-DOING THE WILL OF GOD"
Seuday Sermon By the Rev. Jolir
Ersklne Adams.
Ciflihif (he Profound Purpose Which Anl
ailed the Life and labors of our Lord
Danger! of Spirit of Mnlerinll m.
Nkw Yourc Citv. "Djing the Will of
firxl" was ill!? subject of tli? sermon
preached Sunday illuming by tho ltcv.
John kint' Adaii. pastor of the l!o.
Mrort I'rrshylerian (.'liiireh. Ho tool; a
hi text .lohn 4: HI. "Mv nirnt is to do
the will nf 1 1 tin th.it rent Mo, and to finish
Ill work." Mr. A'l.ims said :
J'hfTC U'ord.4 cxprc the profound pur
pose hkh aniinatr.l the life and Inborn of
our l.onl. Ho In been uiiragnd in that
wonderful cmi-ration with the sinful
woman nf S. imam, and to her lie h- un
folded truth whuh have in part at least,
been bepi mi to tlii hnir even from His
fut'' fit I follower. Thtiiir which had been
hnldi'ii from the wise a ml prudent are re
vealed unto lulu-. Sumo nt the mn.t won
lerml ttmli tint -It'ius uttered were to
pinners; a-mio nf the most sra-ioiis prom
ne to th ml- "mi. li!;e ilim.-elf, were ile
sii.c.l and rejected ru" men. To tin rut
tut wo'n.m wh-np life v,i 'mauded with
shame. He not only reeil II, -villi. i.;ti-".
t.) impart the .':t'. nf md. the livi:i water,
;iruiv.Mi.' up int . vi-rl.it.im hie," but. Ik'
reveal ; her lii.i divine nature and Me.
mmiih- i iiai.Ktcr. "1 that speak unto thee
am lie."
The worn.1.!! h m rone from Hi presence
wall a new h. -i in lur h-.i.-t ami a new
Jlht HTo:i lur i . . t lin ,1 ,., -
iii-.-ii .11 i."r. lie iim.ji tie nun-try.
tor tin- IK. like tee way, li.n been lonir.
un 1 they ul."r Win meat, lie replies: ' I
have mtnt to e.i; that ye know not of; My
meit i ! do the will of Hun that ent Me
and to finish His work." Again does our
l.onl declare that man .'lull not live by
br.-.vl alone. Tlier ij a deeper satisfac
tion than th.T. which come from gratiti
.tion of the carnal nature; the satisfac
tion of outreach ton-aid lo,t inula; men
and v. -omen in famine, wavward ehildren
of th' Kit her, and in that outreach; doinjf
th l atners will, who desires that not
one of these little ue shall perish. That
phuo.o-iliv, whi' ii proved too profound for
tbos? (liMip.ij H, ,ve tear, just as incom-prrlir:i-ib'e
to the eotnnieieial and miter
wlntie spirit of thi latter age. The one
tion: hat shad we eat nod what shall wo
drink? i more imperious to day than ever
J-.picuni. ha hn disciple still, and Mam
mon its snrine beiore which counties mul
titude hoiv. lo rat, drink and be merrv,
tliit is the tt-nr.d'. deiinition of life.
I have said tint the words of the text
txores.t tile i.'irr.,. nf f'l. l.r.. n
nro tne tnive oi all Hi deeds; the norm
rv which II, h every action u judged. "In
the volume o,- ti.e In.ik it is written nf Me-
ii 1 VVn"' ,0 ,J ' ',n' ,viil' Mv Ooil."
llie will nf tho Father v..m the actuating
power of If, mrarnution. Ho knew no
o.licr impelling forte. It was this which
turned Hi n -P toward Jerusalem for Hi
final trial and triumph; it wan thi which
save to Him tl,.' victory in the uarden of
Oetlisermm? nnd uiahled Mini to nut the
cup to His or and drain it to the drc.
In its r.ow ad lesser lights paled; to it uu
thority all Un powers were brought sub-jei-t.
and throuKii its power all temptation
were beaten d.nvn, all psrsotial ambitions
were destroyed, earthly distinction and
emoluments rejected. His responsibility
to tho rather presed upon Him when on'v
boy of twelve years, and deepened in Hi's
jonm-iousntM till it bcennic the overmas
tennir impulse of Hi life. Responsibility
to Almighty f. o.l was Webster' deiinition
of the jirofouiidest thou-tht that could
come to a man; the "Kathcr'n business"
wnii the supremo business of Jesus' life:
lie knew no other mission or message.
And. we ore speaking truly when we av
mat it wa thin supremo purpose which
KTe power aud dignity to our Saviour'
tharietcr and work. Without it. His life,
however beautiful, wruild have been at best
an oimless one Without that purpose of
toinn the rather s will and matiifesting
lli glory there would havo been no coher
ence to Christ n deeds or teachings, but in
the will of God we find all that He was
nil did brought to the focus; to do that
will was His meat and His drink.
ow whit was true of Christ is in like
measure true of cverv one of in. What
Lurpose was nnd gave to the life of our
ord, it must be and give to us. We can
no more live lives of strength without tho
oeen impulses of a noble purpose stirring
within them, than can the vessel reach
her destined haven without tho compasj
or the pole star. Hehind all things arc tho
infinite purposes, Tennyson give us the
thought:
"Vet I doubt not thro' the ages one in
creasing purpose runs.
And the thoughts of men are widened
with the proress of the auns."
iud takes no delight in chaos or confu
sion, llis works ure ordered according to
a divine purpose. Not only llis works of
creation, whica move in the harmony of a
perfect plan, but those of redemption and
Knee. St. I'aul uncrti that His manifold
wisdom is dcclaiud "according to the ter
nal purpoie which. He purposed in Christ
Jesus our Lord." And if Uod manifests
lln g.ory in ths accomplishment of His
purpose in nature arid in grace, and if
hrists lue was lived in the light of a no
tie purpose, how essential is it for us to
move onward -in accordance with well de
lined p,.mH, under the inspiration,, nrc,
compulsion of some aim in life, that shall
give to llie denniteness and coherence.
. iint Ilernaid bad over his study table
in illuminated letters those words: "Iter
nade ud nuid venisti :" "iternard, why ara
you here.' The reference was not lo the
routine tasks of his life. These wcra de
termined Mr bin. Hat it wus: What, u
the amnutiiu piirjin e of your life? What
l the meaning of y.jur existence? Is
every pleasure and every task made sub
servient to ihe one purpose; tho one su
preme motive of your being? Amiel in his
journal recordi, "Life- is a mass of begin
nings and ending.!." We have all expe
rienced ), rne -.111117. We b ivo begun to
iii!d. h it did not finish. We have laid our
plans and ioiuid them broken in uoon and
tJeatroyed; e have skimmed over the sur
face of thtngj, but not gotten p.t their hid
tfen me iuj. ., i , 0,k t, rf lson ,t
i ryideiit. We havo failed because no
prrsiding purpose has woven the tangled
jkem into harmony and hjauty. We huve
tMs-n dallying with purpose, we have been
Ball willing, we have been hanging forever
in the tn.aiice. and so we have been losing
our grip on life.
t, Aj i.. """J J'U'pofieth in his heart so is
1 j dl,Tert'''e between aimlessness
anil decision is the diflcrcuce bemeen the
tagnsnt pool, lymj motionless, thick and
aliinjr, breailitug malaria nnd breeding
venom, and the cataract, which rushes on
"liv ,1Vlni moving, plunging thing,
ornethmg destructive 111 its energy, but a
hi of beauty because s thing of life.!
letter an ignoble purpose even,ay Dr.
l-iervMi, than none at all." Itetter to be
tfaul of Isrsiis, breathing out threaten
inn and slaughter, but breathing, than
smra a man as Robert Dale Owen, who con
fesses: I committed one fatal error in mv
youth, and dearly have I bewailed it; I
started m bfa without an object, oven
without an ambition. My temperament
disposed me to ease, sad to the full I in
dulged the disposition. I ..id to myself:
1 hvt all that I sea others contending for
why should I struggle? I know not the
rwrse that lights on those who bars never
t atriugla for anything. Had I created for
myscll a drfiaiM pursuit literary, aaen
titir, artistic, tooisl, political, no matter
what, so then wss something to labor for
awl to overcome I might have been bappv.
I lee) this ow-too Iste. Tha power is
gone. Habits have become chains. Through
all the profitless years gone by I seek vain
ly lor something to remember with pride
pr even to dwsll on with satisfaction. I
txava thrown away hi,, x ieal sometimes
as U there wero nothing remaining to ma
starts living for. I am au unhappy man."
The necessity, therefore, ol purpose in
life is apparent. Aud tha question wa ar
asking this morning is a permanent one!
What am 1 making the supreme purpose
of my hie? The itoman mada martial ex
ploit and supreme physical prowess the de
sideratum oi existence. He was trained in
tii synmasia; he sought to develop hia
oodily power to the utmost. And so be
Iwvaiue a sulendid animal. His legions
vers unconquerable, but his moral nature
mi undeveloped, and Home fell Lecauss
-she ya bail, upon powr without print
l!9 and cououtst without character. Th
tvolnrosis of Grew wa aesthetics, bha
ratablished bar 111 on philosophy and art.
fob gave them to tha world, but perished
sir-tl" iT'r'-.V Jft.a-nllicr-jliiluso-.'hil
r.of striKe luiulanientnls. t:reccc nnif
Koine )enshed because they did not grasp
th,' divine philosophy of life; the truth
that "righteoiine cxalli'th a nation, but
nil! is a reproach to any people." The su
preme motive of their existence was car
nal, not spiritual, nnd so, being built upon
the funds of lime they perished with time.
A polytheistic paganism; not too much of
Uod, bill too many Hods, that was their
'jmloing.
And so we might pnrticulnrize. What is
true of nations is true of men, for it is
the man that makes the nation. Any mo
:ive, ether than the highest, is fatal to per
nianeni and power, io adopt any other
motto of life than that which our Lord ilc
'hires in the text to do the will of God
is to court destruction. We need this
.varninj tn day. We pride, ourselves on the
taci liiai we are u peaces oie and peaceful
people. We enter upon wur only us a der
nier resort. We are seeking to develop the
industrial side of our life. Wc boast of
Dur achievements in commercial competi
tion; that the balance of trade is largely
in our favor. We point to the enormous
accumulation of capital; to our ever in
iteasing exchequer. We are the r.-calthiest
nation on the lace of the enrih. Our re
sources ure inexhaustible, our possibilities
5; increment unlimited. Hut herein lies
jtir very peril, ll needs 110 figures to de
clare tiiat the spirit of materialism is rife
vi never before 111 our land. The domina
tion of wealth becomes daily more cruel.
1 he iuet of riches is more ai.d moro
itrcnuous.
Millionaires are not numbered by the
cores, but by the thousands. M iterialism
is rampant. In iiitere.-ts are tutprt.iv.e. It
lias bctii said that "market is bc'inniug lo
:lomiiiate literature and art, instead of
classic models and .inperior exce.lence. To
day men 110 less than ihins have their
price, and the money value i made. the
standard of the worth of 11:1 object. It is
IrU'J that in some uuaiicr lliere is revul
sion of spirit on tin question. Tho pen
Hiiluni is beginning to swing the other way.
We take hope from the tho.ight that many
are studying with insight the gross mate
rialism of the age. '1 fie prophetic voices
iain. t il are on the incrc i-e 111 the pulpit.
Ignorant, vulgar and brutal wealth receives
severer chastisements lhan a few decades
incc. Kmpty show, extravagant display
md seliirli luxury are seen by increa-ing
numbers, according to their hollownes
i:d mi unity. There is a growing demand
f ir simp.ieitv of life, lor solidity, for ear-
for better ideals, for deeper thinking nnif
I for the inner as well ns the outer develop
! ment oi society. The leaven is working,
I but ns yet the lu.np remains practically un
1 leavened.
! Wbai, then, is the duty of the church
I ind the Christian ill this matter? Do we
n-n need to stand where Christ stood, to
m. ike llie motive of Hi lite the supreme
mot ivo of ours? I.ct u remember our
r.potleship. We nro ambassadors for
I arise us truly as was Paul. Through us,
through our lives, our thoughts, our nc
.ions. Cod is fieekiii'i to speak to the world.
And what message would He have us
bring? Is it 11 message of worldliness, of
selli-fitiess. of carnal de'ires. a message "f
skillful temporizing with His eoininunds
and skillful attempts to make His claims
upoi u consistent with luxury and pleas
ure and worldly rontormiiy? There is no
doubt that many in our churches are seek
ing to apply this soporific to their con
sciences; to be in this world and of this
world, and yet belong to !od. Let us re
member the words of the great apostle:
"He not fashioned according to this world,
but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is the
good nnd acceptable and perfect will of
God."
What was needed in Home is not less
needed with us here to-day. Should there
come such a transformation, should ther)
be in every life the proving of the will of
(!od, the whitened harvest would wait no
longer for reapers; the desire of our Lord,
which with aching heart He expressed that
day of His conversation with the woman of
Samaria, would be fulfilled.
Klizabeth Fry was a thoughtless girl of
seventeen years, used to all the refinements
of ln.-.iiry nnd a life of ease, wholly selfish
auj whollv useless, when (iod came to her
through the voice of a Quaker preacher.
?he consecrated her life to flod. Her meat
nnd her drink were the doing of tho Mas
ter's will and work. At the age of sixty
live one wrote: "Since my heart wa
touched, at the age of seventeen, I believe
I have never nwakened from sleep, in sick
ness or in health, by day or by night, with
out my first waking thought being how
best I might serve my Lord." There could
be hut ono result from such consecration.
Cod sent her among the outcast, and her
life became a constant benediction. The
work she began in (Jreat Hritain nmqng
female convicts spread all over the conti
nent of Kurope. Letters from crowned
heads, ns well as frnm philanthropic peo
ple in the common walks of life began to
pour in, inviting her to visit the prisons
f other Iambi, nnd subsequently she visited
Scotland, France, Germany and other coun
tries, unon this errand of mercy, every
where bailed as an angel of peace and
;ood will to men. The prisons of Kurope
were reformed through her labors, and the
laws to punish criminals were greatly
modified in nearly nil European countries.
Indeed the reformation spread throughout
the Vorld. This was the work accom
pli shed by one woman, who had submitted
her life wholly to the will of God. She was
ranged from a thoughtless, fr vo'.ous girl
into a woman of great usefulness and pow
er. Hut the power came because tho pur
pose came. SI10 gave full pluce to God.
tnd to His plans; she put them first, anil
10 God used nnd honored her. And what
r.'a true of Klizabeth Fry may be true o(
taeh one of us. Wo may not be called to
10 nigh a task. Wc may find our horizon
tiicumscribed, and our opportunities lim
ited, but if our meet and our drink are to
lo the will of God, the opportunities will
De many and the results will be preciour
T.d permanent. .
A Help In Trouble.
Tf ippy is tho man who has made God 1
lis tciuge anu etrengtii. .o real harm can
lie:- overtake him. He has a refuse to
shii.li he can flee in every hour of tempta
ion or trial and sorrow, a refuge never fail
ii,. Xo matter what the peril, or what
he grief, be flies to Gud aud all is calm
ind rest. God is sufficient for anything
h it can arise. And our refuge is always
tear ut band, a verv present help in
rouble. Tho Israelite bad often to flee a
ong wity to bis city of refuge, but ours is
'Iways close at hand; in a moment we aro
here. Happy also is the man who can say,
'God is my strength." If He is indeed our
arength we shall win every battle that we
ight. Our enemies may be too strone for
is. but they are not too strong for Him,
'there is nothing too hard for the Lord,"
io there is nothing too hard for us, it lie
a oar strength. The trouble is that we
lay that He is our strength while all the
nine we are trusting in our own strength,
(f He is our refuge and strength, not only
in word and in tongue, but in deed and in
'.ruth, then we shall never fear under any
lircunistances, not even though the carta
ae removed, and though the mountains be
arried into the midst of the tea.
Had Heard of It Somewhere.
Senator "Tom" Piatt waa fingering
a gilt-odged book that had come to
blm In tbe mall. He semed ao much
Interested in It that Senator Quay
utked what he wag reading.
"Thla," explained the New York
'boss," ai he turned the pages slowly,
'Is a reprint ot a curious volume much
thought of by William Ponn and his
followers, but which I am told Is
scarcely known among their descend
ants." "And what Is It called?" asked tha
Pennsylvania statesman.
Piatt tosaed tt on Quay's desk. It
was the Bible. '
Whistling; Language.
The aborigines of the Malabar Is
lands employ a perfect whistling Ian
suage by means of which they can
cotnmtinleato with each other ovei
long distances. A stranger wandering
over the Islands Is frequently sur
prUod to hear from a hilltop tbe sound
ol lnu4 whistling, which Is quickly re
pcatel on the next bill, and so Is car
rlod from summit to summit until It
(Mot awajr In tbe distance.
THE SABBATH SCH00I
International Lesson Comments
For April 19
Subject: The Law of Love, Rom. xll., 7.14
Ooldcn Tex', Som. xlll., 10 Memory
Verses, 9, 10 Commentary en the
Day's Lesson.
1. 'To nil." To nil those in nttthoritj
over you. " Tribute." Tax on person oi
property "Custom." lievenue. Toll on
inereirindise. ' Fear." Such" a i due to I
public oliicial ami lo nn authorized nven
gcr of wrorg. Honor." Do tint behavi
disrespectfully to any pernn. ami to thosi
111 se niority show 1 everence and rcsnert
on neeount nf the dignity of the orheo
even tnougli -,v. cannot respect the man.
X. "Owe no man." If cannot be sup
posed that the apo-tle meant to prohibit
the eintractiiig debts on any neeoiitiS
Chvitiiini are in Ire, I iin.lc th? highest
olili'.alio:. to pay nil legal demands with
out relueti.nie or needle ilelnv nnd with
(iTc.it punctuality, en 1 they slionld avoid
nil supi riluo.is exptn -.i and carefully priiim'
again ; contracting any ilebt.i which thsj
have tiot n re.i-onable prospect oi discharg
in;. fliey ought alo to stand aloof from
all c.dventui-oiis . renditions or r.i-di ci
!a :iiiic:it :. beyond their circumstance,
and whatever tuny c:;pn.e then to the dan
g - and discredit of not rendering t- nil
tl; 'ir dues. "!,nvc one nnoihi r." In tlx
p -eccilin;' ver-e-i Die apostle Ins been
sl owing the dii'y. reverence nnd obdienc
which all Christian', from tin? highest tc
the lowest, owe to the civil magistrate,
v hrtli 'r he be rmp?r r. kin'.;, pro-consu,
n- other unite nliiccr: here he shows their
tlieir dii.v to one another.
I). "Shalt not commit." etc. In tli is
vrr-o tlie apostle ipioies from the law 11
thc,i.h li.'voiild sny that the perfect love
which he iltclares the;.- owe t one ntiothei
will cniib'o them lo f 11" (ill nil the obliga
tion! of thi i Jaw. And vhatcver he ha
omitted, which the iaw contain, is ail cov
ered in kcepi.i:: the law of love. "Tin
neighbor 11 thyself." When this is done
in reality (litre is eonip'etetie and we
been the whole law. Ile that love.i niiothel
will n il depiiie him of his wife, of hi hi",
of llis property, of hin good nanie. nnd will
not even permit n de-ire to enter into his
heart which would lead him to wi.di to pos-
s"s iiuynung ma, is me property ot an
other. The law of love forbid tlie use oi
intoxicating liquor, forbids its sale to oth
ers, nnd will not permit us to nsit those
persons who sell hipi-ir to others, either
by lending llirni money, by renting our
buildiuijs to them, or in nny way giving
them our support unci 'bowing thein favor.'
In. ' Uorkcth r.o ill." Tlie law of love
forbids the doing of anything that would
injure myself or others. Where love
rci;;n the golden rule is pra-tiecd. and
he v.lio loves ects toward his neighbor ns
n--' wouni thai Ins neiclibrir would act to
ward him. therefore this law of love can
never work ill toward another, nnd thus
th law is fulfilled by love. Intemperance
is the c-:act opposite (,f this. It causes
men to break everv commandment, and tc
work ill of every kind to his neighbor.
11. "Knowing the time." The nature
nnd character of the period in which we
live. "High time." That is, the hour ha
iitnvcd. "lo nwake." How many so
called Christians are fast asleep? The ac
cursed liipior traffic is becoming powerful,
butyl, defiant; is destroying our best
brains nnd blond; is ruining our morals; is
undermining the Christian Sabbath, one
of the pillars on which our nation rests; is
lilliug the land with paupers, disease and
crime, and yet we sleep on peacefully ns
though we had no responsibility in this
matter! "Salvation nearer." etc. The pe
riod of completed and ultimate salvation
h nearer than when wc first believed. Wc
have only a little time remaining in which
to work, therefore nwake from thv slum-hcriiifc-s
and come forth to immediate ac
tion. , 1-'. "The night." Oi heathen dnrkness,
ignorance, immorality and wretchedness.
" Far Kpent." Heathen darkness was rap
idly coming to un end. The full manifesta
tion of the sun of righteousness in the
illumination of the whole Gentile world,
approaches rapidly. "The day." Of the
deliverance from evil; of true Christian
knowledve; of purity, happiness and peuee;
of eternal blessedness "is at hand." "Let
us cast off." The works of durkness de
scribed in the next verse. The Christiun
is obliged to renounce and "cast off" manv
things. He is required to be separate from
the uorld (1 .lohn 2: Ifl, )U), and ta
"touch not the unclean thing" (2 Cor. 0:
17). "l-ct us put on." There nre some
things for the Christian to receive nnd ac
cept. The power of a living Christ living
in the soul will be nn "armor of light." In
r.phesians 0: 11-17 we nre exhorted to put
on the armor which God has provided lot
the ( hristian. Protection is provided for
every part but the back,which shows that
the Christian is never expected to flee from
nn enemy. "Of light." Light itself is un
arm.ir. That person whose actions nre
open to view, who does nothing in the
dark and under cover, is in a safe position.
He can prove his whereabouts. The urmoi
of "light" is his protection.
13. 'Walk honestly." He decent, or
derly and sincere in oil department, on ex
ample for all eyes to look upon. Men
choose night for their revels of sin and su
perstitions doings, but children of light
I Kp)i. 0: 11-18) must behave becomingly
nnd live above such censurs. "As in the
day." In nn open wnv which every one
may see and know. "Xot in rioting and
drunkenness. They are not to indulge in
revels where intemperance in eating and
drinking is common nnd whero indecent
exsrjiac in games, etc.. follows, and whero
rouversation is corrupt. This was what tbe
hepthtn did whom thrv S3 condemned.
'Strife nnd envying." The very opposite
of love, but the remit of such practices aa
v.-cro mentioned above. This exhortatioD
made plain the standard of Christianity,
holding it in contrast with the heathen
practices. And if this epiatle should fail
into the bands of the Itoman magistratei
or others they would see tho purity of the
1'octfine of the Christians. The npostlf
wisely puts everything to prove the value
of virtue and the darkness of sin.
14. "1'ut ye on Christ." Without fur-th-.-r
comment on heathen practices, the
apostle plainly explains what tho armor ol
light means. It was plain to be seen what
tliey must put aside, and this exhortation
would apply to ell who might hiar it. Tc
put 011 Christ ni"nifics receiving and be
beving the gospel. This fully dono nnd
held to would stop all thought of following
nny Miiiul inclination of their nature.
"Ihc flesh.' By flesh here we are to un
derstand the carnal nature, the gratifica
tion of which led to the abominations. In
temperance puts off Christ and providei
for the lusts of the flesh. Christ is able to
so comp.ete y c.euiisc tho heart fro-j sin
nnd lid it with love that no principle ol
sin or desire for sin will remain.
Recognised Him.
A profosaor In the Harvard Law
school bus a memory v.hlch plays hiro
false on all matters except points ol
law. He cannot remember bis men
When the school opened last fall
student who prides himself on his rep
utatlon with the Instructors anJ
makes himself felt by wise quostlons
In tbe class room, approached the
professor and held out bis band.
The professor beslt ttl tor a mo
ment over tbe man's name and Anally
got It out In trlmuph.
Tbe student was highly elated and
a few minutes after aald with proud
satisfaction to tbe professor's secre
tary: "The old boy seems to be getting
his memory back. He hesitated onl
a minute before he called me by
name. Pretty good aftor a three
montha' vacation, Isn't Itt"
"Wty." replied the aecretary, "Ifl
funny he hesitated when I bad Just
told him your name. He saw you
coming across the ball and asked me
'who you were." Youth's Companion
Tha Moat Valuable Medal.
J The most valuable medal In exist
ence Is tbe Blake victory medal,
truck In 1883. It Is of gold, ova,'
In shape and Us original coat waa
CHRITAIN ENDEAVOR TOPICS.
April 19. "The Sacred Sabbath." Matt, xll
113. Dally Readings.
April 13. Why Instituted. Con. 11.
1-3.
April 14. SIipws God's goodnerss.
Dout. v. 12-15.
April 15. A tue of heaven. Hob.
iv. 4-9.
April 1C. How Jesus kept It. Luke
Iv. lii-19.
April 17. An old-time defender
Neh. xlll. 19-22.
April 18. In the early church. Acta
xx. 7-12.
April 19. The sacred Sabbath. Matt,
xll. 1-13.
Scripture Verses. Matt. xll. 1-7; 10
12; Luke vl. C IO, xlll. 14, 15; John vi.
22. 2.1; xx. 19-20; Acts xx. 7, 8; I. Cor.
xvl. 1. 2; Kev. I. 10, 12; Heb. x. 25.
Lesson Thoughts.
Though all of our time could rightly
be claimed by him, God requires only
one sevonth or it exclusively for him
self. Wb.it ungrateful selfishness
must that be which refuses so small
a claim.
The Sabbath Is not a day for mere
relaxation. or bodily recreation; It I?
n day Klven us in which we may par
ticularly servo God. not that we may
especially entertain and please our
selves. Selections.
The streams of religion run deeper
or shallower as the banks of the Sab
bath are kept up or neglected.
Kent is not quitting the busy career;
Host Is the fitting of self to one's
epl-.ero.
'Tls the brook's motion, clear, without
fctrife,
fleeting to ocean, after this life.
'Tis loving and nerving the highest
and best;
Tis onward, unswerving, and this Is
true rest.
Oi,d sanctified the seventh day unto
himself. Tbe force and might of the
commandment lie, not In tho resting,
but In the sanctifying of the day, for
tbe 1 roper idea of the Sabbath Is, that
we rboiild tf arli and bear the word
nf Gr.d'3 day. Ir order that we should
teach and hoar the word of God's day,
In order that wo may sanctify both
Iho day nnd oiirseives.
King Charles, of England, was once
Interrupted in tbe midst of the ser
men In ehurrh by a nobleman who
wanted to cngas-? In conTftrsatlon with
him. "Dear sir." suld the king, "do
not hinder me from hearing God when
he speaks to me. in order that on tho
other hand, he may hear rr.e when I
speak to him."
Suggested Hymns.
Hear us, O Savior, while we pray.
Holy Spirit, Teacher Thou.
After tho toll and trouble.
Take time to be Holy.
Come, Holy Spirit.
'Tis the hallowed hour of prayer.
EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS.
April 19 Four Red Flaji Self-conceit Preju
dice, Jealousy, Reckless Handling ol An.
other's Name (Rom. 12. 16; Prov. '
. 34; PbiL 2. 3.)
wl3 111 your own conceits"
Ihw.-. lbi The titire in Romans
means literally, "lie not wise wan
yourselves." Man within himself
is not wise enough to make bis way
throuih the world to heaven. He
needs tho wisdom of Christ the Dlvlno
Guide.
Self-conceit provokes those who wit
ness Its exhibitions to lay snares for
Its fall. Prejudice arouses even the
long- slumbering prejudices In tha
minds of those who meet it, and caus
es them to start Into new life. Jeal
ousy Is capable of becoming an Insane
unarcbist and leading a murderous
mob of the passions at a moment's no
tice. Kccklcss handling of another's
name and reputation is a firebrand of
discord.
Self-conceit. prejudice. Jealousy,
reckless statements about others, are
evil fruit that may all be said to grow
lront one stem inordinate love of
self. Where the self-life Is strong one
or more of these manifestations of It
Is sure to appear. For the self-life la
never the development of our true and
nobler self-hood, or personality, which
Is not to be repressed, but the posses
sion of that personality by a false and
wrong principle.
It Is notable that the most eminent
characters so largely feel the limita
tions of human nuture. A Faraday, an
Agassl-i, a Vlrchr.w assures us that we
have touched the fringes of God's
great garment of truth. A Goethe, a
Hugo, or a Gladstone makes us under
stand that the race Is in the kinder
garten of Its existence. How self-forgetting
are great souls, how magnani
mous, how lifted above the puny stage
of prejudice, Jealousy, carping criti
cism, aud Innuendo. Miss Willard ar
rived at a Western hotel 111, but she
said "Let her come up," to the request
of a young lady reporter asking an In
terview. Scarcely had the conversa
tion opened when Miss Willard said,
"Why. dearie, how tired you look!
Takd my chair, child." "And I well,"
said tho reporter, when she sent the
(lowers to Miss Wlllard's funeral, "no
body bad called me 'dearie' for so
long, nobody had called me 'child,'
that I, homesick, overworked, discour
aged well, 1 put my head on Frances
Willard'B shoulder and cried it all
out."
The spread tall nf the peacock, the
strut of the turKey gobbler, are some
way vuggested by self-conceit; the ob
stinate and self-centered attitude of
the rwlue, by prejudice; while only
the fang and poison bag of tbe serpent
will do for jealousy. And as for slan
der and the besmirching of good
names, perhaps the fittest likeness
would be tbe buzz and sting of wasps
and tbe mud-doublngs of their nests.
"So after he had washed their feet,
and had taken his garments, and was
net down acaln, he said unto them,
Know ye what I have done to youT Ye
calle me Master and Lord; and ye say
well; for so I am, ... I have
given you an example, that ye abould
do as I havo done to you." (John 13.
1215.)
Hawaii Postmaster Resigns;
.' Since David Kaphokoboakimohoke
weonah resigned his office as postmas
ter at Keokea, Island of Maul, Hawaii,
the fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral has been unable to find any ono
to take the office. David of the un
pronounceable name has been holding
down tbe office ever since Hawaii was
made a territory, but some time ago
he got more lucrative employment on
a sugar plantation at 3 a month and
left the government service, where he
received $24 a year.
Mr; Kapbokohoaklmohokeweonah id
said to be a lineal descendant of the
famous King Kdlltapokamlkoklwealo
ha, who, tradition tells, was "very
fond of missionaries." ,
THE GREAT DESTROY EU
SOMS STARTLING TACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
The ltc. .Tnrne . Dunn, H.M., Ocnnrnl
Heei-elnry nf tlir Nntlnmil Ttmipernnre
Nnrlely. Mm:nlHiT It Is tlie Daly of
Alislnlums to ljn the rirtfge.
Look nt the matter. All good thing
nmnng men rct upon plm'uo.
The church is n pledged rotnpnny; encli
minister took xolemn promises in ordina
tion. Hnch member, in a public profession
of Christ, took" solemn vows before Ond
nnd men. And nt the communion those
vows nre rcnflirmrd. There is not .1 re
newed soul on earth flint has not pased n
solemn pledge to be the Lord's imvardlv
or oninly, or both. Let it be borne in
mind that (Jo.l imposes in His word nml
Hi ordinances pledges upon His people,
nnd has always done il. He would not
trust llis cause without the pledge.
Marrinsre. that bulwark of social purilv
find morality. ret upon the pledge. It
could not last without it.
Government rtt 0:1 the pledue. -Not
the hinhest nflicer in the land will be trust
ed unless be is pledged. The neople exact
nn oath from him. The President of the
l niteii Mates. 111 taking office. 1 com
pelled to say, "I do solemnly swear." etc.
And not Ies is every Senator nud Ilepre
sensitive, nnd official 01" whatever grade, a
pledged man.
Law rest on the plcdg". In all our
rourt. the judge, attorney 11ml jurors are
pledi';d men. Ami each witness has to
lav bis hand on the I'.iblo. nnd take nn
oath to testify the truth. Moreover, each
State, county, municipal or town olliccr.
hiiih or low, in assuming hi functions, i
compelled by law to take the prescribed
natli. And ihe custom i not objected to.
And yet we hear men s iy, 4 1 don't believe
in I'lfdcing!1'
llusiness. tm, rests on the pledge. Tho
notes and other written nnd oral agree
ment whi -b men puss between themselves
nre simply tiledire. And without these,
business could not be prosecuted.
Xow, if in tli matters referred to the
pled-te is regarded ns indispensable, how
can it be esteemed lightly in the mutter of
tcmneranee? And if men do not hesitate
to take it in the eases mentioned, why
should they refuse to pledge themselves in
respect to the use of strong drinks?
It stnmlx thus: The pledge, as we have
ecn. is nn inherent nnd essential condition
to all the sucee.is. nay. to the ypry exist
ence, of both the Church and the Stale. It
is absolutely necessary to all the tirofective
potency of law. to ell euablirdied forms of
social order, to nil virtue between the
sexe. to the perpetuity of the family, to
the prevalence of all the morality nud supe-
1 mm i-M.-tfiiuiK-e ami iiuviiy, an-i to every va
ried phase of Christian civilization. De
stroy the pledge In every form, nnd yon de
stroy what is the only salvation of Ihe
weak in human society, nnd the only relia
ble '.afeguard 01" the stronc.
The history of the wo'ld is full of exam
ples of the utility of pledges. N'o great ref
ormation was ever vet accomplished, npart
from combination, but combination always
imnlies some bond of union.
What, then, is the ';nbstinenee pledge,"
ns it ii called, but u simnle "promise that
for the time being we shall abstain from
the 11 e of intoxicating liquors?" It is a
mis'.nke to suppose that we are nbstainers
because wc ere p'edged; we nre pledged be
cause we nre rbstainers. The pledge is
not the enuce. but the effect of our absti
nence. We have eonie to the conviction
mat it is prudent by our dutv to abstain,
nnd is there any harm in putting that con-vi'-tion
on record?
The pledge is our testimony againstdrink
intr customs. If two men nre in portner
ship, it ha been said, it is not enough if
one of them wish to retire from the con
cern chat he should do so he must nlso ad
vertise out of the compa: y, else he will
continue responsible for the debts of tho
firm, in the eve of the law. nnd it is rcason
rble and just that it. should be so, because
the public may credit the firm on the sup
position tbst he is still a partner, and,
therefore, to free himself from legal re
sponsibility, he must make known the fact
of liis being no longer a partner, by bis ad
vertising out.
So, likewise, in regard to the drinking
customs. Kvery person in tbe habit of
using intoxicating liquors, however moder
ately, hns been a unrtner in the drinking
system of bis country, and bis fellow men
have been induced to give it credit for
virtues which it does not possess on the
ground of bis connection with it. so that
when he bcconie en abstainer it is not
surnclort to relieve him from oil moral re
sponsibility for the evils resulting to so
ciety from that system with which he has
ceased to have connection, but l.e must
proclaim to he world the fact that he has
doe so. nml by signing the pledge he pro-c'-nims
to the world that he no longer
share in the guilt of intemperance pro
duced by the drinking system, and will be
no longer responsible for tbe evil which
snob systems may inflict upon society. In
otf"r wo'ds. b advertises out.
I'pon bow lofty a platform, then, do
those stand who are pledged temwance
men and women in any community? They
nre not weak nnd puerile, but. on the con
trary, they are the true, the heroic, the
strong, in the noblest sense. They have
come up in good company. They only are
consistent in p'eding themselves to total
and p?ri)eti'il abstinence: they act in keep,
ins with the truest philosophy and the
most established and universally practiced
gc'-nil prineiiilt's.
We say. then, to all workers in the tem
nerincc re'orn', while you insist on prohi
bition, nrd plv moral' suasion, and circu
late intelligence, advocaie and use the
li'edgc! Ileturp in the old ideas and the
o'd im trumentalitie. Drunkenness is ter
ribly prevalent. Its 'Metims nre alarming
ly on the increase. Tint a former genera
tion was well r-igh saved. How? Temper
ance was preached in the pulnit, in the lec
ture room, in the family, in the school
room, on tlie vaysiJe. by jnpcr., bonks,
twi and lecturer, and nt the same time
children and men and women bv thousands
upm thousand, signed the teetotal pledge,
n-id bv it wore kepi from fulling back to
o'd 'n'tli". Mr. Hough once lold the writer
that he believed that one in four of the
multitudes who formerly signed the pledge
bent it.
Wc ay. then, restore the pledge! Ko
store the pledge' Il is a mightv help.
"Keep the flag flying and the lamp of God
bright.
And mv word for thine, it shall end in
. the right."
Xew York American,
The Crnssfte In llrlef.
The illegal liquor dealers of Ilongor, Mo.,
have just had to pay l.'i.OOO in fflies.
If you have been content with hell's
reign of drink here surelv you will be
happy in the drunkard's hell there.
A total abstinence association in Berlin
has been establishing hulls where luborers
ran bold their meetings without resorting
to saloons or being obliged to order intoxi
cating drinks. Tbe balls aro to be offered
free to workingmen.
Of 7570 summary convictions to the city
jail of Pittsburg, Pa., during 1902, nearly
every one was treated for alcoholism. Una
hundred and nine Buffered from delirium
tremens, and seven died of it.
The Sultan has forbidden Mohammedans
from frequenting taverns, imposing fines
and dismissal for infractions of this law.
He makes no objections to their getting
drunk in their own houses, but forbids
them access to dram shops.
hdnta Munica, Col., closed all bcr aaloons
last year. As a result her bank deposits
have increased $M),U00 during a period ol
three months, as against the same three
months under license, while the arrests for
drunkenness liave fallen off eighty per
sent.
In Russia the consumption of brandy li
about aix quarta per head per annum. ' '
A newa item from Woonsockct, H. D.,
states that farmers go there for twenty-five
miles around, in preference to going to
Huron and other license towns, because
they suy they can find better gods, at low
er prices than in liquor Uwns. New build
ings are going up, and prosperity rules in
all walks of life. .
According to the report of the work
house directors of Zauesville, Ohio, for
llXrJ. out of 4iitl prisoners received at that
institution, 2:i were sentenced for drunk
ennens alone. Tbe report shows further
more thut a large part of the remaining
sentences were lor Crimea and misdemean
ors connected with saloons or the use of
strong driuk .
THE REL1UI0DS JJFI
READING FOS THE QUIET HOUr
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.
Toeini Tn Ills Rteps-tvlnit flirlst Teiicho.
About Trnst-We Klinnli! Cast flown
Our Cares nt the Keel of Jesus -Christian
1'ractlre What Tliry I'reneh
I said. ' I will walk in the fields." God
Haul.
'Nny. v-all; in flic lown."
I sa.rl. "Tlicre nrc no Howers fhcrc." He
said.
.'lower, bv.t n crown."
I said "Mul the fog are thick and clouds
Are veiling the sun."
lie answered, "Hut hearts are sick, and
MI.1!M
In tho dark undone."
1 said. "Hut the skies are black: there is
.Solliing but noie nnd din."
And lie wept a He led me bat-k -"There
I mole,"
lie snid, "There i sin."
I said. "I shall mis the light, and friend
will
AIi me, they nav."
lie answered: "I'lion-W vj fn-night if I
must
Miss you, or they."
I pleaded for time In be given. lie said,
"I it hard to decide?
It will njot seem bud in heaven, to have
r.dlowed the step of your guide."
George Macdonald.
Tills Ml of Trusting.
M--n are u-ilfitKT l.. ....., ....' 1..
cvorvthint,' but God. They will trust the
iiiilkmun. and ihe butcher, nnd the ding
Mt with In deadly drugs, the doctor and
the plumber: they trust the man who
hull. I their ho'isea that thev will not fall
in .1 high wind, nnd they trust the mnn
who puts up the chimney that it will not
set llie hmi.e on lire. They trust the bunks
though they often break, nnd thev hoard
m..,c 111 vnn.is mat ure rome
times liroken open. Tim savings of a life
time are put into property that thev have
not seen, whose title thev nre not sure of
icing c ear. Thev trust their little, help
less children in the bandit of ignorant nnd
cruel crvanl. and they trust their reputa
tion in the hind of unscrupulous, unlov
ing Iricnd. Uut (iod they nro afraid to
triKt. And vet (iod made them, put them
on tun earth, where was nil thev needed
to maintain life He had created, and still
Jive them all they have.
Il i sad that even ihe near nnd dent
iliscip.es had to be reminded by this lily
lesson. 1 hat n God who had' cared to
painl ihe ephemeral bIo.-om in color so
rare, nnd iirr.-.y it in texture so exquisite,
should forget to give 11 ih own lovetl onoi
I he eioiliing they need! How trnni;n that
they or we should think it! And vet it.
seem as if we did.
Tnkc. for instance, the man who is con
sidering the adoption of the tenth plan of
Riving. He says: "liut 1 mut lirst support
'', t-imily. that is my first dutv. What if
J should giye a tenth of my income to the
l.or i and then not he nble to pay mv hills
nt ine close of the year?" He leaves alto
gether out of his calculations the fact thnt
God promised in manv places in the llihle
that man shall lose nn.biug bv giving, but
only pi 1 11 the more. Also, be leaves out of
his calculation the fact that God cares
iihont whnt bo eat ov drinks or wenrs.
I'urtucrmore. be is putting down bis will ns
to what style of food and clothing bhall be
Ins. whereas the lily takes v.-hnt comes,
whether 01 white petal, or ninl,-. or yellow
or crimson, as ordered bv the Father, and
counts none less worihv to be worn be
cause nil nre designed by Him who knows
what color best fits in the little corner of
the world, where Ile means His flower to
grow.
It is time wo Christian began to prae.
ticc letter what we profess to believe. It
tune we stopped fretting lest we cannot
buy the new piano that Kitty "reallv
need, or lest the summer outihgr which
will make father so hnnnv and so much bet
ter nble to go through bis next year's work,
cannot be accomplished. It is time we
smoothed the fret-line from our brows
nnd gave our lives tho light of trust, not
damening that liglu bv vnin fears and fu
tile planning, not trying to serve both
God nnd gold, not feeling uncomfortnb'.o
nnd refusing to go out because we nre not
dressed in the latest style. Be sure if we
have the lily nature in our hearts our God
will see that wo nre fitly clothed when His
tunc comes to glorify us before others.
And Ihe despised garments we sometimes
have to wear may be in His eves n fair of
fashioning as ihe veined petals of His flow
er. Then, if we nre to be Christian nt all,
we should be trustful Christians, for how
is our lot better than oilier if we may not
east down our care at the feet, of Him who
has borne it for us. nnd what is our joy
that we have a Father if wc may hot com'o
to Him for everything?
And in this life of trussing it is nDt
ineant that we should neeleet anv of our
duties, onlv that we should "first be eager
nhont His kingdom nnd nhout whnt He
thinks is right." and after that we have a
right to go singin-r and trusting on our
way. Xew York Mail nnd Express.
1
Droodlng Over Mlsfukes.
Probably the ono thing that docs the
nio-t to make men and women grow old
and to wear out the springs of energy is
the habit of, t'lrniinr over in mind what
might have been. Wc brood oyer past
mistakes nnd sec how at some turning
point we made a wrong choice, and then
hurras ourselves unceasingly bv imagi"ini
what wc would have piin'ed'if we had
taken the other palli. .Somehow we can
not gel the bright alternative out of mind,
nnd its verv brigiitees make the condi
tions in which e live n'nnormnilv dark.
Somctin-.es we doubt whether loi"bodint
a to what may come, or regrets for what
might have been do the more to cloud and
depress sensitive spirit. Hut thi is n
case in v.hich philosophy nnd faith have
their say. Suppose you had made a better
choice ni that crii. there is no certainty
that you would have continued to inak'n
wise choice to the end of the chafer, nnd
subsequent mistakes might have ',icc" n
ruinous as the one you now deplore Fur
thermore, no amount of regret is "roin'i to
bring back the !ot opportunity. You have
to fake things as they aro. and the very
weakening of your powers through vnin re
grets will certainly prevent your making
the best of vour present onunritinitie.
Abnve all it i not in mnn thnt wslkctli
to direct bis step. If there is a God we
rertainlv nre in His bands, nnd the final
issues of life nrc safe with Him. Very of
ten, even in this life, we come to see that
what we deemtd to be errors, were work
ing out. higher purposes of good. The faith
that all things, even our blunders and mis
fake, work together for good to those who
love God i not to be reserved for hours of
devotion, but t be taken boldly into the
interpretation of daily life. Boston Watch
man. True flsrolsin.
Heroism is largely based upon two quali
tiestruthfulness and uuselfiaiiness, a read
iness to put one's own pleasure aside for
that of others, to be courteous to all. kind
to those younger than yourself, help to
your parents, even if that helpfulness de
mands some alight sacrifice of your own
pleasure. You must remember that these
twu qualities are true signs of Christian
lu-ruiMii. If one is to be a true Christian,
one must be a Christian hero. True hero
ism is inseparable from true Christianity,
and as u sup toward the former 1 would
urge most strongly and urgently tho prac
tice of the latter. G. A. Henty.
Into a Tunnel.
When Senator Depew waa well an
der way with his anti-statehood apoeel
e encountered Senator Bate ot Ten
nessee, who went oft on an extends)
discussion of some topic snggested bi
what the New Yorkor bad said. ' Mr
Depew waited and waited, and at las)
sat down. " -
"The president of the New Yort
Central," suggested a facetious Sena
tor In an undertone, which was, never
theless, audible all around, "has rui
Into a dark tunnel." Washlngtoi
Post. if
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Central Trade Conditions.
Bratlstrcct'i says: Retail trade
Expanding, lavoreel Oy spring-life
n-camer, anu joDDcrs report reorder
:rum retailers increasing, while coll(t
:10ns note some improvement. Som
K1" iviisiuiis arc m oe notcci, partic
1 ar w . m en... ....... 1 : :
w nuui, ttiui, pig iron, cop
per, cunee ana sugar on "the Atlant
RClhnnrri I. I.itii i .1.1.. 1. l
. .iniiiijr uigucr 0
tne excellent export business.
Tim ;.!,.. i.:.. .:. .ii.. :
ii.uu.iuna, jui tiiuirti ly irun am
o.wt uiiu iuiiiuci, arc acuvc ine COttn
iry over, i nc spring crop of strike
.t ..ui iu me average, liiuugn mof
oi incm nave appeared a trifle earlier
particularly in the building trades.
ine activity in lumber is a notabl
icaiure iut now, tlie only complain
wring oi ueiivcrics not Deing suthcini
vj meet turn-in ucinaiHi. anoc nianu
lacutring is m ratlier better shape th
previously.
Pressure of foreign iron at hasten
Bcuuuaiu m.irKcts is ine reason assign
ea tor tlie cut ot $1 per ton in South
mm i 1 . I . I
vi ii luuiiuiy graui-s anu lor llie sym
iiuun-iu: wcuKciung oi so cents per toi
in uiner Kinus oi pig iron at iiasten
iiiainci. t large Business is report
n. A I I '
t" nave occn uone at tne concti
ions, however.
In r. .. : , u i i t 1 I
ii iiuiaueu nun only lavorauic re
ports are noted.
Business failures in the United State
for the week ending with April
iiniiuL-r 1.15, against 17 last week, m
in me iikc wceit 01 1901, lea in loot
IM in 1900 and too itt 1800. In Canad;
aiiures lor tlie week number 18
apainsi 10 last week and IS in tins wed
a year ago.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Flour Spring clear, $3.15(33.30; be
Patent, $470; choice Family, $3.95.
Wheat Mew lork No. 2. 70 c; Phil
aclelphia No. 2. 78(r78'4c: Ba tunori
XMo. 2, 79c.
Lorn New York, No. 2. 51c: Pliila
delphia No. 2. 4S'AWaS'Ac: Baltimon
No. 2 48,c.
Oats New iork No. 2, 42c: Phila
dclplua No. a, 43c; Baltimore No.
42'Aq.
TT Xf . . .
nay io. 1 iimotny. ig.5ow 20.00
No. 2 timothy, $18.00(519.00; N'o.
timothy $15.001:17.00.
Fruits and Vegetables Cabbage
Uanisli, large, per ton. So.oo&f 10.00: ct
uu, ouiaii. uu uu. au.uuui o.ou : uo uomcs
.1 ... 1 1 i .1 . 11 1 1
ianu uiiu 11 cnii.syivania, per uusuci, 01a
67c; do Eastern, per bushel, 63(11,67
1:bb plant. Florida, ncr orance box
$J.oo(fi 2.75. Onions, vcllow. ner buh
oVi.Jv"-l w ItUi iilt LUinilWI, VJ'U A
vcicry. ner uozen. u01a7.se. t)D es
- 1 1 s . . ,
Kastern, good to choice, per barrel
$i.402.oo; do Western, do do, $1.25'
1.75; ao io. 2, an Kinas, 50M75C
oweei potatoes, roiomac, yetiow, pel
L . T" .
barrel. $2.75(5.1.00: do do. North Caro
lina. vellow. SJ.sotff.t.oo: do do. East
o..., Clin.. ...ll... -. ..- V
vi 11 nuic, viiuii, Tii,rf.y 1 nun
yellow. $i.so(ai.7i!. lomatoes. Florida
per carrier, $1. 502.75. Asparagus
Charleston, per bunch, is(g30c.
Butter Senarator. .'toCd'.ti: Gathered
cream, 2g;tt.3o; rrtnts, i-id, 29(030
Rolls, a-lb. 20W3oc: Dairy ots. Md
Pa., Va., 282oc.
Butter Separator. 20(S,3oc: Gathered
cream, Z7(a;20c; prints, i-id, 29M10
Knll. a-lh snoTinr- Flnirv nt
Pa., Va., 28ffl29C
r.Ens L.noicc marviana ana rennsv
vania 14c; Virginia ann western 14
il-.-. v: :.. : - ... c . i ,,w
1IC91CI 11 v ultima la ?uuilltl II
aucK eegs 24'l 25. joDDinsr prices Vi to
ic higher.
Cheese Large, 60-lbs, J454I4W
nn iri-1 no i j .ni'i 1.1. ,a i i .in
Live Poultry Turkevs. hens, choice
ioc; do young toms, choice, M
do old do. uftti.i. Chickens, hens
heavy to medium. (6?i4c: do old
.roosters, each, 30(5)35; do young, good
to choice. 1407: 16: do do. roueh and
staeav. (n ii: do serine. 28(0)12: do
winter, i822. Ducks, fancy large
I5i6; do do, small, J3(ff;i-4: do musco
vey and mongrels, 14(0)15. Geese, Wes;
ern, each, 40&60. Guinea fowl, each
v3l25.
Provisions and Host Products Bulk
clear rib sides. 11c: bulk clear sides,
IVA: bulk shoulders. 10: bulk fat backs
18 lbs. and under, 10; bulk bellies, 11
bulk ham butts. 10: bacon clear rib
1 - - . . . ! J T 1 .1
aiuva, st-fd, t-nai Bivva, iawil anuw
ders. lo': sucar-cured breasts, smalt
12: sutrar-cured shoulders, blade cull
ioj; sugar-cured shoulders, narrow
loyi; sugar-cured shoulders, extra
broad. n!4: sutrar-cured Lalitormi
hams, 10, canvase"d 'and uncapvased,
12 lbs and over. itV4: hams, canvased
1 -1 : 1 . r 1 t a ? . J
twiia, amii.ivu, a-f, awaaiivia iaiu, a,vw
I .1 . 1 W. A 1 J l ift...
rels and new tubs. loV4: tierces lard
io'J.
Hides Heavv steers, association and
salters. late kill. 60-lbs and un. close
selections, 10(3. 10 Vic; cows and light
steers, MffifiVi.
Uvt Stock.
Chicago Cattle Uood to pnmt
steers $xoo(Jj'5.6o: poor to medium
. I nn7 , a It. clnlrapa on, I l..'l..r. C Tt
("54-75; cows $i.6o(a;4.5o; heifers $2.5W
4.80; canners $i.6o(ii'2.oo; bulls $2 53
s io: calve $1 SOfri 7. If. Texas led
steers SA.aaCirAHa. llotri Keceiots to
day 18,000 head; tomorrow 15,000; lei
over 3500; average steady; mixed an"
butchers' $7.15(0,7.35; good to choice
heavy $7.45(3 7-65; rough heavy $7-
745". light $6.00(3.7.30; bulk of salti
$7.20(07.45. Sheep Receipts 12,00c
head. Sheep and lambs steady to 155
lower; good to choice wethers $.v53
6.65; fair to choice mixed $4.5055
native lambs $5.507.50.
East Liberty, Pa. Cattle higher;
choice $5-5o(a,5-6o; prime $S-3SSfS-45'.
goad $4.ox5i5.io. Hogs strong; jprinn
heavy $7.70(57.75; mediums .swT0!
heavy Yorkers $7-55a7-6o: light York
ers $7.3o67.4o; pigs $7 201.30; roughi
$6. 50(117.. o. Sheep higher. Best weth
ers $0.4O((5.65; culls and common $j
475; choice lambs $7-758.oo; veil
calves :.7.oofi7.50.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. '
The deaths from pneumonia in Chi
cago have averaged over 500 a mom'
this year.
One hundred and thirty kinds of
flowers are found near Nome, Alask
The art of glyptics, engraving
precious stones, 14 being revived f
France.
Thermometers used by physicist'
show a change of a millioneth ol a de
gree. In spite of recent disturbances tn
Transvaal exported $35,232,915 of goW
in 1902. f
More poisonous snakes are found
Arizona than in any cither part of th
United States. '
The error of an astronomical chr"
nometer is rarely greater than two on"
hundredths of a second.
A North American rattlesnake taVe
to the Museum ol Paris refused
food for twenty-six months.
It is said that nine-tenths of the
pie of New York city live in te1""
nients. . .
.Bank deposits have increased 85
cent, in ten years.
The export of automobiles Is
1,000,000 a yeart .-. '