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Beauty, Size and Sentiment - of the World’s Fair It Is Latger- and More Beautifdl Than Any Other Exposition Ever Given.

When President Roosevelt | touched the electric key at the white house in Washington, which set in®motion the - machinery of the world’s fair at St. Louis, he not only opened to the world the greatest display of the arts of peace the world has ever knpwn, but he gave to the nation a fit climax of a century of growth of that vast/territory west of the Mississippi-—the Lguisiana territory. ‘Bl oy . -When, at_the swing of a levér, 90,000 galions of water per minute was released “to flow over the beautiful cascades in front of Festival hall, there was completed the most beautiful exDposition picture the world has ever seen, a picture that, will live in the mind of every visitor to the great fair. Chicago had its Court. of Honor, its stately palaces” set against a background of the blue waters of Lake Michigan; Buffalo had its wonderful illumination, its dusk of evening brightening into day again - as the countless © ~thousands ..of twinkling lights brought back the effect of the Tising sum, but these pictures, beautiful " as they were, have been surpassed by the glory of the cascades, the foaming waterway, rushing downward from the colonnades surrounding Festival hall, to the great lagoons, with their myriad colors, intersecting the wonderfully beautiful grounds in- all directions. Just as this newest of expositions surpasses all others in heauty, so, also, does it in size. One thousand two hun--dred and forty .acres, literally covered with the treasures, the productions, the curiosities of ..e world, tell the story of the fair in a senténce. No one visitor will ever see it all,'though - he spent the full time the exposition is open at the task.? An expesition which cost $50,000,000 before its gates were opened to the public; 'an exposition to which 52 nations from .all corners . of the world have sent their

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best for the people of the world to look upon; an exposition two miles long and one mile wide; an exposition ithat is twice the size of any other to which the public were invited; an exposition that is larger than the three previous large American expositions combined. Such is the’ exposition with which St. Louis celebrates' the 'centennial of the Louisiana purchase. But the men responsible for the exposition do not wish that it should attract by its size alone. They have builded for beauty, as well as for bigness, and who can stand in the center of the great panorama without being aroused to a pitch of enthusiasm by the beauty that surrounds him? It is the beauty, rather than the size of the fair, that first appeals to him. Another thing that appeals to the American, the man who loves his country, is the sentiment the exposition _stands for. It is a sSentiment that is fully exemplified in the imposing heroic statues of the states that stand on either side of Festival hall. These statues typify, not-the states of the east, but those of the west, the ‘states -carved out of the Louisiana territory, “the states that stretch from the gulf *to the Canadian border, from the Mississippi to Puget sound; states that have within a century of time beenl builded ‘out of the wilderness. It is fof these the expasition Has been builded; it is these again that have made the exposition possible. The lesson? they teach is written deep in the his--tory of the nation. * - : To attempt an itemized description of th_e wonders this exposition has brought to the deers of the people of the central west is impossible in the ‘space of a newspaper article. Twelve thousand car loads of exhibits found space within the great palaces. It is almost impossible to realize what such a statement means until one has gone from bnilding te building, from exhibit to exhibit. Nor is the space in the building wasted. Every niche is filled with something of interest, and the demand Wwas for almost double the amsunt at the disposal of the authoritigs.. Some idea of this may be had from the statement that the breakfast food manufacturers alone asked for moré space than would have filled all the *Agricultural building, covering 19 acres of ground, and with four miles of aisles: Feb : ~To pick even the more interesting exhibits' is almost an impossibility, though among them might be mentioned the largest pipe organ ever manufactured, with 145 stops 'and pipes ?ve feet in diameter and 32 feet Tong; our aeres covered with agricultural machinery; the largest natatorium on earth; ten acres of roses; ten acres of live game; the largest engines ever built; a floral clock covering a quarter of an acre of ground, and of which -the mifute hand weighs over a ton. Such items but give the general idea of the entire fair. It is all big, it is all beautiful, it is all interesting. - The- exposition management_is not boasting of the “Pike.” They wish

the visiting public to remember the fair by what might be termed its legitimate portion, its wealth of educational exhibits, and yet, who would say that the shows along the “Pike” are pot educational in their way. On it are villages of every sort, and amusement features of every description. Five million square feet of entertainment. Among outdoor shows, that ar2 not to be confounded with those of thy “Pike,” may be mentioned the reprodsiction of the City of Jerusalem and the forty acres of Filipinos.

Among the most interestitg of the many features of the fair are the various government exhibits housed in'the Government building which is 800 feet long by 250 feet wide. Every function of ‘the government is exemplified in this building. Among these exlﬁibits is a .cemplete government mint for the manufacture of coin, but at St. Louis Uncle Sam is making instead of coin gold souvernir medals, but the process is the same as if the product was legal tender. While Uncle Sam haJs a nmonopoly on the moneymaking business he guards the privilege jealously and does not risk the precious dies, which ' put their imprints upon dimes, doilars and eagles, to leave their place of keeping. . Besides a modern ~ coining press, from which drops a bright medal at every click, is a screw press built in 1795 and used at that time to stamp small coins. There is also a hammer 120 years old and a small pair of balances formerly used in the Philadelphia mint. Comparing these with the improvements made in the last 100 yvears reveals how much easier it is now for Uncle Sam to replenish his treasury than it was when he was young in the business. All of the machines used in the plant are driven by independent direct current motors, the power for which

is transformed from 550 volts to 220. The gas for all heating operations, such as annealing, melting, ete., is manufactured by an independent plant situated outside the building, and so arranged. that it can be controlled in the .exhibit. These machines were designed and built especially for this purpose. ]

First of the series of devices composing the plant is a furnace which supplies a heat of 2,000 degrees F. for the melting of metal alloys. Here the metal is cast into ingots and washed in a dilute solution of sulphuric acid to free the surface from copper oxideg The ingots are then run through th rolling mill and reduced in thickness from one-half an inch to eighty-five thousandths of an inch. This mill is operated by a 50 horse power motor. The power, is transmitted to the rolls by means of helical gears and pinions. After rolling the strips are heated in the annealing furnace to soften them for the cutter. Then they are cooled again by a water spray. Formerly in the annealing process oxidation took place during this operation, blackening the mietal and necessitating a special : cleaning operation.

When the strips are cut to their proper length by the multiple shears, they are blanked by the cutting press which runs at 210 strokes per minute. The blanks are then upset inh order to give endugh metal at the edge for the border of the finished medallion. This tends to harden the edge and after another annealing in a rotary furnace, cleaning, drying and polishing in a rotary tumbler and drying machine, they are ready for:stamping. Uncle Sam’s imprint of value is then put upon the blank coin with a press which exerts a pressure of 130 tons, this great force being required to properly bring up the design. Then the bronze souvenir drops into the custodian’s hand a finished product. It is just so that dirhes are made and that five, ten and twentv-dollar gold pieces are supplied for the treasury at Washington. ; :

Processes used in the making of paper money are altogether different, for it is here that the printer and not the machinist and founder serves a usefulness. In another section of the big Government building at the world’s fair there is a fully-equipped bank note printing plant, | In the Palace of Transportation may 'be seen a full size section of the great tunnel which runs from Jersey Cily under the Hudson river, under New York city at Thirty-fourth street, and under the "East river to Long Island, a distance of eight miles. It illustrates the tremendous work and millions of dollars expended upon one ,0f the greatest engineering works of modern times. A great laboratory for testing -the power, efficiency and economy of locomotives is also in this building. Locomotives will be under. full steam and full speed in this laboratory, the greatest show of locomotive testing ever conceived and costing a quarter of a million dollars, S

THE GREAT FAIR IS OPENED

EVENT AT ST. LOUIS WITNESSED " A BY LARGE CROWD. U

A Brief Description of the Proceed_ings—President Sends His Congratulations. -

St. Louis, May 2.—Representing a larger-expenditure than any similar enterprise heretofore attempted on this continent, greater in its ambition and wider in its scope than any previous effort of its Kind, the Louisiana Purchase exposition was formally opened Saturday afternoon. The inaugural exercises could hardly have been improved upon Extreme care had been taken in the arrangements of the day’s programme. Its length had been calculated to a nicety that all things might be finished at noon exactly, but as is usual in such cases, the programme dragged out beyond its expected time. It wasarranged that President Roosevelt should press the button at exactly 12 o’clock, but when that hour arrived several of the addresses had not been completed. At approximately 12:15, St. Louis time, in order that his time might not be encroached upon, the signal was given to President Roosevelt that all things were ready. His response was quick, andina few seconds came the answering touch over the wire from the white house. This ofiicially opened the exposition, but it was determined to conclude the programme, and the signal for the actual opening, for the unfurling of the flags, the ringing of bells and the operation of the great cascades was not given by Director of Works Taylor until 1:04. It was several minutes later than that when President Francis, of the exposiition, formally announced that the fair was open to the world. Promptly at the hour set the officers and directors of/ the exposition, the members of the national commission and of the board of lady managers were gathered at the Administration building, where, as rapidly as possible, they were formed into. a procession and marched to the plaza of St. Louis, in the center of the grounds, where the formal exercises of the opening were conducted. The participants in the exercises quickly tcok their places at the base of the Louisiana monument, where a small stand had been erected for the speakers and seats provided for the listeners. The assemblage was called to order without delay by President D. R. Francis, of the exposition, who requested the audience to rise while Rev. Frank M. Gunsaulus, of Chicago, delivered the vocation. .

At the conclusion of his address President Francis recognized William H. Thompson, of the committee on grounds and buildings, who presented to President Francis Isaac S. Taylor, the director of the works. Mr. Taylor delivered to President Francis the keys of the exposition and presented diplomas of merit to the chiefs of his staff.:

The grand chorus, “Hymn of the West,” was then sung by a choir led by Alfred Ernst. The music of the hymn was by John Kncwles Payne, and its words were written by Edmund Clarence Stedman. The words of the hymn-are as follows: ' o

O. Thou, whose glorious orbs on high Engird thé Earth with splendor round, From out Thy secret place draw nigh The courts and temples of this ground; Eternal Light, : Fill with Thy might - These domes that in Thy purpose grew, And lift a nation’s heart anew!

Illumine Thou each pathway here, - Toshow themarvels Ged hath wrought Since. first Thy people’s chief and secer ILrooked up with that prophetic thought, Bade Time unroll The fateful scroll, And empire unto Freedom gave From cloudland height to tropic wave.

Poured through the gateways of the North Thy mighty rivers join their tide, And on the wings of morn sent forth *Their mists the far-off peaks divide. By Thee unsealed, The mountains yield ‘ Ores that the wealth of Ophir shame, And gems enwrought of seven-hued flame. Lo, through what years the soi] hath lain At Thine own time to give increase— The greater and the lesser grain, The ripening boll, the myriad fleece! Thy creatures graze Appointed ways; . League after league across the land The ceaseless herds obey Thy hand. Thou, whose high archways shine most clear = Above the plentéous western plain, Thine ancient tribes from round the sphere To breathe'its quickening air are fain, And smiles the sun To see made one i Their brood throughout Earth’s greenest Space, Land of the new and lordlier race! President Francis then introduced Mayor Rolla Wells, of St. Louis, who spoke briefly extending to the people of the United States and to the residents of countries abroad a cordial welcome to the city of St. Louis when they should visit the exposition. Other speakers were: Hon. Thomas H. Carter, president of the national commission, on behalf of that body; Senator Burnham, for the senate; James A. Tawney, of Minnesota, for the nationa! house of representatives; E. H. Harriman, for the domestic exhibitors, and Michel La Grave, of France, for the foreign exhibitors. The chorus of ‘“America” was then sung and Hon. William R. Taft, secretary of%war. acting as the representative of the president of the United States; depivered the last address of the day. j ; Xictim of Apoplexy. ' St. Paul, Minn., May 2—Col. A R. Kiefer, republican candidate for comptroller in 'the city election to be decided next Tuesday, died very suddenly of apoplexy at the Ryan hotel at noon Sunday. Mr. Kiefer wasformerly a member of congresgp;from thisdistrict, and served a term as mayor of this city. - "~ Well-Known Composer Dies. . Prague, Bohemia, May 2.—Pan Antonio Dvo?”qk, the composer, formerly director of the Cormservatory of Music, New York, died suddenly here Sunday of apoplexy. 2 : Coffee 'liank ‘Bursts. v St. Louis, May 2.—By the explosion of a 50-gallon tank of coffee at the Innside inn at the world’s fair grounds Saturday a_fternoon four persons were seriously injured. Charles Goodrich probably will die. The hot coffee struck the victims, injuring them badly. . Heavy Loss by Fire,

Birmingham, Ala., May 2.—Three large four-story office buildings with one smaller brick structure, occupied by produce and wholesale grocery dealers, were completely destroyed by fire Sunday, entailing a loss of $llO,OOO. /

TRAIN IS WRECKED.

Disaster in Missouri Causes the Loss of Eight Lives—Sixteen Per-’ : * sons Injured. '

Kimmswick, Mo., May 2.—Eight per--sons were killed and 16 seriously injured in the wreck gf a world’s fair special on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railroad at Wickes Siding, about one and a half miles north of here, Saturday morning. The cause of the wreck was the misunderstanding of orders by the engineer of No. 18, the train which was wrecked. The engineer was killed instantly and the fireman later died of his injuries. The dead are: James Bailey, engireer; Edward Bisibard, Desoto, Mr.; B. C. DeGroat, express messenger; J. N. Esly, Al. Gumpert, fireman; A. E. Taber, master mechanie, Desoto, Mo.; two passengers, unidentified. The wreck occurred while the. train was going at an excessive rate of-speed. Friday night there was trouble with a freight car on one of the fast trains, and it was necessary to-abandon it on the main line, near Wickes Siding. Orders were. issued. for all northbound and southbound trains to use the switch at that point instead of the main line. Five trains passed the siding during the interval between the break down of the freight car and the arrival of No. 18

It is stated by Conductor Austin that he read the order to the engineer and handed a copy to him. The officials of the road cannot account for the fact that the train approached the siding at the high rate cf speed it must have done to cause the damage it did.

DECK GAVE WAY.

Many People' Are Injured by Accident on a St. Louis Ferryboat. :

St. Louis,. Mo., May 2.—The hurricane roof of the ferry ;steamer Alonzo C. Church collapsed early Sunday evening while the steamer was crowded with sightseérs viewing the United States gunboat Nashville at anchor in theriver harbor here, and about 30 people were injured, a number of them being reported in a critical condition. -The names of the following injured have been secured, but this list is not complete, as several persons were immeciately taken to their homes before their names were learned: J. B. Wood, leg broken and internally; George Montigo, both ankles fractured; Mabel Montigo (daughter), aged four years, head hurt; Edward -Mack, leg crushed; Mollie Collins, East St. Louis, internally: i ~ The ferry steamer had been carrying crowds all day from the foot of Valentine street out into mid-stream past the Nashville and back again. No stop was made at the Nashville owing to the heavy flood current running. As the ferry boat was rounding the Ngshville and starting back to dock the crowd on the upper deck rushed to the steamer’s side and out upon the hurricane roof. The strain was tco great and the roof collapsed, precipitating a large number of people 20 feet to the deck below, which was also crowded. » ADDS SUICIDE TO CRIME. Man Kills Family of Four Persons in Indian Territory, and Then Takes Poison. ; Paris, Tex., May 2.—William Sheffield, his wife and two daughters were murdered near Valliant, I. T., by John Wallenburg, a young farmer, who, it is reported, afterward committed suicide. Upon reaching the flooded Red river, with a posse in close pursuit, and finding that he could not cross the stream, Wallenburg swallowed poison: He was a son-in-law of Sheffield. His wife had deserted him and returned to her father’s house. This, it is thought, led to the tragedy. Wallenburg first shot his wife and then Kkilled the other members of the family, one of the victims being a girl about three years old.

FOUR PERISHED.

Tramps Sleeping in Box Car at Coun- * cil Bluffs, la., Are Burned ! to Death.

Council Bluffs, la., MAay 2.—Three men and a boy were burned to death in a box car in the Northwestern yards here about one o’clock this morning. They are believed to have been hoboes trying to steal a ride, but no clue as to their identity has been obtained, as their clotheswere practically destroyed. The car was discovered to be on fire while being switched and the cries of the men for help were heard by trainmen, but all four succumbed to the flames before they could béreached. The car was filled with bedding and it is presumed the fire started by the men smoking.

Sam Parks Dying.

Ossining, N. Y., May 2. — Samuel Parks, the former walking delegate of the structural iron workers in New York, is dying in the hospital at Sing Sing prison. Ever since he was received at the prison the last time he has been sufféring from tuberculosis and has been able to do little work. In the opinion of the prison physician Parks cannot live more than two days at the most and may die at any oment.

Catholic Societies to Meet.

Cincinnati, May 2.—Preparations are well under way for the fourth annual convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies in Detroit August 2-5. The event promises to be one of the most representative gatkﬁrings of Catholics ever held in the United States. Over one million. Catholics will be represented. Representatives from Porto Rico and the Philippines are expected, and the Sioux, Chlpp;was and Mandans will be represented by Chief Tall Mandan, of South Dakota, who will be accompanied by other Catholic Indian chiefs.

Shaw Calls in $12,000,000.

Washington, May 2.—The secretary of the treasury on Saturday cailed in $12,000,000 of public funds deposited in national banks. Each bank must return ten per cent. of its deposits. Thismakes 30 per cent. withdrawn within a few weeks, and another ten per ‘cent. will be called in May. The money is to be used in paying for the Panma canal.

Oldest Truvelihg Man Dead.

. Racine, Wis., May 2.—Delos 8. Mills, aged 86 years, said to be the oldest traveling salesman in the United States, died here Sunday.

CASH IS PAID.

Purchase Price of $40,000,000' Lelivered to Panama Canal! Company in Parig.

‘Washington, April 28.—Tke attorney general has received cablegrams from Messrs. Day apd Russell, who went to Paris as his representatives to condurt the closing negotiations for the Panama canal property, to the effect that *he deeds of the property, archives, anc all other papers and documents which will belong to the United States under the transfer, have already been turned over to them, and that the purchase price of $40,000,000 has been advanced to the canal company by a Paris syrndicate of bankers. This!isyndicate, it is understood, offered to pay over. the money, with a view to expediting the consummation of the sale on the assurance of the attorney general that the draftrof the syndicate on the United States for the $40,000.000 would be honored on presentation at the treasury at Washington. At the time the money was paid over tothe canal company in Paris, Maj. Mark Brooke, of the-engineer corps of the army, now in Colon, was authorized to formally receive the property on the isthmus in the name of the United States. Whether this transfer has actually been made by the republic of Panama the department of justice has not yet been advised, but it is assumed it will be made within a day or two. Messrs. Day and Russell are expected to return to Washington within the next ten days and will bring with them the title deeds of the canal property.

ENDED HEiS LIFE.’

George A. McKay, Heir to Big Estate, and Himself Worth $2,000,000, Suicides in Chicago.

Chicago, April 30.—George A. MecKay, one of the heirs ‘of the Albert A. Munger estate and himself reputed to be worth $2,000,000, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head Friday afternoon while in his room at the Auditorium Annex. Mr. McKay foimerly lived in Chicago, but for four yvears had resided in New York. When found the body was in a sitting posture in an arm chair. The revolver with which the deed was committed was lying on the floor nearby. One chamber was empty. Hints that the cause for the suicide was a dispute with his relatives regarding property were not confirmed. No letter or other explanation was found. The shot was not ‘heard by anyone and the time of the suicide is not known. -

George McKay and his brother Alexander were principal legatees of their uncle, Mr. Munger, who died “in August, 1898, leaving an estate valued at nearly $3,000,000, and bequeathing to the Art institute of Chicago paintings and art treasures valued at about $250,000. According to Frederick T. Hoyt, Mr. McKay’s agent, his estate will be worth at least $2,000,000. Jointly with his brother he owned the Metropolitan block, Randolph and La Salle streets, and the Continental hotel building, Madison street and Wabash avenue, besides other property.

CONGRESS ENDS ITS WORK.

Second Session, Fifty-Eighth Body, Adjourns Sine Die—President Signs Bills.

Washington, April 29.—The second session of the Fifty-eighth congress was declared adjourned at two o’clock by President Pro Tem Frye in the senate and at 2:10 by Speaker Cannon in the house. * v )

" President Roosevelt went to-the capitol during the morning to attend to his official duties incident to the adjournment of congress. Nearly all the members of his cabinet had preceded himand were waiting in the president’s room. He was accompanied by Mr. Loeb, his secretary, and the whole executive force of the white house. A number of bills passed Wednesday night received his signature. At 11:25 the president affixed his signature to the last of the general supply measures—the post office appropriation bill. Prior to that time he had signed the sundry civil, the general deficiency and the military academy bills, in addition to scores of measures of minor importance.

TO BE REOPENED.

Interstate Commerce Commission to * Again Take Up Anthracite Coal Case.

Washington, April 30.—1 n the anthracite coal rate inquiry, based on the complaint of William R. Hearst, of New York city, against the Philadelphia & Reading Railway company and other carriers of coal from Pennsylvania mines to New York and other points, the interstate commerce commission has entered an order reopening the proceeding for further investigation and submission of additional testimony on behalf of both sides. The commission has set the case for hearing at New York city on May 24. Terrible Disaster in Spain. Madrid, April 29.—The caving in of a coal mine at Tocina, Seville, Thursday buried many miners. Fifty bodies have been recovered. Ten of the miners were rescued, but all of them are badly injured. ' i Coal Barge Goes Down. Baltimore, Md., April 29.—The barge Carrie, belonging to the Baltimore & Boston Barge company, from Lamberts Point for Boston, with coal, was abandoned Wednesday off Seagirt with seven feet of water in her hold. The captain thinks she sank soon after leaving her. All hands were saved. 5 . First Hero, Honored. g}ratton, W. Va., April 29.—A monument was unveiled here Thursday in the National cemetery to the memory of Bailey Brown, the first soldier killed in the civil war. ' : ° Says Missionaries Are Safe. Washington, April 29.—Mr, Allen, United States minister to Korea, has cabled the state department a very reassuring message touching the condition of the American missionaries in that sountry. He says they are in no danger and will not be as long as present conditions continue. : A Fatal Quarrsl. . Middlesboro, Ky., April 29.—George Matthews killed Green Henderson in a gquarrel over a young woman and fled to the mountains. Henderson is prominently connectéd at Tazewell, Tenn,

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Lesson in the International Series for May 8, 1904—Watchfulness— Temperance Lesson.

) THE LESSON TEXT. . : (Luke 12:35-48.) 35. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights buraing; 36. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37. Blessed are those servants, who the lord when he cometh shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, an@ will come forth and serve them.

88. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39. And this know, that if the gocd man of the house had known . . . what hour the thief would come, he wouid have vfat'ched.' and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40. Be ye therefcre also; for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye ttink not. kL ; :

41. Then Peter said unto Him: . Lord, Bpeakest Thou this parable unto us, cr even to ali? -

42. And the Lor@ said: Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

43. Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh ehall find <o doing. ~ 44. Of a truth 1 say unto you, that he will make him rulzr over a. that he hath. | 45 But and if that servant say in his heart: My lord delayeth his coming; and shaill begin to beat the men servants and maid servants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken: 4 ;

. 46. The lord of that servant will come ina day when ke looketh not.for kim, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47. And that servant, which knew his lerd’s well, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shail be beaten with mmany stripes. ;

48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. GOLDEN TEXT.—Blessed are. those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching.—Luke 12:37. - OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE LESSON. Woes Against the Pharisees... Luke 11:37-54 Warnings Against Pharisees... Luke 12:1-12 Parable of 'lgch Fool....sevie.. . Luke 12:13-34 Exhortaticns to Watch................12:35-48

TlME.—November or December of A D. 29. About tour months before the crucifixion. T ¢ 5 :

PLACE.—Peraea, NOTES AND CTOMMENTS

“Let your loins be girded:” A Syrian even to-day is not “in commission,” o to speak, without his girdle. The loose flowing robes make action of any kind awkward and difficult. “Your lamps burning:” The servants expected their Lord to return in the.night. Without lamps they could not do their work, aud that was the ore thing in the world for -them to do at that time. “Blessed are those servants, whom thq Lord when He cometh shall find watching:” Not simply waiting, ready td do their duty] but. doing it, and it was hard, too; let those who have dGone night watching testify. ‘“He shall gird himself, . . . and serve them:” Because of His gratification over their faithfulness. 'What of the satisfaction God must feel in seeing such fine, alert faitHTulness now? “The second watch:” The night was divided into four watches. ; “If the master of the house had known:” But he did not know; he never does and never can. The only way is to be ready all the time. “Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us:” There was no answer, but another question,—“Who then?”’” Answer for yourself. Notice that the wise stewart was faithful to his work; the-reward for duty well done was more duty to do; more and higher work. The steward who was unfaithful because there was no one there to watch him made a great mistake. No one can sin with impunity whether he is watched or not. “Cut him asunder:” A very strong expression; sometimeg taken literally, but better figuratively. “cut him up,” as we should say, with terrific ‘scourging (so Adeney and Bruce).

, “That servant, who knew . .. many stripes; but he that knew not . . .

few stripes:”’ The ethical principle, seen before in these lessons, that men are judged, and rightly, according to their light. ‘“Nothing can be duty, in the sense of morally binding upon us at any time, which we have not at that time the means of knowing. The idea of unknown duty, as present obligation, is an impossible one. The maxim that ‘ignorance of the law excuses no one’ is simply an expression of general expediency in the administration of human law. Still, it is not rigidly applied in any civilized society. Satisfactory proof of entire ignorance will mitigate or set aside the penalty. As a principle of morals the #haxim is utterly false.”—President Fairchild. God judges us according to our light. We are often to blame for not having found more light; but it is in that rather than in the act done as a result of our ignorance that the sin lies. The messenger boy who takes a valuable bundle to his own house instead of to the purchaser, because under the influence of liquor, is guilty in God’s sight of what? Simply of putting himself knowingly into a condition in which he knew it was dangerous and therefore wicked to come. That was his sin; the rest was done as it wera in his sleep. In the sight of the law, however, he is guilty both of drunkene ness and theft.

SOME DRESSY: DETAILS.

The simplest frock is girdled. Brussels net is particularly adaptable to the present flounced fashions. Quaint straw bonnets of almost the old ‘“cottage” shape come for children. Have .one or two fine lace guimpes to wear with low muslin and lawn gowns. Coarse lace will again be much used on summnier gowns, judging from the advance models,

Linen dusters are revived; the new kind are smartly made and finished with fancy buttons. e Laces, all-overs and trimmings of all kinds are to be picked up now at unwonted bargains. ‘

The buckle feature is one that can be obtained upon hats and gowns. Buckles will be used in a variety of ways. Those long ties of white net which wind around the neck tie in a soft bow in front, launder well and are becoming. Wreaths and bands of tiny flowers find their way into all sorts of turns and twists on hats. A high side flare with a deeg indentation having a spray of roses imbedded is not an uncommon form of trimming. s ot

On = N i ; i NOUTHSHE: 8 © HHE \s\e : { 2 L-‘két". aa &% 20 J b ) L TN & el 0 TN 2 L= T YIS THE CUNNING'MOUSE. ' A tiny mouse on pleasure bent, : Of human wiles all innocent, Away from home exploring went, Allured by Biddy's tempting balit, Designed its greed to stimulate, - It started to investigate. : *What's this I see?’ Miss Mousey cried, . . As sooon as she the trap espied. ““A cunning house with cheese inside! “I think I'll take a little bite; ) But wait!” she said, with sudden fright; “I'm not quite sure that it's all'right. 3 “It may be like those horrid traps That mother warned me of, perhaps, And when you nibble, it-quickly snaps. : “So first of all, I'll climb on top~ : And pull the catch to make it drop, And when that's safe then down I'll hop.” And this was how the little bandit Secured her prize, contrivéd to land jt— - And Biddy couldn’t understand it. . R ! MORAL., °© In courting danger it were fit That we employ both care and wit, : Lest we should prove the biter bit, —Hector Rosenfeld, in St, Nicholas.. DOG KILLED .BIG WILDCAT. New Hampshire Foxhound Encountered a Fierce Opponent .and- ) Came Out Victorious: In a fight between a foxhound and & wildcat, the betting man would be inclined to place his money on the latter, and feel that the percentage in favor of his winning would be great enodgh to satisfy any reasonable man’ looking for a gamble. : Nevertheless, a good, husky wildeat was put to the bad by affoxhound in Charlestown, N. H., a few days ago, which shows that it is no “cinch™ to bet on the wildcat. - No one saw the fight in which the wildcat, in this particular instance, came out second best, but the results were very much in evidence. ' ' ) . William - Swan, proprietor of the Eagle hotel, in Charlestown, recently went out on-the hills, east of the village, to see if he could start a fox. His dog Sport had not been running long before he gave tongue, and, as Mr. Swan thought, was in hot chase after a fox. -

In the course of 15 or 20 minutes Mr, Swan got sight of the dog and the animal he was chasing, but at too great a distance to take a shot at it. It was near enough, however, for him "f(o see that it was no fox the dog was following. It looked formidable enough; too, to make the hunter think it would be well for him to fix himself with ammuAN R |~ \ LR ' | : %@f‘\{\' i . ) 1o ali A - et W, VNN g - Ve T e 7 7 RS bR iz : : ‘:;\‘N‘wi".{"."f'.":(l'!’;’?’f% | % — BN — E = "™ % NN 7 s ; 3 — EFa i A, = e = TRR —— i —— _?_'_ i - '~ SPORT AND HIS MASTER. . nition different from ~ that which he used to shoot foxes. i ’ He went to where_’he had left ‘his horse, drove to the hotel, got satisfactory ammunition, and was half way out to the hills again when he met the dog, limping home. : i = Despite his lameness, Sport apparently was quite willing to go back again, and piloted Mr. Swan to whers he, only a short time before, had had a very strenuous and interesting time. -

There was a dead wildcat in ‘the middle of a plot of ground 20 _feet square. All around the space were evidences that there had been “‘something doing.” The light brush was broken; and, scattered mbout indiscriminately, was a lot of halr and numerous bloodstains. That was all. Sport could not tell how things happened to be that way, but he seemed to be pretty weil satisfied with his own part in the mixup, and the way he had come out of it. - He had been bitten in the right fore leg at the first joint, and his nose and ears were scratched "~somewhat, but there were no very serious injuries. The wildeat’s back had been proken, and omne of ‘its shoulders was lacerated. It weighed 20 pounds, and certainly looked as if it might have been able to put up a fight. : : Killing domestic cats is a mere pas-. time for this dog Sport, and perhaps, in his experience in this line, he pickeid up a few points that were of use to him in his fight with the wild one. Except a temporary lameness, he suffered no ill effects from the encounter, and Mr. Swan is afraid that he is likely to get a “swelled head” and:worry the pet cats in the neighborhood more than ever.—Boston Globe.

.. s~ Cats Are Fond of Olives. : T have often wondered if all cats like ollves,” remarked a' woman who is very fond of the feline tribe. “All minedo, and [ havesix. Olivesare usually an acquired taste with the human race, but cats:seem to take to them naturally—at least mine do. Anolive will set anyone of them into paroxysms of joy. They will leave milk or fish or any other article of food for it, purring and rolling over it much as though it might havetheintoxicating effect of catnip, before they finally eat it. I have often tried olives on other cats in the houses of friends and have found them equally appreciative, only they prefer their olives cut up into pieces.” . The Oldest Bell in America. The first beil to ring in this hemisphere, at Isabelia, San Domingo, 1493, is of bronze, eight inches high: and six and a half inches wide.. - ;

S e R SR TR SRR STy KING CARRIED EGG BASKET. How Denmark’s Venerable Monarch - Once Upon a Time Helped a.. = Peasant Woman. : \ . a s - King Christian of Denmark, dean of %the world’s monarchs, 'likes to move -about among his people without cere‘mony. Frequently during his daily walks about the streets of Copenhagen - he has been known to hail a common cab and drive to his castle. " His plain, quiet habits he has always maintained from the time when he was only an ordinary officerzin the Danish army and had no thought of ever becoming & king. : : Ore day King Christian sat on a bench in’ the wood near Fredensborg, smoking his cigar and whisking the fallen leaves with his cane, when an old peasant.-wom-an came along, carrying a basketful of eggs:. She took a seat beside the king. Looking at the white—ﬁairec’i, plainlyclad old man, she said: ° “You are from the neighborhood here, I s’pose?” : ’ “Yes, I am,” replied the king.. . “Then you can tell me if the castle is ‘far from here. I thought of selling my eggs there, you know.” “The castle lies on the other side of ' . i 1 I W w 2 v fal 2z T =o\ D T 4 \Qg S WY TN = AN ‘\«J{//r | A = SR \\‘t\\f;:a;%‘ = E | = AN = =) A T o = "/ ‘73::- \\\f\ :\= W s 4 il - - . » ".\‘\“ :\% % ; e =y LA Vo i SAT DOWN BESIDE -THE KING. this park, my good woman,” he answered. The woman squinted at her neighbor. “I s'pose you are a soldier,” she said, finxlly. “Yes, I qm,” replied the Kking. “I thought so. Them you might e a sergeant.” “Have been, ma’am,” said She kg, smiling. ; e “I don’t think you can be a captain?* “Oh, have been, have been.” Now the woman looked at the king very suspiciously. - ) “You'll not tell me you are a colonel I™ ‘““Have been,” the king said, one¢s more. < Then the woman, folding her hands and rolling up her eyes, sighed and said: “Dear me, dear me! I have seen such things before. You have lost your position, I guess, and I know the reason. It

is always whisky. Don’t taste it any more. Poor man, I pity you!” So.she walked along toward the castle. The king went another'way, and as the woman stopped at the gate, being at a loss where .0 go, the white-haired man from the wood stood, smiling, before-her again. - - : “You are stronger than I. You can take my basket,” said the woman. The king did not object, so they both stepped up the stair to the kitchen department. The cooks, of course, stared as they saw the king with ‘the egg basket. One of them, having more presence of mind than his fellows, ran toward him, seizing the basket. : " “Your majesty,” he stammered. “Yes,” the woman said, “théeggs are for the king. Is he at home? Aslam here now, I should like to see him.” “Look at me, thenm,” laughed: King Christian. “I am the king.” 4 The old woman drew back. “You are the king,” she said.. “But then you ought to wear a nice uniform, so that your people could recognize you. Please don’t put me in jail. You ¢an take the eggs. I don’t want any money.” S ~ But King Christian laughed aloud, ordered the chef to pay: her well for the eggs, and left her, a very much amazed old an}an.-Chicago Inter Ocean.’ STORY OF TWO SWALLOWS.

They Built a Nest in a Gentleman’s Bedroom and Made Themselves at Home. 4

One morning two swallows flew into the bedroom of Mr. Chapman, of Frocester court, Gloucester, and, after several other visits, at last built a nest in the room. In due course four eggs were laid. - While the mother was sitting the maid was never allowed to attend to the room, but whenever she went near the nest the bird flew off. If a stranger or any other member of the household entered the room. she flew away at once. Mr. Chapman, however, was especially favored, just as if they knew that he was the landlord

and might press them for rent. He could -remove the hen from the nest, place her back, or handle the eggs, and they never said a word. The eggs having been hatched, Mr. Ghapman noticed that the father always fed the same two yoqusters, and the hen always the other two. He tried to puzzle them by 'mixing up the babies, but the parents never mistook one pair for the other.- When the fledglings were . able to fly, the whole family went out for the day, returning at night. Ona morning, however, they did not go out, out, instead, all perched on the rail at the head of the- bed and kept up a ceaseless twitter for fully an hour. Then they took their leave for the year. Mr. Chapman kindly took means to prevernt the window from ever being closed. k.

, The Freedom of a City. ¢ When the “freedom” of a city is presented to any one, it is done as-a mark of special recognition and honor. The person on whom the freedom is conferred of course values the compliment paid him much more than the rights and privileges conferred, which indeed he is very seldom in a.position to de--Bire or use, e