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TALM AGE’S SEIWIOX, "THE GOOD SHEPHERD" LAST SUNDAY'S SUBJECT. Ir.nn I lie Toil. IVilnts, I hn]itcr Will Vitm I its Follows: ''Tin* Lord Is M) Ahoi-lioril'* — The Haute Hclween IVesith ami I’overly. HAT with post and iail fences, and our pride in South down, Astrakhan and Flemish varie ties of sheep, there Is no use now of the old-time shep herd. Such an one had abundance of opportunity of be coming h poet, be Itic out. of doors twelve hours the day, and oft-times waking up in the night on the hills. If the stars, or the tor lent*. or the sun, or the flowers, had anything to say. he was very apt to hear it. The fcttrlck Shepherd of Scotland, who afterwards took his sent In th» brilliant circle of Wilson and l.cekbart, got Ills wonderful poetic Inspiration In the ten year* In which im* wur waicninR ti»f* Iinrn» ui .ah. law. There Ih often a sweet poetry In ti’e rugged prose of the Scotch shep herd. One of these Scotch shepherds lost I. is only son. and he knelt down In prayer and was overheard to say. "0 Lord, it has seemed good In thv provi dence to take from me the stalf of my right hand at the time when to its sand-blind mortals I seemed to be most in need of It, and bow I shall climb up the hill of sorrow and auld age with ■■ .'-out it thou ruayst ken, but I dinna." I 4fc David, the shepherd hoy, Is watch * Itig his father's slicep. They are pus turing on the very hilis where after ■ ■r'/J ward a Lamb was born of which you Kj have beard much, "the Lamb of God, RJ which taketh away the sins of the jfe'i world David, the shepherd boy. wa.< beautiful, brave, musical and poetic. I think he often forgot the sheep in Ills reveries. There In the solitude ho strip k the harp string that Ih thrilling (through the ages, David, the boy. was gathering thp material for David, the poet, and David the man. Like othet | boys. David was fond of using his l.nlff among the saplings, and he hail noticed the exuding of the Juice of tin "tree and when he became a man. lit sold. "The trees of the Lord are full ol sap." David, the boy. like other boys bad been fond of hunting the birds i nests and he had driven the old stork ■off the nest to find out how many eggs were under her; and when he became n man, he said, "As for the Htork. tin i. fir trees are her house." In boyhood Fite lead heard the terrific thunder storm that frightened the red deer Into premature sickness: and when he be came a man, he said, "The voice of tlif Lord maketh the hinds to calve.” Da pid. the boy, had lain upon his back biokit g up at the stars and examining the sky, and to his boyish imagination the ky seemed like a piece of divine embroidery, the divine fingers work ing in the threads of light and the beads of stars; und he became a mat and wrote, “When 1 consider thy heav one, the work of thy fingers." Whet he became an old man, thinking of tlif goodness of (Jod, he seemed to hear thf bleating of his father's sheep across many years, and to think of the timt when he tended them on the Bethle bom hills, and he cries out In ilie text “Tho Lord is my shepherd." IT God will help me. I will talk tc you of the shepherd's plaid, the shep Ilf-TO 8 erOOK, liil Bllr JliitJi '* ® > shcphet'd's pasture grounds and th< shepherd's flocks. And first: The shepherd's plaid: Ii would be preposterous for a man go ing out to rough and besotting work to put on splendid apparel. The pottei does not work in velvet; the serving maid does not put on satin while toll ing at her duties; the shepherd does Tioi wear a splendid robe in which tc go out amidst the storms, and the rocks. an<1 the nettles; tie puts on lilt rough apparel appropriate to his expos ed work. The Lord our Shepherd, com ing c ut to hunt the lost sheep, puts on no regal apparel, but the plain gar ment of our humanity. There war nothing pretentious about it. I know the oid painters represent a halo about the babe Jesus, but I do not suppose that there was any more halo about that hlld than about the head of any other bubo that was horn that Christ mas eve In Judea. Becoming a man. he wore a seamless garment. The scis sors and needle had clone nothing tu make It gtaeeful 1 take it to have been a sack with three holes in it; one for the neck, anil two for the aims Although the gamblers quarreled over It. there U no evidence of Its value I have seen two ras pickers quarrel over the refuse of an ash bairel No. In the wardrobe of heaven It, left the 4. sandals of light, the girdles of beauty, tin robes of power, and put on the he soiled anil tattered raiment of our ho jL, lu. r t* Sometimes he did not even Wear the seamless cute*. Whit Is that hanging about the waist or 1'hrtst ' Is It u Itadge of authority * Is It a loyal , > of arms? No. It la a tone) f’h* F ill ip!**' feet are filthy from the walk I. 1 the l.mg way. and wre got fit to !„■ Ii-' pun the k ,tj( on huh tb« v or* v. kthew their feet, and gathet * the m up itt the towel 10 dry them In-. irk »f seeing this world wss r-. ,gh wo.a. togged wirh Icaed *0,k and k I* pot u:t ike ra,itk *« 1, the plain e* koettl. of our Ilk k the s men were ,k t> at hint, 'h crowd* were lo inti, ^ » pi I hi* dust waa to *p« la k is him. the is, ik were to p 11 sue him tth dasy ; <f Israel* !•**• at home >k • origin .k *k luf ip.* eket siktauk, to ford «k*> wtgh's all nwihoktared' II* pot* Dp. k htwt tk* gtaiw raliatit of oor h-|. inanity; wears our woes, and while •■aith and heaven and hell stand amazed at the abnegation.wraps around him the shepherd's plaid. "Cold mountains and the mldnicht air Witnessed the ferc.tr of his prayer." Next I mention t.ie shepherd's crook. This was a rod with a curve at the end. which, when a sheep was going astray, was thrown over Its ncek; and In thHt way it was pulled hack. When the sheep were not going astray, the shep herd would often use It as a Hort of crutch, leaning on it; but when the sheep were out of the way. the crook was always busy pulling them back All we, like sheep, have gone astray, aud hud It not been for the shepherd's j crook, we would have fallen long ago ! over the precipices, j Here Is a man who Is making too much money. He Is getting very vain. He says, "After a while I shall be In dependent of all the world. Oh, my soul, eat, drink and be merry." Busi ness disaster comes to him. What Is God going to do with him? Has God any grudge against bint? Oh. no. God Is throwing over him the shepherd's crook and pulling him back Into better nastures. Here is a man who has al ways been well. He has never hail any sympathy for Invalids: he calls them coughing, wheezing nuisances. After a while sickness comes to him. He does not understand whal God Is going to do with him. He says, "Is the Lord angry with me?" Oh. no. With the shepherd's crook lie lias been pull ed hack into better pastures. Here Is a happy household circle, The par ent does not realize tile truth that these children are only loaned to him. and lie forgets from what source ealtie ill., domestic blessings. Sickness drops upon those children and death swoops upon a little one. ile says, "Is God angry with me?" No, His shepherds crook pulls hint hack Into better pas tures. I do not know what would have become of us if it had not been for the shepherd's crook. Oh, the mercies of . 11,... t t.ibu itt i . iitiUw 11 <1 plums from under the shade of the trees, and the very best fruits of ( hr'ls tlan eharaeter we tlnd in the deep shade of trouble. When I was on the steamer, coming across the ocean. I got a cinder In my eye, and several person* Iried lo get it out very gently, but It coil'd not be taken out lu that way. I was told I hat the engineer had a facility in such cases. I went to him. He put bis large, sooty band on me, loot: a knife, and wrapped the lid of tbe eye around the knife. I expected to be hurt much, but without any pain, and lu slantly he removed the cinder. Cb there come times in our Christian life, when our spiritual vision Is being spoiled, and all gentle appliances fall. Then there comes some giant trouble. | and black-handed, lays hold of us and ! removes that which would have rtti".< I j our vision forever. I will park' a ! your Joys together in one re; at of j ten companies, anil I will | it tb '.n ! under Colonel Joy. Then 1 Will r •' ! er all your sorrows together in one J regiment of ten companies, and p"t them under Colonel Breakhearl. Then ] I will ask, which of these regiments has gained for you the grca'er spirit ual victories? Certainly that under Colonel Breakhearl. In the time of war. you may remem ber, at the South and North, the tiues tlon was whether the black troops would tight; hut when they were put into the struggle on both sides, they did heroically. In that great day of eternity It will'be found that It was not the white regiment or Joys that gained your greatest successes, but the black troops of trouble, mis j fortune and disaster. Where you have ; gained one spiritual success from your j prosperity, you have gained ion splrit : mil successes from your adversity. . . . You have noticed that different decks | of sheep have different marks upon | them; sometimes a red mark, some times a blue mark,sometimes a straight mark, sometimes a crooked mark. The Lord our Shepherd lias a mai k for Ills ' sheep. If Is a p I mark the mark of the cross. "Ble-ccd nre they that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.' Furthermore, consider tlie shepherd's i pasture grounds i ne oki shepherds used to take the t-liei p upon the rjotr.i * tains in the summer, and dwell in the valleys in the winter. The sheep i.t !n.g out of doors perpetually .their wool w.t.s lietter titan if they had been l.'pt in tlie hot atmosphere of the sheep ot. Wells were dug for the sheep ami covered with large -.tones. In order tnat the hot weather might not spoil the wa'er. \ud then tiie shepherd led Itia Hoik t. Iter ever he would: nobody disputed hi* right. So the l.ord our Shepherd has a large pasture ground lie takes us in tile summer t > the mountains ami In the winter to the valleys. Warm days of prosperity come and we stand on suit gilt Sabbath*, and on hills of trausHgutation; ami we are so high up we can catch a glim; sc of the pinna . lea of the hegvenly < tty. Then .old winiry days ot trouble mine and we go down into the valley of sickness • wan), and bereavement, and we nay Is the e any cirrus tike unto tu.v *er* ! row Hut. trh ted Ira Und the l.ord * In ep •ou |t|t‘l I I St ire iiBtwhetc He IWe-n two forks of ttouhte a loft of j ‘tit rtliryt prouitsea: pc tt puliim h* shir still wwtsr* h ug sweat graa.r hr tgerll hitler grows lot* h. re noticed the structure i|f the sheep's to allK* |l ; ta y sharp ilia U ran take up a biad*' j of gr«M# -if glove, top from the very narrows si spot tn i m Hod • ah•»-,» rah pick up wMiinrt where others tan | gather none. I be se n of tty* loud j it with i he ns that leaf Him It c h t*a - lore f< oatum feci getstint lor all the i P wh >1 the *1 Hip piles t the hill of Knot y rids t IkuNUt l ear red sweet* •« l#4h || H** Or ffc >ir««u Lastly: Consider the shepherd's fold. The time of sheep shearing was a very glad time. The neighbors gathered to gether. and they poured wine and dano-d for Joy. The sheep were put in a place Inclosed by a wall, where It was very easy to count them and know whether any of them had been taken by the jackals or dogs. The inelosure was called the sheep-fold. Good news I have to tell you, in that our Lord the Shepherd has a sheep-fold, and those who are galhered in it shall never be struck by the storm, shall never be touched by the jaekalB of temptation and trouble, it has a high wall so high that no troubles can get In- so high that the Joys can not get out. Mow glad the old sheep will be to find the lambs that left them a good many years ago! Millions of children in heaven! Oh. what a merry heaven It will make! Not many long meter psalms there. They will be in the majority, and will run away with our song, carrying it up to a still higher point of ecstasy. Oil. there will be aborning. If children on earth clapped their hands and danced for Joy, what will they do when, to the gladness of childhood on earth, is add ed the gladness of childhood in heav en? It Is time to get over these morbid Ideas of how we shall get out of this world. You make your religion an un dertaker planing coffins and driving hearses. Vour religion smells or the varnish of a funeral casket. list her let your religion today come and show von the sheepfold that ttoil lias provid ed for you. Ah. you say. there is a liver between litis and that. I know H ; hut that Jordan Is only for the sheep washing, and they shall go up on the in lor banks snow white. They follow the great Shepherd They heurd his voice long ago. They are safe now one fold and one Shepherd! Alas for those who are finally found outside the Incfosure. The night of their sin howls with jackals; they are thirsting for their blood. The very moment that a lamb may he Linking upon the hills, a bear may he looking at it from the thicket. In June. 1S15. there was a very noble party gathered In a house in St. James square, London. The prince regent was present, and the occasion was made fascinating by mush* and ban queting and by j< v,*els. While a qua drille was being formed, suddenly all the people rushed to the windows. Wh it is the matter? Henry Percy had at rival with the news that Waterloo had l ent fought, and that England had won *he day. The dance was aban don! I: the party dispersed; lords, la d.!'.i and musicians rushed into the street, and in fifteen minutes front the f,i* t announcement of the good news the house was emptied of all its guests. Ob, je who are seated at the banquet of this world, or whirling in Us gay cile-i and frivolities, if you could hear the sweet strains of the Gospel trum pet announcing Christ’s victory over „in and death and hell, you would rush forth, glad in the eternal deliverance. The Waterloo against sin has been fought, and our commander-in-chief hath v.*on the day. Oh, the joys of this salvation! 1 do not care what meta phor, what comparison you have; bring It to me, that I may use it. Amos shall bring one simile. Isaiah another. John another. Beautiful with pardon. Beautiful with peace. Beautiful wifh anticipations. Or to return to the pas toral figure of my text, conte out of the poor pasturage oT this world into the rich fortunes of the Good Shep herd. , The shepherd of old used to play beautiful music, and sometimes the sheep would gather around him and listen. Today my heavenly shepherd calls to you with the very music of heaven, bidding you to leave your sin and accept Ills pardon. Oh, that ail this (lock would hear the piping of the Good Shepherd. |,vi;i«li«tiiik' It »ok A*,«•»!*. A bill ha* been introduced in con gress providing that **no person hold ing a copyright for any hook, map, or pamphlet sliull enter into any agree incut, combination, or understanding with any person or persons whereby the parties to said contract shall have the exclusive privilege 10 sell hooks, maps, or pamphlets, or into any agree ment. combination or understanding for the purpose of eontroling or reg lllitllllK UM' UU'IMIl "I '"'"B", w* pamphlets, oi for fixing, establishing, regulating, controlling or Influencing the price for which hooka, maps or pamphlets are sold.'' The penalty pro posed by the hill is a cancellation of copyright. This curious hil of legislation Is aimed directly at the person who seek. to galu a livelihood by canvassing fat 1 tooks of nil sorts. While the book agent has a had name anil is eonsld cred the tuoat Intolerable bore In ex 1st cure. It scents scarcely fait to shut off his means of gelling a living Surely, all things bring equal, he ha> quite as good a right to follow his trade aixl calling as the ligtuulng-rod man the sewing machine agent and the venders of adhesive compounds and | >aieut kitchen nlegalta At a rule, the Ismk handled by the ag*ut U a tolerably good one, *mi this Is a great point In hls favor lie la not d« reiving his custom# i to any extent, am Is he obtaining mousy of that wotih* ■•tide i false pretenses H.« book is giwet and shite It nut he, and p.oh a bis is, a very high priced edition, It has the merit of who!* tome Menu# ahd ta rarefy a no Pa* * to society l*t«f liillxxi soya that a hat y ,«|| ct stupidity ta atm ply tits tmf t«p* am that • > isam loam area Is as- propai i» miorishmt »* ta without luanvii.a ■ion with 1 he nerve MVfe Of the 11 nd# hreweiies ealttwated tw be tw the a old, fd.aw* «#« ta (Up Wtawy *w™™ j; || Spain’s New War Ships || I’usliinn Work on Three Armored Cruisers of a £=< Type Superior to the Vizcaya. The Spanish government is doing all j within its power to augment the strength of her navy, and with that end J in view, orders have been given to push forward the three new armored crul ners, the Cardinal Cisneros, Prineesa de Auaturias and Cataluna, which this country is building, and which are de scribed In the following articles, taken from that excellent weekly naval il lustrated paper, Kl Mundo Naval, writ ten by Lieutenant of the Navy Murio Rubio Munez: “The navy is anxiously awaiting the happy completion of the three armored j cruisers which are being built in the J arsenals of Kerrol, Carrara and Carta- j gena. The general description given in brief In a previous number, when we described to our readers the erula- j ers Infanta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya and j Oquendo, are repeated in reference to their sister ships In all that relates to tile generic type; but there will be a i larire number of new details which i augment tliclr fighting value in the j Cardinal Cisneros, Prlneesa do Astur- J las and Catalans. Armament to He Il«*»\ler. "Apart from the small variations of external appearance, the differences to which we allude are for tlie main part Introduced In the armament of the new cruisers, which Is to he heavier and ut the same time more complete. "'Fhe characteristics of these cruisers are the following: l.ength, loti metres: breadth; 18m. 8cm.; draught, Otn. firm.; | displacement, 7,000 tons; engines, 10, 000 hprHc power, and speed 20 knots. Armor: Helt, 31cm.; deck. Gem.; gun po sition, 27cm.. and conning tower, 31cm. Armament. Hontoria system, 24cm.. 2; 14cm. quick firing, 10; small calibre, 20; torpedo tubes, 8. "If our readers will take the pains to compare these official figures wltti those of the Infanta Maria Teresa, Viz. caya and Oquendo they will find in the newly built cruisers an increase of 1.200 horse power in the engines,which that idea in mind the new cruisers have been equipped, for the rapid firing guns are perfectly protected by armor, and with special provision for a separ ate supply of shell. Heller TIihii IHil Type. “These points will mark the suprem acy of the ('urdiual Cisneros. Prlncesa do Asturias and Cataluna over the In fanta Maria Theresa type. The rapid evolution which has taken place in na val construction of modern times, age In a short time the most admired and i renowned ships; the sphere of action j of the critic expands and extends log- I ieally under such circumstances, and during are the arguments of those who seek to show that efficiency Is want ing." HERO OP MAINE DISASTER. ISrave "Bill" Anthony, marine order ly of ihe Ill-fated battleship Maine, has a record 10 be proud of. Amidst the /.f llrMIltdoll .iiilflPM A1\l\ I Vi t* I 1 H 11 of flames, with the great steel shi|) settling to Its grave and the dead lying thick upon Its shattered decks, brave Anthony made Ills report to Captain Sigsbee. That report the essence of courage and discipline should live In Atneri- j can history. "Sir," said the gallant orderly, stand- j Ing at salute. T have to Inform you j that the ship haH been blown up and U i sinking." "Bill" Anthony has carried a rifle In j L'nde Sam's service since he was 1" 1 years old. His father was a boss truckman In New York In the old days | when Fifty-ninth street, was out In the j suburbs, and "Bill" was born within j a stone's throw of the battery. He was i a natural born soldier, six feet, two j Ini lies lull, broad-shouldered, narrow- j hipped, slender-llmbed, and Htout- j hearted. The family moved to New Jersey jus* . about the time "Bill” completed a rath rvFT..N w t san^som or Tiir iowa CArrjLiw • c'rtiAimrcv or t** v*w. comioncar w»ria or tab ti __town _______ __ *uwr MAINE HOARD OF INQUIRY. of course will give a large increase of speed. In addition to this there is the finer model which will add still fur ther speed. The armored belt which de fends the vital parts of the Cardinal Cisneros 1h larger and the quality of the plates has improved, and we main tain hopes that the sister ship in Bil bao will have even stronger resistive power. The defensive power of the whole has also increased not a little, for they have the exceptional advan tage of the installation of a battery of 14cm. quick firing guns. Compared with Our *lil|>*. “It seems, in our opinion, well to form comparative data with other na vies as the best means of appreciating tho relative value of the national forces and with that object in view we present to our readers for reference and anal ogy tlie three most powerful armored cruisers flying the United States flag, which serve to-day as the sword of Da mocles to our Spanish pessimists. "The four fundamental properties of this class of ship, power defensive and offensive speed and radius of action, can be easily appreciated by tho data which follows: 3 3 M 3 3 «3 fUifat Too* 4 Ami 4 ;»»» '.min 114i ' MarliUtrn II |*.wrr » 1*41 HUM! I » I. •»»» •.-*-MM* - \ H«*ll. lu * IU A) Al II III 2 IhMfk plat III* *'M i 4 Hi % H W r li.utt «in ;*» a ti .•*» u +■ I rtiw 2! PH mi 2 4 J , Kmm 14 !« J4ri»» — 4 4 r ln<tu t| lu tVm • 4 14 1 > or Mtoftt. - it u I -• mttftltof . M *4 '»4 «l 14 I l ri-r.Hr lMt-#« . 4 V 4 t 4 MmllMlu..!. .... i; w AO 31 31 | l:«4tu« uf nril.41 |« mil#* • .. » HI4 rmu iimmi i.^i MM | UnlMillnu I ruw l I*nr**.. "Utroet Urtlurllun from ih* |»r .*4 nut (lyurra t-uatiloa it* «ilbu.il any at ra I it inn of our ronart*r>r* lo rail our Ihrtu national rrnlaM* mti.ur.urt* lu abaulu w ttsrr thnr fnrrigu .tutagtmuu hut. orverthclrkn. the rtoouout**ut I boat ut«a khoultl br titSrH.I to tnaptru lit j lh* itumiuUl* 4tut Itu-rwiluhnl* th" n«* ' ! |t*a<« of lu.u'l to tltiw 1 hr tit.iutha uf ihtM« *kn aru ...0‘*u<lt stating that tit* ttpantah lurnr artr 4* frrtttr atol I butt* »ktt *u limit rrilt [ • ia.* tht> naval ptufraatao lu tutr rontt- j trjf Hu»tl Myarlratr* of wk Import *»■* aa that uf lb# haul* of ikt Y«lu In Ik* t’klirn l« un. •' war hat* >!■ nt >t*»t »*’.■«! Ik* t tproBMoy of go'. k Mr j lug «*tlnant* u4 Ik* Im«i | uf t*gating to gun* of immivh t«U< ! | *.r» bat iua* nut of .tat* akila Ia4*> , ik* giant aim «f umtiniM* t* tuM ! 11« t iul gu.ii • <11 nrottw.oti kkl*h I * er turbulen career In the public schools and one morning he vanished. "8111" had enlisted. That happened twenty eight years ago, and from that moment Anthony has never ceased to wear the uniform. His first active service carried him to the Carolines, where the Ku Klux were busily engaged in their deviltries. There he laid the foundation for his soldierly reputation. His commanding officer in those early days was Major Steward, long since retired, but still living. Years later a young man drifted into the marine corps as a volunteer, a I slender, soft-handed fellow, who was j the butt of the company until “Hill" j Anthony, the pride of the barracks. \ called a halt. The recruit proved to he tiie wayward son of Anthony’s old j major, and the big marine watched over hint like a father. Anthony saw fourteen years of sol- ! tiler ng, most of it tn the western plains before he threw' in his fortunes with ! the marines. He was always a marked \ man in the service, conspicuous for his magnificent physique, his cool courage, aud perfect discipline. As a non-comtnissioued officer he lilted every position known to the mil itary code, aud filled them well. There was just one blemish In brave "Hill’s" , character a blemish which many be lieve alone kept him out of a commis sion. "Hill" would drink, not often to f ~ Tt ^StKKSSs&^stK vs mtrh vim w tilt: whkvkici* hormiii*1 *i visit* rttun 4 »inmHiH vtMI. ^ | •xcess, but Invariably just at the wrong irae, when his commanding officers—• avorite though he was—could not vink at the offense. His last army service was at West ■*0101. where he figured to the admira ion of cadets and everybody else as lrum major. '•Bll.'s'' splendid flgur* ind profound knowledge of soldiery von him this appointment. Ten years ago he left the army and unlisted as a marine. It was the old dory over again rapid advancements, ollowed by the Inevitable setbacks, all lue to unwise conviviality. Not that 'Bill” ever transgressed while on duty -for a firmer disciplinarian never vorc a marine uniform. Over at th* Brooklyn navy yard Anthony is well tnown and well liked. He was sta Boned there for two years, and during ho greater pert of that time served is clerk in the recruiting office. Anthony was detailed to the Brook* yn 01. hs cruise In the China seas. 1'p >n his return he was sent to the Maine, V \ J~\ DIVER ON THE WRECKED MAINE, where his soldierly merit won him the post of marine orderly. Wreck of the Atlittelot. Lieutenant Frank H. Hotcbkln, of Chicago, who served eighteen years in the United States navy, and then re tired Into commercial life, says that If the Maine had not been a warship the disaster might have been much worse than it was. The lieutenant was an officer on hoard the the fated Ashuelot when that warship was wrecked In the China sea. Eight men were lost - three Chinese who were looting the officers' quarters, and five ''middles'’ who jumped overboard, crazed by fear. The Ashuelot was built for service on the Mississippi during the war, and fifteen years ago, Feb. 23. was In Chinese wat ers. She was walled in by a heavy fog when at 4 o'clock In the morning Lieu tenant Hotchkln went to relieve the watch. He had scarcely put foot on deck when the lookout cried; ‘ Land on the starboard beam!" The next min ute tlie ship struck, and had It not been for the i!“'?llac the whole OU^. tit would have gone to the oottotn. The loss of the ship caused an inquiry and a court-martial, and the captain and the navigator were disciplined. "If ever 1 am in a marine disaster again,” quoth the lieutenant, ‘‘I desire that It shall be on a man-of-war." Wheelmen In Training. An experienced trainer asked to con dense the best information he could give a new racing man, answered as follows: "Eat almost everything ex cept ‘green stuff,’ potatoes and turnips. Make beef, dry toast and weak tea the principle articles of food. l>o not he afraid of ice cream and ripe fruit at your meals. Be In bed at 9 o’clock each night and up at d in the morning. Take a cool spray bath on rising. Po not use tobacco or drink any kind of li quor. For rubbing mixtures so dear to all racing men use witch hazel mixed with a very little pepnerment oil. Mix in the proportion of one pint of witch hazel to five cents’ worth of oil. Do not depend so much on the mixture as on the rubbing. Have the body well rubbed over. Knead every muscle. End by briskly rubbing in order to bring blood to the surface nicely. Ex change. An ArtUts* Model's Card. Even artists' models nowadays use the latest form of advertisement. Ono lady in Paris leaves the following visit ing card at the house of rertain famous painters: "X model. Fine and spiritual figure. Civil as well as mili tary uniforms of all epochs worn with the same style of excellence. Pas Fremdenblatt, Vienna. Man's "science'' tuay he quite irre eoncllable with man s "theology." but (iod's "Word" ami Cod's "work” cau never contradict each other.