"GREATNESS" Sooday Sermon By the Rev. Dr. C II. Farkhurst. A Ttrton May Ilco en Immense Amount ol Vlrme m ' Yet It Mix Nvjr Arc-st the World's Attention. Fv YonK ('prr.-Dr. CharVs It. l'ark Virst. pastor of the Madison .Nipiare l'res jytenan Church, preached a sermon Sun ny morr.ing on a subject which might he armed "Inconspicuous (.reatness." He those as his text Mark xii: 41 44: "Ami Jesus sat over against the treasury and be ieM Inn the irople cast money into the jrcasury, and many that were rich cast in aiiK'h. And there owe a certain poor vidow. and she tlirc- in two mites which Ijake a farthing. And lie called unto Him His di'iiplcs and sailh unto them, Yelilv I y unto yon tint thin poor widow hull nt m ire in than all thev whi'-h have rat Tito the treasury; for all they did ra t ill nf :heir abundance, hut 'lie of her want did ..is', in all that she hid. even nil lie:- liy V.a !)r. I'orhhursi said: Which undo :i':p d!y wax nn Imprudent thins for t lie woman to do. for nrrliiips a., n later hour r: ti'p mine d,iv she h i I to liorrow. beg or s'.r.il in order to nn-et the rpiTitiM hf hr subsistence hut a hciii:i lul nit.'tition ir. iv siill he h'aiilinil -vcn if it i a liil'e '-ire'e-s .-mi 1 n-u ,i t mg : indeed, we l,,r i. ? i : 1 better it it is not to i careful nnd ton rah-ulaur". The c.i-e i l'k that related lv M. Mitlhrw of th. woman with h-jr a '..i'ia-iei- box .' nintmc-it. who spent in me sense of the word s-astrd n prodlg.i' uiiiomit of r,io:ic on Jests' nnninti".: i: was rxli-.ii.iguit and re. k'css. hut the lveklrssrc-s nf it v.r.4 .in-? if its charms, fir it male on!v more evi dent the sweet sln"r,ty of her infection, nnd if she had heen move erotiotnic.il with the smlicnnrd Ii-s of toe frar-nue iiuiit Jir.ve floated dov n t our own tl.iv. desus pTcs-.inuMv w.m the only person in the temple that d iv that took any .mount f the worn in with tli" two mite. .Vie w.m aimtilv one of a r i .-wi pnd as unintei e-: iii. nnd tiniiromisin;.' olnhli as are t;ic mom lirrs of any m i I. hut 'the firr tha. sin' was. outwardly at leat. uninteivliiu make it interest ng that Cliri-: was i-itei--tcd in her. and it is one st tit i.'itirn of our Lord' In r ' r thar lie wn im jircsscd l.v u."pvoo.iira pioo'e, Wno.o-er It might he tha' He v.a dealing wrii He seemed to feel tin: lie had a gold deal ta So noon. Xo one. ve should s.:v, .";ip" i'e l to Him to he otiloii.ry. We were Miealiiii.; Iiere ftami1 time si-ire aliaut the liatdi i.'"d svav. oie iiii:ht almost i.-iv. jo v. Inch He ep'pcted Ii. d;':o'"'. a th 'ii.h arry o-ie He ran nrio t!--1' da-. v- hen He ": m' v!;. inn along the cd.o' of the .e,i of CaMee. vould answer n .-;i enouh lor a li i-io!e, nnd mo for it" a:ii-tie tin to he uo-h-r-vtood not e di n:'rii;.meiit of the pi-'dori lie e'.erteil tin mi to till, hut a : ero.;!i: 'in 1hat even roinn on p-en were o iin'.-omoiori n to he inhrentlv able to nil the position. He eo'ild do-i'tle ha'e roiuiniied walk nlon? th? r.iside and have velerre.l nnother twelve i it a eornoetent n-t t !f lift twelve, if lie had cared at tin t ine to have to maiv. And. certainly, it is r.o: -vrnturinff miieh to prenimn that He eiu'd fiave eoir into tlii' city. ven. and into th.i ennstroatrnn. and have found a doen peo ide with natural qualitieatioiM that woaid tiap 'y.ic them a e.pah' a l'eter. .I iukm nnd John and the rrt to lav. in eo-onera tion with Hinrelf, the foundations of tiu Christian ehuridi. IVohihlv tne not ardent Welor in the 4'orld woold rot claim t'lat all men are fun lamenallv alilce. and fundamentally e pi.il. pnd thii i not the place, ccrtainlv, t he lrawn of! into anv nice speculation noon that matter, hut apoarrjif dilfetences !;e tween people are rot at all to he tiken ni j"nt rneaure o: their actual ililf -ren "e; (.'hriat'a tu'oie are con-tpicuoiu for heitnr (ror,oimced upon the inconspicuous, and 1'nat is a fact to he thouelit tinon a tend ing to charue the attitude of our ieel.nm toward the ml r.ierired ninety-nine tier cent, of the race. And I am ureinj thu point rot fo. the puroose of pstahlishiirj a the ory, bat in order that tiioe of yon who re evidently of a tond deal oi accsunt may sre more reison for respectinz and honoring thoe w'co-e claiiiM to yoar re nne.t and adn.iration are of an undernon .rative type. Oii-e let them have an on.oi fle'd anrl a fair cha"'" and i crhai s loey will thanne p'"es with you. This n iv have Riern a nart i what the Lord Ind in mind when lie aid tint "uiarv t"t are first uhall l e last, ami the hint tirst." The idea has hreri rather h.arl ridden overridden that if the pos.duhtie o; "f feet ere in a man or woman, tho.e pos-ehili-ties are bound to come to their rea.'7.ttio:i. liowcv'.'r untoward mac he the ciccim tancct that i-tird in tlit-ir way. It im once e'cL'antly stated hv o'e who-e elo fluent foe i s'lll frc.-h i" the memory of rmv of ii- "How mauv Miltotis mav hava clid! in their mother' an: ve cannot t i!e. hut the -rv.vn-up Mi'tons have Veen heard frcm." ll.'sv Jo -iv. dili'ca't to tic-ive nod e-ninetulv noli; ol;a'.ile. Of a h -i ired l;erpels of whfa it iree one ever fuiiiin th di 'inv n'ailc. I tor it in t' own co::tl. tutio i. hut the n.nci y-nii-.c that are eroitcd nn in tiie mi'l n-e cr h as full of the ios- ihihties of ''oladc. e.ir and f ill com in the rir." a the o:ie that hanpeni t be i'ootcd into V " f ir-ow. A trofiinl pc!m viil -tj he notiiir.z h-s tiian a na'ri even honih zrown n a northern l.itit nie, lint liowevcr nhoundii tvv 1-e its native fe.er iriesj nd vital for.es It will he unefiual to IIib diseoir.i-cir.i:-,: o: -hort davi and early frosti. 'file njiostle T'cter Ins hfcarae a sreat rower in the hist uv of tiie c'nui h anil of hnsiian e:vi!ia'.io:i. h.u ii on the day that deiun wen; -U .Vilit'K aloni: the b.-a- h. Catherine: u:i il . inles, IVter had hem out nt ne.1 tiiiiinf instead of iniliore ; Inn hi. nr'.i it is n'.i p' di able he would evif luve been heard fvo.n. Ir is ra'tt-r minor tnt to he o!in-vi lu-re o ar th" tra--!; - hr:i the triio of n;.;j. :;;' tv t:ors b- Th'I.' 1 lit! I i-ll.tr llv i ptoMih r, i- in thic.s. , .it nt the name tone there is acidc'i'. in thiujs in the ,. -i-e in ulii h thu nor I a cnieiit r.m he : iper'.,- .e. 1,.- . ivill recall th" inini-iit wliH-h -loou l-e'.atet s oc -urnn r.t the i,o ,1 , Ih-th-"da. Tin re wis mn: nodi-m il pripertv in the watert of tiie pool peihaps, at anv rite t certain torei nn e.'uel desc. n led into the pool and tro'ih'cd the water a'-d tne one who ins fortunate cno'u.'i to Im the lirt to get. t, . water after il v. is trouble,! was hca'cd ot -in- inhruiitv from which he pir.-ht he miff, i in . 'lh,,Ti,. to. man who ihancul to ba r'.o-ci- to ihe trai l; when the train oi oiui-u tunny -.-nt bv couhl iro aboard and arrive. A a'riady aid. t'ncnc are rr.at.crf to V.vell Lron because the (ouiilu im on of them enhance o.-.r rtv.icet for those about n and treneliien far coohdeace ,n the linal outivcrkilis oi tiiinsi. It uu te a. any- s out attit ti! Imvaid what we tal;e hts' off o lie an i rdimur man, even to usiect that there are in him the tmkincs o nometlunx o-iiderah'.v nmre than firditi.it v, even tliouli i ireu"nta nee are -o unniopit ous 8 to prevent hit beroiiiimr at pr--s-nt what the good f.or.l lad in rut 1 whrn He made bun and wlia'. there 14 a 'a"'r rhance of hi becotnio-; Ik; fore, the Lord U entirely throanh witii I op If you -eupect no more than siispe -t that a it-rtain niece of mound i r.ch in miner il ore, yoj are willing to p-iy a good t: i.-e ba il eien before it Im hm e-p'oited. In iic'i propert ei poiuihiiit.rii have a lare sra-ih value. Kor oine rranue re4"- rer nonal poiiibilit i t wc are more ieeredH'ous nhit and tirefr to we the mial-tr'-ie, nnd rant into ioot belore j reckon it as 1' ia for thit reason we e.iti elbow onr wav thrini'n a crowd of couiiu m;i,no' r-ei vnmci or throu"li a "".irm ol sj'ir'r chcilien. oh'ivion-i of the diamonds that ra if I'Ve'v would l-eain fo jrow iui tro'i the dirt wera iuM d i.IT. In Mi--i ''a' etij- nn fc'siorv there or cur thl-i illustration, which, w it hoot any traininc. lend-i iuelf to the luattir we nre now considering. "At Lincoln t'athe Ira! there ia beautiful painted win-low winch vu made ty an apprentice out of the piece a( ! which bad been rejected and thrown away by hia matter. It u so fni superior to every other in the church that. ecord;n( to tradition, the vamiuitheil art it kilhal himself front niortihration.' Which meant that the finest window hi th sen tire eclitire was nisdn out of 1sm that tc Ma inappreriatir and unsympathetic ey was good for no-lung and cat but at theet refute. The oiiraele of the feeding id tin &M) lets o tee among other thing toil C'liriat hsd a very dislm-t resard (or what the aliairple probably thought were inert odds and em a, and at the end of I lie re at gatheree up mo: a thati enojyli i-r.utt nd as-rape to f'vd the whole coinpajy over This acconrta for the anrpritet o often rerurriiKt whin men who have never been credited with ability, either intellectual or moral, are aeeidentally puhed into placet if retpontibihty nnd in that way have ri preure put v.pon them that crowd thuit ntcnt notsihiht iet into ne'.ivc powert ol of (ect. It baa often heen to tne a matter of im.ucnirnt th? heavy tond that n nernon with secininaiy no draft power, will null when once he bat been caught nnd liar nested nnd properiy driven, nnd probably no one to much surprised at the mnn hin: self. The difficulty U not in linduu men that nre competent to' do what it needed, but in Bettinx men to do enough to beeonif themtelvcs pertunded that they nre cotnpe tent. .Tntt at there are pcon'.e that nte to in the habit of thinking they nre tick that they never ret well, nnd nothing lest than fright or nn earthquake will convulse them into eouvnlc tcence. to tociely nnd the ;liurrh end the Stite nre lull of competent ineapanlet who are good for nothing iinpl because they have never commenced tr tnaginc that liny are food for almost any :hing. nr.ir have never been to 'n um it im ed or have never to had v-p lo-ih 'itv -oiled upon thrm as to shake tliein out of :heir imnpaeity. )sct it a cae in pome, vho, lift to the time he wot eighty, in ' er lid anything noteworthv. so far as w- cm earn, except to hill m llgyptian - find a ltentaily the t ime man. of co ir-e. :! it he Ait duriti'j 1'ie crowniiii'. dt!.fc-.ii-liiM2 vriod of hit hie. '.tit not having happened luring hit first four t. ore years to he so hcuillstt'icc 1 or to be so plucked t bv ;he pull of events as to di-iovcr that be :.as nit a nonentity, and v-!"-n s'ln-tnonrd ,o action hv d-liovah, pleading nil', a- so nany l:he hlni hii'e done siir e. by alleging lim-'-lf to be constitutionally uneipral te :lie ta-li that w.it sit h;m. ff von a-l n nan to do s mieiliiiig who thiol.-s hitesi.-II .ticompetent end he savs "No." you havt :o take his "No." The n dva ill .'.a? the l.onl lat ii tluit He docs liot h'e tri tahe a nan't "No." did not ta'ie M iscs' "No.'' jut clung to him. stood hi o up and put ti e load on him a"d told him to it a along willi ,t, and just the vci'jht of the load made 1 i in ah'e to go along with it. pressure loit'td :he limn muscles tint had been waiting for ihno-t a ciniuiy to be ettndie.l into ccr lion, and eircitnistancct not rpade hit" rre.it. imt tave him a chance to be whc.l te and milliont of other ?icop!e or? in con lition to he when the chance conie., whep :lie attattin't bullet .strikes, when nt the i ino'i une moment a alrivc it given into '.he To il of llethcsda. Xo matter what n person it in native ! Icatencss or in inward moral and Christian ; Jieauty, we Rive him credit for only tc j liuch at hat externalied itself and us has ' ivrought itself into a kind of encompassing i lialo, and we base estimate on the sipiare ?ontctitt of the ha'o. You have many n j 'nre seen a locomotive looming out ot the .iukness mith its flashing, headlight, nnd I ih.it light has ntitieareil to you to brilliant I n the dense night it hat teemed to you ill i aio.st at though the front of the engine I Acre frescoed with n tection of the tun I ind the ground for a hundred rodt in ad i mre of the train white:iei with almost I ;he brilliancy of daytime. I!ut if you have 1 had an oiiiiorlunitv to intneet thuL head ''glit and to nnrrow all this illumination iown to its fountnin toitrce you have ver ikelv discovered thcra a tmall glast lamp :ii' nisli-il witli a wick and a little kerosene i i!. This it not to find fault with the light , -jut only to call attention to the fact iviiich you are likelv to forget, thnt in e.t timating it you reckoned in the refltror that wat framed to enconiiiatt the light ind which made you tuppn.se there wa a jreat deal more luminoutnett than wat act ually the cate. Thnt it the wav in which 3ur estimate generally nre arrived at original light with the ciicunii icenl retlee tor added in central flame plan the an reole. Now the Lord in Hit rstimatet dis pontes with aureole which it what Scrip ture meent when it tayt that He looketh not on the outward appearance. lie i never mitled by reflectors or by the all enee of lelltetom. A man may have very little virtue and yet put that virtue into tome ahow-y achievement with n large u perficial area, whereupon men pet out their measuring, rodt, figure up the area, consult the multiplication table nnd decide that he bat a great deal of virtue; that is what I mean by computu s on a b.atit ol aureole, adding reflector to the little kern tene lamp. 'On the other hii-.d, a person may have an immense annum; of virtue, but circumstances be such that it never becomes manifested ill a way to nrrest at tention a very beautiful light it may he, but not thiiiing under conditions that ling it with a halo. Now that wat the ease with the woman in the temple. '1 he halo bun.ort taw nothing but a eommonphice widow travel ing past the contribution box. The Lord, with whom nimbus dots not count, tan nnd fe't what the woman herself meant and w-.it. To Him she was the tame at though she had dropped in a thousand shekels, lint not to others who were pres ent, for others would have reasoned just a? people do now, and would have looued ta the size of her gift to djurniir.e the size of her litnrt and would have concluded therefore that the had a two penny heart Already nineteen hundred years ago tliut poor widow had been become convinced that "nobody bus a right to die rich." She acted on the princip.e when she threw in her two mites. No one made anything of it but .leans, because there wat not gild ing enough upon her advertisement of the principle to make the air bright about it Nineteen hundred years later the tame principle that "nohody hat a right to d.; die rich" w-as announced by one quite dif ferently rituated from the widow with twe mites; and the principle and the man win announced it were published and heralded clear around the globe. In thu lirtt in ttanee there was onlv a two -penny halo, and in the other a niillion-doliiii- halo, and tiie big halo won. It cannot he part ol our purpose to claim that the illustrioiK Scotchman is not jut at hm iuble at the inconspicuous Jewess. We nre only claim ing that the reflector that you frame around the lamp is no part ot the lamp and certainly no nart of the blase that the burn I hi oil sustains. It wouhl be interesting to tee the com motion that would have been excited over her there in the temple had a heart as sweet and beautiful as the Lord saw her heart to be, not been held under the limb tationt ot ungenerout circumstances, and had It been within her means to do all that her heart prompted in other words, had tiie conditions under which the lived been wide and open enough to match her own personal nobihtv. Most people live in a very small world; they ore in it and they have to ttav in it. Influences hereditary, and providential if you please, have built around them an environment close nnd im prisoning; possessed of hearts and intelli gence l.inter than the snhere that despotic circumstances permit them to fill. Some times it mav be due to physical debility; t lmetimet it comes as the result of those untoward conditions ill early life that pre vented the discipline of personal powers and graces, certainly possessed, but suf ficiently cultivated to make them a -'ad and tei vueah'e potency. Such ones are all aboat us and we could giui their names. Animal Sea Flower. The iea has Its flower gardens, bu' th blooms are not on plant aj the) arit, In land gardens, It Is tne anlmalr of tho sea that make the gardens, thy corals of tropical waters, particularly making a display of floral beauty that fairly rivals the gorgnous coloring and delicate grace prosented by land flow on. Ho densely do tboy resemble plant blooms that It Is bard to believo the? are wholly animal In organization. And these sea gardens bave their bird and butterflies, too, darting about In every direction. Just a land gar Con have, only In tb sea they are not birds and butterflies at all, but flibes ot curious forms and flajhlcg colors. A Gallant Little Culprit Bobby was kept after school for some mlsdumeanor. It was at kinder garten, and bis first punishment. The teacher Inquired, "Aren't you very sorry.JBobby, to have to stay after schoofwhen the others go?" "Ob, no," replied Bobby. "It was I Just what I wanted, so a to have you all to myelt" Little Chronicle. , TIIE SABBAT SCHOOL Inlernatiomit Lesion Comments Far May 24. Subject: Paul Btlo.- Agrljipa, Acts xvl I9 29 (JoUcn Txt, Acts xtvl., 22 Memory VerscJ, 27-29 Commentary on thi Day' Lesson. lfl. "Agrippa." TIerod Airippa II. was king of the country east of the upper dor dan and tiie Sea of fJalilee. Ho had a pal sec at .'eriioalcni, nr d wat professedly s dew, ,.rd was versed In dewish customs. Ho was the son of the Herod Agrippa who slew dews and imtirisoned Peter. Mitt the distinction of .lerutaiem. A I). 70. he wat del .ironed, but permitted to retain hia wealth. nt:d lived at Home until A. 1). 100. He wat immoral in life, but not unjust in bis ride, and has been ' onsidered the best in the Herodian family. "Not disobed ient." This is one of the grand points ot instruction nnd personal implication in Paul's whole career, lie began nn tho in slant, where he iva?. to obey. He sought on the instant, nnd ever nfterwanl. tu l;naw nnd do the Lord's will. "Heavenly vision." The vision w hich appeared to me, manifestly iron heaven. Ho wat obedient nnd V--t it certainly coat him a hard Strug pie to renounce nil for Christ, U'h ' l-'int unto ').iiinscv,i." ITo began to preach r.t Damascus immediately fAct? II: I'll '.'J). but rc.on went to Arabia. From Arahii be returned nuain to Damascus (thai. 1: 17. 1SI. where the .Tews sought to take his life. Paul rsrnp"d bv night, being let down by the wall in a basket (Acts 0: So-'Jol. "At dcrusah.-m." etc. I le specifics, es his fourfold field of labor, first, the two ritiet of Damascus and dernsalem. then the whole region of .India, and, le-it'iv, the heithen wor'd. "M-o-a'd rcoent." He ir.d po-Ujh', to win 'ren back to Cod. to reveal ('hrit and His complete work for mnn's redemption, that they misht repent , nnd tttrti to Cod; thai, with n divinely re newed heart and rever-cd life thev miitht do works ncceptalde to Cod. The doctrine of repentance was frequently rircache l by the apostles, ft includet both contrition nnd reformation. The truly repentant one ia he.irti'y sorry for nil his Nina, o sorry that b turns nvny from sin forever, nnd if possible would undo all be lias sinfully done. Confessions ere made, wro-.gs nre ri'.'hted. and tin- soul, loathing itself, crier to Cod for mercy. 2t, 22. "l-'or these ca-tsoi." TVcause In li.ad obeyed Cod according to Ins distinct revelation, in a manner distdoasinp to th? Jews, they had sought to kill him. "In the temple." Paul was worshioin in the tem ple when the Jews seized him. "I eon tinue.'' If was not bv nny power of his own he had been nreserved. but it wit be. cause Cod had interposed and rescued him. "Witnessing." li'-nring testimony, rt he had been commanded. "Small." To those in hu.nlile life, to the poor, the ignorant and the obscure. "Cieat." The rich nnd noble: to kings and p-inces and ecvernors. He had thus stood on Mars' hiil nt Atlient; he had borne testimony liefore the wis? men of Crce-e: he had declared the same cospel before Felix nnd Festii-', nnd l ow before Aerippa. "Saying none other things." He add' the supreme fact that nil he taught was in exact etrrrment with Moses nnd the nropbrts. This fact utterly overthrew all the charges of his accusers, nnd convicted them of rejecting the law nnd the pronhets, which was the crime al leged ngainst himself. 23. "Should suffer." Manv of the Jews overlooked or denied the s'lffr-iu.: character of the Messiah, and stumbled fa tally nt the gospel becnuse it required them to accept a crucified Iledeemer. "The first," ete. See H. V". "Christ was not tho first to be raised from the dead, but the first who liy His resurrection gave the promise of eternal life." Paul always lays great importance on the resurrection. "Show light." True light bhincs only through the risen Christ. II. An interruption bv Fet'us (v. 21). 24. "Beside thyself." The loud voice w.ai i the effect of his surnrite and astonishment. What Paul had said of a resurrection from ! the dead accomplished in Jesus nt tho first I fruits of a person coming from the Jowj w ho should enlighten not only his own peo ple, but even the Centiles among tho rest, the polite and learned Creeks nnd ltomans and of the manner in which this was re vealed to him all this would lead such .1 half-thinker and a pagan as 1'estns to con clude roundlv that Paul was a visionary enthutinst. "Much learning." Many writ ing! had turned his brain, the idea beinq suggested by Paul's many allusions to Moses nnd tho prophets. Th? lend"ncy of long continued and intense mental an plication to produce mental derangement is everywhere known. III. 'Paul's rcplv to Foetus fv.i. 2.V20). 23. "'jim not mad." Kit'ier Paul or Fes. tits was beside himself. They lived in dif ferent worlds, and one or tho other was wrong. If Festus was sane, Paul was mad; if Paul was sane, Festus was mud. Theru is no madness so great, no delirium so aw ful, as to neglect the eternal interests of the soul for the sake of the poor pleasures nnd honors which this life can give. Tho worldly-minded man misrepresents Chris tians by regarding (1) their childlike faith ns narrowness of mind; (2) their devout life as religious melancholy; (3) their joy ful hone as fanaticism. 20, 27. "The king lenowcth." Agrippa. was a Jew and no doubt was acquainted with the history of the lifo and works of Jesus, of His death nnd resurrection, nf tho events that occurred on the day of Pente cost, and the preaching of tho gospel since Jesus had been crucified. ' "A corner." There was a wide knowledge of the facts connected with the life, death and resurrec tion of Christ. "Believest." Agrippa had been instructed in the Scripture? nnd ac cepted them intellectually, Tho writings of the prophets foretold tho events of which Paul had been speaking, nnd had their fulfilment in Christ. "I know." Piuil answers hia own question, for although Agrippa was nn immoral man, yet incidents in co.incction with hia life uhow that he was a sincere Jew. 28. 2!t. "Almost." ete. Pco B. V. There are two widely different opinions as to the meaning of this v?rse. The first is that Agrippa's heart was touched and thnt, no tording to the Authorised Version he de tlared with nil seriousness that he was nl Host persuaded to become a Christian. 1'he other view is that the words were spo ten sarcastically, according to tho Revised Version, and that ho was lint in the least Influenced by Paul's words towards Chris tianity. Nearly all recent commentators icccnt the latter view. "Would to Cod." Paul's answer is sublime. Tie is so thor oughly satisfied with tha salvation ho has experienced that be docs not hesitate to heartily commend it to s'l his roval hear ers. "Except," etc. Wbst a gentle re broof to these mints win wire keeping dim in chains! Whit a delicate appeal tu them for liberty '. Stones Are Alive, The most curious specimens of vegetable or plant life in existence are the so-called "living stones" ot the Falkland Islands. Those Island are among tbe most cheerless spots in the world, being constantly sub jected to a strong polar wind. In such a climate It Is impossible for trees to grow erect, as they do In other countries, but nature has made amends by furnishing a supply of wood in the most curious shape imaginable. The visitor to tbe Falk lands sees scattered here and there singular shaped block of what ap pear to be weather beaten and moss covered bowlders, in various size. Attempt to turn one of these "bowlders" over and you will meet with a surprl, becauie the stone I actually anchored by root of great strength; In fact, you will find that you are fooling with on of tha native trees. No other country la the world ba such a peculiar "forest" growth, and It Is sold to be next to Impossible to work the odd-shaped blocks Into fuel, because the wood I perfectly devoid of "grain," and appear to be a twisted dim ot woody fibre. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. May 24 "Powr and Praytr." Acts I., 13, U; II., 1-4, 41. Daily Readings, Mav IS. The promise of the Fnt'jcr. Jorl il 2S-30. May 19. Waiting on the Lord. Psa. xxvll.. 8-11. May 20. Prevailing prayer. Jaa. v., 13- 1(1. May 21. Of one accord. Gal. v., 19-2tl. May 22. Tho Spirit' nils3loa. Jolin xv.. 2fi. 27. May 23. Coveting power. Acts vlll., 14- 24. May 24. Power and prayer. Act3 I., 13. 14; II., 1-4. 41. Scripture Verses 13a. xxxx.. 31: I.uke xl.. 13; Mntt. vl., G; Jas. Iv.. 8; Phb. Iv.. 22; xxxvll.. 5; Ixll.. 8; Matt, xxl., 22; Mark xt., 21; John xv.. 7; Hub. xl., C; James 1., 5, 0; 1 John v.. 14. Lesson Thoughts. Our only source of power la God; ChrlHt said: "All power Is given unto me In heaven and in earth;" and wo may have this power for the mere ask IllK. If the wire is broken that carries tin? eh'rtrlc current from the central plant to tho electric motor, there will be no power. Prayer Is our spiritual wlrin? with God, tho central power plant. Selections. :,"o nnswer comes to thc:o who pray ami idly stand. And wait for stones to roll away at God's ronitnund; Ho will not beark tho binding cords upon us laid, If we depend upon pleading words, and will not aid. The secret of power Is fire klr.dled from above. One man. If God be with him. stands undismayed among a thousand foes and (an erry off the gates of Gva and lift the pillars of Dn:;on's temple. When then prayest. rather let thy heart b without words than thy words without heart, and remember emphatically, either prayer will make thee ecase from sin, or sin will certain' ly entice the? from prayer. Prayer gives energy to life only when energy Is put Into prayer. If olio watUos all his strength on the world, lie can get no strength from heaven. The Ftrongth of a plant Is not In II loaves or Its brilliant flowers, but In Its roots. A Christian's strength does not ile on the surface. No sense of his own sinfulness ever made a man strong yet. It made hliu weak, that he might become strong. Faith Is trusting Jesus to lead us. and going where he leads. What avails It to mo to analyze Saratoga water, and to believe In Its virtues? I must drink the water, if I want ltl Hirii'ylng power. Suggested Hymns. 'Tin the hollowed hour of prayer. Lord, at thy mercy-seat. Hear us. O Savior, while we pray. O. I love to talk with Jesus. Swret hour of prayer. While thou, O my God, art r heJj and defender. CPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS. May 21. Atteodaac on th; M;sns ol Qrace iHcb. 12. 20-25.) The Christian life Is represented as If It were the birth and growth from Infancy to maturity of the spiritual within us. "Grace" Is the new world Into which the soul has corco. As with the natural life, so with the spiritual, an absolute essential of growth is food. Can there be any surprise, if the spiritual life shall require "means of grace," Just as the body requires means of food? By a sure Impulse of self-preservation every religious or ganisation, as soon as it beginB to ex ist, begins to provide agencies to nourledi tho !'' rt Its r"-"b"rii. V odlhm notably did so from tne begin ning, net only by such as existed be fore, but by special prayer and band meetings, class meetings, watch-night services, love feasts. Tho Epwortb League has done so In 1U devotional meeting and mornlnj watch and plans for spiritual study. Nothing is more painfully Incongru ous than a sumptuous banquet and richly spread table with the place of many a guest left vacant. Only at tendance of our members on the means of groce with vigorous spiritual appe tites can fill out the Ideal, and satisfy the purpose of God and the Intention of Church and League in making theBe abundant provisions. Attendance on the means of grace needs to be pre pared for no less than does our coming to the table. As the grime gathered In office and shop, on flying train or bitBy thoroughfare, In field or garden, Is removed from hand and face, as at tire receives some touch of attention, so let tbe soul by thought and relig ious habit be freshened and fitted to como with greatest benefit to the means of grace. Good cheer at the table helps digestion. So a genial and happy atmosphere of good-fellowship and sunBhlne of soul wonderfully aids spiritual digestion, and greatly in creases our powf.r of assimilation of what is heard in any meeting. Not only will you recolve strength yourself by attending the means of grace, but your presence will help others. Your presence and readiness may greatly inspire the leader, and one person In a devotional or testimony meeting, having no specific part be forehand, may turn the tide of the en tire service. The presence of the Christian young people in the midweek prayer meeting or Sunday evening public service may determine the char acter of many a pastorate In Its power to reach the unsaved. "They who oeek the throne of grace Find that throne in every place; If we live a life of prayer, God Is present everywhere." Skating on Water. It would seem that skating on water may be successfully accomplished. 4 German Inventor has made a 100-mll Journey with water shoes on the sur face of tbe River Danube. The sboer are clylndrlcal In shape, and are mad of aluminum to give tbem extreme lightness. They are several feet long, and are propelled by a treading move ment, which cause four oar-bapetf wings to revolve. The Inventor claim that he can travel' on water thre time as fast a he can walk on lane and that locomotion Is a safe oc rough water a on smooth. He hope to have the shoes made a part of very well-regulated life-saving sta tion. Mora Horseflesh Eaten. 8lnce the recent great horsaftesh dinner to Berlin the business of tha horse butcher ha quadrupled. TIIE RELIGIOUS LIFE READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. romi flat. mini Vulture Thorn Is No Stich Thins; ns Being Manly Without faith How to Tiltiuiph OTer Kvery Spir itual, l'liyaloat and Moral Evil. "O wnv upon the strand '. What urjtps thee in vnin To lift the battled hand In suppliance again Ir "The paion that impels The tidal energies In every bud that swel's, In every soul that sighs, "The same that on the cross Sustained the dying Christ, When love fur seeming loss Alone was sacrificed." John D. Tabb, in Sunday-School Times. showing Courage In Faith. Courage' is eise-ntial to manliness. Man liness is essential to the being of a man, young or old. l-'.iith is essential to courage or to manliness; for no man has power tc do his duty, or to meet Ins enemies, or to be competent fur the encountering of hif conflicts and' stnugles, in and of liinixelf, without strength or skill beyond bis own. Faith is ronlidencp in (tne stronger than mere limn strong enoicjli to ovcrcoma every enemy, every danger, every ditiirulty that can oppose the weakest man, young or old. Therefore it is that manliness and courage and faith arc essential to a man in his life career, with its obstacles, if he would he a man, and no man wants to b less than a man. There is no such thing ns being manly nnd eouiajoims without faith. Kven men who have neither belief nor confidence in our (Jod. the ono true (Ind. know that they i-amiot of themselves endure or meet nil that opposes them, hence they call on their gods, or trust in siippn-ed unseen and su perhuman powers, fur aid, and this is their Fiihsiitiite for faith. When the idolatrous I'hilistines of old, worshipers of Dagon, gave battle to Israel, they cried out to ono another, anxious'y and encouragingly: "Woe unto u! who shall deliver us out "ol thu hand of these mighty gods? these (the Rtreii'itli of Israel) are the gods that smote the Kgypti.m with a'l manner of plagues in the wilil-rness. lie strong, and emit yourselves like men, () ye I'hilistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as thev have been to you; quit vour. selves like men and tight." And then it wr.s that the I'hilistines fought nnd Israel was smitten. The Israelite ill that con flict had not faith in their (ind, the living Cod. hut their confidence was in the sacred nrk, and that confidence failed them, and the ark ivai captured and thev themselves were vanquished, while tho Philistine wor shipers of IJion were triumphant. Long r i tiff this the prophet called on the Israelites t.) have laitli in the living God in their conflicts and be strong in His strength. "Strengthen ye the weal: hands, end confirm the feeble knees," he said ay to them that nre of a fearful heart, Le strong fear not; behold, vour Ciod will come with vengeance, with tfie recompense if (iod; lie will come and save you." And I 'if. Apostle says to Christian believers, 'Watcii ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." The call is the sure in the olden time and in the new, for tho need and the duty of those who wou.d show themselves men nre ever tha fame. We must realize this if we would nil our place and do our work. The iioostle sounds his eill in view of the lite we have to live and of the foes we have to ti;ht: '-Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Fut on the whole armor of (iod, that ve mav he nhle to stand against the wiles of the devil, for our wrestling is not against flesh and b.ood, but against the principalities, against the powers, njninst the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. herefore take up the whole armor of (jod that ye may be able to withstand in tho evil day. and, having done all, to stand. In our own strength we can do nothing: in (iod's strength we can do all things that we have to do or ought to do. It is a sad thing for a young man to hnvs ill the" phvsical mid spiritual enemies in the universe to face and combat unaided. It is n comfort for a young man to feel that he has on his side, ready at his call to give him protection and assistance, all the limit less und infinite spiritual forces of the uni. verse, capable of triumphing over every physical, moral and spiritual evil. Kverv young man has the choice between these two conditions. Soon after our Civil War. while General (miit was still at Washington in com mand of the armies of the United States, a young officer on enlisting dutv was sta tioned in one of the northern cities. This young otlicer was not only a soldier of the iirirry of his (iovernment, but he was a sol dier of the (Jreat Captain of his salvation, and he was active in winning recruits for his spiritual Commander. lie sought out young me.n in places of cvil-cioiiig nnd of moral danger in o-der to win them from their evil ways. Hearing of a vile den of special peril,, where young men were led astray, and where it was diflicult for nn honest man, even a policeman, to obtain entrance, because it was so closely watched nnd guarded, he set himself to find nccess to the p. ace and its endangered young men. At length he obtained entrance, and he was quicklv recognized ns the onlv well doer in the piaee, and as there for the ex priMs purpose of aiding to break up the vi.h biisinesi of the establishment. As lie was describing to a friend his ef forts to obtain an entrance to that den, nnd his experiences among those desperato evil-doers, his friend asked him: "Were von not nfraid. all bv yourself?" Afraid! renli,.rl ilm ..o:AH- 'Why should I be afraid? Sampose I had s'lecial orders from Ceiiernl (irant to do this work, should I feel afraid? Why, if nny one attempted to stop nie, I should taip my hand on my orders nnd say to linn, 'lon'd better not interfere with me. Ceneral (irant and the whole I'nited States Army nre back of me. ready to give me support. You'd understand that then I'd feel Ktrong and confident. Ilut I've more than that support back of mo now. All the spiritual powers of the universe are ready to give me aid. I've no right to feel afraid while in (iod's service, doing Ilia work for those whom Ho loves." That is the way for a young man to feel, whi.e he is where lie ouyht to lie, doing what he ought to do. In (iod's service we have no right to fear or fly. We nre 4o stand courageously, having boldness in taith, whoever is out- eneinv, or whatever forces our enemy brings against us. There are only two great powers in the universe, (iod and the devil. Being with God. God will 1 with us, und all other foes or forces are as naught to us. "Be subject therefore unto (iod, but resist the devil, nnd he will flee from you. Draw nigh to (iod and He w ill draw nigh to- you." Near to (iod, there is our safety; there is strength; there is the place to have courage through faith. R is Oar Strsnath, The liev. Alexander Mae'.urcn says: "AH Work now done in fellowship with God tends to become either too heavy to ba tackled successfully, or too trivial to call out our best energies, and in either case to become a grir.d or a plod. But if He is our strength, nothing will be too formid able to undertake, nor too small to bo worth effort. Nothing will be unwelcome; the rough places will be made plain and tha crooked things straight, and we shall run and not ba weary when there come momenta requiring siiecial energy, and walk and not faint through th else te dious hours of comuiouolsca duty." Hard Rul to Follow. Here 1 a characteristic eipresslo of view from Prof. Huxley, tbe em. neat English scientist: "It Is an excet lent rule always to erase anything that strikes one as particularly smart when writing." Answer to Hidden Rivers. The names of the fourteen hidden rivers given In last week' article are as follows: Lena, Nile, Orange, Indus, Don, Congo, Ganges, Niger, Obi, Ma deira, Rhone, Danube, ArkaiJ". Amoor. THE GREAT DESTROYER SOWS STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. If Yam WonM Save ilia floats of Tons Clillilrsn From Ilestraeilnn I'.anlsti Hint "Acenrsed Thins" Horn From Your Home Power of This Dsinnn. If war Ins slain its thousands, intemper ance hss slain its tens of thousand'. Ani where is the father who would not prefei ti se his son shot down before his fact than to behold him noisoned to a degrading death bv the foul harpies whom legiop has employed? And who ire the men whose fate har been thus sealed in lin-ieless ruin? They rre young. They were sci7ed anil hon-id while yn-ing. Hardlv one in linn dre-ls Ins msd the maturity of his earth )v d.ivs. Did thr-i- biein as purposed, will ing drunkards? Nothimr was fi)i-her from thi-lr thoughts or their desires. The linvt waded out most praduallv, almost iiner I'cplihly. into th dcen. Thev oiee looked down upon the inebriate sot with sorion and contempt, as others now lon't down iMio-i i hem. They started vltb the dron Ihcir fathers rive them, or with lb offered y'ass of fri""dshin. nt noon'o - nigh!. w..nn thev Inched the courage to refuse. The de wo" seized thm when thry were sheltered. i' thv ihni -'-t. far from bis nhodes. and led them nn. 'lis purpose fiyed. t.linngh yet ur'mnwn to tt'S'ti, for (heir final ruin. Whe-e did this work of rn;n begin? rr rnc tel' -9 nt the tnvern or in l-vnts liks that. Whit gave to nure nnd innocent -iHths flint teste for taverns? Where ibd 'hev get the nnpetite which so -hi its nh -?ts aid its plec-us there? You wi'l h romel'"d to look b,nk far lievond their p"blie limit, nnd ti feel and to acknowl "dge the 'csronsihility often coming nearet t-orce. The moderate drinker is but nn in dentnred nnnrentiee fo the drunVni-H. A f-r-ininin divine providence may eripnle hi ability in his -o-ith. rnd h mnv rot thor nnyhly lenrn his trade. But th" ra1iit"nl s. hi'- cvc- pntnrpntly refined, signs hi indentu-e. .An t no o-e who starts as nn nn'iren'ice nf the "rrft, or who lea 's nn other tak" a single stei in its c'-nrly mi'-kcd linn, has power to define5 (he limits sf fh eo-.trsi?, God frant I '"it we may never live o scs. en nns ind 'tmaht-'-i. so nre"'ous in nnr siirht, r-ist oi i r.p,-'sh -ndrtr th" deat'-nv-ing rs rr o" t'-! le-in- 'Vmnnl But if we woM -void this tcn-'b'c so-m. let " svo:d all Connection with th" ha'dt o the rad-. T.er us rarc--or t,!"t he phicks Ii" lnbs f--c-i ilm ni. home, nnd se- '"cti th" i-Vtiin fr.- bis ho'ienusts when ttiev and theirs l-ist r-necf his npn-""cii. rf vn- wi'l pave h.- so'ils of yiur ehildrei fror" the Hesfct 'on. o- vo-'-'e-es frnn- nil mrtirhi't ion in the ruin, himish the "n" cursed thing" fnvn. vn-u- hnhiteiinn; to-k no the rni"tiig bott'"s from tbeic s'ht ind neither hive ri" offer unon vc-r tab'-? this minppe--ry inducement to vice, t'ds r1ireef pro'-i-on foi- im-O'-eihmnni- of the l-alth. prison to th bodies, and destruc tion r.f the souls o" vonrsel-es n-d vour ehiblren "n-i vour friends. Rev. Stephen II. Tyng, D. D! A nrnnknril's Poily After Death. A post-mortem r-f-nin'-tien of nearly s'ventv pc'sons v)in h"d died fr"m si-i. rive use 'of nrdent spirits showed the fo! loninrr 'acts. 1. Congrfi"o. nf Ihc s-s'o nnd of the cemhrrmo nf the br-'n. with piti"'n s-re'is fwpterv rffas;"-. The "tistp-ic" nf the brain, white and Crm. as if it had lain in alcoh"' fo- nn or two hours. 2. Th" Iiip-s not "Iways, but frequently "o"ges"d n- ipft-i-e t. 1. T'-p hee- "nob". enl.T-jpd. pV"tpd ind Imdcd wi'h f i outshle: the blood in it of a che-rv red color and with no tendency to coa-Vnte. . Th" sto-narh r-r.'-'tly white and thickened m some c"'': n others t-nvna patches nf clr-onie inP-nsm-tinn, In th worst c".c . brge notion nf tte stoipech covered with the sope'es nf inflanrnption n-Iiich pvtes 'hp b'.ood to be poured from th n-iniit" veins. 8. The liver enlnryed in old drunkards iypigl'i"7 from six to twelve pounds. rt. The omentum a sort of apron which imp'c'tip"1-.- covers the nV'onien in front-io- IH .v;ih s cr.iv sh'hv f it 7. T'-e kidneys enlarged, fish' n--' nitrated in numerous spots with whitish mattf 8. The srrn'1 intestines fil'cd with bile, ind peited with p. tenacio-is m""us. 9. The b norf in a very fl'iid no-d'l'o-i, having W little fibrine,' but much u'.bu 7ipn anH fat. 10. le who.c boC". except tho brain, lecotnpojing verr ranldiv. Js it ii'iv wondc- that a drunkard r.eeds medical treatment? I'eiten by Barleycorn. The naners sn'v that John L. Sullivan. the once invincible pugilist, is a bankrupt. :eierri:ig. oi course, to ins nnaneiai nt luirs. as his account in the bank of morals was overdrawn some t;me no. John amassed a fortune, it is said, of more than i million dollars, most of which he has squandered in riotous living. We very much doubt if nny man, since the days of damson, had the physical nrowesa of John U, Sullivan. Xo man cou'd withstand the force of his fists. But SI:-. Sullivan en-. reived the foolish notion that be cuuM down oat John Barleycorn. Well, he got him down, all right,' but it is onlv a oue.uion of time, in all such cases, when this greatest of all pugilists will win. Just previous to Mr. Sullivan's final encounter with James C'orhctt he had freuuent bouts with o'd John Barleycorn, thirkmg ss so manv do, that n ''stimulant" of thnt Ifbi I would strengthen him. As a result of this erroneous notion when John met James his brain was sluggish and it took too long for his nsts to get or lei j troni licail luartcrs. That's what the d'snatches meant at tiie time when thev said he was "uroi-All of Vhieh goes to move what we've asserted that old John Bar.eveorn ii thu greatest of all pugilists, and that be will ultimately knock out every fellow who tacklti him. Marion l'ccord. Drink Increase to Europe. The rapid increase of drlnl: conaumptlon in Kur.ipe.in countries is commented upon by an ICr.glish newspaper which quotes the follow ing startling statistics: In l&'rt there were drinking places In France; in ISHt) there were S00.OW, or ono for every thirty adults. In Belgium, where fin is the popular intoxicant, the consumption of alcohol has increased 125 Ker cent, since ISM. There is one public ouse to every thirty-six inhabitants. In Holland there is one tavern to every 303 ot tbe population. In Norway there ia only one licensed house to every 7812 inhabit ants. In Kngland where there is a "gin palace" to every 145 inhabitants, the sta tics show a rise from 072.SjO.OIK) gallons of beer US2) to 1,282.470,000 ( 1895). and of ;l4,a79,'XMJ gallons of spirits to 42.42,0oC during the same period (31.9 galloas ol beer per head, 1.03 of spirits). Th CrosaiU la llrler. Ths beer adulterants said to be most fr--quently used are iducose, decayed rice, mouldy corn, Irish moss and rosin. Pure food agents all o.-er l'ennsviva.iio have been instructed by Commisoiiu.er Cope to collect samples ot beer for ni ' sis. Tha sellers of those containing inju rious adulterants will be prosecuted. The most notorious liquor firm in Cm faifo. wluca runs half a doxeu or niorr "high class saloons," where young men ar ruined aiuid elegant surroundings, has jusl started store for women. It is pra emiuently an establishment, fur supplying home trade," they advertise. Is ths province of Ontario, Canada, a vigoroua campaign bearing on the Uiyioc trsfiic ia now well under way. Entire pro hibition of the traffic ia not aimed at, but the purpose is to abolish ..he barroom, and with it the treating custom. The National Anti-Saloon league, with about 130 delegates, representing twenty four States, receutly uiet in convention 10 one of the large churches in Washiugton' i. C, to discuss the most effective means for aggressive work along temperance lines. 1 The managers of the public school y tern in Belgium some years ago ael apart a certain day each year, known us "pledg day" in the schoo.s, when the parents sre requested to attend, aud each ubolhv win has readied twelv years of age is lovnoi to take a pledge of total abititiruer fioif iutoxicauts lor eight years. SOME CLD THEATRE! riayhonees Thnt Flourished Many Years lletore Christ. Yon niny wonder whnt tlii're could be Injurious to public morality in ji Uientre innde of stoue. Coiisr.l 1 ('or. aellusi Selplo Nnseln knew, but history loesn't tell. The llm nttempt to build i stone theatre In Home wns imidp a iliort lime before be wns elevated tc als ofllcp. It wns an u-t lulled by the ceu ors nnd wn ncnrlnj: completion when Selplo persuaded the sennte to com nmnd It to be pulled down, ndvniicln; s bis reason solicitude for public iiornllty. The Komntis ilhl not possess n resit inr stoue theatre until n very hits period, nnd nlthotisli driiinntle repre scutntlon were very popular In ent-lj times. It nppenrs that n wooden tn wns created when necessary .nnd wns nftenvnnls pulled down naln, and the plnys of riautus nnd Terence were aerfoimeil on sitcli temporary scaffold inpis. In the meanwhile many of the nelKhlioriiiK towns of Home bad tbelt stone theatres, ns th" Introduction of l.'reel; customs nnd milliners was less strongly opposed In them than In the :Hy ot Itnme Itself. Wooden theatres, ndorned with the most profuse mug iillleence. were erected nt Koine eve:i JurhiK the last period of the republic. A magnificent wooden theatre pin lined by M. Aemlllus Scnurr.s was built In bis acdllpslilp, rS it. C. Its Bceiia con sisted of three stories, nnd tho lower of I hem wns made of white marble, the middle one of jtlass; nnd the upper one Jf gilt wood. The envea contained 8i, J00 spectators. In 55 U. C. Ci). I'oinppy .illllt the llrst stoue t.ieatre nt Home, aear the Campus Martins. It was of treat beauty nnd Is said to have been Imllt nfter the mode! of that of Myth '.one. It contained 40.000 spectators. C. Curio bult la 50 B. C. two nuigulil ;ent wooden theatres close by one nu rther, which might be changed Into me nmplthenttv. After the tltnp of I'ompey, however, other stone theatres ivere erected, ns the Theatre of Mar ?ellus, which wns built by Augustus Hid called nfter his nephew Marcc'.lus, mil that of I5:il')ii, whence Suetonius used the expression "Per trinn thea tru." Cinciniintl Commercial. Peacocks' Feathers. The Biiperstitloiis regard peacocks' feathers with suspicion and forbid the lilmlsslon of these beuutirully colored v.-naments Into their rooms; but. sa-.vs Hie Court Circulator, there nre those who derySuperstition nnd will poslbly lie plensed with the new fashion that lias Introduced peacocks' feathers for personal wear. Not only nre they Im itated lu pallletes nnd beads on satin gowns, or works-d Into the design of a pink nnd white brocade, but the real feather Itself is now seen on millinery 3f the moment. A hat composed of 3at folds of black net nud bands oiT treea velvet Is decorcted on the brim ivith nn aigrette of peacocks' feather?, :wo feathers, the short cut steins cross ing one nnother, being used for the omposltlon of this novel aigrette. which ' decidedly nn innovation oil past fashions. It cannot be snld, on tho .vhole. that peacocks' feathers nre very ivedl chosen us personal adornments, out ns an aigrette on n black or Tuscan :oqtte these symbols of the lUHlred 'ved Argus, who, according to niythcl Jgy. was charged by Juno to watch to, but. being slain liy Mercury, was hanged by the revengeful goddess Into i peacock, will pass. Superstitions die hard, aud I doubt If the Argus-eyed feathers will be seen more than here ind there on frocks nnd millinery; touiewhere they may be, but surely not "many-where," to used the newly :oliicd phruse. Washing-ton Business Methoils. Two business men were walking iloug n, South Washington street one ifternoon when the nppearnuce of a smnll colored boy caused one of them o remark: '.'That boy has bee:) sold nnd paid for is many times as he has lingers nnd '.OPS." "You don't mean It?" Inquired tho it her. "I do. Indeed," came tha nnswer, "and :an prove It." He explained that the boy had been in tho employ of n huckster for many rears nnd that the li'.d's employer made l specialty ot handling potatoes. "It was not an ttnusunl thing-for him :o sell fifty or more sacks of potatoes t day," said the man who had started :he con versa t Ion, "and that boy occu pied several of those sacks each day." The merchant told his friend that tho nu-listers had a habit of carrying tho my Into cellars at business houses and lumping him the same as they did the potatoes. Each time he wns carried ip counted for as many potatoes ns the lacks hold and each time the dealer paid for him, bdt wns not privileged 'o keep him. Washington Star. Tha Waiarelail. A St. retersburg dispatch to the ton Ion Express says: "The new typo of dilp the Russian naval engineers have oen engaged lu. perfecting for Borne nonths past, the ro-called 'vodobraulii.' r wnterclud. Is making progress. "Instead of upper deck It has two ellliigs, Inciudlug a layer of cork, and nstead of the lower deck, an armored lour. The space between ceilings and loor can be automatically HI led with ffnter (hence tho term 'waterelud'l vheu tbe ship sinks a foot tinder water. L'nder the armored flour Is the space 'or men, machinery and torpedo gear. "This ingenious craft, her Inventor lolds, will soon render the ordinary ronclud as obsolete as the wooden :hree-decker. Invisibility, speed, large lAlllug radius, sea-going qualities nud uvuluerablllty are some of the charac teristics which make the new type nl logether superior to the nbove-weter fessel. They do not roll, nud therefore iffer a good basis for accurato firing f their tocpcdoeJ. "Their coat Is about t300.hV apiece. They are manned by ten oflicera and 100 men In two shifts." Kins Who Merer Smiled Aaala. "One of the questions asked at a re ent teachers' examination,'' says Ir. rlowlaud of Columbia, "was, 'Can you lnute the monarch, referred to lu Eng lish history, as the King who never milled again?' Th reply oi one of ths' fair candl dates for a license to teach, was, 'Kin William Uufus after he was shot In tb forent.' ') "History recordi thnt ths shot ra fatal." Nw York Mall nnd Expr. . i I
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