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CHRIST GLORIOUS IN HIS INCARNATION.

Whatever influences are necessary fortne
accomplishment OF his gracious purpose for
men and in men, whether they be Of Provi-
ience or of grace, are at his command. The
"Father giveth not the spirit by measure un-
10 him." because it hath pleased him that
in him all fulness should dwell" The fulness
is complete. Whatever the sinner wants ne
shall find in Christ. Be it life, light, power,
pardon, sympathy, hope, Righteousness, peace
and ioy in the Holy Ghost; they are all
wrapped up in the union Of his two natures
This mystery is the envelope which contains
wisdom, sanctihcation and redemption. He
is able and willing to suffer, to endure and
TO bestow. He is storehouse that can never
be- exhausted; full of grace and truth, full OF
promises and full OF authority to fulfil
Them; full of glory and majesty, and full
Of heaven. He is Christ, the wisdom
Of God, and the power OF God. No
burden of sin is 80 heavy but he removes it;
40 fears are so agitating but he gives them
relief; no weakness so depressing but 1t
makes his strength perfect. Hope and ex.
ception are never defeated that centre In
him. He Is filled to overlowing with oil that
man can enjoy and God Impart. Blessing
and glory and honor and power are his.
Expand as the faculties of the human soul
may, they can never become so enlarged and
never drink so freely of his usefulness but
the streams will still flow and the fountain
still be full. Augment mans unworthlness
and ill desert to an unmeasGred lnhnlty;
multiply his wants to countless ages; and
there is vet room in the mansion he has pre-
pared and bread enough and to spare. DIR.
Springs Glory of Christ. ....
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Amputatcd q Lions Tail.

At Madras, some time ago, valua.
BILE lion, having incautionsly allowed
his tail to stray into an adjoining cage,
the tail was seized by an evil-disposed
leopard close to the lions body, when,
as the lion attempted to escape, al.
most the whole of the skin of his tail
was stripped off. This was followed
by such an amount of Inflammation
that the lions life was in danger.
Surgeon-Major Miller, brother OF
the late Professor Miller, of Edin.
burgh, the surgeon to the Governor OF
Madras, volunteered to perform am
putation. The lion was seized in his
cage and his head covered with cap
containing considerable quantity of
chloroform. He was then dragged to
the edge of the cage and the tail
passed through the bars, where DIR.
Miller cleverly performed his opera.
tion. The lion made good recovery.
San Francisco Chronicle.
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The Foreigner in Japan.

There are sixteen nations having
treaties with Japan, and they present,
in the foreign concessions, the singu.
lar spectacle of sixteen little govern
ments all independent of each other,
dispensing justice and administering
as many different forms Of law within
the same territory.
Each foreigner is registered in the
consulate of his country. ALI legal
processes and suits against him,
brought by other foreigners or by
Japanese, are entered with and tried
before his consul, except in the case
of Great Britain, which maintains q
court separate from its consulate. If
the alien commits an offence against
Japanese law or regulation outside the
treaty limits, he can be arrested by
the native police, but he must be tried
and punished, if guilty, by bis con.
sui, the Japanese Government prose-
outing the case, and it is also bound,
on the request Of consul, to arrest
deserters and fugitives from justice
who have fed outside treaty limits.
Certain customs fees and regulations
are provided for, but failure to pay
the former or any dispute about the
latter can be settled only by consul.
On the other hand, the land in the
foreign concessions is the property OF
the Japanese Government, and is
leased in perpetuity to the foreigner
at q rate per tsubo (six feet square)
which varies according to the loca-
tion of the land, is payable annually
and is the only tax levied. The lease
may be bought and sold, but always
subject to the GRAND rent.
In the Kencno (the Office OF the
municipal authorities) is vested all
police and sanitary control, and the
care of all streets and roads, but the
police cannot enter the premises OF q
foreigner without the written permis-
sion of his consul. In Kobe, the for
eien settlement of Hiogo, the resi-
dents own the land they occupy
Harper's Weekly.
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THE DYING BED.

Young says "In life and health we think
with men, but on dying bed with God
How often do we see this illustrated! What
change comes over the views OF those who
are brought to the verge Of eternity! How
differently do they admit they would have
acted, had they but always viewed things in
the light which Is cast upon them in the.yal:
ley and shadow Of death! A ministerial
friend writes US of one Of his parishioners,
Just deceased: "His protracted illness pre-
pared us all for the change. He died on the
- with his family and friends around him.
He expressed regret, just before his death,
that he had not united with the church. and
madean open profession Of religion. have no
doubt but what he was good man, although
In error as to his duty. His life would have
done honor to Christian, except In one re-
,pect-his neglect of public profession OF
religion. He assured me no other reason had
deferred him, but deep sense OF his utter
unworthiness of the privilege, and of his un-
fitness to perform the duties Of a member OF
the church. This was an error OF Judgment,
TO say the least. and his course, In this re-
spect, he regretted the night before he died."
Here is lesson for US all. viz: MOTTO neg.
lect obedience to the plain commands OF
Christ, lest we plant thorns In our dying pill
low; but especially Is there warning and In
struction for those who secretly indulge the
hope that they are Christians, and yet hesi-
tate and delay to confess Christ before men,
by identifying themselves in public profess
sion Of religion with the cause and people OF
God. It Is not case of worthiness, but OF
faith and obedience; and he who neglects so
plain q duty. may be sure that he will deeply
regret 1t in dying hour. We have known
the individual above referred to for many
years, and have often urged this duty upon
him, and felt that he needed nothing else to
afford the most cheering evidence Of his dis
cipleship. We would that all who occupy
the position be he did, might but for mo-
ment in imagination, throw themselves for
ward upon dying bed, and obtain the views
of duty which he then had, and which will
then assuredly fash upon them in the near
prospect Of an exchange OF worlds.
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RELIGIOUS READING!
HOW TO TREAT BARREN SOILS.

In glancing over the agricultural depart
ment of newspaper, recently, my eye fell
on the above heading to an article. It struck
me as no less appropriate for the religious
department. "Ye are Gods husbandry,"
says the Apostle. And in this husbandry Is
q great variety Of soils, Some are so excess
lively forced, with artificial appliances, that
they produce only rank growth OF stalks
and leaves some are cultivated with sucn
diligence and care. as to bring ou.s their re-
sources in substantial harvest; other soils
are scant, sandy, or hard and stony, poor
and unproductive; and others still are quite
barren. And many Of these are barren, un-
productive soils. There are different modes
Of treating them. Sometimes they are lett
for time, to lie waste. And such Is often
the discipline which God exercises over the
barren soils in his husbandry. He lets them
lie fallow-barren Of comfort, with scarce
any appearance of growth or vegetation:
But the husbandman, after he has suffered
barren field to lie waste for while, puts IN
the heavy sub-soil plough, and turns up the
deep furrows, breaking up the hard surface,
and with the harrow thoroughly mixing the
whole together. And thus does God thrust in
the deep furrows of afflict:on. and the har-
row Of repentance, till the hard, stony, barren
soil Is thoroughly broken up and shaken to-
gether.-And, In our efforts to recover q
barren soil, we are to lse means tending to
this end. No good can come Of it while 1t
lies waste and barren.-But, when thoroughly
broken up, there may be crop again.
One of the means recommended in the
article alluded to is, to plant the soil with
certain description Of trees, whose growth re-
stores the productiveness Of the soil. There is
one tree that Is sure to produce this effect up
on the most barren soil; it is the Tree OF
Charity, OF universal love to the souls and
bodies of men. And wherever this tree Is
planted, and brings forth the choice fruit OF
Love for Souls, it will recover the most bar
rem spot, and turn it into the garden Of the
Lord. Let the Christian heart be throughiy
and deeply imbued with this spirit. and he
will be no longer barren nor unfruitful in the
Vinyard Of the Lord but "plants OF renown.
and ''trees of righteousness" will spring up
on every side Of him. This tree will root
out the weeds of self-righteousness, the
shrubs of worldliness. .gnarled oaks of selfish
ness, and cover the ground with green herb
age. 1t will do a hundred fold more to re-
cover barren soil than all the labor and cul-
ture that can be bestowed upon it.-N.Y. Obs.
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For a FREQ Electrical School.

DR.. J. Allan Hornsby, the engineerand In
ventor who won q National reputation rs
chief electrical engineer at the Worlds Fair
In Chicago, Is in New York City tc look after
the organization OF q National school OF
electricity. Temporary offices have been Sc
cured mt the Decker Building, Union Square.
The officers OF the school are: Thomas a:
Ellison. Dean Professor J. P. Barrett. chief
of the electrical department at the Worlds
Fair, President, and DR.. Hornsby, Secretary.
Tho object of the school is purely pnllan-
thropic. There ara no salaries for either
officers or faculty. 1t is organized to teach
electricity to mechanics and schoolboys VINO
huve no other way OF fitting themselves for
the battle OF life.
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haps to death Itself, and be knew that
every moment Of delay might be fatal to
the devoted life Of the girl he was fast
learning 90 love.
He could not secure the horse and
leave the spot unperceived, however, Tor
Despard and his men were in the VI
cinity.
There was only one way to gain the
side gully, down which Inez Tracey had
disappeared.
This was to crawl along the ground,
and, reaching the dense underground
which abounded in the place, reach the
edge Of the Midway. ascend the deep
side Of the canyon which was not high
at this point, and drop down on the other
side. ...
This Darrell started to do at once, and
succeeded 80 far that five minutes later,
with some few bruises, he dropped into
Quicksand Gully.
His gait was q rapid one as he sped
down the gully, taking the same course
followed by Inez a few moments pre-
viously.
A cry Of mingled hope and suspense
broke from his lips as he turned point
in the gully which enabled q view OF the
stream.
Across the treacherous sandy bottom
of the gully he saw the missing girl.
The horse had sunk deep into the
shifting sands, and held the animal and
it's rider secure prisoners.
"Inez Miss Tracey" cried Darrell, IN
A glad cry broke from the lips of the
imperiled girl.
barrel comprehended the situation at
her over the sands would only be to In
volve himself in similar peril.
He therefore began to climb the ledge
of rocks by the side of the place, eagerly
scanning the ground as he did so.
Then, with his hunting knife, he cut
long length Of heavy trailing vine.
"Do not despair" he cried down to
Inez, as he leaned over the edge of the
rocks. II am about to lower vine to
you, seize it, and hold firmly to it."
The girl grasped the extended means
of escape minute later. With prodig-
ious strength, nerved by love and cour.
age, Darrell Grey pulled at the other
end.
He thrilled with wild delight as he OBJ
served that the effort freed Inez from
the encroaching sand. She clutched at
the shrubs on the rocky wall as she be-
gan to ascend.
"Thank heaven, you are safe!"
1t was wild, grateful aspiration
that escaped Darrel's lips, as he lifted
Inez over the ledge, and felt her soft,
clinging touch, and saw the light Of love
and devotion in her grateful eyes. The
horse, relieved of the weight Of its rider,
made one last effort to free himself,
foundered and turned. Then, with o
wild neigh Of delight at escape, the steed
dashed down the canyon road in the
direction whence it had come.
fro BE CoNTINUED.l
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CHAPTER V.
THE QUICKSANDS.
sHelpln .

sHelp!"
The CRY rang out wild and alarmed,
but it met.no responsive echo from the
gloomy depths of Quicksand Gully.
It emanated from the lipsnf Inc, "a.
cey, and announced precisely the peril
to which Danton had alluded-the quick
sands!
When Inez had left Darrell Grey she
started down the side canyon, satisfied
that to delay or disobey her brave pro-
tector would be only to enhance her own
peril and to obstruct his movements
against their enemies.
! "When he sees am at a safe distance
he will follow me, and a conflict with
Despard and his men may be avoided"
murmured Inez hopefully.
The horse she rode made rapid prog
ress, but when she came to q point
where the road-bed Of the gully mar
rowed and descended, the animal seemed
loath to proceed
It was with difficulty that she induced
the steed to proceed, and. when he did
30, she noticed that his footing was in
secure and that there seemed no outlet
beyond the narrow cut she had en-
tered
A little stream seemed to lose its way
| BY sinuous course ground sharp
curve in her path, and, hopeful that
beyond that the canyon might widen
again, Inez urged tho horse over sandy
stretc OF soil.
Above her the lodges Of rocks frowned
down ominously, and she felt vague
sense of uneasiness, as once or twice
the horse came to a dead stop and
oalyned and tremble9 with strange
terror she could not comprehend.
At last his fore feet sank deep IL the
sand; he made desperate effort to lit
his hoofs, and then, stumbling, came to
a second stop, painting with fright and
inability to proceed.
This is strange" murmured 1nez,
concernedly. "The horse must be ez-
hausted with the long drive"
Her face became white as marble the
! next moment, however She had made
sudden discovery, so startling and ap-
paling that low cry Of dread escaped
her lips.
@The horse is sinking" Merciful
heavens! understand now!" She gasped
awe are in the quicksauds!"
For single moment the thought
| paralyzed every energy. She saw the
horse founder and try to free himself
vainly, she felt the shifting sands incase
her own feet, and then she made a des:
perate effort at escape.
A blank despair settled down over her
mind as she did so. Behind and on oil
sides OF her the dawning day showed
plainly the full extent of her awful peril.
A sickening dread possessed her, and
her eyes closed in prayer as they fell
upon the changing mass of sand, to step
upon which meant to ensnare herself
more deeply in its grasp.
"Help!"
One single cry for aid, one last prayer
to heaven, and Inez Tracey resigned
herself to q fate that seemed inevitable.
Meanwhile, in the main canyon, Des-
pard and his men were searching every
nook and corner in the branch gul!ieS
for the missing girl and her companion.
The latter, Darrel Grey, knew but ono
impulse as he recalled the terrible words
Of Vance.
Inez Tracey had rode on to peril, per:
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More Money for the Worlds Fair.

The stockholders of the late Worlds Falr
End themselves $4,000 richet than tney
thought they we're After the eJ tSa Govern. W
ment to the fair. was worn of. and the peo-
er9 b,reetors su,r had large surplus Of them on
hand. and deciding that it would be unfairto
ths buvers of the souvenirs to issue the
coins at anything less than the original
price, they shipped the balance back to the
mint and had 1t recoined. For TINS service
the Government charged $4,000, which was
paid and forgotten. Lately Director ELS
worth undertook to get that $40 oOO BACK,
and he has prevailed on Secretary CarHSleto
order it refunded to the fair ofnclais. Inere
ie a LARGE sum of money still in the treasury
Of the fair to be divided ultimately among its
stockholders.
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By decision OF the United States Court
of private land claims at Santa Fe. New
Mexico, all the mineral-bearinS portion OF
the rich Cochir district was declared 10 be
public domain. The Canada dc Cochita
grant, which claim has hung like pail over
this great mineral belt since it was discoV-
cred last fall, and which was alleged to cover yer
114,OOO acres, vas confirmed tor only 3ooo
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CHAPTER Ill
- FLIGHT.

a mingled jangle Of sound, terrible,
and ominous, broke upon the still night
air q few moments after the thrilling
experience Of Darrell Grey at the trestle.
II the engineer had seen the signal
lantern It had seemed like a FREELY on
The fast sweeping landscape, or it had
been given too late to enable him to stop
the train on its mad rush down the steep
incline Of the depot grade
=; He had applied the brakes to slow up
ut the station, but this did not prevent
h terrible collision as the engine met the
obstruction on the tracks.
There was an awful plunge, shud-
fering halt, and then, amid the sounds
Of splintered wood, iron and glass, there
echoed the shrieks Of the terrified pas
sengers.
/ Dyke Despard's murderous plans to
enrich his. associates in crime and carry
out his own schemes had been sue
cessful - a
Scarcely had the crash come than
these men, cool and expert from long
experience in such scenes, surrounded
the passenger coaches.
! Four Of them sprang to the doors Of
the two coaches, while two others
reached the baggage-car, and with lev
eled revolrers held the frightened train
men at bay.
Dyke Despard passed by the injured
passengers with scarcely glance, as he
entered the forward coach
Danton was by his side. The former
uttered satisfied cry as he observed q
young girl, pale but composed, extricat-
ing herself from broken seat
@The grill" he spoke hurriedly to his
companion; 1--WE must get her from the
car at once"
ITO the horses?"
Eyes You attend 80 that
@But If she refuse?"
aEmploy force. Quick, while these
terrified wretches are too excited to
notice what we are aboutl"
Danton hurried toward the young girl
his accomplice had pointed out. -
She was one of the most beautiful
creatures he had ever seen, but neither
her beauty nor apparent innocence and
loneliness had any effect On the evil.
hearted Danton.
He crowded close to her, and to where
the frightened passengers we're hasten
ing toward the door of the coach, and
saw her reach the platform and then the
ground.
@What has happened9 Is any one In
jured?" she inquired, in tremulous,
silvery tone Of voice.
@This way, Miss Tracey"
Danton had spoken and seized her arm
rs he gently led her away from the spot.
She was too much excited at the epi-
Sode Of the moment to notice Ills f.
miliarity.
sYou know my nsme!" she exclaimed.
In surprised tones.
@Yes; you have friends awaiting you"
Almost mechanically she followed
him, until she noticed that they were
some distance from the track.
"Where are you taking me?" She
asked, in tone Of sudden alarm.
ITO some friends, I told you, Miss
Tracey"
SWhere arc theY-who are you? go
no farther unless know"
~We will wait here. The accident has
made some confusion. Ha! there is
trouble, it seems" .~-.
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volved in the renegade's interest In Ines
Tracey, was q plot that menaced the
future happiness, fortune, and love OF
that orphan waif Of the Western
prairieS
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Rice Is Cheap.

Rice is now worth in the open market ous
little more than one-haf the ruling price OF
three years ago. An Iowa colony has been
growing rice in Louisiana. and others hGFe
gone into the culture until the acreage IS
large though the price has decreased.
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CLOUD OF MERCY.

How vast the range of blessings your pray
ers NAV take. Who can tell the history or
trace the wandering5 Of yon cloud that sails
In light and glory across the sky, or indicate
from what source its bosom was filed with
yapors it is to shed back upon the earth?
Perhaps, though now wandering over the
TILED field and peopled village. its stores
were drawn from some shaded fountain in
the deep forest where the eye of man has
scarce ever penetrated. In silent obscurity
that fountain yielded its pittance,
and did its work Of preparing to bless
the far-off lands that shall yet be
glad for it. And even thus it is with
the descending Spirit. Little do we know
often of the secret origin OF the dews OF
blessings that descend on the churches Of
God. In the recesses of some lowly cottage,
In the depts of some humble heart, may be
going on the work Of pious intercession. in
answer to which the grace of heaven de-
scends on us and our children, on the labor5
of the wandering and joyful pastor. and on
the hearts of the far hcathen until the wild
erness and the solitary place are glad for
them.-D. W. r. Williams.
ssTo neglect ut any time, preparation for
death. is to sleep on our own post at a siege;
to omit it in old age, is to sleep at an at
tack"
Blot Christianity out of mans history. and
what would his laws have been--whas his civ
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Mineral Belt Is Public Domain.

Blot Christianity out of mans history. ard
what would his laws have been--wha: his CIV
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AS they rode on, however, Dsrrei
wished that sucn charming companion:
ship could last always.
The dawn had come while they were
riding through the canyon. 1t was
scarcely distinguishable from the moon.
light as yet, but soon they knew the full
day would break, enabling them more
accurately to determine their where
abouts.
That the horses were leading them d.
rect to Miners Gulch Darrell did not
doubt; but new discovery soon caused
the faithful animals to como under the
guidance of Darrell again. For bt q
point where the canyon divided into
several minor branches, the girl startled
him with a low cry Ot alarm.
sWhat is it2" asked Darrell quickly
HLook!"
He repeated her own ejaculation Of
concern, as the advancing daylight show
ed an obstacle to their onward progress
down the main canyon.
Coming rapidly toward them from the
direction in which they were going were
four horsemen.
They were some distance away, but as
Inez shuddered and paled, her escort
Knew that, like himself, she had recog=
nized the leader of the quartette.
at is Despard and his men!" she gasp
ed, in torres Of horror and alarm.
II fear so, Miss Tracey"
"And they are coming straight toward
us. Oh, what shall we do"
Darrell Grey had taken revolver
from his belt and determined look
came into his face
"Drive the horses around the
rocks yonder so you will be sheltcred,"
he said as he prepared to dismount.
A trembling hand detained his own
"No, no! Mr. Grey, you must not meet
these men, they are armed and desper-
ate, and four to one" - 49,.