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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
Criticism Of Europea- soldiers.

Ihave been most kindly received b.
the king and Count Bismarck and all the
officers at the headquarters Of the Prrs.
sian army: have seen much Of great inter
est. and especially have been able 20 OBJ
serve the difference between European
battles and those Of our own country.
have not found the difference very
great. bat that difference - 70 the credit
of our own country. There is nothing 70
IL learned here professionally and il is o
satisfaction 20 knGw that this is the case.
There IS much. however. which Euror.ans
could learn from Us-the use Of rifle pits
the use Of cavalry. which they do not
use well. For instance. there is q line Of
communication from hero 20 Germany OK.
posed 20 the wholco tho south Of France.
with scarcely q soldier on The whole line.
and il has never been touched There arc
hundred things in which they are be.
hind us Tho staff departments arc
poorly organized, the qrarternaster's de-
partment very wretched. tc.-Sheridaa 5
Letter 10 Grant.
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A Connecticut Yankee suggests the use
OF fash light photography as a means Of
protecting baik vaults from burglars.
He says: Il would hive camera placed
in a position where it would command in
the fel6 Of the less a space Of ten feet
square or more in front Of the door OF the
vault. end have the other apparatus so
arranged that as soon as tampering with
the vault door was attempted the whole
woald be placed in operation. Ny plan
would Of course include retaining the
burglar alarm connecting wish police
headquarters. As soon as the burglars
had begun operations the police would be
alarmed, and az the same instant pict-
ure OF the men would be made by the
camera and flash light combined SO that
even if tie men escaped the police they
would leago behind them evidence which
would very probably eventually result il
their detection. New York Sun.
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THEIR LUCKY DAYS.

Napoleon laid special stress ON tine Goth Of
March
The Anglo Saxons esteemed three days in
the year COS especially daagerous-the last
Monday n Aur.i the first Monday IN August
and tae as, Monday but one in December
The "a 90 September was Cromwelrs for
tunate day. 10 wa, the day Of Dunbar. the
day Of Worcester, and, happiestof all for his
weary heart and brain, the day Of his death.
According % Brautome. Charles Y was
partial % ST. Matthias day Feb "a because
on that day De was elected emperor. on that
day crowned, and on thet day King Francis
j was taken prisoner at the battle Of Pavia.
For Francis tho ist day OF January was
q marked anniversary 10 was his birthday,
the day on which De became king, the mar
ragc day O. bis daushtor aud the day Of
Cil.sles vs. entry into Paris
gp7e Sixtus Y was born on Wednesday,
tie 18Th OF December, la2l. made his prolcs-
sion with the Corlelicrs on a Wednesday,
received tho cardinals bat on a Wednesday,
was elected pope on Wednesday ana on Q
Wednesday assumed the papal tiara.
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LIGHT AND AIRY
Observed by old Chocolate.

Observed by Ola Chocolate.
10 can't cxpec' toe glide wheat bafo so blow
DE chan.
Yo' gottah she'd teah uh two befo' go uhn q
laugh
lit takes month OBJ shiny days toe make "a
onion stalk,
An men doan' drop toe bushes twen dey's had
heap Oh ialk.
De chile dat wants toe stan upright befo' bit
lans toe creep
Mus take dc bumps an resk de thumrs an ron
ar0ul an weep'
4 man dat boucrs in de spring an loafs roun'
twcM de fan
Er boun' to wintah mighty hard Of be gifts fra 1T
ALL
bridge wah made toe go across, an Wen lad
dahs foun'
Fl so desih toe reach de top iis' take hit roan'
hy roam.
Keep in dc PAT an nose erlong. an dough de sun
or hot
Yo'r liable toe beat de man watts cut across de
lot Judge.
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Wounded Professional Pride.

\ scedy looking man came into the Office
Of one of the largest soap manufacturers IN
Philadelphia the other day and said Mr..
Dreydoppel, I'm a needy man aud would Ike
twenty-five cents
"Wen. now, remarked the man addressed,
II consider that cool You might have
Jared better II YOU had asked for few PEN
mes
With look Of real Indignation AID a
voice almost angry thea applicant said: "No|,
,ee here. Mr DrcydoppcL, yoa know your
business and know miae, bias if yoI thnk
YOU can give me any points GA begging Just
start ont and try it,
Mr.. Dreydoppel handed over the quarter.
Philadelphia Times
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was found upon the shoulders of the ben
eiciaiy fancee, ard thus the immense
fortune of the tesiator descended 10 hi;
righffrl heirs. The good effects Of DR.
David Liver Pills are indelibly stamped
upon The faithful countenances and TO.
bust forms Of The thousands who have
token them and thus posterity is blest in
the strength and health Of its ances
Tors
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO. September 25-Wheat opened
strong. Corn strong. Oats strong. irotis
ionss strong. Closing Wheat. september
q. Octobtr, 975c. December. 0s4d re ~
May. Sll Corn. September. i2icj Oc'o-
Der. 42sc. December, 3,c.: May. 3ssl7 sic.
Oats. September 234o.. October. PIC; Decem.
Der. 2iic.. MAY. 2,sc. Pork. September ana
October. l4.6j, November. 1881. Lard. sep
TENDER ami october 1850; November, 9514
January. s.lj. Ribs, : ptember and
October sC7t: January. 7.Oj.
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INV YoRg, September .5.-Flour closed
steady M u chm ged prices. Wheat strong,
spot sales. 40. red state, l05@Looi No. =
red winter september l02. Corn acuEe :
,pot sales. 80. mixed. &c; do. OCTOBER
Ia a November 524c Oats dull; spot sale,
So. wlite State. 40c. no. mixed sep
tenber and Oct1i or, Z9sc. Pork dull; new
mess. i5.Zj0l5.75 Lard irmer; October,
.l0.89laio.70. SUGAR, raw, nominal lar /,
refining. 5lc: ~ ned steady cut Loaf ana
crushed. SEE. cubes and powdered, &c.
manulated, rs Coffee pot cargoes o.
Rio unchangcl.
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Kan.as CITY cnttIe Market.

kansas CRY. September 2l-Cattle dull
common % medium. 3 25o475; good q
choice sos. 20. stock-r and feeders. I. GHo
$50. ora. ers. i.s0n5 80. Cows l.2502. -.
Hogs weak aud lOc. lower. Sheep active
FAT lamb, and choice steady, good 10 choice.
3. 75044l. common 10 medium. l.t093 81.
Receipts. cattle, 100. hogs, 6.77O; sheep.
300. Shipments. cattle. 5.2j7 hogs. 30
sia.r pa
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Cured and its return prevented by the
Use Of simple and very harmless remedy
that bias been used by many of our great
e-i sufferers. and siways with the same
rcsl.fs-a perfect cure Ask for a box Of
d. Dayid'- Vegetable Liver Pills For
safe by an druggists and country mer-
chants Price - cents a box of - pills.
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Grain and Cotton Market

RIcmoND, Va, september 20.
OFFERINGS EEpoRTED 10 SECRETARY.
Wheat -lO.GO6 bushels.
Corn. -j2l bushels.
Not. - Off huslels
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r. P. EDMOND.
I'm l-TuSwk-lyl
TURF EXCHANGE.
BOOl1nalCerS.

Coney Island. Brooklyn and Jerome ParA
Jockey Club Races daily. 4 Direct Wire 70 the
race track. A vivid description OF each race
given while being run. Track Odds received
before each race. TCBF EXCHANGE,
Nn.3soulh Twelfth Street
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WANTED - EVERYBODY TO
~ fry rsy sDri. roast on hiOL Com
msrea. Hotel iseli-tf.
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RIcHNoSD,'YA.. September 20, 1885.
COnnfr PrOduce.

RIcHNoyD,'VA.. September 20. 1885.
Countr Produce.
Apples-Choice early, per barrel, 800 20
g. 30. mixed lots DC. 10 sl.7j.
Bscon-Nirginia ham. choice old. l1c per
pound; new hams small, 10 to l5c NV
hams large. 10 20 &c; sides, IL TO l2c
shoulders 10 20 lie.
Becswax-ls 20 DC per pound
Butter-Nirdnia creamery, 20 20 PC; fam
lis packed Virginia, Is 10 Pc; choice yell
low. store packed Virginia., l6 10 lSci store
packed. mixed color and sweet. u 20 lac
store packed fair 10 good. 10 10 he.
Eggs-in crates lfIesh), is to 100; in boxes
and barrels, j. 10 lsC.
Poultrv-Hens ~ 90 2sc mixed coops, p
10 a; spring chickens. 10 10 25c ducks, %
% -.
Dried Fruit-Peaches peeled to ioc, I'M
peeled halye, % 3ic. Apples sliced 10 &C..
quarters y % &c Cherries pitted 10 10 II;
Black berries 1 10 o. Whortlebcrries to
T.
Feathers-PHme I've goose, 30 to 10 per
pound. mixed. - 10 50c
Flaxseed-per blsLei, e5c TO 81 90.
Hides-Dry fints, Light weights 9 70 &c
per pound. heavy weights, Ire per pound, dry
salted. &c. green sailed, 4c. green. Be-
Wo0l-1ub-wa,he 80 % BE per pound.
unwashed. 22c per pound.
Lard-Prime country. - 10 DC per pound.
Onions-ln barrels. 800 go S2.15.
Peanuts-Fancy stock per pound, 4 20
4ic medium. y t03c.
P0tatoes-Per barrel. Si.7j 20 1925.
peathes-per crate 81 .NOto $50.
Roots-Ginseng, perpound, slice; Seneca,
per pound. ~ 60 5Oc.
Groceries. Etc.
Brooms-Two strings. 81 go To- 1925. three
string. 81 .50t0 $3.50. four strings. 500 go
$500.
Baskets-Willow. sl.l3 TO SID ger nests
si,5ii. '', C. ,'l s' 9 c,n-. p,,..,, ric
~. t. -.. x, o.. -,.....,..l
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e'ii'n LfN. pr1 ''.. '.-. N'' '.-
So c..,,,non tef,. l..f washing "A
q, ~. t.ilet f5ta.5..
-n.,...- Crsr,,i.,.l ..c. a ...Ir. -g-i.. T.
sugar 1ic. Csuear. -tc.
Teas lack. .1r aNt. impcr.al. % ls.c.
glnllNdei. - u" 'rf.
Coffee ko common b, i1 lH' itf l''D
good tp prime. ID i7 1895 ia-'iift" I-t ''
Joe. Java. I'D to->c.
Buckets-lanieo, tWo hoops, 1l--l, tAicr
hoops. Sl.aD.
flsh-llefrn.- h. ,-'' ~ ~ -Noi.n
.iI'.'i'~ ,- .,- ....- "a a,. i.,.,'-n g-.s
,,a.i.r'I 80 ID ID, t'a,r..s 81 .u.
g. ne,. 81, 5. a. i'm KS ,0' n.
g.. i.;,s n 5- g. , .0.
30 r.n Niie t-,.r,rt.,e rernourd Zoe. rer
.., H. L,ifIore. ~
'''' CO.. '''''.
'' "o,'...'...i.-. fiji.
hHlklne3i,,--- 9.le''
bacon Ne'lfih -l' ,"D'i9' ''''' '''
sides. lOlc breasts l-c' Dams. i.f.
Flour l|lehmond patent I-te' i-lu.tt
500 90 s1.Hs fancy iaini .y' s,.-' Z. e'.'
family. 9l''V l' >'-'', .'lN tt',. -i'-'
ti''', ',1
Neai-C5,v- per bg.bel. zoe. country. GO 60
Csc.
MIL Feed.
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RIcHNoND Va, September %.
Reported bv John l.. Williams * Son,
bankers ana brokers. liil Main street.
First Board.
1000 North Carolina Gs 40 1888.
900 Richmond city g S., 1890. lOls.
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FINANCE AND COMM ERCE
New York stock Market.

Reported by q. W. Branch q Co., banker
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street.
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sALrs nrroEITD 10 SECRETARY.

Wheat White - bushels very good n
81 .0g. ~ bushels very GOO at 81 .ol. Long
berry. 5000 bushels prime n 81 o2. lsao
bushels very good at Sl.Ol. Mixed. 4o2 Du' D,
els good on private terms Shortberry' o.
bushels for seed on private terms % bnsheis
primc at l.Ol. 50 bushels good at 81 80
bushels very good at 99c.; 20 bushels Soo9
AT Csc. 40 bushels common at Soc. lOlai
sales of wheat. 56i6 bushels.
Corn White, 20 bushels very good al
Mc.
Oat. Spring, l6 bushels very good al
3lc.
COTTON REPORT.
Market quiet.
misunderstanding, 15-l6c. low mid
ding. glc; good ordinary, 9-l6e.
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VIII oLEsALE PRICES CURRENT:

Reported by Paine d Houston. Commi'
con Merchants l55 Cary Street.
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GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.
TOR THE PICKING SEASON.

GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.
nor THE PICKING SEASON.
Pune CIDER WHITE WINE VINEGAR.
warranted t0 secp Pickles:
Pure fresh SPICES oiail descriptions
OM FRENCH avid CALIFORNIA and APPLE
BRANDlEs; also WHITE WHISKY.
Don't forget my fouryolrod PREMIUM
WHISKY at $50 per gallon;
Just arrived small quantity of new MACK
EaEL. large size. ani Of new DUTCH
HERRING, at
hermann sCHMIDT's
EUROPEAN STORE,
sau25tf 300 and 11 Broad street.
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New Japan.

The young Mikado, Mutsuhlto, the
t23d Emperor of the nameless dynasty,
was the first of the line to take the oath
as a ruler.
On the 18th of April, 1868. he made
oath before gods and men that "a de-
Lucrative assembly should be formed; !;
all measures should be decided by public
opinion, and that intellect and learning
should be sought for throughout the
world, in order to establish the founda-
tions of the empire.
This oath was reaffirmed October 10
1881, and this year 1890 is fixed as the
time for limiting the imperial preroga-
gative, forming two houses of parlia-
ment, and transforming the government
into constitutional monarchy.
The Emperor's capital was changed
from Kioto to Yeddo, which was re-
named and called Toxic.
Feudalism, or the holding of fefs by
the damio, came to an end in 1871, by
imperial edict, and the whole of great
Japan was again directly under the Mi
kado's rule.
The titles of kuze and daimo we're also
abolished, both being renamed simply
(hoo-as-o-koo), or noble families. The
distinctions between the lower orders OF
people were scattered to the winds, and
even the despised outcasts were made
citizens, protected by law.
The deg in rank among the Japan
ese are now as follows:
First. The Emperor and the royal
families.
Second. The Kuasoku, the noble
families.
Third. The Shizoku, the gentry.
Fourth. The Heimin, the citizens in
general. From "Great Japan: the Sun
rise Kingdom, By LRn G. Hodnstt, in ST..
NICHOLAS for November.
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The World for Christ.

The world for Christi Is this too much to
say, too much to desire, too much to expect,
too much for our prayers too much for our
pecuniary contributions, too much for per-
sonal effort, too much for our faith7 it 30,
where is our faith2 Too weak, weakl Does
it not humiliatingly constrain US to ackuowl-
edge that it Is exceedingly defective, far be-
low the Bible Standard Can anything less
than the world for Christ satisfy a Scrip.
tural faith, heart in sympathy with Jesus
and ''full Of love divineT Jesus died for the
world, for it He is interceding in Heaven,
and He has organized Church, the great
commission Of which is to save the world,
and for this purpose He commanded it to
s:go into all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature" ito disciple all nations. "
This command Of Jesue is imperative
and must be obeyed The conse-
quences attending its disobedience no Ian
guage can describe. Long has it been disre-
garded, long has the church slumbered over
it and been recreant to duty in its observance.
Unbelief has controlled its action. Its faith
has been far too weak; the world, for Christ
was quite too much for it, it staggered under
the thought, but it Is gaining strength, and
shows power for aggressive movement not
before seen for centuries, but still it Is de-
fective-it needs toning up to the Bible re-
QulremenC. lnen, Cne ueaQ anu uSaioI tuo
praying, teaching. giving. will be
right; the pulpit and pew will speak with
utterances, accompanied with acts that will
demonstrate to the world that it should and
must yield to all to the all'conquering
Christ.
Much remains to be done, very much, the
work to be accomplished is stupendous. The
vast force to conquer is strong, we'll
equipped, and marshalled, and determined,
by all possible means in its power, to main
tain its ground and resist every assault
The battle will be earnest, wax warmer and
stronger, but. let no heart grow faint, nor
any discouraging feeling be entertained, for
our Immanuers army will triumph: The
Lamb shall overcome for ne is King of
kings and Lord of lords" GAIL the earth
shall be filled with the glory of the Lord"
The world for Christi Let this be the in.
spring watchword all along every line OF
thought, enterprise and labor IRON. the pull
pit, pew, sunday-school, al the social meet
ings of the church, and from every Christian
home let the grand refrain swell in exul tant
notes, The world for Christ!-[Rev. r. w.
Allen in Christian Witness.
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A ChamDion or Cremation

The Rev. C. J. Street, NJ, A., an Eng
lish clergyman, champions cremation.
He claims that the present system of
burial increases the chances of disease
among succeeding generations, for the
disease germs continue to live in the air
long after the body has ceased to exist.
Exhalations of deadly character escape
from opened and unopened graves. Soil
from graveyard sprinkled on a garden
has been the means of creating disease.
The 1900 cemeteries of England and
Wales, he believed, were more or less
responsible for the prevalence OF virulent
epidemics. In cremation the work is
done in one hour, and the dangers that
accompany the present system would be
avoided Besides that the robbery OF
the dead and the possibility of being
buried alive wou d be prevented. -Ne'a
York Witness.
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Salt Water as q Tonic.

A woman at the General Hospital last
week had serious operation performed,
and after it was all over she began to
grow very weak from the shock. At 12
o'clock at night life was so low that the
pulse was scarcely to be felt, and rather
unusual resort was made of injecting
a quart of salt into her veins. This re-
vived her almost instantly, but it was
ooly for time. Then a pint more was
Injected, and one of the doctors drove
)ff rapidly to milkman, and had him
fill some warm. clean bottles with fresh
milk, for which the COWS had just been
MIXED. The bottles were put in warm
water, and upon arrival at the hospital
a pint of the warm milk was injected
into the circulation, and shortly after
ward another pint. This made three
pints Of a saline solution and two pints
of milk. Still the patient did not per-
manently revive, and, as lastJresort,
q TRANSMISSION of q small quantity of
human blood from the arm of one of the
doctors was made. All the efforts of
the physicians were in vain, however,
and the woman died twenty-four hours
after the operation York Tribune.
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None to Mourn Their Loss.

How diversified are the natures Of man.
kind! Some are attractive. others repulsive.
A generous soul draws about him the old and
the young, the poor and the unfortunate, and
they all feel happy in his presence. A per-
son with cold heart and sour looks, wins
the affections Of none. Young, timid chill
dren are seen by the side Of the tender and
kind-hearted, enjoying themselves, often i'm
printing the kiss of affection on the furrowed
brow There is an invisible something that
draws them to the side of the good.
Wherever the friendly person goes
he is always sure to find con,
genial and sympathetic hearts. and
he is happy everywhere because by his looks
and words be makes others happy. Even
dumb animals know their friends and In var
ious ways manifest their pleasure when In
the presence of such. Yet there are those
who do not try to cultivate genial affections,
and do not seem to care whether they are
loved or hated by others, and pass along
from day to day callous to all that makes
life really desirable, and when they pass of
the stage of action have none to mourn their
loss or to miss them from the social circle
and the family eetings.-[Hartford Relig-
ious Herald.
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Church Amusement.

The church has gone into the amusement
business largely. In the days Of primitive
simplicity it was thought that the world and
Satan had monopoly in that line This,
however, is an "age Of progress so-called,
and the church has entered the market ard
is in competition with these great caterers.
The discovery has been made that the
church, in order to hold its young people to
its affairs must provide for the natural crav-
ing for amusements. 1t used to be held that
Jesus and his work furnished ample re-
sources to meet the loftiest aspirations of q
saved soul 1t was sung
Thou, o Christ, art all I want;
More than all in Thee find.
That sort of sentiment is now thought not
to be UP to 'the times" Sad as it may ap-
pear, judging from the new order of things,
Jesus is not equal to the occasion. A little
amusement must be thrown in. In order to
keep the people from the theatre and opera
our churches must be made into semi thea
tres and semi-operas.
The holidays furnish occasion for the in
genious and progressive sons and daughters
OF Zion to make full proof Of their new voca-
tioD. They prepare dramas, farces very
farcicaD, suppers, fairs and entertainments
of every sort They are spending their
wretched strength for naught. So far from
preventing attendance upon full-Srown
theatre and opera by these efforts, they are
whetting the appetite of the people there
for.
The church theatre is preparation for
the world theatre. Satan is delighed with
these inventions. But this is serious busi-
ness-dreadful business 1t is eating out the
life of the church-it is destroying our
young people, rendering them unfit for all
true spiritual exercises: We counsel every
follower of Jesus resolutely to discounten-
ance these church amusements. Be kind
but firm. Loyalty to Jesus demands it.
Give your money literally for every laud-
able caurch obe but sSo stand noE soGt pGsive
IGuide to Holiness
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Is the North Getting Colder?

The clearing of extensive forests may
explain the alleged improvement in the
climate of Chill and Patagonia, where
summer is said to linger half month
longer than a hundred years ago. But
if the temperature of the Southern
Hemisphere is increasing, it is at least
equally certain that the North is getting
colder. The Danish Government has
repeatedly considered the question Of
assisting the natives of Iceland to leave
u cline which almost every other year
threatens them with annihilation, and
vet there is abundant evidence for Pro-
fessor Lundborg's assertion that the
island home of the Edda was once quite
as habitable as any part of modern
Sweden. Greenland, too, oGce deserved
its name, and there is no doubt that
Labrador once contained five times its
present population, though the chances
are, that, before the end of another
century, the country will have no per-
manent population at all. A year ago
seventy Esqumaux made a descent on
Mueford Harbor and had to be shot
down like so many wolves, to keep them
from ravaging the scanty pro,vision-stores
of the settlers; and now again reports OF
impending famine come from half-a.
dozen villages of the dismal peninsula.
A thousand years ago the sixtieth degree
of northern latitude appears to have en-
loved a climate nearly corresponding to
that of the fortieth degree south of the
Equator, and it would almost seem as if
the thermal conditions of our planet
were now undergoing change tending
to equalize that diference.-Yaaket
PIa1e
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RELIGIOUS READING.
Before the Cross.

Before the Cross of Christ in prayer;
The soul may leave its load Of care,
And, whatsoe'er its guilt may be,
Secure Saviour's pardon free.
None may despair: His latest breath,
In the strong agony Of death.
Mingled with Mercy's accents true
"Forgive; they know not what they DOL"
Even for hands that caused to start
The life blood from his breaking heart
His soul with gracious rlty moved,
Gods sign how fallen man was loVed
And we, who, though not in the flesh,
Have crucified the Lord afresb,
Have press'd the thorns about His brow
Obi dare we sue for mercy now!
And is His voice, with accents sweet,
Still pleading at the mercy-seatt
Still lives He there, to intercede
For all who feel Saviour's need!
Yes, seraphs in the light above
Record the triumphs of His love;
Still He forgives, as none forgavs,
The soul that trusts His power to save!
-[Rowland Brown.