I -1. C3EAD UPON THE WATERS A Brilliant Sunday Sermon By Rev. Edward Mies. extern That Iba Opinions el Iba Worldly fxeaealstt It Nat a Supreme Courl Itr.iidKi.VN. X. V. Sumhv morninj. la ti.e Wliii" l li'iivli (Itiistiwvk Avenue He fornipdl Ihe i:itnr, liev. j-.duard Nile.", preached on 'fin-id I'pn-i the V liters." 1'he tfNt " from ). .'irsiastes 1: "Oast thy hie-ml upon the weter. for thi.i ahalt frnd it a;'tor many i!avi." Mr. Nilci said: The bonk i.f Kcclrsinste is the lift- re view oMIip wis'-st nnd richest man of day. Kvery st.itcniPiit Inn lipen lestp.l. A yauntr mnti miilit lime suid tiie .sine thine Willi !";il i-loriui'ti'-e nnd coiivh tion, hilt tle iinpressimi 0:1 the mind nl Che elehrv leader would he 'Yes 1... ml. ire i nil very well tn t'lmrv, toil what I a or- tip know anmt Iit-V Ihe words 01 tlie nttrd Snlnmun lire own to no null iritiiism. Our text i t lie titst ft the slitir!. pithy sentences ivtli wliuli ih tear-bmps of his wonderful carici ar,1 nmmed up. In tho'.iiilit lie roo ha-k lo Hip car.y slays til his, ieim. 'I'll mi hi country was iMianitiiH:i;. .Iitiii i m usrlf ia a pi onivr i-ny nnlv thirtv-tlirpc war o'd. II i jirople hurt' somclliitm of tlie miii'' re 1 tion to tli" surrounding tialiona n did t!ir Doers 01 a dozen i-mh nim to Hip K 110 fiean rnntitriit. They lice siriiiu. relu- aous !! contained. wtn tuiv rxtremps id poverty er wraith, who h i I 1 1 1 1 h 1 y i-n- laved, lartmllv i xtct inin itrd. I lie ' onir anal iiili.iiiitnrit 01 tlip land. Yet. tliev. sarere moi!y isili ti-d on tlieir p'jotntnirs nil Wnfd t he polish of retinrn'eiii and 1 tilnip winch only ioihk with lot" set tkim nt 01 a cuuutry and contact Willi the ' tjrrat world. Polomun leeallcil how ardently lie had Mitcrcd into tiip work of purttn hi u'i fleet aiuen-t of tlip times, lie had wid ed the liiHers oi tin- 1 1 mi until tliev e-ra-iicd trie Ked Sea. There a dockvird staU!ihJ. n fleet of shin wh hio!t amd lanmiied. marking the first vctn.ir.s of thp Jt-.ws in eoinnii'ivp. )lunan riiuri la-inn the a:ne in a'l aT, we ra-i he pore th'f niniv 11 dei!i fofrv veinon-traled. "W'l'a.. .il.' h ird arned money, tlie remit of ti niiii !i loi! in "the fields. ;.nd put it in titoe t'lii. In uo n r.o one J-.nim where, tu return no one Itnowe w hen, it ei pr? attna Kins. rf.nt km po lo.iliii a tj tiwmi a-.vy our niun.'.v on tlie nea. ' The c;,v whri Ih'-s" lnps snile off in rarca . . .1 'c ,ind pr.iht Wiis likely made the oica-i.ci ,, ,-reat pageatit liy the (iov rniutnt to counteract these p ilmhlinn". ait as vol. aiter week went hv and iinii.li followed month, nothing was hfard if tl0e much disciiHcd slupn. The wi-c -icres l.eeaitie 11 1 1 the wiwer. diook the.r lirads more Kuoivinlv and crii.iked more liscnn-o a'civ. The time came, however, when od in tl:e dim distance the uatcher 'tiy the sea dir"rned a white pperk upon he water. I.ookiiu more intentlv. he piw here a ship, there another and be tiind ptiil more, hen near enough to 8ie huiltd all were found to be well. Their enture to countriei hefare unUiiovvn had 1 evn rroitncd With siicces. At tlie crews with their rich burdens wended their way overland to Jerusalem the iiiio'ir- 01 tne prolit oi over !Hl.iplO,OUi) troiii tne pii..e voyage preceded them. I can imagine the simie ot tiie atted Solomon iia he lecolitfttd the eonnternation the ;eni c:iu-cd to the eon.-ervatii'e croakers. So ivnltiit were the lienelits derived from tne oiiev of putting out money for lonjr periods because of the good returns n the eniL that a ship building lever jseized the nation, 'three year vovages veie undertaken and pioapeied, until the ejuai.it, primitive dewnh community in airly (iorged with wejlth. Siiver was n titcnit in the ktreets of the t'npital l.'itv, vnagmtiecnt Ji a es and other public build, tngs vvcie Elected where the rude huU had sood. l'alratine ceased to become the contempt fd all countries. Distinguished royal vi"itors traveled over water and den rt to nee the grandeur with their own ve, to find that it was more remarkable (aan depicted in even the most glowing tones. Such was the mental vision that anie before the rciuiiiiieent writers of 1-xrv'eiaste-. 'i he c.uwe tvus for that tru If phenomenal industrial revo'ution he put into the precept ot tur text. "Cast thy bread, or thy capital, tipm the waters. In seht it in so. ne enterprise thnt does not hrmg in an ii'imed a'e ivnuH; it shall lea turn uito you as it lul unio me. iiilinite v nm. tio. led, een tiui uli it limy Vie alter -an wt 'm-p." Il is .mother way of aaying. "Nothing venture, norhini; have." t)f onr-e. Solomon 1.111 manv riks. His jteet niifciit li r e been sliipwrc.'kell. his mis iletroted by the sivaes n-ulcd, j tie y were mi (lati-zcr of .-ing their way I'ori ver n tlin.e Illicit. tried e.is; Vfl, nl' thoni;ii hi ttcs weri wide ota-n to tlie ijiia'iec 01 lo--. he dnl.i't Ic suate to ant. 'Mie tale oi greater economy iir-ipound-t i-t th- ad' .". "fast tliv bread tti in lh.i water., for lli 1.1 slu'.t find it if.er PH'iy slavs." 1- good tor our own ce. Tiu'i..' svho are eoriicid to do as did thee fathe' ma nink a living. That is all. The s'idt )rs voaiin: rem tv'i 1 lives from hand t.i noiMii. ai...ied ii" he bsrely meets hit Vol", we le-urd in only less than er ni na'. The (ith'T. wi h a fami.v loiking li c-n wr -'inpor t li 1 tacitlv nsmiT's that he is to I - veil mid keep bis positio'l indefinite v. it ho i..ys up nutmeg in the Siank. fii.tKt i Co iuve-:' ment. 'oins no tin teren'i crder. pavs iniira-ice. has niort ready money than he wh i is looking fol tiie return pftu niaev days of the sub ts-fe lie is now ctir2 r.po'i the waters. Which one is wis? The over W.'MO.Oisl svp r.n-itnwiv sp"inl on lue insurance jire twi-iniP slioivs how tliorough'v lniict i'i io'oii'on's precept I is ta!;ei h o'.d of th Aeeri'an ctop'c. Men. without thi vtast of imagiiiatio'l meter 1 ic 111 the buuici.s t.oi'.d. A sooil tone fiyo a sa'c.ma'i i'i one of the lar( sioli'.ii iora.e. after telling me of thif iretige held ly his (inn Ten ve.irs ago laid: "Now. I want lo leave They doti'l tarerii to kno.v h.ov to .teeoinrrndat, th'ni ve ,es to chanted condilioe. 'i'iiey refu!: fa ppend money un'ess they can see i! i-nnniig ba"k, and our trade is simply run ning anay tiom us to other til ins w hs all there vpnrs have been working f r tilt' f ninrp." "I'lovMleiee" conies from pro. bef- r; siden, to look. Looking before you. It if thp bai.e of the poor tiiat in s tine cas.'i they cannot, in nuny eases they will not In o. Thev buy their coil by th.; bueki t inslead of the tor, and .? over twice 111 lniiiii for it in eoiocijti-!ice. In the piiiii iiier. v.iien it is cheap, they fid to pre. rrte fiuit lor the wmier, when it will ad,1 ot much to the t.'.tP 01 a ineal. It is teetiharly dinioil for n r'tild t' ctrasti this id. 1 of foresight. Hp ens no pipe any use in ! 31111114 tiie old am 1,1111 uc "ihe bovs aie out 1,11 tlie strei t. A tnotbjl' tean e is in piogreiui. A walk can be hac in tlie pnrk. a liicy -!e ude. Are these b-n tils o be thrown away, so real, so natent. jar the sake nf ab.tia.t knotv..rle thai v.iji r 1 ersuns tell him may piove iielitni jrais and years from now? Is it not s tuPlTPl tnat tlie present being 11 vital, thi falnie in intangdi, ruch a huge prnpnr. tion oi fliir boys and.gir's are persuaded to study as much as they do? Those who are far sighted in Iiie r busi ness are often singularly near sighted w li-n snug for tlie best interests of tour clul siren. Only fct one stage of thfir lives can they go to school. Take it boy of anv tnl--nl early away from his hooks and put liim to earning the yerY little that he cm rnaLr. The piobahiiities are that be wi.l renma a small wage rirner for life.- (live liim more apporiunities. e-aaiuut your tnotiey iy for the time being in his d ation and wheo yau are in real nesd the likelihood it ihat liu cm rctitt .1 t ti 711a nsiith lurge interest. 'Ihe long, long noun, patiently rient in ISe.'ping tne little ones understand grcut noral and irlijious truth, represent anueii tune gone from you with no imrr.e 4dktle, possibly 110 ultimate, advantage to jaurselt. but the return will l 111 the character of him you lave been training. 'J be agony of prayers for wayward sons, (raying daughters, indifferent friends are -1 1 1 , . 11 l. a it -.m L... .ti' our lrTae'he.: o-r" tin,.".,,,'! longings upon tne apparently uonceu isf wraler. 1 liote many are tha temptations to die saaxsracemeot experienced by the Christian amirarr. The Kanday-achool teacher comes Item tired out by the aeemiogly unsoc avaarful attenpt to inpreas or even intareet tkam wkoaa alie baa be, teaching. -A whole ehnreh year and what hai heen ueroniplwhed? In the cye of the wor!d v efoiinintil. inch wearing nnd tear inn jlmr n very foilixli. Aeeording to hit method of. ciinipiilalioii notliinit pay ave what linnH 111 material piolit. Such like c inception nierd Soloinon'f e!iHraeteri.i tion. " Ail thin in taint) and Ktl : vmjt attiT wind." liie opinion of Ihe worhllv eofiomit i not a viipteine nun I who- ileci:on are hindmc on the ' :itiitian. Nnihum dune lor othem ii ever loxl. If perlonned for od mill hiiiniiiuiy with faith m ie u tlie trward will lie inevitable. lictter men ami purer women aie Ihe eertain ptoditetn of every lea. her'i xpii'H nal venture, in eannn her lucid upon la') wmei, for the letuiii il may aoinctima hnn,(. ., It 11 ant tn he a hir ere lo Ihe manitev tiitiim of ieullJ. The many day of our text mav mean never on tln corner ol the universe. o far a- the p keltmok. the ktandma m the coniiiriiiiiy. the taiigdile inlliieme upon oilier la i.mcerncd. let VI" " ' Onrp 1 the ara mo w ervne whence r.,n,e.. .lay hv d.iv t he Ihe hope, the tni-l. the pin " I ne lounlain and t ie ''';"'1 'v ' An I erp this life the utmon , 11,,- oniv end nnd .111.1 .d man. I lVtter the toil of lied- id,.; ili. 1 ,( 'J Inn waliin dreams and . itiiHi. cae. Thotii;li the lec.pieiit he iu.iv..rthv ol cur i iniiti. iinapprei la'.'.e ! the va.uu j we ali o h to time, alum our lienevo.eiiie, I the llioliev we give. the hoar- we n.e. ine tliouiiiits we dctote Hi I lli-iii plott; to Ul it aa have I tit 1! it thaL 'What we spent, v.c had. hut wp saved, v.c lol . What tie gave, we have.'' The lire 1 I we have east upon the waters returns to lis in a dilFerciit loi 111. but in so satisf-.etory a v ay t 1 make il our one regret that we tailed 1 to invent more niter the same fa-iiion. The uton- money we give awav the les reniains in our bank r.c count, the more sunshine is iti ou" f ices an. I ln'irt-. The more intelligence we seat ler iiln.'i l tlie more wo g.ian for mil selves. The m ire prayers we offer up lor others, tiie better tve know how 10 piav for our own needs. The inoiv our hcarls tyinpathire with the pain- i.l others tin) larger will our hearts bii line. Tiie more h disre-aid the worldly v ise rule of m '.li.-hiirss the fleeter is our ll'dd prosperiL.v. Says ,l's,i . Holland; "dive and spend. .',nd be Mire that Cod "'ill -en 1. -I'or on v in giving and spenditiif. Do viu' fitltill the oliiect ol His pending. o-.v we eniov llie inlerest. Ihe Inno h when the accrue I prnieioal of our j eoiir.ji.ntis investment 111 stock will finaliv I... come to maturity. In that g"'-t day ws shall tind that every cup of cold water, cvetf old coat, every piece of bread, eveiy kind word, every call 011 the sick, if im pelled bv love, was done onlv incidentally to the unworthy nnd really to the Ad Worthy. We shall hear the voice of 0111 beloved Master saw "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of thee Mv brethren, even these least, ve have done it unto M '. Then will tlie truth of the old Turkish proverb be manifest: "What you give 111 charity in this world you take with you niter death. Do good. Throw it into Ihi water. It the lisli doea not know it, (joJ docs." Itptter TIibii We Know ttow Doing aa well as we know how is or dinarily considered n pretty creditable per formance. One who can honestly say thnt he bus done as well as he knows how is likely to take credit to himself lor Ins doing; nnd. in passing judgment on an other for bis conduct, we are inclined to commend bun if be, or if we, can say tnnt he has done ns well aa he knows how. 1 et inst here is n common mistuke of man. i.. 1 411 .( ns niioiit to do better than we know how. Doing only ns well ns wo j kno-r how niV be a lack and a latluro 011 our part. .11. Doing belter than one knows how. lin ing better than one's best, is the di.ty and the practical attainment of every person wn.i wants to ti'l his p'aee in the world and to help his fellow as he should. One who cx'M-cts to be limited, 111 his worlt and in In endeavors, by the beat ihat he .1... l:-... ...I lt.it eomliinntl.llCC mi" iiiuniii? VI miistanlial progress '" by doing better than one knows how. Fecry great ewi'oi-cr nnd disoverer and inventor anjt i,ioeer and rmster missionary, m U lands and on all seas an. I in all the ages, has secured to I he wor'd and t o Iim t.-I-lotis ivsn'ts nnd advant iges ol price ess value, and has proved himself a hen-tiic ip nf his nee. Ijpcuiss- ll WHS not limited II." precedents and nossi'.diues. but was r .li'termleed lo l l etler th in h.s be, I, 1 Leltcr than he knew how. Klreng.ll Knr To-tlay. C.i.l iromics 11, strength la "nib'e vs lo do our present dmy. Ii we be.ieve that, and act necording y. we slit I newr. never fail. "As thy duvs. so shall thv v I It ! tepifth be ft.-l nn fail Ycsterdat has . )UOllV HI"" - I J I t gone, r.nt to rerorii. .n,-niuii- -. come t i us. and it nny never enn-e. I day is cur dav. and it is the 011. y portion of time that 1. M-n who regret lha. the did njt do tiu-ir wor!: of ye.ter.lay. 'osc their prsent time because tiny are net giving their whole urengta to it. Jl-U Vvho fear that they will not be ab.e to do to iiiorrow's work are l.sing today, am i.re not getting ready for to niorrow. I .ml does not piomie strengin lor vesterdav which is gone, n il' fur to morro.v. which mav neve? come, but for to day which 1 here. Let us therefore trust, and Use while we hive ii. (bid's promised strength for t.t-dav. "Sullicieet unlo the day is he evil (and the good, thereof. -Sm.Uy .School Times. ii ee Forfirnce." The leson "grace for giace" is that one craca is given instead of another. We cannot live to day on the strength of yes terday's lood: each day has n portion ol lis own. Yesterday's .unshinc will not light the earth to-day. but there. i. other kunshiiie ready each new moruius. When vou were in sorrow a while ngo llod (sine to all. nnd it is very certain that the only i-tfe way b- which we tan a tun to coin emtio is to begin by learning to obey. Sir Kdwin Arnold. M I1I1 liitplllgpiit Kies. The raore we look nt the world v.'itli i'i tcliigent and loving eyej, the mole tha woi-id ineaiis to us. The more v.e look at, taeli bdier'a face with intelligence and love, the more human beings mean to lis. The more we think cf the fatiiomlre depths mid the lotty heights cf being, and of the le-ing thai tills being nnd i the sourcti of it. the more it will mcait to us. Charles tl. Ames. Varied Freaks of Nature. The season of 1903 will go on record tu bringing tho experience of more varied freaks of nature than any year within the memory of the present gen eration at Stafford Springs, Conn. The sarr.o week that the first snow ttorm appearod there came tu the lo cal market strawberries open-field, socond crop productions string beam ot fine quality from bean stalks that ha4 already born, their rsgular crop, and aweet corn more tender and Julc" than much that came out during proper season. Oldest Clock in th. World. Tho great clock of W.Ua cathedral, In Somersetshire, England, Is very nearly th. oldost and certainly on. of the most Interesting ot clocks In et Istence. It waa built la 1122 by Peter i Uhtfoot. On. of th. monk, of Ola tonbury abbey, alt miles from Wells where It ran for 250 y.ara, until th. abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII. and Ita laat afbbot hanged over hi own gateway. The clock was then re m.v.d to Wei l(s, wbar. It baa b.eo running ..r sine. ' i-as none, or . " . ,, death of his son. done, or .y what lie call do is f' n VI r. Topic: rra.se and thankse.v.ng without the nob.e. "'' "M J for Jod'a goodness. This is one of the y witoout the Wl'est asp. a 0 '' , Vlisw ,,,$, have hre nPn itv be stopped by the th 11 ght of Ui ' ""I"" J)avid ,lr ng,' Her t.art of his lif- It ,h' 1- to be heal within tlie ii.iuiiub 01 ..( 1 ti.. ci....i . -j THE SUiNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON C0MMHNT3 FOR DECEMtfiR 27. lt,l,w-Tte.t r.lm 103. 1-19-A Ftnal Hurvey of the I.pon For the lMt (Juni'tpr of the Ver-Onllpii Tt, Pi. lO.ii IT Suniinnrjr of tlie Toplce. Introdiietion. The lensonn tliia. quarter mark thP time between the bringing in of the nrk lo Jerusalem tinder David And Ihe dedication of the temple. In the hi" loi v of David nnd bin pons we wo the great truth emphasized that "whaUoerer n man poweth. that phnll he nlao renp." During the quarter (Jod'p love end merey have been extolled and we have peen the joy that comeii throuith forgivene. Summary. l.ecson I. 'topic: ltnnging the nrk tn derusalem. The nrk wo a mall ehet; the lid wn railed the inetry. -... v.r. it had lain in neglect! It wa n kign 01 me niviiiy pirrni.- David now decides to bring it into dent- peni. Pioner reverence in not shown: Tzzah dies for touching it: David i. dip- pleaped; the erk is left at the hoii-e. ol Ohed edori : three motilhs later David akM th(, nrk nm, bl.ln jt jnt .lerusalem; hp vylpn ,, jrfvite, nll chief men ore cajed tojether; n great proceskion is ftmr: pacriliees r,re fretpientlv offered; (.,,r j, mnsie nnd pinsing. J: Was thu iM-nnlPat il.-iv- ttf Dnvid's life II. Topir: (!od' tiromises to Dovid. Dnvid desires to build a house for Hip I otd. The nrk was on Mt. Zion and Dnvid was living eotnfortiib'.y in his own house of eed.tr; Dnvid poke to ivauian ui prophet about his desire and .Nathan at, nnce encouraged him to proceed with the littilding. Hut flod ptioke to Nethan, in forming him that David's desire could not be granted; he had been n man of war, nnd there was etill much to do in estnb lulling the kingdom. He could prepare the material, but bis son should build thj house. The Lord said thnt He would es tablish David's throne forever. 111. Topic: David praying lor forgivf. rtPM. When David was tibout fifty vents of age he committed two great sins. About n year afterwards the Lord sent Nathan, the prophet, tn him tn khow- him his great wickedness; the king's heart was tender; be paw his pin nnd mourned exceedingly. This psalm sbo'vs the depth of bis repent ance He pleads for forgiveness, nnd that bis transgressions may be blotted out. and that he inr.y be washed nnd cleansed. David has great confidence in Kod, nnd prnya earnestly loat tne i.orn wouui piiii npuo.u him w-ith His frcp Kpirit. He resolves to cmnloy his lite from this time fully in (lod's service. IV. Topic: (Jod's mercy nnd love. This is one of the seven so-called penitential psalms; it has reference to the forgivenesa j thit was uranted David after he had coin mitted his great sin. In psalm fifty-ons we see him repenting and pleading for mercy; with the opening sentence of thin psalm we hear hiin any, "Hlessed is bit whose transgression is forgiven, whose am ia covered;" he speaks here also of his deen repentance nnd of his confidence in Clod God was to be his mighty deliverer. V. Topic: Absnlom's rebellion. The nitter fruits of David's own ulihoiy courso are now being seen; David's sous were wicked; Absalom waa a wicked, proud voung man; he waa renowned for hi beauty; he laid a plot to overthrow the government and seize the kingdom; he stole the hearts of the people by his iub tletv; he then lied to his father ayid went to Hebron and set up a government of hid own; he aoon started with an army to wards Jerusalem. David fled from the city and crossed over Jordan and established headquarters at Mahanaim. VI. Topic: Putting down the rebellion. When David fled from Jerusalem he re fused to take the ark with him: Absalom nnd his armv marching from Hebron en tered Jerusalem the same day; Absn'.oni nt first intended to follow David inimedi ntely and overtake his father while he was weiry, hut he finally decided to take more time nnd raise a large armv Absalom waa king in Jerusalem about three months; he then went out to battle with David's war riors; Absalom's nrmv was defeated and he was plain. David mourned over tho his sheen at und his guest, herd; His people Christ is ) . e.re the sh" soul res, so. David is ahuiVQ cii" runneth ove? ae Miejilier-I gives on anil soul liberty, 'applied so that hi.i VIII. Tonic: The woes of intemperance. The wine man writes of the curse eif strong drink. This lesion refers to the personal experiences of the drunkard r.s well ai lo the inHi'pncp. of slrong drink in general. Stroll? drink causes poverty: it mocks peo ple; destroys hanpincss; brings horrow. contention, wo inds, redness of ryes; by it many are deceived; it ruins elm meter nnd tfe'troys the pro-neets of eternal life. IX. Tonic: Solomon's duties outlined. After David's victory over Absalom he rf- turned to Jerusalem; he was now crowing nl, I mil n npu, L'itur must In uiilnelp.l 11 1. vid'a choice waa his son iSo'omon; the urincea of Israel were assemble! and David commissioned his son to perform the meat work of building a house for the Lord; David had manv sons, but among them all Solomon bad lieeu chosen for the throne; David charges Solomon to know Cod nnd serve Him oerfectly. X. Tonic: Solomon's leipicst nnd (ods reply. Soon after Solomon became king he assembled the people at (libeon: the Lord appeared to Solomon and asked him what, he desired moat; Solomon replied that because be waa young and inexperi enced and the kingdom was great, he most of all desired wisdom nnd understanding in order that he might guide the affairs of the nation aright. The Lord was plcsjed with this request and not only gave fimi wisdom, but also fcave him riches and honor in abundance. XL Topic: The various services at the dedication 01 the temple. As soon aa Solo mon was made king he began to prepare for the building nf the temple; the mate rial was nearly all ready; the temple was to be a large building surrounded with sev eral courts, and w-.,s tn contain many ar- tic.es of furniture. When it waa finally built the ark was brought in and the house was dedicated; Solomon offered the dedi catory prayer; fJod accepted the house and tilled the temple with a cloud. XH. Topic: Wise men seeking Jesus. When Christ waa born i.l llethlehem ot Judea, 111 the days of Herod, wise men came from the Kast seeking Him; they fmew of the coming Messiah, and were lirerted to llethlehem bv a star; they . went to Herod and asked him about I Christ; Herod secretly decided to kill . desus: he asked the wise men to inform liim concerning Christ in order that he too might go and worship Him, but the lrd warned these men and they returned another way, thus defeating Herod, Can Deea Talk? It Is not easy to set bounds to th ' Intelligence of the busy bee. They are as everybody knows, splendid build era and skilful travelers. But bavo tbey a means of communicating with each other? One observer says that every hive of bees baa a sign or pass word which ia known only to them Lord Ave'jtiry aema to think there 11 something In th. notion. It la suppos ed that tho chief use of such a signal Is to prevent the admission of stra ers Into a hive not their own. Old Time 8chol Fast. One ot th. old schoolmartus ot Balls bury, 11 ass., waa Elisabeth Eastman who received ten conta per day foi tuition. An old bill for twenty-fom weeks ($2.40), which waa deduction ot twelve cent, for absences, wai found rectntly, dated 1624. U was the custom In thos. daya for pupils to carry their fuel with them and it wat probably don. la this case. A bill ol "Master Walsh." dat.r ten y.ara later, for tuition of th. aame pupil, fives the prlc. as f I S3 tor acboollug of tblrteea wek. I . tjaiaiii uyu 1. 1 nr ciicuiiriu nun DECEMBER TWENTY-SEVENTH. Mioilonary Meeting A World-Wide Vlaw My Responalbility. Mark, 16. 15. Thrre are more heathen anxious for the Cloapel to-day than all thu mis slonaries of all the Chttrchca can in struct. The "open door" prevalla. What bearing hove the facts given here from master missionaries on the work and prayer and giving of ottr young people? We are not a class by ourselves. We are Christ's men and women, and thin In h'is work. It la by conapnttonto our work too. As we rend and pray, auraly there will come to tis a new conreptlon of the privilege we have. In this topmost, age of all the world, that we should be count ed workers together with him. Jv3t us not shame our commission. Iilshop Hurtzell says: "The .Chris tian Church as a whole has not yet taken Af'. Ira seriously to heart. No laud has had more h.'roic mvn and women. Six hundred have laid down their liven for the exploration of thu continent, and the prtee already paltl for Africa, In the lives of missionaries, , . Erpaf but still th .loatha ,.,,,,., .,,.,, ,., nf nils.sionuili-s '.n Africa are only a small per cent of the number of deaths among the tens of thousands who flock to that continent to make money, to study science, or to win fame or wealth In government or commerce. "fctand with mo for a moment on the aumm'it of a mountain Ave thousand feet above the sea. in the midst ot our large Industrial mission estate, and contemplate the open doors north, south, east, and west where there are great centers of black populations as yet untouched with the Gospel of Christ. Concessions of land are offer ed, the native chiefs are calling for 'book religion,' nnd the governments are frh ndly. It la the opportune time." Bishop Thohutn said: "We have lot), '((Mi people 'in India asking for bap tism. I hf.ve been assured that this number la not an exaggeration. I wrote for ths figures, and my corros- pondonr. replied, -ve could report a much larger number than this; we could baptize the whole 10b. Odd within the next tw.dve months If w? had the means to employ native teachers to go among thera and teach them just the rudiments of Christian doctrine and Christian life.' My own Impression Is that we might multiply that number If we had the means, and there Is hardly any limit to it at all. I have said publicly that I trusted that God would spare my life until I should see 1.000,1100 converts in India alone with in the bounds cf our own worlt. I be lleie ! shail scot It." "What do we need 'in the Philippine Islands? We need first the living messenger. We want a total of twenty-five of the best young and middle aged men that can be found In the Methodist ministry. Then we want women missionaries to train the wo men. We want two representative J churches in the city of Manila to get at the Klilplnog on one aide of the river and the Americana on the other glda ot the river. 1 DECEMBER TWENTY-SEVENTH. "An Optimist's Missionary Meeting." Isa. 60:1-5. Scripture Verses. Matt. 24:14; Mark 1B:15: Acts 1:8; 13:17; Rom. 10:18; Isa. 6:8; Luke, 2:15:17; 10:1,2; Acts 13:2-3; Horn. 10:1315. Lesson Thoughts. What God has promised la sure. The believing Christians at home and the faithful intsclnnary abroad need no better assurance or encouragement. 'The abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the gentiles shall come uato thee." Christ's Gospel la to bo pleached unto the poor, but It la not limited to them. Its blessings are adapted to the needs of all clauses. "Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising." Selections. When Bishop Thoburn went to In dia thirty-eight years ago, a gen: le mon pointed out to him a brick pile, and said. "You might as well try to make a Christian out of that pile as out of one of these people." To-day they are In India nearly three mil lion native Christians, and among them are doctors. Judges, editors, teachers and business men. The old hymn truly says, "Je.us shall reign where'er the sun does his auccesrlve Journey run." He will reign whether you and I do anything to fur ther Ilia kingdom or not. Hut how ashamed we shall he and we have bad no hand In Ita coming! There 1b a famous Arabian story ot a prince who took from a walnut shell a tiny tent, which grew until It cov ered himself, and then grew until It covered his palace,' and then his army, and then his whole kingdom. That is the way with the purpose of Christ's religion, aa we think about it. It extends till It covera first our own soul, then our home, then our vil lage, our country, and the - whole needy world. Suggested Hymns. Conquering now and still to con quer. Preach the Gospel, sound It forth. Great Jehovah, mighty Lord. Speed away, speed away on your mission of light. - The morning light la breaking. Work, for the night la coming. Why "Can Not" la Popular. "Have you ever noticed," arid tha man who finds fault, "how many pe pie avoid the contraction 'can't' nowa days, and make use ot the two words 'can not?' I have been ao much alruck by the prevalence of the Utter expreaslon that I took pains to inquire Into the cause of it. "I find that many people bav. adopt ed the double term because, having been brought up in a locality where the abort aound of 'a' prevailed, they And It almost Impossible to twist their tongues around 'cahn't,' and aince tb.y bollev. that plain, every day 'can't' stamps them aa being of Inferior origin, they cultivate 'can not.' "That requires no abort 'a,' and at though Ita peraiatent use may aavor of affectation. It strike, th. persons who can not get around 'cahn't' aa a great Imonivcment on th. short V 'eaat.' " HI' One Hay nt a Time. We carry too otteu the bui-dcn thnt ne'er Was niennt for this day, nor the next day, to henr. How often we borrow the ills wi elep'ore. And shrink from the woes tlin. ne'ii- el.trx- en our door! Such worry's a sin; let's be quit of the crime H;- living one d iy, just one day, nt a time. A diiy nt a. time -that's cnnvili, if w: knew, To spend nil orr strength on, nnd nnxi ii s thought. Ion; Its tusks and its Iris's, its varied demands Are all we can hr.ndle with one pnir of hands. I'nch day fitly lived makes the record sub lime; Cod perfects us slowly one ilny nt a time. 'Il-.r-i 'et ta-i 'OiT.n-s s'.a.'.d waiting, I sny. A id ('".il w ith each o:iu when iis name is To-dny. The best prepnidi.ri the fulur cm a-.'; Is doiii-f one's best wi.h to-day and its tus:-. Life's liiuhcst n-d be-d, that's the pen!; we must climb Uc i'ii'thtu'.!i-t foal.lcj r -one i!a at a lime. .Tai.ics ...ic'.liiui. llnwr gelpiii-e fond 111s Coil's li-tlsienre. It is beainning to be m ire and more ap parent tluil science, instei-d of being aning onitie to reigion is ratiiet- its strongest nl'y. Kvcn Ue; licil "icntis!s find tlinr selves reaching -in-'i'sions which tlry hail not- foreseen. M' M'trhrikifY. 11 itlior of "The Xaiiire of Mini.'' is pirh.ms th? most recent of this fi;i p'.icnl school to 'trt'e bin-self with his own emclusions. lie be lonns ts that aroup of scientists who leel it incumbent t nince themselves in a-itn-nnisM with reiieion. Hut here is nn e; nmp'.e. showing how this tfi-eur seholnr is Vd t ackoou'ledue the risiCnre of n Uiiilie" Mir?d. Concerning fcsaorial wpe he writes: "Kossorlnl wnsps never see their yojnsr. Thy lav their cgits i i burrows, sunk in the soil, nnd hermetically sen'ed. The larvae ere hutched under ground, nnd nrc never see'i by their moiher. Provision siittieient i'o;' their eleve'oruin n1-. however, is made in n.lv.v.ice. JV'f- e'e-3iit.in' eatrs the fe I'm'cs sink the bnirj'v.. nnd oil tiieui with the snoils of the chii.e. which consist trrctimFS nf siiie'ers a"..! Mimetimcs 0 cri'-fcpts and other inserts. "The endured inscts nre r.at ('r id, bid rnly pina'yzed. " " " The r iniin-'a-.u-e oi the function of certain orga is demon stritcd lli.it the iuir.'csie.. the v crv'ls and other small erent'.ires collected in th.i burvows 01 fossoria) wasiis. were nlive. " The mechnnisni ot this para'ysis. so oir ns could be asce-tained bv Fable, is one of the most remarkable phenomena in nntitre The f.ii-sorial wasps, guided by thpir instinct, inimed'aielv after having seized an insect or snider, bury their s-.ing i ' the nervous centre whi li controls tho inoveeient of tho legs. "When nnimals with soft tojic.?. Mich ns sniuers and young crickets, lire attacked, the operation eloes not nresent nny didicu! tics. Hut Co'ciptc:f in general nnd the lluprfstes nnd weevils in partirulnr, are furnished with a very hard covering which tannot be perfiraied by the small nnd slen der sting of a fossorial wasp. To gnin their object the wasps probe exactly between the first nnd second pair of legs in the median line of the under surface of the thorax. The skin is thinner at this t-pnt, and thev introduce their sting into the langlia from which arise the nerves of the legs. In the case with the Buprestes these ganglia are set c'ose to onn another, and a Mtig'.c prick suffices to nTej the nervous centres of three pairs of legs. Once the sting has been inserted in this way tlie Buprestes becomes paralyzed, but lives for many days, II: is iuvioihle to se'e in their proceedings tlie result nf hnony chance. More thnn chance is req'.iiied to cxniniii adaptations ao precise. " Vfter havini filled the burrow with a sufficient quantity of injects o' spiders, fossorial was' s lay their egs and carefully ciose up the entrance, in lire cuirse tho inrva is hatched and elevoin-s the food 'hit it linds close nt hand. Jf the gathered in sects were not nnralyacd tiiv cjuld easily escape from their prison: if they were dend putrefaction or desiccation (according to rirciimsiaiicei.) wou'd render them unfit for the larvae. It i, therefor", sheer ne cessity ihni is the factor in thi develop ment of this marvelous instinct tint in duces the fossorial wasps to iitf ick the nervous centres of their nrev. When one ins""t has beeti devoered. the larva urn e?eds to another, and tn pn, until it is fully grown, wlierrupo-i it develops it-p'f in a e.ise th'il moteits it liuring H13 wir ier nnd fol'nwiiig pprinv. In sumr"r it c'nnnucH ni fir, into a rlirvni'is. and 'iter iito a uer.'ect insect. It frees itself fiom tlp r -ti an. takes to flighi. and enirs ur.oii liie like th-t of its ln.othLr, which ii has peer" ssen." We con'd fill page nfter naze aid Inp'; rfter bink with iust such wonderful dsily occiirreects. We could go outside thi I'pslm o.' imical life, t c-ju'.d ro lo p'ant life, and do the same thing. We con'd go to the firmament, with its w'onder.'iii- ar raneentenl. There nre certain things wb:ch we rinnot urasp, but we reiii'i to beiieve such wonders are the result chance.---nam's Horn. Tli havlor's ronrli. Whnt a bent'.enca there is in our Iov iti.4 M ister's touch when He Inyi his hand on th" aore, aching heitri He knons jus. where it hurts, und tl.nt bsnn to Isy nest the bleeding spot. In thnt poor crea ture, that crouched at His feet and bajied Hun with her tears, the sore a; ot was the sense c. her guilt. "Thy sins he forgiven thee." was the healing balm. My suffer ing frien ', can't you trust tln.t kind. It may have case you down, but you may be sure tha it will never cast you off. When His wisely loving hand uses the lancet nr the pruning knife, it is uniultering lov that holds the instrument. Mot one cruel liiow bns on" Saviour's band ever yet givc.i you or mc; no:- ever wi,i . ne lev. Tliendore L. Cuyler, I). 1). Maud ami Walt. . We have ail taken a aorrow or a per p'evitv out into the noontide or the mid night and felt ita morbid bitterness drawn out of it, and a great peace descend and till it from the depth of tiie inajes.y under w hose arch we stood. The sweet and so' emn influence which comes to you out of the noontide or the midnight sky doea not take away your pain, but it takts out of it its bitterness. It lifts it to a higher iiaep. It pavs. "Be alill and wait." Phillips ' i-ojks. Three Tliluga. I Three things to love: C'ourac?, gentle ness and affection. Three things to ad mire: Intellect, dignity and gracefulness. Three things to hate: Cruelty, arrogance rjid ingratitude. Three things to delight in: Beauty, frankpess, freedom. Three tkV-s to like: Cordiality, good humor and cheerfulness. Tinea things tu avoid: Idleness, loquacity and flippant jesting. Three thinas to cultivate: Good hooks, good friends and good humor. Three things to contend for: Honor, country and friends. Three things to govern: Temper, tongue nnd conduct. Two things to think of: Death and eternity. Henri Vaii Dyke, D. V. Old New V'erk Hotel. There la a hotel In the lower part ot New York which- boasts a contlu ued existence of eighty-five yeara. One of th. tradition, of th. place la tha' a game of pinochle started forty yearr ago la atlll In progress, although thf tneu who first aat in It bav. long beat gathered to their fathers. Cllmat. Must . Healthy. Waahiugton towiahln Berka count P.aa., haa within Ita limits eley.n pa aona whoa, ager aggr.gat. l6 years. S.v.a of warn ar woman. rflE GREAT DESTROYED JOME STARTLING FACT 3 ABO'JT THE VICE OF INTEMPiRAMCS A Sad rase ltesnltlng From Relllng Mi nors to Minora It ia Ilia tlnty ot tlie Continently to Hhlelil Youth Agnlnst Ita Own Ignorance. A thirteen-year-old liny was picked up on the street in Newr York the other dav helplessly drunk nnd tnken tn the alcohol ic w ard nf tho Bellevue Hnsnitnl. No father nnd no mother can rend ol such n-.i incident without horror, or with out fen- for their own boys, amid tin temntations of citv life. The small drunknrd in Tlcllevue. when his senses returned to him, cursed the barkeeper who sold him the liquor. And the barkeeper omjht to be cursed not by the poisoned child only, but by all men who are conscious of the moral dtitv resting unon the mature to shield youth ngninst its o-rn ignorance, curiosity end undisciplined desires. It should be the special duty of the au thorities to curse that barkeeper to prac tical purposes by dragging hni into court nnd giving him a lone term in jnil for hit own punishment and ns a warning tc others In the same trade not to break tin w nuainat selling liquor to minors. The eity that docs not guard children from whisky, anil nuainst nil -.he indn'itcnrei open to fpeediving men. is put to sh-ime. And lads older than the little llellcvui inebriate, boyn nearing manhood, are en titled to better guardianship from the com munity than they receive. Freedom is nood for men. Give mri liberty and hold them accountable for the abuse of it that is sound doctrine. The kind of goodness which is obtained hi making it impossible to sin is not the kind of goodness that will wear when tin lime of trial comes. It is a hnt-housi plant. Man should be master of himse'f When he is that he has the nower withic to resist nny environment. But the mat who is accustomed to nrops from without goes to pieces when those props are re moved when lie moves to some place where he may do as he chooses. But the doctrine of libertv with rcspans-i bility which applies to adults do?s not up ply to the young. Just as a child has to hi taught to walk, so must the youth bi taught to recognize danger when it con fronts him. He needs the guiding liune until Ilia moral muscles have hardenct and he is able to walk nlone. "Lead us not into temptation," is I prayer which nbovc all other prnyeri shows profound knowledge of weak luunat nature. Keep temntation out of the way of tin young, nnd keep the young out of the waj of temptation. It is a crime not to safeguard youth fron temptations that may ruin character whi' chnracter is forming. The penalties cannot be made too so vere for such as place before growing ladi the temntation to drink, the temntatiot of gambling temptation 01 nny son yielding to which impairs purity und vig or of mind or body. And whether temptation is presented ti the young or their eiueis, this is a tint 1 that is not so well apprehended as i should be: The tempter is always worse than thf tempted. The mnn or woman Hint offers a hrilu to tne poiicemnn or the custom house of beer is more guilty thnn the necenter o the bribe it is so insignificant to the giv er, so significant to the taker, of roo things desired and not otherwise obtain able. The rich man without conscience is thi most dangerous enemy against whom so ciety has to contend. He is an ever flow ing fountain of corruption. It costs bin no sacrifice thnt he cares about to "but his way" through life, and his path ii strewn with dishonored fellow creatures He carpets hia progress with the self-re spect of others. He is Selfishness incar nate and a destroying force, making nl together for evil. We need a sterner sex of abhorrence fot the tempter and a more living conscious ness of responsibility for the tempted. To nil of us who have conscience, thai tliii'leen-year-oid drunken boy in Belle vue is a reproach. If aa a community we were alive as we ought to be to the obli gation of guarding ihe young, no child could buy liquor in New York. The pen alty for selling would be so heavy thai no barkeeper, even if so lost to manhood as to be capable of committing the crime, would dare to risk the consequences From an editorial in the New York Even ing Journal. Liquor's Startling Balance Mieer. A splendid way to interest amf instruct, nay to iiiinress a t-unday school in a practical lesson on temperance, is fot the superintendent, or some person well posted upon the evils of intemperance, tn conduct n general exercise, n blackboard lecture, taking for the topic, "A Debtoi and Creditor Account with Mr. Alcohol." Have a good blackboard placed before the school, select some young man who can write well and promptly and eleany, and ak him to come torward and act at clerk for the school. Then let the lead, er ask the scholars for some items thnt they can set down to th. credit oi Mr Alcohol! None will probably be given, lot the glorious reason that there are none; but do not burr". Continue to ask ii there la not one thing that can be set down to the good credit of Mr. Alcohol, After 1 had almost worried a school in my demands for something to set on the credit aide of the account, a little boy said: "Alcohol ia good to keep corpsci from rotting!" Finally when the school is deeply im pressed with the fAct that 'here is ns good thing that can be aaid in the favof of Mr. Alcoho', let the debit side be called for. You will be surprised to hear the reasons come in. Let the clerk put them down one at a time, and let the leader put a little earnest speech with each one su as to drive the truth home. When through what an exhibit the blackboard will allow not one thing in favor, but more than a dozen things against the use of alco hol! How easy now to clinch this truth upon the souls of the very boys and girls who have furnished the items for 'lie conclusion! The Kev. K. L. Eaton, 1). Ll. Beer Startles Germany, Cable dispatches from Germany give the figures for liquor consumption in 1WJ in that counlt':'. The cablegram says: "The statistics of the Imperial Health Office show that the total spent on alco holic liquors in 1002 throughout the Ger man Empire waa about aii'io.OOO.OOO, an av erage per head for persona over fifteen years of age of 33. Die Health Olfiee has issued a pamphlet in which, while not ad vocating total abstinence, it says total ab stinence is not disadvantageous to health and does not impair the working ability, A mass of material ia arranged tor popu lar understanding, allowing the injurious effects of alcohol." ' The Crowds in Brief. Drunkenness directly kiila not less linn TO.OtK) men s year in America alone. Can t'.a church, or ought it, to live in issociat:on with the liquor traffic without jonnict : The W. C. T. V., at Summit, N J., pre sented the Summit Fire Department with t 100-gallon coffee urn, mounted on wheels, for their use at tires. This is designed to lessen the drinking of stimulants. At Iadiananolis, Iod., recently three store victims of tha winerooni evil ap peared in the Juvenile Court before Judge 3tubba. All were girls, twe only fonrteeu yeara old, and the other but fifteen. A cow gave a good pail of milk and ticked it over; all rows don't do that. A lood churchman prays .1tt4 days "Thy Kingdom come" and on the Doatn- day rotea tor rum; all churchmen don't do that. Chr Francis Jeune, President of the London Divorce Court, told an interview r that the new licensing act had a great interest for him, aa half tha matrimonial troubles brought before him could be at tributed to excessive drinking, ; Although the blacklist for drunkards is sot yet common, something like it goes Bto effect daily. Leas and less do men if influence recommend or employ any aaraoa whoa, in led is liable to ba cloud -J, ar bis aervas aaeo, of bis iuc' -"'I i.tt- C aired by tba use nf nleonof, ttsimtf in uaiaess hours or after. COMMERCIAL kEVIEW. General Trade Coadltleet R. G. Dun & Co.'a "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Developments not encour aging as to cotton spinning, but there it evidence of better conditions in the iron and steel industry, while retail trade feels the usual impetus as the holidays approach. Idleness among New England lumber mills is offset by increased ac tivity in the South. Owing to pressure of grain there is stilt delay in handling freight promptly ' at a few Westero points, but as a rule traffic facilities art adequate, and railway earnings for No vember show an average gain of 4.0 pel cent, over last year. It is significant evi dence of the attitude of consumers thai while output of pig iron declined to about one million tons in November, the lowest point in several years, furnace stockf rose to 638, !07 tons, far exceeding all recent records. Such a striking discrep ancy indicates clearly the extent of con traction in this leading branch of manu facture. From present indications it seems almost certain that the situation will show some improvement by the end of this month, although inventories al ways retard operations during Decem ber. Failures this week numbered 331 io the United States against 269 last year, nnd 20 in Canada, compared with 30 year ago. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Four Spring clear, $J.854.05; best Patent $5.25; choice Family $4.35. Wheat New York No. a, 8oe; Philadelphia No. 2, 86;ta8;c; Balti more No. 2, 82J4. Com New York, No. 2, 50c; Phil adelphia No. 2, 486548; Baltimore No. 2, 48c. Oats New York No. 2. 40fcc; Phil adelphia No. 2, 4i42c; Baltimore No 2, 41c. Hay No. I timothy, large bales, $ 15.00; No. 1 timothy, small bales, $ IS-Oo: No. 2 timothy, S (14.00; No. 3 timothy, $12.00 1300. Green Fruits and Vegetables. Ap ples Western Maryland and Pennsyl vania, packed, per brl $i.so2.2 Beets Native, per bunch l52c. Broccoli Native, per box 2025c Cab bage New York, per ton, domestic, ' $2o2.s; do, New York State, per ton, Danish $.lo((C35. Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl 5i6.ocKa7.50; do, per box $l.7Sf(j 2.25. Celery New York State, pet dozen 30(0 50 ; do, native, per bunch 34. Carrots Native, per bunch iic Grapes Concords, per 5-lb basket 13 14c; do, Catawba, per 5-lb basket 13 I4C Horseradish Native, per bushel box $1.25(81.50. Kale Native, per bush el box 2csf(25c. Onions Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow, per bu 5565c Pumpkins Native, each 34C Spin ach Native, per bushel box 7J90C String beans Florida, per box $2.75(3) 3.00. Turnips Native, per bushel box 35((?40c. Potatoes. Maryland and Pennsyl vania, good to choice, per bu 788oc; New York, per bu 783o. Sweet pota toes North Carolina, yellow, per brl $2.oo2.4o; Potomac, $2.oota;2.40 ; East cm Shore, yellow, 75c(g$i.5o; yams, $l.25l.6a Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides, 7tc; bulk shoulders, 8; bellies, 8J4 ; bulk bam butts, yyi ; sugar cured shoulders, blade cut, 9 ; sugar-cured California hams, M ; canvased and unranvased hams, 10 lbs and over, 13; refined lard, second-hand tubs, 8yj ; re fined lard, half-barrels and new tubs, tyi ; tierces, lard, 8'A. Poultry. Turkeys Young, 7 lbs and over, 8i5J4c; do, old. do, -Hi4y; do, small and poor, I2i3. Chickens Hens, medium to heavy, ioiocj do. hens, small and poor, uf)xA; do, old roosters, each 25(0)30; do, young, good to choice, per lb ioI2; do, staggy, per lb io: elo, do rough and poor, gt Ducks White Pekings, 4 lbs and over, i2c; do, mongrels, 3' to 4 lbs, per lb il(2. Geese Western and South ern, each 6o75c Dressed Poultry. Turkeys Choice, per lb, i(3; do, medium to good, 13 is, Ducks Good to choice, per lb 12 !4. Chickens Young, good to choice, 5l2c; do, mixed, old and young, (9 11; do, poor to medium, !l3. Gees. Good to choice, per lb ioI3C Eggs. Western Maryland and Penn sylvania, sale. We quote: Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, loss off, per dozen 30y e ; Eastern Shore, Maryland and Virginia, loss off, per dozen 3o; Southern, do, 27a-8; storage, fancy, at mark, do, e25. Cheese. Fancy,- September made, large and small, I2!4i2!4; late, made,. October, It!li as to quality. Butter. Separator. 2627 ; gathered cream, 240T25; imitations, 21 ; prisT Mb, i7t2$. Llvi Stocc ' Chicago, Callle good to prime steers $5.oo575 ; stockers and feeders $i7533 9o; cows $l.5o3Qo; heifers $1.75(114.50; canners $1. 503.40; built $1.504.35; calves $2.00(3:5.75 ; Texai fed steers $3.65(54.00. Hogs Mixed and butchers' $4.35(4-65; good to choice heavy $4.55(4.62! ; rough heavy $4 30(a) 4.50; light $4-15(34 50; bulk of sales $4-454-55- Sheep Lambs steady ; good to choice wethers, $3 754 3r- fair to choice mixed $3001513.75; native Iambi ?4.oo575; fed Western .yearlings $470. . Pittsburg, Pa. Cattle slow; choice, f 5.00(5:5. 10; prime, 470485; fair, $300 1)3.60. Hogs higher, prime heavy, $4.70 ?475'. mediums, $460(465: heavy Yorkers, $4-55(44 -6o : light Yorkers, $443 4 5o; pig, $4 354-4o: roughs. $3.0018 m tc esi.A.n Arm? nrime wethers. Stitafa ssin- mils and common. $1.22.00: :hoice lambs, $5-35S3 5o; veal calves, f7-O0(a.7-50- INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES Germany's best customer is Great Britain. Ours is the oldest man-o -war flag now siiuafc. The Department of Agricultu-e cost $5,000,000 last rear. That cotton is in universal use de oends upon its cheapness. Of the 4,000,000 population of Colom bia less than 5 per cent can read. There were at the time of the last statement 69.055 ilockhohlers in the Steel Corporation. The turbine wilt as surely ) displace the reciprocating engine at the screw ha displaced tlie paddle. It has been discovered that the rtreets of Dawson. Alaska, are lined with gold that it will pay to work. The coffee crop it the most valuable one in Porto Rica, the exports exceeding all other products in value. Europe has four and a half miles ol railsvay for every 10,000 people; th. United States fcsa twenty-five miles. Tl'1 ntif'T killed in street accident in Ut o.i city has been during Cr vear a'-noot two for ' workinar da, 1
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