Tun m- THE FOOD OFJTHE ANGELS DR. TALMAGE'S SERMON. Ib Saatenano of th Hvanly OnM Taken for HI Them. TttTr "Man did eat an?ols' f tod." lYilms lxxvlii.. 2i Somewhat rlKky would lie tho iimlcrlnkin? t.i toll Just what wo thi nullum thnt fell to tlii Israelite in tho wilderness, of whit It was ma le and wh'i ma.!- It. The manna wn ("tiled angel' food, lmt why so palled' Xi It because It onnio from tho place where angels live, or lieoausc nugots compounded It, or because angels illil oat It. or leoau.o It'w good enough for angola? On what crystal platter wa it carried to the door of he'nveu and then thrown miff How did It tost". We are told there wa. In it something like honey, hut if tli" woliHriao tuste In it in 1 1 pcn too string many wonld not have liked li. and so It may havo hrvl a commin gling ef flavors, this delicacy of the skle. It riut w "en nutrition, tor a Nation lived on it for forty year. It must havo boon tvrilllifu'. for It I so Inni'lriniriy applauded. It imi.'t hnvi Iwon abundant, because It dis missed the iwossity of a sutler for a gr.-it am: v. fyv'li tierson hat n!bn of thre quart a lv r.llowed to him. an I t n,(W) pound wiTi' fi'iry cvitv vi'li, Those wore tho times of which, my tct speak, when "man did a'liji'lV f md." It the good Lord, wh l.a helped me si often, will help mo n-w. I "r.t tell you what I angel' fi d. ainl th:i how wo tuny get miiw of It fr ours"lvo. In our moral state wo must fcavo for ma'tli-atlon and digestion ntnl R-ln.tiiition tho product of th" earth. IVri rclty, n.4 well as mentality and spiri.c.allty, characterize u. T!iotvlo of iti.'t lia much to do with our wi'll being. Lli::'t and frothy food taken exclusively re nit.' In weak muscle and semi-Individualism. The taking of too much animal f'tod produce nuality. Vegetarian aroorank. Koosoti w...,'tloii of tli" farinaceous and tho toll. I ordinnrily produce physical stamina. Hut wo have all occasionally lioon in a.i rtntii atato wln-m wo forgot "tho uortity cf oiirthly food. Wo worn fill by Joya. by Riitirlpntioni'. by iliscovorioa, by companion tiliii.t that dwindlod tho dining hour into Pi'iKtillli'anre and mado tho pii.4ur of tho MM" Mupid and iininvltiiiR. Thoro haro 1p..ii fnurd whom from seemingly invlsiblo ur."r-, tho human body lint boon maln talnoil, a In th romnrka'ilo onno of our in Tiilid and Christian nolghbor, Molllo Fitnoli cr. known throughout tho mi'diail and t'liristlnn world for that ln wa w;viu v"k without i-arthly food, f"d nn 1 aui tului'd on hoavonly vioii". Our bolovol Pr. lrvnn'u I'rliuo, oditor nnd tliooloian, rv.irdi'd tho wondorn oouoornlng thin girl. rr"fp.ir Wont, tho gr.'nt flontiwt, niarvolol ovit it, and Wlllard TnrUor of worldwido fumo In Mirgory thr.'W up hlfl hiinds In R'nwnii'iit nt it. Thon nr" tlmo In all our linn wlii'ii tho youl n"rt! It-ndf ami x iv. to tli.' body: 'iliitli, Ktim i bit k! Stand down!" I am at a hnnin't whoro no clialloo.j gloam r:u! no vliunH Mtuolto and no culinary iui-lli-uV'UU I'lnltor. I :i'n fi'iiillng 011 that ivIik'Ii uo liiiiuun ha:i I ban mlxd nnd no mnhly oven I nki-d. I am eating "aiigolH1 food." If you havo novor boon in u"h nn cx.ilti'd Htato, I oomml.i'?rntu your loadon ti'mpi-riinimit mil ilisnix.4 you from thi a.rvii'0 m In.'oinpotoiit to understand tho thrilling and glorious auggoativono'U of my t-xt whim it any., "Jlau did cat aiigoU' N'.nr, what do tho aurirniturals liva on? T'ai'y I'xprrli'iioo nono of tho dom'inds of cr p)rt'lyand havo no hiudranou or cnviroii tin'iit in tin' mi;imi of bono nnd mu-'lo nn 1 fli-s'.i. and h'-noo that which may deloi'tnto our palnto or invigorato our poor, dying fmmo would bo of no u-m to thom. Hut they havo a food of thoir own. My toxt anys Tiiere may bo otlior ejiiMos of food in tho hi'avonly numu th'it I am not awaro of, l.ut I know of flvo or six atyb-a of food always on olo.-tinl table whon cliaru bim and toraphlm and arohangol gnthor for heavenly rinast .ho myttHryof rodomiitlon. ci'loHtiuiizM muslo, thl:onvonly piftunwuu-, tuliiimo olloipiy, otorual outorphitoa, miintly a)"iiitlon, divino coinp.inionship, oolobni tivo jiiliilnuo.', Tlioro is ou:ubjoot that ex it thociirliwlty am'. iiniil.sitlv.'iiesn of nil th". nagoU. Ht. Ti'ti'r av, "Whloh thing tlio angola doxiro to look into" that t why did Chri.tt 'vh'iugo u pnlucu for a iru? Why did Hi tlrop a accptur from Hi right hand to tako a 'apoar lnt Ilia loft Hldoy Why quit tho a'lthom of th" worshiping hoavetw to lioar th'Tijnlng of a woary inotlu'r's voice? Was rtraw bftt"r than a garland 'Could it not hav. boon dono in aomo othnr way?" any augid tho llrat. ''Win tho human rnon worth nii-h a aa.'ritWy" aaya angol tho aooond. "H iw could honvon got along without Him fir thirty-thron yenrstV" any augol tho third. "Through that u.-mLK-iuiittoii may sinful man rtso into our otornal compaulouslilp," auya aiigid tho fourth. Hfulptuni will halt t'lU aido tho grava be cau9 It cblully commomoratos tho foniLS of tttowholn ln'avou will bo roL'onntruotod. and wjiat would wo want of the aculpturod Imitiitlon wbou woataud in tho pnMoucoof the rurmotoil original' Tainting will halt thi iilt the gravo Imoauso tho colors of earth would bo too tamo for boaven, and what nso to hava plcturod on canvai tiio noonits whloh almll Ih iloi.-riboil to ua by thoax who wont tho partloipanta' Ono of the diS'lplo will HI us about tho ''La-it Suppor" butter than Titian with mighty touidi aot up In art gallory. Tliif plaiuoat aaint by touguewilldorfi'rihe tho ''hvt Judgmout" bottor than Miohnul Angolo with ula ponoil put it upon tho celling of tho Tittioau. Architecture will halt this aide the grave, for what uso would tiiere be for orohl tivt'a compaaa and doslgn in that city which in already built and garuU'nod until nothing can Iw added AllthoTuil"rieaud Wluilsor Cuttles and Ht. Clouds of tho earth plied up t"t eiiinllng ita humblost n'.-illouo:a; all the Kl. I'iuiIs and Ht. l'otor and Ht. Izaalu and Kt. Sophia. of tho curth built into ouo caihmlral not equaling tho heavenly temple. But inualo will mm riirht on. rluiit un and riglit iu, uml millions in heaven will ae knowledge that, uud"r (lod, aha was tho cIiIhI chuho of thoir salvation. Oh, I would like to be present when all the gr sat Chrl.s tlau slugora and the groat Chriatian players 'f all tlio aes ahall congregate in heaven. 01 course they mu-tt, like all tlio roat of us. ' cleanaad an 1 riin.jmol by the blood of t!i n la I n Lamb. Alas, that jmo of the great urtiat.s of aweot Hound havj been us uistingu1Hd for prolllga -y as for the way tht-y wurhlod or aang or llugered the key. t'rd or trod tint orgau pedal. Home who have boon diatluguished biusos and ao- prauoaand prima doiuaaon earth, I tool will Lever sing tb s nig of Mmes and the Lamb, or put the II pa to the trumpet with toumU of '-wry colore too throng. Jint maoyoltne tnasteni who unarmed u on earth will more nigutUy flharrn iu In havu. Oreat BlUslc hull nf nlnnilK'l 1nv vml And I I there some day to a jo)aim when the Ualleliiiah Chorus" U awakened A i 0 earth there have besn harmonies bade up of othor barmouhM, strain of tou.Mii from- tili cautata, and a at rain of tauslc from that overture and a bar from this aJ a bar from that, but ou.t great tune or theme, nto wliluh all the others were poured "rivers into a ea, it mav be given to the Bugtitleet aoul In the heavenly world to (tather something from all tha sacred songs have sung on earth, or which have been ung in aii the ago, uud roll them on iu terual symphony, but the one great themo me one ovenua-iterlug lone that Wl carry all before it and uplift all heaven iruni coutr.il throne to farthest gate of iieurl ";1 ta highest capstone of amethyst will !', vuiu i:un wuo lovuj us ana wasnmi us trow our sins iu His own blood, and made J" klnjfs and priests unto iod nud theLamli, w Ilim bu glory!" That will bo manna "Hough for all heaven to food ou. That will " a oainiuet for liuuiurtuU. That will bo Wb' tooit Kow, In the emerald palace of heaven, let '"ounbeareni and irviiiilH of the Klnir re- Icwve tUhi oourae (rout the banquet aud brlug on another (Mm of an;y' footl, w'.ilo'. Is laying out of mighty ;itrprlo. The Wble Wt im know positively that thn ngciahave our world'a affairs on their heart. They af ford the rapid transit from world to world. Ministering spirits, escorting spirits, defend ing spirits, guardian spirits yea, they harn all world on thoir thought. We am told t hoy a:ig together at t ho creation .and that im plied not only tho creation of our world, bnt of othor worlds. Shall they plan only for our little planet and be unaonnerned'for a l.uet Sis! time larger No. Thoy have all the galaxies under thoir oKervatin. Mighty schemes of helpfulness to bo laid out and executed, shipwrecked worbl to bo towed In, planetary fire to bn tmt out, demonlao hoat riding up to be hurled back and down. Thesa angels of light unhorse an Apollyon with one stroke of battloax celeatlal. They talk those matters all over. They bond toward each otht r In subllmn collopiv. They have cabinet meetings of winged Immortals. They assemble the mightiest of thmlnholy con sultation. They plan out stellar, lunir, solar, conatellatod achievement. They Tie with eaeh other n to who shall do the grandest thing for thn etomals. They compose doxol ogles for the temple of tin sun. They pr side over copulations. If In tho gpat organ of the universe ono key gets out of tune, they plnn for it. p-tuulng. No undertaking is so dillleult, no post of duty Is si distant, no mission Is so stupendous but at God's com mand they Rn ;y obtain ",l. When they sit togo'thor In heiv.'n'a pla", Cabrlel and Michael, the nri-hang'I, and the augol thnt polntiil H igar t th i fountain in the "ert, and the nug d that swung opeu iho prison door of dollr.re 1 T 'tor. nnd tho angels who ran to the ro be tho naper at tho cud of the world, and th. nng.d that stood by Paul to eii"ourag m on tho foundering ennishlp of Al oxan Iria. and tho two angels that aentinelet th- torn'i of ChlrU. an I the four angels that Ht. Johns' In Apoenlyps at thefourcornorsof the earth, an I tho twelve nng ds that guard the twelve swinging pearls, and tho 20,0i) char ioted angi Is that the pmlmist di se.lbed, an I mop radiant than alt of them put together, and mightier than all, and lovelier thuU all. "Tho Angel of thoOovjn ant," th' cadences of His voice, tho bist musln that out entranced mortal or Immor tal cars. His s:nll another noon risen on mid noon. His presence enough to make a heaven If thro wort no other attraction I say, when they meet together in the council chambers close to the throne Ah, that will be p'galc ment Inlliilto. That will bo angels' food. And one of my exciting anticipation of heaven b) the prospect of seeing nod talking with some of them. Why not' Whnt did they eomo out for ou the balcony on thnt Christmas night and sing for our world, if thoy did not want to lie put iu communication with nY I know the ser enade was In Onek, but they know that their worla would be translated In all Inngunges, If thev thought themselves too good to have anything to do with us, would they have dropped Christmas carols upon the shop herds, as Im 1 n any of us have ever Im.cu.' Aye! If they aang for mortals, will thoy not sing for us when we become immortals'.' Now, In tho emerald palace of heaven, let tho cupbearers and servants of tho King re move this cours t from thobanouet and bring on another course of angels' food the last course an I tbo best, th t dessert, the cul mination of the feait, which Is celobrntlve juMlauco. You and ( have known people who prided themselves on never getting excited, Thoy have cultivate I the phleg matic. "ou nver saw thorn cry: you never heard them in a burst of laugh ter. They are monotonous rjid to me in tolerable. I am afraid of a man or a woman that oannot cry: I am afraid of a man or a woman who cannot langh. Christ says in th" book of Iliivolntlon that sue'i people aw to Him unuseatlug and cause regurgitation I lievclntlon 1:1., Ifl) "iiooauso thou art luke warm and ii"lther cold not hot I will spew thoo out of My mouth." liut thi angels iu lieavon nnvo no atolldity or unroponstve. li"ss. There is ou-j thing that agltutes them Into holy warmth. We know that alieolute- ly. If thoir harp be bung up ou tho panel of unlet hvst, thev take it down and with deft finger lull from among the strings canticle. Thoy run in to their neighbor on the same golden street and toll tho good news. If Miriam ha there cymbala anything like those with which she per formed on the bank of the Rod H 'a. she claps them in triumph, and there is a festal table spread, and tho best of the angels' food is set on it. When i it' It la when a man or woman down in tho world who was all wrong by the grace of God is made all right (Luke xv., 10) "There i Joy in tho presence of tho angels of Ood over one ain- uer thai rewnMih. v by are thoy so nappliy agitated' Uoeauso they know what a tro ini.'U lousthlng it is to turn cloararouud from tho wrong nud take the right road. It is be causo thoy know the difference botweou Hwinert' trough with nothing but busks nud a King's banouet with angels' food. It Is be cause they know the inlluite, the everlasting dliron-uee between down and up. And then their festivity la catching. If we hear the bells of a city ring, we any, "What is that for'" If wo hear rolling out from an auditorium the sound of a full orchestra, we aav. "What Ls happening bore?" And when the angels of Ge 1 take on Jubilance over a case of earthly pqstntanej your friends in neaven win say: "Vtnai new ining ha happened' Why full diapason? Why the cliime from the oldest towers of eternity?" The fact U, my hearers, tlp'ro are people iu heaven who would like to hear from you. Your children there are wondering when futher and mother will eomo into the kingdom, and with more glee than they ever danced in hallway at your coming borne at eventide they will dum-e the lloor of the heavenly mansion at the tidings of father and mother saved. Be side that the old folks waut to bear from you. TUey are standing at the bead of the celestial stairs waiting for the news that their prayers have been answered, and that you are coming on to take from their lips a kiss bettor than that which now they throw you. Calling you by your first name, as they always did. they are talking uiiout vou and saying, "There 1 our sou," or "There is our daughter down in that world of struggle battling, suffering, sinning, wiHiplug. Why cnu they uot se that Christ is tho only one Who can help and comfort und aave" That is what they art saying about you. Audit you will this hour iu ono prayer of surroudor that will uot takt mor ' tlian second to make duel lo this then swifter than telegraphic dispatch tho uws would reach thom, nud un .;nls of God who never fell would Join your glorlllod kindred In cele bration, nud the caterers of heaven would do their best, an I auiut and ser.iohs side by aide would take angels' food. Glory to God for such a possibility! Oh, that this moment there might be a rush for lieavon! The Spirit and the Bride say, Come. Rojoieing saints re-oobo. Come. Who faints, who tbirxta, who will may come. lay Saviour bid thou come. ' THE MANCHESTER SHI? CANAL It Is Securing Very Pmitlt Tart of the CoMou Trafllc. At the. half-yaarly meeting of the eornirv t!n of tho Manchester ( Kngluud) Hhlp Canal the Cliulrman wild that the oanul ha 1 hitherto virtually failed ro secure anything like a fair share of the cotton trafflu, the cuuui having carried within the lost six mouths only 13,60 J tons, agaius. 300,00.) tons arriving at Liver pool. The Chairman contended that thoy inu.it show the cotton oilers of tbo world that Manchester has a powerful association of buyers who wore willing to buy in Man chester if the sellers would only send their eottou there. The great difficulty oonfrout lng tli m in the near future, he said, was the paymeut of the iutert on the loan capital. After the meeting the shares of the ettaul f M heavily. A Laborer's laiiIter Inlmrlts 100,000. Ily the death In New York recently of tho Tttv. It. II. Crystal, of Atlanta, tin., Mia lllauche Chapman, of Jacksonville, i'l.i., the daughter of a laborer, inherits tlOJ, 000. She is about seveutesn years old. Th. property U iu real estata iu Now York aui Atlauta. SABBATII SCHOOL nrTERXATlOXAtt LKSSOX FOB MAKCII 17. Lesson Text: "Zaccheti the PnbU cuu," Luke xlx., 1-10 Golden Text t Luke xlx., 10 Commentary 1. "And Jesus entered nnd rassed throneJ Jericho." We have now eomo to the last week before the crucifixion, and tho next lesson in oplor In the m-rii-s (that for April 7) will l tho triumphal entry, which scctn. also to bo me next in tne onior oi events. In pueronce to the blind men healed about this time, .uaunow aponK oi iwo wno wop noaioj a he loft Jericho; Ma'k mentions only one and Klvcs bis name a r.artlninus, whllo Luko speak of ono who Was healed n bo entered Jericho without any attempt to p-eonello tlieo accounts. Why not take the thpe ns we llnd thom and simply iHOievothnt Ho healed ono a llo entered Jericho and two n lie left Jeri- oho, one of whom was linrtlmicu.i? The simplest and least learned explanation (soften the tioapvt to tho truth. A Jesus was oon. tlnunlly opening the eye of tho blind, it I not striingo that lie sho'uld do so for three Uif- fepMit ones nt this time. 3. "And. Isdiold. then' wa a man named Zaeoheti, which wa the chief among the f'uMlenns, nnd ho wa rich." Wo apt now ntrxlueod to one who wa blind spiritually, but not physically. Ho needed Jisu us much as liartitiiHni, but perhaps wa not as con aclou of that need, not boing poor imr physi cally helpless, of the class to which ho "be longed bo wo nt tho bond, and a to this world s g'KMls bo needed nothing. Ho I ono of tho most lntepstiug rich men of tho go- 1ol. Iho rich young ruler saddened Us bv lis going away: the rich ninn who thought only of hla larger burns and the good time bo would have was suddenly called away from, It all. and tho rich imiu nt whoso gate Laz arus lav had a terrible reverse. it. "And bo sought to see Jesus, who Ho was, and could not for tho pp-ss, becanso bo was little of stutup'." The opening werls make us thluk of those Gr-eks whi said to Philip, "Hlr, we would see Joeus' (John xii., :21), and they sugest to us that' the only one worth seeing is Jesus, for When we see Him wo God tho I'ather (John xlv.. U). Wo aro uot told the nn tlvo of.thoso Greeks In desiring to sc Jesus, nud, as to Zaceheus, it may have been mere cu riosity, but tho result would lend us to sup pose something more. Tbo hindrances we(o two-fold personal and circumstantial his little stnturo nud the gp-nt crowd. . "And he ran before and climbed tip Into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was. to pass that way." This was about ns un dlgullled n proceeding as that of tho rich young ruler who kneeled down In the stro t but it Indicated a p al desire. It we would see Jeans, wo must go wliep" J. 'ails Is to bo found, nnd we will bo sure to llnd Him iu His word. Tho berlptup's testify of Him (Luke xxlv., 27). S. "And when Ji-sus came to tho place ITo looked up ami aaw him nnd said unto him. Zaeoheus, mnl:o haste and come down, for to-day I must abide nt thy house." Ho know what was la man, and Ho knew the heart of tills man up among the bruncle' of this syeamop. "Tlio eyes of tho Lord run to and fp) throughout the whole earth to show Himself fitnng on behalf of them whoso heart nro perfect toward Him" (II Cbrou. xvi.. 9), and if thep U In your heart a going out to Ilim, a hungering for Ilim, le sup" that Ho sees it thep., nud remember that it is written "Yo shall heck Mo and find Mo when yo search for Me with all your heart" (Jer. xxlx., i:i). Ic'jotcu also that It thepil. a real dcsip toward Him, bo It ever to faint, it Is the Spirit's work, and Uo wllf regard it. 0. "And he made haste mid onmo down and P'colvod Him Joyfully." llow quickly he responds to tho Saviour's invitation. It 1 the Hplrtt's work, but Zaecheu. was will ing to have it so. The Spirit la seeking t bring all who hear the gospel dowu from their pride of intellect and social standing nnd moral standing and wit Iu every form, righteous or unrighteous, that they may re ceive Jesu and stand truly complete iu Him. Thoro must bo a p'al coming down to a real sense of our nothingness and an hom-st re ception of Christ. Then wo become children of Ood and accepted in the lieloved (John I., 13; Eph. 1.. 6, 7). Consider bow every high thing shall some day bo brought down and Jeau alono exalted ( Isa. II., 11, VI). 7. "And when they aw it they all mur mupnl, saying that He was gone to 1st guest with a man that In a Dinner." Hntnn la al ways angry when any one receives Jiwi or even looks toward Him nnd will surely havo something to aay about it, us when bospoko through Hlmon und l'hnrtseo of the woman who washed Jesus' foot with her tears, or when be stood at Joahua the high priest's right hand, seemingly pointing to tho tllthy garments. Let not the enemy hinder you by pointing to your sinfulness, but rejoice that "Christ Josus came into tho world to save Sinners." H. "And Zaceheus stood and aaid unto the Lord, llehuld. Lop), the half of my goods I give to tho poor, and if I have taken any thing from any man by tulao accusation I pa sture him fourfold." Not that ho had Imm'u doing this, but bo would do it as an evidence of his sincerity uud begin now. Wo give nothing to God for our redemption. It is a free gift (Horn, vl., 23; Lph. li., H). llut be ing saved we must give evidence of it, for a faith that does not show lUclf iu good works Is cot a faith that m vs. Hoe Jane's il., 14. 17; Kph, 11., 10. Unless there is a cheerful and ample restitution to nil whom wo tuny bave wronged ns far as we have ability and opportunity and a liberal giving to tho Lord, constrained by His love, our faith is ques tionable, V. "And Josus said unto htm, This day is salvation come to this bouse, for so much as be also is a son of Abraham." Not simply a descendant of Abraham, but a true believer like Abraham, and thus und therefore a true child of Abraham and child of God by faith lu Christ Jesus. For if yo bo Chrint's, then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs according to thejipmilse (Gal. HI., 29). Halvatlou la in to Lord. Jesus Christ Himself is the salva tion of the Lord, so when we have received Jiiin salvation lias aomo to us, and we can make 'Israel's millennial gong our own and slug "Heboid, Ood is my salvation" (Jonah U., l Luko 11., HO; Isa. xli., 2). 10. "for the Hun of Muu U come to sihIc nnd to save that which was lost." All are by nature lost (Kph. 11., 8), not boing lost nor under the possibility of being some day lost, but actually lost binuors, without God and without hope (Kph. li., 12), ungodly aud without strength (Horn. v.. C). Hueh ure all without exception until found by this seek ing Saviour aud by His blood redeemed, for thoro is none other (Acts tv., 12; Isa. xlv., 21, 22). Let your soul ury, If you are not saved, 'Seek me, O Lord, for I atu lost" Lesson Uolpor. Work Their Way. Bomo of tlai forty or fifty State agri cultural colli'tfi's umke special jirovU Ion for Btudouts wlslilnu to work their way through cidlcgo. Such stiulenta work dally ou tho experimental col k'KD farm aud receive current wage. Thoro are many fu'e Hcuolursulps In these college), aud Umrd aud lodging are cheap, mo that a working atudout flnda that hU labor goes far toward IrfiylDg his way. Tutoring pays bettor, however, and very clever men bouio times etirn from Jl,m0 to $1,50(J pir year In helping through thtdr dull"r fellows. Such opportunities, however, are found only In tho great college, and aro few. At one of these Institu tion one nuecetiMful young lawyer, of New York City, Is said to have earned f2,000 In a single year tutoring wuliu yet an uudergruduato. TEMPERANCE. tiic ALconoi.to Aoe. To spite of the marvellous advantage ef eur ppwent age, a great ntrogpsslon, In nn ethical sense, I undeniable, tho chief cause of which Is principally due to the Increase of drunkenness, Ih-obuso the boer-sabxin ha wcome tho centpt and fiM-us of soclnl life. This i the greatest alcoholic ago the world bas ever seen. Dr. ltpndel, Address to the Anthropological Society, Munich. tiie aiont soar or tLtcit. Thirty year ago two Irish Immigrant, mployed a portersln New York warehouses, undertook to atudv law. After working from morning until night packing goods, loading (tray and making deliveries, they snt up un til 12 o'clock in their rooms in a boapllng house reading law books and discussing principles nnd cases. The ambitious young men wop so deeply Intep'ste.l lii their night work that they fre quently nrguod point of law during lelsuro moments nt the store, nud natupilly exposed themselves to chuffing and ridicule. With Irish wit they pnrpid every thrust and never lost their tempers. Their companion lilcknanicd them the '.fudge" aud "Lawyer John," and nskod them mockingly whether they thought that merchant would consult thep a lawyers after employing them n porters. "They may do It," answered th "Judge." "after wo have worked up a line criminal practice In keeping out of the penitentiary night I rawlor Ilk" yourselves who ought to bo lu their beds and asleep," "Instead of loading your drays," said an Intemperate clerk, "you stand there arguing whether nn Injunction could bo brought against tho llrm for obstructing thesldewalk. Vmi are your own lawyers und you hart' fouls lorellet.'.,,." "Judgnp'iit nay bo nfllrmcl," said ''Law yer John," "but not with cost. We have iiorrowed our law liooks and wo anve money by keeping out of the saloons. It eo-ts us less to fuddle our brains with law than with drink. A debauch over l'.laekstone leave a better tu-te in the mouth than n night spent In carousing." Ho the laugh in the end turnd against tho Intemperate clerk. The y.iiing porter knew how to take and return a Joko. p,y their gootl humor they amused everybody In tho store, nud it was in it I nig before members of tho (Irm helped them to get clerk.dilps lu law cilices. One of them I to-day on the bench, nnd the other Is a lawyer with a lucrative prac tice. They made their way rapidly, and neither criticism nor ridicule kept theui 1 .1 -k. C'uthoiic Ilevlew. A sick notisr. A brewer once bought a horse fpvn a farm, or, and set It to work drawing a beer wagon. Although tho nnlnml was well grooine 1 nnd rarcd for. It was observed that in the poiirso of a few weeks ho begun to fall away In flesh and spirits, and soon went off hi food altogether. The case was so mysterious that be went to see the farmer about It. " I can not account for the matter at all." said the farmer; "that Imrso was a most perfect ani mal, Perfectly sound in every way, and I Hover luid any trouble with blm. Let us call in a veterinary surgeon." Having seciiP'd the professional, all tlip-o proceeded to the stable, and the expert proi-eeded to make a cup ful examination of the horse. "I am completely nt n loss to account for it," said the surgeon. "The homo Is in perfect condition, so far us I can see, I can n d explain." "Then I will." said the horse, who had s mieliow found hu man apcoch. "Inm simply a.-hanie. of the business I i.:n in! When I was working for tho farmer I was doing something useful. Now I am employed in doing that which serves no good purpose, but rather ouposthii community, and It makes mo sick;" Moral it would bo better for humanity it horse seiuiu woro uiopj counuuu. L'au adluu Toiuplur. Tne roRor rmtnitoop. The drunkard's children eoiuo Into the World niontuily and physically weak. In one lunatic a mm, out of some three hundred Idiots, half were found to Ihi the children of Irunkeu parents. Dr. J. 1. Holller, L'wds. 1'.4. of fifty-two piiwnwhrokcrx In Ilirmingiiam, forty-thp'o sav that the pawning of ehll- dreii's el"tliltig constitutes from ten totwen tv per cent, of the general tru lo. Child's Guardian, lM'.r.l. I linveaeeii a in nn Mrlp his child lu the stp'et, and take the clothes to pledge. In order to get drink. Pawnbroker's testimony in Child's Guardian. 1'JM. The birds of the air will tear feathers from their bp'iist for tho comfort of their young in tho nest, and It Is sad to know that there iip homes where parents strip the tie1 cloth ing from their children i t drink.- Pr. Stow ell Kig'rs, liirmlughum, In Child's Guar dian, isys. The H icletv for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Hud that, while an enormous uumber of cases of ervorty ap not due to drunkenness, the t ital cfilld suffering in tho laud, duo to that ono cause would furnish material for an Inferno to which nil imagina tive composition ou tho plaeo would lie truTiipm zing reading for dcipnio kciisipiu ties. Child's Guardian, lHti.'l. Ill a pnis'r p'lid ls'fon the Philosophical Society of Liverpool, in HM, the authors, Dr. II. li. Jones and Mr. 11. E. Davlea, state that nine out of every thousand children born in Liverpool die by violent menus, and tho coui'lualoii could Uot Ihi avoided that the great aoup'o of this criminal violence is drink. They also state that mure of these un timely death occur on Saturday night than Upon ovory other ulght of tho week. TEMI"EnSV4 NKWS A!t) !COTE. England. ha K0, 000 barmaids. Every drunkard used to Unist that be could drluk or let it alone. Tennessee' Legislatim' will l otitloned for a scientific ti,m,ran',u instruction law, uud to extend the benellts of the four mile law to Incorporated towns. Tho population of the earth is estimated at l,4IO,llAO,Oi)0 Mrsons. America's auuual drluk bill I but little less than u dollur for every inhabitant ou the globe. WillK'rt Perry, said to bo the most brilliant scholar that Vale College ever graduated, died in a Hartford hospital tiro other day, the victim of whisky uud cold. A sample of ghiger win bought In a Lon don store whept only tomperauej hevorugo were supposed to be sold was found to cute tain ton percent, of proof spirits. lllshop Fallows, of Chicago, has bought out a saloon to run bis new temperance dnnklng-house lu. Ilia llrst act wa to empty the whole stock of wiues uud liquors luto the gutters. Htatlstic Just published show that tho nop. Ulatlonof the Transvaal spends 17,500,000 per annum on intoxicating drinks. As the white population is estimated ut 200,01)1), the average amount sr bead speut ujou strong drink is about vl. One ! the foremost women physicians ol England, Doctor Anderson Ilrowu, bus estab lished an industrial farm for liioorlute wo men. The tost of the practicability of out door life a a cure for drunkenness will be made under the auspliot of tho Women's Temperance Association. Temperance that virtue without pride, Bod fortune without envy; that best guardian of youth oud support of obi age; the precept of pmson as well as of religious the universal medl'Jlne of life that chars the head and oleanhos taJ blood aud stpingthuus the nerves; In a word, that secures und perfects the digestion. Sir William Temple, lu-iO. According to a Belgian Journal the Hwist alcohol monopoly bus not yielded the revenue that was expected. The Government antici pated a prollt of uearly f 1, 800.000 a year, but the maximum galu has uever reached tl. 400,000, aud in 1JJ was loss than 41,200,000. Under the monopoly the consumption of spirits has decreased, that of beer has re mained stationary, while that of wtue has goue ud twenty-two cer cent. - - - RELIGIOUS READING. tnt roWEn or ixTEncEsio. "If I was ever brought Into the kingdom Of Owl, raid a veiieraiile Christian Indv. "It Wiis owing to the Intercessions of old Dr. Liv ingston. Ho married me, and he used often to call and s cnk n few rarnct word to mo about my soul. "Vou are now a wile and a mother," be would ny i"do not delay to give vntiret'lf to the Lord, i nd to pray for grace to tu 111 your dutle.. I shall never cease to plead for yon." The thought that a man of God wa plead ing for her before t;m, a well n pleading wlthhrrat the bar of her own conscience, wns the point which seem to have made tlio Impression. "Why all this enrnctnesv Are not my own Impre-sion tnr Isdow whnt tlu v ought to be. when good men on cnrih, and God and holy nngel. In Heaven, are so deep ly concerned for me? hlmll I bo earele. about my own eternal liitere.ts.wln ti Heaven nnd earth are In ci ntant imiiiunleatlon re spooling tlien.y" Ibis wn tbo word of power which, like n touch to the In Im of a vestel, turned the dlreeilou of In r uml lor lipiennd eternity. The Inlluenee'of that ladv's pletv. her nc- tlvity. her libeiiilitv, baa in en l.'lt in the world for half a ee'ntnrv. It Is now felt in the remotest Held of li.l-sioti.irv labor. As the American Meenp r p, rend 'in India and t hlnn. some o I the brethren theio will proU nblv have n ebie to the Imlividiiiilltv of "the i.. . ... i.i . . mime roi i-rilel, no elieereil lllel ss. tamed tlcm iii their i nrpi of ib votliu the!iiselve to that dl-tant Held, and helped them in their reparations tnr it. Tins .cr Viilit of Chrl.t was wen p. f, near ti e be ginning i f tl.l-'enturv through tin- intereeu Ions ol Dr. I.iMiig-toii. An Inlep -ing l ot hi. to that time, utterly candess youth oi called mi the w riter i!i gn lit anxiety ni. dMr--s for bis .mil .veil to Wi cpllig. 1 ii.keil Idm In the riuir-e of the coiivor-alli n, what had awnkeped him. "I knew that my icother was pt,iii.g b r tne," benlwete.l. Tbo Itiatm has Iron often rebi'ed, in which a prohiiie mid beetling father was "I rii ked in hi' lu art ' and b d to the inquiry "What niu-t 1 do" by overhearing the j, rav ers of Ins poi ehild lor hi. ivr-ioii. Such is the pmverof Inierces-eiii on the liemt Of .im is. iho verv l-cioll-tie-1 that others arc ptavtngfur then,, . f i n uwai. ens tin in tu ptay f..r tlicn -ele It . le t without a. lal p'a-i n that 1'aul wrote to the rpbcia;i., fnit without ci-ii-ing lie made mention of them in his prayers," and "bowed 1,1- kl.ees to the I'lltller of our l,o, Ji mi Clin t." in their behalf ;and to the os-1iiii. that I'. nphras, a ..-rvalit i f Chrl-t, was "alwuNs liiln.riiig fetveptly for them in ptnvet." Wo have only spoken ol the Indirect power rf iiiterce-s..rv prayer, of it. indin et and ultimate power. It's power with G.-d. the whole n.plred hi ti.rv of prneratTor.. a'une ilatit lllu-trati' n. See It in the Int. ret I 'll of Abra!inf.i ( r I dimacl. Gen. 17: m: e Dlllllel for the :ei rblireh lllld people ol God, Dan. ;i. of the centurion (,,r his servant Mati.M : and of the wi.bnv of Niropru p.r lo i dlillgllter, Luke I. "Tho etleetll.il, b rvcllt prnvi r ot a il;.'litioiis tniiii iiMillith much." Jiiii.c-, 5 : l.i. Intercessory prayer I the highest form ol power w hich can no everted by any Iiiiimui (dug, probably by any eieature of God. And It Is witiiin the reach i f hands which ure di ublisl from nil i ther work. H'okiio. and other cause, may disipiallfy us (or what is called ii' tlve ialio'r. but so long as we pray, we have no ren-eu to cut o!T from oeinuvtloi, with the living world. We can touch lu lt reinoti sis point, and in Its hbrbest Interests. Wo can put forth a power which no dllllcii: tie t un ri sl-t, and no place can eirciiu setibo. "Tliii MUlb the Lord, the Holy t inv of Israel, und hi. Maker. A-k mo of things to come concerning my aop., and coiiccrnlim tho work of my bauds command jo mo." l.u.41: II. lbiw Insli-nlllcaiit the power ol tho greatest monarch, or the greatest Intel toot ou earth, compared with that which till permission gives to the raying soul ! Amer ican Messeuger. HKN, llt'T M MONEY. jW, The Lotnb.n Mi"tnrv Society hnoi de ficit of J.'JV.IM'O. We remember that tin "forward Movement" of this society wa. Initiated four years ago for tho purpose ol semliiig lmt l" tliau a liunilred additional missionaries into the Held by the time of lln n.eletv s ci'titenary, ill lS'.'.l, mid that at that time tiiere was a debt of seveml thousands ol pounds. Vet (iod ho honored tho faith Hint begun the movement as to give tli' llrst ear lands siiitlcicnt to wipe out the del. I, and a large balance p, hntnl for the next )eor's operations. HiMy-soven iidditloiial missionaries are now in the llcM and the iinnual Income bus Ihcii luereasid A Jo,0( 0. The men ate cumiiig forward ; w ill God Withhold the money "No," we heal some one say, "God does not withhold tie money, but men do." It kccm lo need uiorr illvllie power, to lead men to give tbeli money, than to lead others to give theui helve. W e hear of a proposid to Induce nn-n ot sulbeieut means to In tne responsible fm the support of a missionary. There aro hun dreds of men und women professing godli ness who lould do this with thcgri'iitostcu-c, uud it would bo to them all tllispeiikabU means of gruce. Many have saved a large proportion of their income by beisuuing Christiana. Kxpensive amusements uml PiirtiiM, extravagant bills for wim-sund dress, Lave hoou given up with their worldly lives; but la many cases only to increase their In vestments lu stock often .pi, Htlolllil'lo. What a dllferuuce It will make at the great reckoulng-duy, before the judgement wot ol Christ ! liut It ht uot the "much" of tbo rich mom than the mites of the poor which must Iw re lied upon for keeping the Lord's treasury upplled. The mltos of those who give all their living bave a ipnility which is lacking 111 the gilt of rich men, though those excised In quantity. We believe It would be easier, because mure in accordance with tho mind of G id, to secure tho support of missionaries by oliurchc thuu by liiiliviilua's, though the support of u missionary Is the least coiirihti lion which many Christian could properly ast luto thooltcrlugsoi God. Loudon chris tian. THEUI FAITH. It was in the d.ijs when With armies, tho northern nud tho southern, were marching Up uuddowuthlollgh the border i-tutin. Two little children were b it alone ope night, w hile their mother went to sit up with a sick neighbor. There was great excitement all through that moiiutau village, for the people had new of a raid that might be uiinto at any hour. It was u cold, dark mghl, and snow was falling last. "What ehall we do if the soldiei come while mother Is gone, sister?" asked the boy, "I know w hut I will do," u:d she : ! will kneel right dowu and pray to (iod to build a wall about our house, as bo did In liiblet limes, so that the soldiers cannot llnd us." "And do you believe be w ill do it !" asked the brother, who was younger, and u little more timid. Of course bo will. Doesn't he always keep bis promise, and didn't ho say that if wo asked lu faith be would give us our desires Let us eon, mi ucu right uow, before wo get too sloepy." They knelt down and prayed, and then with peaceful hearts fell lound usleep ui.d woke no more until morning. And lo! iu the night every other bouse in the little tutvn wus stripped or burnt, but this little cottage standing under n steep hill had been coveted by a great snow drill nud completely bidden from the soldiers, Aud now, although long years havo passed since those troubled days, lliey still tell the story bow the children' prayed in taith, mid their Heavenly r'athirgladly answered them. The C'burcbuiuu. Onybody can un'erstan' bis alu rldit, but It inks tribbie aud thocht to un'erstur.' whnt uu Ither cooiits bis rlcbt. Twa rlchts eiinua wool tlii.h. It's a wrung and a richt, or a pant wran aud ftitt rlobt that clasbos. Uoual Ijruuu , HOUSEHOLD JI ATI EHS to rttEvexT FLANNELS RRr.tNKtxa. A method to prevent flannel front shrinking in to hold it over tbo steam of Lolling water. When thoroughly (amp it can he itutnrrseil. Thi should he ilmio lieforo tlio flannel la cut. -ikeitis of wool to W used in knitting or crocheting arc often treated in tho sumo way. New York Times. MIT I'U'KINCI fowl.:. When tho dressing pluco i selected', drive two spikes nlnuit n foot npart in l lieatn overhead. Make two loops of strong etrinp;, enrh long enough to hold ono leg- of the fowl, and when hung from the nails nhove let the hird huh' low enough (o make picking hainlr. Havo it wi ight of two or three 'iutn1 w ith n honk attached. Win n t... hir.l i killed fasten tho hook into the l iwir juw to hold tho Lird stoutly while jiiekitig. When ymi ure ready to kill your fowl, Patch if, ntpl if its foi t are Milled wash them, then suspend it ly tho two leg from tlio house. Tako ImM f it hea l, mill with tiKhurp knife put (lie vein ut hack of throat, through the mouth. Never do thi from tho titsiilo, A Pmiti a ymi cut the vein, run point of ktitfo through roof of mouth itito the brain. A sooti ns tho ktufe ciders the brain, the bird loses ill sense of feeling, lie-in plucking at once. To dry pick fow ls properly the work niu.t Im il.dio while thoy uro Ideeiling. The picking Pan also Im much ninro easily ilntie while the (unlit arc warm. I'so care that the s!;in do lmt torn ur broken. Turin, l'it-M und Fireside. LAMoUr.riNsi ani ini.vrr.iitr.. Tu the interest of trtu urt, the olil ntyle of lamdre'nuiii i no longer iu vogue. In place of it is long, soft drapery, fastened to it window jioleor festooned about it, litpl either falling iu straight voluminous folding or looped into graceful disomies. Tho lieuvily-eurved cornice, with an em dossed retitrnl lu'dimtMit, i no morn to do seen lu leu with iieeuuiulutoit dust of month of Hwei'pings. Tho dost way to nrrungo drapery i tho simplest. In the old style, tditT uud saloon like, tho fadricwu cut and sowed into shape on tho tudle. Now it is draiH'd. If draped, it needs do directly after the top iH hung, so that Mich window I treated dy itstdf. If tho room do high, the eftVet will do heightctiod dy arranging it iu a scrieu of cuse.ulos or judots. Iu u handsome parlor there nro hung first nml close to tho gluns soft, deli cate lueo curtain that Touch only to tho bottom of thosiish. Next follow tho French festoon shades generally of pongee or othor .light silks. These constat of four longitudinal luilllng; controlled by a spring roller. Thou como tho festooned long lueo curtains, and lastly tho ilk brocade velours or tapestry bangiug. that nro attached to tho polo by iiiilf or festoon, and de scend to thu lloor iu elegant nud gtacc-ir-tTings. Household Nows. A IlltrEP K&SAt ON fiTAINH. Modicino stain can do taken off silver siioons when polishing powder fails by rubbing them with a cloth dipped iu sulphuric ncid, nnd after ward washing tho spoons m soap suds. When ink stains upnenr ou uuy white surface wet tho spot with milk, rub in some salt and allow it to re main on. It sometitut! require bov cnil applications bufore tho ink will bo removed. If tho material bo col ored, dissolve ii teuspuonfiil of oxalio iK'id in u teaeupful of Imiling water nnd rub the staiued part well with tho solution. Tho splashes which cotno on mahogany writing table or ink stands can bo washed oil with spirit of salts or by rubbing the spots with u cork which ha been dipped iu atpinfortie. When the stain are gouo wash tho spot with soup and water and polish. Htrong luuratie ncid or spirit of salts will make an old lloor look like new, and chloride of lime mixed to a paste with water will Iw found a capital thing with which tu clean silver stands which have becotuo marked with ink. Chloride of liiuo ruu also bo converted iu;o a capital ink eraser, and will not damage tho puper. I'ut a dram of citric acid in a wineglasa with a tcaspoouful of chlo ride of lime, then uearly till the glass with water und ttTervescenee will en mia lloll Homo soft linen rouud tho finger, dip it in tho mdution, touch tho ink spots with gentle friction and they will disappear. Marking ink can. bo taken out of linen by using a satu rated solution of eyauuret of potassi um, upplied with ucuuud'a hair brush. When tho marking ink has disappeared tho linen ahoulJ do well riuscd iu culJ water. New York World. nccti'r.s. Tarsuip Fritters To half a dozen boiled, mashed parsnips add two tableapoonfuls of flour, two beaten egga, and a little pepper and salt. Form into little cukca aud browu hi butter. Graham Maim Stew opplea, either green or dried, until ioft enough to be mashed fine with a utioon, nweot, add water to make plenty of juie on.1 thickeq with graham flour oa for pUtm innsh. Herre with cream. Diced Turnipa Fare, slice, cut in dice an inch square, boil iu as little Baited water as possible, odd olio tablespoon of sugar to a quart of tar nip. When boiled dry, add a few spoonfuhi of sweet cream uud a beaten eg. Corn "Slnpper" Ono quart of creamy sour miik, a scant teuspooufhl of sttlcratn., one beaten egg, pinch pi suit aud one tuhlcspoouful of wheat flour. Then make with com meal tlio thinnest batter you can muuago to turn on the griddle, which bhould bo very clean and well greased. Drop la small cakes.
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