It iB estimated that one nut of every 180 inhabitants of the United States owns or rides a bicycle. Docked horses ore never purchased for the English cavalry regiments. They are practically unfit for service in the field when flics are troublesome. The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited, of London, an nounce that they arc prepared to insure and inspect elevators. "In the inter est of tho general public," remarks the New York Independent, "we hopethat owners of buildings will heed this an nouncement. " The greatest strike the world ever saw closed a short time ago when the cotton spinners in Lancashire, England, compromised with their employers. It involved 125,000 workingmen (which means at least 500,000 men, women and children), lasted twenty weeks and the operatives admit that they, lost nearly §10,000,000 in wages. The im mediate cause for complaint was an at tempt to reduce wages five per cent, and the compromise called for a re duction of only two and three-fourths per cent. Says tlu> Boston Cultivator: "Last year was the most prosperous on record for Aniericnn cotton mills. It was not to for English cotton manufacturers. A strike of English cotton workers has stopped 17,000,000 spindles, and in England strikes always mean thnt cap ital is trying to force labor to accept lower wages. It is likely that the Eng lish cotton manufacturers will never regain their old time supremacy. We produce most of the world's supply of cotton, and manufacturing it at home saves cost of transportation both ways. That is a margin large enough to in sure our manufacturers a profit " Frofessor Baeyer, of Munich Uni versity, hns been rummaging around among the mummy graves of Achmin, and he has made a discovery of more than archaeological interest. He has exhumed the remains of an embalmed Egyptian princess, and with them a lot of cosmetics used for improving the complexion and brightening the eyes three or four thousand years ago. He is submitting the ingredients of hie find to chemicnl analysis and hopes to put these ancient preparations on the mar ket for the benefit of the ladies of to day. Frofessor Baeyer's discovery in dicates that, so far as woman nature is concerned, the world hnsn't changed a particle in 4000 years. Some time a great deal of money will be made by the sale of islands that line the shores of Puget Sound and extend northward along the coast to Alaska. There are thousands of them, varying in dimension from mere points of rock, uncovered at low tide, to wooded areas larger than Staten Island and much more picturesque, for everywhere in view is green and placid water, enlivened by the painted canoes of the Indians vessels hewn from monster logs—and there is a background of magnificent mountains, snow topped and Alpine in outline. There arc no such places for summer residence in the world, and al though farther north than New York the climate is softer and more equable than on this coast. Tiny could, in deed, be occupied the year around by men doing business in Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver and New Westminster, pro vided they had prviate steamers to take them to town. In the matter of beauty this great archipelago far exceeds the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence that sprang into popularity twenty-five years ago. The uppouranee of a young lawyer who has suddenly become prominent in a criminal trial by a technical knowledge of medical subjects was com mented on by the New York Lair Journal in a well-written editorial. The writer thinks that a place may be found hereafter for the medical lawyer, as there has been for the mechanical lawyer in patent cases, and for other specialists. It is not beyond question, however, that it is of advantage in jury trials to have a lawyer who uses tech nical language. The physician who is being examined or cross-examined may understand all ths inquiries, but tlm jurors, who are business man, will not bo greatly enlightened by the exami nation. That lawyer is usually most successful who makes his cause most clearly understood by the jury. A lawyer who takes the opportunity of displaying his own knowledge may ex cite the wonder of the jurors, but does not always convince them. Patent causes arc usually tried before an ex aminer or commissioner, and not be fore a jury. In criminal cases the presence of an extremely learned med ical lawyer will probably not be of sufficient advantage to make that, class pf practitioners ever verv numerous. A BORDER HOMECOMING. With bow b sn<l bills. And bills mill bows. And over tie hills 'lho Warden goes. Tu ° Tve,,,Cß ftSono. or mny be tbroo, J he JohiiHt-ons fttino ii-visiting me; J hv slew the ewes mid thoy drave the cow, They took my man from tho stilts of the plow Ami liangol hiui on the yew tree bough, Put I have ridden n fray since then And counterotl with the Annan inrn, And Annan inon ero n mnn to lack : He took my long upcnr in the bnck ; I dravo it in through j>luto and juc.w Hanging down from a girdle frnyod, 1 curry n goodly Spanish bind". Lot no uinii lihvo me in his scorn Although my bufl be Btnined and torn; 1 wot 1 lido a gentleman born. What though we lio on tho oat on Btrnw NVithin my tower of Limihtonßlnivr, Whore walls lire stout, though the rooi t> thin; Yot .Tonn. iny wife, wliolioa thoroln, Tc tho Wnrum's lady is kith and kin. My father bigged it long beforo. And set tho three liutihs over tho drorj I shall go undor the lintel stono On Heinili charger high in the bone W here between my knees was a limping roan. Woo 1b mo for the lonely way ! There were three men rode by me yesterday, My boots drop blood at every start. And my soul and body aro liko to part Yot 1 rido home with a merry heart. Tor I have met, my mortal foo; ' Togetli* r we yoked, six hours ago, 1 mot him down by tho Todaliaw brako With iron out to givoan l take. And 1 blushed liis fuce for the old fued'a eako. Fo merrily home I ride in haste. To circle my wife hor dainty waist With the dainty girdle of silver gilt. Gay uk the prize of a London tilt. 1 took from u Scots knight, hilt to bilt. Then she will waken the bairns from bod To thnnk Our Lady who kept my head; And when my Scottish kro below Mown in the courtyard moo aim low, Sl.o will pruiso the Saints that this is %k With bows and bills, And bills and bows And over the hills 'lhe Warden goes. —Atoonceum. TIIEODOUE'S rnorosAT. Theodore Shy was an exceedingly bashful man, and when, after much debating In his mind, lie decided tc take a wife, h's thoughts at once turned to a matriatonal paper as the best means for attaining his object. Theodore Shy, at the time of con templating this most serious stop, was thirty-six years of age. Passably good-looking, good-tempered, good natured, he possessed a good house, a good income, and all he required was a good wife to make his home happy. While matters were at this stage, Theodore was brought to a full stop, and for this reason he could not con coct a suitable advertisement. He was in this dilemma for two days, when he determined to seek the advice of a lady friend—a young widow, who had often commiserated him on his solitary lot. Mrs. Bendy was an old friend whom he had known before her mar riage, and was the only person he felt he could take into his conlldcnce, being assured of her sympathy and discreetness. She was at this time but twenty-live years of age and ex ceedingly pretty. He saw the young widow in bet morning room and she met him with extended hand and a smile of wcl come. After talking of tho weather ol yesterday the prospects of ditto foi to-day and to-morrow, Theodore sought an eippcning to the object ol his call. "I wish to seek your advice on a matter of great import to myself." "Yes." "There is no one else of whom 1 should care to ask this advice, and feeling sure of your sympathy and help I determined to be guided bj your counsel, if you will be so good as to give it " The widow, much surprised and impressed by his extreme seriousness, expressed her Inclination to laugh, and said she would he pleased to help him in any way in her power. "Well, the fact is," he said, "I am contemplating marriage, and know ing you—knowing you to he " "Yes," said the widow demurely. "Knowing you to ho more ex perienced in such matters, and being so kind—so good—so " Here the pretty widow blushed and looked lovelier than ever. "Yes," she said in a low tone, moving a lit tle nearer to him. "and " "And so disinterested." Hero she gave hiiu an unutcrable look of re proach. "1 thought I could not do hotter than to ask your advice as to the lady I wish to marry." Mrs. Beady looked puzzled. Was he not going to propose after ail? "Who is the lady?" "Well, ah! the fact is I don't know. "No," he went on hurriedly. "You see I expect there would he a great deal of i half at such an old bachelor us myself gettinr married, and 1 am anxious to avoid it." Theodore had by ,-omc process of reasoning come to believe lie was too old to die;:m of marriage. The widow thought otherwise and ventured to say so. "Well, at any rate." he said, "my friends tiiink so and would ridicule the idea so I've been thinning of using the columns of a matrimonial paper for the purpose." The widow looked aghast. "What do you want me to do?" "Tile fact is," he confessed, "1 can't make out such an advertisement as 1 snould like, and I want you to help mc to word one if you will be so kind." Mrs. Beady was amazed, and not a little disappointed. Writing materials being on t.hc table, the widow sat down and took a piece of paper on which to comm.t uules. "l-'irst of all," said the lady, "what sort of a wile do you want?" "Bcally," ho said, "I cannot de scribe tho sort of lady I should liko. 1 You see. It seems so foolish, cs- I pecially for me." "Well, then," replied his conipan-' Jut) wiio bad apparently received an i Inspiration. "Now, did you want a young, middle-aged or old lady?" "Oh! I think—youngish." "But what do you call youngish? You don't want a girl of 16?" "Older than that. I am double that age, you know." "Oh! are you? Well, then, about what age shall I say?" "llow old are y—— I really beg your pardon. I meant about your ige." "I don't mind you knowing my age. So you think a lady of my age would suit you?" said she merrily. Theodore was certain of It "Now wo have the first require- I incut. l>o you wish to state whether she is to be slim, or—or shall we say 'bonny'?" Theodore looked again round the room, and came to tho conclusion that the widow was of the propor tions he desired. "Like you," he said. Having only lust contemplated matrimony, he had never bestowed a thought on the widow's charm's until now, and fast becoming helplessly in love he wished he had gone and shot himself before he came on his present errand. "But, you foolish man, how can I put that? What, am 1?" "You're an angel." She laughed merrily. "Then I must put 'of angelic pro portions.' " "No, let us leave that out alto gether." "Any preference as to the height?" "About your height." "Well, how tall am I? I'm sure I don't, know." "Have you a measure?" said Theo dore. She had one on her chatelaine, and as it never apparently occurred to sither that the simplest method would be to detach the' chatelaine, Theodore felt much cmbarassment while he performed his task, measur ing the pretty widow first from tho ground to the chatelaine, and then Troin the chatelaine to her crown of hair. Indeed, so flurried was he that the jperation had to be performed no less than three times before he was lertain as to her height. "Five feet live," he pronounced. "Is she to be musical?" continued the widow. What an escape? Suppose he had •ashly engaged himself to a musical being who was not musical: id est, who was "shobby" musical! It would have been the only thing to make ttim commit suicide! "Yes I want some one who is really musical." "Well, but every girl she is that." "What shall I do?" "1 should advise vo'u to marry some me you know is really musical." Oh! bashful man! He was already madly in love, with this woman and be never took the hint. Tehaps he did not see it! "But I don't care for any musical lady that I know of—except one," he iddcd confusedly. "Then why not ask her?" '•She wouldn't have me—l should never think of asking." "How do you know she would re fuse when you have never asked?" "She's too good for me." "How do you know she is not in love with you, and if that is tho case you ought to?" "Oh, but it's most unlikely." "Suppose it is likely," persisted the widow, "should you, In that case, dis lyprove of her telling you so?" "No, I think we'll leave musical out of the question. Jf I was only sure of her being as musical as you " "Why. you sillv man' You arc wanting her to he like mo in every thing." "1 do." But he went no further, and the widow proceeded: "Then we'll draw up the advertise ment-" "Wanted, a young—do you call a lady of 25 young?" "Certainly." "Well, then, a young lady about twenty-five, of good appearance, height about 5 feet 5 inches, to cor respond with gentleman aged 36, with view to matrimony." "That won't do," said Theodore, "I'm really very sorry to have given you all this trouble, but I cao't lo It." "Well, what shall you do?" "I don't know. Remain a bache lor, perhaps; anyhow, I won't adver tise. You'll pardon me for the trouble I have given you, won't you? Y'ou are very kind. Good-morning." "Good-morning." But stay a mo ment. Did you not say," continued <he, blushing, "that you would pre fer some one like mo ior your wue. " "Yes." "Then why not ask me?" And he did.—Chicago Tost. fStrify or a Cuslrunn Diamond. One of the llnfst diamonds in the world was found not loug since in the Brazilian sands. It came in a novel form. A small quartz rock was found, about the size and shape of an egg, lying in the sand along the bank of the Amazon la Brazil. This was carried home by a Brazilian peasant, who was attracted by its odd shape and light weight, i'or some time it lay in his home with a number of other geological speci mens, a mere curiosity. Happening one day in handling it to drop It on a stone block, It burst open and lay In halves on the block. The hollow In terior that gave the light weight to the stone was tilled with blood red sand. In this sand lay the diamond, a sparkling stone of the rarest quality. The stone was later sold to a diamond merchant and ' left the the Under exceedingly wealthy. JAOSON says it"3 a; ways foot up or shut up with the ledger.—Elmira Guzete. ZANTE'S AWFUL FATE. BEAUTIFUL ISLAND RUINED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. rnradlsi of the lonian Group the Center of nn Eruption—Hundreds of I.tree hoot unci the Chief City Iteiulered Resoldto-Tllo Calamity Foretold. A Frightful Catastrophe. Zante, the largest ant! most beau tiful of the lonian Islands, recently experienced tlie most destructive earthquake that has ever visited the island. This is saying a great deal when it is eons'dcred that earth quakes of a serious nature are by no means uncommon in these regions. The city of Zante sustained irrep arable damage, as it seemed to be the very center of the upheaval. It may be a curious coincidence or not, but it is very singular that I'rof. Falb in his prediction should have been FO fatally correct. This gen tleman, who can now be considered an indisputable authority on earth quakes, had cautioned the people to be prepared for a shock, which ho said would occur during or immedi ately following the total eclipse of the sun, which took place on the 17th. The earthquake did arrive on the day designated, and the loss of life and property in consequence was appalling, 't he city is but little bet ter than a huge ruin. The streets were made impassable and in most cases totally obliterated by the enor mous masses of stone and timber from the wrecked houses. Hundreds of lives were lost. The night follow ing the principal shock was marked by tremblings of the earth and ter riflc noises, which almost frightened the life oijt of the people that re mained in the city. "Nobodydared to Flecp, and there was the greatest lamentation and expression of grief on all sides. All open spaces were crowded with terror-stricken people. Invoking: Aid from Saint. The day after the church digni taries held a solemn, imposing serv- TESTS AFTER THE CATASTROPHE ice, beseeching the intervention of St. Denis, patron saint of the island. The relics of the saint were placed in a gold case on a pedestal in view of the Immense crowd kneeling on the hare ground. The greatest devotion was evinced, and the people seemed greatly pacllled. The Island of Zanto or, as the Greeks call it, Zakynthos is by far the most beautiful of the lonian Islands. Nothing can surpass the loveliness of its scenery or the de lights of its exhilarating climate. Were It not for the periodically oc curring earthquakes it co dd lie con sidered an ideal earthly paradise. This charming little spot seems to unite all the requisite conditions for an existence of unalloyed pleasure. Olives, manges, the most delicious grapes and other tropical or semi tropical fruits grow here In a riotous luxury. The only blemish in this , ■ \ VIEW OF THE rOItT. ravishing picture Is the fact that Zanto is the very seat of volcanic eruptions which, from time Imme morial, have persisted in upsetting one's equilibrium as well as causing undesirable movements in real es tate. The island, encompassed by an abrupt rocky coast, comprises an area of about 4.78 square' kilometers and has some 44,000 Inhabitants. The capital hearing the same name is situated like an amphitheater at the foot of a hill on the eastern coast. A large citadel crowns the top of the hill and the city is or, perhaps rather was the best and most substantially built city of all the lonian Islands. Churchcfi In Kulnn. It has nearly seventeen thousand inhabitants and is the see of a Greek WUr ojLffc archbishop and a Catholic bishop It had a number of veiy handsome churches and other buildings, but most of these are now in ruins. All the prominent and historically inter esting structures are nothing hut heaps of stones and a chaos of broken timber and twisted Iron. Among the most nolcd building! thus swept away was the Church of St. Mark. This was a line specimen of Venetian architecture of the teoth century. Tlio ancient Venetian castle, splen didly situated far above the city, and which served as (ho rcsldeuce of the Governor of the Island, Isalso a thing of the past. This was one of the most charming spots In the island. The cqstlc itself was built of heavy, richly ornamented blocks of marble, and contained treasures of old Gob elin tapestry, paintings and, above all, an almost priceless collec tion of rare Venetian glass. The grounds about this place were laid out as a pleasure garden, almond, lemon, orange and pomegranate trees being planted in great abundance. Innumerable marble statues and splendid mosaics were scattered throughout the park at frequent in tervals. All there Is left of this Is a heap of ruins and an area of black ened earth. The Governor himself barely escaped from being killed and was seriously wounded. There were exciting scenes at the jail and workhouse. The massive PRINCIPAL BTREE", walls caved in here and there aDd the frantic prisoners could be seen clinging to the window bars in des peration clamoring for help. The poor wretches that escaped from be ing crushed to death by the falling walls were unable to got out, as ail doors had become obstructed. The hospital was badly damaged, hut the patients were rescued and taken to ! the residence of the Catholic bishop, whose house had escaped the general I destru tion. The number of ruined houses in Zante exceeds 7,000, and there is not , a house left that Is not more or less j damaged. The damage done by the earthquake in the interior is incal culable. The shocks seem to have been greatest in the southeastern part of the island, near Cape Chlen. ITve of the most nourishing villages in tliis vicinity were wiped out en tirely. Zante has frequently been the scene of severe earthquakes, notably those that occurred in February, 1042 and 1746, and in October of 1840. This year's earthquakes have never theless been by far the most destruc tive, and it is a question whether Zante will ever recover from the effects. A DREARY LAND. Iceland a Howling: Want© or Hand and Ice. The size of Iceland is greater than that of Ireland, and tho population liuml ors 7i',00 souls; but the only In habitable portion is a narrow strip of pasture land extending like a green gir dle round tho coast and up the deep, narrow fiords. Tho interior of tho coun try is a howling waste of sand and ice, traversod by darting glacial rivers, and utterly incapable of supporting moro than a few scattered inhabitants. Grass is tho only considerable crop. The hills and valleys are trooless and nfTord at best but scanty i aslurugo for horsos, cows and sheep, ltoads and bridges scure.ely exist. A Dnrish n.erchaut at Reykjavik has a whoolod carriage, but in the interior such a conveyance is un known, and would bo useless if known. Tho backs of horses are the only means of transportation across country. Bmall boats -carry travelers over dan gerous rivers, while the horses swim on ahead. Hardly anything that ministers to comfort, to say nothing of luxury, is produced in Iceland. Every nail in an Icelandic house, every pane of glass, i very bit of wooden Looring, every in significant bit of furniture has to be transported laboriously from one of its seaports to its destination. That the Icelanders a o poor goes without saying. There is little or no homo market, for every Icelander has tho samo product to sell as his neigh bor. Trenailro Trovj. A curious story of treasure trove comes from Home: "The Order of Benedictine Monks, while digging lhe foundation of their new monas tery, on the Avcntino Hill, which is to bo dedicated to St. Stanislaus, found what they took to be an earth en pot full of common coins, which the monks Jiawkcd about, selling them for a franc apiece. This fact would have passed unnoticed but the brethren quarreled over their booty and the police interfering captured over forty of the pieces out of the original 400 coins, which turned out to be gold medals of great value. Ev erybody connected with the And has been arrested except one workman, who managed to escape with sixty medals of the date of the second century, and struck by the senate and people of ltome in honor of the conquest of Armenia by Lucius Vcrus." Soiling B rds with 801 l . Some of the farmers of the Eifel, the district that lies between the frontier of Belgium and tho Ithine, adopt a novel plan for scaring the birds from the wheat. A number ol poles are set In the corn fields, and a wire is conducted from one to another, just like the telegraph posts that are placed along our railways. From the top of each polo there hangs a bell, which is connected with the wire. Now, in the valley a brook runs along, with a cu rent strong enough to turn a small water wheel to which the wire is fastened. As the wheel goes round it jerks the wire, and so the hells in'the different fields are set tinkling. The bells thus mysteriously rung frighten tho birds from tho grain, and even excite the wonder of men and women until they discover the secret. This simple contrivance Is found to servo itspurpo.se very well. How Are the Mighty Fallen! There are only about thirty mem bers left of the one; mighty tribe of Choctaws near New Orlcuo?, OUR BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO INGS HERE AND THERE. Jokei and Jokeleti tlmt Art Supposed to Have Keen Rorently Horn Saying;* aud Doinga that Arc Odd, Curious and Lang liable. Let Us I,n ß h. SOME people's eyes are a regular pair of stares.—Rochester Democrat. A MAN with a million can't very well help being a capital fellow.— —Troy l'ress. A BOOTLESS ATTEMIT.—To get up stairs without being beard by your wife.—Texas Sittings. THE man who was dissatisfied with the menagerie said it was a beastly affair.—Binghamton Leader. IT wasn't until woman started in to improve her mathematics that she began to count for much.—Troy l'ress. THE assertion that a woman can't keep a secret is dlsproven by the way a spinster holds her age.—Boston Courier. JAOSON says If most men's con sciences should talk out loud they would be sued for slander.—Elmlra Gazette. DOT (aged fi, on conclusion of song by celebrated tenor)—" Papa, did that man make all that noise on purpose?" —Tid-Bits. TnE sawmill sometimes impresses tho operator which the fact that It has an "off-hand" way of doing things.— Boston Courier. WnEN two people get mad at each other, each begins to think of how much he has done for the other.— Atchison Globe. No, MAUD, dear, the chlckweod and the eggplant are not members of the same botanical family.—Phila delphia Record. DASHAWAY -I have. Just been up In the mountains for a little shooting. Cievcrton—Any luck? Dashaway— One guide.—Life. "WAS the charity hall a success?" "Oh, my, yes. Our deficit was only J4O, and the Charity Society will have to pay It."—Brooklyn Life. "You must have perseverance," said the young physician's friend. "No," was the reply, "what I want is patients."—Washington Star. "On, mamma," said littlo Ethel the first time she saw a Chinaman, "look at the gentleman with his cye9 cut bias."—Washington Star. You can fell more about a man's character by trading horses with him than you can by hearing him talk in prayer meetings.—Ram's Horn. TOURIST—I understand they raise pretty nearly everything in this county. Farmer —Everything hut mortgages, pard nor.—Buffalo Express "I DON'T loike ownln' me own home," said Pat, after a year of pro prietorship. "It takes all the fun out of not payin' rint.—Harper's Ba zar. A LADY says that she could always know when she had taken just too much wine at dinner—her husband's iokes began to scein funny.—Sift ing?. A FARMER who wished to enter some animals at an agricultural ex hibition, wrote as follows to the secretary: "Enter mc for a Jackass." —Tid-Bits. IT doesn't do to bo too careful. The man who bit a quarter and found that it was bad, left it In such shape that he couldn't pass It any where.—Puck. FROM A LAST WILL. —"My faithful servant Johann is to receive 2,000 empty wine bottles,.the contents of which he drank during my lifetime." —Fllegcndc lllaetter. POSTAL CLERK—"Madam, this let ter Is over-weight." Cora Spondence —"Why, how Is that?" Postal Clerk —"You have put two Columbian stamps on It I"—Puck. "WHAT is the name of that ex- Queen of Hawaii—l never can re member it?" asked one Philadelpliian of another. "Liliokawanamaker," said the other.—Truth. AGNES—Why don't you break the engagement, if he Is so dlsagreeablo to you? Mamie—Weil, you see, he's given mc hardly any presents as yet. —Atlanta Constitution. TIIE process of trying to get an of flco Is very simple. First, the ap plicants file their applications; then the party in authority polishes them off.—Philadelphia Times. FlTZ—What does R. S. V. P. stand for? Mac—Well, to judge by the conduct of some society people, I should say it means Rush In, Shake hands, Victual up, and Put!— Puck. BAGLEION—It's my opinion that Brown hasn't half the brains he thinks he has. Waglcigh— Probably not, but did you ever think how nice ly he could get along with even l,ess than that.—Detroit Tribune. AN undertaker in Union, Tenn., recently used his hearse in pursuing his daughter, who had eloped with his assistant. Could the undertaker overtaker is a problem left unsolved by tho accounts. Philadelphia Ledger. FAIR CLIENT—"I want to get a divorce from my hustaud." Chicago Attorney—"On what grounds?" Fair Client—"Well, wo wore married " Chicago Attorney—"That's all that Is necessary. I'll send you the decree C. O. D."—Puck. MRS. FITTS—"You write such short letters when you are away. I don't see why you couldn't write mo nice long ones, as you did when we were engaged." Mr Fitts—"Honestly, my dear, I didn't suppose you would have any time to read tliem. In the days when we were engaged you had no housework ty f|o,"— Indianapolis Journal. TRUMPET CALLS. Rom's Horn Honntls a Warning Mote t tho Unredeemed. srfTd 7V CTIONS are . /LMr /-\ ideas in motion. •l/s fT> BACKBITERS 'tf /. 1 have sharp teeth. V EVERY enemy I A 'lS'oJi the Christian has I J, -LUTST-FRL ' S A K'AUL \ iggßs' Vwv'U GOLDEN oppor- Vx§*-Sl V tunitles fly low, \\ y~e bubthey fly swift, lfyv. TnE first thing man ever needed i /' J was a Sav or. IT takes a knowledge of God to tell nan what he is. SAYING good-bye to our sins one at i time Is slow work. THE man who is resting in God is llways busy for Christ WHOEVER opposes truth is bound ■ocome out a loser by it. THE place for the revival to begin s in the preacher's heart MEN arc most like Christ when ,hcy are suffering for him. TIIE man who thinks as Christ did irill try to do as Christ did. No MAN who knows God's real same is afraid to trust him. THE real preacher is always preach ng somehow and somewhere. LOVE'S name can he written only in blood drawn from its own heart SOMETIMES little troubles on earth ipen very big windows in Heaven. THE devil has no fault to And with the man who is in love with himself. HUMAN nature on the throne is no Better than human nature in the gut ter. . IT is a grand thing to belong to rhurch, but a grander one to belong to God. PEOPLE are-scarce who do not talk more than they should about them selves. PEOPLE sometimes make the most noise in church when they are sound islecp. THE man who talks much about himself will always have a tired au dience. SOME preachers fall because they preach about Christ Instead of preach ing him. EVERY man who is right with God is a man on whom the devil keeps close watch. THE world Is full of people who want to do good but arc in no hurry to commence. THE heart is the largest thing in the world, be ause it taxes more thau the world to fill it. ONE of the saddest sights upon which angels have to look is tho life Df a lonely child. WHETHER we get to Heaven or not is to be decided by what we love, not by what we know. IF you want to have power to lead others, learn to control the man whu wears your own hat. WHEN we get to Heaven we will all tlnd that we have had something to do with building it THE woman who paints her cheeks and the man who dyes his whiskers uever fool but one person. OUR first parents made God's bless ings a means of cuising themselves. People are still doing that TnE fact that the devil is opposing t man ought to he sufficient, evidence that he Is on the Lord's side. EVERY time a man sins he has one more reason for trying to prove that the church is full of hypocrites. WHENEVER a good thought knocks at tho door of tho mind, Jesus Christ Is asking to come into thc'licart ALEXANDER I. OF SERVIA. A-Slxtcon Vonr-Olil Kin £ vrl h n Mali's Head. Alexander,the "boy King" of Sorvla, whose recent coup d'etat l:as created quite a (lurry in European politics, is a son of ex-King Milan and ex-Queen Natalie, and was born Aug. 14, 1870. He does not appear to have Inherited the vie-s and weaknesses of his father, but is a manly young fellow, and has made a favorable impression KING ALEXAXGKIT r. wherever he has been. His life has been a btirring one, his associations have been almost entirely with men of affairs, and gray-haired professors at that, and at 1G he is older than a man of twice his years. It is gener ally believed that his bold stroke of defying the Regents, subsequently placing them under arrest and pro claiming himself King, was inspired by Natalie, who has never forglvcu tho Regents for expelling ber from the country. HE KNEW HER FAILING.—Mrs. Dresswoll (to her daughter-in-law)— Walt a minute! you haven't seen my duck of a new bonnet. Daugliter-ln law's husband (interp- slug)— Hasn't she? Then you didn't buy It any. P litre iu this nelgliorhoo-l. —Fun,
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