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V! four fe f t deep, and the homo
;;il'ed thousands during the pas
'.v.hule through the spot.
j.irtrt of no less curious irog
country is minted by
rr in tho Orerbind Monthly, who
i jn tlif year 1H with
'." other tourists traveling in
hast twenty mile from any
- ,,n.l. The day bemir exceed
;;:iv hiilt was mudo for a rest of
"mot. when suddenly dense
,i mule it aimeariuice. which
.. jn to di-harL' a ropioua rain
nrry person in the party wore a
,;-;mir.ed felt hut. which proved a
- tcction npainrt the rain, a thry
. hreii B'allin the Bull. 1 lie
., i.f the travelers was soon ar
,r avii.'!irtu pelting of omethinjr
.' nif.l like hailstoiica upon their
vi, Imt which, prently to their
proved to be u upecie of di-
. than two minute the pras was
.live with then little creature
rr f one M.e, about a quar
m inch l"itir. very lUely and nii-
in the best condition. Their
! evidently been broken by the
.nriiiL'V nature of tho irrass. Al
ii the theory advanced by some
., that in such case the fro?
tiuesMtv have arisen from the
the writer mivs: "It i not lirob
: .(viral hundred thousand, per
;ini!. "f froir hud suddenly been
into lite bv tin; rain, or, if they
t, in their infantile glee, they
,ive fret eleven niche from tin1
the top of our Lend merely to
v thr icaine of leap-frog should
i. They came from above, in
. with the rain, and this fart wan
ar by holding out the hand nn
in fall upon it, ai well uj tlud
. um our hat run.
tte from a number of instr.nci'
i Chamber' "Jlook of Dii-," it
in that the cases of tish falls, in
ry, af least, outnumber those of
:i iiiii.,ilei-ablo degree. On tho
.p.il. 18'JS, Major McKenzie. of
.".otlund, while walking in
. farm, saw a great portion of
I covered with herring fry
in- inches in length, fresh ami
About two years later, in the
Mav, in Argyleshire, after
rv heavy ruin, the inhabitants
r.-cd to llnd u large number o,
ving strewn over their fields
Mtly a Wick newspaper stated
einriiing a large quantity of the
of tish were found scatterel
n in that town. These, it is
.e ieas;ints cooked nnd ate,
t without misgiving ns to the
of some satauio agency hav-
"iiceincd in transferring them
I0t.
i!u most curious lustanee of
was related by an English
while residing in Calcutta,
a ipiautity of live tish descend
shower of raiu. "Thu most
lie,' that struck me in conncc-
lir event," Raid thu otlieer,
the hh did not fall helter
trywhero, or hero nnd there,
ven m might line, uot more
t in breadth."
iuurkuli!eeveutof thi charac-
it, tne most iicn.Mtional was
w ''Kentiickv ini'.it Klmw,.r"
tilled no ninny jieoplo some
rsago. This "flesh full" took
t farm of a Mr. Crouch, which
hot surrounded by high hills
uins in JUtth County, Ky.
't given by Mr. Crouch was
y as follows:
u eleven mid twelve o'clock I
vard, not more than forty Mc
"'s'. There was a light wind
a the West, but the tiky was
uii was bhining brightly.
' )' prelmli, or warning of any
exactly uiiiler these circum-
Minwer comnieiiccd. The
nt le? than onu or more than
duration. When tho flesh
IU naw u large piecu ittriku
elo.e by i,,, w it'iin aiiiitiiiig.
;hcti it struck. I wus im
1 the conviction that it was
1f a warning. The largest
aW WlLS tt li.li rr iiu inv K:m.l
"I an incli wide. It looked.
f t had been torn from tho
auiinul. Another piece
I'" half round iu ahanu anil
f l a half dollar."
mter residing in tho neigh-
'eli.. thowoil II ninra nf tliA
I it to he bear meat, mid
had ''that uncommonly
K'culiur to tho flesh of that
utcher who was persuaded
meat changed id mind
any of it and declared
"e'liier like fleah. fish nnr
d to him like mutton, but
'anew one. Homo of the
' dry, nnd there seeiuod to
"'like ilbre runnimr tbroinrh
I'-d of tho llesh was eut to
otliL-in iu various narts of
"'id analyse wero iimdo by
-v.n nctentlstd. I'rofcs-
or J. L. Smith wu at first Inclined to
pronounce it tho dried apnwn of frog,
but a it it found under the microscope
undoubted characteristic peculiar to the (
flesh of animal this theory was ab.in- ;
doned. Perhnp the" jmxit renonable !
explanation i that of l'rofeiior Peter, of i
Lexington, Ky., who believed the fall of
fleh to be nimply the result of a kind of
poit prandial disgorging by a flock of
buzzard who had been feasting them
selves more, abundantly than wisely on
tho carcass of a sheep. Glube-Vmwcrat.
Point for HnshaniR
Do not jest with your wife upon
subject iu which there is danger of
wounding her feelings. Rctnomlior that
she treasures every word you titter.
though you never think of It Again, say
the Dometti Monthly. Do not speak of
some virtue In another man's wifo to re
mind your own of a fault. Do not re-
pronch your wifo with personal defects,
for, if she has sensibility, you inflict a
wound difficult to heal. Do not treat
your wifo with inattention in company.
Do not upbraid her In the presence of a
third person, nor entertain her with
praising tho beauty and accomplishment
of other women. Do not be stern and
silent in your house, and remarkable for
sociability elsewhere. Kcmember that
your wife ha a much need of recreation
a yourself, and devote n portion, nt
least, of your leisure hours to such so
ciety and amusement as sho may join.
Uy so doing you will secure her smile
and increase her affection. Do not, being
too exact In pecuniary mutters, make
your wife, feel her dependence upon
bounty. It tend to lessen her dignity
of character and doe not increase her
esteem for you. If she is a sensible
woman she should be acquainted with
your business and know your income,
that she may regulate her household ex
penses accordingly. Do not withhold
this knowledge in order to cover your
own extravagance. Women have a keen
perception. JbJ sure she will discover
your selfishness, sail, though no word is
spoken, from that moment her respect i
lessened and her confidence diminished,
pride wounded, anil a thousand, perhaps
unjust, suspicions created. From that
moment is your domestic comfort on thu
wane.
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Spirit Tor a Watch.
"Thi watch of mine won't go. I
want you to have it fixed up for me,"
said a gentleman recently to a jeweler, at
the same time handing to him a hand
some gold watch.
"What have you been doing to thi
watch?" a reporter for the New York
Mail find Krprrn heard the jeweler ask.
"Well, I was out rowing, and some
how or other I managed to diop tho
watch overboard. I've tried every way
to mnke it go myself but have nut suc
ceeded." "If ever you drop your watch into the
water ngnin," said tho jeweler, "open the
cases and drop it into a cup of alcohol
or whiskey or brandy hs quickly as you
can. This will prevent the watch from
rusting and tho watch can afterward be
ee.sily repaired. Sometimes watches ore
ruined forever simply because after they
have been dropped into tho water pre
caution has not been taken to prevent
them from rusting. Your watch has
rusted n little, but 1 havo no doubt we
will be able to lix it up."
Ilereillty or Myopia.
The question of the heredity of short
sightedness has been carefully sudied by
I). Motuis in Sill) cases occurring in the
young, lie concludes that the hereditary
influence is manifest, thu families infill
out of the .'MO cases being atUictcd with
thu same disease. Hereditary myopia is
far more serious than thu acquired form,
from which it is distinguished by its
earlier appearance, more rapid develop
ments, greater severity and by being
more frequently followed by other com
plication. Myopia is usually transmitted
from the father to the daughter, and
from the mother to thu son. l!ud )fy.
gicnic surroundings lire uniting the causes
that favor its transmission, uud if care in
not taken by those iu charge of tho edu
cation of the young, acquired myopis
will be transmitted to the children.
Money of the Mormoiin.
: If you go into the principal office rtf
fhe Tithing House, ssy a Salt Laks City
etter to the Uhibt Ikmnrmt, you will sea
a tnl! young man handling what look
like money. He i behind a counter, nml
the counter is protected by a high rail
ing. The man glances through the
window, then look down at the bill,
and goes on thumbing them like a bank
teller. He goes to and from a big safe
carrying bundles dono up just as bill are,
with little bands of brown piier pinned
almut them. Sometimes the young man
doesn't stop to count, but takes tho
amount on the brown slip as correct and
passes out tho bundle. This is Mormon
money. It i a tithing script. It is
used to facilitate tho handling of the
grain and hay nnd live stock and produce
which como in. If you pick up one of
these bills you will find it very much like
a bank note in its appearance. In one
upper corner i thu number of the bill.
In the lower left-hand corner is the in
hoc signo of Mormonism, n beo hive.
The face of. thi1 bill reads: "(Jciieral
Tithing Storehouse. t!oid only for
Merchandise nnd Produce nt the (leticral
Tithing Stotchouse, Salt Lake City,
I'tah." Knch note bears the signature of
the Presiding Hishup. On the back i
denomination again ami n vignette of the
new temple nt Salt Luke City. The buck
also bears the wording: "Thi note i
not current except in the merchiiniliM'
nnd produce department of thu IJciicnd
Tithing Storehouse." The engraving is
well executed nnd the iirintini! is well
done. The bills vary in color. There
nre greenback for one department of the
Tithing lbmse, brownlmcks for another,
nnd so on. Hy using this scrip the
Church is nble to crvit n market for
considerable quantities of the tithing.
This scrip is given out in dispensing
charity. It is used in paying for work
on the temple so far as the workmen can
make ue of it. Kmployees of thi Tit h
in! House receive their salaries or .allow
ances partly in scrip. In numerous way
the .Mormon iimncy gets into circulation.
Not "Stuck l'p."
Xinonir the ol'icer in the Northern
army of the Civil War no oik; was gruffer,
braver or more beloved by his men than
(ienernl Stannard, who commanded a
Vermont I'limlc. He was always m
raged by any attempt of the men whom
be commanded to steal, or "forage," n
as they called it, on private property.
A private named Hicks, on the march
to (iettysburg, remarked, chuckling, to
a companion, that there was "nothing
'stuck iii' about old Stannard. He wu
not ashamed to converse sociably w ith a
private!"
"Has he been talking to von? What
did he say ?"
"Told me if I didn't yet out of them
cherry trees, he'd kill me!"
Another instance of Stannard' kci.u
watchfulness is given by one of his soi
iliers. On the march to Frederick, tUe
(ieueral knew that an attack was to be
Hindu on tho regiment in a few minute.
Thu men wero famishing witl- thirst, uud
coming to a well wished to stop and till
their ciintettir.-'StAiiuilr V cf4 a 'fitliu-J
over it uud foibndu them to break ranks.
A certain Lieiiteuant llrown, who had
n wounded comrade, disobeyed the order,
unci going to the well, at the risk of his
life, brought his friend some water.
Jeneral Stannard put him under arrest
i.ud took his sword from him.
When the regiment reached Cctty
burg, llrown forseeing a lierce conllii t,
asked the (ieueral to sudor him to carry
his sword for the day, to be returned at
right. It had, however, b" n sent with
the baggage to the rear, llrown pro
cured a tomahawk and carried it into
thu battle, and did such igood service
that (ieueral Stannard at night, though
badly wounded, sent for him, gave him
his own sword, and told him he richly
deserved to carry it. 'tUh Cuiii'mif
ion.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Fly Won't Walk Downward.
Put a fly on tho window uud up he
goes toward the top ; ho can't be mailt
to walk downward. A gentleman bil
upon uu idea. Why not use that habit
ugainst them? Forthwith his mudn a
window screen divided in half. The
upper half lapped over tho lower, with
nil inch of space between. A soon af
a fly would light on the screen l-.e would
proceed to travel upward, aud would
thu wulk straight out of doors. Oi,
reaching tho tip of the lower half lie
would bo outside. Not being ublu tc
wulk down, ho could not return to the
room. Jty this means u room can be
quickly cleared of llics, which uhvuy
seek thu lifbt. J'iatymie.
Tho Prollt in Diamonds.
"Thu biggest profits iu the jewelry
business are in diamonds," remarked i
well-know n dealer in precious stones to t
friend the other day. "In no othei
branch of thu trado uru prices kept id
snch an inflated figure. No jeweler wili
tell u man outsidu the trade the true value
of n stone, lie may appraise it at u cer
tain figure, with a guarantee to buy i)
back at that price uuy time less u small
per cunt. They can afford to do that,
for the diamond loses nothing by agu,
and the chances are that the owner of tli
stone will uot want to part with it."
Cincinnati inquirer.
A Smart Goose.
To call a stupid person a goose is a
great injustice to the.goose, for they have
been kuown to show themselves very sen
Bible, to wit: One goose that warn't
bit of a goose, as thu saying goes. Thii
smart goose was quitu a pet of the writer,
and was very fond of feeding on soaked
bread. However, it did not disdain
dry crust, which it would pick up uud
carry to a water trough uud soak thor
oughly before utteuiptiug to cut it.
IHcaiuiuK
(ihastlj Curiosities.
KuMl a hair dealer "If you know
wnere I can get any Indian scalps I shall
be obliged to you for the information.
Indian scalps, like buffalo heads, are be
coming mighty scarce. You never can
account for people's tastes. Now, about
the last thing in thu world that some
want is an ludiuii scalp, and yet there
are people who want just that sort of a
curiosity. I hud an Indian belt not long
ago which had uino sculp hung to.it,
and I sold it to a man for T'.'IS. 1 have a
bunch of hair here it isn't a sculp, as
there is no skin attached to it, just a
handful, as it were. It is worth $5.
Indians are not scalping as much us they
used to, nnd that is why scalps nre high.
Iu fact, everything which Indians used
to make are becoming scarcer uud more
valuable.
"Tuko tho common Indian basket that
used to sell for V'A a dozen, now youcua't
get ono for that, money. There uro tmn
reasons for this. Ono is that travelers
buy them first hands us curiosities and
pay tho Indians just what they usk.
Another reason is that sinco the (overii
nient has got to taking such interest
in Indians, taking care of them, the Indi
ans are lazier than ever, and make less
than formerly." Chicago Trilmnt.
Paid With Hen ns.
A singular circumstance recently on
currud ut liiddeford, Me., which remind
one of the days when peoplo harteicd iu
bead and wampum. Two mun, ouo a
small, slender person and tho other of
proportions iu tho neighborhood of 300
pounds, wero employed by ono of the
women in that locality to dig a gravo on
her family lot. They worked rapidly,
aud ere they were aware, tho excavation
was so large aud deep that the fut man
was unable to get out of the hole. A
machine was constructed, and after quite
a struggle the big man was once more on
top. In payment for their services the
woman a short time after gave each of the
two men live quarts of gray beaus
enough to keep thum out of the ground
for quite a while if it cauio to tho worst.
The Bhnh of Persia becume infatuated
with cape coats while in England and
hud a large number made of ull color
aud from various kind of mntcrial.w
RELIGIOUS READING.
NIK IjESSOM KOIl DECKMBKIl 1.
' Dedication of tho Temple," I. Itlnjjs
till., B Oil Unlilen lexl:
Hel. II.. 2i
M. "And U was so, that when Solomon
had mads an end of prayins all this prayer
aad supplication unto thu Lord." Dvtwren
thlat lesson and thi one w have pnmHl
over all th most Interesting and instructive
account of the buildiiiK of the most wonder
fill etlitlo that bvpt Mission this earth; ami
also the remarkable prayer of Solomon at it
dedication; the Imwon aiwiioied us for to-day
being the word of Solomon' Mi-wing upon
the peopls after he had finished hi prayer.
Tha throne on which Solomon sat at Jerusa
lem is called the Throne of Jehovah (I (,'hron.
xxis., 33; xivlil., S; Ilfhron. U., Hi. Jerusa
lem shall yet be tho throne nf Jehovali and
the capital of the whole earth (Jer. 111., 17).
The aito of the Temple In Jerusalem was
Mount Morlah, where Abraham received
Iaanback from the dead on' the third day
(IlC'hron. ill., 1) (ten. nil., -J. 4: Heli. xi., I'.n.
Israel's resurrection on the third day will he
thebevlnmiift of the restoration of Acta iii .
JtMJl; Hos. vi.,a; viil., 14; Es-k.. xxxvii., 1J-
The Temple was to bo exeemlint;lv magnifl
ral, of fame and clm-y throughout' all coun
tries (l Chron. xxii., Ai. The ir..ld and silver
alone (brass and Iron Mug without weight.)
amounted to 1,1'Aooo talents, which at 114
pounds ier talent would In. lU.Vii, tons,
worth over four and a half Mlhonsof dol.
lars (I Chron. xiil., 14; xix., 4, 7). t nn
room In the Imililin, the Holy of Holies,
was covered with six hiimlrisl talents, or
more than thlrtv-four ton of roM, worth
over filli-'ii million of dollar ill Chron.
iil., 8). The hihorors were l.Vl.ooo strainers,
or Umti!, found in Israel (I Ki. v., :Hs;
II Chron. ii.. 17, is. who lirouirht from tho
mountain and quarries the wood and stotm
for the house, 'lliere was lieitiii r hammer,
nor ax, nor any 01 iron n aril In tint
houso whllo it wa in building (I Ki. vl., 7).
Ilelievcr arc living stone Jl lt. ii., ft, U.
V'.), this world i the quarry and Uod I hy
the event of our daily life preparing n
here for our resiss-tivo place in His tcmplo
made fit for (leaven by Hi .oft, tit for
nui place in Hi kingdom bv our training
and service here. Notts 111 l'ij pniver thut
the housM Is callisl by tho liiuuit of t'lui Iinl
!od of Israel, that lie, i kid to hear for
lli.ainr sake, that all tifjopln of the earth
may know and fear Hi Niime, Notion tho
eipht time repent! "Hear Thnu in Heav
en," and the four time ''lbviveu Thy dwel
ling place;" aUo the seven fold nature, of the
prayer, for tho trespasser, the ilc'eabsl, tlm
drought smitten, the plagua smill -o. tha
stranger, thosn going hi war and those in
captivity. He prayed before the altar ef
Jehovah; Jeu I both altar and sacritlee, wa
can come to (Jod only in His Name and trust
ing bi His merit, lie knreUI on his knrs-
with hi hands spread opto Heaven; in favor
of the position of kneeling in prayer see Ezra
lx.,fi; 1's. xcv., ; lan. vl., Hi; Lu. xxii., 4t;
Acta If., 40; xxi., 6; hut that position ii not
essential; see Moses sitting, Hannah and Ne
hemiah standing, Heekiuh, while sick, pray
in his lied, Jonah from tho tish' belly, the
thief from the cross. A pomtent heart is
everything, tiosition of body is ms-oiulnrv,
though Unei'lmg is most scriptural nnd most
lining when ixissitfle. Thut Ood heard and
answered this prayer, II Chron. vii., p.".
ftft. "He stoisl and blessed all the congrega
tion of Israel witti a loud voiiv." When lu
vid brought the Ark to the tent whieh he.
hadpitchtst for It In Jerusalem, h" ntVored
Kacrillce and bloesud tho pplo in the nuum
of the Lord of Host, ill Knm. vl., 17,- is.)
Holomon, having now brought up thu Ark,
the tabernacle uud all tho lioiv Vessel (v., 4)
fair tbn aa-.na thing. There "is nothing on
earth that can be eomparwl to tho blessing
of tha Lord.
M. ' i.lewed be tha Lord that hath given
uiiio Hi epi liael " He iiad given
rent on every side, so that there was neither
adversary nor evil ors-nrrent. (Chap, v., 4.)
ltest. and peace shall bn among tho blessings
of His Kingdom when it come.
"There liutli not faik-d ono word of nil His
good promise, which He pi nsid by the
hand of Mose His servant." Ho wil l Joshun
iu his faivw.,11 word (Josh, xxiil., I I); but
the special promise hum referred to is iu
l)eut. xii., 10, 11, t.ito lie. Holy (Spirit, by
Mose, seems to refer to this very place and
building.
07. "The Lord our Ood be with us.
let him not leave us, nor forsake us." Moses
prayed: "If Thy presence go not with im,
carry us not up hence.'. And the Lord suid :
"My pruseni-e shall go with this", and I will
give thee rest." This word of the Lord: "I
will bo with you." or ."I am with von," is
cue or the grandest and most comprehensive
words in Kci ipturo.
"Let. Him not leave us nor forsake us."
AV hen l'avitl gave Solomon the plans of the
temple which he had received troin I iod Hun
self, he said to him : "Tho Lord Uod, even
iny Ood, will be with thee; Ho will not fail
thee nor forsake thee until thou hast tinished
oil the work for the service of tho house of
the Iird." (I Chron. xxviii., in, 'Jil.i
Solomon had proved the truth uud blessed
ness of this promise, and now he deeired it
continuance.
68. "That He may Incline our heart unto
Him, to walk in all Hi ways." This wa
just whut Uod ilosn-ed from them, aud what
lie would lie delighted to grant them, an un
divided and obedient heart; they could not
a.slt anything more in accord with Hi will.
fi'J. "It these my words be
nigb unto the Lord our (it si day and night,
that He munition the rause of His servant,
and the cause of His people Israel." Moven
time In hi prayer had he pleaded for "Thy
people Israel," and had also said: "Kor they
be Thy people and Thine inheritance," and
now lie indicate hi reliance ujMjn Uod to
maintain bin and their cause.
60. "That all the eoplo of the earth may
know that the Lord is God, and thut there is
none else." Israel was redeemed and given
the goisl land, that they might make Jehovah
a uauie in the earth (II Ham. vu., "Ji their
obedience to Him would draw forth His
power on their Iwhalf, and thus lis would lie
glorified in them. This, I loo's uaruest desire,
shall bo fulfilled in Israel's restoration at the
return of their Messiah (!. xxv.,8, l; xi.,
flf . "Let your heart, thereforo, bo perfect
with tho Lord our Uod." The wont "er
feet" here signifies "whole" or "full," as in
Josh, viil., 31; Huth ii., Ii, where it is so
translated. Kolonion liow urgoa tho people
to have what his father had prayed that he
might have (I Chron. uix., V.I).
tii, tl'l. "And the King, and all Israel with
him, oirered sacrifice before tho Lord." And
the Lord accepted the bacritlco by sending
fire to consume it, a It is written in II
Chrou. vii., 1; "Now when Kolonion had
made an end of praying, the Are came down
from heaven unit consumed the burnt offer,
ing and the sacrifices: and the glory of tin
Lord filled the house." Thu also was tin
sacriiice accepted at the dedication of tin
Tabernacle, aud in the case of Gideon and
Elijah (Lev. ix., !44, Judge vl., Ill; I Kings
xviii., iJM) ; and no doubt iu the same way wai
the Lord's acceptance of Abel's offering and
rejection of Cain' olferlng manifest at tin
Garden of Kden when the lire from the sword
.onsumeu the on bun did uot touoh tht
other.
"So the King and all the children of Israel
dedicated the house of the Lord." And lit
took possession of It by tilling it with Iiii
glory. Wa read of a time when the glory
left the bouse because of their sins (Ezek. ix.,
8; x., 4, 18; xl., at), and of a time jrot futurt
when the glory shall return to duiart n
niore (Esek. xhli., 1-7). When Jesus, th
brightness of God's glory, cams to it H
found it a den of thieves, and twioe H
cleansed it; but He too was driven away by
their sin, and all is desolate till His return.
Lmiion Helper.
EX-Mayoh Hkwitt, of Now York, ha
bought an inhabited islnii'l, called by its fifty
or sixty people 1'iuui isluiel. It is ouo of the
small islands iu tuo Sound Iwtweun Long Isl
and ami the Connecticut shore. It wus solii
Luiler foreclosure for 115. (XXI.
tx riilinn.
fJive m" tin ilay. dear Iird," I cried,
"Some blesstd station near Thy sidu'
"Some work In verv deed for thee,
That I may know Thy need of me."
and down
aud towu.
Thus pleading, prsylng. tin
I wandered, searching fiold 1
nietit on task, the very best,
Kluiling still my eager quest.
And morn to noonday brightened; night
llrcw slowly toward the lading height,
Till I, low kneeling at the throne
With empty bund iiiudo weary moan:
"Thou hmlst not any room for me!
No work was mine, deur Christ, forThtel"
Then sinlilen on mv blurring sight
Swept majesty and love and light.
The Master stood before me there
In conscious answer to my prayer.
Ho touched mind eye, In shame I
niusnisi,
In shame my weak complaining hushed!
For, l.! si) tiny, the swift hours through.
Thu work, Christ given, for mu to do.
In mine own hoiwo had slighted boon,
And 1, convicted so of sin.
Could only lift in v look to His,
The grace of pardon usk for this
That I wandered far ami wide.
Instead of watching at His side;
That I had yet to learn how sweet
The koine tusks ut the Mailer's fret.
Miiiiiiitt K. .Vie5fVr
TEMPERANCE.
Ttir. rowKii or i-ojsvictioji.
Thi I the greatest need nf the world.
Ibis this siwer departed? Has it, in any
serious decree, diminished in its praciieal
ellis is.' We should not answer tlnsu nrnl
kindred question with undue haste. Our
I present liehl of Christian labor nmv be en
; compassed iihout with peculiar difficulties,
sm li as reipiire patient loiiiiunanee in well-
doing iu an cMraorilinary sense. Time
I limy bo requisite in order to break tin
cru-l ol setiline iiinl indi llerenee t lint has
1 nune iimiii the souls that we Would save.
I Marked exhibitions of this divine power
may seem 10 a weary worker to ne wanting
In a community, when in reality it i pres
ent. I'nder such circumstances let us
never give w ay to discouragement.
We rejoice, however, w hen there come
to cur notice some wonderful change sud
denly wrought inn depraved heart by the
Holy Spirit. Without doubt, could we
know bow widely nnd elleetually lie is
working among men. innumerable instances
of this kind would rehukuuur unbelief.
iNsriitun nv Tiir oi.oity or .iruov n.
The l!ev. William Tennent of the Presby
terian church, after preaching one Sabbath
morning, walked into the '. Is to spend
the Intermifsion. He wus relleelmg on the
Infinite wisdom of God as tnanilesti d in all
bis works, ami particularly in the wonderl'11!
method of salvation through the death nnd
soil. ringsof His lirlovnl Sun. This subject
suddenly opened upon his mind with such a
IIoimI of light that bis views on the glory and
the infinite liuij'tv of Jehovah were so
great as to overwhelm him; and be fell
almost liiVli- to the ground. When
be bad rcinl a little, all be could
do was to raise a fervent praver
that Goil would withdraw bimsell from him,
or he must perish umh r a view of His in.
citable glory. Overstaying hi time, yoiii
of the elders went in search of him, and
found him prostrate on the ground, utialile
to rise, ami incapable of informing I hem of
the cause. '1 bey, raised him up. and after a
time took him totlie church. Ho remained
silent for a ronsiih rulile time, earnestly sup
I'! Inning Almlghiv (Iod to bide Himself
from him, that be might be enabled to ad
drcss His ieoic. Hu then spokj to then?
as a tiiuu iiiHiur.sl
Willi II ?
Shall the gla.l. tender story of the coming
of the royal I'al'C to find and red -em 1 1 is
lilt le ones of eni'lh he brought before our
children at the coming Christ mas lime.' Or
shall we cell brute the advent id' merry
Simla Clans or Kiiss Kringle.'
The iuc.lioii ought not to be a difficult
one lor a company of christian teachers to
decide. And yet it will be discussed not
presented iu ju-t this form indeed and in
far too many cases Kriss Kringle. or S nils
Clans, will curry thetl.iv' 1'iactiial Imi-i-lies
ven will rule. "We must havens,
goo 1 an entertainment usour neiglibois, or
the 'o !e won't come, nnd the thing must
bo made to pay."
but suppose the iiietioii of dollar and
cents be dropped, uud thu matter bo up
pronehe I fnuu the other-world point of
view, will not some of the recitations and
coloiiiics and "broom drills" and spectacu
lar elieets he dispensed with.'
A beautiful young prl wa found by a
midnight missionary in n wreli -bed dance
bouse. Terrified at her own rapid descent,
she was glad to listen to a friendly voice.
"What led you from church uud Sunday
school and sweet home, life to tho stage,'"
a ked bel friend.
"I learned to love the stage when A Sun
day school girl. They always called upon
me to take part In the Sunday school enter
tainments,'1 wu the unexeeled reply.
A little girl of live years, who has recited
Iu public many times already, wus heard to
refuse to appear on ono Sunday-school is ea
sioii. "Ho votl think I am going to speak
before such 11 small audience'.'" said the lit
tle maid, indignuntlv.
I it mutter of small import or not to nour
ish pride, love of dress uud display, ami vain
self-satisfaction ii. young hearts' Would
that .Sunday-school 'committee on enter
tainments woulil "think upon these things:"
HuHilaij ieftuul Juui nul.
A writer tells nf going down with n pnrt
into a coal mine. "On the side of the gang
way grew a plant which w as perfect ly w Into.
Tho visitors were astonished that there,
w here the coal ilust w as continually Hying,
this little plant should be so clean. A miner
who was with them took 11 handful of Mack
ilust and threw it on the plant, but not it
particle of it adhered. There w as a wonder
ful enamel on the plant to which not the
I! nest ss-ck could cling. Living t here, amid
clouds of dust, nothing could stain its snowy
whiteness. This is a picture of what every
Christian should be. I'nlioly influences
bri atho iucess ntly about 11 and upon us.
Hut it is our mission to be pure amid nil
this vileness, liuilelileit, uuspotted from tho
world, if (iod can uiuko a little plant so
wondroiisly, surely Ho can hy Ilia grace so
transform our hcait and life' that sin shall
not cling to us. Ho who can keep the plant
stainless and white a snow amid clouds of
dust can guard us iu pui.tv in thi world of
sin." There is something in the nature and
on the surface of I his singular plant which
throws oil' or repel every contaminating
substance which upproucbes. So, too, may
we rca.l moral pollution, if we are in a
proper stule of grace. Holiness is tho recoil
of tho soul from sin. Such is the stuto of
heart which wo lived in this world of siuful-
lies.
VII.WAl'KBK'B "SOUVENIRS."
It Is generally assumsed by Milwaukeeltes
that everyone visiting their city has lieen
drawn there by a love of lteer. Accordingly,
on the recent arrival of the South and Cen
tral American excursionists, the Milwaukee
Hecentiou Committee boarded the train tear
ing their distinguished guests and presented
tbeiu with souvenir in the sha of small
bottles containing lager beer. The next step,
of course, was to hustle the travelers to the
breweries themselves, (surely no one will
maintain that the dignity of the Itepublio
was not fully sustained by the beer-loving
Milwaukee City Fathers ! lit iioneer.
ins xvr.ia WAt.tr.
The rumseller took hi evening walk,
l'ast the home where hi victim dwell:
Where pale, weak womn, of sulTei ing tik
And children, of hunger tell.
He hummed a gay air a he passed them by.
Nor thought of their hung.T or cold;
For little rared he for mis. rv erv,
If it filled hi pis kets W illi Kod!
(,nr-(r 11. Coo.-.
Tltlt P-KKH I.KI.l SIOM.
The claim that Is-er i a healthv drink I
;he greatest of delusions. It bioat and
mnke tut. the drinker while ait'ipltig tho
strength of both bislv and mind, fcveti leer
rlrinkers are fast Uniting thi nut. The Mil
waukee Srntnirl reK.rts Theodore Kooseve It,
former member of the New York legislature,
s saying:
iio you know," nid Mr. Know-volt, hold
ing up his glass and hsiking through the ani-her-hued
Inpiid. "that there t not a thought
In a hogshead of Is-er; that there i not an
Idea in a whole brewerv? I mean," cotiliu-
I insl the New York tsihtician, "that nothing
of merit wa ever written under the inspira
tion of lager beer. It tuptle without in
vigorating, and Its elTect upon the brain Is tn
stagnate thought. Ho not imagine that I am
a temperance orator. I am sitnplv comiariug
Mimuiants. Some of the brightest of literary
effort have Ix en made w hile under the influ
ence of spirituous liquor, taken by the Hir,
overworked author lo avoid a isiniplnte
physical and mental collapse. I shall nait to
see if any man cau write anything who has
a drop of lieer in lus system."
JUtnfnrt'n II inr mill Spirit Vreiior.w hlelt
is gissl authority iu this case, sMaking of
the discrimination of the (iovernmeiit in fa
vor of beer, says:
"If we were getting n Is'tter beer there
would be room for some toleration of thi
governmental favoritism; but, unhappily,
the ipiulit v "f American U-er is steuililv ie
teriorst ing. and alremiv there are thoii-aml
of w ell informed ieop,. w Iio sTiipuloiisv re
fuse to touch it 011 iiis ount of its injurious
effect s.'
Again it ny: "It Is notorious that our
brewers s- ldom iliink their own Iit or the
product o any oilier brewery. At tin- places
which they tteipieiit nml at which they take
their ni' iils, or nt public picnics nnd siimmer
llighls' testivills Wliich are lillellil.sl l,y blew
sis, it is gem rally iiotu isl liint Hies,- men
iliink anytliiiig but. Is-er. If Ii.st is healthy,
W llV do our brewers refuse lo ill ink let-r:-"
The Krirntilie .iiiifln'ini -iiim "It is our
ol-sei vatioii that beer drinking 111 tins c.iiii.
try produces the ery lowest km I of ncla i-
ety, el Iv nilied lo ci iiiiiiihI liisauill , 'i'lie
most iliingei 011, class of i nitial's in ,iiir Inr,;,,
Cities ale I eel'.il'inkel s. I lit 'I let till II V, II
stupor amounting almost to pt.iIvms arrests
the reason, i-liaiigme, ell tie higher lacultie
into a mere iinimiihsm, seuiuil, s-'lllsh, slug
gish, vand only wnh pal : .ins ol linger,
senseless and brutiil."
M'iMni'isr nanur. -The
standing nrinies of nil Kiirope are sU
liuileil 11I -.'s in hi, 000. in, heli, il- the rn..ivu.
J nnd Ih-ir eo., at. ',, 1,1 mo. mm iiimuallv. Till
I 1 llile.l Stales eould ns-unie III" support ol
; that liemeielous 11 11 1 111 11 1. tit . i-iiv tlieentir
, liulitai-v lull of nil l-jir.eie out of our cask
I outlay or honor, and still have flno.omi 1101
. to soare if 1I1,. i.ui- out Inv was stopped
I t an we n:l..id to lei it goon:-' It would l 1
, yet truer c,,ni"ii i,n to liken thes.- liipiot
employes to all invading armv of ."s si.iss!
in-n. If thev w.-re to turn their attention tr.
I burglary, and em-ii s,.l lsoo , year, anil
out of I'li'i'v ten kill Ins man every year
which would he iiiiiisiiiiIIv prosM-rius and
unusually murderous burglary still they
, would not Is- us lUstruclive as now. Kor
tiiis leaves out all the until is-t cost, and w
1 eiiimol eoiint less than noon I deaths from
; inli-mpenince every year, man v currying the
, est 1 1 on I to pM. mm.
I Hem-.-, no far hum counting the support of
these liinr employe as a deduction from
; the total drink cost, it is an nddisl item -the
supjMirt of half a million iion-priMlueer.
, Tlieir work iu any pnsluetive industry, at a
reasonable average f,,r i gi eles of skill em
ploved. would Ik :.s.i,iSi. Thev would
add nt least that much to the national wealth,
which is now a dead loss, and must be car
' Hid to the llel.it side.
j t.lvfoil LMSklN.. in rc.wrs.
I Ale , holism an, I clime go hand in hand in
, jl her conn: ri..s ns will n our own. The re
port of the lust InteinatioiiHl Congress for
the Suppression of Alcoholism, which was
held 111 I'aris ii-om July '.".'III ! ugist 1st,
ss!i, HlHrins that criminality and mental
I sls iration follow a 111,11 li parallel with tlm
eonsiiiiiption of uli-oholie beerages. It n)-
1 pears that, during the last tiff y years the
eonsuinption of alcohol iu l-'nince has trebled,
the liumlier of Iiiiim 1 1.-. has ipiadi upled, and
that crime and suicid" are sie,i,iy i,M the
Increase. It was stated that, the number of
' crimes and 0IV1 nees au'aiust morals is exactly
In ratio with the eonsuinption of uleohof.
The one obvious levnui wliich the IVencli
1 (M'tiple, and nil others, must nisds Irani is
the wisdom and duty of abstinence. IVmjiev
unee .-till ocufe.
l-Uol'llSKII I.Vrl.KN STMNAI. I'ONVKVTIOM".
Kor some time among the temperance men
III this city there has been much lalk of an
International Temperance Convention, to Ut
held here in s;rj iliii nig the World' Kuir.
We are glad to see that the nt imitit Vrii
firniiirr . IWriieiie is urging tiie project. Ity
all means have the leaders Irom all over the
world isime together and ci impure method
and exchange ideas. It will do good. Tho
Nut 11, mil Temperance SiH'ioty is the origani
tut 1011 tnfiish the proje't to' success. I,et it
take the lead, and w e w ill all give a helping
band. Voice.
"el. I'M saloons."
"Slum saloons'" Are there any other, pray?
Is the shop where a job is linisliisl worse than
any oilier w here it. is bemm or passed along
Is it the lust slep in a flight of stairs an
worse in character Ihaii those above it? f
n thief in broad cloth any lessa thief than in
lags? I.i-t us away wiili these distinctions.
They ere all slum saloons. Jmi Itntvn.,
TKUI,KIIANI'KKVVA AMI NOTKS.
Five thousand children 11 r nneeted with
Jie Yol k (Kug.l Maud of 1 ( .
Tha Church of K.nglumi has just ismpellel
ll its clergy w ho hold brewery stock to soil
it out.
Heer must bo pretty bad for loys, when a
Imiv only live years old had to be ' treated iu
a flerliu hospital for delirium tremens.
Thu greatest treasure of a nation is man
hood. Anything that destroys that is an
immeasurable curse. And Unit is the suof
the lupior curse.
The W. C, T. IT., of Mont real, Canada, re
ports Iiksi children in that, city under the in
iliieiiee of spis ial temperance teaching in
loyal legions and bands of hope.
Mr. II. W. Ilichardsoii says: "Not one of
the triiusniilted wrongs, physical or mental.
Is mole certainly passed on to those yet un
born 1 1 iuii the wrongs which uro indicted by
alcohol."
Mrs. Mary C. Ix-avitt, of Itoston, who I
011 a temperance advocating tour around the
world, lias lately Ix-en the giut of John
bright sister, Mrs. Ijuens, iu london. Mrs.
Iavitt has traveled 7t,a aj miles since she
set out in 1HH4.
The Hev. Hr. Iiriiuer hareturuel to Chi
cago after a considerable tour in Kuropv.
"In I guidon," he says, "what struck I ue as
most iiiisirtaut was that there are no jmu
saliMinsoii Sunday, ens'pting for alsiau
hour iu the middle of the day aud au hour at
uight."
Recent statistical roHrt of the causes nf
Insanity, observed iu the insane hospitals and
asylums of Kngland during the ten years
from 1477 to 1SH7, show that 1;I,'h) cases of
insanity among men arise from intemper
ance, whereas the entire niimlmr of cases due
to all kinds of mental trouble was only
15, .VM.
John Roach, an old campaigner who drawa
a pension from the llritish Government.
Isiaated iu a Tnuawaiida (N. Y.I saloou that
be could leut the world drinking whisky. On
a wager Roach drank a quart of rye iu just
two and one-half minutes. He called for a
pint mora, but before it was measured ha
dl'upiHxl dead
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