Si.'. - j, 'i- -lav -"f & AW Mvt I B. F. lOHWEIER, TUB OONBTITUTION-THE ONION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. VOL UI. MIFFLINTOWIS, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. 1898. NO. 35. 7 mam I II x II II I "S. CIIAPTEK I. Tin- Inst notes of an air from the "Trov. afore" were dying out over the shining sea. The crowd which had gathered on the pier to listen to the hand tiegiin to move and disperse, the music lieing over for that afternoon, a fine glowing August afteriinon, tempered by the fresh, soft air breathing across the bay. crisping the waters here and there and bringing a de lightful sultuess from the rippling wat ers. The scene is Fordsea, a flourishing bath ing place on the South Coast of Knglnnd, not altogether dependent for its prosperity on summer nomads. Its attractions are of a more permanent character. Itcing In the close neighborhood of the naval and military station of Kastport, the otll c.rs of both services are glad to establish their families In the villas, terraces, cres cents, which border the grassy common intervening between them ami the lionch. At the end of this pleasant common a pn tty two-storied villa stood on an abrupt rNiug ground. A Teranda, its support oergnwn with roses and honeysuckles. ran along the side facing the sea. Tins i v. iauila was evidently used as a morning rioiu, comfortable loiiugiug-rhairs, a work table laden with books, bright-colored mI1 ami wools, a "loll and a cup and ball lay about. in the bench in front of this dainty ;..ai.si.ii a yoiiiig ludy was sitting on a r: !e of shingle, blomhed by sea and sea nai.r to perfect cleanliness, which nf f..rded a comfortable resting place. The young lady seemed much at her ease. Her si. ,rt of blue serge was turned up over a second skirt of w hite and blue and caught up at the back in what used to be called "iihwife" fashion the bodice fitting her s'wht supple figure easily, perfectly; a littie foot in a dark blue stocking, and an incomparable shoe peeped forth as she supported an open book on one knee, and a w iile -brimmed sailor hat almost hid her face as she bent over the pnge. A big br-wn boat drRwn up beside her made a shelter from the level rays of the sink ing sun. Altogether she presented a pret ty picture of quiet enjoyment. , As the Inst strains of the band died away a gentleman in boating attire stroll ed slowly across the grass, paused, lookdJ round as if searching for something, and then came straight over the shingle to wards her. She heard his step and looked at her book with renewed attention, nor did she move till he stood beside her. Then she raised her fnee an interesting, rather than pretty face, somewhat brunette in complexion, and .uile, with a warm pale ness a small, oval face, with a delicate chin and a Tery slight downward curve at the corners of the soft red mouth, that gave a pathetic expression to her counte nance when In repose. Her eyes, too, which were her best feature large eyes, with long, dark lashes, had a wistful, far away look, more suited to a saint than to their piquant owner. The man who paused beside her was tall and slender, with a grace of movement not usual in an Knglishmen. He was Marker, too, than ordinary Anglo-Saxons, n ho rarely possess such blue-black bait and flashing dark eyes as his. His well ciif, refined, but determined mouth was un-liailcd by mustaches, though a strong growth of black beard showed through the clear olive-brown skin. He smiled a -"ft. caressing smile as he threw himself on the sand at her feet, paying: "I thought y .ii had gone on the pier with Callander?" "S' : he hns gone to the station to meet Mr. Standish, and Mabel has had the h tior of a command from the Grand luichcss to drive with her." The saintly-pathetic expression entirely disappeared as she spoke with a swift, arch Millie, and a flash of scorn from her "holy eyes." ".Mi." he returned, in nn amused tone, "ul.y did you not go to meet your be low.! guardian?" I never meant to go. I came out of ti.e uny to listen to the band here. Music is so i harming as it comes fitfully on the breeze, a ml I enjoy it most alone." "Well, it is over now, so I may ven ture to stay?" nil. yes. if yon like! But I ara tired of s ttin.,' here. I want to match some ilk--. lo you mind, Mr. Egerton?" "I ' n't you think it would be cruel to wa-tc this lovely evening matching silks in a stuffy shop? Let us go along the .. mm. .n towards the pier. We may meet te.n.p of y.iiir party returning." "Yes, let us go along by the sea." They walked awhile in silence, Eger ton's expression hardening ns though his th..iii.liM were not pleasant. Presently he began to speak on indifferent topics, un.l suddenly, after a pause, Miss Wyna asked: "Ho you really think CoL Callnn i. r seems better?" "Yes, I do. I fancy the sunstroke which f.a... !.. .1 him down was not severe. Good in an eveuse to come home to his wife, 1 -rl.aps, and-here she is!" he exclaimed, ii.terruptii'g himself, as a smart victoria an ! pair came up at a brisk pace and -'.. I'.-d beside them. I thought we might meet you," said the elder of two ladies who occupied tho eai-rlagi-, n stately looking -woman of per haps sixty or more, with iron gray hnlr, a i!iiii-!ipped, close-shut mouth, and eyes to., iiht for her complexion. Her com panion ;is a beautiful yonng woman, ex- i !y fair, with soft blue eyes and 1 - In golden brown hair. Except on her lips she had scarce a trace of color, and In r delicate face expressed pensive wearl-iics- as she lay back in the carriage. I thought we should meet you," re peat..! the elder lady, who was the Dow ager Mrs. Callander. "Now Mabel can wall, home with you, for I must return to re. ch,. my niece. Henrietta Oakeley. You mi-lit to have come with lis, Dorothy, ljut 1... doubt you were better engaged ' Egerton bowed, and raised his hat as 'r !.., timolimpnt- i ...Hi u-u'iicu a u.feu - v. , Dorothy smiled and gave a sauoy little ... . . . - . -1 1 v. .,.,1 'oss oi ner iieaa as ner sister w""" from the carriage. I hope yon will ill dine with nie to morrow, to meet Mi.-j Oakeley," continued the Dowager. "May I have the pleasure of v... y..u. too, Mr. Egerton?" " I t .inly; I shall be delighted!" Mi. Callander opened and upreared a grand white, miich-betiounccd parasol, bowed graciously and was whirled away t' her hotel. "You do not look much the better of your drive, Mabel!" said her sister, look ing earnestly at her. . "ure rou Mrs. Callander was nn- bed me more than once or twice.- sue slipped her arm through Dorothy's, and turning towards home, walked ou slowly between her sister and Egerton. Malel and Dorothy YVynu were the daughters of a military olBcer, who in the days of purchase, never had money enough to buy the next step beyond that of captain. When both girls were babies. Captain Wynn lost his wife, and then, in consider ation of his junior officers' wishes, ex pressed in bank notes, retired. He did not long survive the combined loss of wife and career. His daughters remained at th school where she had placed them. In or der to acquire the means of adding to their diminutive income. They had apparently no relation sae their guardian. Paul Standish. He was a distant cousin of the late Captain Wynn, and his nearest friend he was also ex ecutor to his kinsman's will, a well at guardian to his children; and Tery faith fully did he fulfill the duties he had un dertaken. The young orphans soon learn ed to look upon him as an elder brother; indeed to Dorothy, who was five years younger than her sister, he seemed in tlu-ir childish days quite elderly. i die afternoon he brought a married sis ter to see them. This lady invited the two girls to dine, and go to the theater. A supreme joy in itself, and productive of important consequences. At dinner they met Colonel, then Major, Callander, a grave, sedate man, who had run the gauntlet of many garrisons with out any serious affairs of the heart; and now, in the most unexpected in an ner. he fell utterly and absolutely fathoms deep in love with the defunct captain's lovely daughter Mabel. Colonel Callander carried ont his pro ject, and Mabel, won by his quiet kind ness, and pleased at the prospect of a home which he assured her she should share with her sister, consented with sweet, frank readiness, and in about six months after their first meeting Mabel Wynn became Mabel Callander, the object of her grave husband's profound devotion, of her overbearing mother-in-law's deepest dislike. This event wrought a considerable change in the life of Mabel's sister. The first grief of parting over, Dorothy found that many pleasures and advantages had come into her hitherto rather meager ex istence. She had prettier frocks, uure abundant bonnets, and more frequent ex peditious to concert and panorama with those better-off elder girla whoM superior lot she had hitherto envied. The' Christmas and midsommer holi days, spent with Major and Mrs. Callan der wherever they happened to be quar tered, were gloriocs period of fun and frolic, and when little baby niece was pre sented to her, her joy and exultation knew no bounds. Towards her brother-in-law she felt the warmest regard, not nntinged with awe, and her highest reward, when he did not resist her natural tendency to Idleness, and attained any school distinc tinction, was Callander's grave approba tion. This halcyon period came to a close when the baby girl was a few months old. and the regiment being ordered to India, the commanding ofiicer retired and Cal lander got his step. But a warm climate did not suit his fair wife, who was never very strong. After the birth of a boy she was ordered home. Dorothy, now close on the sertous age of eighteen, by Callander's wish, left school to reside with her sister. The only drnwback to this blissful arrangement was the neighborhood and supervision of Mrs. Callander, the delicacy and depres sion of Mabel. This, however, seemed likely to pass away, as, in a month or two, Dorothy gladly recognized an im provement in health and spirits. The win ter was a pleasant one, fur Paul Standish proved himself the best "guide, philoso pher and friend" they could have had. The gayety of their lives was consider ably increased towards Christmas by tht arrival in London of Egerton, who had known Colonel and Mrs. Callander In, India, where he had gone for sport and travel. He loaded the sisters with flow ers, stalls at the theaters, small presents, endless attentions, managing at the same time to stand well with the Dowager, who respected his wealth and position. CHAPTER II. Mrs. CRllander's little dinner was greater success in her own estimation than perhaps in that of her guests. She had what she considered a distinguished par ty, which included an Honorable Major Sr. John, whose pretensions to excluslve ncss ami superiorly were upheld by mas terlv taciturnity: her niece, a much-traveled' and experienced yonng lady of good fortune, and beyond the twenties, to whom the Dowager once thought of mar rying her son, and w ho was nothing loth; nu eloquent Iw Church divine, the Hev. Septimus Cole, who was her spiritual di rector; Egerton, sundry nonentities, nava, and military, of good portion, and hit -on with h!s wife, who looked provokingly clcant. Dorothy had been nnceremoni ously put off to m.ke room for St. John, who was especially asked for Miss Oake lev's benefit, and as Egerton, who was, Mrs Callander thought, the greatest man there, was more silent than usual, and looked slightly bored, she began to fear before dinner was over that she had made a mistake in dispensing with that conceit cd, insignificant chit Dorothy, for really Mr Egertoi seemed to miss something, snd" that something might Be nororny. The ret of the company, with the ex ception of Miss Oakeley. "made" conver sation inure or less sumj. pwav on all possible subjects to St. Jon . -nd 'Egerton. between whom she sat. i',- eivided between the desire to mate ,r impression on the latter and anmiale e f, n,er. Colonel and Mrs. Callam er regained to the last, as he acted host a 0 wl.cn the family l"rty wen; left ... m's Hke:cy tooK n ion en. n.;.sii 's wtfe? "I have not had the chance o a word w ith yon." she cta.u.e-l 'Heretic' they are sweet tnmj.s. p.ii XiiSutZo. Ho U th"'k lhrVery w'ellI would not trouUe ' .it himself to be !-"" "Then I artppose we do not rxire mm. fie was hurt when out tiger shooting, im.l carried Into our .ungalow, where we nursed him. He fancied we saved his life. Herbert Is very fond of him." "And Dorothy! 1 fancy she hns grown pretty. May 1 come to luncheon to-im.r-row? I promise not to murder the chil dren If you show them to me. And so Mr. Standish la with you. Why in the world didn't my aunt ask him to diuncr? lie Is so agreeable aud so popular." While Miss Oakeley chattered on, Mrs. Callnnder was pouring a few grievances into her son's ear. "I am sorry Mabel was so bored at din ner to-day, bnt I am quite awurc of the reason." "Indeed I Well, I did not observe her being bored, nor do I know why she should be." "Oh, I am the offender! I did not ask Mr. Standish to join us. He is, I confess, a nil I neither like nor approve." "There la no accounting for tastes. He la a good fellow enough." "A mere worldling. I fear k! want of faith haa had an evil Influence on Mabel and Dorothy." "Oh, come! If there are no worse wom en In the world than my wife aud little Dorothy It would not to a bad place! Mabel, It will be late before we reach home." The Dowager (as she liked to be called it somehow smacked of ducal rank) bade them a glacial good-night, but Hen rietta ran downstairs to see them off. "You will be at Mr. Egerton's picnic on Tuesday, will you not? He has asked me and Aunt Callander. Just fancy her yachting! She will bore and to bored. Mind you are at home to luncheon, Her bert; I am coming!" "Certainly! At to the picnic, nearly every one is going, ourselves among the number. Good-night." (To be continued.) ALASKAN INDIAN WOMEN. They Have Artistic Ability ltespit. Their Toilanme I.ivra. Writing of the "Indian Women of Alaska and Their Handiwork," in the Woman's Home Coinpauioo, Olive Mc Gregor says: "The huge expression less face of an Alaska Indian woman shows but little evidence of any afubl tlon or ability to perform even the sim plest features of domestic art, and yet the skillful and artistic results of the handiwork of these untutored aborig ines much sought after by the tour ists who visit their villages during the summer. Moreover, though the wo men are all fat andi Inzy-iooklng, their Urea are not uninterrupted ease, not withstanding that their needs are few. Abundance of fuel la all about them, and food, which with them Is synony mous with fish, swims almost to their doors. But the procuring aa well as the preparing of this food Is all accom plished by the women. During the summer they leave the villages and towns for the islands In lees frequented water, where they camp for weeks at time, catching and curing the fish for winter use, while the men lazily watch tlmu. or paddle the canoe, r other wise amuse themselves. "If an Indian's wife la In in health or too old to work, he marries another younger wife, usually a relative of the first one, who Is expected to provide the food, while the first wife cares for the house and children. Fish and ber ries furnishing almost the only food of these people, the women have little scope or ambition for developing culin ary art, but In matters of personal adornment they take keen delight. Dur ing the long, dark winter they weave beautiful blankets and baskets for their own nee and to sell. The blankets are made from the strong rough wool of the wild mountain sheep. Yet some of these are as soft as silk, and In beauty of coloring and Intricacy of design rival the Oriental rags and hanging. It usually takes a woman six months to complete one blanket, but many of them sell for prices ranging from fifty to two hundred dollars. The much-sought-after genuine Chllkat blanket Is about four feet long and two and one half feet wide at each end, but as one side Is pointed, the center Is a foot wider than the ends, and on this side is ornamented with a ten-inch fringe. These are worn In the dance, thrown around the shoulders, with the pointed fringed side hanging down. The de sign Is grotesque, consisting of conven tionalized faces of men and animals in pale green, outlined with black on a white ground. Sometimes dull blue takes the place of the pale green. A peculiarity which stamps thel genu ineness is a fine thread or shaving of deerskin In the center of each hard twisted st rami of wild sheep's wool yarn, of which they are made, render ing thwn almost Indestructible." (Scotland's Hlrunge Mrdn. Prom the small Island of St. Kllda, off Si-otlamd, 20,0Kt young ganneta and an Immense nuinler of eggs are annu ally collected, and although this bird lays only one egg ir anntrm and is four yenrs In obtaining Its maturity its nuiiilM;rs do not diniiniab. Obviously siK-h birds must reach a great age or they would long ago have been extec ml noted. General Sports. A match race between Hamburg and Ornament will be run on the Saratoga 'TrcfaXedUuU Jockey Sloan ha, Keen offered $25,000 as a retainer lor his svices next year in the stable of Mr. tb multi-millionaire, of London and South Africa. J. Andrews, an Englishman, recently wagered $2000 to $1000 that hn could ruU To mil three houra Vlth. thu a'il f h't three horses. The race took p ace at Blackpool on a track measuring 770 yards To complete the distance 137 laps and lit iards hud to be traversed. Twenty-three mUes wee covered in 1.01.30 and cont. uing to gain time at each lap, Mr. An drews eventually covered the distance in 2 53 3". The two sulkies used were lilted with pneumatic tires. The recent English athletic champion ships were successful from every point of view, and the standard of the perfoi rn. ances were unusually high. Hugh Welsh, a Scotchman, won the mile run in -" -5 and he is expected later, on to smash Tom Conneff's record of 4.15 3 5. Partridges are reported more plentiful in Montgomery and upper Chester coun ties than for several years. ...... Tho Kensington Driving Club will hold a race meeting at Holmesburg Junction on August 3. ..i. x- i- Tno Canadian contingent at the ation al Regatta are very anxious to have Kd ward llanlan Ten Eyck row at the Can adian Eegatta next month, as they U lieve with a little more practice and ex perience, Charles Goldman, the Arg nant Bowing Clnb sculler, can give bm tht 7aC oi bis Ufa. FROGS EATEN IN NEW YORK. Ifca CmusbibH ! OMtM tfcaa la foria. Are tfeera many froga' legs eaten In New Yetkr the reporter aaked of Com mfcoloner Maekford. Am Is aet a Ity In the world," aM ConrailMloMr Blackford, "that cenaamea so many froga logo aa New York." "Mow than la Paris r "Tea, Indeed," replied tho commls lone "Wall years ago the French wore commonly known aa frog oatera,' tho Kow-Yorkera to4ay should more properly bo colled frog-oatbig people,' feather than tho rarlolaao. I aoMom found tho dish on tho nvonua In tho res taurants of Paris, while In New York yon can get thorn at nearly every ftrst elaaa hotel and restaurant. Thla dlafa Is not common In London, and only a few of tho hlgh-grado restaurants there preparo It," A wording to Cornmiaaloner Black ford'a figures, fully 70 per cent, of the froga for tho Now York market are shipped from tho Ontario district In Canada. Tho remaining 28 per cent pome from tho Adlrendaeka and the State of Maine, Progs are very plenti ful la ail of them districts, and they multiply so rapidly that there la n danger of a decrease In the supply for yoara to come. About sis of tho saddles of these frogs welch a pound, and retail at TB eonta. The largest froga In tho world come from tho State of Missouri, but they are scarce and do not figure largely In Now York's market Throe of these saddles will make a pound. Great quantities of frogs are to be found In the New Jersey meadows, but they are so small that a pound of dressed legs cannot be ohtalnod from lees than two or three dosen frogs. Occasionally a fanner's boy will bring forty or fifty Of these frogs to market, but the pay Is so nmall compared with the amount of work required In the hnnt that no ono makes a regular business of searching the adjacent meodowa, The frog-taking season begins about Tuns 1 snd continues steadily until Bept, 1. Throughout Canada there aro many man who mako a regular busi ness of f rog-oatchlng, while In tho Ad irondack s tho work Is done by the guides during their spare hours. The animals are caught with a hook halted with rod flannel and suspended from s rod about ten feet In length. There is s strange fascination about rod flannel that tho ordinary croaker cannot resist. Tho moment It Is danglod within a few Inches of his nose he makes a wild leap at It, with jaws wide open, and Is promptly hooked. Bo Is released snd placed In a big basket carried on the back of tho frog hunter. Sometimes the frog Is fonnd to be slooplag. Then tho hook Is placed nn - dor him. and a anlok 1rk lands him. Whoa ths basket Is filled tho frogs sro nsasot m miea tno iregs sro a pen la on corner of the tie hots of the hunters, and carried to pond near are kept there until there la a demand for thorn from Now York. They are then scooped out of tha pen with a net snd killed and dressed. This operation Is very simple. The frog Is stunned with a blow on the bead and immediately the head Is sever ed. Then the skin Is loosened at tho top and In a Jiffy It comes off like a glove. Tho saddle Is separated from the body with ono blow, and the legs nrt folded together as on wonld fold his irms. They are packed In boxes of chopped Ice and aro ready for ship ment. During the summer months the New York market receives from 8,000 to 10.000 ponnds of drensed saddles dally. The retail price then reaches the lowest notch of 23 cents a ponnd. As It is Im posHfble to take the frog during the winter. Immense quantities of the sad Ales aro frozen during the early arttnmn and stored in Ice boxes. The meat re tains Ms full flavor, and Is as good as if It had bean killed the day previous. A great many attempts have been made toward the artificial propagation af frogs from the eggs, but none has ver succeeded. Seth Green, one of the most snccessful fish cnlturlsta In the Tonntry, made many tests several years go, but met with failure. During tho past snmmer Commissioner Blackford received several orders from France for live bnllfrogs. which were to be ased in stocking the ponds In that ountry, as the supply was found to bo railing below the demand. New York Herald. VANDAL HANDS ARK STAYED. Broande of the Bora-beae Villa Pur chased by the Government. An "open space" that has a European reputation has long been threatened and has now at last been rescued from the speculative builder. In no capital has he been more active lately, or more ferocious, than in Borne, no found the aid city marble and he Is rapidly leav ing It plaster. Every one who knows Rome will remember the beautiful grounds of the Villa Borghese, Just out side the city walls, high upon the Pin clan hill. Thence you look down on the city stretching southward beyond you and can see the sun setting behind St Peter's. In the healthiest quarter of Rome this Rite was the very opportunity of the speculative builder, If chance were to cast It Into the market And of thla there has lately been an alarming prob ability. The Borghese family were no longer the Inheritors of their old opu lence. Year by year tha quaintly laid out grounds were falling into neglect and the artificial ruins were crumbling In veritable decay. Once the Casino held a collection of antique sculpture so rare that Napoleon carried them off to Paris and the Indemnity promised to the Prinoe Borghese of that day 18, 300,000 francs was never paid. But the pedestals were not left unoccupied and to this day the Casino Is ono of the lights ot Beene. The grounds themselves are In a way Its Hyde Park. It la here that, la the season, la the winter months, and In the early spring, the fashion of tha modem dty Is seen and scarcely a day passes bat the scarlet liveries show that the king or queen Is driving In the ground. This "open spaee" was too intimately asaodated wtth many sides of ths life sf roodern sterna to silow of its beiBC saertflced to the foglhjet. The matftCftUtr M boat J jrm t fauiilr. to wiom will b paid for the concession an annnlty of 8,000 yeox London News. Tho beautiful and delicate colors oh served on tho ogga of blrda aro not very fast to light, more especially when taej belong to tho lighter class of color. Foot of the Montana willows, with on from the Island of Unalaska, are tho smallest shrubs of Ballcaceae In th world. One of these growing often only half an Inch high. Is believed to be ths smallest species of willow ever known. It the land surface of the globe were divided and allotted In equal shares to each of Its human Inhabitants, It would be fonnd that each would get a plot of twenty-three and one-half acres, but much of It would not be worth having. A new method of preserving wood from decay, known as the Haskln proc ess. Is being tried on a large scale la England. Instead of withdrawing the Sap and Injecting creosote or some oth er antiseptic substance, as Is usually done, Mr. Haskln submits the wood to superheated air, under a pressure of fourteen atmospheres. Under this proc ess. It Is averred, the sap Is chemically changed Into a powerful antiseptic mix ture, which, by consolidating with the fiber, strengthens as well as preserves the wood. Tho "live" electric wire Is said to ns used with great success by lion-tamers In Impressing upon their savage popUs the utter hopelessness of sn attack on the master. When a lion Is in tho early stages of education It sometimes starts for Its tamer when the tatter's back Is turned. Formerly the only security for the man was In keeping a sharp outlook over his shoulder. Now he can have a charged wire stretched across tho cage In front of the beast and If tho latter touchea the wire he gets a lesson which makes a deeper Impression than the cut of a whip. The Los Angeles Ocean Power Com pany has, at Potencla Beach, Califor nia, a metallic pier 350 feet long, at the outer end of which are three floats ten by ten feet In dimension, which rise and fall with the Incoming waves. By means of pistons the floats force water Into a reservoir on the bank. Tho up per part of the reservoir contains air, which, being compressed, forces the water through a nozzle upon a Peltoo water wheel, which Is thus driven st s high rate. The water wheel supplies ! power to a dynamo. Each float devel P between two and three horae-pow " m J represented as being vVU satisfied wit the results. r ,- ( ; ' r. Tha managers of the enterprise sr On the Grand Btver near Moab Is Utah exists a remarkable "natural bridge," of which a photograph was re cently made by a Moab photographer. Mr. Arthur Wlnslow, of Kanaka City, In forwarding the photograph to Sci ence, says that the span of the bridge Is estimated to be 600 feet, and lu height l.r0 feet Mr. Wlnslow thinks It Is a product of erosion by wind. He has himself made pho'ogrnphs of sim ilar formations, on a smaller scale, Ie the same region of country. The ex cavating agents are the grains of sand whirled by the wind. Starting with a lepresslon In the friable sandstone rock, the blasts of flying sand rapidly fxcavate pot-holes in comparatively flat surfaces, snd "windows" In stand ing walls and Isolated buttes. Danger Awheel. No matter how stout a man's courage may be. There are times when he's certain te quail. Though the blazing of battle he calmly may see. In peace all his firmness may fail. Though bnllets which sought iu his being to lodge. Serenely he often defied. He'll tremble and pant aa he struggles to dodge. The girl who is learnlag to ride. A marksman afar will perchance miss hU aim, When the dynamite deadly la fired. For e'en mathematical skill cannot claim To guarantee all that's desired. But when her front wheel seems to waver a bit And she thinks If s time to collide. Ton know you're a target that's bound te be hit By the girl who is learning to rids. Washington Star. Spelling by Kr. An American gentleman, residing In Berlin, taught a little German boy the simple stanzas, "Ding-dong bell" and "Twinkle, twinkle, little star." On be ing asked to write the words of these poems, as he thought they were spelled, the boy produced the following, accord ing to the Home Guard: Dlnn, dann, bell, Pussis In wt well, " Huparterlun, littll ganni amen, Hutuckeraut littell Tammi Trnat Wardarnortibeu was tat Tudraun Purposslkat TwlnkeL Twinkel, littell star, Hauelwandcr wad Juar, Ababaf wt-woel so bei Lelketdelermaan In wlskL Bow Mnoh He'd Be Missed. "Henrietta," said Mr. Meekln, "d you think you'll miss me 7" She looked at him In surprise and queried: "WhenT "When I have gone to war." "Mr. Meekton," she answered, 1 have had reason for resenting a great many things, bat I am willing to own that If Spanish marksmanship Is such that yon are missed la the war as often as I will miss yon at home there won't be any risks for yon whateverP The tae of Alaska. Soma Idea ot the else of Alaska may be formed when It Is known that It contains aa area of 677,890 square miles. Thla la mors than twice the area of Texas. Twelve States the slse of Pennsylvania could be carved ont of the Territory of Alaska, wtth enough left over to atake a tatto Uk Seeth Farm Notes.. The canker worm, known as the asessnv Ing worm, is a aaisanca mack dreaded by fruit growers, as they feed not only oa apple, plum, cherry and other (rait trees, but also oa the elm and maple. The eggs are deposited ia masses of a hundred or more, and the patent moth lays ia the fall as well as in spring. Spraying with Paris green is the remedy. Any crop that grows rapidly crowds ont weeds because it gets ahead of them. Buckwheat, which can be seeded dowa now, is a crop that grows oa nearly all soils and can take care of itself. It it ased by some on very weedy land with benefit, aad is also a profitable crop. Some weeds seem to hold possession of the land persistently, but whea they are kept dowa by frequent cutting off of the tops it is but a matter of time before they will die, as every cutting causes exhaus tion. The stubble field is a favorite place for weeds, but if the mower is ruu over the field the weeds will be prevented from seeding until the land can be plowed- Cabbage will thrive with frequent cul tivation; in fact, they may be cultivated every day with advantage. The first cul tivation should be deep, so as to permit the ground to absorb water from rln, after which the stirring of the top soil tor an inch or two will answer. If grass and weeds grow in the spaces between the plants do not hesitate to ase the hoe the rapid growth of the cabbages will well repay for the labor. When the crop has beea picked from the raspberry and blackberry canes it is seldom any work is bestowed o the ratio until next year. Considering the neglect given blackberry and raspMrry canes in late summer they pay well in comparison with other crops. If fruit growers will cultivate the canes and clean the ground well of weeds and grass as soon as the berry harvest is over, and apply fertilizer on the land, tho enec of the good treatment will be apparent the following year. Weeds and grm rob the canes, and when it is considered thai with the canes producing crops for several years in succession, and weeds and B1" taking possession between tjie rows, the land becomes exhausted, the crops fall eff and the canes die out. Fodder shredders have been found equal to cutters in preparing ensilage for the : 1 ... . 1 ,.uiriuQ C Of Bl.v. JILLU. IllUf .v ara ' those who have used shredders for the purpose mentioned the ensilage is finer and a larger quantity can be packed la the silo. It also keeps well and M more highly relished by stock. Horn flies do considerable damage to cattle in some section. The superinten dent of the Ontario experiment station gives the following as a remedy, not only for horn fly, but for exterminating ver min: Mix thoroughly four teaspoonfuls uf carbolic acid and one gallon, of nso ail. Apply once a week, rubbing the mixture on with a soft rag. It is estimated that the number of cows in the United Ktates used for producing milk from which butter is made reaches 11,000,000, and that the average amount . . - ' ; . . . n . 1 u Iai nne i Duller per cow i . year, making a total of l,S74.0t,0O0 pounds ot butter. Ma pounds per cow shows that the average if "breed and feed" are made to enter more largely into darylng. There are cows used solely for supplying ch,eee . . : . 1 . 111. ... tmMiertl&te factories, ana i" " , consupmtion, the Hem of butter only oeing issien m w . . V value of cow on the farms aad their use fulness to f;rmr. - V v ' ' Goslings and ducklings frequently show .1 1 v.nn m1v rrovl. ana are also afflicted with vertigo- The cause is due to feeding iargy m i . ..11 better ing warm weaiuor iw; if allowed nothing but gri-ss. All equaUc birds require ouiay ot"p , , , not thrive on a diet of concentrated food. Unfermented wine is being made quite largely in the grape region of New orn. The usual practice is to heat ti e grape juice to the sterilizing point, and then to Jeal it while hot, just as we do canned fruit. The bottles should be kept flying on their sides in a dark place. It is i M terted that some unscrupulous na aers have used salicylic acid instead of sterili sation to prevent fermentation . but the pure "unfermented wine" conUins preservative.. The rg be regarded in the eyes of the law as an adulterant. The period of maturity for early garden truck "can be hastened 10 or W day .by inclosing the garde-track .with a wre fence on whicn is rv 1 : V. anv other cheap muslin or cambric, it Ski been found by repeated experiments of skillful growers that tDi precaution Weeps off intrusive and i',.".w,nd and raises the temperature wtthin the inclosure fully W degrees over that of ka ike effect outte naUraTly'of forcing growth. We haven v. "i . j Ki f..r ttiis nuroose Idea mav om ---.-- .!,"".. would be even more effective than the white muslin. i im ...tin tn He orettv San jose seme B...-0 -- . 1 -general, if a" report, jre to fcjteke- a. true, rroiessor jam-- XtZ.'ltrZZ. destroying thepest 'M Rosin. Ia pouna, .-. -.t V cent, strength). 5 pounds; fish oil. J pints; water sufficient to make 100 gallons. This nreparation i. to applied with a sprayer 1 . iin.ins tha mummer. a numuer u Track and Turf. , , 1 1 -. r-,1 flilvar. K The s-year-oui cm. v-"--Onward, out of a sister to Kentucky Union, 107 M. naa. I" mlle 2.20 1 4, and a half in 1.09. Hans Mctiregor, z.ii ' -"";"'r- 7 a curb and went lame at Hartford, will be laid up until the Buffalo Grand Circuit meeting. , ..;nnullv ft green gelding ia the Wilson Br. string, is lame. He was to have started in the "buebe- O'Neil, 212, W. the hobbled daughter of Bonnie Mrejor. n in train ing again and has paced a half in 1.0S 12 The California S year-old pacing colt Klatawah, 2 04 by Steinway . is far and awav the most sensational pacer of hi. ? .veI.?.l vwnl,m. Pa., ho. sold Vhe cheatnu't stallion Shellnut, 2.28 3rA by Nutmeg. Lis. to H. C. uvernick. Ciif was"fed.0'Bither, green mare Pru dence, by Bonnie McGregor, who made Beatrice step in 2.13 1-4. in the 2.30 trot at Providence. The Village Farm pacing filly Lady of the Manor72.11 1-4, W Mambrino King, can step s half within a fraction of a second of one minute. Lena N., holder of the world's pacing rpcird for mares. 2.04 1-4. was sued by gXey, dam untraced. She had a mark of 2.12 3-4 last season. uniard F. Saunders, formerly lessee of h track privileges at Belmont, is train lt s?Glenvillc, O. He ha. Derby Las, and others for Gus Wagner. Jame Hanley, Providence, IL L, hat purchased the fast bay gelding orvet. 2 21 lTby Norval, lor $600. The horse is in Barney lemirssf. rtable. Our great strength lays in our passions and our great weakness lays there, too. What we ardently wish we soon be lieve. When we begin the day with praise we will not I so apt to end it wilh worry and fret. We alwavs know what a man is when we know what his faith says God is. SERMONS QF THE DAY n" is tho Sahiact THa Church God Divided lata a Ores' V amber af DMMluUraTM Caaea ef Bla-otrr Kvlla of latolesaace. Test: "Then said they onto htm. Bay, now Shibboleth, and he said Slbboletb; for he eould not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him and slew htm at the passages of Jordan." Judges xil.,. Po yon notice the difference of pronun ciation between shibboleth and sibbolethT A very small and unimportant difference, yon say. and yet. that difference was the difference between life and death for a 5 real many people. The Lord's people, Uead and Epbralm. got Into a great light, and Ephralm was worsted, and on the re treat came te tqelords ot the river Jordan to cross. Order was given thaf all Eph ralmltes coming there be slain. But how eonld It be fonnd ont who were Ephralm-: ttesf They were detected by their pronun ciation. Shibboleth was a word that stood for river. The Ephralmltea had a brogue of their own, and when they tried to say "shibboleth" always left ont the sound ot the "h." When It was asked that they say shibboleth they said slbboletb, and ware slain. "Then said the unto him, say now shibboleth; and he said slbboleth, tor he eould not frame to pronounce It right, Then they took him and slew him at the passages of Jordan." A very small differ ence, you say, between Gilead and Eph ralm, and yet how muoh Intolerance about that small difference? The Lord's tribes In onr time by which I mean the different denominations of Christiana sometimes magnify a very small difference, and the only difference between scores of denomin ations to-day la the difference between shibboleth and slbboleth The Church of God Is divided Into a great number of denominations. Time would fail me to tell of the Calvtnlsts, and the Ar mlnlans, and the Sabbatarians, and the Baxterians, and the D ankers, and the Shakers, and the Quakers, and the Metho dists, and the Baptists, and the Episcopal ians, and the Lutherans, and the Congre- Satlonallsts, and the Presbyterians, and the plrttuallsts, and a score of other denomi nations of religionists, some of them found ed by very good men, so-ne of them found ed by very egotistlo men, some of them founded by very bad men. But as I de mand for myself liberty ot Conscience, I must give that same liberty to every other man, remembering that he no more differs from me than I differ from him. I advo cate the largest liberty in all religious be lief and form of worship. In art. In poli tics, In morals, and In religion, let there be no gag law, no moving of the previous question, no persecution, no Intolerance. You know that the air and the water keep pure by constant circulation, and I think there Is a tendency In religious dis cussion to purification and moral health. Between the fourth and the sixteenth cen turies the church proposed te make people think aright by prohibiting discussion, and by strong censorship of the press, and rack, and gibbet, and hot lead down the throat, tried to make people orthodox; bnt it was discovered that you cannot change a man's belief by twisting off his head, nor make a man see differently by putting an awl through his eyes. There is something In a man's conscience which will hurl off the mountain that, yon threw upon It, and nnsinged of the Ore, ont of the flame will make red wings on which the martyr will mount te glory. In that time of which I apeak, between the fourth and sixteenth centuries, pear pie went from the house of God into the most appalling Iniquity, and right along by consecrated altars there were tides of drunkenness and licentiousness snoh as the worl.i a-rvers hecpf, and the very se'were of perdition broe loose and flood ed the church. After awhile tho printing press was freed, and It broke the shackles of the human mind. Then there cams a large number of bad books, and where there was one man (hostile to the Christian religion, there were twenty men ready to advocate It; so I have not any nervousness In regard to this battle going on between Truth and Error. The Truth will con quer just aa certainly as that God Is stronger than the Devil. Let Error run If you only let Truth run along with it. Urged on by skeptio's shout and transcen dentallst's spur, let it run. God's angels of wrath are In hot pursuit, and quicker than eagle's beak clutches out a hawk's heart, God's vengeance will tear it to eaeces. I propose to speak to yon ot sectarian Ism Its origin. Its evils, and Its cures. There are those who would make us think that this monster, with horns aod hoofs, Is religion. I shall chase It t'o Its hiding SI ace, and drag it out of the caverns of arknesa, and rip off Its hide. But I want to make a distinction between bigotry and the lawful fondness for peculiar religious beliefs and forms of worship. I have no admiration for a nothingarian. In a world of ucl tremendous vicissi tude and temptation, and with a sonl that must after awhile stand before a throne of Insufferable brightness. In a day when the rooking ot the mountains and the flaming of the heavens and the upheaval of the seas shall be among the least of the excite ments, to give aooonnt for every thought, word, action, preference, and dislike that man is mad who has no religious prefer ence. But our early education, our physi cal temperament, our mental constitution, will very mnoh decide our form of wor ship. A style of psalmody that may please me may displease you. Some would like to have a minister in gown and bands and surplice, and others prefer to have a min ister In plain citizen's apparel. Some are most Impressed when a little child Is pre sented at the altar and sprinkled of the waters of a holy benediction "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," and others are more Impressed when the penitent oomes up ont of the river, his garments dripping with the waters ot a baptism which signifies the washing away of sin. Let either uave bis on way. One man likes no noise in prayer, not a word, not a whisper. An other man, Just as good, prefers by gestic ulation and exclamation to express his de votional aspirations. One Is Just as good as the other. "Every man fully persuaded la his own mind." George Whltefleld was going over a Suaker rather roughly for some of his re gions sentiments, and the Quaker said: "George, I am as thou art: I am for bring ing all men to the hope of the Gospel; therefore. If thou wilt not quarrel with me about my broad brim, I will not quarrel with thee about thy black gown. Oeorge, give me thy band. In tracing out the religion of sectarian- Ism or bigotry I And that a great deal of it comes from wrong education in ine nome circle. There are parents who do not think It wrone to caricature and leer the peculiar forms of religion in the world, and de nounce other sects and otner denomina tions. I could mention the names of prom inent ministers of the Gospel who spent their whole lives bombarding other de nominations and who lived to tee theli children preach the Gospel in those very denominations. But It Is often the case that bigotry starts in a household, and that the subject of It never recovers. There are tens of thousands of bigots ten years old. Bieotrv is often the child of Ignorance. Tou seldom And a nian with large Intellect who t a bigot. It is the man who thtnkt he knows a great deal, but does not. That man Is almost always a bigot. The whole tendency ot education and civilisation It to bring a man out of that kind of atate oi mind nud heart. So I have set before yen what I consider to be the causes of bigotry. I have set be fore you the origin of this great evil. What are some of the baneful effootai First of all. It cripples Investigation. Ton are wrong, and I am right, and that ends I: No taste for exploration, no spirit of Investigation. From the glorious realm of God's truth, over whlob an archangel might fly from eternity to e'ernlty and not reach the limit, the man sbnts himself out and dies, a blind mole under a corn-shock. While each denomination of Christians ji to present all the truths of the Bible, It seem to me that God has given to each de nomination an especial mission to give particular emphasis to soma one doctrine; and so the Caivjatatlo ehurehaa must pre sent the sovereignty of Ood, ana tne Ar mlnlan churches must present man's free agenoy, and the Episcopal churches must present the Importance of order and solemn ceremony, ana the Baptist churches must present tne necessity of ordinances, and the Congregational churches must present the responsibility of the Individual mem ber, ana the Methodist churches must show what holy enthusiasm, hearty congrega tional singing can aocomplisb. JVblle each denomination of Christians mast set forth all the doctrines of the Bible, I feel It Is especially incumbent upon each de nomination to put particular emphasis on tome one doctrine. Another great damage done by the sec tarianism and bigotry of the church Is that It disgusts people with the Christian relig ion. Again bigotry and sectarianism do treat damage In the fact that they hinder the triumph of the Gospel. Oh, how much wasted ammunition! How many men ot splendid lptsllect have given their whole life to controversial disputes when. If they bad given their life to something practical, they might have been vastly useful! Sup-, pose, while 1 speak, there were a common' enemy eomlng up tne bay, and all tne forts around the harbor began to Are Into each other you would cry out "National suicide! Why don't those forts blaze away In one direction, and that against the common snemyr" Besides that. If you want to build up any denomination, you will never build it up by trying to pull some other down. Intol erance never put anything down. How much has Intolerance accomplished, for in stance, against the Methodist Church? For long years her ministry were forbidden the pulpits ot ureal Britain, vtruy was it mat 30 many of them preached In the fields? Simply because they could not get in the churches. And the name of the church was given In derision and as a Sarcasm. The orltics of the church said. "They have no order, they have no method In their oramp, ana tne critics, tnereiore, in Irony, called them "Methodists." 1 am tola mac in Astor Library, rsew York, kept as curiosities there are seven hundred and seven books and pamphlets sgalnst Methodism. Did Intolerance stop that church? No; It is either first or second amid the denominations of Christendom, her missionary stations in all parts of the world, ner men not only important in re ligions trusts, but important also in secular trusts. Church marching on and the more Intolerance against it the faster it marched. What did Intolerance accomplish against the Baptist Church? If laughing scorn and tirade could have destroyed the church It would not have to-day a disciple left. The Baptists were burled ont of Boston In olden times. Those who sympathized with them were Imprisoned, and wnen a petition was offered asking leniency in their behalf, all the men who signed It were Indicted. Has Intolerance stopped the Baptist Oburoh? The last statistics In regard to It showed forty-four thousand churches and four million communicants. Intolerance never put down anything. in England a law was made against toe Jew. England thrust back the Jew and thrust down the Jew, and declared that no Jew should hold official position, what came of It? Were tne Jews destroyed? Was their religion overthrown? No. Who became Prime Minister of England? Who was next to the throne? Who was higher than the throne because he was counsellor and adviser? P Israeli, a Jew. What were we celebrating In all our churches as well as synagogues only a few years ago? The one hundredth birthday of Montenore, the Sreat jewtsn pnuantnropist. intolerance ever yet put down anything. I think we may overthrew the severe sectarianism and bigotry In our hearts, and In the church also, by realizing that all the denominations of Christians have yielded noble Institutions and noble men. There Is nothing that so stirs my sonl as this thought. One denomination 7lelded . a Robert Hajl and an A1onlram ' Judson: another yielded a.jf9Aa- and a Melville; another yielded 4temT Wesley and the blessed Summerfle'.d, while our own denomination yielded John Knox and the Alexanders men of whom the world was not worthy. Now, I say. if we are honest and fair-minded men, when we come np In the presence of suoh churches and such denominations, although they may be different from our own, we ought to admire them, and we ought to love and honor them. Churches whloh can produce suoh men, and suoh large hearted charity, and suoh mognffloeot martyrdom, ought to win our affection at any rate, our respect. 8e come on, ye six hundred thousand Episcopalians In this country, and ye four teen hundred thousand Presbyterians, and ye four million Baptists, and ye Ave mll- 11.. ......It.ta . n.n f nn. . V. . 1 1 .1 . . A shoulder We will march for the world's con So est; for all nations are to be saved, and od demands that you and I help. For ward, tne wnoie unei in tne xoung Men s Christian Associations, In the Bible Ho- oiety, In the Tract Society, In the Foreign Missionary society, snoutaer 10 snouiaur all denominations. Perhaps I might forcibly Illustrate this truth bv oaUinor voar attention to an Inci dent which took place twenty-five years ago. One Monday morning at about two o'clock, while ber nine hundred passen gers were sound asleep tn ber berths dreaming of home, the steamer Atlantic crashed into Mars' Head. Five hundred souls in ten minutes landed In eternityl Ob, what a scene! Agonized men and wo men running up and down the gangways. aod clutching for the rigging, and tha plunge of the helpless steamer, and tne slapping of the bapds of the merciless sea over the drowning and the dead, threw two continents Into terror. But see this brave quartermaster pushing out with the life-line until he gets to the rock; and see these fishermen gathering up the ship wrecked and taking them into the cabins and wrapping tbem In flannels snug and warm; and see that minister of the Gospel with three other men getting into a life-boat and pushing out for the wresk, pulling away aoross the surf, and pulling away until they bad saved one more man and then getting back with him to the shore. Can those men ever for get that night? And can they forget their companionship In peril, companionship in struggle, companionship In awful catas trophe and rescue? Neverl Never! In whatever part ot the earth they meet, they will be friends when they mention the story of that night when the Atlantic struck Mars' Head. Vtll, my frteDds, our world has gone Into a worse ship wreck. Kin drove It on the rocks. The old ship has lurched and tossed In the tempests of six thousand years. Out with the life-line! I do not care what denomina tion rows it. Side by si. If, In the memory of common hnr.lshfps, and common trials, an.l common prayers aud common tears, lot us be brothers Coreyer. Head llrothrrs in Anns. Two brothers. Mortimer and Einnictt Huffman, sons of L. '. Hullinan, o! lu ilanapolls, Iud., wore killed at Su-jtlugo. The family moved from Lan rncelurg, Iud., to Indianapolis several years ago.aud at that city a few months since Edna, the only daughter, committed suicide because her lover had killed himself after a misun derstanding with his sweetheart. Later Mrs. Huffman ended her life with carbolic aoid while grieving over tho death of her daughter, and now the sons have lost I heir lives on Cuban soil fighting for the honor of their country. German school boys study harder aod play less than those of any other country Fear-Not, Fail Not. plus Fiel-Xoi equals Wherever there is envy there is ig norance. Trials are the up-pradc lessons of ed ucation. Atheistic law is a full-grown orphan lost in the woods. The more -rfect the trust the more perfect the -ace. Character is the fruit of thought and the seed of action. Make your trials stepping stonc-s to a higher Christian life. Care is the stumbling-block in the pathway of happiness. God gives no man a contract to en large the narrow road. If a sermon pricks your conscience it must have good points. Take your friends, as all else, to God and leave tbem there. cTV..v.T-
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