Pittston Gazette

              telle • feed 1880,1 I. No. 41 f Oldest Newsoaper in the Wyoming Vai: ev PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE iTwx^ A Weekly Local and Family Journal. J Sl.OO a Tew 1 la AdTMM*. She was panting, ner nana up over her heart. Besson was looking straight before him, a strange expression in his eyes. rived, for she intended to tell him what she thought and how execrably he was acting. had said sue must pay tne money at uoon toClay. He had no means of getting the 60 francs save through the biographies. He had expected to settle his backstandlng rent when he was paid for his papers on the Sorbonne. but that would not be until next month. He had trusted his food and drink even till he was paid for these papers on the Sorbonne. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. travagam. A few years ago tbere was a reaction from the custom of giving expensive favors at dinners and germans. Rich articles of jewelry were tabooed as "bad form," and flowers and bonbons were again the thing. But the whist parties have offered another opportunity for lavish display. The prizes are magnificent pieces of cut glass and silver, embarrassing to the recipient. Now there is a protest against this form of display as well. No one will deny of course that gifts like these are in bad taste. It is doubtful, however, If any permanent reform will be brought about. The trouble is that ostentation has become so deeply ingrained in the social world that a return to simplicity is well nigh impossible. Money rules here as elsewhere, and when one sets the pace the others follow.—Providence Journal. REMEMBERED DRIFT FOUR. THE VERDICT. The Honor of tan. 1 LESSON X, SECOND QUARTER, INTER- Bow a Man With a Pick Got Well Of While she sat there beguiling the time thus, Bessou was at the theater. The false history of Sardou attracted him to the usual degree. Suddenly a feeling of aloofness seized him. He was near nothiug and no one. The man occupying the seat next to his was more than miles away from him. He recognized the fact that the feeling had often approached him before, but now it was here. He was alone. This dramatist had honor; these actors had applause; this audience had entertainment. He had nothing. He rose and went out into the street He must elude something that was doing its best to Incorporate itself Into his very being. "But monsieur does not attend," said Mamzeile. NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 3. Oat of an Abandoned Mime. "Don't underrate the Empire StateP ■boats the New York World. We don't.1 It is one of 45 states of this glorious Union.—Omaha World-Herald. She had to speak to him a second time. Then he pulled himself together. This little story was told by a mining man from New Mexico who was talking after sapper the other night about the queer ways fortunes were made in the west. 4 Text of the Lnion. Math, ix, 85, to x, 8— Memory Yemen, Chapter ix, 36-38—(tolden Text, Math. X, SO. Commentary by Rer. D. M. Stearns. "Mamzeile," he said, "you shall have the 60 francs on the day you have promised to pay It away," and pressed onward up the stairs. The St Paul man who was bonkoed by the tin box game haa the same consolation as had the life saver who grabbed a drowning man by the wig—he has the tin box.—St. Paul Globe. By ROBERT C. V. MEYERS. "Monsieur," he said to Francois, is urgent. I must have the money." "About a month ago I read the death notice," he said, "of a man I used to know very well. He was formerly a common mine laborer, and at the time he died he was worth probably a couple of hundred thousand dollars. The way he made his money was peculiar. While he was still swinging a pick at $2.60 a day he was employed In a gang at work on a certain property in Colorado. The location was excellent, and there were valuable mines all around it, but they had gone down several hundred feet and tunneled in every direction without finding the vein. One day this man of whom 1 speak was at work in one of the aide excavations known as 'Drift 4,' when he saw, or thought he saw, the indioatlona of rich ore and put a small fragment in his pocket for Inspection when he came up. A little later the workmen put a blast in the side and withdrew to another tunnel to get out of the way of the explosion. When the blast went off. It caved in the whole drift from one end to the other. It would have cost several thousand dollars to duplicate the work, and a* the company that owned the property was already discouraged they decided not to do it. But she ran after him and caught him by the sleeve. "Monsieur," she said, "will you forgive my heated words? Have I ever shown doubt of you? Then forgive me! I had no one else to go to, and then, monsieur, you— you seem a trifle careless." "It is not my affair," returned Francois.[Copyright, 1900, by D. U. Stearng.] The coming statue of Thomas F. Bayard is to be the work of a woman. Woman has usually molded.us as ahe would. Why shouldn't Bhe be successful in modeling ns in plastic clay?—Cleveland Plain Dealer. fCOPYRlGHT, 1900, BY R. C. V. MEYERS.] ix, 35. "Teaching, preaching, healing." This seems to have been His unvaried way. "Anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power, He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with Him" (Acts x, 38). As the Father sent Him so He sends us, and it is intended that the life of Jesus should be manifest in our mortal bodies (John xvil, 18; xx, 21; II Cor. Iv, 11). But He was ever filled with the Holy Ghost and with power, and this is too costly for the majority of Christians, for It means none of self, none of the world and a life wholly for Him. I ■ C "Yes," argued Besson, "but "the biographies were ordered from me." "By a certain date," Francois retorted.Be—on shoved in his pocket the paper on which he had jotted down the order. she opened the door, "to De tne cause of rousing you from the morning slumber which Increases beauty. I have been to the theater." "True," urged Besson. "But I have written them. I will let you have them for 60 francs. Really 60 francs Is necessary to me. I must have the money before noon. Oh, do not say no! See, the manuscripts are much longer than 500 words. They are correct In every particular. I will vouch for it Only 60 francs! Surely, you will not refuse me? See how well they look! Sixty francs! Monsieur, I must have the money by noon. An houiiivls at stake." There was a time once when mother's folks used to send provisions to the starving ones in Oklahoma. In this year of our Lord Oklahomans are preparing a corn train to ship to the famine sufferers of India.—Kanaas City Journal. "Yes, yes," he said, "I know. Careless' Is a very good word. But I am not worth your thought, Mamzeile, though 1 am as I wish to be. But you shall have the money by noon on the 25th." "Of coarse," said Mr. Clavle while ♦he young clerk in the background be«ne Interested In a book on a table CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. "As any one may know," Mamzeile responded shortly, though not unkindly.Tragic faces passed him. Sounds of false joy smote his ear. This was his life. There was nothing more for him. Up rose before him strange revelations Topic Por the Week Beginning Jut 3—Comment by Rev. 8. H. Doyle, Topic.—How to be a good neighbor.—Luke 3, 25-87. near enough the two to render overhearing not Impossible—"of course you will be punctual?" Beuon buttoned up his coat. "And,'' followed up the publisher, "you understand fully." Such insistence! It tired BessoQ. Her father had often gone to the theater and come home to this very house, at thia very hour, In this very condition. Indeed, old Carlere, across the Tray, had told her on more than one occasion that tt must seem like old times to have her lodger going on like this. Carelessness with matches is rebuked in a shocking manner by the fatal accident to the Wife of General Wilson of Matanzas, Cuba. The modern match cracks like a torpedo when it is stepped upon and flashes like a miniature torch.—Milwaukee Wisconsin. He went to his room. It was not quite daybreak, so he lighted the lamp. His head was heavy and hot He got the revolver from the drawer of the table. THE PARABLE. The parable of the good Samaritan was called forth by the question of a lawyer, not necessarily a malicious question, as to eternal life. Christ asked him the law. He replied, "Lore God and thy neighbor as thyself." This was approved, and he was told to do It and he would have life. Trying to evade the personal application of the law, he asked, "And who is my neighbor?" The reply was this parable, in which the true spirit of nelghborllness rather than the definition of a neighbor Is set forth. Christ taught the lawyer what It was to be neighborly rather than who a neighbor was. A certain man, probably a Jew, Ml among thieves on the dangerous road from Jerusalem to Jericho and wn left half dead. This was not an unusual occurrence, and Christ may have related what actually occurred. A priest appears, sees the dying man and passes by on the other side. A Levlte comes, looks upon the man, which aggravates his selfishness, and also passes by. Then a Samaritan appears upon the scene. He Is of different nationality and religion from the injured man. He belongs to a race who have no dealings with the Jews and between whom there is mutual hatred. But he thinks not of this. He sees before him not a Jew, but a fellow being in need of his sympathy and his help, and "he has compassion on him." His compassion is practical. He provides for his present and future needs. In answer to Christ's question the lawyer acknowledged that the Samaritan was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves. "Then Jesus said unto him, Go and do thou likewise." v 36. "When He saw the multitudes He was moved with compassion on them." This means not simply sorry for them, but ready to bless them at great cost to Himself, even at the cost of His own life; yea, more than that, for He was ready to take their place as sinners and die in their stead, and this He did in due time. What are we ready for in the line of compassion that costs something? Two men stood by a third who was in trouble and in need. One of the two said to the third, "I am very sorry for you." The other of the two handed the poor man $5. "It is probable," he answered, "that "But not Just yet I will work at those things for Clavle," he sai'l. "There will be time for that other afterward." Francois had grown pale as he listened to the words that drove like the wind. A woman lawyer of Chicago in defending a woman accused of vagrancy contended that the charge was absurd, as women were not intended to work. She won her case. It was delightfully characteristic, because counsel contradicted her own plea—unless, of course, the practice of law is not work.—New York Sun. "And it was a bad play," Besson was saying, smiling so«blandly that Mamrelle frowned. It too vividly reminded her of the old times. "Sardou knows no more about French affairs than— than you dp. The next thing we shall have you doing historical plays, Uam■elle."cleared his throat "Tour pardon," he explained, "hot you teemed so—shall I aay Inattentive?"**It is a very good word," Besaon assured him. Then, apparently willing to relieve the other's anxiety at so alight a cost to himself, he pulled the paper from his pockfet "I have it down, yon see—ten biographies of 600 words each, to be Incorporated Into a "It is not my affair," he said more courteously. "We have already thre«» of the biographies In the hands of the printer. You did not keep your con tract as to time." He slipped the weapon In his pocket. He picked up the water jug and dashed Its contents over his head. "So! That cools the oven," he said. "How do you like It, Mile. Absinthe?" "Meanwhile my man Quietly went to an assayer and had a test made of his little sample of ore. It ran bo high in gold that it almost took his breath away, bat he said nothing and went on swinging a pick at $2.60 a day, while the company kept on growing more and more discouraged and more and more involved. That continued for nearly two years, and at last there came a day when the works Were closed down for lack of funds. Then our friend went to the president and asked him what he would take for a 20 year lease. They agreed on $500 a year, and everybody thought the miner was crazy. He had saved a little money, and he went straight to work on Drift 4. Long before he got to the ore he was flat broke and working on money he had almost pawned his soul to borrow, but he struck it at last, and In two months he took oat $100,000 net. Then he sold his lease for a good round figure and started in to enjoy life. Poor fellow, he didn't last very long! By the way, I was president of the original company."—New Orleans Times-Democrat. "But 60 francs," Besson cried, "onlj 60 francs!" BEE BUZZES. "The good God forbid!" she ejaculated. "And If monsieur would kindly enter I will close the door. Monsieur Is still outside." The water streamed down his shoulders. His face was varnished with it. He seated himself at the table, where there were a dozen pointed pencils and a quantity of dusty paper. "I dare not," protested Francois. "But"- Use the best and stralghtest combs for breeding. "Monsieur," said Francois. "I wi' take a risk on myself. I will accvp two of these for 40 francs. It uiay lC a complete loss from my own purse." "Sixty francs for them all!" "Forty francs for Roland and Tin ville!" 37, 38. "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest—that He will send forth labourers'into the harvest." He had just said, "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few." See what He said about harvest and reaping and sowing and fruit unto life eternal in John lv, 35-38. This seems a little strange, for the field is His, the harvest is His, and why Is it that we are to ask Him to send laborers into His harvest field? He makes us joint heirs with Himself, labor erg with God (Rom. vili, 17; I Cor. ill, 9), and we are expected to be interested In the field with Him. Father, Son and Spirit have made us one with themselves —that is, those who have received the Lord Jesus as their Saviour—and they are ever saying, "Whom shall I send and who will go for us?" But how few reply: "Here am I. Send me" (Isa. vi, 8). If honey only Is desired, keep the hive fall of bees. popular history of the revolution. "I believe Mamzelle la correct," he apologized. "Permit me." And, entering, be shut the door in an elaborate fashion. "Does Mamzelle ascend?" The subjects are Marat, Brlenne, Danton, Desmoullns, Robespierre, Espremesnil, M Ira beau—of course not Ton- He took a pencil and drew It across the paper. "Honor!" Select the very best stock from which to raise qaeeas. The strength of the colony and the flow — of honey determine the putting in of surplus boxes. aean' Mlrabeau." "Yon know that" "It Is my hour for beginning the day," she told him. He got the revolver from the drawer. "Jean Paul Marat was born"— he wrote, when he let the pencil drop. of his one time hope and aspirations. More than that, there appealed to him that which had given the Impetus to all the rest—a woman's love—Marie's. And it was all gone, Marie farther away than the rest. Only he lingered, and for what? And should this continue? No; a thousand times no. He had been a fool to suffer It so long, but now he would end it The river! It was cool there, and quiet, and dark, and—lonely. No; he would go on to his room at Mamzelle's, look Into a beautifully polished little American cylinder, with a revolving chamber at one end of it, and in a moment there would be a quiet length lying on his bed, and It would be all over! He could scarcely wait to get to the Place Iabrosse, only that It would be too much a part of his new loneliness to be rocked about in the river, his wide open eyes turning every now and then up to the stars that should not heed. He reached the house, his latchkey In his hand. On the step he glanced up at the dull little domicile. He to call this life, to creep into a hiding bole In this poor place—he who bad known so much that was different! He was of no importance now, but in a few hours be would have made even little Mamzelle of the utmost Importance and given her name to thousands of readers of the newspapers. A gardlen would pace back and forth in front of the house. The whole machinery of the nation would be set In operation. "As you say, Mlrabeau (not Ton- "It Is an admirable hour for beginning anything," smiled Besson and zigzagged his way up to his room, Mamzelle waiting at the foot of the stairs In case of an accident Then she took the lamp from its stand and went Into her parlor. He picked it up and wrote again The clock struck the half hour. Bes son looked down at the manuscripts. The ring on his finger caught his eye. "Take them," he said. If hives are not properly made and the proper number of combs used, we may have trouble with brace combs, as the bees will fill every available space in the hive. - ~Tk Roland, Tlnville—I have them here." "And I know you have their histories at the ends of your fingers." "Or at the ends of the fingers of those who have prattled about them In print —Besanvllle, Dulaure, Lacretelle, Condorcet, Mercier, Toulongeon, Bovllie, Meillan, Vauban." "Bravo f cried Glavie. "Did I not ■ay so?" "For which emanations of genius," dryly summed up Besson, "1 am to receivedHe paused, a twinkle in his eye, in the corner of which quivered a drop of He threw the pencil aside. "Of course he was born," be said, "or how else did he get here?" "Jean Paul Marat was born"— He threw the papers on the table, grasped the money held out to him and hurried from the place. He had only 30 minutes. He tore off his ring as he went along. He meant to pledge It There la nothing in the world that will keep worms from getting Into beehive* unless you have the kind of bees that will keep them out Italian bees are proof against worms and ants. Piping of queens is heard only when here Is a plurality of queens, mainly in he case of sjrarming. Sometimes as is three or four young queens yst ' •*- piping * He selected with care a new pencil. His fingers grasped it till the knuckles whitened. He drove it over the paper. Sheet after sheet was filled with writing and fell to the floor. The pencil wore out" He took another. "But," she sighed, "I only wish he would pay me 00 francs on account. I pity him. I pity all men. They are of the sex of my father. I cannot press htm for the rent of bis room, and yet I hare promised Dalcour 60 francs by noon of the 25th of the month, and I have not a franc of It. I fully expected monsieur to settle the 1st of this month, which made six months' rent due me, but be has not done so, and now that he has taken to going to the theater every night, in place of twice a week, and writing not at all, I see no prospects of the money." He darted Into a shop. They would advance no more than 10 francs on It If he wished more, he might go to an honest man in the Rue Scarelle, who would buy It by weight for old gold. Day came, and the outside light paled the yellow struggling of the lamp, though he did not heed. He wrote and wrote. He wore out pencil after pencil. The lamp died out, with an evil smell, but he knew it not From the storehouse of his memory he drew forth the knowledge he had acquired years ago, when he had been balled as a rising man whom the world would yet be proud to acknowledge. At 3 o'clock In the afternoon the last word was set down. The ten biographies dered by M. Clavle were finished. x, 1. "And when He had called onto Him his twelve disciples He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them oot and to heal all manner of sick neas and all manner of disease." Com pare Mark Hi. 13-15; vi. 7; Luke ix, 1, 2; and see Luke x. 9, concerning the seventy whom He sent forth. The chapter in Matthew from which oar lesson is taken is divided into three sections, each ending with the words "Verily, I say unto you" (verses 15. 23, 42), the first concerning Judgment, the second concerning punishment of enemies and salvation of His people and the third concerning reward. Some think that the first aection (verses 5-15) gives special directions for apostolic times; the second (verses 16-23) gives directions for the gospel ministry in all ages, while the last (verses 24-42) speaks of the service of Christ in its fullest and widest sense. He called these twelve that they might be with Him and that, going forth, they might go from Him (Mark Hi, 14). Whatever power they had He gave it to them. man}  imprisoned will answer to the of the older queens. Secure all the hires necessary to accommodate the swarms and the surplus honey crop before the time comes whea they will be actually needed. This is ths only safe plan to avoid losses in a busy season.—St Louis Republic. -s Uilttry Service of Sea Blrli. Out hurried Besson. A clock in a window told him that ten minutes of the half hour were gone. Only 20 minutes till noon! Simple economic considerations make it a matter of coarse that the gulls moat be saved. An immense horde of them, which naturalists think namber anywhere from 100,000 to 1,000,000, gorge twice a day in New York bay upon garbage. As the hour of the "dump*' approaches, their multitudes fill the whole air to an Immense height over an area of several miles, then gradually settle on the sea in vast white sheets. The whistle of the police boat, the signal to "dump," see ma to waft them simultaneously into the air to gather like dense snowclouds over the floating masses just emptied from the many scows. t»u consider the price low," said rablisher. "Twenty francs for each ■aphy of 600 words to"— redsely," Interrupted Besson as rtnrned the paper to his pocket "1 a prise in mathematics some I ago. I know how many centimes »rd that is. It is settled. Bon " And be left the office, brushing Irop from his eye with a finger cirby a deep gold band that served ccentuate the whiteness of the The Rue Scarelle waa another ten minutes off, but then It was only five or six minutes from there to the Place Labrosse and Mamzelle. POULTRY POINTERS. She threw open the window so that she might catch the first light of day and have a box of flowers under way by the time Bbe partook of dejeuner. He ran now. At the corner of the Rue Scarelle he stopped abruptly. He was dripping with perspiration; bis face was ghastly. Give young turkeys a good rug* on sonny days. Vertigo in fowls arises from a bad condition of the digestive organs. Hare the perches not more than two Dt high and all on the same level. ' removing the eggs from the nest as as laid the turkey hen will lay larger number of eggs than if left The explanation of this parable a* applied to man is easily made. But many of tbe church fathers and reformers have been wont to see In the good Samaritan a higher than man, even Christ Himself, and not without reason. Man overcome by satan in the garden of Eden Is well typified by the man who had been left half dead by the thieves. The priest and the Levite represent the law which could not save tbe half dead man. Then Christ comes along—the true Samaritan—has compassion upon fallen humanity, and at great sacrifice—the sacrifice of Himself —He rescues and saves him—a beautiful picture of Christ's nelgbborliness and one that should inspire the true spirit of compassion and benevolence in us. We should do unto others as Christ has done unto us. THX INTERPRETATION. "I will wait as long as possible, though," she said, with a sigh. "I must not despair. Despair ruins my skill, and this time I am making orchids." His hand was cramped. His neck had pains darting through it Every bone in bis body seemed wrenched. It was too late to deliver the manuscripts that day. He looked at the ring lying in hla palm. It bad been Marie's ring. She had given it to him when she bad thought to marry him—before be had begun to make those mistakes which forced her to cast him off. Imagine what an amount of putrid matter these birds, as big as hens, save the adjacent beaches, not to speak of their perpetual gleaning in the actual harbors! And this is a specimen of what The days passed, and Besson offered no part of the money he awed her. Of coarse in the midst of her increasing perplexity old Cariere had to come over, when he saw her working at the window. He folded his arms on the window sill and talked in at her. He threw himself across the bed and tossed about At last be slept. He awoxe witn a start. AiJ was aark round him. Night had come again. nceta," the publisher said, turnthe young clerk, "there goes a rho knows more about France sr times than any two men in today. But" he shrugged bis He liad always kept the ring. No privation had caused the suggestion that he should part with It It had belonged to her. She had worn It It had been warmed by the blood that coursed from her heart and the possession of it had seemed to keep her not quite so far away. To part with it K appealed to him, wonld sever blm entirely from the past, when he had been hopeful and respected and loved. One advantage with the larger breed* of fowls over the small ones is that the larger fowls are usually much easier controlled.occurs at every port.—Boston •Ton have gained a day, my little heart" he said. "If I bad but one small glass! But no. I must keep cool of head, for I must have more for these articles than a hundred francs. I have made them twice as long as I promised to do. The extra money will console Manuelle for the trouble I shall cause her in this room." He tapped on his pocket "And 1 will not look on Mme. Smithand wesson till I have been to Clavle, or 1 should surely be tempted." Polite Under Diflealttea. 2-4. These are the names of the twelve: two Simons, two Jameses, two Judases. Andrew, John, Philip, Bartholomew. Thomas and Matthew. Bartholomew is by John called Nathanaei; the other Simon Is called Zelotes; James, not the brother of John, is called son of Alphaeus, and Judas, not Iscariot is the brother of James and in our lesson Lebbeeus Thaddseus (Luke vi, 15, 16). It wonld be profitable to consider what we know of each of these, but the great thing about each one was that the Lord chose them to bear His name and to bear abiding fruit to His glory (Acts Ix, 15; John xv, 16). After being nearly three years with Him they did not know Him (John xiv, 9; xxi, 15), and by all Hia teaching were not qualified to be His witnesses until they were filled with His Spirit (Luke xxlv, 49; Acts i, 8). In verse 1 they are called disciples an4 In verse 2 apostles. It seems to me that the distinction between believer*—disciples and apostles—is very simple and clear. All who truly receive Him are beUevers and saved (John i, 12; iii, 16). To be a disciple means to give Him pre-eminence over father, mother, son or daughter or one's own life Oversea 37-39; Luke xiv, 26, 27). "During a recent sharp skirmish," says The Sphere, "an English officer in South Africa noticed that one of his guns was in danger. Calling an officer to his side, he requested him to go and help the captain to try and bring it in. 'Pardon,* he added aa the officer turned to obey, perhaps you do not know the captain.' The officer had not the pleasure. 'Ill introduce you, then—charming fellow,* aaid his lordship, and, regardless of bursting shells and puffs of dirt which marked the pitch of bullets all around them, he cantered along the hillside with him. Captain,' he shouted, let me introduce my friend. Mr. B.—Captain A. He will lend you a hand to bring in that gun. Hope neither of you will be knocked over doing it.' "—Collier's Weekly. raiders, "dissipation has done its rk. The green angel has him, and will not be on time. Thus I have ; the date five days ahead of that on ieh, as you know, we shall actually Ml the articles be to to do for us. To- T to the 6th. I have told him we ist have them by the 15th. We need im on the 20th. He will deliver tm on the 18th. He has worked for before. Tou may resume your dui, Francois." Wild to get it over, he dashed the key into the lock, but Mamzelle was at the door before be could turn tbe knob. Her face was scared. Beyond her in the dim entry the lamp flared on its table and outlined a blotch on tbe wall which Besson knew to be her father's bat The air cell and germ are in the broad end of the egg, and if this part is smooth and even and the germ is fertilised, that la all.that is necessary. Geese may be picked every six weeks in warm weather, bat when picked so often they do not lay, as the growth of new feathers debilitates them. "Ah, Mam telle," be chirruped, "such a tombstone as your father will have! It must be pleasant to rest under such a tombstone. Dalcour to proud of it himself. He says that but for my friendship for you it would have cost you considerably more than he charges you. He to an agreeable man, that Dalcour. By the way, our young man, our Besson—I hope his late hours do not Interfere with his work. Is be always prompt in paying what be owes? I ask as a friend." "But Mamzelle'a word wonld be broken. She relies on me- my honor." To a considerable extent the market fowl most be bred with special reference to market qualities. It must have an abundance of meat upon the choicest parts. It can only be brought to perfect condition by proper feeding.—St. Louis le public. The night lunch cars have been driven !rom the streets of Chicago by a city orlinance that went into effect on May day. That Calais, Me., is a city of "magnificent distances" is evidenced by the fact that the mayor has his residence nln* miles from the city hall. Edinburgh is noted for its aristocracy, Glasgow for its engineers and shipbuilders, Dundee for its jute merchants and Aberdeen for its "canny going bodies." "Monsieur!" she stammered, "Monsieur!" and could get no further. "Anything wrong, Mamzelle?" be asked her. lie made for the shop. He was offered 25 francs for the ring after It had been tested with acids. TBI APPLICATION. This parable teaches us most forcibly "how to be a good neighbor." It does not define the word neighbor so much as It tells us how to be a true neighbor. It teaches us to see In every needy man whom we can help a neighbor. It utterly disregards caste, whether national, religious or social. It obliterates all Idea of distance, color or position. If we see a man In need. In want, and we can help blm, we are not to Inquire, "Is he of my family, my church, my nation, my color, my society?" but we are to see In him a fellow human being in need and are to ask, "What can I do to relieve his need?" And if this is true of the physical wants of men how much more It should be true of their spiritual wants! Millions are still out of Christ and spiritually half dead and dying. Their very helplessness appeals to us. They are our neighbors, whether In China, Africa or America. Are we playing the part of a Samaritan toward them Dr the part of the priest and Levite? \ He tried to light bis lamp and found that the oil was exhausted, tie went round In the dark and gathered the ■beets of paper from the floor. "Of course," said Besson. "You take It merely as old metal T" "Of course." Dutside In the sunshine Beaton reived his eyes of another drop of jlsture. It was always thus eajly In a morning. It was barely noon, and i bad been forced to rise prematurely order to see the publisher, who bad "Not at all," she answered. "I find no fault with monsieur," Mamzelle stiffly replied. "He is a writer for the newspapers. Writers for the newspapers frequently keep late hours, I understand." "Oh!" he said. "I have been to the theater, and a bad play it was. Sardou Is as correct In bis French history as you would be, very likely. But I believe I have said as much to you before.""Honor!" "And you would give as much for it If It were broken?" "Certainly." TALES OF CITIES. With the first arrow of light he arranged the pages in sequence. When the light was more fully come, he left the house. In many months he had not seen the streets at this hour of the morning. The noise had scarcely begun. A blue frocked ouvrler here and there was going to work. A commercial traveler, with his bag of samples, was hurrying to catch an early train at the Gare d'Orleans. Two pea shelters, with sabots on their feet, were making for the markets. "Will you lend me a hammer?" ModMi. asked for the Interview. The hammer was given him. He stooped to the stone floor. He looked Inside the ring and saw Marie's name there. Then he laid the ring on the floor and with a powerful blow of the hammer crushed it into a shapeless mass. The ring had been the last tie. He was now Irrevocably separated from the past. A western congressman recently received the following note from one of his rural constituents to whom he had sent a consignment of garden seed: Whither should be go—home to work at the order from Clavie? Bah! He ▲gain old Cariere sauntered over. "Dalcour says the marble of that tombstone Is without a flaw. I have seen it Dalcour says that 60 francs you pay him on the 25th will just defray the expense of the marble and the carrying of It to the cemetery, not a sou for the carving be has executed— •ucb a ravishing wreath of acorns round your father's name. Our young man, our Besson—does he write much newspapers? I meet him so on the boulevard." "Several times," she returned. He laughed. had no such Intention. What—on such • day as this to go to his silent room at Mamie lie's. In the Place Labrosse. and sit there and spin out words about "Kind sir and esteemed friend, I have the seeds. They came this morning and suit very well, specially the cabbage seed which grows well in this soil, please send me fi loads of fertiliser and a new harrer and if you could send me a man for a couple of days I would be obliged. With this help I know the garden stuff will turn out al rite and I will send some to you and the president. 'Tour grateful well wisher and Supporter." "It Is a way I hare," he reminded her. "Good night!" and prepared to ascend the stairs. "I shall rest—rest!" The moment had arrived, the moment to meet which she had been bo long nerving herself. ¥*rat, Mirabeau (not Tonneau') and those others! No, no, my child, not While the sun shone like this, and the boulevard promised what it did, and 5, 6. "These twelve Jesus sent forth." Notice that they were commanded not to go to gentiles or Samaritans, but only to the lost sheep of Israel. In chapter xv, 24, He said. M1 am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." If we would understand His teaching, we must notice that until Israel rejected and killed Him the good news was chiefly for them, bat after His resurrection He commanded that all everywhere should hear (Math, xxviii, 19; Luke xxiv, 49; Acts 1, 8). His parpose stands and shall be accomplished that the world shall be blessed through Israel (Isa. xxvil, 6; Bom. xl, 12, IS), but while they are as a nation scattered and desolate, because they rejected Him as their Messiah, He is gathering from all nations a people for His name who shall in this present time glorify Him and then reign with Him forever (I Pet iv, 11; Rev. v, 9, 10). Those who are willing to be wholly His, as His faithful Witnesses, must be content to bo as sheep la the midst of wolves and must learn to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves, not fearing to die for His sake. North field, Vt., has a liquor agency under the town's supervision, where the name of every purchaser of wet goods Is entered in a book, and the list is published in the local paper every o}onth. "Monsieur," she said, trembling in every limb, "will you do me the favor to step into my parlor 7" He h&nded the gold to the man and received 25 francs. that path in the Bois had begun to sprinkle the asphalted air with Imperceptible Jets of the perfume of lilacs. Jlo might get at the things this evenlnj1—though not this evening, either, for behad promised himself to go this evening and see how wretchedly Sardou had pat together that last new play, a thing of shreds and patches of apoebryphal history. Tomorrow would be time enough. Hold! He had promised himself that tomorrow. Well, he had told Clavie that the biographies would be done by the 15th. Here it was only the 5th. He had ten days In Which to write out 5,000 words upon The markets! He had once thought he would write up the markets. "The time?" he asked. "It is 5Mi minutes to 12," was the an- He turned round, his hand on the baluster of the stairs. She saw the flash of the ring on his Anger. What right had he to wear rings when he owed half a year's rent? "In the twelfth century they were pretty near where they are now. In 1551 they were destroyed by Are. Under the Fronde they Buffered— But am I writing them up now?" Boston park commissioners are urgent on the need of more playgrounds for the children. The city has six tracts of ground provided for this purpose, with a total area of about 40 acres, but the need of more land for similar use become* every year more evident it is wearisome. But, then, these writers for the newspapers gather Ideas on the boulevard," said she. swer. MEN OF MARK.' Besson left the shop. He now had the 60 francs, and 5 over. "Yes," he said, "the 5 will get me several small glasses. I need them. What! From the proceeds of that ring!" L. Z. Letter has given $1,000 to tke Chicago India famine relief fund. Old Carl ere smiled and disclosed his two eyeteeth, which were separated by a sad stretch of unrelieved vacancy, and, dusting his elbows, went away, only to come back in a day or so and say something to the same effect, for he watched Main telle and saw that something was on her mind. And as in former times only one thing had been on her mind—namely, her father —so he now decided that only two things could have the old effect—her father's tombstone and her lodger. "Then there Is something the matter," he said. "You—you have not been .frightened during my Absence 7" Arthur W. Foster, president of the California Northwestern railroad, has been appointed regent of the California State university for a term of 16 years. Six o'clock! The noise was increasing. Seven o'clock! Elghtl THE PRAYER MEETING. Clavie did not reach the office till It —three hours—and no one he could visit so easily, and so get rid of the time. He wandered into the older part Let the leader explain the parable and then have an open voluntary discussion of the topic. "I am used to being alone," she answered, with dry mouth. "It Is not that" He dashed the S franc piece Into the road, crowded with vefeicjes, and pressed on to the fiace Labrosse. He entered the house as the noon hour sounded. TRUST THRUSTS. bible George Fred Williams Is of German parentage. His father's name was George Welnlgman, but he had it changed by act of the legislature to Williams. Why not have a law compelling the trusts to disclose their affairs and thus "Then what is it?" he queried. "Is it the mice? These old houses are overrun with mice. You should keep a cat." Lev. xlx, 18; Pw.v. Ill, 27-29; Hab. 11, 15; Math, v, 43-18; vll, 12; xxll, 36-39; Hv, 31-46; llom. 1, 14-17; xlll, 7-10; Eph. iv, 25. make investigations Mamzelle glanced at him and nodded pleasantly. Speaker Henderson, who lost his left teg at the battle of Corinth, is provided with a new cork leg which works so well that be thinks he will be able to dispense with his cane. land Leader. To charge the American trusts with the rise of raw materials In foreign markets Is only to weaken the real charges against them.—Boston Transcript. mm "Monsieur," she said, "you have not found me unreasonable?" "Assuredly not," he told her. "I am not easily put into bad humor?""The 60 francs," he said and laid the money on the table among the blossoms of her manufacture. Christ's Traralac For NmlD. As Christ's life on earth Is studied nothing else makes a deeper impression than His ardent, ceaseless, tender longing for the salvation of men's souls, and not only that they might be saved from sin and Its consequences, but also that they might learn to appreciate their wonderful powers and opportunities and to do Justice to themselves.and to enter Into that rich and blessed experience which only the redeemed can know. Something of this longing for souls is visible in every true Christian. It Is more evident In some than In others, even when equally Intense, because of differences In our temperaments. But In Jesus it was supreme both because of the absolute, flawless righteousness of His own character, the Ineffable purity and holiness of His own soul and also because He knew, as no other man ever has known or can know, what a human soul actually Is and can become.— Congreg&tionalist. John G. Hooslef, a Minneapolis attorney who went to the Philippines as a member of the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers, is still there and Is now engaged to marry a wealthy and handsome Spanish widow of Manila. Already the trust problem is beginning to solve itself by the action of individual states which prohibit trusts Incorporated in other states from doing business within their borders.—Spokane Chronicle. By the 23d Mamzelle was nearly beside herself. She had promised Dalcour that he should have 00 francs on the 25th, and she had never broken her word. The flower making was but poorly remunerative. She earned only enough to fteep her In the bare necessaries of life. The landlord must be paid regularly; the baker must not wait; her fuel must not be had on trust. She had only the rent of the room Besson occupied to assist her in outside matters, and the rent had not been paid for nearly the half of the entire year he had been with her. Why did she keep him f She sometimes asked herself that question. Old Carlere • wuiu utive nam ui*i re wbb uecauaO she had lived so long alone with her father that now, faded haired and feeble eyed, she found In Reason's neglect of her and his mode of living a likeness to the parent who had made himself the controlling thought of her existence."There, now, Daloour," she said. A man Besson had not noticed came from a corner and pointed to the little flower maker. "Indeed, no." 7. "And as ye go preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven la at hand." Thus preached the Baptist, and the Lord Himself, and the twelve and the seventy (Math. Ill, 8; iv, 17; Luke ix. 2; x. 9), yet the kingdom did not come, and in Luke xlx, 11, we read that He spoke s parable to them, because they thought that the kingdom should Immediately appear, in which He tol4 them that It would not come till His return from the far country. From Acts I, 0, we learn that It had not come at His resurrection nor np to the time of His ascension, but from Acts til, 21, we learn that It will come at His return from heaven. "You do dot find me anndying or insistent?""Mamzelle never breaks her word," he said. "The tombstone goes up this afternoon. Bon Jour, Mamzelle! Boo Jouif monsieur!" And be took his leave. The trust question has a very strong hold upon the public mind, and it would be very difficult to excuse a failure on the part of congress to take action in regard to it intended to have immediate re* suits in the public interest.—Omaha Bee. Joseph R. Herod, first secretary of the American legation at Tokyo, Japan, who has been connected with the legation since December, 1882, is at home in Indianapolis on a leave of absence. He will return to Japan in September. "You are the most retiring of creatures.""Then it is this," she said—"that is, I mean, If monsieur will pardon me for being so bold, I should find good use for a little money Just now—not much, say 00 francs. I could not accept more than 00 francs. The fact is, I have ordered a tombstone for my father's grave. Dalcour, who makes it, is a great friend of Cariere, across the way, so he lets me have It at a low price. Indeed, It is quite an 'occasion.' But he has been so deceived he knows not whom to trust, and a tombstone made for a certain person Is not pleasant goods to have returned on one's hands. He asks me for 00 francs on account on the 25th, which is the day after tomorrow—it Is my father's birthday— and at noon, when he pays his men. Then the tombstone goes up. The rest of the money I pay In a year, which 1b certainly most reasonable of Dalcour. But I have not the 00 francs. I have promised it, though, and it grieves me to think I may not keep my word. If monsieur would kindly let me have that amount, not a franc more, I should be Infinitely obliged. I should not be so pressing only that my word Is pledged that palcour shall have the money, and in honor 1 must pay him." Mamzelle laid aside the flower whose petals she was forming and rose to her feet. She put out her hand. "You have saved me so much," she said. "Let me be your friend. I am old enough to be your mother. I am not learned, like monsieur, but we women give love, and that Is sometimes as valuable as learning. You have helped me so much. Let me help you. Monsieur, my father was as you have been. He died, and he was forgotten before he died. You are young. You must live and vindicate your worth to the world, as you have vindicated your word to me." Sir George Francis Bonham, the new British minister at Belgrade, was educated at Eton and Oxford. He entered the diplomatic service when he was 22, and he has served In St. Petersburg, Vienna, Rome, Madrid and Lisbon. THE NURSERY. Caraway water is useful to relieve flatulence In Infants. A teaspoonful should be administered after each nursing, or, with hand fed infants, given in the bottle. "Do not be Uke mv father," *h*D pleaded softly. "Tor which emanationa of geniu* / am to receive"— the subjects with which he was entirely familiar. He could do It In a day. He had done as much before. To be sure, be wished that he already had the money for the stuff. He was badly In need of money, as was usually the case, and the people who had purchased the newspaper that owed him so much for those papers on the Borbonne would not pay op till next month. It was vexatious, and be had a mind to return to Clavie and request a trifle in advance and— of the town, now rapidly becoming the newer. He had once thought he should like to write a history of old Paris. How far off the time of that thought seemed now—as far off as everything else! Yet how interesting Paris was! 8. "Freely ye have received, freely give." They were to work miracles in His name, the Lord thus confirming their testimony. It Is also written in Mark xvl, 20, that after His ascension "they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following." All that God gives Is freely given, and through His redeemed, to whom He has given freely, He desires to give freely to others. Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Power Palmer, K. C. B., who has been spoken of as the new British commander In chief In India, is over six feet In height and is broad in proportion. He is extremely popular with his troops, especially the Sikhs. Brala trouble is indicated when an in* fant la frightened at or attracted by anl imaginary object, striving to escape it op grasp it. No time should be lost befora calling in medical aid. At half past 10 he found that It would be close on to 11, even If he walked briskly, by the time he reached Clavle's. Colonel William Anderson Herron of Pittsburg, whose death is announced at the age of 79 years, was for many years one of the most prominent business men of that city. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a commissioner to two general assemblies. Indigestion in infants is often cans-' ed by too tight bandaging. The linen binder should never be used. A wida •trip of flannel " Tt fire inches deep! On the afternoon of the 23d Dalcour, going by, stopped a moment at the window to say that through unprecedented efforts he had managed to get the tombstone Into such condition that it would be completed on the day he had promised. She was a woman of her word, and he wished to be a man of his. Francois was alone in the office. M. Clavie had been out of town for a few days, but was expected at the office that morning. Besson stood there, tall and grim A Man'a Right to Hie Opinion. uip ibou round _ . keep comfortably warm U all that Infanta require. By!i»«»r GKBSJJI uwii^Si f TOOTHACHE, | I Faceache, Rheumatism, etc. 1 I PK. MCHTW8 WBIH HibiwH I I "ANCHOR" I | PAIN EXPELLER. | 1 One well-known person's letter out of m«ny* I'A • pTRicht«rtTUrCHOR^| I [•ml PAIN EXPELLER'should I I Ui nworfait fob# among th« I ■ houMfnadicinutttiaan I I I I ~* I IXCTOW or ar wawstaua wacrow* ■ mil, —a |Qi ■! all ill aulaia in mini ■ lr.lilklhr*Ofc,IUFwilillnI«kl A, 36 HIQHEST JlSSLi AWARDS. A Recommended bv DTomitieitt PHv- yQr\olttoff and \*/AXTED-8KVEBAL PERSONS FOB DI8- YV trict Office Managers to this state to represent me to their own and surrounding oountlea. Willing to par yearly 9000, payable weekly Desirable employment with onusual opportunities. Baforenceaexohanged. Enoloaa self-addressed stamped envelope, a A. Park. 330 Caxton Building, Chicago. For a moment a smile twitched the corners of his mouth. Mamzelle took his hand and held it up to her cheek. Few people stop to question the assumption, often held with tenacity, that "a man has a right to his own opinion," and yet a little reflection ought to enable one to see that an opinion has no value to its possessor or to those to whom It may be vociferously presented unless It Is based on knowledge or a sane power of discrimination or a disinterested and adequate view of the matter under consideration. What right has a man who Is ignorant and prejudiced with regard to a certain situation In which facta and argument are involved to have any opinion at all? He may have a right to his suspicions, guesses, fears or even his whimsical, baseless suppositions, but none of these can be said to rank as an opinion.—Central Christian Advocate. the body to the bowela Chicago Dialect. "Do not be like my father," she pleaded softly. "Honor Is dear to you. You have shown me that. You will promise me?" When teachers or principals of the Chicago schools misuse the English idiom, twist up their grammatical construction and slide into bad colloquialisms, it is simply a lapse Into "Chlcagoese." The district superintendents of schools Dame to this opinion at their recent cabinet meeting after they had considered the charges of school trustees that the teachers do not understand the language and cannot use or teach it correctly."Good!" said Besson. "I will wait." When 11 struck, he asked if this were not the usual time for Clavie to The Right Hon. William Bede Dailey, who died in Australia recently, was accounted the most brilliant orator and statesman that Australia has so far produced. He was a many sided man—barrister, journalist, humorist, lecturer, linguist, scholar, parliamentarian, administrator and the possessor at a charming personality. stop! He knew what he should a Would go and see Bongerean's teture, which was sach a falling arrive. A shiver passed through Besson. Marie's face seemed to loom In the distance.his earlier and better style. Mamselle felt a sudden singing up In her bead. The plete was conveniently at band, but there was nothing to pledge unless It was her father's tall hat, and It was more than d' jrSgtfiul that she could get any consl*/i.ible sum on that, especially as thtf wheels of a wagon had gone over K that time Its wearer had fallen In the fit and they brought him home white and still, with the hat reposing upon hts motionless breast Francois answered, "Before this some days, but then be might have come home late last night and slept an hour or so beyond his usual time." it he wguifl have a small glass at American's, where the tumblers • not so thick as aft Compte's. Aftkragereau's picture be would drop n Fleche and point out to him the ts in the poem he had under way. tty, now he was in for It, he could k of a hundred things which woul4 st in pleasantly passing the time evening and the theater. Now for ■mall glass at the American's, for was shaky after last night And \t drollery there had been last it Araehe with castanets was inable In that grotesque Imitation of re as Carmen. unielle, in the Place Labrosse, rd him at daybreak fumbling at the She often bad to go down and ilt him at about this hour, as be more than once filled the keyhole 1 bits of pencil and the like, misng them for his latchkey. 80 it better, ail things considered, to let la aa soon as one heard him. Mamzelle regarded him with stream- "True," said Besson and fastened his eyes on the clock. "You promise?" She appealed to |»im. "Surely there Is some one you love. If It be a woman, think what your honor must be to her. You promise?" lng eyes. Less than two years ag4.Grant Gillette was perhaps the leading cattle dealer and speculator in Kansas and was worth millions. Just before Thanksgiving, 1898, he collapscd through overspeculatlon. Cattlemen and banks are now fighting over the remains of his once vast estate, and Gillette is now peddling shirt waists to the senorlta8 of Chihuahua, Mexico. Besson was rolling the ring round and round on Ills finger. He looked down at the little faded creature who used such fine expressions. Mamzelle had said she bad promised the money to the tombstone man at noon, so there was a full hour yet. Whatever faults there might be In the school English the superintendents de cided to be the result of local dialect. When a teacher says "that ain't" or "it don't," splits her infinitives, uses adjectives where adverbs should be used, ends a sentence with a preposition, asks where something "is at," places modifying clauses out of order, forgets the conjugation of her verbs or does any of the other things of which trustees complain, it is simply a lapse into local dialect, according to the superintendents. "Spelling is not taught in the primary grades from textbooks," said Superintendent Sabin, "but it is in the elementary grades. When the teachers use bad English, they simply lapse into Chicago dialect, in which they were brought up. They are nearly all Chicago born."—Chi- Chicago Tribune. Francois drummed on the table in front of him. A messenger entered with a letter. Francois read it. Marie was near, so very near" that he felt that he might touch her, and she was smiling, pleading. "Honor!" He smiled. "Honor!" Mamzelle was on fire in an instant "I promise," be said, "Marie!" and fell at Mamzelle's feet, pressing the hem of her common frock to his Hps. Besson must do It He must pay up. She decided it all at once. She became quite warm thinking of It It was scandalous In the man to treat like this a woman of her age and with so little in the world. He was young, he had his health, and yet he let her bouse him for nothing. It was scandalous. He should pay up. "Yes, honor!" she cried. "What have I but honor? I have no wealth. I h£ve lost my youth. There is no one who cares for me. 1 have only honor. My word Is not doubted because it has always been sacred to me. Honor! 1 know bow It Is with those who have it not I have sorrowed and shamed for one who let his honor fall to the dirt It was my father. He was believed of no man. He had no friends. Alone I followed him to the grave. Honor! It is all I have in the world, and I will carry it with me unsoiled up to the good God."  "Unfortunately," he said, "this informs me that M. Clavie will not return until tomorrow." Lewis Hoen, aged 24, has left a hospital at Logansport, Ind., after having had a pair of exceedingly bowed legs straightened. At first the physicians refused to attempt to straighten his legs, but finally they broke the tibia of each leg, and the limbs were placed in plaster casts for six weeks. Hoen is an inch taller than he was before his legs were straightened. Besson bounded to his feet. "But" he said, "I have brought the biographies." Weeds, SPRING BREEZES. Poor little vagabond waifs th*t cling To the pavement's narrow hem; In all the breadth of this sunny land There ia no room (or them. The moving van is again abroad in the land.—Syracuse I'ost-Standard. "I did not like to mention it," returned Francois, "but you will remember they were promised for the 15th. Today is the 25th. We could not wait longer than the 20th. Then we gave orders to have them written elsewhere. Some are already done, the others promised In a week." Boware of the premature open car. It is the pioneer pnuemonia promoter.— Washington Post: Ragged, unwelcome, their stinted lirea Are pleading to us for alma. Yet ever our careless feet paaa by In our aearch for beauty's charm*. This is the cyclone season—when we feel worried over people In other states and they worry over us out in Kansas.— Atchison Globe. She did not go to her sleeping room that night, but waited In the parlor for him. She knew that he would not come home early, yet It wan a satisfaction to sit there and weave aad unweave the .■aw* aha should vmiiar when he ar- We cannot sec with our worldly eyas How fair ia each weed and clod Nor know in these outeaata we deny BeaU the infinite heart of God. Definition. The iceman is beginning to perk up and kick himself Blyly when the other boys tell lim about their gold mine stock.— Ulaaeapolls Journal. v -- A bigot is a mulish sort of chap, Whose narrow judgment goes so far astray t That tor our views he does not care a rap, I Bwt holds hia own, no matter what we My. ! -Chicago JUcorA. l" lge aald when Besson was dumfounded. Mamzelle Ostentation the Knle. -Mar* L. WiM* in Jiaw KngUad lUgMtas. Society—at least In the larger cities— wnot rakt the teanDUtioa to b* e»- W&\% - ....