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day Dr.-Talm&eeL
chose as the subject
or His seYmon "The
Opening 1 Winter."
i f -Although' the' "cold
;Comes'-i earlier -1 or
.. later, ; according to'
0the latitude, r , this
, sennon. Is sooner, or
later as. appropriate
everyw here as it is la Washington. The-
'lxf seated " will lie fouijd in Titus z:
If. "I have determined 'there to winter."
i Paui was not Independent of the sea
1 UousI -'He sent for hi3 overcoat to Troas
.jron.a memorable occasion.- And now in
..jJLberte-it.lie is making-arrangements for
cr tfce.ai'prpacbig cold weather, and makes
.n appointment with Titus to meet him
i at Necopojis,. saying: "I have deter
. ine4 'tt'ere to winter." Well this Is
f i;he, ejghth day of December and the
..second Sabbath of winter. We have
(.had a few shrill, sharp blasts already,
, . forerunners of whole regiments of
storms and tempests. No one here need3
to be tcld that we are in the opening
gates of the winter. This season is not
only a test of one's physical endurance,
but In our great cities is a test of moral
character. A vast number of people
have by one winter of dissipation been
destroyed, and forever. Seated in our
homes on some stormy night, the winds
fowling outside, we imagine the ship
ping helplesly driven on the coast, but
any wiLter night, if our ears were good
enough, we could hear the crash of a
thousand moral shipwrecks. There are
many pt-ople who came to the cities on
the first of September who will be blast
ed by the first of March. At this season
of the year temptations are especially
rampant. Now that the long winter
evenings have come, there are many
who will employ them in high pur
suits. In Intelligent socialities, in Chris
tian work. In the strengthening and en
cobling of moral character, and this
winter to many of you will bethe bright
est and the best of all your lives, and in
anticipation I congratulate yoi. But
to others it may not have such effect,
and I charge you, my beloved, look out
where you spend your winter nights.
In the first place, I have to remark
that at this season of the year evil al
lurements are especially busy. There
Is not very much temptation for a man
to plunge in on a hot night amid blaz
ing gaslights, and to breathe the fetid
air of an assemblage, but in the cold
nights Satan gathers a great harvest.
At such times the casinos are in full
blast. At such time, the grogshops In
one aight make more than in four or
five nights in summer. At such times
th play-bills of low places of enter
tainment seem especially attractive,
and the acting is especially Impressive,
and the applause especially bewitching.
Many a man who has kept right all the
rest of the year will be capsized now,
and though, last autumn he came from
the country and there was lustre in the
eye and there were roses In the cheek
and elasticity in the step, by the time
the spring hour has come you will pass
him in the street and say to your friend:
"What's the matter with that man?
How differently he looks from what he
Ico!:ed last September." Slain of one
winter s dissipation. At this time of
the year there are many entertain
ments. If we rightly employ them, and
they are of the right kind, they enlarge
our socialities, allow us to make impor
tant acquaintance, build us up in our
morals, and help us In a thousand ways.
I can scarcely think of anything better
than good neighborhood. But there are
those entertainments from which others
v,ill come besoiled in character. There
are those who by the springtime will
be broken down In health, and though
-t the cpening cf the season their pros
.Pcts were bright, at the close of the
season they will be in the hands of the
doctors, cr sleeping in the cemetery.
Tae certificate of death will be made
vtit, and the physician, to save the feel
ings of the family, will call the disease
by a Latin name. But the doctor knows,
and everybody else knows, they died
of too many levees. Away with all
these wine-drinking . convivialities.
How dare you, the father of a family,
tempt the appetites of the young peo-
ji'e? Perhaps at the entertainment, to
sdve the feelings of the "minister or
some other weak temperance man, you
leave the decanter in a side room, and
only a few people are invited there to
partake ; but it Is easy enough to know
when you come out, by the glare of your
eye and the stench of your breath, that
you b2ve been serving the devil.
The winter season is especially full
-? temptation, because of the long even
ings allowing such full swing for evil
Indulgences. You can scarcely expect
a young man to go into his room and
6it there from seven to eleven o'clock
In the evening, reading Motley's "Dutch,
Itepublic," cr John Foster's essays. It
would be a very beautiful thing for him
to do, but he will not.do it. The most
of our young men are busy in offices,
In factories, in banking-houses. In
stores, in shops, and when evening
comes they want the fresh air, and they
want sight-seeing, and they must have
It. they -will have it, and they ought to
have it. Most of the men here assem
bled will have three or four evenings of
leisure on the the winter nights. Af
ter tea, the man puta on hi3 hat and
coat, and he goe3 out. One form of
allurement says, "Come In here." Sa
tan says, "It is best for you to go In; you
uht not to be so green; by this time
fou ugfit to hare seen eTerythlnr
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tt-d id-
and the temptations shall be mighty in
dull times such we hav-h
iebrf
are gone: fori
ver
hejlane the prophecy
erlry, find the railroad
enfchaits.hey all tell
of prosperity they thin
and in many departments they have
already come, and they are going to
come in all departments; but those dull
times through which we hav passed
hare destroyed a great many men. - The
question of a livelihood is-pith, a vast
multitude the great question. There
this to set up their household, hut they
haYebeeiifcTlshpnoI$tfd In the gains
they' have made. They cannot support
themselves, how can they support
others? and, to the curse of modern
society?,) ttoef theory' is abroad that a
manmust not marry until he has
achieved a fortune, when the twain
ought to start at the foot of the hill
and together climb to the top. -That is
the old-fashioned way, and' that will
be the new-fashioned way If society is
ever redeemed. But during the hard
times, the dull times, so many men were,
discouraged, so many men had nothing
to do they could get nothing to do
a pirate bore down on the ship when
the sails were down and the vessel was
making no headway. People say they
want more time to think. The trouble
Is, too many people have too much time
to think, and if our merchants had not
had their minds diverted, many of them
would long before this have been within
the four walls "of an insane asylum.
These long winter evenings, be careful
where you spend them. This winter
will decide the temporal and eternal
destiny of hundreds of men in this
audience. ;"
Then, the winter has especial tempta
tions in the fact that many home3 are
peculiarly unattractive at this season.
In the summer months the young man
can sit out on the steps, or he can have.
bouquet in the vase on the. mantel,.
or, the evenings being so short, soon
after gas-light he wants to retire any
how. But there are many parents who
do not understand how to make the'
long winter evenings attractive to their
children. It is amazing to me that so
many old people - do not understand,
young people. To hear some of these
parents talk you would think they had
never themselves been young, and had
been born with spectacles on. 6h, It is
dolorous or young people to sit in the
house from 7 to 11 o'clock at night and
to hear parents groan about their ail
ments and the nothingness of this
world. The nothingness of this, world!
How dare you talk such blasphemy? It
took God six days to make this world,
and he has allowed it six thousand years
to hang upon his holy heart, and this
world has shone on you and blessed
you and caressed you for these fifty or
seventy years and yet you dare talk
about the nothingness of this world.
Why, It Is a magnificent world. I do
not believe In the whole universe there
is a world equal to It, except it be
heaven. ... You cannot expect your chil
dren to stay in the house these Ions
winter evenings to hear you Oenounce
this star-lighted, sun-warmed, shower
baptized, flower-strewn, angel-watched
God-inhabited planet.
; Oh! make your home bright. Bring
in the violin or the picture. It does not
require a great salary or a big house, or
chased silver, or gorgeous upholstery to
make a home happy. All that i3 wanted
is a father's heart, a mother's heart, in
sympathy with the young folk's. I have
known a man with seven hundred dol
lars salary, and he had no other in
come, but he had a home so bright and
happy, that, though the sons have gone
out and won" large fortunes, and the
daughters have gone out Into. splendid
spheres, and become princesses of. so
ciety, they can never think of that early
home without tears of emotion. It was
to them the vestibule of heaven; and all
their mansions now, and all their pal
aces now, cannot make them forget that
early place. Make your homes happy.
Alas! that old people so much misun
derstand young folks! There was a
great Sunday-school anniversary, and
there were thousands of children pres
ent ; indeedr all- the- Sunday-schooisrof
the town" were" in the building, and it
was very uproarious and full of disturb
ance, and the presiding "officer "on the
occasion-came forward, and In a very
loud tone shouted,-"Silence!" and the
more noise the presiding officer made,
the more noise the children made. Some
one else rose on the platform and came
forward, and with more stentorian
voice shouted, "Silence!", and the up
roar rose to" greater height, -and it did
seem as- If there-would be almost a riot
and the police -have to be called in,
when old Doctor Beaman, - his hair
white as the driven snow, said: "Let
me try my hand." So he came forward
with a slow s'ep to the front of the plat
form, and when the children saw the
venerable man and tha white hair, they
thought they would 'hush up that. in
stant, and hear what the old man had
to say. He said: "Boysr I -.want to
make a bargain with your If you will
be still now, while I speak,' when you
get to be as old as I am I will be asstill
as a mouse." There was not another
whisper that afternoon. He -was-as
much a boy as any of-them.- Oh, in
these approaching holidayslet turn
back our natures to what they were
years ago, and be boys" again and girls
again, and make all our homes happy.
Oh, what a beautiful thing it is to
see a young man standing "up amid
these temptations or city life Incorrupt
while hundreds are falling. - I will tell
your history. You" will move in re
spectable circles ;all. your, days, rand
some day a friendof your father will
meet you wand say: "Good morning;
glad to see you. You seem to be pros
pering; you look like your father for all
the world; I thought you would turn out
well, when I used to hpld you on my
knee; if you-ever want any help or
any advice, come to me; as Ions as I
remember your father I'll remvaber
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jfear &llij
gj great nros
rfnen ,anf j the
tip of Iheflaj's
ft are Tnllag:
you. Good morning." That will be the
hllTor;
Thfodi7ds t KhesB young
dofftkyow it? H know it by
x stafiti But here's a young
tafces Jhe opposite route;
inkcharm him awa- He
books, mingles in bad cjclety.
The glow has gone from his cheek and
the sparkle from his eye, and the purity
from his soul. Down he goes, little by
little. The people who saw him when
he came to town while yet hovered over
his head the blessing of a poor mother's
prayer and there was on his lips the
see him pass, cry: ."What an awful
wreck!" Cheek, bruised in grogshop
fight. Eye bleared with, dissipation.
Lip swollen with indulgences. Be care
ful what you say to him; for a trifle he
would take your life. Lower down, low
er down, until, outcast of God and man,
he lies in the asylum, a blotch of loath
someness tnd pain. One moment he
calls for God and then he calls for rum.
He prays, he curses, he laughs as a
fiend laughs, then bites his nails Into
the quick, then puts his hands through
the hair hanging around his head like
the mane of a wild beast, then shivers
until the cot shakes, with unutterable
terror, then . with his fists fights back
the devils, or clutches for serpents that
seem to wind around him their awful
folds, then asks for water which Is In
stantly consumed on his cracked lips.
Some morning the surgeon going his
rounds will find him dead. Do not try
to comb out or brush back the matted
locks. Straighten out the limbs, wrap
him in a sheet, put him in a box, and
let two men carry him down to the
wagon at the door. With a piece of
chalk write .on top of the box the name
of the destroyer and the. destroyed.
Who is it? . It Is you, oh man, If, yield
ing to the temptations of a dissipated
life, you go out and perish. There Is a
way that seemeth bright and fair and
beautiful to a man, but the end thereof
is death: Employ these long nights of
December, January and February in
high pursuits, In intelligent socialities,
in . innocent amusements, in Christian
work. Do not waste this winter, for
soon you will have seen your last snow
shower, and have gone up into Jhe com-
panlonship of Hiin whose raiment it
white "as snow, whiter than 'any fuller
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on earth could whitefa-it. Kor all Chris-
I tian hearts the winter nights of earth '
win ena in me june morning 01 neaven.
The river of life from under the throne
never, freezes over. The foliage of life's
fair tree is never frost-bitten. The fes
tivities, the hilarities, the family greet
ings of earthly Christmas times will!
give way to larger reunion and bright--
er lights: and sweeter garlands and j
mightier Joy In the great holiday of
heaven.
Poit-Mortem Generosity..
We lead miserly or selfish lives,
thinking to redeem ourselves by a post
mortem generosity; only relieving dis
tress when our effects can be of no fur
ther .use to us.
We go Into mourning j
and give away ur gay apparel because
it Will become old-fashioned by h i
J .
time we emerge from our somber garb, j
We give away What we are done With. !
We do this and pat ourselves for OUT j
generosity. Too many of us are like I
f. . , ... . , , ,
the child with her cake, we only give r
when we have had enough ourselves, i
After the donation to the poor fund has
been made, we yet have more than
enough for our comfort. Just as bright
a blaze to v. arm by, and just as soft a
pillow to lie upon and what it sweeter
still, the praise of friends ringing in
our ears. A vase of American beauties,
at $5 a dozen, may be an innocent In
dulgence; but If your neighbor throws
herself from a fourth-story window to
escaoe the pangs of starvation your
flowers condemn you. The spirit of the
law exacts self-abnegation self -abnegation,
with no perquisites save that of
an approving conscience. Without this,
the gift is a one-sided benefit. If a
washerwoman's feet are kept warm and
dry, what does It signify who gaye her
the shoes? If .the gift came from an
egotist, the most important fact to him
-in the case Is the giver
Baxter, It is said, kept the maun
script of the "Saint's Everlasting Rest
in his hands for thirteen years, revising
and condensing.
Bryant is said to have written "Than
atopsis" in a week , The work of trans
lating Homer consumed four or five ot
his best years.
Hazlitt, after the necessary work ot
preparation had been concluded, wrote
one lecture a week of the series "Lec
tures on Authors."
Fielding is said to have written "Tom
Jones" in three months. The work wa
written as a satire on one of Richard
son's, novels. -.
Montgomery-the-famous- hymn writ
er, required but a single afternoon to
prepare one of his magnificent para
phrases of the psalms...
Hannah More is said to have written
"one of her essays on "Female Educa
tion" in two weeks. She did not spend
muph time in revision.
Macauley, from the inception of tha
plan to the time when the work was cut
snort, spent eight or nine years on his
"History of England."
Words worth would write one or two
sonnets every day. When engaged on
"The Excursion" he produced from ISP
to 200 lines a day.
- OUNCES OF PREVENTION.
Wear a clean apron While ironing o
bedmaklng. "
To clean bamboo furniture ise
brush dipped In salt water.
The eyes should be bathed every
night in cold water Just before retir
ing and they will do better work tha
following day. ...
When very tired lie on the back, al
lowing every muscle to relax, " letting
the hands go any way they will, aad
toe t&e eyes closed.
met. lHo4
Jth i wayW
Mar i Who
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reacts oaa
THE. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, DECEMBER 22
THE birth OF CHRIST.
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Golden Text: Behold I lirlnj: Voa Good
Tidings of Great Joy Luke, 3:8-20
v The Need of a Redeemer for Man
kind. NTRODU CTORT
The moral stg.te.fi!
- the - world - was- then
and. Is now a proof of
the need of a Saviour
from - Bin. - The moral
condition of the Ro
man Empire, amid
the-glory -of its mili
tary achievement
that made Rome the
mistress of the world;
in the height of its in-
teiiectuai supremacy.
supremacy.
producing works
- which -have -aided--the'. ir0n bars to support other parts, and
Srttf-H0f thf,world 'or, ,tiste!n, ce!i; to Introduce new stone, but this new
turlea, and are still a part of the training of -t -.11 m-ifoi-la1
every educated person in Christendom; un.. 8tont? t0 l ma out of jnaterlal,
der the power of a law which is sun the basis so that no patching can be visible,
of civilized legislation; amid the triumphs of Nothing having. been decided upon, a
wealth and Juxury.is portrayed in the terri- third expert,-Prof.. Julius Iurin, has
bie indictment of Romans i:i-3. which the, 'been called. on.. He deems the archi-
contemporary literature of the day fully con- tiave to be hopelessly ruined, and
temporary literature of the day fully con- (hlnks It OUght to be entirely restored,
firms, as do the startling revelations from the . rt Js furure Consequences he dreads
efuTcame at the Best Time-There natural distention b abouty
has been.no other time in the history of the rains and. frost. .Accoi.ding to the
world so perfectly a.iaptcd for the beginning Athenaeum, Durm emphasizes be
of the Kingdom and the spreading of the tween what "is urgent and not urgent,
news of .salvation throughout the earth as necessary, and.--desirable. ' what must
that in which In Christ was born. (1) It was , be done, and what. -might be done."
after the Jews had received all that they About $10.1 Kit) would be the .um , re
would about God's kingdom, but before the ; uirpd for the pressingwants of the
breaking up and scattering of the nation by Torf-i,f7,nn -lYwl SUOOOO would cover
the fall of their capital and the temple. (2) 112 twT3ip differ-"
There were many lands, but nearly all the . H the outlay. There ."las. some ttlQer
worid was subject to the one government at ence of opinion when the matter of
Rome," so that the preachers of the gospel ' workmen, was entered on, as iiurm
could travel in safety, and be protected in wanted Germans or Italians in pre f:
their work. Roman roads made for their rence to Greeks. . And SO the matter
legions were a highway for the gospel, and stands. The last expert is M. Mange.-"
the Roman soldiers were a guard for . its M Mange iS Opposed to i '"stone cement
preachers. (3). The world was at peace, for . . nnv similar nrocess of res torn
almost the only time, so that the gospel could ?,r similar process 01 res 101.1
have free course. (,, The Greek language. tlon.fV His idea is to rivet in the loose
the most perfect medium of human speech, stones by. means of. .iron or copped
was spoken everywhere with the native lan- hooks. He describes how difficult
guages. so that the gosiel could be heard and would be the removal ' of unsound
read by all. The conquests of Alexander, partS,'On account of the old way the
which difrused the Greek language, the Greek Greeks had of mortising their stones,
civilization, and Greek learning throughout . j lead, which fastened the
the East, were a marvellous providential , , uA, IIo .ipe-wi, tint careless
preparation for the gospel.- lower DIOCK9. lie tucaus tnat careless
v .. . ... . ..a. renalrs or -tinkerintrs miirht brine down
P;ace. IIe was bornl BViiehem the city
ot David, his royal ancestor. Time. He was',
born about December, b. c. 5. His Father '
'waa God- 1118 mother Mary, a descend"
ant of David. His birth was at an inn, and he r
wa8 ,aid In a manKer. is circumstances were
of humble life and honest toll, that he might!
be the friend of all men, but especially of the,
poor and suffering.
8. And there were In the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch'
over their flock by night.
9. And, lo, - the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone '
round about them, and they were sore afraid.
10. And the angel said unto them. Fear
not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of
great joy. which shall be to all people.
11. For unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
j rtim una nna.il oe a sign unio you; xe
i shall find the babe wrapped in -swaddling
. clothes, lying in a manger.
12.
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13. And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host praising God
and saying. "
11. Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men.
15. And it came to nass. as the ansrels were
gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to another. Let us now go
unto . Bethlehem, and see this thing
which is come to pass, which the Lord hath
made tnown unto us.
16. And they came with haste, and found
Mary and. Joseph, and the babe lying in a
mf"ge . ". " " .
1. And when they had seen it, they made
known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child.
IS. - And all they that heard it wondered at 1
those things which were told them by the r
shepherds. .... ..
19. But Mary kept all these things, and
pondered them in her heart.
29. And the shepherds returned, glorifying
and praising God for all the things that they
had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
Praising God for the Gift or His Son. 20.
The shepherds- returned. To their duty as
shepherds, but with a new life and bless
ing in their daily work. Feeding sheep
could Bever again be commonplace toil to j
them. After our holiest communion with
God. our views from the Pisgahs of life, our
insight into the word and heaven on thy
mounts of - transfiguration we must return
to our daily duties, but with' a new life in
them, a new blessing on them. ' Glorifying
expresses the feeliag of the greatness of the
work. Praising refers to the goodness dis
cLayed in It.
ltomanc of a Wntrli.
A Westboro man has a watch which I
has quite a romance attached to it. It
belonged to Capt. Daniel Chamberland
of that town, who carried it to the
Sandwich islands in 1819, he being a
member of - the pioneer missionary
bam!. While lying in the harbor at
Honolulu, Mr. Chamberland accidently
dropped the timepiece overboard into
the deep but clear water. It could be
seen upon the bottom, and the natives,
who were expert divers and swimmers,
were called upon to aid in its recovery
After repeated efforts one Kanaka got j
it. but he had been so long under water
that blood gushed from his ears. and
nose when he came up, and he died the
next day. Mr. Chamberland, who kept
a journal, made a long note of .the af
fair, therein. remarking: "It is to.be
regretted that this poor soul should
have been snatched away just vs the
gospel was about to be preached to
him." . - . " - - -
Kot a Mere Clerk. .
Wealthy Parent What! Engaged
yourself to young Tapester? Outrage
ous! . The idea of a Van Juneberry mar
rying a mere store-clerk! '
Daughter But he isn't a store-clerk
now, papa. He is a gentleman ol
leisure. .
"Eh?" -
"Yes; he's been discharged."
CURIOUS FACTS.
The Japanese method of lacquering is
said to be at least 2,000 years old. Piec?3
made ten centuries ago are still ex
hibited. The authorities have prohibited the
use of boric acid as a meat preservative.
It is said to be used largely by butchers
and fish dealers.
A . year-old baby recently died from
nicotine poisoning. It had a . pipe to
play with for a short time and must
have put it in its mouth.
TO ItEf Ain. THE PARTHESTOH.
Plans Proposed for the Preservation
of This Famous Greek Temple. .
The condition of the Parthenon, the
' possible damage doneto. itby the.
Earthquake of 1894, has already been
alluded to. Many - experts having ex
amined the Parthenon, as to the best
method of preserving this marvel of
J3reek artthesiaWect Js ,yetunder
discussion. Ernest Ziller states that
the earthquake did the Parthenon lit
if qnT. hfirm. The worst accident
10 It IIU IliggeaJVhiI JUie-aJ-orua lam.
siege to the .Acropolis, in xoo.
Ziller
proposes using a particular cement;
and holding together tne cracucu
stones: He wants "no modern patch
work' - Ziller represented . a minority
report. The majority report, headed
by Prof. Doerof eld and Theophilus,
devoted their attention to the- archi
trave and other injured portions of the
Parthenon. Thy vant to remove tne
broken block of the architraye, to use
the - whole western. cornice. There is
no question as to M. Mange's superior
acquaintance with the methods of the
original Greek builders. -Xew York"
Times ,
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STEAM EXGIXE MIST GO.
I Electric Power to Be the Propeller'
' . : of the Future.
-j It is only a matter of time when
electric roads will be established be
tween all. Important cities. The sub-
- stitution of the electric motor and spe
j cial devices for fast travel may be
delayed by the. managers of. steam
. railways, whose business . will be In
jured thereby, but, the change has got
to come. Present methods are not In
keeping with the progressive science
of the age. The steam roads carry a
ton of car weight for every iassenger
they. transport, .where .only 4K) pounds
will be required with the new system.
The slaughter of people by crossing
roads built at grade on the surface
must be stopped, and this is one way
- to avoid it. Why-should the mails oc
cupy, twenty-four hours lu transit, be
tween New York and Chicago, when
the distance can be covered in el.irht
hours? Why should passengers be
lothered-wIth sleeping car accommo
dations to make a journey that can be
nccomnlished within the short hours
r that now constitute a legal woikihg
lH?
( In. the Tirott system locomotives are
dispensed with. The motors are on
t tho axles, under the cars. . Hence It is
j possible to dispense with the mighty
! locomotive, that-has to be made near
I ly as heavy as the whole train in order
j. to , secure a" proper hold upon the
' track. Xow that ocean steamers have
so closely approached railroad speed.
It is high time that the land 'roads
-forged ahead before the designers oT
water craft catch up. Lippincott's. .
.Vtmoaphere- of the' Stnrn.
!' - The modern astronomical . principle
J on which stars are classified, namely,
t the resemblance and difference be
tween their spectra, and the revel.i-
1 tions characterlIn.sr this remarkable
phenomenon have led to various at
tempts to Indicate the staff-, of ad
vancement attained by each particu
lar orb in its life's .history .'.or develop
ment. Remarking1 -lpon tins, a recent
writer cites Dr. Scheiner as' putting,
in his late work on stellar spectro
scopy, those stars whose- s;ectra con
tain the bright, lines of . helium and
hydrogen, in the first subdivision of
his first class In evolution; Beta Ly
rae and Gamma Cassioplae being two
such stars; he regards them as having
atmosphereg composed. of those gases
enormously extensive, as compare!
with those of other 'tars, and possibly
hotter than-the gaseons etivelopes of
their order companions. On the basis
of this-theory the query is considered
pertinent as to how long -it may -be
since our world was. in the condition
of Beta Lyrae, whether any helium
now floats In our outer atmosphere,
how that particular portion which is
now Imbedded lu the earth's crust got
there, . and . other similar quest ions.
New York Sun.
.The Elevnior Diafaae'HA a Worl.
One of the-elevator men-in the city
hall, whose contact with all sorts and
conditions of ' men has developed in
him a fondness for studying character."
has often -wondered just-what word
to apply to a malady which seems to
afflict some of bis passengers. "Many
people get Into the elevator,' 'he re-,
marked the other day, "and seem to
imagine that : I should "know just
where they want to get - off. - They
never open their. Hps until I carry
them beyond "their destination, when
they seem to think I am at fault for
j not being a mind reader. ' I spoke to
' Police Surgeon Andrews about it ne
day, and toldhlm . I thought there
ought to be. some word coined to aptly
describe these people. He advised tne
; to call them aphonlans, and explained
to me that aphonia was really a tem
porary loss of speech. So now I'm
always on the watch for aphonlans.'
Philadelphia Record.
A Touching Rpltaph.
A Topeka reporter was nosing around
a second-hand store the other day when
he came across a tombstone which had
in some manner drifted into the deal
er's hands, and which was for sale at
less than half -firsts cost. - Upon it was
enn-aved the following touching- in
scription: "Jimmy thou art gone: but
'tis sweet to know that thou wilt meet
us on Jordan's banks with thy sweet
hello."
Disastrous Failure. -
We can' mention no failure inore disas
trous than that of Pnysica,LfJ- J.1
An vv.ebeptla4-8peiM----of e -pestive
and assimilative Processes and en
tails tlie retirement from business of th
liver and kidneys. Only through - the good
oflicesxf Hostetter's stomach Bitters can
the restoration of its former vigorous stat
us bo hoped for When this aid baee" se
cured, a resumption of activity in tnestom-a-
h. liver and bowels - may be relied upon.
The Hitters conquers malaria and kidney
troubles.- -. - - -
I would have a man great in great things
and e.egrant in little things. Johnson.
The T-arefied atinbsphere . of the."
.city of
mice,
Xeadvilie, Col., is fatal to rats, rats,
etc.
That good health, strong nerves, physical
vigor, happiness and usefulness depend
upon pure, rich, healthy blood. Remem
ber that the blood can be made pure by
(S
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TTir: A:TOlOTO:;i CO, does half the trorW
wiinluiiil busn:is, bocaase it has reauced tte cost of
wind po-ror to l.'O wb.-si it waie It lis many branch
ft bousos. siKi suppli?s Its goods and repairs
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