Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 36, Number 41, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 June 1894 — Page 3

WEEKLY COURIER. C. DOANK, I'ubllNher.

JA5PEB. INDIANA SEEIN' THINGS AT NIGHT. ain't afcnrd ut Makos, or toads, or bugs, or worms, or mice, n' thing at Irl aro skeered ut I think sre awful nice! Tin pretty brave, I rucaa; on yet I bat to go to bed. for when I'm tucked up warm oa' snuir M' when my prayers uro said, Mother tells mo "Happy droams!" and takes nwny tho light jLn' leave mo lylu all alone aa' scoln' things lit night gometltnes they're In tho corner, sometimes they're by the door, Sometimes they're all a-standln in tho middle uv the tloor; Sometimes they are n-slttln' down, Mmictltncs they're walking 'round go sr.'tly nn' bo crccpyllko thoy novcr innlto a unund' Sometimes they are ns black as Ink, an' other times they're white J3ut tho color ain't no difference when you see thing at night! Once when I licked a teller at had just moved on our tit root An' father sent me up to bed without a bit to eat, J woke up In tho dnrk nn' saw things stundln' In a row, A-lnokln' at mo cross-eyed an' p'lntln' at mt Oh, my' I wuz so skecred that time I never slop' a mlto Zi s Almost alius when I'm bad I see things at nlghtl Lucky thing I ain't a girl, or I'd bo skecred to death! Hein' I'm a boy, I duck ray head an' hold my breath; .An' I am, oh! to sorry I'm a naughty boy, an' then J jironilse to be better an' I say my prayers again Gran'ma tells mo that's the only way to make It right When a foller has been wicked an' sees things at night! An' Jo, when other naughty boys would coax tue Into sin, 1 try to skwuh tho Tempter's voice 'at urge me within; .An when thoy'vo plo for supper or cake at's big an' nice 2 want tobut I do not ?ass my plato X'r them things twice! yo. nither let Starvation wipe mo slowly out o sight Than I should keep a-llvin on an' sccin' things at night! Chicago Itecord. AUNT MAKGERY. How Sho Discovered Which Nloce Sho Likod Boat. 'Here's your chance, girls," said Mr. Rotors. "Your Aunt Margery, down in Florida, wants one of you to jo and pay her a visit." Flora and Elsies looked at each other. "Which was it to be? Flora was Mr. Hogers' only daughter and Klsie was an orphan niece who had lived with him for the last eight years. Neither of them had ever seen Aunt Margery who had never before been known to invite any of her relations to visit her. und all thev knew about her was that fthe ?vas very rich and very eccentric. ,It was generally supposed in the Hogers family that she had not yet made her will and was on the lookout rfor an heir or heiress, and therefore the letter received by Mr. Rogers was -calculated to produce no small amount of excitement. "You are both to go," Mr. Rogers went on, "but only one at a time; and tshe says she will have Ilora first, as she is the eldest. You must be ready for to-uiorrow's boat, Flora. I know my sister Margery, and if you kept her waiting for a week she might change ler mind." "If that's so," said Flora, "I must be;rln to puck right away. Come and (help me, Elsie." Elsie went with the utmost good nature) quite as mmch -interested in her cousin's prospect as she would have been in her own. Flora had rather a long journey, as .her aunt lived in the south of Florida, where sho amused hcrscll witu an orange grove in a little backwoods sot rtlement. She traveled in the coast steamer from New York to Fernandina, and when she reached Jacksonville she decided to go down the St. Johns river "by steamboat, so that she might avoid the hot, uncomfortable cars as much as possible. She thought more about cs aping the cars than enjoying the beau tiful scenery of the river, and came on board provided with a novel and a box of chocolates. She had just settled down to her book iid her candy when she noticed a lit tle old lady sitting near her on n deck chair, and remembered that she had soon the same bhnrp, wizened little face in the hotel at Fernandina. Tho old lady was knitting, and pres ently her ball of yarn fell from her lap and rolled toward Flora s feet, flora miv it, but she had arranged herself comfortably, and did not care to move; so she pretended to be absorbed in her book, and did not look up from it until the old lady spoke. "Young girl," she said, in a shrill, high voice, "air you a -go in' to pick up that there ball, or air you not?" The address was certainly not very polite, and when Flora handed her the yarn it was in sullen silence. Tho old lndy, howover, appeared to take no no tice of this. She said, quite cordially I net's right. I like to sec young folks active. Old ones mostly he.v trouble in their backs an cain't do their own stooping. Fine day, ain't it?" Flora nodded. Her mouth was full of chocolate, and, besides, she wante to read and not to talk. Sho began to think she would say so plainly If the old lady chattered much more. After a few minutes' silence the shrill voice began again: "Young girl, whar was yon raised? "Arc you addressing me?" asked Flora, coldly. "There ain't any other young gir found hereabouts thet I kin see," an wered the old lady, not in the least "llscotn nosed bv the' intended snub, f'l'm ask in' you where you was raised." I Wllsve I was bora la Ntvr York,"

said Flora, keeping her eyes fixed on her book. "Don't tho Now York people look at ono another when they speak?" tho uld lady inquired, sharply. Flora grew red with vexation. "I wasn't speaking by my own wish," alio said, rudely, "If people will insist on talking to me I can't help it." After that the old lady took no further notice of her until tho steamer reached Sanford; then, as they were landing, she came up to .Flora and shook hai.'ls with her warmly. "Well, good-by," sho said. "I'm glad to know you. You're jest tho most obliging, pleasant, sociable young girl I've met in it dozen years; and if you're a-goln' home you can tell your folks the compliment you were paid." Flora only stared. Tho old lady seemed so thoroughly in earnest that she could not believe her to bo speaking satirically, and 3et it was just as hard to believe that sho could possibly huvo meant what she said. However, before there was time to come to any conclusion, the old lady hud disappeared, and Flora was left alone In tho waiting room. She knew sho had a considerable

time to wait there before her train was due, and so she bought some candy at tho refreshment table, and again settled herself comfortably with her novel. She had not been reading more than half an hour when a colored man came in, looked about him, and finally walked over and spoke to her. Are you Miss Rogers?" he asked, waving a letter which was addressed to her before her astonished eyes. l es," said Flora. "Is that for me? Who sent it?" "Ole Miss Rogers, down souf, tol me meet young lndy heah an' gib her this. I'm Miss Rogers' head coachman, miss." Flora tore tho letter open, and read; 'Mv Dear N'iece: I havo chanced my mind. Go homo again, and send the othor ono down Instead, Your ufloctlonate aunt, "Mahokhv ItOOKOS." She must bo madder than ever," said Mr. Rogers when ho heard the news, "j'rooauiy, Msle, you won t get farther than Jacksonville before you ire turned buck. However, you must only go and try your luck. I hope Margery intends to pay the cost of the journeys." I lora was much too tired to help Elsie with her packing, so she got through with it ns best she could by herself, and started for the south the lay after her cousin's return. She reached Jacksonville without meeting invono to turn her back, and from there took the river boat just as Flora had done. Flora had not mentioned the old lady a,t home, indeed, she had not given another thought to her, being quite full of disappointment; con.semiontlv it did not seem strange to Elsie to find the Mime wizened little creature sitting on deck and knitting. ilsie had scarcely seated herself when the ball of yarn went tlying again. She sprang up at once and returned it to its owner with a smile and a few pleasant words. The old lady only grunted and scowled instead of thunking her, and Elsie went back to her seat feeling rather amused at tho little woman's queer manners. "Hevyou got a book or a paper about yo'i?" asked the old lady, after a time. "I m tired of knitting." I have both a newspaper ami a story-book," said Klsie, readily. Which would you like to have, ma'am?" I iruess I'll take the paper: but ain't vou trointr to read either one yourself?" 'I think not, titanic you. 1 would rather look about me. the river is so pretty." Well, 1 guess I can't read, after all. It sorter hurts my eyes In the open air, which is a pity, for I had a fancy to make out the news." Then perhaps vou would like me to read it aloud to vou." said Lisle. "If it would give you any pleasure should be very glad." 'Hut if vou were reading you couldn't admire the view," said the old lady. "Never mind that," said hdsie, open Ing out the paper. "Here is something that miirht interest you" "No," said the old lady, putting Her hand on the paper. "I ain't one to drive a willinc horse too hard. I'll take the will for the deed, ray girl You shall talk to me Instead of read inc. and then yon need not top look intr at the beautiful river. Where are you going to?" "To PInewood City." "You don't say! Thct's whar I live so wo inn travel me wnoie way to . . i gether." "That will be vert- pleasant for me," said Elsie. "1 am not used to going about much, and I don't like to be alone. Perhaps, as you live in Pine wood City, yon know my aunt, Miss Margery Rogers." "Yes, I know her," said the old lady "but I won't say much about her, 'Least said is soonest mended.' " "I hope you are friendly with her, so that I may see you sometimes while am there." "Oh. friendly enough in a way. guess you'll see mo often enough." They chatted on, and found plenty to say for the rest of tho short voyage and when they reached San ford they had lunch together, and Elsie noticed that tho old lady dropped her odd tricks of speech and talked now like refiucd and educated woman. "I am every minute expecting that a colored coachman will come in with a letter to turn mo homo again," said the trlrl. lautrhiug. "That was what happened to my cousin last week." "Humph!" said tho old lady. suppose it didn't occur to your cousin that It was In any way her own fault?" "Why, no. How could it have been? She had novcr seen Aunt Margery and so could not have offended her. Did Miss Rogers say anything to yon about it? I beg your parddh for ask Ing, but I thought you spoke as if yon knew something." "Perhaps I do; but I can keep it to mvself. my dear. I will only tell yon this much: I don't think the colored oachiuan Is comlsr to Ura jreu baek.

After a fatiguing Journey thev

reached Pinewood City, a very small city Indeed, with a station not six months old. A handsome carriage was waiting there, looking quite out of place with its surroundings, Elsie found no ono to meet her, anil was rather in doubt what to do next. "That Is my carriage," said tho old ady. "(Jet in, and I will take you to your aunt's; I am going that way." I hank you so much," sud Elsie. 'I don't know what I should have done without you. I quite expected Aunt Margery would come or send to meet me. I do hope she hasn't changed her mind again." "I suppose," said the old lndy, with sharp-twist of her head, "that you xpect she will leave you her money if bhe tokos a fancy to you." "I am sure I don't know," said Klsie. blushing; "but it would bo ver3' nice if she would, for I huvo none at all of mv own." "What would you do with such a big fortune if you got it?" I would divide it with Uncle Tom, of course, lie has been so kind to me; and then Flora would have her share. Hut I confess I should like to keen utlf to use just as I like. Ono has such a great opportunity to do good when ono is rich; and then it would be so delightful to go to Europe, and to be able to buy plenty of books. Yes, I suppose it is very nasty of one, but I should just love tohave a big fortune." "I don't think it Is so very particuarlv nasty of you, when you want it for good uses to help others, and to give yourself intellectual pleasure. I shall speak about it to Miss Margery Rogers." "Oh, please! please don't do such a thing!" cried Elsie in great distress. Whv, that would sound as though we were all calculating on her death!" "And aren't t'oit?" snapped tho old lady. "No, Indeed, no! Of courso we know the money is there, and we can't help wondering what will become of it; but even if the poor old lady weie as horrid as horrid can be, I shouldn't want her to die a day before her time." And if she were like me, for in stance?" "Why, if she were like you," said Clsie, laughing and blushing again. "I don't think she would keep ns waiting until she died. Sho would want to help everybody at once, and she would take Flora and me to Europe her very self." Do vou think I am as nice as all that?" asked the old lady. "I am sure you are. You have been so kind to me ever since we met." And who began it, my deur? 1 think the first kindness came from m s f you. Here we are. mis is .miss Margery Rogers orange-grove; and there is her house behind those pretty ! live oaks; and this is her carriage we are driving in; and this is her nice lit tle niece sitting beside me; and don't look so very much surprised I am Aunt Margery! es, my dear. Well see about the will later on; and mean while let us make arrangements for a trin to Europe next summer. I'll bo just as nice as you expected, and take you my very self." "0 Aunt Margery! And Flora, too? "No, mv dear. I think I can manage to get along very well without Miss Flora. I shall send her a new novel and a box of candy, and she will no doubt be quite satisfied to remain at home." M. Penrose, in Demorest's Monthly. Why II Was Unhappy. The secret of child government Is to put yourself in his place. The moment a parent can look at affairs from his child's outlook that moment reason. skill and good effect enter his care of the child. It is the first impulse of the average parent to say "no" to any request on general principles, when pcrhaps only once out of ten times the "no" is really necessary. The ease with which children are made happy is almost proverbial. The ease with which they are made unhappy is not so often appreciated. A little Hartford boy 0 years old. asked to make a list showing both sides of tho matter, compiled the following: Whv I am hnppv. llecause I have, 1, eyes; 2, ears: a, month; 4, can snuff; 5, legs; 0, brains; 7, arms; 8, soldiers; u, books; 10, lam not sick; 11, that we are rich; 12, house comfortable; 13. les sons; 14, good family. Why I am unhappy. 1, sins; 2, have no bicycle; Jl, no canary; 4, lost my knife; V. have to write this horrid list; 0, no dog; 7, no lamb; S, sleepless at early night; 9, I want a cap; 10, no ico cream; 11, no bananas: 12, no plums; la, freckles; 14, friends away. N. Y. Times. Ermiomiilnic nn Halt. "Fishing!" said a man who lives on Blake street. "Why, I went fishing In New Jersey and caught the biggest string of eels that you ever heard of. There Is the tandem eel that you havo all heard of. When they go down or up stream from their quarters for the winter or summer they go in single file, one behind the other, like tho primeval man. They leave exactly six inches of space between their noses and the tail of the eel In front When an eel sees that tho fellow ahead is lengthening this space ho jumps ahead, and, seizing the tail of the offender in his mouth, pulls him back into place. I dropped my hook down right in front nf a. strlne- of those tandem eels and tho bait was accepted, and I jerked out the cel. The one behind, seeing that the fellow ahead was running axvav. nbeved his Instruction and seized his tall to pull him back, and so also did the one behind, ami so on t.x tin. last one. and I nulled them out hand over hand till I had a great mass of slippery eels about me." L.ewisiou (Me.) Journal. L'nHnUhrd I'lant. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Tho trouble with most men Is thoy never provldo enough building marterlal to carry tho struc tute up abovo the ground flocx. Ar kftBMW Traveler.

TARIFF CATECHISM. A Queer Way of I.ooMiik at Wry Queer Thing.

Liw loiiowiii-r hiiort catechism was found nmoii' the itanor of ticorcu ' Otis, a wealthy American recently doceased. It is publUhed hero to snow what a queer way ho had of looking at things. Still, that may have boon because things are so very queer. . What Is the meaning of tho word "tariir?" A. It is so called )ecause, hundreds of years ago, sea pirates at Tarilfa, .Spain, forced every passing vessel to pay for the privilege of going into and from the Mediterranean .sea, "What is its moaning now?" "A certain sum forced from the people by land pirates." "Why do you say taken by force? "Hecause congress says to the people: 'Stund and deliver.'" "Stand and deliver to whom?" "To the manufacturers, etc." "In which part of the constitution does congress lind power to pass a law compelling the poor to support the rich?" "In no part." "Then where did it find the power?" "In the Hible." "(Jive the book, chapter and verse." "Matthew, 13th chapter, 12th verse: 'For whosoever huth, to him shall be given, and he shall havo more abundantly; but whosoever huth not. from him shall be taken away even that which he hath!" "Is such a law republican in the sense of being democratic a government in which the people rule?" "It is aristocratic." "What do you mean by aristocratic?" "A government wherein the few rule the many; where the many work to support the privileged few." Explain how the tariff law establishes an aristocracy In a democratic government?'' "Congress says to the poor: llecause this or that man is rieh and produces iron, or cotton goods, or woolen goods, you shall pay him so much money for so many yards or pounds, or go naked and work without tools." "What reason does congress give for such a tyrannical law?" "Congress says, 'the law is a differentiation of industrial function.' which means that industry is the function of the poor, anil the difference goes to the rieh." "Is that the only reason congress gives?" "No. It says the tariff is intended to foster infant industries at home." "Are the iron, cotton and wool industries infants?" "No. They are hundreds of years old." What date has congress fixed for these industries to become of age." "When Oabriol blows his horn. Ono congressman did move to ma ice me time later, but when reminded that asbestos was not protected, he said he would withdraw his motion 'as it would do no good after Uabe blew.' He sighed and sat down." What is the meaning of a protective tariff?" "Protection of the rich from getting poor, and of the poor from getting rich." "What is the difference between the tenants in Ireland and the farmers in America?" "None. In lioth cases the tax gath erer lives in the east and the sheriff is after both." "Is there nnv other similarity in the condition of many of the Irish tenants anil American farmers?" 'Yes. The tenants are too poor to stay und the farmers too poor to leave." Is that the only benefit the protect ive tariff confers upon the poor?' No. It improves their morals, keeps them contented, k?eps down useless desires." How does protection produco such happy results?" The iKor have to work so hard to support the rich they have no time for mischief. Having no time to leave home or travel, they see nothing, and their desires are kept dormant. That brings content." Montreal Herald. FALSE FIGURES. The Senate Comiiilttrr'n ."lllc tllnr CompxrUoim. The senate finance committee must. indeed, think that we are a nation of chumps. Do they hope to delude the people by the "official" comparison between the duties of the McKinley net and the senate and house bills, into belioveing that the average duty in the senate bill is 30-75 against 35.52 per cent, in the house bill? Ho they expect this comparison table will be accepted as fair and just, and that it will make their bill acceptable to the people? While perhaps technically accurate, tho comparison is unjust. The figures published do not begin to represent the great difference, from the standpoint of protection, between the house and the senate bills. They are grossly misleading In at least two respects: 1. In the senate bill duties arc included on very important articles which are free in the house bill. Here are three of the articles, and the value of imports each In 1893: Sujjar and mohmcs !iia.W2.2J..S5 Iron ores.,., 1jM1.333.7S Coal and coke 3.701 ,ftl2.3ö Total. . f 121 The average of 35.52 percent, for the house bill Is computed upon imports valued at nlout $3150.000,000, while the 3t.75 per cent, average for the senate bill is computed upon Smarts valued at nlMjut 8500,000,000. To the people who asked for relief from burdensome innlT taxes, this difierence is about 15.000,000 S5 nor family. A fairor comparison would include the same ar ticles in both averages. Thus, if wc include In the dutiable lists of loth bllis all articles that are dutiable under either bill, we will have about f500,000,000 of dutiable imports. Un der the house bill we would get about $129,000,000 of revenue and under the enate bill almut 811,000,000. The average ad valorem duty under the house bill would be alwut 2.K per cent., against 30jf per cent, in the senate bill. The senate bill duties on articles actually imported arc therefor

44 per cent, greater than the hmte bill duties. 2, Many duties that produce no rev

enue uro higher in the senate than In the Iioum bill. The protective feuturo.i of such dutio.s have been greatly increased, but no effect has been pro duced upon the average of duties. Thus tho house duty of 20 per cent, on stool rails, equal to less than 51 por ton, has boon Increased to 7-20 of a cent per pound, equal to S7.SI per ton. Either of these duties will be as prohibitive of Importations as is the Mc Kinley duty of $13.14. The steel rail trust In either case will fix prices below the importing point. The senate bill simply gives 10J por ecut. more protec tion, and will ennble tho trust to fix prices SI per ton higher than would be possible under the house bill. In tho same way the house duty of 30 per cent, on structural iron and steel is increased about SO per cent. In the son nte uill. The duty on starch is increased from 1 to 2 cents per pound; the duty on linseed or llaxsecd oil, from 15 cents to 20 cents per gallon. The duty on boracie acid, wash blue, vermilion red, strychnine and on many other chemicals have been Increased, though thoy were already prohibitive. In fact, the majority of the 400 in creases in the senate over the house bill are increases of protective und iion-revenue-produeing duties, which would produce a scarcely perceptible effect upon the "average" ad valorem duties on all schedules. The unfairness is conspicuous In the comparison of the rates in the sugar schedule. The rate in the house bill Is given as 23.43 per cent.; in the senate bill as 31..V.) tor cent. As is well known. the house bill makes all cane und beet sugar free. The 28.43 per cent, repre sents only the duty on confectionery and on glucose, or grape sugar. The total value of these imports In 1893 was S.-3,0iy. The senate duty of 39.. VJ per cent, represents the duty on the total imports of all kinds of sugars. These in 1S93 were valued at Sllö.'JS.-f.Ol?. The house duty would produce 15,073, while the senate duty would produce S4'5.S39.0.iO in revenue. It will be observed that the discriminating duties of one-eighth and one-tenth cent per pound on refined sugars cut no figure even in bringing up the average rate of duty in the sugar schedule. Uyror W. Holt, in N. Y. Post. THE METAL SCHEDULE. It I Strongly Tliirturcil Uli 1'urn aim Simple Mi'KlnlcyUm. The metal schedule as arranged by the surrender amendments is Mclvinlevism pure and simple. Its open in creases of rates and its changes from ad valorem to specific duties are for the purpose of leaving the iron manu facturers the masters of the American market and of the pockets of the Amer vim consumers. The main object of the duty on iron on', tor example, is to close .cw r.n gland furnaces. It is in the interest ol Pennsylvania, but of no other section of the country. Under the protective tariff war is waged not only on foreign producers but on domestic manufact urers whose competition is unpleasant to the favored section. A duty on iron ore is hostile to all who use finished forms of iron and to the manufacturers themselves. It was generally conceded that in any revision of the tariff iron ore would be placed on the free list. That was done in tho house, but tho "conservatives" insist that the New England furnaces shall remain closed and that ore shall be taxed 40 cents a ton. Jso far as all tho persons inter estcd and the government are con corned, the tax might ns well remain at 75 cents. The reduction will not be a materiul relief to any American in tercst. The same may-be .said of the rcduc tion.on pig iron froui &1.72 to 84 a ton Roth rates are prohibitory. The pro posed tax on steel, rails is also prohibi tory. Fnder the McKinley law the tax is Si:;.44 a ton. The Wilson bill proposed nn ad valorem rate of 20 per cent., which at present prices would be enual to S4 a tön The surrender amendment fixes the rate at 87.87 n ton This speeihe rate is equivalent to an nd valorem tax of 39 per cent., which is equivalent to an increase of nearly 100 per cent, over the ratio proposed by the house. These are fair samples of the new metal schedule. Most of the iron and stoebduties are practically- prohibitory under the law as it stands, and they will remain so under the law as it will be if the senate bill passes. Not a tool or a joist or an anvil or a machine will be made cheaper to thi consumer by this pretended reform o McKinleylsm. N. Y. World. TurlfT Iteform a Certainty. Tariff reform will come forward again and will keep on coming forward until the peoplo force their senators and representatives to obey their will and dissociate this government forevei from the idea that it is a part of a gov ernment's functions to "protect" one set of Americans at the expense of an other set of Americans. Our govern ment Is founded upon the idea that all men are equal before the laws and that the laws shall bear equally upon all, To legislate so that one set of Amer icans must pay another set of Amer icans two prices for all that they buy in order that the latter sot of Americans may make fortunes Is a totnl negation of this idea and is tyranny pure and simple. We repeat that the corrupt senators may lnmt tariff reform In this congress, but it will come back and will never cease Its cry until the cry Is heeded. Richmond Times. Com To Tlmf. Tlw, nnlv TrMii for toleratinu farther delay Is disposed of. That ex cuse was that the democrats were not nulte sure of their ground. They are now as sure as they ever will be. Chi capo Herald. It Is possible to do the right thing at tho wrong time. No fault can be found with Senator Hill's effort to put load on the free list except that he makes It when ho knows he must fail. Yet lead ought to )h: on the free list,' and coal and Iron ore. Philadelphia Record.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

latrm'itlotirt! Leuna litr Junn X4, 1M4 Quarterly Hmlcw. ISpcclally Arranged from Prloubot's N'uwa. ScHir-iunw Heading l.talm I to, and Hebrew U: 17-39. Oolucm Tbxt. Tho l-onl'.s portion is Ilia people OcuL 3.':0. Historical Doom Tho lessons extend from Geo. a2 to ll 1. I'sai.ms. Srvoral ot tho ovcnti find their p'.aeo In tho Hebrew Son ot Praises Psalms 103:1-30; 100: MS: 77:11-): 7:1-U; 13-1:10-10; lU:ia Sew Testament, In two places 1 n tho Sew Testament wo tint! brief account of this part of tho history, by Stephen In Acts 7:0-3. inj by tho author of Ilehrows from tho tundpoint of faith. Hub. llO-'.-J. Ht'iuKcn tub waki.no or A RATIOS'. Make this whole period clear In Us history of tho "noblo men of old." and us u history of tho way tho Jewish nation was brought Into belDtf. Thus shall this history bo to us "burning and fhlnlng thoughts" opeaUinu to our nouls with their "stilt. Htnall volco:" "Sweot nolaccsof dally life;" "Trees-yleldliiK all fruits. whoso leaves aro for tho hcallnc of the na tion. " Time. Tho lesion extents over about ") years from Jacob' return from l'andan-Aram U. C. 17101 to the Kxodus from Kzpt IL C. Il. according to our common chronology. Placks. Penlel. east of tho Jordan: Ilebroa and Shcchem In Palestine: Holtopolls, Coaa and I'lthom, and tho land of Uoihcn In Kgypt. nd tho northern part of tho lied sea. Pr.inoss. Jacob and his twelve Hons, espe cially Joseph. Moses, tovcrnl different rharaohs of Kgypt, Pharaoh's daughter. WiiKitK We Have Hkkn. Use the map and follow the travels of Jacob from Padan-Aram to Hebron, from Hebron to Goshen In Egypt; Joseph's journey In seeking his brothers, and thence to Egypt; the travels of Moses to Arabia, Sinai, back to Egypt; tho route of tho Israelites from Uoslien across the lied sea. What We Have Sees. Let the student appointed imagine the various events of the quarter, several of which are very picturesque. Scene 1. Jacob wrestling with the angel. Scene 2. Joseph s dreams. Scene !!. Joseph In his coat of many colors, and his brethren at Dothan. Scene 4. Joseph as a slave of Potlphar. Scene ß. Joseph in prison. Sceno 0. Joseph interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh. Scene 7. The brethren of Joseph In Egypt. bcenu S. Joseph s wont m Egypt. Sceno 0. Moses found by Pharaoh's daughter. Sceno 10. Moses seeking to liberate his people becomes an exile. Scene 11. Moses before Pharaoh. Tho plagues. Scene 12. The night of the Passover. Scene 13. Crossing the Red sea. Pehsoxs With Whom We Have Hecome acqcaixtei). liio life ami cnaracter of Jacob; of Joseph; of Moses. Some Tihxos We Have Li;.vkxei fkom Them. (l) About prayer. t'J) About the providence of (.Jod. (!5) About growth in character. (4) About faithfulness in daily duties tho way to higher things. (5) About forgiving those who liavc Injured us. (u) About faith In God. (7) About deciding to serve God. (S) About God's goodness and power In saving His people. (0) About hardening tho heart. (10) About God's guidance mathematical khvikw. Divide the number of men who went out of Egypt in tho exodus ( ) by the ago of Moses at the time of tho exodus ( ). Subtract from this tho sojourning of the children of Israel In a strange hind (Ex. 12:41) ( ); divido by the years of the famine in Egypt ( ); add the age of Jacob when he came down to Egypt ( ); multiply the number of tho plagues ( ); divide by the number of chapters in Genesis ( ); subtract tho age of Joseph when he died ( ); add tho age of Moses when ho llrst left Kgypt ( ); ndd the years Moses spent in Mldian ( ); divide by the number of books In the lllblo ( ) ; add the ago of Joseph when ho was sold Into Egvpt ( ); multipby by the number of Jacob's sons ( ); subtract tho age of Joseph when ho became ruler over Egypt ( ); add tho number of months Moses was old when his mother hid him in tho bulrushes ( ) multiply by tho years of plenty ( ); and you will have tho common dato of the exodus. AN INGENIOUS BRIDGE. It Demonstrates tho Fertility of Engi neering Ingenuity. A novel and ingenious use that was made .some time ngo of a rapid river current in India aptly illustrates tho fertility of resource of tho average engineering contractor. At a certain point along the river a temporary bridge was urgently necessary for tho transport of materials to be used In tho building of an Important neighboring structure, but the only available material was a quantity of three-Inch planking, about ten feet long and a little over three feet wide, and sora ordinary round timber cut from a neighboring forest. Pontoons woro mado of two slnglo planks, placed about fifteen feet apart, each plank being held on edgo at an anglo of about fifty degrees from tho vertical, both Inclining up stream, and kept at tholr proper dlstanoo by framing mado from tho round timber already mentioned. Hoth pontoons were moored to a chain. Tho peculiarity of tho bridge, of course, was that the water pressure upon tho Inclined surfaces of tho planks duo to a swift current permitted them to carry a considerable load, nnd tho structure served Its purpose admirably, accommodating a pretty lively traffic for an unexpectedly long period A Mabmarlae l'Uln. Tho bottom of tho Pacific between Hawaii and California Is said to bo no level that a railroad could bo laid for five hundred miles without altering tho grade anywhere. This fact was discovered by tho United States surveying vessel engaged In making soundings with tho view of laying cable. The gold enameling on watches ta cry pretty. This docs not refer to th aolld enameling, but to tho gold surfaces covered with pretty floral orna MeaUtlons in eaaaeL V

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