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SAFE.

The fact that we know thing to be wrong
does not prevent our doing it. Knowing
that thing is wrong restrains us from its
commiss OIL only to the degree that our
knowledge that it is wrong is suffused with
living sense of the sinfulness and damnable-
ness Of the act contemplated. Its tolerably
clear where our work needs to be put. How
can I learn to hate sin? Not by studying it.
Looking at the darkness does not make it
blacker; it makes it brighter; and the longer
you look the more threads Of whiteDess you
will find in it. Nor can we become more
conscious of the sinfulness Of sin by any re-
solved and heroic straining and produ ing OF
our mcral perceptions. Sin di<closes its helm
BUSINESS only as it is behcld in the light Of the
perfect holiness of Almighty God. The
ground still needs the sky; the neither
armament yet hangs upon the upper. Christ,
that bundle of heavenly sunshine, is
this gross worlds only hope. History can
not utterly fail till it has succeeded in ex-
pungiLg the memory of the thirty-three years
Of the perfect Jesus. 1t was in Gods eye
that David saw the foulness of his own adul-
terousness. The Lord opened the heavens
above Us, and let the Eternal shine in the
midst Of our days and cause his own re-
Yea ed holiness to work within US the perfect
knowledge Of sin and the perfect abhorrence
of it. Then we are safe; safe from the devil
and a whole hell full of his angels; safe as
Paul was safe, who TODD unflinc1ing before
the thorn, be:ause he had hard the voices
that were unutterable; safe as the Lord was
safe, WHO stepped forward triumphant to
Calvary, because ON the mount he had gath
cred armament from the prophets, and been
suffused with the light and wrapped about
with the glory shed upon him from the un-
covered heavens.-Reu. c. II. ParLhurst.
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The Secret of Snake Charming.

Of course people with eyes in their
heads know that this snake-charming
business is the biggest fake around the
circus, said a candid feminine snake
charmer, but it pays very we'll, and get
more money than any of the other freaks
in this side-show, although the tattooed
girl draws only S. less week than do.
Those snakes in that box couldn't bite me
if they wanted to, and you bet they don't
want to. We always keep them stuffed
lust as full of meat as their skins can
hold, and they are half asleep all the
time. Sometimes 1 have great deal of
trouble to make them seem alive, and I
have to squeeze them so that they will
stick their tongues out and twine their
bodies around me. The only unpleasant
part of the business to me is the nasty
feeling the snakes give me when their
slimy bodies twist around on the bare
skin of my neck. I was never frightened
but once. I took boa out of the box
of course that's the only kind Of a snake
we use-and he scratched himself on one
of the diamonds in my necklace when l
twisted him around my neck. He got
angry and gave me pretty severe chok-
ing, and was so scared that I was pretty
badly hurt before could scream and the
men came and unwrapped him. Now,
you see, whenever I perform, one of the
show men stands by me and watches the
snakes. Globe Democrat.
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An Indian Romance.

An interesting romance has just come
to light at Whites Indian Manual Labor
Institute, near Wabash, Ind, where
Indian children are being educated at
Government expense. 1t has been dis
covered that Lizzie Carlow, half-breed
Sioux Indian maiden from the Pine Ridge
Agency in Dakota, has rich and influential
relatives in Baltimore and at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. Her father, John Carlow, left
Baltimore twenty years ago for the Black
Hills, and he has not since been seen by
his Eastern relatives. Years ago Carlow
married an Indian woman and the little
girl now at the institute here was the re-
suit of the union. Recently Carlow, who
is still in the West, sent Lizzie's photo
graph and one of her monthly merit cards
given by the institute to his relatives,
which was their first intimation of her
existence. They have become greatly
interested and have written to have Lizzie
pass her coming vacation with them.
The girl went to GAINESVILLE to seS her
aunt, whose husband is Superintendent
of the Water Works tthat place.-9b5e-
Democrat. Il
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JOYOUS CHRISTIANS.

No one will question that there is room FOR
more gladness in our world. Who is to sup
Div it if the Christian does not? When
thoughtful men seriously PROFOUND the in
ouiry, lis life worth livingH it is surely time
for all who love Christ to answer that ques-
ton by the most practical OF methods-to
show the o,ld the gladness Of he life which
Christ inspires. Wordsworth has given US
an immortal ode on the happiness which
comes from duty. We want a singer to in
spire us all with a not less noble aim-the
duty Of happiness, and specially OF happiness
as Christians.
No influence or power is more manifest in
nature than that Of Joy. 1t is the great
main spring starting all the wheels Ct ma
natures activities. The sun delights TO shine
The stars never look tired of their calm
watchful gaze The streams rejoice to run
and sing. The flowers delight in blosSoming.
JOY laughs in thousand little buds, and
dances in young leaves, and carols IN the
song of birds. The very grass however you
cut It, or tread upon it, lifts up its head
with NEW joy every morn
ing, and welcomes you i'll your evening wea-
riness to the re of its cool, playful shadows.
The little child, fresh from God, comes to us
with Joy OH its implied face. and gladness III
it's plav and merry movements. No feature
in nature is more marked than that of Joy.
Coleridge said that THE sunny hues and
fair forms and breathing sweets of nature
made it impossible for him to be q jarring
and dissonant thing amongst the general
minstrelsy."
Joy is both full Of insight and is medicinal.
Our best po. is del ght to deP:cs its power in
each of these ministries. Wordsworth said
it was ''with an eye made quiet by the deep
power of joy that he saw into the life of
things" Then he felt sensations sweet pass
inc into his purer mind, with tranquil reSto-
ration. Then he came to know that blessed
mood in which the burden of the mystery Of
this unintell. .gible world is lightened; and he
became living soul If this be the ministry
of the joy of nature, surely the. ''joy of the
Lord" would tighten many dark problems in
life, lift many burden, change the home
and the business Of many weary and
tired child of God, and fill them with
brightness and song.-The Quiuer.
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A BAnKEEPER ON TEMPERANCE.

One of the most estimable ladies of Mime
apoliS heard Of q temperance lecture i'll place
where she was not expecting it the other
day, says the Minneapolis Tribune. 1t was
in a LIQUOR store, and the man who delivered
it was the dispenser of sour mash and cognac.
The lady is not only firm beliver in temper
ance principles, but prominent worker in
one Of the prominent churches in the city, rs
well known as any in the city. Under Or
dinary circumstances she would not use
brandy to season mince pies, but it was an
urgent case Of sickness and she wanted as
good an article Of brandy as could be had.
She asked her physician where the best could
be found in the city, and was given the num-
Der of prominent firm on Nicolet avenue.
As she was down town that morning she
went for it herself. The man who filled the
flask asked no questions, but looked curlousiy.
81 am using this for diphtheria," said the
lady, as she took her change. u should not
be purchasing it if it were not for case OF
sickness"
"Diphtheriam said the man who was wait
ing on her, II know all about that. I've
had three cases in my own family this spring:
II suppose you used this same remedy, old
you?" said the lady.
'tNot drop Of it, said the man behind the
bar in tone of horror. MY wife won't
haveit in the house and never touch II my
self. We are temperance people. Ii Is dSh-
gerous stuff to have around and we Wontuse
it even for sickness"
The lady took her change and went out
thunderstruck, while the temperance man
began mixing whisky sours for group OF
gentlemen who had just CONF IN.
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AGreat University in California.

Mr.. G.. T. Shepley, the architect of the
Leland Stanford, Jr., University of Cali
fornia, states in the San Francisco Build
Sng A6gertiser that the work on the large
dormitory in connection with the uni
versity has been commenced. The build
ings completed, or nearly so, number
fourteen, and consist of lecture rooms, re-
ception rooms, laboratories, and all the
requisite departments for a complete edu-
cational course. The dormitory will be
situated about thousand feet from the
other buildings. It will be 275 by 145,
four stories high, presenting a very i'm
posing structure. The material used Is
San Jose stone. The building will accom-
modate 200 students. Single rooms will
be 1s by 26, and double rooms "a by 26.
Altogether there will be from one hun
dred and twenty five to one hundred and
fifty rooms. There will be only one dining
room for the two hundred students, and
this will occupy the central portion OF the
lower floor. The kitchen, laundries, etc.,
are in the basement; but, as the dining
room is raised considerably above the
floor on which it is situated, there will be
plenty of light and air afforded for the
basement. All the fifteen buildings will
be heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity from one central station placed IN
the rear of the quadrangle. The uni
yersity will not resemble any of the Eastern
universities to any great extent. All the
old colleges are built around quadrangles,
and in this one point the Leland Stanford
Jr., University will resemble them, but
in no other. There will be a magnificent
view from all the sleeping rooms of the
dormitories.
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TEMPERANCE.
MISSIONS AND LIQUOR.

Seldom has there been more interesting
debate in the British House Of Lords than
that which took place a few nights ago on
the liquor traffic in Africa. Complaints have
been made from time to time by the mission
aries in letters from different centers to the
Home Boards; and in various ways and at
different times the Boards have brought
the facts before the Government. The re-
suits however have been small.
1t is only latterly, and partly through the
interposition of one OF the native Queens,
that the matter has been seriously looked at
by the upper classes, and by the men in
power. Among the more prominent persons
who have interested themselves in the matter
is the Duke of Westminster, who although
he has not cut himself off from all the enjoy
ments of social life, has come to be potent
personality in moral and religious circles.
The subject to which we have referred above
was brought before the House Of Lords by
the Duke in a speech of much weight IL
was shown by the Duke, and by others who
followed in the same vein, thatthe European
settlements in Africa, instead of being
scenters of civilization and light and moral
healthfulness were really cancerous sores,
thrusting their roots deeper and. deeper into
the land, and spreading disease and death"
The cause was clearly pointed out. 1t was
cheap SpiritS-gin and sometimes rum. I'M
ported, as it was shown, in large quantities,
these fiery and poisonous compounds, when
brought within the reach OF the natives, are
eagerly sought after. and exercise most Ge-
moralizing influence. Every product of the
country is brought to the traders to be ex.
changed for them, and, instead of bales of
merchandise kegs of spirits are taken into
the interior, where their destructive effects
battle all description. 1t was stated on good
authority, by the Duke and Others, that
wherever the spirits were introduced cotton
goods and other products of civilization
ceased to be in any extensive demand. The
appeal to the Government was therefore
based on trade as we'll as on humanitarian
considerations 1t was shown that much
good had followed the enforcement of strin-
gent laws in Zululand and other parts. As the
result of tho debate the Government has
promised to take all possible steps to remedy
the evil.
1t remains to be seen what will be done. 1t
is most certainly one of the dsgraces Of this
nineteenth century that we should be build
ing and tearing down in this fashion-send-
ing missionaries and sending rum to heather
lands at one and the same time.-UaH and
EscpreSS
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RELIGIOUS READING.
THE MASTERS QUESTIONS.

THE MASTERS QUESTIONS.
.If any man serve Ne, let him follow Me;
and where am, there shall also My servants
be-; if any man serve Me, him Will My
Father honor."-John II: 26.
Have ye looked for sleep in the desert
For those who have miss ID their wayf
Have We been in the wild waste places
Where the lost and wandering stray?
Have We trodden the lonely highway,
The foul and the dark.ome street!
1t may be ye'd see in tie gloaming
The print of My wounded feet.
Have ye folded home to your bosom
The trembling neglected lamb,
and taught to the little lost enc
The sound Of the Shepherds name?
Have ye searched for the poor and needy,
With no clothing, no bone, NJ bread?
The Son of Man was among them
He had no where to lay His head
Have ye carried the living water,
To the parched and thirsty soul?
Have ye said to the sick and wounded,
s'Christ Jesus makes thee whole"
Have ye told My fainting children
Of the strength # the Fathers hand?
Have ye guided the tottering footsteps
To the Shore of the golden land?"
Have ye stood by the sad and weary,
To smooth the pillow of death,
To comfort the sorTow-striken,
And strengthen the feeble faith?
And have ye felt, WI en- the glory
Has streamed through The open door
And fitted across the shadows,
That had been there before?
Have ye wept with the broken-hearted
In their agony Of woe?
Ye might hear Me whispering beside you,
"'Ts the pathway I often go'
My brethren, My friends, My disciples,
Can We dali to follow Me?
Then wherever the Master dwelleth,
There shall the servant bel
selected.
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WESTERN HAWKsHAWS.

Chicago Police Captain Creporting)-;
"Smith was put on the detective force
because he is great friend of the muir,
derer we are looking for" i
Chief of Police e-"And Browne" !
C.P. C.-"He is a member OF the
same secret society as the murderer" q
G. of P.--"And JonesW ' :
C.P. C.-"Hei is the murderer's cousin.
but not the same name, you know" !.
G. of. P.-"And Robinson"
G. P. C.-"An amateur detective;
perfectly harmless"
c. of P. (excitedly)-"Just the sort OF
carelessness which might give the whole
snap away. He might accidentally find
a clew we couldn't suppress. Discharge
Robinson at once, and be more careful in
future. ."-New York Herald. :
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3wRITTEy IN HEAVEN

To have ones "name written in heaven !"
Is the highest honor. You may write your
name on tablets Of stone in the pantheon of
fame; you may inscrihe it on the pages Of
history, and be praised in grafton aud p em
for the glory of your deeds, but the humblest
peasant whose name is written in heaven y
has attained more lasting honor. TO have
our names written in heaven means that
we are children of the King Immortal, that
we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of our testimony, that we
are citizens Of the new Jerusalem - free
holders in the Capital of the eternal king
dom, kings and priests unto God, and heirs
of eternal life. This is more than to be
famed on earth as brilliant writer, an elo-
quent preacher, noble conquerer of devils.
Reader, is your name written in heaven3
Then rejoice -Euening Messenger.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

A lie is black even if it is white lie.
The post of honor is the post of duty.
~ can't" is humbug and a nuisance.
Wishes at least are the easy pleasures
of the poor.
You believe that easily which you hope
for earnestly.
When you assist the needy don't do it
ostentatiously.
Don't say 81 am a gentleman" it is
never necessary.
Be loyal to death to those who have
befEended you.
The only disadvantage of an honest
heart is credulity.
When there is room in the heart there
is room in the house.
'a People who are disposed to complain
never find lack of subjects.
Charity and personal force are the only
investments worth anything.
If you should escape the censure of
others, hope not to escape your own.
1t is right to be contented with what
we have, but never with what we are.
Without content, we shall find it al
most as difficult to please others as our
selves.
The covetous man pines in plenty, like
Tantalus up to the chin in to water, and
yet thirsty.
Beauty is always precious, but after all
1t is light in the balance when opposed
to gracious manners.
We do love beauty at first sight; and
we do cease to love it, if it is not accom-
panied by aniable qualities.
A child that stayeth at one stature,
and never groweth bigger, is monster.
Unless We 60 forward, we slip back.
Violent zeal for truth has hundred to
one odds to be either petulancy, ambi-
tion or pride.
The denial of mans Immortality in
wolves violation of the general normal
consciousness.
Most people would succeed IN small
things if they were not troubled with
great ambitions.
In matters of conscience first thoughts
are best; in matters of prudence last
thoughts are best.
He who receives good turn should
never forget it; he who does one should
never remember it.
Candor is the seal of noble mind, the
iornament and pride of man, the sweetest
charm of woman, the scorn of rascals and
the rarest virtue of sociability.
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THE CHORUS OF MUSIC.

Podsnap Ito neighbor Bjones)-"My
daughter Angie will be home from the
conservatory next week. She has COM
pleted her musical education. ,s:
Bjones-"How delighted we shall bel
You will have houseful of visitors all
the time, and Miss Angles entrancing
strains will hold us spellbound. Your
charming daughter is veritable p.o-i'..
Dizzy"
Bjones ten minutes afterward, to his
wife)-''Don't distribute that cat poison
just now, Maria. The Poasnap howler,
is expected home next week. I'LL 60 to
town and see if can rent dozen cats.
for the season. I'm bound to enjoy some,
!"-Drake's Magazine.
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Baseball S1aiden-"Yes, Mr.. Joblots,
Ill is over between us. Here is the
ring"
Mr.. Joblots--"I am to understand,
then, Mabel, that our engagement is at
An end2"
Baseball Maiden-"Exactly. give
you your release, and expect to sign a
new man the latter part of the week.
Goodbye ."-Minneapolis Tribune.
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The Lord may lead you round, but He will

The Lord may lead you round, but He will
lead you right
He who seems not to himself more than he
is, is more than he seems.-Goethe.
Man originally fell by losing his confidence
in God, and can only be raised by the res
toration of his confidence; in other words,
unbelief was his ruin, and he now stands by
faith.
'tSince from t'!y bounty we receive
Such proofs of love divine,
Had we thousand hearts to give,
Lord, they should all be thine"
-Cle,icus in american Messenger.
o Christian. the God whom you serve is so
excellent that no good can be added to Him;
and so infinite hat no good can be MIN
ished in Hin! He make; happy, an y II
not the less happy; He shows mercy to IL
full, anu yet remains full of mercy
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IoHNNIE WAS PRACTICAL.

stranger-"I say, Johnnie, is it against
the laws to catch fish in that pond?"
Johnnie-'tYes, sir."
"But there's police officer fishing
there now. He wouldn't do so if it was
against the law"
"Well, it may not be against the State
law to catch fish in that pond, but it's
against the laws of nature, for there isn't
/ blessed fish in ."-Statesn,an.
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A FEUITLESS APPEAL.

Prodigal Son feelingly)-"Father, I'm
IN hard luck again. Debts of honor, you
know. The boys are down on me and I
come to you ufor-a-a-succor."
Obdurate Father Observation-Disclosures
40 words, young man, I've nothing but
advice to give you. Go to those dear
"boys" and, in the delightful venacular
with which you are familiar, inform
Them that the old man cannot be worked
Tor sucker. "-P Pitts6urg Bulletin.
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A JUDGE OF ART.

Bobby Ito his sisteD -"Is Mr.. De
Lunkhead, your beau, q judge of arts 2"
Sister-"A very good judge, Bobby.
But why do you ask9"
Bobby-"Oh, he told me last night
that he was going to get the man who
painted your portrait to paint his house. "
-Drake's Magazine.
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THE ECONOMY OF PROHIBITION.

A correspondent of the Newcastle ENG.
Daily Chronicle emphasizes the economy OF
prohibition by careful statistics. He shows
that in 1885 in that district the proportion
paid for manual labor in making spirits was
not quite two pence in every sovereign's
worth of liquor, and that only ten pence out
of every pound spent in liquor went to the
working classes. Any one therefore who
bought 95 worth of alcoholic drinks lastyear
benefited the labor market to the extent of
four shillings and two pence. Contract this
with the statement that Of 95 spent for shoes
e2 goes back for labor, and Of e5 spent for
yoolen cloth RS goes back to labor.
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PIGS ALL IN.

Agent-''I want to show you some-i
thing new in safes, sir"
Bank President-"Just got one." |
Agent-''But this is the new 'pigs-ln-
the-pen combination with double time
locks" .
Bank President-"H does it work2".
Agent-"why, you see, sir, you lock
the cash up in this compartment, the
bookkeeper in the next, the teller in the
next and the President in the last. Each
compartment furnished with folding bed
and all the modern conveniences, sir" Z!
Bank President-'But what the
dickens do want to lock the President
up fora"
Agent-"so you can keep watch of the
others; and to relieve your mind OF all
undue responsibility here's slot for you
to drop this extra key out to the night
watchman, who will return it to you at
the proper hour next morning" !!
Director (entering)-"Order one at
once. ."-New York Graphic. !
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NEW RULES.

Hotel Clerk (suspiciously) -" "Your
bundle has come apart. May ask what
shat queer thing is?"
Guest-"This is new patent fire es-
:ape. Ialways carry it, so in case of fire
can let myself down from the hotel
window. See?"
Clerk Othoughtfully)-I see. Our
terms for guests with fire escapes, sir, arc
invariably cash in advance. ."-Ne0 York
Weekly.
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BETTER LEFT UNSAID.

Mr.. Jonathan Trump-"You are
charming tonight"
Miss Penelope Peachblow-"Indeed9
What nice things you men say! Mr.
Brown just told me the same thing"
MIR. Jonathan Trump (anxious to de-
preciate his rivaD-"Of course you don't
believe he meant it!"-Nfe.
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EXPATRIATED.

Particular Boarder-"This fish, watt;
er-"
Truthful Waiter-"Was killed this
morning" e
Particular Boarder (approvingly) -
"You did right to kill it."
Truthful Waiter Gnquiringly) Eyes
sir2" .|
Particular Boartler (frmly)-"Becausei It
had been ashore so long it had forgot
how to swim and would have drowned
if ever it went to sea again. Bur-
dette. .sgs..