m m W m A Scholarly Dliooun Br J J Rev Wm T. B.st JJ .jsjsa4jjts as Tie'"!. N. r,-A no'sble sermon, lititled "f'bristini Prosperity," was preached here on n recent Sunday by the eloquent divine, the llev. AYlilium T. Best, lie took for his text, "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree." aud suid: Look lit the wonderful way in which the Holy Spirit works on h mnn. Just think of n man whose "throat Is nn open sepulchre." Ills "mouth full of cursing," his feet swift to shed Inno cent blood, his heiirt "deceit fut and desperately wicked." "spreading li t in Self like 11 green liny tree" (a tree thnt Is ifooil for nothing, but to keep the sunlight out of the marsh, the very place where It might to hinei. nnd then think of the Holy Spirit taking bold of that man, bringing tiim "from darkness to l'mlit," from til" power of xiu and Sutnn to God. putting a "new sons' in his mouth, placing his feet In the "way of peace," taking nwuy the "stony heart" and giving bin an "heart of flesh." changing hi in from a hard, fruitless, good-for-nothing hay tree into .111 upright, useful, victorious palm tr-e. It Is wonderful! wonderful! but that is not all. ""or Cnd will give him nil things." Christ will never leave nor forsake liiw; the Holy liliost will lead and guide li) in into "all truth:" the angels (it Heaven will have charge concerning him to keep him iu nil hi ways. "He Kiiall tie like a tree planted by the riv ers of water, that hringeth forth his fruit In his season: his leaf nlso shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." "He shall tlourlsh In the courts of God." he shall flourish "like the palm tree." "he shall still bring forth fruit in old aye, he shall be fat and tlomi-hing." The palm tree is the prince of the vegetable kingdom, so named from Its noble aspect ; it sometimes rises one hundred feet, unbroken by branches, hearing; at its summit a magnificent and graceful i-rov.-ii of large, fan shaped and feathery leaves, in the Kliailow of whii-h are suspended groat clusters of Tniit No tree can look more lordly or beautiful. It Is not. however, only beautiful, for. from the bottom of its lowest root to the top if Its highes; leaf, it is useful: from its leaves, baskets, has, mats and brushes lire made: from its trunk, fences, canes, poultry cage, building material and fuel are obtained, while from its tiliroiis welis tli read is procured, which may be twisted into ropes and rigging. It furnish 1'o.id. shelter, clothing, fibre, starch, paper, wood. sugar, oil. wax, tannin, dyeing materials, resiu and a host of other things, in all, mak ing three hundred and sixty. In Kg.vpf, Arabia and Vrsia many of the inhab itants subsist alini-sf entirely on its fruit. I' or more than one hundred years it maintains its vigor and beauty, and "there i no more charming nor majestic sight than this king among the trees of the plain," "as it looks far away iu th distance and gazes into the face of the sun, a symbol of iife iu the midst of a world of death." The Christian may be compared to the palm tree in the following respects: I. The palm tree Is of humble, growth, its stem being thick iu propor tion to Its height, and is not more com plicated iu structure than that of the common butcher-broom. Sometimes it produces a. series of adventitious roots, which thrust th mselves into the soil and serve to steady It. On account of its weakness I'liny says, they will sometimes plant three or four of them together, forming one strong, lofty and beautiful tree. They were planted iu the courts of the temple. Tlie little things of to-day nre the great things of to-morrow. The King dom of Heaven "is like a grain of mus tard seed, which a man took and cast Into his garden: and It grew und waxed a great tree." When a man is born into the Kingdom of Cod. be is but a babe iu Christ, and looks to those around him for help: but how often he Is disappointed, and Muds that they, who should be his best friends, lire often his greatest foes. This teaches him the gnat lesson of taking lils eyes off men anil placing them on Christ, am) by prayer and faith to reach out and take hold of the solid rock, so that when the winds of temptation nnd floods of doubt come, he Is enabled to stand. The great privilege, however, Is open to him of uniting with the Chris tian Church, and thus with people like himself, planted in the house of the Lord, grow up into a beautiful Chris tian character. II. "The palm tree grows In the purest soil; it will not grow and flour ish iu tllthy places like some trees." Its heart Is soft and tender, and Is fed liy hidden springs, that flow beneath the surface of the ground. Its roots drink deep, arid are sustained, while they send up the moisture into the leaves and blanches, and they are re freshed and invigorated. "Its pres ence, travelers assure us, indicates that water Is near, and may be obtained from springs. (,r by digging: according ly. Israel found twelve springs and seventy palm trees at Klliu." The palm tree Christian grows In the purest soil, where the Gospel is preached iu its purity. David said, "Who is 1 1 ft 1 1 ascend Into the hill of the Lord'.' He that hath (lean hands and a pure heart." The Saviour said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see (bid." The blessing of "pure heart" and the blessing of holiness are one and the same thing; pure meuus unmixed, holiness menus wholeness, both mean perfections, tiod said to Abraham, "I am the Almighty Ood: walk thou before Me, and be thou perfect." David itaid, "Mark the per fect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man Is peace." Jesus said to lie young ruler. "If thou wilt he perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and .give to the poor." "He ye there for perfect, even as your father, which is in Heaven, Is perfect." Some men say they do not believe in perfection, hut "what a uiuu believes he believes is very different from what he does believe." No mun will cut the sleeve out of his coat, or the toe out of his shoe, or iu buying a horse search for one that has a spavin, iu order to up hold hla doctrine of imperfection. He way say thnt a Christian cannot be per fect, and yet If tie is not perfect he will talk about him all through the com munity. Men do btlleve in perfection. What kind of perfection, then, does the Bible teach? Not Adamic, nor Angelic, lior sinless, but Christian perfection. The palm tree Christian then, it a per fect Christian, an all-round man. Water is n type of the Holy Spirit; It Is cleansing, refreshing and power ful. The womnu of Samaria went out to gel a pitcher of water, but she got a whole well Instead. Often we Chris tian come with our little pitchers to draw water out of the wells of salva tion. What we need Is the pulio tree Ides; It is rooted and grounded in the well, and therefore has the well In if, iu every fibre of Its being The palm SUNDAY SERMON trp Christian lives In the Spirit, walks iu the Spirit, and draws his life, tight and power from this secret source, or In oilier words, lie is baptized with the Holy Ghost and with tiro. This opens up the way to the next heading. III. The woody fibres produced In the Interior of the palm tree are reg ularly pressed outwards, giving a uni formity of thickness throughout. It Is therefore straight and very loft1, al ways growing upright, and has not failed to attract the attention of writ ers in every country where It Is in digenous. If the palm tree Christian Is snved, sanctilled nnd baptized with the Holy Cihost, he must work this salvation out, so that there may be a imiformlty of thickness between his profession and possession. He must therefore be straight In all his dealings with the children of men. A great many Chris tians are In doubt as to whether their lives are straight or not; now the only way a man run tell whether he hns n yard of cotton or not Is to place the supposed yard of cotton alongside of the yardstick, ami if the one is Just as long ns the other he comes to the con clusion that lie has n yard of cotton. The only way a man can tell whether his life is straight or not Is to place himself alongside of the Word of God. Take, for Instance, the passage found In Matt. o:4-t: "I.ove your enemies." Now someone will say: "I can forgive, but I never can forget." Well, then, you are not straight. Another will say: "I can forgive and forget, but 1 can but I can never love them." Well, then, yon are not straight. "Love your enemies." Someone says: "It does not mean that." A minister, while preaching, quoted the verse: "Thou shalt hive the Lord thy God with all thy heart." etc., and then said: "It does not mean that, for no man can do that; but it means we are to try and do It." How would that brother like to put "try" before all the other com mandments? Would he be willing next Sunday to get up before his peo ple and say the ltible says: "Thou shalt not kill." but of course it does not mean that, "or no lniin can live without killing: but it means you are to try and not kill. The ISible means what It says, or else it docs not menu anything. IV. The palm tree Is an evergreen, "It grows slowly but steadily, unin fluenced by those alterations of the seasons which affect other trees." It docs lint rejoiyc overmuch iu winter's copious rains, neither docs It droop under the drought and burning sun of summer, nor can t lie importunate urgency of the winds sway it aside from perfect uprightness. Someone has said there are four classes of Christians: 1st. The sleepy Christian, who wakes tip to everything when it is too late. 2d. The fair weather Christian, who serves the Lord when the sun shines. 3d. The grasshopper Christian, who takes a leap every revival. 4th. The palm tree Christian, whose path is ns the shining light, which shineth more said more unto. the perfect day. One of the great troubles In rin; Christian Church of to-day is that there are too many grasshopper Christians who nre greatly warmed up iu a revival meet ing, but after the meeting Is over be come cold and Indifferent. The palm tree Christian must set his face "like a flint." for he professes to bo follow ing Christ and doing as Christ would' do under every circumstance, and while it is true that everything changes, he must never change from the "highway" to the "broadway." When he is plowing and the plow-point strikes a stone, he is a Christian. When the cow gives a pall of milk and then kicks it over, he is a Christian. When he Is putting up stovepipes in' the fall, he is a Christian. When they nre taking up the missionary collec tion, he is n Christian. In all places, at all times (without a single holiday, not even election day), under all cir cumstances, and nt all costs, he is a Christia n. V. From antiquity the palm tree hns been regarded as the choicest of fruit trees. It has been known to produce liiH) pounds of dates in a year. "Its fruit is abundant, pleasant, medicinal nnd exhilarating;" "those who only know the Gate from the dried specimen shown beneath a label in shop windows, can hardly imagine how delicious they are when eaten fresh.' I'liny says: "When they come from the trees they are so delicious that they are eaten most greedily." It is a staple article of com merce, und n Moslem tradition Bays: "They are the chief of nil the fruits of the world." If the life of the palm tree Christian testilies to the fact that he is saved and sanctified, and that there is noth ing more transient about it. he will not only have the fruits of the Spirit, but shall teach transgressors the wnys of the Lord, and sinners shall be con verted. During the last few days I have rend so much about the palm lice that I have a perfect hunger for dates, and it seems as thongh I cannot wait until I go to town and get some. Tiie palm tree Christian has a hunger for souls. Moses said: "If Thou wilt not forgive their sin, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy book." I'aul said: "He could wish himself accursed from Christ for his brethren." John Knox said: "Oh Ood. give me Scotland, or I die." Is there any fruit so delicious to our souls as leading others to Christ? Oh, brother, sister, "Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are wiiite already unto harvest!" liegin to-day and gather this fruit unto life eternal. VI. The pnlut tree grows under heavy weight ami pressure. Natural ists say it grows when it is most pressed down. You cannot keep it down, or make it grow crooked, even If you lay heavy weights upon it. So It ! with the palm tree Chris tian; the more you try to keep him flown, the more lie grows, liie .lews said, with regard to Christ; "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not tit that He should live!" "Cru cify II I in!" "Crucify Him!" "We will not have this man Christ Jesus to rclgu over us." "They drove the nnils Into Ills hands. The spear Into His side. The crown of thorns into His brow. And they mocked Him till He died." They smote the Shepherd and the sheep were scattered, so that from all appearances Christ and His religion were things of the past; but were they? It was not fifty days until a bund of men and women were in nn upper room, praying for the coming of the Holy Cihost, and when He caiuo 3hi0 were converted and ndded to the church by the power, and the Chris thins went everywhere preaching the Gospel. Then said the 'persecutors: "Stone Stephen!" "Tie Thomas to a a pillar!" "Crucify Peter!" "Throw John into a cauldron of boiling oil!" "Chop oft Paul's head!" "Stop them!" "Stop them, or they will turn tho world upside down!" They killed the apos tles; hut did they kill Christianity? Neverl They might Just as well try to stop the earth turning on Its axis, as to prevent the coming of Christ's king dom on earth. Christians have had their thumbs In the thumb-screws; th.clr .feet iu the stocks; their lips, cut off; their eyes bored out; they have been eaten by wild beasts; they have been burned nt the stnke; tbey were tortured in every conceivable manner. Women have had their children taken from them nnd themselves outraged. "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they wandered about In sheep and gont skins; being desti tute, ntllicted, tormented, of whom the world was not worthy," and yet through the burning of Home, and the Ibirk Ages, and the ntnssncre of St. Bartholomew, through nil the past cen turies Christianity hns been growing "like a cedar of Lebanon;" It Is flour ishing like the pnlm tree. This leads to our next thought. VII. The pnlm tree Is emblem of victory nnd rejoicing. The Jews em ployed pnlm branches on the feasts of tabernacles. , nnd on festive occasions. They carried them before princes and distinguished personages, waving them In token of Joy nnd triumph. The Kgyptlans waved pnlm branches iu honor of Oslrus and bore them before conquerors In their triumphs. The rea son given by l'lutarch why the sym- j noi was aoopieu uy me monitors is uie nature of the wood, which so power fully resists recumbent pressure; but more enlightened nations bear palm branches after n victory, to acknowl edge Uie author of their success nnd prosperity Said the presiding elder to the dis couraged minister, who had run away from his charge: "Have they ever spat upou you'" The minister said: "No. they have not gone that far." "Old they ever crown you with thorns?" And the minister began to weep. Then said the older: "Who Is going to reign at the cud of this world?" Oh, friends! Jesus Christ has won and is going to reign until all His enemies are put under His feet. How would one of the political parties feel toward its opponents. If that party knew that the victory was won already nnd that nil the work from now until November would b3 spent simply in getting Its majority? The palm tree Christian has victory over the world, the flesh, and the devil; yea, even death itself. Tertullbin said: "Wc conquer when we fail." We rend such statements ns the following, In connec tion with the denth of the martyrs: "He has received the pnlm of martyr dom." "He has been crowned with the palm of the martyrs." St. Agatha replied to the tyrant: "If you do not rend my body upon the rack, my soul cannot enter the Paradise of Ood with the palm of martyrdom." There are palms upon the tombs of Cains. Tibur litis. Valerious, Mamimianus, Filumena nnd others. At Cawnpore, iu India, there is a well, enclosed by a wall ot white marble about twenty feet high and fifty-seven paces In circumference. On the stone that covers the well is in scribed these "words": ""Siicredto the perpetual memory of n great company of Christian myopic, chiefly women nnd children, cruelly massacred near this spot by the rebel Nana Sahib, and thrown the dying with the dead,, into the well beneath, on the 15th dny ot July, 1S37." In tho centre of the en closure is n sculptured nngel of resur rection with illumined face, nnd hold ing high two pulm branches, meaning victory. To-day we remember Pnul with admiration, but Nero with dis gust. The future pnges of history will condemn the Sultan of Turkey, but uphold the Armenian Christians. The land, which tho blessed Christ has trod, shall yet become as the Garden of Eden. Jesus Christ is coming back to the enrth. Oh, blessed thought! VIII. The pnlm tree Is n type of Heaven. The weary traveler in desert lands looks forward to the palm tree with great Joy, for It promises him food and shelter overhead, nnd wells of water underneath. The first thing of interest in the promised land was the city of Palm Trees. It wns em ployed in the reul temple of Solomon, nnd In the vlslonnry temple of Ezeklel. Both Simon nnd Judas Maecabes en tered Jerusalem after their victories, bearing pnlm branches. Solomon cov ered all the wnlls of the Holy of Holies round about with pnlm trees to indl cnte its heavenly connection, and being honored by the ministration of angels. The Christian pilgrim looks forward with Joy to the time when he shall "sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, In tho Kingdom of God," to eat of the Tree of Life and drink of the Water of Life. The Christian hns a home in n city, whore they need not tho light of the sun, where the walls are Jasper, nnd Uie streets gold, and each one of tho twelve gates a pearl. A city, where there Is no cemetery, for there is no sickness, pain, nor death. A city, where they need no policeman, for all is peace und perfect love. He shall have a new name, a white robe, a crown upon his brow, nnd better than nil else, he shall have a palm in his hand. Oh, who would not be a Chris tian? Someone says. "Why?" Why? "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree." Showing Our Trust, There Is no better way to show our trust than to busy ourselves with tho things He asks us to do.-Maltble D. Babcock. linl Kelvin's Conception of an Atom. Lord Kelvin, In an articlo on "Atom with Enormous Energy for Radio-activity," published In the Philadelphia Magazine, puts forward a plan of an atom capable of storing energy for radio-activity. The atom of ponderable mnttor is supposed to bo intrinsically charged In concentric spherical shells, each such layer being uniform in Itself but the density nnd sign of tho distri bution, varying from layer to layer. A curve, called the work curve, is then plotted, whose ordlnates show the work required to bring nn electrlon from In finity to the point iu question. In tho curve drawn tbero uie two minima, one Just within the radius of the ntom and a second at its centre. Between these two minima there Is one maxi mum. Tho curve is. of courso, sym metrical nbout the centre of the atom. If, therefore, an electrlon bo placed at or near the centre of the a'tom, i. e., be tween the two mnxlma of the work curve, it has stability, but only through a narrow range. If It Is taken further eway from tho centre than these max ima, the electric force of the atom upon It will shoot It out of the atom with prodigious velocity, which will be but slightly diminished by the attraction of itus whole atom wheD It gets outside. SCALE INSECTS. If you find scu lea on your fruit trees, send a twig with some of the Insects on to the experiment station of your Stuto and ask if they nre the Sun Jose scale. Do not be too alarmed at the presence ot scales on fruit trees, as we have several varieties that are very common which do but little If any Injury. One who has carefully examined a San Jose scale 1 rarely tulstakeu In It uf-turwards. JUNE TWENTY-FOURTH. Topic John Eliot, and Misisons Among the Indians. 2 Tim. 2: 1-13. A missionary Is not only a "man sent," he is a man sending; he makes other missionaries, who will take his place. No life without hard nes s Is a mis sionary life; if it could he, there would be no need of missionary lives. "This one thing I do" may be call ed the missionary's motto; only, the "one thing" includes all kinds of hard work. There Is only, ono "pathway to a throno" that Is permanent, and that Is labor for the kingdom of Ood. Outline of Eliot's Life. John Eliot, tho ApoBtle to the In dians, was born Iu England In 1C04. After study In Cambridge University, i he became assistant of the famous Rev. Thomas Hooker in his school, and was there converted. He decided at once upon the min istry, and for freedom of conscience came to America, becoming pastor of the church at Ruxbury, near Boston. He hold this post for sixty years. He grow Interested In the Indians, and after long and patient study he mastered their very difficult lan guage. He puhllshed a grammar of It, writing at the close "Prayers and pains, through faith, will do any thing." Eliot preached his first Bcrmon to tho Indians on October 28, 1046. It resulted In tho firm conversion of the noble chief, Waban. . So many Indians were soon con verted that a Christian town was bulit, named Nonantum. Eliot Intro duced husbandry and the mechanic arts. Tall, of a powerful frame Eliot went far and wide preaching the gos pel, fearlessly confronting hostile chiefs and infuriated Indian priests, reaching out to the borders of New Hampshire and Rhode Island. His work was aided by Parliament and approved by Cromwell. A so ciety "for tho Propagation of tie Gospel in New England" was found ed in England. In 1613 Eliot completed his great wnrk, the translation of the entire Bible Into tho Indian languago, which was followed by other books, Bax ter's "Practice of Piety," the Psalms In metre, and a primer of logic. Twelve towns of Christian Indians were established. In King Philip's war the .work was greatly Impeded, both whites and pagan Indians con ceiving a dislike of the Christian In dians, Eliot himself being reproach ed and contemned. But on the com ing of peace the work was gradually restored. Eliot died, May 20, 1G90, at tho aga of eighty-six, tolling for the Indians to tho end. His last words were, "Welcome! Joy!" EPWORTH LTOESSONS SUNDAY, JUNE 24. Surprised People. Matt. 7. 22, 23. In nearly all the Scripture which speaks of the conditions and exper iences of life beyond the grave there Is reference to the surprise, and even amazement, which will fill men's minds when they discover Just what the facts of the new life are. And this surprise will not come from tho strangeness of the new experiences. It will grow out of the fact tliat, after all, eternal destinies have really been fixed by earthly deeds. The be liefs and conduct of to-day, to which we pay bo little heed, are full of meaning for the infinite to-morrow. Wo do not live with this In mind. The righteous, in the parable of the last Judgment, were plainly astonish ed that what seemed to them insig nificant things, with nothing about thorn to show that they were to have eernal meaning, had won for them the blessing of the Judge. And those on the left hand of the Judgment throne wore equally amazed. "When did these things happen?'" is the Incredu lous question of either class. They hnd no memory of these events, which the Judge declared had been so big with eternal meaning. The right eous did not think their unselfish mluistry was anything important; the unrighteous could not see that their self-centered lives on earth had made them blind to the presence ot the Christ. What does this mean? Are we all wrong In the method of our prepara tion for the future? Is faith of no effect, and has our trust In the mercy and love of God been unavailing? Will Judgment depend on deeds, rather than on the attitude of the soul to God? Yes, and no. At the beginning of all real service to man there Is faith In God. Through all living there must be constant truBt and constant dependence on God. But these are not substitutes for unselfishness, they are the means by which we reach it. If we do not attain the unsolflsh life, either our faith has been a mere form or we have not understood Us meaning. The sure way to provide for heav en is to live the heavenly life now. We shall still be surprised that such amazing gains come from such simple conduct, for we shall see in heaven's rewards more of the grace ot God than of our own deservlugs. WOMAN GEM CARRIER. Miss Grace M. Varcoe, who Is now In New York, has crossed the Atlantic twenty-one times as the agent of an English diamond concern, and on each trip 'she has carried wUh her genu valued at from $150,000 to $300,000. Miss Vurcoe Is suid to be an expert lapldarlst. She has traveled In all tho principal cities of this country, Canada and Europe as tho representative of her firm. She speaks four languages and, Incidentally, curries a revolver,, which, should occasion require, could also "speak." REAL FRENCH IIATf nOUGIIT. The beautiful end expensive models used in the Paris millinery shows are occasionally bought eu masse by large dealers on this side nnd then American women have an opportunity to buy real French hats at prices that are not prohibitive. There are those, of course, who would not wish to buy anything that had been used for a dis play, but many more are glud of Just such a chance. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JUNE 24. Ravlcw of th SmioidI Qor1r B1 Pialin scvll. Ooldan Txti John ll 46 Toplri Inmt Gruot Syln el Joan ond ThelT tons ninttiartoi Lesson I. Topic: Counsels In char ncter building. Place: The "Horns ot Hattln," near the centre of the wesl coast of the Sea of Galilee. This les son Is a part of Christ's Sermon on the Mount. Men nre known by Jhclr fruits; good trees bring forth good fruit; cor rupt trees bring forth corrupt fruit; 8 profession of godliness Is not sufficient II. Topic: The Lord's dny. Place: In and near Capernaum. While .Testis and His disciples were walking through a field of grain i the Sabbath day th disciples plucked the grain and ate it to satisfy their hunger: the Pharisees found fault ; Jesus Justified their course by referring to David's act In entiug the shew-brend. and to the priests who were obliged to work on the Sabbnth; He healed a mnn with a withered hand; they would lift a sheep out of a pit on the Sabbath day, and a man 19 better thun a sheep. III. Topic: A great faith nnd a great Plelper. Places: Capernaum; Nuln. This miracle was performod toon after the Sermon on the Mount. A sick Blave; the elders sent; the centurion's good deeds urged: Jesus went with them; friends are sent, and the centur ion goes himsilf, to meet Jesus; he says, I am uot worthy, trouble not yourself, speak the word only; Jesus says this is great faith, not found in Israel: the cure wrought at once. At Naln He met a funeral procession: a young man raised from the dead; fear fell on tho people. IV. Topic; Jesus the sinner's friend. Place: In some town of Galilee, per haps In Caperuaum. Simon, a Phari see, invited Jesus to dine; a woman a sinner, came in and washed, wiped, kissed and anointed His feet. Simon had failed to perform the common acts of hospitality, and Jesus now calls his attention to his coldness nnd lack of love; reproves him tor being dis pleased with the woman; a parable; a question; a woman forgiven. V. Topic: How to hear the word, rince: Wear Cnpernaum, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus left Pe ter's house and the multitudes followed Him; spoke many things tn parables; this was :I!s first one; four kinds ot ground represent four classes of peo ple; many things caused unfruitful ness. We can. by God's help, causa the soil of our hearts to be changed. VI. 'Topic: Problems o" good and evil in the world. Place: Near Caper naum, on the shore of the Sea of Gali lee. Jesus speaks another paral.ls. Good seed is sown, but an enemy sowed .ares. Both must grow togeth er until '.he harvest. Jesus explars tho parable lr. vs. .'i"-.".X At the end of the worlu those who "do iniquity" will ho cast Into n furnace of tire, but the righteous will "shine forth as the sun iu the kingdom of their Fath.'r." VII. Topic: lveat facts respecting salvation. Place: On the eastern shore. of the Sea of Galilee. After Jesus had concluded "the parables by th sea." He crossed over the Sea of Galilee to the eastern shore. Hera a fierce demo niac met Him. When he saw Jesus ho ran and worshiped Ilim; Jesus com manded the unclean spirit to come out of tho man; the demons entered into a herd of swine; the swine perished In the sea; the people besought Jesus to depart out of their coasts. VIII. Topic: Lessons from the dentil of John the Baptist. Place: The for tress Macherus. The death of John oc curred about the time the twelve re turned. Herod Antlpas wns ruler of Galilee nnd I'erea. When lie heard of the mighty works of Christ he suid John is risen. John had rebuked sin in high places. IX. Topic: The great gospel feast. Place: Near Berhsaida. God can sup ply bread where t is lenst likely to be found. Five thousand are fed, besides women and children; twelve baskets of fragments gathered. After perform ing this wonderful miracle the people were about to make Jesus a king, but Ho would not permit it. That uight He prayed nearly all night on Iho mountain alone, and between 3 and U o'clock went tp His disciples, waBuug on the waves. X. Topic: Bringing the unsaved to Christ. Place: On the borders of Phoe nicia. Sermons ou the bread of life and pollution. Just delivered; the peo ple plot against Him; Jesus and Ills disciples go to the borders of Phoeni cia; a Gentile woman beseeches Him to cast the devil out of her daughter; Jesus replies that it Is not proper to give the children's bread to dogs; she asks for the crumbs; severe teste do not discourage her; Jesus commends her faith; her request is granted and her daughter is healed. XL Topic: Confessing Christ. Tlace: Near Cnesarea Phlllppl. Jesus asked His disciples who men said He was; some said John the Baptist, and others Elijah, Jeremiah orone of the prophets. Who do you say I amV Peter says, the Christ. Jesus blessed Peter; mun had not revealed it, but the Father bad; Christ ls the foundation rock; gates of hades shall not prevail against His church; the keys of the kingdom ot heaven given; Christ tails of His death; Peter rebukes Illm; get thee behind Me, Satan; saving and losing the life; no profit to gain the whole world and lose the soul. XII. Topic: Lessons of the transfig uration. Pluce: Mount Hermon. I'e ter, James and John go with Jesus into the mount to pray. As Jesus prayg He is transfigured; Moses and Elijah appear; converse regarding His depart ure from the world; the' disciples, fully awake, eeo Jesus and the two men in their glory; enter In a cloud; hear a voice; Jesus commended; alone with J. RETURN OP TIIE COURTESY. Children of the smart setor, ruther, in polite circles, since the terms, we ;aro told, are not necessarily synony !mous are using tho courtesy Instead of the handshake alone, ns the proper i method of greeting. Many of the ex 'elusive dancing and private schools teach It. and. in fact, It if now becomu qnlto universal. It certainly Is very pretty, and lends a bit of dignity to jour rather too free and t any twentieth 'century manners thut Is good to sec. It Is strongly rumored thut this same tcourtesy will become the fashion for 'grown people. Not, perhaps, the deep 'exaggerated twist of the original, but i Just a moilltled form. The courtesy Is a good exercise In development of 'grace, as it requires vase, precision, j poise and flexibility to properly make ,lt, and brlugs muscles ot all parts of itlio body into play. A repetition of courtesies tukeu successively to music j makes a pleasing drill, and is produc tive pf excellent results for grace seek :er. Hartford Post WHERE TEXAS RANGERS GOT FAME FOR VALOR HARDY FRONTIERSMEN SAVE THE LIVES OF A MEXICAN FRIEND AND EIS FAMILY. Were Ilesfeg-ed by ApachesIncldent of the Frontier M'ht, Warllk Tribe Burned, Pillaged and Slew. IN a grove near the Itlo Grande River, thirty-five years ago, wns camped a body of fifty men in the loose uniform of the Texas rangers, snys a writer In the Chicago Itecord-Hernld. The grove was about half a mile In diameter, and nearly circular. The rangers sought rest after n fruitless search for bunds of ApnchM known to bo on both sides of the river. It was customary for the rangers and the Mexican rurals to help each other when near the border line. The rangers were a stalwart, bronzed snd hnrdy set of men, of intelligent face and quiet In conversation and manners. They were maintained by the State to suppress Internal disorder md repel external Invasion; tbey were selected from the better class of citl lens who were endowed with civic rlrtues and governed by patriotic pur poses. Long service had given .them .'tie mastery of every kind of warfare with the desperate. lawless and pKlless Indian. Their discipline was perfect, either In camp or field. They were equipped in picturesque garb and armed most effectively, ns taught by experience. Each man carried a huge bowle knife for close fighting, a carbine for range lighting, two six-shooters each nnd a saber for the charge, and they were more expert in the use of these weapons than any other body of men living. Great care was shown In the choice of their horses, for they were invaluable in service nnd in fact, made the rangers' work on the vast plains of Texas possible. Speed, endurance nnd cournge, with Intelligence, were the qunlitles of the steed, which under kind training, made the soldier and horse a modern Centaur and Irresisti ble against the wild tribes of the West. Each man held twelve lives In his holsters, one In his carbine, and all who came within the deadly lunge of the knife or sweep of the saber perished. So prepared and arrayed for stirring adventures and ruthless war, the ranger went forth ns the knight errant of a boundless domain to protect nnd defend life, liberty and property de pendent upon bis chlvalrlc mission, against legions of the crudest foes that ever cursed any portion of the human race, SLAYING WOMEN AND CHILDREN Around the grove from the river to the staked plains on the north was a level prairie extending far and wide into Texas and Mexico, the abiding plnce of many primitive homes and more pretentious and wealthy ranches. A great horde of Apaches In their an nual August foray were slaying, burn ing and driving nway women, young girls and boys, while Infants and chil dren too feeble for flight to the moun tain villages of t"he Invaders were at once slain without mercy. This belliSh work was going on In old Mexico some miles west of tho river. There was much less hard fighting nnd more plunder here than In Texan territory. And thus the red fiends reveled to sur feit In their saturnalia of crime, with none to oppose but the helpless victims. The rurales were In hiding or hunting for the rangers to help them. At midnight, after the second dny of encampment, a vnquero was brought in by a guard to Major Wlard, the officer In commnnd. He told a most distressful tale of attack upon the ranch of Don Morales Eleardo, his master, a rich Mexican of aristocratic lineage, his family of wife, boy of twelve years and beautiful daughter, the Senorlta Dolores. It was vigorous ly defended by the, owners and sixty vaqueros against an overwhelming NEW. YORK A CITY OF ISLANDS ma of Them Her lot, Others Ulg Separate Cities. No large city of the world has so many Islands wlthlu its municipal boundaries as New York, says the Sun, of that city. Some of these Islands are mere dots. Others are large enough to have almost the dimensions of cities. Governor's Island, with an area ot seventy acres, Is tho property, of the Federal Government, and Is assessed at $3,000,000 by the city, which Is $80, 000 an acre, and, as land values go wlthlu New York, that figure is low. Blackwell Island, which covers 124 acres, is valued at $12,000,000, which Is nt the rafe of nearly $07,000 an acre. Ward's Islund is valued at $0,000,000 and Randall's at $5,000,000. North Brother Island la valued at $220,000, Hiker's Island at $537,000 nud Hart's Island at $350,000. The most Important of the Islands in cluded within the bouuduries of the Greuter New York Is, of course, Man hattan Island, the value of which, is practically incalculable. It is at least $5,000,000,000; how much mora is con jectural. The Borough of Brooklyn includes Coney Islaud. The whole of the Bor ough ot Richmond is an islaud, an isl aud valued by the city for tax purposes at about $50,000,000. . The area of Bta ten Islaud Is 3U.0O0 acres, which Is al most three times the size of Manhattan. A Country Kdltor's Outlook. William Allen White, the Kansas editor, in describing life iu a small town in the Middle West, says; "When a man has published a paper in a country community. for many years lie knows his town and Its people, their strength and their weakness, their Joys aud their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity or If he does not know these things he is on the road to fail ure, for Uils knowledge must be the spirit ot his paper." The author has been editing and publishing a small dally newspaper In Emporia, Kan., since 181)0 with considerable success, nnd It must be Inferred that he knows pb sort of people about whom he prltw - - body of red devils, who had burnaj the corral and outbuildings, but stone ranch house nud high, thick sut rounding wnlls resisted. The vastier being away with n .drove of horj had not hurried Into the ranch am) kept beyond the reach of the redskim until the Idea struck blra to find ti( rurales. In doing this he bltiDdefj into the grove. The romantic feature of this t.iie ( war Is involved In the fact thnt tht Major and his brother officers hi often visited the home of the don nnd enjoyed Ms hospitality. The Mexican dons are noted for their genial anil generous freedom In social life to Americans of the higher grade. The deadly peril aroused the offipfrii and men to Instant action. Tin trumpet call of boots and saddle brought promptly the squadron Into form for advance. They knew not tt number, of their enemies nor cared for consequences; the only thought and cry of that superb band of heroic men was "To the rescue!" And they tpei onward over the dry bed of the rlv across the prairie to the scene of con. flict. The light of burning buildings indicated the locality through the dark, ness ten miles In the distance. In less than an hour the rangers were within hearing of yells, shouts and wild war cries, and, halting here, they formed for the attack, resting their horses for a spell after the swift ride. The Apaches were all unconscious of danger and mad with the excitement of battle and its changing fortunes, for the gallant don and his men still held the rugged walls of the ranch house, while the frenzied savages in hundred! raged around and assaulted with horao and foot time after time, but they wer always baffled and driven back In im. potent fury. Yet numbers must at last prevail, other things being equal. The don and his force were fighting with despair in their hearts, while laying i mine of powder to blow everything Into the heavens ns a final escape from capture, torture and a fate worse tlinn death, when a trumpet blast sounded the charge of the Texas Bangers, Every living thing along the border line far and near, hnd heard those ring ing nnd terrible notes of coming bat tle. It sounded like a voice from the skies to the despairing Mexicans nnd a warning of direful wrath from their angry gods to the panic-stricken Apnches. They knew the exterminat ing power of their awful foe by many a deadly trial. Confused, dazed nnd scattered in groups, they were struck ns by a thunderbolt In that cyclonic charge that passed over and through them ns the besom of destruction, leaving In Its wake dead, dying and wounded In heaps nnd fragments here and there uponthe field. Forming anew like lightning, the rangers cut lines of carnage through their helpless foes again and again, un til they were tired of the harvest for the grave, and paused, reformed nni rested on their horses until the fugitive remnants escaped upon the plains and In the jienrest mountain ranges. It wns a fearful visitation upon the Apaches nnd long remembered In Joy and peace by the Mexlcnn people In those regions exposed to the murderoui raids of the mountain tribes. It was a heavenly redemption to Don Morales and bis fnmily, for it res cued them from the valley and shadow of death that followed In the footsteps of captivity by the vilest, crudest and most barbarous race of Indians on the continent of North America. J. Hlld rup. VAST SPREAD OF TELEPHONES Increautd In I'nltert Htntet In Two Yean Over l,000,oco. Over a million more telephones were in use In the United States at the be ginning of 1905 than two years before, according to a report Just issued by the Census Office. In round numbers there were 2,313,000 in the country at the end of 1002 aud 3,400,000 at the beginning of 1905. That this country is far ahead of Europe is told by figures showing Europe's entire equipment January 1, 1905, to have been less than 1,500,000, less than half the number in the United States. There were over 5,000,000,000 'phone calls iu 1002, of which nearly 121,000, 000 were "long distance." Ohio led in the number of messages, although there were more "long-distance" message! over Pennsylvania telephones than Iu any other State. San Francisco, with a telephone for each nine persons, wal the best equipped aty. The report speaks of the effect of the telephone in reducing or checking tho amount of telegraph business. It says the rates of the two systems for medium distances do not differ great ly, aud for very long distances they are overwhelmingly in favor of the tele graph, if the message be taken as unit. But, if the number of words ex changed be taken into account, as well as the time required for getting lnta communication, the telegraph is at s disadvantage. A Tnoua-ht for (he Week. Never ask a man what be knows, but what he can do. A fellow may know everything that's happened since the Lord started the ball to rolling, and not be able to do anything to help, keep it from stopping. But when a man can do anything, he's bound to know some thing worth while. Books are all right, but dead men's brains are no good un less you mix a live one's with tbeui Old Gorgan Graham. I I Am Editor's Reply. "Why didn't you retaliate when that fellow struck you?" "I didn't know hLm, and It is our rul not to pay any attention to anonymous contributions." Tbs Bohemian.
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