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DR. TALMAGE ON THE CURSE OP
INTEMPERANCE.
run Muster llnml Portrays tlui KvlU of
Drink In Lurid Colors "It In My flon'a
Coiitt An IJvll llont Until Devoured
III111."
IIitooKbYH, July 37. Dr. Tnlnuigo's ser
mon today ww demoted to tho curse of In
temperance. With tho hand ot n master
ho drew In vivid colon tho appalling trag
edies which thin remorseless demon ho
perpetrated. Ills text was (Ion. xxxvil,
33: "It lsmy son's coat; an cvll'hcnst hnth
dovourcd lilm."
Joseph's brethren dipped their brother'
cont In goat' blood, and then brought tho
dabbled garment to thctr father, cheating
him with tho Idea, that a foroclou animal
had Main him, and thus hiding their In
famous behavior. Hut thero Is no decep
tion nhout that which wo hold up to your
observation today. A monster such n.s
never ranged African thicket or Hindustan
Junglo hath tracked this laftfl, and with
bloody maw hnth strewn tho continent
with tho mangled carcasses of wholo gen
erations, and thero aro tens of thousands
of fathers and mothers who could.hold up
tho gartnont of their slnln boy, truthfully
exclaiming, "It Ls iny son's coat; an evil
beast hnth devoured him." Thero has In
all ages and climes been a tendency to tho
improper uso of stimulants, Nonh, as It
disgusted with tho prevalence of water in
his time, took to strong drink. Ily this
vlco Alexander tho Conqueror was con
quered. Tho Romans at their feast.s fell
off their seats with Intoxication. Four
hundred millions of our raco tiro opium
enters. India, Turkey and China havo
groaned with tho desolation, and by It havo
been quenched such lights as Hal ley and
Do Qtilucey. One hundred millions are tho
victims ot the letel nut, which has special
ly blasted tho East Indies. Three hundred
millions chew hashish, and Persia, brazil
and Africa suffer tho delirium. Tho Tar
tars employ murowa, tho Mexicans tlio
agave, tho peoplo at Gtmrapo an intoxicat
ing quality taken from sugar cane, while a
great multitude that no man can numlcr
aro tho disciples of alcohol. To it they
bow. Under It they nro trampled. In Its
trenches they fall. On Its ghastly holo
caust they burn. Could tho muster roll ot
this great army be called, and they could
come up from tho dead, what eye could en
dure tlio reeking, festering putrefaction
and licastllness? What heart could enduro
tbo groan of agony ?
TIIK DEMON OF DIHJNKKNNESS.
Drunkenness. Does it not Jhiglu tho
burglar's keyf Docs It not whet tho as
sassin's knife? Does it not cock tho high
wayman's pistol I Does it not wavo tho
incendiary's torch? Has it not Bent tho
physician reeling into tho sick room, and
tbu minister with his tongue thick into
the pulpit? Did not an cxquislto poet from
tho very top of bis fame fall a gibbering
sot into tho gutter on his way to ba mar
ried to one of tho fairest daughters of New
England, and at tho very hour tho brido
was decking herself for tho altar, and did
ho not dlo of delirium tremens almost un
attended Inn hospital? Tamerlane naked
for ltX),000 skulls with which to build a
pyramid to his own honor. Ho got tho
skulls and hutlt the pyramid. lint if tho
bones of all those who havo fallen as a
prey to dissipation could bo piled up It
would mnko a vaster pyramid.
Who will gird himself tor tho Journey
and try with ma to scale this mountain of
tho dead, going up miles high on humnn
carcasses to And still other peaks far above,
mountain nbovo mountain whlto wifh tho
blenched bones of drunkards?
SACIIIFICE OF TIIK SADUATfl.
Tho Sabbath has been sacrillced to the
mm tralllc. To many of our peoplo tho
best day of tho week ls tho worst. Baiters
must keep their shops closed cm tho Sab
bath. It is dangerous to have loaves of
bread going out on Sunday. Tho shoo
storo is closed; severe penalty will attack
tho man who sells lwots on. tho Sabbath,
but down with tho window shutters of
tho grog shops! Our laws shall confer par
ticular honor ttiiou tho rum tralllckcrs.
All other trades must stand aside for tlie.se.
Let our cltlzona who havo disgraced them
selves by trading In clothing and hosiery
and hardware and lumber and coal take
oft their hats to tho rumseller, elected to
particular honor. It is unsafe for any
other class of men to bo nllowed license
for Sunday work. Hut swing out your
s'gns, oh yo tralllckcrs in tho peace of fam
ilies and in tho souls of Immortal men!
Let tho corks fly, and tho beer foam, and
tho rum go tearing down tho half con
sumed throat of tho Inebriate. G'od docs
not see! Does he? Judgment will never
come! WilUt?
I do not know but that God Isdetcrmined
to let drunkenness triumph, and tho hus
bands nnd sous of thousands of our best
families bo destroyed by this vice, In order
that our people, amazed nnd Indignant,
may rlso up nnd demand the extermination
of this municipal crime. There Is a way of
driving down tho hoops of a barrel so tight
J that they break. Wo havo in this country
at various times tried to regulate this evil
by a tax on whisky. ou might as well
try to regulate tho Asiatic cholera kr the
smallpox by taxation. Tho men who dis
til liquors nre for tho most part unscrupu
lous, and tho higher the tax the inoro In
ducement to Illicit distillation.
COXTUASTINO bKETCIIES.
Oh! tho folly of trying to restrain an evil
by government tarilTl If every gallon of
whisky made, if every tlask of wine pro
duced, should bo taxed a thousand dollars,
It would not lie enough to pay for tho tears
It has wrung from tho eyes of widows and
orphans, nor for the blood it has dashed on
tho Christian church, nor for the cat astro
phoof tliomillionsithnsdestroyed foi t.
I sketch two houses in this street. Tho
first is bright as homo can be. Tho father
comes nt nightfall, and tho children run
out to meet him. Luxuriant evening meal.
Grntulation nnd sympathy nnd laughter.
Music in the parlor. Fine pictures on tho
wall. Costly Iwoks on tho stand. Well
chid household. Plenty of everything to
mnko home happy.
House the second. Piano sold yesterday
by the sherilT Wifo's furs nt pawnbrok
er's shop. Clock gone. Daughter's jew
elry sold to get Hour. Carpets gone oft tho
floor. Daughters in faded and patched
dresses. Wife sewing for tho stores. Llttlu
child with an ugly wound ou her face,
struck in an nugry blow. Deep.shadow of
wretchedness falling in every room. Ddor
bell rings. Little children hide. Daugh
ters turn pale. Wife holds her breath.
Ulunderiiig step in the hall. Door opens.
Fiend, brandishing Ids list, eric-., "Out!
out! What nre you doing herev"
Did 1 call this house tho second? No; It
ls tho same house. Hum transformed it.
Humcmbruted the man. Hum sold tho
shawl, Hum tore up tho carpets. Hum
shook his (1st. Hum desolated the hearth.
Hum changed that paradlso Into a hell.
TWO MEN.
I sketch two men tlmtyou know very
well. The first graduated from one of our
literary institutions. Ills father, mother,
brothers and alston voro present to see
him graduate. They braid the applauding
thunders that greeted his speech. They
stw tho bouquets tossed to his feet. They
aw tho degree- conferred and the diploma
given. He never looked so well. Every
body said: "What a noble brow! What a
line eye! What graceful manners! Whnt
brilliant prospects'" All tho world opens
before him iimli-rie, "Hurrah! hurrahl"
Man th- iccotid lies In tho station hoii!e.
The doctor has just bon pent for to bind
U the gashes received In a light. His hnlr
Is malted, and makes him look liko a wild
beast. Ills lip Is bloody and cut Who Is
this battered and bruised wretch that was
picked up by the pollen, and carried In
drunk and foul and bleeding? Did I call
him until tho second' lie Is man the llrst!
Hum transformed him. Hum destroyed
his pro-pects. Hum disappointed parental
expectation. Hum withered those garlands
of commencement day. Hutu cut his lip.
Hum dashed out his manhood. Hum ac
cursed rum'
This foul thing gives 0110 swing to its
sejthe and our best merchants fall. Their
stores aro sold and they sink Intodishon
n rod graves. Again It Hwln'jt Its scythe,
and some of our licst physicians fall into
sufferings that their wisest prescriptions
cannot cure. Again It swings Its scythe,
and ministers of the gospel fall from the
heights of ion, with long resounding
crash of ruin and shame. Some of your
own households have already been shaken.
Perhaps you can hardly admit it, but
wheio was your son last night? Where
was ho Friday night? Where was ho
Thursday night? Wednesday night? Tues
day night' Monday night? Nay, havo not
some of you In your own bodies fell tho
power of this habit? You think that you
could stop' Aro you sure you could? (Jo
ou a little further, and I am sure you can
not. I think If some of you should try to
break away you would fit id a chain on the
right wrist and one ou tho left; one on the
right foot and another on the left. Tills
scrK'ut does not begin to hurt until It has
wound round and round. Thou it begins
to tighten and strangle and crush until
I 1 nu imue.s crncK, ami ino moon triCKics,
anil tlio eyes start from their sockets, and
tho mangled wretch cries, "O God! () Godl
help! help!" Hut It is too late, and not
even tho Arcs of woo can melt tho chain
when oueo It is fully fastened.
WHO WILL IIUXT IIIM DOWN?
I have shown you tho evil beast. The
question is, Who will hunt him dim u mid
how shall wo shoot him? I answer llrst,
by getting our children right on this sub
ject. I.'t them grow tip with an utter
aversion to strong drink. Take care how
you administer it, even as medicine. If
you find that they havo a natural love for
It, as some have, put u a glass of it some
horrid stuft, and make it utterly nauseous.
Teach them as faithfully as you do the
lllhle that rum is a (lend. Take them to the
almshouse nnd show them tho wreck and
ruin it works. Walk with them into the
homes that have been scourged by it If a
drunkard hnth fallen Into a ditch take
them right up where they can seo his face,
bruised, savage and swollen, and say:
"Iook, my sou. Hum did thai!" look
ing out of your window at someone who,
Intoxicated to madness, goes through the
street brandishing his list, blaspheming
God, a howling, defying, shouting, reeling,
raving and foaming manioc, say to your
sou, "Look, that man wasonco a child like
you." As you go by tho grog shop let
them know that that is the place where
men are slnln, and their wives made pau
pers, and their children slaves. Hold out
to your children all warnings, all rewards,
all counsels, lest In after days they break
your heart and curse your gray hairs. A
man laughed at my father for his scrupu
lous temperance principles, and said: "lam
more lllieral than you. 1 always glvo my
children the sugar In the glassafte.r we have
Isi'ii taking a drink." Tlireo of tho sons
havo tiled drunkards and tho fourth is im
liecllo through intemperate habits.
VOTE ItlOIIT.
Again, we will Iwittlo this evil by voting
only for solier men. How tunny men aro
there who can rlso nbovo tho feelings of
partisanship and demand that our olllclals
shall I hi solier men?
I maintain that the question of sobriety
is higher than the question of availability,
and that however eminent a man's serv
ices may lie, if ho have habits of Intoxica
tion, lie Is unfit for auy ofllco in the gift of
a Christian coplc. Our laws will bo no
better than the men who mnko them.
Spend a few days at Harrlshurg or Albany
or Washington and you will llnd out why
uix)u these subjects it is impossible to get
righteous enactments.
Again, wo will variion this evil by or
ganized societies. The friends of tlio rum
t radio havo banded together; annually Issue
their circulars; raise fabulous sums of
money to advance their interests; and by
grips, pass words, signs and stratagems set
at defiance public morals. Ict us confront
them with organizations just as secret,
and, If need be, with grips and pass words
and signs maintain our position. There
Is no need tint our philanthropic societies
tell all their plans. I am In favor of all
lawful strategy in tho carrying on of this
conflict. I wish to God wo could lay under
tho wino casks a train which, oneo ignited,
would shake tho earth with tho explosion
of this monstrous iniquity!
Again, wo will try the power of the
pledge. Thero aro thousands of men who
havo Is-en saved by putting their names to
such a document. I know it is laughed at,
but there aro some men who, having once
promised a thing, do It. "Some have
broken the pledge" Yes; they were liars.
Hut all men nro not liars. I do not say
that it Is the duty of all persons to make
such signature, but I do say that It would
Isi tho salvation of many of you. Tho
glorious work of Theobald Mathew can
never 1k estimated. At his hand four
millions of people took the pledge, and
multitudes in Ireland, England, Scotland
and America have kept it till this day.
The pledge signed to thousands brut Im-cii
the proclamation of emancipation.
IVEIIUI.VTi: ARM.l'.
Again, wo expect great things from In
obrlato asylums. They havo already done
a glorious work. I think that wo aro com
lug at last to treat Inebriation as it ought
to lie treated, namely, as an awful disease,
self inflicted, to lie sine, but nevertheless a
disease. Once fastened upon a man ser
mons won't euro him; temperance lectures
will not eradicate It; religious tracts will
not remove It; the (Impel of Christ will
not arrest it. Once under tlio power of
this awful thirst the man Is Uitind to go
011; and if tho foaming glass were ou the
other side of perdition he would wade
through tho (Ires of hell to get it. A
j.iimg man In prison had such n strong
t'lip-t for Intoxicating liquors that he cut
oil his hand at the wrist, called for a bowl
of brandy In order to stop the bleeding,
tVuM his wrist into tho howl, and then
drank the contents
rtnd tint when the thirst is on him lie
1 ween a man mid his cups. Clear the track
fi'f lilt. 1 Away with the children; hu
would tre d their life out. Away with the
wife; he would dash her to death. Awa
w t'i tho ir.' v. lie would run it down
Awily with tho bible; ho would tear It tip
for Hie winds. Away with heaven, hecon
Mrtern It wotthlcss H8 n straw, "(live mo
tho drink' (live It to mel Though (ho
hands iV Hood pass up tbo howl and tlio
oul tumbles over tho lt the drlukt
glvo It .1 mel Though It be pale with
tears; though the froth of everlasting
nngulsh llonton Ihs foam glvo It to me!
I drink to my wifo's woe, to my children'
rags, to my eternal banishment from God
nnd hope and heaven! Give it to me! tho
drink'"
Again, wo will contend against these
evils by trying to persuade the respectable
classes of society to tho banishment of
alcoholic beverages. You who movo In
elegant and rellued associations; you who
drink the best liquors; you who never
drink until you lose your hahmtc, let us
look each oilier in tho face ou this subject.
You have under God In your power the
redemption of this land from drunkenness
llmptj our cellars and wine closets of the
beverage and then come out and give in
your hand, your vote, your prayers, your
sympathies. Do that and I will promlso
threo things; First, That you will llud un
speakable happiness In having done your
duty; second, you will probably save some
bodyperhaps your own child; third, you
will not In your last hour regret that you
made the sacrifice, If nncrlflce It be
DON'T MAKE IIIIINKINC) ItEsl'ECTAIIl.t:.
As long as you make drinking lespect
able drinking customs will prevail, and
the plowshare ot death, drawn by terrible
disasters, will go ou turning up this whole
continent from end to end wit li tho long,
deep, awful furrow of drunkards' graves.
Ohl how this rum lletid would like to go
nnd hang up a skeleton in your beautiful
house, so that when you opened tho front
door to go In you would sisi It In tho hall;
and when you sat at your table you would
msi it hanging from the wall; and when
you opened your bedroom you would llnd
It stretched upon your pillow; and, waking
at night, you would feel Its cold hand pass
ing over your face and pinching at your
heart.
There Is no homo so licnutlful hut it may
Imj devastated by the awful curse. It throws
Itsjargon Into thesweetest harmony. What
was It that silenced .Sheridan, tho English
orator, and shattered the golden scepter
with which ho swayed parliaments and
courts? What foul sprite turned the sweet
rhythmu of Robert Hums Into a tuneless
babble? What brought down the majestic
form of one wbonwod tho American senate
with his cloqucimc, and after a while car
ried him homo dead drunk? What was It
that swamped tho noble spirit ot one of tho
heroes of tho hist war, until, In a drunken
lit, he reeled from tho deck of a western
steamer and was drowned? Thero was one
whoso voice we all loved to hear. Ho was
0110 of the most classic orators of the cent
ury. Peoplo wondered why a man of so
pure a heart mid so excellent a life should
havo such a sad counteiiaticoalways. They
knew not that his wife was a sot.
I call upon those who nro guilty of these
indulgences to quit the path of death. Oh,
what, ik change it would mnko in your
home! Do you seo how everything thero
is Is'lng desolated? Would you not like to
brink back Joy to your wife's heart, and
have your children como out to meet you
with as much cnulldenco ns onco they
showed? Would you not. liko to rekindle
tho homo lights that long ago were ex
tinguished? It is not too late to change.
It may not entirely obliterate, from your
soul tho memory of wasted years and a
ruined reputation, nor smooth nut from
your anxious brow tho wrinkles which
trouble has plowed. It may not call back
unkind words uttered or rough deeds
done; for perhaps in those awful moments
you struck her! It may not take from your
memory the hitterthoughts connected with
some little grave. Hut it is not too late to
save yourself, and secure for God and your
family tho remainder of your fast going life
LKr VOL'lt lll.TTKIl NATUIW fcl'KAK.
Hut perhaps you havo not utterly gone
astray. I may address ono who may not
havo quite iiindo up his mind. Iet your
lietter nature speak out. You take ono
side or the other in tho war against drunk
enness. Have you tho courage to put your
foo'.downright.andsay to your companions
and friends, "I will never drink Intoxi
cating liquor in all my life, nor will I
countenance tho haliit In others!" Have
nothing to do with strong drink. It has
turned the earth Into a place of skulls, and
has stood opening tho gato to a lost world
to let In Its victims, until now tho door
swings uo more upon its hinges, hut day
and night stands wide open to let in the
agonized procevsiou of doomed men.
Do I address ono whoso regular work In
llfels to administer to this npjictltc? For
God's sake get out of that business! If n
woo lie pronounced upon the man who
gives his nelghlsir drink, how many woes
must Ik) banging over tho man who does
this every day and every hour of tho day?
Do not think that Itecauso human gov
ernment may llccnso you that therefore
God licenses you. I am surprised to hear
you men say that they respect tho "orig
inal wiekago" decision by which the su
premo court of tho I'nlted States allows
rum to bo taken into states like Kansas,
which have decided against tho sale of In
toxicants. I have no respect for a wrong
decision. I caro not who makes It. Tho
threo judges of tho supremo court who
gave minority ratiort ngainst that decision
were right and tho chief justice was wrong.
Tlio right of a statu to defend itself against
the rum tralllo will yet Imj demonstrated,
the supreme court notwithstanding. High
nr than tho judicial bench nt Washington
is tho throno'of tho Lord God Almighty.
No enactment, national, state or munici
pal, enn give you tho right to carry on n
business wh'iM) ono effect Is destruction.
(i(Jl)'s AWFUL LIBT.
God knows better than yoirdo yourself
tho number of drinks you liavo (toured out.
You keep a list, but a moro aecurato list
Una been kept than yours. You may call it
burgundy, bourbon, cognac, Heldsieck,
sour mash or lser. God call It strong
drink. Whether you sell it in low oyster
cellar or lielilnd tho polished counter of a
first class hotel, tho divine eurso is upon
you. I tell you plainly that you will meet
your customers one day when there will lie
no counter between you When your work
Is dono on earth, and you enter the reward
of your business, all tlio souls of the men
whom you havo destroyed will crowd
around you and pour their bitterness into
your cup. They will show you their
wounds and say, "You made them," and
point to theiruiiquetichablethir-t and say,
"You kindled it," and rattle their chain
and sa.x.-You forged it." Then their
united groans will smite your car. and
with the hands out of which jou once
picked the sixpences and tho dimes they
Will push you off the wrgo of great preci
pkvs, whllo rolling up from beneath and
breaking among the crags of death will
thunder, "Woe to him that glveth Ills
nelglilsir diiuk'"'
A m'w and popular development of elec
trical science Is tho electrical hair curler.
It is said to lie equal to the most exacting
demands of the feminine coiffure, and the
Is'nrd or mustache, can be ciuhd in any
fctylo ' :i two minutes.
Jlt
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No. IKS. A lltiomlmlil.
O O O O O
OOOO 0
O O () O O
O O t) O O
O O O O O
Across: The llrst row of llvo rings Is a
long, loose garment of variegated woolen
cloth, worn by tho Highlanders of Scot
land; tlio second row, "Assures," "rent;"
the third row, a river of England; the
fourth row, "the string ot a musical In
strument;" tho lift It row, "Inventors ot
metrical verse.'" Downward (commencing
at tho right): 1. A consonant. 'J. A varia
tion of the verb "lo lie." II. "Profession
or trade," "skill." . "Ground." "enrth."
fi. "Noblemen," "equal." (I. "A fast
pare," "lifting one fore foot nnd tho hind
foot on the opposite hldont the sniuo time."
7. "An article." K An abbreviation
frequently seen In adveitlsemeiits nml
upon signs. 0. A consonant.
No, Kill. All Hour Oliina.
The central letters, reading downward,
will spell the name of a famous English
man. Cross words: I Contests. J. A wreath
of flowers. 11, Mild. 4. A lyrlo poem. 5.
In hour glass. (I. A trilie of Indians. 7
Fourteen pounds. 8. Angles. U. Indirect
terni.
No. lt)7. Tmniioltluii.
-vS&asit-
Transpose tho letters In the names of
these objects, taken at random, and supply
tho missing words in the following sen
tences: 1. He when danger Is nigh.
2. Put a little cm tho meat.
3. This Is a pleasant .
I. Thero Is no against It.
B. All attempts to bis llfo were Id
vnln.
0. That cat sometimes has .
7. Thieves aro apt to about.
8. Tho wind blew from tho .
ll. Tho of swlno was not eaten by the
Jews.
No. ltlH. Iloulili) I-ottcr i:nlgmn.
In "woven" true;
In "making" now;
In "taxed," the cue.
With one and twine the man of leather
Constructs n thread to hold together
His work so true.
It Is his two, when It he's making,
To guard against its speedy breaking;
For that he'd rue.
No. 101). A I'orzlliig Htnty.
Onro upon a time a sweet (city In south
ern Thibet) whoso wealthy father owned a
(city In northern Italy; dollars, decided to
give a lawn party. It was a beautiful
(mountains In Africa) light night. Her
dress, which was of a (lake town in New
York) (city in Aiiaiu), with (Cape of Mada
gascar) Jewelry, showed off to tho liest ad
vantage, Iovely birds flew about; some
were (a sea south of EuroH) with a (city In
Minnesota). They danced to tho music of
the (mountains In brazil). Toward tho
close of tho evening servants brought (river
in Africa) cak'es and(acounty in Kansas) in
a (harbor of Constantinople). Only 0110
thing occurred to mar the pleasure ot the
evening. It seemed there was an (city on
the Isthmus of Panama) (capital city in
China) out at them. This scared the la
dles, but the servants soon killed it. Thus
ended tho happy evening of tho lawn
Irty.
No. aoo. Curtulliii.nt.
I've heard when at creation's birth
Old Jupiter divided earth
Tho endless realm of empty air
Was this ethereal Wing's share.
Curtailed, you have a gifted sciibo
Reflecting honor ou tho trilie;
His writings, reaching every land,
Respect for genius must command.
One letter drop, and you disclose
A river that through Italy flows;
What's left of It when you curtail
Will commonly make ale seem pale.
Itoud uml 1'iiiiili-r.
How can people lose their souls by Isdng
too charitable?
Thus: Hear a sermon, and then proceed
to parcel out Its various threats, denuncia
tions and warnings amongst their friends,
and so they give away tho whole discourse
and keep none for themselves.
Key to tin' 1'uirltir.
No. Ibrt. A Literary Cross Word: The
Tale of a Pony.
No. 187. Tho Threo Square Puzzle: Take
away the pieces numlM.'rcd s, 10, 1, 3, 13, nnd
three squares only will remain.
No. IS-S.-Charade: bluo-Ml.
No. lSli.-AQueerComblnatioiii LOVER.
No. 1H0. Hidden Trees: I. Oak. -. Elm.
3. beech. 4. Alder. 5. Maple. 0. Pine.
7. Upns. 8. Gum. 0. Cednr. 10. Willow.
No. mi. -Easy beheadings: T-ale; t-oll;
d-ouc; hear.
No. IW.-Khmnlxdd and Diamond:
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A V O I I) D E M O N
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No. HM.-P1.
O to He In the riptnilig gras
That gracefully bends to the winds that
pas.
And to look aloft the oak leaves through,
Into the sky so deep, so blue!
() lo feel as utterly free
As the ricebird hinging nbo e on tho tree,
Or the locust piping their drowsy whirr,
Or the down that sails from the t hist lo
burr'
So. in; Arithmetical. WW.
wflff Wl !k
v2KVjW4.'? inv i ' its ,11
"Njf i JKaii
When Hiring it Hull Hunt.
Of course I assume that you will havo
lo hire jour boat, so a word upon I hi sub
Juct niiiy botliiioly. At every water sldo
resort thero are boat to let, and many of
them aro unseaworlhy. before jou hire it
sail hont examine her caieftilly, seo Hint
her rigging Is not rotten, that every ropo
runs freely In Us pulleys, Hint her rudder
Is secure, atid her cenlcrboard free In Its
lunik Never go out In a yacht which Is
tint well hulhmleil, provided with a good
anchor and cable, ami free from leaks.
Most boats leak a little, hill a boat I hat Is
half full of water every day Is sure to ho
old, lotion and iiuseawmthy Hen in It
that the yacht has a pump, and Hint tho
pump Is in order Any hoy can delermliio
thesi ntatteis for himself If ho will ho ob
servant and cautious. You must always
remember that almost any wutcrnmu will
rent you a hont, uo matter how had she
maybe; for the waterman cares moro for
your money than for you. There nro ex
ceptions, hut they aro few,
in selecting a cat y cht try to secure ono
that Is roomy and wide, and avoid boat
with very largo sails, These hitler go fast,
hut they also capsb.o quickly, A race boat
Is one tiling, a pleasure lHiatiUlleiiiiothea.
Ynchls with huge rigs are not snfo except
ing In tho hands of experts, and noiio too
safe even when well handled. When you
have developed Into a llrst rate, nil around
yachting man a racing boat will Imj a very
good thing (o have, hut don't hire one for
practice or pleasure sailing If you can
llud uo boat except lug one wltli a big rig
tint it reef In her sail, and she will then
havo all (ho canvas she needs for good
speed, safety and comfort. I''. W. Pang
horn In St. Nicholas.
The lliiiiuill I'liiully.
Thero aro about l,oX),xiO,)00 Inhabi
tants on tho globe. Of these II.'II0.'I3I(KI.') dlo
o cry Jevir. Then) aro ll,0dl languages and
over 1,000 religious professed by tho people.
Tho tiutulK'r of mules and females Is about
equal, and their average life Is nliout, M
years; one-fourth of the inhabitants dlo
iM'foio they reach their 1Mb year To I.OtXI
persons only ono reaches tho ago of 100
years; (o every 100 only six reach tho ago
id fit, and not moro than one In MX) live to
seo tho HOlh year; !Kl,0.i:i,(Ki:i dying every
year, mnkes a grand totid of 01,8'JI per
day, 3,730 per hour, (V) a inliiule or t
every time tho clock links. .Married per
sons live longer than single ones, and tho
tall have a Isitter chance for long llfo than
those short of stature. Women have more
chances of life In their favor pluvious to
W) years of ngo than men have, but fewer
afterward
The numU'rnf marriages Is hi propor
tion of 7. to every 1,000 Individuals born;
tho time when the greatest number of
marriages lake place Is In Juno and Do
cenilKT about tliu time of tho summer
and tho wlntersolstlces. Dark haired per
sons hate a better chance In tho great
struggle for existence than thosoof tho
opposite complexion, except In contagious
diseases, where blondes are comparatively
exempt. A person born In hot weather
stands tho heat a great deal better than
ono Isiru In the cohl months of winter; of
courso the rule works vice versa. Those
Isiru In tho spring are usually of n moro
robust constitution than If born at auy
other time of tho year, births aro moro
frequent by night than by day; also
deaths, St. J hi Is Republic.
i:nrt mill Truthful.
Tommy Is a very literal Ixiy. Ho Is qulto
capable of "standing on tho burning
deck," liko that other lad who Interpreted
n command according to tho letter of tho
law, until ho should !h roasted and toast-'
ed to a crisp.
"Don't take off your rubbers, Tommy,"
said his mother one morning, as she left
him running about the wet lawn, and that
night when she returned from her visit
and looked Into Tommy's room a strange
sight met her gaze. Tho new Casablanca
was fast asleep In his little lied, and from
beneath tho clothes were sticking two
black feet Is-daubcd with mud.
Tommy had not taken oft Ids ruhlicrsl
How was It possible to corrupt so obedient
a child by telling him that ho should havo
used his Judgment?
It Is well understood In tho family that
tlio children aro not to eat cake. Tommy,
visiting at an aunt's, rememhe n-d this ou
tho llrst morning of Ids stay.
"Will you have a pleco of Johnny onkc"
asked Aunt I -aura.
"I can't If you call it that," said he, hon
estly. "I'm not allowed to eat cake, but I
could If you named It corn bread." """
One mm iilug thq little boy's mother
chanced to touch his hand, and wns sur-
prised to llnd It Icy cold.
"Why, Toinmyl" said she, beginning to
chafe it. "Are your feU like thisv"
"No'm," wilcl he, a little surprised. "My
feet aro larger, and have shorter fingers ou
'em, mid litoi j meat. Not at all liko it,
mamma'" Youth's Companion.
Wli.it Ills UmiMlinollittr Sulci.
At a country wedding miiiio ems ngo
there was one uncomfortable guest. Ho
had run over from tho next town cm a Into
tvulu, and by some chance of travel his
trunk was lost ou tho way At such a
time tho calamity was a serious one, for
the trunk contained his dress suit and
there was uo possible way of replacing It.
At llrst he declared that he would not
attend the wedding nt nil, but llnafly ho
yielded to the persuasions of tho family
nml mauoged to forget his woes in the en
joyment ot a hilarious supper.
"Well," said some one as the guests
were retiring to their rooms, "after all
these good tilings we shall probably m-o
our grand mot hers to night "
Next morning the young man who had
lacked his dress suit, and had In conse
quence suffered agonies of mind over his
gray trousers, was the last to enter tho
breakfast room.
"Hallo, Jiml" called a sou of tliu house.
j "Did you stsj your grandmother?"
I "I did," was tho solemn reply.
j "Well, what did sho say to you"
I "She sat down by mylvcdsidc and looked
nt me long and seriously Then sho
said, in a voice full of shamu and Iioitoi,
Mini, where did you get thoe light trou
sers' -ontitliH Companion
I'ltntciii'!. icoeii(lt.
Pasteur might havoU-cii tho richust man
In the world If he lu.d eaied for tho com
mercial value of Ills discoveries and pro
tected them by patents In addition to his
discoveries in tho prevention of hydro
phobia ho discoveied the cause of a mys
terious disease among silkworms, which
threatened to destroy the silkworm iu-
I diistrt in Frame, and applied n remedy.
i no "im (.ninrni ' nance anil uuiy
complaiuc I of their vines U-iug slow to
mature and the grapes to tuiiisimr. Pas
teur's investigations of tbu yeast germs
taught the grower how these i vils could
Ik)( ured lledls. ovcrcd (ho nil. lobe w hleh
piiii.'lg.ltcs disease til slltep, and Hllggt'sti'll
a remedy Tliee discoveries represent a
gam t.' t!i" louiiuiiiilty of many millions
of dnll.irs.hut the great scientist has made
no. Tort t, pioilt ronally from any of
'.ii i Paris Let!' i