3.
war
\‘Alas
‘ TH ESENTINEL.
SUI‘TII .\'th\}‘Al.K. NiiYI-IMRE L‘T.‘
A NEW CASAB ANCA.
The boy stood on the burning roof
“'bera be for life had fled: _
' The billltllthbfiln: quite fireproof. ‘
Wth drum-s was painted red.
“Jump " yelled the horror-stricken crowd.
"Jinnpfhnbby'. from tho ridge.“
“1 can't." be. dancing. shrieked aloud.
“This ain‘t no Brooklyn t‘fmlge.“
Hugc tongues of flame. in fiendish joy.
A'iIllI‘llllfl out like mad.
Continent cl to liik that noble boy
As ifth'cy \Vfil'l‘ his dad.
‘Th'i t‘ircnxon tried. in sad despair.
That gallant youth I i s \ak;
.‘s‘o striaiiicoulil rca ~h him there
And ho licga'n to smoke.
'Than mine a voice of thunder sound
Fl‘i-lll on» mul man lvolww:
“I ll savi- y.»u.lmy——\.iulass you‘ra tlrown‘d—
.liimgv “hi-n I say to go."
Then snatchiu: up the hoso h ‘ aim d
A mighty .sti‘c:iui,oii high. ,‘
"Jump i‘ll that watcr." ha ox-‘lniiiicd.
"And giuli might-«or d:u."
Hurrah ‘ \\‘ rth oii~l t ‘t'l‘ll‘i-‘ s warm
,0“ leaped the llflld l.'i.l.
Ah 1. liming on that sa-li l stream.
Salt to the :l‘ lllll‘l lic slol
M”. l'. (m lira. .L‘l Ti.f~b‘i.’3.
riniiifi7nHXT.
All. mil buttrl‘
S\\'=.‘x‘l liutiii-
A lidtil lil‘i‘ :iii imii chest. .
The Rank of England 7. .\ fog bank.
A S n’ stirring Slillvt‘vl -.\ nail in your
ah) -. ~ ‘
'A Ill".in tcxuiveritmc . ’l‘cu dcgrccs bl:-
x’nw urn . . ,
Hop thrown—A out) iwn't‘d agricul-
:‘b
g. I v ,4
\rq ._\.' ..i,“.
To out if.
.».
.\ l|-'t‘illV‘L‘.
Tin-so “as ll yn‘m; lair in Bassville.
“'iio s.ri l to nor lovui‘ “Alas. \Vill.
\ nu “ulna tum) night
And yu'i t.ilk \ l~‘ll :i sight.
; pick your cyvs out i’uihci‘ than let you come '
, nigh its brood.
? twain
5 \x‘liclps;
? with h
' iii tlicir i hildrv‘u.
» well. all right: if ho turns out badly Icannot
niiiieiiiiiii iiiiui
TO BECOME
Cll ILIIRVEN.
WHAT IS 0|“ OUR
Text: “Seeing that his life is bound up in
the lads lii‘e.“—~Geuosis xliv.. 30.
The-so words were spoken by Judah. ls do
scriptivc of tho tenderness and afloctiou
Jacob felt toward llolijaluin. the
youngcst son of that patriarchal faintly: but
they ate words just as appropriate to mnnv
a parent in this no ro—siuco “his life is
bound up in the kid's lit‘c.“ .l bnvc .kuown
pnicnts who secmml to hurt) but little intarcst
A father says: “My son
must look out tor himself. If he comm up
luilp it l mu not i'espoiisiblc for his lohuvs
ior. llo must take this sumo risk in life thnt
ltook.“ As well might the slicplicrd throw a
lamb into a den of lions and then say: “Little
lamb. look out for yi~iii‘.~olt‘t"
It is gnucra‘ly the \'&.~‘t‘ that oven th . beast
looks :lllOl‘ its young. I huvc gone through
tho woods on a summer‘s day. and I have
board a gieat outcry in a bird‘s nest. and I
liavo cliiiibod up to soc what was the matter.
1 loiiiid out that the birds wore starving and j
that tho mutlwr bird hail gum! off not to |
come hurl: again. But that is an exception. ‘
It is gcncrully the case that tho old bird will
Thu lion “Ill 1‘?“ l you iii
approach to . Laurly the
{owl in tlic barnvaix'l. .
if you
1 ho
I i'liiiiis_\"foiiti~«l uiiil licuvy wiiigul. llics ticrce- E
' llinllli‘l‘ to ho tlicpiotwtiuii and the help of
l and siiy s to the fathcr orniotlici‘. “You havo
ly at you if you come too n or the little .
group. mid Hod iiitciilcd ovcry t‘atlicr and
thc t li1lil Jx‘dis comi-s iuto cvcry ilwclliiig ;
: becnltoking iillc-i' this child‘s body and ;
iiiind. tlo iiiuo liasconic \VIlt‘li you ought to l
Ia- in mm; attci~ its immortal soul." I stand .
g Ih‘ful‘t‘llllllill‘t‘ils of pco'plo with whom tho
I qucstioii lllxil‘llillg. noon and night is: “\tht l
Tll’ll th.» lu’ui‘ll‘ all ruii _\-i i my Has Ilill." .,
'l‘lic call ii :iriiis “.loliii. Like the
bdlly.” We; l.’ (71" J“. i.
A Lig is lllt‘ on!) thin" tliiit liiifi its
heirs lii'liiinl 53‘1"". ll, ‘1 J.
.\ltii-' tlii'iv H \:\”il l» I) - plcnty .0!
town .ii .. toy, th- i“.i rap: iis: is quite
cumin: t» lilllilll LL'. Illi: Ii‘klir Bacon
Liz-.22, .
(it‘ll’f‘il ll. ricc l‘ortcr sivs \liss‘ l.ib«
crtv cai. l. Cd thirty six ii t' i inlii-r liuuil.
'l ii .1 li! ll;\ l :' .‘ll‘« in: up 20' ti:cn\'cr:ige
SI l0: lull-fig HI. _:/1' H, II" :I'f
' 4v
i’iir c-\~~~_ so new i-i' mot» ti'u.“
: l i-lllt rs sunwt si'i.
:‘l‘tg—l‘llltd'hl wilv-ll if lm‘ niuii
ibis to 2.. tsiiil ti ‘ tiii.‘ ,
writings.
.‘lisl l{:i!c S'c ‘iy. of \Vc~t l‘oint. ind.
h1‘v‘iug Ilil‘.l\ii"d tin- piifiu'istcr. an.
nozznccsiliiit slic i‘zill :ii‘lx' any post
stinip in ti.t- \«Mlllll'y. ,_ 3-7: IFWA‘ J~
.
Lil .
'l‘iic li.il...:is sir: ‘ If :i do; how": in
the night :i st-:i:i;r' “1‘. c niic to-iiior~
row “ l‘lic mi :i g .1 cs no! state “by
th ~ strungcr \\i.l tI‘IIlt‘. but it is iiolmlle
IO lll‘JJilt'l' lllu tin: _\»- r‘ I] I r' .Vt‘y/w.
A luxidfllft‘tll le wry-pus culls llrirllinlili‘s
hit in k :w; his iii-ithcr's f:i.c us it
lllilil‘.“ in: thc cc of tho stuixm of “i ii)
(-rtv iii: ughtciii ._ ti 0 World“ honoring“
his mother.
(nu-y. iiin' ho \\.is i
Olil itiily 1','..’.- « I” ,v: x.‘»:.‘..'_
.\ tmiicc
*éIC'lllll; .i i~:i.i' of limits»
thcm hr :i jilxi’.
c ..,_. 4l'lli .ni-r iclinrgcd with
is to ho will“ of ilictlidd! What will be its
history“ Will itih~iose paths of virtue or l
H. of Will it acwpt fluid or rcjoct llim!
“'licro Will it si on l t-tct‘uity f"
1 road of n Vt‘\‘0i that foiiiiihrod. The
bouts \voi'o luiiiichad. many ofihcpthsengvis
wow struggling in tho \vutcr. A mother
with who hiiiid bout tho \xaios. and with tho
other llilllil littcd up iicr ll’llt‘ « Lild toward
ih~~ l I"-luit|l. vi ring: “Snvo mv cliildi Suva
my chihli' The iiiipussione-l out *ry of that
toolbar is tho pi‘uycr of 'liiiiidicds of l'hiis-
tiuii pc-iplc who sit listciiiu: this morning
whtlo l .spo-ak. l proposc to show sonic of tho
innscs oi {\tll‘illlftl :iuxioty. and than how |
tli it utivivly niziy ho alliwiutol 3
I find the lil‘s! vaiiso of paieutnil anxiety in
tho iiioilicicnvy and liiiiwz‘fastiiui of parents l
thcmsclx es We liuvo a slight hcpc, all of us.
that our cliildi'cn may oscupa oiir faults. “'0
hide our imperfociions..antl think thoy Will
.s‘li‘x'l'x‘lt'itt‘uf llli‘lll. Alus. tin-“o is a Nor :
pioslwnt of tha?‘ Thoi‘c is moio probability 5
that’thcy oill . hooso our vi. cs thuu choose ‘
our \ ll‘llli‘i. 'l lictc ls‘ .silllli‘llllll; like Sucred-
noss lll itiicutnl iiiipoi‘izei‘fi ins ii liwii the chill
lo in upon Illx‘lll 'l‘lio .ill_\' of tho -
_ patrols .is no: so rcpulsivc \\ h-iu tho ,
\ hild looks at it. Ho anS. “l“udicr
‘ indiilgcs in it. math-r indulgws in l
T It i‘c p.i:cs a gicu‘. dcal of ingcimiiv to build
to lllliil tlic tciiiplc of u i hi‘nl s
'c ;
v-trruit)‘.
* sisvizs iiiiulitiml for tho \xork. tlivio sqfi‘lll to '
. nwakoiusl oil" tho .sufuon Sunday night to son
Nu: \\-».:Eil say, on thc coir :
sting liqlit' of the.
"I only look,
i lll' iixlit it would liv- ‘
! \'H'.l
gimi: l‘lll : . lxlli'“ 'h‘ [-iraiti could iidt‘
91:: mm ,‘Iiighllillu “‘llww furilid you
cam tlm bunt. ‘ l‘:i~-.mrr “1 “Wk
thin. t . tiii‘ --wii h imam l.t‘f\llli‘r Lune."
lllzigntui'c' " l ii..t “us i any iigtliejokc
two l.r l‘hrcc months.“ .lnu'i .i'. Rryl
(infer, ,
Am i: iiii- {is n3iblc follic: to be
'pi‘l'iu‘lrnliil l»)' s ii if
u.i\i~I'
ill lllL‘ nu} of dinncrs.
v rim: l\i l\. w.ll lw scrvcd.
It I'- lu-l :lllt~.t>.llnt'i l wh--t':icr they air to
be eight l-i' 'wr l1l'.;ll'i\‘ili‘t.ill't! kids.
but iiOiiicili: .s‘}“ii~li 'is_ pridi It‘d-‘—
1)‘ 3'1: ll” 4' '.
T lil‘ gurl‘s fun i fullh‘l‘ ii‘rito.
..\iii-l .‘iisdiiiu‘s \\’il iuui ‘lvui‘.
"l have . win-ti: i.-.:. tip-d I irutc.
p}, in [2 ll mni' l-li\flll't‘l’."
13 .t thv \‘liI ii.:i:i'\.‘ii\l him tip“.
Ainl ii ~ siiiwte Yliu frisky suitor. ,
"l! :i l‘ rut-u: \t ii .\.\\,
l uzii uls-Ju trim—l: inter."
- l'tt'uP‘Icr
First Past. r ~
for sin til Coins still kccps up.“ Second
l'auor “So i sun [ideas it is quickly
gum}. .1 most of us wdl s Ullb.‘1ll’0lCll
in: to i-rttiy .sinsiil coiiurcgitioiis. l‘cu
lilo any uw.iy f-orii thurch rutlicr thar
botnmlc to fc-l nun-inimitable by not
dropping Si‘lll-llllllg into thc contribu-
tloti bo\. vvl’e".\’ J‘:.\“i‘-dl‘”v]9.
Siiiiz‘n , “That‘s u very tine song you
wcrc siiig‘nz. Mr. Jones ‘.~\l lie on" the
Ui'i‘illl \\':ivi~.“‘ .loiics~—~“lt is. indeed.
. .It iiiw. y. ih: ills inc through and through
when 1 hour it.“ 'Siiiitli-~“\’ou must
lovc thc m‘t‘an vcry ileuriy. .‘lr. .loncst"
Jones « ' I d». inAlccd. it has a great
(harm lul‘ iii-a" Siii'iili »-“l suppose you
have l““‘ll to ca. What vcsscls ban
you saiiul on?" .li tics-«Hitch—-,e'r«the
fact is l‘w iicvcr St‘L‘ll the ocean in my
life. l‘vc Had it guod‘dcal about. it,
though "-—-l"zv‘:‘.s" :3; [ti )‘(I‘t‘lh
. \\'ll\‘ .siii: stunt-:1).
“\ths :livs‘. thou. my fairost fair!
“'li'. dt't-up iliusc cyos of gray!
Iii». » run shudel thy young life.
('2' str‘cii tts blot-iii away!
t ril'li lc lrl lllt“I!l'\' rose. my queen:
Ms «nil s twin-l up in you.“ '
“Ola. linii-ld. Could you love mr. dear.
If my nose “’rl‘v: tni ii‘ng blue”
—-.\.-ir l'vriv Journal.
'l‘lic llrouiidiu Habit.
"l .ste that the, dcnizind .
5 had out. and lic has licen down. and be
this sciisori is a:
This ‘
. 'l l‘llll inf-t :i'. which only.
is;
.1
i
. The i~raznidia habit is the newest.
‘Cflllfsv. lironi;di.i couta’ns. among other
J
thlll-5. bromide of p tussiuin. together
with ililorul :ii.d “hushccsii.” It was
i
made for (illli'lltzg nerves, and has beeni
on the inurkct six years. ill liiteit hats
taken irs rim-i: lics'il-- morphine us a
slave-maker. It is said that the bromid‘a
habit is ulnia'st in- nrublc." The drug is
A liquid. brownish in color. and is taken
in water.
It his the sharp, pungent taste oi "Willem 0“ themhiri‘ndhw‘omi“
chloral. and the nut. cold, iron taste of
the potassium bromide. :indnfaint flavor
of cnuicluupe.
fantmiic dreamv like mat in, but the
subject cxpciicnceq a soot mg. quieting
effect. which has» an irresistible chm
The victim of the habit in constantl
rowsy. and very soon his mind cud
I gre completely wrecked. A man
tailoring from the habit might be taken ' Tho
mornim
“3:193. commrundflhththcmudflunm shut nun who
for drunk.
weight. Thedrug has “Nady ruin
5;»:- -. ': ham biarprincipin
m critic-2mm , '
...I
i
6
It does not produce any - in haven. is a question which agitates every
x
i
1 many good men and women have failed.'is
l
i
l
; against rciigion l d If 't want any of ii.
. boy is I ii‘kod at. and
' t‘IlllnIlSt‘lllt‘fll n..~.l have done with it. than to
it. it can't ho so la-i ‘ Your lu y. ten years .
«if ago. an... up u luck sti‘ci-t smoking his .4,
gut—mi oil stnin i that he t'o,.ii.l in tho '
sin-ct» and ii llx‘lglllrlil‘ :I“x‘l‘.\l3 him utid says: ’
"\\:ll:\t :irc y.-u ilnziigth s foi ' What “onid .
your Itllllt‘l‘ say if hc know it “ 'l he boy i
<U‘s ‘ ll. lath ‘i‘ ‘1 MN that hiriisvll " 'i‘lict‘e =
is ii -t on.- of us llils morning that would iio~
Ill-«‘lelx'lX \‘ll-‘Htt‘ that his l liil li‘cu sh lull in
all things follow his ovumplc. and i! is tho
i‘iIllsClikisHtN‘ of mi; ci‘iesiion on our part as
raionts that iiiakv‘s us most anxious for our I
\Iltl'llt“. .
\Ve :iic also ilistiosscd on u ~ ‘i‘til‘l if the
uuwiwl in oi our d \x‘i. line and iii~lriictioti.
a lioiisc ~-l‘ fashion n ship; but inurcungcniiity
character.
and llllllli h it on tho gri-ai mean of tniicuiid
\\'licrc tlii-i‘e is ouo parent that
ho twi-iity puicuts \\ ho miserably lull. llci‘o .
h a titliur who says. "My child shafl know
riollilll; but rcligioii; ho shall lmar nothing;
hunch-.1" in.lic sliiillscc iiothuig Illtl l‘cllllii‘l.“
Tho box is iii miscil at i'io‘i I ‘llk in tho tun‘Mng
to i‘n-cito tho 'l‘cii t‘iunitiundnicnis Ho is
how Illlli‘ll hc knows of tho \\'c.stm:i.s‘.cr( 'atr
H'lll‘lll. it is i‘cligion morning. ii on and
night. lass \gr‘SUf S i‘tptzirc :irc tilistcicd
on Illi‘ lwdruoni \xu’l. he l mks (tribe day
of the month in a rrliginiis uliii iiiuc. l‘lvvrv
minister that uiiiics to tho house is told to
Itllu‘ the boy iiside. and tiilk to liiiii,avid
It‘ll him “but a grant siiiiici“ hii is.i
Alter a wliilc tho boy comm to that !
i-criol of lilo wlicn ho is too old?
for rlntstiscnicnt. and too you“;, to know
and {col tho torro 'of moral prim-i ilo.
Futhvi' and Hit thor arc sitting tin for tho boy
to conic home It is nine o'clo- k at night——
tcn o'rlock-it is iwolvco‘clockwit is half-
pus'. txvclvc. nnd tlm.’ hcar tho night kcy
Jingle in tlic door. They say he is aiming.
(image gocs very sosily through tho hull.
ho. itig to got up stair. before ho is a i'ostc'i. 3
Th! iatlit-r suys: “licorgc. whcro have
IM‘t'Ilf‘ “-l’ooii outl" ch. ho has
is on tho Ill‘DluI rrud t i destruction. for this
lilo and the life to c iliio. Futlicr says:
"Tlicre is no iisc in tho Tc n Coiiiiiiaviiliiiants;
the l‘utvwliisiii scouts to nm to lflr&ll utter
failurc." Ah. my ”loud. you ma' c :1 var)
grout iiiistukc. You stii'l‘cd that i hi d wit
raligion until ho I‘UllltI "(it (ligcst it: you .
nuidc iliut “'llli ii is n joy in many lionscliolds
an abhorrent e in yours: A mun in mid-life .
‘flllI to me: “i can't l‘ecomc is Chris i:iii. In
my failicr‘s house I got such it pm udice
My
lulhrr “as one of the best men‘ thut ever
‘livcd. tiiit ho tin-l .sui‘li .sm on: notions about
things. and he ’iuiimel religion down niv
throat. iiiitil l d xn‘t want any of it. sir.“
'l‘lirrc liavvi been some who havearrcd in that
iIll‘t‘q‘Ilnll.
Thrream households whore mother pulls
on» way and fritlicr i ulls the otlicr. Father
suvs: “.\ly.soii. I told you the first time I
taught voii iii afulscliood I would chastise
you. an. now l *l‘" g in: totlo it.“ Mother
says "Don‘t. l-‘t IlllllOfT'lllS tiiiic.“ lnsome
fatnilics it is all sooldinz an lfrctfiilnoss with
thm liild: from Monday mmning to Satan
day night it. is that style of culturo. The
ickrd hi. and pickcd
ot. Now you might k‘IteI' give one sound
indulgc in the perpetual so ildiug and frotful~
iioss. There is iuo- c licnlth illollt‘ good tbiiu-
ilorstorm than in three or four days of cold
drinks. ‘
Harv is I rent who says: “I will not err
on the side tmt rent has erred in being too
strict. with his i, ildrou. lwill lot mine do
as they please. If they want to conic in to
prayem. they can; if they want to plav at
cards. they inn; they can do anything they
dense—thaw shall he no Illhtll‘lluf'a. Go it:
on: are tickets for the own and theatro.
Mill. Take 3 our friends with you. Do what
ever you dwirc.“ One day a gentleman comes
in from the bank to his father‘s office. and
savs:
"They want to $6 i you over at the bank I
minute.“ Father mos into the bank. Tho
cashiér says: "Is that your check!“ Fathcr
looks II. it and says: “No. I never gave that
check; I nover dose a ‘t' in that. way; I
iicver make the curl to a ‘y’ in that way. It
is not my che it: that‘s a forgarv. Sand for
the policet". "Ah." says the cashier. “ ‘t-
be so quick: your son did that’.“ The f .
“as that the boy but been out in dislipating
circles. and ten and fifty dullars went
in that. direction. and he had been
treated and he'ha-i to twat others. and the
boy felt he must have #5!!! to keep himself
in that circle. That night. the father sits up
for the son to come homo It is i'o’clock be-
fore he comes into the hall. H comes in
very 7much flush. 1. his rycs gluing and his
breath offensive. Father says: “My son.
how can you do so! llmvo given you every-
thing you. wanted and every thing to make you
comfortable and happv, and now I find. in
my Old age. that you are a spendt-hrift, ,n
libertine and a drunknrd. The son savs:
“Now. father, what‘s the use of your talking
in that wavf You told his I might have a
good time and to go it. I have been acting
on your suggestion, that's Ill." And so
am parent err: on one side. and mother
a hnpp medium between severity rind too
t euioncy. and train .our sons and
lighters for usefulness on earth cud 1:le
household in my congregation Where no
it W that we should sometimes doubt
tho propriety of ourthcnryand the accuracy
of our kind of {autumn
bl anxiety often arise: from
. '- ”I'll
a “fly exhibition of ti'nfulmss in tho child.
lad. bloom for a limo what
I! with“!
m .2";
“it
: 1111ther
[many temptations llll‘O‘Vn all nroumi
: young. pooplo bcli'evc that it
1 woakuoss to be
'7 sumo.
‘ say he iii grocn and unsophisticatc-l. and won
i i‘oiiie with lilt‘.
5 it won‘t hurt you.
i onco goiic. novor co‘mcs huc .x
tor-la Rosin. There are some peoplc who take
forty. fifty or sixty vars tn develop.
Then there are littlu childmn who
fiinz their beauty on the vision tltd
vanish. They are morningg‘ories that can—
not stand the glam of this hot noon sun of
trial. You have all; known such little chil-
dren. Thcé‘wcm pale; they were othcml:
thore was methinz very wonderfully deop
in the eye: they had a mantle foot and soft
hand. and something almost supernatural in
their behavior—ready to ho wafted away.
'\ on had such a. one in your youschnld. Gone
now! It was too delicate a plant for this
rough world. The heavenlv ganlencr saw it
and took it in. \Va make splendid Suu~
day—school books out of such children.
"“3. flow almost clwavs did. I have
notiwd that for tho most part, the ch§ldreu
that. live sometimes cot cross. and pick up
bad words in the street. and quarrel with
brother and sistu. and prove unmistakably
that they are wicked~m the . Bible says. go
lug astmy’frcm the womb. speaking hm.
SN! the little ones in the Sabbath class. so
Sunshiny md beautiful, you would think
tlicv were nlwuvs so. but mother. scutcd a
liltlc wnv off. looks (war at thaw childrcn
and thinks of the awful time she. had to get
thorn ready.
After the boy and zirhromc n lit' a further
on in life. 1h.) mark of sin upon thbm in still
mom w-ilont. The sun comes in from a
pugilistic encounter in the sir-acts. bearing
the marks of a «lcfcnt. The daughter prnc~
ticas positive dccoption. and the parent says:
"What shall do? I can‘t always be
corrc‘ting and scolding. and yet these
things must be stop; oi,“ ‘ It is espcs
ciallv sad it the parent sees his own faults
copied hv thi child. It is vcrv hard»
work to pull up a nettle that we our-
selves planted. \Vo rcmmuhar that tho
matcst fraud that ovcrwhook the banking~
10".!st of the country. started f ruin a boy‘s
. ilcceptiou a good many ycruu ago; and tho
blndc of tho inurdercr is only
ads of tho knife with" which the
bov struck XII.» his cniuradc. Tho ccdar of
imitation. tlint wrmtlos with tho lilnst. started
from scod lodged in the sidoof thaiiioiintnin.
and tho most troviiciidoiis dislioticstics of the
world Dlli‘t‘ toddlcd O‘lI from tho cin ila. All
those things mukc parcnis anxious. '
Anxiety on tho part of iure‘its also arises
from the i‘ODs‘i‘IOllh‘ui‘\\‘ 1 mt there are 'so
0|“-
young‘ people. it may bouliuost impossible!
to take a castlc by hlt‘ .s‘straightforward
glcuiiiini
l
‘ siegp~but supposo in t x night there is a
traitor within. and ho goes down and draws
: the bolt and swmcs open tho great door, and
; then the rustic falls imuicdiutly.
3 trouble with tho hearts of the young" they
2 havo focxs without anl foes within.
That is tho
Them
to uiakn our
is a sign of
purc. The man will
toss his hand and tako dratiinti’c attitudcs,
are a grunt manv who try
; and tell of hit own indiscrations. anilask the
young man if he would not “to to doth'i
And thcy call him verdant. and tho]
dcr how he can boar the I‘uritaiiical straits
jnckct. Th 3' toll him ho might to brcak
from his mothcr‘s apron strings. and they
say: “I Will show you all about town.
You ought to soc the world.
Do as you plcruc; it will
he thoinnkiug of you." After awhile the
young man .snys: "I don‘t want to In odd.
nor can I niford tosacriticc thcsa friends. and
I ll go and am for iii wolf.“ From the gives
of hell thcro goes a s out of victory. Farc-
‘ well t i nil inuo vireo—farcwcll to rill earlv
rostruints favorable to that innocence whic i
1 board one‘
of the licst ruler! l ovor know. scvciity llvo
yours of ago. my: “Sir. God has forgiven me
for all tho sins of my lifotinio. I know that;
but them is one sin I l‘xlll‘lllliIf-“tl at twcnty
ycars of ago that l iiovor wi'l forgivc myself
for. It nomvtiuiov comm ovcr iii-x ovcr
whcliiiiiiglv. and it alxsoliitol; blots out my
ho to of heat on “
'ouiig mun. hour it How many traps
i thcrc are act forum: young people? That is
‘. what make: Dflh‘llls so auxioux ‘
tomptutious for ovcrv form of disxipntiou»
lloro arc
and ovcrvstago of it. Tho young man. \xhuu
he first gods into ilissilcitiou. is \‘cry particu
lar whcro ht" :oos. It must be a fashioiiahlo
hotel. Ilo x‘\‘tlliI not be toiiiito-l into tin-Sc
corncr niiisaiiccs. With I‘t‘IWIflllu‘tI glass
and a min: of liecr iciintod on tho 'sigir
board. You ask the young man to go
into that pla c and ho would say :
“l‘o you moi-in t») insult iiic'“ No. it must he
a marl-lo floorod burroom. There must. he
no lustful pix-turns lx-hinil the countcr: there
must to no drunkunl liiccmuhing while ho
trikrs his claw. It must be u plnco “lici'oclof
gout gciitloiiu-ii como in and t‘le‘k their cut
glass and drink to the uiiiiounccniciit of
flattering sentiment. lTiit tho young
man cannot always find tha' kind of a
thirst and it must
{dunk )‘ct he has n
to gratified. Tho llil\\l'l‘\,:llilt\ is sfcciwr
now. and ho is altimst at tho b lIIUHI "cm
thcv sit in an cyst-\r coflur around a card
table. what-ring. bloatcdniid bloodshot. with
; cards so green)” you can hardly tcll who has
' tho best.
band. lint novcr mind: they are
only playiiii.v fvr drink. cliiifllc nwuv! shuf-
flc away: ”The landlord stands in his shirt»
sleeves with hands on his hips. “‘nl‘lllllg
the clinic and \\ ailing for anotlicr
‘ call to fill up tho glasses. It is
: the hot breath of eternal woo that
fliishcs that vomit: man‘s ( heck. In the jcts
l of gaslight l .scc the shooting out of the fiery
ton mo of the worm that ucvcr dies The
cloc ' strikes 1‘1; it is the tolliugoltlic bell of
eternity at the bound of a soul. Two
hours paw on. and they arc all sound
aslcop in their chairs. Landlord says:
“(‘oinc. now, wake up: it‘s tiiuc to shut up.“
They look up and .sav: “\thts‘“ “lt's time
to shut up.“ l‘iish them out into the 811‘.
Thoy are going home: Let the wife crunch
in the corn-hr. and the children hidmuudor
the led. They are going hmuo‘. “'hat is
the history of that oung man! Ha‘bogan
his dissipation at « P‘i'th Avenuo Ilotal.
and compictcil his duninntion in the worst
grog~shop in Navy street.
llut sin cveu docs not. stop here. It comes
to tho door of lIli‘ draw in: room. Them am
men of leproiis lit-arts that go into the very
bust clasws of society. They are so fnsciuab
lug—thew have Slli‘h‘a bowitching way of
un‘eriu their arm. Yet th-s misou of asps is
under t io tonguc. and tlicir wart is boll. At
first their sinful devicos are hidden. but Aftcr
a while they bogiiito put forth their talons
of d th. Now they begin to show
rcal ' what the ' arc. Suddenly—al-
thoii b you couli not have expected
it. they won: so charming in their man—
ner. and so fascinating in their tad-1mm -—sud~
dculy tl cloud. blacker than was cvor woven
of midnight or hurricane. drops upon sonic
ilonicstic circln There is lgou)’ in the -
rental bosom that none but. the Lord bod
Aliuizhtv can measure—nu agony that
wishes thut the children of the household
had been sti'allowed b - tho grave. when it
would be oulynlos: 0 body instead of a
less of soul. What is the Illattél‘ with thut
houschold! They have not had the front
windows‘opou in six months or a ycar. Th0
mother‘s hair suddenly turned white; father.
hollow~cheokcd and boat over Nmatunly.
ms down the strcet. Them cs been no
csth in that family—no lass of property.
Has madness salad upon them! No! no!
villain. 'kid~glovad, patcnbleathered. with
gold chain nnd gramful mariner. took that
cup of domestic bus. olevatod it. high in
the air until the sunlight struck it. cud
all the rainbows danced about the
brim. and than dashed it. down in desola-
tion and woe,uutil allthe harpies ofd kness
clapped their hands with glee. and l the
voices of hell uttered a loud-ha! ha! Oh.
there are scores and hundreds or homes that.
have been blastel. and if the awful statistics
could be fully set before you. your blood
would freaze into a solid cake of ice at the
heart. Do you \vomler that fathers and
mothers are anxious about their childrenmnd
that they ask themselves the questions day
and night: What is to become of them!
\Vhat will be their destiny!
Ishalldavote the'mt of my remarks to
nlleviation of parental anxiety. Let me say
to you. as wants. that a great dail of that
unxicty will bellwa if you will boyin early
with our children. Tom Paine sci : “The
first. ve ears of my life I became cu in.
fidel.“ vest-31 goes out to sea; it has been
five days out. A storm comes on it: it stir-in
& leak: the helm will not work;eve in: Is
out of order. What is tho matter? he shipis
not senworthv andhever was. It isapoor
time to find it out; now. Under the fit of
the storm thovossel goes down, with we
hundred and fifty managers. to n watery
grave. The time to make thpship senworth y
was in the dry dock, before it stanza]. Alas
for us. if we Wt until our children got out
into the world below we try to bring upon
the influch of Christ‘s 1:;
I tell you the dry dock
' home is the place when
we m to fit than for usefulness and
for-heaven htuawwmdcrthcstom
civic. and hmphfiomitwiubc too lam.
rm .
KIOII .
the
' friends. I
‘ have
- cioiis.
i
cfovcrythiug. I stood in 1 house in on. or
the Long Island villages. and I saw a bau-
tihil tron. and I said to the ownor: “That is
I. very fine treat. but what u curious crook
there ls in itE“ “Yes.“ said he. “I plumcd
flint tree. and who!) ll: was u your old. I
wont to Sew York and worked a: a me»
chanic for a voar or two. and when I came
back I found that. they bud allowed some-
thing to stand against tho tree: 3) it. has
Alwcys had that crook.“ And so I thou-:ht it
was with theinflueuco upon children. If you
Vallow anything to stand in the way of moral
influence agninst a child on this side or that
side. to the latest day of its life on earth and
through all eternity: it will show the pres-
sure. No wonder Lord Byron was bud. Do
you know his mother said to him. when she
sow him one day limping across the floor
with his unsound font: “Get. out of my way.
yin: lame brat!“ What chance for I boy like
t at!
Two young men come to the door of sin.
They consult whether thev will go iii. The
one y‘oung man goes in and the other retrv-ats.
0. you say. the last had better resolution.
No. that was not it. The first young mun
had no carlv good influence: the but but
been piouslv trained. and when hostood at
the door of sin discussin; tho matter. be
looked around as if tn see some one. and
he felt an invisible hand on his shouL
dor. saying: “Don‘t go in; don‘t go
in.“ “'hose hand wrm it? A mother‘-
hand. fifteen yams ago gone to dust. A can
tleman was telling me of the fact. that some
yuan ago there were two yeah: man who
stoppédht the door of the Park T but". in
New York. The qimstion was whether they
should go in. That night there wax to be a
vory immoral play enacted in tho Park Thra-
trc. One man went in: the other suyed out.
The young man who went. in. went on
from sin to sin. and through a
crowd of iniquities, and died in tho
hospital. of delirium trcmcns. The othcr
young man who retracted, chose Christ.
went into the Gospel. and is now one of the
most oiuiricnt ministers of Christ in this
country. And the man who rctroatod gavcas
his reason for turning back from the Thon-
tro that night.‘ that there was .an mrly
\‘uica within him. saying: “Don‘t go inf
don‘t. go in!“ And for that‘rcasoii. my
believc so much in Ililile
clusscs But them is something licttcr than
the Bible claw. undthat is the \‘unda\'~scltool
vii-Ls! I like it lusmuso it takes children at.
An earlier point; and the infant class l'likc
iitill better because it takes children licforo
they begin to walk orto talk strai lit. and
pitta them on the road to heuvcn. \ on can‘
not begin too early. You stand on the bank
of a river flowing by. You cannot
sin that river. but. you travel «lavs
am days toward the source of it.
and you find after awhilo where it.
comm down dropping from tho rock. rind
with Your knifo youmnko a routes in th s or
that dire thin for the dropping to Lake. and
you decide tho tours. of the river. You
stand cud sm your childroii‘scharacmrs roll-
ing on with great lmpctuosity Ind pixxsion.
and you cannot affect them. Go up toward
the source where this character first starts.
and docide that it shall take the right direc-
tion. and it will follow the path you give it,
But I want- you to remember. oh futhcr!
oh mothcr' tbut it is what you do that is
going oi affect your childran. and not what
you sav. You tell yourchilron to bocomo
Christians while you am not.- and’thcy will
not. Do you think Noah‘s family would
one into the ark if he had not gone
in! tiny would say: “No. that”. is
something about that bout that. is not
right; father has not com; in. You criti-
not push children into tho kingdom ‘of
t-‘od: you have got to pull them in. Thcrc
has boon many n gonoral in a tower or castle
looking at his army lighting. but that is not
the kind of a man to nrouso enthusiasm
among his troops. It is a Garibaldi or Na—
poleon I who leaps into the stirrups. and
dashes into the conflict. and has his troops
following him with Wild Illllta. So you
cannot stand off in ' your lmocuitent
state. and tell your childnm to
u ahead into the 'i‘iirisiian life, and
avc them go. You must 30“!wa dash int \
,tho t'hristian conflict; )‘L‘HJII‘JsI. lend tlicni
and not tell thctn to go. Do you know that
nll the instructions you give to vour chil-
arch in a religious dinwtion good for nsthing
unloss you illustrate it in your own life! Tho
t‘achor at. the s 'hool takes a Copybook.
writcs n siicciiiicn of gowd writing armss tho
top of the pagc. but he makesaiiiisfifikc iuoue
lcitor of the copy. Tho boy conic. iloug on
the nut lino. co iics the top line. it»! makes
this niixtaka. an if there be fifteen him: on
that page thry will have this mistake thero
was in the copy on tho t \p. The fathcr has
an error in his liiu»n vory grout arror. The
son come. along and copies it now. 10’1th-
ruw. IIQ‘XI. your. copies it to the day of his
doath. It i\ what you arc. not. so much what
)‘nu ton ‘Il.
llavo a family altar Let it he a cliccrful
place. tliu bi‘iglitcst room in your house. Do
iii-t wear your cliildron‘skticcs out with long
raver“. Have the whole evcrcise spiritcd.
If you have a meltslcon. or an organ. or I
piano in the housa. huvc it opan. Then load
in pi‘avcrs. If you cannot mak- a prayer of
your own. tako Matthew Henry‘s l‘ra "or:
or the l‘lpiscAt-al Prayer limk. hone
better than that. Kiicel down with
your little cum morning and night.
and commend them to God. Do you
think tl cy will ever got over it! ' Nm—cr!
After you are under tliu sod a good many
ycars. thoro will be some pmvorful tempta-
tion around that son. but tho memory of
fathcr and mother at morning and ovenini
prayers will have its et‘fcx-t upon him: it. wil
)I‘lnfi him back from the path of sin and
deal .
But I want you to make a strict mark. a
sharp. plain liiic between innocent hilarity
on tha art of your childrcn and a vicious
proclivity. Do not think your boys will go
to ruin because they make a maker. A gluiu.
unrospousivc child makcs the worst form of
a villain. Childrou.whcu they are healthy.“—
ways make a rd ‘kct. I want you. at the very
first sign of dopravity in the child. to correct
it.’ Done: laugh licxaiisc it is suirirt. If you
dovyou will live to cry because: it is mali-
llo not talk of your childrcn‘s f ail-
ties lightly in their présoncc. thinking he
donut iindcrsiniid you; they do understand:
Do not; talk dispara iuxly of your child.
making hiiii feel that H isa roprohate. Do
not sav to your little one: “You‘re the worst
child I ovoi- know.“ If you do. he will be the
worst man you over knew.
Are your childrou safe for hcsivou! You
can tell hector than any one else. I put- to
vou thc quastion: “Are your children safc
for heaven!“ hoard ofi a mothcr who.
when the house was a-tlrc. iii the excitement
of the occasion. got. out a grcat many of the
valuable things—many choice articles of fins
litiiro ——butdid not think to ask untiltoo late:
“Is my child safe!“ It was too lat.) than.
The flames had oncirclod all; the child was
gone! 0. my dour friend. when sea and land
shall burn in the dual conhagratiou. will
your children b3 safe! _
I wonder if what I have said this morning
has not struck a chord in some one in the nu-
dienm who bun good father and mother.
but who is not {eta Christian! Is that your
hivmryt
Do you know why you cam-3 here this
morniii ! God sent yor to have that man»
out revived. Your deni- Christina mother.
how she loved on! You reaieiiibcr. when
you were sick. ow kindly she nttanded you:
the night wavuottmloug. and you never
asked her toturn the pillow but she did it!
You rcniotnbor her prayers also; you re-
mcinber how some of ~fou—I do not know
when the man is in the audience—h )w
some one here broke his mother‘s heart. You
rwmcmber her sorrow over your wayward~
“833: you remember the old place whore she
did vou so many kindne‘uies; the chairs. the
‘ \le. the doomsill where you playel: the
"files of her voice. “'hy, you can think them
back now. Though thav Ware borne long ago
on the air. the come ringing through your
soul to—day. ca ling you by the first. name.
You pro not “Mr.“ to her: it; is just your
plain. first name. Is not. this the time when
her raycrs will be ausn‘ered! Do you not
thin ~ that Gol sent van in to—day to have
that memory of her revived! If you shauld
couiem Christ this morniu . a‘nid all the
throngs of haven the gl dost of them
would be your Christian rents who it“. in
glory waiting for your eruption. Angels
of God. shout; unending-a the lost has come
back spin: the deal is alive! Ring all the
balls of heaven at the jubilee! Ring! Ring!
Btu. NYE is a kind. obliging mun.
Somebody wrote to him for his cuto-
gnph', Md reoeivod in reply the follow~
ing notes from atho humorist: “Don
Sir—In the absence of my anaconda.
willyon kindly acute mail! writemy
stimuli m1“; Your-a. Bill Nyo.‘
In an domestic drcb decide whom _ W
' rchgdchallbctrth “Sofia-3;“ 8:211:33! Timur-gait hold-thatch
mu was ' ' x ‘ _ ' .
w afi‘ “anvil-ruin! “th': WMmmu: lathe-tofu!
am” “it“? “ammnmuh perm: ”untied-fleck. Wham
.maa? "moth-“bathtub: tooth " ‘
, Ii‘ hill!!!
4*
sfififiéfiiinirur.
L
HUMOROL‘S SCETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
A Wlfb Worth Having—Sensible Sav-
lgcs —— An Expensive Pin —- The >
Dreamy Bookkeeper —- The '
landlady-‘8 Retort. Etc.
Winks— ‘ ‘Grcat. Scott! tlicrc
' HM
come Jinks. He has a bill aghast me.
Tell im I am out.“
Mrs. \\'inks——"Well. I‘ll tell him you
have just gone down town to paya
bill."
“No.
then.
licve.‘ .
“Well. I‘ll say you’re on another
spree, dear.“—-Umal«a ll‘a.-‘l 1'.
no; he‘ll know you're lying
Tell him something he can be~
\
Sensible San-aged
““‘hatqneer things thcrc are in the
warld said Mr. Brown. looking up
from a book of travels which he had been
perusing. “llcrc it says th it a. New
Guinea szivngc gives a friendly sulutution
by pinching his nuse :inl putting his
stomach at the suinc time. _ What do you
suppose such a performance signifies!"
“ That you can lead a man by the nose
when hzs stomach is full.“ rcturnel Mrs.
Brown. promptly. “Thom New Guinea
suvugcs must bu a very sensible rucc."—-~-
Harper‘s Bani):
Tho Laudlndy‘s “ct ort. " .
“Tlii-se liiscuit.'.said the Professor.
“arc likc the Statue of Liberty at.
night. They would givc better >uti~fac~.
tion if thcy \vcrc lightcr.‘
“TM.“ a lid thc third floor l‘flt‘k. “and
th‘s piccc of chickcu rvininds me of a
grcut hero «~lloiiapurtc.“
“But ncitht-r of your board hills are
likc the [la kun trouhlcs.” said the land l
liidy. .
“Why so!" askcd the l’rufcsmr and 3
third floor brick. .
“llecniisu the l‘alkun troubles will I
probably be scttlcd. —.\e’(l‘ liil: Mm. :
An l-prcrisivc l'iu.
On! fine day fl Scrigglcsvillo man came
to town with a pailful of clams. which
he sold. Then washing out Ill" puil care~
fully lic litid a gallon of in misses poured
into it and Stae‘fcl for hoiiic. lccling
the weight of his burden he put a stick
through the pail and hung Illt‘ pziil over
his shouidi-r.
I’rt‘sciitly. jogging along ill an ab~
stractcd fashion. the Sirigqiusvillc mun
cspicd a pin iii the road. uni living of a
frugal turn hc stiiopi-d ovcr to pick it up. 5
This scciiii-d to :h: iiiniussus ti bc'ns
330ml a cliunci- u;- it could tin-l. and it
promptly sEt-ppid out of Ill‘.‘ pail and
walked all over the back of the Song-
glcsvillu man‘s nci k. \
“Good h 'zivcns I“ an pel the Scr‘ggfcz» .
man. us he struggled to his lcot and
viewcd the ilcvistition wrought iiponf
the scenery. "u gallon of llldldb‘nz‘s for a
pin."-— VIC-«1i? N. 1' i.Ve‘.i U- :rui- .lir. rind.
Tlic hi on my Bunk kccpor.
\ toll. gaunt. :ibsvtit minded man at-
Ill'f‘ll in u drab suck coat and a hair of
chcckcrpluiil lldllItIlOulls‘ stood ~on Illt'!
t‘ul'lli‘l" of t‘liiirlcs and llaltiiiioic strccts
ycstcrdny :iftcrtioou smoking ix cigar and
Colfl't‘rslllg with two young ladies 'l in-
party wcrc waiting for a car. As thi-
car approached. the young man. wh‘o was
uvidcutly u bookkeeper. mcchunicallv
stuck tliclightcd cigar behind his .ar‘,
undcr thc impression that it was :i. leid
lll‘n‘ ll. , -
Thc c:g:ir romaine l behind thc carer-
uctly two seconds. Then the young
tnun‘s mouth npcucd likc an oldfasli~
ioncd linrndoor swinging on its liitigcs.
“Gccrursmlcui.” hc _\‘cllc:l. jcrking
the \ igur away as though it were it bum-
blcbcc and profiting h's anatomy about
two l'cct into the st ii and placid atziios-
phcrc. . .
The cigar had singed the hair oil' from
A .spot on his lit-ail thc sin.- of a silicr
dollar. and the top of his car was burned
to a blister. mlfira’tirrmre‘ 116nm].
; H0 Gtu‘sst‘d at It.
Superintendent- Judson. of the Chicago
and lawn ltoad. tells of a section boss
who several yczirs ago acnt in a rcpurt
which made a byword for thc boys about
the general olllcc that is in use to day.
Section bosses are provided with blanks,
on which *hcy arc. rcquircd t-i rcpirt all
cases of animals killed by trains. The
blanks have spuccs for telling: where.
when and how the animal is killed. and
what disposition is made of the carcass,
whether it is huricd or sold.
’ One day a cow was killed out on the l
Rochclle section. and a section isms \vh )
had becii roently irom itcd \vcnt out to i
make the report. {c told in the proper
spnces \\'ll:lI. trainrkillcd thc aaiiiiul'uud
under what conditions it was done. Then
he came to the line: . .
“llisposEtion ................ “
“Wt-ll.“ said he. scratching his head.
“I‘ll be dziugcd if I‘m sun-about thanbut
Irving‘s she was a row I think I can guess
at in? So he tilled out the line. which.
when it reached the general o‘lice. read:
“Disposition. kind and gentle.“-— Cili~
any) fates.
The Time Fiend.
On one of the recent cold nightsaman
was hastening across the (‘ommou with
his overcoat iittoncd up to his neck.
He was rather anxious to know what
time it was, but he was too lazyta un-
hutton his coat in ordcr to get at his
watch. Just then he saw a man of well~
dressed nipcaranco coming in the dis-
tance, an remarked to himself :
“Go to! I will e‘cn ask you genteel.
stranger what time it is, and he will un~
button his coat, pull out his watch. and
cite inform me of the hour of the
night,“
lle'pcrceived that the stranger was
buttoned up just as h: was. When he
came up. the man who wanted to know
the time touched his hat politely and
said:
“Sir, do you know what time it is?“
The stranger paused. removed his
right glove. unbuttoned his Overcoat
{roman}: to bottom, unbuttoucd his: un~
der coat, and finally pulled out his
watch. while the cold wind beat against
his un rotected breast.
Hol ing up the watch so that the
light would shine on it, he scrutinized
it an instant, and said:
”Yes." . .
And then he passed on without an-
other word—Boston Raoul.
The naughty Willa. '
In one of the citiu that lie over against
Boston there liven a. family whose mas-
cutiue head is a man who has won con~
alder-able wealth, from humble begin-
nings no} unlike those of Commodore
Vanderbilt. with the difierencc that
while In: like Vanderbilt. ' If: I
boatmgn, wucx cdlirto chub
' ‘ of into thornilmcd
businein.’ Eur since It . ; or
his cxeellcnt wife In! been “we: flirt».
«he put importance of mm
:on the following
3 taken to thc side of the holy well and |
cross. .
Egond luck if kept.
‘ vixilcd at thc lady well at Old Church-
, passed round
‘calls attention to the' n
fhack vests. while the fronts arc of a
; licuvv mater'finl and sometimes waddcd, . _
' saccharine matter.
- "s . "l ‘ v. ‘. bl make
othcrui e ordered xxi l in aria y l 3 plates, twenty feet apart Erich sucker
E be mudc so insufficient.
,hcr‘cltflyinll know’her: cud smile what i
she enters the car and grandly utter: her
command:
' “Conductor. let me 08 at my bus-
band‘s bank!“
One day lately it trampish-looking old
fellow with a red nose got on the car
just. cs the banker‘s wife delivered her
usunl order to the conductor. The old ‘
man wflched her perfounancc curiously.
and then arose, pulled himself together.
and called out with a magnificent air
that was inimitable: '
“Conductor. let me of! at my old wo~
man‘s peanut standi"
A roar Wt‘nt through the air. and “my
husband‘s bank" hm; been alluded to
more than ever since that time. —-Boaton
[Ia-0rd. . '
.. u”..-
Well-Wilkes.
The wcl1~wakes. so strongly denounced
by the clergy in early times. lingered in
some places in thropshire (England) even
into the present century—chiefly in town-
ships win-re no church or chapel existed.
The Ens well at Buschurch. in a field
beside the River Perry. a mile west of
the church. was frequented till twenty
ycars ago by young people who went.-
tbcro on Palm Sunday to drink sugar
and water and cat tinker. A clergymin
who was present in 1830 speaks of see-
ing little boys scrambling for the lumps .
of sugar which cscaprd from the glasses
and floated down the brook which flows .
from the Spring into the river. 8!. «
Murgarct‘s wcll. :ib iut a quarter of n i
mile from \Vnshington. rcuownfli for its
eye—healing virtues. was yearly visited
by Black country folks and others, who
«loukcd. or dippcd. their lit-ads in it on
Good Friday. Around Oswcstry. both
in Shropshire and .‘lontgomcrysliirc. are a
various “Trinity wells.“ at which folk
drank sugar and water at “Trinity
wakes.“ At the “Halliwell wakrs" at
ltorrington. u township in the iurish of
i‘hirbury. the well was adornci with a
honor of grccti boughs. rushcs and flow-
!era. and a )lnyspolc was set up. The
people “usi-d to walk around the hill
with fifc. drum and fiddle. dancing and
frolicking as they went.“ and then full to
[ousting at the x\'cll~sidz-. finishing the
cvcning by dancing to the music of fid-
dies. Tlicy threw pins into the well—an
otl'cring which our old mun. a black-
smith at Ilopc. says was supposed to
bring good luck to those who made it.
and to prcscrvc them from being he-
twitghcd; and they also drunk some of
thc water. lliit the pure spring water.
was not the only nor the chief material of
tlicfcast. Soon aftcr't‘birbury wakes
iSt. )licliacl‘m a birrcl of tile was al~~
ways brewed on ltorringtnn green. which.
Ascension day-Lovas 3
IIH‘I’L‘ tapptd. (‘nkt-s. of course, Wt'rc'
catcu with the. alc. They Wcrc round,
ilnt buns. from three to four inches across,
s\vco.-tcncd. spiced and marked witha
‘lhcv \vcrc supposch to bring
Several famous
makers of thcm a:c’ remembered. by
whom they .xvcrc sold to 3'1 critters.
together xt‘ith nuts. etc. The wake is
said to have bccn discontinued about
, IHJ‘.‘ to [S HJat the death of one Thomas .
t'lt-etoii. who used to “brew the drink."
Almost exactly the same customs prc-
strokc.uinwuship in thc adjoining parish
of t‘liurchstrokc. in )lontgomcryshirc.
whcrc the wake i-btaiiicd the queer
. name of "(‘odgcr wakes.“ from the sitr— .
name iiiicknamcli of (‘odgcn of mid
t'hurclistrokc. "who mod to brew the
drink.“ llcrc also the wcll was
hdressed“ with flowers and rushes on‘
Holy Thursday. and the people. dropped
pins into it. and sat around rating cakes ;
and drinking sugar and wntcr from cups 5
the -Cltcle.—5}ler-sht'rc=
find: 1; rr.
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The ‘l‘cst as a hung Protector.
Mr. James llcss main-s a sensible sug~
gesticii in the ”with! of [$2105. when he
urdity of our
present curious habit of winringcamliric-
:indrurgcs the propriety of protection for ;
both sides of the lungs. 'i he habit, of .
coursc. has grown from the belief that_
the outer coat is sufiicicut protection for 3
lll‘ back. while. the chest needs warmer
covering. on account of the coat’bciug
open. But it scents a disproval of the!
rcasoniug that the first unpleasant sensa‘ E
tions of c.iillne.ss are the so-culled “crccp- .
ers“ running down the spine. Even ‘
when thc‘fwarmest woolen material is se~ .
lcctcd for a suiting. the tailor, unless
the hack of thc vest of sonic thin flimsy
material like cambric or silk, though he
may deem it advisable to pad the front
with cotton wadding. There is no proper .
reason why the back of the vest should -
The front may .
be made uncomfortably thick. and still
fail to protect the lungs unless the back
is made equally thick and warm. In front
they are protected about five tunes as
much as in the back by‘clothing, ribs.
flesh, muscle and fat. In the back the
lungs come almost to thc.surface, and
therefore need more protection. Mr.
Hess nsaerts that it has been his custom
for two‘ years past. and that many gem
tlcnieu to whom he has mentioned the
matter have had their .vcsts made with
good. warm backs. and after a winter‘s
trial are quite enthusiastic over the
change. They have passed through the
entire winter tad spring without once
taking cold. which is the best evidence
in support of the thick vest-back propo-
sition, that could be adduced—Ripufar
Sciatica New.
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A Barber‘s Shop for Women.
A newspaper correspohdent has found
a place in New York where women are
shaved, and he had the opportunity of
watching the operation, which he de-
scribed as follows: "There was a high
foot rest in front of the chair, but It did
not appcnr to be required on this -oc~
cssion. A napkin was tucked under her
chin. and the operator applied a quantity
of shavmg cream or lathcr squeezed out
of a tinfoil tube. instead of being'mixcd
up in a cup with a brush. A. little gentle
rubbing with the ends of the tin crs
softens the skin and the hair on the ip.
the operator "refrsiuing from remarks
upon the weather or elections during the
process, which impartel a wierd, un-
natural nix-“to the whole performance.
The barber- thcn deftly strapped c small,
thin. short-bladed razor with a
handle, seized the victim gently by by:
pretty nose and began to shave tho lip
with n quick but delicate touch. The
best future of the operation was that-at
its close, the barbcr allowed the customer
to depart without telling her that aha
needed a shampoo, or that she ought to
have 3 hair tonic.
View: of Life.
run-choi- cried
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mmpnlpltupon '
and
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Bowed in palace. bk had. 1
_ ‘Sofilnwéhnflmdcthfi
an“ 3.3"? “h * i . , .
; cedars of Honduras.
,thcrc. more or less ,
‘ found in the mountains is t )0 hard md
. fall months
about Christmas time. During the rainy
2 trees. and burning the hind over.
i mouths.
. the fruit gathered. Meanwhile new shoot:
spring from the original plant. the or six
iuoifiuais
PRODUCTS 0!“ THIS 03m
AMERICAN REPUBLIC. '
It. Woods and Fruits-Cigars”
Timber—Mahogany Trees-The
Nutritive Plantain. Banana.
'and Cocoanuu Trees
American citizens luve a monopoly of
the vast fruit. fiber. nut. and mahogany
trade of Spanish Honduras. The trade
employs numerous ocean stemshipc, Ind
nearly all of the votive laborers. The
beginning of these industries wt: in
1878. Mahogany is now the most im-
portant timber in naval construction,
where it is used largely for planking.
Cannon ball: through it without
splintering or splitting the wood. The
best timber is shipped to England, and
the cheaper qualities come to the l‘nited
States for the manufacture of furniture
and for interior; finish. Nearly LII
sleeping and drawinger coaches are
finished with it. 7
Amcricans are taking from Ilonduru,
and ship ing them everywhere. the best
fruits an‘ woods of the world. A glance
' at these products will certainly surprise
the host informed people.
All of our
cigar-boxes are made from the Spanish
This wood is sus-
ceptible of a bcziutiful polish, and is
much in use for interior finish. It very
nearly resembles maho ny. and is, per-
haps. the only wood w ich will not ims
prcgnute cigars withlits odor. Hard satin-
; wood grows plentifully. and is one of
‘ the przncipal building timber: of [Ions
duress. ‘It is yellowish in cast. and makes
a beautiful hard surface. The tamarind
compares very ilolelv with mahogany.
except that it is vt-ry bud and curly. It.
is used for panel and veneer work. The
aapodilla is a very hard. closegmiucd
red—wood. durable and strong. A large
percentage of our hub: are made from
it. The rebrn-wood will be found in
, our pockets and on the country tnblc in'
form of knife-handles. It. resembles
rosewood. Itislightcr than the South
American variety. and very fine. It is
also uscd for veneer wcrk and all kinds
of roscivoofl venccring. The lignuxn
- vit i-, which is also used for knife; hm-
dies. etc. it quit. well known. The 3
cabbige-pnlnis are found in our most
bcaiitif lcaucs.and are likely to form
tlicbru -backsof the future. Twenty
or thiity otter varieties of wood exist
in use. The pine
p.tr~hy for any use except as timber.
The mahogany-trees are hunted in the
The laborers are hired
season. the logs are floated down the
river to the ateamships on the coast and
loa~lcd. The trucking is done with large
two~whccl trucks. with seven to ten foot
‘ whcels. drawn by five and eight yoke of
axon. The labor is all done by task.
l‘lvcry man is given a task of so many
lugs to fall. to square. or so many truck~
paths to make. etc. The men are di~
vided into gangs of twelve and fifteen,
under a foreman, who sees that each one
'pcrforms his taSL‘. Laborers are paid.
from 89 to $15 per month. with rations.
Their rations consist of four pounds of
pork and scven quarts of flour weekly;
or. if preferred. fifty plantains and six
pounds of beef. The torcmen get extra
rations and coffee and sugar. The cattle-
drivers are allowed moccasins. but the
rest go bun-footed. The mahogany is
i gcncnilly found in the valleys. along the
small streams. up the mountains. The
convenient supply is very limited. and
will soon be ex austed. The trees pro-
duce from 1.0th to 10,000 feet of lumber
ouch. They average from forty to eighty
feet in height mil from two to eight feet
in diameter. .
New Urlcans consumes all the plan-
tains ship from Honduras. This won-
derful fruit contains all the nutritive ele-
ment: of wheat, and quite an amount of
It makes a delicious
article of food, whether fried. boiled or
roasted. It resembles the banana in
color and appearance. but is one-third
larger in size. The plantain. with dried
beef. forms almost exi-lusivcly the diet
Eof the Ilondunneans. particularly the
Indians. Some oranges are raised, an-
perior to all OIIH‘N. ‘
For bananas, the land is first cleared
by cutting down tire brush and large
After
clearing. the sucker: are planted in
produces a bunch of fruit inside of ten
The suckers are cut down and
of which are left in each bill, so that. in.
about two years a coutinuonl crop is
gathurcd of 300 or 400 buncha to the
acre. The bananas are cut whenrabout
two-thirdsri . Afterrciu‘hing our mars
kct the. fruit is ripened in dukened
rooms. It. has a richer flavor when
ripened in this way. Owing to the sac.
charine matter retained in the stock or
limb on which the banana grows, the
fruit absorbs the juice at its leisure.
Banana farms vary in size from one to
two hundred acres. ‘ .
Cococnut trees are planted along this
coast just back of the witch of the wcves.
They will not produce more than one-
fourth of Illllle from the coast. wa
nuts are planted together with the eyes
down. As they grow they spread out cud
adapt themselves to the apnea of about
twentyfivc apart. The trees produce in
five yeti-s. Orchards cover a Inge 3
being often twenty miles by one-fourth
wide. Trees will produce for sixty
years, and drop from 150 to .300 nutscach
per year; so that each tree lives to drop--
lrom 2,000 to 12,000. A tree usually
drops one nut per day. The nuts ri n
perpetually. but the yield is best during
the four summer months The part
played by: the monkey in pi king cocoa-
niita is a myth. The uativa do the work,
husk the nuts and ship them. The bulk
or fibre is an im rtant article of com.
met-cc. It is nm e into mattinggytgd for;
flat: urpose alone largo qnan r as 0
nuts alr’e shipped to England. The fibre
has been wasted in this country up to
this time. but a concern ha taken hold_
of a new invention to utilize it. This in.
vention is intended also to strip ind sep-
mte the fibres of the banana and pits;
Oncgcc, limes and lemon: produce in
four yen-s; the cocoa tree, from which
all of our chocolate is made. in the same
time. There ‘uc 1150 numbers of deli-
cious fruits not shipped because they are
too delicate. The pine-pplehen grow:
to t Ill-go slam—Fault Lulu. ’8.
Cake: for Every. body.
’A down-town baker who prides him-
self upon the quality oflns aka, 8%
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For an yspcptic ~mh aka.
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