Pittston Gazette

              i ISO. I i* r Oldest Newspaper in the Wvomine Vallev PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1899. A "Meekly Local and Family Journal. i ua«W ii. wedding—why, it was the only proper introduction to the society of married people. A girl's wedding ought to be an arch as tall as the clouds, something so conspicuous that she cou'd look back and see its glorious proportions until she got to the very horizon of life. If she had been two or three times a widow and tbe ceremony had become stale through monotonous repetition, that would be one thing. Or if her father had committed some crime, or her cousin german had been hanged for murder, and there was good reason for entering married life on the sly, she would be the last to make objection. But as affairs stood she wasn't ashamed of Ralph, and she rather imagined that he wasn't ashamed of her. He contemplated witn some satisfaction the fact that he had begun his aew career by an assertion of authority and that his wife had surrendered to his wishes after a short but futile struggle. "There Is nothing like being right at the start," he said. "After that your mastership is regarded as a matter of course. In every household there should be an enthroned will, and It ought to be the exclusive prerogative 3f the man to say what must and what must not be done." | and She,... | GEORGE H. HEPWORTH. wrecked and was depending solely on him to get her safely ashore.. CIGAR LABELS DECEPTIVE. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. fore the door and pnsii some paper money under it. If husband and wife met on the stairway, they looked straight ahead and tried to avoid brushing against each other. Ten years ago Coit gave up his business. Since then a small income has been his, and he has divided It with the woman. But for the last month he had failed to push money under the door. She never spoke a word to him about it. At the fourth week she went to the po» lice court—her groceryman advised this course—and swore out a warrant, charging her husband with nonsupport, A Itoxborough man had informed his honor of the quq?r lives led by the tenants of the divided house. Cracked and wavering arose the voice of withered Roger Coit: "I ain't got no wish to stop supportin of her," said he, "but the money what I git every month were held back, an I won't git it fer two weeks yet. Then I'll pay her same as ever. I didn't think she'd want fer nuthin. The storekeepers up in Iloxborough'll trust her fer whatever she wants. They told me they would." "I ain't wanted fer nuthin," quavered Martha Coit. "I jest thought he had stopped payin me fer good/' "I'm discharged, ain't 17" asked Roger Coit. r "Yes," said his honor. With the aid of a heavy stick in his shaking hand the old man walked out. After a little the woman went.—Phila- Halnhia. North American. •_.«  CUP STAYS IN AMERICA. "Do, uiy dear? Why, send your regrets, of course. They won't miss us In the crowd, and we'll have a cozy evening right here." They Don't Indicate the Quality of tlie Article. LESSON V, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER- A brand or label or mark put upon an article is commonly supposed to indicate to the purchaser, actual or possible, the nature of the article itself. In regard to cigars this supposition has only a basis of truth. Most consumers of cigars know their "favorite brands,"as they call them, and feel pretty confident about the quality of these brands if they buy their cigars at counters where they have always obtained good ones. But few consumers can tell even approximately what will be the size and shape of the cigar contained in a box marked, for instance, "Conchas Regalias." NATIONAL SERIES, OCT. 29. The Columbia Wins by Thru "Yes, llalph, I would have done that at once, yon know, but"— Text of the Lemion.Pi.Iiix and cxitI, Memory Venei, P«. ciivl-Golden Text, l'». cm I, lD—Commentary Prepared by the Rev. D. H. Stearna. Straight Victories. She hesitated as though she were on the edge of a great personal sacrifice or as though she were a martyr re solved to die for her principles. LAST RACE CLOSE AID EXOITZMb "But what?" he asked. [Copyright. 1899, by D. M. Stearns.] Defender Led the Ckalltsfn I STSSS the Flalah Line by Six The Yachts Rounded the Itsksksst Together. That Ralph's endeavors to cducate his wife met with indifferent success will be inferred from the foregoing Idstoric incidents. The will of a man Is like a bludgeon. That of a woman is like a 8clmiter with a razor edge. There Is an old legend that on a certain occasion In the far east a renowned warrior cut his enemy In two, but the poor fellow didn't know It, so skillfully was the feat performed, until lie attempted to move, whereupon his trunk toppled over and fell to the ground. He had scarcely felt the blow and, to use a Ilibernianism, was infinitely chagrined and mortified to find himself dead. "Why, Ralph, Mrs. Van Grlpps called on me this morning. I told her I didn't quite know your mind In the matter; that I always left ouc social engagements, as well as everything else, for you to arrange; that I had about given up parties and other frivolities and proposed to find my happiness in my husband's company." I suppose the safe journeyings of Ezra and his company in the lesson of last week suggested these songs of deliverance as a suitable topic before entering upon the study of Nehemiah, but why these two psalms the committee probably know. As they ail speak of Him, however, we shall have a profitable meditation. Spurgeon, in his "Treasury of David," suggests the following division of Ps. Lxxxv: In verses 1-4 the poet sings of the Lord's former mercies and begs Hiui to remember His people; from 5-7 he pleads the cause of afllicted Israel, aud then, having listened to the sacred oracle in verse 8, he publishes joyfully the tidings of future good—9-13. Praise to God is always comely, and we read in Neh. xii, 4G, "In the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. ' The sons of Korah mentioned in the title had great reason to praise God and lead the people's praises, for when Korah and the others were swallowed up the children of Korah died not (Num. xxvi, 11). New York, Oct. 21.—In a occasionally assumed the fore erate gale, and through wh choppy seas, the Americas c Columbia yesterday glorious Sir Thomas Lipt&ii's green the Shamrock, and tba ga knight will have to build ano he wants""to lift that cup." do nothing else but twirl and still boldly assert that you are next door to a tyrant." All this is what she said to her mother, and if she closed her pretty Hps rather tightly we will not speak of that to Ralph. There were some things " 'twere better not to mention," and where ignorance is bliss enlightenment is a curse. But the old lady and the maiden of 20 sat up very late one niglit spinning the web in which to catch Ralph's approval. There is much difference between a "brand" of cigars and a "labeL" "A good brand" is very often taken to mean "a good quality." Very_likely that was the original intention 0%1'igar brands, as it still is of whisky brands. But by the actual present custom of the trade the name which is burned or branded on the wood of the cigar box, the "brand" properly so called, has no necessary connection with the quality of the cigar, but only accidentally, "so far as some particular make peculiar to one factory may be for the time exclusively applied to the manufacture of good tobacco. The "brand" tells the cigar seller something about the. size and shape of the cigar. As years go on the application of these brands becomes more and more loose and irregular. Until recent years there used to. be a regular graduation of size in about this order, beginning with the largest: (1) Perfecto, (2) Puritano, (3) Concha and (4) Conchita. Even this arrangement was not by any means the earliest. Regalia was known to the trade as a designation of large size long before anybody ever heard of Perfecto. Henry Clay was once a brand indicative of both size and quality, a brand and a label in one, when the cigar was made in only one Havana factory, and later results of competition, as well as of Cuban disturbances, are seen in the actually prevailing scale of brands. As brand differs from brand in shape as well as in length, it would take much complicated mathematical research to place the brands in the exact order of the volume of tobacco indicated by each. The locality to which the following Inatroetire and Interesting conversation took place la matter of slender roaanqnnnm Perhapa the window at which the two gentlemen sat, each burning the rolled leaf and puffing the TUMft- In fantastic clouds, looked out on the ocean, which the In the fiilhusi of Its beauty and the beauty at Its fullness, made radiant with silvery light, while the whltecaps of the lncosainc rollers chased each other In maA glee op the beach. Or, perhapa again. It waa part and parcel of a summer resort from which could be aeen mountains and hllla, the •rat Ilka tall grenadiers standing sentinel aa the atara came out and the last Uke the rank and file of an arm/ In Its bivouac. But I prefer to be historically correct and am therefore forced to say thai the incidents of my little story cannot rightfully conjure up either ocean or hUlalde. This open windov r Jack took a half dollar between bis tbamb and forefinger and sent It spinning. "She will do It as easily as I do that," be Insisted. What a look of admiration Ralph gave his wife! "That's a woman, indeed," he said to himself. "There isn't another like her in the world. She is the only one of the kind, and, by Jove, she is mine!" TW time made by the rati yac-lW over the deep Be* c miles dead before the wind i thrashing home was anusui was eclipsed in only one oth and leeward race for the p That was when the VigQan the Valkyrie six years ago ia 24 minutes and 30 seconds. ® a's time over the coarse yC 3 hours, 38 minutes and 25 i defeated the*challenger in aC C5 minutes and 18 seconds, lowance pf 16 seconds which from thD Shamrock, her on v.-as 6 minutes and 34 second At five minntes to 11 came gun, and the two racers he line, both jockeying for poaii ther gaining any decided ad* starting gun was fired, and ti stood across the line, show! working topsail, jib and at challenger crossed at 11:00: 1 minute and 1 second late fender. The Shamrock lowe naker boom to starboard ai the line, bat Captain Hogart it set until a full half mini Deer Isle sailors had sent th swelling to the wind. On tin the Columbia had not set topsail, while that of the 81 gradually drawing that veaw the Columbia. Meanwhile the Shamrock was giving trouble, the aal stops a dozen feet or more t mast head. This disadvanta ed by the queer capers whid bia's spinnaker cut. The pc be too light foi the great w« which the sail waa carry inj quently tipped at an angle a it seemed as though the spar ended. Once it went so higl that it looked as though the | broken or if the crew were m to take in the sail. "Pshaw! Nothing of the kind. You are a long way out, my dear fellow." "All the best women in the world are adepts in hypnotism, and I see no reason why you shouldn't fall under the general spell." "Why; mother. I shouldn't feel half tnarried if 1 went to the minister's with a railroad ticket in my pocket. It Is preposterous. You don't believe In It any more than I do, dear, do you?" "Well," continued Dora, "she was perfectly duinfounded and said she had reckoned surely on us as old friends or she wouldn't have had the reception. 'What is a party or a dinner or any other gathering,' she cried, •without your Ralph? Ah, lucky girl that yon are, Dora, to have such a hero!' And she went on so that I became almost jealous, dear." The scimiter is woman's weapon. In a wrestling match she counts for nothing, but in the contest of tact and strategy it would indicate gross ignorance of human nature to lay a wager on the man. Dora was petite, a blond of the most pronounced type, with hair that seemed full of sunshine, while Ralph was an athlete, with an upper arm that would have driven in sculptor wild and a chest of such magnificent proportions that you lost yourself in admiration. Ralph shook his head and was Inclined to be Indignant ■ "Did you ever see that submarine torpedo which has had two or three successful trials?" asked Jack. The good lady assured her daughter that she had her entire sympathy, but thought It well to remind her that Ralph had a will of his own and it wouldn't do to oppose him too bluntly. "What has that to do with matrimony?" sneered Ralph. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.-" 1-4. There is on earth a land and a people which, above all other lands and people, are specially the Lord's. He calls them His peculiar people, a holy people unto Himself, a people near unto Him, the dearly beloved of His soul aud many other endearing names (.Deut. vii, G; xxvi, 18; Ps. cxlviii, 14; Jer. xii, 7). As to the laud, it is called the holy laud, the Lord's land, a delightsome land, Immauuel's land, etc. (Zech. ii, 12; Hos. ix, 3; Mai. Iii, 12; Isa. vifl, 8). They were naturally few, stiff necked, laden with iniquity, rebellious, lying (Deut. vii, 7; Ex. xxxiii, 3, 5; Isa. i, 4; xxx, 9), but He redeemed them from Egypt and gave them the good land, yet they understood not Ilia wonders nor remembered His mercies, they despised the pleasant land and believed not His word, so that many a time He saved them for His name's sake and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy (rs. cvi, 7, 8, 10, 24). He will yet redeem diem from all lands, blot out all their sins and make them a righteous nation forever (Mic. vii, 19, 20; Zeph. iii, 19, 20). Meantime He will accept every penitent sinner who comes to Him and will, for Jesus' sake, blot out all their sins and make them righteous in His sight (John vi. 37; II Cor. v, 21). "More than you think. The torpedo Is launched, and bo Is the man when the marriage certificate has been properly signed and witnessed. The torpedo undoubtedly thinks it is having its own sweet way as it darts through the water and heads for a vessel lying at anchor, but If you will carefully notice you will discover two electric wires attached to it and reaching to the shore where the battery has been placed. These wires are filled with the driving power, and the man who is on shore can turn the torpedo thiB way and that by Just moving his finger. He can send It ahead at a terrific pace or slacken its speed, according to his whim and Judgment.""Gammon and humbug! That woman Is a hypocrite or a fool. I'll see her and make short work of all that nonsense."Topic For the Week Beginning; Oct. 289—Comment by Rev. S. H. Doyle. "Oppose him, dear?" replied Dora. "I never thought of such a thing. lie Is very wise and very kind and knows a good deal more than I do. Oh, no; I shall not oppose him, but"— Topic.—Giving, a measure of love.—Mark jdl, 41*4i. (A meeting to consider iystematic and proportionate giving.) « Was Ralph really indignant, and, if ■o, what was the meaning of that expression, such as follows on the heels of flattery, which settled cozily around the corners of his mouth? This incident took place in the temple. It is the familiar story of the widow's mites. Jeans was watching the people pnt their money in the treasury, Which consisted of brazen trumpet shaped chests into which voluntary offerings for the sacrifice fund were placed. Many out of th»ir abundance gave liberally. A poor widow gave two mites, but it was all her living for that day. Men would have condemned her act as one lacking judgment, but Christ commended the poor widow and declared that she had given more than all the rest. Yes, It was a case of giant and fairy. The magic wand did the business. It not only made the giant obedient, but gave him the delightful Impression that he was having his own way. window, which _ r than the nartbough overhead a patch of (ik/ was risible, and there tg In sight except the perode which changed the dust ■tad, a tew men hurrying d trusted the report of fair i the morning papers and "Ah, yes! But what, Dora? That's lust what's the trouble." "Put I'm going to be married In church all the sqme, find there will be plenty of bridesmaids and the most gorgeous time you ever heard of." "I suppose," remarked Dora, "If I have a hero for a husband, I have no right to deprive society of the privilege of seeing him once In awhile. To throw a veil over a bright particular star might be accounted little short of a crime. If I am proud of you, as you know only too well I am, there Is no reason why I shouldn't allow others a glimpse of you now and then—not often, Ralph, for 1 am covetous, but once In awhile. Once in awhile, to be sure, be had a faint suspicion that he didn't enjoy the boundless freedom of action which characterized his bachelorhood, but when he looked at Dora, so gentle and yielding, so tractable and demure, he came to the conclusion that there must be some mistake about It and that be was really b*r liege lord, with none to dispute his perfect sway. The mother looked at her offspring, and there were two interrogation points distinctly visible in her eyes. uobreUas at home and half women whose skirts were "Well, I think Ralph will make the suggestion himself in a day or two, paother. It will come from him as a happy thought of his own, an original Idea, you know, for the sake of giving me pleasure." Roughly speaking, however, they run, beginning with the largest, as follows: (1) Perfecto Elegante, (2) Perfecto Fino, (3) Puritano Fino, a thick cigar; (4) Puritano Extra, (5) Breva, thick and blunt; (0) Breva Chica, (7) Concha Begalia, (8) Concha Especial, (9) Conchita, (10) Relna Fina, (11) Petit Due, (12) Opera and (13) Chiquita. Mrttooad guardian at the door •it m with the grnff voice of taaolsat authority If he could ■ we eater, but every story ta the cap which renders him and we can wander about as without aaklng permission. tDy my side for a little and listless two men are discussing t which has taken the first r since the flowers ta Eden "Wen, what of itr "Oh, nothing, except that the torpedo is the man who stands six feet two, sad the light electric wires which would do for a spider's web, but decide the whole matter, are the wife." Undoubtedly that which led Christ to commend the widow's gift was the fact that it was the offering of a humble heart, fnll of love to God. It was an expression of her gratitnde to Qod. It was the meosnre of her love, and in giving all she proved that she loved God with all her being. Love should be the prompter of onr gifts and the measure of thom, but, alas, it is not always so, or, if it is, the love of many must be very small indeed. This gift of love sets forth the characteristics of true giving to God. There was one matter on which he resolved (before marriage) not to yield an inch. He would build a fortress, retire to his Innermost stronghold and fight It out. If It took a lifetime, rather than surrender. Dinner parties and evening receptions were the bane, the agony, the hobgoblins, of his life. He was wearied to death of them, hated them with unspeakable loathing, and had determined that all that nonsense should end. He would have no more of It forever. It should be heresy to mention anything of the kind in his presence, and he would devise some nameless punishment to fit the crime. "I think Mrs. Van Grlpps was very Just in her criticism, and I determined that it was perhaps a duty 1 owed you to accept her luvitation. So I sent for the dressmaker and will try to look passably well, dear, for your sake." What legerdemain Dora practiced is not known, or what spell she threw over Ralph, but it was only a week later that he said: "Look here, Dora. I don't believe a man has any right to air his authority over a woman until the two are made one. if you have set your heart on a church wedding, why, that's all right" "Oh, no, Ralph!" was the reply of the arch conspirator, and she made a graceful gesture of deprecation. "I have old fashioned ideas about a woman's duty to the man who marries her and wouldn't Interfere with your plans for the world." "Look here. Jack. What you say Is all well enough, under ordinary conditions, for aught I know. Perhaps it is; perhaps It Isn't I don't pretend to decide. But my circumstances are peculiar, and I have the affair in my own hands." About all this matter of brands nothing is so certain as that the whole business is in a shifting and revolutionary condition. Thus the Panetela, not mentioned above, would be placed by some after the Perfecto, because It is about as long, and by otlicrB after the Concha, because it is thiuner. It was much easier to maintain a hard aud fast rule when the whole cigar making industry was ostensibly confined to Havaua aud all cigars, even if made elsewhere, had to pretend to Havana origin and conform to Havana customs in order to maintain the Illusion. They attended the reception, and if you had seen Dora, surrounded by a score of admirers, you would have received the impression that she was enjoying herself immensely; that she was as much In her element as a flsh is in the water or a bird is In the air. Whatever feeling of repugnance she had to receptlous was so deftly suppressed that not a suspicion of it appeared either in her manner or her conversation.5-7. Then shall Israel say when He shall have redeemed them, Thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold God is my salvation (Isa. xii, 1. 2). Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah ii, 9) in its beginning, development and consummation. See this in the words. Turn us, revive us, shew us (verses 4, 6, 7). We would never turn to Him if ne did not draw us by His Spirit. It is all His mercy and His salvation (verse 7) which we receive as His gift and gratefully enjoy, so that we may well rejoice in Him, saying, "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God (Isa. Ixi, 10; Hab. iii, 18). Despite ail ha and the absence ican boat con Shamrock. ThC her topsail, a Shamrock's mei iar view of the C so often looked ; a little late ta life for you to "Oh, Indeed!" And a puff of smoke carried a doubt to the ceillag. than never* Is the rale. "Yes, I think I may modestly lay claim to a certain degree of shrewdness. Tou see, my dear boy, I'm not going to marry a widow of my own age, who would bring all her former experience to bear on me—the strategy with which she overcame No. 1—but a —w~m e are some things e done to the morally aad hesitate until you may as well not 1. It was prompted by the proper motive—love to God. Love to God and for His cause in the world should inspire all our giving. "I think," he said one day, "that they are the flattest affairs that can be conceived of, for they always make one feel like a blooming idiot" "Yes, yes; I understand all that and I honor you for your common sense, but every girl thinks a good deal of her wedding day." It is curious to note, however, that factories all over the world still stick to Spanish words and traditions in branding and labeling their output. If a Bhode Island cigar maker wishes to say that this box is something really uncommonly fine, he marks It "Deliciosos." The colors of Spain still rule in the ribbons that tie bundles of cigars—yellow and red, the latter very rare. When Cuba has become Americanized, red, white and blue ribbons may make .their appearance in cigar boxes, but that sign of the times has not yet been observed. 2. The purpose for which the gift was made was a good one. It was for the benefit of the sacrifice fund of God's temple—-a most worthy purpose to which to give. Money given to win the applause of men to attain social or political position is not approved of God or commended by Christ. But if given for some noble and lofty purpose, the carrying 'forward of God's work in the world, the relief of the distressed and needy or the uplifting of mankind, God is sure to approve the gift and to bless and reward the giver. The wind run down i yachting scC The excursi ther beam, pace with t lant. Women are natural actors, and when they make such a sacrifice as that for their husbands' sakes they are skillful enough to cause one to believe that they are supremely happy. mean that a man at 46 reo'ciock in the afternoon." i Mem to regard me as an And, to his great gratification, Dora agreed with him. 8. If we will listen only to the voice of God, we shall have naught but peace, for He is the God of peace, and the Son of God is the prince of peace (Heb. xiii, 20; Isa. ix, (i). All His thoughts to His people are thoughts of peace, for He is our peace, aud any one whose imagination is staid on Him will have perfect peace (Jer. xxix, 11; Eph. ii, 14; Isa. xxvi, 3). It is all because of His righteousness which we by faith receive (Isa. xxxii, 17; Bom. v, 1). Peace with God is His gift in Christ Jesus, but the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, depends upon our allowing nothing to come between Him and us, casting every care and anxiety upon Him (Phil, iv, 6, 7). If we know Him who is our peace, we art bound to make the good news known to* all people (Luke ii. 10, 14). on with Dora, who bu her twentieth birthday res. Five o'clock In the 10 o'clock la the mornnvtand each other and to get on. The thing is "And well she might If she has my rare luck In a husband," broke In Dora. "Why," he said, "people talk about nothing but the weather or the latest bit of scandal In high life." two neared "So 1 think, on the whole, we had better mark the event in some special way, and a fashionable church wedding will be something to remember. Dora sighed, as though such frivolities had no attractions whatever, aud nodded her head In graceful and wifely assent. Poor Balph seemed like a plant trained to the wall. He was uncomfortable and even miserable, for he was forced to chat half an hour with a withered flower. Miss Black, and to escort a garrulous old matron to the supper room. Still, he looked at his radiant wife with Inexpressible pride and muttered to himself: "She doesn't enjoy this a bit, but she's doing It for my sake. I'm a mighty lucky fellow." though the Irish cutter wooM ha own. But not for lone. It ag change of canvas, in spite of trw that Captain Hogarth could do, tl lumbia steadily drew away (ma tfc cutter. Nearing the outer mark both preparations for turning it, the C bia taking in her spinnaker « brought the buoy broad off ker ata bow, the Shamrock doffing kan i minute later. Luffing around tke the Columbia stood away oa thi board tack, followed 17 si rnada la the closely pursuing Shamrock. Immediately after hcadiag iat wind both yachts began a lively over the tumbling seas. Tke de was under mainsail, jib and at The Shamrock, under tke earn* aai ried a working topsail la took that in at 26 minutes to 1, the being too great for her rigging, the decks of both cuttera tke ayta in sheets, and the lower edyee ol mainsails were kept dark witk tl ing clouds of spray. No need to tell here of how or the two boats tacked or how oftei went about in that long tkraak to the finish line. Sufficient to aaj whenever one altered her coarse tl er followed. The tacka were fn and at irregular intervale, bat eae! the Shamrock spilled the wind oat sails, spun around upon her keal tilled on the other tack her crew ai Columbia still farther in the lead. The Columbia gradually widest cap. steadily outfooting and ootp« the Shamrock, and despite that t brave showing it became apparaa she was not to win—became ao a as the two neared the finiah line tl conclusion of the contest was roW all the sensational features which a closely contested event. Ami shriek of whistles the Columbia grandly across the finiah line at 2k. followed 6m. 34s. later by the 1 Shamrock. "Ralph, dear, 1 don't want you to do this for my sake," said Dora, with a deal of pathos. "It is my duty to yield to your wishes, not yours to yield to mine." "There!" remarked Ralph to himself. "That's settled. You see how quickly a true wife conforms with her husband's opinion. One has only to begin right. Just as I have always said, to get along very smoothly. We shall never have any wrangjes on that point" He gazed at the stars and whistled "Hall to the Chief." No less curious is the persistently glaring Spanish character of the labels and all the decoration in gold and colors on the inside of the lid of a cigar box. The name of the lithographer, with "New York," may be printed small, but quite legible, in a corner of the design, but the design Itself must have a Havana air about it. Portraits of American and English public characters have to be done for this purpose as if the individuals were seen through gaudy Habanero spectacles. Chauncey ii. DeiDew gets a look of a toreador; Lillian Russell, in "La Flor de Libby," has to look like a senorita; the Prince of Wales blazes wit"h a most uncharacteristic aud un-British brilliancy. [• Incongruous things. Jack. Dt get out of the nits in matri■ writ as other matters? It's ttory anyway, and if s Just as D to draw a prise at 46 as at » fact is, I've got a theory. It I lying among the rubbish in 8. It was a self sacrificing gift. It was a gift that cost something. It was the widow's all and perhaps necessitated want and hunger for that day at least. The valne of a gift in the sight of God is not its literal worth, but the worth of the one who gave it. What it will appear in the sight of God will depend not upon how much we give, but upon how much we have left. God regards not so much what we give as what we keep. The greatness of the gift depends upon what it costs to make it. The rich gave more than the widow, but they had more left than she. Hence the superior character of her gift. 1 "Oh, of course I understand all that" That winter was notable for its gorgeous balls and receptions, and Ralph and Dora attended them all. The sense of obligation which had forced her to yield her personal preference to her wifely duty In the first Instance seemed to keep possession of her, and In the spring she looked pale and haggard. Indeed, she was so completely run down by her continual sacrifices in Ralph's behalf that when the summer came he took apartments at a fashionable watering place, where they spent a couple of months in the endeavor to recuperate. "And I have been measured for my traveling costume." . .cental attic for a good many years, and I'm gains to take It out and give It an airing." "A theory, eh? You? I must say that is rather Interesting—a sort of hobbyhorse, and yon propose to monnt and enter the race. Good lock to yon, Ralph, bat accidents will happen, and I guess you'd better leave a 'Mo Powers' notice behind." "Tea, Jack; I'm going into this thing deliberately and according to a little plan of my own." "Oh, I see. You are to get married on architectural principles. You make your drawing and build your wife accordingly."""Precisely. No romance and folderol, but a lot of common sense. I have my Ms* of what marriage ought to be and shall work along those lines. By and by you may pay as a visit, and If rn flon't rnj l hare a model home I'm greatly Utlstakeq." •"Would It be proper to ask you to divulge your secret of human happiness, Ralph, or have you had It pat- SQted. With all rights reserved?" "JCntirsiy willing to tell you all. Jack Tuet light a freab Cigar and lend me f9Uf ears fee tea minutes. There! Are J99 ready?" "Both ready and anxious, my dear fellow. Moat potent, grave and reverend magician, wave your wand and praoMd*99 "My first proposition." said Ralph, "is that man Is the dominant la creation." "Is? Really Is or only should bar' "Is so by virtue of his superior intelfettJMl physique." ttfftu mean that }De pan outthink a wqmaq aad In case of any resistance M) her part can bring his biceps info aad knock her down? Is that ft/at platform r "BO is prdalned by nature to be the 7D« wpaxm Is t sort of adrleory committee, but be has the veto power, and, if be knows his will use It, tenderly, of course, t at the aame time firmly. There ha but one master in a household, is always ths husband, provided an Idiot." ph! You area poor, misguided Ralph. You have a delusion, m you come to apply that theo®"t want' ft ' be fliere, for I be drowned in tears of pity.1' it waste your sympathy, Jack. r what I'm about" » man Is master!" soliloquized "He has the veto power! His dees as he talis her to!" His ts wudered off to his home, nory was so unsuccessful in the to oorroborate (he  that he shook JDls head rather • aad somothlhg Uke a sigh "Well, keep the costume. It will come in handy later on." He came home a week later to find Dora busy with the dressmaker Inventing a new costume. Gasping for breath, he grew red in the face and was about to make use of two or three explosive phrases when he noticed that his wife was not entirely happy. There was a troubled look in her face which at once excited his sympathy. 0-13. The writer has his heart upon what he calls "our land" (verses 0, 12t, for it is to that land and to the holy city that ail nations are yet to go up from year to year (Jer. iii, 17; Zech. xiv, lti). There inerey and truth, righteousness and peace, heaven and earth, met in Him who was and is true God and true man. There lie shall yet reign as King of Israel and as King of kings and IxDrd of lords, and then when God has blessed His people and His land His saving health will be known among all nations (I's. ixvii). The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will do it. These are not David's thoughts, but God's thoughts, for he said, "The spirit of the Lord speaks by men, and His word was in my tongue" (II Sam. sxiii, 2). The Lord Himself has said that He will not rest till Israel's redemption is manifest before all nations, and He calls upon His people to give Iliin no rest til) He does it (Isa. Ixii, 1, 6, 7). "Do you really object to a private wedding, Ralph?" "Unless you insist upon It, yes." "And you think a church wedding would be preferable?" "By all means." "Then of course I shall obey." The same conservatism is often seen in the choice of the numes themselves. One advanced maker has named his cigars "Cuban Pluck'' in plain, colloquial American, but the restoration of amity between Spain and this country is celebrated in Spanish by "La Combinacion," and "El Principe Alfonso" still keeps his place in glowing colors, though the original long ago passed through kinship to the grave, and his child is no longer sovereign of Cuba.—New York Tribune. "She wfU do it as easily as 1 do that." young girl, fresh in ber innocence, with no knowledge of the world, her ideas of life yet to be formed, and, mind you. Jack, to be formed under my immediate supervision. 1 am going to be the sturdy oak, you know, and she is to be the clinging vine." So they were married in church "Why, what's the matter, Dora?" he asked. This poor widow's gift should inspire us to a more liberal and cheerful consecration of our money to Christ. If Christ thought it was right for her to give so liberally, He must think the same of us, and if He was willing to commend her He will be willing to commend and bless us. Ralph had planned to go to 8t Louis for a part of the honeymoon. There was a double advantage In this, for he could combine business with pleasure, and certainly business ought to be attended to even when one is looking Into the eyes of the woman he loves. She did not reply at once, but proceeded languidly to lay the costume over the l»ack of the chair. When Jack returned from Europe, where be had spent 18 months, one of his first calls was on Ralph, and while the two sat In the billiard room, smoking and indulging In reminiscence. Jack plumped out the question: "Aren't you well, Dora?" And be became almost alarmed. Jack cbuckled. "Great Scott, Ralph," be said, "you have a very dramatic future before youl Your theory is charming, exquisite, entrancing, a sort of Lake of Como affair, but"— "You see," he said, "Smith & Co. are In some perplexity, and as they owe us a large sum I should like a chance to look Into their books." "Oh, yes!" And she patted his cheek so caressingly and yet so pathetically that he held her at arm's length and looked her all over. There was certainly something radically wrong. mH v= Bible Readings.—Gen. xxviii, 19-22; Lev. xxvii, 30-34; Dent x, 17; Hag. ii, 8; Math, v, 23, 24; x, 8; Mark x, 17-22; Lnke vi, 38; John xii, 1-8; Acts xx, 35; Rom. xii, 8; II Cor. viii, 1-12; ix, 1-15; Phil, iv, 15-17. "Well, Ralph, you are fairly launch ed on the sea of matrimony, old boy. and bow goes It?" Senor Don Eduardo Lopez de Romans, the new president of Peru, was sent to England by his parents when he was only 10 years old, to be educated at Stonyhurst college. From that institution he went to the Royal Institute of Engineers at London, where he obtained the degree of civil engineer and became an honorary member of the institute. His professional knowledge was the cause of his being sent to Brazil by a syndicate which was building a railroad in the mountains of that country. Of 30 engineers sent there 21 died, owing to the unhealthy climate and the rough work they were called upon to perform. Pern'i Stw Pre*:£cnt. ''No buts about It In this case," responded Ralph, with that self centered assurance which the untrammeled bachelor acquires. "I'm going to educate my wife Into my way of thinking. She Is to be my seoond self, a reflection pf my thoughts and feelings. You see, my habits are formed. Hers are not ( am hardened, and she will be plastic and take any shape I choose. I shall let her know, In the most delicate Wfty. at the very beginning, that I am master, that things must go in my way, and. my word for It, 1 shall have a household that will be the envy of my friends." "Quebec," responded Dora in a sort of soliloquy, "must be a quaint old place, .full of old corners and crevices, they tell me. What a romautic spot to talk over our future In, Ralph 1 Have you ever been there, dear?" "What does It all mean?" he said— "that troubled look, that dress, this confusion? What has happened?" "Just aa 1 expected it to," answered Ralph. Ps. cxxvi. Many a time did the Lord def liver His people from their oppressors in the days of the Judeas when He raised up and used such men as Othniel, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson and Samuel. After the time of David He delivered them from Babylon, and soon now will IJe deliver them from ail the nations among which they are scattered, and their prosperity and source of blessing to all nations after their restoration is fully described in such passages as Isa. xxxv, 10; Jer. xxxii, 41, 42; xxiii, 5,(1; Ezek. xxxvii, 21-28. All these things will He do to them and for them, not for their sakes, but for His own name's sake. "Your theories have been successful ly applied?" "Nothing. Ralph, only we have an invitation to the Van Gripps'. They are to give one o£ those swell receptions, and, to tell the truth, I can't see any way out of it. Perhaps you can, dear." "Yes, and they work to a charm." "You have educated your wife in your peculiar ways?" Chrint** Servant. ■ .»«. i :V /" I X •• How sweet the service! How full of blessing to the servant, bringing him into closest relations with the Master he loves 1 For it is his privilege to follow Jesus and enjoy all the bliss of His company. In serving Christ we are not, as is the case with earthly'servants, to discharge our duty at a distance or ont of the sight of orff Master; that we are ever to follow in the steps of Jeeas, knowing His acts and with all our deeds known to Him. "Bless you, yes, three or four times. It Is as dull as stangant water. You'd die of ennui in 24 hours. Now, St. Louis, on the other baud"— "Yes, and we've got on admirably. 1 was right. Jack. 1 knew I was, at the start One needn't make a mistake In a matter of that kind unless he is stupid or under a glamour. All you havr to do Is to assert your authority at once, and after that there is no trouble whatever. A man should be master in his own household. That's what I am and what I always Intend to be. Why, you'd be surprised at the sacri flees which Dora willingly makes and takes pleasure In making. 1 have my own way In everything." "Well, if that's all," replied Ralph bluntly, "we will settle the matter In a Jiffy. I'd a thousand times rather stay quietly at home with you. Receptions are beastly affairs at best. One never has a pood time. The air Is used over and over again until It isn't fit to breathe, and you get squeezed all out of shape and come home swearing at yourself for a blockhead." "And the falls of Montraorencl— why, Laura told me she never saw such a lDeautiful body of water." "Body of water, Dora? Well, it may be so, but the last time I saw them I had to give a man a dollar to raise the sluice gate so we could have any fall at all. Hut in St. Louis, my dear"— Embtt«»[i(lor White and Hark Twain. Andrew J. White, American embassador to Berlin, when he last met Mark Twain in that city, renewed an old friendship with the author. Knowing the latter's aversion to the German language, however, he amused himself by confining his conversation to that tongue. London, Oct. 21.—The editorial trtitlw on the cup contest this Horning all atatt that the best boat woo and warmly acknowledge the hearty good will and fairness that prevailed on both aldca. The Times says: "Both nations may ba equally congratulated on the complete absence of any disagreement. The victory will leave no sting behind and plaec aa difficulty in the way of a renewal of the challenge." Eigllah Coomaat »• s * "All right, Ralph," said Jack as he rose to "The Franco-Prussian war was a mere bagatelle to the struggle you have engaged In. You have ppdertaken a contract which will end fcjr making a pile of kindling jeood of you. By the way, when are you going lo be married 7' 2, 3. It is becoming in us not only to consider how great things He bath done for us, but also to talk of all His wondrous works (I Sam. xii, 24; Ps. cv, 2). for if we do not tell how great things He ha3 done for us (Mark v, 10) is it not. to say the least, very ungratefill ? Israel shall yet say one to the other, "Praise the Lord, proclaim His name, declare His doings among the people, make mention that His name is exalted" (Isa. xii, 4). And every saint should be continually doing this. Blissful indeed is the present life of Christ's servant, snperlatively blissful the prospect of his future, brought nearer by the passing hours of each day. Alas, that so many are determined that they will not have this Man to rule over them!—Episcopal Recorder. "What a charming guide you will make as we wander about in that quaint old place, you blessed, magnificent fellow! I can't conceive of anything more delightful. Instead of a crusty, dried up mummy to point out all the curiosities of the place and drone his explanations of this and that, I shall look into the eyes of the dearest man in the world, and we will make our wedding Journey the most exquisite thing ever heard of." And she clapped her hands in delight and sent a ringing laugh through the corridors of Ralph's soul which sounded like a strain of soft music. "What a dear, good fellow you are, Ralph," she responded, and her delicate lingers crept over his cheeks and forehead and hair. "You seem to Twain. like German," said Jack nodded, but somehow there was a lurking suspicion in his eyes. The story he had heard at the club didn't tally with Ralph's in some ratjier Important particulars, but he said nothing. "We might as well," he continued, "take our stand right now and once for all. These Jams are all very well for young people who are on the still hunt for a marriage certificate and a fortune and for a lot of old men and women who are tired of each other and want some excitement with a new taste to it, but for people like you and me, who have taken the Important step and are content In each other's society, there isn't anything in the world half as hollow or half as stupid." "I've been reading again your article on it and think of returning to English," said Mr. White, who speaks German fluently, but with a marked accent. "On the 10th." The Christian Man's Life. "Sorry, my dear boy, but I sail on the 14th and shall not be able to assist £t tb« ceremony. However, 1 wish yon good lock and plenty of It You needn't give my condolences to Dors In view of her prospective subjugation, for 1 rather think she doesn't need them. Poor Ralph!" There was a depth of mock solemnity In his voice. "You are going to have a revelation. You know a good deal, but you don't know a woman of mettle. Jiowever, all necessary information jvllf come lg due time. Good night-'* A Christian man's life is laid in the loom of time to a pattern which he does not see, but God does, and his heart is a shuttle. On one side of the loom is sorrow, and on the other is joy, and the shuttle, struck alternately by each, flies back and forth, carrying the thread, which is white or black, as the pattern needs. And in the end, when God shall lift up the finished garment and all its changing hues shall glance out, it will then appear that the deep and dark colors were as needful to beauty as the bright and high colors.—Henry Ward Beecher. The Daily Chronicle stye: "The Shamrock has lost the cup, but she baa taught the Americans to respect her. That cap will not be allowed to remain a fixture." "The Germans will be glad," said Twain, "but they don't deserve such good luck." 4. What lie purposes to do He wishes us to ask Ilim to do. It may seem strange, but it is His way. See Ezek. xxxvi, 37; Isa. Ixii, 1, 6, 7. It is His pleasure that we should desire Him to do that which He proposes to do. and, if we do not desire it earnestly, where is the fellowship with Him which is our privilege? And yet indifference to Him and His affairs is a common characteristic of so many who bear His name. "You Bee," continued Ralph, "married life depends largely on tact and a careful use of a little diplomacy. Now. Dora reflects my feelings and ideas as truly as a mirror, and that very desirable result has been brought about by my strategy." I Hard Lack of an Editor. 'Bristol Celebrates. Here are some of the terrible things which, according to a country exchange, are likely to befall a delinquent: Last week a delinquent subscriber said he would pay up Saturday if he lived. He's dead. Another said, "I'll see you tomorrow." He's blihd. Still another one said, "I hope to pay you this week or go to the 'old boy.' " He's gone. There are hundreds who ought to take warning by these proCrastinators and pay up their subscriptiiXLg now.—Jerry Simpson's Bayonet.Bristol, R. I., Oct. 21.—Thia towa, la u-hich the victorious Columbia waa built, held a little celebration of ita ova aa ' soon as the news came that the CotaaaMa had successfully defended the cap. Flag* were flown, whistles blown, and the Hells on Trinity church played patriotic (ira. Later numerous bonfires were Mailed and fireworks burned. • a m "I thought," he mildly suggested, "that you would find a good many attractions in St. Louis." He exhibited real feeling and was profoundly In earnest. Evidently be "Is It a secret, Ralph?" "No, not at all. I am quite willing to tell you all about It, and If you will follow my example you will have peace of mind all your life." "In Quebec,, you mean, dear. So 1 should. If the half that has bepn told Is true, what a gorgeous time we shall have!" 5, 6. There is no end of weeping here, but there will be uo end of joy in His kingdom. All our sorrow shall be turned into joy (John xvi. 20). Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning (Ps. xxx, 5). Feroelons Hinnlai Mda, "That Is very Important, Ralph. What policy have you pursued to ac compllsh such a miracle?" In the island of Minora, one of tbt Philippines, tbe bumming bird* are pugnacious little creatures. Thousands of them frequently attack hrutnm without the slightest provocation, latiictlng sometimes serious wounds «• the face and neck. Dora was grafted upon the family tree of which Ralph had some reason to be proud with all possible pomp and ceremony. The affair was the talk of the town, and the three leading newspapers vied with each other in the Important matters of woodcuts and details. "All right, then," he answered, with something like a sigh. "If you prefer Quebec, why, of course"— Education. "My secret is simply this, Jack: You can always have your own way in your own home, provided—and that's where the strategy comes in—provided you manage matters so deftly that your wife thinks It |8 her Wfty and not yours. See? I've done that for a year and a half and have got the coziest and happiest household on the planet. There is nothing easier than to in&nage a woman, but you must go the right way about it." A c hoiee THIS MARRIAGE A FAILURE. Education is not mere learning or the acquisition of knowledge—the acquisition of a treasure to be laid up in the mind and to remain there without living energy. Education is the cultivation and development of thinking power, and a man who has not 'secured for himself this has ao far wasted the years of his education.—From "Thoughts of and For the Inner Life," a Volume of Sermons by Ex-President Dwight of Yale, Just Published. ;=;,/£ v 1 AI A day off with the daisy, the lily or til? rose May be the thing for poets, who are simple, I "Prefer it? Not I, Italph. I wish to consult your pleasure alone. Wherever you wish to go, there I shall be glad to go." suppose, . But give me in the autumn time, the best In all Husband and Wife Lived Together the land, A day off with a cider mill and doughnuts close at hand. its Years Without Speaking. - , With the paisy C*t age upon them, Roger and Martha Coit, the tenants of the "divided house" of Rox borough, stood in the poliee court. Ever so long ago, when the hillsides were furrowed by the plows and farmhoifees nestled where elaborate villas now stand, he took the woman to the cottage. Her hair is white now and very thin, as faded as her memory of happy days. "Then suppose wo try tlic exper! raent and go to St."— —New York World. FBH E UMA TIS Mj Lieiii; ieihh .,, ■Only genuine with Trade Mark " AadMr.a*H ■ i m.ticsTntn.iiiMii, nvml ■I "2 Endorsed and AmmmmM if 4 kaow well enongh that ft If [*Hj mD," iMDHMd Balpb. "I'm Ralph bad stoutly insisted on having a quiet wedding. He thought It better form to be married In traveling costume and to avoid publicity. They could invite a few of their closest friends to a breakfast and then take the train for the west This custom of turning the social world upside down Just because a couple of Its members are to be married was very distasteful to him. fie found it difficult to express the depth and height 0f his repugnance, but oijh could see in his bearing and In certain heavy shadows that gathered about his brow that he was opposed to It in every fiber of his being. He had seen the folly of It so many times that he proposed to steer clear of Its horrors In his own case. "To Quebec? Of course. If that is your decision. Ralph, dear, I have no objections to make. One place is the game as another to me, for, after all, 1 shall only see your face, and the rest af it will count for nothing." Where He Wan l.ocky "Whatever became- of that who went to AlaskaV" "He struck cold all right." "In the Klondike?" "No; on a prospector coming hack."— Chicago Post. gambler lelea*. The  are ruled by 4 :. That tfc plain Jack went borne with a boundless admiration—for Dora. "Is It Quebec, then7" "That is for yon to say." "Well, we'll decide on that If you wish.*! Lie was dairyman and she a farmer's daughter. Now and for a quarter of a century back their home has rested under the shadow of a mysterious sorrow. To*D Complicated. Vfe-topsy-turvy conand m my ofai case 1 'the mistake"' *" Pxplalned. Lifo is so complicated a game that the devices of skill are liable to be defeated at every turn by air blown chnnees, incalculable as the descent of thistle down.—George Eliot. Gcptlpnwq—You can't work on account of paralysis! Nonsense! You look as strong as I do. **To learn to mm," 1 told her, Objections, "Assuredly one ought." "But if one learn," quoth she, "one mayn't Continue to he taught." They quarreled and ceased to speak have mercy'on yquP? C}#C} Jack solemnly. t look at me. Jack," right, Ralph. From my point of yon worn like a man about six ro In his stockings." 11 weigh?" m! I should say you might turn •alas at two twenty. How Is ''Certainly, if you think best. I like to leave all such matters to my hust»and."Tramp—Well, ye see, boss, it's paraly sis of dtD will dat I'm troubled  Brooklyn Life. Roger and Martha Coit refund to reveal the cause to the magistrate yesterday. Let those feason it out who think they can divine what motive could make utter strangers of lovers, could so steel the hearts of this man and wife that they have lived beneath the same roof for 25 years with never a word for each other. ■Detroit .To'irnal Ho they Went to Quebec, and Ralph wondered why he had chosen to make that trip rather than the other. He hasn't solved the puzzle yet, and If you were to ask him about It he would declare on his honor that Dora raised several objections and only yielded at last because he Insisted that it Would not be proper to mingle business with pleasure during the first days of his married life. Then she gave in, as evsry good wife ought to do, to her bus- Mod and as a particular favor to him. A Mi(ht Attracting Other*. When, courting slumber. The hours I number, And sail eare cumber Gail In Lore, Prophet Ic. If I in my own person and daily walk tjuietly resist heaviness of custom, coldness pf hope, timidity of faith, then without wishing, contriving or even knowing it I am a light silently drawing as many as have vision and are fit to walk in the same path.—John Morley in "Essay on Emerson." "We aliall often meet llko thlsl" For the one waa on the yoqug man's lip, Anu the that cut the miss. " —Chicago Tribune. Two microbes met, and they said. My wearied mind. This thought shall cheer me, That Thou art near me, Whose ear to hear m« Is still inclined. C " What doc* it all meant" he *(tld, But Dora evidently wanted to see Its follies, too, and didn't Intend to allow Ralph to have all this valuable Information tp himself, ff he tpfts so awfully learned In -these matters, there was no reason why She shouldn't acquire equal knowledge by means of mbbm* qpwfcaea. Aftjiy atfwcb was giving a breath of fresh air to some of his innermost convictions, and there was a wertaiu set expression about his Hps which seemed to say that no yoke of oxen could drag him to that miserable reception. In what had been the dining room Roger Coit, after they quarreled, placed a bought utensils and thereafter Cooked his own meals there, ate them there, lighted his lamp and read there at night—always alone. In the kitchen Martha Coit lived the same way. On the threshold of one of the two bedchambers up stairs Roger Colt never placed his toot Once a week he would lyjeel be-, j-vi jt*i 4# 1 five pounds. Now, A Neighborhood Tranrdy. "Mrs. Chipperton took care of my palm while I was away and ruined it." "How?" My »otil Thou keepest. Who never slcepest; Mid jrlooin the dc*iDeflt le for a fellow by, any living * A I||gn The Day of Settlement. There's light aliova. Thine eyes behold me. Thine »nns enfold me, Thy words have told m* That tied is love, _ iiw "What would you do, Ralph?" And there was a pleading tone In her voice, aa though aha hadbwea iiddanfar "It was one of those Tarnished palms, ad the watered U every dajv'*—Chica- Yon can, of coarse, do as you please, bo* you will have to settle the matter Wttb iwqr God aorne day. —Lutheran.