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The Real Importer OF Sparrows.

A number of old-time residents Of
Germantown deny that the sparrows
were brought into this country from
England by ex.City Treasurer John
Bardsley. It was John Bardsley, how
ever, that introduced these pests into
this country, through the fundamentally
of William F. Smith, at that time o
Councilman from Germantown, to de-
stroy the multitudes OF measuring worms
that covered the trees in Philadelphia and
suburbs. The original John Bardsley
was well-known resident of German
town, living at Upsal and Main streets,
and was familiarly known as "Sparrow
Jack" He was a native Of England and
was selected by Councils to secure these
birds. He was great spiritualist, and,
in fact, was a leader among that sect,
and had summer dwelling at Parkland,
where spiritualistic meeting were held.
There are families IN Germantown that
have sparrow potpie frequently. They
don't shoot the birds and fill them with
shot, but trap them instead.-Phila.
delphia Record.
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Can Plants See ?

The candid observer cannot help ad.
hitting, if he wishes to be fair in the
least degree, that great many plants and
creeping vines act as though they had
the faculty of sight. This may sound
queer to botanists and scientists who
have made the study Of plant structure
specially, but to eye Notes for the
Curious Man," whose time and taste limit
his studies to odd, peculiar things only,
there is nothing incongruous in the ques:
ton used as headline to this ''note."
Even the botanist, as well as the other
"scienti6c feller," must acknowledge
that they manage to find food and sup
port (this latter remark refers to vines
only by aid of some special sense. which
to the unscientifc mind is sight and
nothing less. I find support OF this
somewhat novel theory in several works
at hand, most notably IN the writings OF
Mrs. L. T. King, who has resided several
years in India, "the land of plants and
serpents." In describing a very curious
instance of vine looking out for sup.
port, she says:
s:My husband has broached remark
able theory, one I cannot remember haV-
ing met with before, namely That
creeping plants can see! He may not
have described their curious faculty as
real sight; at any rate, he says that they
have q sense that no other term but
tsense of sight will 6t. One morning
he was sitting in the verapda with one
foot against large pillar, near to which
grows species Of creeping vine, con-
volvus. Its tendrils we're leaning. over
into the veranda, and to Roberts sur
prise he presently noticed that they were
visibly turning toward his leg, and in
very short time they had actually
entwined it. At breakfast he told me of
his interesting discovery, and we de-
termined TO make further experiments.
When we went out to the veranda the
tendrils had turned back to the railing
In disgust. Then we commenced our
experiments. First, we got pole and
leaned it up against the pillar, full
twelve inches from the nearest spray OF
the vine. In few moments they had
began to curve towards the pole, acting
exactly as you might fancy very slow
snake would do. Soon the upper tend
rils had bent down and the side ones had
curved themselves until they had touched
the pole, and within few hours they
had entirely entwined it. The support
we had put up was on the side away
from the light, and, excepting the fac
ulty of sight, we can think of no other
means by which the teudrils could be
aware that the pole had been placed
there. They had to turn away from the
light to reach it, and they set themselves
in motion visibly within few seconds
after the object was put 'in sight ~
st. Louis Republic.
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again until the books are opened, what shall
we say of this mornings servioes Have l
| told YOU the whole truth. Have you listened
| to the whole truths Now is your time for
heaven. Come into the kingdom. II you
never had an invitation before, give it to
you now.
I do not ask what your sin has been or
what your wandering. That Is not peril
nent to the question. The only thing Is
farthest off. Come, the nearest by. "Where
sin aboundsd, grace shall much more
abound" Is there in all this august assem-.
blaze q man who feels he is too wicked to
conner You are mistaken. Come now.
Snow Is the accepted time; now is the day
Of salvation"
Dye who are young, come nowl 1t Is no
gloomy religion that preach. It Will take
no lustre from your eye. It win take no no
color from your cheek. IL Will take no
spring from your step. I know what am
talking about. have felt the consolation
of this grace in my own heart. It is not
theory with me. know in whom believe,
and He has been 80 good & friend to me, l
have right this morning to commend his
friendship to all the people.
Oh, come into the kingdoml Do not say
you are too bad. "Let the wicked forsake
his way and the unrighteous man his
the earth" How Is He going to do-driye
you into the kingdom? he will not do It.
If you get in at all it will be because you
are drawn in by His love. What does He
says "Look unto Ne, all ye ends OF the
EARTH" He was lifted up. What forf 10
driver mol lifted up to draw. Oh, come
now, come now into the kingdom OF our
You nave heard of that warrior OF ancient
times who went into battle against Christ.
BE hated Christ and he went into battle
fighting Christ, but in the battle he got
wounded, be was struck by the arrow and
fell, and as he lay with his face up to the
sun and the life blood was oozing away, he
put his hand to his heart and took handful
of blood from the wound and held 1t up to
the sun and cried out 'Oh, Jesus! Thou hast
conquered"
And if today, my hearer, struck through
BY the arrow Of Gods gracious Spirit, you
realize the truth Of what have been saying,
you would surrender yourself to the Lord
who bought you, you would say: 81 will no
longer battle against Christ's mercy. Lord
Jesus, Thou hast conquered" Glorious
name. know not what you will DO with
1t: but will tell you one thing before 1
stop-I must tell it. will tell you ono thing
here and now, that take Him to be my
Lord, my God, my pardon my peace, my
comfort my salvation. my heaven. Blessed
be His glorious name forever. "Ihe name
which is above every name"
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HABIT IN RELIGION.


7 remember visiting the Grotto del Cane
near Naples, natural cavern, which IS
partly charged with q highly poisonous at
mosphere. The carbonic acid gas, however.
being heavier than common air, rests upon
the ground, reaching only to height OF
about three or four feet; the consequence
being, that whilst q man may walk upright
through the cave uninjured, yet If ne stoops
or lies down in it, few seconds will prove
fatal. So, if you keep your head up toward
heaven. and above the poisonous mlasma
that surrounds you, you may walk unin-
jured through the world; but if you rest in
it, and breathe in it., your very life is In
peril. I do not say that there is no
hope for your soul, unless you read chap
ter, and kneel down to prayer every morn
ing at six or seven, and every evening about
ten-no; but do say that 1t IS most i'm.
portant that you should have fixed habits of
daily devotion, and not allow anything to
interfere with the due culture of your
spiritual life. Come, now, be honest; are
not some of you prepared to confess that
sons of private devotion, you have gone back
spiritually, and have lost the inward JOY and
glowing hope you once possessed? am not
surprised you do not come to communion.
Young man! tonight, It may be, at
your bedroom door, on the third
aoor, you will think you hear
a gentle knock. "Come II" All! there Is
no one there but He who knocked at
Samuers door, and would not let him sleep;
it Is Jesus, the young mans friend, saying,
thy Saviour?' Rise, brother, and take your
Bible out Of the trunk, If 1t is still slowed
away. Down upon your knees and say,
"My fathers God, my mothers God thou
shalt be my God, too; henceforth will live
for thee, and openly confess thee. What
doth hinder me to join myself unto thy
people%-[J. Thain Davidson, D. D., in
NSure to Succeed"
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er,Sr of the questions which are agi-

One Of the questions which are agi-
tating Paris at present is whether a
druggist Is justified in declining to
I'LL the prescription Of a physician
which he believes to have been made
tn ignorance of the dangerous char
acter of the drug prescribed, or in
which mistake has been made as to
the proper dose. The doctors hold
that it is the druggists duty to fill
the prescription and permit the pa
tient to be killed, secundum artem,
leaving the responsibility with the
prescribing physician. The druggists
are in doubt.
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GOOD EXAMPLE.

We are all liable to mingle with those who
have inherited or have acquired q diseased
appetite for alcohol, though we may not
know it. The influence of our example may
strengthen or may destroy them. Some
time ago company Of travellers were jour-
neying in Pullman car over the fountains
to San Francisco. The heat and the dust of
the alkali plains almost overcome them. At
last, as the train stopped at station, sew
eral bottles OF champagns were brought In
which the thirsty excursionists felt unable
to decline. In the car were stranger and
his wife, and not long after the latter was
observed trying In vain 70 restrain her tears.
On being asked the cause, she said that her
husband had fallen into intemperance but
after terrible experiences had recovered. He
might have overcome the special tempta-
tion, she thought, but seeing men Of Chris
tian character take the wine, he had said:
IF they do it, will, -" and she had been un-
able to prevent him. She expected that he
would fall again into his former habit. One
Of the party who heard 1t, who was not &C.
customed to drink, said If he had known the
strangers condition he would rather have
paid the entire expenses Of the journey for
the party than to have touched the wine.
Yet we are liable to be often in the company
OF those who may be upheld or cast down by
our example.
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ALMOST everybody eats too much
and is the better for little absti-
nence. Men have lived healthy lives
on one-half what our idlers consume.
Soldiers have made long marches and
fought desperate battles on regimen
which dry goods clerk would con.
slider inadequate. The stomach can
handle 80 much nitrogenous matter.
10 much fat and 80 much Of one Of
the various carbohydrates. More is
surplusage, clogs the machine and
embarrasses the excretory organs.
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TEMPERANCE.
TO THE RESCUE.

TO TIE hESCuhs
Dark is the sky Of midnight,
Calmly nights hours have sped;
But, lol mad shouts are ringing,
And flames burst forth 0erhead:
There's tramp of gathering thousands,
And hot and sitting air,
And CHASTITY are the faces
That gleam amid the glare.
o grief to see the spoilage
The Fire Fend strives to take,
But deeper now the wailing,
For human ife's at stake;
Yet still the sturdy fireman
Seeks peril not to shun,
Again he's sought the conflict
And fought with death. and won
Reformers to the Rescue!
Oh, hear that cry so dire,
"1ntemperance is raging
A wild consuming fire."
Oh. hear the shrieks OF victims;
Haste at that anguish cry;
For wrecks Of love and virtue,
In ashes soon may lie.
Reformers to the Rescue.
And shall the rallying cry
Ring vainly through our army,
Nor temperance men replys
o hand, ye are not weary?
Nor plighted lips grow dumb;
For thousand lives re- echo,
'ln Gods great name we come"
Then on, ye rescuing army,
True blows each sword must smite:
Til, earth one field Of triumph
No foe is left to fight;
Then, when DER each endeavor
Success complete we see,
Blessed in the land forever,
Our righteous cause shall be.
Harriet Glazebrook, in Advocate.
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oCR ECHO.

You remember the story Of the 10y who
went out into the woods and cried out
"Hello!" and echo said Hello" The boy
got mad, thoueht he vas being made fun OF
hate you!" His anger increased; and he
cried out, "rll hit youw Again Echo says,
"rll hit youw The little fellow, indignant,
went into the house and told his mother
him, and that he hated him, and so on.
The mother saw the secret and said to him,
"Now, my son, if you will go out
into tie woods and cry out, i
love you,' you will find that the boy vii! say
he loves YOU" So ont he went and said. 81
love you" and Echo Immediately. replied,
II love you" When we go out into the
church, into the world;with this life OF love
We can project into our environments or cir
cumstances this life of love- and by 1t make
men love US, and beget in the lives OF
men this life Of love.
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DRINK AND HIRKDTY.

From recent address Of G.. c. Smith, "A.
NJ. III. D., President OF the Indiana State
Medical Society, we clip the following quo
tations'
"That the abuse of alcohol has grown to
be one Of the most gigantic evils OF the age
no longer can be denied. The damaging In
fusnce on future generations is more far
reaching and deleterious than we have here
tofore been willing to concede. To arrest
this evil, or to reduce it to minimum, even,
will require most heroic effort-the COM
bined labor, in facts Of all good people.
I'VE cannot escape individual responsi.
bility when the public health, the general
welfare, and the future hsppiness Of our
race are at stake. We cannot fold our own
clean hands about us and say that as for me
and mine We have no responsibility. The
individual who can do this and shirk the
responsibilities Of life, who is not willing to
lend helping hand to sinking humanity,
and labor for it SO that the world may be
better for his having lived in IT. Is misan-
thrope and had better never have been born.
But there is probably no man so far debased
that he does not love his own flesh and
blood, if he have no interest In humanity in
general, his single aim in life being to pro-
vide for his own descendants and make them
happy. But he cannot accomplish this with
briate whose descendants may marry his
children and his grandchildren may be epil.
optic or insane his greatgrandchildre
crimipals or paupers and die upon the scat.
fold, be inmates Of the penitentiary or aims
house, and finally he buried in the potter's
field. Truly, he that does not provide for
his own household Is worse than an inf1del.
THE time has come when this question
must meet its solution. With the knowl-
edge which the medical profession possesses
upon the subject under discussion. we can
not occupy a neutral position. We cannot
do so and discharge our duty to ourselves
our immediate descendants or humanity ir
general. Our voices must be heard In the
land, giving forth no uncertain sound. We
know that the improper use or abuse OF al
cohol Is frequent and fruitful source Of in
sanity. We know that inebriety, epilepsy,
crime and pauperism, and host of other
diseases too numerous to mention indivld-
ually, can be traced directly or indirectly to
its door. We know that all these conditions
when once acquired are transmitted by
heredity to future generations. We know
that when man is simply drunk he Is tenn
porarily insane, and that it may be danger
GUS to the community for him to be at large
We know that when the State furnishes the
means which makes this individual crazy:
or, what is practically the same thing
makes it legally practicable for him TO
obtain it, she makes herself particeps Grim
inis, and Is an accessory before the fact lg
any crime which may be committed, and
when she Furnishes the criminal, she is pc
ishing part Of herself for her own crime
and is occupying position so absurd that 10
cannot be explained by any process OF logic
known to the present generation
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"AMoNa WHOM YK SHINE AS LIGHTS"


Holiness Is self-demonstrative. BE whose
heart is pure surrounds himself with a
spiritual atmosphere, and adorns his life
with constant succession OF godly and
benevolent actions. As man travelling to
q distant country thinks, reads and talks OF
the land he longs to see, so the holy man
thinks, reads and speaks Of the city OF God
whittier he is journeying, hoping to receive
an inheritance in that dwelling-place OF sin.
less souls, she puriieth himself as he is pure,
The strongest desire Of his soul is expressed
in these lines Of st. Ambrose:
Meet for thy realm in heaven,
Make me, o holy King!
That through the ages be Il given
To me thy praise to sing"
When visiting q gentleman in England,
I observed fine canary. Admitting his
beauty, the gentleman replied: "fes. he is
beautiful, but he has lost his voice: He used
to be o fine singer; but was in the habit OF
hanging his cage oxt Of the window; the
sparro VS. came around with their incessant
chirping; gradually he ceased to sing and
learned their twitter, and now all he can do
is to twitter, twitter." Oh, how truly does
this represent the case Of many Christians!
They used to delight in the songs OF Zion,
but they come into close association with
those whose notes never rise so high, until,
at last, like the canary, they do nothing but
twitter, twitte-.I-D L. Moody.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
There are 81. 900 families homeless in Lon
don through intemperance.
Forty-one out OF the seventy.four counties
in the State Of Mississippi are under proh1-
bition.
Five hundred children under ten years OF
age were arrested in London last year for
drunkenness
The saloon.keepers Of st. Joseph, Mo-,
have formed an organization for the promo
tion Of temperance.
The Juvenile branches of the Church OF
England Temperance Society number 3469,
with 416, 2S0 members.
1t is computed that no less sum than
e15,OOO, 600 is annually spent on Sunday
drinking alone in the United Kingdom.
Twenty-elght of the large breweries of
Chica 90 repressnting q capital Of $20, 000,-
600, have combined against the English
breweries' syndicate.
One Of the most active and best-informed
Glasgow ministers has given 1t as his solid
conviction that some thirty thousand men
and women 20 to bed drunk In Glasgow
every Saturday night.
The quiet little town of Hennepin, ILL.,, has
had an awakening in the temperance cause.
James N. Dunn, OF Milwaukee. has been hold.
ing meetings crowded to overaowing. More
than three hundred men and women signed
the pledge.
The Central Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Minneapolis has just opened a
lunch room in the midst Of nest OF saloons.
1t keeps open from IL to l2 o'clock, and ITS
coffee cart furnishes coffee free. so the
liquor traffic has its own weapons turned
against it.
The two causes which are credited with
awakening the German people to the neces-
sity of the temperance reform are hrSt, the
conviction that beer drinking is weakening
the moral aud physical qualities or the
Nation, and, second, the necessity OF turning
the beer material into bread. Statistics
show that Germany devotes about quarter
of her productive energy to the liquor traffic
and that the demand for bread can only be
met by the denial OF beer"
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RELIGIOUS READING.
THY WILL BE DONE.

THY WILL BE DONE.
Not in dumb resignation
We lift our hands on high;
Not like the nerveless fatalist,
Content TO trust and die.
Our faith springs like the eagle
Who scars to meet the sun,
And cries exulting unto Thee,
o Lord, Thy will be done!
When tyrant feet are trampling
Upon the common veal,
Thou dost not bid us bend and writhe
Beneath the iron heel.
In Thy name we assert our right,
BY sword or tongue or pen,
And even the headsman's axe may hasl
Thy message unto men.
Thy will! 1t bids the weak be strong;
1t bids the strong be just;
No lip to fawn, no hand to beg,
No brow to seek the dust.
Wherever man oppresses man
Beneath Thy liberal sun,
o Lord, be there thine arm made bare,
Thy righteous will be done!
-(John Hay, in Harper's Magazine
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HOW TO See Under TaIcr.

A. lens for seeing under water is de-
scribed as producing an effect which is
both astonishing and delightful. 1tgives
distinct vision to objects from twenty to
thirty feet below the surface, and which
are usually out of ordinary eye-range.
The eyes loss of extended vision when
under water is owing to the fact that an
entirely different focus is required. The
spectacles which can adjust this focus
are made by putting two watch crystals
back to back OF with the concavlties out.
ward. Try it and be surpraed.-St.
Louis Republic.
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EXPECTATION.

The less we expect from this world. the
better for us. The less we expect from our
fellow-men, whether Of spiritual help or OF
inspiring example. the smaller Will be our
strength leans on broken reed. We are al
ways going to be something stronger. purer
and holier. Somewhere in the future there
always hangs in the air golden ideal OF O
higher life that we are going to reach; but as
we move on the dream OF better things
moves on before us also. 1t is like the child's
running over behind the bill to catch the
rainbow. When be gets on the hilltop the
rainbow is as far off as ever. Thus does our
day.dream Of a higher Christian life keep
floating away from u.s.. and we are left to
realize what frail, unreliable creatures We
are. when we rest our expectations Of growth
and and v victory ta " over evil in ourselves: "My
soul, wait thou only upon God! My eX-
pectation is only from Him.'-lDr. I. L.
Cuyler.
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TIE electric-light trust, that de.
manded $3.50 per arc lamp for IL
Illuminating the Worlds Fair grounds,
admits that it made mistake. What
it meant to demand was 500. There
Is a general suspicion that all it could
get was about the size of the figure
that the trust was after.