pAYWG OUT SCHOOL MONEY.
' Appropriation BsUf BiitribuUd
Among tilt Citisa. ,
.. l.m been drawn on the State
. . a4MS.981.33 of the tS.W0.000
fToriotf J to the school districts of Penn
which amount Includes H,667 paid
ILmlr superintendents, Allegheny City
., -
T-kH: taisl'IrS CBUiie iu muhivki
if tir-TO 097.83. of which it had received
"SXff YlcKeespcrt hao ot-en paid ha allot
.Vl) 119.0S. Altoonana been paid
ouO ol tl c31.a43.Sa belonging to that
Ul . j..n has Leon Paid its quota o!
Br. . aoii null nf it.
E'i7 i: Tliese cities have been paid their
.. in.. All !7 R.V Oil 'itv
t5? 28- VrDklin,'5.!i.73i llreeosbiirf.
Cmjki" llraUford, 8.tfU.6. No part ol
a1itf.w,ir 107.4a has been nald.
SlDliia bas received MG6.000 of the
WI 000 to which It is entitled. Payment
iount ot the entire school appropi lutlon
111 not ba eomp'eteu uoiom yn . "
amount oi wevny u
lool purKses by the Htate treasurer shoul J
increased-
ILiouormn of Sew Castle have organized
. 1'niinlv Liiiuor Dealers' Pro-
tttw Association to secure legislation that
f i ,ifvto tno business. Tho society has
c.i.'..i thnt no mnn will he sold iutoxlciit-
illiiuors who does not receive sufficient
L, to support ins miniiy, n man reivui
K gfrstdt for drunkenness or one who
i anna man entered the residence of
i ovle. nt I.srltner, Friday nlgbt.llrs.
file and bnby being alone In the house.
IrenteoinK Mrs. loyie wiiu a revuiver, me
Irilir mail" ner kitb uH
b,V.,i snil camrod the woman and lied.
E,,,,, over the child In bis hasto and
rny InjuriiiK it. By tho time Mrs. C'oyle
I bcr?fli tne ronuer mm uisappoareu.
rhnrnm. (". Suoi'hnn. a printer, wbs com-
Etnl to jail ut Meailville to awuit trial on a
irii of arson preierrea uy me inuune
lblilinK Company. 1 hree attempts were
lJto tire their cstanusnment, ana at tne
b-J attempt the Inccuuinry was caugnt in
kid, hut broke away from tho wutclimnn.
slum's actions uroused suspicion, leading
tu arrest.
i . - ....I L l ..1 , .
indrcw jonn, a iuii-oioouuu iwneva in-
(rumtlie reoervatlon III Cattarnuuue
uiy, N. Y., ii in Frnuklln, looking up the
Etu tne luuus on which uh i. uy is now
led. The Seneca Indians claim they have
-.: to this Inud ami w ill niuko an appeal
l'isf:itur lor a reservation to tnoir
, which tucy claim tliey ure Irauuulaut-
i-privcil of.
fnnk Joncrnss. convicted of the murder
ri-li- l urrine, lias founil the misslni; note.
I li he claims was tlvon to hlra by a
irs tnuiier, ana win etatusn iiih niliji.
lr. amoui! the piiDers taken Irom b!m ut
I McKnmport hospital.
ajMiilore (loehrinR, of Douirhnrty town-
. Hutl'T coiiniy.wus stroklni; u cat which
liiily m-izi'd bis thumb with Us teeth und
I on like a tiulliloi;. Ibe animal ahead
I to 1m cut olf and Its jaws pried open bo-
iiio 'iinugcouia uo reieuiiea.
4-year-oid son of Johu Iloskos. of Pot-
r.ilie, llomc'ti'ud. was burned to death.
chiiil, with a number of companions,
wen piainK arouna a uutuire wlilcli
i hail tuiilt in the street, when its clotb-
t aught lire,
o hundred citizens of Butler have
Eil to dlBcontiuue the use of nnturnl gas
February 1, and 400 have pledged
wlvei to patronize a new company to
trgnniici on account ot the recent
pii in rates.
Irri Uorone, a youug Italian miner ol
aoconcniieiB, went to New York lost
i to mH his bride, whom he had left in
I. The ship's ofllcers informed htm that
linaaiert three unys after sailing and
iiunru si ten.
I Donahue, conductor In tho varda nt
('Millie, was run oer by a froluht train
iiuriithtann cut off above the nlhntr.
Iks been in the yards 20 years, and this lj
rst accident.
lj E. L. Chrlstman, president, of the
fc-.man l'uulinhlni? Comuanv.of Wnahlnir.
I'waf rs of th lteporter, " has retired,
v .uiu ins inieresi w nis sons and
inter.
P-lwr stole 200 worth of frnnrlii tmm
lt k HuhillHfin1 hti filter it iiIam
,indlttno (juaailty of Koods whs
ituiu lA'ouura Hunker Krocery
li. Ill'nfV Tlfl.tmnLtnK n Q....1H.. .l..tuR
re !SfurcM piirpetual motion, und
i.iy furmers to run a ilm
ttr.
LlBbotl UA fniinrl Inml tn UU
ImlllH tlfKr Sllllllitl. I.I nhUM r.
IHOaiO Of ill 1 fur lilnw..lf' .11
pofd to have been the cause of hi!
MlOllvr.f thn mn.. ..I.- .
! . ..... M,..u ri'ecniiy niea
leliaua after having Ills rent nmputated
I.LTKriii Iran ul.. . i . . . .
I i t. j , "uieu niiu meiuiiimi Dv
I Ji'-KuiD, ol Washington couuty, as bli
llni.!VHv"r,R T'romlnont member ol
h niutirat-d ' " UtUr Aa,us1
t ut t a((tKuiHn oi ijtrn
'Miil'II .i ""V t'rUHhed wntle
''hurtliatamiiiitni .n .
t . " in i rofi i y.
iln w,'LVJtocJi dettlf r ? Frttnl"n
ti "" ,r' counrv, has made
IS." 8,""r9 J- H-'BteeUnnd
teillP-Willlams.eonylcted
, . nirKeyfi, were euch
loline "iouvub in ID!
a ov.n .. .
ami u. !i ,Klar on tne Lak
kd d..wi hJKM. 8oull""-n
Cj hilt CHr ttt h.i
fcred".!IrPlI,ll1 ",3"'""" t ll.lt-
l,nwnt0b.io(ioo by the end ol
feu' """a''- o' Franklin township
F'fland countv. w.. i..im .. i. ' V
nd robbed ot VlM. V ' k'
P.800 worth ".,m?rIl"'l eounty.will
iV-w-i1:1 br rDoi
jCoT.d'ftr?' ru",cl,y.
M'S.'V '"for llcens.
ylu trw:or oounty, 14 le.i
Myn. H. le,, , W,,.n(J famy
tP0ntwloPlli;d
!"d th. Presidential Inauguration
itaj'','?1'" h,ve notpartlcl-
3" ontand for a. Klsa.
I 31ft .
r -.auisa, or Boranton, Penn.,
Uinage, ot
f Tark'iC
'hm .IBNU DOT.
ri.i . ..
irk ... .
C.W".0.n,M unanl number, ti 10
moi do to
A LOS a WITH OUD.
If sUtiatics could lx eollerted as to the
amount ot time spent by the church la its
closet, we think the figures would be ex
tremely startling. There would be no fur
ther cause for wonder at the prevalent lukc
warrant's and laxity. Neglect of closet
duties may indeed be counted effect as well
as cause of religious amttiy t but we are
disposed to place them rather In the latter
claxs because they are so plain an obligation
and so simple a prescription. He who
thrusts thorn aside puts away the easiest,
clearest, surest method of spiritual growth.
It Is something within the reach of all ; not
that la every casn it can be compassed with
out oITort, but a way can always be found
where the will exists. It has the most direct
and immediate connection with the result
desired, and never fails, when properly pur
sued, to brln if it to pass. Nothing mm take
Its place. There U no short cut to the
heights of piety.
A few rvlv .f meetings, an hour or two of
spasmodic ecstany.nro not FuMelent forat
tniningthedclichirul reulmsof religious tran
quillity ami power. It is fnrsaferto depeud
on iiulvt.systeniutie gains. It is thus the most
substantial, scrvlcoalilo.. nuk-liko piety is
built up. Daniel in his chamber praying i
the essential precursor to Daniel untorriflod
before tho lions. Wo rend of him that "hn
kneeled upon his knees throe times a day.
and prayed ami gave thunks before his
tod." similarly the Psalmist says: "Even
lug, morning, mid nt noon, will 1 pray nud
cry aloud." Who will wiy that this is not a
reasonable and wlndesomo custom' Yet it
would be dangerous to ask any Chris
tian assembly how many of those
present followed il. It would be
found, wo fear. that nearly ail
suffered the whole day of busy earoi to In
tervene between the hurried, hiilt-digeite I
moiitlifuls of spiritual nonri-'limerit n'Torded
In the crowded morning und the tired even
ing. Among tho tunny lines of reform
pressing for altcutior. in tin habits of the
memborsof our churches, it seems to us
thut scarce any is more Indispensable than
reform in attention to these powerful helps
to growth In grace which i-luster around
thofrtill hour. .Morn time must bo spent
alone with God. or we shall not so what
wo so much desire either in our own reli
gious uplifting or outward results upon the
world.
nu. sioonv os l a;th.
All who would be saved unli t come as
I hey n re. "Christ comes tn us in our sins,
ami saves us from our sins. Tiio gift of
(tod was life eternal, and ir a gift all hud n
right to take It." ho said. "You sav you've
I n trying! Stop. Dou't trv ! Just take
it! Hight here believe it Is n gift ami take
It. It.it here Is where unbelief comes In.
"I have just put something in this lllble ;
do you heliovu it
A middle-aged man li front said, "Yes,
fir."
"Then, that Isfiilth. Wliv do vmi believe
It?
"Because you said so."
"Yc. You have faith in my w rd. It I
a Testament i taking n ;;:tiall Testament from
between the liiMo 1 -uves. Now I n u goln ;
to give it to you ; do you lioliove that? "
Tim ir.iui ti'e.-itnteil."
"Ah ! there it is. You will lint miike your
faith n personal matter. Will you tuke it
Will you take It r.ow ?"
The niiui stepped tn the front nud reached
up to the stage. -Now your faith pinuipt.
ynii to reach out. You do not receive It in
first ( raising the bonk out of his reach.) bui
Uo you believe you will receive it ?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Ilociiuse you have promised to give it to
me."
"Yes, he has faith (to the audience); he
had faith, took moat my word, reached for
the gift, persisted in reaching and received
It. 1 do not know this man; 1 never miw him
before, but he will keep that book; money
could not buy It from liltn; ho will take it
home und rend it and find things h does
not know are in it.
"Such is faith; exorcise It now and come
Into tho kingdom. Take the gift of God
now. Will you tuko it, mother ? Will von
tuke it, father? Tuke it ! Tuke it, now.1'
OITWAUD I'EACK.
Home people are apt to belittle the pnans
of Jesus because tlley have peuce of if.
T hey have had no hitter disappointments,
no cruel wrestlers, no crushing ntlll.-lions,
no llery temptations. The world has dealt
kindly by them und they liuve lined Into
their environments. Moments thee urn
when the snlldrs of tho deep envy those
that sail iu the smooth sheltered waters be
cause they have not been driven to and fro
on stormy seas ami been in danger of the
turgid swells. Other moments the sons ol
tribulation pity those unfortunates who
have never seen the great billows lie down
ns n dog chidden by his master ami (I i
turn the storm Into u calm. One-lmif of the
lllble Is a closed book to tle'in that sit
at ease, because only a pierced hand can
open the pages. The promises are for thorn
Whose hearts ure sore; tho invitations are
to them that hunger. Jesus' pea -e a- the
best of u'.l gifts to that handful ol broken
men in the Upper lioom, whose II r.-t step
would be Into the diirkncss, but It may not
seem any greut thing to the favorites of thi
World. Yet It Is not wise for any one to
make too much of uu outward peace, depend
ent on health of body, nud the goods thai
are kept iu barns, und the salTnigi s ! tne
multitude,' which today odes "llesaiinu,"
und tomorrow "Cruelly," and on the whims
of fickle, selllsh licsijde. Let a limn
bo as far-seeing, noeomniodailni.,1iolitie, un
scrupulous us may be, ho ennnot hope iil
wuys to escape disaster, for this peace is us
uncertain ns the lovely Mediterranean, (mo
day you look through the motionless foliage
on a still expanse of blue, and the next
morning the orange blossom Is strewn upon
the ground ami the spray Is dashin,' on
your garden wall. "As tho world givoth."
Hov. John Watson, D. D., In "The I ppjr
lloom."
oni: town's rno'linrri nr; rr... .:;r
Prohibition has prevailed for iw-ive '"l
In Dalton, la., n town of l.iOU inh -. -.tanis.
During tills time its property Ion ne-i' i- t
In value ninety per cent, its prim l aie-u.l-anco
sixty per ceut. its terms of c iUi . b"in
civil nu I erlminul, have been rciin'.-
half; its police force thosame. mi I bt .uiy
poorhouue is almost leimmlc.-s.
STIKI.IXO CO.VBC1KMCE.
"You may stifle conscience for awhile, but
some day tramp, tramp, tramp ah will
come before too, those sins jou will not
give up. Homowuero today Is Herod, and
he still remembers what kept him out of the
klugdom. What is your sin? You know
what It Is, and what Is keeping you out of
the kingdom ! Oh, man ! Oh, woman ! Don t
let that sin you know Just what it is ; It
comes up before you now don't let it keep
you from the kingdom. It takes as much
will to resist the spirit as to reeclvo It. w Hi
you not decide now? You can da it. I). I
Moody.
How good It U for those who ars bereaved
nnd sorrowful that our Christlun festivals
point forward and upward as well as back
ward ; and the eternal joy, to which we are
drawing over nearer, is linked to the earthly
Joy which has passed awuy. Mrs. Charles.
Tho old year Is fasl slipping back behind
us. We oannot stay it we would. Viomust
go forth and leave our past Let us go
forth nobly. Let us go as those whom
greater thoughts and greater deeds awau
beyond. Phillips Urooks.
Begin each day by tarrying before Ood
nd letting him touch you. Take time to
meet Ood. '
CONGRESSIONAL.
Imptrtant Xsostrst Oadsr ConsldratU
la Both Boosts.
rramcTai bat.
Tb srnate held brief executive laaslon
toduy, at tha Instance of Senator Sherman,
enai.moa of the senate committee on foreign
rela tons, to consider a communication front
'Jie aecre'vy ot state In regard to tba extra
dition treaties with the Orange Free State,
whloU was modlded and ratified by th sen
ate yesterday.
The homestead bill was further debated
but a voie was not reached. Mr. Vilas at
tacked It as a measure giving t35,0O0,0OO of
overnmentaL money. Mr. NbI-ou. Hp.,
Vlnn., Mr. Allen and Hr. Peffer. Pop.. Kan.,
spoke for the MIL Mr. Hill, Dem., N. Y.,
who has not often addressed the senate ot
late, spoke in favor ot a law fixing four
years as the term of fourth class post
masters. The house witnessed a sensational se
quel to 'he remarkable attack made by
Mr, Johnson of California, on F.ditor Hurst.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Maguire (,11cm,, CoL,)
-ere tho nntitmmUt to-diiv.
TWENTY-FIRST DAY.
Tho open session of the senate was much
curtailed by on executive session lasting two
uours. Alter iuis tne uniuneu ot the day
was given to Mr. lliicon of Georgia, who. In
nis stieecu lu support of tho Ml is resolution
for the recognition of Cuban independence,
uini-iou nis iirKiun"ui to tno question ot the
exclusive right ol cougress to recognize now
governments.
The senate, in executive sisslon tn-dnv
hud up for a tlmo the nomination of David
It. Francis to bo secretary of tho Interior,
but no action was taken. Senn'or Vest nt
Missouri, was the principal opponent of con-
iiruiuunn. nut ne no was also seconded by
Senator 1'iik'h of Alabama. ISotb of these
seiintors na lo speeches against the conflr-
tnutlon au l nlloged vurlous reasons ngninst
u.
Af er a very dull dav. devoted tn flACsliiiy
bills of minor Importance, the house plunged
ito a warm controversy over a bill to make
oloomargi'rino and and other Imitations of
delry products subject to the laws of the
i;tato into which they are transported.
rWENIT-hKCONU 1AV.
T I . . .
in" senaie 10-uuy passed ths measure
known as the homestead bill. The effect of
tho bill is to open to settlement all public
mm.-. in-iiiiieo irom louiaiis, ireo ot any
payment to tno government bevond the
minor onico lei-s, and to re ease from imv
ment those who have heretofore settled on
muse iiiues. ine number of acres involved
according to nn e.-tlmato made by the com
missioner ol tho general laud oflleo, is
a.ij.uii, which would have yielded the
Koyt-riiinriii, nl ,nl. ,ru;os Heretofore estab
lished i:lj,3i:i.U0C. To offset this statement,
it was brought out durlnir the debute that
tho lands were mainly arid, and that those
wno nan bouum upon them were unable to
make payment by reuson of tho scanty pro
ducts of the soil.
The houso by n vote of 12fi to !I0 passed the
Grout bill, subjecting oleoinarcarliio nm'
other imitation dairy products to the laws
of the states Into which they ure transport
ed. TWKNTV-TIIMIP HAT.
iho Semite was not in so'slou. In tho
House an Interesting light developed ever ll
Semite bill granting a pension of tluO prr
month to Mrs. i'auule Gibbon, widow of tho
late Gen, John Gibbon. Mr. Trneey, He.
punncau, Missouri, orterea uu amend
ment reducing tho amount to $J0 per mouth.
This was warmly opposed bv Mr. Curtis.
Kepiiohcnn, New York, who made etilogistlu
relerencej to tho services of General Gibbon.
Mr. Grosvernor, llepubllcun, Ohio, was also
against the reduction. He said in answer to
Mr. Willis, Kepiihlican, Dclnwuro, who had
protested against discrimination In favor of
the widows of distinguished officers, that li
out of every 100 privates of the late war
would vote to give Mrs. Gibbons tho full
amount. Mr. Wood, liepubllciin. Illinois,
opposed grunting spoclul rates of pension
tur.ough the medium of private bills, on tho
ground mat u was contrary to general law.
I bo bill was passed.
A House bill to Increase the pension ct
Clara L. Nichols, postmistress nt FortLnven-
wonn, ana widow or urevet jiaj. uen. w. a.
Nicholas, developed me slight opposition,
lu comnilttoe of the whole the Houso had re
duced the amount of the Increase to tV, bui
on motion of Mr. Dalrrll. Kopubllcan, I'enL
sylvania, the House, after listening to a
eulogy of Gen. Nichols by thut gentleman.
made the amount tio and then passed ILe
measure. A House bill grauting n pension
to Surah A. Comly. widow of Major Cllftoti
I'omly, wasjalso passed,
TWKNrV-rol'BTII pay.
In the House on Saturday eulogies were
Jellverel ou the latu ex-Speaker Crisp.
Among the speakers were Messrs. DhIzhII, of
; ennsylvniila; 1 uriter, of Georgia: Hender
son, of Iowa, and DeArmond of Missouri.
Congressman Harvey Introduced in tho
House nbl" to break up the business of ruil
y ay ticket hrockerngn by requiring that nil
ageiitssball be provided with authority from
the Interstate Commerce commission to sell
tickets, nnd Hint unused portions of tickets
must le redeemed by the roads Issuing
them.
NOUS ON MMS.
The negative particle occurs some thou
sands of times in tho Serh tiires. It w oil 1
bo a laborious though decidedly interesting
and profitable process tn eanva-is t!n !n nil.
And one iiinv derive pencil! from a much
more casual survey of the subject, (inn
fruitful Inquiry would he What is the
strongest "nut ?" T he dmibln or einplia! '
negative occurs nearly one minor,' I Irnes
In the .New Testament. A study nf tllfSo
passages yields much food for thought.
Noteworthy among them are Mark '. :
41: "Ho shall in nn wise lose bis
reward:" Luke IH: 17: "Wliosoeversh.ill
not receive lh kingdom of Go I in a little
nhihl ho shall in nn wise enter therein."
und John (P .'17: ' ilim that I'oiiieth to in" I
will In no wise cast out." lint we ure ills
posed to count as the strongest of all tho
Inst clause of lleb. l.'l: where live nega
tives are heaped tog .-tlier tn our gn at com
fort: "I will in nn wise fail the, neither will
1 In any wlsii forsake thee." it is one of tun
clefeets'of the l'.nglish translation that the
force of these Greek negatives can rarely bo
brought out in full. Mti I imloo.l little utteiupt
Is usually made lo do it.
perhaps the strangle negative, at first
siuht, Is the declaration of Joshua i2l: I'M:
"Ye cannot servo the Lord ;" but n little re
flection serves to show Its meaning. Odr
Sovloiir'o somewhat similar assertion, "Ye
cannot serve God und Mammon," still seems
strange to many of his followers. Most
comfortlug anil reassuring negatives urn the
oft-repeated "Fear nots" which are
senttered through the Hook. The vigorous
and Imperative "Thou shall not" de
clares the authority .of the Crcutor aud
guards tho way to the tree of life. It was
the omission of tho "not" from the seventh
commandment thnt earned the namo of
"Wicked lllble" for the edition thus printed.
Many people In their private reading ot the
Scriptures leave out the "not ' whero It
should be kept lu, and Insert It wlihout
warrant where no tra-e of It Is rightly
found. Though small. It Is a very potent
word, and must be bundled with treat care.
TUB OLD AND HEW.
We are living at the end of an old
poch
and the beginning of a new one.
W oau
say. looking backward, "ll is
the last
lime t" "Upon us the ends of
tho world
have oomo." Looking forward, wo can a
that we are spectators at tho ereatlon of a
new heaven and a new earth. Today, as
then. He that sits on tho throne makes nil
things new. Christ's coming ,ls to tako
place In the year on which we are alxiut to
enter. He la to coma to us all. To all of us
It Is ths last tints for ninny thing, tho first
time for many other things. No hand on
the horologue of time points the hour, no
bell sounds it out from the skies. We see
not any outward change from day to day.
Yet each year takes away ths; old and bring
the new. James Freeman Clarke.
II SIBBlirai u
.INTERNATIONAL LRSSOM
JANUARY 21.
FOR
Lesson Text: "The Lame Man
Healed," Acts III., 1-10-r.olden
Text: Acts III., lG-Com-inentary.
1. Although this book Is called thu Ats of
the Apostles, it might be called the acts of
Peter and Paul, fortbesearethntwothrouifb
whom the Spirit Is seen workiug. John 1
seen hero associated with Peter, but Petoi
seems to be tbe principal actor. It is most
interesting to follow these two, who, with
James, formed tho Inner circle of the
Saviour s friends. Tho ninth hour would bo
about S p. m. (I.uko xxiil., Hi), the hour
when Jesus died, nnd we might saMy Im
agine these two talking of It as they walked
to t be temple toget her.
2. Here is a i ltifully he'plpss ease, a man
over forty years of age (chapter lv., 22), who
had never walked a step, ami who was daily
carried by frieuds and laid nt the beautiful
gute at tlietcinple that he might receive alms
irom me passirsoy. Ho ma'iea ns think of
the mau thirty-eight years sick nt the pool
of llethcsila (John v., 5) so discouraged and
hopeles.-, but these are just the cases which
show forth the pjwer of God, as In the blind
man nnd Lazarus (John lx.. 3 ; xl., 4. F. very
sinner is n hopeless case in himseir, hut
Christ Jesus e.imo Into the world tosave sin
ners, to feck nud save tho Inst.
8.4,5. As hs asks alms of Peter nnd John
thev both looked nt him, and when l'et-r
said, "Look on us," he thought surely he
would receive something from them, but
oannot posslblv have had n thought of what
he was going to receive. If one had told
him that day ns ho was being carried to the
temple, "This is our last trip with you, bit
you won't need to como ngnln," ho might
have asked if they thought ho would die ot
U another great healer had come, for It can
hardly bn but thut he had both heard of nud
seen the Lord Jesus Hut If so why hi I not
Jesus healed him? Can it In tint Jesus
passed him by In order that Peter nnd John
mlcht have tho honor nnd joy of doing so'
Poss blv.
C. "Silver nnd gold have I none." Thai
was enough to make him drop his hand
for It was money ho wnntod. "Hut such. n
1 huvo give I thee." What could he hav
worth giving If ho had no money? "In ths
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rlso up and
Walk." Could be believe his ears Did ho
say, "Itie and walk'" And did lm ,ho that
name, "Jesus of Nazareth?" Yes, oven so.
And there is something supernatural In their
lookf and words, for It Is Jesus Himself who
bv His Spirit is looking through their eyes
and sneaking with their Hps.
7. Peter took him by tho hand, lift. .1 him
up aud Instantly strength came tn his feet
and nnklo bones. It Is n trim story. It
actually happened, nn lsuoh things are being
done In our own tlmo by the very same
Jesus, for Hols tho same yesterdav, to-dav
and tor'ver. Tno Christian Alliance uu I
Othor papers record many such.
8. Standing, walking, leaping, praising
God, he entered into the temple with Peter
nnd John. Another illustration of l.,:i.
xxxv., li, and proof ol the fu-t that tho Lord
Jesus lives an I has nil power. Hut b't us
not bo iiiidci -toid us teaching or bellnviii
that every sick person could lm healed If
they had faith e i .ugh, and that the Lird
has no use for physicians. Tho facts are
that believers both then mil now were
(oan'times healed and sometimes allowed to
remain sick mi l die. The Lord sees lit to
bles.s the skill and medicine of the physician,
nnd sometimes to restore tn lnitli even from
tho verg i ol tho grave without either. It is
our place to huvo full conll leneo in and
trust Him to do what seeuiotli lllmgoo.l,
iiiairnlfynig Ilim un 1 -r u'l circumstances
(.Phil. I., 20).
U, It). The fenplo sw him perfectly
whole. They knew mm as the Inmo man at
the beautiful gute, but they saw him after
this fashion. Day after day nn l yeor after
year had he continued helpless, but at Inst
his delivernuee camo suddenly nud unex
pectedly. It Is tho waiting nnd the patient
continuing that tries one's soul the going
on in the same nntiiio nnd under tho siioio
trials with no prospect of deliverance. Hut
deliverance will como in Ills time nu I way.
Here Is the patience nud faith of the saints
fit" v. x.ll., 10).
11,1'J. T he lamn man, now healed, holds
nn to rater nnl Johu ns if he thought his
healing might depart If he let thorn g i, uu I
the crowd h:is gathered mil looks in iistou
ishment upon Peter and John as If they bad
uonult. How prono we nro to sec the bu
mau instrumentality nnd honor It, nu I how
prono our hueinn nutur.i is to feel that Itself
Is some great one! We fay and sing, "Not
I. but Christ, but perhaps) the Hearilinr of
Hearts sies deep within us something that
siys, "See what Christ did through M
You can't come up to that."
13. At once Peter points tr.im to Jesus of
Nazareth, tho glorilled Hon of the (l id of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, mid aeemses
them of being guilty of His death and r
sponsible lor ll. wo nro not apt tn want u
Saviour unless wo know that wo nro sinners
Th first thing necessary, therefore-, to our
salvation la a conviction of sin.
li. How often have wo by deed or word
denied Him and prefcriod the mur l-rcr?
W henever wo nro ashamed to own that v
are His nud Hint we do not care tn do tins
or that, or go here or ther because we know
lie would not like it, or when we prefer th
company of the world to His company, Is It
not a denial ot linn and a preference f or
the prince of this world? If wo prelertho
worldly one to thu holy one, or unrighteous
lio-s to rlL'bteousncss. what letter are wo
than thojo who crucined ChrotV Let us in
imagnntlon stand by the cross of Christ and
honestly confess wnnt wo think of Ilim.
L. The central truth throughout this
nook nnd In nil the prcaohliig of tho npi 3
lies is that Jesus Is ulivo from the dead, mid
believers nro witnesses to that fact; nlsothat
God had foreseen and foretold both t lie suf
ferings of Christ nnd ; lie glory that should
follow, and that Ho will como iikuiii to ful
fill nil that tho prophets have spoken (verses
17-21), How, then, Mn wo know anything
ot tho things that nro to comt unless we aro
familiar with the prophets, for "surely the
Lord God will do nothing, nut Ho roveali tli
His secret unto His aernints, the prophets"
(Amos lib, 7).
10. Not Peter nor John, but tho ri.s'Mi and
glorlflod Christ had made this man pnrfeetl)
whole, and the same Lord Jesus Christ fore
told by Mosos shall yet fulllll every promise
to Abraham nn l bring blessing to all the
kindreds of the enrth (verses 22-20). HI.
name, through faith In Ills name, will d
wonders to-day, nnd those who, like l'cte
and John, have neither stiver nor gold nin
nrs counted unlearned and Ignorant tuei
(chapter lv., 13) may be used bv Him If Ihuv
are only willing to be tilled with Ills Splri
and give Him all (he glory. Any cfcie sc.
apart for Himself (IV lv., 0) that He rav
be glorilled may see UU power. l.owoi
Uolisic
It is good for us to think as richly and
deeply ut Christ us e can. It is good for
us to analyse In patient medilntlod all that
he Is to us and all that we caa be toward
him. Hut O, let us beware lest any sub
tlety of thought or depth of meditation
ever deadens or dulls In us thnt first, great,
deep longing of the soul for him who Is its
only Saviour. In deepest grief, lu utter
most perplexity, often In great and over
whelming joy, always In conscious sin, that
yearning desire asserts Itself. It Is ns in
stinctive as tho movement of the hurt child
to Its mother or of tho parched beast to tho
river. . . . While others call the won
drous Lord by partial names that utter
some one side of Ills wondrousness, to us
He has but one name Savior, He is that
and that alone, and all besides only as it Is
wrapped up In that. I'hlllly Urooks.
HOUSEHOLD MiTTtUS.
BAKED IM or aTUTTOS.
Leg ot mutton, six or eight pound's;
enl down tba nnJor side, remove the
bone; fill with dressing made ot
fonr ounces suet, two of chopped bam,
six ounces stalo bread, two eggs, one
onion, bit of sweet herbs, nutmeg,
salt and pepper; sew np, baste with
butter ; cook threo hours. Old mut
ton loses tbo strong flavor if steamed
awhile. Do not uso tho liquor.
Trenton (N. J.) American.
a sgrAsn Bwp.frrjiKAT.
Cut a cood sweet rinniiikin inln
pieees, remove tho see.ls au I paro it.
itieu cut into small squares or ob
longs. Weigh, nnd tu every pound of
pumpkin allow ono pottud of nognr
and the juico of ono lemon. Put tho
pumpkin iu a deep dish in layers with
I bo sugar, nud thin vollow' rind nf
lemon peel sprinkled between tboru ;
pour me lemon juieo over tho top.
Allow to remain for two ilayB iu a eoid
place. To every thrfo ivinmls f
sugar nllow oue lmlf pint of wnter,
nou an togetner until tho pnmpkin
looks clear and is tender, but lu not
break tho tiieees: nour intu n nun nnd
allow to remain covered for a week;
ilriun of tlio syrup, boil until it is
thiek, put tlio pumpkin into jars and
fill tbo iurs with tho boilim svrnn. A
few spices, mjpU iir giuger nud cloves
may lo inlded to tlio boilm;.; syrup.
I'lcuuoi' M. Lucas.
mayonnaise iinr.ssiNvi,
This is the way .Miss Kmily K. Col
ling, tho teacher ot cookery, nuikes
mayonnaise dressing:
l'ut tho yolks of two ejrpi into n cull
Houp plate, bent or stir it moment with
n silver or wooden fork, theu add half
a tenspootiltil of salt, u dash of cay
enne, und, if you like it, half it ten
spoonful of mustard. Work those
woll together, then mid, :t few drops
at a time, from a half to a pint of olive
oil, stirriug rapidly nnd steadily nil
tho time. Stir only ono way, its ro
versing tlio motion may cause it to
curdle. While adding tho oil add nl
ro, uooAhiotmlly, it few drops of lemon
jniro or vinegar. If ton thick when
finished, uild vinegar or lemon juice,
until it ntt iins tho consistency you
desire. The more oil you ns.-, the
thicker the dre.s-ing. If the dressing
s'iould curdle, l)f;:in iiiimi with one
or two more yolks in another plate,
una after Ktirniic well mid ono lea
spoonful nt u time of the curdled
iniiyotinnihc, and when nil h is been
stirred in continue uddiag oil ns be
fore until tho desired amount i ob
tained. Kvervtliiii"; used in making
tlio inayotitmi ii dressing, dish in
cluded, plioiil.l be ice cold, especially
iu but weather.
itni sr.:iot.n ii i nis.
A cloth net with ice water and laid
across, tho eyes is oltcn a cure for the
most aggravated cuhch of itisoniuiit.
Vinegar added to tho water iu which
fish is boiled w:ll,m:tl"o tho llsh firmer
and add to its lluvor. It will also in like
tough meat more tender.
To removo the smell of onion on
tho hands, ground inn-dard, idi0'litlv
dampened, rubbed thoroughly on
linnds, alter which wusb with snud
liOllll.
Lntup wicks Ko'ikod in vinotrnr foiuh
tweuty-foiir hours before being called
into use will give n clearer llamu and
a steadier light than tlio.ie not ho
treated.
The rubber rings of fruit cinn will
recover their elasticity if counted for u
while iu weak nmmouia water. Tliii
is quite an item when cunning is lieinf
done, nud the rubber rings uru found
to be Mretchcd out of shape.
If you wutit your pot canary to sing
his best nnd look his prettiest feed
htm oecasiaiiiilly with boiled eggs,
chopped lino and mixed with cracker
criiiiibs. Do not give him inure than
a tl.iiubleful of tlio mixture at u time.
Housekeepers puzzln over li iw tn
whip cream without changing it into
butter nnd tho secret is to have tin:
cream churn ice cold. ne good cook
always fills her cream churn with let
and puttf it in tbo refrigerator bedon.
using.
Wash willow furnitiiro with warm
water and castilo soup, wiping; very
dry with it soft cloth, then dry in llio
mu or near n lire. To blench it,
alter wnshinjr in warm suds, net in n
box without drying, put n small dish
of burning sulphur itisi lo and cover
thu box for hall' uu hour.
In washing Kraiiiod woodwork tisr
clear water or weal; cold tea. When
there nro finger murks ta be removed,
such ns around tbo door knob or ou
the window sill, u litllo liuosoap may
boused, but only ' just enough to ilc.
tbe work, fur soap tdiuuld not be n h :;e)
ou this woodwork if it oun ho avoided.
direful cooks removo' the cores ol
eggs, the tough, milk -while bit found
iu tho whites. The ho become hard and
indigostiblo when cooked. Another
Boiull kitchen pointer is to know thut
puddings, cakes and such compounds
of which baking powder is nn ingredi
ent, shonld be baked nt oiicu when
mixed.
I'm its nro generally healthful ; they
cool the blood, and by their opericul
qualities aid in digesting other foods,
but they do not agrcu with nil sys
tems; iu that inatanco tbey produce u
sour stomach, ferment instead of bo-
ingdigssted, cause irritation nnd often
produce eruptions on tbe nkiu. Un
ripe and decayed fruits are not cat
able, bnt good fruits aro generally
wholesome. A woll person must know
what to cat and what not to eat to re
main to.
It is said by Brewer that "the I'npn'
cap was first encircled by a crown in
1100,
Harmonies in dress are more cOed-
tivi at all times and in better taste
than contrasts.
IP n
m
For salo by tho Atlantic Ro
fining Co.
LOOP POISOH
i.. . ' "Ht'nn nniri';itiii-4
nneh.rn. r.."',' ' ,r' ':"''nn,l l,,,tell,lll.nnd
l'lniil. H, rontii-r olor.-il i, 'i! i i "rent,
an uurtof th., I. , ,i. i .,. ' ,V.7V'.,' ' 'cers on
ImtlleU 1 1... sk 1 1 1 , n ho mt om"!?,!. '1?
nli,w. ti-.im ...i.. ."'" '"uncut tilt vni-
nppllrni in. Adilr. nu n Ti-. n."'".'.'
VI01 Masuulo ieuiplo, VUlUAU JiCT
FRAZER
AXLE
GREASE
HKST IN THE W(tlt..
Its wearlncqualitli-s are unsurpassed, actually
oiitlnsiiKtwohoji-iofniivoiherU mil. Not,
affri'te.1 liy hunt, t ' ; KT Til K IJKNI I NU.
F01l BALK 11V DEALlilta tlOLltAU.Y.
(JUEATWJXTKUSroItT
ICE DOATS SKIM THE NORTHERN
FROZEN LAKES.
tin lost ii-I bo m the Win I, ami Itriuiiai
iiT I be limit peril Arc Dillii ult to
.Muiiiiue ll.iiier 1.1cm in I'rncliN anil
ibwlinles.
(In Vnit of iml.
Willi winter comes the ice, und lliee..
Is untiling tlntt tifioi'ds niote tport tbnii
tl well-consl nii-led iceboat In Hie lnindK
if tin experienced pel'sii'i. Ice honllng
is not as (l;iimrnii!K us some ot l.er iorts
on i lie lee, but one must nhva.vx he on
Ibe lookout for craclis In the Ice, loirs of
worn! and oilier obst.'icles. The icehout,
under f:ivoiab!e coinlilioii.s, travels)
nenil.v 1 -n times faster ili:in dors the
.ordinary e-:i 11 1 m:i t. niul tlierefore It
mole ilil'l tili to h:inil!e. Thev have
been know. i to .-ili.iiii :i s il ol neaily
I "O miles an lioiif. vbile ll Is no uncom
mon iliiiic for .in oi(liii:iry Ici bout to
Joi; iiIoiik a; ;i ,, ,;ty uilos mi
hour. U Ihlo i;.ln- hi ;i beb r.tle of
i.penl the I, '.ist turn of the liller miiy
I'llltse the bo;il lo clmtc'o its cilltrse, cup
s'.tfiiii; ii. or, pcrbiips. rnuiiiiic it into
'o:i:e ob.sl:ieo,
I. ike snilb nils, ieebuals ,iio of v.'iricills
iles tis. oni Ii li.ivln some m rl ii-nhir
ul va'i !::c. but invnnabl.v the owner
will tell you Hint li!s is tin- best possible
iiii liiinl. The niomeiitiim of a bout ib--peiiils
1, lively ll M its si.o ,'lli, Hie
b;v;iillli of iis s.iil.s In proportion to the
.li!in tisjoiis nf the timl. N'enrly nil
sbiinl.T'l bo. us nr.- rizx d abl.e. or iienr
ly so. but the chejiper Isiuls :nv more
for cMM'l i ul ,'Hiil :in nl'leli ; l'f;i iieil
.IIITorc'iih. Most people im,ii:!ue lliat
after the Cil-i he.iiy l:ill of MloW ice
ben!',:;- i,,u-t be dispense.! with, lm)
such is 1 1 J ;!le c'lsi'. 'file ieelio.'ils lire
so on.-tnieieil that they will plow
iliroi'eh ii foot of snow, the sl.ulcs lieinf
att.'iched lo ;i ll.iece wliii ll f.iises the
body of the butt about elhteeti Inchon
ibove t!:e ice.
All iceboat is simple iu construction.
Iielnc in the sli.i of ii irhmnle. There
are three skates under it. two of which
.ire :i' the In. nt. Tin- lore runners are
i ii'.'!M ly iiiiieh In .i i liT mid l.i i-i : than
is the hind runner, for tlio tee.-oit thai
i hey bear u larger proporiion of the
Weight. The lillef Is nl the eMivnie etui
of the boat, no that it rciiilivs little
force to jsteer the boat. The average
bend of the Iceboat is front l'J lo IS feet
long, and from fi lo S feet wide.
flic suif Is at the bow of the boat nnd
the .-tall projects half way over the Iwiw.
Most of, the beats have only one sail.
which consistM of about fill yard of can
vim; hut In many instances u Jib, fore
sail ami topsail are used. All wills may
be reefed.
There will be a greater variety of lee-
hoatM this winter than ever before.
Tbey range from (he mnnll lxiy's boat,
which tuny lie considered n toy, to the
larger ones which carry nearly ns much
canvas ns do some of the large sehoon-
MH.
To Train Itrlttxli Soldiers.
Arrangement for the training of
ltrltlnh Infantry next winter lire to be
on it more elaborate scale than usual,
end enpeclal prominence Is to be given
to long-distance inarehlni;.
England manufactures perfumes ou a
ery large scale, Importing ninny of the
mnterUils from other countries, but nbm
tnnklng Inrge use of home-grown herb
and flowero. ,
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