HOWARD'S DECEIT. And What It Cost Him—A Wtor> for Boys. WANTED-An honest, n.tlve, Intelligent boy about eisteen years old, ne clerk iu it grocery store. So Ope using tobncco need 11. K. ,M >NKH A. Co. This advertisement appeared in the village paper, and waa the first thing that met Mis. Ilent’e eyes as she took it up to read the news. “Just the place for Howard,” aha aaid aa aha finiahad reading it for the second time. “Hlxteen—that’s juat hia aga. Ha’a honest, active, intelli gent and don’t use tobacco. He has often said be would like a position in some etore. 1 will run down and see Mr. Jones at once, for fear some one may get ahead of him.” Mrs. Bent was alone in her house when she uttered these words, and ad dressed them to no one save herself. Hhe was a widow, and the hoy she re ferred to was her only child. He was absent on this day visiting an unde, and would not return till night. Hhe thought she would see about the posi tion in the store, and perhaps have some good news for her boy on his re turn. Hhe lived near the edge of the village a half mile from Jones's store, as it was commonly called. An hour later found her in Hie ollice of Jones Sl Co., reciting a few of the many vir tues which in the blindness ol a devot ed mother she believed tier hoy pos sessed. “There is one point on which we jltm v<*rv riJirf ini In r." m/iuI Mr. "Our firm has decided to have no on* in our employ who usee tobacco." "You needn’t fear that Howard will ever do that, lie would no soon er use tobacco than poison. I have taken great pains in teaching him to shun the evil ways so many boys ol his age (all into, and (eel proud of him on account of lus freedom Irom bad habits." "I have noticed that your sou seems to be >«n active, intelligent sort of a boy, and 1 have no doubt of hi* honesty, if ho will call here this alter noon at 4™" "He is absent today ami will not he home till evening." "Very well, to-morrow morning at JO will do. I would like to have a short interview with him, and will come to some decision during the day." Mr*. Bent returned home, elated with the prospect that seemed open ing before her son. hhe already saw him in*tailed as clerk, pictured him gaining in popularity, and in tiie es teem of Ins employers, until ho be come a member of the firm and wan able to furnish h->r a home of comfort and ease. Howard carue home a little before the time set for his return, but IiIh mother was watching for him and met him at the door. "O, Howard, 1 have good news for you," were the first words as lie open ed the gate and came tip the walk. "They want a clerk ut Jones's store and I think you can get the position if you try. 1 saw Mr. Jones and h< eays yon may call on him to-morrow at 10 o'clock, "The very thing uncle told me about, and I came home a little early on purpose to talk with you about it Lncle eays it is a splendid chance foi the right kind of a boy. And lie saiti lie would do all be could to help m< get the place; but it seems you an ahead of him. If I could only get t place in a store and be earning Home thing I shall be glad." "One thing they are very particulai about," said the mother. “They wil not employ anyone who smokes, o uses tobacco in any form. I fe> proud that I could tell them that yoi are free from such a filthy habit." A slight color came to Howard’ face, but his mother noticed nothin as she proceeded "I don’t know wh; they insist so strongly ou this point unless it is on account of the lire tba came so near destroying their store You know they thought the fir started from the cigar of one of th clerks. I know they discharged bin the next day, and I don’t think the; have bad a clerk who smokes sine tnen. On the next day, precisely‘at D O’clock. Howard Bent stepped into th oftice of Jones ft Co. Dtiring the brU interview he veiy creditably irnpressei himself upon the members of the lirm and arrangsmeiits were made for bin to enter their employ at once. Th pay would be small at lirst, but th promise was given that it ehould b increased Just as fast ns he woul< make In* serviesa more valuable. 11 waa to board at home and was t< hava two evening* each aeek to him self, I In Ilia Aval auanliw* os# limiia 1st mo 111*; had a lonu talk with biut n reference to hi* manner ol uonductln himself, not only at the store, hut 01 the etreet and everywhere. "I tin eo desirous that you nta; *u«<« d In I hie, "she said. "and it i very important that you contmenc right, and w in t he full conUdeme t you; employer* To do tin* ims<*n more ,han the nhentvame ol plea* Ml manners in their present* It mean* thoimuh h onset hi all thmae. and that you aha really he whal you would have thei think you are Tin* kind ol lepuli tmii i» the only one that ie lasting v worth hav my." • There is owe thine in parilitlec, she toot rimed, "whit it I wt»h to *p«a to you about. I (ear yon are to rare lee* iw sets.-trig your imm/mUm You bus e never teen ae tarelul aa wwul I like, and tbeie are readme wb rent should be mure parts nlar uo kart ever (white That Lhk Ura who alien walk* borne wit It yonaa la aa the rale, baa never appeared to tu Irks a n tompannm lor you, I wool sooner yon would keep away Irui hno as mu. lt a* possible. Amt let m hap ol you wot to yeteld to tit# evil u rtuen. ee ol such a* he. * "Never leaf, moths*." replunl llui afal hurriedly awd ter a rath.r aervoti wtaemer 'Tam petting a*‘»»e 'pier didly at the store. Mr. Jonee gave me quite a compliment to day and I feel #ure that I shall work my way into a good position there before many month*.” Dick was not seen for eeveral daye after this, and the mother began to feel more easy. "Hello, Bent," said a rough voice as a coarse looking fellow o( 18 joined Howard on his way to the store. "You must be feelin’ pretty big of late, you hardly speak to a feller when you meet him. What’s the mat- | ter with ye?” "Nothing the matter that I know of,” said Howard. "Well, why the dickens didn’t you come 'round to Bill Hharp's last night and have a cigar with us? We’d a gay old time an’ lots o' fun, I tell ye. You half promised to go, an’ there’s one time yer missed it in not keep in yer word sure.” "Hush Dick.” riaid Howard in an undertone. "1 wish you wouldn’t stieak of my smoking right hero on the etreet. I should lose my position if Jones should find it out. You promised to keep quiet when yau fool ed me into it. I wished I had never touched a cigar. Audi never would if 1 had known about getting thie place at the store.” "What business o’ their'n, J’d like ter know,” said Dick, contcmptously, "I’d be nobody’s slave, 1 can tell yer that. I’d be independent ’bout my own affairs if I bad to pAddle in that gutter for a livin'. Ho long as you don’t smoke under their nose its just none of their business.” "Well, i don’t know about that,” said Howard slowly. "They liavo their rules, and so long ns 1 am in their employ i shall have to respect them—or seem to do so at least. "Don’t they keep cigars to sell?” asked Dick. "Yes.” “Well, what's the difference, I’d like ter know: amt it ns bad to sell a thing hm tor use it yersell?” "What i wish is that I had your chance an’ tiie lian'lin’ o’ them cigars,” lie continued, with a furtive glance at Howard. "Hut you’ve set’ll squeamish notions as jest spilt s you ler a chum. You'll he a splendid fel ler when you git over them.” Here tlrny parted, and Jfoward en tered the store where lie wax employ ed. Through the influence of Dick and one or two of hixcompanions Howard had Icarm-d to srnoke about two months previous. He had now got so as to enjoy Ids cigar, but lie would gladlv have quit'it if it had not been for tin; continued influence ot these associates. The country village hi wide)) the store of .font s A Co. stood did not have those safeguards against fire and burglary which are found in larger towns. Tide store had barely es caped a terrilde fire, and burglars,had attempted several times to enter it. To guard against these a small room at the rear of the ttore bad been fit ted up for a sleeping room,to be occu pied by one of their most trustworthy clerks. This room had a system of alarm bells so connected with the front of the store that no one «could enter at night without arousing its occupant, ft was also connected by telephone with the rooms of each pro prietor, so that immediate notice could be given of any disturbance. About mx mouths after the opening of our story the clerk who had occu pied tills room for several years was taken sick, and some one must take bis place. After some hesitation on account of i Ids youth, it was decided to let How i anl Bent 111! his place. In doing this , the proprietors spoke with him of its responsibility, and of the confidence tiiey placed in him. They took this • occasion to raise his wages to well re I pay him for extra efforts in faithfully • carrying out their wishes. , Howard was highly elated as lie I took this news to his mother,and she was lairly overjoyed at the success i tier boy was achieving. Fhe felt that - indeed, her hopes were to be realized, r and that she would have lint a short , time to wait for their fulfillment. ; About this time Howard was begin , iiini; to feel more than ever the an i noying inlluences of Dick Bray and t ids companions, llis success made i '.hem all the more eager to hold him r among their numbers, j “That young Bent is feelin* too big of late to 'sociatu with us fellers." ) Hit k said one evening to ins chums. j "But I'll bring him ter time; gee 'f I { don’t. I'll blow on him 't 'e don’t | look out. 1 know enough 'bout him , to send him a-kitin' from that store i any day o’ the week." » "But then,” he continued, "I don't t know as 1 cars for him ter leave the t store; I’ve got use for him tlieie, if l lie'll only lie a little more social. » But 1'il scare him a little all tile » same.” - It was not Inmr before lie hinted such threats to Howartl, ami >aw • that he had a strong power over him. . II._— I..* „ it.a __.1. .... " • • W MW »» W* *,**•* » W « 1 IV «»MI V WI*t II| f ami annoy*) tint vonug dark a iireat > ileal by tb« familiarity ahown thara uiiilar tha *y*a of bia amptoyara. On r aavaral ocrnalonu I low ant butt ml • t|uil« plaiuiy that tb«a« vtaita w«r« » unwrlroma, but to no poritoaa. II* f tb«n raaorlmt to plaua, amt wan to • iompromiaaa wbkb it* woutii not fur ibaaorbt bava bail known tu bia i mot bar or *muloyt>r* I In apita of ■•iinaalf It# cotlM not b#l|i I tnjoymg link* »ou*ty wlian tbay i war* by tbrotaaU*#, If* waa fanna i tail by a rat klaaanaat nf *p»orh amt art r inn of w hub h* ronbl by nomaana ap prova. Wb«a away from tbtainrtit*m« ' ft# oil an wiabat! that h# mitfht navai I w# Ihtk Ibay atiain. lint b* ba4 not » tba tonrwv* to abaha loin urt lit >< waa ah ad of loin aU* a lam*# it# w*nt through anaiwy laaUtit, »• l aal tba r**r ol bia pia** of buamaa* Aa ba waarmt tba alot* a >oaraa lamp i* Ml I4|aiu bia aata 11# *W p|mt am a Italan**!, but ronbl baar wot bin* »nur» > Aa Ha waa about to go on bia *y< caught a small ray of light coming from Howard’s window. The shutters were closed, but this light found its way through a small crevice at the top. Mr. Jones stepped softly to the window and listened* Ho could hear low voices within, showing plainly that his clerk was not alone. Making useot a box near by be then climbed up so that his eve was close to tho crack at the top of the shutter. Whathesaw within surprised him beyond measure. There sat Howard Hent and Hick Uray at the table. Kach had a cigar in his mouth,and a game of cards was in progress. Mr. Jones could hardly believe that the scene before him was real. Hitch a breach of trust by a boy who had seemed so full of honor and worthy of confidence! The plan which he thought would add so much to the security of his property was being treacherously used to double its dan ger. His surprise and perplexity were giving way to anger. lie dropped to the ground,took a key from bis pocket and the next moment stood before the astonished couple. "This is the way you keep faith with your employers, U it?” said Mr. Jones, looking straight at his clerk without noticing the presence of l>ick Hray. Howard could not speak. Hlscom pan'on had slipped out at the door and fled. "It seems you ligve nothing to say,” continued Mr. Jones, "and it is just ns well. Words would be useless. Your cboten companion Is probably skulking about the alley waiting for you, You can join him as soon as you please. To-morrow we will settle with you, and will have no further use for your services.” Howard passed out without a word. All tne finer qualities of hi* nature rose in judgment against him. His conscience was unhardened and active. The distressed face which fie hastened to hide in the darkness hore signs of the deepest humiliation, nurviiiir mm In tlie stern, practical eyes of the man of business the boy hod commit' tid an unpardonable offense. He saw no reason why human figures should not act with the same mathematical precision as those on the pages of his ledger. The success of hi* business de mnndcd such, and lie had neither use nor excuse for any other. fn simple iustice to the boy and without a word for excuse for the wrong committed, let it he said tiiat lie was not u* had as the mun mu* ported him to he. When lie left the store Howard went directly to Id* home, He had no de sire to see Dick Dray. His thought* were with Ids mother now. He must take to her tlie shameful ruins of hei bright hops and plans, lie must tell her the whole story of Ids folly and wicked deceit. He felt tiiat, it would almost kill her, hut he had deceived her longcnougli, she must know every thing now. It was a sad blow to Mrs. Bent a* she listened to tlie full confession from her boy's lips. Her grief in the disap pointment of her plans was great; but it was the discovery of tlie Idem ish in tier son’s character tiiat gave tiic keenest pain. The next day she saved him flu mortification of seeing Mr. Jones by calling on that gentleman herself. Mr. Jones met hor very coolly and placed the amount of tier son's wages in her hand. In answer to her inquiry lie assured her tiiat nothing had been missed from the store, and that iu had no suspicions that her son con templated theft. He added, however, t fiat tlie deceit practiced was nearly or quite as bad as stealing, and would have undoubtedly led to tiiat in the companionship of such low charac ters as Dick Itray. Door Howard! He had learned something of the evil tendencies ol bad associates. The lessen was u bard one, and would not be forgotten, Dick’s power over him was now brok en, and lie resolved to be free. lit bad smoked his last cigar. He had had ills last associate whom he could not take before his mother without fear of her disapproval. But how barn it was to regain what lie hod lost. Every one was suspic ious of him. The story of hi* dis charge was scattered over the village in a sadly distorted shape. The otliei men hunts were unwilling to trust him. It t ook a long time to convince them tiiat the open, honesl ways of tlie boy were really genuine, and tiiat lie now possessed strengtl of character. Many a hard battle was fought, an many disappointments endured Four long years were tlm* spent lie fore Howard Bent stood in anotliei position as good as tlie one he lo*l through tlie iiiiluume of an evil com pan ion.—Western Plowman. Preserving Grasses. A young girl who attends a sciioo where botany and floriculture ari branches of study, tells how sin manages witli the grasses. Theotiieri III Mm* thmil Mild I'lsaltv t Midi fill#. Illl she makes large water color drawing* bold, yet c*refill and delicate, and tin miaiber attached to each one refer ti page* where they are clasilied. Wbei ehe leave* echool die *a)'H she Intend to tie* them lor a dado in her tarn house, 'he thinks they can h mounted on the wall and varntaher •o a* to last lor a long time. Hit original nlea might let acted upon a 4 hint to any ous with artist>v talent and ttie ability to draw boldly am gratefully, The sheet* of t aper n**« j not be watte, but some delicate dui tint ol terracotta, pink, blue or gteen and the gr«t««ee, many ol ahah hav 1 very ihowv head*, sketched in a bold tree etyle, would make a very Uautl lul tttsre or dado •build# wild Mower might also bs used. The sonar* n paper .Mold ba tcuasd by a band u lea bug ol gilt pa pe r, and stptare |«aint«d a lib some on v ent tonal dr sign, HOght alternate with the uibm , The pauiliug upon separate sheet* n pepsr is suggested, a* it M Was troob) ! to have araund thau lira large slrly ; and can ba taken up at odd tUaai | wlreoever the atllet whams* to coat [ aeruss a pretty spray ol grasses u 1 bios*.mis, and done la this say tin* nut look thr Immkdabl# nadsrtakiu i j ’hat the work all In on* piece we ,1. TRICK OF A CASHIER. Hidden Million* In the Creek Treasury. Condon Daily Nows; Athena letter. It ia not an Arabian Night’s ta' am going to relate, but a real incident (already announced to you by wire). Our newspaper* are full of it, and per* haps you may feel eufliciently interes ted in this extraordinary and, I should think, unprecedented event, to find room for a more detailed ac count. You know our Prime Minis ter. He lias lived several years in IiOiidon, and you have published many an article about him. Hut you do not know that “Prime Minister” is not half expressive enough of what Mr. Tricoupis is to tie. Hu is Prime Minister, leader of our Parliament, Minister of War, Minister ol Finance, avowedly, moreover lie is, de facto, Minister of Marine, Minister of For eign AITaiis, ami of almost every tiling elce. Mr. Tricoupis has, from tiie day lie came into oflice, given up ten out of liis nineteen hours’ daily work to tiie Ministry of Finance, which needed it. The fruits of his work were r.ot long ripening. The country’s resource* in increased, the taxes yielded more, and for tho first time ufter many years tiie National balance sheet bade fair to show on the right side. Neverthe less, the public treasury seemed to benefit, nothing. Mr. Tricoupis could not make it out. He asked tiie “Chief Central Cashier” to lay before him every evening u balance-sheet of the cash In hand. The balance-sheet was produced regularly as clock work, uuiy l no item i ny mum i* m seemed to swell and the balance in hard cash to become less. Mr. Trl cou[>is could not understand it. Pimultutieously witii this dwindling ol tiie call) balance in tiie public treas ury, the Opposition press indulged in long articles lamenting tho country’s coming disappointment, in the expect, tation ol a balance. At the same time the militant part of tin opposi tion took tiie ; lead and there were threats of a revolution. There was a procession in the streets, and in a central thoroughfare a volley of re volver shots was liied, with tli" result of killing an unlucky young tailor who was loosing on. The very next day t he t hief Central Cashier brought in his daily balance sheet, showing a Imlance of 25 francs'. The Minister stared and wondered at the coinci dence of the maximum heat of the op position with tiie minimum ebb of the cash balance, lie said nothing, but a suspicion crossed liis mind, and lie set about silting and comparing tiie bal ance-sheets, which had been handed him. Very soon he found discrepan cies witii tiie general statements in the accountant's department. His doubts grew stronger, until one morning lie made ids appearance in tiie .Ministry at the unusual hour of 7 o’clock, sent for three of the highest oflicials, and had all the needed documents drawn up and signed there and then, ap pointing them “a committee, for ex amining and ascertaining the exact state of the treasury,” or something to that effect. Shortly afterward this committee were standing at the door ot tho Treasury Department, ami when the Chief Central Cashier made his ap pearance lie was politely called on to deliver hies books and the keys of his strong rooms and safes. Ho appear ed greatly surprised, but there was no help fot* it, and tiie keys were deliver ed. The examination begun straight way. And what did tho committee discover? A deficit? No, no deficit; on the contrary a surplus, and a good, round surplus—plump and liv ing. The balance sheet submitted to tiie Minister on tiie previous evening showed a cosh balance of .'(5,000 francs, and you may judge tiie sur prise of tiie committee when they laid liands on a largo bundle of bunk notes, and counted 10, 20, .'(0, 10,50, 00, lOO, 200 thousand trams. You can picture how they rubbed their hands witii joy, and plunged them in to the sales once more. Another bundle, another counting—a total of 400,000 francs. More plunges into tiie safes and strong rooms, more bundles of bank-notes, more unreels of Napoleons, more bags of dollars, and when tiie counting was over tiie sum total of the surplus reached six millions odd thousand francs! The news spread like wildllre, and the ! whole Ministry ot Finance, from the i Minister down to tiie clerks and com , missionnires, were soon dancing about in glee. I'assers-by looked in, were loin me now*, taught l It.t epedelllic, «'»1 I'll* tied ’ <>ut into tlie at rent aloo rubbing their ( lianda at ttpnw aimed. An hour later ball Athena w.c* excitedly walk ( uij the etreeta— talk, talk, talking ! about the nowa. Alter the licet aur , I«na« every body began wondering and I -peculating why Mr, 111 lot I antral . * a.bier had laid the lieat egg by. \\ bat wa- he going to uU*n»ly honeat i hilow in money matters. What waa I hie object then’ lleaavait waa out ..f |Mire love and kindneea to Mr ' I Trh-ou|Ut.a* he (the caaloer) Intended to mcreaae the ait noliiona into a 1 adoaen. and then at tiie and ol the huaucial year to aurtOMe hw antwrhn t tiy enabling him to ohuw uA brilliant [ hy m hia budget. I am eorty to aay lbe Athenian* were Htrreduioua and ‘ | , iddenly It wa* reinemberwl that the linn. Mil uni had predated the calvo * tattoo* ol Mr Tfooupt* would prove wrung hy ten ar twelve million franca. * 1 piat the amount Mr et-fhad I-ntral * I aahler wa* *U .leeltuua *•! eavtng U|> * Then .am# I he thought how wonder : luliy adaptive the mtaaing ol the eatd titiifhini would he in helping to upael 1 the tiJvernmeot how handy '»•*« * mtlliooe would have been,gently tak«o out of their hiding places, and shown as the result of the superior policy of the new administration! As to this I cannot give my opinion. I think we had better wait until the Cashier and Public Prosecutor have quite eluci dated the matter between them. P. H.—Evening.—1 have just heard that three more millions were found in.jtnother corner ot the strong room*! eripatetic News Vender. Brookly Eagle. It is the fashion in society to abuse the newspapers. At receptions,lunch eons, teas, dinners, afternoon calls, when other tonics fail, the mendacity, vulgar curiosity, and general repre hensiblenees of the press come to fill up the gap, and the same people who scheme for newspaper mention and send for a reporter whenever they contemplate doing any) hing in a so cial way never fail to lament the in vasion of private life by the prying press. At the same time t hey find it necessary to keep up with the topics of the time and many of them have not the time or energy to wade through the vast mass or reading that must be ottered every morning to a varied constituency. A cleverBos ton woman who recognized that fact has turned it to good account. Hho rises at U o’clock,Hits hastily through all the leading journals, and about 10 puts on her hat and begins her rounds. It is all done in ttie quietest and most dignified way possible. Khe is. a person of breeding and titled to be on pleasant terms with tier pa trons.and Is generally received by them as an informal caller,finding the cal lee in a morning gown in her boudoir. They begin after this fashion: “How is tlie weather this morning?” “Charming, but the probabilities say we will have a falling barometer, and so I shouldn't at all wonder if there was rain to-night." “You don’t say so. What a nuisance! I thought of going to hi*c! —— s new piay tins even ing, but I 'mve such a cold I am afraid to go out if it's wet. By tiie way,what, do the papers *ay about the play?” Then she gets a resume of the criti cisms with any telling phrase that may have been used. Adds, apropos, an anecdote about one of the actors that appeared in one ol tnu morning papers, an I drifts on to musical events, advertisements of picture ex hibitions, personal gossip about soci ety people, little condcnsations of tiie political situation and the high lights in the European dispatches. In half an hour she bus given all I lie salient, points of the news she was four hours In acquiring an departs for another customer, leaving her pupii (rammed with condensed knowledge of the world’s affairs. Tins woman declares that the average tumale Ignorance, oven among clever women of the world's doing is past belief. She has not only to be news vender, lull a walking encyclopedia us well. Forex ample,one day last week she dropped in at, luncheon time, and her pupil, as they sipped their tea, said, "Well, what is the news to-day?” "Nothing much,” stni answered. "Only that (tinkling is ill,” After a few minutes the young woman said frankly, "Would you mind telling me who Conkiing is? 1 have heard his name so often and yet do you know I haven't the smallest idea what lie does or why people should lie interest ed in him.” Another woman, when she was giving her an abstract, of the European news and told of Bismarck's threatened resignation because of the Ilutteiiherg match, declared she had never heard of Alexander of Batten berg before, and had to have the whole Bulgarian situation explained to tier. Besides these heads of fami lies and young women in society that the Boston woman keeps posted us to the world’s doings, she has classes in several fashionable schools for girls, the Principals of which consider a knowledge of the events of the day desirable information for their pupils. They hesitate to put the newspapers themselves into the bauds of these girls, and find the digest of news fur nished by this enterprising person the best substitute possible. She comes every Friday afternoon and gives them an abstract of her reading throughout tiie Inst seven clays, ommitting of course all tiie scandals and crimes and Ulliiig of all events ol importance which it is nrojier for them to t>e familiar with In this case also, and more naturally, site is asked endless questions, and the girls in her class are thoroughly instructed in the meaning of the weird tanll or the effect of the President's message and what congress u doing atiout it. They know who are the probable candidates for the next election and the process by which nomination i« reached. In short, she is a professor of contemporary history amt is paid liberally for her instruction. mm Jolly Old Von Moltke. Von Molt ke'e lace !ook« a* though the natural akin limt Ueen replaced hy a stretch n) arte not nnd yellow perch ment. The lirnw ere lenumeatbli end they radiate regularly bom tin corner* ol the mouth when he annhrr ae ripples from a stone that t» dtop |m| tlunugh the eutlacw ol a placid pool. The eiullee ul the grU Yd ami wmisled old Held mareltal areIreipteni •mingli. too. when he i» abroad. 'On email army el little * bildren who ar« taken to the war olhce evert day by llteir norma to »ee the old ■ Otuiiiandei atuuip about as t bough a man had juat about rear bed bla pi HIM wbet well along In bta MPtb year, watellurti hand* delightfully at f muit t on Moltkv No** ol them he* a mure getne winning, n»»d » h»ht like elude that tin mad ol I he greateet army In the woiM. Military enure aeeert that not une ol tbe vountle** and mneierlj dinomenle uu a«my n'Uire that X or Moltka h »» git in to the world dorm, hw long III" »on*pgrea lit hi ire, »Wt usee, . ogemy and power with hw re port »l the present year, — Berlin let t«r. THE SUNDAY^SCHOOL. LESSON X. MARCH 8—LOVE THY NEIGHBOR—LUKE 10:25-37. I. olden T»»l: "Thou fehult Loro Thy Lord. Thy Uod, with All Thy Heart and with AU Thy Moul * * * and Thy Neighbor." FTKR a year and al moel ten morn lie there waa a marked occaalon. There la alwaya aomettilng aad about leaving a among any people, a work only partially auccetaful. Aa Jeaua waa moving along the aouthern border of Oallloe, he uttered thoae aad farewell woea of warning re ported In 10: 12-16. Note the threefold work of the nrlaalon of the aeventy, aa he low. Trace on the map the route of Jeaua to Jeruealem, and note the vurloua rventa that took place. Tima.—November, A. I> 2H. Place. Homewherc In Perea, beyond Jordan. Though poaelhly near Jeruaalem. Route When Jeaug left (jglllec the In dlcallona are thul he went along the bor der between Dal lice and Humar-la to the Jordan, croaaed the river Into Perea, thence aoutherly to the forda of Jericho, to Jericho, arrd thence to Ib-thany. Bee Luka 0: hi, U2: 10: W. The full li-aaon for to-day la ac followa: 23. And, behold, a certain lawyer Blood up, ami tempted 'him, aaylng. Maater, whai ahull | do to Inherit eternal life? 2..1 .«.. .1 I I I. I. ..I# . I ..... I 31. And by chance there came down « certain priest that way; ami when lie saw him, lie passed hy on Ihe other side, 32. And likewise a Isevlte, when he was at Ihe place, came and looked on him, and passed hy on Ihe other side. 33. Itut u certain Huinurllau, us he Jour neyed, came where lie was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34. And went to him, and bound up Ids wounds, pouring In oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him lo an Inn, and took care of him. 36. And on Ihe morrow when he de parted, lie look out two pence, and gave them lo ihe host, und sold unto him, Take care of him: and whatsoever thou spend esl more, when l come again, I will repay thee, 38. Which now of these three, lhlnke-i thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among Hu thieves? 37, And In said, ll<- Hull shewed mercy on hlrn. Then said Jesus unto him, Ho, and do iliou likewise Home explanations to to-day's lesson an ns follows: Vs’2d-.IT, 29. ' lint he, willing fresolved) to Justify himself;" to make himself ap pear right, both to his own conscience and to Jesus, Halil unto Jesus, and who Is my neighbor?" Kor thedegree in which lie had kept the law of love would depend on Ihe answer to this question. If Ids neighbor meant Ids personal friend*, "Jew, spelt large," lie may have kept the law In some measure, or. at least, had come much nearer It than If "neighbor" Included a wider circle. Iiouhtless this was a dis puted question among the Jews. 30. "A certain man went (was going) down from Jerusalem to Jericho." Th ro a d, or path for there was no such road as is familiar lo us -from'Jerusalem went down literally, to Jericho, the descent 111 less than twenty miles being about 3„Vsi feet. "Kell among thieves," robbers, brigands. (in this very road an Kngllxh baronet. Htr Frederic Hennlker,—was stripped and murdered hy Arab robbers In 1820. -He was probably thinking of the parable of the Samaritan when the assassin's stroke laid him low ” Porter's Palestine, 1.i.71.—Cambridge Bible. 33. "But a certain Samaritan." The Samaritans were half heathen, a mixed race of Jews and Gentiles, accepting ihe Pentateuch only as their blble, erroneous In some points of doctrine, and greatly despised by Ihe priests and Bevltes. The Jews have no dealings with the Samar itans." Note. In this connection, the noble spirit which Christ showed Iri this picture of u Suinarltan, for It was hut a short time before this that he had himself been rejected hy Samaritans In such an un gracious way that the disciples wished lo Invoke lire from heaven upon them (I-uk 9: 31-78). Moreover. It required great moral courage lo thus exalt a Hamarllun before Jews "Had compassion on him," a com passion so strong that It overcame Hellish ness and all sense of fear 34. "Bound up his wounds, pouring In oil and wine." The wine wax poured In to cleanse the wound, und Ihe oil to as suage the smart. They were highly es teemed remedies. "Set him on his own beast." Ills rare of the wounded man must huve consumed considerable time; but Ibis was tlie greatest mugnanlmlly. und much more than common kindness re quired. lieul lave does not ask bow little, but buw much It may do Jacobus. "To an Inn," more like our hutel lliuu the com iliou khan "And took care a> him." guv, w him his personal attention, which I* mart ’ coally anil mure blessed than all our money. 35. "And on the morrow ... he took out two pence" (deuartl): from Ids girdle Shilling Is a more exact translation of "duuarlus" than penny. It Is worth aland seventeen rents Itut two aueh pence would be equivalent lo three dollars In our ■lay Whatsoever thou spesdesl mol*." etc. II* did all hr could, consistently with his other duties. It. "Which now of Ihss* three . , was (proved! neighbor onto hint " The - - . •.„ I -.IihO-IJu >..., •a, \\ lilt h nun at Ihraa Ihiar umlrtalutHl Ural » hat thuu itaairaal tu hitun f" llaillai Ji Uu. ami tlu Ihuh llkenum That la, »»u» t»u»ailu« la aii»n*r«4 ti> iuuihII "||v tu a hunt >utt uught thua tu ahua Ktrti t In trtlar tu t*um> hta itvlghhul |a >UW* 'it tghtaii Th* Mtal**n tluu.1 Hamattian l»«th aa Intllt hluala anti aa g uatiuu »» atu tu Ural th« pnw* tha la nfcnlnnaiau. tllt||UtklKt < laanalng haallng ami nutiiithing l*W plant la a halaauwt* aa4 aptatlanl, |g « t allahl I* iktkkMlIt kuRa***# an4 w*fnl hi* pnrlf» lug iba kkiwi Imiun* In* htttlM ihiral la tlik’ n««n. In* nitlluuanana. In* hnnrn, ihaa mat tain, tultlk. Ilia* martial *l«.