.-A SCHWEIER, THE COnSTITUTIOR THE Union AND THE EnFORCEUERT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. L.IH. MTFFIiTNTOWSr, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1899. NO. 48 B. F. CHAPTER XII. (Continued." 'The Indorsement on the back of thin Instrument," said the lawyer, "is this 'Last Will and Testament of Alvin D- liosttte.' He carefully nnfolded the paper, read justed his glasses and raised the docu ment liofore him. "Wilmington, North Carolina, - New Hanover County, March third, eighteel hmnlreil and fifty-seven. This is to certify that I, Alvin DeRo sc I", being of sound 'mind and vigorous. but uncertain as to when death may over come me, de hereby, on this, the day and date above mentioned, namely, the third day of March, eighteen hundred and fifty seven. icn this instrument, and I do fur ther declare it to be my last will and tes tament, subject, however, to such, if any. codicils as I may hereafter see proper te devise. '"I do hereby declare my beloved daugh ter. Harriet M. DeRosette, my only living child, to be my sole heir and legatee, and to her I do give and bequeath my entire es:ate, both real and personal, lands. houses, money, bonds,' stocks, chattels and slaves. In fact, all property of whatever nature of which I may die possessed. With the exception, however, of the following bequests and manumissions, which I de sire my beloved daughter and administra tor to see fulfilled immediately, or as soon as may be after my demise. "l-'irst I desire that Duke, my trusted servant for these many years, me manu mitted, and I bequeath him the sum of two thousand dollars with which to pro vide for his necessities in his declining years. Sod bless my ole master," groaned I nele Duke; but I earn leave the bank I earn leave my Miss Hattie" "Nor shall you, Uncle Duke," sobbed I Lit tie. "Second," read the lawyer, "to Hannah, who lias ever been true and faithful, I de vise her freedom from servitude and direct that the sum of one thousand dollars be paid. "De good Lord!" sobbed Hannah, sink ing on her knees. "Third To Millie and Adam I devise five hundred dollars each, and leave with my dear daughter the matter of their man' amission, requesting her, however, to at an early date draw a written instrument devising them their freedom in case of her death." "God bless Mars Alvin!" exclaimed Adam, while Millie conld only sink on her knees at the side of her mistress and . sob.' "I Ison gwine, Miss Hattie! I lsen gwine! . I further, read the attorney, "desire my duughter to see that above sums of money to be paid my negroes, be not squandered, and I direct her to personally look nfter the management of their mone tary affairs. "lo my old friend, Jerry Dobbs, the trusted attorney of 'The Cape Fear Bank,' as a slight testimonial of my regard, I be queath the sum of five thousand dollars, should he survive me; otherwise I direct that the aforesaid sum be paid to bis sod Arthur by my administrator. Here the old attorney nearly brokf down. His voice and manner showed great agitation. "To Herman Craven, my nephew, and at this time the cashier of my bank; I give and bequeath the sum of The attorney hesitated, removed his glasses, carefully ran his silk handkerchief over them, and with a seemingly nervouf hand replaced them. lo Herman Craven, my nephew, at this time cashier of my bank, I do give and bequeath the sum of The attorney's eyes left the written in strument and rested on the features of the cashier. There were the eyes of one other in the room fixed on Herman Craven also the tyes of the great Southern detective. Herman sat as though wondering at the ieiay. "The sum of fifty-five thousand dollars," read the lawyer. The bank directors certainly looked sur prised, and a slight exclamation fell from the lips of some of them. Herman Craven raised his handkerchief to his eyes and moaned: "My dear, deal uncle! I had no dream that you would remember me to that extent." "Which sum," continued the lawyer, as he resumed reading the will, "is suffi cient to form the nucleus of a fortune, and will enable him to engage in almost any vocation." "I should think it would," thought Sel la rs. "That sum is a fortune Itself not the nucleus of one. I wonder I do won der," he thought, "if Hannah was not mistaken on the night of the murder, and if it was not the hand of other than Her man Craven that pulled the wire some one who had gained admission to the house and but no, she stated that the form she saw was clad only in a night shirt. That argues nothing. Beneath that nightshirt there might have been all I of the garments of a man a single mo ment would have sufficed to don a night shirt. Wait." "I leave my daughter and my adminis trator to decide as to whether my vast in terests shall be withdrawn from 'The Cupe Fear Bank' and the funds invested in other securities. As I founded the bank, I should prefer that my interests be continued in the same. However, aftet my daughter shall have attained her twen tieth year, it will be for her alone to de termine, as my administrator's duties shall cease at that time. "1 do hereby appoint as my aforesaid administrator, my friend " Here the attorney's hands shook so bad ly that the instrument fell to the floor, lie stooped, tremblingly, and recovered it Director Chadbourn of the bank turned - a glass of water and handed it to him. - The old attorney raised it to hts lips, but his eyes were again fixed on the body ot the will. "He has found another surprise," tbtmght Sellars. ... "1 do hereby appoint as my aforesaid administrator," read the lawyer, mj friend. Herman Craven." i nis time there were uaffiistaken ex prcsrWns of surprise. "In whom," resumed the. lawyer, "I have implicit confidence, and I direct that he be required to give no bond for the faithful performance- of the duties en tailed." To say that there was consternation on the faces of the directors would be to draw it mildlv. TTnnnestlonably. the - " ii uiuojy. unqonuouaifii , uiusk ue wccmu, -j - - t""''""Jff TlinrhtiT tm nat lri ITUTirrHi (ihft tti-J f -V" It 1 sot seemly for I and .Sella ts? " What shall we say of hiim utr was uumDrounuea. "Hannah was clearly mistaken," he "ought. I do also appoint my aforesaid admin istrator as guardian of my beloved daugh ter, and by reason of my estate's being large and my interests many, I direct that his duties as such guardian shall not cease until my daughter shall reach her twentieth birthday. This provision, how ever, to be void in case of the marriage of my aforesaid daughter before she shall reach the age jf twenty, and in which event her husband shall supplant bet guardian." A cry of pain and anguish escaped the white lips of Miss DeRosette, and her head fell forward upon the shoulder of her companion. All eyes were directed to her moaning form. The directors the friends of the dead banker -of fifty years' standing sat pale. silent, mute. Sellars,-overcome tbongh he was with astonishment, yet had his keen eyes fixed on the features of the cashier. But naught one a piacia countenance cud ne see no evidence of surprise there no twitching of the muscles of the face neither a look of exultation, merely dead calm face, slightly flushed, and a pair of inquiring eyes looking up at the lawyer. "De Lord God!" was the exclamation that fell from the lips of old Uncle Duke. Herman Craven did not cast a glance in his direction. In witness whereof," continued the lawyer, "I have hereunto set my hand and seal in this, the city of Wilmington, State of North Carolina, this, the third day of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven. "ALVIN DE ROSETTE. "Witnesses John D. Lloyd. Freeman Elliott." "This ends the reading of the instru ment," said the attorney, sinking into a chair. "The conclusion comes as a surprise," observed Director Hammond. "That is nnaerstana me, Mr. craven of course death came so suddenly to our friend that none of us, I think, had given the matter a thought. But, excuse me, there are so many old and tried friends men of great er experience than yourself that It seems strange that he should have designated you as the administrator of his estate and guardian of his daughter." "Very, very strange!" echoed the other directors. "I am not surprised at that, gentlemen," Herman said blandly. "It was because of your age that my uncle did not name some one of you. Remember, a week ago he bade fair to live as long as any of you. He would have named Mr. Dobbs but for bis age." "Strange the will does not read my nephew, Herman Craven," instead of my friend, Herman Craven,' " remarked Di rector Chadbourn. "It would seem so," said Herman; "but my uncle often used to term me "friend Herman.' Yes, more often than be did uephew' in our private conversations. He had notified me that he had named me as administrator of bis will, but he bad not informed me how liberally he had remem bered me in the same. It quite overpow ers me," and Herman raised his hand kerchief to his eyes. "The witnesses to this will?" observed the detective. "Went down with the ill-fated Gosmore, and within sight of the British coast," said the attorney. "Then," remarked Sellars, -than are no living witnesses" "None," the attorney said; "but their signatures are here, and there Is no ques tion but what they are genuine. You ali know them, gentlemen." "Yes," observed Director Hammond, "and I was aware they had witnessed our old friend's signature to his will. Af ter their death I think he intended getting other signatures, but he deferred it too long." Sellars had advanced, apd the attorney nanaea . . ne closely scrutinized. "Yes," he said presently, "the signa ges are genuine beyond a doubt, but " But what, Mr. Sellars?" asked Law yer Dobbs. I was about to say that the signatures are genuine, but the witnesses themselves are somewhere rocking to and fro, deep down in the bosom or tne ocean, answer ed Sellars. 'And the sea," thought Herman .Cra ven, "will not give up its dead." "What step is first necessary?" he ask ed. "The submission of the will for pro bate," said the attorney, "and immediate ly thereafter you must enter at once on the discharge of your "duties. You will find them such as to require great care and discretion, but both myself and the direc tors of the bank stand ready to lend yon svery possible aid." "I shall enter upon them, gentlemen, de pending largely on your advice," remarked Herman, "and every provision of my na me's will shall be carried out faithfully. To my cousin I shall endeavor to prove a faithful guardian." A groan burst from the quivering lips of .he young heiress as she arose to her feet. "There is something " She caught the warning glance of the detective, and leaning heavily on her com panion's arm, left the room. ; "My cousin is quite overcome," observed Herman. "Very naturally so," said Sellars. "She ias just listened to the reading of the last .Till and testament of her murdered fata ." CHAPTER XIII. The day following the reading of ths w.li the instrument was admitted to pro bate, and Herman Craven bad the hand ling of a vast estate In bis hands. He held also in those same'white hands, or thought he did, the destiny, of a charm ing young heiress. "Ere two years roll by," ne thought, as he sst in his private office at the bajuV, "the husband must supplant the guardian I shall have become that husband. It will not be difficult after-Robert 4a in a felon's grave to win the heart of my ward. at least to make her my wife. She clearly does not believe that Robert Campbell murdered her father. Jennies presence in the house so much I do not like. It must be checked. Clearly, I must talk to the daughter of a murdered man to be on terms of Intimacy with the sister of the wretch who who lies la Jail under the charge of having murdered him. Under the charge of having murdered him? Ha! ha! Was he not caught red-handed in the act? As for the funds In the bank. I must leave everything as It is until Hat tie snail hare become my wife. I must win the confidence of the bank directors. .But above ail I must become the president of The Cape Fear Bank. There is noth ing easier, now that I reiiresent a majority of the stock, as my cousin's guardian, and am the administrator of my uncle's es tate. . The directors meet this evening to cnoose a successor to the late nresident. and in the interest of the late president's daughter, I, Herman Craven, must be that president. What Is It. Duke?" "Attorney Dobbs, Mars Herman." "Admit him. Uncle Duke, you have, been a faithful man for a negro. To-mor row you will be free. You will have no master and will have two thousand dol lars to your credit in the bank." "I will have a young mistress. Mars Herman." said the old man. "who I'd die die to serve. As for freedom. I's too old for dat; I belongs to Mars Alvin's bank and Miss Hattie, and always will, but God bless old master jus' de same for strikin' off de shackles. Not de body foi dar wan't none dar but from de rouI. 1 ken die a free man. Glory to God!" "You will be right here just the same. Duke. Now admit the attorney. "I was in hopes you would call In this morning, Mr. Dobbs." he said, arising from his seat and extending his hand as the attorney approached him, "aa there is a matter I wished to see you about. Pray be seated." "In that event I am glad I called." ob served the lawyer, seating himself, "but I think I can guess the subject. It is of the directory meeting toraifht, at which a successor to Alvin DeRosette must be named as the bank's president, is it not?" "The same, Mr. Dobbs. The same." "I had a conference with Directors Chadbourn, Hammond and Hoyt this morning," said the attorney, "and the two latter favor Mr. Chadbourn for the pres idency. You see, he is a man who has al ways been identified with the bank and has had a vast experience in monetary af fairs. The public have full confidence in him, and I think you may safely cast the vote you represent as your uncle's admin istrator for him. In fact, the matter lays entirely with you. Your action decides the presidency and largely the future of the bank. Of course, you will remain cashier." "Such la not my intention, Mr. Dobbs," said Herman. "What, you will aever your connection with the bank?" "Oh, no. Mr. Dodds. not that! Now, un derstand me. I have the most implicit confidence in Director Chadbourn. As the second largest stockholder, be is the bank's vice-president, and as such I am content that he remain. Aa the represent ative of the stock that made my nncle the president, and as his administrator and the guardian of his daughter, I conceive it to be my duty to take his place as nearly as I can m all that pertains to his busi ness affairs.' I feel, indeed, that he would have it so or he would not have named me his administrator. Yes, I feel in duty bound to make Herman Craven the presi dent of the bank, and I ask your co-opera lion and aid. The old attorney's face paled, and for a moment he sat speechless. "I beg you," he said, when he had mas tered his emotion, "think well of this mat ter, xou nave bad but two years ex perience in banking affairs. Director Chadbourn has bad that of half a lifetime. His name would inspire confidence and the bauk would not lose a customer. With you as its president I fear the result would not be the same. You are young and can wait. You have every confidence in Mr. Chadbourn and would be here just ss you have been in the past. Public confidence must not be shaken by an unwise mov at this time." (To be continued.) GENERAL SPORTS. The proposed match between Joe Gans and Spike Sullivan has been de clared off. They were to fight De cember 4 and Tom CRourke, manager of the Lenox A. C. says Gans deliber ately fluked out of tbe match. X The yacht races cost the New York Yacht Club about $50,000 for mere at tendance and supervision. The steamer Republic cost $1500 for tbe first day and $1000 for every day thereafter, and, as there were eleven trips down the bay, the total amount was $11,500. The big Luckenbach tugs cost $150 a day, and the other boats required on the course cost but little less. Members of the National Cycling As sociation wbo are in a position to know what action the N. C. A. will take in the government of bicycle racing next season declare that the foreign associa tions are now prepared to recognize the N. C. A. as the representative gov erning body in this country. Such a step would mean the downfall of the League of American Wheelmen in its aim to control racing. Spike Sullivan claims that he must take on easy ones because there are no good ones to fight him at 133 pounds. Howard Wilson thinks he can best Sul livan at that weight. Richard Croker has purchased of Clay Woodford. Lexington, Ky., Mis used, a thoroughbred brood mare, dam of Kilmarnock. He will ship her to England for tbe stud. The pries la private. John Thomas, of Cumbok, aad John Brennan. of Tucker Hill, shot a live pigeon match at Pottsville. Each man was assigned seven birds. Thomas killed four birds to his opponent's two. The purse was $10 a side. A juvenile match took place between John Stutt and John Martlp of Silver Creek, aged 14 years. Each shot at five birds. Mar tin killed two birds and Stuts missed his entire quota, the purse was $10. The following are tbe batting aver ages for the Williams College baseball team for the entire season, and Include all Intercollegiate games: Makeplace who played In but two games, has an average of .600; Rlsley. .338; Reardon, .337; Jansen. .333; Street. .299; Plunkett, 281; Edwards, .279; Seaver, .289; Rus sell. .250; Trannls, .235; Lydecker, .212; Ranger, .208. and Heffernan. .15. The launch John Harvard, which hat coached many of Harvard's crews, hai been sold to tbe Unlversltr of Wiscon sin. Coach O'Dea is now In Cambridge making arrangements for the trans portation of the boat Edward Dunkhorat, of Syracuse, lost to Peter Maher In the seventh round ol what was to have been a ten round boxing contest before the Monarch, Athletic Club, at Syracuse, N. T, on l foul. Joseph Choynskl defeated "Dick Moore, of St. Paul, In three rounds ol what was to have been a twenty round boxing contest at St. Louts. Choynskr simply outclassed his opponent. In respect to giving, there are very few of us who give according to our ability, or anything like It, The great generosity of tbe world usually lies be low the medium line. . THIS BOAD IS A MINT MARINE RAILWAY NEAR NEW YORK IS UNIQUE. It la Only Oate-balf Mile la Lenartk, bat It Has a Moaopolr of a Good Baalaesa aad Kara a Qraa Deal of Maney. The deatb of Mr. VanderbUt brought back to my memory recollection of Austin Corbtn. My attention was re- I cently called to the least known carter- I prise which the late Mr. Corbtn founds ed, and which, according to one source, la the richest railroad In the world. The road 1 within ha if an hour's ride from New York and is known aa tbe Marine Railroad. The entire distance covered by this road la barely a quarter of a mile, and the fare la the uniform and small rate of 5 cents. The road serves to connect the two summer resorts Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach. The trip over the road occupies only a minute with the comparatively alow locomotive, two of which, with two cars, make up the entire rolling stock of this wealthy road. The road baa been an absolute monopoly of traffic. though, between the two beaches, which are connected by a narrow atrip of kind. This atrip Mr. Oorbln, wise man that be was. built his road on and Issued orders that any one who wanted to walk alongside the roadbed was tak ing chances of arrest for trespass, and this season a number of special officers headed off all would-be promenadcrs who wanted to save the fare of S cents. On one aide of this strip Is the ocean, on the other savampa and marshes. To circle around these swamps to order ts reacbr the opposite beach would require a walk of at least three miles, hence the profit accruing from the Mattes Railroad. Tbe road operates only three months a year, but during these three montibs it carries on an average 00,000 or 00.000 passengers a week. Fourth of July the two engines two coaches carried 28.000 persona as 5 cents, and no half fares for children either. The staff is In keeping with tbe extent of roiling stock. It coaedsts of two engineers, two firemen, two con ductors, two ticket seHere and two gate men. Tbe superintendent of Manhattan Beach Is at tbe same time general man ager of tbe Marine Railroad, its gener al passenger agent and freight agent ail In one person. It Is said that the operating expenses for the three months of tbe season do not' exceed 13.000. In 1891 the road Is said to have cleared $57,000 above aB expenses. Its capital to $20,000, and, according to one of Ks stockholders, K has cleared up wards of $1,000,000 for tbe sharehold ers during Ma existence, a dividend of 250 per cent, per annum. The huxtdred SoUar shares are therefore worth tn the neighborhood of $3,000, a higher prem ium than that commanded by Cheml- caan Bank stock, which to usually con side red to be tbe moat remarkable in vestment tat that respect. That the stockholders are numerically almost as small aa the staff of tne road can be easily Imagined, and that none of the stock Is for sate is also self-understood. In. one respect ttbe miniature railway resembles the miniature states of An dorra and San Marino. One never bears anything about either. Philadelphia Telegraph. CLIMATE SHOWS FEW CHANGES. Weather Conditio New A boat the fata aa in Asm Past, This subject to of extreme Interest ind merits a most thorough study. We find the "early" and the "latter" rain to-day In Palestine precisely as de scribed 5,500 years ago. "Jordan over sows all its banks" in February to-day exactly as It did In Joshua's time, thirty-three centuries ago. Plants taken from mummy cases In Egypt, which must have been gathered more than -6,000 years since, are practically if tbe same size and have the same ap- pearanoe as those growing to-day. Bec- ordsof vintages in France over 700 years show practically tbe same dates) as to- lay. Actual observations of. rainfall for over 200 years In France show no uange. Observations of temperature for almost 200 years at St. Petersburg .how no change appreciable to . us. chough, of course, the earliest observa tions were extremely erode and some what unreliable. Facts of this kind might be adduced to fill a small vol ume. On tbe other hand, we have rec ords of most extraordinary cold weather In ancient times. One winter the light .wine in France froze. An other winter the River Po froze over so as to bear teams, an unheard-of phenomenon to-day. In this Journal recently It Is stated that "Parnassus and Socrate, now free from snow, were covered with It In classic antiquity." Also "the name of Greenland, which strikes us as so singularly inappropri ate, was not Inapplicable at the time It was named. In the fourteenth century." It Is entirely probable that descrip tions of tbe cold In ancient times were much exaggerated. Parnassus and Socrate have snow at times, and. In earlier days, when protection against the cold and now was much less than now, a little snow would go a long way. The earlier voyagers from Iceland, more than 1.000 years ago, leaving a land of almost perpetual Ice and snow, and reaching a land In the summer with Its beautiful green color to their unaccustomed eyes, would very nat urally give tbe name. of Greenland to it At tbe summer time. It la said that Greenland presents, a most beautiful green near the Danish- settlements to this day. Our oldest Inhabitants, who have been wont to describe the terri ble cold and deep snows of their boy hood days as Incomparably greater than anything which does or can occur to-day, have completely lost their reck oning the last winter when reading of a ship thai bad sunk in New York bar- -or by weight of the Ice upon it; also, that Washington had had thirty-four Inches of snow on.-a level and the low est temperature ever noted In that fair city. I am sure a careful study will show no appreciable change In the cU inate of this earth sine tbe earl hb loric times. Of course, nothing here adduced touches climatic changes In or, bi nrsalatorla which changes have been established I beyond question. Popular Science. I Cartons Ways of Markia Im. The Islanders of tbe South Pacldc have no clocks, but make a carious time-marker of their own. They take the kernels from the nuts of the candle tree and wash and string them on the rib of a palm leaf. The first or top ker nel Is then lighted. All the kernels are of the . same size and 'Substance, and each will born a certain number of minutes and then set fire to the "next one. below. Tbe natives tie pieces of bark cloth at regular Intervals along the string, to mark the divisions of time, 'Among the natives of Slogan, in tbe Malay Archipelago another pe culiar device Is used. Two bottles are placed neck and neck, and sand is put in one of them which pours Itself into the other one every half -hour, when the bottles are reversed. There Is a Hue near on which are hung twelve rods, marked with notches from one to twelve. A regular appointed keeper attends to the bottles and rods, and sounds the hour upon a gong. ! It la an unexplained fact that glow worms are much more brilliant Just before, an approaching storm than at any other time. ' The most active volcano In the world Is ML Bangay, 11,100 feet situated on the eastern chain of the Andes. South America. . It baa been In constant erup tion since ma. The atmospheric ocean surrounding the earth Is frequently disturbed by gigantic wares, which are invisible ex cept when they carry parts of the air, charged with moisture, up Into a cold er atmospheric stratum where sudden condensation occurs, in Mils manner long., parallel lines of clouds sometimes make their appearance at a great height marking the crests of a ripple of air waves, running miles above our beads. Prof. Alexander Agassis, with corps of men of science, and uodor the auspices!' of tbe United States Fish Commission, set sail from San Fran cisco about tbe middle of August In the steamship Albatross, on one of the most Important scientific expeditions of recent times. An Immense area of the Pacific Ocean, including the Paumota. the Frlendly, the Elllce. the Gilbert and tbe Marshall Islands, and many unnamed groups of coial teleta, will be thoroughly explored for the first time. Tier" voyage- win - eo var aboot - 20.000 miles, and the explorations will Include the life and phenomena of the sea from Its surface to Its greatest attainable depths. It has often been suggested that the brilliance of the sun's disk Is due toln- canaescenc particles or carbon, and within a few years past the presence of carbon in the sun has been demon strated by the spectroscope. Lately Prof. Ilale, the director of tbe Yerkes Observatory, has shown that there Is a thin layer of carbon in the lower part of the sun's atmosphere. It surrounds tne solar globe like a luminous shell. and under normal conditions Is proba bly not more than five hundred miles above the sun's surface. But when an eruption takes place from beneath the carbon layer, like all the other con stituents of tbe solar atmosphere; Is broken up and locally dispersed by the tremendous agitation. Tbe work of keeping the mouth of the world's greatest commercial river, the Thames, open and free for ships of all classes Is not lacking In difficulty. The shifting sands continually en croach upon tbe channels of the great estuary, and the latest surveys show tnat the Duke ot Edinburgh Channel, which Is at present the principal pas sage Into the Thames for heavy ves sels, baa narrowed since 1882 from a mile and a half to about half a mile. "Its total obliteration, which seems by no means Impossible," saya Nature, "would entail a long circuit at the time of low water." The "Middle Swim." the main route for traffic between Lon don and the north, haa also contracted and shoaled much within late years. Occasionally small diamonds have been found among the ridges of gravel brought down from the north In tbe age of the glaciers and scattered over the States bordering on the Great Lakes. Prof. Hobbs, of the Univer sity of Wisconsin, thinks that these diamonds came from some place in Canada, and that by tracing back tbe line of advance of the glaciers the orig inal location of the gems may be dis covered. An effort to carry out Prof. Hobbs' suggestion to to be made, and Prof. H- L. FairchllO, of the University of Rochester; Prof. I. C Russell, of the University of Michigan; Prof. J. P. Iddlnga. of the University of Chicago. and Prof. O. C Fanington. of the Field Columbian Museum, will co-operate by examining, without charge, suspected gems found by persons living near the glacial moraines. - - A Chivalrous Urchin Tbe first specimen of true manly chiv alry the very pattern of a small knight who holds- tbe rights of his lady love sacred was eatcoontered the other day In a Cambridge khidrgaartien. Tbe teacher discovered that a very amall boy, not more than S years old. wss cbewing gum, and she ordered Mm on and bade him disgorge k. "I can't" he sa-d. "Ton can't T' she answered In sur prise. "Why, yea, you can, and you must," 'No, I can't, be persisted, and kept the gum In bis mootb. 'Now, why can't you give me that gam, Johnny V the teacher asked. -- 'Because," said Johnny, stoutly, "it belongs to a little girl In Bomervfile.'- Lue. ' - When a woman can't slrur at ali friends' excuse her by sarins- that though her voice U not strciav n ktverv wast , . SERMON BY Rep. Br. Calmagc Subjects A Heavenly Guard Mlaloa of the Ana-els .Have Huh to Do With the Every -day A flairs of Lite A Guard ian Angel For Every One. . - Copyright, Louis KJopecb. 1SM.1 Washhiotok, D O. The brilliant belngi supposed by soma to be Imaginary are by Dr.Talmageln this sermon shown to be real and to have much to do with onr e very-day life. Tbe text Is, Judges xlll., 19, "And tbe angel did wondrously." Fire built on a rook. Manoah and his wife bad there kindled tbe flames for sac rifice in the praise of God and in honor of a guest whom they supposed to be a man. Bat as tbe flame rose higher and higher their stranger guest stepped Into tbe flame ami by one red leap ascended into the skies. Then they knew thitt he was an angel ot tbe Lord. "Tbe angel did won drously." Two hundred and forty-eight times does the Bible refer to the angels, yet I never beard or read a sermon on angeloloay. The whole subject Is relegated to the realm mythical, weird, spectral and un known. Such adjournment is un-Sorlptnral and wicked. Ot their lite, their character, their habits, their aetions, their velocities, the Bible gives us full length portraits, and why this prolonged and absolute silence concerning them? Angelology is my tbeme. There are two nations ot angels, and they are hostile to eaoh other tbe nation of good angels and the nation of bad an gels. Of tbe former I chiefly speak to day. Their capital, their headquarters, their grand rendezvous, is heaven, bat their empire Is the universe. They are a distinct race of creatures. No human be ing can ever join their conf rat arnlty. The little child wbo in tbe Sabbath school sings, "I want to be an angel," will never have ber wish gratified. They are super human, but they are of different grades and ranks, not all on the same level or the same height. They have their superiors and inferiors and equals. I propose no guessing on this subject, but take tbe Bible for my only authority. Plato, tbe philoso pher, guessed and divided angels Into snpercelestinl, celestial and subcelestial. Dionyslus, tbe Areopagite, guessed and divided them Into three elasses, the su preme. tne middle and tne last, and eao Cit th aha Into thrAA nthAr alafR- mnklnir nine In all. Phtlosa'd tbat the angels were J related to God. as the rays to the fcun, wy . . . . . iuS X ? . iF.h v. mvuj uv. ...... ,uuauu. o,v. -"-'J were incorporeal. Augustine said that ! they had been in danger of falling, but now are beyond being tempted. But the only authority on this sm ject that I re spect nays tbey are divided Into cherubim, seraphim, thrones, dominations, prinotpal-itte-', powers. Their commander In chief is Michael. Daniel oalled him Michael. St. John called him Michael. These supernal beings are more thoroughly or ganised than any army that ever morobed. They are swifter than anv cyolone that ever swept tbe sea. Tbey are more radiant than any morning that ever came down tbe sky. Tbey bave more to do with your destiny and miss than any being in tbe universe except God. May tbe Angel of tbe New Covenant, who la the Lord Jesus, open onr eyes and touch onr tongue and rouse our soul while we speak of their deathlessness, their Intelligence, their numbers, their strength, their achieve ments. - -. ... - I-' f,-f,njarentage or of loyalty to Jylfr3tt--e- tbaUaxrestedyou. Tea, deathless. will aever have a grave. The Lord r'emem bets when they were born, bat no one shall ever see their eye extinguished or their momentum slow up or their exlstenee terminate. The oldest of them has not a wrinkle or a decrepitude or a hindrance, as young after 6000 years as at the close of their first hour, Christ sajii-of the good in heaveB,."JleIthet fUmej dieaaf-mbre, for they are equal to tbe aagels." Yes, deathless are these wonderful creatures ol whom I speak. Tbey will see world after world go out, but there shall be no fading of their own brilliance. Yea, after the last world has taken Its last flight they will be ready for the widest circuit through im mensity, taking a quadrillion ot miles In one sweep as easy as a pigeon circles a dovecot. They are never sick. They are never exhausted. They need no sleep, for they are never tired. At God's command thev smote with death In one nigbt 185,000 of SeoDacberib's host, but no fatality can smite them. Awake, agile, maltlpotent, deathless, Immortal! A further characteristic of these radiant folk Is intelligence. Tbe woman of Tekoab was right when she spoke to King David of tbe wisdom of an angel. We mortals take in what little we know through eye and ear and nostril and touch, but those beings nave nor physical encasement, and henoe they are all senses. A wall Ave feet thiok Is not solid to tbem. Through It they go without disturbing flake ot mortar or orys tal of sand. Knowledge! It flashes on tbem. Tbey take It In at all points. They absorb It. They gather It up without any binderment. No need ot literature for them. Tbe letters of their books are stars. The dashes of tbetr books are meteors. Tbe words of their books are constellations. The paragraphs of their books are galax ies. Tbe pictures ot their books are sun rises and sunsets and midnight auroras and the Conqueror on the white horse with tbe moon under his feet. Their library Is an open universe, mo neea ot telescope to see something millions ot miles away, tot instantly they are there to Inspect and ex plore it. ail astronomies, an geologies, an botanies, all philosophies, at their leet. What an opportunity for Intelligence Is theirs! What facilities for knowing every thing and knowing It right awayl mere is oniy one tning tnat puts mem to their wits' end, and the Bible says they bave to study that. They have been study ing it all through the ages, and yet I war rant they have not fully grasped it tbe wonders ot reuemption. These wonders are so high, so deep, so grand, so stupen dous, so magnificent, tbat even the In telligence ot angelhood Is confounded be fore It. Tbe apostle says, "Which things the angels desire to look Into." Tbat Is a subject tbat excites Inqulsltiveness on tbeir part. Tbat is a theme tbat strains tbeir faculties to the utmost. Tbat is hlirher tban tbey can climb, deeper tban tbey ean dive. Tbey bave a desire for something too big for tbeir comprehension. "Wiiioh things tne angels desire to look into." But that does not discredit tbeir Intelli gence. No one but God Himself can fully understand the wonders of redemption. If all besven should study It for fifty eternities, tbey would get no further tban the A B C of tbat inexhaustible subject. But nearly all other realms of knowledge they have ransacked and explored and eompassed. No one bat God can tell them anything tbey do not know. Tbey have read to tbe last word of the last line of the last page of tbe last volume of In vestigation, and what delights me most is that all their Intelligence is to be at onr disposal, and, coming Into their presence, they will tell as In five minutes more than we can learn by 100 years ot earthly aur-, mlsing. ' A farther characteristic of these Immor tals is their velocity. This the Bible puts sometimes under the figure of wings, some times nnder tbe figure of a flowing gar ment, sometimes under tbe figure ot naked feet. ' As these superhumans are without bodies, these expressions are of course fig urative and mean fwiftness. Tbe Bible tells as tbat Daniel was praying and Gab riel flew from heaven and touched htm be fore ho got op from his knees. How far, then, did tbe Angel Gabriel have to fly in in those moments of Daniel's prayer! Heaven Is thought to be tbe center ot the universe, oar son and Its placets only tbe rim ot tbe wheel of worlds. In a moment the Angel Gabriel flew from that center to this periphery. Jesus told Peter be could Instantly have 60,000 angels present II na called for them. What foot of antelope or wing of alba tross could equal tbat velocity? Law of gravitation, which grips all things else, has no influence upon angelic momentum. Immensities before them open and shut like a fan. Tbat tbey are here Is no reason why thev should not be a qulnttllfon of miles hence the next minute. Oar bodies hinder us. but our minds can circle the aartb in a minute, .Angello being are bodiless and have no limitation. God may witn nls nnger point down to some world in trouble on tbe outmost limits of erea- tlon, and Instantly an angelic cohort Is there to help it, or some celestial may be iianaing at tne lartnermost outpost ot im mensity, and God may say "Cornel" and Instantly it Is In His bosom. Abraham, jsitjan, Hagar, Joshua, Uideon, Manoab, Paul, St. John, could tell of their unhin dered loeomotlon. Tbe red feet of sum mer lightning are slow compared with sueir aegiras. Another remark I have to make concern ing these Illustrious immortals Is that they are multitudinous. Their census has never been taken, and no one but God knows now many iney are, nut ail tbe Btt)le ao eounts suggest their Immense numbers companies ol mem, regiments of them, armies of them, mountain tops haloed by them, skies populous with them. John speaks ot angels and other beings round tbe throne as ten thousand times ten thou sand. Now according to my calculation, ten thousand times tea thousand are 100.- 000,0(10. But these are only ths angels In one place. David counted .20.000 ot them rolling down tbe sky tn chariots. When God came away from the riven rooks of Mount Sinai, the Bible says He had the companionship of 10,000 angels. I think they are tn every battle, in every exigency, nt every birth, at every pillow, at every hour, at every moment, the earth full of them, tbe heavens full of them. They outnumber the human race in this world. They outnnmber ransomed spirits In glory. When Abraham had bis knife uplifted to slay Isaac, It was an angel who arrested the stroke, crying, "Abra ham, Abraham!" It was a stairway of angels that Jacob saw while pillowed In tbe wilderness. We are told an angel led the hosts ot Israelites out ot Egyptian serfdom. It was an angel that showed Hagar the fountain where she filled the bottle for the lad. It was an angel that took Lot out of doomed Sodom. It was aa angel tbat shot op the mouth of the hun gry monsters when Daniel was thrown In to the cavern. It was an angel that fed Elijah under the juniper tree. It was an angel that announeed to Mary the ap proaching nativity. They were an eels that chanted when Christ was born. It was an angel tbat strengthened onr Saviour in His agony. It was an angel tbat encouraged Paul In the Mediterranean shipwreck. It was an angel tbat burst open the prison, gate after gate, until Peter was liberated. It was an angel tbat stirred the pool ot Siloam, where the sick were healed. It was an angel that John saw flying through the midst ot heaven, and un angel with foot planted on the sea. and an anirel that I opened the book, and an angel tbat sound 0 ' ed tbe trumpet, and an angel tbat thrust in tne sickle, ana an angel tbat poared out the vials, and an aDgel standing In the sun. I vi riaa a aaia UUful nuu UUlllLJtl I ii win oe an angel wttu uplifted hand i swearing that time shall be no longer. In : thA ITltH r n flit I liArVAdf nf th. ,,-!. tl.a reapers are tbe angels. Yea, tbe Lord shall be revealed from heaven with miglity angels. Ob. the numbers and the inisut and the glory of these superoals- fleets of them, squadrons ot them, host beyond host, rank above rank, millions on mill ions, and ail on our side if we will bave them! This leads me to speak of the offices of these supernals. To defend, to cbeer, to rescue, to escort, to give victory to the right and overthrow tbe wrong tbat is their business just as alert to-day and efficient as when in Bible times tbey spread wing or unsheathed sword or rocked down penitentiaries or filled the mountains with borses of nre bitched to chariots of lire and driven by reinsmea ot tire. Tbey bave turned your steps a hundred times, and you know It not. You were on the way to do some wrong thing, and tbey changed your course. They brought some thought They arranged t -onld me t yon at that erlt honorable and from your po amusement, a t It was an angel , , -ndf Very one that gu, .ed you to evu 'found, perhaps the this service ana tnat nowaits to report some holy impression to oe maae upon youi soul, tarrying with one foot upon the doorstep of your Immortal spirit and tbe other foot lifted for ascent Into tbe skies. Bv some nravet detain him until he can tell yon ot a re pentant and ransomed soull Or you were some time borne down with trouble, be. reavement, persecution, bankruptcy, sick ness and all manner ol troubles beating tbeir discords in your heart and life. You gave up. Xoa said: "I cannot stand it any longer. I believe I will take my life. Where is tbe rail train or tbe deep wave or the preoipice tbat will end this torment ol eartbly existence?" But suddenly youi uiiuu uriKuieneu. fjourage came surging into your heart like oceanle tides. You saia, -uoa ts on my side, and ail these ad varauies ne caa maice turn out tor my gwuu. ouuuuLiy you leu a peace, a deep peace, tbe peace of God that passe to all uuuerBiaiiuing. nnat maae the change? A sweet and mighty comforting angel ol the Lord met you. That was all. Yes, a guardian angel for each one ol you. I'ut yourself now in accord with Him. When He suggests the right, follow It. When He warns you against tbe wrong, shun It. Sent forth from God to help you In this great battle against sin and death, accept his deliverance. When tempted to a feeling of loneliness and disbeartenment, appropriate tbe promise, "The angel ol the Lord encampeth around about tuem that tear Him and deiiveretb them." Ob, ( am so glad tbat the spaces between jere and heaven are thronged with :bosa supernaturuls taking tidings lome, bringing messages bere, rolliug aack obstacles from our path and giving is defenses, for terrific are tbe forces whn iispute our way, and if the nation ot the rood angels is on our side the nation ol sad angels is on tbe other. Paul bad it right when he said, "We wrestle not igalns-t flesh and blood, bat against p.rJo.' :ipalltio-, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, igainst spiritual wickedness in high places." Iu that awful fight may God send as mighty angelic re-entorcementl We want all their wings on our side, all their -iwonls on our side; all their chariots on our side. ' . Thank God that those who are for u are mightier than those who are airalnst us! And that thought makes me jubilant as to Jnal triumph. Belgium, you know, was the attleground of England and France. Yes, Jlelglum more than once was the battle ground of opposing nations. It so happens that this world if the Belgium or battle ground between tire angelic nations, good and bad. Michael, tbe commander-in-chief on one side; Lucifer, as Byron calls blm, or Mephistophelcs. as Goethe calls him; or Satan, as the Uihle calls him, tbe commander-in-chief on the other side. AH pure a gelhooil untb'rtbe one leadership and all abandoned angelhood unlortho other lead ership. .Many a skirmish have the two arm ies had, but the grt-ntaad decisive bat.le Is yet to be fought. El her from onr earthly homes or dpwn -from our supernal resi dences may We come In on the right side, for on that side are God and heaven and victory. Me.-wiwrhllethe battle is beingset In array, and the forces celestial and deniomaoal nro "confronting each .other. Hear lliu b om of tbe great cannona-le al ready o;"MicJ! Ciernblm, seraphim, thrones, do-ninntlons, principalities and power ro ueiriuning to ride down tbeir foes, nnd. until the work Is completed, "Sun, ftaud thou still upon Glbeon. and thou, u.v ju, io "the volley o, Aj lloul" Useful Hints. Every housekeeper has experienced the sense of desperation caused by the occasional obstinacy of the double boil er. The water in the outside vessel often unaccountably refuses to boiL When this happens fill the outer sauce pan with strong salt water, and it will boil much sooner. A delicious hot gingerbread was served at a home luncheon the other day. It was fresh from tbe oven, spicy and tender, and on being broken it proved to be full of almonds. They had been split Into halves so as not to be heavy enough to sink to the bottom of the dough during the cooking process. The combination of flavors is to be recommended. Industrial. In Canada the Grand Trunk Is re ported to have called in several of Its traveling freight agents owing to the fact that thev cannot secure cars for the tremendous rush of business offer ing. The Sedalia (Mo.) Electric Railway last week laid off all the conductors on Its several lines in the city. In the future the conductors' duties will be performed bv the motormen. A striking evidence of the scarcity of workingmen is a great placard which has been hung out in front of the post office, Ottawa, Can., bv one of the lum ber companies asking for 1000 laborers and 300 shantymen. The fifty factories of Kokomo, Ind., now using natural gas as fuel are fill ing up their cellars and sheds with wood and coal for use in case the gas gives out. There has been no coal In that town for twelve years until a few days ago. Employes of the Dodge Manufactur ing Company, Mishawaka, Ind., are preparing to start a co-operative store for the benefit of employes of all the factories of that city. They allege the city grocers and butchers charge ex orbitant srlces. Chicago Policemen's Benevolent As sociation realized $34,000 by the recent annual benefit at the Auditorium. The Brooklyn Cement Masons and Asphalt Layers' Union has obtained the eight-hour workday without re sort to a strike. Judge Falconbrldge. of the Hle-h Court of Canada, has ruled that it Is not compulsory for persons to give ev idence mat may incriminate them selves In liquor cases. Brooklyn stair builders have the Saturday half-holiday and a wage scale of 3,25 a dav, including Satur days, on which the same wage is paid as on the longer working days. wages in tne Dakota woods run from 126 to $35 a month and board. For a number of years previous, to 1896-97 wages in the woods were about half what they are now. Lawrence countv, in the Black Hills, claims the honor of producing a great er amount of gold ore In a day than any other county In the United States 4650 tons, valued at $10,000. Los Angeles, Cal., is distinguished for the number of Dretolium oil wells It possesses. The output for 1898 ap proximated 1,100.000 barrels, and that for 1899 is estimated to be about the same. Rochester teamsters were conceded $3.50 per day (8 hours.) In Austrian hotels It is still custo mary to charge extra for randies. Mexico sold the United States $2, 000,000 worth of hides last year. Day county. S. D., has produced two crops of oats this season. Buffalo bridge and structural iron workers want the eight-hour day and $2.50. American shoe manufacturers can undersell the local producer in South Africa. Wages of Southern Pacific engineers and firemen bave been reduced 10 per cent. An ordinance has been passed In West Palm Beach. Fla., forbidding fe males to enter saloons. One of Hartford's big department stores has decided to open mornings at 8.30 o'clock instead of 8. The wages of every employe of the United Salt Company , of Cleveland, have been increased voluntarily. -"OutAof 1,100.(00 In Massachuse- en- rrr-'1 -i1 i -. , , 000 loyed onSundays7' .. Househoid. RECIPES. Cocoanut Pudding. Beat well to gether half a teacupful each of grated cocoanut and finely grated bread crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of caster sugar, half a pint of milk, two eggs.and a piece of butter the size of a walnut; when thoroughly mixed pour it Into a buttered dish, and bake one hour In a moderate oven. Excellent hot or cold. Swiss Honey. Now, while pears are cheap, is the time to prepare Swiss honey. After peeling and squeezing the Juice until nearly thick enough: then add about half as much cane sugar(tne quality varies according to the variety and ripeness of the fruit used). Boll and skim, and when of the consistency honey pour in glasses or Jars and 'eal for future use. Plum Nectar. Look over two quarts of ripe plums. Pour one quart of the best vinegar over the plums and let them stand until they ferment; then strain and to each pint of Juice add three-fourths of a pound of loaf sugar. Place over a fire and when It has sim mered twenty minutes strain and bot tle. One-half tablespoonful added to a glass of cold water makes a cooling, re 'reshing drink. Boiled Pig's Feet. Wash thoroughly four pig's feet, cover with cold water, bring slowly to the boiling point, drain and drop In a bowl of cold water. Let stand for half an hour; put into a clean saucepan with two quarts of water, one teaspoonful of salt and one tablespoonful of vinegar; heat slowly and simmer for four hours. Transfer to a hot platter, pour over a little white sauce and serve. Broiled Pig's Feet. Wash an! scald (n hot water as above. " Blanch in cold water; wipe dry and split each foot; tie them together again with tape or twine; place in a saucepan with one small onion, one-half of a carrot, one half of a bay leaf, one blade of mace, & sprig of parsley, two cloves, one tea spoonful of salt and sufficient hot water to cover. Simmer gently until tejider and let cool in the liquor. When cold drain and dry; dip each foot into beaten egg and roll in bread crumbs; dredge with salt and pepper and broil over a clear fire. Untie and serve on a hot platter; pass tomato catsup witb them. Corn Gems. One cup of white or whole-wheat flour, two cups of yellow cornmeal, one tablespoonful of sugar, a teaspoonful of salt and two of baking powder; add the flour, meal, salt, sugar and baking powder together and mix thoroughly; then work in one table spoonful of shortening; add a pint of milk or milk and water; bake in well rreased gem pans (small on s are best); bake in moderate oven for half an hour or more, according to size of gem pans; these pans are very nice, and it is convenient to know how to make some without eggs as the price of eggs In creases. Soup Biscuit. When making bread reserve a portion of the dough; cut into small pieces and roll these into balls the size of a hickory nut: cover with melted butter, place on a buttered tin o they will not touch each other; cook till thoroughly done about 20 min utes. Broiled ChiDDed Beef. Cut the twf thicker than you would for frizzling a little thicker than a knife blade and boil It until it Is smoking hot, not more than a minute. Dish quickly and send to the table. It is very appetizing on 9 hot summer morning. Our best knowledge lies in what we are not known to know. If we are endowed with common sense we shall gradually acquire virtue. The fool knows everybody, or nobodv. but himself. Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts tn weak bosoms, oftenest God bless her. In woman's breast. A better thing than "hitching your wagon to a star," is to put your hand in the hand that moves the star. A thermometer will not take the Dlace of a stove. Weal and woe are the web and woof of life. Lli -a tit n.Li? 'H0krr! ' -.-.''- j... - . aW
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