SRNONS BY EANENT DIVES GOSPEL MESSAGES. Babject: “A Glorious Rest’”’—This World's Wenlth Can Give No Permanent Sat- Isfaction=It is Only in Heaven That Surcease From Sorrow Comes. Text: “Arise ye, and depart; for this is mot your rest.”-—Micah 2: 10. This was the drum-beat of a prophet wwho wanted to rouse his people from their “oppressed and sinful condition; but it may just as properly be uttered now as then. Bells, by long exposure and much ringing, lose their clearness of tone; but this rous- ing bell of the Gospel strikes in as clear a tone as when it first rang on the air. ° As far as I can see, your great want and mine is rest. From the time we enter life, a great many vexations and annoyances take after us. We have our holidays and our seasons of recreation and quiet, but where is the man in this world who has found entire rest? The fact is that God did not make this world to rest in. A ship might as well go down off Cape Hatteras to find smooth water as a man in this world to flad quiet. From the way that God has | strewn the thorns, and bung the clouds; and sharpened the tusks; from the colds | that distress us, and the heats that smite 1g, and the pleurisies that stab us, and the | fevers that consume us, I know that He «11d not make this world as a place to loiter | in. God does everything successfully: and this world would be very different if it were intended for us to lounge in. It does | right well for a few years. Indeed, it is | magnificent! Nothing but infinite wisdom and goodness could have mixed this bev- | erage of water, or hung up these brackets | of stars, or trained these voices of rill, and bird, and ocean—so that God has but te lift His hand, and the whole worid breaks forth into orchestra. -But after all, it is only the splendors of a king's high- way, over which we are to march on to sternal conquests. You aw»? I have seen men who tried to rest here. They builded themselves great stores. They gathered around them the patronage of merchant princes. The voice of their bid shook the money markets. They had stock in the most suceessful rail- roads. and insafe-deposit vaults great rolls of (Government securities. They had emblazoned carriages, high-mettled steeds, ‘footmen, plate that confounded lords and senators who sat at their table, tapestry on which floated the richest designs of foreign looms, splendor of canvas on the walls, ex- quisiteness of music rising among pedestals of bronze, and dropping, soft as light, on snow-—-of sculpturs. Here let them rest, | Put back the embroidered curtain, and shake up the pillow of down. Turn out the lights. It is eleven o'clock at night. Let slumber drop upon the eyelids, and the | air float through the haif-opened lattice, dgowsy with mid-summer perfume. Stand | back, all care, anxiety and trouble! But no! they will not stand back. They rattle the lattice. They look under the canopy. | With rough touch they startle his pulses. | They cry out at twelve o'clock at night, “Awake, man; how can you sleep when | things are souncertain? What about those stocks? Hark to the tap of that fire-bell: it is your district! How if you should die | goon? Awake, man! Think of it!. Who. will get your property when you are gone? What will they do with it? Wake up! Riches sometimes take wings. How if you should get poor? Wake up!” Rising on ope elbow, the man of fortune looks out into the darkness of the room, and wipes the dampness from his forehead and says, “Alas! For all this scene of wealth and maguniticence—no rest!” I passed down a street of a city with a merchant. He knew all the finest houses on the street, He said, “There is some- thing the matter in all these houses. In that one it is conjugal infelicity. It that one, a dissipated son. In that, a disso- lute father. 1n that, an idiot child. In that, the prospect of hankruptey.” This | world’s wealth can give no permanent sat- isfaction. This is not your rest. You and I bave seen men try in another direction. A man says, “If I could only rise to such and such a place of renown; if I could only gain that office; if I could | only get the stand and have my senti- ments met with one good round of hand- clapping applause; it I could only write a book that would live, or make a speech ‘that would thrill, or do an aetiou that would resound!” The tide turns in bis favor, His name is on ten thousand lips. He 1s bowed to, sought after and ad- vanced. Men drink his health at great dinners. At his flery words the multitudes huzza!: From galleries of beauty they throw garlands. From housetops as he passes in long procession, they shake out the national standards. Let Lim rest, It is eleven o'clock at night. On pillows stuffed with a nation’s praise let him lie down. Hush! all disturbant voices. In bis dream let there¢ bo hoisted a throne, and across it march a coronation. Hush! Hush! “Wake up!” says a rough voice. *‘Politi- cal sentiment is changing. How if you should lose this place of honor! Wuke up! ‘The morning papers are to be full of de- nunciation. Hearken to the execrations of those who once caressed you, By to- morrow night there will be multitudes | sneering at the words which last night you expected would be universally admired. How can you sleep when everything de- pends upon the next turn of the great trugedy? Up man! Off of this pillow!” “I'he man, with head yet hot from his last oration, starts upsuddenly, looks oul upon the night, but sees nothing except the flowers, which lie upon his stand, or the scgpll from which he read his speech, or the books from which he quoted his authori- ties, and goes to his desk to (finish his neg- lected correspondence, or to pen an indig- nant line {o some reporter, or sketch the plan of a public defense against the assaults of the people. Happy when he got his first lawyer's brief; exultant when he triuruphed | over his first political rival; yet sitting on the very top of all that this world offers of praise, he exclaims: “No rest! no rest!” The very world that now applauds will soon hiss. That world said of the great Webster, “What a statement! What won- derful exposition of the Constitution: A man flt for any position!’ That same world said, after awhile, “Down with him! He is an office-seeker. He is a sot. He is a libertine. Away with him!” And there is no peace for the man until he lays down his broken heart in the grave at Marsh- field. While Charles Matthews was per- forming in London, before immense audi- ences, one day a worn-out and gloomy man came into a doctor’s shop, saying, ‘“Doe- tor, what can you do for me?” The doctor examined his case and said, “My advice is that yon go and see Charles Matthews.” **Alas! Alas!” said the man, “I myself am Charles Matthews.” Jeffrey thought that it ho could only be judge, that would be the making of him; got to be judge, and cursed the day in which he was born. Alexander wanted to submerge the world with his greatness; submerged it, and then drank himself to death because he could not stand the trouble. Burns thought he would give everything if he could win the favor of courts and princes; won it, and amid the shouts of a great entertainment, when poets, and ggators, and duchesses were adering his For wished that he could ereep back into the obscurity in Which he dwelt on the day wken he wrote of the “Daisy, wee flower.” Napoleon wanted to make all Europe trem- ble at his power; made it tremble, then died, his entire military achievements dwinaling down to a pair of military boots whieh he insisted on having on his feet when dying. At Versailles I saw a pietare of Napoleon in his triumphs. I went into another room and saw a bust of Napoleon | us he appeared at St. Helena; but oh, what grief nnd anguish in the face of the latter! ‘Lhe first was Napoleon in triumph, the last modest, erimson-tipped {| through every valley, | rosy, { silence the storm. | darkness. | and there another, was Napoleon with his heart broken, How they laughed and cried when silver-tongned Sheridan, in the mid-day of prosperity, harangued the people of Britain: and how they howled at and execrated him when, outside of the room where his corpss lay, his creditors tried to get his miserable bones and sell them, This world for rest? “Aha!” ery the waters, ‘no rest here—we plunge to the sea.” ‘‘Aha!” erythe mountains, ‘‘no rest here—-we crumble to the plain.” ‘‘Ahal!” ery the towers, “no rest here—we follow Babylon, and Thebes, and Nineveh into the dust.” No rest for the flowers; they fade. No rest for the stars; they die. No rest for man; he must work, toil, suffer, and slave. Now, for what have I said all this? Just to prepare you for the text: ‘‘Arise ye and depart; for this isnot your rest.” I am going to make you a grand offer. Some of you remember that when gold was disccv- ered in California, large companies were made up and started off to get their for- tune, and a year ago for the same purpose hundreds dared the coll of Alaska. To- day I want to make up a party for theland of God. I hold in my hand a deed from the Proprietor of the estate, in which He offers to all who will join the company: ten thou- sand shares of infinite value, in a city whose streets are gold, whose harps are gold, whose crowns are gold. You have read of the Crusaders—how that many | thousands of them went to conauer the Holy Sepulchre. I ask you to join a grand- ar erusade—not for the purpose of conquer- ing the sepulehre of a dead Christ, but for the- purpose of reaching the throne of a living Jesus. When an army is to be made up, the recruiting officer examinés the vol- i unteers; he tests their eyesight; he sounds their lungs; he measures their stature; they must be just right, or they are rejected. But there shall be no partiality in making up this army of Christ. Whatever your moral or physical stature, whatever your dissipations, whatever your crimes, what- ever vour weaknesses, I have a commis- sion from the Lord Almighty to make up this regiment of redeemed souls, and I ery, ‘Arise ye, and depart; for tbis is not' your rest.” Many of you have lately joined this company, and my desire is {hat you all may join it. “Why not? You know in your own hearts’ experience that what I have said about this world is true— that it is no place te rest in. There are hundreds here weary—oh, how weary-- weary with sin; weary with trouble: weary with bereavement. Some of you have been pierced through and through. You earry the scarsof a score of conflicts, in which vou have bled at every pore; and you sigh, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, that I might fly away and be at rest!” You have taken the cup of this world’s pleasures and | drunk it to the dregs, and still the thirst {claws at your tongue, and the fever strikes You have chased Pleasure Ly ‘every stream, amid every brightness, and under every to your brain. i shadow: but just at the moment when yon were all ready to put your hand upon the laughing sylph of the wood, she turned upon you with tue giare of a flend and the eye of a satyr. her locks adders, and her breath the chill damp of a grave, Out of Jesus Christ no rest. No light to kindle the No dry dock to repair the split bulwark. Thank God, 1 can tell better. If there is no rest on earth, there is rest in Heaven. Ob, ye who are worn out with work, your hands calloused, your backs bent, your eyes half put out, your you something ‘fingers worn with the needle, that in this { world you may never lay down; ye dis- | conrazed ones, who have been waging a hand-to-hand fight for bread; ye to whom the night brings little rest and the morning more drudgery—oh, ye of the weary hand, and the weary side, and the weary foot, | nold, IT have commanded a widow woman hears me talk about rest! Look at that company of enthroned ones. It cannot be that those bright ones ever toiled? Yes! yes! These packed the Chi- nese tea-boxes, and through missionary in- strmetion escaped into glory. These swelt- | "phath.” ered or Southern plantations, and one night, after the cotton-picking, wentup as white as if they had never been black. Those died of overtoil in the Lowell carpet factories, and these in Manchester mills; those helped build the Pyramids. and these broke away from work on the day Christ was hounded out of Jerusalem. towers to build; Heaven isdone. No more garments to weave; the robes are finished. No more harvest to raise; the garners are full, ye and depart, for that is your rest. Scoville McCallum, a boy of my Sundays | school, while dying, said to his “Don’t cry, but sing, sing: mother, ‘“‘There is rest for the weary, There is rest for the weary.’ Then putting his wasted hand over his heart, he said, “There is rest for me.” But there are some of you who want to hear about the land where they never have any heart-breaks and no graves are dug. Where are your father and mother? The most of yon are orphans. I look around, and where I see one man who has parents Where ! living I see ten who are orphans. are your children? Where I sce ono family circle that is unbroken, I see three or four that have been desolated. One lamb gone out of this fold; one flower plucked from that garland; one golden link broken from | that chain; here a bright iight put out, With such griefs how are you to rest? Will there ever be a power that can attune that | silent voice or kindie the lustre of that closed eye, or put spring and dance into that little toot? When we bark up the dust over the dead, is thesod neverto be broken? Is the cemetery to hear no sound but the tire of the hearse wheel, or the tap of the | bell at the gate as the long processions come in with their awful for a pleasant nap on our way home, swellings of Jordan will only wash off the dust of theway. From the top of the grave we catch a glimpse of the towers glinted with the sun that never sets. Into that rest how many loved ones have gone! Some put down the work of mid- life, feeling they could hardly be spared from the store or shop for a day, but are | to be spared from it forever. Some went in old age. ©ne came tottering on his stafr, and used to sit at the foot of the pulpit, his wrinkled face radiant with the light that falls from the throne of God. Auother having lived a life of Christian consistency here, ever busy with kindnesses for her children, her heart full of that meek and quiet spirit that is in the sight ot God of great price, suddenly her countenance was transfigured, and the gate was opened, and she took her place amid that great cloid of witnesses that hover about the throne! Glorious consolation! They are not dead. You cannot make me believe they are dead. They have only moved on. With more love than that with which they greeted us on earth, they watch us from their high place, and their voices cheer us in our struggle for the sky. Halil, spirits blessed! now that ye have passed the flood and won the crown. With wearv feet we press up the shining way, until in everlast- ing reunioh we shall meet again. Ob! won't it be grand when, our conflicts done and our partings over, we shall clasp hands, and cry out, “This is Heaven?” By the thrones of your departed kindred, by their gentle hearts, and the tenderness and love with which they call you from the skies, I beg you start on the high road to heaven. In the everlasting rest may we all meet. One of the old writers wished he could have seen three things: Rome in its pros- perity; Panl preaching; Christ in the body. I have three wishes: First—To see Christ in glory, surrounded by His redeemed, Second—To see Christ in glory, surrounded by His redeemed. Third—To see Christ ia glory, surrounded by His redeemed. When on my new fledged wings I'rise, To tread those shores beyoud the skies, I'll run through every golden street, And ask each blissful soul I meet— Where is the God whose praise vesing? Ol lead me, stranger. to your King. i Thee!’ (Ps, Ixxxvii., 7). No voice to | i she Lord for every occasion. l ns to do last time may not be His message i for us next time, even though the cireum- | stances muy he very similar. | and he asked her to bring him | water. Samuel, { “This is the woman of whom I told thee.’ No more | i ealled to her Oh, sons and danghters of toil! arise | | added item that when she | eaten this she expected they would have to | | aot. and yonder another. | [srael, burdens of | grief? Isthe bottom of the grave gravel and | the top dust? No! no! no! The tomb is only | a place where we wrap our robes about us | The | THE SABBATH-SGHOOL LESSON. INTERNATIONAL _ESSON COMMENTS FOR JULY 10. “Elijah the Prophet,” I Kings xvil.,, 1-16=Golden Text: I Kinga xvii.,, 16—~Commentary on the Day’s Lesson by the Rev. D. M, Stearns. 1. “As the Lord God of Israel liveth, be- yore whom I stafid.”’ This is the first re- corded word of Elijah the prophet, as he comes to Ahab with his message from God. This is that Ahab who did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him (chapter xvi., 33). 2. “And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying.” A trueman of God receives his message from God and delivers it for God, seeking only to please God. While he must of necessity stand before people to deliver his inessage, he does not aim to please neople, but like Paul says, “As we ware allowed of God to be putin trust with the gospel, even so we speak. not asd pleasing men, but God Who trieth our hearts’ (I Thess. ii., 4; Gal. i., 10). 3. “Get thee hence and turn thee east- ward and hide thyseif by the brook Cher- ith, that is before Jordan.” It is a great thing. perhans the greatest thing, in the life of a ehild of God to learn to live alone with God. Our Lord Jesus wae much alone with His Father. both in the humble heme in Nazareth and after He entered upon His public work. 4. “And it shall be that thou shalt drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.” When we are on the T,ord’s business and just where Ha would have us to be, all our temporal needs are sure to ‘be supplied (Math. Vi., 33). We shall always find ‘“‘that which we have need of day by day without fail” (Ezra vi., 9). 5. “So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord.” Willing aud obe- dient is always the way of blessing (Isa. i., 19). Elrjah asked no questions and made no suggestions, but simply obeyed. God has as clear a plan for each of us as He had for FElijab, and if we are only willing and obedient He will guide us in it. 6. “And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of the brook.” We are not to have fellowship with that which is in God’s sight unclean or seek help from the ungodly, but if He commands the unclean to minister unto Lesson Text: | us we are to accept allthings as from Him and be thankful (I Thess. v.. 18). 7. “And it came to pass after awhile that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.” If Elijah had de- pended upon the brook, he would naturally feel discouraged as he saw it growing less and less day by day, but depending upon (God he could say, ‘“‘All my springs are in *‘O Christ, Thou art my fountain ever flowing, and my sweet wayside brook is Thine and mine.” He is El Shaddai, the mighty God who is all sufficient (Gen. xvii., 1). 8. ‘“‘And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying.” We need a fresh word from What He told See II Sam. v., 19,23. We must wait on our God con- :inually and trust in Him with all our reart and lean not to our own understand- ing, then we shall always be sure of guid- ance (Hos. xii., 6; Prov. iii., 5; Isa. xxx., 21). We must gather manna fresh every | morning. 9. ‘“‘Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which pelongeth to Zidon, and dwell there. Be- ‘here to sustain thee.”” These are his new orders. God has been watching his child, and doubtless Elijah had communion with God every day. 10. “So he arose and went to Zare- And there was the widow woman at the gate of the city gathering sticks, a drink of Perhaps as the Lord whispered to “Behold the man” (I Sam. ix., He may have whispered to Elijah, 3 17), 11. “And as she was going to fetch it he and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.” His wants were not many, either in the way of food orraiment. He did not live to eat, but to do the will of God. Like our Lord Jesus, his meat was to do the will of { Him that sent him, and he knew that bread i would be given him and his water would be sure. It is a good thingto learn to be con- i tent in any state whether full or hungry (Phil. iv., 11,12). 12. ‘““And.she said, As the Lord thy God "liveth, I have not a cake, hut an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil ina cruse.”” This is her pitiful story, with the and her son had die. Perhaps her poor heart was saying, “Hath God forgotten to be gracious?” and ihe was wondering what some of His promises could mean. It was surely her | sxtremity and His opportunity, for God helps those who cannot help themselves Ps. xxii, 12). 13. ‘And Elijah sald unto her: Go and do as tinou hast said. But make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.” It was not a very abundant welcome for the man of God, Fear | and some would feel that there was a great | mistake somewhere. 3ut one who had been ministered unto by ravens would not be apt to faint in this emergency. 14. “For thus saith the Lord God of The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the eruse ot oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.”” The God of Israel had fed millions of people for forty years with bread from heaven. He had brought water out of the rock for them. He had divided the Red sea and the Jordan. He is the Creator of heaven and earth, and there is nothing too 15. **And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah, and she and he and her house did eat many days.” The mar- gin says ‘‘a full year.” Taith just believes what God says without any otherevidence, or in spite of all seeming evidence to the contrary, and acts accordingly. 16. ‘‘And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which He spake by Elijah.” But suppose, if possible, that shey had refused to share it, what then? There had been no inerease. Are you shar- ing all you have with others or are you saying, ‘I have not enough for me and mine, and giving to others is out of the question.” Hard places give the Lord a chance to show His power, and in the next incident we see that He is the resurrection and the life, and the son given back from the dead would be more to his mother than if he had not died. The word of the Lord is trnth,— Lesson Helper. God’s Choosing Is Best. There is a heathen story which tells us that a man asked for this gilt—not to die and it was granted him by the Fates. He was to live on forever. But he had forgot- ten to ask that his youth and health and sirength also might last forever, mpd so he lived on till age and its infirmities and weaknesses were weighing him down, and his life grew to be a weariness and a burden to bim. Existence—for it could hardly be called life—was one. long torment to him: avd then he wished to die— wished to die and could not. He had asked for a thing which he was totally unfit to enjoy, but he had to take the consequences of it when it was once given. In our prayers we seek things which we might shrink from seeking, if we knew that they must come to us through pain, tears and loss. The better way to pray, however, is to let God choose for us, and to give what He sees best for us, aud in the way that He know to be the Lest. Lead me.by Thy own hand; Choose out the prth for me.’ —J. R. Miller, D. D. ’ KEYSTONE STE NEWS CONDENSED FEAR SMALL POX. Arm:d Guards Endeavcring to Prevent the Epread o an Epidemic. The smallpox. situation in Western New York has taken a dramatic turn. Armed guards are patroling the rail- road stations, roads and bicycle paths. Fifty cases are known to already exist. No one can leave Fredonia or Dunkirk without a bill of health. Extra ‘guards were put on all the roads lead- ing to Fredonia. People tried to get on trains out of quarantined Van Buren, but they shot by like a flash. No one is allowed to go anywhere in Western New York without a health certificate. A sort of martial law prevails all over. War bonds to the amount of $500,000 have been subscribed for in Chester alone. The following pensions were issued last week: William Rodenizer, Altoona, $10; Daniel Murphy, Logansville, $12; William W. Officer, New Castle, 38; Philip Dauber, Allegheny, $6; William Daugherty, East Mauch Chunk, 38; M.ewis Weiss, Hobbie, $6; Joseph Wal- ker,” Groveton, $10; Frank Yaglee, Scranton, $8; Cornelius D. Houts, Le- mont, $6; Lorenzo Humason, Sandy Lake, $6; Rosman W. F. Bennett, Tir- zah; $10; Andrew J. Bollman, Freeport, -¥5; John Wood, Zelienople, $6; Adam Cover, High Spire, $6; Joseph Porter, Sharpsburg, $8. William Thompson, Jodines, $8; Ferdinand Socks, Waynes- boro, $10; Samuel Filby. Waynesburg, $6; Thomas Wheeler, Indiana, 38 to $10; manuel Russell, Tyrone, $6 to $8; P. E. Chambers, Maze, $8 to $9; Alice Summers, Buckhorn, $12; Sarah A. Singleton, Beaver, $12; Julia Miller, Summit Hill, $8; Maria’ Hill, Kittan- ning, 12: Rachael Hartzel, Catawissa, $8; Caroline Messersmith, Sharon, $8; Salmoa Stonaker, Warren, $8; Eliza- beth Burt, Cambridge Springs, $12; John Dunnell, Frankfort Springs, 38: Joseph Limegrover (dead), Pittsburg, $12; John McFarland, Mt. Jewett, $6; Charles M. Gates, ‘Altoona, $8; Mat- thew Harbison, Indiana, $6; George W. Barton, Ellwood City, $6; Noah Zieg- ler, Harmony, $8; William R. Mars, Johnstown, $12; Abram P. Pew, Mer- cer, $17; William Beck, Hunkers, $14: ISliza S. Horner, Allegheny, $8; Susan 12. Whiting, Lamartine, $8; Erskine E. Aiken, Portersville, Butler, $8; John A. Campbell, Rochester, $6; Thomas Dor- sin, Green Castle, Franklin, $8 to $12; Hugh Meloy, Johnstown, $6 to $8; Hen- ry Hall, Fayette Springs, Fayette, $6 to $8; Conrad Grass, McConnellsburg, $6 to $8; Jacob Lehr, Garrett, 38 to $10; Frank Zimber, Butler, $6 to $8; William M. Martin, Boston, Allegheny, $8 to $12; Joseph Rinehuls, Austin, Potter, $8 to $10; Almond C. Ames, Port Allegheny, $8 to $12; Mary A. Swager, Newport, Perry, $8; Mame C. Estep, Pittsburg, $8: meline A. Rood, Linsville, Craw- ford, 38. Joseph Rightnour and John Stevens, of Bellefonte, returning from a fishing trip June 22, were on the top of Nit- tany mountain, an elevation more than 2,000 feet, when there was heard a whizzing, rushing sound similar to that of a large sky-rocket, accompanied by a brilliant illumination. Looking up they saw in the sky a meteor that looked not unlike a telegraph pole, fol- lowed by a trail of fire. The light was as bright as that of a sixteen candle electric light. It was vari-colored, changing from red to green and light blue. Rightnour saw it at 10:10 p. m., and the passage to Pompton, N. J. where it is also reported to have been seen—over 500 miles—was made in less than five minutes, as it was reported there at 10:15. At Latrobe, two burglars a few days ago roasted the feet of Harvey Patter- son until he told where his money was hidden. They succeeded in getting everything of value in his house and left him in a dengerous condition. The burglars were later seen at Saltsburg and Avonmore and were pursued by officers and citizens. While Joseph Yapsensky was on his way home at Ashland the other night he was attacked by John and James Jowers, the former plunging a knife into Yapsensky’s neck, inflicting a wound which extended to the jugular vein. Yapsensky’s recovery is doubt- ful. The Bowers were arrested. In a row between John Booth and his wife, at Lamcaster, the man was struck on the neck with a bottle, and may die from the effects of the blow. Police quelled a riot between linemen of the Citizens’ and Lycoming Electric Companies, of Williamsport, at war over to the right to string wires. York, the other day, added a contri- bution to the oil can victims. Emma Ford, a domestic in the family of Mrs. S. I. Hughes, was burned to death while in an attempt to fill a lamp while it was lighted. She was burned al- most to a crisp. Her home was near Delta. Seventeen-year-old was . arrested a few Lebanon on the charge of assaulting Mrs. George Hartman, aged 70 years, at Stricklerstown. She is a widow, has been bed-ridden for many years, and her condition is grave. Zacharias Clay days ago at There were four sudden deaths in or | Peter i about Franklin, = last week, Cuney was caught under a falling tree and instantly killed. J. Davis dropped dead. John Smith was found dead in bed by his wife. La Veon Beard died suddenly of appendicitis. James Ramsey, of Frisco, committed Pennsylvania Legislature, convicied of manslaughter . for killing his step- davzhter, Caroline Shiffer, was Tues- dav at Wilkesbarre, sentenced to vears in the penitentiary, the maxi- mum penalty. 3 Andrew Heat, aged 67 years, hanged himself in a hotel barn at Linglestown, seven miles from Harrisburg, last week, He was despondent over the loss of a home and situation, and a subse- quent ioss of $100. during a drunken spell. Mrs. Harry Peterson of New Castle, hearing screams in the street, rushed to the window, not noticing it was down, and crashed her head through the plate glass, cutting eyelids, nose, cheek and face severely. Charles F. Rumbaugh, aged 29, of Saltsburg, a traveling salesman for a wall paper firm, was Killed by a train near Greensburg, a few days ago. Joseph Spark and Georgia Costeel, both of Clearfield, were married at Cumberland, Md., a few days ago. He is 52 and she 19. Nelson Sonneg, aged 14, was killed by a fall of slate at the Carbon mine, near Greensburg. Falling trom a cherry tree, rourteen= year-old Mathew Quinton, of Lavelle, Schuylkill county, sustained injuries from which he cannot recover. James Rhodes, a farmer near Green- ville, followed his wife to town, she having left him, and nearly choked her to death. He was arrested. “Constitution” John Schmidt, a her- mit, of near New Castle, was found dead in his cabin recently. He was aged 70 years. The carriage of Joseph Kulp, of Bed- minster, was destroyed by an unknown enemyy who broke into the carriage house. A thief broke into the house of Philip Hile, near Easton, while the family was at church, and stole jewelry and money. 12} A young man, his leg broken at working on the dun’ at mines. At the Democratic convention at Hinton, David IZ. Johnston, of Mercer county, was.nominated for Congress. Henry Goodman, a well-known river man, burst a blood vessel and bled to death on the street at Parkersburg. The postoffice at Davy, W. Va, was robbed recently. Henry Hommas and Thomas Johnson are under arrest. Hall R. Kyer's planning mill at Spen- cer, last week burned. Loss, $4,500, with no ingurance. Dr.- A: G. Reger last weclk. John Aferriman, Cla ksburg, the haa while Stealy died at Fairmont, CONGRESS. SENATE. Monday morning the senate cone vened and a few minutes afterwards adopted the resolution of Mr. Davis, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, providing that hereafter, until further action shall be taken, the sen- ate convene daily at 11 a. m. Consider=- ation of the Hawaiian annexation reso- lutions was resumed, and during the session Mr. Clay (Dem., Ga.), Mr. Roach (Dem., N. D.), and Mr. Caffrey (Dem., La.), addressed the senate in opposition. Mr. Caffrey had not con- cluded his speech when the senate ad- journed. : During a brief colloquy about the, debt of Hawaii, to which Mr. Caffrey, Mr. Faullkner (W. Va.) and Mr. Mor- gan (Ala.) were participants, the last named said that -$4,000,000 more than covered the debt, and that amount would be the entire sum to be assumed by this country. In return for this sum, Mr. Morgan said, the United States would receive unincumbered property to the value of $8,000,000 or $9,000,000. That he thought would be a fair financial exchange for the United States. Almost the entire session of the sen- ate Tuesday was occupied by Mr. Caffrey (Dem., La.), in a continuation of his speech against the annexstion of Hawaii. ‘At 4 o‘clock he had not concluded, but yielded the floor in or- der that the general deficiency bill might be considered. The bill was read and the committee amendments, so far as they have been offered, were agreed to. A precedent that will be historic was established by the Senate at its session Wednesday. For probably the first time in the history of the Senate a reso- lution was adopted tendering the thanks of Congress to common sea- men, specially naming them in the resolution. The resolutions recom- mended by the President were adopted, tendering the thanks of Congress to Naval Constructor Hobson and the other heroes of the Merrimac, and to Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb, com- mander of the revenue cutter Hudson, for his gallant rescue of the Winslow and her crew off Cardenas; and retir- ing on full pay Captain Hodgson, of the McCulloch, for distinguished serv- ice at Manila. The resolution provides for a suitable medal of gold for New- comb, silver medals for the officers and bronze medals for the members of his crew. The Senate Thursday cleared the leg- islative decks for what may be the final action upon the Hawaiian annex- ation resolutions by disposing of the last of the appropriation bills. After a debate lasting three hours the Senate finally receded from its amendments to the sundry civil, and adopted the con- ference report on Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Allison, (Ia.), in charge of the bill, explained that it was neces- sary that the reports should be agreed to, as this was the last day of the fiscal year. Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) vigorously criticised the committee for yielding the free homes provision in the Indian appropriation bill. which had been in- dorsed by the Republican National platform of 1896. EOUSE. The house devoted Monday's session to consideration of legislation affecting the District of Columbia. In the house Tuesday the conference report upon the bankruptcy bill was adopted by a vote of 134 to 53, and the measure will now go to the president. ‘When the bankruptcy bill was dis- posed of Mr. Mahon (Rep., Pa.), asked unanimous consent for disagreement to tne senate amendments to the war claims or ‘‘Omnibus’”’ bill, and for granting the request of the senate for a conference. Pending disposition of the request, Mr. Loud (Rep., Cal.), se- cured the floor and declared - general opposition to the payment of the war claims, criticising severely the policy that was leading to wholesale pay- ments of such claims. He said the bill, as it passed the house originally, car- ried but ,100,000, and the senate had added: 8,000.000, but a compact, he-add- ed, existed at the time the bill passed the house whereby no other claims were to be passed in case the $1,100,000 should go through. Consent was given when Mr. Loud concluded and the chair appointed as conferrees Messrs. Mahon Otjen (Rep., Wis.), ard Rich- ardson (Dem., Tenn.) Representative Hilborn, of Califor- nia, a member of the House Naval Af- fairs Committee, Tuesday introduced a joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Assistant Naval Con- structor Richmond Pearson Hobson and to the volunteer crew of the Mer- rimac, and authorizing Hobson's transfer from the construction corps to the line of the navy. It is in response to the recommendations made by Pre- sident McKinley in his message to Congress yesterday. Notable among the measures passed Wednesday in the house were those providing for the enlistment of cooks in the army, and giving the secretary of war discretion to permit any church or religious sect to erect its house of worship upon the West Point military reservation. Mr. Bromwell (Rep.,” O.) opposed the latter as being framed solely for the Catholics. Mr. Bailey supported it and paid a superb tribute to the Christian soldiers of the coun- try. The bill was supported further by Mr. Adams (Rep., Pa.) and Mr. Lentz (Dem.. 0.). and passed—I133 to 25. Maisscnier’s Calculations. One of the good stories about the famous painter Meissonier, which is not repeated by his recent biographers, ls in regard to his experience with a “new rich” gentleman who had erected a private theater at his chateau, ex- humes the Musical Courier. Meisso- nier was just then at the height of his fame, ana was spending months in painting little pictures about 12 by 18 inches and selling them for 1,000 francs an inch: The rich man conceived the brilliant fdea that what his theater most need- ed was a drop curtain painted by the famous Meissonier. So he went to the articr’'s studlo and proposed the matter to him. “How large is this curtain te be, Monsieur?” asked Meissonier. “It will be 10 meters high and 13 meters wide.” “Ah, mon ami.” said Meisso- nievr amiably, ‘it will take me 30 years to paint it and it will cost you 3¢,000.- 900 francs.” The bargain was not com- vleted. : The smallest cows in the world are to be rounu in wane Samoan Islands. —— 1 HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES, To Clean Soiled Dresses. Take a damp sponge and a little soap; rub over the soiled parts, and then rub one way with unwashed oal- ico (brown is, the . best). They will come out on the calico. Stains in Cloth. : Grease stains in wool or cloth can be removed by dipping a flannel rag in benzine. If the color is light, be sure to keep wiping the spot with a dry end of the rag until all traces of the application have been removed. else there will be left rings. A Mellow Light Is Best. Dim lights are very much prettier than a glaring illumination, to say nothing of being cheaper. Rose shades are very becoming. If you have electric lights, by all that is artistic veil them with rose silk, or silk of the prevailing shade of yonr room. Bed Covers. If lace spreads are too expensive a good substitute is drawn screens, through which is run satin ribbons, the whole over silkoline. of the pre-* vailing tint of the room. ~The sides, which should never be tucked under the mattress, must be finished with heavy lace. If the empire roll is de- sired instead of the shams and pil- lows, have a roll made of execelsior, sew the shams on it and where they join in the centre tie a broad band of satin ribbon, Starch for Lace. The best kind of starch for lace, for wash silks, linen, muslin, or any thin fabric is made with gum arabic. Put an ounce of gum arabic in a bot- tle and pour on it a cup of cold water. Place it over the fire until the gum is dissolved; then strain through assieve or piece of cheesecloth into another bottle. When cold add to it a half gill of alcohol and it is ready for use. A half teaspoonful mixed with a half cup of water will make lace sufficiently thick and the gum does not cloud the fabric as starch does. A Caprice in Decoration. Artificial flowers are being actually used in the finest parlors and dining rooms of ‘New York to the decided detriment of trade in the real. The caprice of fashion for using artificial flowers in great profusion where a few months ago only natural flowers would have been taken under any circum- stances, though of recent growth, is none the less strong. It looks now as if it would soon cease to be a caprice or fad and beconie a fixed social policy. Some of the prettiest deco- rations of drawingrooms and ball- rooms this season have been done with muslin blossoms. and muslin flowers also have just come into use for the adornment of dining and lun- cheon tables. Economy in Housekeeping. In good housekeeping, as in nature, nothing need be wasted. One might suppose that an old chair had a legiti- mate ending when the seat was quite gone and the four legs falling apart. Yet see—the four legs will support a square board, and when the whole is stained and varnished there is. a most useful little table for the porch; or, painted white, it may become a stand to keep close to the sewing chair, and hold the work basket. A second ta- ble may be evolved by using longest spokes off the chair back as legs, only in this case the shape of the table's top had best be triangular, and for it three legs will be sufficient, This Svill make a very small table, and need not be stained or painted if a bright cover is thrown over it; but its most convenient use will be to hold a light teakettle at 4 o’clock. All these handicraft trifles should be handed over to our amateur carpenters—boys and girls—for it is the right of every family of children ‘to possess a tool chest and a work bench set in the gar- ret. A tool chast is an excellent in- vestment in a household. “Recipes. Graham Puffs —One pint of graham flour: one pint of rich milk: one well- beaten egg; half teaspoonful of salt; teaspoonful of melted butter aud a heaped teaspoonful of baking powder. Bake in gem pans. Peanut Fritters —Take two table- spoonfuls of ground peanuts, half a cnp of granola, two eges, milk eneugh to make a rather thin batter, a pinch of salt. Stir all together and drop in teaspoonfuls on hot griddle. Salad Seasoning—Six teaspoonfuls of salt, four teaspoonfuls of dry mus- tard, one even teaspoonful of cay- enne pepper. Mix thoronghly and keep in air-tight bottle ready for use. Put teaspoonful in salad shaker when you season with it. Carrot Pudding —Two cups gratel carrots, one cup grated potaioes, two ‘cups currants, one cup raisins, one cup chopped suet, one cup sugar, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of soda,one- half teaspoonful salt, flour enough for stiffening, and steam three or four hours. Dip—-Two eggs, one tea- spoonful flour; add salt and water. Lentil Soup—One-half pound len- tils, picked over and washed; two onions, cut fine, a dash of pepper, the rind of one-half pound of bacon. Pour on two quarts of het water. Boil slowly for two hours. Will make three pints of soup. Should it be too thick, add hot water. Salt to taste. Boil in an enameled or granite pot. Pineapple Salad—Cut a large, ripe pineapple into slices, peel them, cut the fruit into small dice or cubes, ent also some nice peeled oranges in small pisces, and have some nice fresh strawberries prepared; put the ‘fruit in alternate layers in a glass dish with sugar sprinkled between them aud serve. y
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