Queens County Review 18960904

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QOEBIS GOinm REVIEW.
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CHARLES   D.   SMITH,   ProDrlator.
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A   FAMU.Y    NEWSP.VI'ER    OF    I.OfAI.   ANII   tiENKHAI,   INTEl.l.ltJENt K.
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SlklL oatto (acllllln and indmi^menli. In aamr topm Uwiul aqnal tvlhoM-ol Hthn' tl..i ' mmt Yatk OT Bnioklyn Rankii or Tnul (.'oni- ¦MiM. aad amrr accommndalion aa far a. . meaataaoat with ronaarvnavc nianatremrnt. familitattha tmta nf thrm pir rent, paid on ~'' , thrae months ur more.
id on all partll nf Europe. • aaaaaral baaklac bnalnem. Mala o( ronmratloiw,   compaolea,   ao- , ale . aolleltMl. • aatlafartinn aaanred. la will racalTe prompt attention, and ¦Ilr aiMwend.
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BOARD OP.DIRECTOIiS.
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WATKIN W. JONES A CO.,
OLU BUTAHI.IHIirD
Reti Estate f.lDsarance Agency,
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CHARLES L.  SEAMAN,
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BURt>IN« we ore   prepared  lo lake
oaatraru far llrei rlan. work.
CLSERT A.  REOCLL. Aueti«a««r.
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JOHN P. WRIGHT, AUCTIC ri KER,
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0R0AN5 R   P.AIRIED. ^Prioes Beafoiublek
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UKVIKW •UILDING,
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"Ink raitabla for lore lettera" is nd- TdTtiiod by • F>ri* stationer. It fades In aboot four weeks.
Tbe Baral New Yorker printa lettera ¦eeoaiBg te akow tbat tbe odor of sweet peaa ia poisonons to common liouse flies.     __^^____^^^^
Tiroes obsnge. Tbis year all tho connty fairs bare X raja, bicycle rnccB ¦nd tbe mat^aphone aa parely agricol- taral.exbibite.
The firet of a series of memorial tablets wns pnt in position tfae other day at the public librnry, Kansns City, Mo. It was in memory of Horsco Greeley, bnt tho name was spellod "Greely."
The silrer ° coinage of France con¬ tains only forty per oent. of its fooo valne in silver. The Qovernment re¬ fuses to accept francs bearini; the effigy of Oharles tbe Tenth, Lonis rhilippe, and Napoleon the Tbird without tho lanrel leaf.
The development of the railrond, the bioycle, and other substitutes for the horse has bronght about a peculiar oondition ot affairs. In North Da¬ kota, Montana, Northern Idado, and Washington, thera are one hnndred and twenty-five thousand horses roam¬ ing aronnd tho prairies, and eatini; the grass that might be used profit¬ ably in feeding cattlp and sheep. Tha horses are practically ralneleas, and the owners are helpless.
Thc Britixh GorernmcDt is about to oopy a leaf out of Uncle Sam's book in regard to the consnlar service and the assistance which it can render tho oommercial interests ofthe country in providing reports on the state of trade •nd libor, and the class of moroban- dise whioh wonld be likely to meot a ready market in eaoh particular dis- trioL Europe is tu be mapped out into four districts, eaoh nnder theoon- trolof a oommerciitl attache, whoso dnty it will be to forward systematic reports from his district. Asia is ap¬ parently to be treated in tbe same BUinner, as consuls sro to be dent ont to the reoently opened ports of Japar and China.
Eveiy political campaign has its pe¬ ealiar snperstitions. These supersti¬ tions are often powerful agents in bringing men to the polls and serve to win votM where logio proves inef- feotnal. Wbon Franklin Pierce en¬ tered the Presidential race some forty yean ago, relates tho Atlunta Consti¬ tntion, it was discovered that his initials, "F. P.," were identioal with thoae of fonrteentti President. In like manner it was also found that the let¬ ters oomposing his fnll name nnm- bered exactly fourteen. As the Presi¬ dent to be elected was the fonrteenlh in regular snooession, this startling disoovery had a most potential effect npon the oampain.
If the Japanese are cleaniuK out tho Chinese in tbe south of Formosa, it is becanse these people are in league with tbe savage natives. The policy of Japan in Korea as well as in For¬ mosa, has been fair and merciful. In Korea no slaughter of natives or Chi¬ nese -aan J>ermitted unless bushwack- Ing ocoarred; then the Japanese were mereileaa, as they had a right to be. In Formosa tbey have carried ont the sama polioy, bnt tbey have met more wvagery. Their lossae have boan mainly dae to ambuscades of small fotoe* and stragglers, and to the dead¬ ly feven of tbe island. Tbe Chinese naturally resent tho encroachment of Iho Japanese, and it is probable tbat they hare adopted tbe guerrilla meth¬ ods of the bead-hunting saragee. In this oaae they will be exterminated, for the oonqnerors bave an Oriental way of wiping out opposition that is borbaroo*, but very effortire.
THE     TKYSr.
At nl(thl Iviiontli ttie silver ntam.
Tha dleamlnit ftnni. tho .Ipvimlni; ?tiir», She rrallt besi'te the pa-ilnn* I.rvrs
Till down the path I pass, <); And all the whispera ot the ain.. The flliirtinit airs, the rtrlftiuc alr>. Ara freldhlod with thn nnu-.'Is' prnyori
To gaaxd my liltlo liu*.", O.
Her eypj. are ilk., n pumtuer tica, A heaviutf sea, a irrieTlng sea. And, ah, Hinir ll«ht is all for me.
And all for mo her lovo, O: ,
kn waltlni; there ainid the gl.iorii, Tho dnrkcnlnKKloom. ih.Jheark.'oinffifl.iom, Bho breaths tho ovenlnK'.s faint porfuino
That hroods tho lleMa nbDve. O.
Oh, MarKory, my llttio love, Myinearoflt love, my doarosf iovo, Solt-oyed ani Rcntio n.» a .1.>vp,
iionws the fl.'l.l.^ sho trips, O; Anid, ah. th'j nU-onthrallluK .^harm, TIIO oaptiirod charm, th.> raptured charm. To fool her han.l upon my arm
And touch her dewy llp:<. O.
Bosidn tho bars with shlniui; eyes. With youthful eyes, with truthful eyes, Tho listenini? va.«tnes» ot the skio.i
lien.Is low to soe us "moet, O; Till up tho laue she poes fmm mo, flhe Htnrts frora me, she parts from mo, And alHhe crusses bow |.> seo
And k'lSii hor piu^siDK f.M.t, O.
—Guy Wetmoro Carryi, in Truth.
A    vexations   iinestion    just    now among cyclists and proupoctive cyclists ia  the  price  that  a first-class wheel will bring in  1897, remarks  tbe Now YorLSnu.    Whether ouo may bo had then for the same price or less tban it fetches now, or whether the prico will | be advanced, no one seems able to tell | abaolntely. The oldest makers of $100 I whaela say that it would be disastrous ; to thair  biiiiiness   t.i «..|1 niMohiues at the low fi((uro  whioU  several vouuRer mann'acturers bare named, and at tho • aama time fnrnisb eaoh cnitomer witb a guarantee.    Oo tbe otber hand, it is said   in  somo  .]uarters  that   enouKb money  is made  by many .if tbe oon- oema whieh havo cut tbcir prioea to ' warrant their continuing tbo experi¬ ment next year.    It is understood al¬ so that certain ol them bavo promise.! ' to   offer   eren   tiettor    wheels   at   a cheaper  price  next  year   than   now.  | Experienced  wheelmen seciu slow to i believe that the .lifferonee  in   qnality ' of the oomponent parts of hi^b grade bicyclea is so matke.l an eome of Ibe makers ot thoso maebines would have tho public boliOTo it i*.    ThoBO ril.r.- say  that   skilful   vorkmauship is ro qoired in tbe cuDalrnction of all.hiru ble wheals, and if it -is true that soiue ol tha  M«b-|^ade   wheel iu»ker» im- ploy    sMe    fkilfnl     w,.rkiu.u    tl.'iii otbera, the (act   is uften iD.lisoerDihU' both in their «bs«U'  appearance an.l use.     Whether   the   wooJefi   bieyeles whioh aro promised fur next year »ill materially affeot the  wheel trade,  re-  : mains to be seen.  Tueir a.lvoeates say Ibat   tbe wheels will  have mauy   ad¬ vantages over Ihose with metal tr*n.©*.   ! Nobody was >nrpri«rd when wboela of diapuled quality   were   eold at a low  : pricv, bat now that tbos,. of a tlau.l- ard make can be l>.>nKhl for half i'r..-a, averviioiiy it tet lo thinkini;.     \Vb."a tha  stock   ol   wheela   n..w   eellioi; so cheaply is ethausto.l, cyclists w.<ii i< r wbat mora tbe .lealera uill make tbeo I'ersons  wbo   will   want  wheeli   ue^t y««tr or* probably lafe if they wail tjj^ Ika bBion bayia*. ' ,^  j
ZULEIK.VS wool NO.
AX  "'..Ndl/ISIt   rOL.I.NEL 3   RTORr,
T is n Rood few years a!;o since one April found me quartered ftt I'esho- wnr, in India. Out on tbo frontier, or most of TOU kuow, onr ciitromo out- lio>.tH nr.) Mioliui, Abaztti and Shuh- kudr, .three hs dreary spots as a man conld ever hopo to seo. They hiive not, as I dare say yoi* know, a single redeeming feature, being soli¬ tary mud bnil.liugs wbich hold the police und native troops who are sup¬ posed to overawe tho tribesmen, and wbicb, except the commandant and tho doctor, don't olTer many attrac¬ tions in tho way of society. Yon know whilt [lontier ."orviCL' iu the old days was like. Forays by the ti.tdss- meu, ftud i.niiitive cxjiuditiouH liy the Sirkttr, carried to sncli an extunt tbat wo almost realized tba i^oa of "I?rankhOino Tower," iu tbe "Lay of tbu Last Minstrel," aud "drank the red wine throuKb tho helmet barred." You kuow tbo sort of life—rows witb tbo trilicsuien etoruftlly sprinp;- ing up and dying dowu again in indi- vidnal localities, wbilo as » matter of faot tboro wns always trouble nt ouo or more )ilace8 along tbe frontlor.
At tbo timo I nm S|ionUin|; of, the post of cuminaudaiit of tbo fr.)ntior forts was not iu much quest. I don't kuow tbat tho nuthoritics at Simla wero mni;b tronbliil by uaf,'er ftppli- cttiits; in fnot Xy^ifiink lUo geueral nt I'eshftwur usunTly d.Unil.'.l somo uu- lucUy major from the StnlT Corps and sent bim nolcus volous to bold the fort as lung as be could witb ileoeucy be made to stay. Tbero was troublo brewiuK that April, an.l iu Poshawur we all knew it. How it come about wo none of us cnre.l much, bnt tho man beforo tbo tben iucninbcnt bad goue bomo sick, and tbe commaudaut pro tciu. WHS roiiortod to bo in daily fear of his life.
Well, uniilensnnt as it was, it was scarcely a ..nrprise, wheu, one morn¬ ing tbe assibtaut ft.ljutant geueral rodo up I.) my bungalow iu great e:^ - citeiucut, ftuil told uie I w.m to out u) onco and usbumo command of tbe forts.
"You're to lose no lime," he snid. "Poor So-andiio" (luoutioniuK, the late commm.dant) "was shot last night by some scoundrel, nud thc general wants yon to try au.l flnd out who did it. Tho police ure makioK inqniries, bnt you know what that menus. By tbo way, bo wants to see yon before you go."
A soldier never has much time to make his arrangements, and that very evening 1 rode out to tke forts.having receive I a Iour loetiire from tbe (jen- rrnl on that e.iiifouii.led wor.l "lact" wbleh, as we liud iu tbe rervice, ie always on everylio.ly's lips, au.l uot understood by uno uinn iu a huudred who uses it.
AVoll, I must get on with my story, or nc shall be m tbe Tbames beforo I come to the point of it. I nover tbuiiubt mnoh about tact, but I al¬ ways believed tbat a well-born native is as mneb a i:;eiitlemnu as an Enclish duk". and will behave to you just ss you ireat bim. 1 soou .liscovered my un ' rtuuate predtcu.-s.ir ba.l trie.l to ri.l.' roush-sbo.l ..ver tho Iribesmcu, su ba.l mado bis baud felt in every o.iruer of his command. A Tatban is ss lengelul as a Corsican of good fam¬ ily, au.l will carry his lends as far as a ^ -If-respoctiuit American .loaperado. Tbero aro always rea.ly with knife or r' '« to exact vengeaneo from any eu. my. and near Pesbawur will often murder tbe wronp man, if tboy cau't Iiii.l th.' ngbt. Au Kni;li>bmau who is ac-'tlstoiue.l to living iii a Inw-abi.ttu^ c.uiutry is no malcb for them, and so my predecessor fouud to bis oost. Tbey shot him ss be wns smoking his pipe ofter dinner one night, on his owu veranda in view of tho ^uard. Of conrse 1 never found bis murderer— I never exi eetod I sbouKl —bnt 1 did flud that my uwu system of treatment paid better than his, and lielore very long 1 had, as tbe p..litieians wonl.l have expresse.l it, "establishe.l excel¬ lent relations witb tbe surrounding Iriliesmeo."
There  was  a   verv   simple  way of testing   this.    A few    biiu.lred   yards from  the  fiatii   of   the   fort   b foriner commandant   ba I   ma.le for bim'elf a K'ir.leu, fcuuk a well, an.l ptauted tr.'Os. Here most of   tho ve.-etaliles  us.-d by Ibe garrison were   grown.     Tb.' I'alb- ans  l.roke   .lowu    the    iiatls, cut   Ihe water coiirs.'s an I stole tbe v.x'.'tables. But   I statu.I   a   .lilTereut system;   I wa.-. .'ivil   i.l   Ibe   n.i'^bl.oriii.^   Kabns and seut tbem  baskets of  vegetables, aud liefort verv L.ti'.; 1 toon I ray pr.i .lu.'e   .^r.'w   .p.   pl. my,   sii.l more, on tll.    l-iie   -uiiiiu.-r   . v.niii.:-, all.r  tbej beat ..f tlif .lav, wli. n I went acros-. t.. Ib.i i.'»rdcn and sat uu l.r the trees an.l | smoke.l    mv   pipe,   one   or otlier   of the Kli.ius w.'iil 1 dr.) .   in   for a cb»t, ! an.l ill H sb irt line I   reckone.l many ; frien.ls amouir th- supp.is.'.l irreclsim able blackpuatils who owned Ihe fron- j tiei villi.-'e~.
.^m.'Ui;  Ihem    all   th-re   wss    none With wb.m   1   g.'t   on   belter than « ' grand   old   fellow   uamed   Mabomtd Aslim   Kbsn.   .ii:   i  ,¦'   a village near the f.irt.     liewi-   a IhuroU'^h seutle   , tUHii, hll serve.l   in   hi- yonni;er .lay> uu.ler   Ibe   Sikti   j;en. r*:-.   ini 1 was a> pt.Mi.l .if bis h.'nie   and    his   scars   a.- ' auy b.-u.-rat'le  man   r.ee.l   be.     Ma  v , Wrre the  plea-atit   even.nci"   we spent los. th.'r, f.T, At I hsve .»i.|. Kurupeau aoerty wa<.limilrd. au.i a Une ol.l fel¬ low Ike that a perfect   co Ix-nd   to   •> UlBely man.
VaiL lot a tiaM oti wMt many m a
marringc bell, till ouo unhicny .lay » case arose reg.ir.liug n theft of cnttio from old Aslim Khan's village. The thief was caught red-handed and tried by a nativo magistrate, and condemned chiefly on tbe Khan's evidence. .\f- ter tbe tri.>l, I met the old gentleman casually and exchanged a few soutencen with him. Not five minntes later I beard a shot. Alarmed by the cries, I ran in tbe direction, and to my hor¬ ror fonnd my old friend weltering in bis blood. Inquiry soon showed that the assassin was tbe tbief condemned that day. He had escaped from ens- tody, arme.T himself somehow, and before finally taking himselt ofT bad shot his accuser.
Wo always kept a portion of tbe cavalry escort in rea liuess for emer¬ gencies, au.l in less timo than it takea me to tell you, tho assassin was boiug followed by a mounte.1 party. My horse was soou saddled, and T, too, tried to follow, but unsuecessfully, as tbey were too far ahead, an.l I had to sit at home and wait for news.
It was late in the afternoon wheu my search party returned, unsuccess¬ ful. Thoy had ridden after fhe mur¬ derer, and, being slightly better mounted, were rapidly gaining on bim, when the way was barred by a broad, bryken nullah, beyond wbich lay a village. The assassin knew tbe ground, hin pursuers did not. Tbe advantage ounblod him to get oleau across tho nullah, while tbo envnlry woro looking for a road for tbeir horses. lie rode boldly into tbe vil¬ lage, from wbieh, unluckily, nil the meu happened to bu absent, nud find¬ ing an elderly woman munching a ohupatti, snatched it from her hand, ate u portion, and proclaime.l tbnt he bad eaten of tbeir salt, and claimed sanctuary. You kuow tbe Pathans. By the timo my party got across tho nullah ho was socnrcly hidden, and while tboy wore haggling, ft second soarch party arrived from Micbni un.ler coinrtinud of a Enro¬ peau ofhcer. lia.l tbo natives beon loft to themselves they would prob¬ ably havo secured their man, bnt tbe ofliuer, in wholesome dread of the autboritiee' orders ro¬ garding frontier oomplioations, said he must withdraw, as they were out of British territory, autl sent both parties home. Personally, I think I should have risked a wigging, as tho P.ithans wero little like to object to the capturo ofn Hritisb subject who bnd murdored one of themselves. But my subaltern ruled dilfereutly.
Of course wo wero disappointed, but ODO or two KbanR wbo were witb me bade mo bo of good cbeer; tbo murderer would be caught. I eaid I hoped so.
Next day a fine young Pathan, who wns n sowar in tbe cavalry iletachiuent at tbn fort, came tu me and asked for long leave to visit his home. I grauted it without liesitation, but that uigbt.as 1 rode pnst tbe spot near my garden wbero bis relatives bad buried tbe bo.ly of poor Mahomed Aslim Khan, 1 saw tbnt a lump was burning ou tbe '-made grave, and llowers were strewn ujion it; nnd tiappening to meet uue .if tbo Klinus, I was fold that where public imuiBbmont bnd fuileil, private vengeance would step in. Tbe yonng sowar, Afsul by name, had taken up the ven.lotta, nnd Aslim's murder would assuredly bo   nvongod.
It was SIX weeks later when, ono evening, my servant brought me news that Afsul, the sowar, wonld like to bo admitted to my august prosonco. I readily granted tbo permissiun, andin he cnme. He was a grent swell. His flowing, whito gnriueuts wiro new and spotloaa, bis bnir carefully dressed, nil bis fnce clonu Rbavod, except bis mustache. I n^Uod him what brought bim 1.) see me, and a smile ef jiride lit up bis faoo as be replied, witb many ursos ou tbo dead scouudrcl, that Aslim'i murderer bad met his deserts, and that be himself had slain bim. Shocked as I wua, I asked for particulars. Ho told mo bow with in- iiuite patieuco bo bnd tracked tbe as¬ sassin from villago to villago as ho fied from tho veugeauoe whioh was, he know full well, bure to follow. How ho had assumed disguise, aud traveled hard, often huugry aud thirsty, through tbo valloyn, till nt last, one evoniug at sunset he ha.l overtaken bis enemy. He had found bim in a luiet spot kneeling, with bis face to¬ war.I Mecca, benide Iho shriuc of some forgotten sniut, guiug punctiliously through those devotions which uo |iious Mussulman, however blood- tained his han.ls may be, over neglects. He described how bo stood watching him payiug bis lost devo¬ tions on earth, his own finger on the trigger of bis carbine, and how, as ho finished his devotions, ho roso and folded up the shawl he had used as » carpet. Thia was Afsul's opportunity, ('ailing upou tho asaassiu to turu, ho covered him with the carliiup, and re¬ viling bim iu all the expressive terms of Pathan abuse, ho Iben au.l tbere, as the sun disappearod iu tbe wost, shot bis eueray like a dog.
You kuow bow har.l it often is to fit onr Knglish notions of jnstice ou to native customs. Persoually, I should have liked to let tbe boy, for he was little more, go so.it Iree. But the commau'.lant of tbe frontier forts lured not .lo so, an 1 t.i .\fnurs sur¬ prise I ordered bim iuto custody. I lid so oith great regret. After he was securely locke.l up I sent for the rebsildnr and asked if he was safe. I think the man guessel my anxiety, for he said gravely, as au Oriental will, even wheu ho is making a joke: '.Sabib, that young man is as safe OS we cau make him, but our prison is a very bad one.     Men escape."
"But Afsul won't?'     1 asked, esg-
l.v.
"These   tbings,   my   lord,"   he en
rero.l. "are lu tbe hands of I'rovi- d--'Uoe.     We must wait   and see."
Next murmur the Tebsildsr was early        at       my      house. Aa    he
spuke I coul.l not belp tbiukini; that the suspicion of a smile was lin¬ gering r'lnu.l bis fat face.
".My lor.l," be sail, joining his bands an.l b..wing b. the (;r..un.l, "a miracle ha.- ba.'iene.l. In the night thst youn.; man brok.' bis bonis and escape.l. .1 fear we shall not sre bim again.'
1 need not tell you how I held an in¬ .iuirv »n ) ceu-ured all oucerne.l. T ,i.i not thiiik th.y ii.iu le 1 much. N>ne | .if them seeme-l tu thiuk 1 was in earn¬ est. However, there was no help lor It  -Afsul  hsd v..i.i-h.'.l.
Thst night 1 ro.le away toward old .\«lim Khan's village. .Vs I approacbe.l It I heard s.iuu.ls of merriment, an.l presently there isaue.l from the village a g»y j.rocessi >D. First came a croup of horsemen all gayly attire.I, au I pre- cided by drums md horns —among them w»s oue i thought I knew—tbeu f..Ilow,.l a closed lilter. and then a lot of men drivine buffaloes and carrying dislaflT", c.iokinj pots, an 1 a larje ua- l-.ve be.l. paiut.^'l m |.*auily cti..»ry. .Ke Ihey saw me Ibe inasicitns leal lou-V tb>u .ver. anl I tb..nL'ht thr horseman wavpil b.s ban I. I determined to in¬ quire. An old gray beard volnnteered in.'ormati..c.       • |
"Y'lr lordsbip. " be said, "prob- ' ably knew tbe lale Mah.>med Aslim ; yibim, wko w aaa aitb Um ptapbmt in j
Parndiso. He had n lovely daughter, Zuleika, wbo lovo.l b yonug man, Af¬ sul by nnme. Tho ohief liiil not favor tbe mateb. for ho was rieh and the young man was poor. Well, tbe ohief J was slain, and Afsnl undertook to I avengo him. Now the beautiful Zu- leika is his hy conquest. Yonder .Kt- snl rides, this is bis bride, these are the marriage gifts. Thoy aro going Afsul's horae in a distant village."
I tnrned ray horse's bead bomo moro or leea contented, tbongh I pon¬ dered, too, over tho strangeness of frontier customs.
That was tbo only excitemeut wbilo I was comman.lant. Well, lad.", that's my yarn. Mako tbe best ot it. If wo (iou't turn in,it will be daylight bo- fore we get to bod. O.iod-uigbt.— Frank Leslie's Popular M.mtbly.
SCIE.SIIFU' A.M> IMU STRUI..
London will soon snbstituto electri¬ city for steam in its underground rail¬ ways.
Electrio coal mining machinery is I eing rapidly introduced in Western rcnnsylvauia.
The non-tidal part of tho Thames is 138 miles in length and drains an area of 0000 square miles.
Sovontytwo races inhabit the world and nso 3(W4MifTerent tonguoa. There nro obout 1000 religions.
Tho British ndmirnlty is abont to take up the work of training cdrrier pigeons for conveying messages iit sea.
The annuol number of births is esti¬ mated nt 3u,7)12,000—nu average nnm¬ bor of 1011,800 a day, 4200 an bour and seventy a minute.
Tbo Thames scoops ont of ita bank nbout 500,000 tons of matter in a year. Tbo Mis.sisRippi is iloiug similar work, bnt nt tho rato of 300,000,000 tous a yenr.
According to tho mast careful oom- pnlatiun, ouly ono penon in 100,OiM) of hoth sexes attain tbo ago of 100 yenrs, and six to seven in 100 tho ngo of sixty. -.
The total population ot tho earth ia estimated nt about l.'JOO.OOO.OOO souls, of whom 35,'214,000 die annually—an overago ot OS.t'tS a day, 4020 an hour and sixty-eovcn a minute.
There are ubout 100 grains ot iron iu the average human body, and yet so important is this oxceediugly small qunutity that its dimiunlion is attend¬ ed witb very sorioun results.
Tho number of men nnd women ii very nenrly equal, the average long¬ evity of botb sexes being only thirty- eight years. About one-third ot the population dies before the ago ol seventeen.
Tbe Roent'.;oa rnyi; burn the akio like sunlight is tbe latest informatioii from Berlin about tbo phenomenon. Professors Qrnmbach and Dubois Ray¬ mond bavo eucoeeded in rendering visible some of the softer parts of thc body, like the larynx oud tbo dio- phrngm, by menus of improved tubes.
Profeasor J. E. Todd, Stote Oeolo gist of South Dnkotn, who is in chargt of a geological surveying expedition party in the Blnck Hill, discoverc.l on old volcano on 8and Crcok. in tho Bm) Lauds, near Formosa. Near the juco tion of Soud Crook and White lliver is a hill eighty foet high. This hill vi¬ brates nnd gronus witb constancy. Itf tremblings bnve upsot wagous and tbe Indians are much in foar of it.
A Town's (jiiccr Name. "1 think tbo name of my town ia oue of tbe most euphonious I uver heard," said A. L. Har.ling, of Vundn- lia, 111., ftt the Uegout. "It was for- luorly tbe Stnto eupital, and Abraham Lincoln wns, at oue time, o frequent visitor, it has many of the best fam¬ ilies in niiuois as rusidents, bnt it is a railroad center, an.l thero have been coses ot trouble among tbe railroad meu that hud given it rntbor a bard name, whioh reminds one of bow it came to get n name at nil. The owner of tbe land before the placo was laid out did not possoss mucb learn¬ ing, bnt wautod to appear classical. Heuce, when he conoluded to start a town ho went to a friend and asked bim to suggest a name of somo famoua people or city of ancient times. The friend was a wag, and replied, 'Well, tbo vandala wbo helped conquer Bomo woro a noted people. Name it Vnu- dalia, wbicb means tbo home of the Vandals.' Hence, Viindalia it bo¬ oame. "—Wnshington Star.
A Crack Slial.
"Ont our way we aro opt to think that on Eastern mnu cannot sh.i.it a pistol," said U, T. .Tenkiuson, ol Cheyenne, at tho Metropolitan, "bul I had one exporieuoe at Laramie that concinced me tbis idea ia incorrect. .\ finely drosted youog man stepped iuto a ealoou to get a driuk. where a lot of e.iwboys wero having a guod timo. Tho sight of the 'tenderfoot' was tbe sigual fcr some Inu, an.l half- a-dozen pistols were drawn jUst to scare tbe mun from tbo States. The stranger wore a silk bat, and the cry went up, 'shoot tho tile.' The man tnrned wilh bis gloss at his lips au'l without a tremor drew a pistol from his eoat puuket. By tho time the driuk was swallowed sis pistols lay on tbe fioor; he ho.l sbot evsry ono of tbem out of thoir owners' bands. Tbei crowded around bim, and tbo tender¬ foot was not allowe.l to pay for au) - thing that uight."—Washington Star.
Horned Toads Are Ireful. "The ugliest and "yet most uselul Ihings in California are faorne.l toads,' said A. L. Mason, ot Los .Angeles, at tho Shorebam. "fhey are by nu means pleasant to look at, an.l tbe lu¬ diaus formerly held tbem iu sacred veneration. Tbe people of Califurnia do not regard them very highly, an.! tbey are killed whenever found by many who imagiuo that they are veu- omoas, which is not tbe oase. Tbe Hawaiians, however, kuow tbeir value, and I'resident Dolo has written to dif ferent seetionsof I'alifornia to arrange for having sevurai thousand sent to Hawaii for tbe purpose of deatroying certain insects. Cnreful luvesligalion bos shown that they are exceedinly valuable for this puri>ose, an.l there if now a cood deal of talk about preoerv lug theiu more carefully in Californit.' — Washington .Star.
The l.arrest Ship in thr World,
According to rromitheu~tbe largest ship in tbe wurld is bnilding' at the Vulcan ehipyard .o Hredon, noar .Stet¬ tin, ttermauy, for the Hamburg- .Americau line. Ibe same bnilderi { conslruct«Kl the fir-t large expreat steamer bnilt lu Oeriuauy, the Au¬ gusta Victoria, of the same line. The n< w monster has lensib .if '.i". feet ot.' the waterliae, aui m therefore c..n- si !. rably lar..ei Ihan tbe Campanis, wbicn i< liOii It-et in length be|w..«D p<>rpf K.licrilare. The .¦n.<iue» will have ;iT.isMi lior»e po-ver aud a spee.l of twenty two knots is rx|>ected. Tb«- eu.jin''S ao-l iiuilers will also lie fur- li nhed by tUe Vulcan sbipyar.la, Cuu- Mructum has been romueaccid al taaiy.
A   BnAM? VASSAn WOMAN.
What a chaugo it will bo for Dr. Orace N, Kimball from tbo aurgory of swor.l-cuts and gun-wounds at Van, and tho ilistril.ittion of snpplies to keep tous of thousands from starvo- tiou, to tbe .juiet, uneventful routine me.lical service ot Vassar Collego. But tbe students of Vossnr will have beforo tbcm the lifo of oue of the hor- Dines of tbo oontury, nn.l will give her honor,—New York iudopoudeut.
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THE   VIIiTI'KH OP   t.ArE.
Nothing takes tho place of laco for millinery au.l dreasuinkiug purpoi It plnya o most proiuiuent part ou all summ.'r gowus nud hnts, uo matter what tbo material, nomatter what tbo color. It is mndo into butterflies, stiffened into abape witb wiro for mil¬ linery purposes; it is uaed to co wnistconts wbon tbo silk may lio deemed of too deep a slimlo. It soft ens and beniitilies everytbiug it touches, an.l is most poptilar in the yollow shades which are so becoming to the complexion.
p.ASiiTos-3 ron next wisTiin, Tbnt next winter is to see our arms tightly encasod in shoathliko sleevea, remarks Hirper's^Bazar, there scema Very little doubt. Thero ia a marked shrinking iu aizo Already, and tho ex Bggernted Inrgo sleeve alrea.ly looks posse. Tho uow stylos, though, ore too oxtremo to becuiuo popular ot once, and tbey nro coriaiuly must un becoming. Two silk waists just fin ished to wonr with duck skirts are vory odd. Ono of flame-colored tafTeto, changeable from the deep flame to pale yellow, bos tho fronts of the waist in full foUia croaaod over tho bust. Tbe sleeves fit tight to the arm, oxoepting just beloiv the elbow, where there ia a quei'r full jiufl' that looks liko apin- cushion. Tho otber model is ot shaded mauve silk, nud tho sleeves are abirro.l from aboul.ler to wrist. Apparently tbe silk usod is very narrow, for tbe edges stick out "liko quills upon tbe frolful porcupine," and look like ridges up ami down the arm. No softening cfToot of loco or ombroidory is on tliese woiats, wbicb bovo just been turuod out by ouu uf tho amart- ost modistoa.
WHAT KILIiED A   nESTADUANT.
A Now York rostauraut-keopor whose place o fow years n.^o woa n strong rival of Delmouico's, refitted hia quar¬ ters last winter in very haudsome style, nud tbeu was astonished to seo thnt tbe otteudanco soon began to fall of with alarming rapi.iit}'. ile fiually lunnaged to pour hia complaint into tho enr of a great social leader, and she readily explained the myatery. Tho lighting waa ot fault. The pow¬ erful electric lighta were not properly shaded, nu.l their harsh radiauco gave 0 ghostly appearance to ovory woman in tbo room. To nppenr to advantage undor sucli a light, n womun must "mako up " her fnco with nil tbescieiioo use.l by actresses. Othcrwiue, no mntter how boautiful her uomploxioii, ber Inou will look tnllow an.l bnpgnrd nud tbere will 1)0 .leep circles under ber eyea. It did not take tbe women long to discover this fnct, and they soon managed to betray their profer- eiK'o for other rostaurnnts. Tbougb tbo proprietor promptly toned dowu his lights, his business never fully re¬ covered fr.uu tbe injury tboy had wrought. —.Argonaut.
THE   mcYl'I.E   nAND.
At last tbo long-expected objoctiou has come! Tho pastime of bicycling by ladies, out uf wbieh tboy bnve .lo- rived so mucb health, eujoymcut ond amusement, bos beou repeatedly as¬ sailed with o view ..f turuiug ita de- v.iteos iuto nnutb.'r ebnuiiol of occupn- tiou. Su fur. buw.'v.-r, by tbo spirited eutliuhiiisiu with wbicb tbo uew croze bns been tnkeu ufl« nil tbese usaults hove proved iiusucceasful. However, th.re is admtttedly some dniiger of ttcceptauco in tbo Inst objection wbicb bos been ailvnuoed. There is n .l.'cid.'.l nrtfuloess in its promulgation, nml lady bicyclists, tnken uiinwnres, might be disjiosed iu couse.jueiice to lu.ik f.ir thc first timo witb s.iiiio nskniiee nt their now pinythiug. We nlliilo to tbo nllei^nti.iu et.iic.-roitig the "lii¬ eycle baud." La.lies nro now being warue.l that "tho bieyele bnu.i is a tiling of UL^liue.'^s ami horror for ever." The .listinctivo feat.ins of this hand are Btate.l to be that "ll b'oumes tlntteuo.l, biilg.'s .mt at tbe sides, (,'.-ts Itiiiipy an.l out of shn/..', nn.l tbo liti- gers nil bee..mo erooke.l," un.l nil tlu'se dr.n-lful results nro hel.l to l.e .luu tu th.' b.ibit ul elutcbiug the ban.Ile of tl..' rua.'hiii.-. liut alter all, nssumini; tins t. rrible nil.-uatiou t.i be true, whit ,l.i..-a It matter':' l,.'t w,.ni-n euIt.VBte beiillh, and the wavs thnt bring health, nnd the lueu will value them mure for so .loin^', diwidlo the fact that the result niny be a little lu-s Hi the graeelul ..ntlin.'S uf tho female figure owing tn.rely to some healthy mcreasi iu tb" muscular tissue. —Lun .lou Medical Press.
Never wenr n shoe that pinches the heel, savs H.-.illh I'lillure.
N»ver w.-ar a i-h.io or boot so large in th.' beel that the foot is not keep iu place.
Never wear a shoe or boot that has deprfSBi.ius in :iuy j.art of the solo to drop any joint or bearing below tbo level ,.la'n.-.
Never Wear a shoe with o soio turn ing U). very much al Iho toes, as this cause-, the cur.Is ..n the upper part of thf) fuot t.l cntracl.
Never weur a shi.c that presses up into the h.ill.)W of the foot. i
N. v.r   have  tbe   t..p   of   th.)   bew.t* ! ti^bls. as it   int. rfers   wilh the ncti.in of the eail  nius.-l.-B, making uuo   work , bndly   an.l    spoils   tbe  shape    ot   the , ankle.
Never wear one pair of shues all the ' tl'.ie,    uBl,-ss   ..li!n;e-l   tu .Iu   nn.     -Two' pair uf boots worn a .lay at u tinie. al- t.-rnately,   give   mure  service anJ are ' much mure li.-altbful.
Never wear leath. r Bolelinioi:8 toj stand npon , white cotton drilling or ' liueu is much l,>etter ahd more hoalth- I ful. '
Never wear a «hort'st.,cking,  or oue , which,   nfler   bring   washed   is  not at Uoni   one ha'l'  inch   longer    tbuu   tbe fout.     lour   IL.   luiO'l   mat   stuckiugs ahrink:   be   sure tnat   tbey will allow | your t'>e8 to tp,  ad ..at at theextreme | en.lt. as th.-se a., p the juints lu plaoe | au.l   makes   a   strung  ac<*    attractive i foot.     As to shape  of ttoekiuga, the i signal digital ur "uue to* stoekiog" i* ', b*rt. j
OO.'iSIP.
The widow ot Professor Hnxlcy ii to receive a peneiou of 81000 a year from tho oivil list.
Miss Clara Howanl ia w.irking her woy through tbo I'uiversity of Oali- foruin by selling newspaper.}.
.Abigail Bush, of Cnliforuin, who pre¬ sided over tbo first womau-sulTragc couveution, is eigbty-sii years old.
Tho womou ot .San Frnncisco aro to give nu oducfttiounl ou.l historical car- uival, wbicb will last during an entire weok. ,   .
Mrs. Hurothy Tennant Stanley, the wifo ot tbo explorer, haa a peenliar to.). Khe collects paroaole, and has a uuiqno culleetiuu.
A lodge for foiuale Odd Fellows hai latelv been started in Taamnuio. This is probnbly tho lirst lodge formed toi women iu tbo whole world.
Cuuutess Eliao Biscacoiauli, whose donth wns reported from Paris the othor day, waa an Amoricaa by birtb, and ouo of tbo first .American Hingore to win tamo in Europe.
Miss Mnry Kerr, of Edinburgh, has just received trom Washiugtou a di ploma ot honor and o bronze modal for the iugouiouB skeleton ostronomi- oal globes exhibited by lior at th« Cuicagu Exhibition.
That no ono neod be disoonraged from cU'ort because of yoars, it is well to nolo that Mrs. Emma Willard nl llfty etudiod Greek aud Hebrew, so that iibo might liflvo o better undor- Btanding of tho scriptures.
Mrs. Langtry's greatest hobby ap- peora to be tbe colleotion of ailver trirtos, from tho tiny silver furniture of doll's houso up to tho ox.iuisite model, which stands on a beantitully inlaid table in a window recess, of a large ship under full aail.
Mrs. Hobart ia n Presbyterian and a member ot tbe Church of the He- deomer of Patersou. Sbo is one of the Tuesday class of hor homo city which last yonr studied Ilonto. "But lately," sho soya brightly, "my favorite litera¬ ture boa been tbo newspopota."
Much aa Princofa Maud loves Don- mark, it bos not, howovor, usurped her nlTootiou for Englaud, for it is atutcd, on good authority, that she boa oxaote.l from Prinoe Curl o very de- ci.lod promise thnt bo will purcbaae a smnll property iu ber uutivo lan.l.
Tho Lady's Diary or Woman's Al- mnunck wua tbo llr.st mignziuo stnrtud ospocinlly for ladies, Tbo lirst num¬ ber appeared in (Juooii .Anue's roigu. Olid coutuined severul curious direo- lioua for liousikeopiug eouoeruiug "preserviug, cookery nu.l jierluiuory."
Tbo wifo ol Tbomas E. Wntiou was Miaa Durham, tbo daughtor of a bnsi¬ neas man of McDulho Couuty, Oeorgia. Kho ia tbirfy-nine years old, an.l ia uoted for her cheerful disposition ^td winning manners. Mr. and Mrs. Wiit¬ son bovo twu obil.Irou —.Agnos, thir¬ teen yeors old, uud Durham, who is twelve.
Mara d'.Asty, n yonng, brigbt-oyed Kouraaniau ot bewitching beauty, has ereoted a revolution nmuug tbo im- jiressiirii iu Milan, Hnly. Tho mnsi- col sagos of ."Milnn deolare tbut she is n natural ptioiioiuonon iu colornturo singiug, nu.l is destined to bo thu aun- ce'^sur of A'lelinn Pntti. Sho will mako her Paris debut at tho beginning of tbe winter seasou.
PASIIION   N0TE.1.
Vnlcncienuea laco waa nover muio in .lemand.
Exact oopicsof the Neapolitan peas¬ ant bote will be seen in the autumu milliuory.
A gown of chameleon bUioandBllvor is cutirely covered witb stripped block grenadine, uut so heavy bul tbat tbe glimmering ut the two-toned silk shows tbrougli.
Heavy black linen-backed satin, wbicb is said to bol.l its own against tbo water better tbnu nuy otber knowu fnbric, is lasting, does nut cling close¬ ly, nud iu luator is uut injured by wetting.
Wrappers aro no longer considered proper to wear excqit iu one's bed- room, HII.I even at tho brefflitast tables thus.- m'llineisur a ton gown tokos tbo place of llio ouco loosc-flowiug and untidy gown.
i'ho jackets of white pique nre very popular. They may be of ouy sliapo, unl ore wuru with a .lark skirt. They are certuiuly "smart," nud if the uu¬ .ler blouse has a soft collar, they are very becomiug.
The v.ry b.st material for o bathing suit is silk uf nuy kin.l. Tho nowost suits are mndo .if faille silk. A mate¬ rial that is mucb lighter au.l mure K-rnc.-ulf thuu fiiillo silk is In.iia silk, uhii'b is very s.-rviceable on.l success- lully withstau Is the ruva),'es uf suit witter au.l tbe exortiou of hwimmiug. Hluck In.Ila Silk triiuiuo.l with white braid makes n very attractive costume.
.Many prefer liu.'U batiHte, and this has a sli,(bt res. mlilauce to Ibe regular liiieu, but it is ma.lu up moru elab¬ orately. Somo ot them are so fino ibut tbey are almost traus|iarcut, au.l Ihe embroiderieH are like fairies' w.irk. One custuiuu is uf very thin batistu ma.le up over silk. Tho skirt has rows of laee insertion in 'clusters, su.l tbo iiudu'u is triiuiiied with a laco tlgc- ^       	
A liliild Physician.
Dr. .Tami's It. t^o-ke, a woll-known physieinu ol It.isUiu, ia eutir. ly blind, lu sfieaking of him the Boston Jour¬ nal sflys; ".S.» far os eau be ascer- taineii [thern is ouly uue man who, tdiU'l from infancy, has takeu up the stu.ly of inelicine oud siicecede'l. that man la .lamts U. Co:'k«, whoae b..uk, MJlind lealera uf the Blin<l,' has JUst b.MU issue.l. Dr. 'o.ike ha* m. t with .les TV.- I succ'ss in bis pro fesnion, an 1 in his b'.mu ni T'.uston is surroun.I.-I by all th.it a man of rni- tivated tastes uoul.l ebooBe. Ho is a meniberof tbo Boston .Athletio Asso- ciatioij, wh.'re hiB chief eujoymeut is IU the game uf teupiiis, wbich be plays, as bo .lues everytbiug else, with zest as I eutbusiasi;!
Arrideiit* and   I'lrir  Canto.
An aualysis of'2o ' ' nc 'I leut polieljs, .,u which l>.:nL-fico< were pitiil show-i '.t! persous injure I liy fills on pnve- lututs, ittl by earri»i.'e« or wag.im, Ti l.r borxj kicks or l.ito«, IT i.y ridiug, 117 were eut wuh ..l.-e tools or gloss, 'J6 weru hurl by .ii-iiug weigbta fall upon tbem. "''. « r • hurt in bicycle aociJi-uts and 72 n.rt; hurt by faii u;, down tt.iirs, fro.'u which we migbt lu- fer that Ihere is iiol luueh diflerenee as to daager bei ween ridiitg t biflycie wr goiof iaaa atoin.
S.vr.BATlli^OIIOOL
IXTKIIXATIOV.AI,     I.K.S<SON      KOR SKI'I K.MIIKU C.
Lesson Text; "DnvliPs Love for Ood's
House,"   I  lliron.  »xll.. »l, ll»-.
Ciol.Ien Text   Tsnlm Ixxxlv,
'* — t'ommentnrj-.
6. "Tlii.n ho cnlled for Solomon, his son, an.l cnartfed hn. to l,.ii|,i « house for the Lord Ood of Ismul.' ll Is \r.rlllen of Pavid thai ihe I.,ird i.r.'s..rv..d l.l.n whltherso.-vei he w.'nl. and that l.e re.R.u-d over all Israel, exei-ulioi; judKuieul nu.l Justice amonK all hl» p..oi.lo (I Chron. xvlil.. IS. Ul. His later >-.'«« w.'n. Riven t.i maliinK prKpora- Hon for the t.,n,|.l.. which h.. .i,-.lr.'d to build for the I,rr.l and which w.i* built bv Solo- m.u. onM.nidt .Morlab, wh.T.. Ahraham of. tercl u|. Isiu.c, and whi.'h D.vld afterward IxiUK-ht fr.,111 Araimal, ..r iir.iaii the J.-Lusite.
7. ".tud Ilnvl.t snid to Solomon, my s.iu.ae for me. It Wils in i„y miu.". to bulLla hou.se untoihe name of the Lord, my Oo.l." In chapter xxvlll., 2, he calls it, "An houso of rest lor the nrk nt the covenant otthe r.K)r.l." Tho ark wns the svnibol ot the prweuce of Ood, for He tol.l Moses that He would meet with him and coiuuuine with htm from al»ive the mercv seat, fr..m I...tween tho cherubim, au.t ihat ther.. He w..ulj dwell among thera (Ex. xxv., 8. S2). Nathan tho rroiihet thou^'hl s,. well of D.ivld's plan thst ho sal.l, "Po all lliat Is lu thine heart, for G.id is with th.-o" (chapter xvll., 2)
S. "Thou shn t uot build i.n houso unto My name, liecause thou has shed muoh blood upon the earth in Myslnht." This was tho Lord's nieasiiKH to David Ihrouuh Nathuu. Compare chapter xvlil.. 3. There was a e.-remouinl uucl.-nniiosg connected with tho Bh.'.ldlnRof hl.iol (.Num. xxxl., 19. 201, but from the wor.is ol Isolomcn to Hiram Inl Klnin. v.. 3, It wnuld also seem that the hlndrnuco to Dnvl.l's buildlnR tho temple wss the wars that w.'re nN.ut him on every M.le, and the temp'e must wait for a time ol r.wi. The labcnisoleof Mnsos and ils lessons ure very appl'i-'ablB to the times in which we live, while tho tomplo of Solomon rather points to the next nee, the time of earth's rest, wheu Iho true S.ilomon shall r«l(jn.
'J. "His nameshnllboaolnm.iu(poaooable), and I will Kive pence nnd iiuietness unto Israel In his days. ' I'hus said the Lonl ol bim who should buil.l tho temple, calling him a mau of rcsi, nn.l snyiuK thnt he should hnvo rest fr.mi all his enemies. The other namo of s.ilom-in. .lo.lodlah ^beloved of tho Lonl) (II Sam. xil.. 25, ond nmrgir) Is also very BUggesllveof Him whols tho true be¬ loved and nlso the Prlnco of Peace. "He shall build Iho tempio of tho Lord, and he shall boar the Rlory and shall sit and rulo upon his thton.', ami ho shall bo a priost up¬ on his throno." Behold Iho man whoso name is Tho Branch (Zoch. vl., 12, 13). Comnaro Jer. xxiii., 5, 6.
10. "H" shall build nn house for My nnmo, • • • nnd I will establish tho throno of his kloKdom ovor Israel forovor." Whilo Sol..mon Is s.m.ly rof.-rred to In theso w.irda sn.l iu this l.'ssoii, aud nis.. tho tomi.l.. whlcb ho hull.U'il, we may w.'ll siiy iu tho wonls ol .mr L.inl, '-A gn.ater thau S.ilomou Is here" (Luko xl., 31). A throne .-.stabllshed fon.ver could not be for nny niorinl man, l.ul David, b.'lui; a prophet, know that O.d had sworn with uu onlh l.i him that ..I tho fruit of his loins nccor.iiiiB t.i tho llosh. He would raise up Ohrlst 1.1 sit on His   lllr..ne (Acts II., 30),
11. ".Now, mv s.m, tho Lor.l bo with thoe, nn.t prosper thou uud buil.l tho h.Hise ol thu Lord thy God, na H« hath said of th.w." Wo ?omo back from tho prophetic nnd Miwniauio outlook to tho lemple then nbout to bn biill.lod nt Joruenlom. Tho wholo story ol tho leiuplo nnd kinitdom ..(Isrnol bnd both a near an.l a far off fuinini.'ni, tho noar be¬ ing |.nrtlnl, l.ut Iho lar oit boluK c.impletn luid nbldUik'. Totho lailor we nra now In Ihis yonr IS'JO .Iruwing nlRh, but how nlgh .J.1.1 iiloU" knoweth. "The Lord b.. with Ibo..' (sec uin.. verso Ifli is what wo all ne,.d ns wo liv.. to complete Iha present biHldiii(t, Ibe .'hurch, ,ir bodv, of Christ, built of ston.'s Ir.im nil Kiiti..ii., (.Aels xy..H, llov. v., 9, 10; Eph. II., 19-22).
l.i. ''Ouly tho L.ird irlvo thoe wis.lom nnd uu.torstau.linR, nu.l rivo iiicu churRo eon- rerniUK Isntoi." 'JIi.' plans nf ©vorythiuR BoncerntUR tbo tomplo wore Riven to David by Ihe Spirit of ihe Lord (cUnpier xxvli!., 12-19). All tlinl Solomon uce.i...I wns wis¬ dom to carry out Ihe plan, nn.i tbe same Bpirit wbo Rave Iho pntteru would Rive tho wisdom tn c'lni.loto the work, if ..nly Soio- lu.iii would rely upon Him. (Iod has a plan an.l purposo coucernliiR iho .'oniplolion of tho church, and Ihu Spirit will carry out the plau tiirouRh us If only we an. wIHIdr nnd obodient. Soo Ei'li. li., 10; Hob. xlli., 20, 21; ISK. xiv., 24; xllii., 13.
13. "Theu shall thou prosper. •   • Ue stroug nud of rou.1 coiirnRc. Dr.'n.l n.it, uor bo dismnyo.l." Tho s.'crot of prosperity is fouud in inklDR honl tu tho wunl ot Uod, niudllntlnRtliendn dsy nn.l night thut wo may .ibs.'rv.i t.i .lo all thut is writtou tUoroiii. iiccordinK to Josh. 1., a, i>. Tbus Iho Lord Himself nill bo our streuRth, and fearing Illm—that is, fearing to Rrlovo Him—w» neod havo no othor fear. Tho comfdrt of Isn. xll., 10. nnd Jer. xxIx., II, wiil then ho ours.   Hoo also Doul. xxxl.. 8.
M. "Now heboid, lu my trouble I have preuHr.'d for tho house of the L'.r.i an huu- (Iro.l thousaud laleuts of roI.i and a thou¬ sand thousand talents of silver.' This be¬ si.les bnisi nn.l tron withuut weliiht nnd abuudaucu of tluib.'r nnd stone. Valuing n talunt of Rold at f 2S,04O and a talent ol sil¬ ver at tinno, which Is a very low valuation, we havo hero roI.1 nud allvei to the value of H,nO0,(Kin,0(ifl. Then fr.uu David's privato ].ursowBhnvo «¦7.^.l'0 i.ODU in R.)ld and «|0,- 600.000 In sllvor (cliiiiiler xxix.. i), while tbe ruler ruvo i}12A,000,000 lu Kold aud IIS.- 000,000 lu sllvor. 'lhu« wo hav.. a total In gold I.nd sliver aloue ol mor.-Ihan fl,'.2.1,- 000.000 (four billions two hun.lre.l nud tw..n- ly-<lve nilllloiis) lor IhiB temple of tho Lor.l. Whore Is the Rlvlmt of to-dny'/
16. This verso sponks ol workm.'n In abun¬ dance for every manner ol work, or, as In chapter xxvlll.. 21, wIlUiiR, skllllul men for all tbo manner of workmanship, for any uiniiuer of service, wholly nt thy command- meut. All so.'ino.l tnipire.l with Ibo gr.«t lact thnt tho i ninco wns not fnr man, but for tho Lonl Ood, therefore Dnvld |.r.'pare.l wilh nil his miRht nnd tbo people wilh per. foot henit offered willingly lo the L.ird (Chapter xlix..l, 2, 0).
IC. "Arise and bo doing, and the L.ird h« with thee. " It Is wriileu in Dan. xl., 32, "The peopl.. thai d.i know Ihelr Oo.l shall Im- slrouR au.l .lo." Can It l.o thai our Rr.-nt .llffleullv Is tbat we do nol kn..w ..ur O.idV At.'wciVnoinnt ol His love. His purp..ses. His p.iwer, nnd, whilo benrluR Ills uam.', y.'l uot In svu.puthv with Ilinii' 11.-Is wilh us. Ho ha.-Rlveu us all thluRs He has ull power. I,..t u« set our heart aud soul Ic f..ot Iho l.'.rd our Ood lv.-nio IU), that ws muy kuow Hiui an.i ^leld to Him for Hli 1 I.J. 1111 re. -I,..ssou Helper.
NEW YORK STATE NEWS.
New York's Apple Crop. The ap)ile rnnrket la New York Slat* has .•is'ne.1 at (1 to »1.25 a barrel. It In reported In Medina thai two buyer, .il wintar frull for th.. KuRllsh market bav*. beaa tmvi^lli;* ilir.iiiEli Western Sew York forwivwal weeks i'n.lnnvrlDR to fln.l th.. .-Iiolecst fmit for el- IKirl, and afier thon.uRh examination de¬ cl.led thai a s'rip n.irlh ofthe Rldne Boad nn-l ext.'ndinR north fn»m ftasport to north of KnowleJvillc and nearlv tolhe lake eon- tslnel the .lud.'osl fnilt tn 1» f.>nod any¬ where, and that tb.. buyers contraeted with lirowers lor alsiul 31.1011 liarrels at fl.SSauil SI..10 a b.arn<l. It Is f.-aredthat th.'r<! will be a s.'arclty ot liarrels lo ship Ihe enormous .'n-'P.an.I co.im>r ah.ips an>ruunlnR night and. .lay. Evi'U if the .•n.iis.pTi .-ould keep up with Ihe demnn.l there Is a iirobaDilltr ot shortsRe nf bsrnd stook, nnd prices hav* Rone up from twentv-flve lo thiny ooBla oo birds n.ll nlnwdy .-ontraete.! lor. lltln pri.ii ..f tl ..r mom can lie mniotaineil, Or
I. ons and Nliwara Counties will roap a for- tuu.. Irom llicir npi>i<> omp. The trees ar« l..:il.'d.-o b. avily with frull that It t»quiT«i 111.' Rrentesi efl.irl to keep th.'m from col- laii-inR, nnd It Is no un.-ommon sight to sa« nil orclnnl In which ..s.-b tr<« has Irom tn to icu props under ils limlw.
(Ir.ind l..>.ltenf <]and Teinplava.
Al the m.'oiinir Id SaratoRn nf the nmn.l I >.l;;o ..f (luod Templare of tho Sta'e of New V rk lh.' (lomniitlee nn r.dltical Action >ul>- iiiittc.l n vohimlnoiis document which eaused .-.'iisl.b'rablo dcnnto, but was finally adopt* ..!. Tho diicument otto,!, llrst, that tlie un- MiryiiiR policy is nnd bas been totalalifltl- iirn.'c from IntoxlcntlnR ll.iuota l.y Indlridu- uls aul absoluin prohibition of Iho liquni Irani.' In- tho Stato. It Inkos no stand as to the I ..litical, so.'lal or rellRlnas views ..I Its i.o'uib-'rs. hut demands that they sha'I faith¬ fully .'arry out tho prin.'iples of tho order .'V.'n I., lh.. bnll.it box. P n'news its ludlol- m..iit iiRninst tho tralBc In Intoxicating bav- .riiR.*., nn.l chargi's lliat traffl.i to be the RlRaniic crime oi Crimea and the dynanita oMhc nineteenth oenlnrv.
The ini,'er8eleeio.l include: Ohiof Tem¬ plar, 1). \V. Honker, Syraoiise; Oraa.l OAan- >'l.>r. W. H. (iromnlpn. L.ickporti Vtoa- romplnr. Hattio 11. Thompson. Bnffalo; 8«o- r.'tarv. J. I\  Aii.lrews, Ithaca; Treasurer, R
II. .Miller. Brnoitlyu; Superintendent Jnviui- 1" r.'mplars. Mrs. E. O. PPMrick, Lookpoiti M.'i.il..-r of Ihn Board of MannRers, W. K. Hiiriisoii, I'ntianiuRus County; Buprams t.odiio P..pr.'sentativ.'S, J. H. N. llockus, (luoi.Is: J. K. Wesl. Dutchess; \V. Haitin I..U.-S. M.uroo; (1. H. Mead, Now tork; ' ' r. T..ll..nl, I)..lawnr...
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New Way lo l>Ml tVllh Trawpa.
A now departuni with tramps has baan IB- nuRumleil at Wnlerville, Unelda Oonnly. A Inrg" lout has Is'eu ortM'tod on Ibu road laad- liiR to SanRerfl-'l.l, lllled with cooking appa- ritus an.l hnvlUR sleeplni; aocommodalloiis, where such pi'rsniis eau bo reoelvod aod ea- l.'rtalne.). ArrnuRoments havo been mada t.. furnfsb thoni with work, such as breaklQff «biiio on tho hlRhway, cutliuR wood, eto., (in.I eaoh one wilt bo rmpiiriHl to perform a .'onalii amount of Inlmr lu puymeul for haa iiecommo.lntiou. The selinme Is naderlha maiiiRement of a North Adams man who hoa c.in.iuctHdsuoh liistltiitloiis in several plaosa wilh RO d su.vess. Thn buiileiicy Is that lh..«nwh.> di..slr»to work will romain nntll they secun'a j.ib Intho hop flelds and saeh as nifufo lo work will soek othor flelds ot ii|.omtl..u or bo placa.l in jnil.
T.il>erciilaals f4ear« SiibsldlnK. The tiib.TcuIosIs sonro hns prelty miitti suIisI.I.hI all (.vor Iho Stnto. 'Tills Is dus to Iho fact Ihnt ths approprlallon to IheBlat* Hoard of Honlth tor .laallng with the mattar was ..xhauBle.! by April I. Tba Laglslatara failed to ronko nny further opproplatlon for Ihe work. The new committee la aharg* of tho work la Dr Preilnrlck W. Smith, ot8yra> .'US.., nnd uwoii Cassl.ly, who are paid taslr salarl.'S from Iha H.ianrs regu'ar Slate op-,' pnipritioii of f 35,000 yearly, alttaougb Ihla sum is not lortulsireiilosls work al nil. Tha rommlttre Is now cohnnlnf. Its work to le- coivluR npiillcslluDB for oxaminatlons ol suppose.l Iiiboroulous cuttle, sx.iept in cases wli.'ro pnrtli's woi-o wlliinx lo beat ths ex- iionsoofau axanilnatlon nl tbair eattle aad In the event of their ooiideaiiialtOB aad d»- striiotion antlolpotlng a tiitura appropria¬ tion from whloh they eau be oompansalad.
Town Fired by Tramps. A large busiuoss block an.l two dwslllnc houses were buru.i.1 In tho vlllaRO ol Whltaa> boro, four miles from Ull.'n. Involving a loss of »22,OflO. Tho bli.uk eonialnod H. H. Tickery's ganeral store, tho postotRee and Whilteu's undtrtnkluR rooms.
Tno lliiioly arrival of Kn. 4 flr* oompany
from Vtlna snvol Ills village from desirua-
tlon. Tramps lodRiug In aslisd adlotntnKtha
I block aro sus|.eclod to liiiva set fll* to Iha
I shod. Tho n-glon swarms with tramps, diawv
hither by hop-pioklng season. .
The Anll-Vrlsa-Plahl   Law.
Thn nutl-sparrlDR and prlxs-flgbtlBA lam which was onnotod by the lost Lsglslatun, bns Rono lato etreot, and heroaftsr no spar¬ ring exhibition, even thnugh tt bs a eontsat for n limited number ot rouuds, can ha hald except in tlu^clab house of n rsgnlarly la- corpoi-oted iitblntle club. Thia will do awdy with the flsllo oarnlvnls buhl Id Madison fl.)unru Oanlon, Now York Olty, and In plaosa of nmusom.uil ihrouKbout the Stale, wMeh are given un.lor Ihe aosplcos of atblelle elulit.
Uall Tlinsa In tha Carpat Tiada.
Tliewnmta.1 and spinning mills olAlaxan> dor Smith A Buns, unoueiiled with Ihalr ex- teiisivo carpet works of Youkeis, have beaa' shut down, tbrowlng 700 persons out olaa- ploymout. Blxiy looms wore slopped la Iba monuetle mill, nud UO operators, all waaMI, In tnis deparimont ware also laid ot. Tka mills will be kspt olosed IndollDltaly oa ao¬ oount of ths dull niarksl. The rtat o( tha mills will bo kspt riinnlDg. Allogalhn tha mills smploy about S'.OO people.
COTTON   IN   CHINA.
A .New Indl.
The pn.ypecl us ol a n.'W industry at Sl.nn
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llll Mill Compiiiiv, whl.'h pro|...-,"'. m ...a:..
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llie loRlcal  r.wuli;..f   tl
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diho -...uulus Riveii b. III.' .-ultivntlon ol ciiii..u In China. *^i.icc liuu th..n. havo be.-u l..rty- flve uew coltou in.wiufacturluR .-s'abllsli- inontserecled in ShHiuthai, unl thos.- are ii..w In siiccnest.il opei..ti..u. The l."ll.'f •>' Ibos'. HtarlinRtho |.r.i|...se.I new Induslry Is that 111 cnn Is. ..xlr.icl.i I at a snvIUR of Ilfieen por cent, nver th.' native sysbim. In this .ou- n.vtioD Mr J.TiilRan rIv-s an illustraiiou ..f the loot Ihat in Chil. > the su'.ject ..I lalxir MivluR has rncolv.'d pra.'tl.vil att.'ntlon. and Ihlsi.roviw, ho-ay». that tho o..u.s.,rvattV" ..pp.isillou I., liapn.vomout Is n.,t »» '";u"iy i:tAunde.l ipdVan be .,vor'.,n.H by wolI-<^i- reet«.l eff'.rts. As the nn.a sullah... for Uio cultiTBtlon ot co.ton lu China I-" aluijst as llmitb'ss as tho supply of lab ,r ""'I ''»>'"' iwiuR very .'heap, th.-n- ru in; Mr. JoroiRan says no doubt thnt Clilua will nonu lm oan of tbe Rreal •..tt.,n-pr..d.icliiR .'-.uutrioe lu Ihe world, and Ihis pn«lu.J will .-ommaJid vri'.us ooM.id«rB!|..u iu all .-j.l.:.ilatlon» wilh n-forence to th.i coll..u raarkel.
Th.'ro is ncded iu Slia.ilthai. the r«'i.r.rt condud.'S, a iii,.rH dl»lin"tlvo Ameri'HU l.usl- !,.•»- Thon'Is loo much e.iminer;.al mixinR aud i*rtiien'bip wilh ..iher S.iti..ualiil-. and, oalhfw.- Rouurally pr...;oailuat.', Amor- oau identity U, t.).. ..lt..B lust.
Pillful Pllcbt o« Alaska Mlnera. Imports continue lo I... r -^"ivd regardlnK the pitiful plight of the m.-n Who rushed Int.. Alaska earlv in tb- year. d.iludod by ,|..r.e» of the f»imiou«iy ri 'h Rold Holds in Cook's Iulet. Hondruds ol men aro straude-I in that InRid n.Rion. .le.rtltute of provtslooa nn.l |.ro|«r ololhin/. Diiles» aid is aU'rdod f.y Ike Oovornmont l.eloro the Afilic wlni.ir s-eomoo sevon'. many of the*, untortunale leekoni for a new Kidorado will (siruh l/om privaliun
ol l-'l
-llv.-r Men.
A Iiuw
IMtetUiM ,f rt.ulh H»k ita hlv .ievls«Ia way iom»LeiheSi»i" p»r in-'lr«l.iniof the lirrau oampHicrn "Xi/ei.-."-s Thoy wer» short of nwdy muuey. in-. |.anv manager* refasad to Ai-ari* c',u:rl'.:it.'ji.' ¦''¦ '«r:" pn.d.ir», ^nd the farmers liil up-n la= sen- ui" ol -.rRauir.- iuR |.ratriii wAif bunts aud turalux ..ver t.i Iho oamiMlBo fuud :he isiuaty ul •> luf every aaalpi TImv have airaady mmuaX la tUaat^^ytmt^^aatamt ''"—
Kepublican "Bin S" Nnccmds "IMaia."
At a mcetlDR of ths Ilopuhlloaa Btata OOOI- mittoo In New York Cliy Iho nnw Advlnory Conimllteu ol Five whicii sucoseds ths "Bis Four," which has boon iu existonon slnea isns, was cuslltutcd asfollows: Thomaa0, I'latt, Chauu oy M. Dnpew, Rdward Laatsr- bnch. Frank Hiscock aud Fraak 8. Wbttb•^ be. •*
Ex-Senntnr Warner Ullier has retired.
An linineiiM. Appla Orov.
A carolul estlmale of Ihe apple erop for Wayn.. Counly placet tho unmner of barralt nl I,NM,UOO. Biirrela .-aunot bu seuurad last i-iiouRh aud Iho prloo hns ndvaneod fcoip iwonly-two to ttilrty-Ilvu oents.
NI1..I From an Aiubuah.
William Tl..roey, nf N'.w York, and Wlll¬ lnm Crist, of Oosben, found n rail obatruo- tlouiu'roMi thu biRhwny near O.ikbao earli the othor inoruinR. Tbey romuved 11 and a f.'W in.iments later CrUit was sbot la Itaa hip ly n hlRhwnymna In ambush. Tba latlsr .-scaped.
Knlxhtsol Honor to Meel In HTraeaw,
I'he Oriiiid I....1R" nl Ihe Ki.lRhls ol HoBOl
.ll Iho Slab, .if Now Ynrk wi I ni.wl la Syra-
 eon S.'pluuii.«r San.l 9.    Oi.o uf Ih.i ebial
.lulb'sll bns  tn  perr..riu  is  Ihu elooiloa 0' offlc..!., f..r thn D.'xt iw.. years.
f««ner.»l   .News.
Th-re wss iroHi III fIr.iiiR.i and Salllvaa (.'"uuiies 111.' oth.'r .Iny.
The KiMRs C.uuiy Elevulol llniiroad Om. ISll.3-. ..I III'...klyu. has Rone into aroiHilmr'* l.au.ls
i'ro.l.lem Kchurmnn. ..f Cornell Uoivemlly, lllm.'.., hiu.».'.'ep-e.| IUI Invlmtlouof tbs K«- piil.li.un NaiL.unl C.uninlil.'e lu makn son* sie.o.'lies lu Iho pniseul .'amonlRli.
Char .'s ¦/.. LIU..0I11, William H. JuUoson iiD.I A. J. N'lltl.r.lp. III.. .i..'mt.ers of the Slnlul.-ry ll.'V.«l.,u C.n.u.is'.ion, bold a ood- lennce nl Aii-auy an.l n.appoil oul Ibali w. rk l.'t Ihe lall montlir. ll win. deel.led lo pn-iaiea ..i.llflcall. n ..f all llio Inwsuf Ihe hlale r'iMliPR t.. labor, nud to revise lb« RHiieral v.lliiR.' net.
A iiRer whicll n^-ai*e.t from aeireiis Id Fsi n.'knusy wassh .I lu Ifempsieal alter kill-
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111. Carl « F. .M'-^^>unl'l, Prwideiil oMhs Stale C'luiuiesl..:. iu I.au:i'\, bas resl(na'l, to lak.'efTeei Seoiembrtr 3-, und (i'lVeruor Morl.iu hi.s app iluled Dr.   P<tof M. Wise v
lie.  F'.ri   Wiilam   ll.-urv    Uolel,   Laks
C.-i;;e. 1, lullieb.lid< '.f Ibe Sl.erlll ¦».! S r..c„iv..r h..p lie -n nppj llied.
Ileveriy 1 uc.or, a youiiR W"slebrii(«t f ...iiity tnau. whs foaud .lead in ilm n;ii4« withalnill-t Ul hU> brain, .luUIi* tli« M(a «r th.. U'lusein wtii-b Un. iwa cirts wbMa lie had toru hum.' Irom a party.
Mr... James Hulci.lnw.p, .,1 Roeh«sl«r, Imiae.! h.T l..ilr-te',nll»'... d l«ll,y l".««ath ¦u I f.-iialiy l.nm.-d hei»elf, Urr liualiaad |.a^ I., en . u: ol W'.rk lui   sume nine and tUa
Al (he Seymour H"U«.-. lu <i.{4«ttsburr, a ro-.iu o<>.eup.e<i l.y J..sp|.b Ib-ml and Oliailas JohiMou, ..I Tr.;.. was seiirelMd hy tka police, aod dusaiaite, i;lir<.-zly«erliir, lasaa and eafi* nutgetom tu blow Iha hal*| M at'.o • were fouad, alau a iwylatsast at-. tiurx.ara' tujls. „ -
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