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RELIGIOUS READING!
eroa,rs AND WONDERS OF TIE INFINITE.


twas the telescope that. by piercing the
obscurity which lies between US and distant
worlds, put infdelity in possession OF the ar
gument against which we are now contend
ing. But about the time OF Its invention, am
other instrument was formed, which laid open
a scene no less wonderful, and rewarded the
inuuisitive spirit of man with discovery
which serves to neutralize the whole OF this
argument This was the microscope. The
one led me to see system In every star-the
other leads me to see world in every atom.
The one taught me that this mighty globe,
with the whole burden Of Its people and OF its
countries, is but grain Of sand on the high
field OF immensity; the other teacnes me tnat
every grain of sand may harbor within It the
tribes and families Of the busy population.
The one told me of the insignifcance OF the
world I tread upon; the other redeems 1t
from all insigniflcance, for 1t tells me
that in the leaves Of every garden and
in the waters of every rivulet, there are
worlds teeming with life. and numberlese as
are the glories Of the armament. The one;
has suggested to me that beyond and above
all that Is visible to man, there may be fields
OF creation that sweep immeasurably along!
and carry the impress OF the Almighty'e handl
to the remotest scenes OF the universe, the
other suggests to me, that within and beneath
all that minuteness which the aided eye Of
man has been able to explore, there may lie q
region OF invislbles ;-and that could we;
draw aside the mysterious curtain which
shrouds 1t from our senses, we might gee o
theatre OF as many wonders as astronomy
has unfolded, universe within the compass
of point so small as to elude all the powers
OF the microscope-but where the wonder
working God finds room for the exercise OF
all his attributes, where he can raise another
mechanism Of worlds and fill and animate
them all with the evidence Of his glory.--
Chalmers s.'r s1g t.H.s'f&
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HEREDITARY APPETITE.

In answer to New York reporter Mr..
Chauncy NJ. Depew illustrates hereditary in
temperance by referring to the best lawyer
he ever knew.
The lawyer came from family where the
men had many generation died drunkards at
an early age.
This young. lawyer had enjoyed peculiar
educational advantages. He had planned to
make change in the family record.
His process was to give his days and nights
to the most exhausting labor in the .prosecu-
tion of his study.
When forty-fve, he enjoyed the highest re-
spect and ihonor of his profession. Not a
case within two hundred miles of his home
was had without him.
A supreme judgeship was to be his at the
first vacancy. He had an interesting family.
His friends thought he had outlived the dis
ease of his family but before the age OF forty
seven he gave up the long struggle and be-
came drunkard. His clients deserted him
and he deserted his wife and children. He
died in two years.
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CHAPTER X.
Iiru uApny nIRn I,

Edgar Arden laid down the last page
of my lady's story with an air of inetf-
able reverence;, his whole manhood rose
ND in indignant protest against the cruel
wrongs which had been heaped npon
that sweet devoted woman; he longed
to be up and doing in her defense.
@Who will break your chain and set
you free, sweet soul?" murmured he
with generous emotion. n will, if man
can do it."
He recalled the long kept mystery
which had hung about his kinsman Inch
cape, thought of his friends kept at a
distance, his noble aspirations laid down
all unfulflled; how the proud man had
suffered in thus wronging his innocent
wife
To bring back happiness, honor, a
proud name vindicated-woud not that
be a triumph worth striving for? And
the young mans heart glowed in heroic
;impulse. For he loved his kinsman, as
the young French soldier loves the first
Napoleon. for the traditions Of his great
mess and for the pity of his downfall.
Yet in forming this resolve, Edgar
was not blind to the difference it might
make in his own fair future. As long as
lny Lord Inchcape lived in estrangem mt
IRON his wife, Edgar Arden was his heir;
;for five years he had believed himself the
hnevitable successor Of the earl, had been
Sitting himself for his future station, and
tunfttin9 himself for life Of labor and
'obscurity.
All this passed clearly before him, yet
with undimmed enthusiasm he still went
iback TO his first dazzling impuise-"I
clo1 ha HOT lo1 1,,-S NJ, a vi
i shall bring back happiness to her, and
to the husband she loves so WE'LL"
When Edgar again sought the ladies,
they were settled with their work in the
summer house Of the coprtly ole garden,
yMr. Sircombe in attendance with his
book. Edgar was forced to put a strong
;constraint upon himself TO moe the
sBcorn he telt for the caitif bound. but
;for Lady 1nchcape's sake ne was en-
;abled TO treat him with nothing worse
than grim civilty. Still his private
Iopinion found ample expression II his
;eyes; and this stirred up Sircombe's
;secret animosity to cold fury-Le could
have poisoned the supercilious intruder
Lady Inchcape had caused a fur rug
Ito be spread for the convalescent in d
pheasant nook. where he might rest and
receive the STRENGTHENING salt breeGes,
while gazing on the free sweep Of the
lOceap, dotted with distant sails.
; She welcomed him to her side witt:
lclose clasp OF her nervous hand, and an
engrossins expectancy on her face; bTt
they could not converse confdentially
then, and lie only gave her true
hearted smile and pressed her hand
Beautiful Ulva was peculiarly radiant
to-day; she was iunocently elated by
the triumphant recovery of the stranger
whom she secretly claimed as her own
peculiar nrotege. becanse as Kenmore
had said, she had gwen him back his
life. And Kenmore's prophecy stimu-
lated the joyous young creatures inter-
est in Edgar; though her womanhood
was as yet unawakened, she wove pretty
1ancies about the handsome stranger,
and loved to see him happy by the side
OF her darling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Edgar thought he could fathom Lord
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Some Big Counties.

Between the Rocky Mountains and
the Atlantic there are dozen counties
that contain more than 5000 square
miles. One OF these is Aroostock,
the northwestern county of Maine,
which has an area of $500 square
miles, but little less than that of the
whole of Wales, and forty-two times
the Republic of Andorra. Another is
Dade County, Florida, in which are
the Florida Everglades. This has an
area of $500 square miles, which is
about the same as that of Cherry
County, Nebraska. In the State of
Minnesota we find three counties, Bel
trami, Itasca and st. Louis, each of
which covers more than 5000 square
miles. st. Louis County contains the
city of Duluth, which has more than
$4,000 inhabitants. In Idaho we have
two counties, Idaho and Bingham,
which cover IN area of more than 10,-
900 square miles each. Pecos and Ell
Paso Counties, in Texas, contain 49,
900 square miles. Arapahoe County,
Colorado, has $3.50 square miles,
part of which is made up of the area
covered by the city of Denver. Routt
County covers 5000 square miles. In
Oregon are six counties, in Washing
ton three, in Nevada seven and in Cali.
fornin seven that have each more than
5000 square miles. The largest county
in the United States is San Bernardino,
east of Los Angeles, California. It
covers $1,000 square miles, an area
5000 miles larger that of New Jersey,
Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode ISL
and combined, or half the area of the
State of New York. -Harper's Young
Ppcnla
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Just Walluwed in Gems.

Judgment was rendered at London in the
Agra diamond case in favor of Joseph C.
TaSker. young spendthrift. In suit he
brought against Streeter e. Co.. Bond street
jewellers, he alleged ovarcharSes to the
amount of $4,000.
Tasker few years ago Inherited fortune
of $500, 600, and he claimed that he was
induced to buy from the jewellers a number
Of articles which were represented TO be
worth more than their real value. including
the famous Hope diamond. from the collec-
tion of Lord Francis Hope. the husband OF
May Yohe, for which he paid 100000;
collection of gems valued at s50.00O. the
Jasper model Of the Holy City. for which he
Zinga, costing $500, and the celebrated
Agra diamond. which cost him $4,000. 1t
was asserted on behalf of Tasker that he was
drunk when he made the purchases, which
amounted in all to about s435,000
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Juries Cannot Pass Upon Law.

The opinions OF Justice Harlan for the
court, and of Justice Gray for himself. and
Justice Shiras dissenting, in the case Of Her.
man Sparf and Hans Hansen rs. The United
States, appealed from the Circuit Court OF
the United States for the Northern District
OF California. and decided in the United
States Supreme Court last month. have been
completed by their authors, and are now
ready for the court reports. They comprise
the largest contribution ever made in single
case to that already quite voluminous pub
lication, us they will occupy nearly l50
pages, or about one-third OF An entire
volume.
The question discussed and settled in the
opinions was: is the jury in criminal
case the Judge Of the law rs well rs OF tine
facts?" The court said, for the first time in
its history. distinctly and decidedly. that II
was not; that it must take the law from the
Judge. Justices Gray and Shiras held the
contrary views.
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ANOTHER DOCTOR rEsr1F1Es.

DR.. Benjamin Ward Richardson's acknowl-
edged to be one of the best medical authori-
ties in Englandson the nature and effects of
alcoholics. and he says: "a man may be con-
sidered by his friends and neighbors, as we'll
as by himself, to be sober and temperate
man; he may truthfully say that he never
was tipsy In the whole course OF his life; and
yet it Is quite possible that such man may die
of disease caused by the alcohol he has taken
and by no other cause whatever. This is one
of the most dreadful evils of alcohol, that it
kills insidiously, as if it were doing no
harm, or as If it were doing good while 1t
WIS destroying life"
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TEMPERANCE.
THE FIRS T DRINK.

Charles Lamb. one of the brightest spirits
ever extinguished by drink, wrote mourn
fully, looking back upon his childhood:
Gould the youth to whom the favor of the
first glass was delicious look into my desola-
ton. and be made to understand what q
dreary thing it Is when a man feels himself
going down precipice with open eyes and
passive will; to see his destruction, and not
have the power Of will to stop it. and yet to
feel it all the way emanating from himself;
to perceive all goodness emptied out of him.
and yet not be able to forget the time when
it was otherwise, how he would avoid the
first temptation to drink"
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ELEVATE THE NAN.

The Christian church has not bad Christ's
andacitv and struck for the heart in individ-
ual man. He was great in Himself and great
in His success, because he saw that only as
the man was altered, spiritualized. was any
thing done. The great cry today is Elevate
the Masses He sought to elevate the man.
Throw truth before the masses, and it does
nothing until first one, then the other, and
then the whole, accept, digest, assimilate it.
You NAV move masses, but it is individuals
only that You mold. Christ appealed to the
units and was strong. We appeal to the
masses and are weak.-Christian Register.
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GRATITUDE.

A missionary, one Sabbath evening, went
to the dying bed Of one OF his converts from
heathenism. ,.,.A
II understand" said the convert, "thaf
you have been preaching about heaven. To
morrow shall be in heaven, and shall 60
right to the Saviour, and thank him for lead
ing you to leave your home in Christian
land, to come and tell us, poor, darEeneq
heathens, about Him, and the way to heav-
en-. Then l shall 20 and sit down by the
pearly gate, and wait till you come. Then I
Shall take you by the hand, and lead you to
the Saviour. and tell him This Is the man
That taught me the way to this happy world :
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SAVED BY KINDNESS.

The following recital was recently made by
a stalwart temperance man:
II had been a drinking man for twenty
years. had ruined my chances N life and
made my family wretched. did not believe
In God or humanity. whisky soaked brain
Is not adapted to any noble form OF fe1th
either for this world or that which is to come.
One day about seventeen years ago, when
returned from the shop to my little home,
which was bare of almost every comfort, to
say nothing Of luxuries, my wife told me
that lady had been to see US and left an
orange apiece for the three children and
some pretty cards, with Merry Christmas
for us all.
Nobody ever came to our house those
days, and I was surprised, for this lady was
the wife of one of the trustees in the great
university, business man who stood very
high, and she had plenty Of money, position,
education and occupation. Indeed she had
everything that we had not. So / sat my
self down to try to reason out some bad mo-
tive for her coming, as 1t was my custom
then to look for bad motives in people
rather than good ones.
but as her husband was not in politics
and could not desire my vote, and as he was
not in any business where I could by any
means be of service to him, and as neither
he nor she could gain anything from US: al
though racked my brain to find something
that they could gain, was obliged to say to
myself: 1T must have been what Christians
call the "love of God,"' and when had
come to this conclusion my heart melted
little. and said to myself: If it is true that
there is such thing as the love of God, I
shall reform and from that day l have
never tasted intoxicating liquors. Union
Signal.
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TIE HEARER OF PRAYER.

An infidel chemist, making up subscriP-
ton in haste one evening, by mistake mixed
poison with it. He did not discover the error
till too late to recall the messenger. Horror
stricken. he fell on his knees, crying, "God,
il there be God, prevent that mixture from
being taken He heard a knock; rising, and
opening the door. he saw the same messen-
yer. who asked for fresh supply, having
broken the frat bottle. He supplied the want
and falling OF bis knees. thanked GOD for his
gracious answer. That hight was turning
point in his life.-Florence Il. Hayler, In
Treasury Of Religious Thought.
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Makes Steel Of Copper.

william Rumsey, OF Owosso, Mich, pro-
duces tangible evidence that he has dfscov4
cred the Lost art Of tempering copper. HeI
has been able to produce chisels, knives and
the like that can be ground to as fine an edge
rs the keenest steel. With his copper chisel
he was able to sever bar of iron one inch
square. Rumsey Is in very humble circum-
stances.
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We have but chewed the husks OF religion.
which are often bitter, and have never eaten
the kernel until we feel that there Is nothing
in our power that we would not do Tor God,
and nothing in our substance we would not
give to him. aud nothing in ourselves that We
would not corsecrate to him.-Spurgeon.
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A Charitabl , Chinan,aa.

Woo Jan. d Chinese laundryman OF Ash
land, KY. went into grocery store Of that
town the other day and paid for bill of
groceries for a destitute family. He re-
quested that the beneficiaries be kept il
ignorance Of the identity of the donor.
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Hush-s6! VINO are you that knows
so much of the secret history OF Inch
cape9" whispered Sircombe, aghast.
aBut not another word here-follow me
this way, Sir Spy; and, now, please to
eXplain Yourself"
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STRONG PLEA FOR TOTAL ABsTINEScE.

abstinence? None others than the pleasure
of palate, and the exhilaration OF animal
spirits which the alcoholic potion produces.
These, we repeat, and none Others Strange
weakness. of men-1 speak particularly OF
men to whom position and responsibilities
counsel total abstinence-strange weakness.
where so little Is to be lost, and so much to
be gained! The most skilled medical science
afflr1ns that alcoholic drink is by no means
required by mans physical organism, that,
indeed, alcoholic drink beyond Hghtest
doses is injurious to it. The so-ealled
moderate drinking of social customs does
harm to mind and body-a harm which is
none the less real because strong constltu-
tion overcomes it. or years are needed 10
bring 1t to an observable degree. Inc
momentary excitement from alcohol is an ap-
peal to the body's reserved forces, and the
penalty exists in the reaction which is sure
to follow The most untiring soldier, General
Wolseley testif1es. is the total abstainer. The
total abstainer, Sir John Ross writes. best
endures the cold of the frigid zone. Life in
surance companies more readily issue
policies on the lives OF total abstainers than
on those OF moderate drinkers.
How much money is spent in the pur-
chase Of alcoholic beverages! 1t is so much
money thrown away: so much money en-
ployed to purchase for ones self weakness
anu QurL Oi pOuy tuu SOUl. i1!S tAonSJ
would bring comfort to loved ones at home;
it would be safeguard against the days OF
sickness and old age; poured into channels
of benef1cence 1t would call down upon the
giver blessings from men and from God.
How far will total abstinence. preached as
I preach it, be serviceable in removing from
humanity the terrible drink-plague? l am
not an unreasoning optimist l do not
account total abstinence the sole method
which is to be preached; nor do I expect from
it, however much it may be preached, 4
millennium of sobriety. / know mems pas
sions and prejudices. But am certain that
in practicing total abstinence I am myself
safe, and that bring others to be safe; and
I cheerfully practice 1t. recommend it to
Others for the motives upon which l base my
own prediction for it. The number OF
those practicing it is large. aud 1t Is daily
increasing. The total abstainers exercise
salutary Influence beyond their own ranks.
by forming public opinion in favor OF
temperance. and reducing even among the
drinkers the indulgence in drink. The more
extended and the continued growth OF total
abstinence depends ir the largest measure
upon the conquest to its reign OF men OF
position and social influence. and especially
of the ministers of religion. History. it is
objected, does not show the practice OF total
abstinence to have been a normal condition
in the life of peoples. l do not discuss its
history. / stand to-day in presence OF
dreadful evil. before whose pestilentlai
breath multitudes Of men and women are
going down to ruin and sin. Tina. the power
oi total abstinence is waging war against
the evil is undoubted. and l invoke az once
its aid. Archbishop ireland.
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One can counterfeit almost everything else
but courage-lnterior.
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presson-you torture mel" cried Edgar,
In passionate grief. Il deserve your in!
dignation for daring to speak Of love,
without Lord 1nchcspe's permission
gained first; but do not deserve your
scorn and loathing; oh, no, sweet Ulva,
mol"
The sound of measured footsteps put
an end to the scene, leaving the pair dis
tracted, Edgar with remorse and grief,
Ulva with amazement at his last words,
mounting above her other emotions.
He knew that she was Lord Inchcape's
daughter! Who, then, was this who
came to their asylum knowing all about
the secret which even she had not pene-.
trated!
1t was Mr.. Sircombe who strobe upon
them, 50 grim and CHASTITY that If either
had been capable Of examining him they
would have seen at once that he had
overheard the last speech at least, il no
more. and that his mind was made up.
lie made no comment however, eX-
cept to announce in a toneless voice
that Kenmore would follow to the
shore at once, and that he would
recommend Mr.. Edgar to put on one Of
the fur coats which he hao DfouSht over
his arm.
81 shall leave You here. Nh. Edgar"
said Uva, in low voice, with her eyes
on the ground. And although he felt
as if he would commit some madness If
she left him without one sign OF softened
feeling, she moved away like one in
dream, her lark fitting about her gayly,
and climbed up the steep without one
backward glance.
"Now," said Sircombe In q terrible
voice, when she was quite gone, "are you
satisfied that your honor is no safeguard
for that defenscless lady?"
Edgar turned gaze upon his would
be judge that checked him like a stone
wall
"Peace! defamer of the Innocent"
said he. "You babble of honor? You
who betrayed Lady Inchcape by lie"
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happy together, these two.
Il think Mr.. Edgar has got to the end
of my repertory," laughed Ulva to her
stepmother one gloomy, gray afternoon
as the three stood on small stone ter
race which overhung the scarped cliff on
the inland side of the tower. "Even
Mr.. ,Sircombe has nothing left, ! can
see." That gentleman stood, as usual.
little apart in secret-forced Difference
to Lady Inchcape's fierce repulsion.
sBetween u.s." Ulva went on. "we
have made him acquainted with all our
barbican, our demi-lunes, our terre- plein,
our dungeons, everything that we have
"Our small island holds few attractions
TO detain stranger long among u.s."
said Mr.. Sircombe from his distance,
with serious air, "but l could direct
MIR. Edgar to some noble ruins on the
Scotch coast, far more worthy the eX-
plorer than our comparatively modern
Dunraven Tower"
THANK you," bowed Edgar, sarcastic
ally, "but shall not trouble you yet"
"Oh, Mr.. Srcombe,' cried Ulva look
Ing up with sparkling eyes-"the undis-
covered cell under the southern bastion!
/ have just recollected it. If Mr. Edgar
and you were to find that mysterious
entrance, that would amuse him. The
cell has been sealed up for a hundred
years, they say" (thiS to Edgar think
what interesting antiquities might be
lying there waiting for discover. No
body can find the entrance"
"Shall l search for it?" asked Edgar
charmed with the idea Of doing any
thing that might crafty her
"Yes. and be sure and discover it, then
we shall always call it 'Edsar's cell >"
laughed Ulva, with innocent elation.
They explained that the ancient dun
geons of Uunraven had been hewn ous
OF the solid rock foundations OF the
tower, the entrances so contrived as to
be difficult to discover. All the other
rock chambers had been found, and
cleared Of debris, but the entrance to
the dungeon of the southern bastion was
yet mystery.
"It l may utter an opinion" inter
posed Lady Inchape, anXiously, 81 would
say that Mr.. Edgar is not yet quite 70.
bust enough to undertake anything so
laborious."
Ulvas tnxiety awoke on the instant.
"Let US defer the search then," she
pleaded, "but you must not 60 without
making the discovery"