I SCEPTRE OF THE KINGDOM id Eloquent Sunday Disccorse By the Rct. A. B. S mpson. Tb Maolfesfallos of (he King Ths Recogol Uoa Lord ol lb Temple. JCew YnW Citt. The following ser mon was preached Sunday by the world famous hend of the Christian and Mission ary Alliance, the Rev. A. B. Simpson. His subject was "The Manifestation of the King," and hi text was: Tell y the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh unto thee mrek, snd, sitting upon an nss, and colt, the foal of an ass. Matthew 81:1. The time had now come when the Lord Jesus wns to be publicly manifested a the don, of Divid and the King of Israel. Hith erto He had refused thp demands of the multitude, who, after His Galilean mira cle, had tried "to take Him by force and make Him a king;" but now a the end draws near it ia proper that He should lit erally fulfil the announcements of ancient prophecy, and for a brief moment, at least, appear as the heir to David's throne and the answer to all the Messianic hopes of Israel. I. The Recognition of the King. It wa Strange that the hrst to recognize Him as Israel's King shou'd be two blind beggars. That which the rulers of Israel, with all th-ir wisdom, failed to comprehend, was discovered by poor old Bartimeus and his blind companion. Calling Him by His Mes sianic name, they cried, as the procession pressed by, "Jesus. Thou Son of David, have mercy on us!" When Jesus heard that name He instantly ordered the mo cession to halt, and, calling them to Him, granted their petition like a king, bid M'ig them receive their sight and fobow Him in the way. So still it la ever true, "Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them unto bahes." Tho wisdom of the world and even the culture of theo logical science have blinded men to the vision of God, and it is the lowly and often illiterate to whom the Holy Ghost reveals "the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" and the blessed hopes of the coming once more of our glorious King. How did these blind men know that Jesus was the Son of David? With their inner senses they felt after Him until thry found Him. It is so atill that the hung:; heart finds the Saviour. Keaching out in our darkness and sense of need, groping for One who we feel can meet and satisfy our need, we press our way toward the light even as the blind man, who, while he cannot discern the objects before him, can see vaguely at least the glare of the light and press closer to it. Kven so we can press toward God, and He will meet the seeking soul and reveal Himself in the vis ion of light and love even as He did to them. . Keeker for Christ, follow the light you have and He will give more as you follow on, and you, too, will hear Him say, "Re ceive thy sight, thy faith hath made thee whole." II. The Manifestation of the King. An cient prophecy had foretold the coming ol the King of meekness, truth and love, and His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was a striking fulfillment. Zechariah especially had literally described the scenes por trayed in this chapter. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, Bhout, O daughter ol Jerusalem, behold thy King cometh unto thee. He is just and having salvation, low ly and riding upon an ass and upon a colt the foal of an ass." (Zechariah 9:9). For the first time in His earthly minis try, our Lord permits Himself to be borne by the beast of burden, which had always been recognized as the bearer of kings, Hiding upon a little colt never ridden be fore, draped with the garments of His dis ciples as they walked beside, and accom panied by the mighty multitude surging up from the city at this, the Passover time, when the population of Jerusalem was multiplied tenfold. He slowly descended from Bethany toward the city. At every step the enthusiasm of the crowd grew higher. Cutting down branches from the palm trees they strewed them in the way, and even their garments they flung in hom age at His feet, while their voices rose to a mighty shout as they cried in the language of an old prophetic Psalm, "Hosannah to the Son of David,' Hosannah in the high est." But His own demeanor was in strange contrast to all these scenes of tumultuous excitement. Truly, He came as the King of meekness, lowliness and love. This be came still more apparent when the city suddenly burst upon their view, and the sight of it drew from Him an outburst of sorrow and compassion, and amid nil that pageant of popular acclamation He gave ivay to bitter tears and lamentations over the certain doom which He saw impending upon the scenes that lay spread before Him in all their glorious beauty. But the pro cession swept on, and in a little while He entered the city ond the Temple. His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was the foreshadowing of that glorious time when He shall come again as Israel's long expected Messiah and take His place upon the throne of David, never again to leave it.' It is also typical of His entrant upon the throne of the individual heart when we receive Him as our Lord and King. The little foal on whom no man had sat before is the exquisite type of the heart that gives Him its exclusive affection. He comes to reign, not as tyrant, but as a King of gentleness and love in all tho at tractive attributes so finely set forth in the ancient picture that we are consider ing. He does not come to repress, but to satisfy. He does not dominate us as a des pot, but He. meets all the needs and long ings of our being, and so blends with our nature and our will that we become His willing subjects and the very partners of li s kingdom and His throne. Have we thus received Him and known Him as our King? III. The King of Zion and the Lord ot the Temple, immediately upon entering the city He passed through the gates of the Temple, and related the miracle of its cleansing which had formed the first chapter of His early Judean ministry. The difference between this miracle and the former is that then He called it His Fath er's house; now "My house." He was now taking the position of being Himself the Lord of the Temple and the true theocra tic Head of the kingdom. A little later the phrase was changed again. As He left that Temple after His solemn warnings and judgments pronounced against the false rulers and leaders of Israel, fie de clared "Your house," Mine nj longer, "your house ia left unto you desolate ana ye shall not see Me again until he shall say .blessed is Uo thatxumeth in the name of the Lord." The cleansing of the Temple was occa sioned by the abate which was made of its courts by a class of money brokers and cheap traders, who took advantage of the people's desire for silver change in order tc pay the half shekel offering which was re quired of every one entering the Temple, and out of this there grew up a regular business and a large class of men who, at exorbitant rates ot usury, supplied the sil ver exchange to the worshipers as they crowded into ths courts without having provided themselves with the requisite coin. Another class of tradesmen in like man tier tilled up snother part of the conrt with their filthy stalls for the supply of doves and other animals for the sin offerings and burnt offerings of the daily sacrifice. These also were sold at exorbitant price lor the convenience of the worshipers, but really for the gain of the dealers. The same high place He' still claims in (he Church of God and (he individual beart. The abuse of the Temple courts of eld have, alas, been more than paralleled ! the history of Christendom. It was the sale of indulgences in the time of Luther lor the enrichment of the ecclesiastical par ties that brought about the Reformation. ; The kind of sin here described is not see. alar business in its own place, but the doing of things in the nanie of religion hich are prompted by mercenary motives. The preaching of the gospel for the saks of Ein, wrong financial methods in support ng the church, the. desecrating of the louse of God by social and secular enter, tainments and methods of raising money which appeal to the selfishness snd frivol ity of man, and the using of Christianity In aar a as a cloak of soutauuesa, a an advertisement ot nusiness, aa a means of social preferment or secular gain these re things which sre so common on every side of us that ine hrts of many of God's jhiMren have been filled with humiliation and sorrow, and moved to earnest prayer for the coming of the King once more to cleanse His Temple and nurge from Hit church these shameful profanations. The second cleansing of the Temnle would seem to suggest that before thi Lord's coming there is to be a profound work of sanctification among the peonle of God answering to that first cleansing rf which we read so fully in the early shapters of the Acts of the' Anostles. Still more fully does it apply to the in dividual experience of the Christian. Here, too, there is a second cleansing which the Lord comes to bring when He Himself enters the consecrated heart, not only saving, but sanctifying and separating as unto Himself in a deeper sense than we can possibly know, even in the early Joy of cen version. Have we received this second cleansing? IV. The Children's King. This was not an ordinary crowd, where the children alwavs love to be in front, but it was a genuine outburst of heaven inspired love snd loyalty that made them cry, "Hosan nah in the highest." For the Lord Jesus Himself bore testimony to the genuineness it their praise and indeed gave it the high est place over all others as He poted the ancient Scripture, "Out of the mouths of Babe and sucklings Thou has perfected praise." Others might join in the accla mations beeausj of the contagious influ ence of an excited multitude, but theirs a-as "perfect praise." As usual the l'hari lees were ready to scorn their juvenile en thusiasm, but the Lord Jesus was also ready to vindicate them as He had once before. Let us never forget that Jesus is the :hildren's King. By and by, when we wel :ome Him to His heavenly throne, we shall find that a vast proportion of that ran somed crowd will consist of little chil dren. Let us train our little ones to know Him and crown Him aa their King. The word used here in their childish praise is the Hebrew'word "Hosannah." It is not quite the same as Hallelujah, the usual ex. pression for worship and praice. Literally it means "Lord save us." Our Hallelu jahs must begin in Hosannahs. Even the children, too, must learn that they are sinful children, and that they also require His cleansing blood, and only as they ac cept it and honor it will their Hosannahs become Hallelujahs, and the Lord pro nounce their homage "perfect pra se." V. The Blessing of the King. ImmedN ately. after Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem and His cleansing of the Tem ple, we read these significant words, "and the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple and He healed them." Purifica tion always leads on to power. The cleans ing of the Temple was followed by the healing of the aick and the revelation ol the great and good Physician. So, still, it will be found in our personal experience. This was not a momentary gleam of divine beneficence over a dark and suffering world, but Jesus Christ is the same yes terday, to-day and forever. "And warm, sweet, tender even yet A present help is He And love has still its Olivet And faith its Galilee. The healing of His seamless robe Jbf our beds of pain, We touch Him 'mid life's pain and strife And we are whole again." But, of course, all this awaits its perfect fulfilment in that hannier time when the King shall come to His own again "and the ronsomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladi.ess, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." Then, when this earth is purged of nil iniquity, will it be also true the inhabitant ihail no more say. "I am sick, and the peonle that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity." VI. The Curse of the King. But the King has not only blessing, but also judg ment in His mighty hand. The only mira ;le of judgment recorded in nil the life of Jesus Christ immediately followed these Incidents. It was the cursing of the bar ren fig tree, to which He came seeking fruit and encouraged to expect it by the luxuriant leaves that covered Its branches; but lo! there was "nothing but leaves." nd He pronounced upon it the withering words t .it left it leafless ani dead. This as, of course, a type of the fruit less nation that He had already referred to under the parable of tho Barren Fig Tree, and it forecasts the solemn judgment that awaits every professed follower of Christ who shall meet Him at last with cnmty hands and fruitless lite. But there is a beneficent aspect, even in ihe curse of the King. It tells us of One '.hut has the power to consume and destroy the things which we are unable to cast out if our l.ves. There are fig trees of sinful habit and physical disease which our hu man strength cannot throw off alone. Oh. iow glad we are sometimes fo have a God s-ho is "a consuming fire,'' and from whose orcsen-c Satan, sin and sickness flee away. He tells us we may enter into His de itruetive power against these things and land over to His flamjng sword adver taries and obstacles too great for us to jvercomc. "I am so glad," said a little child once, "that I have a God that can shako the worli." Our Christ is not all soft and asy benevolence. Back of His gentleness Is an arm of might and a holiness as .nexorable as the lightnings of the sky. Oh! sinner, whatever else you dare, be ware of "the wrath of the Lamb." VII. The Sceptre of the Kingdom. In '.be closing verses of our lesson, chapter 21, verses 20 to 22, the Lord reveals the ecret of His own power and tells the disciples how they may share it also, The secret of it is faith, "if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only da this which is done to the fig tree, but, ilso, if ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea, i shall be done; and all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believ ing, ye shall receive." And so He passes over to us His sceptre, and tells us that we may exercise the same omnipotence Df fni tli through which He wrought His mighty works. It was by faith that He overcame and became for us "the Autho and Finisher of our faiib." Bet we may exercise the same faith, too. Some time in that coming kingdom we shall be like Him and exercise a power over the uni verse of Cod, of which, could we fully realize it now, we would be amazed and ippalled. But He is training us now in the use of this mystic sceptre, and teaching us the lessons of that faith of which He once said, "All things are possible with God, all things are possible unto him that believetb. We have but touched its borderland, beloved. There are great - continents of faith and power and prayer for us yet to explore. ' Lord, teach us to pray," help our unbelief and give us "the faith ot God." Shoes for a Giant A Calumet shoemaker has Just fin Isned a pair of shoes for Louis Mol linen, known aa the "Qulncy Hill giant." Mollenen Is 19 years old stands seven feet eight Inches Id height and tips tba acales at 300 pounds. The shoes are sixteen and 1 quarter Inches In length, six Inches in width and weigh Ova pounds each Mollenen will use them while at work n the Qulncy mine, where he la em ployed. A number of offers to exhibit the young giant have been made by six men, but all have been refused. Ch':egr Record-Herald. Early History of Coffee. The use of coffee beana was Aral known to the Abyaulnlans, but the em ployment of coffee aa a beverage wai first recorded In the fifteenth century Two varieties of T'gahoua" wert known. One was a preparation from the shells of the aeeda, which was known aa "qtcharyat," and one from the aeeda proper, which was known as "boua-nyat." Bulletin of Pharma ceutical Bulsncs THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 18, Subject! Israel Ileproreil, Atnos v., 4-1.1 finl.len Test. Atnos v., O Memory Verses, 4-uCoiiminntnrr on tba Day's Lesson, Introduction. The bonk of Amos was the earliest written of all the prophecies It is naturally divided into three' parts: 1. introductory (chaps. 1, 2). The pro phecies against Damascus, I'hilidtia. Tvre. Kdoni, Amnion and Moab the r.ix enemies of the chosen people and finally against Judah (chap. 2: 4, 5), are preparatory tc a. full description of the sins of Israel. 2 Israel's sins and the impending ruin (chaps. 3-6). 3. A series of live vision? (chaps. 7-8); interrupted (chap. 7: 1017) by un account of the altercation between Amos and Amaziah. Amos was an unedu cated man. but he had that culture and training which conies from living close to (od, and his prophecy shows that he was thoroughly acquainted with the books of Moses. Commentary. 1. A lamentation for Is racl (vs. 1-3). Because Israel continues to snow no signs ot ren- itirice, Amos sees that certain and speedy destruction will ! come upon ttie nation, tie according. v proceeds to sing a funeral dirge. Israel was spiritually dead; like a fallen virgin, she had debased herself and lo.it her pur ity. She was prostrate on the ground, un able to rise, having none to usit her. The prophet also declares that the strength of the nntioti was to he reduced to one-tenth of what it then was. "Such an announce ment as this, made in the height of the prosperity secured by Jeroboam 11., would naturally be a startling one to those who beard it." II. An exhortation to seek God (vs. 4 6). 4. ".Seek ye .Me." Cease your rebel lion against me; return to Me with all your heart, and though consigned to death, ye shall be rescued and live. De plorable us your case is, it is not utterly desperate. "Shall live." Shall escape the threatened destruction. 6. "Seek not Bethel." At Bethel was one of the gold en calves Jeroboam had set up. At this time it was the most popular sanctuary of the northern kingdom, and was patron ized by the King Iciiap. 7: 13). "Uilg.il." This was an important church centre about nine miles northwest of Bethel. Here, as well as at Bethel, was a school of the prophets. At Uilgal were carved images. "To Beer-sheba. Situated in the extreme southern part of Judah. This city had evidently become a centre for idol worship, and Amos warns them against journeying thither. "Into captiv ity." The prophet shows them that all hone from these idolatrous altars is vain. Gilgal and Bethel are doomed and heath en deities cannot save them. 6. "Ilrise of Joseph." That is, the ten tribes or northern kingdom; so used because Joseph was the ancestor of two of the Juef tribes. III. Israel's deplorable condition (vs. 7 13). 7. "Turn judgment." Israel's crying sin is neglect of civil justice and oppression of the poor. "Wormwood." An intensely bitter, unpalatable plant. It is always used as a symbol for whatever is nause ous and destructive. In their civil courts bribes were taken (v. 12), righteousness was "cast down" (R. V.) to the earth, and instead of bringing relief to the oppressed, they brought bitterness and greater op predion. 8. Verses 8 and 9 are intended to im press the Israelites with the power ami majesty of Jehovuh, the creator and rul er of the universe. They are introduced abruptly and interrupt the connections between verses 7 and 10. "The seven ,-ara." The Pleiades, a group of stars in tlie constellation Taurus, culled frequent ly the seven stars. "Orion." A constel lation noted for its three bright stars in a straight line. "Turneth, maketh." That is, causes morning to follow night and brings the day to an end in night. The two clauses describe Jehovah as the au thor of the regular alternation of day and night. "That calleth," etc. By evapor ation "the waters" are collected into clouds and then are immediately poured out in showers upon the face of the earth. B."That streiigtlieiieth," etc. See 11. V. Who takes the nart of the poor and op. pressed against the oppressor. Sudden de struction comes upon the mighty, so that even their strongest fortresses cannot save them. 10.' "Hate him." The prophet again takes up the subject under consideration in verse 7. The); cannot bear an upright magistrate, and'wiil not have righteous laws executed. "In the gate." The place where "the elders" or magistrates sat and where justice was administered (v. 12l, 11. "Treading." The poor were op- Creased. "Burdens of wheat." Kven the read was taken from t lie poor as the price of justice. "Shall not." The penal ty for such gross injustice is here an nounced. 12. "1 know." They imagine that Jehovah is ignorant, but He knows their many smaller offenses as well as their "mighty sins." Three of their great er sins are mentioned: 1. Afflicting the righteous. 2. Taking bribes, so that judg ment was perverted. 3. Refusing to hear the cause of the poor who had no reward to offer. 13. "Keep silence." In an "evil time," such as the prophet has ilescrilied, when it is useless to attempt to obtain jus tice, wise men are silent. IV. Mercy offered (vs. 14, 15). 14. "Seek ?ood." .Again the prophet urges them to orsake their sins and turn to God. "May live." Even yet there is hope. God's de cree offering mercy is absolute ami unlim ited to the one who will repent. "And so," etc. Because of their prosperity they imagined and said (see K. V.) that God was with them. But they were deceived. Now Amos tells them what to do in order to actually have his presence. 13. "Hate the evil." Tho exhortation of verse 14 is repeated in stronger language: Hate evil, love good, establish judgment. "It may be." This should not be understood as expressing doubt. God will have mercy upon such as heed the prophet's exhorta tion. "Remnant of Joseph." The ten tribes. V. The t'ay of the T.ord (vs. 16 20). Amos sees that his exhortation will be unheeded, and again draws a dark picture df the future. In their blindness they de sired "the day of the Jord," the day when, as they supposed, God would con fer some great honor upon His people; but Amiss warns them mat iu their present moral condition the day of the. Lord would be a day of lamentation, wailing and dark ness with "no brightness in it. VI. Hypocritical service rejected (vs. 21-27). feasts and sacrifices could not avert the threatened judgments. Do you think to win Jehovah s favor by your re ligious services and ceremonial observ ances? What He demands is not sacri fice or the mue of songs on your instru ments of music, but justice -and righteous, beat. And He desires these to "roll on." First High Pews in Churches. During the reign of William and Mary in England a worthy bishop complained to the latter that the ladies of the court were wont to fix tnelr eyes on their neighbors rathei than on blm during his discourse. II apparently never occurred to the di vine that the fault might He in the sermons themselves. By consent of the Queen high pews were : introduced to prevent wander lng eyes. "As for the young ladies for whose spiritual welfare they were devised," says a writer, "their indig nation was only aurpassed by the rage of their admirers." From thai time high pews were very commonly placed In churches. Typical American Mother. Mrs. C'orrellus Vaoderbllt ia famoua for her devotion to her three lovely children. She walks and drives with them, superintends the making of their clothes, plays and romps with them sad baa good-night chat with then before they go to sleep each eve- SEPTEMBER EIGHTEENTH. "How the World Is Growing Better." Pa. 37:1-13; Ecci. 7:10. Scripture Verses. Ma't. 5:42; 7:12; 25:34-36; Uike 6:31; 10:25-37; Actj 1:1-8; 8:25-37; 9:28-28; Rum. 14:21; 1 Cor. 8:9, 13; Gal. 6:1. 2. Lesson Thoughts. Do the wicked seem to prosper? It Is only temporary; God Is lxird over ill, and he will not allow evil to have the victory. Sin Is self-destructive. Its very prosperity hastens Its ruin. Each sue Jesnfiil step In wrong doing eneour iges to another deeper In sin until finally the precipice is reached and tho fall to destruction. Selections. In a dark place even a little light Is very conspicuous. The world Is full of the darkness of sin and suffer ing and unklndness; even the smallest Joed of love can scatter much of tho tlurknens around It. How much we take, how little give! Vet every life Is meant To help all lives; each man should live For all men's betterment. Our object In bettering the world must bo purely from love for It and for the Father; doing acts of benevo lence not that we mny receive honor and glory of men, but that they seeln? Dtir good works may glortly our ?ather in heaven. The sun shines to eflect God's glory; and the brighter je shines, the more he forbids any ooklng at himself. Men that do great things for their 'ellows are worthy of all praise, whether it be to built hospitals, ;ndow colleges, free the enslaved, or other things that wealth and power alone can accomplish. Not less neces sary to human happiness are the little things of life, and he that exempli fies in them the law of love Is a bene factor to his kind. "To do good and to communicate, forget not." EPiflTH LEAGUE LESSONS SEPTEMBER EIGHTEENTH. Is the World Growing Better? Psa 37. 1-13; Eccles. 7. 10. . Nearly every verse of the 37th Psalm is crowded with sound sense and good chaer. It will bear frequent reading and honest heeding in lire's petty annoyances. ' Fret not thyself." Evildoers there are about us. Let not yourselves down to worry over them. Etyil forms within Itself a poison, which in time will prove Its own de struction. "Rest in the Lord." Be patient when he is at work, knowing full well that he can bring to pans what ho undertakes. Ev.!l men may prosper for a time. They may heap up rii-hes. But Gol wl:l take their deserted gains and mal;e them the Inherence of the meek. To say that the former days are bet ter than the present Is to discount God's influence on earth and to cast discredit upon h'.s faithful colaboreri How easy it Is to pick flaws! So natural is it that some people create for themselves a world of Haws iu which to live and to be burled. It is a little, narrow, uncomfortable world, fit on!y for those who enjoy misery. Wben In It, of course, one could not possibly discover any pro-jress any where, so persistently do flaws fill all the angle of their vision. Some tjjere are who cannot cnjiy the beautiful Mght of our Bhlnlng king of day, because there are some spots on his beaming face. Why care for these bo long as he floods the world w.Vh his rudlant beauty! A o:lg time Is required for the morning a arrival. Gradual, very gradual. Is the coming of day. To the lonely sentinel at his post of duty 't is tedious waiting for Its breaking fullness. But "it marches sti-adily on and nsver halts. When It arrives, and the earth is filled with Its glory, then, O then we know It Is day. Mor ally we are In the dawn o: a glorlou? day. There are many shadows and clouds al'cuit us. But upon the Sun of Righteousness who is bringing in our moral day there is no Heck not flaw. No spots are on his face. The day of Christ's victorious sway Is certain, though long in coming. Ours It Is to have confidence Jn Its approach and to hasten Its advent by our cheer ful toll. 1. As compared with former ages how much more sympathetic is man toward his fellow-men to-day. Des potism, oppression, cruelty exist, but are condemned as never betore. Im plements of torture once In common use are now found chiefly In museums at relics of a past barharJc age. The leaven of Christianity is spread ing more rapidly now than ever be.oro. ('.irlstlan ideals are making room fot themselves, and by their unquestioned worth compel widening recognition. As men become better they readl y see that the world Is growing better. This Is certainly true to the extent thr.t th.av ore a oart oi the world. How Codicil Was Destroyed. Jdr. Oswald Bullard, a cycle agent at Royston, Herts, England, recently told a strange story In the Probate court of bow a codicil to the will of testator named Edmunn Brook Nunc bad been destroyed. He said that be was riding a motor-tricycle to London when the machine caught fire, and he used his coat to put out the flames The codicil was In the pocket and was burned. Pressed by counsel, he carefully opened a brown paper par eel and showed a charred garment He also said that the testator had given blm power to use or destroy the codicil as be liked. Crusade Against Wearing Hats. (n England crusade against the wearing of bats la being waged on the ground that this custom will cause the hair to grow and serve a an aid against premature rayness This physical culture fad excites con siderable derision In London circles where It teems to be looked upon as a direct blow aimed at the English man's dearest privilege. From the members of the bouse of commons down the Britisher deems It bis right to wear bis hat on every possible oc casion and to sleep In It If so dis posed. THE GREAT DESTRUi'Eii SOME STARTLING FACTS A30U. THE VICE OF INTtMPERANCE. Drink Curo of London A Grnrrr's t.( ernse Is the flrmttest 'tir or the An in the Vt orl.l's Metropolis Man) Women Him on, I n Imlulsents. The evidence showing the extraordinary evtcnt to which t-ic drink curc hns un dermined the social, physical mid in.ilal welfare of the p., rile is overwhelming. Ad in a po.itiou l judge are a one in the opinion tiiat the great mass ot' the peo ple have no concept on ot the ravages which the consumption oi drink espe cially the cheap ami poisonous kinds is making upon the physical nnd moral condi tion of the pop e. thlousii the weaker ten. A loctor with a lare practice in the suburbs told an Kxpress representative that jioceis' licenses are among the great est ciiMcs of the a je. "I have tracd," he said, -'many cases of alcoholism among women to this source. The evil begins with the grocers' license, and in a short time the public house is patronized. "Another evil is the medicated wine, the trade in which lias vastly increased during the past few years. Scores of people wli wou.il not touch ordinary wine or spit its ask if they may take a little of s.imcbodv's Inedciatc.l wine. It is nothitu but ordinary I wine to wilich a drug has been added. It is my tirm conviction that the use of such wine cultivates, and in some cases, awnkens a craving for alcohol in stronger form." A member of a public body iu Wist Ham showed an Kxpress representative round the best parts o: the boroiuh on Saturday night. The passing of well dressed women in ami out of public houses of the better type was continuous. A visit was paid to what is an admittedly well conducted "ho tel." In the saloon bar were fo'-tv-rive persons, twenty-five of whom were women, including six girls with young men, evi dently sweethearts. "If you saw what I have seen cverv day of my life," slid a head waster of a board school in the Kast Knd, "you would hop? that the children sent away by the l-'resh Air Fund would never come laick. If we could only take the children out of the nt inosphere in which they are compelled to live there mijlit he t ime iioie for them. "With public hollies at every street cor ner, where hoys and girls play' every niuht for want of a better place, what wonder is it that the scenes of drunken, tightins women dull their perceptions ami lead them to look upon drunkenness as one ot the usual features of their existence" London Kxpress. The No-Hr Liquor Shops, The worst evil today existimi in New York City in connection with the liquor traffic is the no-bar whisky shop. 1 hare often wondered why, when the license was raised the last time, these dens of iniquity anil destruction ot physical and inorul man got on so iiguuy. There is no more pitiable sieht than to see the wretches of all ages and both sexes in their tattered garments spending their last pennies for a bottle of some alcoholic concoction as they Hitter like phantoms on a Saturday night in and out of these places During the day there is almost constantly a set of drunken loafers within ami in front of these places. If any one desires to convince himself oi the havoc these places work among their victims let him walk on Seventh avenue between Twenty-sixth and Thirtv-sccond streets. Similar conditions exist in many other parts of the city. No beer or lighter drink is sold here. It is t lit real poison and nothing else that is dealt out without restriction of any kind. I would rather there would be ten sa loons where there is sonic restriction and every man is on his good behavior than one of the pestholes where man sinks to the level of the beast and is he'icd along by the vendor of the vile stuff. Carbon, iu the New York .Sun. Temperance Work Amnng Pallors. A great Christian temperanc? work is carried on in Kngland in the lioval Sailors' Rests. No fewer than 9o."8 pledges were recorded during the year, and of these 2018 were secured by seamen themselves on the respective shi)s, those on small craft being as earliest in the cause us those on large vessels. "Miss Wintz, as heretofore, de votes her energies to the duties of admin istration in the Rests," says tiie London Christian, "and with what conspicuous suc cess is demonstrated by the fact that 210, 000 men used the institutions during the year; nearly 1,001,000 meals were supplied and the takings amounted to 27.001. The prolits were devoted to the maintenance and extension of the general work. Re cently an Admiral looked over one of the Rests and asked: 'Is it possible this place is run without whisky?' On being assured that it was he ejaculated; 'Then tuch places ought to be general.' " Women Repudiate IWr r.iV.t. According to Associated Press dispatches from Heihn. the (ierman hotel keeper met his Waterloo when he included in the bills rendered to the American women who were his guests during the International Congress, items for drinks which had not been ordered, much hv consumed. Du spite his assertion that such cliari-s are included in every bill, regardless of the guest's habits or principles, the American women were obdurate, and the bills were moditied accordingly. A receipted drink bill will never go down in history bearing thu name of Susan 1.'. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Anna Shaw or anv other representative American woman. The sys tem of Kuropean "gralt" ho4 its limita tions. I nun (signal. rcrsnnal Itesponstlilllry, Carlyle writes: "Brother, thou hast pos sibility in thee for much, the possibility ol writing on the eternal skies the record of an heroic life." Let each individual total abstainer seek to realize the preatness and importance of temperance work, the abso lute necessity of personal service, and the splendid sphere oi work offered, and then with the deterniina'ion and perseverance apply himself to this work. I am only one, Rut I am one; 1 cannot do everything, Hut I -an do something; What I can do I ought to do. And by the grace ol Clod I will do. Na tional Advocate. "Drink lilu It." John R. Henning, a proserous merchant of Brooklyn, N. ., committed suicide re cently, leaving as a leg.uy to his wuipw and four fatherless children a scrap oi paper on which was written the ominous words: "Drink did it. tiod help me." It is recorded that Mr. Henning was a man of temperate habits until the week previous tr his death. His cry for help may well find an echo in the heart of every so-called moderate drinker. Ths Crusade In Drlef. Americans spend $1,000,000,000 a year for alcoholic drinks. The Belgium city of Liege, with a popu lation of 150,000, maintains 10,000 drink sellers. In a company of Chicago gentlemen the other week a successful banker and capital ist declared that in his belief the time had come to prohibit the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors. A row gave a good pail of milk and kicked it over: all cows don't do that. A food churchman prays 3H4 days "Thv king- I uoni i-uiue, sua on ine .wotn usy votes lot rum; all churchmen don't do that, Or. Justin Kdwards said that 10.000 drunkards who took the pledge had been permanently reformed in hve years. Of every 100 alcoholics attacked by puu monia seventy die, while of every 10O non alcoholic so attacked only twenty-three die. Ciovernor Yates, of Illinois, list appoint d live commissioners to purchase a statu of Frances K. Willard, and erect tiie same in Htatuary Hall, Washington. She Mas against whisky to the end aud her memory is blessed. To legalize the saloon is moral robbery, intellectual ruin and spiritual suicide. Dues yoar vote help to legalise it? The vote of the American citisen is one of the greatest moral levers, or one of the greatest crime forces in our civibxalioa The Only Voice. tlis once dark locks bleached snowy white, In the shadowy valley's rune. Where hangs the river's veil of mist Itctwecn eternity and time. Stands he who was at lif ;'s bright mora Mysteriously given breath. Now in the chill evening gloaming Facing the mystery of dearti. All they who cried: "Lo here, In there," Kre yet the light of day grew dim, Are shent as the shadows are And have no hand of help from hiui. Philosopher, and sage and seer, Who counseled him how best to coins To that dread place, now he is near The bar of destiny, are dumb. As if the de.nl had never lived. As if the living were unknown. There by the bndgelivs river's bectlinl brink The old man stands alone. And hears, O joy ineffable! O peace outliving mortal stri:'. Who s"al;e ns never man: "I am The Kcsurrectio.i and the Life." L. D. I'crkitiH. in New York Observer. Kind Word.. Cultivate kindness of heart: think well of your fellow men; look with clnrity upon thevshortcnniings in their lives; do a good turn for them as opportunity offers, and finally, don't forget the kind word at the right time. How much such a word ol kindness, encouragement or appreciation means to others sometimes, and now little it costs us to give it! We do not need tc wait for some special occasion. When ca lamity overtakes a friend words of sympa thy and encouragement are offered sin cerely enough, yet, in certain respects, a.s a matter of couise. Such an occasion calif for expression on our part, and we natur ally respond, says the Luther League Re view. Rut why wait lor an occasion? Whj not speak that kind word when there is no speciai occasion? In the course of oui lives there must be many times when thoughtless words are spoken by us which wound the hearts of others. And therf are nlso many little occasions when th word of cheer is needed from us, and w are silent. There are lives of wearisome monotony which a word of kindness can relieve. There is suffering which words ol sympathy can make more endurable. Anc often, in the midst of wealth and luxury there are those who listen and long in vain for sonic expression of disinterestcc' kindness. Speak to those while they rat hear and be helped by you. for the da mav come when all our expressions of lov'f and appreciation may be unheard. Iniag ine yourself standing beside their last rest ing place. Think of the things you conic have said nf them nnd to them while the) were yet living. Then go and tell tUeu "w. " Why Do We Walt. A story is told which couples the namei of Princess Mathilde and tne great paint er, (Jerome. The princess ami the paintei had both been invited to a dinner party The princess arrived punctually; the paint er tarried until long after the'diniier houi was past. The guests concealed their im patience as best they could, until at Ian' the princess suddenly said: . "Why, I nearly forgot. Only this morn lng I received a telegram from tierome, Who is in Spain. He is unable to come to night." r'Rut why did you not tell us before princess?" cried all the guests together. "Hecauae 1 was not yet hungry." It ia often so iu regard to spiritual things. Why do we wait to tell our loved ones and friends the good news of bavins found a Saviour? Is it not because we art not yet hungry for their salvation? Il every child of t.'od would, in a measure, experience something of the hunger anc thirst which Christ Jesus had tor the lost, we would begin at once to tell of the things we knuw about Christ. Let each one of us begin to-day to tell of the power ! Christ to redeem our lives from de (miction, and there will he many whose real iov in lit,, will hp o,,li,, I A...r again anil again we will hear the question: "Why did you not tell it before?" How mail) of Christ's followers would then lie bound to confess, to some unsaved friend, "I kept silent he ause I was uut yet bun grv for your soul I" We have kept silent long enough. Let us speak. We are messengers of saivatiou, "Let the redevtntd of the Lord say so." The I'oor Pessimist. H. P. Danks. the composer, died recent ly iu Philadelphia at the age of sixtv-nine He was best known, perhaps, through the song, "Silver Threads Among the Ciold," that he wrote in his youth. Mr. Danks lived quite alone. He had a pathetically odd way of passing the time when not at work before his uraii. lie would, for several hours each ail. rnoou, sit in the huge railway station at Twellth and Market streets, watching the people quietly. Sometimes he would make cursory ac quaintance nt the station. Sometimes he would narrate to his friends odd remarks that he had heard iu chance encounters 'J bus, one morning, he told of an Kngiisn man who, the day before, had sat down beside linn and began to grumble about American newspapers. Mr. Danks changed the subject to miiic, but the other giutnbled again, l-'inaily, pointing to the Hood of sun ight that 1 loured in through the great wii.dow, Mr. Jankx s.iid: "A glorious day, isn't it?" The other frowned and muttered: "Yes. locally. It's probably raining somewhere, though." rslleil to High Her vice. We must not forget that our calling Is a high one. How often we hear it said in our prayer meetings that we are to serve the Lord in little things! It is true, und it is a great comfort that it is true, that the giving of a glass of water can please (iod, and the sweeping of a room can glorify Him, itut woe be to us if we are content with small service! Too much thought of little things belit tles. We should "attempt great things for God." Caleb said: "Give me this mountain." Mary broke the alabaster-box that was "exceedingly precious." The dis ciples "left all" to follow .lesus. and count ed it joy to suffer for. His sake. Let us not lie easily content! Pittsburg Chris tian Advocate. Tboss Who Are Blessed. Blessed are those ears which listen not after the voice which is sending without, but lor the truth teaching inwardly, Rlessed, indeed, is the soul which heareih the Lord speaking within it. and reccaveth from His mouth the word of couaolatiu" Thomas a Kempis. Tba Weak Things. The Lord loves to use "the weak things" snd "tilings that are despised." Hv loves to put the treasure of His grace into the feeble, that the world may b compelled to ask, "Whence hath this Man thu pow er!" Jewett. Met Catamount In Roil While Warren Gale of Waterbubry, Vt., was di'lvlnii borne from Moreland hii horse became unmanageable be cause of fright at something in the underbrush beside the road. A mo meat later catamount aa large as shepherd don leaped Into the road ahead of bis horse. Horse, cat aud man remained perfectly quiet for a few seconds, wben the cat suddenly leaped into the woods on the other Lie of the road and disappeared. fi-flousehold Vflatters Masters and Dish Cloth.. A bolt of cheese cloth should be a essontlnl a feature of the young house keeper's menage as the bolt of homo spun linen was of grandmother's'. Nothing makes better dusters; It serve as glass nnd china toweling, and la an Ideal fabric for the dish cloth. Tafled Furniture. A polntc-d brush Is the only one wltli which tufted furniture enn be properly cared for. To attempt to do without It Is the most extravagant economy, since moths delight in taking up their abode In the little nests of dust which can not be dislodged by a round end brush or whisk broom. To Cover JsIIIm or .Tatns. Tour molted paraffin directly onto the Jam or Jelly, being particular to bnve It touch the glass on nil sides. M thnt the air inn y be perfectly excluded, then over the top of the (glass fit a paper wilich bus been slashed about the edigi'S nnd brushed on the under side with white of ecu; the egg-white will act ns a muidlniie nnd preserva tive. This combination covering will Insure the continued freshness of Jam and Jelly and kcp it from shrinking. A Novel Hatninnrk. A novel porch hammock is a cbnlr couch. The frame, three nnd a half feet wide and six and a hnlf feet long. Is suspended at each enrwr by a stout chain. This fritme is then covered with n thick mat. placed inside a denim cover ami tufted. Over tills mnt or Kreat cushion is spread any heavy, at tractive tapestry and the switiplng couch Is then supplied with numerous porch cushions, r pontile prent porches of large country bouses two or three of these comfortable couches are swunff from the ceilings. Avoiding Files. VIre screens for doors and window are anion;1 the necessities for the kitchen. If one would be rid of flies, Still more essential s absolute clean!!, ness In the dispos. 1 gurbnjre, say the Chicago News. A wooden garbage pnll Is apt to absorb odors and Impuri ties the best one can do. A galvanized pnll with a cover is the best, though a big tin kerosene can with improved bail of strong wire Is often used in farm kitchens. Never leave It stantl lng In the kitchen. When the work is finished set It outside the door und cover. Scald out every time It is emp tied and dry it In the sun. Mirror and Farmer. Home-Marie Otirilen Tools. --tere nre some ingenious little home made contrivances for the eurden sent In by readers who devised them and used them In their own gardening. A Simple Lawn Sprinkler A spading fork stuck securely into the ground and the noc..le of the hose put through the handle of the fork makes a good stub stltute for a lawn sprinkler. An F.asy Wcding Device If seed beds are too wide to be easily weeded from the sides get an inch board, eigbf Inches wide, iitnl long enough to react across the bed from path to path. Tbil should be set up on etui cleats made high enoiiL'h to raise It above the young plants. Then saw a small box froro corner to corner, diagonally, putting s three-inch cleat under the bottom ft'oii' end. This, placed upon the board, makes a comfortablebigh-backed chair, from which one can weed on eltbel side without injuring the plants witb one's clothes. An Oyster Can For Weeds To re move tiny weeds nnd loosen the sol' about rose bushes without injury tc the rootlets, use an oyster can, restini the bottom against the palm of out ' hand and working with the sharp, cir cular, open mouth of the can. A Handy Little Sieve This is mndr I from an ordinary cigar box. The lwt I torn Is taken out and in its place wir I window screening stretched, the edge I of which ure doubled over and tacked j on to the sides of the frame' close t ' the bottom. For sifting the top soil for I a small seed bed or box. as well as cov erlng the seed. It Is Invaluable. I A Pancake Turner For Weeds On ' of the best weeding tools Is a small , stiff pancake turner. It slips easily un ! tb-r plants and cuts the roots of th small, tine weeds. A I'se For Old Potties Fur covering rose or other cuttings take large bob j ties. Saturate a woolen string witb kerosene ami tie it where you wish the , small neck of the bottle broken off; an j ply a match and it will break oft I smoothly. These are also excellent for covering a delicate plant when first planted. Heliotropes have been saved In this wuy wben they were almost dead. Chocolate Frosting Beat the whites of three eggs to a standing froth with cupful of powdered sugar. When stiff whip in three tublespoonfuls of fine! powdered chocolate with a teaspooaful of vanilla. Beat five minutes. Fruit Snowballs Take about two cupfuts of bread dough, add half a cup ful of butter, mix Iu oue cupful of cur rants and raisins or any kind ot fruit, steam them half an hour, roll them la powtiered sugar and serve hot with, whipped cream. Carolina Cake Cream one cupul ot butter with two cnpfuls of sugar; add half a cupful of milk. Mis one tea spoonful ot baking powder with three cupfuls ot flour, sift thoroughly and add It with the beaten white ot eight eggs. Flavor to taste and bake In' a. loaf. Rhubarb Muffins Place In bottom ot greased pie tin enough rhubarb to halt fill It; then cover with the following: One egg, on cup of sweet milk, plnca of salt, oue teaspooaful of baking pow der and ooe-balf cup of flour, table, spoonful of melted lard. Bake until brown aud tender; reverse on plstev spread with butter, sugar aud nutmeg. Berv with cream or wit! out, as -uit taste. "V T i J Si SB
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