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does he usually receive much comfort
from the fair object of his regard, for
II there Is one thing woman delights
in more than in all sorts, kinds and
conditions of tinery, IL il TO keep two
or three admin ers on the tenter hooks
Of expectation, each alternately hoping
and fearing, and each afraid to open
his mouth To her on the subject for
fear of hearing that fatal no. which he
can not but believe would end all the
happiness that life has for him. and
even clothe the heavens in figurative
black that would, he fancies, aptly
portray his feelings. To hint to him
that he IL mistaken, and that, II re.
fused, at the end of "A twelve-month he
would probably be just "a devoted to
some her girl, he regards as an in
suit, as to him, for the moment, at
least, the world contains but one
woman, and she is the deity at whose
nod his little universe fairly trembles
While to lovers themselves their
business IL of the most momentous
con sequence, TO people who are not in
love, or, having been 20, found their
complaint speedily and permanently
cured by matrimony, IL Is triviality
endurable only because IL il 30 funny.
For IL is not to be denied that to the
world at largo the lover il source OF
infinite quip and jest, standing butt
OF jokes and humor. Nor is the fact
without a reason. for, as a rule, lovers
carry on their business SO openly that
even the unobservant can not fail TO
see what they are about, and to be
amused or annoyed accordingly, as
temperament or caprice may Indicate
"A pair of lovers in street car, for in.
stance, never fail 10 advertise them.
selves and their calling as openly as
though they wore placards on their
backs. for As soon as they are seated
the billing and cooling begin, and 90 on
without intermission until they get out
again. The people across the aisle may
smile aud nudge each other. tho con-
ductor may tip wink 70 the motor.
man, who Looks back from time to tune
in grinning enJovment of the specta-
Gle, regardless Of the fact that he is
endangering human life by indulging
his merriment: the rougl fellow in the
end seat may burst into loud guffaw
as he leaves the car, and in audible
tones .''"ae - the "sntics of them .-.c
loonies," but the lovers ci.emselves see
nothing, hear nothing, their ears catch
no sound but the murmur OF the voice
that Is sweeter than toe music OF the
spheres, their vi-ion has 10 horizon
beyond the eyes;
Eyes so transparent
That through them ono soes the soul
1t is wcll that the lover is blind: he
is additionally fortunate in being deaf,
and other people would be sometimes
in luck If he were also dumb. But that
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boy '~alking on rottcn ice. who takes
step after step in dismal uncertainty
whether at each tho thin crust may
not give way beneath his feet and let
him through, To be sure, no might
make rush and so end tho suspense,
out somehow or other he pre- ers the
suspense. In every matter other than
sove-making IA certainty Is infinitely to
be preferred 10 doubt; but one oS the
curious cranks to which lover Is sub.
iected Is that Of prcferring his own
suspicious and fears to the best-o tab.
lished knowledge that any one else can
give him. In other words. he wants
to be miserable, and generally gets
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We heard Que day lately of n beautiful way
OF keeping In mind "A dear little child who had
gone to the better life when the parents raj
lied from the first darkness of bereavement
when they had grown little used 10 the
strange silence whore there had been such u
melody Of the sweet voice and the bounding
step they cast about them To see hCw best
they could remember their little Maud.
over her grave in the cemetery they hal
placed Il simple, small stone with her name
and the date Of her bisth and death. They
wanted to do much more than this, but they
did not care 20 spenda large amount Of money
on tho mere cmbellshment of the narrow
house in which their darling had been laid to
rest.
1T would havo cost so much" said the
mother. after some thoughtful balancing Of
accounts, chad our daughter been spared TO
us, for her education, her clothing, her pleas
birthday festivals n little more. so much
this year Now can we not take this money
and spend IL, for Just this year, on some little
girl of Mauds age, some child who really
needs lovo and happiness and advantages
which her parents cannot give herr Let w.
find some dear child, and do this in Maud's
name
The blessed, unsclnsh thought was put in
TO practice without much delay. and one
little child stood, SO lar rs all that lavish
Kindness and generous wcnlth could do, in
the place OF the other whose memory nrTor
fades from the hearts that loved her. One
year has not proved the measure OF this un-
grudging and snintly henciiccncc. They To
whom SO sweet n suggestion came, doubtless
angel-borne, are intending to keep on in
their work, and as time passes, their
gifts 10 the girl who has taken
Maud's place shall be, n nearly ~ possible
what Maud each year would have had If she
had been spared To them She will stand to
the world in her own lot, developing IN her
own way, hut all that would have been tho
right OF the dear vanished one shall be- freely
bestowed upon her for that dear ones sake.
Beauty Will spring from the ashes Of the Old
sorrow. Selected.
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Chapter on Courtship.

aMy DEAR" said prim aunty TO a
newly engaged niece. do you know
that il is solemn thing to be mar
ried?"
ayes. aunty," was the rert rejoinder.
'but il is a great deal solemner not to
be-"
From tho standpoint OF youth and
beauty, the girl was undoubtedly right
for Whatever may be the side issues of
bangs and toilet powder, OF gold em-
broid dered dresses, ham-shaped sleeves,
and tho eXtravagant costumes that the
arbiters OF fashion declare shall be
worn b. the beauties of the day, there
Fan be no doubt that the ultimate end
and aim Of each and every adornment
H. for tle young lady at least, nothing
more nor less than matrimony. In his
curious book on Natural Selection,
Darwin shows with great circum.
stantiality and force how important il
the part played by brilliant and elab-
prately displayed plumage in the inn
provement OF successive generations OF
The feathered tribes, and also how dis.
tinct species have originated from the
preference, lerhaps unconsciously dis
played by male birds for elegantly
adorned females. An equally interest.
ing disquisition will perh ips some day
he written by the student OF sociology
to show how important in the social
world is the influence OF fashion, aud
how the course Of individual ives is
sometimes changed by bow Of ribbon
or hat or the arrangement of a cor.
sage bouquet.
Interesting as all these things are TO
women, they are none the less so to
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RELIGIOUS READING.
ROW TO PRAY.

IA Jesus was praying In n certain pace
when he cea ed one Of his disciples said to
hin Lord, teach us to pray No wonder
hey were moved to such request. Such
power with God, such communion with the
Father. such close converse with the unseen
world. they had never realized. y to got
ucar To- the heart of God. to speak with him
~ friend with friend. to intcrcede for others
asthcy heard their Master intcrccding! No
wonder they coveted the gift and asked to ho
auyht the secret of prevailing prayer. In
answer to the request Je-us rpprats the pray.
or which he had gwen thcm before, the mod.
el for all prayers. covering the wide and gra.
c.ous range o! possibilities in asking and re-.
rciving from God. lie said "Whcn we
pray. say, Our Father Here. then. Is tho
starring point ot our confidence in prayer
he love and pity of our heavenly Father.
His love les back OF everything. "lie that
spared not his own Son, but delivered htm
up for us all. how shall he not with him also
freely gvc us all things" Say "Our Father
because iii yc them being evil. know how To-
give good gif.s unto your children. how much
more shall your Father which Is In heaven
give good things to them that ask him.
All MS tnfinttc wisdom, love- and patience
bend over us to help u.s. 80 the very first lcs.
eon IN learning how to pray Is to learn whas
It means to say. "Our Father
few days ago visitor among the poor
found family Of little children crying with
munger. Inc tatner-tnero was no mother
there To care for them-was standing close
lay the window Of the checress home trying
To- finish piecr Of work. 80 he said To- the
visitor, "it breaks my heart to see thcsc chill
drcn starving for bread
Jesus said "Say Our Father" because
no other father would give n stone To- his
children when they asked for bread. A
father would give "good things" and we
must learn to trust him So implicitly that
whom he does not give the things we ask for
we will know IL is because II IL not good for
~ To have them. And we must trust him so
lully that we will wait som shines n long
while for his answer. To know how to pray
l. the highest know ledge one can wish for.
Tor II puts at our disposal infinite resources
ASK, and ye shall receive o. to be- taught
how to ask such knowledge Il not
gained without cost. We learn 10 say
truly, "Our Father" when. like the prodi.
gal son, We begin 10 bc In want
when we have found there Is no bread that
can satisfy us except In the Fathers house
when heart and flesh fail, and We ilnd that
In MIN Is our strength and our portion for.
ever. One OF the sweetest ministries Of sor.
row Is To teach Us how To pray. We can ask
nothing better Of our divine Teacher than
this same request of that disciple who said
Lord. teach Us 10 pray II Is n request ho
will not refuse; he may teach us by disap-
pointment, berravcmt mysteries, pcrplcN.
tiles, necessities, blIt no cost i too great for
the bessedneSs ~ speaking face to face with
God rs tlan speakcth with friend.
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few evenings ago addressed s.. rinss IN
one Of our public schools and was asked Ia
give my opinion aS 10 how far the nearest
saloon should be from school-h0u7" re-
fected-it was a question which required
some thought, although II would No, appear
so nj first sight and then sait "Auu!' ~.
miles would be- a reasonable diS,au-' =,
cording To my way Of thlnkiuc.' Aul ron
the same reason the same distance should he
staked on between the saloon and the hat
store, and the millinery estahli, lmrnt Tue
child is in no NOR" danger from n, roSs
proximity Of the saloon 20 the schoO' .apHs;
than tho father ot tho child * in nning IN,
saloon close 10 the place where h" buys his
own and that chlid's clothing. Il V row
derly.
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are alone. IL is q curious fact which
may be commended for observation and
study 10 the students of sociology, that
two lovers who can sit in parlor o
whole evening without making noise
enough 10 keep the mice in their holes,
can go into public hall and by their
clatter cause the people in three rSws
OF seats to become inwardly profane.
Why the tender passion assumes svmp.
toms so diverse in different places and
at times so inopportune Is not even "a
be con ectured; 1t is one of those mys.
teries of which the universe is full,
and which must be received in the
arms OF faith without even so mu h az
an effort at explanation.
After the terrols of courtship have
been endured for season the misery OF
proposal Is in order, and If there were
no other objection to getting mari led
than the necessity OF making a pro-
posal, this OF itself would seem to be
sufficient ID diminish the number OF
marriages 10 per cent. In a single year.
To man not In love asking woman
to marry him seems t, be a very simple
and easy ma ter, but to the lover, torn
to pieces with anxieties for which
there Is no valid reason, a proposal IL
veritable slough OF despond. Some.
how or other, though, he must strug.
gle through it, and generally docs so,
In the most absurd and ridiculous man.
ner, making himself an object OF ridi.
Guile to the lady, who, in later years, II
she accepts him, rarely fails to remind
him how cheap and insignificant he
Looked when, with sheepish aspect and
hesitating words, he asked her to do
him the honor OF looking after his raj.
ment until death should them part.
Men never talk about their proposals,
for no matter how carefully they may
have prepared for this momentous oc.
casion, a proposal, like fall down
stairs, or a death in the family, always
comes with shock, and the studious
preparation goes for naught. Blessed.
therefore, Is the man who does not
have to propose, for there are few
cases where the twain understand each
other so fully that proposal Is a su.
perfuity. They simply take the whole
thing Tor granted, aud, with the most
perfect confidence In each other, re.
gard IL Is settled.
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rEnrErANrr CONTENTION

Tho Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
America. one OF tho strongest temperance
organizations IN thr world will hold its
!wenty-'ourth annual convention in ST.
Paul, Minnesota, August l to 3, next Rt
Rev. j. u. Cotter, Bishop OF Winonn. Mimi,
IS President, and Rev. 4. =. Doyle. &. 5. F.,
OF New York. Is Secretary OF the Union.
AS -. Paul IL the home OF Archbishop Ire
land. one OF the most eloquent. devoted and
powerful advocates OF temperance in this
country or In tho world. a convention OF
more than ordinary interest may bn looked
FOR. lor Al committee has been appointed
and til" most complete arrangencnts are be.
nS made Tor giving the delegates and visit
ors royal welcome To the Northwest Ger
tain sections OF the country are already
promised railroad rates much lower than
hose usually secured on such occasions, and
II IL believed other districts will yet fare
equally as well. The tendance will be
large not less than ID prominent
United States and Canada being expected.
In fact, II is the intention 10 make this tho
greatest and most representative gathering
OF Catholic total abstainsrs over brought to-
Scther. Local excursions arc being planned
to all points Of interest, SO tho trip may bo
made one profitable iu many ways. Sacred
Hear; Eey,uw.
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ALCOHOLIC INSANITY.

Ono ~ our exchanges quotes tho opinloa
OF DR.. Paul GARNER chiei msdicaI officer Di
tho Paris prefecture OF police, A. follows
"The progress Of alcoholic insanity has
beer so rapid that the eyll is now twice ~
prevalent MS It was fifteen years ago. Almost
u third OF the lunacy eases observed nj the
Depot Inlrmary are due to this disease.
Every day II declares itself mora violently
and with more marked homicidal tendsn-
cy. ,I'he accomplice Of two-thirds OF the
crimes committed upon whom tho criminals
themselves throw the responsibility OF their
OWL deeds, is alcohol. IL visits upon the
child the sins OF the father, and engenders
in the following generation homicidal in
stncts Since have irequented the haunts
of misery and wee IN Paris have observed
gutter children by tho hundreds wno are
only awaiting their opportunity TO hecomo
assnssins s--the children OF drunahrds.
Moreover, there IL a terrible flaw IN these
young wrstches, o flaw which doctors 40
not observe, but which the psychologist sses
clearly and notes with apprehension the
absences Of affectionate emotions and as u
matter Of faot, II these criminals ara neither
apDsthetiques nor lunatics their charrcter-
istlcs arc insensibility ami ptlilessness. -
Food.
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"orG uroruLus KEEPER

business man was IN tn" hahit " now
ana then stopping into a saloon AMI taking
glass oi beer with friend lIr did not cHro
Tor the beer, and only drank It for the ,r,e
otbeng social. II" said h" did u5. suppose
ne drank moro than five or 4iS glasses 4
year Yet. NJ was not u temperance man,
one day a friend asked him 10 stop IN
certain saloon and take "A glass Ot beer. Hr
dld SO. Standing near by was u young man
who had never drank glass OF beer but hc
knew Theses men were rrsar .od ~ very fine
men. and thought that II they drank henr hr
could. So later Ii" went into the Saloon
He found he likGi beer, AMI wa- easily
Affected 10y II and that night he was taken
home in a carriage drunk
When he was sober hr told his mother how
he came 20 90 into the srloon. The mNtnrr
told tho business man what MS oN imp,u had
done for her boy, ani being really go,
man he said that should be his last l:a,, ui
beer. He had not thought what little he
drank would iniUrc any one. but HidrI. If
guess we are our brothers keeper irp ~ thus
time on will let ali strOu, drina aOAu. -
The Golden Censor
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men, for no matter how streuOusly the
latter may protest their Indifference to
Affairs ant nt'clpatory OF ,..l imony, il il
settled historic fact that whenever a
woman is married n man is found en-
tering the holy estate OF matrimony at
the same time, to say nothing of >ohe
additional circumstanc that thG men
usually do the counting. and, save in
very rare and exceptional cases, women
are rever married until urged to
change their condition by members OF
The sterner sex. II, however, young
Gentlemen, or even old bachelors, fully
. called he load of responsibility they
curing in undertaking seri-
a. business OF getting married,
ere Is little doubt that bear move
ent IN matrimonial stock would at
nee begin, which would sweep away
more than one margin which has al
ready been advanced to the broker.
For getting married, both in the
preparatory and in the final stages OF
The process, is, in the opinion of st.
Louis Globe Democrat writer, undoubt.
edly very solemn thing. In the first
place there is the courting, for, save in
France, where everything is managed
by the parents, or in Iceland, where q
go-between attends to the business, or
In Timbuctoo, whore girls are bought
and sold like sheep, the young lady
must he courted, and counting Is OF il.
self a serious matter, involving no lit
tie sacrifice Of time, disregard of per.
sonal comfort, and occasionally a lib.
eral pee uniary outlay. AS far as time
Is con cerned, the expenditure Is made
with some degree of cheerfulress, for
courting, like virtue, is its own re-
ward, and moro than one man has real.
lied, IN the words OF owen Meredith,
that
no deed In the doing It reaches It's aim.
And the fact has value apart from the
fame,
When the matter OF comfort enters
into consideration, field Is opened, a.
the clergymen say, too wide TO enter,
Tor one OF the most astonishing things
about that phase OF idiocy known a.
love is the peculiar influence it -erts
In changing the nature; sometimes in.
ttensifying traits already existing, some.
times bringing out qualities whose ex.
istence was alto9etl er unsupported.
AS general thing love is an incentive
70 exertion. The lazy youth who with
difficulty drives hims elf or is driven
TO his daily tasks, under the influence
OF the tender passion displays an
energy before unknown. He takes
long walks, not because he likes walk.
Ing; in fact he may despise It, but he
teels the need OF working OF his su.
pert'uous energy and walking suits the
purpose little better than labor.
While walking he can think and does
80, and II his walks take him in the
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fctrNcr AM Ateannt.

ilerN Is common belief that alcohol gives
now strength and energy after fatigue ssts
IN The sensation of fatigue Il ono ol tho
"ielN valves ot our machine to Iiln tho
l"rlns oi fatigue. in order to do more work,
ls IKE closing the safety valya so that the
boiler may bn ovrrhcated aud explosion re.
sun. II i commonly thought that alcoholic
drinks AID digestion. bat IN rcnlity thn con.
trary would appear tD be tho case, for II has
b'rn proven that a meal without alcohol IL
mnrr quickly followed by hunger than "A meal
with alcohol. In connection with the sani.
intion OF armies thousands of experiments
upon large bodies OF mcu hnvn been made
and have led to the result that, In peace or
war. III every climate in heat, cold or rain
soldiers a-e better able TO endure tho
fatigue oI the most exhaustiug marches when
they dre not allowed any alcohol at all That
menta' ozeT,ions Of all kinds are better uu-
derSone withou. rconol is generally admit.
ted by most peope who have mado the trial
II appears certain taat from seventy TO eighty
per cent. OF cs-me, eighty TO ninety per cent.
pt ali poverty and from ten To- forty per cen,
OF the suicides III most civlliznd cuuntrir nrr
TO hr ascribcd t. alcOho,. Westminster Re.
view.
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A FEW SIGNIFICANT COMPARISONS.

The Rockford Monitor says that to get an
intelligent idea OF tho vastness OF tho drink
bill OF the United States for 1892, 81 200 900,
600. we must make few comparisons
The net earnings OF all the railroads OF the
United States amount to less than one-third
OF our drink bill.
The loss OF property by fire In 1891 was
only one-ninth OF the liquor bill.
The entire expenses OF the United States
Government are only about one-half what
we pay for lntoxicants.
The aggregate capital OF all ou, nat ional
banks is about 300. .0OO, 900. or bur little
mora than one-halt the amount souandered
on drink each year.
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rrMrpnAvcE yrws Avn Yorrq.

Great Drltan's drink bill is attracting
Worldwide attention.
Hosts Of Young folks would never drink
Liquor II there were no saloon to 90 to ior
the drink
Tho rXportG,ion ~ French wines 10 tho
United States has fallen OH considerably IN
ato years.
Tne W. c. T. e., oi Fremont, Neb., has
pad IN tull for It's temperance Temple wdich
wis built AZ cost u 1000.
School teachers say that the chidran arc
n"ater ana better clothed and 90 to school
uOr', wner' there are no saloons
Tho ". G. T. e., of Dawein, Iowa. has
closed up twelve ", the thirtecn saloon and
the .,roprittor OF tho last one is on trial
NDuoiy beilevcs in tho saloon nvrept
thoss wup make money out OF II, aul many
OF them wish they we're in other business.
Although I've provinces gave a majority OF
$50, ,OOJ tor prohibition III the plebiScitns re-
Gently held IN Canada. the Dominion GOV.
erument has reused 10 enact a prohIbitory
law,
The temperance cause In New South
Wales IL advancing. Ihs total expenditure
Tor Intoxicating drinks has decreased in q
marked degree and also the total consump-
ton Of alcohol.
There is 80 little call for alcoholic LIQUORS
not IND II necessary To keep more than u
quart Of whisky in stock. That quantity
usually lasts six months.
Francis Murphy. thetemperance reformer
appear TO be as popular and effective an
ever. He has been conducting u most sue
cesslul series OF temperance meetings in the
Peoples Church ana Berkeley Temple, Bos-
ton.
A miner in Wales received the prize Of
fered by the Womans Signal, for the best
postcard answering the question "Why nm
a To Al Abstainer2" mine hundred and
eighty-one replies were received and this
man received the books.
The ruler OF Benares In India is conduct
Ing great temperance work among mis- peo-
Pile. He is an enthusiast in philanthropic
work. His temperance addresses to the
thousands Of pilgrims who hook to the holy
city are remarkable In effect.
Professor Tyndall, though not total ab-
stainer himself, once gave young man who
declined the wine offered him. this testi-
mony IAN young people especially should
not touch alcoholic drinks. People who arc
strong and full OF vigor do not need theaa.