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.