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53300000000000000000Cocccg ^Hrilling lories. | ea A Tain oi the Santiago Campaign, WV Exclusively For This Paper bg 03CAR HATCH H \WLEY, Late Corpora)»th Infantry, t'.s. A, § "THE MAINE GUY." 0 inUNE, UU I , Ql 03DCXJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOO RECRUITING business did not proceed with lightning-like rapidity at Tampa, for tho (e principal reason that there •earned to bo a dearth of applicant* for admission to the ranks of the regular army. A dozen regiments were encamped here, and not ono of them had its full quota of men. There were officers in plenty, but of what use were they without a command ? Each regiment took on one or two men a day, but at that rate it would take a year for some of the regiments to reach full strength. Ho it was that a keen rivalry sprung up between the different regiments in tho matter of eulistments. Anv mau that looked like u possible applicant was besought by dozens of men to join this or that regiment. If he seemed at all timid, he was pulled and hauled and at last carried off bodily by the biggest man in the crowd of solicitors, unless some other regiment happened to be represented by two or three men. “Hay, Jack (every stranger is ‘Jack’ in tho army), don’t yon want to join the Ninth, the ‘fighting Ninth?*” shouts some oue on tho approach of a “possibility. ” “Naw, he don’t, of course not,” bellows another, ’“the ‘bloodyTenth’ i.i his game.” “The ‘fighting Ninth,’ the ‘hloody Tenth,’ wouldn’t that jar you V Why ray, Jack, the ‘scrappy Twelfth’ is the only outfit around hero. You never heard of them others, did you? Of course not,” And men a cavalryman would open up ou the merits of the ‘bronco bustin' Sixth,’ ami others would join in until the poor applicant often wished the war was over or had never started, or that he had had sense enough not to think of enlisting. It was during these troublous times that a squad of recruit-catchera one day noticed a rather peculiar looking individual wending his way toward* camp. “hooks like oue," said Mango Pete after a critical survey of the approach ing form. “Trouble in the family, though,” common ted another. “How's that?” “Pauls at half mast. You never was anything but u land-lubber. No oue deigned to smile, oveu. “Ali-ba,” said Pete, jumping to his feet, “I know who lie is now. I was lookin’ fur him.” “Who is he?” chorused the others incredulously. “He, why he’s the Maine Guy.” And tho Maine Guy he was from that day, although it wus never known ubsolutely what part of the country he was from. As soon as ho approached within speaking distauce it was seen that he was no youngster out for a holiday. He appeared to be about thirty years old. His clothes were ill-fitting and his face unshaven, but the glance of his eyo showed that ho knew his busi ness and wanted no interference. Consequently, be was not hard pressed to join moro than half a dozen regiments, and ho went off with Mango Pete, v ho had been the first ipokesmau. To the officer who enlisted him he gave the name of 8i Bender, and his Lome at Jacksonville, Fla. How over, it was easy to perceive from the manner of his speech that ho was no Houtherner. He answered ull ques tions promptly, said ho never had been in the army, had no family, etc., and was then sent to the awkward squad for drill. Tho lirst day in tho awkward squad he had the drill sergeaut swearing mad most of the time. But the next day he had improved to such an ex tent that lie never made even one mis take, and no order given seemed to feaze him for an instant. When asked the cause of his remarkable im provement ho said he did not want to stay in the awkward squad forever ami had dreamer* out nil the tactics of the regular army during the night. The Maine Guy was a good-natured fellow, and never objected to bis nick name. In fact, he rather seemed to like it, nud, to a certain extent, tried to talk with a down-east nasal twang in his voice. In this lie was only partially successful. vvueu me rcguueut nail «ut*t*iu j barked ttt Hibouey it wan noticed that lleuder was noon on teiiue of iu tiiuncy with Heveral Cuban*. lie would jabbei at theut iu an unkuowu tongue aud they wutilil jabber back, auil, while olhera could u>t under stand what waa being *aid, they re allied that the Maiur Ouy knew Mpauieb, Wbeu aaked about it he *at<l he had been iu Meiieo a couple of year* aud picked tip a tiuallariug lit the iauguage there. Aa aoou aa hi* llueuey with Hpaniali became kuowu lleudet waa the luoat 1 ■ought mau iu the reginteut. lie waa | wauled lo bargain with the uativea ou behalf of on# or another, aud touie liuiee even the oflioere, who were aup j l«»*ed to know everything aud a little more, would eoudeeceud to aak lieu tier to interpret for them. t-ouietime*. after eouvereiug with, the Cuban*, |t«uder would alt down tu front of hi* peep tent and tali won j ilreu rieiwt that he had heard. Of the torrihia veugeauev of the native*. H»w each on* In the ■-* veiled Cuban army kept a necklace on *bleb wa« •trung a tooth flow every Mpaatard killed by the wearer. The owner of the I erg eel atrtug held th# aw* and a Imirattoa of I *i r atrade* and even tanked with tke vCrm in tkeir eye* V k Then there was'tho story of the red machete, a wonderful weapon car ried by a Spanish officer. Its owner was immune to bullets and could be taken only by capture. Hut though many times the officer aud machete bad been seen and many plots bad been laid to trap him he hail eluded them all. 'NVheue.ver ho was seen at the head of a column of Spaniards the Cubans tied precipitately, for lie was a terrible tighter and was never known to have been beaten. But it was not long that the troops remained in camp at Siboney. Soon the march on Santiago was begun and within a week the American army was at La Seville, a suburb of the famous old town. Skirmishes had beeu fre quent on the march and now the men were anxious to see lighting, real hot, brutal and bloody war, Some of them knew what it mount, most of them did not, but all were anxious for it. Mango Pete and the Maine (Sny hnd pitched tent at Seville as soon us the inarch wus doue and fifteen miu utes later were off witli bag uud can teens to liud good water and some ripe mangoes. “Well, Pete, this looks some as though wo would have a walk-over going into Santiago, don’t it?” re marked Bender. “It sure does,” was the reply. “Them greasers ain’t no earthly good. Got big streaks of yellow in ’em, nil of 'em.” “Still, Pete, you know they used to be hot stuff'. I’m thinking that they’d give 11s a good warm reception even now, only there are not enough of them, aud they haven’t food, nor money, nor much else, except lots of ammunition, I guess.” “Of course, if they do make a stand at all," said Pete slowly, “they’s lia ble to he quite u death rate uround here. You see they’ve got. guns that shoot like sin. Jest as good as ours. Better, maybe.” “Yes, hut even at that I think most of the men would welcome a good hot scrap.” Pete spat copiously aud gazed at nothing for a moment, lie was some what given to thinking before speak ing. ’‘Unless it should happen to he too hot,” he remarked at last. “What do yon mean, Pete,” said Bender, his voice tenso with emotion on the instant. “Not defeat, you wouldn’t dare think it even. Say, what do mean?” “Nothin’, nothin’, it was only a re mark. No need to git excited about it, .Jest between you an’ me. Only, you kuow-” That night, as all save the sentries lay sleepiug, a bnglo call broke out on the still air. Jt was the reveille call, sounded twice in rapid succes sion. Quickly the call passed from one regiment to another, beginning with the ranking command and following in regular order down the liue. And as the call sounded the men jumped to respond until within a few moments the great camp was teeming with activity and excitement. “What meant this midnight start?” they asked ono and another. And there was but one response: “Fight." Soon the caiup was but a memory and the army moved forward, toward the enemy’s works, guided by Cnbans. As the first faint streaks of gray light showed on the eastern horizon a low deep boom-m-m reverberated along the valley, a cloud of smoko wreathed a small knoll on the side of El Pozo, and the battle was on. An hour later the cannonading was terrific. The ground shook with the incessant thunder of big guns. Hmall bullets whistled through the air like hail. “I say, Pete, what do you think of this?” shouted Bender. “It aiu’t no Fourth o’ July celebra tion, I’ll tell y’u that,” was the reply. “Hot stuff, oh?” “Well, you seem to take it pretty well for a kid.” “Bender, oli-h-b, Bender!" It was the Colonel shouting at the top of his voice. “Here, sir!" replied Beuder, run ning forward along the line. “I may need you to-day. Give my compliments to Captain Steele, tell him that l’vo relieved you from duty with his command, and then report here again immediately.” “Very well, sir.” lteuder was with the Colonel again in n few minutes, nml followed hiiu closely ulI morning. When tho Sun .luan river wan reached mid the troops deployed to make ready for the charge, Heuder ami the Colonel were some what in advance of the mail. It was a critical moment. The com manding officer of the brigade had beau killed. The two ranking colonels had been severely wounded, ami were hors de combat. The command of the brigade now devolved on the Colonel of the —th. He felt the t espouaibility, also the danger and waited until all was ready. At the right mom cut the Colonel jumped to his feet, drew hia aword, ami raising it ou high, shouted iu steutorian louse "Charge ge ge ny rushes. Charge ge-ge. Trumpeter, blow the charge It* g» “ And there he fell abot through the chest and moitally w.fuuded Itelldcr leaped ft l ward, picked Up the wouuded otficer, aud in a ahowei of bullets, carrimt him into protection of the river bank. "tjuick, quick," gasped the colonel, '‘take the e -tumaml to Major Andrew*, of the th l'sll him I mplead, dea l, and hurry, hurry/* Mender waited not a moment, lut •leaked away down the left dank The th we* the nett regiment, hnl aa the Ite# waa deployed tee now ranking Commander. Major Andrew*, waa neatly a rati* away. Mwrflly raa the messenger along the bed of the river, crueatwg aa wpea epees every now and then. Thrice he was wounded, but he <li<l not stop. Iu u few minutes Major Amlrews hail the commautl mid learned the news of the deuth of tiieofficers. When Bender started to speak to the Major his voieo faltered at first and ho could hardly speak. He pulled himself to gether, however, and delivered his message. The Major looked at Bender, criti cally, for a moment and then said: “What's your name?” “Bender, sir.” "Well, Bender, yon remain with this command and report to me im mediately after hostilities cease to night.” Then Major Andrews led the brigade in the charge, and for the next twc horn s carnage reigned supreme. Bender had taken a rifle and joined a company of the —tb, advancing aim fighting with all the vim of u seasoned warrior. His company was abreast of one of flic block bouses on Han Juan Hill. As they rushed np ami charged the house they were met with a with ering fire, but they never faltered. When with.11 twenty paces a company of Spaniards emerged from behind the house and the next moment Beudei was in the midst of a terrific hand tc hand fight. Slash! Bender heard the swish of a nia cbete close to bis face and jumping back found himself facing a burly Spaniard, who was already making ready for another swing. “The red machete!” yelled Bender, catching sight of the weapon in the Spaniard’s hand. Ho managed to parry the first blow or two, hut was no match for his op ponent, and a moment later was stretched out on tho hill, thrust through the abdomen, cut in the shoulder nud iu the thigh. But Bender was not dead. When ho recovered consciousness a short time later the hill was in possessiou of tho Americans and the filing had ceased temporarily. He called to one of his comrades and asked that Major Andrews he sent for. Iu a few minutes the Major ar rived. ‘‘Yon know me, don t you! said Bender, weakly. “Yes,” replied the Major, harshly; I do. “What do you want?” “Major, I just wanted to tell you, seeing that 1 am done for, that I was not to blame for that Bunk in the Black Hills. I’m no coward, even if my shoulder straps were ripped oft for cowardice iu’faco of the enemy. “I told you then I’d prove it if I ever had a chance. And I had the chance to day. I love the old flag, Major, and I’d tight for it any time, but I can’t do it again. Won’t you take bjick what you said about me, Major? I am no coward and Kitty never believed I was,” ' ** », At qientiou of Kitty the Major’s eyes tilled with tears and his lips trembled witu cinolion. “Lieutenant,” he said at last, “for give me if I have wronged you. No, you can’t bo a coward or you would not have sought a soldier’s death.” A glad light beamed in Bender’s eyes as the Major bent over, clasped his hand and smoothed his forehead affectionately. “And, aud, Kitty,” whispered Bender faintly. “Is she happy?” “Yes, Lieutenant; I think no.” Tears were stronmiug from the Major’s eyes now. “And you will soon be with her.” “Dead?” “Yes.” * * * * The burial squad was a much be fogged lot of men when given orders that night to bury Private liemler with honors of an officer. Nor could they understand it all when a rude head-board was set over the grave and lettered as follows: Lieutenant J. C. Bender, Co. 1,1 Oth Infantry, U. H. A., Died in action, .July 1, 1898, A gallant soldier. An tn I'lol'ller. Homo time ago a newspaper stateil tiiat Mr. A. .1. Balfonr, M. P., had been presented by a certain institu tion in Scotlund with a pair of “silver mounted cuddies," nud was promptly made the butt of its witty contempo raries, who explained that “club” only could be “silver mounted,” and that “caddies'’ were men, who at tended at golf links to uct as gentle meu'd “gillies” <>r Huukeys. The newspaper’s blunder, however, was very * asy to correct, and probably its contemporaries knew little more about "caddies" than it did itself. The term “caddie*," or “eadiee," or “caw dies,” is akin to “«*4" and 'Va let, and meaus messengers or unattached male servants, (’addlea, in fact, were orig inally a class of men, fouud m every Scottish town of auy sue, who were at the beck aud call of everybody who wauled uu odd job done. Heuee they were at the beck and call of everybody who was startiug for a game of golf, aud out, thanks to the orgauiiatiou of lah<u, they are employed solely by the golfer,—Loudon Oeui. ■'Ian« islslsllssi. ** ll was a teller in auewer to llie an nottueeuient of the eugegeme.il of a young man. and eeul to the girl to whom he had previously been en gaged. tor some fWuu she tree not etaetly pleased at thie attention on hie part, and line la the letter she sent to him 11 read; “Pear H«. t | have received the letter aualataiag the an niiiincemeut of year engagement to Mtee Ittsnk. A* I do net know her I oannut esitif tain tale y«*a, and na 1 do know yon | cannot toegietalele liar.” After that she eigaed her name. and with a feel tag of great pleeauie of a certain kind eout ol) Ike epistle.— boa to a Iteeord. rUE VELDT BOER Or FACT i CHARACTER SKETCH OF THE TRAN*. VAALER FROM AN ENGLISH PEN. \ War Corre«p<»ntl**nt Win TViitik« llim to BSi* m <HiHh IMHfifiit Creiittir* From I lie I I Ituill 1|» I'.v Srnt iin*‘iitali»t» —TIio Hon* Yrouw'n Ambition* There in no abler war correspondent in Month Africa to day than Willin'" 1 Maxwell, of the Loudon Standard, j Ho wends to his paper a description of' the Boer as he finds him, which is the best, and on the whole the most im partial, character sketch that has come from an Koglish pen. In the course of a most interesting letter, Mr. Maxwell says: ‘•Between the Boer of fiction and of fact there is no affinity. They differ as much as the ‘noble redinan' who scalps his way through the pages of Fenimore Cooper ditl'ers from his squalid, degenerate son in the native reserve. The Boer of fiction is a chivalrous, though somewhat sleepy, gentleman in corduroy—a mountain of beef uud butte, given to solitary musing, and to tlie shooting of buck or ‘redcoats,’ whichever happen to cross his path. Hunter and hermit, patriot and philosopher, is tho mix ture out of which he is compounded. The Boer of fact is a creature of an other cl iv. He is a dull, lumpish, lazy animal, with a capacity for igno rance, superstition and tyranny mi surpassed by any white race. His good qualities—for ho has redeeming characteristics appeal strongly to the imagination. He clings with the pas sionate fervor of a (lovenauter to the simple and sublime faith of the literal teaching of tho Bible, Love of inde pendence is deep rooted in his nature. Tho history ot Month Africa during two and a half centuries is full of ex amples of Ins dogged mid iincoiiquer able'spirit. But he tins in overpower ing degree the defects of those quali ties. His piety is apt to degenerate into superstition uud sanctimonious Pharisaism. liovo oi independence lias begot in him hate of everything that might tend to disturb his rever ence for the past, and suspicion of tlie stranger who threatens to “tread him to death" in the solitude of the veldt. “The uhsolutu seclusion nud inde pendence of the pastoral life of the Boer farmer are accountable for his ignorauce. His education is limited to six mouths’ instruction by a tutor, who visits the farm on the silent veldt as soon as the children of the family are grown up. Few of them can read, and still fewer are able to write. Yet the Boer will tolerate nothing that would dispel his ignorance or contra dict his superstitious. Fie is still con vinced that the sun moves round the earth, aud that the earth is n Hat and Solid substance resting on unseen foundations. “Persistence in tlie ways of bis fathers is a strong characteristic of the Boer. Except in the Free Htate, where a few farmers have outraged public opinion and flown in the face of Providence by introducing machin ery, the method of cultivating the soil is that of Syria and Palestine. Coni is still trodden, aud the law is ‘Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.’ But the ox that presumes to think himself worthy of his reward is beaten unmercifully. Thus is tlie letter of (he Law of Moses observed. There is nothing the Boer is not capable of doing with a good conscience. “As a family man the Boer's repu tation would justify him iu becoming a candidate for the Dunnow Flitch. Surly aud suspicious iu manner, heavy nud uncouth in his ways, shy and re served among strangers, you may win him to a gruff cordiality, if yon are a husband and father, and care to listen to the details of his domestic life. But although the Boer certainly cher ishes with deep affection his wife and children, he treats them according ^o Oriental rather than Europeun ideas. The women always stand till (he men are seated, and ure not served until the wants of their lords aud masters are satisfied. I am describing tbe customs of the farmer who lives ou the veldt, and has no acquaintance with Western manners. Such a rnau is little removed from a Htate of bar barism, and his surroundings are of ten as squalid as those of a Kaftir. De spite this patriarchinl rule, the vrouw has great influence over her mnu, nud is credited with having on more than one occasion screwed his courage up to the lighting point. Thu Boer vrouw 18 uoi u ncatny, uoiwiinsitimnug tuo care with which she preservch her complexion from thoettecta of tlie aim. Her ambitiou, like that of the tish wives at Hcheveuiugeu, is to become as fat aa an ox, though, unlike the Dutch wife, nIic is uot an example of acrupulous clUanliuess. The ltoer is uot hoapitahle. He resents the prea euce of atraugera, aud, being too laxy to cultivate more than is necessary for the uuuieiliate wants of hia family, he has uothiug to spare for uninvited guests. "There ia a higher type of floor, who is comparatively clean in nerauii ami almost Kuropeau in thought aud habit. He may be as corrupt aud sly— *sliru' is the word they use- as hia detractors make out, yet lie le less objeeliuaahle than lbs seaii-barbarous fanatic uu the veldt, Where he is ia a decided majority he re arrogant aud evetbeatiug, but ue is easily eosrsd by the display of physical force. The B»><pr of the farm aad the veldt, aa well aa of the border towns, is less aiueaablelo reason. Ills phenomenal igaorauee, hietaoaumeal >1 conceit, hia ; aneoiM|nernble hatred of the llniish. 1 make him a tyrant The ttoei la ttrinly eoavtneed that the llrilteb are a rae« of auwards. Met all the eloquence of Ur. ttlndatiae con Id persnad* him that the color of the Mritteh dag is not white, or that the t»dependence ef the Transvaal was nut won by arms at 1-ange Xek aad Uajaha. * TRAINING A CHILD’S WILL, TliroiigSi IIlo IVnlliiK* ll« Is Jto«l Surely l!rui'lir,l I or Ouotl or Hull. “Little good can come of being arbi trary with a child, by makiug him do as wo wish without first netting at tho causes of bis willfulness,” is the posi tion taken by Anna Wikel writing of “Breaking a Child's Will" in the Woman’s Home Companion. “A child’s volitions are transient. Theen deavor, then, must be to get at his Heeling volitions and train each one aright, nti’l he cau be said to have a governing purpose. Home put im plicit faith in reasoning with a child. Well, it shows respect for chibl nnture and occasionally reaches him; at least it may have some elFee! in developing his reasoning powers, and certainly promise* confidence between parent and child. If bis reason were already developed there would be less diffi culty in training tho will, bill since it in not we must train the will through other avenues, and his feelings, his emotional impulses, form the best of these. In order to strengthen and train his will a child must be allowed to exercise it by choosing for himself as far as practicable. The paieut or teacher must advise the child before the choice is made, or when he is suf fering as the result of an unwise choice lie may well rolled on them for not giving him the benefit of their ex perience; but after both sides are made plain the child must be left a free moral Hgeut, If there is a choice between a pocket ktnfe and a new pair of trousers a boy will almost surely choose tho knife. When he feels ashamed of his patched knees it will be a means of culture to bis judgment through the emotion of shame, and his next willing may be on the lino of reason. But it takes more than one lesson to learn that *we cannot cat our cuke and have it, too.’ Robertson says, ‘There are two ways of reaching truth—by reasoning it out and by feel ing it out.’ A child must feel Ins way to truth. A child lives in his feelings, and through them he is reached for good or evil.” Coat* More to Itullil Mow. The advance ill the cost of building material)* nml Hie ju ice of labor is due entirely to the extraordinary demand. Iu the period of depression supplies were allowed to reach a very low jioint. There was no need to carry largo stocks of lumber and therefore the sawmills did uot make it, while the iron mills were idle for lack of orders. Therefore when a renewal of activity came the visible supply of building materials was exhausted in no time, and the demand from foreign markets for lumber and steel and iron was beyoue all experience. The forces were doubled and the wheels were never still; but the manufacturers were unable to supply what was want ed and the people who wanted it most forced up the prices. Iron contracts that were being let at a 5 per cent, increase soon went up to 25 per cent. Plumbing supplies are 15 and 18 per cent, higher than they wero a year ago. The same is true of all kinds of hardware and other staples, while on fancy iron, marble and woodwork there has been a rise of 40 and 50 per cent. A building that could Liavo been ereqted for 8250,000 last year would cost $350,000 now, but there does not seem to be auy indication of a let-un. Every architect in town is busy, every builder has all the work he can do, while the real estate exchange reports unprecedented activity among invest ors.—Chicago lleoord. Keep* Mo Itecoril or lt« Tran meltons. One of the most extraordinary fea tures of the British Cabinet is the fact that its transactions arc never record ed. What is done or said there lives, jjerbapa, iu the memory ot the men who nre present, but not a book ia kept uor a line written as to what is done. Acts speak for themselves, and a cabinet is bold responsible by the people of this couutry for what it does. The only other poison concerned is the Queen, and she learns what lias taken place from the communication which it is the duly of every Prime Minister to semi her ns soon as tho proceedings are closed. Occasionally a eabiuet council wit nesses a “scene." The incident, I however, is never of an exciting char j .icier. If a minister finds himself out of touch with the rest of bis colleagues ! and resolves to resigu, lie intimates iu a quiet way that lie will h ind in his resignation. It is these littlo differ ences of opiuiou shown at the secret meetings of (treat Britain’s Ministers that would make the jireseneo of n re porter thereat so valuable to history. — London Answers. Ilallroatl (Irani mar. “What was the uext station?" “Yon in tail wlmt is the next sta tion. " "No. What was is, isn’t it?" "That doesn't make any difference, ta is was, hut was is not uecesaarily is." "(rook here, what was, is, and what is. is. 1« was is or is is was." "Nonsense. Was may he is, but is is not was. It was was, hut if was wai ts, then is isn't is or was wasn't was. II was is, was is was, tan I it? Hut 11 j is is was then—" "Listen. Is is, was was, and is was | and was is, therefore is we* is and war is was, and it was was is, is is is, and j was wan was and ia is was " "Shat n|>, will you' Ire none by | mj station already."—Life. Tkt Utl|lMl liartUiiH Ur«r*> The auesslor of alt -mr native out •luiir graces is the original wild grape ! whteb the Norsemen l-mti I uu the •horse of Ytaelead. The I'asiurd is , m»|u*o»«>'I ta ha the wild «c*|m •hanged through euiltraltoa. t un ! oust) SU -UJ I. the seedlings wl IU« { I'eseufd alien turn out while gre|>e«, * ami e dosen or eo well ha >»n tarts tier, white, red end dark, originated ; in tku »sy -H^iing*.ld Hepoblweu. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON XIV. DECEMBER 31 ANNUAL REVIEW. ‘Hies* ih> l.oril. O My Hunt. anil Nr' Kd >'#t All HU llenelitx"—Hook of I'sulm*. Chapter rill; Verse 2—An In terest Inj; Talile. On this Inst day of the year It may he wi ll tu review ourselves us well as the i lass, for the sake of Its Influence on the year to come. 1. Have we been as faithful as we tu Ik til have been? Note down definitely the particulars wherein we might do bet ter. Hr. Alexander Whyte of Kdlnboro, In an address before the Free Church As sembly In May, 1X38, spoke earnest words to ministers that ure equally good coun sel for teachers: "Take your text and your doctrines nut. of Holy Scripture, and then heat and salt and season your sermons out of your own souls, and your enchanted peo ple will go home blessing your name* and saying Hint they who forsake such preaeldng forsake the truest salvation and the truest Joy of their own souls." Could we have done better If we had had a teachers' meeting, and what can we do toward having one of some kind? Note.—"Rochester Is said to have an Ignorance club, the principal plank In the platform of which Is: 'We know nothing, but seek knowledge.' One reason why there is not better work done In the aver a|« HIble school Is because many workers think they 'know It all.’ If there was a more general confession of Ignorance and a seeking for knowledge, u vast Im provement would he noted In many di rections, because there never was a tlrno when so much was done to Instruct all grades of workers as Is tiow being done. 'W'e seek knowledge.' Let this be our motto."—The Church Economist. 3. Have we leurned all we could about the best ways of reviewing, so as to make our review Hundays the most In teresting. attractive and helpful of nil the Hundays of the quarter? Note.—"Hardly any department of the toucher's work Is of greater Importance than that of reviews, yet hardly any has received less attention In treatises on Sunday-school teaching, or In actual Sun day-srhool practice."—If, C. Trumbull. Helps towurd good revlewH may be found In Rev. Dr. Heliauftler's "Ways of Work ing" IW, A Wilde & Co); "The HIble School" (Randolph); "Review Exercises In the Hundny Hcliool," by H. C. Trum bull (8. H Times, Philadelphia). t Have I been a good pastor to my class? Note,—"Cecil used to say that Hntun did not cure one straw how the ministers of Christ were employed, If only It was not at their proper work. Only, the De ceiver said to Ills emissaries keep them, to begin with, from preparing for the pul pit. Rut If their special Hint Is preach ing, (hen let them preach Sabbath and Saturday without ceasing. Only, ho swore, 1 will lay you In chains of dark ness If you let them visit.”—Dr. Alexander Whyte. Fix those dates In the mind, and nsso i late each one with the cluster of events which belong to It. Personal Kevlew. The events of the half century covered by our studies uie associated with four leading persons. list her. Other persons.— Xerxes, Vushtl, Human, Mordecai. Events.—The feast (the invasion of Greece), Human's plan for destroy ing the Jews, Mordscai's experiences, list hers heroism, the deliverance, Llxra. The return, revival, reforms, Kara's work us a scribe, the Scriptures. Kehemluh. Persons. Malachl. Artaxer xes. Sanballat, Oashmu, Tobiah. Events.—Goes to Jerusalem; takes large treasure; rebuilds the w*lls; Institutes religious services. A great Illble meeting, reforms, especially of surlnl life and the Babbath. Malachl. The last prophet associated with Nehentlah, preaches reform, helps ei'.ublish the law. Itrvlew hj i'larw. Tlio evHili uml person* i luster around (wo RtiMt «l(U-s: 1, Hliushun (or ftusai. No(e ull (hit transartlun* rM'iirdml In (he lessons which (onk plait- here, ami (heir bearing on dm course of h!a(ory. 2. Jerusalem. The t hnngt-s dial Inoli pi.tec In (bis illy Nole all (lie events studied during (his uuarler shlrh ten Isred around Jerusalem, and (heir hear Ini upon (he piogrcs* of (be klnidutn of Uod. Mure lantiM'i Veetletl. From (he Chicago Tribune: l«a Salle lhin t you unite* a moat ill* l resting shoring* In dime*, quarter* and half-dollar* duwn your way? Spring Freeh liuab. yes' Hill that doesai dl*tr**a me half am mueh as tb« shortage In n |ld and I.D hill*' HhFLecriUNS or A UACHKLOR. A man marrlMi fur lot*, a woman 1 Iuvm fur marrtag*. Nothing la low good for th* man aha knows how lu gel |«. Th# war* brain* a woman has Ih* less she likei to ha e«|l«d brainy * th* Aral llm* a girl hUaoa a man •h* trtaa (a poa* foal Ilk* Ih* aslrssa •ha one* saw htaa la aoaw play, i Th* U*d probably mad* Man Aral haaaaaa ha was afraid li»* waold Hksiai M adiMag h-rn about maaing Adam.