The Sry of an Unpretentious VJari.
By CyJWarraan.
A young Englishman stood In tho
New World, alone, utterly unknown,
watching a freight train moving out
of a new town, over a new track. A
pinch-bar, left carelessly by a section
jang, was picked up by the pilot of
the locomotive. It was caught In the
cylinder-cock rigging, with the result
that It wrecked It.
Muttering softly the driver climbed
down and began the difficult task of
disconnecting the disabled machinery.
He was not a machinist. Not all on
line drivers can put a locomotive to
gether; In fact, the best runners are
just runners. The Englishman stood
by, and when be saw the man fumble
his wrenches offered a hand. The
driver, with some hesitation, gave him
the tools. In a few minutes the crip
pled rlggiug was taken down, nuts
were Teplaccd, and tho discarded
metal was tossed by the fire in un on
the rear of the tank.
"Are you a machinist?" asked the
driver.
"Yes, sir," said the Englishman,
who towered at least a foot above the
engineer. "There's a Job for me up tho
road if I can get there."
"And you're out of 'tallow?' "
The Englishman was not quite sure,
but ho guessed that "tallow" was n
United States term for money, and
said that he was short.
"All right," said the engine driver,
"climb ou."
The fireman was a Teuton named
Martin, who proceeded to make the
Englishman comfortable, but the lat
ter wanted to work. He asked to be
allowed to help fire the engine, and
Martin showed him how to do It.
When they pulled Into the little town
of E , the Englishman wont over
to the roundhouse, where n man was
wanted. Tho foreman asked him If
ho hnd ever "railroaded It." He su'd
be had not, but that he was a machin
ist. "Well, I don't want you," said
the foreman. Disheartened the Eng
lishman went across to a Utile eating
stand where the trainmen were hav
ing dinner. Martin moved aside and
made room for the stranger between
himself and his engineer.
Later, tho engineer dropped a little
oil here and there, for another dash;
the Englishman came up to the en
gine. He could not bring himself to
ask the driver for another ride, and
he wasn't obliged to. The engineer
gave him a lift In the cab, after the
hearty fashion of railroaders, despite
the risk ho ran even in those easy
going ,dy.
In a' little while they pulled Into
M City, Iowa, at tho crossing of
the Wisconsin Central Railroad. There
the Englishman hnd to change cars.
W , his destination, was on the
crossroad, eighteen miles nway. The
agent wrote on a small piece of paper,
folded It carefully aud gave It to the
Englishman. "Give that to the con
ductor," said ho. "Be quid: they're
pulling out run!" Patititig tho Eng
lishman throw himself into a way-car
that was already making tou miles
an hour. The conductor unfolded tho
paper, read It, looked tho Englishman
over and said. "All right."
It was nearly night when the train
arrived at W , and the deadhead
followed the train crew Into an un
palnted hotel, whore all bauds fell
eagerly to eating supper. A man stood
behind a narrow, high desk, at the
door, taking money, but when the
Englishman, offered to pay he said,
"Your's Is paid for."
"Not mine; nobody knows mo here."
"Well," said the landlord, "somcoue
p'lnted to you and said. 'I pay for
him.' It ain't a thing to make a noise
about; It don't make no dlfl'erenee to
mo whether It's Tom or Jerry that
pays, so long as everybody Is repre
sented." "Well, this Is a funny country,"
mUBed the Englishman, as he strolled
over to the shop. Here, once more,
discouragement awaited him. He had
never "railroaded it," and was denied
a Job.
Weary, discouraged, homesick and
heartsick the' young man sat and
thought It over, and concluded that,
as a last resort he would see the mas
ter mechaulc. If ho had been a wom
an he might have cried himself to
sleep that night. If he had been a
"quitter," he would have quit, but
the constant thought of tho faithful,
trusting wlfo, Uway back down the
track, who had left her home and her
people In England to cast her lot with
him In the strange New World at that
moment, mayhap, kueellng on a bare
floor, teaching their babes to pray for
him the thought of her lovo and the
utter helplessness of the little ones
kept his face toward the light and
gave him nerves of steel.
On the following morning ho found
the local head of the motive-power de
partment at his' desk, and told his
story. He had Just arrived from Eng
land with a wife and two children and
a few dollurs. "That is all right,"
said the master mechanic. "I'll give
you a Job on Monday morning."
This was on Saturday, aud. during
lie day, the first foreman with whom
the Englishman had talked wired
that If ho would return to E he
could find work. The young man
showed this message to tho master
mechanic. "I should like to work
for you," ho said; "you havo been
very kind, to givo me employment
after the foreman had refused, but
my family Is near that place. It Is
100 miles or more from here."
"I understand," said tbo kind-hearted
official, "and you'd better go back
to E . Here Is a pass."
The next day, Sunday, the young
niQU told his young wife that the new
country was "all right;" everybody
trusted everybody else. An official
Would give a stranger free transpor
tation, a station agent would give you
pasu, and even an engine driver
would carry a man without asking
Permission. '
lie didn't know that all theso men,
save the master meehuulc, had vio
lated the ruh's of the road, and cudau
Ccrcd tbelr own positions, and a
'l:i;m (if prcMiotlou, by helping hliu,
jut l.e thauked ttieiu. jist tho sum).
a
TUat -was vrhen the West was now,
when there were no locka and the
latchstring hung on the outside of
every door. On Monday morning he
went to work la the little shop, and
In a short time became one of the
beat men employed In the place. "How
do you square a locomotive?" he
asked. "Here," said the foreman,
"from this point to that." That was
all . the Englishman asked. He
stretched a line between the given
points, and went to work.
About this tlmo a thriving station,
called M , hod offered to donate to
the company $47,000, If the new ma
chine shop could be located there and
have steam up and the machinery
running on the 1st day of January of
the following year.
The general master mechanic en
trusted the work of putting the ma
chinery, after the walls hod been
built and the place roofed over, to the
division master mechanic, who looked
to the local foreman to finish the job
In time to win the subsidy.
The best months of the year went
by before work was begun. Krosl
came, and the few men tinkering
about wore chilled by the autumn
winds thnt were walling through the
sliutterless doors and uuguazed win
dows. Finally tho foreman sent the
Englishman to M to help put up
the machinery. He was a now, man,
and, therefore, was expected to take
signals from the oldest man on the
job a sort of straw boss.
The bridge boss, the local head of
the wood workers, found the English
man gnzlng about, and the two men
talked together. There was no fore
man there, but tho Englishman
thought he ought to go to work, any
way. So ho and the wood boss
stretched a line for a line shnft, and,
while the carpenter gang lut up
bracea and brackets, the Englishman
coupled the parts of the shaft to
gether, and In a few days . It was
ready to be put up.
As the young man whistled and
worked away one morning the boss
carpenter came In with u nillltnry
looklng gentleman, who appeared to
have an Interest in the place. "Whore
lid you come from?" asked the new
comer of the machinist.
"From England, sir."
"Well, anybody could tell that.
Where did you come from when you
came here?"
"From E ."
"Well, sir. can you finish this job
and have steam up by tho 1st of Jan
uary?" The Englishman blushed, for ho was
embarrassed, and glanced at the wood
boss. Then, sweeping the almost
empty shop with his eye he said some
thing about a foreman who was In
charge of the work.
"Hang the foreman,!" said the sljau
ger: "I'm talking to you."
Tho young man blushed again and
said lie could work twelve or fourteen
hours a day, If it were necessary for
him to do so, but he didn't like to
make any rash promises concerning
the general result. '
"Now, look here," said tho well
dressed man, "I want you to take
charge of this job and finish it. Em
ploy as many men us you cuu handle,
and blow a whistle hero on New
Year's morning do you understand?"
The KnglLshmau thought he did,
but ho could hardly believe It. lie
glanced at tho wood boss, and tho
wood boss nodded his head.
"I shall do my best," said the Eng
lishman, taking courage, "but I should
like to know who gives these orders."
"I'm tho general manager," said tho
man; "now got a move ou you" and
ho turned nud walked out.
It Is not to be supposed that tho
general manager saw anything re
markable about the young man, save
that he was six feet high, aud had a
good face. The fact is, the wood fore
man had boomed tho Englishman's
stock bel'oro the manager saw him.
The path of the young man was not
strewn with flowers .for the next few
months. Any number of men who
had been on tho road when he was In
the English n;ny yards felt that they
ought to have had this little promo
tion. The local foremen uloug the
line saw In the newcomer the future
foreman of the new shops, and no
man went out of his way to help him.
In splto of all obstacles, however, the
shops grew, from day to day, from
week to week, and It was seen, as the
old year drew to a close, that the ma
chinery was getting Into place. The
young foreman, while a hard worker,
was always pleasant in his Intercourse
with the employes, aud in a little
while he had a hoBt of friends. There
is always a lot of extra work at the
end of a big Job,. so, when CU lstmas
came there was still much to be done.
Tho men worked night and day.
The boiler that was to come from
Chicago had la-en expected for some
time. Everything was lu readiuesB,
and it could be sot up In a day, but 11
did not come. Tracer letters, that had
gone after It, were followed by tele
grams. Finally It was located In a
wreck out lu a cornfield lu Illinois
on the lust day of the year. A great
many of the o'tlk-lals were uway, and
the service was generally demoral
ized during the holidays, so that the
appropriation of $17,000, for which
the Englishman was working at M
had for the moment been forgotten.
The shops were completed, the ma
chluery was In, but there was no boll
er to make steam to work the ma'
chlnery.
That night, wheu the good people of
tho town were watching the old year
out and tho now year In, tho young
EuiiiWhman, with a force of men,
was wrecking the pump house down
by the station. The little upright
boiler was torn out and placed In the
machine shops. It was big enough to
drive a suiull engino that turned tho
long line-shaft. At dawn tlu-y van a
long pipe through tho roof, screwed a
locomotive whistle on top of It, aud at
0 o'clock on New Year's morning, the
now w.liliitiu on the new shops at
M- Iowa, bk w in the new your.
This would be ft good placp to end
this story, but the temptation Is great
to tell mors regarding the success of
this energetic, persevering man.
W hpn the shops were opened the
young Englishman was -mado the
foreman. All this happened consid
erably less than twenty-five years
ago. In a little while they mado him
the master mechanic. In the year
1887 he went to the Wisconsin Cen
tral, In 1800 he was made the super
intendent of machinery on the Santa
Fe route one of the longest roads
on earth. It begins at Chicago;
strong, like a man's wrist; with fin
gers on Sacramento, San Francisco,
San Diego and El Paso, and a thumb
touching the Gulf at Galveston. The
mileage of the system at that time
was equal to one-half that of Great
Britain, and upon the company's pay
rolls were 10,000 more men than
were then In the army of the United
States. Fifteen hundred men and
boys walk Into tho main shops at To
peka every morning. They work
four hours, eat luncheon, listen to a
lecture or short sermon In the meeting
place above the shops, work another
four hours, and walk out better off
by $3000 than they would have been
If they had not worked. Those shops
mnkc a little city of themselves. There
Is n perfect water system, n fire bri
gade with stations where the firemen
sleep, a police force and a dog catcher.
Here they build anything of wood.
Iron, brass or stool that the company
needs, from a ninety-ton locomotive
to n single-barrel mouse trap, nil un
der the eye of tho Englishman, who
came to America with a good wife
and two babies, a good head and two
hands. This man's name is John
riaycr. He Is the Inventor of the
Player truck, the Flayer hand car,
the Player frog, and many other use
ful appliances.'
This simple story of nn unpreten
tious man came to me In broken sec
tions as the special train sped along
the smooth track, while the general
manager talked with tho resident di
rector and the general superintendent
talked with his assistant, who, not
long before, was the conductor of a
work train, upon which the general
superintendent was employed as a
brakeman. I was two days stealing
this story between the blushes of the
mechanical superintendent. I hope
he will not miud my telling you that
I saw two tears start from his eyes
ns he said, sighing: "I'd give a lot to
know to-night who paid for my sup
per In that little Iowa town when I
felt so lonely and discouraged, aud
when n dollar looked like a Bix-foot
wheel."
He related also that a man wearing
high-cut trousers nnd milk ou his
boots entered his office when he had
gotten to his first position as master
mechanic, and held out a hand, saying
with n smile:
"Veil, you don't know mo yet, ain't
it? I'm Martin, the fireman. I quit
ranchin. already, and I want a Jobs."
Martin got a job at once. Success.
Klc Tree Are Nature' ltecrvolr.
'Why," It will be asked, "are tho
Rig Tree groves always found on well
watered spots?" Simply because Big
Trees give rise to streams, says John
Muir in the Atlantic. It Is n mistake
to suppose that the water Is the cause
of tho groves being there. On the con
trary, the groves are the cause of the
water being there. Tho roots of this
immense tree fill tho ground, forming
a sponge which hoards tho bounty of
the clouds and sends It forth In clear
perennial streams Instead of allowing
it to run headlong In short-lived, de
structive floods. Evaporation Is also
checked and the air kept still In the
shady Sequoia depths, while thirsty
robber winds are shut out. . . The
value of these forests In storing and
dispensing the bounty of the mountain
clouds Is Infinitely greater than lumber
or sheep. To the dwellers of the plain,
dependent ou Irrigation, the Big Treo
is a tree of life, a never falling spring.
Rending liviug water to tho lowlands
all through the hot rainless summer.
For every grove cut down a stream is
dried up. Therefore all California is
ev.ving, "Save- the trees of the foun
tains!" nor, judging by the signs of
the times, is it likely that the cry will
cen.se until tho salvation of all that U
left o Sequoia Glgautca Is sure.
Ileary Damacea For Queer Tooth-Fullinc
Tell thousand dollurs Is the price
which Andrew Foy, a stouemasou.
thinks the city should pay for three of
his front teeth. The teeth are not
gold-filled or set with diamonds. They
are of the ordinary bone variety, but
Foy prizes them more than all tho rest
of his earthly possessions. They are
now sticklug In a plank which was be
ing used In the construction of a side
walk, aud that Is why Foy Is suing the
city.
On tho night of September 17 Foy
stepped off a new cemcut sidewalk lu
the vicinity of Kedzlu avenue and
West Taylor street, and, losing his bal
ance, ho fell agalust nu upright piece
of scantling. Three of his front teeth
were driven fur luto tho seuutllug by
the force of the fall, and Foy could not
release them. He took the Bcnntllng
along and sought a dentist, but the
teeth came out when tho deutlst tried
to pull the scantling off.
The Bcautllug, with the three teeth
ntlekiug to It will be exhibited when
the damage suit comes to trial. Chi
cago luter-oceau. - f
The Power of Weulth,
I.lttle Francis, who has three broth
ers but no sister, got tho part of the
chicken containing the wishbone the
other eveulug, nnd after dinner he dis
cussed the subject of wishes with his
father.
"S'poslng," ha said, "that you got a
wishbone and could make just one
wish that would come true, und I
wanted a little baby sister aud a pony
and a million dollars, which would
you wish for?"
' Well, let me sec," his father an
swered. "It seems to me that It
would be best to wish for the baby
alitor, beca iso I might be able to maka
a million dollars in some way, and
then, of course, X could buy the pony
for you."
Francis sat solemnly thinking the
matter over for u while, aud then said:
"Oh, well, wish for the million dol
lars. If we have that we can biro the
doctor to keep ou coming till he brings
a little sister, auywuy." Chicago Tvce-
1 oPd-lU-ruld.
ELECTRICITY AND RAIN
EXPERIMENTS SHOW THAT IT
CAUSES DROUGHT.
Hebtte Force of Etectricltr on the W.ath-
er It Cans Rein and Drought nnd
Eren the Dreaded Watartpouta and
Tornadoes,
Trofessor Elmer Gates, of Chevy
Chase, Md., has conducted a series of
experiments which has led him to'
conclude that our varying conditions
of weather are due to electricity,
ays Frederick A. Talbott In the
Scientific American. According to
the professor this subtle force produces
rain and drought, the changes of air
pressure and the various meteorolog
ical disturbances, such as tornadoes
and waterspouts, which visit us from
time to time.
That electricity exerts a powerful
Influence upon the air pressure Is
proved by means of a simple experi
ment. A large fluffy ball of cotton
suspended from the celling by means
of a silken cord and charged with
electricity Immediately Increases In
size very appreciably. This expan
sion Professor Gates explains as Indi
cative of a low barometer, arguing
that the expanding of the ball by
charging It with electricity proves
that the fibers of the cotton are re
pelling one another, so that the ball
possesses loss density. The same re
sult attends the charging of the at
mosphere with electricity. The dens
ity of the air is diminished, with the
result that the pressure Is decreased,
and the barometer consequently falls.
Tho presence of electricity, however,
In the atmosphere produces not only
low pressure, but high pressure as
well. When two opposite masses of
air charged with electricity positive
end negative respectively approach
cno another they become denser, with
the result that the barometer rises.
To prove this Professor Gates uses
another ball of cotton, suspending It
from the celling also by means of a
silken cord about two feet distant
from the first ball. In a few minutes
the two balls approach each other.
both decreasing in size. From this
experiment Professor Gates Infers
that when one mass of air becomes
charged with electricity, a neighbor
ing mass of air becomes electrified
with au opposite charge "by induction.
Thereupon the masses of air gradually
approach ono another slowly, and de
crease the density of the air.
One outcome of these investigations
has been the construction of an ap
pliance which Professor Gates Intends
to use lu forecasting tho weather. It
Is impossible, with tho present ap
pliances employed, to predict the ba
rometric pressure until a change has
actually occurred; that Is to say, un
til the barometer has either risen or
fallen, meteorologists cannot tell us
whnt weather to expect. If the va
riations of the barometer ore tho re
sult of electrical Influences, Professor
Gates suggests that the electric con
ditions of the atmosphere should be
observed, and by this means foretell
nt what places and nt what time the
barometer will be either high or low.
Tho primary object of his contrivance
is to measure end to record tho
amount of electricity in different re
gions of tho atmosphere. The device
Is to be attached to a small aerial ap
paratus which soars to the upper
strata of nlr, makes automatic rec
ords at various heights, and then re
turns to the earth. By means of the
appliance the professor hopes to glean
information of those regions of air
about which little at present Is known.
The rain is produced by the ming
ling together of masses of air oppo
sitely charged with electricity, Pro
fessor Gates explains by another sim
ple operation. Two windows on either
side of his laboratory were opened.
Au electrical fan- was placed In one
window and set in motion for the
purpose of withdrawing the nlr from
tho apartment. Thus the only nir
wlthiu the room was that which en
tered through the windows. The
weather outside was clear and bright,
though tho air was charged with a
certain amount of humidity. The two
currents of air entered the apartment
by either window and mingled In the
usual way, without causing any un
toward circumstances. A current of
negative electricity was Induced Into
tho air entering through one window,
and a similar current of postlve elec
tricity Induced into the stream of air
proceeding through the other window.
A most remarkable pheuomenon In
stantly occurred. The two oppositely
electrified currents of air came Into
contact, formed a slight mist, and In
a few seconds the floor of t)j labora
tory was quite wet. Directly tho elec
tricity was switched off tbo air
cleared, only to become misty again
whenever the currents were switched
on. This experiment was Intended to
prove that tho electrified masses of
moisture-laden air, generally termed
clouds, when they meet produce show
ors. When they are abnormally laden
with electricity, lightning and thun
derstorms result. If, for example,
reverting, the two cotton balls are
charged very highly with electricity
they Jump together with a spark and
a snap, then spring apart and come to
gether again with auotber spark and
snap, separate once more, while the
charge is muiutalned. This is practi
cally an Illustration of thunder und
lightning upon a miniature scale. The
spark represents tbo lightning and
tho snap the thunder.
Professor Gates, lu the course of
tils experiments, also discovered an
other curious fact. This la tho trans
portation of moisture from one poa-it
to another by means of electricity.
During a shower of rain It has ofteu
been observed that a far greater quan
tity of rain has fallen In one place
than could be possibly contaiued lu
the air covering that area. This pe
culiar fact Is explained as follows:
While it Is raining lu a certalu spot
moisture from various directions Is
being conveyed to this special reglou
by electi'leal energy. To Illustrate
this transportation possibility of elec
tricity, Professor Gates has construct
ed a large glass case about eight feet
in length, divided Into two compart
ments by meaus of a suction of thin
porous paper. Oue division Is filled
with very dry olr aud the other with
air containing a heavy perccntago of
humidity. A wire loading from the
lie.'WjYe pyht of a static electrical ma
chine Is attached to the compartment
containing the dry air, whllo smother
wire led from the positive pole Is con
nected to the chamber containing thn
moist nlr. When the current is
switched on the moist air is transport
ed from one end of the box to the
other In a much shorter time than It
would be conveyed by ordinary diffu
sion. In addition to producing artificial
miniature showers, mists and thun
derstorms, Professor Gates contrive
on a similar scale the mora violent
eruptions of nature, such as cyclones
and waterspouts, with equal facility.
To the bottom of an ordinary saucer
filled with water a wire is attached,
connected with the positive pole of the
machine. A small rod connected with
the other pole of the machine Is held
a short distance above the surface of
the water. When the current Is
switched on the water ts agitated,
the disturbance Increasing in violence
as the potential of the current is
raised, until presently a cone ts
formed, rising higher and higher, un
til it ultimately touches the rod above.
RULES FOR BARBER SHOPS.
Sanitary Regnlatlons Mow Enforced la
Ban Francisco.
The Board of Health of San Fran
cisco, at a meeting the other day,
adopted the suggested sanitary regula
tion of barbers' shops as submitted by
Dr. Baum, chairman of the committee
having the matter In charge. The re
strictions are very severe, and will
apply to every barber shop In the city.
Health Board Inspectors will visit the
shops regularly and report to their
superiors any violation of the rules,
which .are as follows:
The place of business, together with
all furulture, shall be kept nt all times
In a cleanly condition. Floors or
woodwork should not be swept or
brushed dry, but must be mopped up
with an untlsoptlc solution, preferably
with a solution of corrosive sublimate,
1.500.
Cuspidors must be made with wide
openings, without any beveled or
rough sides, and should contain water,
and when cleaned must be disinfected
with any of the herein recommended
antiseptic solutions.
Mugs nnd shaving brushes shall be
sterilized by Immersion In boiling
water or three or five per cent, forma
lin solution, after every separate use
thereof.
Razors shrll be wiped with nlnety
fivo per ceut. alcohol before and after
being used on nuy person.
Hair brushes known as "sanitary
brushes," must be used. Theso must
be sterilized by immersion In boiling
water or by dipping In five per cent,
formalin solution.
Combs must be kept clean and treat
ed like brushes.
Razor strops must be kept clean aud
never wiped off with hand or blown
upon with breath before using.
A separate clean towel shall be used
for each person.
Barbers shall not blow away with
their breath any hairs after cutting,
but must use a towel or bulb, or flue
hair brush, which must be sterilized
as the hair brushes are.
Barbers shall keep their finger nails
short nnd clean.- Alum or other ma
terial used to stop the flow of blood
shall be so used only lu powder form
and applied on a towel.
The use of powder puffs Is prohib
ited. Instead use clean towels or ab
sorbent cotton.
The use of sponges Is prohibited.
Every barber shop shall be provided
with running hot aud cold water.
All wash basins must be connected
with the sswer nnd properly trapped.
No person shall be allowed to use
any barber's shop as a dormitory.
Every barber shall cleanse his hands
thoroughly Immediately after serving
each customer.
Needles, tweezers, forceps nnd other
instruments must bo disinfected In
boiling water or three or five per cent,
formalin solution Immediately after
using and thoroughly dried by passing
quickly through a gas or alcohol flame.
Scissors nnd clippers to bo treated
likewise.
Barbers are warned from attempt
ing to treat skin diseases, barbers'
Itch, etc., nnd should advise their cus
tomers to consult a physician.
The use of finger bowls is prohib
ited. These rules shall be placed in a con
spicuous place In tho shops. Munici
pal Journal nnd Engineer.
A Prophecy Regarding: Co.il.
Trofessor Francis B. Crocker's pro
phecy, made in 1800, that coal would
be banished entirely by electricity
within ten years, may yet come true.
Not a pound of coal, according to that
well-known electrical Inventor, need
be brought Into New York, either to
serve as fuel in factories for generat
ing steam power or lu households for
heating aud cooking purposes. Ho
went into minute calculations which
appeared to demonstrate that tho cost
of an electric plaut large enough to
furnish all the light, heat and motlSe
power of any great city would be less
than present cxpedltures for coal. In
general terms his plan was to generate
electric power at a point ten miles or
more from tho city, , trausmlt it
through underground conduits to the
city's limits, and thence distribute It
through ouo or more main fceditig sta
tions to transformer sub-stations,
v hero tho pressure would bo reduced
to 250 volts for feeding motors of all
kluds by the three-wire system. New
York World.
Comforting; the Tltnld PaimenRers,
Tho driver of the stage, which was
rolling down the Itocky Mountains as
fast as six mules on the gallop could
keep ahead of it, may have noticed
that I was, writes a correspondent, a
little nervous, for after a bit ho sooth
ingly said:
"No uso to grip that railing so
mighty hard, strauger. We shan't
come to the danger p'lut for half an
hour ytt."
"Then It's ou ahead?'' I queried.
"Yes, three miles ahead, and I may
say fur your benefit that bangln' -on
won't do any pnrtlckler good."
"But I dou't want to slide off."
"And you won't. If anything goes
It'll bo mewls and coach aud tho hull
Caboodle altogether, and s the dtop
Is flump 300 feet you won't have no
use for aruh a, or sticking plaster ftor-
wnid. " Uo Cuurier.
tern K
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETINQ TOPICS.
November 17 Prechloi sod Hcarto!"
Rom. ., I J. 17.
Preaching Is a Now Testament in
stitution. The Old Testament econ
omy makes no provision for preach
ing. There is no place for it in the
usages of the patriarchs. There were
public utterances by Irael's leaders,
official declarations of judges, valua
ble instruction by kings, arousing mes
sages of prophets through whose lips
of fire God spoke, but preaching as
wo understand it had not risen to the
dignity of even a custom. It is purely
a Christian institution, belonging to
the Christian era. The inspired men
under the Old Testament did not
preach. They proclaimed the will of
3od In a variety of forms. Moses en
acted statutes. Joshua after his sword
was sheathed swore the nation to fidel
ity. David sang as saint and king,
and gave utterance to emotions com
mon to the Church In every age. Sol
anion embodied his experience In pithy
and pointed sentences. The prophets,
as a body, portrayed present obliga
tion and future crisis. Those old
seers foretold Messiah, but did not ex
hibit Him. They picture Him, but did
not iireach Him.
Preaching as an institution Is of di
vine origin. . With the establishment of
tho church a new order of evangelism
was instituted by the great Founder.
In His assignment of new duties unto
His disciples and followers the under
lying thought of the Master Is that of
their ambassadorship. They were
charged with the duty of witnessing
for Him. They were to proclaim tha
good news under special authority, as
"sent" men. The first preachers were
pre-eminently men sent forth on a mis
sion and work to which they were
called of God. Its Importance exceeds
human estimate, and Its issues deter
mine the salvation of the race. Ood
sends the messenger. Tho extent of
tho service is set by the Almighty. Tho
message itself is divine: "Preach tho
preaching that I bid thee." Jonah
ill.. 2.
Preaching ha3 a perpetual mission
peculiar to every age. The impulse
to declare and publish the Gospel is
natural, spontaneous, mighty, and con
tinuous. "We cannot but speak the
things which we have seen and heard."
Men must have a voice from the clouds
attesting the mission ot the Son and
and approving tho success of his pit
iful undertaking for the rescue of an
Imperiled world. The human soul has
majestic Impulses and high interests.
The "lfa ot our day and the coming
:lmes teems with new problems. It has
its disputes, troubles, responsibilities
and Issues. Preaching Is related to
all of theso. Christianity is not a set
of Ideas, a compact system of doc
trines, formula, creed or philosophy.
It Is primarily and finally a life. The
voice that thunders, wnlspers, trem
bles with love, pity, sympathy, indig
nation Is a live wire. The action of
tho silently speaking emotions and
the conscious operations of the Spirit
within are all lost In studied instruction.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS.
November 17 "Preaching sad Hcoriag"
Rom. x., 13-17.
Scripture Verses Matt., xxvlil., ID
2.0; Mark, xvi 20; Psa., lxviil., 11;
lsa., lv., 10-11; John, iv., 34-38; xv.,
14-16; Acts, l 8; I. Cor., xv., 10 .
Lesson Thoughts.
The fi.st step toward bringing men
to Christ is to make sure that you
know the way to Christ. Tho next
Btep is to find the way to other men.
No one can be a real Christian with
out being a renl missionary.
You would not now be a Christian
if the spirit of missions bad not sent
some one to preach the word that you
might hear; others must remain with
out Christ If you In turn fall to obey
the missionary spirit.
Selections.
Souls without the love of Jesus
Intercept thee day by day;
Some, perhaps, whom tnou canst sure
ly Help to find the narrow way
Souls who may. If thou prove faithless,
Still pursue the downward road,
Till at last the great destroyer
Drairs them to his dark abode.
We are clearly taught that we are
sent Into the world as our Lord was
seat; and that we are to do the works
which He did and greater works than
these We have accepted the trust.
It means, on the one hand, a divine
commission to which Is granted divine
strength. It means, on tne other band,
a continual ministering of bread and
tho bread of life; a constant witness
ing to Him who was dead and Is allvo
again, till In the light we pour upon
th world men Bee God and give Him
the world men see God and give Him
praise.
"As a man thinketh In his heart so
Is he." Intense conviction means In
tense activity. When every Chris
tian becomes a light-hearer, not only
will the darkness rapidly pass away,
but the glorious period will be speedily
ushered in, when "the wilderness and
tho solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and
blossom as the rose," and "the earth
shall be full of knowlodgo of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea."
Suggested Hymns.
"Jesus of Nazareth," O what a name.
Pass along the Invitation.
Stand up! stand up for Jesus.
Preach the gospel, sound It forth.
Repeat the story o'er and o'er.
Hark! the voice of Jesus crying.
RAMS' HORN BLASTS
HE world Is nev.-ir
cold to the warm
hearted. Lovo'a labor
cannot be lost.
Love's labor U
never laborloua.
Ma n y a hard
chain la made up
ot soft snaps.
tt ova never
turns its niloro
Rron o on o ur
Vs. ST7K n
faults.
Singing In sorrow Is the sign of
God's saints.
Tlmo lost In mending nets la saved
in catching fUb.
Our real profits la life dspend on our
voluntary losses.
A sonaltlvo conscience never makes
a man soif-conaclous.
The world of labor waits for the
Lord who laboroil Himself.
A man who la willing to begli Ills
work in a small way snail be lej luto
a largo ono.
Scran people do not bellovo In offl?03
in the church because Uey are r.vcr
nominated.
You cannot put the chun-a bnJora
Christ without putllas Christ bhiu 1
lfj. church.
r A. 1 I-Y-J
WIT
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
General Trad Conditions.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly RevW
of Trade" says: "Although the latetd
railway returns indicate that trans
porting facilities have greatly litipiw
ed, the nation's business has expanded?
more rapidly. Car shortage has in fact
become the chief retarding influences.
"From all sections of the country and)
many lines of industry complaints am
heard regarding the inability to more?
goods. Probably the delay has ban
most aggravating in the case of coal,
unseasonably high temperature alon
preventing serious inconvenience. Neat
only arc domestic requirements enor
mous, but coal is becoming an import
ant article of export, partly owing to
tabor controversies in France and Great
Britain and also to the British export
tax.
"Speculators secured a distinct de
cline from the unusually high position
recently attained br pork products,
while at the same time corn made m
further advance. Shipments from At
lantic ports for the week were only
498,495 bushels, against 1,194.000 last
week and 3,328,631 a year ago. Inter
ior receipts were also light, 2,217,126
bushels, against 3.838,020 last year.
Wheat came to market more freely, ar
rivals at Western cities amounting tc
7.060,590 bushels, against 6,182,393 in
the previous week and 5,537,602 a year
ago. Atlantic exports were less satis
factory than last week, but including:
all United States ports the week's
shipments were 5,018,103 bushel;
against 3,685,821 last year and 3,508,99
in 1899."
Bradstreet's report says: "Failures
in the United States for the week num
ber 172, as against 223 last week, 16$
in this week a year ago, 174 in iSogj
and 183 in 1898. Canadian failures for
the week number 17 against 16 last
week and in this week a year ago. ax
in 1899, 31 in 1898 and 34 in 1807."-
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
FlourBest Patent. Si.js: Hielt'
Grade Extra, $3 95; Minnesota bakers.
J2.90a3.10.
VV heat New York No. a red. 8oMc:
Philadelphia No. 2 red, 73j-ia74c; Balti
more, 7o)4c -i
Corn New York No. a, 6214c; Phil
adelphia No. a, 63a63Jic; Baltimore
No. 2, 58a6oc. .
Oats New York No. 2, 4141
Philadelphia No. 2 white, 44c; Balti
more No. 2 white, 40c.
Hay No. 1 timothy, $16.00216.50;
No. 2 timothy. $i5.coai5.5o; No. 3 timo
thy, $t2.5oai4.oo.
Iruit and Vegetables Apples Mary
land and Virginia, per BrI, Taney, $2.ooa
2.25; do Western Maryland and Peniv
sylvania, packed, per brl, $2.2532.75; do
New York assorted, per brl, S2.50a4.00t
Cabbage New York State, per ton.
nai2.oo. Carrots Native, per box.
W335C Cauliflower Long Island, per
crate or barrel, $2.ooa2 25. Celery
New i ork State, per dozen stalks, 15a
35c. Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl.
I5.00a5.50; do Jerseys, per brl, $5.00
5.50. Eggplants Florida, per crate,
fj. 0034.00. Kale Native, per bushel box:
ioai24. Lettuce Native per bushel
box 2oa30c. Lima beans Native, per
bushel box 65a5c Onions Maryland;
snd Pennsylvania, yellow per bu. 85
90c. Oysterplants Native, per buncbv
tVizc. Pears Eastern Shore, Kicffcr,
oer basket 15330c; do New York Bart-,
lefts, per brl, No. I, a$3.50. Quineesj
Wcw York, per brl, No. 1, $3751400.
Spinach Native, per bushel box ia'a,
15c. String beans Native, per bu..f
green, 7oa75c Tomatoes Eastern,
Shore, Maryland, per basket, sound,'
3oa35c; marker stock, 45a55c.
Potatoes White Maryland and?
Pennsylvania, per bu, No. 1, 60165c-'
do, seconds. 40350c; New York, perl
bu, best stock. 6oa65; do, common, 40a
io. Sweets Eastern Shore, Vireiniav
per truck brl, $1.3031.40. Yams Vir-
ginia, per brl. No. I, $t.ooai.25. i
Dairy Products. Butter Llgin. 23;
24c; separator, extras, 22323c; do, firsts..'
2oa2ic; do, gathered cream, 2oa2ic; do,(
imitation. I7ai8c: ladle, extra, I5ai7ct;
ladles, first, 14a 15c; choice Western;
rolls, 15316c; l3ir to good, 13314c; hair-;
pound creamery, Marylsnd, Virginia.!
and Pennsylvania, 2iaJjc; do, rolls, a-Ib
do, 20c. I
Ekks Choice fresh nearby, per dor.)
loss off, a20c; do do, Western, do do,:
I9j4a20; do do, West Virginia, do do,;
I9ai9!; do do, Southern, do do, i84a
19; guinea do do, Qaio; cold-storage dot-
do, I7ai754. Jobbing prices I to a.
ccnti higher. j
Live Poultry Chickens tlens, per
lb, 9agJjc; do old roosters each 25330;
do spring, large, per lb, ioyi; da
do, small tat, an; do do, poor and
staggy, 9ag;S. Ducks Puddle, large,
ioaioy; do do, small, 9310; do, mus-j
covy and mongrel, 9310; do do, drakes :
each, 30335c; do spring, 3 lbs and over,-roaioy-S;
do do, small and poor, ao,:
Geese Western and Southern, each.
4oa6oc. Turkeys Young, 8 lbs and;
over, per lb, aioc. i
Cheese. New cheese, Urge 60 lbs.
I0'4 to loc; do flats, 37 lbs, loyi to
lo'dc; picnics, 23 lbs, II to ll'Ac
Hides. Heavy steers, association and
sslters, late kill, 60 lbs snd up, close se
lection, Ii3i2jjc; cows and light stee--9J4atoc.
Live Stock.
Chicago Cattle Good to prim
steers $6a6.8o; poor to medium $3 80a:
5.90; stockers and feeders $234.25; cows
$1.2534.50; bulls $ja4.50; calves $3a6.25;
mixed and butchers $5.70.16.15; goo4
to choice heavy $5.7536.175; rough
heavy $5.4035.70; light $5-5035-8o; bulk,
of sales $5.7035.85. Sheep Good ' to
choice wethers $3.5034.25; Western
sheep $333.75; nstive Iambs $2.5004.65;
Western lambs $334.40.
E3st Liberty Csttle stesdy; choice
$57oa6.oo; prime $5.0035.60; good .oo.
05.25. Hogs lower; priiye heavy $6.W
a6.2o; heavy mediums $0.0.536.10; light
do $5.9536.00; pigs $55015-60; heavy
Yorkers $5.8535 90; lil't do, $5.7035.80;
. LAU0R AND INDUSTRY
Russia is to use a military kite.
There arc 69,000 brotherhood carpen-
''"iicre are 107,000 brotherhood track
men. ,
Chicago printers union it fifty years
old. .
Orange county, California, has 3juo
acres of peanuts.
Dallas leads in saddle and harness
production.
New England makes 360,000 pairs of
shoes daily.
The public owns all the street cat lines
in St. Petersburg, Russia.
There are eight lodges of the Switch
men's Union of America in' Cook coun
ty, Illinois.
Out of a totsl of 1600 barbers in Pitts
burg and Allegheny only sco are mem
bers of any union.
Rice culture i regarded as no longer
an experiment in Southwest Louisiana
and Southeast Texss.
The steanifittcrs and the steamfitteri'
helpers hae issued 63 charters suite
January 1. iyoi.
Tlir Ohio labor commissioner report
I that 300 new lah'ir innum have hern or-
Hjii'.rd m t.'i: Jv.a'e ! t!)c ral ye -r. .