THE SONG 0n matt tiaf of ill tunsnint; One must ami of the rain; One must sing us the songs of jof, And on ling woe'i refrain; Yet in the end all the songs will blend In one harmonious strain. One mint sing of the future, With hope and fearings rife; Ore must sing of the misty past Its dreaming and its atrife Jet they will meot in a chord full swcil Tht marvelous sang of life. THE MAROONING OF Q By R. E. ISS JOAN 11 YH was hav ing the Inst hat pin run through the floppiest of hats by her maid, so that, quite plainly, she was going out to brave the sun. She rose as graceful as a panther, nd full of spirits, and went out swiftly and silently Into the park, taking; core to evade any other of the Wattle House guests who might be about. The kennels were In quite the op posite direction, but then Miss Rye had a passion for the waterside, par ticularly this morning, when the sun was so riotously hot, and the mere ound of the swish In the reeds would be cooling. Also, nobody ever went down to the lake In tbe morning. She would be aloue and uupestered for once, Captain Suttlebury could bestow his insufferable attentions upon the bounds. She laughed aloud at the thought. It was understood, as such mntters generally are understood, that Miss Bye was the destined brido of the Captain. lie was ugly, vulgar, and one of tho wealthiest of landowners, co that be could marry anyone he chose. And his choice seemed to be Miss Joan Rye. "Beauty ' and tho Beast," as Lord Wattle remarked to bis distant con nection and temporary private secre tary. Mr. Dick Maynard, anent this affair. The young man nodded. "I hope she'll refuse him," he said, frowning. "My dear man," said Lord Wattle, "how can she? Lady Wattle gives tie to understand that Miss Rye and Shuttlebury have fixed It up,, kindly making my house the base of opera tions. He's a vulgar little brute, and be'll flutter around till she's worn out. Then I shall have to congratu late hlui.". Mnynard7. shut his mouth nt this reeble-minded view and busied him self over his work. He spent a rest Jess night trying to devise disinter ested schemes whereby Beauty might be saved from the tolls, and woke early and angry, with a conviction ttiat a secretarial post precludes oue from undertaking the duties of a knight-errant. He went down to the lake (because to the morning nobody ever went there), got a rod from tbe waterman, end, having punted himself across to the shady side, fixed the pole Id ne reeds by way of anchor, set bis float running, clinched his rod in the bows, and promptly fell asleep umong the cushlous, with n pipe in his mouth. . That is why the following things aiue to pass when about half an bour.lnter Miss Joan Rye came down to the bonlhouse, followed at a dig erect distance by the Irrepressible Captain Suttlebury, who by an 1)1 tiianee had marked Miss Rye's dlrec Uou, and had not therefore tnkeu the trouble to inquire of her maid us to where she might be found. Tho Cap tain was feeling uncommonly sulky and spiteful, knowing he had exerted himself for some days past In a man ner that "no womnn was worth," Without marked success. Meanwhile Joan came to the water's Jase. A shimmering heat-haze lay lightly over the lake, making dim t-io further shore under the hill, whose Imminent pines would, as she knew, throw the coolest: shadows, and H among the rushes on either side of tho boathouse the coots winged flustered escape at her approaching. Borne white swans, too. ourcd them selves off shore after tho fashion of hocked dignity. The waterman was nowhere about, and Joan had to un moor her own craft. She had fixed a Canadian canoe, and, having joutcd herself, made away with "oad, geutlo scoops of the paddle, 10- oleiug in her liberty aud her soli tude. She had disappeared Into the haze "eyond Captain Suttlebury's view ore he was ready with the punt in wUeu ho meant to follow. And on we other Bide of the haze things i?I8 UttPPB!Iu8 of which Joan's first inntlou was this: Towards her, 'furn tho opposite bank, came an up Parcutly unoccupied punt. It came erratically, with slow jerks . and wevves to left and right. A stout P'Se-rod wus fixed In the bows and Ueut alniOKt In M.n,l.-(o. "Soim e one nniKt have been fishing frtii lu H. thouirllt .TlHin Tim llnn invisible, but the taut lino aud wis,ed reel showed her what was we matter. The Usher mist have w ashore and a pike hooked him "lr In the meantime. How annoyed Lmu oula ue! And then aln!ry' U'8 Mr- Mnynard!" she said, "'oi'u, quite suddenly. "Asleep!" he had wanted solitude, but soine w was lu no way vexed to come fc man. Otherwise she would not "vo done what she did. That was to " wio up to the punt and step aboard. "o took up the rod and freed the 'earefully. "vhat u splendid fish It must be!" f l", ."' ,'eell" " to"eely a. she "wt'l la a little. It must have beeu Z ,,)01"lluB Instinct that was aroused, ill . ttil'"ot llel' c'noo aud her du- flita SOlltUll,, anA hcism t0 Jm- f"k0 " uot tUa nie!" r u Ku that swim, but even piko i make some atruggi,., hm this then 0U('' J""n m'1,,cl l'lke vested, and the bunt rc'-ked i uj down. I'lvsvutly f.-m drotun OF tIFE. ' One malt aing of la mountains; Una must sing of the sea; One must sing us the song of lovo, And one in hate's shrill key; Yet all will rie to the blending skirt In one grand harmony. lyore and hate. and compassion, Sorrow and ripht and wrong. Piwt and future and war and peace Itise in an anthem strong, And all will grow, as they ebb and flow, Te life's unceasing song. Baltimore American. CAPTAIN SUTTLEBURY. m Vernede. In which be and Captain Suttlebury were exchanging pistol shots across a pocket handkerchief all for the love of a lady Dick Maynard awoke and rubbed his eyes. The girl was standing at the far end of the puut, with feet firmly planted, tense in every limb, and beautifully balanc ing tho heavy rod. She had not called out for assistance, or begun shaking, as some women do In their excitement. He could Imagine ner lips quite firm and curved, and It piqued him that ho could only sec her back, and the back, curled clouds of her hair. "Can I help?" ho said half unwill ingly. She answered without turninc her head. "Have you got tho landing net?" "Yes." He went forward, and she held up the piko nearer the side. She was a little breathless, but talked without ullowlng her attention to be distract ed from the business on hand. "You owe me a pair of gloves, Mr. Maynard. Fast asleep aren't you ashamed only an hour after break fast?" "Was I really asleep!" S"TTui "Were you?" " Tbe pike was head up, trying to furrow the tops of tho water with his narrow tall. Maynard made an effectual dive with the net, the fish shooting away to the right. "Ahem! Good morning, Miss Joan.", They had both been so wrapped up In their fishing that they had entirely failed to notice the approach of Cap tain Suttlebury In the second punt, and at tho very moment that he sent the nose of his punt into theirs May nard had the tall of the fish In tho net. "Well?" said Joan coldly. ' Maynard had relieved her of tho rod and was reeling up the slack of the Hue. "Well?" repsated Joan, tapping her foot. "Er I supposed I'd find you on the lake," said Captain Suttlebury. "You were looking for me?" "Of course; it wus just as well I found you." "Perhaps," said Joan. "It made me lose a rather large pike." Captain Suttlebury was dimly con scious from her point that ho was expected to apologize. But that was not his way on tho contrary, he felt that he had a right to demand on apology. "I do not imagine," he said In his pompous manner, "that your mother would approve of this sort of thing." "What sort of thing?" "Fishing with one of the s " He had meant to say servants, but caught Maynard's eye. "Perhaps," she said meekly, "you are right. You are so often right, Captain Suttlebury, aren't you? And in any case I ought to consider It luck in a way that you came, oughtn't 1? because my cauoe has drifted off. and Mr. Maynard has lost his pole. unu we migiu nave neen Iert hero In tho middle of the lake for hours." Maynard froze up. Nothing would have been more lucky, to his way of thinking, than the contingency men tioned, but. he imagined Joan was making her submission. So did Cap tain Suttlebury, and be assumed a conquering pose. "Loft his pole, has he?" he Inquired, loftily. "Yes," said Jonn. "It Is stuck in the reeds. You can almost see it from here." "Then, Mr. What's hls-name," said the Captain, turning towards Mayn nrd, "you can take my punt and fetch this pole back here. After that you can go. Miss Eye and I shan't need you, d'ye Bee?" He held out the pole belonging to his own punt as he spoke, and for a moment his fate 'hung In tho balance, then Maynard pots his hands in his pockets and turned to Joan "Am I to understand that Is what you with?" he asked, stithy, "Please do," she said. Because she wished it, he stepped across on the other punt, disregard ing even the supercilious smile with which Captain Suttlebury handed him tho pole. ' Then, without a word, he pushed off. As the gap between the two punts widpued 'o a yard, before either of tho two were aware of It, Joan had taken a running leap from ouo to the other. She was beside Maynard now, and (ho gap had grown a gulf of a dozen yards, and the Cap tain's dmi.'e turned to a stare of dis may. "Wbfic the what aro you doing?" he stuUered angrily. Joau settled herself composedly down among tho cushions. "Marooning you," she said. Maroo mnroo what do mean?" "For bad manners on the you nigh seas," Joan explained affably. "I am the pirate queen of tbe lake this morning, and any one dlspleaslug inc has to sufter. Your punlnhmeut is to swim ashore or else wait until someone calls for you. The polo Is In the reeds, remember, In cuse you want It, aud don't forget lunch Is at two. Ciood by, Captain Buttlubury!" She waved her hand at him mis chievously aud beckoned Maynard to polo on, "You nro sure you wish It?" be asked, anxiously. "I don't think he's the sort of uiuu to forgive It." "That is what 1 hope," she suld. Aiid tit that he had no more scrupled. "As fust as you c;iu, please," su.'d Joan, "for I'm sure ht't cring bad language now, and I've been Insulted enough for one morning. And I am so vexed to hare made you lose that pike, Mr. Maynard." Later In tae day Captain Suttlebury was observed by tho waterman and rescued, but that, was not until after lunch, and everyone was curious to know what had become of him. Not j.r.vlng the spirit to confess his dls' comflture, he decided to leave Wat tle House by the next train, which he did. much to Mrs. Ryes grief. Later In the year much to her moth er's horror-Jonn marled Lord Wat tle's private secretary. The .W.orWs Events. former I.nnilscap finrclnntiir. I much fear that Washington's land scape gardening at Mount Vernon with his mock oranges and French willows and English yews that he no doubt Intended to cut aud trim Into preposterous shapes, would to us seem very much like somebody trying to play a (ircgorluu ch.int on a spinet. Ho writes to Governor Clinton, of New York, thanking him for some balsnra trees, and speaks pleasantly of the grapevines which tho Cheva lier de Lucerne hns promised to send him from France. The entries In his diary In 1783 show h:iu to be planting ivy, which, I dare suy, some one brought him from Kenllworth, nnd which, with true English persistence, has alone survived to our day of oil his planting. Elsewhere ho has, re corded bis Bettings of a greeubrlor hedge. Interspersed with hemlock trees from Oceoquan, and then he is sowing "holly bushes In drills." In those days It was necessary and customary to go to England, where beauty was still worshiped according to Its perspective, for that which was oldest and best, nnd for many years after the American Revolution we Im itated England In ovjr gnrdens much more servilely than we did in our lit erature, nnd the early plaisauccs of America no doubt reflected tho de mure beauty of Thompson nnd Cow per Cowper, of whom Talue said that ha looked nt a tree nnd argued nbout tho Immortality of the soul. It took us a long time to learn that It was nn affectation to trim our log cahlns with English Ivy and try to make thorn look castellated. Since Washington Irving died, and took the Hudson River school with him, floriculture In America, like a great many other things, has put on her seven league boots. If Irving should come back to Sunnyslde, or tho great chief after whom ho was named tdiould return to Mount Ver non, they would know their places only by the sacred decay. Veneration, like the hand of death, has staid a ruthless progression. Country Life In America. The Fusslnoss About Health. One wonders sometimes whether the new fusniness about tho body really tends as much to human happiness as the old lguoruncc or stolid resig nation. It certainly Increases greatly the objects of fear, nnd every fear tends to impair the serenity which Is tbe base of happiness. It also helps to keep alive tho feeble, who are often In the way and who do not improve the race, and It very decidedly Inter feres with that "even llow of promo tion" which Is almost ns necessary to socloty nt large as to the army or the civil service. There Is, too, some dl mlnuatlon of courage, however slight, lu facing risks, and a great increase In that habit of self-pity which is apt, especially with the frail, to enfeeble character. Upon the whole, however, we funcy the result Is beneficial, es pecially to those at tho two ends of life. Children are not only happier but positively better for the now healthfulness secured by science an opinion which will be Indorsed, wo believe, by every manager of a good preparatory school and to the old tho benefit Is indescribable. They will die us of yore, though later, but they aro spnrod half the old aches nnd pains, bo thr.t "cherry old age" in ktv.uX of being noticeable Is the com-i.-.tin and expected condition. London ('.relator. " " A Notnl.Io Itridgo Feat. In the transportation of logs from tbe heart of tho California timber belt to the nulls, an Important engin eering feat has been accomplished. A canon on the south fork of the Ameri can River had to bo traversed, and ns It was 1000 feet deep.it was determined to build a steel-wire suspension tram way. The distance across tho cauuii Is liS'iO font. Between the two termi unl towers the space Is 20S0 feet. Two parallel cables span this im mense gap, without support between the towers. On these cables runs a cage convoying u car capable of carry ing aooo feet of green, aud, therefore, very heavy, timber on each trip. The tower terminals nro auehored in tho solid rock, supporting the cables, on which, over the canon of a depth of 3000 feet, where tho river's coursu nuums liUti u rivulet, passes to and fra tho skeleton Iron cage, Tunning on deep-grooved trolley-wheels, and curry ing its enormous load of greeu lim ber with great apparent euue. Tim l;luiugs of Flowers. There is pleusuro in seeing our pretty girl acquaintances wearing at their corsage the violets or tea roses of our own raising; there is pleasure in deck ing our eldorly visitors in the modest splendor of lavender, purple, bluBh aud white sweet peas; and there Is a hopeful optimism that conies to the owner of a garden when she shares it witli the boys aud girls whose homes are bare of all beauty. Hopeful be cause they are so grateful for tho little breast knot of tlowers; hopeful, becuuso even that little thing wakens a love of the good and the beautiful, and then to better things. The one so fortunute us to have a garden Is blessed with the menus of conferring much happiness and doing a vast amount of roul good.-Los Anelca TluieB. Hlvor ofMauy Matnas. Before the coming of the whites to America the Mississippi River was known by a different name every few miles of Its course. Euch tribe that dwelt along its banks gave It a nume, niut more than thirty of these local designations are preserved in the nar ratives of the early travelers. I EFFECTS OF FALLS, ft Is Vat Always ths BaHclit 'roam WfcMk Oae Drape That Kills. "There Is something rather cnrlofjf to me about the distance that meg may fall without getting hurt," ob served a New Orleans contractor yes terday, "but It is not always the caw ; that a drunken man can fall further than other men witliout getting bruised up or killed. In my own ex perience In construction work I hare observed few Instances where per fectly sober men bare fallen great distances without getting hurt Of course, as a general rule, a man whose muscles art thoroughly relaxed on ae count of tbe Influence of liquor Is less liable to Injury than the sober man, who will make all kinds of effort to catch blmaclf, and who will In this way endanger his limbs by making Ihem rigid and stiff. "But I recall the cae of a man who was working on a building with roe several years ago, and at the time he was engaged on the fifth story. He was working In one of the windows in the side of the building. In some way he lost his balance aud went head over heels down the side of the building toward tho sidewalk. The sight made mo sick, and I was ac tually afraid to look on the sidewalk below, because I felt certain that my friend had been smashed Into a pulp by the long fall. Wo got down to tho ground as soon ng possible. I was surprised when I failed to see my friend. He had not stopped on the sidewalk, but went crashing into the ecllur, and you can imagine the sur prise I felt when I met my friend with a smile on his face and making his way to the short, dumpy steps that let us out of tho cellar. I asked him if he was not hurt, and lie replied that the fall jolted him a little and that his blood chilled somewhnt whllo he was going through the air; but bo was not hurt. He had struck nn iron gate that worked rather easily on its hinges, and this apparatus allowed him to slide with ease Into the base ment, and It was this simple device that saved his life. He was perfectly sober nt the time, too. But now mark what happened to another friend of mine while he was under the influence of whisky. He was not drunk, but be was In that condition called com fortably full. He was walking along a sidewalk that was as smooth and ns even as any I ever saw. For some unaccoountablc reason he fell. His bead hit first, and it struck In a way that threw him over on his back. The turn was sudden, spasmodic, and seemed to have been caused by a mus cular relaxation. He never regained consciousness. His skull wns frac tured badly, nnd ho died In a few hours. Theso things go to show that it Is not so much a question of how far a man falls. How a fellow hits seems to be far more Important than the mntter of distance." New Orleans Tiucs-Dcmocrat. Looked Worse Than She Felt. She was richly but inconspicuously dressed, nnd would have attracted no particular attention as sho stood on tho corner of Tremont and Winter streets, had not her face, under a white veil, been writhing In a series of remarkable contortions. Several persons paused to watch her "make faces," and then came a feminine ac qtinictance. "Why!" exclaimed the newcomer, "what upon earth Is the matter?" Tho facial contortions ceased and wero replaced by a smile. "With ine? Nothing." "But you looked as If you were suf- tering terribly." -."Never felt better." "But your face you were twisting it into nil sorts of shapes." Tho lady standing at the corner laughed and held out her hands, in each of which was a parcel. "I was only trying," she said, "to work tho edge of my veil down under U7 chln."-Boston Herald. New Religion For Bnsy Folk. 'A' Japanese, whose trade name Is A-ui:i Para-pa, has founded a new Euddhlst sect with headquarters at Toklo. A-um seems to be an eminent ly practical person. His new belief is based en the idea that as heaven re quires to be Importuned and as busy folks have not time themselves to do the importuning, their best plan is to entrust the task to some ouo else for due consideration. The person who does the praying by proxy must have unusual qualifica tions. Mr. A-um holds, and he puts iiimself forward as such a oue, al though he was once Involved In trou ble over a transaction couuected with tho sale of railway sleepers. He Is making money fast in the get-prayed-for-while-you-hustlo business. and has gained many followers, among mem some Japaneso of high standing. rittiburg'a Aristonratie "H." A Boston woman has mud very unpopular with her PirtRhnro? friends because, when addi-esslntr ph. velopes she insists upon spelling l'itta burs without tho "h." Since tho de elopment of the patriotic movement tt-hlch has resulted in the formation of so umny patriotic societies Pittsburg h's have como to take groat pride in the historic importance of their city nnd to urge tho universal use of tho final "h" in spelling the name of the city. In the old days of American his tory this final "h" meant a fortllled town, and it formed a part of tho name of Pittsburg because of tho ex istence ut that point of the famous Fort Pitt, which, by tho way, is unlquo among ancient fortificrtlong iu the fact that it was built of Fleiutt' brick. Boston Herald. Compulsorj Traa Culture. Tho forests of Sweden, like those of Norway and the United States, have been wasted In the most reckless man ner, and the Government is trying to stop The timber on the public lands Is now protected, aud only so much of It as cuu properly be removed Is allowed to be cut, but the lumber companies are buying up all the tim ber lands they can obtain from private owners and stripping it as fast as pos sible. There Is a law pending In Par liament prohibiting sueh sales, and also requiring each farm to have a certain urea of Umber. Chicago. Hoc oiU lU'iaid. . , THE SABBATH SCHOOL International Lesson Comments For November 10. Ssbiect: Israel Oppressed la Egypt, lit. 1.,1-U Golden Ted, Er. II.. 24 Memory Verses, S, , M, H Commenlsr a the Par's Lesion. 1. "1 hse an! the mra." Thmifrh Viis hook is a continuation of the book of Genams. with which nrnbabljr it was in former times eonjoinrd. Mnwi thnnttht it necessary to introduce it with an arrount r-f the nnme nd number of the familv of Jacob when iejr came to Ejrypt, to show that thomh they wre then very few. vet in a short time, under the snecml blevsinq of On4 the had multinlied exreeiiimdv, and thus the wmru.e, to Abraham haH r-e-n literally fulfilled. "His household." Which fact is of some imnortuncc in com nutinr the time needful for their increase 1o such a large number as went out from Eeytit in the erortus. A hint as to the numbers of the hontreholrts may be mined from the fact that in Ahrnham's houno hold there were rK lcat, .".18 rn who could bear arms. '!pn. 14: 14. The serv ants were reckoned ns part of the houpe hoM. and wero admitted to the covenant and reensnized as Ie!iti. den. 17: 27. K. "Seventy souls." This number in cluded Joseph and his two sons, and it must have also included Jacob himself, but it did not include the wives and daughters. 6. "Joseph died." Thnt is, Joseph hnd now been some time fc-id, as also all his brethren, and all the Egyptians who had known Jacob and his twelve sons, and this is a rensen whv the important serv ices ncrformed bv Joseph were forgotten. IValh removes tho most useful men and the largest farailisrt. "AH that genera tion." All the men of that ngc, Egyp tians s well as Israelites. 7. "Were fruitful." There arc five ex pressions in this .verso joined together to give emphasis to the fnct that, there was a remarksble increaso of the Israelites, be yond all ordinary calculations. One orin innl word implies that they increased like fishes or insects. From the call of Abra ham e.t IFarnn to their deliverance from Egypt was 430 years. During the first 215 yenra they had increased to only seventy souls, but during the latter hr.lf of tho time, while they were in Kgypt, they in creased to over GOO.ono fighting men, be sides women and children. And this pros perity came notwithstanding tho great fei Recutions to which they were subjected, t. is thus clearly shown that tha blessing of Cod is tho great secret of true prosper ity. "The laud." Of Goshen. "Was filled." When the women and children are taken into account it will be seen that there must have been a great host. A conservative estimate has placed the num ber at 2,000,000 souls. 8. "A new king." One of another fam ily, According to Josephus. The old rulers under whom Joseph Bcrved were over thrown, and an entirely new dynasty came into power that had no knowledge of or interest in Joseph. "Which knew not Joseph." This new king was not in sym pathy with God's plans and purposes; ha v.-as envious in his disposition (v. 9), shrewd in his plans (v. 10), and cruel in his requirements. Vs. 11, 12. 9. ' Said unto his people." TJo proba bly summoned a council of his nobles and ciders to consider the subject. "More and mightier." They had risen to great pros perity, for during tho lifetime of Joseph and his royal patron they had probably enjoyed a free grunt of the land. 10. "Deal wisely." Their policy was shrewd, but it was not wise. Sin is al ways folly. Such a policy is at once short sighted and wicked; short-sighted, since kind treatment would have mado this rap idly growing people their fust friends and helpers; wicked, because it vio'utes com mou morality. When men deal wickedlv it is common for them to imacine they are dealing wisely, especially if. their wicked nesa seems to be to their worldly advan tage. "Lest they multiply." As well might the monarch of Kzypt have sought to atein wilh his puny hand the ocean's tide as to prevent the increase of those who wero tho subjects of Jehovah's ever lasting purpose. "Join our enemies." The greatest enemies of Egypt were on the cast, and the first great danger ths kins saw was that the Hebrews would join ihemsnlvcs to some invading army ard light against tho Kgyplians. "Out of the land." Tho king was also afraid the lie brews might e.-icjipe. The Egyptians would lose a large revenue if the Israelites should leavo them, und steps were taken to pre vent this, 11. "Taskmasters." Having first obliged them, it is thought, to pay a iiininous rent und involved them iu ililiieiilUcs, the now government, in pursuance of its oppressive policy, degraded them to the condition of sens, employing them iu rearing the pub lic works, with taskmasters, who ancient ly had sticks now whips to -punish tLe indolent, or spur on the too languid. "Treasure cities." "Store cities." K. V. Cities wliero arms and provisions wero gathered, neccaar.ry for armies and cara vans. "Vilhom." Meaning "a narrow place." This was a city of Lower Egypt, situated on tho eastern bank of the Isile. "Jluamses." Tho same as Humcses. It was probably near by. These two fortified cities, built by the Israelites for Pharaoh, wero both in Goshen. Br.nieses was the point from which tho Hebrew started at the time of the exodus. 12. "The more they multiplied." Tho Icing not only oppressed the people, but he ordered iho innlu children destroyed. Vs. 10, 22. Hut the more Pharaoh alllic-tcd them the mora Uod blessed them. Aliliu tions serve tho purpose of developing the moral character. Divine chastisement.! tend more to growth than to destruction. 111. "To serve with ritfor." Intending to depress their spirits nad to rob them of everything vnluable; to ruin their health and shorten their days and so di jniuish their number. The word trans lated "rigor" is a very rare one. It is de jived from a word which racans "to break in pieces," "to crush." 14. "Their lives bitter." This God per mitted for wise and just reasons: 1. As a punishment for their idolatry, into which it appears many of them had fallen. 2. To wean them from Egypt, which was iu many respects a desirable land. 3. 1c quicken their desires for Cauaan. 4. That thev might be aroused to earnest prayer for' deliverance. 5. Th.it God's power might bo displayed in their freedom, "VVith hard bondage." Ko the bondaf which Satan puts upon his servants u hard and makes tho life bitter. Ihe waj of tho transgressor is "hard" and "full ol misery." But a deliverer w'.is provided, and so in Christ we may all he set fico, John 8: 38. "And in brick." Hums ol great brick buildings aro found in all pa.rU of Egypt. Their Opinion. At considerable length the superin tendent of the Sunday school had Bet forth the culpability of the tsliiKKnrd, who, be said, needed only the Bpur of a worthy ruoilvo to become a useful member of society. "Now, then boys," ho nuked, In a more animated manner, what la the matter with the elug- card?" "He's all right!" yellud'tta boys, In chorus. Bepurat Cars for Smoking Wowns, The courts of Belgium aro to be called up soon to declds an Interest ing question whether the railroad companies must provide teparat.e cais tor women who want to smoke. A young woman recently lighted a cig arette in a carriage reserved for women. Hr traveling companions Immediately protested and threatened to complain to the guard as soon as the car .topped. When the young woman reached her destlnittion she consulted a lawyer who hns taken the question into t. court. , A bard eriie-jihe mununy. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC?. November 10 "Oar National Bondage" I., 13-17; Amos vL, l-S, -llab. Scripture Verses Prov.7xx.,"Tj xxt, 17; xvlll., 29-32; xxxl.. 4-6; Isa., r., 11-12-22; xxvlli., 7; Dan., v., 1-6-30; !tom., xlv., 21. Lennon Thoughts. Tho existence of our "License Sys tem" engenders either an error or a moral wrong; for it either Indicates that the sale of intoxicating drinks is a public benefit, which Is false, or, on the other hand, that it is lawful to uphold an evil. Temperance is a moderate use of good things; total abstinence from bad things. Not one honest word can be said in favor of tho rum traffic; but the pages of history are black with the record of Its evil. Selections. According to the census reports the United States spends In a year $1 ooo.oou.ouo for liquor, which is $85, 000,000 more than we spend for meat, and $630,000,000 more than we spend for flour. The report of tho commissioner of internal revenue shows that our army of liquor dealers numbers 238,683, or nearly four times the number In the United Slates army under the new law. If wo are to believe judges now sit ting on tho bench nnd prosecuting at torneys now in office, at least 125,000 habitual criminals in this country are the product of the saloons. Strong drink Is tlio most deceitful of liars. It promlBes health, and gives disease; promises pleasure and gives woe; promises friendship and gives quarrels; promises useful business ac quaintances and gives poverty; promises a mental spur and gives mon tal collapse; promises to drown or cares and instead burns out our peace. It promises cities that it will enrich them with license fees and make bus iness brisk, but enriches itsef and ru ins business. Suggested Hymns. Fountain of purity opened for sin. Why do you linger? While we prny and while we plead, O happy day that fixed my choice Sowing the Beed by tho daylight Ifclr. Uod bless the noble band. EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETINQ TOPICS. November 10 "Cur National Bondage" Hah. I., 13-17; Amos vl I S. The prophecy of Habakkuk Indicates the triumph of the liquor oligarchy, and the sufferings of the people from these plundering, dc-stroyjng Chal deans. The wiry, woful worda of Amos set out the lethargy of the peo ple and their representatives toward this bondage. Tho enslavement of the Stato to the whisky power needs no demonstration other than the license system. Tho nation itself receives revenue from this satanlc traffic. The saloon through Its invested capital and Immense business Interwoven with many commcrc: 1 1 interests, and Us fi nancial Influence at tho center of leg islation, holds and exerts imperial con trol of the government upon every movement affecting It. The spectacle of great Common wealths, sovereign States,. beBtowlng upon tho saloon the privilege to vlo Into virtue, blight youth, wreck man hood, debauch old aj;e, destroy homes, and multiply widows and orphans is a sight that causes wonder and anguish among th angels and grim delight among the fiends. And the hapless victims of Btrong drink do not all be long to the submerged tenth. Many of them are to bo found in aristocrat ic and exclusive circles, in the profes sional ranks, among poets, artists, pnlnters, orators, statesmen, Judges, princes, queens, kings. Our deliverance, when? Tho cry goes up from wrecked and wronged lives, from desolate homes and bare firesides, to God, "How long?" It is not for us to sav. Yet God will some day have another controversy with the people and say, " Now." The refor mation of the drunkard 13 a moBt laud able endeavor. The number of persons who have been able through suasion and grace to recover their place and name, and stand respected and lion ored for their Integrity, must encour age to continued effort to reclaim un fortunates. England was redeemed from the Industrial, physical and social effects of drunkenness through the evangel lstlc labors of those eminent itine rants and field preachers. John Wesley and George Whitefleld, and their co laborers. Any and every great up lift of the human race must be born ol a movement that touches men's souls and changes their hearts. But to evangelism and the appeals of the Gob pel must be added the restrictions of the civil law. The method of the re demption of the State and individual Is a vexed question, but out of the sue cess and failure of the paat we ought to discover the course for united ac tion that will bring In the day of de liverance. God save tho State! RAMS' HORN BLASTS TO widen your life without deepening it is only to weaken It. When tho door of prayer closes on earth It opens on heaven. The awfulness cf sin Is realized when we contem plate what one sin would have been in Christ.. It Is of less Importanc e to push the trolley car along than to get the ".u glno started in tho power-house. And every other light shall fall. The Word of Truth through every doubt Shall finally prevail. The nnniu of Jeans is tho one lever that lifts tbe world. Meditation Is to prayer what study Is to learning. Liberty is tho life of law and law the preserver of liberty. There are some people h think God will reward them tor giving the church a dollar to buy a cu ihlon Jor them to sit on. The heavier sins fetter tho more some toast fi-edom. If life is a day-dioan death will be a terrible niht of reality. Lifo Is to be measured by its out flow rather than by its Incume. Tbe man of bitter tl:out hta will not be likely to live a swent life. Tho iiiutorial proy.iHS of - tho church depends on Its splril.tal pros perity. Thu wlnga of tbo Imagination mmr wilh the r.uul up to lua.eii or d.iwn bt j COMMERCIAL REVIEW. General Trrtt CoidtHoa. R. G. Dun & Co.'i "VTeckly RrrteW of Trade" says: "With mills, shop, hej torics and furnaces assured of full oper ation until the end of the year as a rnle and many contracts already running; far into 1902, there it no occasion for anno-? ty regarding the industrial situation, j "Retail distribution of lieavy-weijrfcet wearing; apparel and other seasonable! goods is checked by the tardiness of low temperatures, which is extremetr fortunate in many cases where makers, have been unable to fill orders accorct ing to specifications. "Each week the situation as so itnar and steel becomes more encouraging-, orders now running to the middle ot 1902 in many finished products. "More satisfactory prh;csare received? by domestic wheat growers, last year" figures being surpassed, notwithstand ing the large increase yield just harvest ed. Foreign buying is also heavy, ex ports (or the week, including flour, amounting to 4,804,0X8 bushels, against 3.954,260 last year and 3.18402 in 1896. There is also a tendency to hold back for still higher quotations, is indicate! by Western receipts of only 6,i82,J9J bushels, against 7,411,057 a year ago. Corn was supported by estimates of reduced yield in Knumania and a splen did increase in Atlantic exports to i, 194.009 bushels, against 501,155 in the preceding week, but the current outga is trilling compared with 2.716,582 bush els h-.it ear and 3.554.31 J two ycara ago. "Failures iur the week numbered in the United States 240, against 205 last year, and 29 in Canada against 28 hist year." LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour Best Patent. $4.45; Higf Grade Extra, $3.95; Minnesota bakers, $2.9ca3.io. Wheat New York No. 2 red, 8o-5c; Philadelphia No. 2 red, 74a75c; Haiti-: more, 7o-J4c. .: Corn New York No. 2, 62c; Phil adelphia No. 2, 6i4a6j;4c; Baltimore No. 2, 58a6oc. ' Oats New York No. 4ia4'-; Philadelphia No. 2 white, 43c; Balti more No. 2 while, 40c. Hay No. I timothy, S16.ooa16.50; No. 2 timothy, S15.ooa15.50; No. 3 timo thy, S12.50a14.0o. Fruit and Vegetables Apples Mary land and Virginia, per Brl, lancy, $2.001. 2.25; do Western Maryland and Penn sylvania, packed, per brl, S2.25a2.75; de New York assorted, per brl, S2.50a4.oo. Cabbage New York State, per ton. $nai2.oo. Carrots Native, per bene. 3oa35c. Cauliflower Long Island, per crate or barrel, 52.00a2.25. Celery New York State, per dozen stalks, 15. 35c. Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl,. S5.ooa5.50; do Jerseys, per brl, Ss.ooa 5.50. Eggplants Florida, per cratev S3.00a4.00. Kale Native, per bushel box loa2'i. Lettuce Native per bushel box 2oa30c. Lima beans Native, per bushel box 65375c. Onions Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow per bu. 85a. 90c. Oystcrplants Native, per bunch, 2!a3c Pears Eastern Shore, Kieffer per basket isa30c; do New York Bart letts, per brl, No. I, a$3-50. Quinces, New York, per brl, No. 1, S3.75a4.00 Spinach Native, per bushel box iz'ja. 15c. String beans Native, per buv, green, 4oasoc. Tomatoes Eastern Shore, Maryland, per basket, sound. ,oa35c; market stock, 45355c; do native per measured bushel. i Potatoes White Maryland and Pennsylvania, per bu, No. 1, 65.170c; do, seconds, 4oa5ocj New York, per bu, best stotk, 63368; do, common, 40a 50. Sweets Eastern Shore, Virginia,' per truck brl, $1. 1531.25. Yams Vir ginia, per brl, No, 1, a . 1 Dairy Products. Butter Elgin, 23a 24c; separator, extras, 22323c; do, firsts, 2oa2ic; do, gathered cream, 2oa2ic; do, imitation. 17318c; ladle, extra, 1 5a 17c; ladles, first, 14315c; choice Wester rolls, I5ai6c; fair to good, I3ai4c; half pound creamery, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, 2ia23c; do, rolls, a-lb do, 20c. Eggs Choice fresh nearby, per dor,.' loss off, asoc; do do, Western, do do 19320; do do, West Vireinia, do do,) 19319 ; do do, Southern, do do, iSja' ig; guinea do do, 9310; cold-storage do. do, lyWt. Jobbing prices 1 to a" cents higher. Live Poultry Chickens Hens, per, lb, oatjVjc; do old roosters each 25330; do spring, large, per lb, aioj4; do do, small fat, an; do do, poor and staggy, Ducks Puddle, large. I03ioja: do do, smalt, gaio; do, mus covy and mongrel, 9a 10; do do. drakes) each, 30335c; do spring, 3 lbs and over. lcaioMi; do do, sni3ll and poor, no. Geese Western 3iid Southern, each, 40.-160C. Turkeys Young, 8 lbs and. over, per lb, aloe. Cheese. New cheese, large 60 lbs. io!4 to io!c; do flats. 37 lbs. oyi to ioJhc; picnics, 23 lbs, 11 to Iijyc. Hides. Heavy steers, association anil salters, late kill, 60 lbs and up, close se lection, nai24c; cows and ligha steers, g 14 a 10c. Live Stock. Chicago Cattle Good to prime steers, $6.25 to $6.80; poor to medium, $3 75a50o; cows, $1.25 to $4.65; bulls.' Si. 75 to $4.50; calves, $300 to 6.00. Hogs Mixed and butchers' $5. 9536.55; good to choice, heavy, S6.10a6.55; bulk of sales, $5. 9536.20. Sheep Good to choice withers, $3-4a375; Western sheep, S3.00a3.40; native lambs, $2.50, 4 75; Western lambs, $3.2534.40. Esst Liberty Csttle steady; choice $5.7536.00; prime S5.50a5.70; good $5- as. .15. Hons higher; prime heavy hogs S6.55a6.60; heavy mediums S6.40a6.45j light do S6.05a6.15; pigs $5 9oa6.oo; skip S4.ooa5.oo; roughs $5.ooa6.co. Sheep slow; best wethers $3-3oa3-4: eulls and common $i.ooa20o; yearlings $J.5 3.75; veal calves $6.0036.50. ODDS AND ENDS OFJNrORMATlON. Steam dredges costing $-50,ooo are being introduced in Alaskan gold re giuns. ... 1 , Food is so scarce in Korea that the cxpoitation of rice has been prohibited. The managers ol four Northwestern railroads arc leaguing together to stim ulate sugar beet cultivation. It requires S5oo,oco to equip a good factory. An army officer has just arrived at Port Clarence. Alaska, from the inter ior oi Siberia with 254 reindeer lor win ter service in Alaska. Japanese cotton mills have no advan tage over American mills despite the fact that the average daily, wages ior men is 15 cents and woinen'iftS crnts. The paper and wood pulp industry of the united States represents a cap italization of $167.500,0110. or nearly double that of 1800. Filty Utousand wage-workers arc employed. London expects to have soon install ed the biggest, best aud cheapest tele phone system in the world. The charge i.r unlimited service for bivs:ness bouses will be $.; for res'utences. in- ln t'ie ivrcii, German inilif.n-y moic-r.ii-;i! mil mioliili s, miv.or) vie ttiJ bi cycles entirely replaced lujr.stsS in t' e. ciii'ial at u If service.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers