HOODOOED BY AN OPAL
SHACK A M AXON CAN EXPLAIN
TALE OF WOE.
Collided with Everythin* t»lm|>lj B»
<eu«e an I'nlucky Jewel Wav Alionrd —
Sorrow! of Men Who Wore It* All the
III* of Mankind.
CERTAIN small
stone set as a seal f
pin Is the avowed
hoodoo of the Kill*
Island steamboat
Bhackamnxnn, and
Is said to ho re
sponsible for all the
disasters recently
reported sa having
occurred to that
steamboat, oil
which Dr. Joseph 11. Benner, the Unit
ed States Commissioner of Immigra
tion. and ao many others risked their
lives until she was taken off. The hoo
doo stone Is an opal, now In the posses*
Rion of J. J. Hampton, one of the Ellis
Island officers, says New York Journal.
Mr. Hampton said Hint while the
stone was Ills property, he would not
keep It In his possession for any con
sideration. He vows that had luck at
taches to It and disaster follows It. Con
nect uently be keeps it la a phial, care
fully corked and wrapped up In a dark
cloth, as It la claimed the light has an
effect on the opaline brilliancy of the
utfMir nti/1 i ho Hint it )ir(lllani It fu f h<*
Kmitiwr the danger fro I lowing It, The
opal was Innocently worn on hoard the
Rfcnckamaxon during all the recent dis
aster* to that, boat. Engineer lielaney
wo* wearing the scarf-pin containing
the hoodoo opal on hoard the ''Shack"
when the last smash-up occurred. I>e
-/riocy had purchased the pin f.rom
Hampton at a reasonable price, know
ing of Its history of attendant danger,
hut when he got nearly killed In that,
accident nothing would Induce him, be
said, to keep the stone.
Eugene (lilies, of No. COO West Forty
seventh street, who Is tire chief electri
cian on Kills island, and who says he
had formerly no superstition what
ever. next purchased the pin. with the
understanding that he should keep It, a
week on trial, and If nothing of evil be
fell him In that time he was to pay for
It. The first day he wort' It he fell Iroro
an electric light pole on the Island and
was severely Injured, lie attributed
his mishap to the opal, and immediate
ly returned the pin to Hampton, ttuylng
he would not have it as u gift.
Hampton, who was mate of the
steamer Mattewan last Hummer, says he
found the Kcarfpln on board the Matte
wan, and on the very day he found It
the steamer, which was plying to and
front (Hen Island, ran Into a coal dock
at pier 7, Hoboken, and was badly-dam
aged, Several people were thrown from
their feet and some from scats, arid a
panic followed sincog the passengers,
and two women fainted. 'Some days
after, on August ti of last year,” said
Hampton, "the holler of the Mattewan
blew up because of a bolt giving way,
and rhe steamer had to be laid up. 1
was wearing the fatal opal all this time
without dreaming of its Influence. Soon
after I put it away, and did not wear
it again for some months. A few weeks
ago I was wearing the [dn, nnd 1 saw one
of the immigrants In danger, and I
saved him from falling ovet board. Tie
misunderstood my kindly intentions
and services, and we got into a fight,
i-n which he nearly kicked my face off."
Hampton will bear the marks of the
immigrant's kicks as long as he lives.
He recited many other Instances of the
fatal influences and the ill luck attend
ing the opal, and concluded a long list
by saying that he was wearing the pin,
and while holding the wheel of the
ssnacKumaxon lie vvnwt tqtppru and
threw him across the wheel house and
nearly killed him. He say* that is the
last time he will wear the unlucky
jewel.
Captain Butler of the Shackumaxou
had heard so much about the hoodoo
opal that he asked to see it. and handled
it freely. He says that tin that same
evening something went »rong with his
daughter's piano while she was playing
(or him, and the instrument, which cost
$375. has since been practically useless.
Wh»tr of ImiIiI.
It I* not generally known, even In
Caliornlu. that hundreds of thousands
V of pounds In gold ait annually taken
from the rude heaps of base looking
quartz by the (lowing of water over huge
piles of broken rooks that contain the
pieeknu metal. The water used by the
nilnera is charged with a simple chemi
cal which has the potency to dissolve
gold and bold It In solution. This is
cyanide of potassium, a poisonous drug,
which ferrets out the minutest particle*
of the metal. 1 turlng the last five years
the process ha* been almost universally
adopted, anti more than l.'o.lHx'.ooo ha*
• tiu* been recovered.
Santas l< XU*s*ri»«
Yucatan ha* always been cun»idvred
aiuoug the must advam-d state* of
Mexico la education Hhe has been In
constant Intercourse with the outside
world slnv* the day* of the oaqurvl.
ri<hoots have attained a high order
slave the advent of independents.
X fries* llsltk
Amoag la Itoaa.itsoa Smut * dt*< ox
ertea tn t he teg too of Lake Hudolph Is
that of tk* ext*ten<s of lltw* sew
tribes of African*. one of them of
gw arts, sons over Ate feet ta height,
s*nx ass is to*
A womsn in l*HI»hurg t*a . *okl her
husband the other dsv t« 4 former
sweetheart fwr |»w In en»h. a pair of
diamond carriage g diamond ring and
n dlamend pin.
BATTLE OF RAT AND SNAKE.
In Which the Rat Conti Out second
Heat.
A unique rat-kllllng match occurred
\ during the voyage of the steamer A!a
me<)a, which arrived from Australia
yesterday, says the San Francisco Ex
aminer. The battle was between a rat
; and a snake, und the snake won the
tight through superior science anil good
gi neralshlp.
The reptile Is the property of B. Hey,
! one of the passengers, who ha* been
touring the colonies for some time, it
l Is about live feet lu length and the body
I Is perhaps an Inch and a half In dlaine
| ter In the middle.
About two weeks ago the owner of
! the pet decided that It was time for
; him to eat. A rat was caught lu u trap
and then word was sent over the ship
1 that there wuh to be fun. The rat-trap
. was taken Into the smoking-room ami
| ii string tied to the leg of the rat, while
| Mr. Bey hud Ills pet brought out,
The rat and the reptile surveyed each
other calmly for a few moments, the
string on the leg of the former being
glve'i full play and the snake lying on
the floor at full length, with his head
elevated Just the leust lilt.
The rat made a sudden nip at his en
emy's head and, missing It, Jumped
back. The snake dodged and waited
| for another feint. It. came very quick
ly, Mr. Hat missing again and getting
, hack to his corner with alacrity, where
he squatted and wondered what, he
I ought to do ii'-xt. The head of the snake
began moving slowly to and fro. Then,
like a flash of lightning. It shot out,
nnd the reptile's fangs were fastened In
the neck of the rodent. Hound and
round through the air whirled the sup
ple I roily, und in less time than It takes
to tell It the snake was. rolled alioiit the
j rat.
The reptile did not relinquish his
Clasp on his vlctlm'for five or six min
utes, by which time the ret was dead.
J The snake then slowly uncoiled and
proceeded to devour Its quarry. He
! stretched out ot full length on the floor
| and swallowed ihe rodent head first,
The snake Is at. the Palace Hotel with
| Mr. Hey.
—
HIS KINDNESS REPAID.
in Cllil Worn >t ii Is I v f*N Hi*r I loin* a
I!rook ly ii Mun. IVAOt 1,000.
About four years ago Henry Lewis,
! a confectioner, who lives with his wlf#
: and t lx children ut 02 Floyd street
l Brooklyn, B. 1)., found an old woman
silting on the stoop of his house, sayt
j the New York Recorder. Hite was poor
ly dressed and evidently without
friends. As she showed evidence of cul
! tare he Invited her to his home. She
1 accepted and Mrs. Lewis refused to lei
her go.
The old woman remained with them
until six irionlhs ago, when Lewis foun
It a difficult matter to support his fain
j ily. Then she told him she would nol
continue to he a burden on them ami
Insisted on going to the pout-house ai
Flatbush, where she remained until a
few weeks ago, when she returned tc
the Lewises.
She had gone away comparatively a
pauper, but returned worth $300,000
which she has turned over to Lewis foi
his kindness In taking her in and car
| Ing for her when she was without a
friend.
The neighbors ail know of Lewis
good luck. On Tuesday he started foi
the surrogate's office in Brooklyn lo la>
I-claim to the fortune, which had beet
i left by u brother of the old woman
| The discovery that she was heir to the
1 money was made when the surrogate
of Han Francisco Inquired for h*«
through the Brooklyn surrogate and it
was discovered' that she was an ininat
; of the poorhouse.
A reporter called at Lewis’ bouse last
| night, but found that all the family, In
cluding the old woman, had gone to a
reception at riotne relative's house. All
| live neighbors declared that they had
heard of Lewis’ good Inch and were sat
ivfled of its truthfulness. None of them
could remember the tump of the old
woman, who. they said, intended mak
ing h« r home w ith Lewi* until she died.
to Make Calf's I.lvsr tu Civet.
Among meat courses calf's liver on
civet mulcts a nice change, Kighi
ounces of liver sliced half an Inch thick
| and four of very thinly sliced bacon,
one Spanish onion, und a pinch of dried
tiei bs will lie required. Klour the slices
or liter und fry lightly on both sides;
transfer to a slew pan, with the bacou.
preciously fried, on top; slice the onion
and fry in the bacon fat; sprinkle these
over the liver and bacon; add the sea
soning and herbs; pour the fat from the
frying pan. rinse it out with a half pint
of stock, and pour this over all. Cover
with a close lid and aimuiet slowly for
three-quarters of an hour.
Fuats.
Some poets think that all the themes
for poets iiuve been exhausted and
1 that there is no room for poets In the
fuiur*. It is not so. Noble themes are
plenty and all that w« need to do Is to
break the surface und strap* away th*
! dust sad utlre and we will find much
! to portray In melody Krv. Ur. lain
j mer.
%•***)• «9 |iii«mu.
Illinois makes the claim that In thres
yearn she will tie the greatest apple
producing state on the continent, or
> hards containing from lo.tnw ta |5oo0
{ tree* have been planted in the southern
part af the state, and are said to tie com
i tng us In Iks shape
A Ptoniekk* isUeatsf.
A woman at Covington, Ky , la carry
ing an a profltabie and unique little
industry Aha raises Angora mis ml
high br*«d They require n grant deal
at careful alteal ton bat nr* eertb on
' an average |M a pair.
A RED ARTIST’S LIFE.
WANDERING IN CANADIAN
WOODS AND VILLAGES.
lie Denounced Whtflkf but Drunk It—
relnleil Picture* Which Arc S,ilil tn
II tf. Pn**o«*c<t NmiM* Artistic Kle
Kanre—I ml I m Legend*.
T THE MONTHLY
meeting of the
Montreal Folk-l-otc
Society on Monday
ast Hr. W. George
lleeru re.ml a paper
entitled "The Last
jf the Hurons.”
The central figure
In the paper was
Znchnrle Vincent,
alias Telarlolln, a
Huron of Ancienne Lorelte, born In
ISOS, a pure-blooded example of the
great Huron-lroqnols sioi k, says the
Montreal Gaz< tte. ills father and
grandfather had been llnrons from
Huron mothers; his mother was a
l(uron-Iro<|uols of Iroipiols descent.
Hr. Beers prefaced his account of the
gifts, character and achievements of
his hero- for. In spite of Ills failings,
there was something heroic In Zacharle
by contrasting the two main sections
of the Hnron-Iroquols race. The p.ilnts
of difference that marked off the Iro
quois from the llnrons in the days of
Champlain and Frontenae and Mont
calm und under the British dispensa
tion have continued to distinguish
thplr descendants, changed though they
be from I he formidable warriors of old.
Hr. Beers Illustrated this difference of
traits that bad come tinder his per
sonal observation, lie then related the
! tradition of the original home of the
Hurons and outlined Iheir migration
since Cartier's visit to Horliclaga (the
Iteaver dam).
The legend that they had come out
of a mountain between Quebec and the
great, sea hail been explained to I Jr.
Beer* by an Oka chief to Indicate the
period during which the Unions were
biding from the tomahawks of their
warlike kinsmen, the irnriuols. Zacli
arle did justice to bis full-blooded or
igin in that, from childhood, he was tt
vagabond of the wood* and water*.
Long before be could nee a gun or load
a gun to use be pursued feather and
fur and even lln, with a bow and ar
row. To the end be loved ihe outdoor
life of his fathers. He also alas! -
loved whisky blanc, though he was
quite aware of Its mortal badness. In
his philosophic moment* be said: "It
was de ribber of be debil; not deep,
but she drown all de same; bad for In
dian and bad for white man.” Itr.
1 Beer* thought the white man wa* re
sponsible for a good shar<' of the In
dian’s wrongdoing, and be therefore
sought to atone for It, In *ome degree,
by trying to rescue this gifted Indian
from bis enemy. He invited him up to
Montreal, intending to send him a rail
way ticket If he accepted, but Zarh
arle and his son Cyprlen or Dawenron
fstraight. like a stick) suddenly made
their appearance before him, having
tramped the whole distance. For two
years lie lived in Faughnawaga, coming
to town now and then to sell a picture
or a piece of wood carving. When he
began to fail and hi* end seemed near,
Dr. Beers sent bltn back to Loretto.
lie went to the marine hospital, Que
bec, and soon afterward died, in bis
eightieth year. Dr, Ueers exhibited a
portrait of Zacbarie Vincent, painted
by himself, a picturenqiie head, with
the gray hair running out on either
side from the natural parting in the
center.
He recalled the alleged exclamation
of the French on first seeing the Wy
andots, "Quelle* bores!" (what boars'
heads!) They were surprised at the
"bristling ridges" in which they wore
their hair, and thus these lakeside Indi
ans won anew name the Huron*. And
the last of his race was. In this respect,
a true Huron. He was. however, very
particular about his person; he never
wore flannel until seven months before
tinder It another coat, under that a
third coat, aud then nothing. Dr.
Beers exhibited a picture of "Mercy,"
which Zacharle had painted entirely
by memory, from the original of a New
York artist, as well as n number of
sketches. He gave a pathetic and im
pressive ri*.»rription of the Huron ar
tist's mode of life- a constant light for
existence for the most part the huppl
est portion of It being the vagabond
life lu the woods. .Several times he
was badly froxeu; many times he was
nearly drowued: once he had a hand
to-hand tussle with a bear, which he
killed with a knife.
No promloe of comfort could Induce
him to settle down permanently In the
vllluge of lxirette. He liked the free
dom of the bush and communion with
nature better than village gossip. The
tleea, the sir. the sky. were full Of u
tit)site compsuv. with which In Im
agination he held intercourse. Dr.
Beers then described Zscharle's me th
uds uf work, the character of nts In
spiration. hl» devotion in his an. his
preference far certain colors and ob
jection to others. In IMS he painted
s panrstt of laird Klgiit and sold It to
him. and In lairette church are some of
his religious works, lie never painted
anything low or vulgnr Ills language
was alike free from blasphemy slid he
was not without rellgtous emotions.
Ills one v|c» was made up lor by many
virtues and among those was a self*
respect that kept him from legging in
all his hardship* Ik Users spake si
some length of the artistic faculty In
tho native raceo. of whl>h Zscharle's
gift was a conspicuous example II*
mentioned I'atlln # record of hie lifo la
the wilds and Indicated the rich endow
meut is sum* forms of decorative art
whkh makes the work of ssito* east
erg race* Inimitable In the west.
ARE FOUND IN AMBER. >
Horn# IntrrMtlng r.ihiMh in !<atar«* l
I m perlwhmhlr Mui#0m*.
In many museums may he seen In the
most perfei t state of pr ervatlon In 3
am her fossilized remains of plants and 1
animals, says the (lembuuaa's Maya- I
zlne. The science of Lgypt, In Its 1
highest development, did not surcet d I
In discovering a method o' embalming 1
so perfect as the slrnpl'- pro • at taking I
place In nature. A tree ox ides a gum- >
my, resinous matter in a livid state, I
An Insect accidentally lights in It and
ts caught. The exudation continues 1
and envelops It completely, preserving 1
the most minute details of Its struct
j me. In the course of time the resin 1
! becomes a foasll and Is known as am- I
tier. The history of fossil Insects Is
! largely Indebted to the fly In amber.
And to the preserving properties of
amber we owe, likewise, our knowl
edge of some of the more minute de
tails of ancient plant structure.
The coasts of the Baltic ure and have
been from the days of the Phoenician
) traders the great source of the amber
of commerce. It wears In rolled frag
ments, In strata known to geologists
as ollgocene. These are tertiary rocks
of a date little more recent than those
of the London basin and equivalent to
the younger tertiary series of tbe Isle
\ of Wight. The fragments of fossil res
in were wushed down by the rivers from
the pine forests of the district along
with sediments and vegetable debris.
In them are found most perfectly pre
served remains of the period, ax well
as of Insect life, Fragments of twigs,
leaves, buds and flowers, with sepals,
petals, stamens und pistils still In place,
occur. A recent genus, dentzla, has
been recognized by Us characteristic
stamens; the valves of the anthers of
rlnnamomitm are seen In others. In
one specimen the pendent catkin of u
species of oak Is seen ax distinctly
through the clear amber ns If It were
a fresh flower. And, besides the In
sect. and plant remains thus sealed up
In amber, slruy relics of the higher
fauna of the forest have alao beep met
wMh.
Fragments of Imlr and feathers have
been I'Hllvlil In till* Mi kv resin mol n».
served. Among others a woodpecker
and squirrel hav.' beoa recognized In
the Ijnltlc amber.
linin'* Horn Wrinkle*.
Some folks are a long time In finding
out that It never pays to worry.
The man who knows that he bat)
Cod's love win always believe that he
lias his help.
The fear of punishment may keep
men frotri doing wrong, but. It cannot
make them love the t ight.
Whatever stifles liberality chokes re
ligion.
A preacher wlili a warm heart will
not long have a old church.
Its righteous men are a better pro
tection to a city than Its police.
The blood of Christ makes every
! promise In the Bible worth Its face.
Cod had lo deal with men by law be
foie he could deal with them In love.
Every good man makes unwritten
laws that others have to keep.
A great, many people have religion
who do not have Christ.
Hin will behave Itself a year to have
It’s way an hour.
We ought to find out that condemn
ing others w ill never Justify us.
Christ, will knock at the door of our
hearts, but. he will not come in unless
we open it.
An unconverted church member Is as
much In danger of being lost, ns any sin
ner In the slums.
('tanning Clotli** wltli
The fr<e use of gasoline for cleaning
clothes and other articles is a most dan
gerous habit, prevalent lu Wushtng
| ton and elsewhere. It Is one of the
j most inflammable of fluids and little
less deadly than dynamite In its effects
1 u'Vion ovnlAilotl PufttruhtiPtr Vu utini
shocked a few days ago at the uwft.il
result.
STRAY CHIPS OF THOUGHT.
It Ik a terrible thing to see one work
ing who never smiles.
Not a few men are like the amoeba—
they live on what sticks to them.
No man's creed is complete which
does not declare a belief in himself.
Marriage bused on llirtatiou logically
ends in separation. divorce or—tragedy.
Many a would-be statesman was in
tended by the Creator for a splendid
j laborer.
It la often difficult to dlstiugulirli be
tween absolute laziness and serene
resignation.
Certalu youug folk ate puzzled to dla
: tlngulMn between an accelerated pulse
and u love throb.
Out' of the easiest things In this
world la to get uiouey. The task o( life
lies lu earning It.
He who minds hi* own buslues*
walks head and shoulders above #0 per
cent of his fellows.
Hypocrite* often use a scriptural quo
tation a* a funnel through which to
drop poison Into tome human heart,
j The face of every bub* Is an ln
| lerrogatlon point. It* fulura depends
uo bow older folk answer the question
There Is moially no difference be.
; tween the thief who loot* a bank and
! the man who charges a dollar far Aft>
cent*' worth of good*.
If an Idler only occupied the space
geometrically ascribed to a point he
, should aet Bad In tha unlteroa a
spot whereon to set bis foot
chtiner** are the food of Indolent
; theorist*. They chase fantasies all
• heir day* sad the recording angel
j marks the result wttk a c|ph*r.
The most insecure penh In the world
) la that occupied by the man aha ha*
i reared a petty castle out of hrtck* stal*
i* from the koarstly built tower* of
i mb*i*.
tN ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH, j
It* Imirti llntii Thai Wttj At* «f
MroIxUgt aciao *ir*.
"Gentlemen. taid 'I < man with tne .
allf-r wbbk*rr. .Lt *j..<. turned on
uowqulto-, *T bellevt r, giving every j
Meet a f&fr ei.< w., and I'm not the
nun to tulk ug.n * mon, .r.o b'btnd hie
iock. I never had an adventure worth
elating with th* p*--' i n.y brother
i,id. My .brother w.. Tl-er. eon
clent lotus man. and I never anew hlin
o exaggerate in th* rllgli’eef.”
"Where odd :1,1a fedvtct' * ; -i.peg?” J
tautloimly queried th* n ,.r. v.ith the
rub no <■.
"Down In th* I'w.'.fi.pr of Louisiana,
dr. My brothe; w,,. t.e of ft* <n*
[Ineera of a rnliri ; i i. * One- day,
vhlle nil alone and making hi* way
hrongh a t v.an.ii with the water up
o hl« walet. i niequito * idd'nly
‘liebed upon I n arid hit him In the
high. But for hie deep'-rat* effort* my
mother would have i<m. killed then
mil there, A* t v.,,t h* wai laid up
'or three month*"
"Your brother 1i d that yarn, did he?”
'iieered th* man with *h* - outole - hln.
"Certainly h< *. d replied the man
wllh Hi* yall« r whirkert. A* 1 raid
«efore my Ore tie; i.*vej exaggerated. I
am a liar my**’! i t t.« wa- the aoul
rf truth.”
•'Your brother .’v in* mosquito, of
I’ourae?”
"Of course He -old*' was fully nine
feet long, and ‘he »pie;-d of lie Jaw*
would lake In a nall*V<g. When It
ruabeil ai him -t i ; »t.< I water twenty
feet high.”
"Look here, my fi end,” eald the
Ntub-noced man. "cldc t it. ever occur
to you that it wa* an alligator and not a
moaqiilio which ;.:‘...i.<d your broth
er?”
"Never! My brother w<* ;. man with
the high*h respect lor truth. If It
hud b<<n an alligator ho would have
aald wo I mlgh' have ll*d about It,
but nothing multi have tempted him
to. And th*-n h* ia.d th* thing fl*w
away after being beaten t It. Now, do
alligator* fly?”
•'fu ..... i,....... f ■ ri’’" a.Weil
the nil n with '!■> <.<"!•!* h i . - k his
ne<k began u> redden.
"Alas, air, he Is dead. Ye>. he died
as l.e lived ... tr till'..; mot. Why do
yon ask?"
"Oh, I wanted to nil him a liar on
a postal card, t i.t i< probably doesn't
get any mail v her* t 1* now."
"You think i1 ' if, do you''"
"I’tr sure of it. '
"Then gentlca.. 1. oti w;ii p>a*e ex
ctmi! me from . . ' rtfaei part In this
conversation, 1 me >■ iu.r myself, a*
I have admitt*! . i .t J - . rtntt rtand It
to lie ,r my ih ,a. p.-other s.andered. He
raid niO'ijultc t fui he raid it flew, and
ns 1 am a fig: <i ! will wl i draw and
try to think what my brother said
about the mo-iiUlU ' i y i own Irish' s
with his tail ; : t.< spread his wings.”
IX'froit Free Fjoh,
J liramtied li'Ui riirlili»nliy.
Auuo.a iho many Uoi'itv. akh are
going the rounoi or. 'ruing the Rev.
Refer Mac ken/. >• . h< hied the other
ilay, is one which ‘now* h« war a thor
ough believer In inue .;.ar Christianity.
Many yean: ago, alter delivering a lec
ture In a country village in ihe north,
lie waa returning to bis host’s house
along a lonely road, when h< was ac
costed by a roboer. The latter was a
believer in the ligt.t of might, and re
quested Mr. M k< nzic 'o turn over all
the cash be had got Well, my dear
man,” said Mr. Mackenzie, "you know
I'm big enough to thrash you. Jf it'*
money you want, I'll give you half a
crown.” The rob'Wr would not accept
this very charitable ofle.-. Mr. Mac
kenzie "doffed” k.s coat and gave him
what the man !► now pleased to call
”a dashed good biding ” That thrash
ing did toe man a great service for he
afterward left the paths of vice and be
came one of Mr. Mackenzie s numerous
■onvertn. Exchange.
lisirtert of Kil l.oo and La< e.
Carters are marveifjg creations this
year. I nbygkok persone who persist
in wearing the circular ones have regu
lar “coufei tlons ’ from which to choose.
Some are made of bands of elastic al
most covered by tiny ruffles of narrow
ribbon and butter-colored lace. An inch
wide piece of elattic will permit about
four outstanding frills of each. The
buw in the middle :s made «f the lace
and ribbon.
Soinewba: less oefriiied are hanu# of
elastic edged with narrow ribbon ruf
fles and fastened with a bow and buckle.
The buckle may be of any sort- gold,
silver, or studded with mock Jewels.
The monogram of the owner is usually
engraved on the buckle. Some of the
garters are of elastic incased In a puf
fing of pompadour silk, and these ate
particularly efleciUe.
Tin- ubui* t.f Uir pnrdtu.-bC 1>
i,in- of ilia tlrlblng fa it ill in I; srtory
of tiiiuiuu unthoiO) of ilrallng with
i-rinn*. At coiiiiboiily 'itrdird, it bat
boon it aarlbua *•» *J, not on-.v Hi ita tli
m l affect In a'bt»rarli> m turning grugy.
Uhnn-iii *lil' b t)ini. for ihe good of tho
avll din r amt of tocirty, thonld l*o al
lowod ui wotb il* batnin! rffart, but
In tha *t|Hntation wbnb It *t ojragod
In tho inluda of tboro »bo i>!ab tba
l»ri>«tralltm of • tiun ibat • >*-n if
con*bt«xi and »ani«-tif*d th*v wUI l«
pat<luii«d Ntv William J. M< tola.
BM**rt«a Mirror*.
A rortbod of tll*«r;ag mm>.> y o
dtniug mlrrora of »a*h gr*«t*r bril
liancy than iho** toad*- by ordinary |*ro
ioaa«a, ban lawn dt%.o«orod by H#rr
liana Hoaa of Kiri il in batod on tbo
fatt that whtn a b*a*y nirtal f* n>t
iba i atboda of a tat uoni tuba - on tain
lug a trnro of b'drogro, tba tinotrin
, uirmi taiaiilitta ibt trial, afcnb ta
dryoailrd a# a ft’irly aOir.-tol odd
highly liolltbrd !•>•» U tbo «* .« tf
ibt tnbo.
FHK SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON IX. MARCH I IESU'
THE M ESSI AH — LUKE 9 :3-27.
rinlilffi Trill "Thl* I* My Itrlav* I ‘••ri
Hear \e Him'* l.nkr li is *1 .
(iriiiHl 'lrl.fi*i|»h of ihr *a*i»r of M.i
klnil.
04M’ u iim ti
uuothrr n.llntorv* of
progr ,-n*. Jr«u In
glim to unfold ti: <"
rlrii'ly to hi* ■ *
rlplr* hi* tt mo n»..
mi I tin M'ula* II
mmt mik- a>on*»
inrtit liy hi* dnath
Thu* or.ly ran I »
found tho ro-v. kin*
Join »'•! fulfil hi
ml»*lor »* tt" M
*lah. L*>*t thl*
*tru '.41 and thrum
)rrlirn»i. - vlrw of
Ihr Meridah *liou|d ntimgrr ip.rlr fallh. In*
trur, iranie i ndent nature rn irvr-ilr l ■■
thr liumllKuiutlon and pro -'d liy many
mlrarlr* of grurr and powrr W • i'm. *
how murh wu* nrrdnl that th" kith of th •
dlkrlptm r I mi 11 Id hr rnrou-n4" I, i* In our
la*t lr»*rn. Thr rhaptrr '**d *hndd
In- yrarrhrd for thorr fu o* and Into*
will'll Moral lo IIK thr fro* n.i it ■■ *nd
work of thr MiK lah, and th« i a'
wlih rrfrrenri- to thl* on - . 11*i >**•
* 'hr full trxt for to-ilay I- i* follow*
1.. And |i ram* lo pa**, a* h" v. > ' ttlot *
praying, hi* dl»r|p|r* »n *• wi“ 'dm, *'
h« u*k"l th*m, Haying. Win iv t’
proplr that I am7
19, Th*y anawrlng Kald, John f'1'1 Ha •
fInf. hut KOinr nay Mila*, and other* iv
'hat uni ofthr old prophet* * r'»**n Hair
20 III- al'l unto them. **•-* whom (*ay
V that I ifflf I’rti't uil»w»rl' a »a!d. Th i
' htlrf of (Jod.
21. And hr itrallly rhara-d th-r an >
rommundid thrm lo Irll to roan ft •'
thing;
22. Haying, Thr Hon of man tn *t <
Hinny tiling*, and lir rrjrrtr 1 of th" rl l*r
and rhirf prlrai* and nrrllw*, ami hr ■ it' .
olid l>" ralmd thr third day
27. And In- *ahl lo thrtn ill. 1f any mo
will rom* utter me, Irt hlrn drey Inmndf
arid lake up IiIk rroH* dally, and follow m»
7A l-*i,r I"■ -in*Vrl u III nilVr I* - life ' '1
lose It; but Whomever will lo* • !v‘ lb* f
my aake, the aumr aholl nave It.
25, For what la man advantaged. If ' ‘
gain the whole world, a- • lo*'* t;tn
or he ruat away?
2t>. For whoitover altall be .dn1 “
me utid of my wortla. of h!" •»!■> > I the y >
of hiau he iiiihnmed, when h* *b.itl < >n*
In hla ov.n glory, and In hi* I'l'io 1
of the holy angel*.
27. Hut I tell you of a tn‘! . H ■■ »*•
some standing here, which shall not ti
of death, till they ree the kingdom Of Go i
Home explanation* to the t*v »• t*
follow*:
Note mat there ean lie no high i. I »'>5d>
choraeter without dully *elf-*b nl.it Who
•oever moke* aelf Aral t* necessarily rneuft
and low lienee God tut* modi d'o full of
opportiiiillle* to deny self (or other*
"Take up hla oroaa dully," r.ot u -rely ot
apeelal oeeaslon* G) The t-o- I* t
aymltol of doing nur iluty, even ot tie* e mt
of the moat painful death, ft t* the em
blem. nut of mere suffering, U t o' iff- •
lug for the sake of Clirlat i" J o ' g‘#*l'"'
(2) I'.m b one muai tuke up hi iwr. ot #**
C.l) He must Hike It up yoi in' ir y, a* en
It, not merely endure what Is . r I P'#'
him. This la what change* the in'. ■
.. glory. ' Th* oroaa fot me -o-* o-1
hut Hie -rose for the laird, I s.iy■ ft
The oroaa la a toat. H la th** I'.l.
apear, wltleh test* whether w*’ i- lie*
olplee In deed uml In truth, or only - • *k>**
lifter the loavea and lleh. » "Ari l follow
me.'* ' !*• follow Christ I* to ' .its him lo
our master, our teacher, our imi.' **
believe hla doctrine*, tb uphold Ids •
to obey hla prenepta, ami to do If th i .«
it lead* to heaven by the way of Hi • ro* ■
It la not merely to do right, but to do rlg'i
for hla rake, under hla leadership, an l i -
cording to hla teaching An old my*'-,
once said a true word: ' N v** run at -r
a oroaa. and never run away from on
25. For what la a loan udvurdag- i
What protit doe* he gain? St' a: ha • - » i
that thla regarding of profit an ’ i ward *
only another form of seinahn*■.*■- It
selfishness la the seeking ot r • *■ 2 to.) ..
the expense or Injury of ml-" '' > -
wout la prolltahlo la not settle lines,
wiadom. it la alttiply folly to throw i* #.y
life, or pleasure. or wealth, for no goo t,
Whatever, The wise man wants to kt: ■ '#■
what good will come of If to himself ,
other*. Only a fool will have it# in*
to profit. If, an "If" that U nevet r .ltz-'
hut even if he gain the whole world, u
the pleasure, the wealth, the ojun—a o
enjoyment, the honor*, tl.e blessing* t . *
world can give, uml lose himself, hi* life,
his health, hla power of enjoyment. !f 1 ••
Ik rucked with pain, or tormented with
lemorKe, If he loaen hi* character, his in
tegrity, hla love of God, and after a short.
• njoyrnent there I* nothing left but eternal
misery. In' the prooeae of gaming he ha.*
lost the power to enjoy hla gains Or I-*
.. . L. .... y>..t*..ll *•> I rv-i -a ! ¥ fV.ft'-**
hi* noul, which I* given up fur the -Hike uf
worldly pain. There I* no compensation
for the hi** of ihe *oul AM other lo*-->
may he repaired. The Ion# of the noul 13
without remedy and without hopti.
Illustration. There I* a Russian led' 1
of one who entered a diamond mine n
neareh of greut riche*. lie tilled his puck
el* with great gem*, and then th-ew tlnri ■
away lo make room for larger one*. A
Intgth he became very thirsty. bu' lb-re
wa* no wuter there. He sought to ftn ‘
the way out, but wa* hopelessly lost in
the Intrhate maze*. He heard the Hu*'
of river*, hut they were rivers oi dem
and he hastened forward at the .sound of a
wuterfal), but It wa* a cas ado of jewel*
He wa* very rich In precious stone*, but
h* wa* dying of thirst, and hi* riche* w-r»
worse than UMlrs*. He hud lost himself,
and perisheil amid hi* treasure*
K, Who*ov*r shall he a*!' anted uf roe.
one reason why men would refuse » take
up their cross. And of my word*, tin
truth* 1 teach, the claim* 1 n *k» th i
hope* 1 hold forth, the command* 1 give
There w«* great danger of this shanc
Kor Jrfcu* and hi* cause would or unpupr
lal. The rashloli*. the wealth, the drill
of lliwught lit the world would he direct! >
Opposed to the kingdom which Juju* »*:
up. He himself wu* to be vfuclttod t* »
malefactor, hi* glory InvUIhle Hu ko g
dom wa* »mall, with follower* ! •• . •
pom and It* glory wa* In tho future I
principle* spiritual t*er»*. utiom m
proedie*. sneer* Would piea* har t upo
the disciple*; only a mighty faith won. i
keep them from tiedng ashamed l»f film
shall tl* mih of man be *»!>*»* t. he a ;e
| their . haraeler and conduct a-* wbulty
unlike hi« They do noi belong in hta a«t
pent they have acted l» a BWfirrr ef
tlrely unworthy of Id* disciple*.
MAMVlLl Or THI MOUTH,
The teeth of Bob. like tootk *t at at-.
at-.iuai*, if* not faoteae I lo tko !mm.
but ore held tk socket*.
Tko longue of Ike IMJ 111 tr*4 to
prekeurdle, Uy umhiim of It tk»M wH*
Rail will and kold (keif
Tko 'realla* of Joklt ttoUiOf Ik Ifft
la vou*lke«wl tko foundation of tk«
avieuce of dosltouy Itt KutUhi
Uriel Mot Hot and Horace all r*l* t U
tkelf perewee 10 ifco ooo of Oft He. *i Oeetg
a* lOBHgoa Ik tkolr lime.