' is, "Orlfct "on. . timl ?, r Mils. la) UNDAY SCHOOL j FOB CKAr, HAT SS. llnt Wodm." Ff. l j Ooldn Ttj Pr. " 30. Commtntkry. r pter open with set rtnl Jovfn L im mother to her royal win. Hh t him U be true MrlM nl m I to the deeolaM " oVpr-wd, th IV Vh needy. Compir Nut, v ., Le7 w"ll . l-l And who can help fc" ' , Him who I the trim Mghtn-M & t nii"h. according to Vouag, I the If I,emiieir , illow the" twenty-two Utw of k concerning the model woman, t in the Hebrew commencing with he alphabet la regular order, thus III acrostic. tudy of th! lewsmti many will ron ...Iveeto tli admirable portrait or rt wife and mother. end fhu find fltnble ntti.lv. I will trki this w o f bust suggestive of thetru ehoreit, i of Christ, t l"'f per""' tnnl fhartvtcr. her relation to her hiw hr household and to tb poor and i Hhe I a virtuous woman (Terse I Young define virtue a strength of 'body. I'eter snv that If re IIm rtiint entrance Into the kingdom wo 1,1 to our faith virtue. Then h the far of the Lord, which I the ag of wisdom and a founUiu of Ufa (1.. Si ITov. .,7, 14-J7). jlothuig Is (wlil to b- mtllt ant purple. and honor tvers- Tl, 2.M. remind Of Kwk. xvt. 11. M. Mid the clothini linen. silk and broldored work, nnd mty because ol thn Lord's comeliness. io Is. Ixl., 10. Her loin nrs nlo girt Irength ( vers 17). aii.l what strength that can comparo with thot of truth, Etmni-M nnil fn'Mifulneen (Kh. vL. Hi , 8)? H'r worile are wU-lom mil pM I reme 2li, maltlnif u think of Him full of irrfK'enuil tnith (John I., 14). fr i no lnthfu!m nor love ol l:i r nho work early nii'l line. Iiefure tho n l on Into the lilclit I vent 1A. ID. r. nr mnnlfold, he I nlwny Bin, lunl It it ull willliit; work (vyrn.n i Ompore I for. iv.. Si; II t'ir. 3. hhe lirlnift-tli her f o. I (Mm afar tltl, miKBiKtlni; to i the iniuitm fnm In ontnmt to the leek un l onion of i Sinn' wonl ranuot sjitHfy . wo J.-ve the word of Owl. The th-M whli'U in order to work It and the vine. I trlil''h nhe plnnt turn our thoimiiu to 1 tl I In whli'li Kuth Rlenn-xl and to the rd yet to provo frutthful (Inn. v.), ithe Jiy and reward in the time to cotio m lG.Jli'), ill) eamiot but Mint tit to tho when He shall mty to the nuthftil, "Well J enter thou Into tho j'y of the Lonl." I the rei'onl nt.md n n ilxt -rtptiou ol tho Iwomnn, and m.ir th Lord rrently ly itueh amonit our daughter ! lint let p I'linxldi-r the true chun'h and the In t il hellover, ami may theM thliiK lo f u in our dolly life : I,et u only lie. and thu reall.i what our period Htand In ChrUt through 1IU IUiihd work, nhall our live l Inen-iwmvlv -on d to Hi linage, more perfivt retlwtlona I llfo whieh Ho desire In ouio mee..,J' eat In nil His redeemed, even In theou 1 lHjdie.1 (U ltom. vili., TJ ; II Cor. ill., ., 10. 11). bustand la mentioned In verne II, 23, I it la written of Israel, "Thy Sluker is thy Will ; tho Lord of Host m Hi name v., 0). inn i.ora jhmu u iroquemiy i of as the UrldeKrooni I Luke v., 34. 33 , 111., ii'l ; Ilev. xxi., U), and wo kuow that and Kve were a type ni l nrwt au a tne i (Eph. v., 31, 32). Her hiuhnnd doth trust In her, and ho U ail Hi desire 11). Hoar Him y of her, "Thou art '.try love; there U no apot lu thee." T abut up, a fountain aealml" (8on( l. Hhu will do hiiu Kood and not io 11). ller tsusband 1 known in the ilvorse'iSl iliea we have the spirit of I'aul, who de- iined to know noming but unrwt and i crucified ; who aald, "Chrlat abull be ultlod In my body, whether by Ule or by ,!i ;" who was ready not to be hound only to die for Jesus's sake (I Cor. II., '2 ; l'hll. WjAoUxxl., 13), then will wt ever do l good and give Hlui pleuoure, and He ill bo knowu and houorod tbroui;U tu. r hubiuid pralaeth her (vere 2i,. Ir chlldrtu and her hounehold claim a iro of our attention. In vern 21. 15, 27, I li'arn of their olothiiiK. their food mid ilr v.-iiys, all nlmnduntly provid.nl und well ii to. Our elothiux a t'liiMr.'it of God U rut HliuMi'lf, for we are oouimuude.1 to i t on the Lord Jeu Chrixt" ( Hum. xJii., Ho became sin for u that we mit(ht le In tho riKUteotuneiM of Gud in lliui (II r. v., 21), and lu liev. six., , the tine en Karnu'iits of the brido reirwut the lilouusuiwa of the saint wlnWi must be ( riKbteounneHS luipartod to us and then jfoutit out through u. Tho cliur-h may mud to -o to tin matter of clothing by iiutiuK others to Him who j rovi b s it by m griiat work. As to food, tho church lias uu ulmndimt ll'ply provided for lur to ilisp.-usi) in tun Ludi-riul word which contain milk for lU'S ami bread and stronq; incut lnr older iiureu (I I'ot. II., 2 ; 1 Cor. 111., 2 i Hob. v., , 11; John vl., 61, 57). Then, ui to her ryi. w have already leanrd Iroin tliw k that wisdom's wa an way o( plcas- tfU'Ms, an I all her paths nr.) path of pea.'o ., 17). If we uro ouly wlllimt to Ixt made I. ft will not fail to aoe lbs wuv whorola we mid Talk nr. l tho thlnij that we should Co vr. sill.. 3). Hee ulso l's. xxxll., 8. Nut only nre her own household, fie bus 'hold of faith (Gal. vl., 10), well seen M'"t "she Htretcheth outlu r hand to tho ir yea, she reaeheth both her hand to needy" (venteUO). If the churvh tins Hie irit of her Lord, it will lie one of her prom, at chnracteruitli's that the uoor aud ueedv re well iwn to. When Jernis would prove John the llaptiMt that He wa indeed the siali. He told the messcuuent to tHV. luuii; other tlihuot, that the pour have the "c preache.1 to tliein (Math, xl., 6). It ill be oue of the featurt of the klutfdom lien the church linn lieeome the bride of lirisl that thn poor and needy sua., have ciai care (r. ixxll., 2. 4, 12, 13). In ver mo we learn that nil cine tut the ur of the Lord 1 onlv vanllv. or. n It I ii.l in I ( nr. xiil., there I n love without Jrhli-b all ele, even the rlvlu) of one's body I" l burned, I a nothing. Without Me, fay Christ, ye can do nothing (John xv., 5). I'aul mid concerning His lifeaud Hi works, -Sot I, but ChrUt," "Not I, but the grace of Jtod1 (Gal. II., 20 j I Cor. xv., 10). When It Jt 1 so with every believer and the church as ( whole, tlmu will thlM e.lleiit wouiau be ully muulfcstod. Lesson UeiDer. CONDITION Or'THECaOPS . h Situation la Pennsylvania and West j Virginia Not a Bad On. Tue wkly crop bulletin Issued by ths JJspsrimnii of AKrlcultur at WashliiKton iow that In 1'rnn.ylvanla abundant sun liins and warmth htv greatly improved ,rop; f,n, work is being pushed vigorous fj; tobarco p ants ar doing well and fruit fcroiiHH.'HsrsticiUmt. I Ws.t Virginia there Is decided im rremei,t In growing crops; corn planting U contlnusd and some it coming tip; whral Pu itood stand and oats and tobacco Jlm art Browing nicely. The prospect for u,"' ,rl,i crop is encouraging. f i,Mjn'',,',I)roM Pulpli. Jut!,""' T.ias., th. H.y. j:,,,.. ..T i . ",vrw oeaa la ths pu nit ,r0n bur" blood fal l u i h..d! Pennsylvania Legislature. J"'.'u""u!;,!"r,!' 0T.-In the ns; to day the bill of Representative Kane of Kav tt county to provide for the licencing ol nnnataralixed male persons over 21 vears old wa defeted-ye,, nty These bills pa.ed finally: to Ht the nuallfloattoii of the superintendent of hanking: for the tat stion of doss and protection of sheen, with an amendment nxinta maximum per bead; to authorise church corporation owning burial grounds to purchase othei ground, etc; to dellne to whom the benefit certicales shall be given issued by fraternal Odette; to repeal the prohibitory law in Mount llssnl, Westmoreland county. W'ertheinw a famous bill is having a Jolly time in tbe house, which refuiw to return it tothesenate. notwithstanding the Imid demand of that body for its possession. The senate referred the house tesolii tion. recalling the bill. Io Uradv s finance committee. The measure Im niore to do with whisky than finance; at least tbat war the general Impression, The House sustained the veto of the Gov ernor relative to the valued insurance bill disapproved yesterday. Krank T. Okell. ol Hers a ton wa sworn in as a member of t list house in place of Mr.gulnnnn.wbo w as oust ed. The board of health's bill to prevent the pollution of streams wss amended out ot all shape by tbe exemption of tanneries, mines and oil Wineries and passed on sec ond reading. Nothing but appropriation bills were considered at the afternoon so sion of the bouse. The bill providing fot the erection or the I'ennsvlvanla Soldier' Orphan industrial school pssscd finally 142 to I'J. Kor the erection and maintenance of the school $11 1.0)10 Is appropriated. At lh evening s.-sion of the li.eis- the police pen sion fund bill. which wss recalled from ths governor for amendment, wa finally pas. ed. The governor objected to the feature of the bill giving councils power to vote money to such fund, and this hss been tricken out. The governor's veto of th bill providinr for the printing of lo-)0 ad ditional copies of Smulra hand bo- k war sustained. I he senate psscd this bill over the governor's veto ou May i. KioHTirrit I)v In the senate to-dsy the Committee on Education was d.si liarned fr m the consideration of the bill to change the basis of distribution of the Slate appr.v (nation to common schools from the tium er of taxable cinsn to the number of H'lioo's. and the bill was ordered placed tin the caleitibir. The Committee on Appro pristion reporbsl o Inriie number of House bills which it considered yesterday after noon. Tliee Hons bills pas-e I finally: To authorize the election of a chief burgess for three year in the several boroughs, and providing that he shall not he eligible to re election; relating to the private- ale ot real estate In assignments for t tie ncnetlt of creditors; to provide for monthly returns and payments by countv and citv otflccr of money received by them for the use of the Commonwealth; to prohibit th em ployment of rutti-ir tuuler the i';e of II yenrs in ami about elevator. Tbe bill to provide for an Increase of salary in counties having b it one law judge and a iuUtinn of (itt.istj was deteate.l. ami the Senate hill to lsigiinte n special day of more partic ularly liiterenting the penplu in tbe subject of sanitary science p-si finally. In the house the bill introduced by Sena tor M Carrell providing lor the payment of Jurors out of the Mate Treasury was, nut livelv reported. These Senate b lit pasi dually: Authorizing foreign insiistince com panies to become sole surety on bonds, re cognisance, etc.. to permit anybody to serve notices In cases of Judgments, desig nating election day s.froiu Utit.to midnighr, as legal holidays, to enable collector to collect taxes for the payment of which they have become personally liable.extcnd itiix the tun for the collection of the asm one year from the passage of this act: to otiable boroughs hot divided into wards to establish and maintain high schools; ex tending the limits of residence and power of notaries public, so as to extend the limi tations of actions to a right to mine ore on lands where the same has not been excret ed for 21 years: to nuthorixe tbe appoint ment of a dairy commissioner; to prohibit the use of any adulteration or Imitation of dairv products in any charitable or penal institution, to authorize certain bank to improve and derive rent from building held by them for banking purfoes, to authorize cities to purchase, maintain and condemn bridge erected and in i.se over rivers and streams dividing any part of district ol such citie-; to provide for the appointment of one or more deputy corni er in counties. At the midnight session the senate biil to abolish the l'tnladelphi pub lic com m union passed finally, yeas. I Jo; hsvs, (ii. The Kiler bill to prevent the pollution of streams and to protect tbe water supply of cities vas defeated. The governor vetoed two bills as follows: One repealing so iniicli of an ect for ths destruction of wolves and wildcats a pro vides u remium for the destruction of foxes, so far i tho rntne applies to Wash ington county. The other is a veto of an amendment to t'to act of lsTtl intended to aliow aldermen, magistrates and justices ot tbe eace, fees for ultidavit of claim tax and copies thereof, and also nuthorix n tin in to lux certain additional costs. Kioiitv-Kirst Pw. Nothing of impor tance was aci'omti:hel in the Senate and sfter routine buMii'ss that body adjourned until Mou 'av. In the House tho bill to repeal th pro hibitory Uw In I'.ellevertioti. Fayette coun ty was ilelcHted.tlie bill to abolish the pub lication of mercantile appraiser's lists in I hiiadelphia liss been amended to cover in whole State aud passed on second reading. I lie house then mlj inrtie.l Aiiioiu the bills which parsed first lead- was thu llurnhart measure to regulate tue employment of telegraph operators. It originally provided that railroad companies could not employ operators under '.' years of age. but tbe committee cbangeil the ag Irom 1J to H y. ars. which amendment tl not acceptable to tne railroad conductors, engineers and operator who are back of the bill. They contend that a boy of 1 is too young to appreciate the responsibility of his position, anil allege mat many serious wiecks are occasioned by the employment of boy operators. The only feature of the afternoon seseion i f the house was the pas sage on sit-ond reading ot tbe bill extend ing tbe Saturday ball-tio.iuay over wie entire year. 1 he governor has signed the Hoyer meai- cal examiners bill, the I.o.cli arbitration. bill utid the free text book bill. Alei th following: IluilMiwenug court of quarter sessions to fit the place of holding the gen eial election: providing that voters shall cast iheir ballots at polling p'ace inside th election district In which they are domicil ed; directing county commissioners to pre serve the weekly newspapers published within their counties: to encourage and au tborue I lie formation of co-operative bank lug association. Kiohtt-Sci om I.v. The senate was not In session. In the Hon there was no quorum and after a lew appropriation bill were favor ably reported (i,. HoUe adjourusd until Monday. PIVKSYLVAMa STAYS I KM1PS. Tbs following labia shows th standing ot th stat base ball league: w h rvii w L wt Kaslon... 7 1 .87.VHarrlsb'g 4 4 .Sou Jobnito'n 9 3 .HlHiSorautou. 4 d ,V A lieu ton ft S .ea Danville.. I V) Altoooa.. a 4 .0001 York 0 0 .100 "CAN 1 klfti you?" ho a.siHl th4 lloatou girl aftor hU projxml had been aex-epiotl. I do not know whether you ran or not," aho replied, critically. "May I kl. your ho murmured; "That', rtlfToretit," ali replied, and be k'vaoj ho.-. DHrcU li'ms Pe.i i LATBKN1IWI WAIFS. WASHtMOrOX. Pecretary Carllsl has announced hit In ntlon of proceeding In th deportation of 'he Chines until the expropriation Is ex hausted. nullfl.W it now available, though I'iO.im) more will be rei ly by July 1- He Intends beginning with th Chines who are her In violation of the law of lS4, those having violated theUeary taw coming next Judge tlradley In the circuit court of tha Dlst, in th case of I'ulaikl.a discharged let ter carrier, decided that an employ of tb government ,.pDint.l tin Isrand subject to the civil service laws, cannot h dismissed without Jnst cause and that the court have th right to pass noon th um:incy of th CStU. For the first 11 months of th present fit cal year the collection fro-n Internal revs nue sources aggregated l.U.41J,l. i. an In crease over th corresponding period of last year of : ar.Os'J. The receip-s for Anril. l, wer J'l,00:t less than for April, lit-'. Artr.M. AMo i.Anon. Three huudred trainmen employed by the Vandiilia, Hlg Konr and Chicago and Eastern Illinois mad at Terr Haute, In.l., struck for an increase In pay from II. JO to tl..1Jaday. Th entir fore of stone cutter on th Charleston. S. , (iovertimnnt building, have struck, Som ! t b-lo:igin to one of the men were stolen. He found them in a pawnshop and redeemed them for-..V). which amount the union o-lcre I to n id by the contr or. This hu riu-te I to d . The patent coke ilr wer w tested for the fourth time, Krtda t the N.lley, ! ., works of the Trick Coke t oni ny. Th coke lu one oven was dr wninll minutes, while another was drawn in -V. - . cm mk mi rrsi t:r. At Marietta,) , (icor;;e I.angfe f, a young saloonkeeper fhot his wife and then him self, both dying instantly. Three mouths ago I.angfelt's mother wa kille-l by Nicho las Haas, h'jr husband, who also killed himself. Ilenjamin McCoKoHgh te.lcrof the State Hank, of St. .ouis. was shut an I Lillc-I by burglar Saturday morning. Allen Catisius. a noted colored dperado, shot and killed his wiie and m irtaily votindcd his faiher-ln-law at his home in Knoxvtlle. Tenn He was arrested. "I'oc" Iletitley and Hert Ponnelly. two of he notorious llentley gun,, who broke jail st Nlason, Mich., have bren captured after a desperate light, in which one of l!m pris oners wa fatally shot. rmrs. At Providence. It, I. lire burned over 2M0 feet long and .) feet wide. The losses a far as ascertained are Waterman Machine and Tool Company. T.'i.OoO. Pi.imond Machine Company, fT-i.iNst; American Tubing aud Webbing (.'ompany. iVi)J; llevnolds Man ufacturing Jewelry 'otnpary, JI.O'V). The losses of the Khnde Islutid Kleclrict'tmipany. Kluxle Islund llicycle t ornpsny and other smaller concerns aggregate about tHO"), A fire destroyed 11,00 l.tys) worth of prop erty In Saginaw, Mich., sacrificing on life, and making hundred of families home less. Th fire was atarted by a spark from chimney falling into a lumber pile. John Clark was burned to a crisp aud a number of other are reported missing. About li'r) Souses wer destroyed. roiirpiN. A terrible catastrophe occurred at filet wit j. in I'rus-lan Silesia, which created a great deal of consternation in the neigh borhood. The little town has i:i fact been considerably destroyed by a water epotr. which broke over it und completely wreck ed a largo number of houses, so that to night Io0 families are without shelter and bav lost nearly all their worldly posewiions. DtsASrrHS, Av.'!PKNT ANIl rsTSMTtKS. A great hail storm visited all We-ten. rnnsylvania at 3 to 1 o'co -k Saturday nf tctnoon, doing great damage to fruit tree-; gardens, greenhou-es. etc. It was the sever est storm of the kiud since IS'd. Maude, the M-year-nld daughter of H I. Koberts, of Nung.ituck, ft , was btirnei n death. Her clothing caught tire an t slie rushed upetuirs and sought t!i protect io-i of an aged woman named Mary Monro, of Waterbury. The bed on which Ihe latter wa lying was set on lire aud tho woiu.9 died from injuries receive!. j riNANCtAI.. A special from Rutland, Vt., says: The Vermont Investment and Guarantee Com pany and the firm of Hammond, Hush A Co, bankers, located at Orwell, bav su Inded. The Citizen's bank, of Johnson City, leno., suspended. The bank had an a i thorixed capital of fli.i0. The liabilit.es tr 1.18.000; assets estimated at I7.0o0. FOUHTEEN PEHaONa BUHNED, Eleven Men Find Death io a Flaming Lumber Camp. A forest fir destroyed Loins Band's lum ber camp near Lake City, Micb.. Saturday. Out of a total crew of (k) men 43 escaped uninjured. Th men were assembled at dinner, anj tb forest tire; which was burning all around, entirely cut off escape. When th men. realising their danger, rushed out of th building in which they had be.u sitting thasmok so blinded thm thai they be cam bewildered. They ran hither aud thither, unabU to find a means of tscape. nd Iheir horses stampeded owing to theit confusion, Kght of the men Jumped into a well to escape th (lames ami then died of tultoca tion. Their bodies were brought to th surface later. Oi hers of th men rushed to tb wood, and soma of them thuj escaped' but the bodies of two of them wer after ward found burned to a crisp. On. man. Kdward Ssullivan. reachsj Lak City ter ribly burneJ, and then died in fearful agony, high! leatut of horse wer cre mated. Hre broke out nesrTustln and ran C mils m eight miiiuiea. Th farm house of man named Andarson was destroyed. Mr. Anderson and her two children perished to th tlarnv. rinksrtoa Cannot Ba Deputl.s. Oov.ruor U ch of Michigan signed bill flxlag tb qualiflcaiiont of deputy sheriffs. fhU) act prevent tb ppolutiueot of i'iak rtoo uu Vy sheriffs as deputies. POOH BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Trad Bporls aa Oathsred by Dun Bhost Oenerat Depressloa. R. O. Dun A Co.'t "Weekly Review o Trade" ayt: St. ckt bav rallied Irom ex Irein depression, but business shows no i ir.stantlal Impr ovement. Th distribution of products to filial consumers I rather lis encouraging, though th weather has boeu generally more fa orable and at torn roln' help retail trade. Wholesale business and production show each week more h-sitatio-i with regard to the crone next fall, the possibilities of tariff rhanve and money uncertainties. Some Urn failures and many of minor import ance show the ntects of increasing string ency in money market, and while money is comparstivelv easy here the pressure ut other points lis increased. Almost every where collt ct on are s ow and doubt about the future artert now undertaking, though th present volume of Hade bued upon past order is remarkably large. Iron is rather weaker at 1'ittsbtirg coal good an I glass for. Little improvement t een at cim mnatt. Irade ati 'leveland Is dull. The ino etary situation improves at Indiannpolis. hut at I'etroit jobbing trade) is from .') to M per cent, smaller than lat year, though In .nuf ictnrcrs are at work lull lime and money is easier. Clnca.ro re. Hirts itnprovrd n-'iail and tatistuctorr wholesale trade i Ii li.iiidatlon and lower prices for locai sec iritics stil slow colli"' lions. Wheat is at the lowest price for U! yest. The failure for ' week number j7 in the t'l'.itcl M,it... .i.iinxt I'M lor tlie Hume week last year, and 1 1 in Canada, against j J last year. Tin ii' .ikk-'s ti p.iVKrr:ti. Hank clear. ng lotah lor the week en litu Mav H. as telegraphed to Urn f..fp-vfs, ate ns follow : New York ITon.'l.'l.a.? I lit Chica jo ot 7 l "l'i I ii t Itoston iri.7H .'IS ii 7 I'hl'adelplii.i 7. IT! W l 'I I t. l-ilis J-so. 7 ! I IT I 4ati Krancirco 17 .r.,''i7 I .1.1 IMbsSurg I .sr:i. ;.') I .'.! Haltiinore .-.'ei.J.IJ Ji s, t ini:iniiafi .t. Jt'l ,'Vel , I in Cievelsti I ii.;v.'ij 1 l.s ll indicat's tucrcve. Ildei-resse I The agjrcg ife ot clearings of ) of t'lt t rincipa; cities of t he cou ii' ry is l.j;i. "7.. il, tl decrease f l. .' p.-r i "lit. The totals exclusive of New Yo'k amount to Jil.ii.'J.oJs, .-4t,, ,t, ,ws nu increase of 0.1 r cent. A NOTABLE O AT il Ell I NCI. Frabytrlati General Assembly in Ses sion at Wsshington. D. ('. Hev. Willi fireeu Craif. of M:'rmick seminary, Chicago, was e'ec!-d ni.il.'ratof Of the Presbyterian genera', assembly, be a vote of:!.'! to lis for I'.ev. tieorge A Hiker. Of I'hi.adeiphii. Pr. Craig is a cousin of Vice I'ro, lent Stevenson I-i ch-omg .'inn as mo '.'-tor the cons-rvattvc eii-metit of t ti - n-iciuv s -ore I over the liberals an-l s ipporvr- f Dr. Ilriggs He is not among i.i rituii leaders of eitln-r side, however l:i Irs ot-enin.; erni..n 'he ret.r- I HKxIer stor. )r Young, presche-l tlie n --t pto r.ounced vie s uf I'.ibie iti.-rr rn y. an I Mi is interpreted by the lr-ggs:tes at indicating an intention oil 'be pj-t of ibeir aut ig u ist to force tlie lighting. II s s-rtn i:i cioe. ss follows "No H.pr!iensiotj shoii' 1 oe fe'.t as t.) t!i safety of tb I '. 1 1 1 ei No .ioiti e it irm can befail n. 1 1 ere to don ht is d s.oy.ilty to (iod. to fea' it to in. Ilciurts ine nio.t searching investigation, it wel.-otii tin sharpest critici'tn. Kr im the liming or deal through winch it is now p.ivsing it wu1 come forth, as it has from ail other tierv test, in its full integrity, without so much as the smell of tire about it. And when ihe very tlane of those radical foreign ra'ioii al8 Jiiw'-i who are eking to destroy I's hi. , v' -' tnfatli- bi.'l.Vfi.'i.i, : hA i,.iv'i -v ji..ir oblivion, trie Hi Die, tbe whole bible htsiory. biography, prophecy and doctrine shall, by Increasing millions of teiever. cont'tiue to be receive,!, re 1 1 and prized above nil e-'.h-'y P'iss nnons as the very work of.'.lm glity t iod.' ' A resolution against Sunday owning of the world s fair was ortered n'y liev. J. T. I'os-er. of S'ewa-k N J . an I it was umid tnouslv a !o te. by a ruing v ite. I'n r-o-lutioti is as f. lows ' It live I. I'tur this nxetn i'y protests in belia.f ol the i !i:itiau s.-utinie'nt ol' he na tion, agiitns the opening of t i i i iru'i; n exposition at I hica,' on tne ...rd s . i- ' ippeai to the natio-i il mui: ..on -rs i as sert tlnur rtglitful auMi " , to --reveut ttie local d.re ct.irv troiu o;.eni ng ;!; cx p--si'.o-i on t.'ist d ay. an l e r"-p"-'riiy :nvoe t he co op eratioti of the na'.onal execu'i.e in 'lie em' irc-iueu; ..t all i i .vi -lei: 4:1. d .1 1 calculated to se nr.. that e:j I. thk woiiK i-K i'.ik ;r a -.tttri.v s).nn.rFi i n:-i!- o' r.n y:--iui'iiih. The printed rej oris ot llie standing ':n mittees were l i-t n ! : I auiotu tlie aiti d ants, l ije in. .-t 1 titcrei'iug f ea": re loi mi ; I'ne special coin ;ui '.tee 0:1 t he p .1 a' -..e, of VircA "' on ' on i' ....1 repo-t .i a dertcit ol ! 17 1 .r 1 :.'. .ml si- t.i Hut and reconiui "! Ic l '.n it t he coiiiur iv be continued to repor. net', year. Am-nig the practical suggestions w 11 on-, t'l ir ibe H o". in' s Mnj 1 sine be c iti-o : la'.e I v : 1 : 1 the paner. The 1 'otunnttee n Tetn; -r 1:. e. refe.-r.ug to the World's I- air. nd We cab not contemplate, ex ept with felings of shams, the prop .-. spectacle t 1 b I'laced belorei ail the world, of a v:i'. national grog shop and a v tt ua'i-mal ct tllbuiou ol the t'.itnpiing dowti ol law. " 4 co iiiEsto vt. on iis!o m :k:i The establishment by Congress of ail itn partial commissi ! of inquiry concerning tbe li'i'Jor trattic is tav.ire.l Local option is not regarded a the liest and tilimi tie -olu-tion ot the li'iuor problem, but the most of thei'resbyterie hure favored if as 4 stepping stone toward general prohibition t he re port eiupha.su, trie statement thai 'Ii? church 1 not a po'i'icai organiiation. but owes it to Uod and liuinatiit fo give un equivocal utterance ou such morsl .iirstioiis The Hoard of Church KrectiotiKuud snows tbat during Hie y ar theie were Zi l applica tion for acjiistaiice. uioii vlncli grants were made aggregating llu.i.lul and loans. 4W1. l')J. Tne total exceeds any pievious year in the history of the It.mrd and still Uere is an insiittlciencv of upplie. The Hoard of Missions for Kreetluian shows that nearly fln.oK) annually is being exendeliiii this direction, with very good results. The expenditure last year aiu unt exl to 11,00-. wbll the receipts were 171310, THS MIS.SON SKY WOHK I CHIN . Th report uf the Hoard of Foreign Mis sion displays a verv alisfaclory co. id. tion of affairs, tbeonly gloom being caused by the death of lour inissiouariua. liuntig the veariinw missionaries wer. unt into the held, uiaxing a total. 111 connection with tbe Hoard, of wi.! missionaries w hich, with native agenta ol all grades, reaches a total of 1,047. including 1S7 ordained tuiuiaier. Tb reports continue: ' In China, uoiwusiandiiig petty prs.u. tions and apprehensions of mure serioir opposition lu retaliation ot tbe iuiquilou legialati n of onrtiuveniuent agmi tbe Chinese In tb I'niied Stat, steady pro gress has been made, The total number of conversion retried bv ail miasiouariesifor tb ysar was 3. 4 J. an Increase of 10 per cent over the preceding period." Tb Board of Home .Missions does uot show the increase that was hoped for at tb comiueuceiuent 01 th year. Toe pros pects for the furtur are tiokeu of ss being bright, but bristling with all kiods of chauga. Tutt tun. who doc-a tuosS without 1 itood uiutive, will hive most- to regret. DECORATING THE GRAYES. RCMEMBEftma THE HEROES WHO SLEEP AT ARUX6TQN. Beauties of the Nationnl Cem etery. Its Romantic Situa tion nnl the Memories Which Cluster About the IIi.toricS)0t. WHKN thetmpia nf the Northern Slates asse'nb'.e. as thev do on every Decoration I'uv. In throng to c iver the graves of their fail en heroes with tl v ,ers, the thousands of brave teliow rll.s.rt ...ItKllliI I . A A s.Tta aimost within the l loins will not b I I ( . .. .( I .... ' l'l --. I' may be ilonvt- e I if 111 all the :.stid f here in a more ii, mi it'll, lifce snggts'ive burial piece floit: Aid ng on N ill itirl. t t-ri". tery. It li.s s,,i,i;m,i.t ,, Wa-li:iig'i.:i. i l ucrossihe 1'oroin i. 1 line drawn ttom the I apitol.throi -li t;,,. Wa-luiuton liionuni''tit in I across tne rn "f, f 111 in- irlv r in 1 tne ilil'c of .s r I'. Vi'li I .1 r-sell the retll"t"V tie must linn' ...ist tlie W!, :; House, 'lie War. Stiite ,1 id S ivv luiii liii.-s an ! th'ougli historic ir. t..w n ugeo'ie ot the I .1' In r it Ids Conn rv u 1 be et. : 1 .. 01 a trim uer d llioss ,-r.'. 11 1. 11 idnw w liicil !ie.ter--I bun more -i. in a 1,1,1 ,-e I veirsa.-t .lust y.,u en'er the ;l . . I 1 1 t btl lie VOU r.i tlie 1 1 . 1 1 1 f r 1 .s I 1 m ,. uiuiii w is 'fie lir-t pub u-.uiterpr'sn w-,:b !n. u the timi.'i'l W a bitiiiMii was i.pioc nte. Ii 1 1 or "Id cat. nl now. and i r 't ng 1 s: ill T.I but it.t oveo'ioo I -or li" lieu lio ml tin m. N i-t ".e time wa alien 1' wis "tie ot lb.- 111 it ' s.'ful at, I most p-o..ro'n tr.-it.sp.ira'toii ,i 1 11 tlie i-oun'ry. t'n the lid., is urn :i proa. :i t'ie brclire 1! Illosr ov.-r iciiiL" ttg f l.e ro.i 1 ny, 1 t !i" ot i.ige of in 1: pro'-.-..- novel st iiu.-e t. ipu ar Mrs I-: li I -o'.ttivior.li. now uti ild woman, pas-ing 1 h- , cutt'g !' ire 111 1 net ps'iice. A 1,'t i.irfher -iw.iy r : .- t!,e sp: r's of i t-.o--.'. .m n - ! en," a' ii" 11 . 011 f t!i. oldest an I iii'i-l I 1111 i,s n.s'itut "tis f .earning ..11 'be 1 tilinent. Its centenary Mas cetebi a't-d a I'e'f yiifS ago. At tle 1-;' ol tl.e Sri Ice wn cii 'he ci-ial mice -r ! 011 :s way to A.exau lr. loo re Wasli.ti-foii s i oiintv fo 11. l et a low. M l' isi.iii I 1' only I 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 1 4 is 11:: I in III sion siiow 1 :ig en in deciv tra. es of I ' tner plendor It was forme.., the h u-e of tl.e Ms-on-. a v -! known Virgin- 1 t.imily III. I IS ills! 1. lilt was tb ,M -.i. of Mhh V s, , fain.. .na o'an Is. an I tlie tit e wlucii t!i (nsoti .'st.re ha bor:.e f or 1 ceututy an I 11 ! il . is tiow orcnii,.l bv 11:1 .ithle! 1 il l'), ;'!l i liill UIll- lllll ennts co-sr's lirr wi,,.iu -.gut ; ca.-li o'!ii- are fatuous o'. V.v '11 :i"tii" steads ,:evnte.i srmgel .1 :-r--i' p 1 - p"ss one fo m Iitii spor's in-, I j !.t m -s. '.lie other ' t.ie c 1 1 ol the w 1." b-: vn-u the Mates. The approaches to A rlit.."'. ci -ire scan C17 less interesting hati Ar :p jtoti 'e ; l'.elo :he bnd.'e. tbe v barv- - f lie 1: y. A t.olos ''ti Isian !. Ill" Washii'gto'i ti,.i:iu:ii--:i' '"ie 1 ttpitoi, oi l Long Hri.t , A examirii in 'In d'Stnce. Alsove f he On l.-e. o ! nll.s nicky islets, the 1 ha ti Hr.dge 11 ''! s rai'gic point in tbe lute wa-i. a.,.l 1 amu Joiin' u ue,picf. tne ce cura.ed masonry pen which tl I recei.tly was tu lotir-'t 1:1 Ibe world At the Virg.'ina end ot ihe bridge you are - (-ly uiir.Kluced to the juiiith . tu inc . j ': ' :"!..' roiored pe ,pie. Toe fypiCai p.auler, seiia'.s a:id digiiiticd even m ins ndersitv and re lucett estate. .Scon you cross a pretty vo.l land stream and -top a: u -prin; 'lie Martha t urvs sjiri.ug l or mviy iu..re than a bun Ired years bav thirsty pus-en g'r hulie-l there to drink. A 1 it. t e larflier on and you are a:n! a ;iu-terof .re tv villas, with camioti snot on 'he green s ar t, ai d beyon I t.'.e city of Wastiing'nn prea I -"it in a pan. r 1 tti.i. n.ee are the ..;f..-.-rs i.ir'ers ;it i-. . r M ). and no tin. 1 u.iir-- in u. '.in 1 b.i. 1 Itio-e In -autifi.1 j t live than ve'e. ,i:-.s ol tlo- ( la :.s w'io recent. y ca.t.e in full tbe in. I. an c.11, -y f'.e .! . a ti o mm., earnl res' a: t;,,s . r i i. n : r i a. ! sr 111 t ? !1- i I . . in t t.'ie vt..as :e tu- h.-i-stab cs alld us v ou ,mi.,, 1 : . -lior-i--. rdden b fi.aclt :i t r. n.ps nf Lav le.rs ,..t - ay is .. bia.-g i n ren. an I ::or-es ben-- i:.g w .ii'e rjvi.r. tion i . -tits r out ot th -t yards wuh ii its :t i.sfi.t-.g an I tin jles bl. w i:i ' l t tie .In., '-ii'l ii I : .-a- t" !! .1 -i reds t i -irr . c- lit i.-r n ; ' ii" t-!.e. i..-;.i ; t "i ." . : In: en v ha'.e as-uii-u a:;d w i ." be visi'ors are i i.:,-r y w r. b :' '.i.-f ev. 1 ;' i. uis i if l i;e i-ji v i. rv u 1 1-1. 1 1 1 . s . o ." i e . ercts. s. 'ne i:n. .i;s cli a-j". ' b-' -u.-.u" b r :-t all I . in ol ' he n ,-ain i p ti i. : iv 'lie scene oi play ir aud fa on to v c r- w ir in r a i nd ie-n ule e irn. s- 1 1 i let' ' in ir.t ;n "i-i'iviml- il i.tt'e nil. I' Ii m l: nd il. a i s ; A - - Ann A w--r d ns iii i.uy gr-i.e. tl .isy.i-i pav w:ili :: tho g-tes of Ul I OU H,. Ill t I .l . e .M;'er -.1 I I eV 1 !i present is tor-:oit.-n m tins ritv d 'l.e past. And ll ai.yt.-n.g -A-er'i i les t h" seemingly .nd.es. at a i : I.-I .f heal s! 'Ues tu long p.irai ,ei r- s i f u o : . st : tbe emotion s an t inspire in fitting " -e'l'i-ment.s ll is I'oi.n i n. a po"ii me oadside your eye fails iiou -in ir-. ii tib-i be.irit.g i.l letter of while ihe Ii: : v.i:,.:.i j. b 11a.-1 t world famous eiegy On I-'am.' s eternal c:iiii;i:i g"--i::id i'lieir si cut louts a-e s;iread And 'iiorv guard witti soe.'iin rounc Ihe bivouac ol the l"a 1 As you puss on other tablet appear, on :ter another, til! tlnten'ire poem hi been brought bel'om your eye. Mxact.v i:nilar lat'.cts siirroutnl flie itte it tiijii-imen: oc Itin I iiit'elieid o i .et'ys'iiirg It is curious to note I lie facmai I' ui hicu I he .e un.ly i "g lines ol'tha Kentucky p. et have for '!it ave-uge visitor. II uiidre.t.s ol i arrtu' in n snu.e .ii ternooil stop betore one tab. el at' r atiotbvr that iheir oii'iipuiits tnuv outim '. Io memory the beauiitnl words. 1 tv of tbe v isitors know the name of tlie author, and two curious notions concerning Hie origin of this elegy have become prevalent. un t is that the verses were written by Thomas Kiichauaii lleni. the other that they were written in honor ol I'liuf'-durate dead stid first read over the gtave of tlio-u who ha I fallen in ileleiieu oi th.i lost cane. Iti f a t. the poem was written by iheielore O'Hara, an irisli Kentuckiun soldier, and read by him on tbe-caioii C the unveil ing ol a monument to thn dead ol tbe Mexican War at Frauklort, Kv. i.if the eight slauzas of this ihshii ihe first is most populur, but all are worthy of the noble us to which tbey have been put at Arlington. Ihe remaining seven staiuaa ar : The muttted drum's sad roll bus beat Tbe soldier's lost tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet '''hat brave and fallen lew. No rumor of tbe foe advance Now swells upon tiio wind; No troubled thought At mi.ltiigkjl haunts Vl loved ones left bSnind. No vision or tb moriow's strife Tbe wart tor's dream alarm. Nor braying born nor screaming, fif At dawu shall call to arm. The neighboring troop, the flashing blade. Tb bugle's atirrtng blaat; Tb charge, th dreadful cannonade. Tbe din and shout are peak Beat on, embalmed and saluted dead, Dear a tbe blood ye gave; No iuimoiu footstep her ah all txead F V-T W-'i-fse rt I Th herbage of your grave. Kor shall vour e'orv ha fner( While r'ame her record keep. Or Honor points the ha low 1 sixit Where alor proudly slej. Nor wreck, nor ebanee.nof Winter' blight Nor Time remoissh- doom, 8lsill dim on ray of holv hgtit Tbat slid your glorions tomb. There could not I !t more rlorlotis tomo than Arlington. Krom these hi is tne t'apl ital City is seen, spreading out like a picture, framed bv the I'otomae nn I tha heights which surround it. Ileie is ths ttna old mansion, home of the I ees. with Ha huge ivilonnsde, the great porch the big li replaces, tie ouf-kitchen an I s ave iU irl eis Kverytliing Is ni.iint-nne I n nearly aa possible in Ihe condition in wh h it was when (lencral l ee left he-e. Occnsiotuliy the munsiou and other bull l ug are repaint ed, but alwav with the same diiil yellow, whiih was their original line. The most beautiful monument iti Arling ton, the one which at r.tcts more visitor than any other, is Ihat to Sberldan. It stand on a shiirndeclivily. nearly mi irotit nf the imi'sioii where its siuipllcty is shown to great iidvati nge. Helow for some distance Is op-n greensward, larttier d wii a native forest and hev in I the river and the ct'y--Iti the ia'tcr the tower nf the I 'hurch of th Coienatif near which 'ienersl rllieriditi i long lis-l hi home. an. I w here his widow now hue showing i onst.icuouslv. N t far away on llies.une irt side ithe grave of Admiral I'or er, asyi-t unmarked by lllontlllieti'. M -re p ithet c f Inn anvf long e'se in e lilig'ou s an nil,. gritnle pi h wlncfi mark tlie tie of pit wli -reui were burie-t the I one of '2 1 1 1 unknown s ! lu-rs a I'ber ed after the War from t'ie jlel I ol Hull !lu:i an-l t!it Mute to tl.e llapj .;!: i noog. The inscription of this tiimn in.iit ie: s the s'ory and w!i.ver wrote ttiat in ripnon simple vr -tig an I loving as a s-t, pro labiy w I'hoiit conscioiisnesi of it I J It -r- lies o-i t.tfi.-s of .i.l unit- O ' . 1 'i-1 - r i-i 1 1. o n I n it i i l. c in. . Ie rs ; tle-ir aatti'-s n I l- ,(l,s nr.- ii-. ,.- .-l i.t . .hi.-sof t.i.-tr i ..iiii'r . .ii'l ii, r' I t .-III . is ll.f T Oe-ln a -.f ll'-lr tl .l.e- jr:n I '. Ii .irufi Yt.i lli.-y r -t In t. a .. ful ..f I 1 urti Irom '!ns s vl po f.i 'he interior of the old mansi iti and rea l Irom a t.iDl '. up on the wall these figure I i a i: r Ms is a hi i s . r in i et .-1 a v . "libers White soldiers 1 1.7'ls Col i e I so.d.ers lit-' ' a-, .rs I I'Vcers wives ' 'Mil ers i ll lidren ro.i:ers wie ..... ol. Iters ' hiidre.i . . . J i I'tertn aster s ernpl oti: raliaiuls I ' llfeilerati) oth. e- 'outM.lera e soi l. en Leg and arms 1 I I I yMS . . . I-1 I'.cal 11 II f 'iV-s are It?: .n Ills.. I nk.io-.vu I '.I ' i-i every i'i --oriti.m 1'iy wli-ci l.cmg buti I. c inc f cover tlie graves of the e la.'.en liosf vr.li rl iwers file ( oufe. lerii.t rs ti e i mite ,.r t.. . 1 tiers, even the I -s au-l a-m wi,. n .i tie t. riot'e'i Thus the f- ige.i.e .,f war an 1 th-j g.orie ol siice I. rlld at Af.lllgtotl. OKKilNoF Ii: OlL.'vTIO.N DAY. 'I K tisni" of f lie ter son wlio first sug ge-fed pec iri'nm fot now The story ungi i' of tua: ieu. . oipinao ieceive.1 o letter from a comrade who bad serveij n a pri vate soldier. in which tlie writer s(oKe. ol ! li s n Hive c .nutty iertiiany the custom aenm.',r.g i ; ne ,.ring'inie ami scatteting flowers OU tlie J gested ! Il.lt 'uH ' Ives ,,; i ih l"a I. lie sug- in I -tii v o ' i lie Il.iouti- lie man r;r ,t : b ,m ory of :!:. r.'iion dead ibservance 1:1 mem- 'e;i i In, on i-i i . I,, ,. ni-te-l urtou the id-a. i:id m 1 s aid :b- p an b -toro lien login. w!,o siiiriii y iiiipto- I of ;-. aud design itcd Ma.' !o t .r i'ie p irp ise of strewing with rt .we- the i-.iu'i of com ndes who had d ed tu let-i,.,, ,,f t,'i,.ir coiiu'ry durtn,-'lie l.i-i - I ,.-l '..tLaud who bt:es ar- ivin -n .utii.ei every ci'y, vu lag.'. It mi ."' :: I , u : .-t: var-1. -i iiiewin-re , I have r.id Hie following sforv A V r'I.ein ; .i , I y v.-n.ng in l:m -ouin wis oi! w.i.ging ii -oinianv wtli a trend I'hev iia-l g.i I uie-r .i ni ls full OfWt.d tlowe 'Vbe 1 'flee a'lle to One of ti.ose in. i-rnJ-i. i t . - -1 -me .. tbe --i-niiio'Vit b- l-l. lieu sue r- i. . n ijm ni.l hend-st--ti 'lie words -''.iktiown dead' o uneit Inn ie tie oeg.ei led grave a, id imrst into te.-s. Wiieii her g'te'w-i tent me ar -se and beg in o strev:n.T fl nv rs on tbe g-?iv IM.is for iiii'iire .ia-l not forgotten ilinn. -.1 sad.y r-u.i:e. t i bcr tr ends -iouie- W'lere 1 haV" 1 liov lie WIS I sold er in tne .ate i-u .1 -.iiiraiid I . 1 1 nuile ,'igli : nig t'or Ii : c ui : t ;-y U ;,.-re lot i i nn oin v know. I ust these trigrn.il Mo ver. a i l who know hut tbat some me mav deionte tlie ps'.ng pi.ice t mv l"i boy Mai' -ay 'b s Kind a. t sug;;.s;e.l t;e idi of till .Mem i i.il I'av. Deo r riou Day I SO I. Arum they summon us. the years 'A hoc csl: wis storm v one mm, tears. Wlioi. cry was hep e Hid w nd wdn woe How ot their voice now. and low. Among the graves, w.ieri huarl s-t-uise gow' No bug!" stirs the blo.Hl to w-tr. No hiiisid" siiovs the cannon's -car The wind ire sw-et wnli m guouet'.e, 1 1 gentle. Ileal tig year and yet Ye would no", have our heart. forget' Along the dear uiruiomi way Uncu more wttfi wistful feel we stray. Aioiin with our bead past; no sounds 1' roiu the rough wor.d may pa these hounds, "lis calm beside the low, g-eun mounds. Toil, piimion, pride not yours to sway The heart on thus its holy day. Here grief bus iH.irnod to love her seat. Here vo.nli und age with reverence meal, Miligilut iu "he coiiimuiiioil sweet. O years, how tender is your touc'i To souls Hi at sorrow over much ' I'eepdowil the daisied sod llellejt 1), The satire . ruinli.es in ns sheath. Hilt deathless is alle. tnm s wri-alli ' Jons I'.vi I. 1Ios.uk g. Tb Cause of Hank failure. Secretary Carlisle in speaking of th fa. I ar of so many national banks said tnat the banks were evidently in bad condition and failed of their own eeight without any connection whatever with the general fin ancial coiiditiou of th country, lump, troller Kckuit said that without excuptiou reporta from the failed banks show tbat their olticeers were engaged in outaid busi ness or speculation and used th fund or credit of the bank for their individual pur pose. aiMnkerton Cannot Be Deputise. Governor il ch nl' Michigan signed a bill fixing tbe o,illili.'ilo:i of deputy ril)' This set pivi eu s the sppoiii iueiit of Iiait fioa rifj bv SilJllIl aj depjlie. eWVV-, '"," i ,rr lr- V..mo-:st S u u k n Jay li. ind m SNtvetrsM4- .- . SSM.MHaa .1.'
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