St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 January 1891 — Page 3

BURIED TREASURES. BY MARY SHAW. Gone Is summer's rare vivid glory, The roses of June died long ere its noon; Yet they live in my heart's throbbed story. With ‘‘pansies for thoughts”—sacred to hold— And May's cheery buttercups of gold. But, ah, ’tis time in cool, calm September, Which hints.off rosty winter’s chill. To bid that yearning heart be still; That hope-blooms may haunt me not with past hallowed hours. And perfumes may taunt me not with Junegathered flowers. Radiant blossoms, just to remember. Now, when soberer autumn-blooms Spring from sweet summer flowers' tombs. Autumn’s just autumn, nor will I bring Into its days the manner of spring; But why banish balmy scents, ling’riug yet, Or sadly name remembr.Tnce, regret. Deeming autumn days lack all blithesome scope. Because nigh gone is the nectar of hope? I cannot let my gatheted treasures go; Heartswill stay warm through stern winter, I trow. Deep in mine's depths—eternally bright. Safely sheltered from curious sight— I will keep roses to recall The joys of summer's sweetest thrall. South Kaukauna. Wis. Dr.EirensteinsMission fl Remarkable Romance. ■ I BY EMILY THORNTON. CHAPTER XV.—Continued. Not a word was spoken by either, although. to her dismay, Ethel found that he kept perseveringly by her side As they emerged from the woods, Robert grasped her arm firmly with one hand, while with the other he produced from his pocket a pistol, which lie instantly pointed at her. “Now, Miss Nevergail, ” he said, “you stand still-and hoar what I have to say, or take the consequences.” Then, seeing that she turned deadly pale, he adde ’ quickly: “I do not intend to harm you, if you keep perfectly quiet, but I do intend to 'show you that I am master of the situation at this time. You need not look round for assistance, for I assure you no soul conies this way at this hour.” “R-bert Glendenning,” at last issued from the girl’s pale lips, “put up that pistol instantly, and allow me to pursue my way unmolested. Sir Reginald requires my presence immediately.” “So do I, and, what is more, I intend to have it, so ho must wait. Do you see i that horse and phaeton behind those i trees? They are there expressly to take i you riding. I ask you. therefore, po- | litely, will you favor me with your company?” “No. sir.” “Yes, sir, you mean. If you do not mean it, it makes no difference, as ride with me you will. Go forward now at once to that conveyance, and let me assist you in. I assure you I will bring you back to the Hall in good season. Go on; I am determined you shall obey me!” These words he enforced by planting the cold mouth of the weapon against her forehead. Now this pistol, though it looked formidable, was not loaded, and he knew the sake'of carrying his point ' ^^mied to fully frighten her into com- j plying with his strange wish. But Ethel was a brave girl, and though pale, she never even shuddered. Fixing her eyes fearlessly on his, she said in a firm, stern voice: “If you think it manly or wise to shoot, shoot away! But I will not stir one step toward tl at phaeton.” Thrusting the pistol quickly in his pocket, the young man sprang toward I her so suddenly that she could not defend herself, and clasping her slight form tightly in his strong arms, he lifted her at once to the waiting conveyance, placed her in it, then leaping to her side, seized the reins and drove rapidly off, while the poor girl was in almost a fainting condition from displeasure and fright. After a few moments of intense stillness, broken only by the clatter of the horse's hoofs, as he bounded on, Robert ; turned to her with laughing triumph in his eyes, and exultingly exclaimed: “You see, my charming young friend, that when I say I will do a thing I intend to do it. Now I decided this afternoon to have,you for a companion on a little drive, and here you are, seated cozily by my side, while we are dashing away in grand style. Confess now, is not this just splendid?” “It is not. Sir, I think your conduct ungentlemanly and cruel in the extreme!” “Not at all! I assure you, I regard you as the cruel one, when you declined to favor me with your company. Why you treat me so strangely is an enigma. You ought to feel honored to be allowed to ride with so well-known, wealthy and kind-hearted a man. ” “It is no honor, sir. but a deep insult, to be thus forced to do what is disagree- । able. ” “I suppose it would be very disagreeable also to have me kiss you. ” “Sir!” was the indignant exclamation ] that fell upon Lis ear. t disagreeable or not. to you, it I t would be extremely agreeable to me. I < tell you candidly, I would like to do it, । you are so sweet and beautiful, but I will refrain and deny myself that pleasure, if you keep perfectly quiet and just try to‘enjoy this ride while you have the ’ chance. If you do not—if you make the ' least fuss, I vow I will do it!” “You vow you will kiss me, sir,” quer- < ied Ethel, looking sternly in his laugh- 1 ing, saucy eyes as he spoke. i “Yes! And you know me well enough < to believe I mean what I say. I see pis- i tols make no impression upon your mind, < so I will see what threatened kisses can do. Let us understand each other, Miss Nevergail. I will not touch you, or make myself offensive in the least, if ; you keep quiet and just enjoy this ride. ' You may as well do so, for this horse goes like lightning, and you could not possibly escape. If you scream, as I see you are inclined to do, no one will hear < you, as this road is seldom used, and there are no houses on it for miles. If you do not wish to talk, I will noteven speak, but rest assured, if you make the least movement, you shall instantly pay the penalty by being kissed. Do you understand?” Ethel made no reply. Sho realized fully that the eccentric individual beside her had her in his power, therefore acknowledging to herself that it was best

under the circumstances to make no further resistance, she sank back in her seat and remained silent and motionless. Away they flew over the long and lonely road, passing brooks, ponds, trees, rocks—indeed, everything but houses and । inhabitants. During the whole drive not one word more was spoken by either victor or vanquished. Ethel’s face was deadly pale, however, during the hour that ensued before the head of the horse was turned homeward, while Robert’s was illuminated by a glow of intense satisfaction and triumph. When at length the shades of evening began to gather, they once more neared Glendenning Hall. Stopping the horse before they reached the place, in a sheltered and obscure spot, Robert jumped out, then turned to assist Ethel from the vehicle. As he diil so Im remarked: “I really wish you had not obeyed directions so implicitly: it would have been so sweet to have ■” Springing past him to the ground, Ethel darted away before he could finish tno sentence he had teasingly begun, and with a saucy smile still upon his lips the egotistical and fun-loving young man entered once more and drove toward the stables. ; Breathing a prayer of fervent thanks- | giving to God for her safe return whim sho,had once more reached her room, the poor girl brushed away the tears that had relieved her excited feelings as soon as she had entered, and then, with a sinking dread at her heart, at once repaired to the sick man's room. volley of spiteful, hard words saluted her entrance from the irritable invalid, and it was some lime before she could utter one word in her own defense. When at last he gave her an opportunity to speak, she informed him truthfully of the outrageous conduct of his wife’s nephew. “Robert! Do you say Robert did so in- | solent a thing? Was he guilty of so un- l pardonable an act?” exclaimed the aston ■ ished baronet.

“Do not believe her. uncle,” immedi- I ately interposed Belle, who had mado it j her business to be present. “What sho ' says is utterly false. I do not doubt i but that she spent the time riding with ' some beau; but, I assure you, it was not | with my brother, for he was with me the ■ entire afternoon. She is a wicked girl ! to impose such a falsehood upon so sick ■ a man.” As Bolle uttered this cruel fabrication I she glanced spitefully, yet with ill-con- ! coaled triumph, towards the amazed ; Ethel, who was not at all prepared for । such an artful and malicious attack. “Sir Reginald, I assure you I sp«ak j only the truth. It was Robert Glendon- i ning who forced me into his carriage, i and thus detained me against my will.” ' “You lie, you good-for-nothing jado! I you know better,” roared Sir Reginald* ' “I will never believe it. Leave the room j i instantly. Ido not wish to see your face i ' again until morning.” With a cold, dignified bow Ethol left I at his bidding—left, too, without another ! word, knowing well that contradictions ; would only enrage and excite the pas- I sionate and unjust person before her. After she had disappeared Bellealso at once took her departure, chagrined that her uncle had not instantly dismissed her rival from his service and house. She did not know that this his lordship would on no account do, as he had intrusted to her keeping a secret which made her services far too valuable to be easily dispensed with. He might bo enraged, and so dismiss her for a night: but no fault sho might be guilty of would induce him to part with her while all went well in the concealed room. CHAPTER XVI. A NARROW ESCAPE. The next afternoon Ethel felt that she could safely start to the village to make a few purchases for herself, as at the lunch table Robert had told Lady Constance he should leave homeat two that afternoon to, yisit a young friend, nd should remain* away until noon the j xt day. Longing, as she did. for another hi r's freedom from the sick room, she inwardly rejoiced at the tidings, and with a lighter heart than usual, passed down the ramble and through the porter's gate. As she had not ventured beyond the grounds of the Hall since her arrival, except on this afternoon before, she did not know in which direction the places of business lay; therefore, seeing Sandy Staples, the lodge-keeper's son. just beyond the place, she stopped and inquired of him. “Oh, yes; I can tell you. certainly. Go straight forward, pass Dr. Elfenstein’s cottage, when you will come to a grove of willows; pass that, and then the railroad track; and about one quarter of a mile beyond you will see a row of houses; that is the commencement of the real village proper, and there you will find several stores.” Thanking the boy, Ethel opened once more her parasol, for the afternoon was warm and sultry, and followed the path pointed out. When she reached the cottage her ey’es wandered over its small flowerbordered garden, its pretty vine-covered porch and open windows, with their bowed blinds, just revealing the dainty, cool-looking lace curtains within, that waved back and forth gently in the faintest of all breezes. “How differently Dr. Elfenstein impresses me. with his manly bearing, his open countenance, and kindly eyes, even though his manners are reserved and quiet, from that vain, egotistical Robert Glendenning,” she thought. “I cannot understand exactly why I detest that person so thoroughly, nor why I admire the yo mg physician so much. One thing, perhaps, influences me; I always loved usefulness in a man: Dr. Elfenstein labors for the welfare of others; young Glendenning is an idle spendthrift, living merely to gratify the pleasures of his own handsome self. One, constantly doing good, the other—l should judge by his looks and acts—evilly disposed, and reckless in all his ways. ” While thus thinking, she passed the willow grove and the railroad track, and soon reached the stores, where the purchases were made to her entire satisfaction. Then she retraced ter steps, walking slowly, in order more fully to enjoy a cooler breeze that, was springing up; but as she, neared the railroad she quickened her steps, for she knew that a train was nearly due. Soon the place was reached, and in stepping over it to her horror she found the heel of her shoe fastened tightly in one of the frogs. With a desperate haste she strove to loosen it; in vain! Every struggle only made it, as it seemed, more firmly wedged.

Hark! what was that rumbling? r With pallid lips and trembling form sho heard a distant whistle cell of the I swiftly coming train. , In despair, she stooped to unbotton I the shoe; but it was a new one, and therefore hard to manage, while her I trembling fingers sought to undo the - fastening, but she found them powerless vo accomplish the task. , On, on came the engine. i She could feel the rails vibrate with their motion, and still her foot was fast, ’ and she could not move. Then, one wild shriek of terror rang out upon the air, and even before it died : away a man’s feet came running to the I spot. “Be calm! I will save you! Do not I struggle—stand perfectly still!” said a voice in her ear. On came the cars: even then they could be seen in the distance. One moment more and she would be under the fearful wheels: but a strong hand caught the foot, wrenched open the buttons, then, as the hot breath of the engine was almost upon her, she was drawn from the perilous position, and knew no more. When she opened her eyes she was ly- . ing on the green grass, a short, distance 1 from the spot, while her head reclined ; upon some gentleman's shoulder, and I the same person was gently fanning her | with a folded newspaper. j Looking up, she met the earnest eyes ■ of Dr. Elfenstein bent upon hers, and her WUS t * IUS supporting “It is all rigTiT--KQw. Miss Nevergail. ion are safe, and wi!l'br>^Q Ursc ]f j n ono moment,” he said, in answer th the inquiring look she gave him. “Oh, but that was terrible, terrible!” she murmured, with a shudder, as heteyes closed agtmt; H rance. “It was. truly! While I got to you in time, thank God, there was not a second ' to spare!” . “Oh, Doctor, I ean never thank you, for ; I know now that it was you who saved me!”

“Do not try. Miss Nevergail; I will not be thanked. My fright, I assure you, was nearly equal to your own.” “How did you get the shoe off?” she asked, at length, as sho raised herself from his arm. and glanced at her foot. “I never ean tell; it was so stiff and tight it took all my strength. But now. since you are better. 1 will see what has become of that obstinate little hoot.” In a few moments he smilingly returned with its dilapidated remains in his hand. “You will scarcely know your own j property.” he remarked, “it is so crushed II and torn. The action of the heavy train | loosed it. and thus I came off with the I spoil.” I “My poor, poor snoe,” said Ethel, a f faint smile hovering around her pale 1 lips. “Well, it, may better bo crushed] than my foot; but. reallv, though scarce-] ly wearable. I must put it on:” and she! reached out her hand for the torn object.]] “Nay, allow me to restore it to it J place.” said the Doctor, kneeling besid® I her. “My poor child, you have scarcclj] strength enough yet for such a task." ] W ith the greatest tenderness and care]] he drew the boot over one of thesmallesßi little feet ho had ever seen supporting ■ woman, and as he finished buttoning th] I very few buttons that remained, h] j arose, and begged her to keep sente] | until he brought hither his horse an ■ gig, as he told her he should insist upa carrying her home, as she was, ho knex still weak from fright. Looking around. Ethol saw, for t| J I first time, his horse standing quietly 1 ri the roadside, a «hor distance fn track, where he hud left him to rush ' j ; her assistance. Bringing the animal and convey&no ‘ to her side, Earle turned, ami before U r I fairly understood his indention, gather! 1 i her in his arms from me ground, am . j lifting her into the seat, sprang lightly j to her side. “You must not be startled at my pra- I sumption, Miss Nevergail. Remember j physicians have privileges others havy j not. You are my patient now. and until ; I see the color re-established on your ill* I and cheeks, I am in duty bound to care

for you. You are not offended?” He bent to gaze into her eyes as he asked the question, and his earnest look brought the tell-tale blood back to her cheeks. '•Oh. no. no! That would be ungrateful indeed!” was the low reply. The ride really revived her. and as the Doctor took her quite a roundabout way, in order to prolong it. assuring her it would be beneficial to do so. she was able to give a natural spring as he held out his hands to assist her to the ground, when at length they drove up to the entrance of Glendenning Hall. There was a happy smile still upon her lips, as after thanking and bidding her kind friend adieu, and seeing him lift his hat as he drove off, she ran up the piazza steps to pass to her room. But the smile vanished instantly as Belle, came forward from behind the heavy screen of vines, and with an angry look in her eyes exclaimed: “What does this mean? I wish to know if Sir Reginald pays you a salary to ride around the country with young men? I shall inform him of this ride, agifin, to-day.” “As you please. Miss Glendenning. Tg certainly is not my intention to kee" secret the fact that I have just narrowly escaped death 1 r cars. As Dr. Elfenstein risked his life to drag me from danger, and then cm I . ployed his skill to bring me from a dread® ful swoon, he certainly thought it nr harm to restore me safely to your uncle'a aid, as I was too weak from fright tiy walk.” So saying. Ethel passed on, leavingtiie angry but astonished girl to her owi ! reflections. That these, were not of a very pleas- 1 ant nature the following whisper gave | evidence: “It is always the way. Wish to keep I one person away from another, and I something is sure to happen to bring , them together. One thing I am de- ; termined, however, he shall never marry ■ Ethel Nevergail, if I can possible prevent it.” [to BE CONTINUED. ] A Bad Bite* Mrs. Heel “You have been drinking, Mr. H. Look at your nose.” Mr. Reel—“l I’ve been fishing, you know, my dear, and —and fishermen, always have to taki something along for snake bites, you know, my dear.” Mrs. 11.—But you haven’t been following a mountain stream; you were out on the ocean, after bluefish. Mr. II. —“Y -e—s, my dear. I—l was bitten by a sea-serpent, my dear.” —New York Weekly

BP 3 TRUST BROKEN UP. TH. * ,s The McCormick, Deering an il ether Manufacturers lo Raise the pr ices or Reapers Found to Ue Illegal, an 1 the Big Trust Collapses. [Chicago dlspatch.l T lio American Harvester Trust is a thin s or t* lo past. It only lived a month or two, in spite of the great things p ro nised about it. When it was organized ‘te capital was said to lie $35,000,000- ~ a tidy little sum that would carry mos t enterprises through all right. The foil ^wlng statement of the dissolution of t j lo trust is given out: «' Ihe American Harvester Company stat ,es that after securing the opinion of ein . nent counsel from different States it, has bePn brought face to face with grave leg a i obstacles to the consummation of the enterprise for which it was formed. Til D s e are SU(; h a character as that aft er the most serious and careful consid 3ra ti°n the conclusion has been rei p hed that the whole undertaking mt be abandoned. In doing so it is bn ' adopting the course such counsel j re united in advising.” , ’he companies that seceded are said to bo V lO McCoDniek Harvesting Mach ne Company, the Deering Company, th< ! Mhitman-Bannes Manufacturing c Impany, and Warder, Bushnell A^*essner. These companies are said to hd ^ 6 bcen d> ssat isfied with the policy of । t lje trust in raising prices, and also in consolidation of the interests of the i q.Jl’ldy houses to the disadvantage of “y e r patrons. “ 'Jhcy staled their objections at Thurs>j4 s mee ting, and that precipitated a result is Uiat they have Yyithd. VA?n, and now propose to make it inteTof jting for those who still stick to the tbust. They intend to cut prices and Aide a most interesting war on their old a Iles, it is said. All this will be pleasing news to the

urmers, as a fight must result in a great d ecrease in the prices of their supplies. I nstead of a trust to put up prices it 1 Joks as though it would be a war to put t hem down. “The dissolution of the American Harrester Company was due entirely to the fact that the organization is antagonistic I ;o the spirit of the law,” said a large stockholder last night. “We made a i mistake in the organization of the company. Me are all law-abiding men. ai.d after hearing the opinions of the best . counsel in the country we decided td ll dissolve. H “There have been reports to the effect I that the company broke up because some lof the stockholders advocated a radical I advance tn the prices of machines This I had nothing whatever to do with it. I The mattec of prices was not mentioned lat all. It has also been told that the n Farmers' Alliance In the Northwest had | conspired against ns and declared the members would not pay the notes we hold. This was not true, as we held ■ none of their notes. “The din^ctors met here to consider । what should be done. At the meeting I were a largo number of the stockholders 1 and they all took part in the dis ussion. j Andon learning that our organization ] was opposed t> the spirit of the ia v wo ; decided to separate and continue to do businees as we had done before. 1; -is ' simply and solely the cause.” Col. A. L. Conger of the Aknm ^L w. r 'and Reaper Works said: “AH that w> > did and our reasons for it are stated m ■ that resolution which we adopted. It is [simply this: We went Into this project jin good f3*l h expecting t> p -rb-rt an <>r- ’ ganhation that would be for the mutual I interest of the tnanufu titrer and th, farmer and everybody whose lnt> r sts had anything to do with it. But when । we got ready to proceed to business and I place o ir bonds we met those !ezal embarrassments which naturally surround any organization of this kind under existing laws. “There is no use denying the fact that I wo had made some mistakes in our ori ganization. that Is to say. we found that ; the laws in some States and the laws I passed in opposition to such organiza-

tions by Congress made a serious embarrassment to our proceedings Undoubtedly it would have endangered the investments that were carried into the company. We felt that all interests would he best protected by withdrawing and continuing the separate interests as they noware. “We intended to make an organization that would be beyond criticism. We sought to avoid the features of the trust. We could not do justice to the various interests without a largo amount of money, which we could not get. on account of the legal objections. “There is no present intention of reorganizing. Whether anything is done in the future is open to question. Nothing has been done in that direction yet ” A Mason City, la., dispatch says: William Deering it Co. have not:tied their agent here that their company has withdrawn from the American Harvester Company, which undoubtedly will break up the trust. A good many men in this section who had been discharged by the company will now resume work. A Dallas. Tex., dispatch says: The agricultural implement men here are re- , joicing over the receipt to day from Chi- ‘ cago of a telegram from Aultman. Miller X- Co. Stating that they had withdrawn thn American Huncswr Cumpanj, Ito which invoices had already been 1 । turned over. The Farmers’ Alliance, whose State headquarters are het claim that they dealt the combination its death blow. Briefs from Abroad. Fike in the pianoforte warehouse lon the Boulevard St. Martin, in Paris, I destroyed the structure. The loss is : j 1,000,000 francs. The Russian Minister of the Interior ' has issued an order for the expulsion of | all .Jews in the Terek regions of the Can- ; I casus. The Steele of Paris states that the i agreement, practically concluded be- ' tween England and Portugal, relative to 1 territory in Africa, is entirely favorable | to the latter country. Emperor AVilliam of Germany has invited the Queen Regent of Holland and Count von Moltke to act as additional sponsors for his infant son. Dispatches received in London from ■ [quique, Chili, make no mention of any ; revolution in that country and say that i ill is quiet at that port. The Tayeblatt publishes a dispatch ! I from Zanzibar stating that Emin ! Pasha has founded a fortified staI lion at Bukoba. on the shore of the Vic- 1 I iorig, Nyanza, and that he is now return- । I tag to the coast.

CARL DUNDER'S LUCK. “Nobody Vhas Two Times Alike in This Country.” W ell, where have you been for the last three months?” queried Sergeant Bendall yesterday, as Carl Dunder softly opened the door of the Woodbridge Street Station about a foot and squeezed through the aperture. ^ b > 1 vbas keeping quiet. I like tc sypeak to you a few words to-dav.” “Ail right.” Der odder day a man comes py my p ace und drinks a glass of beer und plays me a game of dominoes und says ns name vhas Shon White. Dot makes no deeference to me if he vhas Sheorge as ungton. He must pay me shu.stsc queek or I knock him out.” Os course.” “A bell he pays me und seems like a decent fellow, und putty soon he says he has a check on der bank und likes me to go und say he vhas Shon White.” And you went?” “ \ hell, 1 like to oblige.” “And you identified him?” ' h® l1 ’ vben 1 knows he vhas Sh n White how could I help it? Dot vhas a bogus check for fifteen dollar, und i hat to pay it. I doan’ see how it vhas.’' Lm! Anything more?” Somepody doan’ play me dot vhay again. My eye teeth vhas cut awful queek. In two days a fellow comes along mit a subscription paper. He savs l he likes me to put down a dollar for der I poor. J asked him his name, und he says it vhas Peter Davis. Sergeant, you should see me knock him oafer der middle of last Shuly.” “Yes, and you’ll have to pay for it. He was at the police court this morning to get a warrant for you.” “A warrant for me! But he vhas a schwindler!” “Oh, no, he wasn’t; he was all right.’ “A hell, I might ash veil shump intc der rifer. How vhas Ito tell aboudt

things? Nothings vhas two times alike.” “Anything else?” “A hell, you see, a man comes into my place mit a package und says vhas J Carl Dunder. I vhas. Here vhas some oxpress from Chicago, und be has to collect $2. A has dot all right, Sergeant ?” “Looks that way.” “Os course she does, but after he goes avhay und I open dat package I find some brickbats in it. He vhas an awful seb windier.” “But you ought to have spotted him.” “Oh, yes! Spots vhas all right! In two days how vhas she? In shust twe davs vhas you believe?” “AA’ell?” “A hell, some onder man’s come inmit a package und says vhas my name Carl Dunder. Yes. He has some package for me from Noo York, und I has to pay sl. Sergeant. 1 shumps on dot man und knocks him so cold dot his own uncle doan’ know him und beliefs he vhos a young man from Troy.” "Then you spotted him!” "Spots! Spots! Ye-. I see some spots' He belongs by der regular express company, und he vhas going to sue me for fife tousand dollars! Can you see how she vhas ? One time it vhas all wrong, und der next time it vhas all right. Nobody vhas two times in dis country, and now I bid you goodby. ” “Going away?” “No matter. I vhas sixteen years in <lis country und all der time 1 vhas in some mistakes. I van now played out. If you doan’ see me some more times remember dot 1 doan’ mean to do it, but der country vhas to blame." Uetroit Free (iutta-Pi rc lia Is Disappearing. It appears that there exists a serious risk of the extermination of the plant or tree from which gutta-percha is obtained. This gum is used in many industries, largely in the manufacture of submarine cables, as it is capable of sustaining its jmsulating qualities when submerged under water at great depths ; in fact, the insulation of gutta-percha actually improves with age when kept continually under water. The disappearance of the curious tree from which gutta-percha is obtained would, therefore, be a calamity of world-wide importance, yet it would appear from a report recently made to the French Academy of Sciences that we are actually threatened with such a calamity. The French Government, recognizing the importance of possessing an intimate knowledge of the source of supply of this precious material, intrusted to M. Serullas. a distinguished scientist the task of exploring the Malayan Archipelago, which is the home of the ison-audra-gutta, with a view to studying the tree and methods employed in cultivating it and extracting the gum. M. Serullas spent three years in Malay and studied the isonaudra in all periods of its existence, acquiring a complete knowledge of its natural history and physiology; but he reports that there is absolutely no method in the manner employed by the natives in robbing the tree of its san. and that no effort is made to cultivate and propagate so valuable a member of this plant world. The natives adopt the wholly barbarous custom of cutting a tree at the roots in or der to extract the gum; thus each tree only gives one yield, and is then dead forever. No wonder gutta-perch is rapidly getting to be worth its wc^ht in silver. — Electrical Review. Food From Iron. In a new treatise on manures, Mr. A. B. Griffiths states that the process of converting iron into Bessemer steel results in the elimination of a basic slag, containing from 14 to 20 per cent, of phosphoric acid. Reduced to an impalpable powder, this slag is a valuable | plant food; and as manure the 350,000 tous of the stag obtained yearly in England should produce at least 4.000,000 tons of hay, or sufficient for feeding 750,000 head of cattle. A Strange Case, Indee<l. Miss Grace Gridley, a pretty young lady < " Ambpy, 111., 22 years of age, has been in bed since last March, m a state of languor. She seems to be con- । scions of what transpires about her, but , makes no reply to her parents or any one else. She is fed liquid food, but is gradually wasting away. Her case has baffled physicians.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A Scholarly Exposition of the LessonThoughts Worthy of Calm ReflectionHalf an Hour’s Study of the Scripture* —Timo Well Spent. The lesson for Sunday, Jan. IS, may be found In 1 Kings, 17: 1-10. INTRODUCTORY. A little more than a half century intervened since the events of the last lesson, years, they have been, full of just such, moral degeneracy as might have been expected from so bad a beginning. Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri have reigned. Ahab the worst of all the kings, led by a still more wicked queen, is on the throne. But right here occurs one of those episodes of history which go to show that God is sovereign even where iniquity seems rampant. Elijah flashes upon the scene, and the incidents of his marvelous career and those of his successor Elisha stand out against the background of Israel’s sinning like the clear shining of torches against a black night. It is a good opportunity to enforce the prevalence of God's grace in tad times. WHAT niE LESSON SAYS. Elijah —lrom two Hebrew words El and J an, God ant i Jehovah, the intervening n being possessive—My God Jehovah. Gilead . < ross i he Jordan,the root of the word inhabitants, means to reside (Revision, sojourn), and is the same word weed of Jeroboam when he “dwelt in Egypt” (12: 2). As not in the Hebrew but impliid: literally it is: Lueth the Lord God of Israel and there , * a ' not Le. as Israel, it might be added, had forgotten she had a God. Before whom or in whose presence (See Douay). The attitude of a messenger or .slave attendant. Word. As interpreting the “word” (v. 1), same expression, davar. Get thee hence. A quiet spoken work like out of this! Ue had spoken boldly and must now bo wary for Ills life. Kastward. or .toward the east (Douay), the mere directicfti being given at first. Hidb thyseM. The word means a cove-*, i. e., find a hiding place in. Brook 01 torrent (Douay). A mere wady-stream s i li as might be found in any glen or gully. Before Jordan. This side of Jordan. The ravens. The word is quite similar to that from which conies an Arab, the same consonants being present. But there is no more reason to so interpret it here than there is say at Gen. 8: 7. where the same wor ' is u d, that Noah sent forth an Arab from the ark. Dwelt. Same word translated in another form, i"Habitants, v. 1., i. e., he folk up his residence in the hills, just as before it had been in Gilead. Bread and flesh. “Daily bread.” Os the brook. God using natural means. S WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES. And Elijah the Tishbite. This is the first we hear of him. He stalks with startling suddenness upon the stage of Israel's life. Dean Stanley reminds us of the saying of the astu'o Frenchman. “The great events of history, like the mysterious personages in old romances, come through a door in the wall which no one has noticed.” In fact It is God and not man that confronts us here. There is no great heralding of the human instrumentality. Whence he conies no one knows, and no matter. lie is God’s man. Worship God. Before whom I stand. Some one points our attention to the fact that in those olden days of loyalty to the king there were certain ones who stood close up to the throne and, by their alert and ready attitude, signified that they were prepared, loins girded, feet shod, to hear the monarch's lustant summons and to go at once wherever he he might bid them. Possibly it is of such that the Queen of Sheba speaks when she says to Solomon, in his royal magnificence, ••Happy are these thy servants which stand continually before thee.” Certainly Elijah was such a servant, a ready attendant upon God. waiting to do his errands with faithful alacrity. Over in the first of Luke we have a true angel’n introduction of himself: “I am Gal riel that stapd in the presence cf God and am sent.” O, to do God's bidding as the angels do it! “Thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.” And the word of the Lord came unto him? Ah. then we understand the sentence just before: “There shall not be dew nor rain these years but according to my word.” That would sound like boasting—it would be a rank presumption indeed but for this which follows: “And the word of the Lord came unto hiqj.” His wor^ is God's woji Ihe word he declares Is not man’s-poorS ttiful worm that he is. It is the word of lilj Lord Jehovah, ami so with a stlfC and lofty trust lie may proclaim it, fearing no fault nor fall. When the church of God comes to have that sort of faith then it may do what it will—rather what God will. “Master,” cries Peter, “behold”—as if it were a strange thing—“the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away!” Jesus looks at him. and there seems something of rebuke in his word as he answers, “Have faitli in God.” The faith of God, says the margin, following the Greek. Surely when we have God's faith we shall see God's works. । So he went and did. Implicit obedience. Over in verse 10, we read, “He arose and went.” That is very good, so far as it goes. A great many of us get about to that point. No, we just arise, that is all, we do not “go. ” Some of us go in, perhaps, but there we stop. We manage to reach Cherith, but we find no arrangements for us. There is no food in sight, and as for drink there is no well of cool waters, only’ a running brook. A pretty situation of affairs! and away we go, back the way we came. But now see Elijah. “He went and did according unto the word of the Lord.” The first thing for him to do was to go. So he went until he came to Cherith and there he stopped—no matter how it looked. The next thing for him to do was to wait. So he waited. He did not find the table set. Never mind. Presently food came along with the evening and the morning. Even ravens turned angels for God's servants. Presently ho was thirsty enough to drink of the brook, and he was refreshed. The fact is he was living by faith,not by sight. And so just as he was told, “he went and did.” So also did the widow of Zarephath. Oh, for such faith to-day! The barrel of meal shall not waste. Elijah knew whereof he spoke. He had put th* matter to the test there at Cherith, and he v makes the same experiment of trust here at Zarephath, for the Lord has bidden him. The God that brought food in ravens’ mouths could replenish the meal, the God who sends the brooks of water sends also the streams of oil. His hidden fountains of refreshing who can fathom, or indeed find? Trust God. is the lesson. Plainly in the path of God’s requirement, lean on God and go forward. “He is waiting for some better business to offer itself.” Says one brother regarding another engaged in unchristian traffic: “If he only would have faith enough to come right out and trust God!” It is the trouble with us all. We want to experience first, and then afterward we will believe; we will not launch forth, taking God at His word. “Martin,” said Satan” “do you feel that you are a child of God?” “No,” answered Luther, "but I am sure of it!” Boggs—That was a very restful sermon this morning. Trotter—Restful! J was nearly tired to death. It was fully an hour long. Boggs—-Tl|at’s just it. I slept through it all. "I see that your Chinese servant has managed to pick up a good deal of English. “Yes; he walked away with my dictionary.” Shouldn’t be handled without gloves—live electric wires.