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THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE.

A quart of Madeira wine consists OF two
pounds and little over four ounces OF
water. two ounces Of gummy and tartareous
matter, little over two ounces OF an oily,
resinous substance, and a little over two
ounces of alcohol. Take out the alcohol, and
the remainder the Madeira wine is nause-
GUS mess, which no one would think OF
drinking. Take the alcohol out Of beer, and
1t Is sour slop, which no sane man would
dream Of taking into his stomach. Whisky
consists Of nearly equal parts Of water and
impure alcohol, the latter containing fusil
oil and some essential oils derived from the
grain, which give 1t favor. It Is the alcohol
which produces intoxcation, II imbibed in
sufficient quantity. There Is nothing else in
any intoxicant which would commend 1t to
the palate Of any man.
Now, the scientific verdict as to alcohol Is
that II Is poison, no more, no less, and, as
q poison, its action Is first upon the nerve
centres Its action Is generally at first to
fill the person with serene and perfect self
complacency. !, His feelings and faculties are
rendered more intense from the stimulation
Of the nerves by the poison. With most per-
sons this is shown by increased vivacity and
q tendency to talk much more than Is
usual.
As intoxicatlon progresses, the senses
gradually become hazy, soft humming
seems to flll the pauses in the conversation,
O fllmy haze obscures the vision, the victim
finds It difficult to preserve his equilibrium;
NEXT, objects appear double, or fit confused
before the eyes; the drunkard becomes bois.
ferrous, ridiculous; articulation becomes diff
cult, and he finally falls to the ground In.
sensble-that is, he Is dead drunk" FROM
this state, after period Of deep slumber, he
awakes exhausted, feverish, sick and gtddyj
with throbbing head, ringing ears and
bloodshot eyes. ::
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LIES SORROWS.

If it is poor thing to sit always looking
back upon life's past joys and blessings it
is still more miserable and more paralyz-
ing thing to sit looking back upon its sor-
rows or calamities. You know how much
people are always doing this. They mark
the passage OF life by its troubles. They
date everything from its black-letter days.
When they want to identify some past time
1t is-"The week before broke my leg )"
or "That winter when all the children were
down with n ea,les;" or "The year after we
had that grc ct loss in business" Lots wife
would have dated everything from the time
when they were burnt out from Sodom.
Some never seem to get over these things.
You know how, after one OF life's bereave-
ments, some people seem to dwell ever
among the tombs. In spirit they are always
in mourning. They have no heart for any,
thing. They cannot make any effort All
the duties they used to be interested IL, have
to be laid aside. You may begin to talk
by and by they are sure to bring 1t round to
their trouble. do not want to speak hardly
about this; 1t is something very touching
and pitiful. But 1t Is not the true way.
God never meant us to keep turning over
afresh the soil on our graves. II
we will let them alone, grass and
daisies and sweet spring flowers will
grow over the mounds where our dear ones
were laid, and sweet, happy memories will
grow over all the thought of their life with
us, gradually changing sorrow into a quiet
Joy. That Is how God keeps His world 60
ing. Life has always work to do. ."Look
forward and not back" No mere lingering
among the ashes Of the past Live right on
in the way Of life's busy duties; 1t Is the only
escape from that paralysis Of an INDUCED
and hopeless grief.- Herford, d. D.,
in Sermons OF Courage and Cheer.
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GRESHAM BURIED AT ARLINGTON.
No Ceremony at the Grave Except the
Sounding Of Taps by q Bugler.

No Ceremony at the Grave Except the
Sounding Of Taps by Bugler.
The burial Of the remains Of the late
Secretary Gresham was devoid OF any dis
play whatsoever In Washington. The funeral
party reached Washington by train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and was met
at the station by Secretary Lamont and his
aide, Captain Barry.
Mrs. Gresham and her son and daughter
entered carriage and followed the hearse
up Pennsylvania avenue, through the White
House grounds, en- route to Arlington Gem
etery. The President and Secretaries Olney,
Carlisle and Herbert, and General Miles were
waiting at the cemetery.
The body was lifted from the hearse by
eight troopers from Fort Myer, and the little
procession then wended its way through the
beautiful grounds to the newly made grave
In front of the old mansion on the brow Of
the hill In close proximity to the monument
to General Sheridan. Without ceremony e1-
cept the sounding OF "taps" by bugler, the
body was lowered into Its last resting place
and the party returned to the city. There
was no military display.
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On the Diamond.

The crack OF the bat and the whizz Of the
ball,
And the umpire's foghorn shout
Will now be heard, and on every hand
Good men will be striking out.
The pitcher will tie himself into knot,
With fendish twist on his face,
And the ball will come in. with corkscrew
And batter will fall from grace.
The catcher will stand in his armor Of pads,
With hustle strapped over his phiz,
And when foul pops up over his head
He will struggle to see where it Is.
The cuachers will hug up as close as they
dare
To the base lines. and cheer up the men
With hoarse cries Of $50 it. Tim!' "Slide,
Kelly. side!''
And :Now you're off! Come back again"
Way out at right field, with the sun in his
A player will put up his hand;
The ball will come sailing along through the
He'll mufr it-then hear the grand stand!
While Murphy at short-blest child OF the
As screaming hot liner spins by,
Will put out his hand, and by mere lucky
chance,
Will gather it in on the fly!
Then, oh! what howl from the bleachers
will rise!
And Murphy will take OF his hat.
As II 'twere the commonest everyday thing
To capture balls hot from the bat.
Yes, the crack of the bat, and the swish Of
the ball,
And the umpire's foghorn cry
Will now be heard. And the championship
Well, we'll talk about that by and by.
-Somerville (Mass.) Journal
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A yoaKMAS's EXPERIMENT.

The practical experiment of a number OF
workmeu In England Is commended. At the
close OF total abstinence meeting, addressed
by the late Mr.. Silk Buckingham, a working
man arose and said while 1t was easy enough
for man of leisure to do without beer, for
working men like himself 1t was ridiculous,
The speaker urged him and tho friends with
him to try it for month, when they would
have another meeting and hear the report:
AT the second meeting the room was crowded
two hours before, the time announced. and
the same working man gave his unqualified
testimony In favor Of abstinence, He re-;
ported that they had not lost days or an
hours work in the period; they were health
Ter, happier and richer by thirty or forty
shillings. He announced their intention to
become total abstainers and recommended
all workmen to do likewise.
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Salt for Catarrh.

The late DR.. Loomis was a high
authority on the treatment of all varie-
ties of catarrh and throat affections,
and he recommended the Insulation
of few grains of common salt, and it
proved eficacious in many cases of
long-standing catarrh. The salt, held
in the hand and "snuffed up" causes
no more inconvenience than pinch
Of snuff; but still less disagreeable
way is to have strong solution of
salt on the dressing table, and insult
fate portion of this poured out into
the hand. The medical journals give
this simple remedy, faithfully applied,
credit for curing headaches, eye
strain, toothache, ear affections and
even bronchial asthma. York
Independent.
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Times Tyranny.

o, when my love is far away,
Why dost thou Hnger, leaden footed?
Why dost thou torture me, o Time,
BY hating here as tho thou'rt rooted
To this one spot? I'd swear I've watched
A whole age thro', while thou didst l1nger,
Fer pointing to the selt-same hour
With cold. outstretched. unfriendly fngert
But when my love Is here, o Time,
When every breath has heaven In 1t,
o, then thou'lt span a whole hours space
While we have counted scarce minute! .
And must so long as man may let thee;
Yet, till he hath forgot to love.
O Time. pray how can man forget thee?
Mary Norton Bradford, In Boston Globe
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DAMAGE TO FLORIDA CROPS.
A Drouth of Six Weeks Broken by a Dis
astrous Storm.

Drouth of Six Weeks Broken by a Dis
astrous Storm.
A heavy rain, wind and hail storm passed
through Dade City, Fla. Heavy damage is
reported by melon growers and farmers
north and east of that place. The Brown
brothers report their great watermelon
crop totally ruined. H. C. Grif1n's
melon crop, corn and other crops
were ruined or damaged. The
house Of A. 7. Hamilton, two miles east, was
lifted from its foundations. Hamilton's
daughter was injured, but not seriously. The
heavy rain breaks the drouth of six weeks.
Hallstones filled ditch six inches deep. b.
q. Brown reports hail three inches deep on
level on his melon farm. Reports show the
tobacco crop uniniured. The greatest dam
age Is reported in a strip two miles wide,
running from northwest to southeast. Later
reports show that the crop of Major G. L.
Lewis, two miles northeast Of Dade, is COM
pletely destroyed.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES,


II there were no moderate drinkers there
would be no drunkards-
The man who makes q business OF drink.
ing will soon drink for business.
There Is no crime, says the Temperance
Cause, that intemperance does not commit
The Interchangeable decree of God is, mo
drunkard shall inherit the kingdom OF God.
The liquor traffic constantly foils organ
lied labor's efforts at an amclioration OF the
condition Of the working people. The great
curse of organized labor is the saloon. Inc
drinker instigates unjust and unreasonable
strikes; the drinker thTarts just and rea-
sonablc strikes.
No home is safe in which liquor may be
found. Whisky is poison. and although
not 80 rapid in its effects upon adults as
on children, its use Is just as certain to be at
tended with evil results in one case as III the
other.
NV friends. said Arteu,us Ward on ono oc-
casion, we can't all be Washingtons, but -
can ali be patriots and behave ourselves IN
human and Christian manner. When we SEQ
brother goin' down hill to ruin let US seize
right hold of his coat tails and draw him
back to morality.
There is no evil thing among US that the
drink habit does not agg :avate, and no good
thing that it does not antagonize. More than
everything else the saloon fosters and sus-
tains the drink habit. It is now mere COM
monplace to say, 1.-THE saloon is standing
nent CO to our civilization"
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BedOuin characteristics.

There is no record of the costumes
of the Syrian Arabs having changed
the period covered by human history,
either as regards male or female dress
or adornment. Saving only for his
firearms, there is no reason to believe
that the Bedouin of the desert does
not clothe and adorn himself exactly
as he did in the days OF the patrlarchs.
Arabs in the desert have contracted a
strange prejudice against running
water and they will only drink what
they find in some stsgnant pool. So
much has this become matter Of hah-
it with them that, while the most
poisonous looking water agrees with
them admirably, pure raining water
will make them violently sick. -
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TWISTED THE LIONS TAIL.
The Noble Beast Emitted Terrible Roar
ofPain.

The Noble Beast Emitted Terrible Roar
ofPain.
Frederick Schmidt, patriotic German
American cobbler, of No. 1000 Archer ave-
nue., went to q circus at Chicago and twisted
a lions tail. He thought 1t was British
lion, but 1t was son of the African jungle.
Hence he was arrested, locked up and fined.
Schmidt is q good looking German, and Is
a student of newspaper politics. He has a
record Of declaring himself S65 times a year
upon vital European questions, and when he
went to the circus and saw lion for the
first time he was much interested.
Not knowing who Schmidt was the keeper
told him the animal was O British lion,
whereupon Schmidt went to the cuge and,
selling the tail of the noble beast. twisted It
violently twice, causing the lion to raise
terrible roar.
Detective Sergeant stible was on duty at
the circus at the time, and arrested the cob
bier, who was much surprised and protested
vigorously. Next morning Schmidt was
fined So and costs by Justice Richardson,
but he swore he would not pay 1t, as he had
merely done his duty. and was, therefore,
sent to the Bridewell to serve the fine out.
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TWO PICTURES,

TWO P1CTuhES.
Here are two pen-pictures, which carry
their own lessons and moral. that we take
from the latest issue to reach US Of the San
Francisco Monitor.
Recently mother was called to mourn the
accidental, and what, to he-, seemed the un-
timely, death Of a son who had just attained
to Il manhood Of honor and virtue. From
every quarter came words of praise for his
manly rectitude, and regret that ona so
noble and so useful should be taken
away. As she sat in her desolation feeling
that no sorrow was so deep as hers, there
crept to her side another pale, fearful mother
In whose face the marks OF shame and humili:
alton took rank with grief and whispered
these words: "You think you suffer, but II
could change places with you and see my
spect OF his fellows which yours bears,
would count no sacrifice too great, I could
think OF no greater JOY" With her words
there unfolded before the first mourner the
picture Of an opium den wherein pale,
emaciated victim sat with his dissolute com.
panions utterly given over to this most ter
rible OF oil tvrants Of sin-and with the sight
there arose In her own soul the ejaculation,
"Dear Lord. why am so honored and my
sisters so afflicted? From the grave of her
sorrow the stone had disappeared and the
triumphant angels were all about her.
As these words are penned, there is lying
on couch In the city prison delicate, half
orazed woman, who, goaded almost to mad
ness by the brutal treatment Of her husband,
in Wild moment shot him, perhapsto death.
Her moan Is: "There Is no future for me,
whichever way this affair may turn. My life
Is oil ended now." Those who have known
this woman since her childhood tell tales Of
her self-sacnfce. her womanly unselfshness
and heroism, that are touching In the ex-
treme One friend speaks OF. her as "the
noblest girl ever knew" A marriage to
man who seems to have regarded less his
duties as husband and g protector OF his
home than he did drink and dissipation was
her misfortune, the ruin Of her life. Her
love and devotion counted as nothing against
the allurements of liquor and evil company.
And so, against the door OF the sepulchre
wherein was placed the crucifed body Of her
domestic happiness, the fearful stone OF, in
temperance was.rolled, just as It is in tens Of
thousands OF other cases all over rthts fair land.
What hope, what infinite trust in God Is good
ness and omnipotence are required to believe
that some day even this stone Of intemper-
ance may be rolled away, and only the cere-
ments of sorrow left IN the grave which no
longer holds the crucifed manhood OF tho
Nation.
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"For God and Country-The Volunteers.

"For God and Country-The Volunteers.
The badge Is made Of nickle silver.
A unique sight was witnessed In Carnegie
Music Hail. New York City. when 5000 peo-
tho social scale, rose from their seats, swung
their arms In rhythmical motion, as directed
by Commander Ballington Booth, and ended
the pantomime with twirl of the arms and
O resounding clap Of the hands. It was the
formal launching Of the new Volunteer move
ment begun about two months ago, when
Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth seced-
ed from the Salvation Army and declared in
dependence ofthelr fathers, General William
Booths, sway.
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FOR THE STATE NAVAL IMILITlA.
Secretary Herbert Makes the Annual Al
lGtments of Money.

Secretary Herbert Makes the Annual AL
lntments of Money.
Secretary Herbert hos made the annual al,
lotments of money TO the several State naval
military organizations Of the country. on tne
basis of returns OF the strength OF the naVaI
militia up to April l. These returns snow
tnat In fourteen States there arc orSaniza'
tions. composed OF 293 officers and 1889 en-
listed men. The appropriation was Szo,UUV'
from which $1,000 was deducted 10. Tue puii
chase Of books of instruction. 10 Do lssueo
pro rata. The allotments follow: .,
New England-Massachusett VIII IL COM
missioned and other officers, and 45s men,
gets s3l55; Rhode Island, 9offcers, l4s men,
S1O7i: Connecticut, 7 officers 90 men. S66l;
Middle States-New York, "a oftcers, 3Ss
men, s2752; New Jersey, % officers, oi2 men,
S2242; Pennsylvania. is officers. Iaz men,
s949; Maryland, lS officers. l9I men, Sl4ioc To-
Southern-North Carolina, II officers, l62
men. s1l64; South Carolina. q officers. loo
men s11S6. Georgia, s officers. 30 men,
S7O4; Louisiana, IS officers, ~ men, Si'Us; rIa
=. Pacinc Coast-Calif0rnia ~ olLlcers, ~, ~,
men, s9297, and Michigan, ~ ohlcers' lol
men, s1SOl. ~ o,, nor
S2S99. .u,.,+
Gents are omitted from each allotment:
The allotment is buscd on the numoer OF
neItv officers and men. The apportlonmene
Tor last wear gave an average OF S9.O9 1or
epch enlisted man, while that Of the present
wear gives an average Of s7.1SS for each en-
listed man
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RELIGIOUS READING
CHURCH TRAMPS.

Church tramps-thcy who go here, there,
anywhere, everywhere, as convenience or
inclination prompts-ect very little food,
and do no productive work. People need
church homes that they choose and love and
labor for. Only in this way will their souls
be developed to the highest spiritual pitch
and the best results for all concerned flow
copiously forth. A persons Christianity
may be much to diffusive, and as little ef1ec-
tive as sheet lightning or heat lightning
shimmering from the summer clouds. IL
must be brought to locus ana
concentrated into some specific, carefully
selected channels. An intense denomina-
tionalism, if it be likewise intelligent, IS In
no way curse, but blessing. A reviva! OF
true church loyalty seems to be called Tor.
There Is less of it in most people than 1t ls
good for them to have. The abuse OF 1t IN
some quarters, and in past days, has led to
reaction equally dangerous. To magnify
unduly the things which separate us is no
doubt an evil, but it is equally evil to teach
or suppose that there Is nothing OF any I'M
portance that does separate the de-
nominations, that all are equally good
since they are working for the same Mas
ter, and that 1t does not signify which
one Is Joined. The easy corollary to this is
that one might about as well join none. and
so avoid making invidious distinctions.
Nothing but disaster can come OF such
policy. 1t is simply and positively true that
one can best serve the interests OF all
churches by giving his efforts steadily to
promote the interests Of some one church:
Just as a man can best serve the interests OF
all nations by limiting his labors mainly to
the nation where he was born, or the other
one which in mature life he may deliberate
ly elect as superior. II his philanthropy
DESTROYS his patriotism he will not accom-
plish much. If he spreads himself out too
thin there will not be thickness enough at
any one place to stand the strain required OF
effective labor. Sectarianism, hard, narrow,
bigoted and bitter, Is to be avoided and con-
demned; but denominationalism, broad,
liberal, reasonable, charitable, Is O good
thing, and should be cultivated.
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IN TIE HOME OF GOD.

In the home OF God, Of which Christ
speaks, we shall all find God. We shall
find him always find him without painful
and wearisome search we shall never lose
him. In what ways God will make his pres
ence perceived and felt by US we cannot
tell. But to those of US whose chief trouble
is that our vision Of God is continually
clouded that our sense of his presence Is
dull and vague at the best, and Is often lost
altogether that we are so wanting In love
for other men and in spiritual perception
that we fasten upon what is most imper-
feet in them, are vexed by it, irritated by It,
repelled by it, instead Of seeing in them
possibilities Of an infinite perfection =. to
those of US say whose chief trouble it is
that we seem to be living in a world where
everything conceals God from us, 1t is hope
which kindles the heart to rapture that the
time Is coming when we shall live in world
where everything will reveal him.-R. W.
Dale.
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no GOD 40 HEAVEN.

Without God heaven would be no heaven.
With Him heaven is not first locality, but
wherever one is in his presence there Is the
heavenly life. Not heaven in its fullness,
but the first elements Of the heavenly life.
In entering, then, into his presence here and
now. amid our daily common interests, we
have entered into spiritual kingdom where,
so far as we live in sympathy with it.there
is perfect spiritual harmony; where there is
no law of compulsion, but the perfect ser.
vice is the perfect freedom where the will
of the one great loving Spirit is evidently so
reasonable, so just and so true that any one
who is in sympathy with the heavenly life
acts in harmony with it as if it were his own
will.-Bishop Lawrence.
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WHEN HE QUITS.

The man who can drink or let 1t alone Is
again with US, says an exchange. he Is q
genial sort OF fellow. and 1t might be harsh
to roll him together as scroll or to boil him
In oil, Or bake him over q slow fire as he
deserves. He feels sorry for the slave to
rum. "Why," says he, "all you need Is the
surely quit" The day will come when he
will quit, sure enough. The coroner will be
notified when the time comes, and there'll
be nice inquest with home comforts and all
modern improvements, and If our friend Is
rich the verdict will be that he died OF heart
failure. If he Is poor, it will be that he died
of alcoholism. The man who can drink or
let it alone Is worth studying.
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CHRISTIAN OLD AGE.

It Is said that Columbus, nearing the
shores Of the New World, believed the story
which the waves and skies brought him,
that land was not far away: Birds came
near and floated on the mild air. and at last
perched upon the masts and twittered their
praise of the shore. Berries were seen in
the sea, and were caught up from the waves
and eaten by the happy sailors. Land was
nigh. That Is picture of Christian old age.
The heavenly shores are near enough so
that the rich fruits of the other world are
within reach of the weary mariner. Angels
of hope and benedction come to the soul,
and dutter over the tired life, and ride home
to land with the creaking old ship.-Rev. F.
", GunsauluS.