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~ PLAYING TEA. ‘ Ia a quaint and dim old attic z ~ Fragrant with queer, withered herbs, Joyous with the swift, wild-winged And the songs-of mating birds— In a qualnt and roomy attic, - Laughing in their merry glee, ; Kate and Elsie sit together, ’ Sit together, playing tea. ~ Elsie spreads the oaken table, ('Tis the bottom of a chair,) While Miss Kate with nimble fingers . Brushes Dolly’s curly hair, ! And puts by the worn-out garments For some others, fresh and new; Smiling all the while she chatters, And keeps Elsie chattering too. But such bread is on their table! * And such cake!” *‘so sweet and light,” Katie says, a queer smile wrinkling Up her forehead white. “What preserves! and oh! what butter! May I ask its price per pound?”’ “Forty-five,” the voice of Elsie Ripples with a joyous sound. ¢Forty-five I paid for this. Kate, Last week's tasted rough and old. (Shut the window, please, dear Bridget, Baby has a horrid cold ) ¢ How's your children, Mrs. Loveless? W ell and happy? that is good; - But I thought Frank had the measles? So at least I understood. , "“Are you going, Mrs. Loveless? . You must come again some day; You will surely soon forget me . If you stay so long away. Now play you were hostess, Katie, And I'll come and stay to tea; I will now be Mrs. Loveless, And you. Katie, shall be me.” ; Years have passed; within a cottage Kate and Elsie calmly sit, : Each with one foct on a cradle, * As a baby's sock they knit. And I smile as a quaint vision Of an attic flits o'er me, And I see those two young mothers - Once more children, “playing tea.” —Marie Oliver, in Old Colony Memerial.

AN ANNIVERSARY.

Adair Selkirk and I were quietly married in the dear little church of our native village, and as Adair had already secured employment in a distant town of some importance, we left shortly after the ceremony for oar future home.

We secured board in a private family, and lived in this way until after the birth of our baby boy, who came to gladden our hearts ten months before the opening of my story. Soon after this important event we rented a cozy little cottage in the suburbs of town, and; after securing the service of my old black ‘‘mammie,” settled down in a humble establishment of our own. i

We had lived thus about six months, when the third anniversary of our marriage rolled around. We decided to celebrate the occasion by inviting Adair's best friend, Oscar Davenport, and his wife (who had been a “schoolmate of my own), together with our minister and his wife, to a five-o'clock dinner; after which we anticipated a delightful evening together. ’

Old Mammie and I were in a flutter of excitement over the prospects of giving our first entertainment, and we spared no pains in arranging to have everything served in our best possible style. In order that this might be done I engaged the services of a waiter from one of the hotels, and he was to present himself at the cottage at noon. The morning of the third dawned cloudy and cold. A thick mist filled the air and the clouds threatened a heavy rain before noon. As I kissed Adair good-by at eight I had many forebodings of a sad termination to my anticipated day’s pleasure.

Just as the clock struck twelve the doorbell rang, and as Mammie left the iceﬁcream freezer to answer it she said, with a sigh of relief: “Well, dat nigger’s on time, and I's pow'ful glad on it, 'caze turnin’ dis here crank ain’t no easy job, 1 tell you: He sho’ is welcome.” 4

In a few minutes she returned, followed by the boy James, and handed me a note which had jast been left by a servant from the rectory. On opening it I read as follows:

“DEAR FRIEND—Mr. Clarke was taken sick suddenly in the night. Early this morning 1 called in our physician, who pronouuced his case to be more serious than we at first supposed. He will require careful nursing for several days, so it will be impossible for usto bé with you to-night. We send our best wishes for a pieasant evening and for many happy returns of this day. Your friend, “ANNIE CLARKE."”

Just then the rain came down in a steady patter, and with a sigh which gave expression to my disappointment I went over to the window, and stocd' gazing out into the gloomy street. **Come, now, Mis’ Cressie,. honey, don’t be a 'dulgin’ in no sich sor’ful. thoughts. Jist turn your #ine back fer three years, and think uv how [ happy you was dat night as you went er ridin’ up to de chu'ch do. Mars 'Dair’ll be here presently, and ef'n de company don’t come he and de baby’ll be here, and we’ll 'joy our own selves jist as much as ef'n dey all had been here.” ; : I saw much wisdom in Mimmie's remarks, and immediately resolved that I I would not allow the disappointment to cast a shadow over the third anni- | versary of my wedding day, and began I to romp with baby, who sat tied in his high chair by the table amusing himself with the big kitchen spoon. . Thus some time passed pleasantly away, when James announced that the table. was ready for my inspection. v The afternoon was now far advanced,’ and after changing my dress I seated myself in the little parlor, with baby asleep in my arms, anxiously avgraiting my husband’s return, as I knew he would make every effort to get offfrom the office at an earlier hour than usual. Presently the welcome sound of his footsteps greeted my ears, and | soon he stood beside me. 5

*lsn't it too bad,” I said, as I tucked baby away on the sofa, ‘‘that we should have such a miserable evening for . our first effort at hospitality?” : “It is, indeed, my little wife, but. it is just as well so—a greater disappointment is yet in store for you. Ihave received instructions from Mr. Benedict to meet his partner in the city to-night on important business for the firm. . In order to catch the train-I must leave you in half an hour. Davenport is to accompany me; therefore, you need not expect him or his wife.” 1 felt on the verge of a flood of tears, and my face must have given expression to my feelings, for my husband drew me close within his arms and said: “Don’t give way to those feelings, but listen to me. I have some good news to tell you. The property 1 owned in Marville has at last found w purchaser, and as real estate has gone up there I réceived for it 3,000 in cash. This money came to me by express this evening, and as I had no time to go mwbﬁnk 1 must trust it to _your eare for the night.” - . e ey SRR T AN DR Ter R

“I shall be in the ¢ity only a few hours,” he continued, _""#nd will return by the night express, so you may look for me about two o'¢lock in the morn-, ing. Don’'t make up your mind to be miserable while I'm gone, but retire early and sleep well, and dream pleasant dreams about how you will spend some of the money you have there.” He was soon gonme, and I watehed hima until he was out of sight; then turning from the window, I threw myself into a large armchair before the fire, and did just what Adair had told me not to do—burstintoa flood of tears.

After indulging myself in this femiinine weakness for about twenty minutes I felt equal to the task of breaking the news of great disappointment to Mammie. When I had told her of Adair’s return and departure, her philosophical turn of mind caused her to remark: ‘Well, honey, man he 'poses, and God He deposes! Sho’ly dey ain’t no tellin’ what a day’ll bring forth! Here we is done bin er working all day—fer what?. Jist to teach you a lesson in pachunce! and dat you musn’'t set yer heart on nuffin’ in dis life! Well! ef'n we wants to git these things put away 'fore dark, we'd better git about it. Jemes, you kin jist fold up de table linen, and put up de silver, and I'll tend to puttin’up'de vittles.”

It took but a short time to undo the work which had oceupied us all three since noon, and after having paid James and dismissed him, I returned to the parlor, where baby still lay sleeping. ; 17

As the rain was now falling in torrents, I resolved to remain downstairs until Mammie had finished her night’s worlk and would be able to accompany me upstairs. I have never been a timid woman; but that night, as I sat alone listening to the wind whistle about the house corners and driving the -raindrops" furiously against the shutters, a feeling of great uneasiness took possession of me—a strange foreboding of approaching evil. L

* 1n vain did I endeavor to shake it off. When Mammie came in we made a tour of inspection to see that the house was securely fastened, and then we ascended the stairs to my own apartments. Thanks to Mammie, a bright tire wwas. burning in the grate, and when ’thé lamps were lighted baby opened wide his eyes and announced his intention of Lkeeping awake. At any other time I should have been impatient at his obstinate wakefulness, but to-night I gave him all the encouragement he needed. While baby and I engaged in a great romp, Mammie nodded at us from her seat in the corner. It was near twelve o'clock and still baby seemed not to grow tired. In leaning forward to place him on the carpet before me [ distinetly heard a noise in the direction of the bed. - Turning my eyes that way I espied a foot protruding from under the mosquito bar that fell in folds to the floor. .

My breath almost left me. I felt myself grow weak and faint, but summoning all the courage in my nature I went on playing with baby. I thought of the $3.000 my husband had given me, and I felt sure that if anyone had overheard my conversation at the time he gave me the money, that person also knew that Adair expected to reach home at two. It was then nearly twelve, and the robber would soon grow impatient with waiting, come out from his place of concealment and demand of me the money, and, perhaps, murder us all. Something must be done, and done quickly. After turning over in my wmind many plans of escape from our hidden enemy, I decided upon this scheme:

- ‘“‘Mammie,” I said, ‘I hear a noise downstairs at the kitchen window. I believe some one is trying to break into the house. Wake up, get the candlegnfi we’ll frighten them off. Here is Aldair’s pistol; you take baby and give me the candle. I am not afraid. Now follow me—but wait! I have $3,000 about me that Adair left in my keeping. and I must conceal it in this room for fear of accident. I'll just put it on the shelf in the closet here until we return.”

So saying I cpened the closet door and pretended to hide away the package. Coming out, I closed the door tightly, and, followed by Mammie, went out into the hall, closing my bedroom door behind me. Ithen hurriedly whispered to Mammie what I had seen, and bade her take the candle and go on downstairs with baby, who still kept up his chatter. I took a stand at the door and listened until I heard the’ closet door hastily open;. steadily I turned the bolt of the chamber door, rushed toward the closet, slammed and locked the door, at the same time calling to Maminie to return.

As the closet had been fitted up for the reception of our silver, given to us as wedding presents, I knew the lock was strong; and as the burglar had been surprised he had about him no tools that would &nable him to effect his escape. Therefore I armed myself with Adair's pistol, and Mammie and buby and I kept watch over my prisoner until we were relieved at two o’clock by the arrival of my husband. Going out into the sfreet, he summoned a policeman. The burglar was brought out, handcuffed and carried away. . ¢

I was not surprised to recognize the boy James.—N. O. [imes-Democrat.

Overhead Baggage Handling.

A traveling crane has been utilized in the Vietoria station, at Manchester, to facilitate the movement of passengers’ luggage, and has been very successful in relieving the congestion of traffic on the platforms. A tramway has been suspeneded from the roof of. the station, and on this runs a light car fitted with an electric motor and a seat for an attendant. Cliains passing over a winch barrel, also operated by electricity, permit the basket truck to be raised or lowered, and in this way it is possible to ttansfer a load of parcels from one platform to another, over the heads of the passengers, who are thus free from the usnal inconveniences to whieh they are subjected by the movement of the baggage at large stations. The motor was designed and built at the Horwich works of the company, and it is proposed to extend the system to other stations. —llt is at the approach of extreme danger, when a hollow puppet can accomplish nothing. that power falls into the mighty hands of nature,. 01;.’1:9 spirit giant-born, who listens only to himself and knows nothing of compacts.—Schiller. - i o - ~New York il‘s the wealthiest of the states. The value of 115 real and persoual propetty reachds “the enormous

THE FARMING WORLD. . LARGE FRUIT CROPS. { To Be Secured by Giving Trees Good Care | in the Fall B The svay to secure a large crop of fruit next year is to get the trees and vines into condition this fall. The larger share of work with fruit is done early in the spring, for then the sprayer must be used frequently and much time is necessarily devoted to the destruction of insects instead of to the cultivation of trees and plants. There is but little work given fruit trees and vines during the summer and fall, yet much can be done that wouldirender spring work less laborious. In the obliteration of grape rot success has partially attended the spring applications of solutions for that purpose, but the sprayer can do better service until the crop is harvested than in spring, as the spores will be easier destroyed. After the vines are clear of grapes work can be performed in the endeavor to rid the ground of the spores by the free use of lime and the several recognized mixtures for that purpose. When such matters are deferred until winter the delay permits of the firmer establishment of the spores and their distribution by rains and winds. - | It requires a large amount of water | to dissolve some fertilizers, especially phosphates in the form of bone, meal or Carolina rock that has not been acidulated. The fall is an exceilent .time to apply such, and their application is beneficial to trees and vines, ‘which are believed to store up certain substances that are wutilized for the formation of fruit during the spring or bearing season. Experimenters with strawberries have found summer and fall applications of fertilizers to the plants of great assistance in increasing the yield and quality of berries the following spring,and on a'plat which | produced at the -rate of nearly 5,000 ~quarts per acre this season the heaviest application of fertilizers was made the previous summer. The practice of 'abandoning the fruit fields until the ' growing season again arrives is to lose time, for weeds and grass take away a large portion of the plant food of the i soil, and the exhausted trees and vines -have but a partial supply of plant food with which to recover from their work - of fruit production. : : A large crop takes from the soil nearly all the elements of growth. As stated, an application of phosphate will be of advantage in the summer, but a little later there should be given a slight dressing of potash. larly in the spring more potash should be applied, followed later by some nitrogenous fertilizer. By this method there will be less loss during winter by | rains, and the plant food will be given at the most appropriate periods. In l an orchard a,grass erop may be grown occasionally, when fertilizers are used i liberally, but the sod should be turned ‘ander and the land also well limed. It is the weeds that do the damage, and especially to the small fruits. It is not profitable to postpone cultivation i untii spring, for the most damage to . the fruit crops is in the fall. —Philadel- ' phia Record. :

PASSING OF THE MULE.

Little Further Use for the Animal in the 2 i World.

At the Eureka colliery, Winderist, Pa., where eleven thousand tons of bituminous coal are turned out every month, there is not a single mule dragging out its gloomy life in the long underground works. = Electricity has replaced animal power to good advantage to the mine operators and to the mules as well. At present, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, there® are in the colliery nine thousand one hundred and thirty feet of track, having a-gauge of thirtysix inches. The coal is collected in cars holding about a ton each, which are made 'up into' trains of twenty-five to forty cars. .Formerly the cars were connected together by chams and hooks, but since electricity was adopted they have been supplied;with link and pin couplings. The grades, as a rule, are under two per cent., and the most of them are favorable to the loaded trains. . Just at present one ‘locomotive is in use. It is a little over ten feet long. five feet wide and exerts a pull of fifteen hundred pounds at a speed of eight miles an hour. The current is taken from a bare copper wire by a trolley and the locomotive can be gperated when the trolley wire is only three feet above the rails. The whole car is protected by a stromg covering from damage by falliny rock. Three more locomotives have been ordered -for the switching service inside the .mine. - They are somewhat smaller and are designed for a pull of about eight hundred pounds at the drawbar. The power-house is a little frame building containing a sixteen. by five and a half-foot boiler, a one.hundred—horse power engine and a ninety-kilowatt generator. The owners of the mine are so pleased with the operation of the electric haulage plant that they have been installing one at another of their collieries. ;

SHADE FOR PASTURES. If There Are No Irees Recourse Must Be A "Had to Artiidcial Means. ‘Where pastures contain no trees for shade in the strong heat of summer, it is ecrunel not to afford some artificial shade for the stock. Such shelter . 20 __'_-r’ i st o =il Vl."" ——— ‘E‘E;H ‘ ' ‘ 7 L TR . ~ﬂ;ﬁ\“mﬁ“w 7 T, ] e B S 4 . ; ity ;:"\—;: : Zé . 91’\V,L'h _(uj_‘"' e <;T~! R e - : TEMPORARY SHADE FOR STOCK. should ‘be provided on humane grounds, but there is a question of dollars and cents in it as well. Discomfort of any kind lessens productiveness and growth. A rough shed of boards, or even a rough framéwork covered ~ith green boughs, will answer the purpose very well, but where lumber s expensive and green boughs are not at hand, cheap cotton cloth can be ‘used very effectively, and economicaldy. Such cloth can be bought for five @lts or less a yard, and can be stretched over a framework set up against the pasture fence.—American Rgdlonltvntet: 4 o s e I milk iiéﬁ?» in open phns the pans should be only about half full. Better results in cream :%gmb. sesn

WATERING THE GARDEN. A EKansas Man Tells How It Is Done !y Means of a Windmill. : Usually a garden is irrigated by rt:Ening the wafer between every other, or every third, row. This necessitates long rows, or the water will reach the end before the ground is thoroughly wet. To obviate this trouble, C. D. Perry, of Clark county, writes in tﬁ:e Kansas agricultural report that his garden last year was made as shown in the accompanying illustration and described below. ‘‘Selecting a pie§ce of ground 25 by 150 feet, I ascertained with a level the way the level links ran. It was of no consequence which way the beds lay, or what were their shapes. I made them wide enough for two rows of vegetavles, with sunken paths between. The path ran around one end of the first bed and then around the opposite end of the second, and so on until the entire plat wias laid out. Now when a stream of water

fWIND ; RESERVOIR) MILL — = ‘ g . | ;’ / _,» l . . { i : I i + i PLAN FOR IRRIGATING. i 2or 3 inches deep is turned into /the path at the highest point of .the gar- l den, it will follow the pathto the end of the first bed, go round it and down the next path, ete. ‘Three inche3l of head and the slight fall the water gets going.around the ends of the beds will carry it back and forth to the bottom of the garden, where perhaps the last bed is 2or 3 feet lower than the first. By this time each bed is wet from side to side. An 8-foot windmill, wi&h a small pond or a wooden tank holding 120 barrels, will enable every family to raise more vegetables and small fjui-‘cs than it needs.” [ AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM. Shall Progresslve Dairymen Buy or B:reed ‘Their Cows? I The above question is surely aivery practical one. No one who has af any time attempted to establish a heﬂ.d of dairy cows but will know what a|difficult matter it is to get together a| collection of cows which shall at jonce prove profitable in the practical, working dairy. If one makes up his mind to make dairying a specialty, and|if he is in a hurry to get at it, them, of course, he must depend largely on outside buying for his foundation ,herd. But after he has the cows and| has thoroughly tested each individual, weeding out undesirable ones, so { that he knows those he has left are profitable from his point of view, then the question arises, shall he raise his| own stock to supply future demanils ‘or shall he depend upon buying, as iin_ the first instance? There are many ]gqod reasons why he should raise his own cows. In. the first place, havin{& secured a herd of cows whizh has developed, to a marked degree, the milk and Dbutter-producing tendenc_‘%, he has but to secure a well-bred dairy bnll to breed his cows to, to be |quite suve of getting what he .%eeks. iThe heifers got by this mating will invariably prove equal if not superior to their dams. These facts are taken from a dairyman’s point of view.! The young things are cheaply raised jup to the point of milk giving. To say the least, they can be raised as cheaply as they can be purchased, and then yon must take your chances and—nbot .always sound judgment if yoßlbuy—as to whether they will make good cows or not. On the other hand, there is no question but what it is a great amount of extra work and.a source of annoyance to break a number of Heifers each year, and again, they, of cburse, are not as profitable dairy animals as adult cows are at their best. But we should remember that if a helifer is fed intelligently from birth with the idea of making a cow of her, her worth as a Jdairy animal will be greatly enhanced. We have often seen young'heit‘ers for the first time in milk yielding larger profits than some of the| older cows. = The young heifers are . constantly getting better, while the;f cows will soon ‘begin to fail as old a',ge approaches. ! :

We should advise by all meanis that dairymen breed and raise their own cows.—Herbert W. Mumferd, in I;rairie Farmer. & <

The Texture of Butter.

The texture of butter depends| partly on the animal, partly on feé(ﬁ, and partly upon the temperature of the, cream when churned. Cows that give the richest milk make the most] solid butter. In such cows what shohld go to make suet or beef fat is turned into the milk glands. The same result comes from feeding very rich food like cotton-seed meal. A small quantity of this mixed with wheat bran should be fed to cows; it will make butter |much firmer during hot weather in summer, but it will need in addition that the milk and cream be kept in a cool place. —N. Y. World. [ The Demand for Butter. | Lhe people of the United States eat on the average about four pounds of butter for each bushel of wheat consumed as food. From this it is easy to see that so far as the home markey is congerned butter brings the farmer more money than wheat, and yeti there are some folks who think the dairy industry, which includes the sale of milk for food, and the manufacture of Meese as well as of butter, is not of very much importance .as compared with wheat raising. Fiv o il Geill{»id"o‘( Stumps. | To'destroy stumps bore a hole ne or two inches in diameter, according to size of tree, and eighteen inches deep. Put in one and one-half ounces of saltpeter. Fill with water, and plag up closely. In six months put in saws hole half a gill of .'kerosen%e 0. and then light. The stump wii) smolder away without blazing,i even down to every part of the roots, leav=g nothing but ashes. = | . Bropie frait in lime i safd to be a ﬁﬂﬁiﬁ’axwﬁvﬁﬁm% It is easily

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. ; ! i International Lesson for August $3, 1898 —Crossing the Jordan—Joshua 3:5-17. |Specially Arranged from Peloubet’s Notes.] GoLDEN TEXT.—When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee.—lsa. 43:2. THE SECTION includes the first four chape ters of Joshua. TiME.—B. C. 1451 (Usher), early in ApriL The crossing of the Jordan was on the tenth of Nisan. This was exactly forty years after tho exodus. 5

PLUACE.—At the fords of the .lordan opposite Jericho. 0

‘CIRCUMSTANCES.—The forty years' wander= ings are ended, The great leader, Moses, has done his work successfully and died upon the mountains of Nebo. The people are encamped in the valley of the Jordan opposite Jericho, in full sight of their new home. ‘

EXPLANATORY.

The New Leader. — The mantle of Moses fell upon Joshua, the son of Nun, and he was appointed by God to be the leader of the people. His age wasabout eighty-four at the time he became com-mander-in-chief. He died at the age of one hundred and ten (Judg. 2. 8). + 5. ““‘And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify (make holy) yourselves:” The. command now given was undoubtedly of the same import with that given by Moses on the eve of the delivery of the law upont Mount Sinai (Ex. 19: 10-14). “To-morrow,” Nisan 10th (4: 19), the fortieth anniversary of the exodus. *“The Lord will do wonders among you:” By this miracle (1) God inspired His people with faith and eourage for their future work (v. 10); (2) He put fear in the hearts of their enemies; (3) He gave those enemies new proofs that He was the true God, and thus called on them to repent; (4) this miracle being done through Joshua, indorsed him before the people as their Divinely appointed leader. ’ 6. “*‘Spake unto the priests:” Whose duty it was. ‘‘The ark of the covemnant:” The ark of the covenant, or the testimony, wasa sacred chest containing the two tables of stone, inscribed with the Ten Commandments (and the pot of manna, and Aaron’s rod. Heb. 9:4). It was the symbol of Jehovah’s presence, of His covenant promise, and of their covenant of obedience. ‘‘Went before the people:” There was to be a space of two thousand cubits, or nearly three quarters of a mile, between the ark and the people, so that all could see the sacred symbol of the Divine presence (Josh. 3:4), which could not be done if the ark was closely surrounded ‘bya crowd. 7. “And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee:” Make thee great, put honor upon thee, as the leader and commander of the people. Henceforth he would be accepted as the true successor of Moses. 8. “Ye shall stand still in Jordan:” They were first required to pause on the brink of the stream, till the channel was laid dry, and then they seem to have advanced and taken their station in the midst of it, till all the people_had passed over. If the waters, ‘ dammed up some miles above, should break through their barriers, they | would be the first to be destroyed, and the people would have some warning. Thus they were an example of faith in God, an object lesson.in plain sight of the people.. s 9. “Said unto the children of Israel, Come .. . and hear:” It seems that the Israelites had no intimation how they were to cross the river till shortly before the event.

10. “‘Hereby ye shall know that the living God is -among you.” Jehovah would prove His existence and His presence by His works. By this manifestation of power He would prove to them that He would give them the vietory over the dangers and difficulties they greatly feared, and that He would “without fail drive out from before you” those who then possessed the land.

11. “Behold the ark . . . of the Lord of all the earth:” who therefore has the right and power to give you theland. “Passeth over before you:” tolead you, to make the way for you, to prove that it is safe for you to follow, to show that the power and the victory are from God. 12. “Now, therefore, take you twelve men:” to bring memorial stones from the river bed, as described later on. 13. “And it shall come to pass:” This verse is the promise of what isdescribed in verse 16, as fulfilled. ;

15. ‘“For Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest:” i. e., the barley harvest, whieh is during the latter part of March and first of April in this warm and sheltered region. The cause of this great amount of water is found in the melting snows of Lebanon. . At some other times the river can be easily forded. This season of high, water was wisely chosen,for the miracle was the more stupendous an® impressive to the Israelites.

16. ‘“The waters . . . rose up upon a heap very far from the city of Adam:” The true meaning is expressed by the R. V., “rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan.”

17, *The priests ~ . .. stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan:” proving their faith in God’s promise, and calling attention to the fact that it was Divine power alone that opened the way and preserved them in it.

. LESSONS FOR TO-DAY. We have a great and tried Leader, whom God hasproved by many miracles and by marvels of transformed character to be the Leader whom He has appointed to guide us to Our Promised Land. ; ; _ A Jordan flows between us and every best good of life—new life, usefulness, education, higher spheres, enlarged lives. : e FRENCH GOSSIP. STEAMERS of 1,000 tons can now go up the Seine to Paris with their own steam. 4 : AN international conference on the protection of wild birds useful to agriculture was held in Paris in the last days of June. : Lorp DUFFERIN has been obliged to discharge all the French servants at the British embassy in Paris, as they have repeatedly been discovered tampering with dispateh boxes. ’ ! . Canres will connect the Eiffel tower with iturrets of the Trocadero palace, during the 1900 exhibition, and upon them light passenger trains will be run by gravitation. ' FRrANCE proposes to put an end to racing by ocean greyhounds by enforeing the regulations of 1883, limiting the speed at sea. A new bill drawn up by the marine ministry, imposes heavy penalties for excessive speed. _ In I'rance the Budget committec has decided to remove the taxes on wines, ‘beer,cider, and other “‘hygienic drinks,” and to mmm;:;eﬂmﬁmspmt&mm ammmam% be b statempnopely, 10y F %«%@&ﬁ%;@ﬁ% Geo s R e e

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Tobacco-Twisted Nerves.

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I use Piso’s Cure for Consumption both in my family and practice.—Dßr. G. W. ParTERSOYN, Inkster, Mich., Nov. 5, 1894.

THE MARKETS.

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