NEW YORK FASHIONS, Designs For Costumes That Have Be come Popular in the Metropolis. 9 ttiv Yojvk Citt' (Special). What nearly every woman aspire to own for lier winter wearing is a directoire tnado wholly of relvet, its wide upturned .rounding brim faced witb white waved Sfl 9 la. nr.r.tR eldorado. ehiQon, and the crowning glory of it a rbinestone sunburst set aside at the base of the brim, where it flares up irom the face. The sunburst is really the corner etone round whioh the properly de nigned directoire is built, and aside from its virtues as an ornament it nerves the noble purpose of bracing back the brim so that it forms the proper sort of arch above the face. Whether the crown of her directoire rakes exaggeratedly forward or not, whether the whole hat itsolf is com posed of velvet that is of the common place weave, or that variety known as antique, are almost unimportant de tails of the woman who has staked all her claims to beauty ou her strings. The directoire that is a force in the millinery realms always has strings, as a small sancer. This depends from a massive chain, which is wound twice round the neck, and is allowed to hang almost to the waist. Tho enamelling is chaste nnd delicate in coloring, and in workmanship these charms approach the Italian style, in whioh the Itomau gold Bnd silver smith follow their craft. In all jewelry the tendency is toward the massive Italian style, while tho lighter French settings aro relegated to the back ground. Tim Newent Feminine Fancy. "The newent thing to wear is a sot of bags hanging from your belt, made of the same matcrinl as your tailor made suit," writes Edith Lawrence iu the Ladies' Home Journal. "For in stance, Gladys describes a set of three to me which she had just made of the Cheviot, a sort of raised stuff, such as her gown was made of. One was for her pocketbook, one for her card case and one for her pocket handkerchief. They wore different sizes and were linod with silk. They were suspend ed by narrow bands of cloth, which were stitched on both sides aud stiff ened." Fntrlilug Hitinll 11ores. When a glove is too small and splits, it is worse than useless to sew up the rent; it must be patched. The patch must be of kid of the same color. Turn tlio part insido out, having trimmed the holo round so that the edges are evon, and, cut tho patch of kid to the right size. Then, with fine needle and cotton, sew in the patch, taking care only to take up the inside of tho kid aud to keep the seam flat. If this be done neatly, the glove will be nearly as good as new. raril Cnsea For Women. The newest card cases are of fine leather, with a jewel set iu the clasp like the parent fastener on gloves, ex cept that they clasp through a but tonholo in order to show on the out side. Genuine stones only are nsed by the best dressed women. Often the birth stone is chosen, although the diamond, pink pearl and sapphire are shown mostly in the best jewelry stores. BOEKS AS CAMPAIGNERS. A PICTURE OF THE HARDY, WILY. SHARPS HOOTING FARVERS. HOUSE DOWN. STREET nowv. UtNNEB HOWS. bnt as you hold dear your hopes of looking your best in your new winter hat, don't invest in ribbon strings. The most popular hat seen at the recent horse show is the "La Belle Eldorado," whioh style is often worn by Mrs. John K. Drexel, Mrs. Joseph Widener, Mrs. William E. Corter, of Philadelphia, nnd other prominent women. It is a flaring round turban in style, worn off the face, and is usually of able or chinchilla, with a huge choux of velvet or tulle in front. Three Fetching Coitumes. Good-by to the porfoctly plain skirt. The Paqnin plait, a siuglo box plait of medium width running right down the middle of the skirt's buck, and fastened only at the waistband so that it flares gracefully at the bem, is the hallmark of all the newest dress skirts and most acceptably. No woman of good taste can but hail the eclipse of the plain kirt with delight, and everybody must realize the increase of comfort entailed by the Paqnin plait. Gowns runy con tinue to sweep the streets aud to wind themselves inextricably abont the wearers' heels, but so long as they do not deprive her of the privilege of ait ting down which is what the late un larnauted plain skirt succeeded in do ing she can forgive uinob. in the large eugraviug three of the most popular types of gowns, taken from Harper's Uazur, are shown. House or recoptiou gown is of white cloth with lace applique at the bottom oi the over-skirt. A tight-lltting waist of cream guipure luoe, with short jacket of tucked white tuffeta com plete the costume. The street gown is of green cloth trimmed with bauds of machine stitch ing and edged with black Persiun lauili fur. Tho inside waist is of dui'k green velvet. The figured silk dinner gown is trimmed with ru files and flounces of pleated taffeta silk. Luce revers are on tlie1 frout and back of waist, aud bunds of lace insertion cntliue the rut flea on the over-skirt. Charms nnd Itetlt-ulttu. Among trifles which enter largely into dress calculations ia tuet,e iluys of pocketless skirts are the purses aud reticutes of moire, gold mesh or fancy leather.' Huiart ones of mouse-gray node or doeskin are covered with fine ateel tracery and slung from the wrist by a ohain of oiiased steul. Another trifle which makes one's dress ac count mount up bewilderingly is the Jarjia enamelled roooco charm, as bits Worda of the Prophet. The prophet says: That Bleeves are not so tight by any meaus as they are going to be. That the box plait means skirts fuller and gradually more full. That by spring draperies will bo in sight. That tho vogue of the bolero will continue. That for evening dress the most fashionable materials will be-velvotia combination with transparent stuffs. Pockets Are Kvorywhere. The pocket lurks in almost every garment save the skirt. The Meet Popular Bodice. A novel neck arrangement in tho chief feature of the bodice pictured in the accompanying ent from the New York Bun. The throat is open both back and front and there is no attempt at finish beyond the narrow, flat lines of embroidery banding the shoulders and beading the blouse part of tho corsage both buok and front. Black lisse embroidered in gold and mounted upon black satin are the materials em- Op NOVlik NKOK AItIU.SOr.MBNT. ployed; the embroidery is gold thread npou black satin ribbon. Tho double curviug bands holding tho bodice fill uess in place upon tho shoulders is A noteworthy detail. The sleeves ore lined and have caplike epaulet of the embroidered liBse edged with black Uee. Laoo frills are at tho wrists. They Never Lone Their needs ami There fore a ltuiit I Impomllilc Rin of Their Kent of Merkmimnnlilp Their Two ((rent Allien, Famine anil tire. There are no bands in the lioer armies. The farmer soldiers of the two re publics make or receive charges in silence, their minds intent upou aim and upon strategy. If it is a chavgo, they advance in a scattered nud what seems to be a confused manner. In reality it is only the lioers' natural order, iu which they fight best. A retreat looks like a rout because ench man tries to save himself as quickly as possible. A rout is almost im possible because the fanners do not understand how to "loso their heads. " They scatter, and when n place of safety has been reached come together again as if nothing had happened. While they have no martial music in the ordinary sense, they have mar tial music of a most impressive kind iu the extraordinary sense. Ench night before "turning in" and ench morning before breakfast, and ulso before going into battle if there is opportunity, the entire army, with hemls uncovered, joins iu singing "Old Hundred." Each note is pro longed six beats and the effect is solemn nnd even awful, so much of resolution, of stei n nnd relentless re solve do they put into the singing. Tho two strongest points about this practically uninformed and struiiLoly organize 1 lioer army are both indi vidual the individual ability of a lioer at strategy and his individual ability as a sharpshooter. The favorite topio of conversation among the lioers has always been how best to meet the British when they come to destroy the republics, how to light the great defensive war which every Boor has felt sure would in evitably come. The plans that ore being carried out, and will be carried out, are the result of years upon years of study of the situution by tbe burghers of alt ranks, consulting together upon the stoops of their thatched houses of eveuiugs. The Boer is a natural strategist, wily, crafty, hard to corner, quick to seize the slightest advantage, quick to see advantage where even trained soldiers of other nations would fail to see it. It is a mistake to suppose that tho Boers have deteriorated iu marksman ship. The English have got that im pression from a superficial obsorva tiou of the Boers of the large towns. The villagers and farmers are as sure of shot as of old. With a smoothbore gnu a Boer shot Kir George W. Colley through the head in the Majuba Hill right at 1400 yards. With one of tho new guns Gen. Hymons was shot iu the Boers' new target the stomnch at a fur longer range. I have seen ft girl bring down a bird ou the wing at 400 yards. If Kir BedversBuller shows himself at 4000 yards his fate is hardly doubt ful. For the Boers ure now armed with the sporting Mannlicher and they cau, with their knowledge of air cur rents, hit a small object almost every time at 4500 yards. President Kruger has been buying these arms iu large quantities ever since the Jameson raid and the prac tical failure of the British to punish the raiders. General Joubert took me into a storehouse nt Pretoria fllle I with thousands of these rifles. "Isn't it a beauty?" he said, picking up one of them aud putting it affectionately. "At twenty yards itwill shoot through fifty inches of pine." The Mannlicher bullet travels with a velocity of 2000 feet per secoud. At 4000 yards it will pierce two inches of solid nsh and three inches of pine. At 1000 the bullet, if it does not flatten, will bore a hole right through a bone without splitting. This rifle has u barrel 30 inches long and weighs eight pounds. Its calibre is 30. It is hair triggered, bus a pistol grip, aud the Boer carries it slung over his shoulder by a strap. If the British try to go up into the republics by way of Natal they must traverse the Drakensburg mountains, the only great range in Houth Africa. The peaks of these mountains rise as high as 11,000 feet. The way through the range is a tortuous course along steep cliffs aud above yawning preci pices. Every few hundred yards there is an impreguable position. The evap oration of the lowlands condenses there nud gives plenty of water for a force intreuched high among the rocks. Folate, too is plentiful. A few men can hold out indefinitely, aud unless the British take heavy artillery with them an almost impossible feat a few hundred men can almost destroy a great army. Once the British gain the almost level and almost open "veld," over which two republics spread, tbe Boers have left two typical allies fumiue and fire. Water in South Africa is often as precious as gold, nnd sometimes in finitely more precious. Every year witnesses a terrible drought in some part. One may journey 100 miles on the "Karoo" and never find a drop of water. In Johannesburg the writer was glad to pay 24 cents for a quart. Nearly the whole city was drinking bottled aud imported mineral waters nt the time. Kcurcity of water is the curse of that country. Every farmer main tains a roHorvoir, but even tbee give out. The.'e are only two or three large, rivers iu the whole country, and in the dry season even they degener ate into shallow pools. These are called pnns and serve to quench the thirst of wild animals. The Trans vaul aud Free State are high plateaus that the suu bukes to a crisp and where the water evuporutes as it falls. The Boors, however, being thor oughly acquainted with tho country, have a knowledge of the formation of the rocks and plants and know where to dig down a few feet nnd get water. In this way a commando can always secure enough water to make coffee -their only driuk. With coffee, bilto-g and mealies the Boer cau campaign forever. Coffee bo drinks four times a day nud so hot that if "thrown on a dog it will take off his hair." Biltou; is a strip of meat, bu'l'alo.ox, hartbeeste, dried in the wind or the sun. Jt seems to have peculiar nourishing proper ties. Mealies is like our Indian corn. The Boer starts oft" on a month's hunt ing trip with a knapsack full of these commodities and gets stronger every dny. Tommy Atkins or any other European soldier cannot do it, Beforo the English can reach Pre toria they must tight over a distance as great as that from New York to Now Orleans. There will be no for age, no water, and tho Boers will harass them by day and by night. Tho other great physical ally of the Boors is the prairie lire. Nearly the whole Houth African plat enu is covered with a long, slender grass, which, under the fierce sun, is often dry as tinder. Nothing can live in a veld fire, and in its passage it leaves n desert. Under the cover of the smoke that arises the Boers cau util ize that strategy for which they nre famous, New York Herald. THE NEW HAT. Air. Meekly (lot the One lie Wnntrri After A Ncvere Ordeal. Mr. Meekly was going to purchase a new hat, and Mrs. Meekly was going with him to assist in sehcting it. Hie had expressed great dissatisfaction with various articles of wearing up parol bought,by her husband recently, and intimated that he didn't take pains and time enough iu his shopping. "You men are always making fun of us women," said she, "aud sneering about our getting samples nud such things, but we wait until we see just what we want, and then buy it. You rush in aud take tho first thing that the salesman shows you, no matter what it is. Now I'm going with you this time, to show you how to buy judiciously." "You're not going to ask for sn'nples of the different styles of hats, are you, Henrettu?" inquired lrer husband, anx iously; but Mrs. Meekly scornfully refused to answer. They entered the store, where the salesman looked at Mr. Meekly's cra nium with the eye of ou expert, nnd then produced a hat which he declared to be exactly suited to his customer's type of head. Mr. Meekly tried it ou, nnd said he "liked the looks of it pretty well," but his better half put it aside with scoffing. "The idea! That's just like yon, Marmaduke. That hat makes you look about a hundred. Show us some thing bIhc. " The salesman showed them very muny "somethings," and Mr. Meekly tried ou one shape after the other whilo his wife pounced on each like n king-Usher ou a minnow. One.iu her estimation, made him look like a "couutrymnu;" another "tipped too far for wurd"and "showed his bald spot" too much; the nextoue cnmedowuovei his ears so that he "looked the per fect image of the man that sells lead pencils ou the corner." Mr. Meekly bore the ordeal patient ly until Iris wife exclaimed that the latest experiment made hini look like a "jail-bird," wuou he ventured to suggest: "Perhaps we had better not try on any more now, Henrietta. I'm degenerating so fast that I'm afraid I shall be arrested when we got on the street again. Don't you think w e had better try somowhere else? "Nonsense!" said the irate Mrs.M. "There must be a hat somewhere in this store to tit you nnd become you. If I was a sulesinau I could find it, I know! I believe I can ns it is. There!" grabbing a lint from tho pile ou the counter "that looks more like what you ought to have than airy I've seen yet. Try it ou." ' Mr. Meekly tried it on as directed, and his wife looked him over critically. "There!" she said uguin. "I knew there was n hat in this store for you, if any one had sense enough to find it. Don't you think that's the best looking hat you've had ou?" "Yes, I do," was the answer. "Ho do I. Wrap it up, youug mar-.." And it was wrapped up accordingly. When they got out on the street Mrs. Meekly said, in tones of triumph: "You've goto becoming bat at last, thanks to me. Now haven't you?" "Yes," answered her husband calm ly. "I like it. But then I liked it before. This is the hat I tried on first." Joe Liucoln, iu Harper's Bazuar. Afrli-Hn Hivern, It is a distinguishing feature ot most African rivers that they contain no water for nt least eight months ol the year. It is true that water can almost ulways be found in u river bed by digging for it, but in outward ap pearance a river is usually a broad belt of sand lying between" high nnd precipitous banks. Many and many a couch has been upset iu one of these drifts, as they are called. The de scout is always steep, frequently so steep that the brakes cannot hold the coaches. They stm t going down at n crawl, and then the couch gathers way and goes on with a rush, the ninlos are driven into a heap anyhow, and one wonders thut they do "not get their legs broken;' but" they usually land all right, while the coach, practically unmanageable, goes down like a sort of toboggan, jumping from stone to stone, aud swaying like a ship iu a sudden squall, a ml may or may not arrive right side uppermost at the bottom. In fact, the passenger who has gathered his ideas of coaching from a trip to Brighton or a drive to Virginia Water, liuds that he has u lot to learn ubout the subject when he gets to Houth Africa. Ktill, on the whole, it was wouderiul how few ac cidents did oceur.nnd if one considers that the coaches ran night and day, and that heu there was no moon it would sometimes be too dark to see the mules from off the couch, it re flects great credit on the drivers. The Gentleman's Magazine. I't'oHHlc Modernity. , Komanco and chivalry are not what they were, nlus! Once, the hero, having rescued the maiden from the tower, paused in his flight to exclaim: "Hurk! Tho hoof-beats of pur suers!" But now "Hinell! The odor of my father's Butomoi ile!" It is terrible, this sordid utilitarian ism! Detroit Jouruul. A beggars' trust is reported iu New York City. One uiuu controls forty mendicants, fuedn, clothes nud cares for them, and handles their daily col le 'tious FOR THE HOUSEWIVES. Dealgns on Table I.lnen. The dainty housekeeper pays much attention to her table linen. If she can afford it she orJers her tablecloths and napkins woven especially for her in some Unique, chosou design. Often, howevor, she contents herself with a conventional pattern iu stock when she finds out the expense of the proc ess. Hpecial machinery must be mnde, and that is no ti if! o. It must be kept in repair, nnd that Is n neces sary consideration. Generally it is a coat-of-arms Mint she wishes woven into her linen, although patriotic sen timents have been known to demand some original designs in table linen. The 1'rrnltenliie; of T.nre. When black lace has lost its fresh ness, says a woman who looks careful ly after the details of her own ward robe, wash it first in lukewarm water and a little melted soap. Then pre pare a deep blno water, and mix with gum arubic. Tho usual proportion is one tablespoonful of gum arabic to a pint of the water. Dip tbe lace in this mixture, squeeze lightly with the hands, and then pin the lnce out on a clean piece of muslin to dry. When nearly dry iron on the wrong side. Another method is to dip the lnce in a mixture of milk and water, squeeze well, then iron with a sheet of tissue paper over it. Black veils cau be freshened in tho same way as black lace. mirror In the Oiling. Formerly, when a young woman sat with eyes uplifted and an expression of spiritual serenity oTi her counten ance while she discussed such impor tant subjects as the composition of sandwiches or the last new cotillon figure, it meant that she was fully alive to. the attractions of tho up turedeyes pose and that she had found it effective by more or less incessunt prnctice. Now it menus that she is aware that carefully inserted iu the ceiling of her don is a mirror which reflects her graceful positions, her dreamy eyes and tho expressions vis-a-vis when he turus to regain his lost self-possession. The mirror is now a needed comple tion to the draperies, the sanctuary lamps, rosaries, Malay creeses, cush ions aud the imiumeiable other things of the most charming aud popular nook in the houso. Clutter Places. Clutter places are an abomination to a neat housekeeper. Do not allow refuse of any kind to accumulate. Even old tin cans moy become the source of mould and docoy, and thus be a menace to health. The danger lies iu the fact that they nre generally neglected after being opened, and remnants of their contents are left to generate mould and impurities. The best wny to dispose of old tin enns is to put them iu the nsh pail, where tbey will be purified by the ashes, aud cau be thrown away with them. If you wish to save these cans to paint for flower pots, wash them out at once and dry them. Old leather nud any animal matter like old woolen can lie buried with lime and soda, and will soon form valuable fertilizer. There is a pluce for everything in n well ordered house, nud there need be no dangerous clutter places if everything is put to use. Take special tare of anything which will engender mould. If you have not time to put this to the proper use by burying it, burn it where the odor will not offend the nostrils, nud use the ashes for a fer tilizer. No place makes a more dan gerous clutter place than the. cellar. Here mould niTd impure germs grow very rapidly ij the damp, cold air. Physicians believe they huve traced cases of diphtheria to apples sto ed in such a cellar and handled by chil dren. New York Tribune Keelpee. Veal Salnd Cut cold roust or boiled veal into dice aud for ench cupful of the meat allow one cupful of tiuy sliced celery, season with pepper ami salt, mix lightly with salad dressing and serve ou crisp lettuce leaves. Silver Cake Cream together thor oughly one-half cuptul of butter and one cupful of sugar; ndd the beaten whites of four eggs and beat again. Then add one half cupful of flour aud two teaspooufnls of baking powder. Good cnk can be made in the same way by using yolks in pluce of the whites. Butter Palls Beat a quarter of a pound of butter to a cream, stir in three eggs; then ndd three large tea spoonfuls of flour, a sultspoonful of salt. Have a clear soup boiling gently. Take up the batter iu tiny portions with the tip of a smull spoon, drop into soup, nud lot them simmor 15 min utes before serving. One-half or eveu one-third this recipe would serve for the soup of five people. Lemon Tapioca Soak one-third of a cupful of tapioca iu one half cupful of cold water over night. In the morning add one-half cupful of cold water and the rind of one lemon and boil until clear, then remove the rind. ndd the juice of the lemou, half a cupful of sugar, n pinch of suit uud one cupful of boiliug water. Let it boil two minutes, then turn into u wet mold. Horve whou cold with sugar uud cream. Bwoot Hpiced Crab Apple Remove the blows from n pock of large, sound crnbapples. Muke a syrup of one pint of vinegar, one-half pint of water, five pounds of sugar, one tublesp on ful each of whole cinnamon, allspice and cloves, nnd one-half teacupful of mustard seods. put iu the apples, u few ut a time, skiin thoni out when soft and put into a jar. When all the apples ure done, pour the syrup over them. 11 lid Jlcr DoiihU. "I don't believe professors know so very much," said Mumie. "Why! How ouu you talk so?" re plied Muud. "Well, I don't see why Mr. Fulpate should have seemed bo surprised and puzzled when I usked lini how to soy 'rubberneck' in Greek." Wash ington Stur. Ono hundred and nine thousand locomotives are at proseut ruuniug in various goun tries. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Vnln hope to make people happy by politics 1 Carlyle. The good man's life ia like the spark that is brightest at the close. Difficulties of thought, acceptance of what is without full compreheuion, belong to every system of thinking. When interest is at variance with conscience, any pretence that seems to reconcile them satisfies the hollow hearted. Idleness Js a craven's goal. No man of worth wants to be free from work. Without work life is not worth the living. If yon want knowledge, you must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it; nnd if pleasure, you must toil for it; toil is the law. To let a man know that you recog nize and lejoice in some good quality' of his, is to bless him with a new heart nnd stimulus. Courtesy is the passport to success. Wo double the pow er of our life when we add to its gifts unfailiug courtesy. The world always begrudges room to a boor. The habit of blaming others when things go wrong is an insidious and dangorous one. Far more is it to the purpose to inquire within whether tbe fault, or much ol it, may not lie at home. Beneficence should never be exer cised at random, nor upon irrational impulse, bnt should be the outcome and expression of a disposition trained nnd nourished in the atmosphere of human friendship. A CANAL ACROSS FLORIDA. Thus We May Menl the fluK Ktremu lie clnrea Merlin. Berlin bns been taking a lively in terest in the report that an American engineer has suggested the idea of digging n canal through the peninsula of Florida iu order to divert the Gulf Stream from the west coast of Europe to the east coast of America.. Berlin ers, however, do not display much anxiety over the possibility of tho United States, as it were, robbing the northwest of Europe of some of iis warmth. They admit that Florida, being fiat, does not oppose great en gineering difficulties to a canal dig ger whose ambitious aVe within ordi nary limits. But to make a canal which would accommodate the Gulf Stream would entail an expenditure in comparison with which the cost of the Suez or Panama canals would be a mere fleabite. The Suez Canal is 1(50 kilometres long, 100 metres broad, nnd eight metres deep. It cost 4,000,000 marks. The Florida peninsula, at the point where it is to l.e intersected, is almost as broad as the Suez Canal is long; or, perhaps, five or ten kilometres less. The Gulf Stream is about 100 kilometres broad, and 200 metres deep, nnd the new cnnal would have to be equally broad nnd deep. That is to say, it would have to be 25 times us deep and more than a 1000 times ns broad as tbe Suez Canal; aud the cost of excavation, quite apart from the extra expeuse of working at such a depth, would amount to 10,000,000, 000 of marks, or . 2000 times ns much as theindemuity pnid by France to Germany. Quite apart from the question whether it is technically possible to dig such n broad cuual to a depth of 200 metres, the impos sibility of raising such a sum may de liver Europe from the fear of the northwest of the continent being sub jected to such an enormous lowering of temperature. After thus seriously considering the idea, Berlin has arrived at the conclusion that the formation of a company will be about as fur as this newest canal scheme is likely to get. New York Sun. If ointeholtl Economies. Mrs. Averidgo prides herself sowe whut upon the possession of a mind naturally adapted to exercises of a commercial nature. She believes and has no hesitation iu saying so that were she in her husband's place the family financial stringency would be permanently relieved. Aud yet Observe her, for one moment, at her desk. Her household ledger is open before her. Bills are scattered about in picturesque coufuBion. He pencil tip is in her month. Her fore head is wrinkled in perplexity. "Charlie!" Mr. Avoridge looks np from his paper. "What day of the mouth was a few days ago?" "The the sixth," ventures Mr. Averidgo. "Oh! do you suppose it was? I can't seem to remember." "I'm sure of it," returns Mr. Aver idge, with conviction. A silence. Then "Did we have beefsteak sometime not very long ago?" "Er I believe it was mutton chops." Mrs. Averidgo breathes a Bigh of relief. "That makes it all right.then," she says, closing the book nud gather ing up the bills. "I thought it was mutton chops, but I wasn't sure. One can not be too precise iu matters of this kiud, " "No, indeed," Bays Mr. Averidge; nnd ho winks fiendishly nt himself under cover of his paper. Fuck, The 1 nri'Hle of Culm. Perhaps most of us associate nil tropical forests with terrible wild beasts and reptiles. In childhood's days we hud picture books illustrutiug the unuconda rcuching down from n tree to circle around u innu and squeeze him. There were tho jaguar and the dead hunter, the tiger o.u Ty ing off u woniuu on his shoulder, the lion springing on the bull, etc. In Cuba things ure different. A relumed prospector, one of a rich syduicnte, that is buying all the land it can tiud for sale iu the "Pearl of the Antilles," says that wild beasts ure practicul'ly unknown there. There is a wild animal, about the ize of our bluek squirrel, called tho "hutiu," which is choice outing. Deor have come over from Florida, and abound in some parts of the isluid. Only four species of snukos are found, and all uro harm less. One may sleep nucoeied iu the forests without fear of molesta tion by beast, reptile or insect. New York Press. THE S INTERNATIONAL LESSC FOR DECEwV Subject I Frnlts of Right lt Mai. III., l:t to Mai. , t Gal. vl. ,7 Memory v, 18 Commentary on p,,' It. "Your words hnvsw me." From thin verse t chapter nnd to chapter ( Itfslanlil expostulates Willi tUetr linrit sneeolifl, ami (, will makn n fearful Iheto snd tbe rlK'itooun, . 18. Your words linTi; b and void of nil reverent, htve spoken Injuriously ,y uttered suoli thing at j bnve even nrrntgnod my polcnn Against them. ". God takes careful notion mtMi. He does not foritut; cept ns they seek pardon are then blotted out ot thli tneinbraneo forever. "i spoken so muoh." Tlwyw the ohnrxn as In v., 8, jimt ' the prophet renews tt nw following words. In tiii. lufer that the Lord Is gric matters, too small to l,o they are not disposed to ' tton. II. "It Is vnln to Anrv no real advantage to m m rebuke ot persons who w dnr temporal trials nnd m, Ood benause thoy did tint-, fruit of their service In perlty. They prosume to slmll be rewarded for v how dependent thoy ri' pendont God, diotatlng (. all good how Ho shall t.it , lie, the fountain of nil gov for not bestowlug His M.- who count themselves wot getfuf that la themselves J thing. 15. "We call the proinl i, now do no less than think who do Dot oonnern thems observance of God's laws, Ing to thelf pleasure nud that their inclination prom: without suy feur of God's . , aooouot for It. 1(1. "Tliey that foam! p. ' nlvvuys ha a remnant of TTZ When they -aw tho awl.il : i N sweep into tliolr bor! ' alarmed for the Bnfotv o! c' ofton ons to another." I the Jews had been lustra B their families, upon thlKtnm with these with whom tlnx , laws of God. They bad'i parts upon their iloor-pot digression the faithful soul. id t ful ol duty nud sought com 'vt else of nil the means ofgrn , 17. "Thov shall bo M,:'ert will own all Mis faithful (it great day of dual Judgment, Mistake which are Ills ' , i'hoy aro reserved as Hi. honored before His Father to nugels. "I will spare the:: the serve them from those oij.v shall fall upou the wicked ,i ,. 18. "Then shall ye." 101 tnmners of God nud religion Wet dlseorn." Hoe clearly th:it J g keeps distinctions. t 4:1. "The day eoinetli I ns nu oven." God is dear-, sumlng tire when He aomn ini Judgments. Deut. 4:21. "' jr Those that have been est', verso 15. "All that do wirt 'efl penitent slnuerj, of whiitrDd stobble." As tbe dry stalk-le( the Held after reaping, jo- v. doatruottou. "Hluill leavi"' root nor branch." Aprovn'P6 for utter destruction, amis r npplied to the unbelieving 'ig they and their families sli . destroyed. ,n 2. "But unto you thntl-.0' Sueli ns spuke often to-.-: l-b ship, revereuue aud obey u to Ban of righteousness arl- ness has here the common i f 1 an'Mj, salvation, blessedn ted whioh God sends to produ fa righteousness nud blosttHduri-g only with rlghteousuods. In His wings." Ho called 7' His light consists In olcarlo.re Uerstundings and chasing iraI ness of their mluds whnsa : t ly warmth will heal all tbe j 18 soul. Hsnllng from troulit ra' nnd all the miseries with vna bnrrounded. Tills doubtlM ( Messiah. "Ye shall go lor' erty and now life, savud fro::0' for n butter llfo, streugtaon-Ot ened, "Grow up as calve-jg. Leap or gambol as stall-folj, when let out to the fields, M " iu the exuberance of health t up iu strength, vigor nud sp isc safely guarded, well ordore JO, ,or- Cd 3. "Tread down th ti.v eousuoss shall bo vlet'jrk "Ashos." All false idea-., M religion, nil vices aud r Jiu- si slons, all wrong fashions --v shall bo Hue ashes uu 1T t ' righteous. Ti.o trlump is J'n, owing to God's victories; ; F who do this, but God does II 4. ' Itemember." This duo m ed fora solemn conclusion i and is a plain information i j beginning of the Gospel ol "The law of Moses." Keep eut veueratlon for the law ' only tbe law of tbe ten oorar--all tbe other nppolntmoul v and Judicial. The law and m wore to be iu forco until I'-' they nre told to "rememl':' absence of living prophets t- to forget it. ' 5. "I will send you Ellja'rv Elljnh, John tbe Baptist, V mated by the amo aplrtt. -, man of great austerity, will, bold in reproving sin, and t'm an apostate people to God -! The oall to repentauoe. the V fruits of sin, the terrors of tt proofs ot conscience, the tr,;c rebukes ot sin, are stilt t! " comes before tbe Messiah I ,. way or Him in the individual the nations. "Groat nud i', To wnrn la mercy beforo IU'- JJ nient is evermore the order ol ; Ilenoe tbe second Elijah li-' tore the Jewish people, aud J be smitten dowu by the t', arms. Tbey were fearfully cr t . "He shall turn." Tho to be effected was that bi'U j llevlug, disobedient chlldn' j lievlng ancestors Levi, lio; The 'brent here Is that, it t-! was not effected, Messiah' firove a ourne to them. ItF aud ot Judoa whou it reject-; at His llrst coming, thouc' ,. blessing to those who ucoei'. I A Uoa-PolloviiiK1 A gentleman who lives "T In Scotland, once receliT Scotch .terrier, which lie his offlce to prevent hlni ft-. Ile was absent from Ills I short time, nnd nn M r(l the terrier gone. The yoc the hllla, liking freedom being chained to a stool, gnuwed the string th lotigl But Sulder, a bulldog, sent, and this was a surprise, for he was nv wander from the house master. A report was 6e tho dogs were stolen or town was scoured In vain was given up: then, la Hnlder was seen In the & Ing for home, dragging after him. This wus fou:-C young terrier that had In'' und nearer he drew, il; f along, In spite ot his effuif opposite way, and at las him at the office door, V ulth ttrlnplnir iha tpniinl '.T. tried to drag him up to tlv he was tied before he bruH y
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