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WRITTEN FOE
"WO children,
Hedni and Liod,
lived with their
mother in a little
cottage in the
wild mountains
of the North. The
father and all the
other strong men
o the villagei
had taken their
shields and spears
and gone to the
war, leaving their
families under
the protection of
the good lairy Frigga. Hedni was a willful,
I disobedient boy, and caused his mother
much anxiety by his wild ways. His
favorite sport was to tease the women and
little children; and even the dogs ran
away howling when he came in their
neighborhood. Liod, who was a year
younger, was no better than her
brother. She would never stay in the
Aouse and spin, or rock to sleep the babv
sister, Signe. The poor mother was much
grieved on account ot her naughty children,
and every time they ran away to the moun
tains she" feared they would be devoured by
some wild animals or carried away by the
wicked dwarfs who made their home among
the high rocks. 2ot far from the village,
in a lonely spot, shaded by great torest
trees, was "a well owned by the giant Thor,
where the women came to draw the pure,
"sweet water. A large wooden bucket, held
by a thick rope, fastened to a large beam,
bung over the water. One day the chil
dren came to this well, and after filling their
pails, sat down on the grass to rest.
"The well is very deep," said Hendi;
"and were it not for the bucket we could
draw no water."
"But," said Liod, "the bucket and rope
are fastened so firmly that no one can loosen
them."
"Ho one?" cried the boy; "I can do it,
and will. What fun it would be to see the
women when they come and find no
- bucket."
"Where should we get water, then?"
asked Liod.
'0h, I know a spring in the mountain
where there is plenty of water."
"But it would be so lar to go," objected
the sister.
"That is no difference," was the reply;
"and when the men come home they will
get a new bucket and rope."
Hedni then began to rub the rope with a
harp stone.
"Don't do it, Hendi," cried Liod; "I am
afraid." But the boy onlv rubbed the
harder.
"Hendi," cried Liod, "I hear thunder;
Thor is coming. Do stop."
"Never," was the reply.
Already the rope was " cut through, and
the bucket fell with a splash into the water.
A great roar of thunder followed, and the
children cried out with terror as they saw
Thor's cart, drawn by two huge stags, rush
down the mountain's side.
Hedui and Liod were seized by the giant
and thrown into his cart. Then they were
carried up the mountain and through the
clouds at such a speed that they thought
they must surely die. TJp, up, they went,
straight toward the moon, which appeared
more and more Irightlul the nearer they
came to it; and how terrible sounded Thor's
Voice as he cried. "Here von shall remain
you wicked, disobedient children, and draw
water ont ot the deep well. My brother
Mani, who lives here, will watch you and
see that vou have no time for idling."
Then Thor thundered away, and the two
children were left on the cold, cold moon,
where they were compelled to draw water
day and night. If they stopped but for a
moment to rest, Mani gave cntting blows
with a rope which he held in his hand. All
night the poor mother, in an agony ot
suspense, awaited the return of Hedni and
Liod. But when the second night passed
tsnd they were still absent she implored the
aid of the villagers in finding her lost chil
dren. The women, althongh secretly rejoic
ing in the disappearance of the two "tor
.jnents," yet out of sympathy for the mother
searched as best they could for the missing
ones. When the men returned from the
war the search was continued throughout
the country. But in vain; no trace of
Hedni and Liod could be found. As their
pails of water were discovered near the well
it was thought perhaps Thor had carried
awav the children on account of their evil
deeds.
Twelve years passed away and nothing
had been heard of the lost children. The
baby, Signe, had grown into a beautiful
girl, and was the pride and comfort of her
parents, who still mourned for Hedni and
Liod. Signe had often heard of the strange
disappearance ot her brother and sister, and
wondered what had become of them.
"I am sure I know," she said to herself,
"where they are; for when on a bright night
I look up into the moon I seem to see two
children drawing water. If I could only
help them to get away how happy my dear
parents would be."
So Signe thought and dreamed about her
lost brother and sister; but could contrive
so wav of getting to the moon. At last, she
thoucht "I shall ask Frigga. Sheiseo
kind, and I know she will help me." But f
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GIANTS WELL.
THE GERMAN.
THE DISPATCH.
people, she had never been seen by any of
them. Signe knew that on the evening of
every Hayday, when the maidens were
dancing abont'the Maypole, F rigga visited
their homes to examine their spinning, leav
ing rewards for the industrious and reproofs
for the careless.
"Now," thought Signe, "I shall spin
very diligently, and on Mayday evening
shall slip quietly into the house and watch
for Frigga."
Finally the day came when the little girl
was to await her fairy guardian. The
evening seemed very long to the lonely
watcher. She could hear the shouts of the
merry children around the Maypole, and
wished she could join in their merry songs.
But when the great round moon arose Signe
forgot herself in her anxiety for her brother
and sister. "Frigga, Friega," she cried,
"please come and help me."
"Who calls?" sounded a sweet voice, and
Signe saw standing in the moonlight a tiny
creature dressed in white, with such a kind,
tender face.
"Dear Figga, is it you?" asked the little
girl. "I want you to help me. I am sure
my brother and sister are 'in the moon. If
they were bad, I Jcnow they are sorry, and
would be good now. How can they get
awav?"
"It is really true, my dear child," replied
the fairy, "that your 'brother and sister are
in the moon drawing water. Yon have been
so good that I would like to help you. Bat
Mani will not free Hedni and Liod till some
one takes their place."
"Oh, I shall go," cried Signe; "please
take me to the moon, Frigga."
The fairy covered the little girl with a
white veil, and hastened to the moon, where
she left her and brought back the two lost
children. The people were greatly aston
ished when they learned that Hedni and
Liod had returned; but every one sorrowed
over the sad fate of the rood little Signe.
One day when Signe had been many weeks
on the moon, Mani said to her:
"How do you like my home?"
"Oh, dear" Mani," she replied, "it is very
beautiful; but it is so cold, and there are no
pretty birds and flowers, as in my home. I
know my parents are grieving for me.
Don't vou think you could let me go to
them? "
TJunable to resist these pleading words,
Mani said: "I shall be very lonesome with
out you; for I love to hear your sweet voice.
But Frigga may take you home."
The next evening when Hedni and Liod
were sitting with their father and mother the
door softly opened and Signe entered. Great
was the rejoicing in the little cottage that
night, and the giant in the moon could not
help laughing with the happy people. And
now, every clear night when the moon is in
the sky, Signe sees the face of Mani smiling I
aown upon ner. .taysie.
A HISTORICAL SICKLE.
A Treasured Belle, Broken In n Indian
Flglit '.200 Yenri-Aco.
There will be placed on exhibition in
Concord in a few days, at the office of
William Teaton, says the Manchester (N.
H.) Mirror, a sickle which has be,en in the
possession of the descendants of Captain
John Locke for nearly 200 yars. On ac
count of its great valne as a relic George
Locke, of this city, in whose family it has
been kept for many years, has had it
mounted in a handsome oak case, together
with a portrait of his grandfather, William
Locke, who was the grandson of Captain
Locke, and will present it to the New
Hampshire Historical Society. The follow
ing description will explain the part taken
by this sickle in the thrilling Indian war
fare of the early history of the State:
"This sickle was broken in combat with
Indians and presented to the New Hamp
shire Historical Society at Concord, 1830,
by George Locke, of Manchester. N. H., the
grandson of William Locke, who was the
great-grandson of Captain John Locke. This
is the instrument with which Captain John
Locke fought his last battle against eight
Indians, who ambushed themselves in his
field on Joselyn's Neck in Bye, now known
as Straw's Point. The Indians came npon
and killed him August 26, 1690, he being TO
years old."
Another account says a boy was with him,
who secreted himself under bundles of grain
and escaped. Captain Locke, after being
shot, partially cut off the ncse of an Indian
with his sickle. This sickle was kept in the
family of William Locke, the fourth son of
Captain Locke. Afterward it fell into the
possession of William, the great-grandson
of Captain Locke. This great-grandson re
moved from Rye to Epsom in 1780, thence
to Alexandria in 1808. George Locke, who
has lived for many years in this city, has
never sho srn the sickle to anyone, and it was
not until friends convinced him of its great
value that he thought of presenting it to the
Historical Society.
A CLOCK OX A TEAR.
A Staid Old Timepiece Goe Crazy and
Alarm the Home.
Cincinnati Tlmes-SUr.I
The only clock that rnns backward, does
two days' work in one, and yells and swears
because it hasn't more time to spoil, is
owned by Gus. Huss, of the County Com
missioners' office. Mr. Huss purchased the
clock at the recent sale of the effects of the
Owen jewelry store by Deputy Sheriff
Jake Cormany. He paid $11 10 for it, and
was "laving for it" over a week. The ma
chine has a mug of celluloid, is about as
large and looks like a nisrble mantel. He
put it in the parlor, where company would
see it, took all the transoms from the doors
so the neighbors would hear it strike, and
set it going and the "cathedral chimes" for
7:30 o'clock next morning. In the night a
harsh, rasping sound like an asthmatic saw
mill during a foggy morning, awoke Mr.
Huss and the family. Mr. Huss, gun in
hand, looked for burglars, but instead found
the clock raising Cain in the parlor. It
was grinning a fiendish grin. Perspiration
was rolling ofl its face. The hands were
rnnning backward with lightning rapidity
and a combination fire alarm, patrol call,
burglar whistle in high G filled the room.
Opposite the clock hangs a steel historical
chromo of Washington and Napoleon snow
balling each other on the top of the Alps.
When Mr. Huss reached the room George
anda Bony had joined in an attack on
the infernal clock, while a wood cut of the
demure and revered Martha Washington
wore a pained expression, as though she had
"loaded up with green apples on the Dela-
-a a " KT TT. 11--1 f I 1 .....1
"t .mai, uuss c&iieu in some ucip nuu
locked the clock in the ice chest, but there
it
tampered witn me outter, tamtea ine
steaks and skimmed the milk of its last
(sjcent. The clock is lor sale.
THE
SLATING A MONSTER.
Details of an Exciting and Perilous
Hunt, That Resulted in
THE CAPTURE OP A EICH PRIZE.
How the Gigantic Arctic Whale Is Killed
With Lances and Bombs.
IS AWFUL STBCGGLE WITH DEATH
IWEITTKN FOB THE DISPATCH.
"There she blows!"
"Where away?"
"Three points off the lee bow."
"How far?"
"About five miles."
"Down with your helm I Let go the lee
braces! Call all hands! Clear decks to lower
away the boats!"
The whaling vessel is about ISO miles north
of Wrangel Island, in the Western Arctic
Ocean. Hardly five minutes has elapsed
since the whale was sighted, yet the men,
who were then sleeping in their bunks, are
now working with a will, getting things in
readiness for the dangerous chase that is to
come. Five minutes later eight long and
fast boats, manned and fully equipped, are
in the water. They carry all the imple
ments of the hunt, such as harpoons attached
to long coils of rope, lances ten feet long,
with broad, leaf-shaped, two-edged points,
keen enough to cnt a hair, and bomb guns,
with the necessary ammunition.
Meantime the whale had gone down, and
the sailors were all wondering whether,
when he arose, he would appear to the lee
ward or the windward. In the former case
his capture would be almost a certainty, but
in the latter all attempts to get near him
would be useless.
A "WABY MONSTEB.
The Arctic whale is extremely shy and
can ouly be approached by sailing up to him,
as the dipping of oars, no matter how
cautiously, would drive him under water at a
mile's distance. The sailboat he takes for a
piece of ice rushing through the water, and
does not mind it at all. Were it not for this
dull-wittedness, no whale could ever be
caught
"There she blows again, straight ofl the
lee beam!" cries the lookout.
In a moment the captain, who is perched
in the cross-trees of the maintop-gallant
mast, has his glass pointed in the direction
where the spont appears. The whale, a
very large one, is about four miles off,
sportively rolling his enormous body on the
surface of the sea and sending a thick stream
of water 50 feet into the air. The captain is
an old whaler, who has seen and caught
many a piece of blubber and pound of bone
in his days. Yet the proximity of this
great animal, which, if appearances count,
is good for 250 barrels of oil and 8,000
pounds of bone, representing in cash at
least $25,000, and the almost certainty of his
capture makes him tremble with excite
ment. With all the force of his lungs he
gives the command: "Cast off your paint
ers and go for him!"
THE PUESUIT BEGUN.
Immediately the eight boats lying at
equal distances in the lee of the vessel,
dart swiftly forth over the choppy sea. Each
has ten men at the long oars. The Seabird's
crew of 100 men, would make a motley and
picturesque group. Almost every national
ity represented, and men of every class,
from criminals escaped from justice 'to good
natured youth, bent on a life of adventure;
their dress of sealskin and reindeer, the
blouse fastened about the waist by a belt;
fur hats on their heads and moccasins upon
their feet; all their garments more or less
greasy and worse for wear, these whalers
resemble wildmen more than civilized
beings. But they are well adapted to the
work before them, and now, with the pros
pect of capturing a valuable prize, they toil
I not only willingly, but eagerly.
The boats, nearing the object or their pur
suit, form a semi-circle, that in which it
happens to be the writer's fortune to row
stroke oar, occupying a central position.
We have gained nearly half a mile on the
others, as they have spread out to each side,
and it soon becomes evident that our boat is
likely to have the honor of harpooning the
whale.
APPBOACHINQ THE WHALE.
Threemiles further on the order is given
to haul in the oars and set sail. The com
mand is obeyed with the noiseless activity
that characterizes everything done in a
whaleboat when nearing the game. In a
trice the sail is out and scudding square be
fore the wind, we swiftly and silently come
close up to the monster, which seems to
have no knowledge of the impending
danger.
The next five minntes seemed an eternity
to me. I knew perfectly well that a full
grown Arctic whale measured from 75 to 125
feet in length, and that the thickness of his
body was equal to the hull of a small
schooner, but had never seen one in such
close proximity before. His colossal pro
portions were so impressive, as he lay there
not 100 yards distant, gamboling in the
water, his velvety blue-black skin glistening
as brightly as patent leather; his terrible
tail lashing the sea about him into foam,
that I could not help wishing myself several
hundred miles away from that particular
spot. The boat seemed like a nutshell in
comparison with the monster.
THE HABPOON IS THBOWN.
At this moment I could not conceive the
possibility of killing the huge beast. The
very attempt seemed as ridiculous as would
the endeavor to butcher an elephant with a
penknife. AH the while the boat kept
straight on its course, lessening the distance
steadily and rapidly. Not a word was
spoken, but every man was on the alert for
what was coming. Now only 50 feet
separated us from the huge animal; then 40
-and 30, and finally only 20!
"Give it to him I" bawled out the mate in
a voice of thunder, and in the same breath:
"Down with your sail stand by your oars."
I expected a terrific shock, and caught
hold ot the gunwale of the boat, so as not to
be flung overboard. But the boat went
gliding on swiftly and smoothly, one power
ful stroke of the long sweep oar with which
the mate was steering having diverted its
course, when the keel was almost touching
the whale.
"Back water," sa"id the mate, and we came
to a stop 100 feet from the spot where the
animal had been struck.
AN EXCITING MOMENT.
When the monster felt the keen steel of
the harpoon penetrating the blubber and
entering the flesh about six inches deep, he
lay perfectly still for a few seconds, as if
trying to realize what it all meant, then.
with a terrible lash of his mighty tail, that
sounded like a clap of thunder as the water
was struck, the wounded animal pin need
into thedeep, his whole giganticbody quiv
ering with fear, pain and rage.
We had 2,000 yards of line in the boat,
half-inch manilla rope of the very best
make, and the whale was taking it out at a
fearful rate over the little pulley in the bow
sprit "Look to your line there, Jim; that wheel
must be getting hot," said the mate to the
harpooner, who was getting the lances in
shape for the bloody work, that would soon
have to be performe'd. Water was accord
ingly poured over the pulley to keep the
rope from being damaged, for on its dura
bility depended mainly the success of the
chase. The other boats.sotne distance back,
bad hoven to and were awaiting develop
ments. That is, they were watching to see
where the wounded whale would next turn
up, for as likely as not he might appear
within reach of their lances or bomb-guns.
THE "WHALE EEAPPEAES.
In our boat the situation was getting ex
tremely critical. Fifteen hundred yards of
the line were gone, and it still ran with a
downward tendency, though not as fast as
at first Our line would give out in another
minute; we would have to cut it, and the
whale would be lost Just then Jim, the
arpooner, who was watching the line
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closely cried out exultingly, "here he
comesI'V ,, . ..
"Stand by to take in the line!" yelled the
mate. "Heave away, boys, and pull
hard!" , t m
And the men pulled away with a will on
the slacking line, while the mate and the
harpooner kept a sharp lookout for the
rising whale, who must soon come to the
surface.
The rope, of such great length and soaked
with water, was heavy as lead, but we all
were glad to have something to pull t,the
cold having made itself felt severely, wnile
we had been sailing and waiting.
Suddenly there was a tremendous commo
tion of the water not a hundred boat-lengths
off our port beam, and the whale again ap
peared, shooting half of his body out of the
sea in his eagerness for air. He had re
mained 11 minutes under water, and was,
therefore, completely fagged out.
TWO MEN GO OVEBBOAED.
"To your oars! To your oars!" cried the
mate, and in less time than it takes to say it
we were speeding toward the pantine and
exhausted monster, while the harpooner and
the bow oarsman each caught a lance and
held it poised ready to plunge the keen steel
into the body of the giant
"Ease her off Nowl give it to him!
Back water!"
A volley of oaths followed these com
mands, given in rapid succession by the
mate, as the boat was half sucked under
water in the whirlpool created by the
whale's descent The two men in the bow
were thrown overboard, just as they had
thrust their lances deep into the soft, flabby
bark of the whale. The mate had missed the
stroke, which ought to have swung the
boat'.s head away from that dangerous spot,
by a sudden swell lifting the stern high up
into the air. However, this was only a
minor accident of the whale-chase. As lone
as the boat isn't smashed to pieces and half
of the men killed, nothing serious has hap
pened. Five minntes after everything was in
ship-shape again. The men overboard had
only had a bath, not a luxury in the open
sea of that latitude it is true; but then, they
were hardy, brawny fellows, not used to
getting colds.
A BOMB FIRED AT THE WHALE.
The whale couldn't stay down long this
time. He was much weakened by the loss
of blood, and our line went out slowly. He
came up COO yards ahead of the boat, spout
ing blood. But the battle was not half won yet.
It would probably take a good many more
lance trusts to finish him if we did not suc
ceed in getting a shell from the bomb-gun
into his body. This gun is a very large
bore rifle, loaded with a 12-inch shell con
taining nitro-glycerine. The shell has a
pointed head ot steel, from which protrudes
a needle. When the shell is shot into a
whale and the needle strikes a bone it re
bounds and explodes a cap, which in its
turn explodes the nitro-glycerine. Using
this weapon is the surest and quickest way
to kill a whale, but it cannot always be de
pended upon, as the charge often misses fire.
The mate had signaled to the other
boats to come up closer, in case anything
should happen to ns, and they were drawing
around our boat, while we were again ap
proaching the whale.
THE MONSTEB CONQUERED.
The huge beast lay quite still. The
only sign of life he gave was the fountain of
mingled blood and water surging at every
respiration from his enormous head with
great force, but only reaching a height of
30 feet, when it was scattered into a spray
cloud of reddish hue by the briskly blowing
wind.
The whale made no move until he felt the
keen lances. As they struck him the shell
loaded with nitro-glycerine was fired into
his body, and a low, muffled sound told ns
that it had done its work. Then the monster
showed fight, but before he could turn his
ponderous body, so as to reach the boat with
his tail, we had quickly pulled out of
harm's way.
The fearful spectacle that now offered
itself to our eyes words are too weak to
describe. The whale was mortally wounded,
and for two hours his gigantio body writhed
in the agonies of death ere the end' came.
HIS LAST TEEEIBLE STRUGGLES.
He was blowing out his lifeblood in a
stream six inches thick, and the sea for hun
dreds of yards about him was colored a deep
red. Sometimes he would almost stand on
his head wriggling bis tail high in the air,
as if striking at his tormenters. Then he
would leap out of the water, and in falling
back create a swell that nearly capsized our
boat several times. Then again he dived
down into the sea to seek relief from the ex
cruciating pain, occasioned by the explosion
of the shell in his body, but only to come up
again inside ot half a minute gasping for
air, and drive up another fountain ot dark
red blood with a hollow snort that sounded
like the blowing of a thousand trumpets.
At last the dying throes of the huge beast
grew weaker. No more blood issued from
the spout hole, and only slightly colored
water flowed from it Then came one more
terrific convulsion, and slowly the monarch
of the Arctic Ocean turned his white belly
to the sky. Carl Wilhelm. "
ALCOHOL WITH MEALS.
A Terr Potent Argument Taken From the
Saunred Circle.
New York Sun.
A great many people drink wine with the
meal, and end up with a pony of brandy or
liqueur and cigars. It must be plain to any
observer that these people are a comfort
looking lot so long as moderation prevails.
But, suppose two great fighters matched for
$30,000. Suppose it was learned that one
fighter took a single glass of whisky a day.
How would the sports put their money. As a
matter of business they refuse to back a man
who drinks hard stuff while training. As a
matter of fact no fighter is ever allowed to
drink hard stuff while training. A little
malt liquor say ale is all he gets, and he
commonly does not get that.
Now here is a man who wishes to live
long. What shall he do? Abstain totally?
That depends. If thre is any danger what
ever of his going to excess he had better let
it alone. On the other hand, light wines,
good and cheap, as American wines are,'
should not be condemned offhand. Good
wine in moderation promote good feelings.
If the difference between a dull, insipid
dinner, and one that is bright and cheerful,
consists in a little sherry or claret, it is a
foolish thing to avoid the wine unless for
conscience's sake. Good cheer lengthens
liie, and a hearty laugh gives strength to
the constitution.
A HINT FOE BASK CLERKS.
One Blade Himself Very Solid by Carrying;
a Bible.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)
A clerk in one of the Third street banks
made himself solid with the President of
the bans: some years ago, probably by acci
dent He lived up the road and carried a
good-sized basket, in which he brought his
lunch in the morning and took out his mar
keting and groceries in the evening. One
day after finishing his lunch he left his bas
ket on a desk in the bank. The President
came along after awhile and accidentally
knocked it ofl onto the floor. In the fall
the basket came open and a Bible fell out.
"What are you doing with a Bible in your
basket?" asked the President "I read it
every day on vhe train going to and from
the bank," answered the clerk. The Presi
dent immediately increased his salary and
told him that his place was secure so long
as he remained President The President
retired several years ago, but the clerk still
holds his position in the bank.
Powerful Batter.
Glass Lake (Mich.) News. J
A prominent stockman who lives in the
southwest suburbs ol Jackson, was struck
the other day by 175 pounds of butter and
knocked through an old buggy, breaking
ofl both hind wheels, and ten, feet further on
was found senseless with a wheelbarrow on
top of him. The butter that hit him wasn't
the kind you spread on bread. It wore
wool.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26,
SUNDAY THOUGHTS
-ON-
MORAISMANMS
BY A CLERGYMAN.
1WBITTEJT TOB TBI PISrATCH.3
When the Pan-Americans were here they
were shown our shipyards (not many), our
factories, our mines, our railroads, our work
shops, our farms (but not the mortgages on
them), our cities athrob with life, even the
barrooms. And they were wined and dined
ad libitum. But, so far as appears, some
things yet more important, and even more
characteristic, they were not shown. Our
churches, our Sunday schools, our homes
of these they should seem to have been kept
in ignorance. And our grand educational
institutions who exhibited these? And
the children of America they, too, were
ignored. When Lafayette visited America
In 1824, each city, as he reached it, gave to
the adored Frenchman this glad sight, and
playing the part of the prond Roman
matron, Cornelia, over again, cried, as the
representatives of to-morrow trooped past
him: "These- are our jewels!"
This hiding of our real power is to be
regretted. More that is characteristic, more
that is a key to all the rest, is contained in
these neglected aspects of our national life,
than may be found in the thunderous en
ginery and gorgeous pageantry ot outward
development and material grandenr. The
Pan-Americans missed the best part of the
show. When illustrious foreigners land on
our shores again, to explore our resources,
give them more competent guides.
More Divine Power.
The most difficult task for a Christian,
and therefore the most difficult for a church,
which is only an aggregation of Christians,
is to live in the world withont being of it.
This is why Christian character is so weak.
This is why the spiritual power of the
church is so small. There is only one
remedy more divine power in the individ
ual and in the church. "Whatever amount
of power an organism expends in any shape
is the correlate and equivalent of a power
that was taken into it from without" This
remark, which we quote from Herbert Spen
cer, applies equally to religion. A man or
woman or church will put forth just so
much spiritual energy as he or she or it has
absorbed no more. Little spirituality,
little power. Great spirituality, great
power. A writer in the Indiana Baptist
uses an old illustration to show this truth of
dependence upon the spirit of God. Sup
pose we saw an army besieging a walled
city. "We propose," says the General, "to
batter down those walls," We inquire how?
He points to a cannon ball. But we answer,
there is no power in that.- It is heavy;
but if every man in the army should
throw it, each in turn, it would
make no impression. "No," assents the
General, "but here is the cannon." ''Well,
but there is no power in that, we say.
"Ah," retorts the General, "but here is the
powder." Well, what is powder? A child
may spill it and a sparrow peck at it
"True," assents the General. "But I put
this powerless cannon ball in this powerless
cannon. Irani in this powerless powder;
and now look, but hold yonr ears; for I ap
ply this spark of fire, and id the twinkling
of an eye that powder is a flash of light
ning, and that cannon ball is a thunder
bolt, which smites like its brother from the
sky."
So with character and so with the Church.
Add the Spirit of God and either is mighty
to the pulling down of strongholds.
System la Work.
Eeferring to the importance of habits of
regular study to the preacher, the Bev. Dr.
William SI. Taylor, of New York, one of
the most eminent of modern preachers, has
this to say: "More than a quarter of a cen
tury ago, I met, within a short interval,
two ministers in the old country who are
known to me as having done the greatest
amount of work without seeming to be in
any way hurried or overwoiked. These
were Dr. W. L. Alexander, of Edinburgh,
and Dr. John Kadie, of Glassgow; and, on
inquiring of each what division he made of
his time, learned that, altogether unknown
to each other, they had both settled upon
the same plan. Neither of them was what
conld be called an early riser, but after
breakfast each found his way into his study
about 9 o'clock, and remained there at work
until 1; then, after lunch, Dr. Eadie went
out for pastoral and sick visitation, re
turning to u late dinner at 6; the
evenings after that beinc divided between
domestic intercourse and general or discur
sive reading, unless when something special
was on hand, in which case there might be
writing until 10 o'clock, but rarely, if ever,
later. Ever since that time I have adopted
and adhered to this plan with the greatest
advantage to myself, and have thereby been
enabled to get through an amount of labor
which otherwise would have been impossi
ble. Foar hours in the morning given, not
to reverie or newspaper reading, but to
steady, earnest work, will make a minister
independent for the rest of the day, and he
amply sufficient for meeting all the demands
ot pulpit preparation; then the prosecution
of pastoral work in the afternoons will fur
nish a needful alterative and some little ex
ercise." A MlnUtor's Personal Piety.
There is need that a minister should pos
sess personal pietv. It is the judicious re
mark of a clerical writer that "there is a
difference between official propriety and per
sonal propriety. It is not impossible for
one to be a diligent ministtr and at the
same time a poor Christian. Toward the
latter the minister is tempted by his very
work. "Familiarity breeds contempt, or in
difference. The guide, amid the scenes of
some wonderland in nature, becomes uncon
sciously carclesi of the things he shows and
explains to others just because bis taskleads
him to the constant repetition of that which,
were he himself the traveler, would rouse
in him close attention and eager en
thusiasm. There is a tendency to the same
effect in him who guides others through the
wonderlands and glory scenes of Scripture
story and Christian doctrine. His handling
of the Bible tends to become perfunctory,
and bis religious thinking and feeling offi
cial too much and personal too little. The
Bible, by becoming to him a book of texts
for teaching others, fails to be to him the
book of life for his own instruction, rebuke
and comfort To counteract this' tendency,
the minister requires a personal Bible, per
sonal prayer, personal meditation." He
should be his own parishioner and chaplain-in-ordinary
to himself.
Revision of the Confession.
Major Robinson, of Chicago, at the edi
torial banquet for the religious press, given
in the lake city a week or two since, said.re
ferring to the proposed revision ol the Pres
byterian confession ot faith: "We are ar
ranging for a handsome front door, while all
therestwill be backyard!" Nevertheless,!! a
table of Presbyteries that have pronounced
themselves on the vexed question, and pub
lished in the Interior of January 16, can be
trusted, the gravitation of Presbyterial feel
ing is strongly toward revision, with the
handsome front door and unlimited back
yard. Out of 45 Presbyteries polled, 33
favor it To be sure, there are 211- Presby
teries in all; but the figures quoted are a sig
nificant straw, and show which way the
wind is blowing.
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TIib Rev. Dr. Dolllneer.
La grippe has carried off many distin
guished persons (death loves a shining
mark) both here and in Europe. Among
the eminences departed and no w only a
memory is the Rev. Dr. Dollinger, the
leader of the old Catholic movement in Ger
many. He was born February 28, 1799, and
hence was oyer 90. As Professor of Church
1890.
History in the University of Munich, and
then as rector, he achieved his widest fame.
Dr. Dollinger was a polyglot man, and held
his iaenlties in fall vigor to the end.
Increase of Suicide.
Suicide is increasing, and no wonder.
Agnosticism practically dethrones God.
Materialism discredits a future state. Hur
ry and worry sap and mine the public
health. Alcohol and opium destroy the
nervous system. Hence, when human na
ture is disgusted with time and sense, being
freed from moral restraints and having no
fear of the hereafter, it makes for itself a
bloody pathway out of life. The only ade
quate cure is to be found in the reinstate
ment of God, the vivid apprehension of im
mortality and the training of conscience.
Thus tliat profound theologian, William
Shakespeare, makes Hamlet say when
tempted to end his existence:
To die; to sleep:
To sleep! perchance co dream: ay, there's the
rub;
For in that sleep ot death what dreams may
come
When we have shuffled ofl" this mortal coil,
Mnst give ns pause. There's the respect
That makes calamitv of so Ions life.
yno woui,i fardels bear.
To grunt and swear under a weary lite.
But that the dread of something after death
The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
No traveler returns puzzles the will;
And makes ns rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not of r
How to Reform.
Last vear the New York Observer invited
a nuniSer of clergymen to suggest in its
columns ways and means for reaching the
people. Many responded; among the rest
the rector of the most active and aggressive
Episcopal parish iu New York, who said :
I think our Protestantism errs widely in the
whole matter of its efforts to reach non-church
going folk. As a rule, it put Its strong churches
where tbey are least needed and Its weakest
where the field is hardest and least productive.
You cannot preach the gospel through a tele
phone. We need the clergy and ordained wo
men living among the poor; call them sisters.
or call tbem deaconesses, they mnst live there
and (five up thei life to the work. We want
the beautiful churches and the strong preach
ers in the slums.
Evidences of Democracy.
"There cannot be a greater proof of the
democratic turn things are taking all over
the world," remarks James Payn, the En
glish novelist, "than is supplied by the fact
that the young Emperor of China wants to
marry a girl far beneath him." Mr. Payn
is right Love, even when it speaks the
Chinese language, laughs at rank. The
Empress mother insists on his espousing his
cousin but he refuses to be cozened.
The Banner Sunday School State.
Recent statistics snow that in Maryland
there are 2,390 Snnday schools, with 31,021
teachers and 272,563 scholars. Eighty-five,
years ago there was only one Sunday schoo
in Baltimore; now, there are 383, and 103,
229 members. In proportion to population,
Maryland is the banner State in the Union
in Sunday schools.
tncky for the Architect.
Onr comic cotemporary, Puck, quotes the
old saw, everyone is the architect of his own
fortune, and sagely adds: "And it is lucky
for most of us that there is no building
inspector around."
Missionary Figures.
In round numbers 10,000 missionaries are
sent out by the various Christian nations to
preach the gospel to 1,000,000 heathen one
missionary to every 100,000 of heathen!
Answer to the Old Question.
Marriage is not a failure, hut many of
the parties who enter into if are.
Gem From Different Sources.
Leisure is time for doing something useful.
Franklin.
Death will be the funeral of the Christian's
evils and the resurrection of his joys. Mason.
There is no greater every-day virtue than
cheerfulness. 'Tis among men, like sunshine
in nature, the fountain ot health and happi
ness. Epictelur.
The more a diamond Is cut the brighter it
sparkles ; and in what seem the hardest deal
ings God has no end in view but to perfect His
people's graces. Outhrie.
No soui. can preserve the bloom and delicacy
of Its existence withont lonely musings and
silent prayers: and the greatness of this ne
cessity is in proportion to the greatness ot the
soul. Canon Farrar.
Bad company is like a nail driven into a post,
which, after a first or second blow, may be
drawn ont withont much difficulty; but being
once driven to the head. It can be drawn out
only by destroying the wood. Anon.
The Bible is a great flower garden filled with
fuchsias, and with daffodils, and with ama
ranths, and with evening primroses for the
close of life's day, and with crocuses at the foot
of the snowbank of sorrow, and with heart's
ease for the troubled, and with passion flowers
at the foot of the cross. T. De Witt Talmage.
THE OLDEST INDIAN KIBE.
FecnIInr Significance of n Cartons fioulh
American Idol.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Indian idol herewith illustrated is a
very valuable find in reference to historical
researches. It was discovered by the
French naturalist, A. D'Orbigny, on one of
his South American tours. Its age cannot
be accurately established, but its ex
terior as well as the manner ot its
execution and the stone irom which
it is cut point to a very remote
Sglgglgjgisigg
An Aymara Idol.
age. The idol belonged to the Aymara, a
tribe of the Quiuchua Indians who inhabit
the Titicaca L.ike.
The discovery of this idol demonstrates
that the Aymara, if not the oldest, were at
least one of the oldest civilized Indian
tribes.
THE LEGEXD OP THE I5KAHBLE.
A Cnrlons and Interesting Bit of EnglUu
Flnnt Lore.
The cormorant was once a wool merchant.
He entered into partnership with the bram
ble and the bat, and together they freighted
a large ship with wool. But alas! storms
wrecked their ship and all three became
bankrupt. Ever since that disaster the bat
skulks about in the dark to avoid its credi
tors. The cormorant is perpetually diving
Into deep sea waters in search of the found
ered vessel, while the bramble seizes hold of
every passing sheep to make up his loss by
stealing his wool. Such is the charming
legend of the bramble told by Canon Ella
combe in his plant lore of Shakespeare.
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THE FIRESIDE SPHINX
A Collection of EnipaM Its for
Homo GracMng.
Addrets communication for IMi department
to E. R. Chadbourn. Lewiston, Maine.
898 CHARADE ILLUSTRATED.
Edith Estes.
899 the schoolboy's ahbor dat.
A tree I planted in the wold;
Another 'mid the winter's cold;
Another in some barren spots;
Another in some vacant lots;
Another in a pond quite near;
Another in a font so clear.
What produce brought they forth for man?
You've what you will, take what yon can.
What speaketh loud, what sleep will bring,
A prison, and perpetual spring.
1 planted one beside a burn;
Another one in youth's bright morn;
Another one in feeble age;
And one beside the garden sage;
Another planted in a pot;
Another in a case I cot.
These by their fruits you'd scarcely know;
An autnmn hue and sable woe;
A dire disease, a custom dry,
A selfish mood, the reason why.
I planted one in form, I trow;
Another in yonr gaze for show;
Another one beneath the clod;
Another in an acre broad;
Another on a pleasant site;
The last one in the vale so bright
With products various these will shine,
A classic snot and fabric fine,
A misty mass, what wins to health.
An equipage and endless wealth.
W. Wilson.
900 NU1IEBICAL.
Whole of 83 letters is a truthful poetical
St&DZA
35, S 1. 74, 80, 33, 6, 25, 8, 78. 31. Is a bottle for
holding aromatic vinegar or smelling salts.
3. 52, 28, 69, 76. 56. 71, 31, 13, 30, is an Instrument
for measuring ancles in surveying.
SO, 12, 23. 42, 68, 17, 2, 70, 67, 82. Is a writing
desk.
49.22,27.7.68.51,46.72,14,32,13 3 shield or
coat of arms.
29B6. 39. 83, 73. 53, 16. 38,65,45. is a shortgun
with large bore.
18, 61. 5, 60, 10. 25, 54, 79, 64, 37, is a figure of
eight equal sides.
48. 11,17, 20. 47, 59, 70, 21, 61. Is a laying waste.
9. 50, 44, 63, 28, 19, is a small cable.
81. 4, 26. 62, 15, 66, Is a barbarian.
55, 43, 75. 40, is an assortment of type.
41, 2, 67, 12, is a knob a raised work.
Maqias.
901 WHO WAS HE?
As an author he wielded the humorist's quill;
In such genuine tints, with such exquisite skill.
Has he painted thy quaint eccentricities. Pat
Let the reader be ready to laugh and grow fat
ills initials and surname together portray.
What be was in his time, and is reckoned to
day. Now the total behead, but take care not to mix,
And you've one of a mystical circle of six;
If beheaded again. It still stranger will be.
Now you seem to be launched on eternity's sea.
Jnst curtail tor a change, you've a woman well
known,
For her name is enshrined in the night that has
flown;
Whon of either extremities she is bereft.
The center of gravity only is loft
W. Wrusox.
902 DOUBLE LKTTEB ENIGMA.
In "harmony?'
In "apogeer
In "love-lorn" swain;
In "full, then" wane.
The fulWaif light
Illumes the night;
A totaVi glow
Makes one the show.
Bitter Sweet.
903 DOUBLE ACBOSTIC.
1. To cover with foam. 2. A river of Brazil.
3. Certain animals. 4. A follower. 5. Ihe
highest kind of worship. 6. To charm. 7.
Raved In violence.
Primals. a kind of shield: finals, a plant:
combined, a plant Phil O. Bopher.
904 CHARADE.
A last for the table is all;
And the reason its name we so call
Is because that of old
Attrstdla enfold
Its proportions, which were far from small.
But in these days almost any last
For the table as total Is classed.
And banters now choose
A one for their twos.
While for table together they're cast
Bitter Sweet.
905 literaev cohttstdrttms.
Who pants for war? Who dies for peace?
Who conjures gravy ont of grcaseT
Who backward goesf Who forward fliesf
Who puts up fruit for winter pies?
Who waits on table? Turns to ham?
Accords with cabbage? Who's a clam?
AN3WEES.
90 1. Bebrlng. 2. Bestow. 3. Round robin.
4. Encircle.
891 Before, behind, between, become. It
loved, below, belong, befall, betide, bemoaL.
bewail, betray or beware, behold, bestrew, be
have, beguile, bewitch, bedaub, besmear, be
grime, besot, begrudge, beside.
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894 Old Father Time.
895-AskulL
898 BRANCH
E B U B X A
N A C R E R
J V M P K R
A S X, A W I
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897 Free-pass.
898 Stray, tray, ray, ay.
Kangaroos Fast Disappenrlns.
The rapid decrease in the number of kan
garoos is beginning to attract the attention
of scientific societies in Australia. From
the collective reports of the various stock
inspectors it is estimated that in 1887 there
were 1,881,510 knnuaroos. In 1883 that
number tell to 1,170,370, a decrease of 711,
130. The chiet obstacle to the adoption of
measures for the effectual protection of the
kangaroo is his vigorous appetite. One
fall-grown kangaroo eats as much grass as
six sheep.
Russian Iuflaeuza.
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Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy, taken as di
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