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and know His will Dost thou remember
the words with which God called thee?"

and know His will. Dost thou remember
the words with which God called thee?"
He bowed his head aud she went on:
SIT is we'll. Then learn now what it is
that the Most High God hath said to thy
father, and to Moses, and to me. He will
lead us forth from the land OF Egypt, far,
far away, to land where neither Pharaoh
nor his rulers shall have dominion over US,
and He alone will be our king. This is His
will, and if thou desire to serve Him thou
shalt follow us, and, if we have need to
fight, be captain over the men of our peo-
ple."
At this he beat his breast and cried in
great trouble: 81 am bound by an oath to
return home to Tanis to tell Pharaoh how
the leaders Of the Hebrews have received the
message which 1 have brought them. Yea,
and even if it should break my heart can
not be forsworn.o
"And rather shall mine break" Miriam
moaned, than break my vow to the Lord.
We have chosen. And here, in the presence
Of this heap of stones. all the ties are cut
which ever bound usP'
At this he was beside himself; he eagerly
stroVe to take her hand, but she repuIsed
him with an imperious gesture, turned away
and went forward towards the throng Of
people who were crowding round the well
with the cattle and sheep. s.
Great and small respectfully made way
for her as she walked with proud dignity
towards Hur,twho was giving orders to the
shepherds. He came to meet her, and when
he. had heard the promise she made him in an
undertone, he laid his hand on her head and
said with grave solemnity: "May the Lord
bless our union"
Then, hand in hand with the gray-haired
man to whom she had plighted her troth,
Miriam turned to meet Joshua, and nothing
betrayed the deep agitation Of her soul but
the huttering rise and fall of her bosom,
though her cheeks were indeed pale; her
eyes were dry, and her demeanor as unbend-
ing as ever.
She left it to Hur to tell the lover whom
she had rejected, now and forever, what she
had done; and when the warrior beard it he
started back as though gulf had yaWned at
his feet.
His lips were bloodless as he gazed at the
unequally matched pair. Scornful laughter
seemed to him the only ft answer for such
an announcement, but Miriam's earnest face
helped him to suppress it to conceal his
painful agitation under some trivial speech. |
However, he felt that he could not for long
preserve the semblance Of indiderence, SO |
be bid Miriam farewell, He must as he |
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hangs in the rotunda of the Capitol. Major
Mckinley undoubtedly looks like Napoleon
Bonaparte, though he once told me that he
did not like to be reminded of the re-
semblance- He has the same grave, digni-
fed mouth, the same high, broad and full
forehead, and the same heavy lower jaw.
He is better looking man than was Ma
poleon, and his bright, dark eyes shine out
under brows which are less heavy than
those of Bonaparte, and his frown is by no
means SO terrible as that of the Little Corp
oral. He appreciates. however, the value
of dignity, always dresses in q double
breasted frock coat, and crowns his classic
head with a tall silk hat
He generally walks up to the Capitol.
and as be goes along with his chest to the
front and his tall hat in the air, he is one
OF the striking figures on Pennsylvania
avenue. It was during such walk that I
once passed him in the street car, in COM
psny with two Maryland Congressman.
These men were free-traders, and they
naturally disliked Mckinley. As we went
by him, one of them pointed to the street
and said in "a most significant tone:
''Some men are born great, and some are
born-in Ohio"
The other two Congressman laughed and
said, "Just So" and the two continued to
glggle over the remark for the next three
blocks.
THE OHIO MAN,
Mckinley was born in Ohio. and he made
his first speech one cold February morning
just forty-hYe years ago. Whether born
great or not, he has succeeded in making
himself so in the eyes of the people. He is
not man Of extraordinary natural ability.
but he is possessed Of the genius of common
sense. He knows how to take advantage of
good opportunity, and he never makes a
mistake. he does not speak often in Con.
gress, and his speeches cover but few sub
jects. He prepares himself well, however,
and when he does rise the House and the
country know that be has something to saw.
He is well posted on the rules of the House
and he would make a good Speaker. His
election might be looked upon as declara-
tion TO the country that the Republican
party proposed to run its campaign on the
protective tariff basis. and he would be Just
the opposite of the former Speaker, Mr.
Carlisle. He would in many ways make a
much better Speaker than Mr.. Reed, and
he party could much easier spare him from
he floor than the bright-eyed, vitriol-
ongued genius from Maine.
Tom Reed is a genius. His brain weighs
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cried joyfully: 1.-THE words are q comfort
to my soul; and If it is for the last time that
we have met, wife OF Hur, il now 90 to
my death, be sure that shall know how 70
be steadfast and strong. even unto the end
And do you do all you can tor my old
father"
Herewith he sprang on horseback, and a.
he made his way to Tanis, faithful to his
oath, his soul was free from fears, although
he did not conceal from himself that be was
riding forth to geat peril. His highest
hopes were destroyed, and yet glad excite
ment struggled with the grief Of his soul. A
new and glorious emotion had its birth
there, filing his whole being, and It was
scarcely damped though he had suffered .
wound cruel enough 10 darken the Light Of
day . any othsr man, He he'd now liked
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! The armed Libyan guards who escorted the
/ gang, to the elder prisoner, and he raised
his whip with menacing gesture. Joshua
was the man he threatened, and his COM
/ panion was Ephraim, who had been con
demned to share bis fate.
Every Egyptian child knew what tkis
meant, for ''Send me to the minesl' Has this
peoples most dreadful imprscatiou, and No
| prisoners lot was half 30 hard as hat Of the
condemned State criminal
A series Of frightful humiliations and
/ hardships awaited them at the mines. The
| strength OF the healthiest was ruined By IN
| heard Of overWork, and the exhausted VIC
tins were forced to do things 30 far beyond
their power that they soon sank into tie
everlasting rest for which their mart1ro1
souls had long pined.
Joshua's encouraging words had little
effect upon Ephraim; but when q few min
utes later chariot, shaded By an umbrella,
drove past the gang, and in Il behind the
charioteer and Z matron, stood an eleeant
young woman, he turned round quickly and
gazed after the vehicle with sparkling eyes.
until the dust on the road hid il from 1ighf.
The lady was thiokly Veiled, yet the
youth thanght that be had recognised her
for whose sake be had rushed into peril. and
whose highest sign be would even nov ~
to obey. And Ephraim had guessed cor
rsctly, for the young lady in the oharic1
vas Kasana. the daughter Of the Captain cl
the archers; the elder woman was her nnr1o.
On reaching little temple % The road.
near thicket Of acacia, among which stood
= we'll for the use Of travellers, afteF the
chariot had left the prisoners at some dis
tancs behind, Kasana begged the matron %
wait. Then, springing out lightly On th.
road, she walked to and fro with bowed
head under the shadow Of the trees until she
knew by . rolling cloud Of dust that The
criminals were approaching.
Then, taking out Of her garment some
gold rings which abe had brought with her
for the purpose, she went up 70 The driver
Of the melancholy procession as be drew
near on an ass, and while she talked 70 him
and pointed 70 Joshua the guard east
stolen glance at the rings which had been
slipped into his hand. His modesty had
only allowed him to expect silver. and biz
fase at once assumed : friendly and c01r-
teous expression at the sight Of their pleas.
ing yellow glitter
His eountenaRce certainly darkenc1
again at the demand Kasana made, bu.
il frightened onea more 81 promise of
further largesse from the young widow.
take the moles 70 the well menI Let
them drink They shall 60 fresh and
healthy underground
Then be rode MP 70 the prisoners and
called to Joshua: ''You, who havs yourself
once ruled over many people, seem % me
more stif-necked sill than is good for yon
or me. You, guards, look aifsr the others.
will watch this ones I haYe few uoedI b
say to him.
Then be olappsd his h8uds Is Il he vas
driving poultr7 from . garden. and Wills
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in which the Egyptian lets his promises hy
to the four winds, thou wilt see thy people
more cruelty oppressed than even heretofore.
and when they turn aside from the God of
their fathers to worship the gods with the
heads Of beasts, the curse Of thy father shall
fall upon thee. The wrath OF the Most High
shall be visited upon the froward, and de-
spair shall be the lot Of him who shall lead
the foolish folk astray after that the Lord
hath chosen him to be the captain Of His
people. /, weak woman, the handmade Of
the Lord, and the damsel who loved thee
better than hfe-I cry unto thee, Beware Of
Lord Beware lest thou lead the people
into sin 7
A slave girl here came out to Miriam to
bid her go to the old people, 30 she only
added In al6w voice. ''0ne word more. If
thou Wouldst prove thyself not less weak
than the woman whose opposition moved
thee to anger, renounce thine own will for
the sake Of the multitude Of thy brethren
Lay thine hand on this heap and swear
to me-"
But the prophecies voice failed her. Her
hands felt about vainly for some support,
and with cry she fell on her knees close to
Hur's heap Of stones. Joshua hastened TO
raise her, holding her in his strong arms,
and at his call some women hurried up and
soon revived the fainting girl
As she opened her eyes they wandered
vaguely from one to another, and it was not
till her gaze fell on Joshua's anxious face
that she fully understood where she was
and what had happened. Then she hastily
drank deep draught Of the water which a
shepherd woman offered her, dried her eyes,
which were streaming with tears, aghed
bitterly, and with wan smile said to
Joshua:
ST am after all but weak woman"
Then she went toward the house. but after
walking few steps she turned round, signed
to Joshua, and said:
''You see they are forming in ranks. They
are about to set forth. Are you still OF the
same mind9 There is yet time to call the
elders together"
But ne shook his head in denial, and, a
he met her eye glistening with gratitude, be
softly replied: 81 will ever bear in mind this
heap, and this hour, wifi, of Hurl Greet my
father from me. and tell him that love him.
Tell him, too, the name which his son is |
henceforth to bear by the command OF The |
Most High. In that name, which promised |
me the help Of the Lord, he shall put his |
trust when he hears whittier 90, 70 keep
the oath have sworn"
He waved his hand to Miriam, and turned !
to go to the camp, where his horse had been |
fed and watered. but ahe called after him:
"One last word. Moses left letter for |
you in the hollow Of the tree" At this the |
warrior went to the sycamore and read the l
message which the man Of God had left for /
him.
BE steadfast and strong" was the brief
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WHAT A SEA cow Is LIKE.
A Strange Animal That Lives In the Rivers
of BlOridn.
New York TImes.i


New York Times.i
On my first trip up the Manatee river I
fully expected to see manatee, or sea COW,
raise her big-horned head out of the black
water and below a warning at us. The
name leads one to look for great creature
with the hairy skin of COW, with horns
and a frisking tail, terrible animal big
enough to swallow the boat and all its con-
tents, wading along the shallow shore per-
haps and nibhling at grass and bushes. But
the sea COW of reality is a very different
thing from the sea COW of Imagination
There was little danger of seeing one Of any
sort. for it is years since the last one was
taken in the Manatee river, except one sol
itary specimen that was considered rare
enough to be taken out to the semi-tropical
exhibition at Jacksonville. saw it there,
and now my idea ofthe sea COW is clearer.
It does not roam about the country bel
lowing and swallowing whole sheep; it has
no hair and no horns, nor hoofs, nor angry
tail. In appearance it is no more like COW
than it is like chicken, and its name
comes not from its shape, but from its habit
of living on grass and green vegetables, in
stead Of eating fish or flesh.
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aim in life, and, besides this, he had the as
surance that be might hold himself a.
worthy as Hur or IS any other man. None
could deposs him from this high place
but the glorious twain to whom be would
dedicate his blood and his life His God
and his people.
He was amazed to discern how greatly this
new enthusiasm cast into the shade eVery-
thing else that stirred in his breast. Nov
and again, indeed, he bowed his bead IN sor-
row as he remembered bis old father, still,
ne had done right in setting aside his long,
Ing TO press him once more to his heart
The old man would scarcely have understood
his motives, and il was better for them b
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the tongues Of Mckinley and Burrows, and
Henderson and Cannon are moving about
the hotels smiling on friends and enemies
alike, with all the enthusiasm OF cat chew
ing wax. Promises are plentier than
blackberries in August, and committeeships
are being arranged on the basis Of the sue
cessful contestant.
Who will it be?
This is where the lack of light comes in.
1 don't pretend to say. give you pen pic
tunes Of all of them. You get the lot for
nickel. You pays your money and you
takes your choice.
Major Mckinley, of Ohio, is one of the
finest looking men in Congress. Five feet
seven inches in height, he is as straight as
Michael Angeles statue OF David, and a
line dropped from the crown of his Jet black
head would just touch the heels of his pol
ished boots. Broad-shouldered and we'll
padded his form would serve as a model for
the Washington Athletic Club, and his
classic, smooth-shaven face would not be out
of place among the signers of the Declara-
tion of Independence in the painting which
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Reed, he frequently moves about with his
hands in his pockets. He is great smoker,
and is seldom seen without cigar in his
mouth. the end of which is always well
chewed. He does not weigh as much as
either Mckinley or Reed, but his frame has
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SELF CONCEIT MADE SILLY.
The Man Who Got to be Brigadier General
Taken Down a Peg.

The Man Who Got TO be Brtgadter General
Taken Down n Peg.
Youths Companion.1
It lis not easy to tell selfconceited man
how he is regarded, but now and then some
one proves equal to the task.
During the Civil War a man, great in his
own eyes, was, by some influence. appointed
a Brigadier General. His sense of his own
importance was at once greatly increased.
He could hardly speak of anything else but
his new dignity. Meeting ''home-spun'
Yankee one day be accosted him thus:
"Well, Jim, l suppose you know I have
been appointed Brigadier General ?'
Eyes" said Jim, 81 heerd SO. "
"Well, what do folks say about it?"
''They don't say nothin'. . replied truthful
James. ''They jest laugh"
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violently with his arms, emphasizing every
sentence with shake of his head. He cares
but little for appearances, and during the
quieter part of the session he walks about
the House with his hands in his pockets
stopping now and then to tell a story to a
crowd of brother members, and making
laughter wherever he goes. He is always
ready with a story or speech. He never
writes out his speeches for the Record, and
seldom corrects the proof of them as taken
down by the stenographers. He can make
as good an after-dinner speech as a Con-
gressional one, and he enjoys the good
things of this life as we'll as any other man
in Congress.
JOLLY JOE CANNON.
His quarters here are not far from those of
the Hon. Joe Cannon, who is making a
lively fight for the Speakership, and who
thinks he will get it.. Cannon is as uneon-
ventional in his appearance and habits as
Reed, but he is an entirely different kind Of
man. of medium height, he is lean and
wiry, and his fair. rosy face, with a pair Of
bright blue eyes, looks out from under a
slouch hat, which he pulls down over II.
BE is Westeruer in appearance, ana, like
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had ever kissed. sword in hand, rushing on
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berdsmen The vision came and was oone
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SS swiftly as HSsn VI i1gn'ning, auu
yet, even before 1t had vanished,
she knew all it meant to her. This
man, whom she had named Joshua. and
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high task to which the Lord had called him.
None among the Hebrews should hear the
message he had brought, and thereby be
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as clear IN ner slgnt as tne Vanlsneo vision
had been. And as though the Most High
would fain show her that she had under
stood rightly what the vision demanded Of
her. before she had. risen from her knees to
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SWEET as chaplet of roses is Atkinson s
Extract of White Rose for the hair, cleans
ing, inVigorating and fragrant, su
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A THOROUGH GENTLEMAN.

Said sad-eyed woman. whose husband
had been dead for years: "He was a gentle
man in every respect, but loved him most
for his kindness and thoughtfulhess, which
never allowed him to forget that was his
wife and always made me feel that was as
dear to him as the first day he called me by
that name"
And she, I think, sounded the keynote of
the whole matter. A woman who is worthy
to be the wife Of good man likes to know
that, however learned, or wise, or great, or
busy he may be, there Is still in his heart
spot where she reigns supreme, and from
which neither business, nor greatness, nor
fame, nor learning can dislodge her; that
she is his queen, to whom he pays homage,
whose presence he recognizes and whose ab-
sence he deplores. She may be proud of
his talents, proud Of his name, and proud
Of his looks, but if to these be adds neglect
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ON REED
says he
felt dur
ing his
! rst six
F.nonths in
Congress
like a fly
in q bowl
of m o.
lass es-
There
was lots of
sweetness,
but n o
light -
His con-
dition is
about the
same to-
d day a s
to the
Speaker
ship, and
this is the
situation
of his
Compel
tors. Tafy
flows from
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Mrs. Megrim-Lemuel, what air you a
doin' +?
Mr. Megrim-Apple7jackin' these axles,
II tn stuff makes them wheels go th' way it
did my head last night, I'll Git + town in
about i've minutes, Puck.
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BEFORE THE BATTLE.
Pen Pictures of the Contestants in the
Speakership Fight.
REEDS STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS.
Gossip About Mckinley, Cannon, Hender-
son and Burrows,
HOW THE LADIES ARE INTERESTED

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.l
WASHINGTON, November 80.
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ON REED
says he
felt dur
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REED A GOOD LEADER.

No one disputes Reeds leadership. Nc
Kinley, Cannon, Henderson and Burrows
all follow him, and when the fight is on in
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BE steadfast and strong.' was the brief
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-23
In A TUMULT.
REPORTED RESURRECTION IN
THE ISLAND OF CUBA.
TEE RUMOR EXCITING ATTENTION
Tie Peaceful rRevolution I'm Brazil
Probably the Cause Which Stirred
the Disseminated Republican
Element I'm Cuba.

LONDON, November 22.-Persistent
rumors are afloat in London today to
the effect that there is revolution
in progress in the Island of Cuba.
Dispatches from Paris report that
the same rumor is current there and
are exciting attention. So far it has
been impossible to trace the rumors
to any definite source The assumption
that they have sprung up through
the peaceful revolution in Brazil
would be likely to exert powerful
influence with the disconnected re-
publican element in Cuba. The fact
that there is a strict censorship OF
news dispatches at Havana makes it
possiblc for revolutionary movement
TO get under way in the island before
any definite news can reach the outside
world. While the rumors are not credit
ed, news agencies are receiving many
idquiries in regard to them, and are
making vigorous efforts to run them
down or to get direct intelligence
from Havana as to the actual condi-
tion of affairs throughout the island.
NEW YORK, November 22.-The
Associated press had dispatches from
Havana last night. These gave no
hint of any political difficulty. A
dispatch of inquiry has been cabled
to the correspondent at Havana, but
if there is an instruction the censors-
ship will probably forbid any news to
be cabled
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-23
A STEAMER GOES TO PIECES.
All the Passengers and Crew Were
Drowned.
By Associated Press.

by hsSOCldlcd L lCoo.
DRAIN, Oregon, November 22.-Tug
Fearless, OF Coos Bay, Captain James
Hill commanding, ran on the north
spit at the mouth of Umpqua river
Tuesday evening and soon went to
pieces, not one of the crew passengers
escaping She was on her return trip
from Austria, where she had to 90 to
take lot of Cinnamon lately dis
charged from the canneries on
Coos bay. At 3 p; N. Tues
day she was seen off the Upper
ten miles, steaming slowly down the
coast just outside the breakers, which
were running very high, and at 6
o'clock her whistle was heard off the
the mouth of Umpqua. Before
II o'clock she gave three sharp
whistles, which was the last
heard of her until the next
morning, when her pilot house with
the end stove ina small boat one side
of her hull, and numerous small pieces
were discovered coming up the river
with the tide. The steamer Juno at
once steamed down to the mouth of
the river and put the searching party
ashore and the beach was patrolled
for miles to the south, but no bodies
were discovered. Other parties from
the north reported that they had seen
no bodies in that direction The
general impression of the seafaring
men is that she sprang leak and the
captain in attempting TO get her into
the river in order to save the lives oil
those on board either miscalculated
his position or was blown out of his
course by heavy wind prevailing at
the time. The number lost is said to
be from five to fifteen souls.
The Fearless was not generally con-
sidered sea- worthy.