1 SECRET OF TRUE BEADTY. HOW OBTAINED. From tha Btory or Baaassah. Tmt- " nd ha brought up nadnsMb,' rather I'.. " henntlf"' child bom In tb cardial flfP.'ri. "a" waan rpnananlaeaptlr. ,f pr-ni psvinir "mn nio'm rrom their 4ri"ill' home "nil carried to Rhushan and h1,l Hie', leu vlng their rlamrhter poor and ; irin- lurl. Hut an Israelite who had ,n .-irrio I Into the ne captivity was at . lv the of tb orphan. II edu- ,t,.. d in iii noiv religion, anil under tn rrtOf oi inin kim..! ninu mis nuiiieti ciino. oe- to iteveion it sweetness anu excellency .ehiracter. I' rTr equaled, ncrtnlnly never ,fpn.,i. r.'nutlfnl Hadanhl Could h it i loni""! wnerevr spar ner from hU .nmohoM? tlor artl-Mnm. hur s-lrlish .port. I'T Innocence, her orphanage, hurl T.ninil themlve thoroughly around hi ,irf. I'i'i a around cnon parent heart .irnnir 'I there nr tendril climbing and -t-'nlng nnd blossoming and growing unwf b w liko other who have r"ln'M "t home wondering sometime If .witna W'H i'ow and denth and bereave, vnt. Ala. wor thnn anything that the I'hi-r expects happens lo hi adopted child',' vm'i"rii. a princely scoundrel, demand it II i laib. tho fuir.f one In nil tho nrio-r, hoconir. hin wife. Vore than :it'i wa marriage to uch s monster of In', jit v I How if-nt fh change wimp thl n ing woman left the homo where God Wi r,r'lilpd and religion honored to enter a voted to pride, idolatry an-' scusu itv ! "A a lamb to the laii"litcr AlintuTti knew not that hi wlf wi a. , ir-'. At the Instigation of the (nfnmou ie minister the kinir ilwrro I that all thn in tlm land should tin lnn. I!adniii'i miNih" Mii" of hnr pooplc. broaklnc nwli the rulp of thu roiirt ami prr-nnnt-i'er"lf in tha vorv foe of di-ntli. rrvini.'. It t pfrih. pi-rih !" Oh, It wan a nd iv n'nonu that cn'lavnd people! Tlit-v hid wm y ' oivrnn ronpornlnir thPlr dcntli. rmw. rMint nnd chaatlr. aat In thoaaand hivn'hohK and inotlipr wildly prsid ir infnnta fo tliflr brenMa ni th dava of sari haatiMind on. pravlmr tlinttlio nmi mrl troko whb-h alew th niothar mlcht ouv tn Phil. I. roscbu.l and bil l perlah- in ' 'i am ninsr. Hilt Htdnaaah la Inn? at court. Tho hard .irtoftlia klnit la foiii'hod bv her atorv. I nitlionith h could not rc'vorao Ida d'f. fur tlmlnylnir ot th.fowa Imaont fortli orbrthnt tlii-y ahould arm thamaelvfa r ili-fi-n'o. On horsihark. on niiibw. on onw.lnrir.. p)isnirs apo 1 tlirouirh thu nl lvnrinif tho l;iug' illspntohf. and a out oi joy wonr up iroin that rnalavoil npl at thn fulnt hopa of iicis. I doubt t many a rutty blado wna tnkr-n down and .iriH'iiml. Vnbpardfd yout ha urcw atout n uit nt tho thouuht of diilcndinir mothira I itir.. licspcritlon atrniis up oowur la lu-roM. nnd Irnirilo women (frimninu Ir WKiipnna nwuoicthom about thnorndliv, ! itlfiit for thetn to trll; the blow in be H of lioiitidiold nnd rounfry. Thn 'l-iy of exeoution ilmvnH. Ooynrn- lit ofn.-ial!". nrmpd an I ilrlllnd. cowed he. rt; t hn battle aliout of the opprexod ppople. r. rj iii ui'UMr ranif na-K to tno palnoeo, t nbovo th mouutnliiH of lend, abovn OiK)-riiHhndnndn)iini;ledeorpaea,aonnded triumph of thn delivered Jews, an lthclt hutlaani wna r. when tho hli;hlander n to tho rollof of I.ueknow. nnd the Knc i army, whleli atood In tho very Jnwa of ith, nt the. auditen kow of aaslatanco and huh lilted tha shout above Imlchlnit ran. mnd the death irronn of hota, crying. tiireanvedl We are saved !" Iv subject afTords tne opportunity of II- uk wnr.i unriatian cnantotur maybe l'Sritlan now exactly what he wauta to i ur nanaara is much blither than any. u .'j 'iubMve attained unto. If there ho mnn so puffed ud na to bo thorough! bsllod with the nraount of excellency bo 'iir.-iiuy uuuineo, i nave notmng to any -u'-ii it uur, uui io loosa wno are uikb'iMs- i witn pust attitinnienta. who are tolling !r dliuidvantairee which aru IcoMrtltii m from bclntrwhat they ouht to be, I a measure) irom uod. xou uch of you r under dlflleultius. Thorn Is something onrtoinperament. In your worldly clr- utannea, io your rallinir. that aota pow illyaifaliHt you. Ailmlttini; all thN. I roilui eto you H.nliissah of the text, a la (,'hrintian uotwitbttnndinu the monr fmilcidimtiilties. Hhn whom you mhrht expectei to ho one of tho worst of wo. o is oiih of tlm best. :i tho first pliioo. our subloct is an lllus. ion of what CbriMlun chnrueter mar be I!" r orphanaue Thlx nililo linn teii i story atMJiit Hadiissab. "Hhe hnd her father uor mother." A noblemau 'niD hor Kuamiau, but there U no ooa )ean tukotbn place of a parent. Who so nt nlht to hoar it child's prayer, or at iKht to cbldo youthful wandurlnirs, or to he youthful sorrows? An Individual will urougu lifo bearing the marks of orphan- It will reoulra mora strnnvth mon ijti'nce. morn grace to make such a ono rik'iu Kind of a Chliristi.iu. He who at )' years loses a parent must reel under ''low. Even down to old age men are utomed to rely upon the counsel or powerfully influenced by the advice of "is. if they are sUll alive. But bow 'i vreator tho bereavement when It comes "ly life, before the character Is self re- '. and when naturally tue Imart Is uuso ucnted and easily tempted ! i i yei uenoia wnat a roblllty of dlspoal IliiliissnU exhibited1 Though father r wore oue, jrruoe had triumphed over llmlvautiices. Hor wdlinifnus to self tl v, her control ovur tho klnir, her ty, her faithful worship of God. show ''J liuveboeu one of the boat of tho world 'IlllllK. r are those who did not enjoy re i iWu early privllBiros. Perhaps, like the il'iil captive of the text, you were an in. You bad huge sorrows In your lit mrl. Vou sometimes wept In the nl;ht i you knew not what was the matter. ''It and sometimes even on thn play ul. Vour father or mother did not I in the door to welcome you when you liome from a loutr Journey. Vou still 'lie i-tTeet ot eurly disadvautOKes, and '"u sometimes Oiieren tuemasit reason iur not tieinK as tboroUKbly relllout 'I would like lo be. i!ut theso excusoa t niinieieut. (lod's KriU'e will trluuipll i H.vk it, Jin kuows wiintotMtaolesyoii loulit uiralust. and the more trial tho ' Alter ull, there are no ornhana " world, lor thu ureat CoJ Is the leather fall. IU'1 I 'in. our suliiii-t Is au illustration ot ri'lik'lou may bn under tue pressure ot I'ty. Tho captivity and crushed condi- It' l this orphan Kirl and of the kind man A1 uoptHii ner suiritnst a conuition ot r')'. Vot Irom the very Urst acquaint- Ur' wo bad with ilitdassah we llnd ber the niiiinv aud eouteutei Christina. It aly by compulsion sbo was afterward luio a spliere ol Honor ami omuenoe. l-e humble home ot Mordoual. her t'M father, she was a llizht that II. I il overy prlvaticu. In some period wi TO! UtlH 11. U IUUIU I.UUIII4 of stniitened circumstances, when H Iwnrest calculation and most sornplnii irosl are necessary in order to suuslai respeetubillty. At the commence- r ui Dusiness, at tne entrance upon a rtttou. when Irienits are few and th I' I afraid of you because there Is a II.' e M ruiy ot failure, many of the noblest r save atruiririea aifuinst Povortv ana l HruKgllnK- on B iucu i inmr a message of good cheer. r7 It Is a hard thluir for rou to ha m. Mi1 rUa. This constant anxletv. this un- It I H oalculatlon. wear out the buovanosi fur spirit, and altbougli you have told! uo one about it cannot i tell that Ala Is h nrr trouble which ttr y from balntt what you onht to be? Toa bar no time to think about larins; up treaanrea In heaven when It la a matter of (treat doubt whet her yon will he enabled to pay your next quarter's rent. Yon cannot think ot strlrlntr after a robe of rlirhteonaaeas nntll Ton can get means ennnsh to buy an overcoat to keep out the cold. Yoh wnt the bread of life, bnt Ton think yon most rt lon wlihrut that nntll von can bur another barrel ot flour for your wife and children. Sometime you alt down, dlacouragod and almost wish you wan dead. As-aln. otir subject llliisfMtet what ralliHon mar be under tha te-PPtatlon of personal at tractiveness. The Inspire 1 record rs of the heroine of my text. "She was fair and beautiful." TTr 'very name signified "a myrtle." Yet the admiration and praise and flattery o' the world did not blight her hu mility. The simplicity of her manner and behavior equaled her extraordinary attrac tions. It Is the same divine goodness which puts the tlngw on the rood's cheek, nnd the whltonem Into the lily, and the gleam on the ware, and that puts color In the cheek and sparkle In the eve, nnd majeatrln the fore head, nnd symmetry Into the form, nnd gracefulness Hi the gait, but many, through the rrr c1. ..in of their personal appearance, hsvn been d-trovel. What almperlnga and affectation and Impert inences have often been the result of thiif which Oij.l baa s-nf as a b'easlng! .tiiponkas. anemones and hel iotropes never swagger at the beauty which Ood plantnt In their verr leaf, sepal, axil and stamen. There are. tn-iny flowers thnt bow dovru so tuoJestly you cannot see the color In their cheek nntll yon lift tip their head, pu'ling your band un ler their round chin. In l"d any kind of personal attractions, whether they bn those of the body, tho min i or th heart, niav liccome temptations to pride and arbitrariness nnd foolish assumption. Tlm mythological story of n man who. seeing himself mirrored In a stream, beca-ne so enamore I of bis appear ance tint be die I of the efT.iot lllllt rites the fatalities tin ier which thousands ot both sexes have fn"-li by the view of their own superiority. Extnorillmry cioacltles causo extraordinary femptntions. Men who have cood moral health down In thn villey on the top of thu tuountiiiu iirj seized ot consump tion. Monlmh. the wife of Mlthrldntes. wis strangled with her own diadem. While the most of us will not bavn thn sami kind of temptation that I!ii'l:issiu must have tult from he? attractiveness of persons! appesr nnco, there may be omo to whom It will b nn advantage to hold up the chancier of the beautiful captive who sacrlllon 1 not her hu mility and earnestness of disposition to the world s admintlon and flitlery. Tho chief secret of the beauty of thn violi-t Is that, away down in the grass, from one week's end to another. It never mistrusts that It Is a violet. Again, our subject exhibit what religion may be under bad domestic Influences. Hudiissah was snatched from the godly home into which she bad been adoptod and introduced into the abominable associations of which wicked Ahasuerus was the center. What a whirl ot blasphemy and drunken ness nnd licentiousness ! No altar, no pray er, no Habbnth. no dod.! If this captive girl can Ixi a Christian there, then It I possible to be a Christian anywhere. There are many of tho best p.-opie of tho worl ! whonre obliged to contend " with tho mo-t advene domestlo iiifluenciM. children who have grown up into th love of God under tha frown of parents, tin I under tlm dlscoiirnirr tnimt of bad example. Home sister of the fnmilv having professed thtt faith of Jesus It the subject of uubouu led satire luftlcted by brothers and sU'cr. Yea. Iladnssnh was not the only Christian who had a iiueer husband ! It Is no enr.y matter to maintain correct Christian prln ilples when there Is n compaulou disposnd to seoffr.t them and to ascribe every Imperfection of character to hypocrisy. What n hard thing foroue mum bar of the family to rightly keep the Habbnth when otbors are dipo3jd to make it a day of revelry, orto Inculcate propriety o spj;hi ia ft tatmli of Duifdren when ta a-a others to offset the iustrnotions by loose or profaue utterances, or to be regularly In at tendance upon church when there is more household work ilemandnd for the Lord's day than for any socular day. Do I speak to any laborliiK under these blighting disad vantages? My subje -t Is full of enuounge mnt. Vast responsibilities rest upou you. He faithful, though you stand as muoh ulouo ns did Lot In Koilo.n, or Jeremiah la Jerusalem, or Jonah lu Illnevob, or Hadns saii In tho court of Ahisuerus. There are trees which grow the best when their roots clutch among the jagged .-oek. and you ver lly huvo but poor soil In whluh to develop, but grace Is a thorough Iiusbandman and can raise a crop anywhere Glassware Is molded over the Are, nnd in the same way you are to be fitted as a vessel of mercy. The best timber must have on It saw and gouge and beetle. The foundation stone of yours and every other house osnia out only under crowbar and blast files and wrenches and hammers belong to the church. Tte Chris tian victory will be bright juat in proportion as the battle is hot. Navel despair being a thorough Christian In any household which Is not worse than the court of Ahasuerus. Finally our subject illustrates what re ligion may be in high worldly position. Tne last we see in the bible ol Uuitaseoh is that she has become the queen of 1'ersla. I'repare uow to aee tb" departure ot her humility and self-sacritloe and religious principle. As abe goes up yen may expect grace to go dowu. It is easier to bo bumble iu the obscure house of her adopted father than on a throne of domlLlon. liut you misjudge this noble womun. Wnat she was before she la now the myrtle. Appla'ided for ber boauty and her crown, sne forgets not the cause of ber suffering people, mid with all simplicity of heurt still remains a worshiper ot the God ot he.iveu ! Noble example followed only by a very few. I address some who, through the good ness ot God, bnve risen to positious ot In fluence In the couMiiuulty where you live lu law, in merchaudbis, in mediulue, In me ohanlcs nnd In other useful ocoaputlons and professions. You hold au Influence for good or for evil. Let us see whether, like Hadus sah, you can stand elevation, ilave you as much simplicity ot character ns ouce you evidtooed io you feel as ranch depend ence upon God, as much your own weak ness, as much your accountability lor talents intrusted, or are you proud und ov.-rUe-manding nnd ungrateful ami uusympa thetio and worldly and sensuul and dev ilish? Tbeu you have been spoiled by your tucoeas, and you shall not sit ok thU throne with the heroine of my text, Iu the day when liadnssah shall come to the grander ooronntlou, lu the presence ot Christ and thu bunuered hosts of the re deemed, you will be poor indeed. Oh. there are thousands ot men who enn easily endure to be knocked dowu ot misfortune who are utterly destroyed if lifted up ot success. Hatan takes them to the top of the pinnacle of the temple and shoves them off. Their head begins to whirl, and they lose their balance and down they go. While last autumn all through tho forests there wore luxuriant trees, with moderate out branoh and moderate height protending but little, there were lollage shafts that shot far up, looking down with contempt on the whole forest, dapping their bands in the brser.e and shoutlug, "Aha, do you not wish you were as high up as we are?" Hut last weak a blast let loose from the north oume rushing along, and grappling the boasting oaks hurled them to tho ground, and as they vaiit down an old tree that had been slngiug psalms with the thun-de.- a hundred summers cried out, "Pride goeth before distinction and a haugnty spirit before a tall." And humble hickory and plue and ohestnut that had never suld their prayers before bowed tbelr heads as much as to say, "Amen !" My friends, "Good reslsteth the proud, but gtveth grace to bumble." Take from my subject encouragement. Attempt the service ot Ood whatever your disadvantages, and whatever our lot lot u seek that grace which outshone all tho splendors ot the pal aces ot Bhuiham. SABBATH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LKSSON OCTOIfEit 14. FOR Lesson Ttt "The Draught of Fishes," Luke v., l-U-tJoldrn Tcxtt Mark I., 17 Com mentary, 1. "And It earn to pass that, as Ihe people pressed npon Him to hoar the word of God, He stood by the lake of Oeaiasareth." Alter He was expelled from Nanwetb, aa we saw In last week' losaoD, Hn for a time made Capernaum His centre (Matb. ir.. 13) that prophecy might be fulfilled. About that time Andrew and Poter, Jnmnsand John received a 'all to follow Him nnd did so (Math. Iv., Among the many sick nnd suf fering whom Hn healed In Capernaum were the man loathe synagogue with na unclean spirit nnd thn mother ot Hlmon's wife. Throughout all Galileo lie healed all man ner of disease and preached the gospel of tho kingdom, so that HI tamo spread every where (Math. Ir., 23-23 In the midst ot this popularity to-day Inwon finds Him preaching to the people hungering for the word on the shore of Galilee's sea. From tny proeent experience in llttoeu Illblo classes, hold In as many different cities nnd towns, In whl'h I moi't from SOOO to 30XXt people wenkl? In all kinds ol wenthor, I most earnestly testify to all preachers and teachers that people still hunger for tho word of God. Why should there be a fam ine? (Amos rill., 11, i 9. "And saw two ships standing by the lake, bnt thn fishermen were gone out of thorn and were washing their nets." This Is clearly a different Incident from that In Msth. It., 18-19, forth. -ret he men were Intheshtps, two of them easting a net Jnnd two mending their nig. How Interesting It Is that ull we do Is seen nnd noted, and tho Hplrlt thinks It worth while to record whether theso men were washing or mending or casting their nets I If we would live always a under thn eye of the Lord, what a difference It might make! 8. "And He entered Into one of the ship, which was Simon's, nnd prayed him that he would thrust out a little Irom the land. And He sat down and taueht the peoplo out of the ship." To appreclatnthl fully one runid remember that a llshlug boat Is not always tho sweetest nor cleanest kind of a reaeel, and some Christian people would consider well before stepping Into a (lining boat, even to do peoplo good. Let ns consider Joan and hnr morn of His spirit. What Ho would teach the peoplo we may Imagine from His discourse with Nlcodmnn nnd tho woman ot Hamaria, etc. It would surely bo con cerning the kingdom and how to reach It and walk worthy of It. 4. "Now, when Hn had left spunking. Ho said unto Hlmon, launch out luto the deep and let down your nets for a draft." Ho had been In a llgure, casting the net for ouls, and Ills word would surely accom plish His pleasure and bear fruit lothn glory of God. Itut lie has been using Simon's boat nnd taking Simon's time, and Ho will let no service go unrewarded. He Is not unmindful of the mivlsofth" body aud will turuly make co ld Math, vl.,33. 5. "And Simon, answering, said nnto II Im, Mnator, we have tolled all the night nnd have taken nothing nevertheless at Thy word I will let down the Jnet." Wo can not help thinking of that other night loug after when they toiled all night and caught nothing (John xxl., H). Is there any con nection? It Is well for Christians to remem ber that no labor la ever In vain In thn Lord (I Cor. xr.,6H). 0. "And when they had this done they in closed n groat multitude of llshus, nnd their net brake." At His word something Is al ways ncoomplishod. When it Is God who workcth there will always be results, perhaps not what w would Ilka or wish, but always I what Ha pleases. lie oontrola everlUshes, P iBd Sties rro."? paaih then men. for ley do not resist lum. in tne post resurrection inoidrnt the net did not break (John xxl., 111. Consider why. 7. "And they beckoned unto their part ner which were In the otbor ship that they hould come nnd help thorn. And they came and filled both the ships so that they began to sink." What a giver the Lord Is! How abundantly He reward these partners for tha use ol one ot their boats! Why do wo know so little of thu Lord's fullness, ot Hi exceeding nbundnnca? Is It not because we do not yield fully to Him? We are s loath to present our bodies a living aacrlllce, so afraid He will require too much ot us or In some way afflict or grieve us. when all the while He desire to till us with all Ui fullnesa (Kph. 111., 111). Hear Him as Hn ay that it Hi peoplo would ouiy hearken unto Him Hn would feed them with the finest ot the wheat and satisfy them With honey from the rock (1's. IxxJti., 13, 1(1.) 8. "When Ulmou Peter saw It, he full down at Jesus' knees, siiylng, Depart from pie, for lama sinful roan, O Lord." NniMng give such a deep conviction of sin as a ni.-.it of the Lord and His goodness. It is the goodness of God thnt leads us to repautuuoo (Horn. II., 4). Consider what abhorrent view of self were wrought In Job, Isaiah, Daniel and Paul when they saw the glory and goodness ot the Lord (Job xlll.,6, 0, Isa. vl., 6; Dan. x..M:Phll. III.. 7. 8). If we hare a good opinion of ourselves, we need only to see Jesus iu order to have all oar comeliness turned to corruption and bo enabled truthfully to say, "1 know that la ma that la, in my flesh dwelletu no good thing" (Horn, rll., la). "For he was astonished and aU thai were with him at the draft of the fishes whlolt they bad taken." All thulr night' toil bnd accomplished nothing, but now, with one oast of the not, both boat are flllod almost lo sluklng. What an Illus tration of Prov. i.. it. It. V "The bless Ing of the Lord, It maketh rich, and toll addoth nnthlug thereto !" If we would only abide always and wholly uuder Ills control, how muoh lie might accomplish through us ! Ills name la wonderlul, and there is nothing too wonderful for Him. 10. "And so was also James and John, thn sona of Zebedee. which were partner with bimou. And Jcnus suld unto Hlmon: Fear not. From bencelorth thou shalt catch men." Earthly partnerships are helpful it In the Lord, as these four were, but we must avoid all partnerships with tha ungodly (II for. rl., U-lti). Katonm ubovo nil things tho partnership with tbli rery sumo Jesus, who In our lesson so blesses these men. for He condescends to let us bo laborers with Him (I Cor. ill., ). 11. "And when they bad brought their ship to land they forsooa all und followed Him." Un previous occasion It is written that tuoy loft their net and followed Him laiaiu. iv., 20), but now they forsook all. Yet, after the resurrection, we find some of them, at Peter's suggestion, tolling nt tholr net again, but fruitlessly. It Was ou that occasion that Jesus said to Simon, "Lovest thou Me morn than these?" (John xxl.i 9, IS.) Lesson Helper. The Adirondack bllcuce. It Is the silence ot Adirondack woodlands that impresses the visitor at this season. Have the occasional cry of a woodpecker, tbe voloe ot uellher beast nor bird is ordinarily heard. No living oreuture is visible save at early morning or at evening in tbe woodlands bordorlug the region of civilization, and the solitude, disturbed only by a talut insect bum, 1 oppressive. ItussU Like American Methods, The new Rusilan Government railroad will be operated exclusively on American methods. There is no prominent American line which bus not beeu called upon by the Husslans for advloe. In every case it bus been cheerfully given. Eislcrcm, Germany, the birthplace of Martin Luther, i aluklng luto the moor upon which It I built. Measure have been taken in recent year to drain the bog with out avail, nnd tbe inhabitants are seriously thinking ot abandoning the towu. RELIGIOUS READING. tint PTt0 PHACOS'S FftAYKR. He bad long been faithful and exemplary s a Christian, and now he lay upon the bed ofdenth. Hu felt and his physician assured him. thnt the close of life was at hand, nnd in a few short hour hn must enter eternity! His minister came In to see him, and before departing proposed prayer, asking for what he should pray If there was any particular petition that bis dying friend wished him to offer. And the answer of the good old man was. "Ye, pray for me tho first thren pet I. tlou of tho Lord's prayer : Hallowed be thy name i thy kingdom come; thy will bo done on earth as It i in heaven!" What a epoetHcle of sublimitv! What a triumph of faith! What an example ot self fnrgctfulucs. In the all-absorbing Interest In Christ's kingdom, nnd the desire thnt it might everywhere be extended through the world! lu circumstance In which of all other, the holiest saint might well feel his need of lHvine support and comfort, nnd specially pray for upholding nnd sustaining grace, he forgets himself, to Pray that God's name in hallowed, mid hi kingdom come, and hi will Im dmin on earth ns In Heaven! "Thy kingdom come!" 1 thi our dailv prayer t our constant desire j the end for which we toll aud give and pray and habitu ally live? linos this lead IM to speak for 11. l, to pray fur the Impenitent, to suppli cate the itilliienee of the Holv Spirit, to cir culate the llltde, the tract, the rellgioiM pa per, to lie faithful to the mean of (.'race, to ci'-npi r.'ite with the ministry of reconcilia tion, nnd earnestly pray fur a blessing nn Iheir Inborn, to look well to our own example, toil'igond nt home, to scud thn missionary to the end of the enrth? I'or this do we seek to be holy ourselves and to train up our fninilii s for God? rortlilsnriMvefuithf.il in I li" church, and consistent and exemplary In fore the world? "Thy kingdom come !" There is no belter prayer, no loftier end that we enn propose to IMIsi,i s nr others; no higher object to "I'll our thought Hint epgnge our pursuits iu lite, nr lo engage our ilo-in s In the verv article ot deiith! Ho whose Interests and aim mid l lMh ail' one with those of (iiel inu-t be use ful, must be happy, Isith here mid hereafter. Let the pray then of our Up mid also of our life I lhv kingdom eom : tliv will be done oil (iirth a It is iu heiiM'tl Pur. Lee. "Titijir s m: o :iiii:s TirrtiF. Late In the altiTiioui of n beautiful sum mer day, I entered a ipilet grnveviiril, w here slept one of in v dearest friends. It ocenplei! Ihe brow of a lull, which, with many a knoll nnd graceful iidulatioii sloi ed to the green meiiitow, w atered by a wiiiiling stream, now catching, at its repented curves, the rays of setting sun. un tho left was a pleasant wood where the aturdy pluo and fruit bearing beech i- eeiileil Mirmw paths to cool caves and mossy bank-. White birches und the tremulous ns pell, with the swei't-Nceiited willow gre.v upon the right, and, from beyond, ro-e the i iirllni.' smoke Irmii cottage homes. A robin sang its song of love mid praise, a sparrow pas. inc. bearing food to Its little progeny, mid the chirp of the merry grasshopper min gled with the hum of huudieds of llittmg in sects. lint for tills peace breathing scene had no greeting. 1 he w ild storm, thuinler mnl rain und il.irkni s.s bud .ii-incil far moie welcome, and ieliliiig utterly to my grief,. I threw my self upon the sod. I took IIO llil'cl of time, but tnaiiy miiiuti'i) must have passed when u child approached tue. Mic looked on me tenderly lor mi Instant, nnd then lying one bund upon my arm. mid ral-iir.- one toward heaven, suid i iiriiestlv, "'1 here lire no graves there," There was Home:hing almost seraphic in lb iiiuteiinnce of the child, a power not of earth lu ber quick and uiuloubtiug fuith. My eye sougth the blue depths toward which she pointed, my heart hounded toward the In II bite. All thirrerr 'Jon ot the gospel, adapted as tlT -,ti und cheer, cume to me . vivid. H . I so full of inclin ing that they absorls-,1 mv liiy Oi rei. abundant promise seemed ctfilil v solicit hues of that benveli from wbelhfnct iotl ill At once 1 perceived the Hclllshui. sorrow, and kneeling, I thanked (iod i bed transferred my loved one to himself, f ifti'U since then have 1 looked upon W ri Htlng-pliice of iny kindred, olteu has there come over me a aense of utter and lios'li'Hii desolation, often has an ugoiiy like that of ileal h turned to bitterness tim continued bli-H-iiigs of my lot. Vet, w hen the llrst burst of gru-f has passed, 1 see ngaln that lowly child, and bear the soiiU'lieering assurance'. 'There urn no gravis there.'' Watchman. run pi.yru on niK i iioss. The Head, the Hope, the Supporter of those who gave their bodies to be burnt, drank him self of a bittererellp. Of all theilevleesof cruel Imaginations, crucifixion is tlm mip-terpieee. Other pains are sharper for a time, but none uro at once so agonizing and so long. Oim aggravation, however, was wanting, which owing to the want of knowledge iu painters, Is still, wo lielieve, commonly supposed to have belonged to the punishment. The weight of the body was borne by a lodge which pn Jeetisl from the middle of the upper bcum, und not by the hands und bs-t, which wcr probably found unequal to the strain. The frailty of man's frame comes nt lust to Its own defence but enough remained to preserve the pre-emi lieiice of tort uro to the cross. The process ol nulling was exquisite torment, und yet worse, In what ensued than In the actual intlotlou Thu spikes rankled, the wounds iiitlamed, the local injury produced a general fever, the fever u moxt intolerable thirst ; bill the misery ol miseries to tlm Hiiflurer was, while racked with agony, to Im fastened In a position which did not permit hlin even to writhe, Kvnry attempt to relieve the mus cles, every instinctive movement of anguish, only served to drag the lacerated tlesli, and waku un lu-w and acute pang; nud this tor ture, w'iileli must hare been continually ag gravated, until advancing death begun to lay it to steep, lasted, ou mi average, two or three days.- Oiinticrly llevluw. OOD S1KS Tlinol l.ll AM. I'lll I I M I H. And he will one day make bis intelligent lllilve-se see through them, too. No woll can curry bis sheep's clothing with hlin to the judgment sent. Ho must leave everything false and painted behind. There be must uppeur as ho is, not as be would like to have lueii think of bun. Why then spend tny time In garnishing the outside of iuv character, while my character itself Is neglected. iod sees through ll'l pretences - ami be will blow them iiwav at tho lust day like chull' before the whirlwind. Kverythiiig fa'se and hollow will bo curried into eternal oblivion. Nothing but the linked reality will remain. And t), what a wreck of human pomp and parade, n vain show ! How Iiisig liillcnnt will the great ones id this world up peur, when ull their outward "pomp und rir cuuislmice," iu which their greatness lay, Is left behind, und they appear In their own proper littleness before the Judge of till the earth. Would men take a hundredth part of the pill us to be, that they do seem good mid fair, how well would It be ft r them, mid for society, too. Ohio Obs. UK LP Vot'll I'AKToll. A pastor needs help. He has u great work to do, und In inuuy respects It is u very dU couruglug work. 1 1 rent obstacles have to be overcome. The world, the tlesh, aud thn devil urn in the way. Gospel truth meets opposition in all quarters. The w Isest uieus. lire und the most xeulous efforts often result lu no visible good. Our safety is in laving lofty Ideals, and In constant lalior to secure their realisation. Let the gettlug of money le a man's hlcui, and lie will ot necessity grow towurd the dust. Joseph Parker. A Chrlstlun with some ttneoufessed slu lu his life is like a blasted tree lu the desert. TEMPERANCE. TIB am natMKixn rt.srr. "ITem' a nickel for you to show thn w.r To thn beat drinking plaen you know." "All right." thn boy answered a qulck witted youth i ".Tnst turn np thnt street, sir, an I go Till you come to another upon your right , Then turn Into that and keep on TIM ysil eomn to another . turn right again, Aud you'll fee it ipilte plainly," said John. Ko, thanking thn In 1. thn str inger rodn off, And John gave a hop. skip and Jump t Por back enmo the stranger within a trice, Itrought up it the (), town pump i 'llrn you are. sir." said John with a smllo , The bnst 'drinking place' to bn found. Take a good drink, sir. It's free, and you'M welcome, too. Il'i good tor your InvitCi, t'll bo bound." He took the gbi In a goo l-nntnrc 1 war, Aid drank of the watr clear. Then said, ""lu an excellent drink, I'm sure The host I've had fo,- ,i yivir." Fo s ivlng, he tos-ic 1 the I.Vl a coin t " I'hn Imsan Is worth that to inc. I' ep on playing your temperance joke; 'Twill make the world better.'" said he. I'nlou .Signal. txxtrr.nw Thn man who M ws , ) s, rn. ver ha r itrinlvs. to to make a light to leaso olT, tine of the greatest tnlst ik.M ever made In this world I iu thinking that drinking Is good for tho health. There arn more than two hundred thou sand saloon In the I'nlted states. All the money pnld Into tlnun is wa-i'c.l. Mr. ,f, K. Stu I I, th) famous cricketer, I n total ulietalncr. He reco umend hot tea as the boat drink ior ipicn.-hing thirst. Tho political programme of the Progres sive party of South Africa Include n clan demanding "lurtlier restrictions ou Ibpior.'' Thu President of Mexico ha decreed that nu Impost of t'.i'ii, inn shall bo levied upon tip" .INUllorlc ot aicoholic liquors for the ticxt llseul year. A statement w is recently m el' In the Gerinaii llolchstag that there arc 1 1, mm per son In hosptl.il iu (ier.naiiv who uro sul Icring with delirium trcmcii-. Many men have been ruined by drink who were never drunk In their lives. Moerate drinking often mean constant ste i,v seal. Ing, mid that iic iuh sickness and death sure. Count Tolstoi has written the libretto ol nn opera entitle I "I hii lir.ui ly P.unier." In which ho gives expression to hu vcv re specting the evils r.mltin; from thoi.busi ot Htimulnuts. Some of the delegate attending a ,s. trlct convention of the V. c. T. 1'. m North Dakota, drove seventy mile to be there. Such a drive in these ilays u tcinperan :o meeting speaks volumes, Tho drinkers 1. 1 iv mil mini am like a horse that Is utupp.. For a while ho works harder, but it Is only a spurt. H i soon gets exhausted and goo I for nothing, mid lies down on the road mi 1 dies. What Is tho sens.) lu ''treating.'" Why must you give your friend something to drink? Why not give him im-iliing to eat. or a pair of suspen er to wcr, or a paper of pins? They would do liiiu boiuj good, but a drluk lb of no uso to liiiu. Kor-At.pon it.t tumtvknt or pts:t:. Kir P.enlamln V ird llielinrdson. M.l.. In tlm last quarterly number of the Aselepiad, ulve a summary of 500 cu" treated In the London Temperance Hospital from March St, 1HD2, to March :tl. 1HH, from the conclu sion of which wo quote the following "deferring ngain to tho mortality of tl .- flvo hundred eases Uuder review, I feel quite content to rest on the genej" rcsit't. Hy comparison with other. VipoouN '-he may to shoiutbat -liOuiigea, Couclie Scat Cbalrs fine, medium and cliea l'rluea reduced all through. Coin, your order, nnd thus wive 15 to UO J1' Special Attention (liven to II KATHERN'E i .cry their dei that new 1 ?fbn admitted. charged, there ... from neiito ot b nnd pT--"""" The wards wen- . lore, with person sun very serious chronic dUeasi The general result I, consequently, most satisfactory, Nevertheless, I io not rest on tho general outcome. Having no prejudice against alco hol us a medicine, mid having no desiro to breathe a word that leans improperly on one side or the other, having no object "in view but to collect fact derived from n it urul oh. Rct vatlou, 1 have questioned nixself seriously whether there was a single' .-iso ending fatally that could bare linen h.-uclllo I --shall I sav savivl -by thn administration of alco hol? Unhesitatingly and conscientiously, believe there was not. When I was a"cu tomud to prescribe alcohol I should h ivo prescribed It in every one of the fatal eases, not, In all probability, with the expe -taliou that they would have recover I nn ler its use as a matter of necessity, but from habit, and from so Ingrained an idc i that it filoymcnt was suidi ti necessity that it they i:iil died In large number I should still liavj lieiinved that Its administration was right. In like manner, and for tho .. iu.e reasons, I should havo administered alcohol largely iu tho sixty per cent, of eases that rueovcrel, nnd lu tlm twenty-four per cent, of cases that were relieved i and If any of these hit 1 died I should not for a moment have assumed that alcohol had anything to do with death, I (hould also have been sure to have believed that In every Instance where alcohol was given, It had usslstud thn recovery; a belief which we now se t hud no actual foundation, since recovery without alcohol was certainly us good, uul iu tuauy Instance boiler," WHAT IT Won. II no, The money paid foroue glass of beer would pay for one loaf of bread. The money paid for ono glass of whisky would pay for one pound oi beef. The money paid lor tivo glasses of be r would pay for a pack of potatoes. The money paid for two glasses of wliisCy would pay lor one pound of coU'ce, The money paid fur thro. i glasses Of beer would pay for u quarter of a pound of ten. The money pah I for three glasses of whisky would pay lorn dressed fowl. 'i he money paid for four glass's of beer would pay for a dozen eggs. The money paid lor four glasses or whisky would pay for throe pounds of butter. 1 lie money paid iu one mouth for two glnsscs of boor a day would pay for u bull Ion of coal. The money paid In one month for two glussi-sof whisky u day would puy for a nui( of clot lies The money pnld In ono your for thrco glasses of beer a day would pay the rout for it small suite of rooms lor one your. Thu money paid lu ono ycur for three glasses of whisky n day would pay for uu outfit of household furniture. The money paid la one year for font glasses of beer a day would pay for a car riage. Tho money pubi in one your lor rour glusses ot whUky n day would pay Iur u horse uud harness. Wwrueater Hur'tl& peat) pnr.v at Ttir,r.E Tr.Ans. One day recently the medical stuff nt tho Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, invited a three-year-old baby for seven hours. In au attempt to sober up the toddler who had been given a half-cup ot whiskey by u rela tive, It was said. When asked by the doc tors why whisky was glvou tho child, tin) parents seemed surprised, nnd tho father re plied that It was customary for people who lived In his neighborhood to give whUky to tholr cuUdrcu. A BIO FRUIT FARM. It Fmhrsrrs a, .arts Arres nn a Rattle (iroaad. Just across the llnp which divide Loudon County, Nn., and Jefferson County, V. Va., nnd located In the latter, Is a tine fruit farm, said to bo one of the largest In the ('tilted Mate east of tho Itocky Mountain. This estate comprise little 1cm than 2,401) acres and Is nituatcd ou tho far-fatntd Loudon HcIkMs, noted for the many Intercstltiif events which occurred there during the late war, und rising about l.noo fort atsivo Harper's l orry, which was fanmu In history before nnd during tho war, nnd where there I scenery of which President Thomas .lefTonon declared, "It Is worth a trip across the Atlan tic Ocean to see." All along the Ulue liidge Mountains, to which range Loudon Heights belongs, arc foothills on whb h are line Cowing springs. The present owner of the estate are Messrs. ( Iiath and Louis Keek er. In the spring of lHT, whiln looking f i if Investment, the Messrs. Looker purchased a rami of .Mbi acres in this belt, and the llrst season sot, out a pisp'h orchard of :::i,i:oo trees. Mntv thou eight other tracts have been nddod, and now the Lockers' fruit farm comprises L',.'lbl acres :i one eont IniPuis tract, and Is i.ne of the largest irtilt farms iu the world. The orehaids contain 4"i.o(io poach trees, "..".tin quince lice and about I'i.ooii apricot, plum, damson and pear tree. )f the poach trees, :t.V i"o are in lull beating, ripening from July lo November. The tucihod adopted In tho-i" sir .hards of "heading l.i" the peach I :eos close to t he ground Is followed. The strength thai would go to main lain :i r I feci of biauchlcss trunk by other methods is thrown into tho very fruit-producing branches. This results in producing a pyramidal ehiitied Hoc. with strong, robust branches that are capable of sustain ing a latgo yield of fruit without bending or breaking, as would bo tho result of a like yield on trees of ordi nary growth. Another Important ooiisl.UTatlon Is the fact that theso trees are much less affected by tho high winds, a feature of much im port ineo when tho fruit commences to got ripe enough to pick. It Is a rare thing to llnd a poach tno on this largo farm with a trunk nix Inches lung Hum I ho ground to tho branches. The pruning is done with the main objector letting tn sunlight to tho center ot the trees and to slightly chock a too free growth of some of the highest branches. Tho plan has been to plow ami barrow the orchards early in the spring. Some orchards have crops of corn and potatoes growing therein, and othois have, received regular cultivation without being planted with any other crop. Extensive- as are those poach or chards, they are not the. only fruit .trees that arc planted In lar""- V. laiisor-ir buiiis in variety, iiOi .tit. nhons, t, diii, apricots, toil Ji' an persimmons, i.Ooo quinces, and c er ries, nectarines, English walnuts, Italian chestnuts and paper-shell almonds. The vineyards cover sixty acres, which are to be extended to contain loo acres. They contain tiO.uuO vines, :is,nuo or which are in full bearing. The grapes grown on thn Line Lidge Mountains mature from ten to twenty days earlier than those, grown in the Eastern States. To l lie I'uiiit, When Abraham Lincoln was a I'otiug man ho developed that liking for tolling stories which will be re mom tiered as long us his courage and ttiitesuiansh p. lie is said to havo sept a grocery store, uudionco spell bound witli his story-tolling and his lokes. on court days, until midnight. Iltwevet, as l.imoln found time about those days to master and prac tice the law, and to delve into liter iture and perfect, his skill in tho use it ihe English language, ho could nardly have wasted much time In this amiable diversion. A Senator of the I'nited States re .'onllv related au Incident which illustrates Liiiculu'sapUicss iu iuaiut uul lgorous allegory. The Senator -aid that Mr. Lincoln's son had given oim cop es of two letters, both ad dressed to a certain corps commander it the Army of the J otomae on t he ;veofa forward movement, one of theui written bv lienural H.ilieck, .iiief of the sfitl, and the other to I resident Lincoln. i.eneral Ilalleek's letter was full -it forma! and military teiinical terms, and containing a warning .'ouched in this fashion: in uu let taking to place your com mand on the opposite shore of thu l.app.ihannuck Liver, you will xer csi extreme caution in atlnidiug full proleclion in advance, rear and iiauks, in onier that the enemy may not be eiico iragud lo make an altaek while your for 'es are separated in the net of crossing." This was good advice. Lincoln ;ave it to the same commander Li ihe nolo whbii ho wroto to him; but this was the lorm iu whi Ii ho ex pressed It: "Look out, when you i ross the river, that you don't hang yourself up iu the middle liko a steer on the fence, neither able to hook with your horns nor kick with your hours." "Lincoln's comments on men and things during his presidency often had a piquancy which for ed ihetii jeep into men's mind This very ijuallty of distinct and concise utter ance undoubtedly saved many houm of tlmo which might otherwlso have bcon spent In explanations. It was well adapted, too. to tho rough and and perilous times of tho Civil War. Youth's Companion. lion' laws are never kept until they tie written io the heart.
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