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250 /(‘;E;:ﬁ/‘ s g _;& , : A i %... LMY !f\{ e LA @ @ e .eß= i 7 Y AR é’\%' .’ﬁ&,\:.: /L &< 82~ o/ O > RIGADIER N § GENERAL ‘XY Y X FALCHARLES Ba A §Copyright, 1897, by F. Tennyson Neely.] 4 CHAPTER XX. a Say had dawned on the Big Horn aever to be forgotten by those who watched the conflict from the stockade, mever to be recalled by those who_ went farth €o fight. Broad daylight -had -=ome and the sun was peeping over the €ar horizon as strong arms bore the asmeonscious officer within the post, anmd the commander eagerly questioned €he men who came with him. Their story was quickly told. They had fled before overpowering numbers of the ‘Sioux the night before, had made their way through the timber in the darkamess and come ahead all night, grop#ng their way from ridge to ridge until =t the peep of day they found themselves in sight of familiar landmarks, and could see the gleam of the waters .of the Fork dancing away under the ~fawn. And then, as they essayed to wide on they found the Indians all .around them. Whichever. way they Zurned the foe appeared; but only in =scattered; parties and small numbers. ¥ot once did more than half a dozen appear in sight, and then, confident of speedy succor from the fort, they Jhad decided to make a dash for it,’and %0 rode boldly out into the open. But @ow a score of-warriors popped up and ‘Berred the way, while others far out at flank or rear kept up long range #re. One man was shot through the Body and fainted and had to be borne along. Then the lieutenant was shot in the leg, but no one knew it until they saw his boot was running over with blood, and he was growing ghast--2y white, even though he kept encouraging and directing. But when at Jast #he cavalry met them and brushed the dndians away from the front, Capt. F¥rum, who rode at their head, ordered ®ir. Dean taken right into the post while he dashed on to punish the Sioux, ““and he is giving them hell, too,”” said £he excited trooper, ‘“for there couldn’t ave been more than a hundred Indians =il told.” : : ; Ah, not in sight, perhaps. poor dads!—mnot 'in sight of horse, foot or: fort; for if there were only a hundred, Tinw came it that Yhe fire grew fiercer wtill, and that presently every musket #Zm the infantry skirmish line, too, was fbiszing on the foe? By this time eavwiry and infantry both had disappeared wover the curtaining ridge, and the «calonel’s face grew grave and haggard -as he listened. Three-fifths of his lit#Je garrison were out there battling ~apaimst unknown numbers. They had gone fo rescue the detachment and vbring it safely in. That rescue was .accomplished. The precious package £or which so much had been risked was ihere—but what detained the com-

mand? Why did they not return? Beyond doubt far more Indians were out 7#there now than when first the firing “began. ‘“Gallop out, Mr. Adjutant, and 7£edl the major to withdraw his line and #all back on the stockade,” was the ~grder—and with a lump in his throat #hie young officer mounted again and’ startfed. He was a pet in the garrison, ~xaly in his second year of commission. They saw him gallop through the gate, ~waw him ride gallantly straight for the wartaining ridge beyond which the -smoke was rising heavily now, saw ~him breasting the slope, his orderly following, saw him almost reach it, and then suddenly the prairie seemed o jet fire. The foremost horse reared, piunged and went rolling over and over. They saw—plainly saw through ¥¢heir glasses, and. a zhriek of agony ~and horror went up from among the women at the sight—half a dozen paint~gd savages spring out from behind the Jedge, some on pony back, some afoot, -zed bear down on the stricken form of %she slender young rider now feebly - striving to rise from the turf; saw the empty hand outstretched, imploring amercy; saw jabbing lances and bramslished war clubs pinning the helpless oy to earth and beating in the bared, | ~giefenseless head; saw the orderly ~diragged from under his struggling ißorse and butchered by his leader’s -=stde; saw the bloody knives at work #earing away the hot red scalps, then xipping off the blood-soaked clothing, and, to the music of savage shouts of gzlee and triumph, hacking, hewing, mmatilating the poor remains, reckless £ the.bullets that came buzzing along £he turf from the score of Springfields sturned loose at the instant among the doopholes of the stockade. It was 800 Fards away in the dazzling light of the. rising sun. Old Springfields did not <arry as do the modern arms. Soldiers . «of those days were not taught accurate :shooting as they are now. It was too far for anything but chance, and all “within a minute or two the direful dragedy was over, and the red warridrs Mad darted back behind the ridge from “which théy came. o God! sir,” gasped the officer o’od at the side of the awe-_-adxseken post commander, “I believe 3£ 'Red Cloud’s entire band, and %e got our poor boys surrounded! _:%"We'send selp?” - #Bend help! Merciful heaven, man, - who’s to help us? Whg's to protéct . %a‘poar women and: children if we - #o? I have but two companies left. ~ ¥t’s what those fiends are hoping—~have been planning—that I'll send out =y —.faigtg; man tg the aid of those al- ~ weady gone, and then they'll dart lin ﬁ,s?v'ﬁétwﬂ{'becoﬁe’of E;: )&?z’l. .tfg"’ﬁfis_"i{'“e ek AR B e Fis £‘§WW of sweat were pcm‘nl}g ) - down the colonel’s face as he turred mém to the huts where now, | éé?ﬁ‘&@a*“;«gﬁﬁf fm& md ; cl'gildren wére ‘ fS i the Al wanfllled with ~ #he sobbing of the little ones. Up R 8 foviade oame two young [ e tiei fades et and rigid, e h At i

" fes : e TS our poor fellows southward,away from us. They are massed between them and us. It would only be playing into their hands; my boy. "It’s too late to help. Our duty ngw is here.” = = .+ "But good God, sir! I can’'t stay without raising a hand to help. I beg—l impiore!” : “Go back to your post at once, sir. You may be needed any minute. Look there! - Now!” : -

And as he spoke the colonel pointed to the southeast. ‘Over the scene beyond the divide to' the south hung the bank of pale-blue smoke. Out on the slope lay the ghastly remains of the young adjutant and his faithful comrade, “‘who, not ten minutes before, had galioped forth in obedience to their orders and met their soldier fate. Out to the southeast the ridge fell gradually away into the general level of the rolling prairie, and there, full a thousand yards distant, there suddenly darted into view three horsemen, troopers evidently, spurring madly for home.

“They've cut their way through! Thank God!” almost screamed the spectators at the parapet. But their exultation died an instant later. Over the ridge in swift pursuit camea dozen painted, feathered braves, their ponies racing at lightning speed, their arrows and bullets whizzing along the line of flight.” The horse of the foremost trooper was staggering, and suddenly went plunging headlong, sending his rider sprawling far out on the turf. He was up in a second, dire peril nerving him to desperate effort. His comrades veered at his cry for help and glanced back over their shoulders. One, unnerved at sight of the dashing foemen in pursuit, clapped spurs again, and bending low, rode madly on. The other, gallant fellow! reined about in wide, sweeping circle, and turned back to meet his running comrade. They saw him bend to lend a helping hand. saw him bend still lower as three of the Indians leaped from their ponies, and, kneeling, loosed their rifles all at once; saw him -topple out of saddle, and his stricken horse, with flapping rein, trot aimlessly about a moment, before he, too, went floundering in his tracks; saw the other soldier turn to face his faté by his dying comrade’s side, fighting .to the last, overwhelmed and borne down by the rush of red warriors. Strong men turned aside in agony. unable to look on and see the rest-—the brutal, pitiless clubbing and stabbing, the fearful hacking of lance and kmnife—but others. still, in the fascination of horror; gazed helplessly through the smoke drifting upward from the blazing loopholes,.and once a feeble cheer broke forth as one shot took effect and a yelling Indian stretched out dead upon the sward. Then for a brief moment all eyes centered on the sole survivor who came sweeping down the slope, straight for the stockade. Almost it seemed as though he might yet escape, despite

é‘i\\'&/k@""{} . - ) 5 R % Y% g NN T "-'//% L 1 ".'._{ ' o o / /%e 2 \ D &7 / /< : L= @¥‘ /»\,j;s}‘:!l‘ : L SRR JQ\K‘ \F ,ﬂ ~ W ’_4,;;@..: : >, 8 C AT 1@ — ‘Q'%.“g g N, 5 / %) \\‘//‘\ oL f ‘_ ¢ g v ( b ; N S St( Y Wz ) y '\ ‘ ] \"\{{j&}u\\. % Zé‘/)?//’ l\ | Y 18 zﬁ’/’ ///,,;’f The other turned back to meet his running : comrade. the fact that his horse, too, was lurching and stumbling, and his pursuers were gaining rapidly, defiant of the fire of the little fort. Reckless of order and discipline, a dozen. soldiers nearest the gate rushed out upon the open ‘bench, shonting encouragement and sending long-range, chance shots. But with every stride the fleeing steed grew weaker, stumbled p,ainfully and slackened speed, and soon they saw him slowing down despite the frantic jabbing of the spurs, and with drooping head and bleeding nostrils giving up the fight. And then, at sound of the triumphant yells and jeers.of his pursuers, the. poor wretch in saddle threw one fearful glance behind him,. one despairing- look toward the comrades and the refuge still a quarter of a mile away and with shaking hand he turned the brown- revolver on his own temple and pulled trigger, and then went tumbling earthward, a corpse. There at least was one scalp the Sioux could covet in vain, for, with shouts of vengeance, the little squad of infantry, deaf to all orders or the clamor of the bugle recall, dashed out over the level beach firing furiously as they ran, and, whether from the superstitious awe with which.the Indians view the suicide, or the dread of close combat with the " gallant band of blue-coats, the mounted warriors turned and scurried 'across the prairie, and were presently out of range beyond the ridge again. Then and not till they had reached and lifted and borne the lifeless form of the trooper did the little party condescend to answer the repeated summons from the fort. Then at last they slowly returned, unrebuked, for no man had the heart to ehide their daring.s & PASDS ; Only once more was there further sight of the one-sided battle. Half a mile or more beyond the bare divide there rose against the southern sky a. bold, oblong height or butte, studded with bowlders and stunted pine, and watchers at the fort became aware as the sun efimbed higher that the smoke’ cloud, thinning gradually but perceptibly, was slowly drifting thither. The fire, too, grew faint and scattering. The war wheops rang and reechoed among the rocks, but all sounds of cheering had long since died away. At last, an hour after the fury. of theﬁgl:l began, the colonel, gazing in speechless grief through his field-glass, muttered - “Some of them are still left, They are fighting for their lives along that bhtte e G aroean i Only a few, though. One by one the el e et

to stir and move about. TLittle by lit tle the fire slackened, and all but oc casional scattered shots died utterly away. Then other forms, feathered and bedizened, were seen rushing ir numbers up the distant hillside, anc that meant all was over, and the bruta. knives were busily at work. Little by little all sound of conflict, all sight of combatants disappeared entirely, ancd the unclouded sunshine streamed dowr upon a scene on which the silence o death indeed had fallen. When at last. late that afternoon, the watchers reported a vast body of Indians drifting away eastward toward the distant Powder river, and venturesome scouts stole out to reconmnoiter, backea by skirmish lines from the stricken post, ‘they found the grassy slopes beyond that curtaining ridge one broad field of death, strewn with the stripped and hacked and mangled forms of those who had'so gallantly dashed forth to the aid of comrade soldiery at the break of day, so torn and mutilated and disfigured that only‘a limited few were identified. Officers and men, one after another, had died in their tracks, victims of Red Cloud and the Ogallalla Sioux. : ;

And all for what? Late that night the quartermaster in wild agitation sought his colonel’s door, a package in his hands. “For God’s sake, sir,look at this!’’ he cried. The cords had just been ecut, the seals just broken, the stout paper carefully opened and the contents of the precious package exposed to view. It held no money at all, nothing but layer on-layer of waste and worthless paper. CHAPTER XXI. A week went by at Fort Emory, and not a word came buck from Dean. The furious storm that swept the hills and swelled the rivers was the talk of every army post within two hundred miles, while in the gambling hells and saloons of Laramie, Cheyenne and Gate City men spoke of it in low tones and with bated breath. If ever the bolts of Heaven were launched to defeat a foul crime it was right there at Canyon Springs, for the story was all over Wyoming by this time how the worst gang of cutthroats that ever invested the wide west had galleped in strong force to that wild, séequevtered nook to murder Dean and his whole party of the hated “blue bellies,” if need be, but at all hazards to get the precious package in his charge. Fifty thousand dollars in government greenbacks it contained if Hank Birdsall, their chosen leader, could be believed, and hitherto he had never led them as*ray. He swore that he had the “straight tip,” and that every man who took an honest part in the fight, that was sure to ensue, should have his square one thousand dollars. .Thirty to ten, surrounding the soldiers along the -bluffs on every side, they counted on easy vietory. But the warning thunder had been enough for the young troop leader, and prompted him to break camp and get out of the gorge. They were starting when Birdsall’s scouts peered over the bank and the outlaw ordered instant pursuit, just in time to meet the fury of the flood and to see some of his fellows drowned like rats in a sewer. o

But who betrayed the secret? What, officer .or government employe revealed {the fact that Dean was going with so much treasure?—and what could have been his object? Birdsall had taken to the mountains-and was beyond pursuit. “Shorty,” one of his men, rescued from drowning by the mail carrier and escort coming down from Frayne, confessed the plot, and the general was now at Emory investigating. Maj. Burleigh had taken to his bed. Capt. Newhall was reported gone to Denver. Olld John Folsom lay with bandaged head and blinded eyes in a darkened room, assiduously nursed by Pappoose and Jéssie, who in turn were devotedly attended by Mrs. Fletcher. Possessed of some strange nervous excitement, this energetic woman was tireless in her effort to be of use. Minus ten of their very best, “C™ troop still.camped at Emory, the generdal holding it for public escort duty, and, to his huge delight., young Loomis was assigned to command it until Dean should return. There came. a day when the news arrived frdm Frayne that the Laramie column had crossed the Platte and marched on for the Big Horn, and then John Folsom began to mend and was allowed to sit, up, and told the doctor he had need to see Maj. Burleigh without delay, but Burleigh could not leave his bed, said the physician in attendance—a very different practitioner from Folsom’s —and the old man began to fret and fume, and asked for writing materials. He wrote Burleigh a note, and the doetor forbade his patient’s reading anything. Maj. Burleigh, said he, was a very sick man, and in a wretchedly nervous condition. Serious consequences were feared unless utter quiet could be assured. g :

Then Folsom was pronounced well enough to be taken out for a drive, and he and Pappoose had the back seat together, while Jessie, with Harry Loomis to drive, sat in front, and Jess was shy and happy, for Loomis had plainly lost his heart to his comrade’s pretty sister. Marshall had now been gone nine days and could soon be expected home, said everybody, for with a big force going up there the Indians would scatter and “the boys” would have no trouble coming back. And so this lovely summer afternoon everyone seemed bright and joyous at the fort, listening to the band and wondering, some of the party, at'least. how much longer it would be before they could hope to hear from the absent, when there arose sudden sounds of suppressed commotion in the camp of “C’ troep. A courier was coming like mad on the road from Frayne—a courier whose panting horse reined up a minute, with heaving flanks, in the midst of the thronging ‘men, and all the troop turned white and still at the news the rider briefly told—three companies at Warrior Gap were massacried by the Sioux, 170 men in all, including Sergt. Bruce and all “C” troop’s men but Conroy and Garret, who had cut their way through with Lieut. Dean and were safe inside the stockade, though painfully wound‘ed. This appalling story the girls ‘heard with faces blanched with horror. Passionate weeping came to Jessie’s relief, but Pappoose shed never a tear. ‘The courier’s dispatches were taken in to the colonel, and Folsom, trembling with, mingled yweakness. and. excite-

What the New Spring Colors of PARIS Will Be The First Full Sé;son of the New‘ Century Promises s to be a Brilliant One in Colors :

COLQ‘R-S‘ that wwill come twith the advent of spring EASON follows season so rapidly that the writer of fashions need never be without an. entrancing subject. Now just as the gowns and coats and other garments which we decribed a month or more ago are being worn comie the first hints of what the spring will bring. No matter whether other cities are gradually drifting away from Paris in the matter of styles or not, this city is still the leader in the matter of > o - g R S R e S ] s§l» pfec> o G SPN ke 0?/ \\%‘% g e el gt 2;;%%;\‘ B Tl SR 4 o ‘f‘g%v3°v< : i s B G FFCT Mgy . S :ﬁ*:{-i*;;g%‘ﬁ:q S 3 A, S F 1 ' SR L R SR e R -1 RS S e z}f»m : PR R o R S el SRR R 3 BRI BY Bavonage g ol ol s R& 8 e e W 8 i e haE o GSR 3 et »»V b e e Booasae TV e s e R e ,N\??"‘“X‘%?"} “4%—**,“'"\ : : -Q@’i;}é;’;: SE e ﬂ“,:g’,g;,{-)%o;xﬁ G O e L 2 IRIRE A s p 2Ot oCrs = + bt Dy = IN A NEW SHADE OF BLUE CAMEL'S HAIR. colors. When red is the vogue in Paris it is sure to be popular in every other fashion center the world over.. In fact, Paris can make or unmake any color, and for the spring season the fancy here will be red. The dainty touches on costumes, vests, jackets and hat trimmings, with a relief of white as the spring advances. The popularity of red is seen in the, ribbons, silks and cloth materials that shopkeepers are laying in for the spring trade.

Following the reds quite closely will come the greens and yellows, the latter shading from cream to maize and the deeper yellows. Other fashionable colors will be the blue tints on the purplish order, delicate grays, the lighter shades of tan, seal brown, azures. pinks and odd tints in pale green dnd terracotta.

From this range of colors it will be seen that the coming season. much like those that have passed, will offer a great variety in the way of cclors, and that one can scarcely go amiss in the choosing, but at the same time .fhe woman who can wear it will be safest in choosing red for the tcuches in her spring garments. DBut as the warmer season advances the reds must be lightened with dainty bits of white, and it is promised that by the time summer is here again the reds will have given place to the whites almost entirely. el SOME model gotons that portray the spring fa.s:/)ion.r‘ NE can see a number of the spring O gowns on exhibition already at the more fashionable modistes and the large shops. They are shown early, for the reason that many of the French women occupy the time during Lent in selecting and ordering their early spring wardrobes, and the Paris merchant caters to this desire in or-

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‘and one below the bust on the sides. These are ornamented with red and gold enameled buttons. An afternoon house gown that is a schoice sample of the coming styles is of yellow silk, trimmed with guipure lace and yellow velvet. The skirt has wee tucks on each side of the front extending a little below the hips. and gradually growing longer toward the front. Four bias strappings around the hem of the skirt, with pipings of black velvet. A slightly full bodice opening over a vest of white silk, with three rosettes of black velvet to fasten below. A large turnover collar of White guipure lace. et G’HE empire is the order of the hour in wraps VENING wraps in Paris are runE ning to the empire order. Early 'in the season an effort was made to break the popularity of these garments, but it was seemingly not suecessful, for the empire wrap is the most pronounced feature of the winter fashions at the present time. Plain silk is the favorite material. though a great many are mace of velvet and brocades. In the silk garments especially an inncvation in the way of a shaped flounce has been introduced that changes them somewhat from the original empire style. -In other respeécts the silkk wraps are decidedly plain. as a rule the only trimming aside from the flounce being revers of fur. I Some idea of the winter fashicns may be had from a description of the going ‘away gown of a bride who is to be married late in January. The material is a heliotrope colored ecloth. ‘The skirt is quite plain. The jacket is short on the sides, with tiny coat tails. The revers, edged with broadtail. are prolonged to several inches below the waist line. but the vest again is short. There is a 4 belt of black ribbon ‘'that

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CLOTHES IN INDIA.

A Mistaken Notion About Their Weight in That Country is Generally Entertained.

It is the prevailing idea that India‘ has a to¥sting hot climate and that the residents go around in thin white linen, flimsy gauzes and laces, and live with a palm-leaf fan in their hands. Therefore, many mistakes are made by travelers who go out to the coral strands of song, mistakes the more bitterly regretted as all one’s clothes:- must be brought from home. Bombay, for instance, is moist and hot like a Turkish bath. Poona, to which all the people of Bombay who have money emigrate for three months and where all the social functions oeccur, is cool, and Mahableshwa, another hill station, is likewise. In Bombay all is soft, light and starchless; in Poona the summer garments of England and America suffice, and in Mahableshwa serges and tweeds 4are. necessary.

At Calcutta and Simla the smartest and most up-to-date clothes are called for. In Calcutta the women:wear the dainty fripperies of a London June, and when they go up to Simla they add warm furs and cloaks. Simla is the Paris of the Himalayas. During six months in Simla you experiencs three eclimates—two months warm, bright and joyful; three of fogs and heavy rains, when nothing but stout boots and heavy tweeds can be worn, and two months of rarefied, champagny atmosphere tliat demands the TUTR, : In some territories it so cold that the people who cannot afford furs wear leather coats, and the British troops have special vests made, padded and lined. S . As to lingerie, the finest cambric is advisable, but lavish laces are not advisable, in, spite of the clever washerwoman, who lives on the premises, : Getting Locai Color. “Seribblum, the novelist, is writing a story of 'life in India for an easterr house, so a few days ago he went down there to mingle with the people in their rural simplicity and get local Gulop ™ 2] g SOhY e = ! “Well, he got it all ﬁght. They sus pected when they found out he waa from Chieago that he wanted to dispose of a gold brick, so they tarred and feathered bhim.’'~Chicago Times-Hei

- TBE SUNDAY SCHOOL. Losson in the inteénutkongl Series for January 20, 1901—Greelis. Seeking Jesus. Pe? e THE LESSON TEXT. : * (John 12:20-33.) : 20. And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast., 21, The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired Him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. 22. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew; and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus: 23. And Jesus answered them, saying, The “hour is come, that the Son of Man should be glorified. : 24, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Excepta corn of wheat fall into the ground and cie, it abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. - 26. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be; if any man serve me, him will my Father honor. 27. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall T say? Father, save me from this hour; but for this cause eame I unto this hour. 28. Father, glorify Thy name. Then came there a voice from Heaven, saying, T have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29. The people, therefore, that stood by and heard it said that it thundered; others said, An angel spake to him. 30. Jesus .answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 31. Now is the judgment of this world; aow shall the prince of this world be cast out. ; . 32. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. ) 33. This he said, signitying what death He should die. 4 GOLDEN TEXT.—We would see Jesus.—John 1:2:21. : NOTES AND COMMENTS. Try to keep in mind the order of events during the last week in the earthly life of Jesus: On Friday he arrived at Bethany; Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath was spent quietly at Bethany; Saturday evening, after the Sabbath was over, came the anointing at the supper; and on Sunday the triumphal entry into “Jerusalem; back to Bethany for the night. then the walk over the Mount of Olives early on Monday morning. For what he saw then, see Mark 11:12-14. He drove from the temple the buyers and sellers, and listened with joy to the praises of the ‘ children; then wentback to Bethany for the might; ‘oi Tuesday morning He came into the &ity and spent the whole day teaching in the temple. It wasin the midst of His work that day that He was told that some foreigners wished to see Him.

“Greeks” were Gentiles, or heathen. These were converted heathen, as far as giving up their idols and worshiping one true, living God was concerned. They had come from the heathen places where they lived, probably for the first time, to Jerusalem to the Jewish feast:-and to worship Ged in the temple. Since their arrival they had heard one name so often that perhaps they had asked what He had domne., and when they had heard of His wonders, they wished to see and to hear Him teaeh. T

JLLESSON ANALYSIS

1. Certain Greeks Desire to See Jesus.— Ver. 20-22, 2. A Foretaste of Gethsemane.—Ver. 23-27. 3. A Voice in Answer to His Prayer.— Ver. 28-33. :

Thexe is such a thing as natural law in the spiritual world, as Prof. Drummond has bea#fully shown. Such a law our Saviour uncovers when He says: “Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die it abideth by itself alone. but if it die it beareth much fruit.” He knew He was to die

—He did not go blindfolded to the eross. And He knew what would came of it. “He for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross,” and the coming up of those Greeks to Jerusalem with words of inquiry on their itps was a foretokening of the great harvest of the Gentiles that in the fullness of time was-to be gathered. And it was in joyous anticipation of that sugust event that Jesus cried: “The hour is come.that the Son of Man should be glorified.” And what is true of the Lord of life and glory is true of all His followers. Their baptism-is a figure.of their death to sin, and in proportion as they are really dead to the old sinful world are they fruitful unto all good works. The suffering from which - Christ shrank was not so much that which touched His body, though it is of that we are apt chiefly to think. It wasnot the thorn crown and the eross, but the cup. He did not say: “Let me be spared the cross,” but, “If it be possible, let this cup pass from Me.” The cup was something inward. “Now is my soul troubled,” was His pathetie cery. But while thus His human nature shrank He braced Himself by remembering that it was just for this very thing He came into the world, and so He must needs go through it. It was the only way to aceomplish man’s salvation and realize God’s highest glory. In utter self-abnegation He exclaims: “Father, glorify Thy name.” And this is the element that reconciles to sufering, no matter how dreadful the ordeal mayv be. -

That cross was not only needed to satisfy the law of God, but to mel} the heart of man. That old hymn beginning. “In evil long I took delight.,” very beautifully tells the story. And practically it has been found that nothing in all the range of motives drawn frcm Heaven and earth and hel! has such overmastering power as the motives which cluster around the crosa.

TOWN TALK. - More than half the area of Washington is now devoted to the public use. Alexandria, Va., where Washington attended church, was founded in 1748 and was once a prosperous port. In Washington the numbered streets run north and south, the Ilettered streets east and west, and the systent of house numbering is the simplest and most complete of any in the country_ ] Sherd In New York the board of aldermen has passed an ordinance declaring it a misdemeanor for anyone to throw paper or rubbish on the streets. Violation of this law will be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar and imprisonment for not more than five days. . i . o A fresh impression of the immensity of London—the little world by itself—is gained from the statement that in 1899 the killed and wounded in the London streets numbered. 9,891, of whom 207 were killed outright. No ittle dn the Bouth Altrioan waz ‘onm

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