i MlillOi a. p. SOHWEIER. THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor amd VOL. XL VII I MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JAN UAH Y 10. 1894. NO. 4: ' i mm i 4 KKV. TALMAGK niK IJKOOJvLYV DIVINE'S su.x. 1AY SKRMOW M.'-j. t t : "The Morning Star." j.'ih-. Uvel;ttioti xx'l., 1 i. This is Christmw Eve. Our attention .ml tli-attention of tho wort I i, drawn to the -tirr'uit r.ointe.l down to tlio caravansirv a i. r.- rhrist .was iborn. li,n do not let tis 'org. that t.hrlut hi mad r win a star. To nrit luminous faet mv text calls n It swim as if the natural world wrm anxious to makoup forthndamaRa it dM our i i -e in furnisnin th forbi.ilen fruit If i - mt fniit wroii-it .l.vitfi nmon?the Nations now nil ih natur.tl pro 'u-t 'all Ix-.-o-ne a si-iii'.ol of hi..-..,,,,., Tim li,,w,.r;n down of t leueaittioft'icoreliarl will mk- usthink of lain whom Solomon .les-rihos as thannpl,, Ir-ea-tiotiif thn tree, of tlm wood, and the !!owor of tan-'.M -l-n and cultured parterrn -hall Ih til- d-w ebnte.l garland forthol.row ,.f tio Lord Jesus. Y.vi. even tho nlirht shaU I .'taxed, nn 1 iU brightest star shall tm sot j, a oni iu the coronet of our holy religion. 1 lav you ever seen the morning star ad v mta-rBotmly? If it was on your way homo from a nijjht a carousal, you saw none of tt l.-aury. IT you merely turnM over on vour pillow in the darknesn, elan.Mnir out of the window, you know leuuiuir a'lout the cheerful l:iflun.-oftuat star. Euttherflare many in tins noli to-n.i,'!it who In ure-it ? of th"irHf., o n of then far out at -a. have -aw 1 at th-it star and !een tlirillud through with in Iiv-.-riba!jle irlalnesa. That -tar comes tremMin' as tiiou,h with the in-rils of tho darkn9, anl y hriirit with the anticipations of th day. It s-ems emo tional with all ten lcrn-s, its eves till with the far of many sorrows. It Is't'ne (fern on the hands of the morning thrust up to signal its coming. Others stais m dim, li! holy ran lies in a cathedral or silver h-ads count e 1 in superstitious litany, l.iit this is a living stars, a speakini; s:ar. a historic star, an evangelistic star hri.-ht and hrillinnt and truia phant svm!oi of tho irr-at lto,leenir. The telegraphic operator puts his tinker on the silver key of th? electric ins-ra uent, and the ti lings tly across tho continent. .nd so it m to raethat the fin -r of inspiration is placed upon this silvr point in the heavns, audits thrill throu ;h all the earth. 'He hold I trim you coo l ti lin-.-s of irreat joy to all pople. Jjehold. I n:n the briirht anl mornins star." The mi- iii'n,- of mv t-xt ts this: As the morning -tar ireeedes and promises the coming of th- dav. so Chr st heralds the natural an I sn'ritaal lawn. In the first place, Christ h'-ra! led the i-om-Ing of the -reation. Th -n w is a time when there was no or T-r. no s.eia I or liMutv. o wing stirret. No w r 1 wn utter- f." io liglit sped. As far as Go 1 colli 1 look up, as tar out, there wis nothing. Imme-isureaM solitn le. Height an ! d-pth an 1 lengtii an 1 hr-alth of nothin-rn.-ss. Did Christ then exist.' on, vs. :- hi n w:-r all things i: t ie that are ma l ; things in h -aven an 1 flings in earth an t things nnder the earth." Yes. dt. ante .iated theereatum. He lediorth r e.urus an ! his sons. H i shona Imfure the : rt morning, li s voice was heard in the "iieerr v:ien t'ne morning stars serenaded : hea iveut of our infant earth, wnen. wrapped i s'.v i 1 liing cioth'-i of ligiir. it lav in the nr t s of the great J ihn.Mii. :e saw the llrst (einta'n laid. II- saw the ntt light ::indt-d. 'I !i it iian I whi 'h wis aft-rward erusfixd .p hi t ; ef. was thrust into chao-. an 1 it r .'i ;:it nt one world an t s.vuag it in ttiat - r1 it. an t brought out aii"ther world and -.viTig it in an ot.h-r or lit, an 1 brought out ni t i-worlds and swing them in their ( ir.i -uiar orbits. They came like sheep at He- i of a sbepherd. They knew is voice, aul ho called thern all by i -ir n i n'-s. Oil, it is an inter-stin t -oi.et t. me to know that Christ had some- :rigfo dowiih the cr-atiou. I s-e now . it was o ea-y for Uun to change water . v,-,u . He first create 1 t'e water. I - now wiry it was so easy for JIim to cure r miae. lie first i.-r -ate i the ;niciliet. I -e :i'-.v .v:iy it was so ' is,- for Him to hush :e :e-Uj,.:. i . sink 1 -aaesaret. I s,.3 n a- x'.w it v .s so e-tsy for lli-n toswing flsn in-s.,.(.u's n -t. II- male the flsa. I 9 -e '.v .vy :i was so c isy lor lion to itive sight l' tue b;m 1 man. ile -'reated t he optic nerve. I - :i ,-.v way it was so easy for Hun to raiss I.i'ii'is from th- dead. He create! the ' " ' i ' i: I.airns an 1 th- ro--k that shut him ir.. s eI:.. -iipp,,s tnat Chr. st -ame a stranger I i 1; tie hen,, (jh, no. He created the s-i i li-T is. an l t:i" flocks they watche I, and "a wii'h th-v pastured, an 1 the a- ti.at o-.-e.Mr -he l the.r ii.M is, and the au j '.s i a.,t .mi i iitc i I i'.e chorus on that C'lTtSt !i: is m-'it. 't hat hand w'lieh w as a terwar-1 n til- t 10 fie er.-ss, w is an o .impotent an I ereuivc tian all 1 tile wflole uuiversiwis po -e, .in : i-tip of o ie of His tinkers. J4 -lor- t'.c world wis Cnri-t wis. All tue wor; l .-am., trooping up out o." til- darkn -ss, mil li-greeted fieri:, as a father greets his hi ir.-ii, w.ia a "goo I morning." or a "goo . nig.it." II m. Lord ! -"is, morning star o ttc jirst creation. Again, C'iri.-t heralds the dawn of eoaifon In a Caristian soul, rloactimes we coaic to p s in life where ail kinds o: trn. illations meet us. i'ou are building up & mo great r. iterpr.se. You have built the foun latba th wall youar- just nooe to put on the eipstone, when everything ts d-mohshe'l. Y hi have a narp all sirung lor sw-etrst a ror , an i soin- great agony ciushi'S it, 'l iiero is a little voice nushed in the house hold, il'ii e ic:0d 'l. Colordas'ied out Ol tue elie.-.;, Tlie ;oo; still, iusteal of tnt qu r' b.'i t in t'o nali, tno heavy trea ! o tl'O- V -O 4(e':i tO tilC ertVrt. O I. W' -l. onr Jlaster lias, an I He will take it and He will wear it over His heart, or He will set it in the vase of the palace eternal. 'The Lord (rare, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." Peace, troubled soul! I put the balm on your wounded soul to-night. The morninif star, the mornlnit tar of the Kodeemer. Again, Christ heralds the dawn or millen nia! elory. It is nignt in China, night in In dia, night in Siberia, night for the vast ma jority ot the world's population. But it ii- ins to me there are sotre intimations of t' e morning. All Spa n is to be brought n . '-r th- intluenoe of the -.spe!. W.iat is fiat light I s-e breaking over the too ot the J'vrenee.y The morning 1 Yen, all Italy iiail receive ttio gosp-i. She shall hnv h.-r schools and her colleges and net fir- people to do amid all these sorrows? P imo sit down and nidirn. Some bite their lip until the blood comes. Some wrinRtbeir t a!- hands. Some fall on their faces. Homf lie on their backs helpless an 1 look an intc what seems to them an unpitying heaven. S i ne pull their hair down over their eyes and look through with a fiend's trlare. Some with both hands, press their hot brain and want to die anl ry, "D Ood O God r J n.rUht, hitter night, stupen loua mgnt of , world's sniTermg! Home know not which wav to turn. But not so the Christian ii. .m. 11-looks up towardthe heavens, tie s" -s a bright npp-viranee in te heavens ' i". it be onlv a tl i-hing meteor? Can It oe :.;v a falling star? Can it bi only a del a-.-: ri? Nir. nay. The long, r he looks , tl.e tr.re distinn it become, until after b v lie he cries out, "A iar--a mom- Car, a star of com.ort. a star ..f'.ac..' star of p.iace, the star of C."p i:...m,,ri ' pca-e for all trouble. Ilaim'for ail wounds. '"; N.v Jesus, the ttreat beiirt healer, cones ia-oo ir ho ne. Peace ! reaoe that a i nn ler-tan ling. We look up ,.-ui. V,.: a,or,.vm.-orteil. It the morn-...g-.ar oftho Redeemer. ho,"rXT lea tl. a nv. r.- " said one servant m t'5 to am.thcr. "vVho broke oiT that flow A , lihcoth -r s-rvant said. "The master N .tain more was sain, f"r if the master had -' t a nglTt to break off a Hower to wear over . tela- tq set totbo v.i? 'h"Aai - ... i' lsari-ht to toaeU the flower? AM . c a , brist comes down into our K"r' it h.-r hlies. shall we fight H.m back? Shall u tab; as though He had no right to -' 1 anv one in all the universa haa f.at which U beautiful in our homes, then -imrches. Her vast paptllatipn shal' . '..r themselves to Christ. What J h that 0 g..i i b.-e breaking over the top of the Alps? 1 morning. All InHa shaU come to Go.L H.-r idols shall bo cast down. Her J"M L.auts shall be Woken. Her Prt 'n: i piitv shall be demolished. S bat thai . h.ht'l see breakimr over the top oft Himj b:a5as? The motninir. The emP" clou-Is shall Kild the path of nVof Stamud lay. The Hottentot Will come i out te mua hovel to looH at tlie dwni tha OhmamAa come up on the (?ranitfl ' 'iSS Ij'.ji the wegiaa ill got up on the rocWs Lea,!, of heaven iU b8nft0"'ef the sun rtae tisil inhabitants come out to see v u fa over the ocean of the world f ?0"-, west, .hu from the east, and trora tue w . tsrel na ler tropical suns. These shiver i therueTaM.1:0 tTan-p iftin up their dusky faces in thedawn. And he w,nd shall waft it, and every mount?n .rod the wave cliffs of stormy Tiberias, and 1 he son of joy shall rise toward heaven, and , which shall strike ba:ictheshout of sa v.t'on ?JhU.n,. r?Wla "" he .tarofChr'.,! A""hty, anl tae morning Har of Christian hope w ill become the full . lunburst of millennial g orv Again, Chrwt heralds the dawn of heaven apon every Chrisiian s dyin- pillow. I suit C3Ka nV,B D.'A"el ,ha,hs "haracte , letios of people in their healthy day. -ryapt to be thetr eharacteristies In their avingdays. The dyin? words of ambitions" I yI'oieon were, "Head of the armv." The J.viug wor Is of po itio Lor.i Uyron" were ! n list slo p now." The dvm-g words of srtcetionate Lord Nelson were, -Kiss me I Hardy. The dying words ol Voltaire were as he saw one whom he supposed to be Jesus in the room, "Crush that wretch." But I have noticed that the dyin wonts of yinstiana always mean peace. Generally tue pain is all gone, and there is jrrent quietude through the room. As one ol Ihese brothers told me of his mother in the last moment.- 'She looked up and said, pointing to some supernatural being that eemed to be in the room, 'Look at that bright form. Why, they have come for me now. " The lattice Is tnrnel so that the light is ery pleasant. It is p via all around. You room It is so different from anvthina J ever expected." And you walk the floor .yK0Ui00?at,0, the window, and you come back and look at your watch, and you took at the face of the patient again, iin i tnere Is no ehanjre, exe-pt that the face is eoomlnjr more raiU.-mt, more illuminated. m wav? ' datn eons coming up higher and higher, until it has touched the ankle tnan tt eomes on up until it touches the Jroee, and then it oomes on tip until It reaches tha girdle, and then it comes on tip until it reaehes the lip and the soul is about to be floated nwavinti Rlory, and you roll back the patient's sloeve and you put your Anger on the pulse, and it Is getting weaker and weaker, and the puis stops, and you hardly know whether the life naa gone or not. Indeed, you cannot tell when she goes away, she goes away so calm ly. Perhaps it is 4 o'clock in the morning, and you have the bed wheeled around to the window, and the dying one looks out into the night skjr, and she sees something that attracts her attention, and you wonder what it Is. Why, it Is a star. It is a star that out of its silver rim is pouring a supernatural light into that dying experience. And vou sav, What is it that you are looking at'?'' She says, "It is a star." You say, "What star is it that seems so well to please you'?'" "Oh." she says, "that is the morning star Jesus !" I would like to have my death bed under that evangelistic star I would like to have my eye on that star, so I eoui 1 be assured of the morning. Then the dash of thesurr of the sea of death would only be the billowing up of the promise, "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers, they shall not overflow thee." All Other lights will fail the light that falls from the scroll of fame, the light that (lashes from the gem In the beautiful apparel, tlie light that flames from the burntng lamps of a banquet but this light burns on ami burns on. Paul kept his eye on that morning star, until he eould say : "I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight. I have finished my oourse. I have kept the faith." Edward Payson kept his eye on that star until he could say, The breezes of heaven fan me." Dr. Goods-In kept his eye on that evangelistic star nntfl he could say, am swallowed np in God." John Temiant kept his eye on that evangelist io star until he eould say, "Welcome, sweet Lord Jesus welcome, eternity." No other star ever pointed a mariner into so safe a harlior. No other star ever sunk its silvered anchor into the waters. No other star ever pierced such accumulated cloud, or beckoned with such a holy luster. With lanterns and torches and a gnide. wo went down In the Mammoth cave of Ken tucky. You may walk fourteen miles anj s-e no sunlight. It is a stupendous place. Some places the roof of the cave a hundred feet high. The grottoes filled with weird echoes, cascades falling from invisible height to in visible depth, (stalagmites rising up from the floor of the cave stalactites descending from the roof of the cave, joining each other, and making pillars of the Almighty's Sculpturing. There are rosettes of amethyst in halls of gypsum. As the guide carries ii is lantern ahead of you, the shadows have an appearance supernatural and spectral. The darkness is fearful. Two people, getting lost from their guide only for a few hours, years ago, were demented, and for years sat in their insanity. You feel like holding your breath as you walk across the bridges that seem to span the bottomb-ss abyss. The guide throws his calcium light down into the caverns, and tho light rolls and tosses from rock to rock and from depth to depth making at every plunge a new rev elation of the awful power that could have made suoh a place as that. A seise of snffocatlon comes upon you as you think thnt yju are 230 feet in a straight line from the sunlit surface of the earth. Tlie iruide after awhile takes you into what Is called the ''Ktar Chamlier." and then he says to vou, "Sit here," and then he takes th-lantern an I irons down undet the rocks, an 1 It gets darfcr an 1 darker, until the night is so thl?k that the hnn I an inch Irom the eye Is tino'wervable. An l then, by kindling one of the lanterns an i placing It in a cleft of the rock, there fs a re.lviiii cast na ne dome of the cav", an i tnere are stain co.u ing out in constellations a brilliant nignt heavens and vou involuntarily exclaim . "Beautiful! be mttful !" Tnen he tak-s the lantern down in other depths of the cavern, and wanders on, and wan iere off, until he comes up from t-ohind the rocks gradually, and It seems like the dawn of tho morning, and it gets brighter and brighter. The guide is a skilled ventriloquist and he Imitates the vob-es of the morning, an i soon tne gloom is all gone, and vou stand congratulating yourself over the wond-riul spectacle. Well, there are a great nnny people who look eowo into the grave asa great oavern. They thint it is a thousand miL-s subterraneous, and al echoes seem to be the voices of despair, anc the cascades seem to be the falling tears tiiat al wars fall, and the gloom of earth seems com ing up in st ilagmite, and the gloom of the eternal world seems descending in thestalae tlte making pillars of iu lescribubla horror. The grave is no such place at that to me. thank God. , Our Divine Guide takes us down into Uifc great caverns, and we have the lamp to our feet and the light to our p ith, and all tne echoes in the rifts o! the rook are ant hens and all the falling water-, are fountains of salvation, and after awhile we ooi up an 1, behold ! the cavern of the tomb has become a king's star chamber. And while we are looking at the pomp of it an everlasting morntag begins to rise, and all the tears o' liartb crystallize into stalagmite, rising up m-Vlar onthe iJA nJl a" h'?t dee of heaven- seem to be descending In a -l.te, umk.ng a pillar on the otner side, and you push against f,e gate that swings betweon he two pillars, and as the gate flashes open -ou find It is one of the twelve int which ,re twelve pearls. Blessed be God that .(trough this gospel the manmoth cave of !ne,epulchre hasbecomethe illumined Star Chamiierof the King! I would Go i that if my sermon tolay does not lead you' tq Cbru, th betai morning, looking out of the window, the agronomy of the night heavens might lead Vou to tho feet of Jesus. Hark' Hark! To Ood the eboro oraalcs host, from .'cry gm lint one aiooe. vu I. ui. star of Bethlehem. The tlist mco from ti-e fur iit point ofIr chtcovery to tue Fole .tself 40 miles. worlJ is - made of the Tl.a OH.cn. , oni1 thigh uotie oi was ioum. ana i" ie District of Columbia has lho ..ittiii on lit: ciic, -Th' lurtzest deal ii t"',"." ---part of the United btate. . -r nn ArcbliishoD of v- Stephen r first divided the Bible into Canterbury, g and verfcoe. ----- the twelfth century. ,-- .-, is a common disli ia J . .1. .a arwvnt i no (jlOSt) v .- Kose leaf jam : where where roses are grown by Koumanim tho million. ,WINBURN'i ODE. The following is th o-lo sa-zgested bv th. forthcoming Chicg- Exposition written by A. C. Swinburne, uf England 3CA3T TO WEST. Eun-t smiles on ju arise; east and wc;t are one. Face to face in heaven before the sov?r;iga sun. rom the springs of the dawn everlasting a glory rentws and transiljurM the w?s "irom the depths ot the sunset a light as of morning enkindles the broad s;a's breast. And the lands and the skies and tho water ore glad ot the day's and the night's work done. Child of dawn, and regent on the world wide sea, England smiles oa Europe, fair as dawn and free. .Jot the waters that gird her aro purer, noi mightier the win 1. that her wate. i know. Out America, daughter nud sister of Eng land, is praised cf them, for as they flow ; Atlantic responds to racific tie praise e: her days that have been aad s'-.all bs. Bo from England westward let tha watch word fly. So fcr England eastward let the sas re-dy Praise, honor and love everlasting be sent on the wind's wings wostwird anl eas-, That the pride of the part and th pride ol the future may mingle as friends at feast. And the sons of the lords of ths world--rUc seas be one till the world's life die. "RETTIE THE SEXTOH. ey jvsc c. nrsu ll.VT'S a good (r'rl, Beltie, wako up!" Jlrs. Burke stonil beside lho ru-'io fin sle bed and wiittil for tho slow brealt-ing-up of her dauv; li ter's morning; slum bers. 'Your pa didn't cet home till nfiet "" miduigUt, and wucii he did come " "Oh mother! had he been drinking a-nio?" asked the girl, now wide awake aud sitting up in bed. "Yes," sighed Mrs. Burke, despon dently. "'You'll have to go over an 1 get B8a Haynes to do tae church w.irk to-day. It's snapping cold, anl the firc'll hsvc to be mala enrly to get tho ;hurch wanu enoujh, su jou m.i?; lurry." "Yes, mother. Out me tho ktjs. I'll be down stairs in a miuutc." Dettie dressed herself qutc'vly and vtitb a soriou3 face. Hurrying down ttairs to tho kitchen she turrit' 1 lo:i enough to doa hood and cloak, declla in? ineaawhiio tho "bite o' breakfast"' that her mother urged upon her, a .d only haif heeding tho direction that Deacon McXeill should be called upou if Ben Hajncs could not be found. Then, taking a bunch of keys from tiio tablu she started, pausing at tbe door to say: "I won't bo back till after Sunday school, mother. Dou't worry about me. I'm poine to do pa's work to-'lav; he'll lo'e tao job if t.iey find out Iil's boen driuking." AndU.-ttic wa away brforo btr inotaer could utter a word of protest. AVhen Jim Burko's wife was disable 1 by rheumatism soma months before, her earnings ai laundress to some of the more thrifty families of tho community coated. Tho loss was a serious matter, for since Jim, as a day laborer, was notj noted for special dexterity, and his usc- fulness was further impaired by the un ' fortunate drinking habit that occasion-' ally caused his prolonged absence from duty, his work was not a source ol! regular or abundant supply. And though, tho simplo needs of tho family did not' exceed his Income, tho unfinished pay ment for their little cottage demanded a persistent effort of which poor weak, J:m scorned incapable. Tho family council held to consider! this unfavorable state of affairs was a; brief one. Mr. Burke tersely explained, that Bettlo's succession to her mother'.-i work and earnings was tho most reason able solution of the difficulty; that a) fouctcen years a girl ought to bo some thing rooro than a child, and he took oc . c.ision to donounce Bettie's desiro to stay1 at school uulll sbo could "keep store-, men's books for 'cm" as tbo fruit of thud jndulgenco which his own txperieaco convinced him was inevitable iu parents jf an only child. ! Matters might haro gone according tq this decision, bad Mrs. Burke's energy declined with her health, or had the loss! of her wnjo earning power exhausted! her virtues as Jim's "better half." Favored by circumstances, she soon fsund for him a "new job" in the vacant office of sexton in the Trcsbytctiaa 'Jhurch. The committee wero won over to his cause by the lack of other candidate?, and thsir apparent readiness gave him some warrant for his frequent boast that this was a raro example of "the office iccklnz the man." So great a mark of favoritism moved him to unwonted fidelity in the discharge of his work, and to concession to Bettie's ambitious desires. Their treasury was replenished, aud Bettio bad b9en making uninterrupted progress in her sihool work, when this chilly Sunday morning in March found tho sextoa to'mporari'.y Unqualified for his duties. Bcttie bogan her work at the church with much confidence in herself a) a substitute official. 610 found a de lightful demonstration of her power in tbo atmaipheru of tho uulionco room steadily growing war.u after her vigor ous efforts with tho furnace. But her courao ebbed as she entered tbo chapil iu tho rear of the cburcli. Jim's Satur day afternoons wero always given to re storing Sabbath order there, ami now tbo silont wall clock, the darlcene 1 win Jow3 and tho dust and disarrange ncnt from tho mid week sessions beloiuu'.' I tuo 1'rpth of his tiairlce'. j . : tmi'j '.' ii too siiorc for the Uo i be swept before Sun lay-school, which ;ouve :ed after the morning service, conijiartilive neatness was nil she ould icmeve; she would come back alter dinner and restore the room t its wonted cleanliness before the G o'c'.oclc ;haptl service. Ten o'olock found tbe sturdy Betty in the tower room under the belfry, both hands clinching the thick rope, and hcrl heart bea'in so loudly that she won-1 de:ed whether she could hear tho Meth odist bell. ;ai the oplT pther church bell ini tno ntnctoTn, ana r: rzm oa am-bi- Dal, in want of a time piece. Suddenly it rang. Bettie pulled her rope, but without producing a sound. Desperation gave her strength. She Lent forward in a mighty effort. CI ang! CI ang! CI ang! Beitie bent her head in terrified cer tainty that tho sonoroa3 metal had left its yoke and was descending upon her. Clung! sounded the distant bell. Bcttie essayed a responsive stroke that resulted in a strange and uncertain sound. She grew hot and d!7.zy, but she had no thought of giving up. Agaiu her guide Clang! Clan! And now a slow and steady pull (brought out a tone more powerful and sustained. ' "I hope our friend James h not wrest ling with his eld adversary this morn iiiL,'," meditated Parson Brownell, care fully placing bis manuscript in his breast pocket as be stood by bis study window. At the same timo Brother Wentz was preparing a few p'inaent remarks upon the "sliiftlcssncss" of a board that could appoint Jim Burke a3 sexton, these to be lielivcred to his first appreciative hearer. And in a neighboring house a certain member of the fire com oany, super-sensitive to alarms, threw down bis razr in the midst of hi.s Su-vlay morning shave, at Bettie's first or.st.-t. But she soon bean to ci'.ch the tims 'iiid motion, ami, save oj.ne capriciom ness, her bell s v j ig iu usual fashion. Then, after the other had ceased, a fr.v more pe tls for a slio-.v of independ ence, a-i 1 B.ttte, dropping tho rope, r?tcd against the wail and clasped her lourning anl blislcre I palms together pon her forehead. But if the Presby terian wcrshipers failel to assemble, it was not for want of summons. ' Tbe morning wore oa. Bettic grew Viltn down in tho furnace-room as she ard the service proceeding in custom ary order, whilo tho atmosphere up stairs i.v, need no puny handling of shovel and lons, and inspired the trite witticism, a fiicnd greeted friend after service, that "Jim must havo been trying to givo a clincher to some points of the doctriue. " Tho last uttendant at Sunday-school ile;.arted, aud Buttio locked tho doors sad hurried ho ne to a dinner whose di gestion was aided by a comforting sense at relief. , Following her determination of tho lorning aud early afternoon hour found ie stxtoa pro tcm. back iu the ciiapal, j-irroundcd by tha clouds of dust that rise at fie s.viit motion3 ot her Droo.n. S un iing against the back wall of tho loo n v. as an old-fashioned cupboard donated to the ucs of a library, when, years before, the Sunday-school needs demanded such a piece of furniture. It was disturned only on rare occasions, 3-jch as tho removal of carpets, and be ing raised but a few inches from the floor, to sweep under it was a matter of some difficulty. Jim was not scrupulous in bis notion? of cleanliness, an I the spot was often neglected for weeks, but Bcttie, impelleJ by womanly instincts, included it in he:; dirt-expelling round, thrusting her brush; with vigor into the space. Out rolled the collected lint, an3 with it a rounded, dust-coated leather wal let. She picked it up, dreading the out-' come of a new surprise, and opened it.; Tho sight of the bulky rolls of bills in-' side mado her breath come fast. Vrittca in ink upon the inside of the flap was the name and address of Caspar Msrlow. The mystery begai to clear. Tho town had been agog for weeks over the disappearance of this money and the re ward ollored for its recovery. Caipar Marlow, a wealthy farmer, was also a metaphorical pillar of the Presby terian Church, further fancied by an ad miring member as "the pillar supporting tho pulpit" a frequent supply of arrears in the pastor's salary furnishing the an alogy. The V.'celvly Iutclli-cncar, a publica ti u who:e prosperity vprung from the knowledge possessed by its editor of tho kind of news its readers desired, had recently chronicled "An Unfortunate Accident" as folio. vs: 'Our feilv.v townsman, Mr. Caspar Mario ;v, was ti:e victim of a painful ac cident Vu.l:ie-:Jny night nf last week, which v as af.eniel -.vit'u a serious I033. As he was pas-tug out from tin caapel door of the Presbyterian c'nurcli at tho close of piayer-tnoet'mg, he missed hi3 footing and lull with groat force upon the icy pavement. He. wxs severely bruise i, aud though he walked that night tho distance ol one and a half miles to his home, ho has been confined to tho house since by the severity of his injuries. Up on reaching home, he discovered tho loss of $300 in casb, the partial payment for a carload of his famous fat cattle, sold in tho Chicago market. ITj had arrived, homo that evening after banking boars,' and was thus obliged to retain the money upon his pr rion. i "Tne lueral reward o.TereJ for its restoration ought to bo sufficient induce ment to the tinder of the valuable wal let. There can be no question that the wallet was lost in his fall, since it was it the breast pocket of his frock coat, and ai3 overcoat was unbuttoned; and there s no doubt that it was found by some bystander at ths time, or by some traveler in tho vicinity within the suc ceeding twelve hours." The aggrieved Mr. Marlow was re membering, with growing irritation, tho discomfiting courtesy of tho onlookots that night, who restored to him his hat,, and the fragments of his shattered set ot' false teeth, in t-ie dishonesty of some no of the n b -i r-.ie nvr-: and more en feut. And the locality about tho church lo ir was s'iil haunted iu u'd out-of tlmol hours liv feirching boys who ex cn ie 1 the radius of their explored ter iiory as ti ne ) ased and tho pocket ion'.; was still missing. Bettio was fille 1 with dlsmiy at tho iisrovery, ft-ariug that it miijht involve ler in some culpable way. Hero was a lev responsibility, a:.d she was nlready jvtrbur.ieiit 1 . with such. There was j. it oue t'.iin; to do, so, abandoning sroom and brushes, she seiz-jd her wraps in i hurriedly left the church. "Under the bookcase in the chapell iV'ell! Well!" r-iteTated Mr. Marlow in tho ha'lita7 cf ln3 bouse, pausing thoii'htiu'ly ino-t breath :i:ne to i i, must have bi ia Lis colloicy with the s-ss 15i.tt:c, who had "not or sit down." "Xow :l -n when I went back for my rubbers; tue room was dark, Jim thit is your father had the light' 'uior.f out wheu I went back, and I haJ bad timo buntiug urouad for my overshoe-. "You know I always wedge my chaii in that anale the bookcase makes with tne wan; won c trust my wjignt ton. ordinary chair since one broke dowt under me at Kitty Wilson's wedding. "Easy enough for It to slip out frot my pocket when I was feeling 'round lot my overshoes, and for me to knock ii under there myself. I had mighty good reasons for not thinking about losing mi pocket-book or anything else just then. Bat I tell jou, Bcttie, I meant what 1 said about getting it back," and stand ing his cane against tho wall, Mr. Mar low counted out $100 from the contenti of the wallet and thrust the bills int tho girl's hand, aiding, heartily: "And I'm glad you're the oue to 2nd it, Beltie. You're a good girl!" Bettie did not bring about her father 'i reformation at once, as some of her ovei hopeful admrera prophesied she would. The old habit st'U occasionally swayed him, but at such times Bettio assumsi the sexton's duties, an 1, so secured. Jim's re-election to the position was cer tain. "Jim or Bettic, one of 'em will co the work done, and dono well enougl for us," was tho ruling sentiment of thi church board, and Bettie and "her Sun day," as it came to be called, supplieJ the theme for many subsequent stories, some of which gained a little ou th facts whenever they were retold. "I dou't know," Brother Wentz ussi to say whenever the matter wa3 referred to, "whether that slip of a girl would have gone into the pulpit or nt, if any thing had ailed tho preacher, but sh run the rest of the nnetin', bell ringin' nd all, and did it ju3t as we'd as Jim could have done it, or any one else foi that matter." Worthington's Magazine Music at the World's fair. The Bureau of Music of the Columbia, Exposition has issued a list of that por tion of ths special musical demonstra lions to take pl-io during the World's Fair, for which J.ites h.ie bjen abso lutely fixed, beginning with May anc ending in July. Although concerts bj American artists have been arranged, anc the programme, as given out, shows t notable representation of American sing ing associations, it does not contain thi na ue of any work by any American com po?er, nor any hint of any arrangemcati for the pro luctioa of auy such work! during tho duration of the exposition. It is not, surely, enough that Amcricao musis should bo represented by its na tive executants; it should also bo repre sented by native producers, and tho ap parent fnilure to provide opportunities for such representation will certainly leave both American and foreign visitor! to tiie far in doubt whether we as a Na tioti j ;o?s any t vr,?i-y for music.i productiveness at all. Where tho Ameri can architect, so to speak, has been glorified, the Atnericta artist has been given ample opportunity of sho ving hit capabilities au I attain nents, and tht American Litndiijr.iftsmnn and invento encourage 1 to the greatest possible ex tent, it certainly see us h ud that, so fai as one can le;iu, nothing has 'jeeu d on for the American composer. D.irin; September, M. Siint-Sieus, Dr. Mac Mickenzio, and oti.er foreign composer of eminence will visit tho expositioa c inducting several programmes ;f thcii O'xn choral and instrumental worlts, as well as works of other conipjiers of theii respective countries. It would certainly seem only fair that in an exposition pre sumably intended to encourage American art and industry in ail its branches, a liki opportunity should bo extended to simii American compoier. Americans ma cot yet have attained any com-niading eminence as musicians, but certainly something has beea dono in this direc tion, and that something is as certainl; entitled to representation at tha World" Fair. Harper's Week I v. Spony ati Didn't C.ire Who Knew It The newly wedded couple boarduc the train at a village station and a crowd of about a hundred people saw them off. The groom was a strapping young fel low with sunburned face and hands anc bear's grease on his hair, whilo the bridt might have beeu the "hired gal" on the lama farm. They had no sooner taken a scat than he p it his arm around her an 1 began to caress oac of her hands. A voics in rear of them cried out "Spoocsl" but tho bridegroom gave no sign. Pretty soon he pullod her head over on his thoulder and there was a titter from the rear of the car. The head staid righi there, however, and Josh got both hei hands in his oao paw. Three or fotu voices cried out "Oh!" and "Ahl"' bul it was fully two minutes before he tea dcrly pushed her away and rose up anc looked around and said: "We are mar ried. It was a case uv love. We sparkec" for seven years. She's my violet and I'a her towerin' oak. We've got ISO mila to go and we are goiu' to spoon even rod of it and if thar'sany critter here whi thinks he can't stand it ho can git oj and walk!" Chicago Herald. A I'Hnlonable IlilU-rcnrf There had been a homicide in a saloon and one man was telling all about it, even to the minutest detail. He bad seen it all and knew what he was talking about, lie said, and not withstanding everybody had not im plicit confidence in his statement, no body cared to call him to account and make him show proof. Naturally such a man would bo a good witness and at the examining trial he was put nn tbe stand. "What do you know about this at fair?" asked the court. "Not. tain' ycr honor," lie replied st promptly as to startle those who had heard his story. "Didn't you," asked the surprised Judgo, "tell a number of people yod tiad seen it all?" 'Yes, ycr honor." 'Then how docs it happen that you say here that you don't know any thing about it?" "Well, it's this way, yer honor,' he said with n redeeming blush. "I was only a talking then, an now I'm a swearin'." The court noted the distinction. Mcwaro the Iapl.ns. The common daphne grown lit flower Hardens is oiir (f the most deadly poisons known to the botan ists. Three or four of tbe berries will kill a man as quickly as strychnine, and one lias lcn k nown to kill a child in half an hour. There are nuiueroul flowering plants which arc perfectly harmless both in leaf, flower and seed, and so long as these can be readily obtained there Is no excuse far a flor ist, .nllr.tvin-r t- n . I . n 1 .... daphne to grow on his premises. HE WAS BALD. Vi.l He Tried to Correct the Working ot Mature. It was one of the by-laws of the Heartache's Heavenly Hair Raiser that it be used freely before retiring, rubbing it Into the scalp. Just be fore he went to bed that night, the man liolted the back door, put the cat in the wood-shed, came in whistling the "Jr'atinitza" waltz, danced up to the clock-sheif. and. pouring out what he supposed to be his hair ferti lizer, he mopped it all over his scalp, and stirred it well in around the roots of his little hedge of hair at the back f bis neck. The glue bottle, by an unearthly coincidence, was nearly the same shape and size as the hair sap bottle, lb: went to bed. '(Jeorge." said his wife, turning her face to the wall, "that stuff you're putting on your hair smells ike a pan. of hoapgrease." 'Perhaps I had better go up stairs atidsleen," snarled (Jeorge. '-You're mighty sensitive! Vou wouldn't ex pect that a man can put stuff on his heail make his hair grow, and have 't smell like essence of wintergrecn, vould you?" They went to sleep mad as Turks. This particular bald-headed man, ii!;e a good many other bald-headed men, had to get up and build the fires. When he arose next morning the sun peeped in at the window, anc. saw the pillow cling to the back of his head like a great white chignon; he thought it must have caught on a pin or shirt button. It looked ridicu lous, and he would throw It back on the bed before his wife saw it, so he Miight it quickly by one end and "yanked." ' Oh! oh!" he screamed, "what's I '(vii going on here? Thunder an liejttniti'!" and he began to claw at his scalp like a lunatic. His wife tprang up from the couch and began ;o sob hysterically. "Oh, "don't George! What Is it. What's the matter?" i'e.itg! was dancing about the room, tlie pillow now dangling by a few hairs, his scalp covered with siim'tlii(ig that looked like sheet itijicr, while the air was re-lo'i-nt of warlike explosives, as if a :lictona:y bad exploded. With a womau's instinct the poor wife took in the situation at a glance, and ex claimed; It is the glue!" The bald-headed man satdown in a chair aud lookeit at her a moment In contemptuous silence, and then ut Vrcl the one expressive word: '( ;iuel"' Now began a series of processes and experiments unheard of lu the an lalsof chemistry. Jane, you must soak it off with a-arm water. I've got to go to I'tica o-day." '1 can't, ( leorge," she replied in a fiiilty tne, "its waterproof." 'Yes, 1 might have known it; anil 1 suppose it's ilreproof, too. ain't it." He scratched over the smooth plat hig with his finger nail. "it's hard as Iron," he said. "Yes he said it was good glue," rejioated she innocently. "Can't you .kin it off with your razoi, George?'1 Ion'tyoti trifle with me, Jane, .let tue that coarse tile in the wood l:ed." It may be imagined what followed, md now as the bald-headed man sits n theofrice he never removes his hat, .'or his entire skull is a howling .vast.e of blistered desert, relieved iere and there l.y oases of black oitrt-iilaster. The Christian at 'Vork. Not On Our Itoatl. One night we were coming in on !hc train when we encountered the fiercest looking storm I ever saw. I knew the conductor of the train very well, and ho knew I wanted to see a cyclone, f-'o he" took me forward and put me on the engine, telling the en gineer to show me the first cyclone that crossed our path. The great black cloud was streaked ever and anon with lightning as forked as a snake's tongue. 1 could hear the roar of tbo wind above the tremend ous breathing of the engine. It was a grand and terrible sceno to me. The engine seemed to be driving right into the storm center. 1 looked every moment to see the smokestack twisted from the boiler and the cow catcher hurled into black night. I closed my eyes for a moment, for it seemed to me my time had come. When I opened ray eyes the sky was clear. The stars were sparkling like diamonds, and the storm lay in the back ground like a monster that had been overpowered. 1 looked at the engineer. He was as calm as it he had been at a harvest dance As soon as I could catch my breath I aid to him, "No cyclone yet?" He gazed at me fixedly a moment, '.hen he asked, "Have you been asleep?" Not so far as I can remember," 1 inswered meekly. "Young man," said he, solemnly, "no cyclone ever tackles this engine. They get out of the way when they sec it coming. One tried it once and went out of the business tho next day. If you were on the road you would have seen the cvkc. 1 1 loves to dally with that road, not with our'n. Sorry we can't accom modate you. Conductor ought te have known better than to take you on in." "So I go back home with no cy clone story but this, hey?" "You've had the best that we caq givo you, stranger." Light Sockets. A new socket for incandescent lamps has been brought out which h I flexible and will admit f the lanir globe being turned in mat uirecuon or another. A sprinc coil forms on .r tho oinn.'rt iins to the lamD base find takes the place of the thread on the regular socket Another novelty j H:'Oiii iue(iri!iK mu auaiji ijuiul ui. the end which prevents unauthorized persons from removing the lamp by pressing o;cn the spring, and allows only a licrson carrying a cover for this point to tamper with the socket. Tweed, as n ciotu name, arose from a tnii-tukt-. Its mime was twill, but in a bottled invoice sent to a London n-rrchant the word looked like twed, and so this name came into use. GEN. SHERMAN'S BEAR. amuHlng Aotlt-a of ltrutu On a Itfvtnm Cutter. In the early spring of lf-iiG. 1 wai ordered by the Hon. Secretary of thi Navy to go to Detroit, Michigan, anc assume command of the United States revenue steamer "Dix" thet preparing for a cruise on the lakes. My instructions were to proceed tc the bead waters of Lake Superior, and there await the arrival from St Paul, of Gen. William T. .Sherman. l 8. A., and his stalT, and ti plact my command under his directioi while he was visiiing the frontlei fortifications. On the day after our arrival G n oral Sherman made his appearance accompanied by his stall', and thej w ter. ceived with all honors. We visited a number of the coat fortitlcation ; in tbe region, and ar rived finally at Grand Portage. Soot after coming to anchor here, we re telved a call from the Indian agent whoinformel us that the ltidiani would lik-. to have a t-l.c with Gen eral Sherman. Tbe Gem ral .jirc-si C his willingness to t'rar.t their request and the next morning was appointee for the interview. On reacluiug tin shore w.' wer.- e cortcd by the agent to the place of meeting, wh ' w found a coodly number of Indians sit ting around a camii-flre w;'h tin principal chief standing in iV mid die. We took seats assigned us it the circle, and we were treaty 1 t cooked veni-jon, after whi !i the 'pipe of p ace" was handed round each one taking a puff or two fiotr. its stem. Pres ntly from th r ar ol the camp an old chief approached leading a young black b ar. Walkicj up to General Sherman, he stated that his people wished to present th; Lear to him, and hoped th Gen ra, would receive it. The General') kindly disposit'on would not permi: him to decline th gift, i-o it wai graciously accepted, i'.ut at the cIom of the ceremonies an I after the In dians had gone, came the importan; question; What was to bo done witl Bruin? General Mierm.in frankl; slid he did n)t want him. The other o'.lhe;-s ile lining tlietrif. lh General turn d to me. and icini very fond of animals I pminptiy ac cepted the b ar. 1 hoped to taint him, and really ant'clpated mud pleasure with my ncw-i'mmd fri- nd. Little did I r. alie ai! that was it store for me! We so.m returned t theshij,, Prnin was tumbled on board the anchor catheaded, and wo wcr once again at 's a." P.i uin was knowt as "General Sherman's bi ar. " and at lowed to :oam about at'. is own sw e' will. Ho was lu'ct for the fir t lew days, and seemed to be taking in tht situation, and laying plans for thi future. I was determined that, i: jO'Sible, we should le the best o: friends; aud as be was vory fond o: stiar, I concluded to cultivate bli friendship by this means. In a shorl time lJruin discovered that I kep; myself supplied with lumps of sugar, and he was constantly trying t gel his head into my pocket Often, when I was sitting in a camp-chair, he would walk up oti his hind legs and placing his big Hack p.wi against me, beg fur sugar or candy, and he was not at all pleased wiior he failed to get it Ile mio:i lnndt hims df perfectly at home, and w.-n; about investigating the s!i:;i. TtK sailors taught him many trick-, an really made him more ir uMe-'i:.i than he othcrwi-e would lire b.cn. His great gatno with livrn was a sorl of "tug-of-war." He V (.u'd c!ut t one en I of a rope with hi- paws and teth. and a sailor the other, b'.dt pulling with ail their might, and i! Bruin happened to l e the .-uccessfu' contestant, nc would show his delighl by putting his head between his leg and rolling about the decks like i ball. He found nod iliculty in goiuii up and down a common rung-ladder, but a pair of stairs was quite anothei matter. Usually, after go ng dowr very carefully for a step or two, hi would become discouraged anl tumn.e I! I to the bottom with a growl. I'.ruin scent was acute, aud ery soon lie di covered that the sugar-bowl and mo lasses-X)t were kept in the pantry al the foot of the steps. He also learned that the colored steward was ven much afraid of him. Stand ng up right on his hind legs he would grow and rush into the pantry, and w th i cuff of his pawdrivc out the stewaid upset the sugar-bow!, and grabbing what he could of the contents, hurry on deck to escape the punishnien which he knew would follow. Io cember St. Nicholas. Household Itrt'nkng.-s. A creaking joint in the domestu machinery i- that of servants' break ages. How often one hears tin plaint, "I'm through buying c-Njen sive china and glass, it seems to b the slipperiest sort for the maids U hold," or a sigh from the collector o bric-a-brac. '1 can a-ure my turiii; against lire an 1 burglary, l ut nut. alas! against the dangers of dustim. day." Some mistresses try toe force 1 1 prin"iple that breakages must be pair for out of the maid's wages, but, as war recently tested in a oiiee court, thi: process is not legal and the servant can claim and secure full wages The metbo l is, 1 esides, manifest!.! unjust as in the horn- s of wcalthj person it might be possible for ; careless servant to break In an in stant a piece of bric-a-Drac that il would t ike years of unrequited lai o to pay tor. A suggestion which comes from . writer on the subjec t is to the effect that housekeepers might find relic! in a "breakage fund." That, for in stance, a sum of two dollats pel month Le put aside, to be divided among the servants where two o: three are kept, less it only one is cm uloyed, from which sum 2.1 cents ii Ue l'ucted for every article broken b; any one of them. This nrght be pos sible and successful in some Louo hnlJ,s, tut in many would not t feasible. It would at least do awaj with the cxesperating indifference with which an inquiry about broken articles is met, and would blunVthe edge of the painful mystery which always surrounds such occurrences. - New York Times. An interesting subject traffic circles is whether be Mnaideredjjiijjjaje. of dUca$3lon i a bicjc'.o ca' -wlsery & Co Misery loves Company. Misery a brindled cat and Company is a big Newfoundland dog. " They were raised, and livid very happily for some years, in a sham ; hikh up on the rocks of a va an:, block in Harlem; but times have changed with them now, and thev are in a fair way to become tramps in the wide world of unclaimed cats und dogs. Some days ago the people of tht. hanty were forced to move away, and a blacksmith's shop was Unit upon the rocks, then a wagon-load ol large steam drills was hoisted up and piled alongside of it; and in a few luonths a row of tall modern house will stand ia the little shanty' place. When the owners moved awav they left Misery and Company al. alone to take care of themselves as best they could; and their trial wuuid have begun before now if it were not for tne children in the ne ghber hood, who have so far kept them nupplied with bones and pieces of meat and bread for Company is one of those great, big good-natured dog that would not harm a niou e. and be has made many friends among the little toys and girls near by, whom he is always ready to play tag with, ar even to ride around upon his back. ; Paring school hours Misery and Company pass their time very quietly together, wondering what has be L'lime of their owners, and wandering a!out over the rocks in search ol 'hem. At night they crawl under tht hanty, and Misery curls herself up ;lose against Company and goes to sleep, as a kitten docs with its mother. Company is always first to wake ui in the morning, but he is careful not to disturb Misery until she begins to stretch herself and is ready to rise: then she walks around him. rubbing herself against him and purrinif. as if to say, Come, let's take a walk;" and they start off together, side by side, for a ramble before breakfast. As Company's legs are very long Misery finds it bard work to keep sten, arid it is eiy funny, as they are trotting along together to see Company looking l.wn sideways at Misery with a great deal of admira tjo i. but still in a reproachful sort of way, as if he were saying, "Why don't you keep step?" Although Company never mind, however roughly the children may play with him. he Is very jealous ;md uneasy if any one of them tries to catch Misery: he will then give a grulT kind of a bark, which the boys and girls all understand very clearly to mean. "That's niy cat, and you must be very careful of her." SU Nicholas. !lnl. Him I(si(. I ... She had a -brill voting voice rnnt pervaded tlie wlio'e ear. and when die spoke In the infantile ti.iriiiig at tier side, she slopped over into baby talk that made all the other passen L'ers grit th'ir te'dli and clu'eli tlie iilusli backs of the seals in fionl. The car was lull, and 11m- f .:.d voting kuard.aa of uifancv and innocence tieeupiel the llrst -cut. hack to back .vim that was tie- se.it thai faced '.lie -tove. ai.d on this undesirable ; '-; sat a thin, old man, with tli:e-j Mteliels aud chin whi-k-'is. There was a lull for a lew miles iiid the passengers began to relax .b .-ii MiiU-cles. and breathe freer, when !l.e fusilade suddenly began again. Scepy, ittledirl? Oh, so seepy?' No re-pon-e. Was oo mamma's witlle yarn tlamtna s wittle yarumyvam? Look lp here! Look at me! Oh, vou bad. Was no mamma's naughty bad?" Three slaps. I - oh, you bad. preciou-. it Lie -it.g I .'lamina s JDaisv Ducktilliis. heiow ine '.'.i' trots. Ivis-aim mel m vow lea Kissliiil I'le!" '1 nere were beads of p- i-piratioi ui I lie face of the man with the h 'i whiskers, anil whet! the couduo .o: i-peiied the car door he gave a convulsive shiver, that knocked down die coal shovel. ''Conductor," he whispered, "you laven't come too saon." Why?"' "I'm a desperate man," "Too hot?" asked the conductor f.:c Imgly, opening the stove door. Hot? Man, it's that woman and a' v back of nie. It's the baby :wa idle. I tell you 1 can't -tmd it. I've raiscdninc young ones myself out :ii i way, and 1 didn't raise 'em oh :ha'. Git the woman anything she .va;,'-. Git her a bouse and lot I'll eiiip in, but keep her quiet II ? ui don't, conductor, I'll brain thai la by with this yaller (-ample case. :le ii ? I'm desprit!" The conductor didn't reoly. lit can d over to the young woman and laid: "Madam, you must send that dog :o tue baggage-car." l'rce Press. Sulifiimt- ami Tliuuilvr-StoriiM. Among the supposed relations be tween sunspots aud the atmosphere of the earth is one in w hicli thunder storms are concerned. Half a do..-n years ago it was noticed in havaria that destructive lightning stroke were apparently less numerous during a maximum than during a minimum of sunspots, and Doctor Von Fieold came to tho Conclusion that big'i temperatures and a spot!e-s soldi surface give years abounding in than-der-stornis." It this theory is correct, the sum aier Just passed should have been com paratively free from thunder-storms, for tbe sunspots arc now approaching a maximum. Next Summer also should, upon the same hypothesis, witness relatively few thunder-storms. In Lngland there has, indeed, been noticed this year an apparent tendency to follow the supposed law describf-d above, as thunder-storms there have been less numerous than they were a few yean ago7 when the sunspots were neat their minimum. Probably, as Is the case with all tin Other supposed relations between sun spots and terrestrial phenomena, tlm proof in this case will be very slow to obtain and very far from convincing, until we have learned much morn than we now know of the general 'aw-of the solar. action. ... ... Ciiniditg plays no regard to virtnt aid b bat a low mimic cf wisdom. : .- ,. h souttl. mm - irom tne nonn.syu.--- rrheseswei' powardait TmK.'T.' rat.
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