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I f TS MURDERERS. 1 TWO WOMEN WHO POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THEM ' t Mrs' Scott , Wife of tlmo Murdered Ez- Treasurer , and Miss McWhorter Ref - f count Their Fcarful Experience With the Vlgllants-Leaders of the Mob Re- cognized-IIlfott , iifullihan and harrla L Positively Identified as the Guilty Gang Who Participated In . the Hold-Up. Mrs. Fcott Tells the Sad Story. o'NEILL , Neb. Feb. 1.-Tile only ev- Hence of importance introduced yes- terda y in the hearing of the nigilants was testimony corroborating the state- - went made by Schmidt the day previous - ous that he recognized Elliott as soon as he saw him. Several witnesses were on the stand in the forenoon. Miss Etta McWhorter was the first witness called this afternoon. She testified as to the assault at Parker , the shooting f , -of Scott , herself and the horses. They 1 all got out of the buggy when told to ' do so. Three men stood guard over Schmidt and three stood guard over Scott , his wife and herself. They allowed - lowed Mr. and Mrs. Scott to talk as much as they wanted to , even after they were placed in the buggy. After they were p1 aced in the buggy lags. Scott wanted the man to drive to O'Neill , but lie said no but that they would get to O'Neill probably not before - fore morning , as the man to whose house they would go would not be ready to take them. The driver said it was a shame that she was shot ; said he did not do it ; that he was a detective. She scratched thehands of the leader when l he was trying to pull Scott out of the i buggy. "I recognized a ring that one of the men had on the little-finger of his left I hand , " she said , "as belonging to Nose i Elliott , but could hardly believe it was i him , as I did not think he could be so dirty , low down as that. " ' She then described the ring as a plain gold band ring , marked on top. Slie felt sure that it was Elliott. She identified Harris by his eyes. He had a piece of gunny sack over his face and the space for his eyes being large she had a good view of them and was posit - t tive that Harris is the man. i On cross examination the attorney asked her if she meant to say that she , I recognized the defendant as being one I , ' of the mob when she could only see his eyes. The answer was : "Yes , and I can't be fooled in them either. " f She identified llullihan by his actions I and his voice , and was positive that he ji was time leader of themob and the man whose hand she scratched. Dr. Gilligan was recalled bythestate and questioned as to the marks that were upon Mullihan's hands after being - ing arrested , which Mullihan claimed were caused by a horse ldcking him. The doctor swore that they were un ' doubtedly scratches. The nett witness called was Mrs. Scott. A deathlike stillness prevailed as she took the stand , and during her testimony was eagerly listened to by the prisoners , attorneys and the throng that filled the room. Her story is about as follows , shorn of the interrogatories 1 i of the counsel : i i " \Vhen about forty rods from the old sod house near Paker , I saw a man stick his head up over the wall , and I remarked - marked : 'There is a man. ' I looked again and saw no one and thought I must have been mistaken , when I saw five or six men. Our team was going on a good fast trot , and when we got about opposite the sod wall I saw six or i ; eight men come out of the old wall. They made a lot of noise and corn-1 I am shot. ' The horses broke loose and pulled Henr y over the dashboard. I Ther" was blood on Barrett's neck , and he said he was shot- There was a , wagon , buggy , road cart and two on ( horseback , one of them a gray horse. Three men covered Henry and took him to one side. One of the men said to Barrett : " 'We want to know where the Holt county money is. ' "Barrett said : 'I can't tell you. If you will come to O'Neill I will tell you as best I can. ' t "The man said : 'We want it now. ' "We were all pleading for Barrett's life , begging them to save him. I stood I' ' u p as close to the leader as I could get , h trying to see if there was any goodness in his eyes , and begging for my hus- band's life. The man said several times : 'We won't kill him. All we j want is the Ifolt county money. ' I . have seen that man since. He is now I sitting here in the court room and his name is Mullihan. There he is ( point- I ing him out ) . I am positive that he is the man. After we were placed in the wagon Barrett whispered to me and said : " 'That man doing the talking o is Mul- h an. ' "I recognized another man that was there. lie is in the court room now. There he is at the side of Mert Roy ( pointing to Harris. ) I did not know I Harris and never saw him until we were assaulted When I came in the court room this morning and first seen him I told a lady I would like to see i him with a mask on , as I am sure he was one of the party. When they wanted to put me into the buggy Bar- j rett told me that I might as well go ; that I could do him no good , as they were going to kill him. He then bid / me good-bye. I have seen the buggy we were taken away in and one of the horses since that memorable day and recognized them. They belong to pert llor. One of them searched our valises after the assault. When the sheriff came to me that evening I did not tell him who I recognized , as I did not know just what to say or who to tell. John Weeks was the first one I told that llullihan was recognized. as I felt that could trust him and he would do what was right. " j ANOTHER LOAN EXPECTED. New Torlcers Expect That a Bond 183ne Will Bo Announced Soon. NEW YonK , Feb. 1.-It is believed circles here that a - in financial gov- ernment loan is certain to be issued i r ' and this view is reflected in the activitY - of time market for time loans. itY , ) Charles Hughes , es-cashier of First T al bank of Lima. the Ohio , was arrested , charged with rOPriation of 5140. ° ' mfsana i } ' _ TO SETTLE AN OLD DEBT. Arkansas Called Upua to Give Lands for Money Burrowed in 1838. HOT Srnrsos , Ark. , Feb. 5.-George C. Ross and B. I. Doyle , attorneys of Washington , D. C. , are here representing - senting respectively the secretary of the interior and the secretary - tary of the treasury in the case of the United states government against the state of Arkansas to recover - cover a loan , or rather settle a claim involving about $2,800,000. It appears that in 1838 the United States government - ment loaned to the state of Arkansas $500,000 with the understanding that the bonds issued to secure the loan by the state were themselves to be secured by 132,000 acres of land to be selected in any part of the state and these agents of the government are here looking up these.lands and getting - ting estimates of their value. BURGLARS WRECK A BANK. An Ohio Village Startled by an Explo- slon-They Secure 830,000. TOLEDO , Ohio , Feb. 5.-About 4 o'clock this morning a terrific explosion - sion awakened the people of Milan , east of here , and it was found that the Lockwood bank building had been blown up , the safe cracked , and its contents , about $30,000 , taken by five masked men who had demolished the building and started an alarm all over the village. A posse of men was hurriedly organized - ganized and followed in pursuit. At the same time notices were sent by wire in all directions. At Sandusky two men were caught , while it is only a question of a few hours before the remaining three will find themselves - selves in toils. United Boys' Iirigado of America. CmcAGo , Feb. 5.-A central organiz. ation of the United Boys' Brigade of America has been organized and will have its headquarters here. The directors - rectors are Dr. H. W. Bolton , Dr. P. S. Henson , Dr. B. C. Milner , Dr. John Rusk , the Rev. C. E Morse , Dr. C. B. Merrill , F. I. . Chapman of the Ram's Horn , 0. L. Rickard of the Sentinel and W. G. Robinson of the Church Press. The brigade has been in existence - istence in this country for a number of years , but heretofore it has had no definite head and there has been no common line of work such as is now contemplated , Mr. Simpson I octures the house. WASIIINOTnN , Feb. 5.-Mr. Simpson to-day lectured the house on its daily habit of granting a franchise to build a railroad throngh the Indian terri- tory. He said that it was perfectly evident that not half of these roads for which franchises were granted would ever be built , that they were merely forestallers speculatively projected - jected for sale. Mr. Mills assured him that the Arkansas and Northwestern - western would be built and the house thereupon passed the bill. One Elbe Victim Found. LOWESTOFT , England , Feb. -The fishing smack Verena has landed here the body of Frederick Ernest of Magdeburg , Prussia , one of the drowned passengers of the Elbe , and some mail bags , one of whicli was marked "Stockholm. " The body of Ernest presented a sickening appearance - ance , with its hands clenched across the chest and the mouth wide open. The body was found forty-five miles southeast of this place. Strikers lire at a Manager. MARTIN'S FERR1- , Ohio , Feb.As Alexander Humphrey , manager of the Buckeye glass company , was starting to the works this morning three shots were fired at him by a crowd of union strikers who lead followed him. None of their shots took effect and the men escaped. Manager Humphrey and nine employes were arrested to-day , charged by an officer of the Glass- workers' union with unlawfully assembling - sembling with loaded Winchesters. rheater Manager Shelby Dead. WILKESRARnE , Pa. , Feb. 5.-Daniel Shelby , manager of the music hall in this city , died suddenly of heart disease - ease this morning , aged 57 years. He was well known in the theatrical profession - fession , having managed houses in New York , Buffalo and Chicago. His wife is now with an opera company. Shot His Sister-in-Law and himselr. PEORIA , Ill. , Feb. 5.-Frank Atkinson - son , a patent medicine vender , shot his sister-in-law , Lena Sitter , this noon , killing her instantly. He then shot himself three times , twice in the breast and once in the head , and cannot - not live. The cause of the act was family troubles. Neighbors of a Murderer Feared. WICHITA , Kan , , Feb 5.-Mrs. Barney McGibbons , who was shot six times by her husband several weeks ago , died last night. The neighbors had threatened to lynch McGibbons in case the woman died , and he has been placed in the rotary cell in the jail for protection. Called to the Door and Shot. KANSAS CiTyMo. , Feb. 5.-John S. Hayes , a laborer , was called to the door of his home , Gl North Second street , Kansas City , Kan. , at 1:30 o'clock this morning and shot and killed by an unknown negro who es- caped. Hayes had a wife and two small daughters. Against Mall Street Cars. CiiICAGo , Feb. 5.-The Trade and Labor assembly adopted resolutions condemning the proposition to place mail boxes on the street cars , and appointed - pointed a committee to present the resolutions to Postmaster Hesing. "l'uts" and "Calls" Favored. CmcAGo , Feb. 5.-The Chicago board of trade to-day refused to adopt an amendment to the rules making. the trading in "puts" and "calls" a mis- demeanor. The majority against the amendment was 99. Wichita Saloons Closed. WICHITA , Kan. , Feb. 5.-The doors of every saloon in Wichita were closed to-day by order of Sheriff Royse , who says that as long as he is sheriff no saloons will be permitted to run. v. . BY AND GIRLS. THE MYSTERIOUS PROCESS OF SNOW-MAKING. The Fairy That Turned Four Little Drops of Water Into Sparkling Snow Crystals-Little Paul's Picture Book- On Second Thought. With the Snowflakes. "Oh , oh ! " exclaimed Maude , as she opened her big blue eyes , and looked out of the window. Then her chubby hands-little pink hands all covered with dimples-went " - clap-clap , " and , in less time than it takes to tell it , something very like a ball of tangled curls had tumbled out of bed , and two bare feet were pattering - tering across the bedroom floor. They went straight to the window , and , after their little mistress had taken one look at the beautiful picture - ure outside , with a hop , skip and a jump , they took her across the hall. Two minutes later the whole family , baby and all , had been awakened to see what had happened to the green world outside. It was no longer a green world , for the first thing Maude had seen when she opened her eyes was the snow. A great , smooth , white carpet of it was spread over the brown earth. The trees , covered with ice , while , floating softly down , came the snowflakes - flakes , great big ones , and lit upon the window sill , as if stopping to say "good morning" to the little girl , who clapped her hands to see them fall. No wonder Maude exclaimed "Oh , oh ! " and jumped out of bed. It was the first snowstorm of the season. Only last winter Santa Claus had brought hr a new sled with "llodoc" painted in bright letters across the top ; a pair of red mittens , too , had come from the Christmas stocking , and , best of all , a soft , whit2 collar , that she declared was "grandpa's hair. " Besides , last night , when she had truged upstairs to bedshe had looked out upon the gray trees , that had lost their pretty gowns , and were shivering - ing with the cold as they looked down upon the faded leaves that lay upon the ground. Only then the whole world seemed dressed in gray and brown , but now , oh , joy ! some magic touch had changed it into a real , true fairy land , with diamonds glistening on the trees , and little fairy folk , all dressed in white , flyinr everywhere. As soon as breakfast was over Maude , wrapped in her winter coat. with hood to match , with the red mittens - tens on her hands , and time white fur collar tied closely around her neck , led "llodoc" out into the snow for a frolic. All day long they played together. When baby at the window , waved his hands and laughed to see the fun Maude tried to tell him all about the snow , for he had never seen it until that morning , and his wise brown eyes seemed full of baby questions. "It comes from heaven , " Maude ex- plained. "and is made of-of-feathers I guess , though I's not sure , for no one ever said to me the leastest thing about it. And , oh , perhaps they're little fairy folks ! "Look ! " she called , as the snowflakes - flakes , great big fellows , fell upon her mittens. "They look like little stars ! One's like the tin thing mamma cuts cookies with , and this one , just lighted on my thumb , is pointed like the daisies on my summer - mer hat ! See , quick , this one on the other hand is like a wheel that's lost its outside piece ! "I'll bring some in to you , " she called , while baby danced with joy. Then , pulling off her mittens , she held up both her hands to catch the snowflakes as they fell. Up the steps she ran , but when she reached the door there was nothing in her hands but a few drops of water. "Oh , where have the pretty creatures - ures gone ? " she cried , looking all about. "Have I losted them ? " She tried again to catch them , and this time , when the snowflakes left her as before , the big tears filled her eyes , and , rolling down her rosy cheeks , tumbled off upon the collar of "grandpa's hair. " "I'm afraid the fairies don't love me , " she sobbed , "I wouldn't hurt a single one , not for any thing. " Just then she saw her father turn the corner , and starting down the steps she ran toward him , holding out her hands and calling : "The snowflakes won't stay in my hands ! Tell me , quick , are snowflakes really fairy folks , or are they only feathers ? Why won't they let me catch them when I love them , oh , so very much ? " Two kind eves looked down into the tear-stained face , and the next minute Maude was being carried up the steps and into the house. That night after supper her father called her to him , saying : " There is , just time for a story before my little girl goes to bed. " "Oh , goody ! " said a happy voice , for Maud , like many other girls and boys , was always ready for a story. "Just the other day , " her father began - gan , "out on the lake , time very lake where last summer you gathered sand along the shore , four water- drops were floating. A sunbeam came along with his golden chariot. IIe lifted those drops out of the lake up into the air. Then with his fairy wand the sunbeam changed the drops into a kind of water dust , like that you see coming from the teakettle. Up , up went the chariot , loaded with water dust. The little particles of water dust began to shiver. They huddled closer together , and they were floating in the clouds. Then , just think of it , they found that they themselves were little clouds. Through the sky they floated , first in a bed of blue , then of grey , till , all at once , a cold breeze came along. It was a freezing breath from the North iui'iii Wind's home. So frightened at the sudden change were the tiny creatures - ures that they began to fly apart , to run here and there , and shiver in the cold. "But , listen ! As the air grew colder they could hear fairy voices calling to them. They were voices of crystal fairies , hundreds of them , little sparkling creatures , all calling to the particles of water dust. Then the water dust turned white. As the bell-like voices of the , crystal fairies called the tiny creatures , now white like feathers , came together , taking stars and fern-like pointed. shapes , that sparkled in the sunlight. "The little stars could feel themselves - selves growing heavy. They were falling , falling , down , down to the earth. When at last they lit upon the window sill they saw a little girl behind the glass , clapping her hands and calling : 'Oh , see the great big snowflakes fall ! ' " By this time Maud was sitting up straight. looking into her father's face. There were a score of questions in her e3 es. e"Yes , " her father said , for lie knew of what she was thinking , "that little girl was you. Those snowflakes , made by crystal fairies , themselves almost like fairy creatures , were once water drops. This morning they came from their new home in Cloud- land , where Old Winter lives , with all his cold , cold breezes. When you took them into your warm hands the cold that made them snowflakes was gone , and they turned to water drops again. " "Is it all true ? Then that's the bestest story you ever told , " said ? laud , jumping down from her father's knee , and running to the window to take another look at the snowflakes on the sill. "Cuckoo , cuckoo , " said the cloth in the corner. Eight times it called. "Do you know what that means ? " "Yes , bedtime. " A half hour later Maud was in dreamland. There she saw the sunbeam - beam at work making the water drops into water dust. There , too , were the fairies with their magic wands changing it again into little crystals , that glistened in the light , and looked 'just like the snowflakes you see here in the picture.-Chicago Inter-Ocean. Fun l ith Peanuts. A peanuthunt is lots of fun for at. evening party. The hostess hides peanuts in all sorts of queer places about time room , sometimes putting two or three nuts in the same place. Then she provides each of her guests with a little basket tied with gay ribbons , and then the "hunt" begins. After a certain time the finds are compared. The one who has th3 largest number wins the first prize , while the "booby" prize is fittingly awarded to the one having the fewest. Some other trials that are great sport are often introduced. One is to see who can carry the most peanuts in one hand from one table to an- other. A boy ought to win this. Forty-two is a good number. Of course , the winner is to be rewarded , while time "booby , " too , must have a simple somnething.-New York Jour. nal hinging for 1'rayer . A very pretty story about a confiding - ing child is told of the 4-year-old son of a member of the Georgia legisla- ture. Having left the boy in a room of one of the big hotels of the metropolis polis , with the command to go to bed immediately , he went down to seek his congenial friends in the office. The bell-boys were soon thrown into consternation by the many and various calls from the room in which the lit- tie fellow had been left , anti quite a number of them were soon collected there.But it was not ice waternor fire , nor a "b and s , " that the child wanted. He astonished the boys with this unusual - usual request : "Please , sirs , send someone to me to hear inc say my prayers.-Harner's Magazine. Little i'au1's Picture-Book. In llttlo Paul's "Instructive Illustrated Pc ! ture-Book" There are scenes in fore ! 'n countric , showing how the people look. There's a "Scene amont the Africans , " In color + gay and bri'ht A scene called "Chine c People"- An interesting slght There a picture rimed "Amon ; the Turks , " Where turbaned men go by : And some "Italian Natives" Beneath an azure sky. But , strange to sty. tshen Paul walks out sees about the town Turks , colored men , Italians , too- with skini of olive-brown , And even placid Chinamen-these people never look As they do in his "Instructive Illustrated Pc- ture Book. " -St. Nicholas Tie Saw the Firenio3. Harold all his short life had to go to bed very early. One evening , however - ever , he was allowed to set up , and then for the first time lie saw the firefles. "Mamma , " he cried , rushing over to her in the greatest excitement - ment , "Mamma , look-the dark is all cracking open ! " Mary's Daily Bread. Little Mary , repeating her prayer : after her mother , paused at "Give us this day our daily bread , " and said I wearily : "Oh , what's the use asking that , mamma ? You know we get all our bread from the Vine Streetbakerv. " On Second Thought. Little Ned-Don't take away tht light. Mamma-I want you to learn ? to go to sleep without.a light. "Must I sleep in the dark ? " "Yes"Well , then , wait a minute. I guess I'll get up and say my prayers a little more carefully.-Good News. Ills New Sister f1'as a Brother. "How is your little new sister this morning , Johnnie ? " a "He ain't a she-she's a he ! " indig nantly replied the boy. , s. _ _ . _ _ / t THE ALMA 1 fir { "OPPORTUNITY" THE SUBJECT OF AN INTERESTING TALK. "As We have Therefore Opportunity Let Us Do Good"-Gal. 0 : x-A Story of the Great Preacher's Boyhood - hood Days-LIfo'a Sublime Victory. r i I T DENVERCOLO. years ago , an audience - dience had assembled - bled for divine worship. The pastor - tor of time church for whom I was to preach that night , interested in the seating of the people - ple , stood in the pulpit looking from side to side , and when no more people could be crowded within the walls , he turned to me and said , with startling emphasis : " 'What an opportunity ! " Immediately that word began to enlarge - large , and while a hymn was being sung , at every stanza the word "op- portunity" swiftly and mightily unfolded - folded , and while the opening prayer was being made , the word piled up into Alps and Himalayas of meaning , and spread out into other latitudes and longitudes of significance until it became hemispheric , and it still grew in altitude and circumference until it encircled other worlds , and swept out and on , and around until it was as big as eternity. Never since have I reader or heard that word without being thrilled with its magnitude and mo- mentum. Opportunity ! Although in the text to some it may seem a mild and quiet note , in the great gospel harmony it is a staccato passage. It is one of the loveliest and awfulest words in our language of more than one hundred thousand words of English - glish vocabulary. "As we have oppor- t ini y , let us do good. " _ What is an opportunity ? The lexicographer - cographer would coolly tell you it is a conjunction of favorable circumstances for accomplishing a purpose ; but words can not tell what it is. Take a thousand - sand years to manufacture a definition , and you could not successfully describe it. Opportunity ! 't'he measuring rod withf which the Angel of the Apocalypse measured heaven could not measure this pivotal word of my text. Stand on the edge of the precipice of all time and let down the fathoming line hand under hand , and lower down and lower down , and for a quintillion of years let it sink , and the lead will not strike bottom. Opportunity ! But while I do not attempt to measure or define time word , I will , God helping me , take the responsibility of telling you something about opportunity. First , it is very swift in its motions. Sometimes witlfin one minute it starts from the throne of God , sweeps around the earth , and reascends the throne from which it started. Within less than sixty seconds it fulfilled its. mission. In time second place opportunity never comes back. Perhaps an oppor tunity very' much like it may arrive , but that one never. Naturalists tell us of insects that are born , fulfill their mission , and expire in an hour ; but many opportunities die so soon after they are born that their brevity of life is incalculable. What most amazes me is that opportunities do suchm overshadowing - shadowing , far reaching and tremendous - mendous work in such short earthily allowance. You are a business man of largerexperience. The past eighteen months have been hard on business men. A young merchant at his wits' end came into your office , or your house , and you said , "Times are hard now , but better days will come. I leave seen things as bad , or worse , but we got out , and we will get out of this. The brightest days that this country ever saw are yet to come. " The young man to whom you said that was ready for suicide , or something worse , namely , a fraudulent turn to get out of his despairful position. Your hopefulness - fulness inspired him for all time , and thirty years after you are dead he will be reaping the advantage of your optimism. Your opportunity to do that one thing for that young man was not half as long as the time I have taken to rehearse it. In yonder third gallery yon sit , a man of the world , but you wish everybody - body well. While the clerks are standing - ing round in your store , or the men in your factory are taking their noon spell , some one says , "Have you heard that one of our men has been converted at the revival meeting in time Methodist church ? " Wlmile it is being talked over you say , "Well , I do not believe in revivaht. Those things do not last. People get excited and join the church and are no better than they were be- fore. I wish our men would keep away from those meetings. " Do you know , oh , man , what you did in that minute of depreciation ? There were two young men in that group who that night would have gone to those meetings - ings and been saved for this world and tlmenext , but you decided I hem not to go. . They are social natures. Tlmey already drink more than is good for them , and are disposed to be wild. From the time they lmeard you say that they accelerated their steps on the downward road. In ten years thmey will be through with their dissipations and pass into the great beyond. That little talk of yours decided their destiny - tiny for this world and the next. You mad an opportunity that you misim- proved , and how will you feel when you confront those two immortals in the last judgment and they tell you of that unfortunate talk of yours that flung them over the precipice ? Oh , man of the world , why did you not say in tlfat noon spell of conversation , "Good ! I am glad that man has got religion. I wish I had it myself. Let us all go to-night. Come on ; I will meet you at the church door a ! 3 f mt 8 IA I o'clock. " You sec you would have ' taken them all to heaven and you would have got there yourself. Lost opportunity ! The day I left our country home to look after myself , we rode across the country , and my father was driving. Of course I said nothing that implied how I felt. But there are hundreds - dreds of men here , who from their own experience knew how I felt , At such a time a young man may be hopeful , and even impatient - patient , to get into the battle of life himself , but to leave the home where everything has been clone for you ; your father or older brothers taking your part when you were imposed on by larger boys ; and your mother al. ways around , when you got the cold. with mustard applications for thr , chest , or herb tea to make you sweat off the fever , and sweet mixtures in time cup by the bed to stop the cough , taking sometimes too much of it because - cause it was pleasant to take ; and then to go out with no one to stand between you and the world , gives one a choking - ing sensation at the bhmroat , and a homesickness before you have got three miles away from the old folks. There was on the day I spoke of a silence for a long while , and then my father began to tell ? mow good the Lord had been to him , in sickness and in health , and when times of hardship came how Providence had always provided the means of livelihood for the large household : amid he wound up by saying 'De Witt , 1 Have always found it safe to trust time Lord. " My father huts been dead thirty years , but in all the crises of my life-and there have been many of them-I have felt the mighty boost of that lesson in the farm wagon : "De 'Vitt , I have always found it safe to trust the Lord. " The fact was , my father saw that was his opportunity , and he improved it. This is one reason - son 'vhy I am au enthusiastic frieiul of all Young Men's Christian associations. They get hold of so many young men just arriving in the city , : uul while they are very iuipresSiouablc , and it iti the best Opportunity. Why , how big the houses looked to us as we fiat entered - tered the great city ; amid so many people - ple ! It seemed sonic meeting numst have just closed to fill thin streets in tlmat way ; and then the big placards announcing all styles of amusements , and so many of them on the same night , and every night , after our boyhood - hood hind been spent in regions where only once or twice in a whole year there had been an entertainment in school house or church. That is the opportunity. Start that innocent young man in the right direction. Six t weeks after will be too late. Tell ufc what such a young nman does with his first six weeks in a great city , amid I will tell you what he will be throughout - out his life on earth , and where he will spend the ages of eternity. Opportunity - tunity ! A city missionary in the lower parts .Df the city found a young woman in wretchedness and sin. Ile said , 'Why do you not go home ? ' She said , "They would not receive me at Iiome. " lie said , " \Vhat is your father's namne , and where does he live ? " having oh- ' . tamed the address and written to the father , the city missionary got areply , ' on the outside of time letter the word "immediate" tmderscored. It was the heartiest possible invitation for the wanderer to come home. That was the city missionary's opportunity. And there are opportunities all about you , and on them written by the hand of the God who will bless you , and bless those whom you help , inn capitals of light , the word "immediate. " A military officer very profane in his habits was going down into a mine at Cornwall , England , with a Chris- tamn miner , for many of those miners are Christians. The officer usrd profane - fane language while in the cage going - ing down. As they were coming up out of time mine the profane officer said , "If it be so far down to your work , how much farther would it be to the bottomless - tomless pit ? ' ' Time Christian miner responded - sponded , "I do not know how far it is down to that place , but if this rope should break you would be there in a minute. " It was the Christian miner's opportunity. Many years ago a clergyman - gyman was on a sloop on our Iludsou river , and hmearing a man utter a blasphemy - phemy , the clergyman said , "You have spoken against my best friend , Jesus Christ. ' Seven years after , this same clergyman was on his way to the gemi eral assembly of the Presbyterian , church at Philadclpimia , when a young minister addressed him and asked ! min if he was not on a sloop on the flud- son river seven years before ? The reply - ply was in the atlirmnative. " 11'ell. " said the young minister , "I was the man whom you corrected for uttering that oath. It led ins to think and repent - pent , and I am trying to atone some- wilat for my early behavior. I am a preacher of the gospel , and a delegate to time general assembly. " Seven years before on that Hudson river sloop was the clergyman's onnortunity Lost I.aurel + . First Express Train Robber-Say , this here paper says detectives have been sent out after us. Second Robber , disgustedly-Oh , pshaw ! Now they'll get all the credit for the beautiful escape we made.- Chicago Record. A Century's Wealth. The grandfather of the Rothschilds did not own a penny in 1500. The Rothschilds family owns $2,000,000,000 and is the richest family in the world , but its individual members are no longer the richest individuals in the world. Be e. One species of bee more determines to secure safety and privacy fashions a neat tubular gallery of clay outside its doorway , and at the entrance to these galleries a number of the pigmy owners are always stationed , apprr. ently acting the part of sentinels.