Christian science is growing rapidly
in the United States—at the rate of a
new church a week, it is claimed.
Kentucky is the ouly state south of
the Ohio river that has not made some
provision for disabled confederate
soldiers, either by means of pensions
or by the establishment of soldiers'
homes or both.
Says the New York Herald: "Wher
ever bicycles are ridden there spring?
up a demand for good roads that is
bound to bear fruit. Farmers profit
more by good roads than any other
class. The bicycle is one of the far
mer's best friends.
Governor Black, in his annual mes
sage, pays a tribute to the National
Guard of New York, which he' says
consists of about fourteen thousand of
the linest young men of the state.
These young soldiers, remarks the
New York Observer, serve with
out pay, and as the governor remarks,
should not be hampered by officious
political control. The time has gone
by when the state militia was a laugh
ing stock, and the grotesque "target
company" a sight to amaze all be
holders. The National Guard has
improved greatly, is a necessary ad
junct to the state constabulary and of
national defence, and should be ap
proximated to military standards as
far as possible. The only "boss" a
militiaman should have to deal with
is his superior officer.
The statement frequently published
that there are only 400,000 Jews in
the United States, the Atlanta Journal
has long believed to be away below
the fact. Conclusive evidence that
this is an underestimate was supplied
at the meeting of the American Jewish
Historical society in New York.
David Sulzberger, with the assistance
of the historical society, has devoted
much time to aa investigation of this
matter, aud he computes the number
of Jews in this country. New York
leads in the distribution of this popu
lation by states. It has 350,000 Jews
or nearly as many as most of t,he cyclo
pedias give to the entire country.
There are 85,000 in Pennsylvania and
about the same number in Illinois.
Ohio has 50,000, and California comes
next with 35,000. The idea that
nearly all the American Jewish citi
zens are engaged in trade is grossly
incorrect, asserts the Journal. They
we found in every profession and
ivocation. They are lawyers, doc
tors, scientists, teachers, inventors,
railroad officials, journalists, literary
men, mechanics,farmers aud are found
in many other callings. In every line
of eft'ort which they have entered our
Jewish fellow citizens have won suc
cess and distinction. Their skill in
Mercantile pursuits is proverbial, but
they have proved a high class of
ability aud ready adaptability in wliat
3ver they have undertaken.
One of the most gratifying signs of
the times so fur as this country is
concerned, is the growing spirit of
benevolence and generosity, observes
the Atlanta Constitution. During the
past year, which is better remembered
for the hardships which it entailed
upon the masses than for aught else,
there were larger sums of money de
voted to charities of various kinds
Ihun in any previous year, with the
exception of 139 C. In the aggregate,
these charities for the year amount to
the sum of $33,612,814. As compared
with the figures for preceding years,
it appeal's that great progress has been
made in this direction. Iu 1894 the
country gave only $10,967,116 to
•iharities; in 1875, $28,943,549; iu
1896, §33,070,129, and in 1897, $33,-
612,814. From these figures it is
evident that the country, with its in
creasing wealth, is steadily becoming
more generous. Of the total amount
of money subscribed to charities dur
ing the past year it appears that $lO,-
203,450 went to colleges; $14,785,622
to hospitals and benevolent instutions;
$5,023,738 to churches and religious
societies, and $1,218,000 to museums
and art galleries. On the basis of sex,
it is stated that men subscribed $20,-
033,378 and women $13,579,136. This
is a much better showing for the
women than for the men, as there is
less wealth among the former than
among the latter. To note some of
the larger gifts made during the year,
tl.e following list is cited: Mrs. Le
land Stanford to the Stanford uni
versity, SI, 000,000; J. Pierpon t Morgan
to charities, SI.000,000; John Fred
Martin to churches, $1,000,000; John
B. Deering to charities, $2,000,000;
Washington Covington to colleges,
81,000,000; George M. Pullman to
manual education, $1,200,000; P. A.
B. Widener to art, $1,000,000; Charles
Contoit to charities, $1,000,000, and
Henrietta R. V. Baker to charities,
$2,000,000.
There are 106 different kinds of type*
writers made in the United States,
but only one kind of a successful
typewriter.
The Jews are much more exempt
from tubercle than any other race,
and there is little doubt, says a medi
cal writer, that much of this exemp
tion is due to the great care exercised
in the choice and dressing of theii
meat.
During prosperous times the sugar
crop of Cuba averaged 1,000,000 tons
annually. The total product of 1895-
96 was 225,221 tons; of 1896-97 th»
product was 212,221, a deficiency this
year as compared with last year of 13,-
170 tons. The shortage is only one of
the penalties of war.
Several secret societies composed ol
workingmen in Denver, Col., have
determined to boycott the department
stores. As all of these organizations
have branches with women members,
who are the principal patrons of the
stores, a lively contest between the
affiliated bodies is expected. The
women want to shop where they can
get the best bargains, boycott or no
boycott.
Jeffersonville, Ind., is proud of a
veteran of the war, who lives near
there, and is the father of nineteen
living children, all of whom were
born since the war. The eldest child
is thirty years old and the youngest
seven. Among the children are four
sets of twins. Newton Norris, the
father, draws a pension, "but if he
lived in Canada he would be receiving
an additional sum for adding so gen
erously to the population.
How many pecyile know that the
United States produced last year one
fourth of the world's gold, or about
$60,000,000 worth? Aud Colorado is
credited with about one-third of this
as her share. These figures,furnished
by Robert E. Preston, director of the
mint, tally very closely with those
furnished by The Engineering and
Mining Journal, which gives $241,•
391,639 as the world's total produc
tion of gold for 1897, an increase of
more than 329,000,000 over 1896.
The gold found in the Klondike re
gion swells the Canadian output from
$2,810,000 in 1896 to perhaps $7,000,-
000, during last year.
Oue of the most surprising dis
coveries of the century bus just been
made by Professor W. M. Flinders
Petrie.'the great Egyptian excavator.
He has found that the Pharaohs who
built the pyramids and their predeces-
Bors were cannibals—that this won
derful people, who erected tlie most
splendid temples and the most colossal
monuments, and who possessed a
civilization that has astonished the
intervening ages, ato the bodies of
their dead. He has opened 150 tombs,
and from them taken many mutila
ted remains of the victims of canni
balism. Professor Heinrich Brugsch,
;ontinuing the study and investiga
tion), adds his opinion that the ancient
Egyptians were maneaters of the
worst kind, and brings forward con
clusive evidence showing that they
not only offered up human beings to
the gods, but regularly used the flesh
of human beings as food. .
E. J. Berry, an expert horse grower,
in an address at a recent convention
of American stock breeders and feed
ers in the city of St. Paul, referred to
a condition in the markets which is of
great interest to the horse trade of
this country. He declared that he
and other men conspicuously engaged
in stock raising believed that the
United States would at no distant day
witness a horse famine, and that it
would be due partly to the hard times
and low prices which have driven
many growers out of business and
partly to the increasing demand for
American horses iu Europe. Ht* said
that hcsrse raising, if properly attended
to by farmers, would speedily become
one of the very foremost of our agri
cultural interests, and his recommen
dation was that special attention be
given to growing horses of the grades
in demand in foreign markets, which
he described as follows: First a well
bred coach horse; second, a cab horse;
third, the omnibus horse; fourth, the
draft horse, and fifth, the American
trotter. To these Mr. Berry might
have added the cavalry horse, which
is growing in favor wherever Ameri
can stock has been used in that service.
There is but little, and there will be
still less demand for poor horses, here
or abroad, but there is undeniably a
growing market at home and in Eu
rope for thoroughly sound, properly
bred animals such as American
stockmen are amply able to raise.
There is no reason why this
important branch of agricultural in
dustry should not experience a wide
spread aud profitable revival.
SUNSET ON THE FARM.
D*wq behind the western hill the red suu crimson face.
sinks to rest. Homo, when the daylight Is waning ;
All the world is weary,and I am wenry.too. Home, when my tolling is doae ;
The partridge seeks its covert, and the red- Ah ! down by the gate, sweet, watching
bird seeks its nest. eyes wait
And I am coming from the fields,dear heart, My coming at setting of snn.
to home and yon.
Home, when the daylight Is waning ; aside the hoe and spade, and put the
Home when my toiling is done ; sickle by;
Ah ! down by the gate, sweet, watching AH the world is weary, and lam weary,
eyes wait too.
My coming at setting of sun. Gently fades the rosy light from out the
western sky.
The sheep from off the hillside hasto to the And lam coming from the fields, dear
shepherd's fold, — heart, to home and you.
For death lurks in the mountains and dark- Home, when the daylight is waning ;
ness comes apace. Home, when my tolling is done ;
The fleeing sun looks backward and turns Ah ! down by the gate, sweet, watching
the sky to gold, eyes wait
Then folds the mantle of the night across its My comiug at setting of sun.
—Arthur J. liurdick, in American Agriculturist.
jP The Other Girl. >
When I arrived at the station Lady
Mannington, Molly and the French
maid had collected their chattels and
stood round the immense heap, in at
titudes denoting various degrees of im
patience. I apologized.
"It is of no consequence," said
Lady Mannington,in a toue signifying
it was of the greatest. Molly shook
her head at me and smiled.
I looked at the two ladies and the
French maid, and then I looked at the
miniature mountain.
"The brougham is only seated for
two," I hinted.
"Celeste can walk, "said Lady Man
nington.
"I shall be glad of her company," I
responded, politely.
Lady Mannington glanced at me
doubtfully. "Perhaps she could
manage by the coachman," she sug
gested.
"His wife is most particular," I in
terposed, quickly.
"I should prefer to walk, mamma,"
said Molly, with an air of much good
nature.
"Perhaps that will be best," Lady
Mnnniugton conceded, reluctantly.
"I am sure of it," I indorsed, heart
>'y-
"lf only your aunt had sent the
omnibus" —Lady Mannington began,
aggrievedlv.
"It was most careless of her," I ad
mitted instantly. I caught Molly's
eye. She has a curious way of smil
ing at nothing.
So Molly and I started to walk over
the crisp snow. Just outside the sta
tion I helped her over the stile. "We
may as well take the short cut," I ob
served; "it is not so very umch
longer, and 1 have so much to say to
you."
"What about?" asked Molly.
I hesitated. "It is about a friend
of mine," I replied at length.
"Oh!"
"He is in the deuce of a mess," I j
began, confidentially. "I want your
help."
"What can I do?" asked Molly, !
opening her eyes.
"You can advise me," I replied, tak
ing courage. "A woman's wit "
Molly was pleased. "Go qn, Mr.
Trevor."
"I fear you will think my friend
particularly foolish," I said, sorrow
fully.
"Very likely," replied Molly, indif
ferently.
"I assure t*ju he has many good
points; but it happened a girl wanted
to marry him."
"What!" exclaimed Molly.
"I can't think what she saw in him,"
I replied, uncomfortably.
"I hope," said Molly, "you are lvot
going to tell me anything that is not
proper."
"Oh, no," I replied, earnestly. "The
girl was quite respectable. All the
parties are most respectable."
"She could not have been quite
nice," said Molly, decisively.
I stopped to test the strength of the
ice over a pool.
"I have seen lierlcok quite nice," I
remarked, thoughtfully.
"You know her?" asked Molly,
quickly.
"Oh, yes. It wasn't really the girl
who wauted to marry my friend; it
was her mother. I mean the mother
wanted the girl to marry my friend. I
hope I make myself clear."
"I don't think that improves mat
ters," retorted Molly.
"She has a large family of daugh
ters," I explained.
"Goon," said Molly, witti a severe
ly judicial air.
"My friend was in lovj witk another
girl—a really nice girl. In fact, a
quite splendid girl. One of the very
best," I said, kindling.
"You know that girl, too?" asked
Molly, a little coldly.
"Ye-es."
"Well?"
"My frieud was staying at a conn
try house and so were both the girl and
her mother, and she "
"Who?" asked Molly.
"The girl whose mother wanted her
to marry him. Ido hope lam clear.
She got him into a quiet corner and
somehow or other my frieud found out
she had hold of his hand. I—l don't
know how it happened. It just oc
curred."
"How clever of your friend to find
it out," said Molly, sarcastically.
I went on hastily— "And then he
saw her head coming nearer and near
er his shoulder, and he didn't know
what to do."
"I wonder," said Molly, "he did not
call for help."
"£ou see," I went on,"he was
afraid she would propose or—or—the
mother might come. He guessed the
mother was pretty near. Then he
thought of the other girl, and he got
into a dreadful panic. In fact,he lost
his head."
"It could not have been a great
loss," observed Molly, disdainfully.
"No-o; but it was the only one he
had. and he was accustomed to it. He
didn't know what to do. So he said
he was already engaged."
"Did he say 'already?"'
"Yes." It was a cold day, but I
mopped my brow with my handker
chief.
Molly uttered a peal of silvery
laughter. "I am really sorry for that
girl, but it served her right."
"The girl didn't turn a hair. She
simply straightened herself up aud
asked to whom he was en—aged."
"Well?"
"He blurted out the name of the
other girl. He couldn't think of any
other name."
"To whom, of course, he is nof en
gaged?"
"No; and I don't suppose she would
have him. She is far, far too good for
him."
"Is that your whole story?"
"Very nearly. The girl went away
aud told her mother, who came up
gushiuglyaud congratulated him. She
is a true sportswoman. Afterward she
went about telling everybody of the
engagement, and my friend has liad to
receive congratulations ever since."
"How awkward!" said Molly, medi
tatively. "Has the other girl beard of
it?"
"Not yet. This all happened yes
terday."
"Yesterday?"
I nodded. "And the worst is the
other girl is expected'to arrive at the
Towers almost immediately."
"Dear me," said Molly. "So your
friend is at tke Towers now?"
"J didn't mean to let it out," I re
plied, a trifle abashed.
Molly began to laugh. "It is most
amusing; but why did you tell me
about it?"
"I want your advice."
"Who is the other girl?" asked
Molly, curiously.
"I'lease don't ask for names," I im
plored.
"But my advice mugt depend on the
other girl's disposition."
"She is everything that is perfect,"
I replied, fervently.
"No doubt," retorted Molly, satir
ically.
"You might almost be the other
girl yourself," 1 went 011, with careful
carelessness.
"Really!" said Molly. "I believe
that must be considered a compli
ment. Thank you very much."
"What," I asked, with elaborate in
difference, "would you do if you were
the other girl?"
Molly stopped and broke off a sprig
of red berries. They were not so red
as her lips. "Of course," she said,
"I should be very annoyed."
"Ah, of course," said I, forlornly.
"At any rate,l should pretend to be
very annoyed."
"But really " T began,delighted.
"Oh, that would depend on the
man."
"Supposing,for the sake of illustra
tion," said I surveying the wide ex
panse of a neighboring field, "I was
the man?"
"This is nonsense," said Molly.
"We can't make believe to that ex
tent."
"Why can't we?"
"You would never be so foolish."
"But if "
"Let us talk about something sen
sible," said Molly, with decision.
"But my poor friend is depending
on me for advice."
She thought. "Of course your
friend must get away from the Tow
ers before the other girl arrives."
"You are quite clear he ought to
get away?" I asked, mournfully.
"There can be 110 doubt of that.
Just fancy everybody rushing to con
gratulate the other girl and your friend
being present at the time. There
might be a dreadful scene."
"I can picture it," said I,repressing
a groan.
We had arrived at the entrance to
the avenue. I stopped and held out
my hand.
"Good by," I said.
"What do you mean?" she ex
claimed.
"I—l am goiug away. I am the
man."
Ido not think lam mistaken. The
color faded slightly from her face.
"And the other girl?" she queried,
faintly.
"You are the other girl."
The red replaced the white. She
stood quite still, with her eyes bent
downward, aud then she began to
trace figures iu the snow with the toe
of her tiny boot.
"Good by," I repeated.
She looked up. "Of course, lam
very angry," she said. And then she
smiled and held out her hand. I took
it humbly and forgot to relinquish it.
"Mamma will be getting anxious,'*
she remarked. "We must hurry."
But we did not hurry.—Fiok-Me-
Up.
Although Spauish women are sup
posed to be smokers, one never sees a
woman smoking in public, except in
the gypsy quarters.
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
To Wash Woolens.
Dip woolen garments in very liot
soapsuds, stir them about very rap
idly and withdraw quickly. Do not
rinse the garments, but let tbem dry
by themselves on the line. Be sure
that the water is thoroughly hot, a?
tepid water would shrink the fabric.
Care of the Omelet I'an.
A French cook never, it is said,
washes the pan in which ati omelet ia
made. It is wiped clean with pieces
of paper, then rubbed dry with a
cloth. In this way the omelets made
in the pan are not so apt to burn.
These artists in cooking lay great
stress upon the quality and the care
of their tools.
Japanese Furniture Polish.
A polish that hails from Japan is
said to be very fine for furniture, as
well as floors. It consists of one pint
each linseed oil and cold, strong 4 ia,
the whites of two eggs and two ounces
of spirits of salts; these several in
gredients to be mixed thoroughly to
gether and poured into a bottle,which
should be well shaken before the pol
ish is used. A few drops are poured
upon a rubbing pad of soft silk and
the wood rubbed with it, being after
ward polished with au old silk hand
kerchief. The process is a tedious
and fatiguing one for the cleaner, but
its effect surpasses that of any easier
and quicker method.
Watering House Plaint*.
I am satisfied that not one person in
twenty is aware that too much water
is more dangerous to the plants than
100 little. Home gardeners seem to
have the idea that to take a watering
pot in hand to supply the needs of
plants is an easy duty, and that to give
h dash here and to soak the soil there,
is all there is to the matter. One
thing is to be observed: Not all
plants under all circumstances, nor,
indeed, the same plants under differ
ent circumstances require the same
amount of water. It is necessary,
therefore, to study the nature and
habits of kinds so that each may be
treated according to its needs. A
vigorous blooming plant, say a fuchsia
or geranium, might be said to repre
sent the maximum need of water; the
same when in a state of rest, in cool,
damp weather, the minimum require
ment as to this. Therefore, to give
exactly the same quantity of water in
both conditions named would be to
cause harm by not giving enough wa
ter to some and too much to others.
One safe rule is to wait until the ball
of earth begins to get rather dry, and
then to give enough water to moisten
the soil through and through. Then
do not water again until the former
state of dryness is reached, be that
time six hours or six days.—Vick's
Magazine.
Kecipei*.
Brown-Bread Soup Boil stale
brown bread to a smooth jelly with
water and a little milk; when it is ul
most transparent, add enough milk to
make it creamy,a little butter and pal
atable seasoning of salt and pepper,
and serve it hot.
Rice Soup—Use equal quantities of
water and fruit juice, heated together;
lor each quart allow a quarter pound
of l ice, boiled tender, with the grated
yellow lind of a lemon; stir all these
ingredients over the lire, sweeten the
soup to taste, aud serve it hot.
Bread-Dough Crnrnpets—Take half
n pound of ordinary bread dough
white or brown; beat hard into it one
fourth of a cupful of powdered sugar,
one and a half ounces of butter and
one egg and »n half. Beat well; let
rise, and bake in well-greased muffin
rings.
Apple Soup—Boil together to a pulp
equal quantities of peeled apples anil
bread, sweetening tlioin ami adding
the yellow rind and juice of a lemon
for eueh pint of apples; when the pulp
is soft and smooth, thin it with hot
milk to the consistency of cream, and
serve it hot.
Potato Sautees—Pare freshly boiled
potatoes and slice thein. Have one
pint. Put one ounce of butter in a
pan to melt. Putin the potatoes and
"toss" them. Cook a light brown.
Dish and sprinkle with a half-salt
spoonful of pepper, a third-teaspoon
ful of salt and a small tablespoonlul
of finely chopped parsley.
Hatter Soup —For each quart of
soup allow two eggs and two table
spoonfuls each of i>uiter and flour,
beating these ingredients to a creamy
batter after having warmed the butter;
have ready over the tire a quart of
boiliug milk and water, and let the
batter fall into this in a thin stream,
Btirring the soup as the batter falls
into it; boil the soup for about tive
minutes before it is served, seasoning
it with salt and white pepper.
Cheese Cutlets—Take three ounces
of grated cheese (scraps of dry cheese
may be used), one and a half ounces
of butter, two eggs, a scant teaspoon
ful of mustard and a speck of cay
enne pepper. Pound these ingre
dients well together and shape like
cutlets. Brush over with egg, roll in
bread crumbs and cook in boiling fat
til) a golden brown. Serve each cut
let on a piece of toast cut exactly to
its shape. Dust a little Parmesan
over and serve on a doily.
Broiled Tripe—Use the thicker part
of the tripe. Honey comb is prefer
able. Sprinkle with salt and pepper,
rub with melted butter, dredge with
flour, and lightly brown each side on
a hot wire broiler over a clear fire.
Serve on a hot platter, with a little
melted butter poured over it, and with
a garnish of parsley and sliced lemon.
If the tripe for broiling has been in
pickle, it should be rinsed in cold wa
ter. and stewed in part milk and part
water before it is seasoned and
broiled.
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.
Then Asked to Drink—A Great Deceive)
—ltev. Dr. Coyler Speak* Kloquentl]
About the Deceptive Qnalltlea In Into-'
tcanta—.The Philosophy of Temperance,
The Sacred Heart Review prints the fol«
B Wl,t "nlng in verse, undor the tltli
• When Asked to Drink:"
Think of the thousands sleeping
drundards' graves to-day,
""others weepiug
Iheir weary lives away.
Think of the sisters tearful,
Who mourn beloved ones
Think of the fathers fearful'
For cherished sons.
Think of the fond hopes shattered,
The high ambitions slain,
Think of the truo hearts scattered
Never to meet again.
Think of the bosoms riven,
The lives that are tempest-tost,
Think of the souls God-given
That now are lost.
A Great Deceiver."
Rev. Dr. Theodore L. fauyler, thovetornn
writer, who says he has still the heart of a
boy, though his hair Is gray and his years
ire many, and who has written many a wise
word for oor girls and boys, speaks as fol
lows of a great deewiver:
"Many of the famous advocates of tem
perance are dying oft, but there is one
trumpet-tougued orator who continues to
*ound his tocsin in everv house that eon
tains a Bible. It is the'divinely inspired
preacher who utters t-his tremendous warn
ing: 'Look not on the wine when itisruddv
when It glveth color in the cup when "it
ffoeth down smoothly; for at the last, It
biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an
adder.'
"The serpent quality of all intoxicants
lies in their deeeptlveness. 'Wine is a
mocker, whoseever is deceived thereby is
not wise.' The drinker fancies that his
atlass is doing him good and promoting his
I health. Xustead of adding to his strength
It oxcites him for a time, and the reaction
leaves him the weaker. Thousands of peo
! pie call for liquor at the restaurants, or set
1 them on their tables to promote digestion;
| and I have known persons to cling to this
fallacy after alcohol had poisoned their
! sttKuuchs. The heroic Dr. Ltvlngston, of
Africa—a physician himself—asserted that
ho could 'stand any and every hardship
] iiest by using water and water only.' I had
\ u conversation with Nansen and thanked
I him for ills published testimony that dur
| ing his exploration of Greonland, ho found
alcohol of no bonortt to himself or his men.
I "Another deceptive quality in intoxi
i cants Is that they steal a march on those
who use them, and an appetlto Is formed
before one suspects It. The reason is that
overy glass of liquor Increases the desire
for another glass. A tumbler of water or
milk satisfies thirst; a glass of liquor in
creases thirst. A young man said to a
friend of mine: 'This awful drink hnsused
up my money, ruined my health, and nl
most killed my parents. It will soon kill
me. I know it, and yet the habit is so
strong that I cannot stop it.' Aud he did
not stop; yet when ho began to sip his wine
lie never dreamed that ho would die a
! wretched sot. Of all the deceivers that be
tray body and soul, none is so alluring aud
I .'iislaving as the glass."
The Philosophy of Temperance.
j There i3 much wisdom to be gathered
l from tho outcome of this same temperance
movement, says the New World of Chicago
It is this: Public wrong sentiment can b™
changed to public right sentiment. An
evil, though it may I>« threatening and all
pervading, can bo lessened through con
stant and heroic effort. It takes n long
time, a whole generation, sometimes two,
possibly into the third. Agitation against
natural vices produces little impression on
, the first generation. Their disfavor is
j clearly shown. It breaks out in taunts,
' ridicule un(l invective. After some years
j i>f lighting, tho taunts, ridicule, and invec
{ tlve are silenced, and that Is a great ad
vance, the first telling victory. Tho worst
ed wljl not surrender; they think too much
of their "individual liboEty" to capitulate.
Hut here the workers of reform can take a
most decided stand against tho young, ii»-
aomiug generation. They will listen, argue
weigh and finally consider. In them is
wanting the prejudice of their forefathers.
They can be talked to übout blessings, re
sults, consequences. And though many,
possibly more than half of the whole, may
be irroformablo, still the showing will bo
good. Another stand is taken against the
thtrd incoming generation, and it is hero
that tho "lighters for the right," may hope
to gain decisive victory.
People may und do say: "It will do no
good," "Where is the use?" the end "will
never be reached," etc. It will do good, it
Is of uso, tho end will bo reached. It may
take tw««ty, thirty, forty years, but tho
llnal rttcomo is" unquestlonoble. The
criticism of tho first generation can bo si
lenced; tho attention of the second secured:
and the surrender of the third guaranteed.
The most pessimistic can rely upon that
much gain though in many cases the gain
Is much greuter.
A Brighter Outlook.
A report recently prepared by Mr. Bate
man, the head of the commercial depart
ment of tho Board of Trade of the United
Kingdom, on tho production and con
sumption of beer, wine and spirits in the
chief European countries and in the United
States, presents a condition of affairs rela
tive to this country which must bo satis
factory indeed to all good citizens. We
learn, among other things, from this re
port that the consumption of alcoholic
beverages in the United States is less, pet
! capita, than In any other country, and
that while l!i Europe the sale and eonsump
i tl.in of alcoholic liquors Increase at a
i more rapid rate than the population, with
! us the production and consumption of
I spirits have been for somo years decreas
! ing, and the consumption of beor, having
; regard to tbe increase of population, ha:'
I not perceptibly increased. "If this ten
dency can be maintained," says ono of our
! dally oontemporaries, "as wo believe it cau
1 be. in the future, it cannot fail to exercise
a tremendous effect upon the future well
i being of the United States, particularly in
i the competitive industrial struggle that it
going on, and must in tho future to a much
larger degree goon, between our country
and the countries of Europe." Jf
i
The Bicycle ttnd Temperance.
A wheeling enthusiast says: "If temper
ance orators and teetotallsm's advocate?
fully realized to what extent they were be.
ing aided in their crusades by tbe over-in
creasing uso of the bicycle, thoy would
hasten to establish cycle academic*
throughout the land. It is a well-knowi
fact among cyclists that 'soft' drinks are
tho most popular among experienced rid
ers. The thirst engendered by a long spin
Is best quenched by a beverage innocent ol
alcohol."
Worth Trying:.
In ninety-nine eases out of every hun
dred it is found that when men have genu
inely given total abstinence a trial for a
sufficient time they are able to toy that
they are clearer in tho head, lighter In
heart, hoavler iu purse, tliuu ever the\
were in the old days. Undoubtedly bot'
moutal and physical work cau be best dt
under total abstinence conditions.
Temperance Mews nnil Notes.
Bacchus well his sheep ho knows!
For he marks them on the nose.
In these days of struggle for oxistei.
tho working and business man cannot m
ford to spend money in liauor.