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SIR JogS A. MACDONALD.


Sir John A. Macdonald, the father OF ths
Canadian Confederation, died at a quarter
past ten o'clock the other night at Ottawa,
Canada, just seven days after he was striken
speechless by a hemorrhage of the brain,
without regaining consciousness.
For five days he lay in seml-conscious
condition, able to move only the lete
hand, by means Of which he slgnalled his
wants to those about him.
It was known by the physicians
from the first that he was beyond!
human aid, and the coming OF
death was momentarily awaited, yet Win
the indomitable courage which characterized
him in life he fought against approaching
dissolution.
His endurance was marvel to the doctors,
and the bulletins which told OF his conditon
from hour to hour are matters OF an inter-
esting history.
1t was more than quarter OF an hour at
tar he died that the announcement was made
public. The tolling of the bell upon the City
Hall tower conveyed the sorrowful tldlnSs
of the nations bereavement, and ere score
of strokes had sounded the populace was
thoroughly aroused.
At every street corner crowds were con-
prerated and men talked in anxious whispers
Of what would happen now that the leaaer
was no more.
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Foreign.

The Itata incident is practically az ~ ord
A prizs crew from the Unite States crussr
charleston went aboard the long sought for
cratt at !quique, Chilli. AMI took formal DOS.
session of her. p0'-
AN immense granite BLOCK, which wac
being hoiStsd to its place in the walls Of the
ne" farllament buildings in Buda-Pesth
hungary, fell AMI carried with it a scaffold
containing ten workmsn, all Of whom wsrs
killer. "o'o
IaE CENSUS Of Lonion, Enylaa |, shows a
population OF 1, 81 ,05S Ths outer RIM ha,
a population of l, 4232I6.
OMNIBUS traffic in London, England was
suspended on account os the strike of Id O0D
men.
!, STRONG shocks Of earthquake were fe.t in
Tue horth OF Italy; thres persons were killed
ana number injured by falling walls at
Marconigo.
IHE British Governments Behrjng Sea
Dill passed the House Of Lords, after long
speech to the motion by Lord Salisbury.
CH!LI has accepted the invitation to taxa
part In the Exposition at Chicago. Chill
VIII erect her own building at Chicago. ami
for her. 'e''
LIEUTENANT RYDER's expedition to ex-
pore East Green!an1 has started from
Copenhagen Denmark.
IHiRrY-FIvE houses were destroyed by
bush fires at Black Lake, Quebec, Canada.
GILLIAN Government torpedo cruisers fired
on lqu!que, but were driven OF by the Con-
gress party's ships. The fighting is brutal on
both sides, many of the combatants being
bayonetei after being wounded
Four Apaches, after killing Catchum in
Sonora, Mexico, attacked a camp near by
and kille an Italian peiler Next day eight
In 1iaus attacked a dozsn va1ueros. killing
one of them. Mexican cavalry went in pur-
suit Of them.
By the ver,lict of tho jury in London,
England, the Wilson's ara declare not guilty
Of the charge Of sian Ter, an Sir William
Gordon Cum ming is infereatillly declared
to have cheated at the games of baccarat at
Tranby Croft.
A wATERSP0UT burst near San Luis Paz
in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico, sweep
ing away many houses and cattle and up
roofing trees. In fact, for space os thre,
miles, the width of the current, the country
was completely devastated.
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coo, WORK or THE RAILROADS.

The agency Of the railroad companies IN;
promoting temperance is not generally laps
preciated. They employ $50, 9l2 persons, NOS
counting those who mine the coal and iroa
make the rails or locomotives, or build -;
cars and carriages used by the road. tn.
freight and passenger traffic Of the counfTJs
is practically controlled by 900 Of these cor
porations, aud OF these 900, no fewer than;
375 prohibit the use of intoxicating liquors.
by their employees, among the number being
Most Of the largest companies, The Brothsr
hood Of Locomotive Engineers uses It's IN
fiuence in the same direction "Whenever =.
member of the order is known to be dtssipfr
ted" says Mr.. Arthur, long the head M O. sss
him, but notify his employers" and .dur!n9'
the last year s75 members were expelled foss
this cause. This is only one illustration oE
the 1ya in which ctical b,,s'-e-r
tu9 ~ IL - rI~VS-S~> -------~-C yytEt--3ll
S.--ho, ~, ----.tina tn n-'..,- - @''a Guxeafk
.t.tiOuS IL 9 Os~--.-9 - oiAosS s---
Of temperance. It Is purely matter ot
business with the railroad companies. They
simply can not afford to employ man wh0;
is liable any day to get drunk and perctpaf
tate some terrible disaster. 4
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TIE SOUL.

Does anyone wish to have the clearest
Mea that can be given of the SOUPS value:
Then go and measure it by the price that was
paid Tor it 1900 years.ago. - Go to Cal
vary. See the blessed Saviour suffering on
the cross. Mark what takes place there
when He dies. See how there was darkness
for three hours. over the face of the
earth. The earth. quAes; the rocks are
rent; the graves are opened. Listen
to His dying. words: "My God, my
God! why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
Then see in all that marvellous transaction
something which will give you an idea OF;
the value of the soul. IN that awful scene
you witness payment of the only price which
could cover the full value Of the soul. We
shall all understand the value of the soul enc
day. God grant it may not be when it is too
late with anyone who is now before me-!
Once lost, no loss can compare
with the Loss, of the SOUL Bishop Ry!e..
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Washington.

MRS. HARRISON, wife of the Presi lent,
mi Mrs. Dimmi X, have returned to Wash
nyton from New York, where they saw
urs. Russell H. Harrison and Mrs Mckee
;ail for Europe.
ORDERS have been issued by the Treasury
Department to seize all waisSy foIn on
BOARD whalers in the North Pacific. Thus
will prohibition be enforced in Alaska.
Mas. ELzABarH T. HARRISON, widow OF
the Presidents brother, Archibald j. Harri-
son, Lieutenant Colonel Of the Twenty
seventh Indiana Volunteers, has just re
ceiyed $S329.93 in settlement Of pension
claim
THE census Office made public the tobacco
statistics of Connecticut. The total number
of planters in the State during thu census
year was 28l5; the total area devoted to to-
bacco. 623l acres; the total product, S,S74,
924 pounds; and the value of the crop to the
producer, estimated on a basis Of actual
sales, 81, 1872 Ill.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has been requested
cause an investigation to be made Of the
facts relating to the closing of the Keystone
National Bank of Philadelphia, and has
promised to consult with Secretary Foster.
CAPTAIN RICHARD L. Law, a retired Of
fcer of the Navy. died at his late residence
in Washington. He was appointed a mid
shipman from Indiana in 1S4l.
The Government has notified agents on
the seal islands to stop the killing Of seals by
the North American Commercial Company
when it hastaken $500, the number of seals
which the Administration in its correspond
ence with the British Government for "a
close season." made one Of the conditions of
agreement
The United States TreasurerS statement
Of assets and liabilities gives cash balance
on hand of s45 999, ,OOO aud then deduct
no from NJ, this the National bank deposits Of s2l,
oOo,COO, and 81, 900, 900 or fractional silve,
Co com, leaving what it calls a met balance OF
S3, $685. 900.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

UNION furniture shops are increasing In
New York.
ROCHESTER, N. : has a cooperative
Clothing factory.
THERE are 65,OO0 sewing girls in New
York and Brooklyn.
PARIS walters want TO ba permitted to
shave off their whiskers,
Iowa miners mean to stand out for eight
hours and pay every two weeks.
INDIANAPOLIS has home where poor
working girls can get cheap board aud lodg-
ing.
The number OF worSmen leaving Denver,
COL, has been so large that rents have gone
down on an average twenty-five per cent.
THE French Government will contribute
two-thlrds of the pror2sei w2rkmens PEN
sion fund. The cost to the State will be
$50, 900, 900 annually.
BUTToNHoLE-MAKEIs in London who
operate machine are expectei to work
$500 holes in day of nine hours and recsiye
two cents hundred or seventy cents day.
GRocERs' boys an butchers boys in New
York City seldom get over four dollars
week, except when they are drivers. They
are generally Germans, and in spite OF long
hours and hard work are round, rosy and
fat.
Two japanese mining engineers, Josushiro
Hawai- and o. Majima, are travelling among
the coal mines in Pennsylvania and the West,
studying American mining methods, which
they desire to apply to the development Of
the coal deposits Of Japan.
M. CARNoT travels free on the railways
during his presidential tour in France but
when It is concluded his Secretary figures up
what it would have cost il paid for at regu-
far rates, and this sum is handed over to be
distributed among the poorest paid of the
railway men.
AN official weekly in Germany calculates
how an invalid workingman can live for 800
DAYS in the year from the s75 allowed him by
the old age and invalid insurance fund: First
breakfast, $1l. IS annually; second breakfast,
$50; dinner, slS.75; afternoon coffee $780,
sunnar Bis: rent Sll Is: clothing 81. rs.
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TWO DOCTORS: TESTIMONY

Sir Andrew Clarke, says: .I do not dessres
to make out strong case; l desire to make
out a true case. am speaking solemnly and
carefully in the presence Of truth, and tell
you that am considerably within the mark
when say to yoa, that going the round q
ten there owe their M-health to alcohol.
Now what dcss; that mean? That out a.:
every hundred. patients at the London Hos
pital, seventy per cent. Of them owe their.
i'll health to alcohol
Sir Henry Tnompson says: 81 have M
hesitation IN saying that very large pro-
portion o some Of the most painful and
dangerous diseases which come under my
notice agise from the common and daily usa
Of ferrented alcoholic drinks, taken In tha'
quantity which is ordinarily considered
lnodecare.n 80 ssszs
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HOW TScLE JERRY WAS CONQUERED.


The way in which q minister won an in.
veterate neglecter Of public worship to at
tend the sanctuary is related as t0!loWs IN
the Lewiston Journal:
"Not 50 very far from Damariscotta there
is one of the loveest seaport towns on the
coast. 1t nestles under the hills so that
strangers who pass women on the road and
men at work outside of the village wonder
where they oil come from until turn in the
road shows the little village close
by the ocean, which laughs back in amuse.
ment at their surprise. Here they still
tell how Uncle Jerry was won by the new
minister Now, before the advent OF the
Rev. Clinton Blanchard (althoug b that's not
bis name), Uncle Jerry had long ceased
going to church. He pronounced churches
humbugs, too tony to do any hard work
Young Blanchard was man OF very pleas
in1 rLysiuue and attractive manners. It was
n;!Ss iiSfIy before be WON the hearts OF all his
na,ishioners except Uncle Jerry. But the
yery thines which made him popular with
others set Uncle Jerry iiSsst him:
"The Rev. Blanchard p6ndered. Jerry
interested him. He decided upon mode
of attack which he very prudently dis.
carded on the occasion Of his parishonal call
upon Uncle Jerry and took cue from cir.
cumstances. As Mrs. jerry showeu MIN
into the sitting-room, the door Of which was
ajar, he saw that Uncle Jerry and his l3-
year-old boy were ry.ns cS.s to move = stoye
Tne boy was not 50 stoutly built as most Of
tho Gshermen's lads and was hardy equal to
tho M OCCASION Thsowing aside all ceremony
the reverend gentlt mai steppsd to the door
and said, Let me help you lHoTs the stove,'
and began taking off his coat
You" and Uncle Jerry almost cropped
his end in amazement. why, you |ould
get them white hands of yourn all over SCOT
and smut, glancing disdainfulIy at the Of
Tending members, white by nature and not
from abstaining from hard work, for they
knew how to swing all axe and scythe alike.
"'Well,' replied the young min ster, with
his most captivating smile, you have soap
and water, see.'
sNo further objection was made The two
men moved the stove. Next Sunday all
s. were surpr. to see Uncle Jerry at
church.
"Uncle Jerry merely said he thought
parson az could move stove wouldn't do
him no hurt, anyhow"
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RELIGIOUS READING.

TRUST.
I cannot know if good os4ll
My future lot entold;
Bat, Lord, rest in peace, because
Thou dost that futurethold.
And though at times my spicit fails,
And weary seems the day,
] clasp Thy hand and follow on
Through all the lonelYway.
: care not if the road bsrough,
Or filled with fiowery ease;
The hardest road with .Thse Is smooth
Without Thee none can. please.
would not, Lord, apart from Thee,
Bright wealth or pleasure choose;
And what 1 have, I,pray Thee, now,
For Thine own glory use.
Thus may trust Thy, holy word,
And follow Thy sweet Will;
Assured that in the darkest night
Thou art beside me still.
1.-The Believer.
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GIVING THE BEST.

Let us rot be content with serving the
Lord a little, with giving Him the odds and
ends Of life; the cold crumbs and broken
fragments, as it were, that fall from life's
table. Thousands of people are perfectly
willing to be Christians If their discipleshlp
will not interfere in the slightest degree with
ANYTHING else that they wish to be or do. In
fact, their sole purpose seems to be to solve
the problem how to grasp the world with
one hand and to keep hold Of Heaven with
the other. They do not seem to care for any
stars in their crown, for any sheaves in their
garner. "a starless crown and third-rate
harp in Heaven" they seem to say. "are
good enough for me. If can only Keep from
getting shut out forever
Such service is little better than no SER
vice. In fact, we are not sure that it is con-
sidered as service at all. II we read our
Lords life correctly, He would not have
allowed such people 10 count themselves
among His disciples. If there was one thing
about which He was emphatic, it was that II
anyone would follow Him, he must leave ALL
II any one would be His disciple he must
take up His cross. What sublime courage
it took for friendless young man, as he
appeared to be, TO turn away the Tlcn
yoiing ruler from His standard, when His
cause seemed to be in such desperate need o1
influence and wealth, simply because he
lacked one thing, because he would not give
up all for Christ! His demands are just as
imperative now. He asks our all and our
best, or noting. lie never makes compro'
mise with any soul, and that soul dreadfully
dcludes itself that thinks it can make com
promise with Christ and give him anything
less than all it is or hopes t2 be- MoraVian
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WHEN the grave Of Miss Alics W Wooiwari,
1t Douds, Iowa, was opened recently, for the
purpose of removing the boiy to another
cemetery, frien Is Of dead girl had the coffin
opened, and to their horror it was discovered
that the poor girl had been buried alive.
The body was found lying face down, and it
was evident there had been terrible strug
gle with death. It is believed she was in
trance when she was buried.
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WEEKDAY RELIGION.

A man cannot he so much of Christian
on Sunday that he can afford to beea, world
ling all the rest of the week. If a. steamer
ppt out for Southampton, and 60 day In
that direction and the other six days 60 IN
smother direction, how long before the
steamer will get to Southampton? It will
never get there. And though a man may
seem to be vovaging heaven ward during the
holy Sabbath day, II, during the following
six days of the week. he, is going
towards the world. the hesn,
and the devil, he will neTor. ride up into the
peaceful harbor of Heaven. YoE cannot eat
so much at the Sabbath banquet that you can
afford religious abst;nance the other six
days. Heroism and princely behavior on
great occasions are no apology for lack OF
right demeanor in circumstances lnslgnin-
can't and incopspicuous. The genuine
Christian life is not spasmodic, does not go
by fits and starts, is not an attack Of chills
aud fever.-(Talmage,
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HEsEEp OF INCREASED VIGILANCE,

The,continually increasing production and
consumption of intoxicants, beyond the rela-
the. friends Of temperance thoughtful con-
cernipg the present and future Of the tem-
perance reform. The brewers and the native
wine makers both rejoice in increased pro-
ductjon Of beer and wine, and in good mar
kets for their wares as well. While this con-
dition continues temperance men and wotnen
must be on the alert, and through meeHngH
the pledge. literature, and other agencies DO
their attermost to disseminate yet more
widely and more abundantiy temperanco
truth among the peopls.-Nationat Advo.
cate.
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KILLED BEFORE THE KAISER

Two Soldiers Struck by lightning 1T
Review of the Grenadicrs.
While Emperor William. Of Germany,
was reviewing the Grenadiers at exercise
drill about o'clock On recent morning,
near the Tempelhof, Il storm arose, accom-
panied by heavy thunder and lightning. Cap.
tain Won Quasi and three soldiers were struck
by lightning and two OF the soldiers
were kille]. The captain and the other sol
dier sustained very serious injuries. Thu
lightning also strnck and killed hors,.
There is great deal OF discussion Of this
singular incident and the fatalities which
seem to follow the Emperor. The riffs bar.
rels and bayonets Of the soldiers are supposed
f. have attracted the lightning.
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TEMPERANCE.
As sHE.RouLp HAVE HIN.

'Drink to me only With thine eyes,
And will pledge thea mine"
So sang the youth, with tender look,
As they sat in a curtained alcove nook;
And he breathed bis love in ardent sighs =
That. alas were favored with wine.
But the maid. with worldly wisdom wisa Z,
And orbs. that. brightly shine, ~
Said. while her voice with pathos shook.
"When thou drink'st only with thine eyes,
! may. perhaps, be thine"
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WHAT DRINKING DOES.

Drinking plunges masses Of men and 5wo-
men into tho Iire Of misery and the ditch Of
despair, and by its narcotic action on the
will-power makes them contented to remain
in the ditch when once there; and herein the
liquor system is the great obstacle to reform.
II men are to better their condition, they
must be. mado discontented with their sur
roundings before the ambition comes to bet
ter them.-London England Workers C5a.;
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TIE gastric juice, that fluid secreted
by the stomach for the digestion Of
food. has been found to exert de-
structive effect upon the germs Of ty.
phoid fever, cholera morbus and tuber-
Gle, and this germicile influence is at
tributed to the quality OF the gastric
Juice. These observations go to con,
firm the impression that the better and
stronger the digestion the less liable is
an individual to accidental germ in
fection.
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SIR GEORGE STEPHEN, Of Montreal. has
been created peer by the Queen. This is
the first instance Of peerage having been
conferred on Canadian.
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Are you in trouble?-nnd do you not know
where to 90 for relief? Who has said, Call
on ule in the day of trouble and will de-
liver thce?" Have not thousands found re-
lief In prayer How was it with Jacob and
Joseph anl Elijah: How with David and
Daniel? Is not the God Of patriarchs and
prophets the same Yesterday, today and for
ever? Will he not make 4 way for you to
escape from your trouble if you call upon
him: Try and see. At once call upon God
and recall and repeat some of his many
promises. and il we have faith-"only be-
lieve"-your doubts will pass away and the
glorious light will illumine some BOSOM
Religious Herald.
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RUSSIAN peasants will be prohibited
by law shortly from selling or mort
gaging their lands.
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The NORTH China NewS says the Chff
nese write most insulting remark
about foreigners on the backs of note
circulated by foreign bankers whicl
come into their possession.
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He WAS IMPALED,
Cruel Punishment Inflicted by the
AmatonSa Queen OH Subject

AmatonSa Queen on a Subject.
y despatch from Capetown, South Africa,
says that the Queen Of Amatonga, enraged
at the conduct of one of her iniunas, ordered
the unfortunate man to be impaled, which
punishment was inflicted i'll presence of two
missionaries and the Amatonya force OF
about aG00 men, The scene was frightful,
rs the unfortunate chief made all the resis-
tance that he could. The missionaries say
that the induua executed was at one TIME
great favorite OF the Queen. Amatonga is
q small independent country near Zululand.
TIE Columbus exposition has received
81, us, ,OO) OF State appropriations thus far,
with 81. 00Q, 00O still to come from Illinois.
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A SMALL company in1ited to tastaI
the tea recently purchased by a Lon..j
don company at s53 pound arrived al
the conclusion that it was worth thS|
money! o.. -,.a....,, -, - sg.ls -.s;gsE 81
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-18
FARM MORTGAGES.

We are fast getting down to the bot
tom facts in regard to farm mortgages
in the western states, of which we have
heard so much in the past few years.
The facts brought out now show that
both sides exaggerated in this matter;
that the mortgage indebtedness of the
farmers was not near as great as repre-
sented, nor, on the other hand, was it
as light as some pretended.
The total mortgages in force in Illinois
today, so the latest census bulletin shows,
amount to 1884, 299, ,905, or about 10 per
cent on the actual value of property
a percentage of debt which can scarcely
be considered oppressive, and the own
ers of property are paying an average of
nearly 8 per cent, interest on this debt,
the interest cost being about $50, ,000.0
a year.
Again, it is shown that the mortgages
are generally held at home and not
abroad, as was thought, less than one
quarter of them being due to eastern
capitalists.
And, hnally, 1t Is known that the
mortgages are being steadily decreased,
and are generally paid off in the short
period of five years.
TAking all these facts into considera-
ton, it can scarcely be pretended that the
condition of the Illinois farmer is as bad
as was represented. He owes some
money, it is true, but the burden is not
oppressive, and he is reducing it rapidly.
What is true of the situation in this re-
spect in Illinois is true in Kansas and
other western states except as to the ex-
tent of the farm indebtedness in this
state, which is less by one-thIrd than in
Illinois. The farm mortgage question,
with these lights before US, is not likely
to figure as conspicuously in the next as
it did in the last congress, nor in the
elections hereafter, national, state or
local. 1t Is an exploded bubble.