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The Cats of Pribyloy Islands.

It should not be omitted to state that
there are no reptiles OF any sort, mosqui'
tees, or house flies on the Pribylov Isl
ands, of the coast of Alaska, although
those Objectionable creatures are found
pretty nearly everywhere else in the
world. There are not even rats there,
though mice have have been brought IN
ships and have propagated enormously
Cats, too, have been imported and have
increased to most astonishing extent
Feeding upon sealaesh they have grown
much shorter and thicker OF body than
cats in this part Of the world; their tails
have become abbreviated, and they have
multiplied beyond all counting. So Sc
rious has the night concert problem be-
come on the Pribylov Islands that perl
odically the natives make raids upon the
cats, with the result of temporarily dl,
minishing their numbers. 1t is said that
q night upon St. Georges or St. Paul's Il
one incessant and inexprsssible cater
waul.-CAieago Times.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
CONTENT.

CONTENT.
have learned, in whatsoever state am,
herewith TO be content.-Phil. w., IL.
Have learned, in whatsoever
State, to be content?
Have I learned this blessed lesson,
BY my Master sent,
And with joyous acquiescence
Do greet His will,
Even when my own Is thwarted,
And my hands lie still?
Surely it Is best and sweetest
Thus to have Him choose,
Even though some work I've taken,
BY this choice l lose.
Folded hands need not be idle
Fold them but i'll prayer,
Other souls may toll far better
For Gods answer there.
They that reap receive their wages,
Those who work, their crown, s
Those who pray, throughout the ages
Bring blest answers down;
In "whatever state" abiding !
Till the Master call
They al eventide will find Him
Glorilied in all.
What though can do so little ~
For my Lord and King,
At His feet sit and listen,
At His feet sing.
And whatever my condition,
All IN love is meant;
Sing, my soul, thy recognitionI
Sing, and be content!
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A BRAVE MAN.

The following incident told By Mr.. Frank
Smith, deserves repeating for the benefit OF
those who did not hear it: A freight con-
ductor, who was converted at one Of the
services held by Mr.. Smith In Chicago, con:
.cluded that as O Christian man he would
have family prayers, and not having home
of his own resolved to have them In his
caboose. So he talked to his train crew
about it and they expressed their willingness
to ioin with him, and therefore it became an
established thing that at certain point on
their run where from the nature Of the road
the train did not need much attention. that
thev should gather in the caboOse while the
conductor would read from the Bible and
lead in prayer. -
Their run was q "stock" run, and so they
often had number of stock men In the
caboosc with them. On one OF these occa-
sions, when the caboosc was we'll filled with
these men, smoking. swearing and telling
their not very choice stories, 1t came the ap-
pointed time for family prayers. Our
friend, the conductor, was tempted surely
to pass by his duty at this time, but he did
not, but with true courage greater than that
of many q MN in facing the cannon's
mouth in the thick of battle, he took out his
Bible, saying to the men in the car, Gentle
men, We are accustomed at this point In our
run to have family prayers together, and II
YOU have no objections we will proceed az
ususl." They made no objections and the
brave conductor read from Gods Word and
kueeled and prayed as usual. and after ne
was through, one of the stock men, taking
him by the hand, said, "Wcll. you are the
bravcst man ever saw."-llb.
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TELL OF THE LIVING CHRIST.

We miss large part Of the substance OF
the Gospel which we have to deliver to all.
men if we tell them nothing more than the
story of His earthly ministry. We have not
to give men merely sy>tem Of ethics con.
structed from the teaching Of Christ and
from the example of His perfect life; we
have to tell them that Christ lives, that He
is the King of the human ruce, and that to
submit to His personal authority is the first
and supreme duty Of every man, and the
condition Of NIL perfection.
We have not merely to teach great sys-
tom Of theological truth fol!nded on the
earthly manifestation of God In Christ, and
on all that Christ taught concerning the
Father; we have to tell them that Christ
lives. and that they are to find the living God
in Him. We have not to te 'ch men mere
method of salvation revealed by Christ eight
cen centuries ayo-a method by which, II
they understand it and use it, they can save
themselves.
The Christian method of salvation is the
method by which Christ Himselfsaves men; /;
and we have to tell them that Christ is alive
that from His own lips they are to receive
the pardon Of sin, and that frvm His own
yolition they Ure to receive the gift OF eter-
nal life. With dead Christ-a Christ be-
longing to a remote age OF human history,
and not able and eager to save men now
tine Christian method of salvation would be
worthless. 1t all depends on Him.-ReE.
DR.. Dale.
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Two YEARS ago George Croft, OF Osh-
kosh, Wis, loaned a friend $40 to be
returned by mail. Soon after he re-
ceived a letter asking If he had re'
ceived the money. Croft replied no.
Soon after he received q letter with the
$40 in it, and the friend declared ha
had once before sent the money. A
short time ago Croft received the first
letter containing $40, which was sent
Aug. II, 1888, to Ashland, and had lain
there two years, -
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There is no home so beautiful but it may
be devastated by the awful curse. 1t throws
its jargon into the sweetest harmony. What
was it that silenced Sheridan, the English
orator, and shattered the golden scepter with
which he swayed parliaments and courts!
What foul sprite turned the sweet rhythnn
Of Robert Burns into O tuneless babble?
What brought down the ma jestic form of one
who awed the American Senate with bis elo-
quence, and after while carried him home
dead drunk? What was it that swamped the
noble spirit Of one Of the heroes Of the last
war, until in drunken fit, he reeled from
the deck Of q western steamer and was
drowned? There was one whose voice we oil
loved to hear. He was one OF the most classic
orators of the century. People wondered
why man of so pure heart aad so excel
lenta life should have such sad countenance
always. They knew not that his wife was
sot.
call upon those who are guilty Of these
induleences to quit tho path Of death. Oh
wHat u cnanSe IL would MAKE IN your nome.
Do you see how everything there is being
icsolated? Would you not like to bring
blck Joy to your wifc's heart, and have your
children come out to meet you with as much
confidence as once they showed? Would you
not like to rekinlls th, home lights that long
ago we're extinguished? It is not too late to
change. 1t may not entirely oblterate from
your soul the memory Of wasted years and
ruinel reputation, nor smooth out from your
anxious brow the wrinkles which trouble has
plowed. 1t may not call back unkind words
uttered or rough deeds done; for perhaps in
those awful moments you struck her! 1t
may not take from your memery the bitter
thoughts connected with some little grave:
But it is not too late to save yourself, and
secure for God and your family the re-
mainder Of your fast going life.
But perhaps you have not utterly gone
astray. may address one who may not
have quite made up his mind. Letyour bet
ter nature speak out. You take one side or
the other in the war against drunkenness.
Have you the courage to put vour foot
friends II will never drink intoxicating
liquor in all my life, nor will countenance
the habit in others" Have nothing to do
with strong drink. it has turned the earth
into place Of skulls, and has stood opening
the gate to a lost world to let in its vitims,
until now the door swings no more upon its
hinges but day and night stands wide open
to let in the agonized procession OF doomed
men.
Do address one whose regular work in
life is to administer to this appetites For
Gods sake get out Of that businessI II woe
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her schooling.
Presently Mr.. Chichester, a farmer
from under the mountain who had long
had covctous eye upon the colt, came
up to Dunstable Farms one bright after
noon. He looked the animal over, got
Stephen to show off his paces-how
pretty and docilc he was that day to be
sure!-examincd his teeth and his hoofs,
and partly concludeda bargain. He was
to take him home for week, at the end
of which time, if the animal proved
sound and steady, he would pay down
the S10O.
Honest Mr. Dunstablc made no objec-
ton to such a. arrangement. lie was as
blind where the faults of his favorite
were concerned as the most partial of pa
rents. Exit Mr.. Chichester-cxit the
colt, quite sclatc, at the tail of his
wagon.
We all lived that week in vague at
lnosphcrc Of suspense. I could not but
think it ill-judged when, at the expira-
tion of the time, Mr.. Dunsta5!e announced
his intention of sending Stephen after the
money, especially as I heard him say, as
the lad was preparing to set off:
"Now, if he should think we was
askin' leetle too much, if the colts ben
up to his games and he wants ye should
knock bit off from the price, I wouldn't t
stick out for few dollars-not for few
dollars, Stephen. We could make it up
somehow-so sceye don't bring back the
creatur'
This was putting too much response.
bility on such a young lad. I, for one,
was greatly relieved when Stephen re-
turned at dusk, and much to his own
satisfaction and the general rejoicing
uurollcd from his wallet aud placed in
his employers hands one hundred dol
lars. Mr.. Chichester, he said, was salts
fed with his bargain; he thought the
colt a fine fellow, although fractions at
times.
Matters now seemed to settle back into
the old grooves, and Eunice began to
make preparations for school. But
several days later she came in from &
round of calls looking flushed and dis.
turbed, and asked if her father could
lend horse the next day. After much
wrinkling Of eyebrows and counting O.
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greeted his speech. They saw the bouquets
tossed to his feet. They saw the degree con-
ferred and tho diploma given. De never
looked so well. Everybody said: "What
noble brow What fine eye! What grace.
full manners! What brilliant prospects, All
the world opens before him and cries, "Hur-
rah hurrahT
Man the second lies in tho station-house.
Tho doctor has just been sent for to blnd up
the gashes received in fight. His hair IS
matted, and makes him look like wild beast.
His lip is bloody and cut; Who is this pat,
terrell and bruised wretch that was picked
up by the police and carried in drunk and
foul and bleeding? Did 1 call him man the
second? He is man tho first! Rum trans
formed him. Rum destroyed his prospects.
Rum disappointed parental expectation.
Rum withered those garlands OF commence.
ment day. Rum cut his lip. Rum dashed
out his manhood. Rum-accursed rum!
This foul thing gives one swing to Its
stores are sold AMI they sink into dishon-
ored graves. Again it swings its scythe,
and some OF our best physicians fall into
sufYering7 that their wisest prescriptions
cannot cu-e. Again it sw wings its scythe.
and ministers OF the Gospel fall from tho
heights of Zion, with long-resoun ling
crash of ruin and shame. Some OF your
own households have already been shaken.
Perhaps you can hardly admit it, but
where was your son last hight? Where
was he Friday night? Where was he
Thursday night5 Wednesday night? Tues
day night? Monday night? Nay, have not
some Of you in your own bodies felt the
power of this habit? You think that you
could stopP Are you sure you could? Go on
a little further, and am sure you cannot. l
think if some of you should try to break
away you would find chain on the right
wrist and one on the left; one on the rlgnt
foot and another on the left. This serpent
does not begin to hurt until it has wound
round and round. Then it begins to tighten
and stranple and crush until the bones crack,
and the blood trickles, and their eyes start
from their sockets, and the mangled wretch
cries: 20 Godl o Godl help! helpr' But it
Is too late, and not even the fires Of woe can
melt the chain when once It Ia fully fastened.
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CAUSE AND CURE OF

Prof. Stewart, after telling us that the
seat of nausea is not in the stomach, but
in the brain. informs us that relief from
his distressing sensation may he obtained
by cooling the base of the brain. He has
tested this often and thoroughly in the
case OF sick headache, bilious collie,
cholera morbus and other Ills in which the
nausea is a distressing symptom. without
a single failure, and once relieved the
nausea resulting from cancer of stomach
by the application of ice to the back of the
neck and o~ecipital hone. The ice is to be
broken and the bits placed between the
folds of a towel. Relief may be obtained
by holding the head over a sink or tub and
pouring a small stream of water on the
back Of the neck. This is worth remember
ing as a relief for sick headache, to which
so many omen are subject.
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FOR LIFE, ron Love, FoR DEArm

Thank God for Life! Life IS not sweet always
Hands may be heavy laden, heart care fun,
Unweleome nights follow unwelcome days:
And dreams divine end in awakening dull,
Still it is life, and life is cause for praise;
This ache. this rest1essness, this quickenine
sting.
Prove me no torpid and nanimate thing.
Prove me of Him who is of life the spring;
l am alive-and that is beautiful.
Thank God for Love: though love may hurt
and wound,
Though set with sharpest ihorns its rose
may be;
Roses are not Of winter, all attuned
Must lie the earth, filled with soft air and free,
And warm, ere dawns the rose upon its tree
Fresh currents through my frozen pulses run,
My heart has tasted summer, tasted sun;
And l thank Thee, Lord, although not one
Ofall the many roses blooms for me.
Thank God for Death. Bright thing with
dreamy name;
We wrong with Inournful flowers her pure,
still brow,
We heap her with reprcaches and with blame
Her sw eetness and her fitness disallow,
Questioning bitterly on the why and how:
But calmly mid our clamor and surmise
She touches each in turn, ana each grows
wise.
Taught by the light in her mysterious eyes,
1 shall be glad, and / am hankfuI now.
Susan Coolidge.
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RI IoBSTERS BLTSH WREN
BOILED.

The shell of crab and the lobster owes its
blush gray color to the superposition Of
two pigments, or celoring matters, which
have been isolateG-a led pigment and a
blue one. AS long as thesetwo pigments
exist simultaneously the crustaceans re-
main gray. But the blue pigment is very
fugitive, and sometimes, under the in
fuence of a disease, it is DESTROYED and
crabs are found with portions OF their shells
more or less reddish. When the crustaceans
pigment is entirely destroyed. and the red
pigment, which is very stable, appears
alone in all it's brilliancy.
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To vfsff California and the Far West VITA
Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Possibly no new feature ever inaugurated
by the Pennsylvania Railioad Company
has attra cted such universal comment and
attention as the series Of tours it has
announced, to be run early in 1891 to the
far Pacific Coast. Each tour will be lin
tied to one hundred passengers, who will
travel in a Pullman vestibule train furnish
ed with the luxurious appointments ofthe
richest home. with ladies's maid, stenogra-
pher and typewriter, library. bath and
barber, and smoking and library rooms,
and an observation car-in truth an exact
reproduction of the famous Pennsylvania
Limited. The first tour leaves New York
February 7th, and speeds directly TO the
scene of the famous Ma1di Gras at New
Orleans, and then out to Southern Califor-
MIA, and directly Forth to San Francisco,
where the unrestricted liberty of three
whole weeks is allowed, after which they
join the special train for their homeward-
bound trip via Salt Lake City, Colorado
Springs, Denver, Omaha, and Chicago.
Inthe selection of its Tourist Agents and
Chaperors this company has chosen them
with a special view to their fitness, and
whatever tends to the tourists comfort or
interest is assured by their presence. No
such opportunity has ever before been
presented to the people OF the East of
thoroughly seeing the vast domain Of the
country they SO valiantly boast of, and at
such a beautiful season of the year. The
rate for the round trip of this first tour is
but $4,000, when includes not only all
necessary travelling expenses to San Fran
cisco and return, but side trips to the most
Attractive resorts in California, meals en-
route, and several carriage and stage rides
of interest.
Names are now being registered for each
of the tours, and applications for Pullman
accommodations and itineraries should be
made to Mr.. Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, 233 South
Fourth Street, Philadelphia.
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eAME0s COMING BACK

To every old fashion that is revived is
added some modern and beautifying touch
that enhances in value an ancient art.
Years ago wealthy women wore barbara
caily heavy earrings, bracelets, ard neck
laees of canoes set in jewels or plain gold
bands. They priced them far more than
diamonds, ard carefully preserved them in
queer old |satin-lined boxes for the grand
daughters of 80, who turn up their pretty
little noses at tie heavy ornaments. Some
of the canoes were rarely beautiful, but
the greater quantity were had indeed.
just very lately somebody finds a new use
for the old gewgaws, as they have long
been regarded, and canoes will be much
worn from this time out.
Collect all those ugly, dangling earGro7s
and wrist bands once worn by a proud
grandpareMt, and If they are big and hand
some nave them set in a broad, flexible
gold baud, large enough to clasp the arm
high above the elbow, like the bracelets
worn by these h~igh-noSed, disnified Roman
women. Four or five large-sized ones
can be set in a bracelet, and if the gold
band is not preferred order canoes. each
in its original setting, to be linked to-
gether and furnished with "a clasp.
Women who affect statuesque draperies
can make admirable use of tie largest
canoes set as pins to hold silken folds
knotted on the shoulders and hips.
Jewellers have not forgotten how 10 use
their tools at carving the clear white stone,
and to-day can be bought in the city of
New York most wonderful examples of
this art. For instance, on a thick, deeply
toned sapphire, set in a rim Of diamonds,
is carved a warrior $ helmeted head, and
though the face and head covering are
white the hair curling from under the
helmets rim and aboat The chin is pale
gold colored, and every detail in the finish
of the hair shows TO perfection under a
microscope.-HiustTdted american.
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To SOFTEN

To soften flannel garments that rave
been washed gray and hard, an expert
recommends boiling them in clear water,
to which a little soap jelly and kerosene
have been added. The soap is simply
shaved into a small saucepan and boiled
with water 10 make the jelly. Quantity
nus depend on the size of The garment.
A quarter Of an hour boiling, it is said.
made a garment that was stiff as buekram
from bad washing quite soft again. The
gray color came from dirt, while the kero
sene oil dissolyes. The kerosene is we'll
mixed with the boiling water tefoie ihe
bard f~iannels are put in. They are simply
stirred about in tie boiling water for a
quarter of an hour, then lifted out, rinsed
in two clean hot waters, not rubbed, put
through the wringer and dried out of
doors.
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GROIN ELI, MOTHER.

Little OF Cremwell's father is known,
much Of the mother is learned through the
son. She is described as .as a woman
with the glorious faculty of seif-help.
Ready for the demands Of fortune in its
extreme adverse time: of spirit and energy
equal to her mildness and patience, and
unchaDgingly simple in her tastes"
Left a widow with a number of small
children dependent upon her, she carried
on her husbands business successful ly,
educating her children and exercising over
them a discipline which judiciously COM
bined restraint and liberty. From his
mother the Lord Protector inherited the
patience, candor and simplicity which SO
conspicuously distinguished him. From her
teaching, he acquired the courage, persist
ency and decision which triumphed on the
fields of Naseby andDunbar, and gained him
supremacy IN every contest. Cromwell
was proud to install his mother, the widow
of the Huntington brewer, in Whitehall,
the home of the English kings. But amid
her magnificent surroundings she retained
her natural simplicity. rejecting all per-
sonal pomp, and ~imploring a quiet burial
in a humble country churchyard. A short
time before her death, she blessed her son
in these words:"May the Lord cause His
face to shine upon thee, and comfort thee,
and enable thee to do great things for His
glory, and to be a relief unto his people.
Ny dear son, | leave my heart with thee.
A good night..'-TAe Homemaker.
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me POISONOUS Acids

In the blood. should be taken up and re-
moved by the Liver and Kidneys, but
these organs get out OF order-fal TO do
their work and the result is rheumatism.
There ale a thousand remedies for the
Liver and Kidneys, but there is only one
cure for Rheumatism, and that is DIR.
Drummond's Lightning Remedy. A large
bottle may be had at the druggists, or will
be sent by express 10 any address on re-
eeipt of So. That il the price Of a cure, ard
any one who il IL having an argument with
The Rheumatism. will feel fully repaid by
the first dose. Drnmmend Medicine CO.,
as so Maiden Lape, New York. Agents
wanted.
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when me Heart is Anee.ea

By Rheumatism, or any of the muscles
near that organ, il is like tsmpering with
an electric wire. for death NAV come at
any moment. Iflite is worth 30. go to.the
druggist and get DR.. Drnmmond's Light
ming Remedy, or send TO the Drnmmond
Medical Co.. 1880 Maiden Lane. New
York. and they will send you a large
bottle by prepaid express. 1t is not as
quick as electricity, bat it viii save your
life if you AXE it in time. Agents wanted.
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Hold ft 20 the Light.

The man who tells you confdentially
Just what will cure your cold is prescribe
ing Kemp's Balsam this year. In the pre-
paration of this remarkable medicine for
coughs and colds no expense is spared TO
combine only the best and purest ingredi-
ents. Hold a bottle of kemp's Balsam to
the light and look through it; notice the
bright, clear look; then compare with
Aer remedies. Price SOC. and 81.
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De.tcase LadIes

Whe have that tired and all-gone feeling.
and don't like To be disturbed, will CON
tinue to be troubled with this complaint
until they renew their impure blood. SUI
phur Bitters will cause new 40 rich blood
to course through every artery and vein in