containing thn moist nlr. When the current is switched on the moist air is transport ed from one end of the box to the other In a much shorter time than It would be conveyed by ordinary diffu sion. In addition to producing artificial miniature showers, mists and thun derstorms, Professor Gates contrive on a similar scale the mora violent eruptions of nature, such as cyclones and waterspouts, with equal facility. To the bottom of an ordinary saucer filled with water a wire is attached, connected with the positive pole of the machine. A small rod connected with the other pole of the machine Is held a short distance above the surface of the water. When the current Is switched on the water ts agitated, the disturbance Increasing in violence as the potential of the current is raised, until presently a cone ts formed, rising higher and higher, un til it ultimately touches the rod above. RULES FOR BARBER SHOPS. Sanitary Regnlatlons Mow Enforced la Ban Francisco. The Board of Health of San Fran cisco, at a meeting the other day, adopted the suggested sanitary regula tion of barbers' shops as submitted by Dr. Baum, chairman of the committee having the matter In charge. The re strictions are very severe, and will apply to every barber shop In the city. Health Board Inspectors will visit the shops regularly and report to their superiors any violation of the rules, which .are as follows: The place of business, together with all furulture, shall be kept nt all times In a cleanly condition. Floors or woodwork should not be swept or brushed dry, but must be mopped up with an untlsoptlc solution, preferably with a solution of corrosive sublimate, 1.500. Cuspidors must be made with wide openings, without any beveled or rough sides, and should contain water, and when cleaned must be disinfected with any of the herein recommended antiseptic solutions. Mugs nnd shaving brushes shall be sterilized by Immersion In boiling water or three or five per cent, forma lin solution, after every separate use thereof. Razors shrll be wiped with nlnety fivo per ceut. alcohol before and after being used on nuy person. Hair brushes known as "sanitary brushes," must be used. Theso must be sterilized by immersion In boiling water or by dipping In five per cent, formalin solution. Combs must be kept clean and treat ed like brushes. Razor strops must be kept clean aud never wiped off with hand or blown upon with breath before using. A separate clean towel shall be used for each person. Barbers shall not blow away with their breath any hairs after cutting, but must use a towel or bulb, or flue hair brush, which must be sterilized as the hair brushes are. Barbers shall keep their finger nails short nnd clean.- Alum or other ma terial used to stop the flow of blood shall be so used only lu powder form and applied on a towel. The use of powder puffs Is prohib ited. Instead use clean towels or ab sorbent cotton. The use of sponges Is prohibited. Every barber shop shall be provided with running hot aud cold water. All wash basins must be connected with the sswer nnd properly trapped. No person shall be allowed to use any barber's shop as a dormitory. Every barber shall cleanse his hands thoroughly Immediately after serving each customer. Needles, tweezers, forceps nnd other instruments must bo disinfected In boiling water or three or five per cent, formalin solution Immediately after using and thoroughly dried by passing quickly through a gas or alcohol flame. Scissors nnd clippers to bo treated likewise. Barbers are warned from attempt ing to treat skin diseases, barbers' Itch, etc., nnd should advise their cus tomers to consult a physician. The use of finger bowls is prohib ited. These rules shall be placed in a con spicuous place In tho shops. Munici pal Journal nnd Engineer. A Prophecy Regarding: Co.il. Trofessor Francis B. Crocker's pro phecy, made in 1800, that coal would be banished entirely by electricity within ten years, may yet come true. Not a pound of coal, according to that well-known electrical Inventor, need be brought Into New York, either to serve as fuel in factories for generat ing steam power or lu households for heating aud cooking purposes. Ho went into minute calculations which appeared to demonstrate that tho cost of an electric plaut large enough to furnish all the light, heat and motlSe power of any great city would be less than present cxpedltures for coal. In general terms his plan was to generate electric power at a point ten miles or more from tho city, , trausmlt it through underground conduits to the city's limits, and thence distribute It through ouo or more main fceditig sta tions to transformer sub-stations, v hero tho pressure would bo reduced to 250 volts for feeding motors of all kluds by the three-wire system. New York World. Comforting; the Tltnld PaimenRers, Tho driver of the stage, which was rolling down the Itocky Mountains as fast as six mules on the gallop could keep ahead of it, may have noticed that I was, writes a correspondent, a little nervous, for after a bit ho sooth ingly said: "No uso to grip that railing so mighty hard, strauger. We shan't come to the danger p'lut for half an hour ytt." "Then It's ou ahead?'' I queried. "Yes, three miles ahead, and I may say fur your benefit that bangln' -on won't do any pnrtlckler good." "But I dou't want to slide off." "And you won't. If anything goes It'll bo mewls and coach aud tho hull Caboodle altogether, and s the dtop Is flump 300 feet you won't have no use for aruh a, or sticking plaster ftor- wnid. " Uo Cuurier. tern K EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETINQ TOPICS. November 17 Prechloi sod Hcarto!" Rom. ., I J. 17. Preaching Is a Now Testament in stitution. The Old Testament econ omy makes no provision for preach ing. There is no place for it in the usages of the patriarchs. There were public utterances by Irael's leaders, official declarations of judges, valua ble instruction by kings, arousing mes sages of prophets through whose lips of fire God spoke, but preaching as wo understand it had not risen to the dignity of even a custom. It is purely a Christian institution, belonging to the Christian era. The inspired men under the Old Testament did not preach. They proclaimed the will of 3od In a variety of forms. Moses en acted statutes. Joshua after his sword was sheathed swore the nation to fidel ity. David sang as saint and king, and gave utterance to emotions com mon to the Church In every age. Sol anion embodied his experience In pithy and pointed sentences. The prophets, as a body, portrayed present obliga tion and future crisis. Those old seers foretold Messiah, but did not ex hibit Him. They picture Him, but did not iireach Him. Preaching as an institution Is of di vine origin. . With the establishment of tho church a new order of evangelism was instituted by the great Founder. In His assignment of new duties unto His disciples and followers the under lying thought of the Master Is that of their ambassadorship. They were charged with the duty of witnessing for Him. They were to proclaim tha good news under special authority, as "sent" men. The first preachers were pre-eminently men sent forth on a mis sion and work to which they were called of God. Its Importance exceeds human estimate, and Its issues deter mine the salvation of the race. Ood sends the messenger. Tho extent of tho service is set by the Almighty. Tho message itself is divine: "Preach tho preaching that I bid thee." Jonah ill.. 2. Preaching ha3 a perpetual mission peculiar to every age. The impulse to declare and publish the Gospel is natural, spontaneous, mighty, and con tinuous. "We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." Men must have a voice from the clouds attesting the mission ot the Son and and approving tho success of his pit iful undertaking for the rescue of an Imperiled world. The human soul has majestic Impulses and high interests. The "lfa ot our day and the coming :lmes teems with new problems. It has its disputes, troubles, responsibilities and Issues. Preaching Is related to all of theso. Christianity is not a set of Ideas, a compact system of doc trines, formula, creed or philosophy. It Is primarily and finally a life. The voice that thunders, wnlspers, trem bles with love, pity, sympathy, indig nation Is a live wire. The action of tho silently speaking emotions and the conscious operations of the Spirit within are all lost In studied instruction. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. November 17 "Preaching sad Hcoriag" Rom. x., 13-17. Scripture Verses Matt., xxvlil., ID 2.0; Mark, xvi 20; Psa., lxviil., 11; lsa., lv., 10-11; John, iv., 34-38; xv., 14-16; Acts, l 8; I. Cor., xv., 10 . Lesson Thoughts. The fi.st step toward bringing men to Christ is to make sure that you know the way to Christ. Tho next Btep is to find the way to other men. No one can be a real Christian with out being a renl missionary. You would not now be a Christian if the spirit of missions bad not sent some one to preach the word that you might hear; others must remain with out Christ If you In turn fall to obey the missionary spirit. Selections. Souls without the love of Jesus Intercept thee day by day; Some, perhaps, whom tnou canst sure ly Help to find the narrow way Souls who may. If thou prove faithless, Still pursue the downward road, Till at last the great destroyer Drairs them to his dark abode. We are clearly taught that we are sent Into the world as our Lord was seat; and that we are to do the works which He did and greater works than these We have accepted the trust. It means, on the one hand, a divine commission to which Is granted divine strength. It means, on tne other band, a continual ministering of bread and tho bread of life; a constant witness ing to Him who was dead and Is allvo again, till In the light we pour upon th world men Bee God and give Him the world men see God and give Him praise. "As a man thinketh In his heart so Is he." Intense conviction means In tense activity. When every Chris tian becomes a light-hearer, not only will the darkness rapidly pass away, but the glorious period will be speedily ushered in, when "the wilderness and tho solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose," and "the earth shall be full of knowlodgo of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Suggested Hymns. "Jesus of Nazareth," O what a name. Pass along the Invitation. Stand up! stand up for Jesus. Preach the gospel, sound It forth. Repeat the story o'er and o'er. Hark! the voice of Jesus crying. RAMS' HORN BLASTS HE world Is nev.-ir cold to the warm hearted. Lovo'a labor cannot be lost. Love's labor U never laborloua. Ma n y a hard chain la made up ot soft snaps. tt ova never turns its niloro Rron o on o ur Vs. ST7K n faults. Singing In sorrow Is the sign of God's saints. Tlmo lost In mending nets la saved in catching fUb. Our real profits la life dspend on our voluntary losses. A sonaltlvo conscience never makes a man soif-conaclous. The world of labor waits for the Lord who laboroil Himself. A man who la willing to begli Ills work in a small way snail be lej luto a largo ono. Scran people do not bellovo In offl?03 in the church because Uey are r.vcr nominated. You cannot put the chun-a bnJora Christ without putllas Christ bhiu 1 lfj. church. r A. 1 I-Y-J WIT COMMERCIAL REVIEW. General Trad Conditions. R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly RevW of Trade" says: "Although the latetd railway returns indicate that trans porting facilities have greatly litipiw ed, the nation's business has expanded? more rapidly. Car shortage has in fact become the chief retarding influences. "From all sections of the country and) many lines of industry complaints am heard regarding the inability to more? goods. Probably the delay has ban most aggravating in the case of coal, unseasonably high temperature alon preventing serious inconvenience. Neat only arc domestic requirements enor mous, but coal is becoming an import ant article of export, partly owing to tabor controversies in France and Great Britain and also to the British export tax. "Speculators secured a distinct de cline from the unusually high position recently attained br pork products, while at the same time corn made m further advance. Shipments from At lantic ports for the week were only 498,495 bushels, against 1,194.000 last week and 3,328,631 a year ago. Inter ior receipts were also light, 2,217,126 bushels, against 3.838,020 last year. Wheat came to market more freely, ar rivals at Western cities amounting tc 7.060,590 bushels, against 6,182,393 in the previous week and 5,537,602 a year ago. Atlantic exports were less satis factory than last week, but including: all United States ports the week's shipments were 5,018,103 bushel; against 3,685,821 last year and 3,508,99 in 1899." Bradstreet's report says: "Failures in the United States for the week num ber 172, as against 223 last week, 16$ in this week a year ago, 174 in iSogj and 183 in 1898. Canadian failures for the week number 17 against 16 last week and in this week a year ago. ax in 1899, 31 in 1898 and 34 in 1807."- LATEST QUOTATIONS. FlourBest Patent. Si.js: Hielt' Grade Extra, $3 95; Minnesota bakers. J2.90a3.10. VV heat New York No. a red. 8oMc: Philadelphia No. 2 red, 73j-ia74c; Balti more, 7o)4c -i Corn New York No. a, 6214c; Phil adelphia No. a, 63a63Jic; Baltimore No. 2, 58a6oc. . Oats New York No. 2, 4141 Philadelphia No. 2 white, 44c; Balti more No. 2 white, 40c. Hay No. 1 timothy, $16.00216.50; No. 2 timothy. $i5.coai5.5o; No. 3 timo thy, $t2.5oai4.oo. Iruit and Vegetables Apples Mary land and Virginia, per BrI, Taney, $2.ooa 2.25; do Western Maryland and Peniv sylvania, packed, per brl, $2.2532.75; do New York assorted, per brl, S2.50a4.00t Cabbage New York State, per ton. nai2.oo. Carrots Native, per box. W335C Cauliflower Long Island, per crate or barrel, $2.ooa2 25. Celery New i ork State, per dozen stalks, 15a 35c. Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl. I5.00a5.50; do Jerseys, per brl, $5.00 5.50. Eggplants Florida, per crate, fj. 0034.00. Kale Native, per bushel box: ioai24. Lettuce Native per bushel box 2oa30c. Lima beans Native, per bushel box 65a5c Onions Maryland; snd Pennsylvania, yellow per bu. 85 90c. Oysterplants Native, per buncbv tVizc. Pears Eastern Shore, Kicffcr, oer basket 15330c; do New York Bart-, lefts, per brl, No. I, a$3.50. Quineesj Wcw York, per brl, No. 1, $3751400. Spinach Native, per bushel box ia'a, 15c. String beans Native, per bu..f green, 7oa75c Tomatoes Eastern, Shore, Maryland, per basket, sound,' 3oa35c; marker stock, 45a55c. Potatoes White Maryland and? Pennsylvania, per bu, No. 1, 60165c-' do, seconds. 40350c; New York, perl bu, best stock. 6oa65; do, common, 40a io. Sweets Eastern Shore, Vireiniav per truck brl, $1.3031.40. Yams Vir- ginia, per brl. No. I, $t.ooai.25. i Dairy Products. Butter Llgin. 23; 24c; separator, extras, 22323c; do, firsts..' 2oa2ic; do, gathered cream, 2oa2ic; do,( imitation. I7ai8c: ladle, extra, I5ai7ct; ladles, first, 14a 15c; choice Western; rolls, 15316c; l3ir to good, 13314c; hair-; pound creamery, Marylsnd, Virginia.! and Pennsylvania, 2iaJjc; do, rolls, a-Ib do, 20c. I Ekks Choice fresh nearby, per dor.) loss off, a20c; do do, Western, do do,: I9j4a20; do do, West Virginia, do do,; I9ai9!; do do, Southern, do do, i84a 19; guinea do do, Qaio; cold-storage dot- do, I7ai754. Jobbing prices I to a. ccnti higher. j Live Poultry Chickens tlens, per lb, 9agJjc; do old roosters each 25330; do spring, large, per lb, ioyi; da do, small tat, an; do do, poor and staggy, 9ag;S. Ducks Puddle, large, ioaioy; do do, small, 9310; do, mus-j covy and mongrel, 9310; do do, drakes : each, 30335c; do spring, 3 lbs and over,-roaioy-S; do do, small and poor, ao,: Geese Western and Southern, each. 4oa6oc. Turkeys Young, 8 lbs and; over, per lb, aioc. i Cheese. New cheese, Urge 60 lbs. I0'4 to loc; do flats, 37 lbs, loyi to lo'dc; picnics, 23 lbs, II to ll'Ac Hides. Heavy steers, association and sslters, late kill, 60 lbs snd up, close se lection, Ii3i2jjc; cows and light stee--9J4atoc. Live Stock. Chicago Cattle Good to prim steers $6a6.8o; poor to medium $3 80a: 5.90; stockers and feeders $234.25; cows $1.2534.50; bulls $ja4.50; calves $3a6.25; mixed and butchers $5.70.16.15; goo4 to choice heavy $5.7536.175; rough heavy $5.4035.70; light $5-5035-8o; bulk, of sales $5.7035.85. Sheep Good ' to choice wethers $3.5034.25; Western sheep $333.75; nstive Iambs $2.5004.65; Western lambs $334.40. E3st Liberty Csttle stesdy; choice $57oa6.oo; prime $5.0035.60; good .oo. 05.25. Hogs lower; priiye heavy $6.W a6.2o; heavy mediums $0.0.536.10; light do $5.9536.00; pigs $55015-60; heavy Yorkers $5.8535 90; lil't do, $5.7035.80; . LAU0R AND INDUSTRY Russia is to use a military kite. There arc 69,000 brotherhood carpen- ''"iicre are 107,000 brotherhood track men. , Chicago printers union it fifty years old. . Orange county, California, has 3juo acres of peanuts. Dallas leads in saddle and harness production. New England makes 360,000 pairs of shoes daily. The public owns all the street cat lines in St. Petersburg, Russia. There are eight lodges of the Switch men's Union of America in' Cook coun ty, Illinois. Out of a totsl of 1600 barbers in Pitts burg and Allegheny only sco are mem bers of any union. Rice culture i regarded as no longer an experiment in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texss. The steanifittcrs and the steamfitteri' helpers hae issued 63 charters suite January 1. iyoi. Tlir Ohio labor commissioner report I that 300 new lah'ir innum have hern or- Hjii'.rd m t.'i: Jv.a'e ! t!)c ral ye -r. .
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