THE MAGIC WHEELS. (Hair to Make Shadows Torn In Direction Cut out of a piece of pasteboard a tlrcu'.ar wheel with largo teeth jround It, aod plerro tho renter of 1 this wmei wiin a pin, wnicn next itlck Into a wooden ru'e held vertl pally. Then lift two candles placed upon a tublo about threo feet apart, ind both at equal dlstanco from the trail. If you hold the wheel parallel pith the wall, so that It projects Mill It wo clnu'.ur shadows, and Uko th wheel turn on Its pin axis, ,m will pc the Mind iws turn also In he direct ion Indicated by tho little Lrrows In the rut. AH tMs Is very easy. Hut now to two-shadow wheels turn In hiako th-' nnosito d Ircctlons how would you : to accomplish that? Tlace 1 perpendicularly with tin n back oft until you bring 'i at wurl- nur wlier1 Frail. Th be ghadov vs into circular form. At fthat tuoiiit' nt turn your pasteboard you will see the shadow; opposite, directions. wheel, and turnip; In Vent footwear. Aln-rst ,aUoftho low dre.s shoos sreoport' lVor the Instep and fasten by(.',! lJ'ir norc biind'- ,)no vcry pre.. A100 lia9 simply points of leauicr ai h , nt .... in...h Theso iponis r 'It'a a coi id bhoes ponts havo yelcts ami aro laced cord. All tho strapped es are without t .ngues. and iat and an & natural conscijuence tho l hosiery arc beeomlnir docld- styles Ii ediy r rcttlcr aud more elaborate. !iy Hh Was l'roud of Him. jur husband seems to hava tho lc temperament." s aid tho lady win railing on inc recently mar ia woman. .... ?h!n!r sn?" ?. rn. I LOW CXIKM SIIOKS fponse, with a happy little smile. Bsic "Yes. 1 should think he mlirht Idciave mado a cood painter." e, "I richer saw him try to paint," re plied me nuio who. -i;ui no can whitewash trfinut.Uiil " Canada's Con'. ,f somo years ago an enormous dc sit of anthradtJ coal was d le vered in Canada, and It was thought at If a duty was not placed upon It r minors In Pennsylvania would be ,lven from tho Held. Somebody sc ired a specimen of tho Canadian an- rachcaudsentittoa savant at Yalo, who was asked to give his opinion uron P. Ho made an examination of It, and wrote hack: "Myop'nlon, af ter a careful examination of this coal, Is that the man who sits upon it on the day of Judumet will be tho last to bum." r-'rieriaatra rrererenccs. Ono day a group of stall otllccrs I were f'UcussIng In f-herld.in's prcs fence the qualities most essential for i a eoldlcr. Some thought personal bravery, others moral courage, str ng lovo of country, while one Insisted rather obtrusively that obe Pence unreasoning obedience was every thing. "UKo mo the man who al ways o!.c8 orders," ho declared, then appealing to Mierl Ian, this officer askod: "Isn't ho the perfect soldier, General?" "Xo," replied Sheridan, shortly, "I pre'tr tho soldier whu knows when 10 disobey thom." ft; owl Hnaslon in South Dakota. Now Teacher (from Philadelphia) Sobleskl McClosky, you havo broken the rules, bat I will suffer in yout stead. Take this rattan and strike me. Strike, Sobleskl, and spare not Sobleskl (swlngmir concealed brick) -Oaeclijar! Judge. IlilJIiffill A Cheap .IHklnir.Stool. Fljr. 1 shows th stool complete. Fig. 2 hows the shape of the fir pieces that compose it Make two pieces, A, 12x19 inches, for the legs; one piece, is, ris.it inches, lor tue neat, with two slots in th centre for A hnnd-holo; and two pieces, C, 4x18 iuchos, to bruco the legs togctuor aud support tho sent. Uso onc-half-inch lumber throughout, and rivo it a pood eout of paint. R. V. J. Stewart, iu Farm and Fireside. General Sickles. It is said that General Daniel E. Sickltm is tired of Washington and will not seek a re-election to Congress. Should this rumor prove true a few months will see the close, so far as the public- is concerned, of an extraordi nary career, but General Sickles will remain until the end one of the strik ing figures of this big town, writes Wilford Gray iu a New York letter, lie is now past seventy-two but does not look to be over sixty. His ilgure is still erect aud powerful. He has a massive head, strong features, a dark complexion and an energetic expres sion whieh is increased by the tire of his dark eyes. His head of hair and heavy mustache retain their pristine hue, and seem even darker than they were in Lis younger years, and yet nearly fifty years ago this scarred vet eran of politics and war was in tho New Yoik Legislature, aud during tho bitter debates upon slavery that pre coded secession, ho was a leader of tho Democracy in Congross. His career us a volunteer officer in the (J DANIEL E. SICKLfei. service of tho Union, fro.j tho ttino ho raised his renowned brigade uutil tho day ho was maimed for life, and through the battles that were fought between tho Chickahominy and Get tysburg, was distinguished by tho same vehemence anil tenacity that he had previously displayed iu polities and that were subsequently displayed in another tiel l, about which less is known by his countrymen. The story is of his successful efforts at Madrid, when he was American Minister to the short-lived Spanish ltopublio (lSG'j 1871), to briiig about the abolition of negro slavery in the Spunish West Indies, has never been told. There are documents upon this subject in the State Department at Washington, from which one of the most striking chapters iu our diplomatic anuals could be writteu, and it is to bo hoped that the chapter, which would bring to light a remarkable but obscure epi sode in the stormy career of General Sickles, will remain unwritten till his life has ended. It is not too much to say that it was by General Sickles' ressure upon Castelar that the abo ition of slavery in Porto P.ieo was brought about, nor is it too much to say that it was under the same pres sure that the law providing for grad ual emancipation in Cuba was pro mulgated. Furthermore, if General Sickles had then been able to securs the desired co-operation at Washing ton, the "Gem of the Antilles" would long ago have been under the Ameri can flag. General Sickles is m man of fortune by inheritance, and knows how to enjoy life in the fashionable circles of Sew York. Yarlotics of 3Iacaronl. Tcrsons aooustomed to see only on form of maoaroni on their domestio tables are astonished at the many varieties shown by maoaroui dealers. There are at least forty forms of the rtiole, tome of thorn interesting and artistio, as the maoarool and egg. in which the posts has a yellow hue, is formed into discs two and a half iuohss in diameter and stamped with various ornamental devioes. Tui retail at ten cents a pound. There art half dozen others quite at distinctive. Chicago Herald. V-alillng Ships, Bcnttlintr mar be defined as the art of cutting holes through a ship's hnll. either lor tli praiseworthy piirpoKOOl keeping her steadj when stranded I, Ailing the hold with water, and thin snvo the ship and cargo, or to sink lirr in order to obtain tho tnotiej for which rhe is insured. It ii the latter form of scuttling that wo propose Ij deal with. A shipmaster is monarch of all ho surveys, when remote from the bind, and no other sail above tho bnim lary line of sea mid fckr. llotin, there would bo little. dilViotilty in hi way should he propose to scuttlo his ship, either to injure or to ait the owners thereof. For thin reason, tho bias aiainstscuttliiiK have always bi'i'H very severe all over the world. JJy it i"t of Congress jtasscd in HOI, it wns -u. acted that ".my person, int ludii'; an owner, who shall on lhi( hiIi hi:h will fully and corruptly esnt away, bii'-n, or otherwise destroy any v.dnnln which he beloiiffit!i, biMng th prop erty of any citiz-n, or citient., of tli.i United Htutt's, or iroiMir tho saum to bo done, t-hnll sulTor death." I'lu'iNii laws worn similar. Tin' last man -xo-cutod in Kuglan I for uni h,mi! tlmi; was Codling, halite I u;i D.'ul bos 'h about 1S01 for scuttliuit a vvtel iu the Downs in order to o'.it-uti tli miiu for which she was inmtred. Loss drastic laws prevail uow, an 1 the gravity of such a case is iu"t by penal servitude aud tho ciiue liiii( of cerliii-'ates should the offenders be sUipnittteM or o. tlcers. Chanihcrs's Journal. West Point mid Aiiu.iitolit fa lot. The general discipline in I ruguls lions of tho Naval Aeibeny at An napolis aud of the Military Academy at West Point ara mueli the name. Tho pay of cadets at Annapolis U fioo l a year, and ut Wet Point $" !') a year. The course at West Point is four year i aud at Annapolis h year. Candi dates for West Point lil'lit oe bctwee'i seventeen and twenty-two yearn old and for Annapolis between fnteou and twenty. Cadets at West Point ar given only one leave of absence, which is at the end of the Ji r-it two yesr-i. Cadets may resign, and if at any time they are found deiieient in then studies or in diseipiine t'uey nr. dis missed. There is no t-t rulo for tii i competitive examinations by which Congressmen frequently decide whom they will appoint. Bui after the ap pointment is obtained there is a pre liminary examination held at West Point, which tho candidate must pass before he is admitted. It is careful examination in r;;adin writins', spell ing, arithmetic, grammer, geography and history oT tho United St ties. Al ternates are appointed at each vacancy, so that if the regular aopoinleo fad to pass the preliminary examination' at the academy, tlid ulterinte hit a chauce for admission. In al litiou t the examination above mentioned, t'.u applicant must pas a physical el im ination aul be found h j;i -l 1 iu win I and limb, free from uay djfec' I'm would be an impediment to luiiil.ii-y service. "St. Louis P.eoublic. Frns Eat Was;i. Sorao tlmi ao I .v.- a-"'- dentally that frogs arj vor.icio is e-Uir i of wasps, writes P.. V.. I5.irt',.-i,. have in my gar lcn a t.iu' for va! tiii-.', with an itdau I uf roX.- vor.; whicii is i favorite haunt of tho ir '!'.!' wasps just uow are cirryii;; ou .i ru 1 against my fruit an I wit-ju I wish I : gratify at once my r.'vonji! ati I my frogs I catch a in ir.i i l,r i. tw.-cn a postcard an I au inverted wine sl is-, carry him o!f to tue t-iuV, wet H wings to jirevcut ins on the roek-w.r".; I ' vin ' an 1 s -i Ii ini lor j th- ,'ro s. After a luonieal'.i ;aiisi n iv .' ud vances Bnd iu an instant the w.isp ii is disappeared, drawu i!"t t:io iro,'. mouth by a siulo dar' of hi i lou'; tongue. Oeca-lonally the w:isp l-jao pears wholly or partially, having ma I-: it unpleasant for tlu iroA", but ho i almost always Kwallowt) I in thi end. Usually convulsive mrem-ml May iu uotioed in tli-j frog's throat an I body, asthoughtho proc-ss of deglutition were not quito easy ; but th it they ii the diet is evident tl'om tho fa.'t tin' a si'iglo smallish frog 1m b eu kno vu to take three wasooni after another. Indeed, it is remarkaolo v.-iiat very small trogs, tjtiite infants, will nwall . a wasp with svidity. Tliis aft-riio-ic a tiuy frog swallowed a full-growi wasp, when a big relative wjutforhut quite savagely, liko u big scho l-iioi thrashing a small ono foe presumiiu to be helped belorj hnu. Louduu Spectator. The liuiue tVurui, A doctor of Quincy sends tho fol lowing concerning a wonderful pan site known to the ni3 licit fraternity as the Guinea worm . "The fatuons Guinea worm is an inhabitant of the tropical regions ol Asia and Africa, existing iu pou Is, riven and swamps. It penntrstes th kin of any human body without bsiug felt, and when on 'e it tin Is lo Jguio grows to an euormous length. Ths body of the creature ssldo n oieaodi in diameter that of a Urgs pin, and it inhabits the tiesu just bdnestti the skin. When full grown it is not less than twelve feet iu length, aud in order toacsommodate itself must wind several times around the legs or body. Hhould the Guinea worm find a homo under the human cuticle au 1 grow to large size, there is danger ol mortitioatiou setting iu when the parasite bursts, as it is sure to do sooner or later. In order to guard against an accident of this character great oare is exercised iu extracting the unwelcome intruder. The skin ii opened near one end of ths creature, aud the boJy pulled out and wrapped around a small, round stink. iiU stick is turned very slowly for days, or even weeks, until ths entire worm has beeu extracted."- .St. Louis republic. TEMPERANCE. tub Mot rtisH')rs r.rrruH. 'IX in our ol's-rvatlon I'm! Ierr rirlnkin? In Oil country pro-l'iee tho very lowest kind Of Inelirlctv, cinely nllle. to criminal til nnlty. 't lie most lant'erniis Hai of rut dans in nur lare rliln a-o Is-er drinker. lteeour lo lxer as a sutntltutn for otliei form of nlenliol merely In -r 'nss tliudau. ger aud fatality. SclentiUu Amerloau. enrrn ,o. ;.i.t.irr.. Pon't go thinking thnt the rnd t' heaven Is nil iiilull. 1 eati'l alil'le to le nr eni ifo tnlkln' linive ninl eliiH-rful nlut everything in the world ex.'cpt religion ; thut'B always doleful nn' dlnuil an' wl-!if. They can oit a lilt o' chiN'rfiilnes! Into ile-lr witk. an' Mick to that. H it l with r.-il-lnn, 1 1 1 v ' . I uroiin ilireetlv. The man can do his ten hours an' li.'T 1 than thai to u plneii nn' the woman enn n.nnnne tli" vii-Iimi', mi l louk after the Imiiy nn' I'cH.k the dinner, too. miiI di-n't think Hint 'tis nnihiiig very I n-n-1 f u I. Hut when 'tis in the Lord's m-rvice, li-ten to 'em th"-n. 'I hey nn-ie-h poor.wi'iiki.reiitiin-s : nn' they have i. t ) many tronlile, nn" ho niniiy temptations: nn' tney lire ho full of douhts nn' their h iif : mid i lie devil h" Is ho busy. That's it ; Hint's it. hmiirt lwio;li, nn" stromr enough, nn' clever emeu,-1! , r evervthlm; el in Ihe world. e. e t th,,iie thimjthat tle-v were mne for servtn' tlio Lord ! 1 Clin t abide it. -Selected. TITK rITAtN S ST'OiV. A ea cni'taln was ured to drink a irlns Of VVIUO With a Irletld. but lie politely re- liised. ' Why." find the trtend. "i i,n ur- IirNed to ilml a se.i captain r-'lii-lnif wme. thought they were nil itr livi-r-, and readv to drink With a friend nt nny tlino for geodlellowship." "Wei', yes, n (jreat maiiv men wiu fol'ow the sea do like a it:- now nn I then, ami I ns"d to, but it brouirht me t- itrlef. an I now I would not take wine or br ind .- any sooner ttinn I wonlil poison. t will tell yon hovr I happened to cliiinu'" my habits : Years ihm I lelt my shl: nt Newport with a few com einlon mi l went mi hre for u ciirotit,.. We Im l It. and t lelt the naloon to jon the vcmc, whli-h lay nloiitfiie th ilo-k. I'l tnv llrilllkeli biil celiily I fell lietweell the ensel nnd Hi" d'H-k, and had I not been caught l.v Fome of the ienriiii( I nlioiild have been drowned. As i crept in'o mv ha-mnoek that tiluht I made a resolution never to toiie'i nj. colioll.! drink malii. That resnliu'i.n I have ki-pt ii to now. and un'aii to ki.p us loan lis I n'u able. I have crow I the oeeau slstv-two tlme without ,-,-er l itnitf a ilrop of iKpior of on v "fi, aui I ma kic-lti'l uI cvciy way without it." rnwi.v ami w ir.. lr. rnr';i., I". II. S., of the N"tley Ilns pital. is pnrsiiiiu' his lieiillries liilo the elTeets of diet till I I X -rein oil the bo ll coiidltloti, mid on the elimination of certain products fro-a the animal .,,,, .'i,v. lie lie-t cxi'i-riiiii'tits were niiole on a soldier, n Heotehimin, pon-erlully built, mi I I ' ri years of imi'. Tile i K-'rcis'i wis walking sn l dliiim; j nnd nny mw who h is handled anpado knows. Hint to di tor nine hoars a ilny In not easy work. The experiments w.-re continued diirlni; Mt i .lavs, aa I were broiKht to a close with trials of the effect of brandy. After drinkni'f lour oiiu-isj of brandy, bo laiiele I "tic could do a wreal deal of work ; but when he came to do It, he found he was Icn capable than he thomtut.' After n second dose, Iuh Itialdlity to work was increased, aiiit he had palpilation of the heart; and n thirl dose, taken eli;ht hour niter the llrst, completely neutralized lib Werklll's power. lie threw down Ills tipade, mid beiui; a coo l runner, trie ) to t ike run nln exercise, but Wlls unable, through failure of breath. Ir. 1'atkeH ol-herv ' I he man's own judgment at tho end of th trial was, that lie would prefer to do tin work without tho brandy ; and when asked for his reasons, he mentioned "the Increase I thirst, tho heaviness In the cvenun; uud tho llutteriun nt tho honrt."" An I, conimei.t Imroo the cone, h doe'or udds i "Asljic effect of labor aloiio in to nutfnioui ii'ie strength and frequency of the heart' netinn. It would iipp-ar obviously Improper tu act uu tlio heart "till morj by uiooliv'.'' 1 intsn ii r.::i:;::-T rnvvrr. i ee ,' iris l-i.ips lias s run startling si -it if- I lies as to the chunk's wnieli t r nig drm'; Is brili.rnii; over l-'rauee. It Ih not innny year. aim oliii-1 I-'r.n .thanks to its wine end eider, was considered the ii-i,.t temperate o! twitK.iis, and the vltfor and gavety ol the r ie" I was due In ls te-i per.iuee. Witlim the p as; twenty years, however, n yreat elmn-i- lins ! collie over t he nut Inn, While the eoi-,U'llle I Moll of aleolloilc ill lllU ll.'is leerea l'tl in i Holland by one-half, It has In.-rease I In . I'raiie t in about tlniMiaie rallo, till to-lay I raiiee stands almost nt tic he id ol the lis , I with 4.'i litn-s eonsii'iiptioii per Ileal nil i is'.i-j i, while in (ir-at l.niam ihe ilifinv is only -.'.70 Hires. In lie- I nite.l h'aO-s .s.', hi llu-sia :l.):;. In tlet N-thi-rlan.'s I A J, In Ii -I-Khun l.'.d. in (ierieany !. I'l 'i nn Increase In the niniilai coiiHiiiiipl :on ', nh'oliol lit J'riu; 'o has been from I. ""."ii I heeolitren in 1-s.s., to l,7:'.."ijJ in ii'".'. vlilhiathe a-uiie time the iiuiiuer of ln 1-ir .sellers has lc creased foea ;10 1,00(1 to i.ior.t tliiiu I'.'l.'nn, whleli make a seller to every twenty voters throughout Trance. Consider ih!" .i:l,-ren prevail anion;? l';e departments, inr while m notiie parts of the south the coasumpn ci av erages lesit than a litre, it rues m l'.o-is to ev.-n or eight, and tu Seine. Intere-nr i to thirteen. Tin-re are wor.ine n, wr.o, under ret"Xt of !le"dlllg Ik toilic, drillK IIS lull 'll IIS half a litre of eau-de-vie every day. Tue Temps brings all theno laet i iu eoiiiiei'i 10.1 with tho population piuslloii and teiggesi . that they help to ae'-ouut lor tho f e-l that tho population oi Kranee lias ceas-'-l to ro-.v. Last year I hero were 2').0 )0 more ileal as than births. As it is known that in Australia, America and Africa whole nations have ic-.-.i destroyed by aleoliol. Kranco stau li iicfure a serious proiileiu. The Temps thinks it is lime for ihe l'reueh to htei laughing at the Englittti tompcraneo moveiuent, wniea has taught tho working cIiimsos to suost.luiu U-a auii cotlo) lor aleujol. l'lcuyuue. TrMfKRAHCS NhW.4 ANO "OTKS. Thodrinlc bills of tho 1'nltel Hfite foj hint been cMtiilintod Ut Tl,0H.S'.l,:l'il. Angels can tell how much rigiiteousn.su there is In a nation by tliu way II dculu with the lbUor Ira III e, y Five million dollars forndii-ion sndtwivi hundred million dolluri for uiuouolio drink U uot a fair distribution. In Liverpool roeontly 1.V) temp-rnn-n ser mons were preaole I uu waat Was ooscrvoil as "!'Hinpr,iueo Sunday." Drink tatfil'M us, confound us, shames ut and uiooks ns iu every point ; tho pu-ille. hotiso holds its trlumpnaut course. !.uuiou Time. PauMr lunacy In Bcotlnn'l, says Mr. Wal lace, iuspoctor of Toor for Oov.ui, luu In croaseil very considerably during tho post twenty vonrs. Timothy Hognn, who lil r?'ntly at Toole, Iridnnd. ia his nlnoty-s'ond year, took ths pledge Iroin father Jlailicw uu., never brok it. Ths lirltlnh Army Temperance. Assoeiatioa lias thin year a Gov u noemt grout o( 4'J 00, whloll is iiiuluJod iu the army etimnuia, i help defray its working expouswi. Whoa will tho times Ket better A'tertht pnoplo Disks uu improvement on the nialtet ol dr. nklng. la IS'JI, S'l.S-Ki.OW ImrreU o. beer weru eousuiuud aui 3 ',&):!, 11 1 giuluuto' whisky. Tho oonstnnt nss of nleohol, even la mod. eralrt taouniire, may injurs tlio nervo listtU" nnd us duleienous :o lint hu tlth, nnd uun ol tlio comiiiouust tilings iu souicly Ih thnt p to pis or Injured by dims wilhouc burnt; urunkar U. .Sir William Uull, SI. l, loruokenuess cnuieth woos and mls 'tilof, Trouuds and sorrows, siu nut shame. It u nk-sli hilternes of spirit, brawling au I qiiartellug. It In -roasiM rage au 1 lessuueth sireagtli. It muketU pvl eyos aud a loo.o au.il bubbllts tongue. Jorouiy Taylor. SABBATH SCHOOL INTKKNATIONATi M'SSON JINK 10. Lesson Text: Passage of the IleO Sen." Kxodus xlv., 11) U0 (ioldcn Trxt lletirrws xl., '20 Commentary. P. "And the angid of flod. which went i trf-fore the camp of Israel, removed nn 1 went Isdiln I them, nn-l tho pillar of the clou I ' Went from before their face, nud stood lie. hind them." They kept tho paiver accord. 1 lug to th nt 'lemon, nn-l that night the nngei of donth vlsltn-l every house where there was no Woo I on the door, ns Ood had s-il 1 then wss Kirvpt irlnd to thrust Israel . forth, nor did they send them away empty, 1 l ut loaded with spelt. Nor did Israel bor row of the Kgypti.ui, ns in the A. V., but asked nnd received n their right fit. V., chapter xil.. SO tii'. N soon -r had they slatted than the l. r I went l-lore them In it pillar of clouJ nn I Hp to guide au 1 pMbs't I them. ; !. "And It Caoi" bet ween the cafp of this rgyplians and the e.-imp of Israel. And It , wae a cloud nn I darkness to them, but it ifiive git by night to these. So that lle oil" came not nenr the other nil that night. The same clou I was light lo Cols pe.iplo and darknnsH to Ills enemies. Himsell was In tho clou I. as He had been In the burning bush ; ns lie is now iu Ills word. wlilch Is a llitht t Ills people, but nil dark ness i those who hate Him. When Israel saw their predicament, th,.y were afraid and cried to tho Iinrd.thlnkingthey would surely lx' slain, for they knew not the Lord ns yet, though they had seen something of His power In Kgypt. They were as slow to learn as we nre. They still walked liy sight. 111. "iii Moses stretched out Ills hnnd Over the sen. An I the Lord caused the sea lo go back by a strong east wind nil thnt night ainl made the sea dry land, nud the waters were divided." Moses had stilled the people, saying. "Kear ye not i stand tlll and see the salvation of tho I.ord." "The Lord hall light for you. nnd v shall hold your pence" (verse 1:1, 14). Then the I.or I ha I aid to ifo forward nnd had told M ses to J ll't Up his ro I lint divide the sen (verses 15, j 1 1 1 1, This is th ro.l which Moses lui'l In his i hand when tlm I.ord met him at the bu-,!i ' (I'.x. iv., U). It Is not nny great thing the I.ord asks ot us that lie may use us, Lie just ' th" entire surrender to llimof what wehave. ' 'i'i. "Aud the ehllilreii of Isr.e-l went Int.) I the ml 1st of the se;l upon the dry gr mini. An I the waters w re a wall unto them mi their right han I and on their left." The Spirit reeords the fa.-t in the New Testament hi these, wor Is : "ly faith tln-y passed through tho lie I s -a as l-v dry land" nnd rallsltalHiptis-.il unto Moses (H"l. xl.,T.' I f or. x., I, U). Tims Moses was honored as Ihe servant ol t!ie I.or 1 and tho leader o! Ills p-ople, nn I the I.ord was honored through Moses. The llllile is nothing If not up Tnaturnl, for Ho 1 Is over and nbov all ti n u re, and He Is everywhere seen Iu Ills word mil ought to lie seen In the live-tor His people that Ho might on glorllled. It is not natural for a sen to divide nnd Its waters to stand nan wall, but hern are the !.e-t-, Ihrieu told by the Holy Spirit. 111. "Andthe Kgvptlans pursued nn I went In after thotil to tho midst of the sea, even all l'liaraoh's horses, his chariots and Ills horse men." When noy ono goes against (led, ho Is yielding to ths devil, an I there Is no tell lug to what lengths ho may bo led to his own destruction. It Is eveu written that to those who ob-.y not tho truth shall bo sent strong delusion that they may believe a Ii" ill Thess. II., 10-1'il. Tho Egyptians knew not lo land were bent ou'.y upon tho tlestru: tiou of His people. 'JI. "Aud it line to pass that In the morn ing watch tho I.or-l looked utilo the host of Ihe Egyptians through tho pillar tit lire and of tho cloud, und trouidod the host of the Egyptians." The cloud that had boon a ciilde. r"' M"' unda shield lo Israel was now to tx jonio thair avenger upuu l mm enemies, f- t ths I.ord was In tho clou I, sn l Ho Is nil tills an t mora to all who put tLeir trust In llim. S5. "Andtook oft their chariot wheel-, an 1 Ihey drove theiu heavily, h i that the Egyp tians sal I, Let us lbs i from the fit"., of Israel, for tho I.ord llghleth for them against tho Egyptians." They were con vinced of tho truth when to late, as many have lcen since and will he to the en I. What a word Is this, "The Lorl llght.-th lor Israel!" tj-w Dent. I., .10: III., Ji; x.. 4; Joshua x.. ll;xxill , S, 10, and consider how He will yet oueo mor light for them when we com" buck with llim Iu p ..v -r an 1 glory (Z 'eh. xiv., 3, 4 1. Jti. "Ami tno i,orl s-iii unto .uos-'i, Klretc'.i oat thlnn han I over the s -t that tli water may ro:ue again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots an 1 upon their Horse men." It Is not sale to tun Oi the p-.oplo oj (iod, for tho Lord has sai l, "He tint ton m ctli youtoacheth theappleof Hisey" (. i. II., si. And when S ml of Tarsus was p -r-t -filling the Christians Jesus said to hen, "Why perseeutest thou Me" (A-ts lx.. I. j,'. He may le-ar long uu I permit ills p 'opl . t en lure very liiuen, bii'. He will iu tlu i tlm i deliver them. i!7. "An I Moses str 'tehe 1 forlH his haul over the s-a, nn 1 tue h m returned to Iiis strength wheu the iiioriiing upp -are I, au I the Egyptians lie 1 agalu-d ll.aul the Lor t ovoriiirevv tno Egyptians in tne midst ot tno seiu" As possover night was a night to bo rem.inberid, so this was a morning to be re iiiemh 're I. Truly Israel di I not need to light In this battle It was l'liar.toh against the Eur I, nud the Lord ngaliisi I'liiiruoli. Wheu Ho makes His people's c-iuse Uu owu, IIS He Itlway llo w, oY quiet His people should be, for who can stnnd belor" lliml "If lio I be for us, who can be against us'1 Only w id u-t be patient till the morning. 'js. "And the waters returned and covered the e hartots nud the horsemen nnd nil the host of I'liiirnoh that came into the siui aftei them there remained not so nii.'h lutoinvd litem." How thoroughly (Iod works, just as at the deluge every livlug substance perished that was outside of the ark (ficii. vii., No wonder that when Israel saw that grout work whleli the Lord did upon the Egyptian they fear l the Lor 1 and believed tho Lord and His servant Moses (verso 31). ii'J "Hut tho children of Israel walked up on dry bind iu tlm midst of tho sen, nnd the waters wers a wall unto them on their right hand nud on their left." This is almost Iden tical with verse ft, but tho rlpirit makes no ii'ssdlraw repltltlou, and when lie thus by doubling confirms a matter (Gen. xll., 32) It becomes us to (jive special hee.1 to tho fait or tho message. He Himself is round about His people as tho mountains and as a wall ot Mr (P. exxv.. i .oeh. II., 6) and will do miraculous things for His people to-day If there Is any nesd for the same. Let us sing, 'The Lord is my strength and song, aad Ho is become my salvation" (Ex. xv., il). Les on Uelpsr. A Circus Performer's Kate. Marv Labop, agl nlg'.ity-tour year-. lis I t tow davs ago at tn.i eoulltv lurill. J llee, III iu Hi'J Jollef was visue I ny a whleli si was tho star epi strienue. ll'T ridlm dollghted every one, uud she was ap plauded to the echo. While iu Jotb't she was inkeii sick and wns compelle 1 to leavi the how. Alt her circus fri.m is. d is-ri ) 1 Ur ind tlia poirUouss wds her uuly r dug'. Her malady prove 1 to be typhoid tev n, m l for wmss!iotru,gi"l agint d -stlb Sue survived, but the di'eise lelt her d m., Iiimb uud Vlin 1. AU ''T"r,! " X "! frleuds werei uniiv illtug, an I she r i:n un I o the Couutl-Hou" u .ir y half ncuiiury, aot Mu, nr h-arlng. nor sinakiu,. A Foundling Inherits Half a Million. Dr. and Mr. IL A. Uamacolattl.of Omaha, Nob., six yoars ago adopted an slghtoeu-months-old boy ut tils HI. Louis Fouudllng Hospital, Ht. Louis. Thsy havs slues dls t sudtheboy bos besii doolaroi tUlir bolr, 'iii;rltlui; nearly 5W,000. ih:ligious reading. AS txriux.i I'ASAi-rv. I A young man gr-ntly trl-d his pastor and j friends by loug-colitltllied desi.ou.leuev. El- niiiiv pressed into sen lc for others, his t doubts Ib'd awny ns fogs before the sun. Ho, I slo, a wl low.-.l heart, shrinking within It j "lf nil lls,g Imprlrs Borrow, wns wisely I led itito rhristluu work, till smiles cnuif through ti'nr., nn I It wis found possible ,.eu ; to r eak Words of comfort to ether affllctej Oil"-. Tli ii" work, loving work. Is the best reme.h for want of faith and hope. "Wh"u faith nnd li"I e both fall, try love In r.- tion." Many -oiis r ive Miiall inlliix of spiritual 111" uu- til br-Miglit to think ol others, work fur tUcuj nnd pray for them. I.'il.-.r I ;ii"s J..y when It tnkes Oo.l Into par:iier-.ilp. Ihe weakest heart that Inil Iu witii ii... s plan has n federation with nl ttilgi'ty -trength whleli gives grand dignity tc lonlie.t labor. The M-tt work Is not alwa sei i, i .f men. neither can b told of by hu man tongue; but It Is heeded, telegraghed, telephoned, and sung In Ic-iivcn. I'eiirage, then, of humble lot! for no en vironment Is h i unfavorable, no strength or purse h.i small, as to make Impossible a part nership with Ib'd. Io not faint s eie-lim-s w ith v. ar Ion. 1 Are you dis 'ourag -d wi;!i dlllleiilties or ulTrlghte'd by darkness tm.v have nn t pen In art nud willing tnlii I. Weak ness may receive the strength of Almighty grace, nnd prayer may fall in with omnipo tence, "l let 'thy -pindle and thy di.st.ilT rendy, nnd tied will send thee ilat!" If you have hedged yourself in y.cir sor rows' till you have lost l.ilth and heart, bring ing midnight ovr your h 'rl.oti, "up! w rk nud pray!'" 1'e.i.e to seuiute about t.'i" "whep-fore" of duty, for when y.ui have d -ii-' It, however blindly, (,-d wl I -h.ov von ti.e 'why." Learn to .-rv in the ta. e ..'f s .re-t t.'tn tatloii Hint w-.r i of .testis, "N.-v. r'.li-'- Iffs!" V It re".el.b. r til" lie si pin,-., Wll'T" t'lllt k-lorl II- W- '.'.I js l.e,( III the I 14. pel ol M tttli.ot - T!i...iiI that has r.-a-'h.'.! this point ha- hem I it- ami . (-' ai, 1 Is, win!,' faith und hope will soig wit.'iiti, wi'.U la-k-like vol -' : "lie nlways wll:s wli i si , s v, llh i ) I ; 'I o him ih e.i ,. i , I ,. : (i ' l's will l-Kivo l.- I to it;: wh.-tl It ttlumph.s at his i -..-!." The Messenger. "sTllMoll r A Till, ciiow I i.ti s. Years and years ago, as a student preaching in a small 1:1. ig", I had made ut th" e.,si. my sermon something like nn -urncst appeal. I sup) to the small emu puny pps-ent. sav ing ; "My friends, come to Jesus; 1 would that oii would eottie to .le-us!" nud alter ward, ns I stood out th 'to in th" lilt!" country roiid, a Iu 1 came up to mo, and he said : "If you plon", sir, will you t"ll me what i'. is t Illl" to ..-us.'-' Am! though it preacher, the words n littie nstoiiish-.l tie', nnd I s -ar.-.-ly k lew how 1 1 put the liospel in a -eiiti-ii.-e to the lad ; an I as I stood tie-re th'-r" was upon the pathway before us on the r-.ad nsinirrowtrippli.il from point to point, from r..a I to hedge, and from hedge to roud, uud the thought cu:n" t ) ll.e to sii : "Mv young fr'.eti I. Jesus Is nearer to you than I am : he knows mor" about you than 1 do. I wl-h y.ui would go t i hi:-,i straight -Just straight! He enn i, ear everything you say. knows cvi-rulimg you lire .1. lug iniw. I do not want you "to go like tlinl spin row : I want you to go lo Jcsim as straight as tin-crow tiles." Ibov little did 1 think that I should eve lu ar the words again ! S- cue few years pa-se., nnd I whs In my tlrst pn-.toratc. und la'." on" evening my servant cmne to tne nud said : "Jf you plena,., sir, there ar" two f.r"lg'i rrs, I think they are l'reiichmen, who want to speak to you," And going out, by means of my r knowl edge of 1'n'iich and their poor knowledge ol English, th- billowing story eame out : Tln-y bud I n lying seriously m, nppar- eiitly iiiit i death, in a veliow i er v.ard in Hi" West Indlee, nnd there In the ne.t bed to . i i, Oil" u llmiii in,, ,,oi,oA , .... ... jiuiiig fellow, linding that they wore coming i'le-k to their owt) laud, through England, Il-I.ed tl'llt tliey silolll l lllld IIC olit. ll poss. be', Willi tills simple mes-ng T .-il ll 1:11 that I have lenrn -d lo go .1 si;s us stra'ght HS tile crow flies." My fri'-nd Jesus knows iill about you. II ' lsoiilvwaitinglory.nl to Mirr.-iid.r. Wbl yoii not come to him goto him straight go to him straight as the crow 111 -'.- Conn' to ,b-iis, n.y fre-nd, co;i." to Ji-.,u. ! - l'r.a -1-pal l aic. n:t-K l-".si.si inns an- le V, oil it tiii .ii!iies, lie break throii; loN-l. not -ur". I," they es , g, ,-Hi, Hi,.. E.-irthly ,o Poll: l-t ol It;. away. Eire rill t. thieves ll '.lei .nil Wot I 1 I. We -l cor -!".!. nnd perish. .tu. l.ui.. that eollie. III! I W llnd the w aith of this 1 '.ti t ll weiire ri.-u toward ' which will stand, though Winds blow, lllld tempest, ; ban l.s of the earth nil tali, llo. ath yi t Is r. tho.ign tin' th" I ii 'i I. ol i'l. 'th, whose bunker is the l..,r ! (iod " Ifis iil. bus ahvavs the divid' n.ls rcnly for nil, who IU the naaie of his Son j.-s:i t briM shall pre-ent th.-ii e.'n -'s t llim. V'-a, the .-loll ,,f io, has a "goodly heritage." "All things are your." Heirs 1. 1 ii id, und Joint In its wiih'i'hri-t. A mansion awaiting us ; promise ) ,v Him, who loved it., and vt ho ga llnusi-li for us. Th" land .,' Promise uu.ilting i.-, and wo in vited to go up and p -s,-s the l.i.id. Victory Is .ur", if w" have i :iri-t iiso ,rl -.i ler. "A-k, audit shall b" glvn y-i., e!. uti l ye-h.il, find, knock an 1 it :iui be :c ,1 i.:ilo ) vu."' "Man waht- bur 1.:'..' here bel nv, Nor wants that li'.t.--1- -iig." Then how foolish to la'.or and be too .un ions for the meat whl -li p.-ri-heth. 11 it ratle-i "covet tho l-st gifts." "S.s-1 !lr-t tic king dom of God nnd His rlghteoii-n.-ei, nud ull tin-so things will U- u-bl.-d unto you." To soiii" ( "1 has glvetl curthly possessions, - but ho.v few eoiiiparatlvely, realise fully the great re sponsibility thereby resting upon them. Every gift in given by Ood, to be Used for llim. our pounds aro to gain pounds for biai. Our talents ure to be added to, (or use for Ills s.-rvlce, uud uot to be "hid in a nap kin. " Tho poorest person on mirth is rich, If bo is a child of Ood ; for "his Futher U rl.-h, In houses und lands, He hoi Id tho wealth of the world In his hands. Tlu-ii let us take no unxlous thought for the morrow but rather give tho most earn est hee.l, to mitke our culling and election Sure, for If We do these things, we shall never full, for so an entrance shall lo ministered unto us, abundantly, Into tho everlasting kingdom uf our Lord, uud Saviour Josus Chrlat. llcllgioua Huruld. the doom ororo woni.n. Whnt this elinngo Is to 1 wo do not even conjecture; but we s.sa in the heavens them selves omo truces of destructive elements, and souio indications of their power. Tho fragments of brokeu j4unet.s,- the descent ot meteoric stones upon tho gluts', tho wheel lug comets welding their loose materials at the solnr surface, tho voleuiiie eruptions on our owu sutlcllita, tho appeur.ni f new stars, ami tho disappearance of others, aro all foreshadows of that impending convulsion to which tho system of the world Is doomed. Thus placed on a planet which is to lei burnt up, and under heavens which nre to pass away ;thus treading, as It were, on the eeiuo terics, nnd dwelling nil the muusoleums ol former worlds, let us learn tho lessou of Im munity and wisdom, If wo have not already been taught It In the school of revolution. North UrltUli llovlew. Oxnofths former s:udnnts In tho Harvard nnin x has been ehonna deau of lisrnarj College, tho nunex of Columbia, her piaes being practically that ot 1'rosldeut.' Has Is oddly naaie I Miss James H.nltn. Hue la only thirty, nud will control nineteen pro fessors, all of whom but ouu aro men, who are Instructors la ths oollege, and tho voung women wlioai tbev lustruct.
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