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RELIGIOUS BEADING.
GODS APPOINTMENTS.

This thing on which thy heart was SET this
thing that cannot be,
This weary, disappointing day, that dawns,
my friend, for thee;
Be comforted; God knoweth best, the God
whose name is Love,
Whose tender care Is evermore our passing
lives above.
He sends thee edisappointments? Well, then,
take 1t from his hand,
Shall Gods appointment seem less good than
what thyself had planned?
Twas in thy mind to 60 abroad. He bids
thee stay at homer
Oh! happy home; thrice happy if to it thy
guest he come.
Twas in thy mind thy friend too see. The
Lord says, "Nay. not yet"
Be confident; the meeting-time thy Lord
will not forget.
Twas in thy mind to work for him. His
will is, "Child sit still;"
And surely it's thy blessedness to mind the
Masters will;
Accept thy disappointment. friend, thy gift
from Gods own hand.
Shall Gods appointment seem less good
than what thyself had planned?.
So, day by day and step by step, sustain thy
failing strength.
From strength to strength, indeed, go on
through all the journeys length.
God bids thee tarry now and then, forbear
the weak complaint;
Gods leisure brings the weary rest, and
cordial gives the faint.
God bids thee labor, and the place is thick
with thorn and brier; - =.
But he will share the hardest task, until
he calls thee higher.
So take each disappointment, friend; It's at
thy Lords command!
Shall Gods appointment seem less good then
what thyseli had planned?
Il -[Mafgaret E. Sangster, in s. 8. Times.
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ONE SAVED.

Some wears ago homeward bound vessel
was wrecked on the southwest coast OF Eng
land.
Brave men manned the Hfe-boat. and after
long fight with the sea they returned with
the rescued. :,
When they reached the coast, 1t was found
that one man was left clinging to the wreck |;
for the captain said: "We were exhausted
and should all have perished If we had re-
mained five minutes longer attempting to
save him" 1880.
John Holden threw himself on the sbingle,
and Lifted up prayer to God, louder than
the storm, that he would put it into the
hearts Of some Of these people to 60 to the
rascue of this one man. When he had ceased
praying, six men volunteered to accompany
him.
But another difficulty arose. the mother
OF John Holden threw her arms around bis
neck, and besought him not to risk bis life;
for his father had been drowned at sea. and
It was two wears since his brother William
had been heard from, he, doubtless, having
been lost also. But Gods pity was in Johns
heart and he said: Mother, God has put
it into my heart to 60, and If perish, he
will take care of you." =,
And away he went. After while the
life-boat returned, and when 1t neared the
coast q loud voice was raised: ''Hi! Ill!
John, have you saved the MANI John
answered In q trumpet voice: 'Tes, we
have saved the man; and tell my mother II
Is my brother William we have saved"
Among the publications of the Women
Executive Committee of Home Missions OF
the Presbyterian Church there is leafet
entitled, "Her Son." giving the experience
of lady who had never realized the i'm.
portauce Of home missionary work until
suddenly called to border town by the
severe illness Of her idolized son. Here she
awakened to the fact of the absolute destitu-
ton of every personal comfort, OF every
Christian guard or home restraint which
those suffer who go to these unevangelized
regions in search Of health or earthly treas
ure.
A comfortable cottage home. in view Of q
pretty little church on the hillside had been
the picture of her inauguration. Instead
of this, she drove up to q rough hotel III
murderous settlement, where no Sabbath
bell ever greeted the ear, end where the life
of one known to possess gold or jewels was
hardly safe; where fighting and drunken
ness and open wickedness reigned. and her
beloved son had come here, perhaps to-dte
A missionary had been sent to The town,
but the esaloon-keepers gave him only lew
hours to escape with his life, and the evil
had since reigned supreme. ..
Deoarred from all Christian companion
ship, while her loved one was hanging be-
tween life and death, with no gentle minis
try of pastor or Of Christian womanhood
for the sake Of one so dear, she learned what
the evangelization of the great West meant
for others.
She learned that. perhaps to her own SOD.
In time of direst need, might come through
these instrumentalities comfort, salvation,
cheer. and even physical healing.-l Pbla-
delphla Presbyterian.
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THE SECRET OF PEACE.

We torture ourselves with questions as to
whether we have not committed this sin,
whether our motives are pure, whether our
feelings for God are what they were in the
past, till the inner life becomes one long
agony Of distressful doubt, and the peace Of
God is lost. No one, of course, ought to
make no inquiries into his spiritual life. or
assume that he is in harmony with God.
Self.ouestioning is wise at times; but to
make it the business Of life to be always
cropping among our sins Is simply to accus-
tom ourselves to the touch of decay. to the
taste of evil and to root restlessness
in our nature Rather look out OF
yourself to. God. Fix your thoughts,
hopes, aspirations on his holiness. love and
reace. Fix your love on Christ, the image
of Gods character, the ideal of your human
life. That Is the way to escape from over
careflllness, and to avoid Mt the same time
the danger of carelessness Of sin. For be
who eazes on God in Christ, and loves him
upon whom he gazes, cannot sin: for he is
born ofGod. Love moves him irresistiby
to do all things that will please him whom
he loves. Love of God is the true opposite
of this corroding anxiety about the soul.
"Fear hath torment" HE that feareth is
not made perfect in love, but perfect love
casteth out fear."-[Rev. Stopford A..
Brooke.
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Tie Kangaroo as q Boxer.

Among the recent developments In
the world OF sports, in Australia, is the
training of the kangaroo to stand up
aud spar or box with . human antago-a
mist. We give sn illustration which we
find In q recent number of Black and
White. An exhibition of this curious
kind of combat now takes place regn-
larly at the Royal Aquarium, London,
and it attracts many spectators. {.
The way in which the natural kanga-
roo spars in the bush, his birthplace, is
peculiar. he places his front paws gently
almost lovingly-upon the shoulders
Of his antagonist, and then proceeds to
disembowel him with sudden and en-
ergetic movement Of one Of his hind
feet. From this ingenious method Of
practicing .sthe noble art Of sel-defense"
the kangaroo at the Royal Aquarium
has been weaned. The clever instructor
of this ingenious marsupial has trained
it to conduct contest under the condi-
tions known as the. Marquis of Queens
berry's rules. It cannot be said that It
adheres to these regulations quite as rig-
idly as the combatants who pummel one
another at the National Sporting Club
are required to do. On the contrary, il
cannot wholly disabuse itself Of the idea,
favored by the French, though idiscoun-
tenanced by the English, that those who
are attacked have as good right to de-:
fend themselves with their feet as with
their fists. However, no harm has yet
been done, and the encounter between
human and marsupial IS spirited and
novel, and admirably illustrates the
power of man to bend the brute crea-
ton to his will.
A writer in q recent humber OF the
Overland Monthly advocates the impor-
tstion and domesticstion Of the kangaroo
in this country. He gives authorities,
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1nseniou. Hot Water Fountaiu.

Every one in Paris has noticed the
new fountains, similar in form to the
Morris columns, that have been erected
principally in the most populous quart
ers and ia the neighhool Of the hack.
! stands. If one desires to know the 2uf-
pose of this new construction and ap-
proaches one Of them he can read upon
the plate in front the following: eFor
carriages, kitchens, washing, baths, hot
water" .%,3' S.r3s
A button is plainly seen and slot for
the introduction Of piece OF money,
and the directions Indicate that by press
ing the button pail Of hot water can be
obtained at any hour. The water iows
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
When whisky was invented the devil be-
gan to hope.
Whisky and idleness ara two Of the main
pillars upon which the throne OF the devil
rests
1t is wrong impression a man gets when
he thinks he can pull himself out OF trouble
with corkscrew.
Women are employed at railway switches
and crossings in Italy because they do not
get intoxicated so often.
l One million two hundred thousand MEM
bers of the Salvation Army have declared
that they will neither taste, touch nor ham
die intoxicating beverages.
Many thieves 90 down red lane is tho
old proverb, meaning That wa swallow many
thin g that steal our comfort and happi'
ness Red lane ID gooi name for the throat.
Railroad men wno drink will no longer be
employed by President Austin Corbin. Men
already employed woo are touni drinking
In business hours will be discharged. That
action will he one OF the most powerful tenn =
perancs lessons ever delivered.
There are said to be three countries in
Africa in which the liquor traffic has been
practically annihilat=d. These ara the
Orauge Free Stat, the British territory in
BasuIo Land, under the government OF Sir
Marshall Clarke, and the North Bechuana-
land, under kuana, the native Christian
king.
An interesting observation is mentioned
by Frenca ne iical Journal In tae parish
OF Fauborn, Prussia, are several disttlleries
OF alcohol, and the inhabitants o. the place
are very largely idiots ami all Sorts OF I'M
becles, wnicn is Ill striking contrast to the
healtnrulness OF the popu alton in neignbor.
ing villages, which have no distilleres.
Last year saloon keeper made the at
tempt to import bar maids from London.
Twenty-four hours after this announcement
was made, kilograms and letters ha gone
to the white rioooners urging them to con.
csnrrate against this new outrage upon W.
man. Their petitions were Immediately
drawn up and issued by Mrs Mary 7. Burt
President OF the New York State w. e. T.
U. and her sturay clan-22, ,0OO women Of
the Empire State-concsntrated their ef.
forts upon Albany and a law was passed
prohibiting the hire OF women in the dram-
shops OF that common wealth.
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l.: MOTH DAE )TA.

Prohibition seems to he a surprising sue
cess in North Dakota, from the liquor dea:,
ers' viewpoint. Bishop John Stanley, OF
that State say.: ."Wholesale liquor dealers
have informed me that their sales in this
State are nearly three times greater now
than formerly. Railroad and express men
bear testimony to the truth Of the liquor
dealers statement. Commercial travellers
tell the same story. Hotel men, who have
no 'bIind pig" annex, scarcely know what
to dc with the empty whisky bottles left il
the rooms by guests. Farmers, who former
ly took drink or TWO while in town. now
keep sjug OF five gallon ke< at home and
tipple continually" This has a familiar
snund, as OF an ec1o from the pima woods OF
Mains aud tie prairies OF Popu!ist Kansas.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE HORROR,
Forty.four Persons Burned in the
Dover Insane Asylum.

Dover Insane Asylum.
The insane asylum of Strafford County
workhouse, about four miles out Of Dover.
N. a., was entirely destroyed by fire few
nights ago, and forty-four of the inmates
uera burned to death. The building was
two.story wooden affair. 130135, and burned
ike finder. and only three or the inmates
Rosa Sanborn, James Daley and Frank
Ducharme-were rescued. ,o
In MAILING his rounds shortly after III
o'clock Night Watcnmau wilbur Cnsstey
discoversd the fire. BE at once gave an
aiarpa. and William P. Drlscoll. the keeper,
and attendants rushed through the fnmases
Aoor. They burst the locks to the cells and
tried to arouse the inmates to their serious
Ffs fire had gained rapid headway and
| tho majority OF the inmates were 80 be1l-
Ssred and confused that they stoppsd the
escape Of the othsrs. The scene was heart
rending. a..
TO liberate the inmates and remained IN tne
building until he was obliged 70 Jump lor
his life. .
order to seve himself A messenger was at
once despatched to Dover for assistance, and
a steamer and part Of the department was
sent to the scene Before assistance arrived
the building was in ruins. By the efforts OF
| the firsmen the main building of the county
| institution was sayed.
The fire brightly illuminated the country
for many miles. The inmates could oe
nlainly ssen as they tossed about in the fire.
The fire was frst discovered in a cell occu-
pied by a woman named L. Fomlsn. 1t
was very small. but Watchman Chesley
says that it spread with rapidity that was
astonishing, and before he had given the
! alarm to Keeper Driscol it was almost De-
yond control. ss. .,,,
and then one of them got his wife and two
children, who lived IN the building, out In
their night clothing.
The smoking ruins showed the charred
bodies still laying on their beds. How tbs
building caught fire is mystery.
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OLDER nations who sneer at Amerl-
can art never saw real tony butcher
shop in this country. Some cs the
landscapes done with knife on the
flank Of a steer cannot be duplicated
in any European gallery, while deer
with branching horns, all framed in
4 lace work Of snowy fat that ap-
pears on a haunch Of mutton, Is
something thefmost renowned artist
in the Old World would not even
attempt.
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THE CHILEAN AWARD.
Beneficiaries Receive Sums Ranging
From $4,000 to $500.

from S1O,OOo I'd $ouo.
The Secretary of the Navy has approve
the findings in regard to the distribution OF
the Chilean award for the families of those
killed and injured at Valparaiso, Octobsr IL,
1891, in the attack on the ssamen Of the Bal.
timore. The Board arranged the casualties
into four classes and assigned proportion
ate amount of tho S75. 900 as follows:
To the families OF those killed. namely.
Charles W. Riggiu, boatswsin's mate, and
VIM. Turn Gull, coal heaver, $40, 900 each.
To those seriously injured: Jeremiah
Anderson, coal beaver, $500; John Ham
ilton, carpenters mate, 5000: John
W. Talbot, seaman's apprentice,
$4,000; John b. Davidson, lands.
man. 5000; George Painter, coal HEAVIER,
$250O; William Lacey, coal HEAVIER. S2Oo0;
herman Fredericks, seaman, $500; Henry q.
Jarrett, seaman. $500; John Mcbride, oiier.
SI50O: John Butler, seaman apprentice,
$500.
To those assaulted AM detained in prison,
eighteen in nu nber, sums ranging from
Sl20l down to $780, To those arrested or
sligntly injured. twenty-thrse in number.
sums ranging from $50 down to $500.
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MISS ELLA KNOWLES was a candi

Miss ELLA KNOWLES was a cand1'
date for Attorney General of Mon
tana. Being woman of brains and
character, and a good lawyer, she
came near being elected upon her
merits. Since the election letters
have been pouring to her address
containing offers Of marriage from
every style of masculine Idiot whom
the asylums Of the country have neg
lected. The circumstance affords
opportunity for comment, but defer
ence to members Of the gentler sex
naturally impels the leaving OF this
pleasant duty to them,
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The Emperor Of Germany is practiclng
the alarm system on the Berlin Fire Bri.
gade. Accompanied by Princs Henry OF
Prussia and the Grani DuHs OF Hesse, he
gives alarms wasn tney are Ielst expsctei,
and then closely watch thu results. His
majesty the other day iuprovl sed drill
for the entire salvage c,rps, and the nremen
in the Central depo5 at Liadensa:ass., and,
after reviewing ths forcs, singled out ana
praised several OF the man.
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showing the feasibility of the project.
and believes the animal could be intro
duced and raised here with profit. The
flesh of the kangaroo is highly esteemed
as food, and from the hides valuable
leather is made. These are Legitimate
uses Of the animal. But, it Is shocking
to think of degrading so useful a cres-
ture down to the level and equal OF
brutal human prize ter.-Scientiac
American. -'t ? ~ %, l'f.r,.N .SiS 53 f,,f
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A HARD WORKER.

Imet layman about month ago. class
leader in Methodist church. whom would
like to have near me all the time. A busy
man; full of duties every day in the year; !;
with fairly large family which he watches
with great care; wise townsman looking
after all concerns of public good about him,
and apparently always composed, patient,
hopeful and helpful. He carries about the
broadest shoulders of any man 1 happen to
know. He seems never to decline service
that is asked of him, and succeeds in doing
all so that everyone esteems him. And the
reason for this I think discovered i'll an
answer heard him make to one who was
complaining of the burdens be bad to carry.
"Why! that's what we're here for. We've
nothing else to do but to hear RESPONSE
bilities.'' This was his philosophy of life.
Understanding that. one could see how he
applied himself so readily to being useful,
and how he could be so contented and happy
in It. That was his idea of living. He got
his satisfaction that way. and no one could
watch him without feeling that he was get.
ting more solid good out Of life than most
people. I wish we had more such. aud oe-
iieve that We would have if it could be ap-
preciated that this makes the richest, happiest
life In the world.-[ Advance.
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"LET US take cotton as an ex7 m
pie" exclaimed i tariff dc5ater. "Or,
for that matter, let us take tobacco.
Or, better still, let US take whiskyl"
And the chair Immediately declared
a recess at the dcbater's expense. -
Budget.
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out of.a little tube in the nicne made az
the lower part Of the front. - -
This is certainly new aud useful in
novation, and will render great services
for housekeeping and for hot baths that
have been so much talked Of for two
cents when it is decided to establish
them.
TIE ingenious mechanism never fails
to keep its promise engraved upon tho
front.-Inter. Ocean.
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EDWIN GOULD has collected about
90, 900 home and foreign newspaper
notices upon Jay Gould's (his father)
death. What he will do with them
Is gorgeous mystery. Can be in
tend to open chamber Of Horrors.
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Barbsrous Methods of Killing Deer.

A Abarbarous method of killing deer in
the vicinity of Lake Ceur dAlene Is thus
described: "All that is required Is pack
of hounds, boat, two meu, and q CLUB.
They start the hounds after the deer,
which soon takes to water. The men In
the boat oyertske it and knock the poor
things brains out with club"
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TRADING on TaEIR WEAKNESS.

Something should be done to punish tho
men who trade on the weakness for strong
drink of the Mojave Indians. All along the
desert are white men who are suspected of
selling liquor to the Indians and it is -
duty OF the authorities to see to it that tbs
vile traffic is ended. The Indian agents are
generally at fault but under toe present
system Of appointment it is difficult to get
any efficient work done by these officials,
who usually obtain positions for the chances
of making money and not tor the sake OF
helping the Indians. San Francisco Chron-
icle
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The Rialto at Venice, designed BY
Michael Angelo and erected in 1888, has
a single span of nluety.eight feet, with
twenty three feet rise.
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THE HOGS PROTEST.

I feel indignant, sir, because am made
an object of comparison with sundry de-
praveo specimens OF the genus homo. The
hired man cams home from town one day so
drunk he could scarcely move. When he
attempted to feed me he tumbled into my
stye, and had to root him out Of the way
to get my corn Now, I never in my life
acted in any such disgraceful way; 80 what
on earth did my master mean when he told
the hired man that he acted like hogs
Why, was 80 mad at the insult to my kind
that grunted as hard and vehemently as
could. OF course, being only q hog, 1
couldn't swear, as a man would have done:
but the idea Of my getting drunk as that
fool of a hired man did! Why, when he
tumblsd into my pen and hs bottle OF
whisky fell out Of his pocket and got broker:
stuff? Not much. prefer good, wholesome
suiu u-Farmer's Review.
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TEMPERANCE
. s1UpENpous SUN Fon DRINK.

Archbishop Ireland states the figures best,
when he says that an average Of Sl5 per
day Is by no means an unreasonable esti-
mate Of the sum paid to each saloon in the
country for drink" Multiply this by 250-
900, the number OF SALOONS, and we have the the
days Sunday being the best day. the stu
pendous sum Of 81, 36S. 75o, 900 in one year.
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NIPPERS. BEWARE.

The "Hospital," medical periodical not
specially inclineI to temperance, says: "ihe
custom of taking wine, or spirits or 6eer
between meals on an empty stonach-in one
word, the pernicious habit Of '.nipping"-is
highly injurious, The morning nip, between
breakfast and the midday meal, which ts
frequently taken by domestic servants,
nurses, work people and city men," rem
ders the taker less fit for his daily work than
he would otherwise be, and Is often the first
fatal step toward dram drinking and the
shameful life of the woman drunkard, OF
which we arshearing 50 much at the present
time. The flushing of the race, caused by
the dilatation Of the small blood-vessels usu.
ally induced by alcohol when taken alone, Is
syinptomatic of what takes place in che
stomach. The direct action OF alcohol
on the mucus membrane is to produce tenn
porary congestion or blushing OF the inter-
nal surface of the stomach. The congestion
ultimately becomes chronic il nips or drains
of spirits are indulged In, with the result
chat the mucus membrane becomes thick
enod and indurated, a quantity Of tenacious
mucus Is secreted, tho digestive ferment Is
paralyzed or destroyed, and alcoholic dys-
pepsia Is established"
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A dog disguised in a lamb-skin may look
like sheep. but he will tell you what he is
the minute he gets sight Of bone.