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Machine GINS I'm War.

The announcement that an American
officer has received permission To in
Spect the British machine guns at
Woolwich has called attention to their
advantages and disadvantages in war.
a writer to the Pail Maj Gazette thus
criticises the employment of machine
guns on the field of battle: 4" If the
range is correct and the mark remains
steady great execution will be done.
but the slightest error will throw every
bullet out, except at short range. Thus
the French fOun that their attempts
with the mitrailleuse, even at such
short distance a Twelve hundred
yards. were perfectly futile. and that
the new weapon had not the
slightest chance against the field ar
tiliery of that time. Since then the
German field artillery has more than
doubled its efficiency. Against their
shrapnel thrown W IN the present high
velocities the mitrailleuse would have
less chance than ever. The reply
OF the German army TO the question:
What is the place of the machine gun
IN the fed of bat:,e?' has been. 1t has
no place, and whatever additional men
aud horses can be- given should be de-
voted To increasing the fed artil-
lery. Accordingly machine guns have
not been introduced for the field, but
the held artillery has been largely in
creased in proportion to the other
arms. Exactly the same course has
been pursued by tue French and by
every other great continental mower.
None have adopted machine guns for
the field; all have increased and devel-
oped their field artillery. When we
remember that France. Germany, Aus
tria. Turkey, Russia, have ali lately
passed through the furnace of war, and
had most Of their crotchety dross
burned out of them, their unanimous
opinion ought surely to outweigh the
theoretical ideas of q few partisans
who still cling to the notion OF finding
IN the machine gun a weapon worth
the cost OF the men and horses required
for its use. They admit that It can not
face field artillery at artillery ranges:
that its proiectiles have no power
whatever against the walls of buildings
or earthworks. but they believe that.
when two hostile bodies of infantry are
closing, the machine guns can be
brought from cover, where they have
remained till then. and will exercise a
great influence over the result of the
combat No doubt they would in such
case, provided the infantry tight hap
pened to be where they could co."
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Cremation Progress in Germany.

The practice of cremation appears TO
be gradually gaining ground in Ger.
many, there being a steady increase in
the number of bodies brought for this
purpose To Gotha. which contains the
sole establishment in the empire. 1t is
under the control of the ETY. authorities,
ard the cremat!Ons up to the end OF
1882 were eighty-four--YiZ seventeen
in 1879. sixteen i'm 1880. thirty three in
1881, and eighteen up TO September,
1882. All parts of Europe contribute
To the business of the institution. VIII IL
several bodies have been brought
thither from America, in which country
the cost OF fashionable interment is 50
great that 1t Is but slightly increased
expense to have the remains cremated
at Gotha. The principal items of this
expense are: the removal of the corpse
from the railway station TO the crema-
tory, 30 shillings, and the cremation it.
self. Il 10 shil!ings. There are several
formalitieS to be observed Lefore per
mission Is given by the officials A per-
NIT has TO be obtained from the munic-
ipal authorities where the death took
place. and also from Gotha, that the
body may be removed from one place
TO another, for without this latter the
railway company would refuse to find
conveyance. A corpse is not allowed to
be novel un'ess incaSed in metal. and
zinc is. therefore, prescribed as readily
melting under the action of the heat.
This must be inclcsed in u wooden cof-
I'm OF certain dimensions, so that il NAV
INT the receptacle in the chamber. In
case funeral service should be re-
'ueSted. furt' er charge of Il lG
shiilings is made. The COtha estab-
l:shmcnt, which was erected i'm 1878. is
ve:y complete. and cost for the ma
chinery and buildings nearly $4,000.
The apparatus is made after the Italian
model. and consists of large coal fur.
mace for the production OF the gas,
which is conducted by a pipe to the
heating chamber i'm which the body is
placed, this chamber being about
twcn'y-one feet in length bv thirteen
feet in height. and divided into two
parts. The gas is first of all let info tie
nearest section. where it burns until
white heat is produced. At the time
of the operation the body is lowered
into the second compartment, and the
gas admitted from The other one, when
the zine case rapidly melts. the GAR
ments being then consumed, and the
whole process occupying about two
hours. As it takes dav aud night to
properly heat the furnace. sufficient no.
tice has to be sent to the authorities
London Times.
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Choice Extracts.

-Iharactcr is proof against the
scoffings of ridicule. and the conscious
ness of doing right takes the sting Out
of the most envenomed jest.
To us 1t appears certain that the
preservation OF the Sabbath in this
country will depend on the belief and
example of Christian families. Intetti-
gencer.
Temptations are among the means
of Christian growth. Every time that q
temptation Is mastered and we are able
to say: "Get thou behind me, Satan,"
we add another link TO our armor-
When trials are courageously surmount-
ed, when the plot which is laid for our
destruction is frustrated, and We out
flank the enemy and cause him to re-
tire in disorder, we feel within us the
thrill of victory and are stronger than
before.
WHAT is he WORTH" That is q
question often asked. How much is he
worth in dollars and centsp This is the
way men estimate one another. The
Lord has different standard of csti-
mating the worth of men. What Is he
worth to My church? What is he worth
TO My cause in Christian example aid
serv.cep What is he worth in doing
good, and in labor to bless and save the
wcrldp How much better will the
world be for his having lived in it?
These are questions of serious import.
and should be carefully and orayerfully
considered. Seek 10 be rich toward
God, and your worth to God and His
cause can not be estimated on GARTH
lions Herald.
There is great deal of good in
the world. But there would be even
more If that which is there were recog-
nized, appreciated and used more. And
this is especially true of individuals. Ii
is very seldom that a mans character
will be bettered by our continually pick
ing out its flaws and faults and throwing
them at him. Usually e only serves to.
harden him and confirm him in his evil.
But look for the good in him, no mat
ter how little it be. and how hard to
find. Show him that it Is recognized,
and that it in so far gains him respect.
and it will soon reach out. spread, and
perhaps eventually encompass the whole
character. 1t is in this sense, too,
that we are to 'overcome evil with
good;' by discovering the grain of good
that is in man, cultivating, airing, de-
veloping it, until it gradually crowds
out the evil by the vigor of its own
growth. Planting and watering is al
ways more profitable than mere weed
ing. -Morarian.
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1t sometimes takes q good joke @ long
time to leak out, but il Is almost sure to
find daylight sometime. There Is q
gentleman living in Des Moines whose
home ut one time was in New YORK.. He
used to 90 over to Canada once in
awhile to see the country, visit friends
and probably eat peaches. On one of
his trips he saw some very fine shirts
tho price of which tempted him great.
ly to invest. He thought over his ward
robe At home very carefully, and as
nearly as he could figure it Concluded
he needed half dozen shirts. These
were the ones to buy he thought, be:
cause they were of the best quality and
make and the price extremely low. He
purchased, and after getting the arti-
elcs ON his hand; BEGAN to wonder how
he would get them home and not have
the sharp eye of the officers see them.
A happy thought struck him. He went
TO hotel and began to put the articles
on. OF course he had one on to COM
mence with: He measured the new
ones, but found they did not go id sizes,
so that one fit into the other. but were
about equal in the amoiint of cloth used
in the makeup. He began like . man
getting ready for lightning changes.
Number one went on very easily. The
next was n little closer fit. The third
was a closer cali. Tie fourth tried the
strength of the cloth and thread, Is
wei as the temper of the fellow getting
inside of so much linen. Getting the
fifth one on, he sugged, the perspira-
ton rolled OF Ills. flee; and ran down
his back, and lac kicked and scrsmbled
and paved the air like drowning man
catching at straws. When he got in
side he looked like the last rose of sum-
mer, of the red variety, in fill bloom.
Five shirts were disposed of. but the
sixth lay on the back of the chair, wait.
Ing 20 be claimed.
Our friend wished some one would
come and claim it. He did not know
what to do until a thought struck him
again. He concluded to pass himself
OIL for IN Alderman. and knowing that
a well filed vest w;ls Necessary he took
the sixth shirt, folded it up carefully
and lad it away inside of his vest and
tile upper part of his pantaloons. Fixed
up in true Aldern1au'c style, he started
for the United States. The custom
house officer eyed him closely on the
Canada side, but he got through on his
dignified app arance. When he struck
the custom holse OH this side he knew
the officer. an was not quite so careful.
He walked up and down the Office. and
begun to think he might be a genuine
New York Alderman. The custom
officer finally sided no TO him and said:
You had bett r go and sit down. :"
why" he asked, with some dignity,
thinking he knew when to sit down.
Look at the bottom of your pants, :"
said the officer. He looked, and there
dragging on the floor was about half
the sleeve of the sixth shirt hunting
daylight. He sat down without wait
ing for n reserved seat, and tucked the
sleeve inside his boot top. The cigars
cost more than twice what the duty
would have been.--IOtoa State Register.
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Marx Twain's forthcoming book Is
announced In England as THE Adj
ventures Of Huckleberry Finn"
Mr.; Ingram, che founder aiid pro-
prietor OF the Illustrated Lopdon Nescss
made his iifss fortune by selling pills:
General jackson #as the first
President to inaugurate the custom Of
shaking the hands of all who came to
his public levees.
-=Rev. DR.. John Hall, of New York.
has only missed preaching because Of
sickness ON two Sabbath days during
his sixteen years pastorate. IN p
Tribune.
Mary Anderson says she has faith
fully followed Longfellow's advice.
given her at the threshold of her
career, that she should see q beautiful
picture. read beautiful poem and
liear some beautiful music every day.
Miss Alice Freeman. PHI. D., the
President of Wellesley College, is a
slight. girlish, young-faced woman. Of
great force of character and brilliant
mental etid1wmeuts She is very
popular with the young lady students.
MIR. William Sisson and wife, Of
Portsmouth, X. L., recently celebrated
The sixty-eightt anniversary of their
wedding by reunion of their friends
in the house in which they have resided
all the years of their married life.
PrdGtde,tce J6strS,al
Prof. Wolcott Gibbs, Of Harvard
College, has been elected an hotlorary
member of the German Chemical So
asfS rSf n3frslsr nj not
He IL the first American who has been
made member of this distinguished
society.--Hdrtford Post.
Mrs. Betsey Moody. of Cape Eliza
beth, Mc.i who is one hundred and two
years of age, said to friend who called:
al told my husband wheil he died ]
would never marry again If / lived 10
be one hundred years old" She has
kept hef pfonjise: Boston Herald.
Mrs. Rathboiie, tile victim of the
recent tragedy in Hanover, SUPPORTED
President Lincoln when he fell wounded
by the assassin, and the dress she then
wore. stained by the Presidents blood.
is preserved as relic at the family
homestead in Albany.-Atbany (M W
Journal
Colonel Macorrb Mason, whom
Baker Pasha has appointed Governor
of Massowah, is native of Virginia;
aid q graduate of the United States
Naval Academy. He went with his State
into the war, and since then hes been in
the Egyptian service. He is an officer
of ability and resolution. with a long
training In African warfare and entire
fam liarity with ths native tribes of the
Soudan.-C Chic Igo Inter 0cean,
President Solomon, of the Republic
of Hayti, is described by one who saw
him recently to be "a massive. broad
shouldered giant, at least six feet six
inches high, with the physical proper
tons of a gladiator, profile dark as
the Nights Plutonian shore, With
snow-white LOCKS, keen, restless eyes,
glittering like diamonds in setting OF
Jet. high forehead, and form, desp tie
his ADVANCED ngs, erect as pillar OF
tone"
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house. Two queer looking rtibbef boots
rested, after their days work; before
the fire. When one fell as II 1t missed
little round foot and stout leg and
could not stand without them, the
grandfather set it right again, and
laughed in spite of the pain II cost him
to move. The house-dog opened his
eye just enough to see that Lady AIMS
crushed ''waluntine' still lay In the old
Squire's hand,
II tell thee, Peedee, had il all from
the dog-all straight from the dog. and
not in his sleep.
Then tell me again; il thou wilt,
feeree, for If the spot be pure and free
from selfish anger. should like naught
90 we'll as that thou shOuldst build near
me-"
May our children be friends.
Peedee.,
You say the Squire forgives all. and
peace dwells in the house; but will you
not tell me, Peeree, what made all this
trouble at first?''
'Ahi Peedeei Peedeei When the sun
shines so bright, is it a bird that would
ask the reason of storm that Is all
over? Why. Peedeen'
Thou dOst ever chide one so gently.
Feeree; but answer me this: would the
Squire have opened his heart so wide
had the child not been called for hi.
0Dn mOtherf'
"Dost thou not see fresh crumbs at
the Kitchen door, Peeree2:'
Thank God for this happy Four.
teenth, Peedee! And may Mrs. Peeree.
that is TO be, never see the new moon
over her left wing any more. "-St
Melodies.
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HUMOROUS.

-" A train behind time" remarked
Fogg, seeing an elderly maiden tricked
out in full-fOwing robes. Boston Poet.
-Irate parent in the door to his
clerk, who is caressing his daughter:
young man, you are not hired here
for that kind of work" That's so;
I'm doing it for nothing"
Backward, turn backward, O
Time!" Papa-"According to this
new standard, Minnie, we must set the
clock back about four minutes, eh?''
Minnie (still in the market)-''Four
minutes! Put it back lots, papa. Moth
ing less than ten years will do me any
good! Life.
--"Do you know why am like the
new bridge at Niagara?" asked young
Bliffkins of pretty Miss Smithers. He
expected her to give it up, and then he
would have rung in pun on camille
yer, but she replied: at must be be-
cause you are without visible means OF
support. "--BufalO Express
johnny came home from school the
other day very much excited. What
do you think, pa? Joe Stewart, one OF
the big boys. had an argument with the
teacher abort a question in grammar -
''What position did Joe takeP' "His
last position was cross a chair, face
down. Detroit Post.
Young Alphonso-" Mer CIV, child,
you must not wash your new wax doll,
it will ruin it." Infant Terrible" Ruin
it, how?" Young Alphonso-" Why,
one drop of water would spoil its com
plexion." Infant Terrible" Isn't that
funnyp My doll and my big sisters
both have the same kind of 'plexions. -
philadelphia CAL.
-Brown--"What! smoking? thought
you swore off, Fogg =" So did, and
/ got along bravely until it came TO me
that this was leap-year. / hadn't
thought of that extra lay. A fellow
might be able to keep from smoking
three hundred and sixty-five DAYS. but
n mans got to draw the line some
where. You can't expect impossible
ties from a fellow. - Boston transcript.
-''What shall we name baby, sis,er?''
asked a mother of her little four-vear-
old daughter. Call her Early, man.
ma; that's pretty name" Early!
That's not little girls name" ..Oh.
yes it is. Don't you remember read
ing to me about the little girl WHO was
to be the May Quee2, and who wanted
her mother to cali her Early?' Err
change
The Donkey's Dream:
donkey lay him down to sleeD.
And as he slept ar snored full deep.
He was observed Stranye sight TO weep
AS IL In anguished mool
A gentle mule that lay near by
The donkey rousesi ami with sigh
And kindly voice. injured why
Those tears he did cxude.
The donkey, while he trembled DER
And dropped cold sweat from every more
Made answer in a fearful roar:
II dreamed 1 was a dude!'
"Ah," said the nice young man
with bangs, as the little boy let him in
the other evening. ''Ah. my little man.
is your sister ut home?' Yes, she's at
home. but she amt expecting YOU. -
And how do you know she isn't ex-
pectiDg me?" cause heard her tell
ma that you're too mean to hire horse
and sleigh. and she didn't expect to see
a sight of you while the snow lasted. -
The little boy is now saddest when he
sits. - -MiddtetODB transcript.
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Almost ms Good.

A gentleman who yesterday appeared
at the Eastern Haymarket in search OF
fodder for his horse was at once sur
rounded by half dozen owners of loads
anxious to sell. When they had ex-
lIausted their Lreaih in shouting s'tim-
ny he quie ly replied:
All your loads look fine enough, but
I'm little particular. -
whatr' they shouted.
81 want a load of hay with about one
hundred and fifty pounds of stones in
the center OF il.
All fell back with injured looks upon
their faces. but presently one seller gave
the gentleman a wink to cross the
street to a saloon. When both were ont
OF sight of the crowd he whispered:
Say, I've got the load you want. I"
Are the rocks there?-
No, but my son William is living
alongside of the binder under that
blanket. He won quite pull down ops
hundred and fifty pounds, but I'll steal
You four or five sticks of good cord
wood to make up the difference. DE
!r0it Free Press.
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TIE BRIDGE or PR ZEE.

The bridge Of prayer. from Heavenly heights
Unites the earth with spirit realms i'm space |;
The tntcrests Of these separate worlds ara
For those whose feet turn often toward that
places
In troutfsd nights of sorrow and repining,
when Joy afid hops seem sunk in dark de-
We stiil may see. above tbs shadow. shining.
The cleaning archway of the bridge of
prayer.
From that fair height our souls may lean and
To sounds of music from the farther shore.
And through the vapors sometimes dear eyes
giisten
OF loved ones who have fastened on before.
And angels come from their celestial city
And meet Us half way on the ridge OF
+ prayer.
God sends them forth full OF divinest pity,
To strengthen us for burdens We must bear.
o you whose feet wslk in some Swallowed by.
Far from the scenes of pleasure and de- fgfit,
Still free to you hangs this suspended high
Where Heavenly glories dawn upon the
sight
And common paths glow with grace super
nal
And happiness walks hand in hand with
And faith bccomesa knowlelge. fixed. eternal
For those who often seek the bridge OF
prayer:
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Prince of Wales-Don't you think.
ma, that you should help me pay of
my debts. 1t win only take about a
million pounds, and
Queen Vic.-Good gracious, boy, are
you crazy? A million poundsl and three
cows on my Jersey farm have been dry
for two monthsl
The Prince-But think of the millions
that you own outside of the Jersey farm.
Queen Vic.-Mere trifes, boy, mere
trifies; only enough to keep me from
want in my old age.
The Prince-Well, If you won't help
me. the tradesmen will enter suit.
Queen Vic.-Why don't YOU earn the
money yourself? GO to America and
lecture.
The Prince-It would not paw. The
Americans would laugh at nay drawing
pronunciation.
Queen vic--That is true. Let me
see. Whist can you do? You can't act;
You can't sing; you can't play the banjo,
Of course, but that is OF no use without
the clog dance. and you don't know
that. Obi I have It. Write TO that
dear, good, kind Mr.. Barnum. Per-
haps he will give you job to ride ON
his new white elephant - Philadelphia
CaR
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When the gold an rpd Of the setting sun
Grows pale and fades nc the close OF days
When the iiOodinR spendOr u over and done,
And night draws on and covers its way;
We do not hope ita return In vain,
For wo know the morrow viii come again.
This Il goodnight
when We part with y clasping hand mt night
From the friend we love, we feel regret,
And tho bright, warm heart takes with Il tho
light
And JOY Of our own hearthstone; and yet.
This regret IL not u hopeless pain,
For We know that the friend viii come again
THIS N goodnight.
when we leave the shore that has known cur
birth,
when we turn our longing sight 10 MI
our hearts with mem rics OF sorrow and mirth
OTho thrObs Of expectation are still:
And night draws on, while we strain our eyes
For n long last look In our paradise.
This Is good bye
When a soul Il called from the busy crowd,
To trcad the paths of IN uniricd way
In garments 81 light instead of the shroud,
Aud we look our last ON the form Of clay.
We know we have said our last adicu.
And the broken VOWS we can not renew.
This u goodbye.
When we stand nj the gate ~ eve with him
Who has nlled our life with ioy Or rain.
When We watch the waning lght grow din.
Ana know we shall never watch n again.
We say the wolds and hear u g reply.
ana We FuOw the farewell j. spoken for ave.
This H. gOOd-ni. ht and goodbye.
-idd ~. Dur =, Ut Indianapolis Journal.
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How a Prorerb Originated.

Albert Durer is more famous and
more widely known as an eDgraycr than
as painter. His first copper-plate en-
craving was made in 1897, and from
that time he executed numerous works
of this kind. One of the first of these
was est. Jerome's Penance." good
impression of which was sold few
years ago for five hundred dollars. In
1893 Durer published his first series of
wood-cuts illustrating the Apocalypse
of st. John. These cuts marked new
era In wood-engraving, and showed
what possibilities it contained. Before
this time it had been a rude art, chiefly
used by uneducated monks. There are
one hundred and seventy-four wood
cuts attributed to Durer. The other
important series are the Great and
Little Passion" showing the sufierings
Of Christ, and the Life of the Eirgin.''
He often chose such scenes as remind
us only of death, sorrow and sin.
Again, his grotesque and fantastic hu-
NOR was shown; and nothing more
wild and unusual could be imagined
than some of his fancies which he made
almost immortal through his great
artistic power. A wood-cnt called the
ssTriumpbal Arch of MaximiIian'' Is two
and half feet high and nine feet wide;
it was composed of ninety-two blocks.
and al the remarkable events In the
Emperor's life are illustrated in it. as
well rs many symbolical figures and
pictures expressive of his praise, no.
bility and power.
Its said that while this engraving
was being finished by the enoYaver
Rosch, the Emperor drove often TO see
1t. On one occasion several of Rosch's
pet cats ran into the presence of the
sovereign, and from this incident arose
the proycrb: "A cat may look at a
king. - Cara Erskigc Clement, IN 81.
Alch0iqs