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THREW HIM UNDER A TRAIN.
DOMAINS Drunken Attack Costs Brave
Mans Life,

At New Brunswick, N. j., while attempt
Ing to save mans life at the Pennsylvania
Railroad station. Edward Masterson, the
station usher. was thrown deliberately in
front of O train, receiving injuries which
caused his death an hour later.
Thomas E. Donian, Of Philadelphia. the
assailant of Mastsrson, was seized by angry
men, some of whom wpre determined to
lynch him. he was rescued and taken to
the police station, followed all the way by
the crowd, which several times tried to get
possession Of him.
Masterson was standing at the edge OF the
platform warning the passengers to stand
back while switch engine passed, when
Donlan, who was intoxicated, started to
cross the tracks. Masterson seized him and
attempted to push him back.
This angered Donlan, who, jerking himself
loose, gave Masterson sudden shoYe. which
sent him headlong before the locomotive.
Before the train was stopped the engine and
two cars had passed over him.
Crushed and bleeding, Masterson was
raised to the platform and carried into the
baggage room. Both his legs had been cut
of below the knees. and his skull was frac-
tured. Efforts OF the physicians to save the
mans life were In vain.
When 1t was learned that Masterson was
dead, Donlan was taken from the jail and
arraigned before Justice Rice. He was COM
nitted without bail on charge Of murder.
Masterson had been usher at the station
ten years, and has a record OF several lives
saved by his bravery. he leaves a widow
and two children.
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PRAYER Is 4 REALITY.

In the mind Of God. VT may be- assured,
the conception Of prayer is nn fiction. what
ever man may think of it. 1t has, AMI God
has determined that it should have. posi-
tive and IN appreciable influence in directing
the course Of human life. 1t is, and God
has purposed that it should be. II link OF con-
nection between human mind and divine
mind, hy which, through his infinite con-
dpscension, we may actually move his will.
It is, and God has decreed that it should be,
a power in the universe, as distinct. as real.
as natural, as uniform, aS the power OF
srayitation or Of light or of electricity. A
man may use it, as trustingly and as sooariy
ls he would use either Of these. 1t is as
truly the dictate of good sense that mon
should expect to achieve something by pray
ing, Us it is that he should expect to achieve
something by telescope or the mariners
compass or the electric telegraph. h.-Austin
Phelps.
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TURKEY RAISING.

The turkey season is drawing to q
close, and the desire to realize as
much cash as possible is very strong.
Do not, however, let On extra dollar
tempt You to sacrifice birds which
have proved themselves reliable. Let
your sales be rather from tho young
stock, and only the culls. The old
birds are tried. You know the num-
Der of eggs you may count on hen
to produce and hatch, and, also, her
merits as mother. These points
may or may not be possessed by the
young stock, and they are essential to
next years success. Besides, tho off,
spring of the old birds are moro Wig.
orous than those of the young, and tho
little turks arc difficult to rear under
the most favorable conditions Breed
ing from sickly or immature stock is
always to be avoided.
Before the turkeys mate, look over
your accounts and give the matter
serious consideration. Try to find
out the mistakes you made last year
in the breeding, feeding, care and
management of your flock, and try to
avoid them next year. Learn the
kind of turkeys demanded by your
market, the popular size and the best
mode OF dressing them. Having mas
tered these points, alter your ways
accordingly. 1t is a nuisance, OF
course, but it is necessary. Your
neighhors are doing it. quietly per-
haps, but mono the less surely. The
old way will no longer answer. The
spirit OF progress is abroad, and every
one is more or less affected by 1t IN
every department of life. In the uni
yersal restessness which prevails we
must either push our way to the front
or be left hopelessly in the rear. The
latter is pleasant neither to your pride
nor your pocketbook. The remedy IS
in YOUR own hands. The day for large
birds is passed, therefore raise small
ones select breed with yellow rather
than blue flesh substitute plump, we'll
fattened birds for the thin, framy ones
3D. often marketed; follow carefully
the instructions OF your commission
house as regards killing, dressing.
picking and shipping. These are the
stepping stones to success, and If you
pro, ose to continue raising turksYs il
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he a,yErH REST UNTO OUR SOULS.

Christ will give us rest-''to our souls;
our innermost life, our immortality: Sab
bath day that spreads over the whole week,
and sanctines every Intervening moment:
this is the gift of God. When God gives
light, it is not gas-jet, or randls,hame,
or corner-!amp. but light that HIS the
armament with blushing glory. So when
God gives peace. it is not An opiaee. it is
satisfaction OF soul. How does the doctor
bring health to the check2 You look on the
reviyinS child aud say. '.see how his cheek
begins to bloom again; deur little one, what
ha.; the doctor done to you2 Has hc painted
that cheek with tender vermlion? Is sthis
enamel2" mo" saith the little one; the
doctor mas not touced my cheek. Then
how has he made it bloom?' by touching
my life-springs. by touching the blood, 10y
touching the heart, by touching the inner
reality OF things touching that, this bloom
has come 1t is so Christ gives rest NOT
from the outside. not by a readjustment Of
circumstances, hut by publication OF soul.
Joseph Barker, D. d.
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"uE THAT coNETu TO GOD"

"He that cometh to God. what shall say
OF this privilege? The ta,neness Of human
language is disappointing when WE attempt
to describe it. Imagine being so wonder
fully endowed that the whole Keyboard Of
nature, Providence aud the human heart
lies under his hind and, smitten by his mys
tic fingers, gives forth the harmony which
pleases him. and then invest him in your
conceptions with an intensity Of loYe which
is not discouraged by the deepest moral
degradation in its objects--imagine such
being and imagine him accessible to man
and you imagine one to whom in their hccr
Of need all the world, unless. indeed, the'
spell of some deadly fascination were laid
upon them. would be resorting continually
for guidance, help and comfort. But this Is
no imagination It is reality. God is such
q bens.-Edwnrd NJ. Goulburn.
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4 STRUGGLE FOR Goop ANb EVIL.

In every life there are three regions that
of the Light. where duty is clearly defined;
that of the dark where wrong is no less
clearly mnTked and a great h"rrterland OF
twilight. where there Is no certainty, wher
dividing lines are not distinct. and where
each man.must I've fully persuaded for him
self 1t Is here. however, that the temper Of
tho soul is tested here the decisions are
come to that make u5 weak or strong her,
that We may drift into the dark. or start
path of upward climbing that will conduct
to the tabielands where the light never
wanes. In threading u difficult way through
these devious tracks there is no clue 80 help
frl or certain as to ask what will cOnduce TO
the praise of God All that would hinder
mote aud enhance 1t must be followed at any
cost-F P Meyer
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Peach trees must be cultivated to do
we'll.
To get size among tree fruits, culti'
vate often and thin. ...-.
The gooseberry fourishes best in .
heavy, low, but not wet soil. -.
Au thorities are generally agreed in
recon mending early seeding of clover.
Neither black nor white currants
are grown extensively for the market.
1t is very hard to get new tree to
grow thriftily when surrounded by
those in bearing. -.
The way to apply lime is to broad
cast it on newly-plowed field. 80 as
to retain it near the surface. .fs
The pullet that begins to lay earliest
in life is the one to lay the largest
number of eggs through life.
Though experience is the best
teacher in poultry raising, yet many
useful hints may DO learned from the
successes and failures of your neigh
bors.
Nothing Is prettier or better as q
hanging plant for the window gareen
than the oxalis. Itgrows readily, and
its pink, white, and yellow flowers are
dainty and its foliage graceful.
A good garden will give more profit
than any five acres OF the farm oultl-
Gated with staple crops. The only
men who will dispute this are those
who have never given it q trial.
Place shovelful of manure around
every rose bush, currant bush, goose
berry bush, and rhubarb stalk. The
manure will protect them and give
them an early start in the spring.
Look over your tools and repair
we're necessary. Crates, boxes, and
ladders for harvesting fruit will serve
all the better if cleaned, repaired, and
kept out of the weather during the
winter.
When COWS have been long IN milk.
churning is difficult, because the milk
has become.glutinous and the fat glob-
ules will not cohere. Heating dis
solvas them and increases the fuidity
OF the cream.
When the hedges have become thin
at the bottom, they must either he cut
extensively aud started afresh, or they
can be bettered by setting here and
there strong plants of the Japanese
honeysuckle, training them too climb
about the shrubs. where they Will
make a pretty. dark'greea hedge
screen.
II you desire thrifty roses, get the
ground ready now Dy placing shovel
full OF manure where the rose bush Is
to grow. Early in the spring get ONE
year-old plants OF the varieties desired.
and after making the ground loose and
fine, mulch around them until the
first leaves appear, then cork around
them with a noe near the surface to
keep the weeds down.
1t is often stated, and often with
much truth, that farmers do not pro-
duce sufficient small fruit for their
own use. Some of them send large
crops to market. but there are many
farms where strawberries, rsspberrles.
gooseberr.es, grapes, melons, etc. are
almost never seen uness purcaased.
Farmers deprive themselves OF lukurles
which they can easily procure at home
BY not growing suoh fruits for homo
,oens1nptaoa.
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A GREAT SIOUX COUNCIL.
Two Hundred DOGS Were Slowing in ket.
tics While the Braves debated.

Tho General Council of the OSalala In
diaps met at Red Dogs camp. abourt thirty
miles north of Pine Ridge, South Dakota,
to select delegates to send to Warrington
to confer with the President and Interior
Department concerning the treatment of the
Indians. The Council was largely attended,
almost every Indian and mixed-blood being
present. 1t was thought no difficulty would
be encountered in selecting tho delegates
sud raising funds to defray their expenses.
The head Chief presided End secretaries wore
chosen.
Tie proceedings consisted chiefly in form
ulating q list of grievances to be presented
and & general interchange OF views. The
principal grievances are as to the manner OF
procedure against criminals and the isSu-
unce Of annuties.
The Council was held in a large round log
dance house on the SUNNI, OF n hill, among
hundreds Of tepees, aud on the battlefield OF
Woundei Knee. In the centre Of tho coun-
Gil room huge fire burned. around it were
l25 black kettles, In which the bodies OF quo
logs Were SteWilg,
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CAST YOUR IDOL INTO THE FIRE,

Cast your idol into the furnace, melt your
mammon down, coin him up. make Gods
money OF him. and send him coursing.
Make OF him cups to carry the gift of God,
the water of life, through the world-in
lovely justice to the oppressed. in healthful
labor to them whom no man hath hired, in
rest to the weary who have borne the bur-
den and heat of the day, in joy to the
hearted, in laughter to the dull
spirited. What true gifts might not
the mammpn Of unrighteousness, changed
buck into the money of God. give to men
and 8omeu bone of our bone, and flesh OF
our lesh.--George Macdonald.
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AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
PROTECTING FRUIT TREES.

Do not fool away your time making
decootions of paint, copperas or any
similar compound, says A. j. Phillips,
Secretary of the Wisconsin State Hor-
ticultural Society. Weave together
eight laths SO they will be one-eighth
of an inch apart and fasten them about
the tree. This will afford protection
from rabbits, borers, sheep, mice and
sunscald, and will last q long time
at cost of half-cent year. have
used this protection for twelve years
and hare not lost single tree.
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Across Continents by Dog Power.

F. D. Kennedy. of Grand Forks, n. D.,
is getting ready for a trip around the
world. On the trip be will be aGSompanlea
by friond, W. n. Whitnaiis Ihe tourney
bicycle wagon, drawn by four pairs Of big
Newfoundland dogs, each weighing from
1so to 200 pounds. The start will be made
from Grand Forks in light sleigh, which
will be used as far as possible, and after that
tho bicycle wagon, with an aluminium oox,
will be brought Into service. Then the route
win be direct to New York, where steamer
will be taken for Liverpool and the principal
points In the British Isles visited. FROM
there the trip will be made to the priaoipai
cities Of the Continent, then on to the Orient
and the shores OF the Pacific.
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will pay you to give them due ounsid'
GRAFTON. New York World. -,4' =, = 9.
CARE OF WOOD LAND.

There have been several severe wlDd
storms during the summer and
early fall, and an unusual number OF
treet have been blown down. Even 9
casual observer must have noticed Two
things about these trees; first, thas
they were almost entirely our red ana
black oaks, and second, that they
were more or less rotten at the heart.
Closely examined, many of them show
along their trunks defective spots
which indicate the decay within. BUTT
is often quite surprise that trees that
appear as though they would keep on
growing for many years longer should
so easily topple over in storm. The
red and black oaks are much more sub.
iect to disease, and hence to early
failure and destruction, than are any
others, but, in large measure, the diff
Guilty arises from the fact that, in our
valley woodlands especially, the oaks
are almost all from sprout growth.
Very few are from seed. Sprouts are
of deceptive value because they grow
very rapidly for few years and over.
top or crowd out everything else.
But they soon change in growth rate,
and will never make trees of full size.
They Iot only fail to develop strong
Independent root system, but are Pc
fculiariy liable to become diseased.
This comes primarily from the old
stump, and naturally is exerted along
aud up the centre of the trunk, slow
ly destroying the heart wood. Owing
to the greater ease and quickness OF
the early growth of the red and black
oaks, and the frequent culling out OF
the white oaks for various purposes,
our valley woodlands are unconscious
ly undergoing q marked change in
varieties Of trees. the poorer kinds
Icing left in very large proportion.
There are many places where, for
various reasons, it seems desirable to
keep up bit of woodland. To haVe
the best and most productive it is
necessary to exercise some care in the
varieties of trees, and this can SCARCE
ly be done without some labor. Some
kinds, like the pines, make fsir head.
way by natural seeding, where condi.
tions are favorable; but the white
oaks do not. as rule. The aoorns
are too easily destroyed, and the seed
lings require some protection.
1t is possible, however, to secure
them by planting acorns directly in
the woodland wherever the trees are
not too thick. In the fall and early
winter is the best time to do this,
using some heavy tool to make an
opening in the ground or among the
rocks sufficient to allow covering the
acorn. and thus prevent-not freezing,
but the rapid thawing after freezing,
as we'll as the drying out, which are so
fatal to those which germinate on the
Surface. The spring will answer for
this very we'll, provided the acorns
have been kept slightly moist by
burYing them in the ground. A few
days of exposure to dry atmosphere.
no matter how cool, is sufi cient to
destroy their vitality. +
A reasonable amount of care IN
planting and of subsequent protection
will enable any one to slowly restore
his oak wood lands, and make them
much more productive than they now
are.-W. A. Buckhout, Pennsylvania
Experiment Station.
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DEATH Of q Young Patriot.

When the old Liberty Bell arrived at Viii
mington, Del, on Its way to Philadelphia
from the Atlanta Exposition, John Poppa,
hugged and kissed the old relic fervently.
Wnen he jumped off the car he WAS struck by
= shifting engine on the Wilmington and
Northern Railroad and instantly killed.
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A Lightning Proof Baby.

While the eighteen-months'-o child Of
J. E. Jeffries, Of Alexandria, Ind, WAS play
ing in the electric light power house il
grasped two plugs. The entire current. 200C
volts. passed through its body. The shock
threw the child twenty feet away and burned
its hands badly. II was not injured other.
wise and the brain is In no wise affected.
Electricians say that under ordinary circum'
stances 800 volts would have caused death.
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Korea Has q Revolution.

Dispatches from Seoul. tho capital OF To-
rea, say that a revolt took place there, dur
ing which the Primo Minister and seven
otner officers wero murdered. The King und
the Crown Prince were compelled to take
refuge in the Russian Legation. whore they
are now being sheltered. The King nad or
dered that all of the Korean Ministers be
killed. The Russian Legation is being
guarded by forcn Of 2c0 Eussian sailors
and Marines
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RUMOR ABOUT NANSEN.

He is Alleged to Have Found the Nortl,
Pole.
A dispatch received from Irkutsk, Siberia,
says that Siberian trader named Kouch-
narefr, who is the agent Of DR.. Fridtjof Nan
sen, tho Norwegian explorer, who sailed in
the Fran June "a. 1898. for the Arctic re-
sions, has received information to the effect
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Tho Only Lady Bull-FIchter.

The Only Lady Bull-FIghter.
Miss Mae Melbourne Is the name Of young
woman who has the distinction OF being the
"only Lady bull-aghtsr 10 America" She Is
a aatiys Of California.
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Cleveland as Arbitrator.

Brazil has agreed to submit the Haliau
claims for damages growing out OF the re-
.snt civil war to tho arbitration oS Presldsn,
cleveland.
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Kalamazoo, Mich, has new industry
tho sIaa2ttgr ef hpues for their hides.
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Chile and Argentina to Fight.

Fs1r is entertained in Valparaiso that Ar
Sentina will begip war with Cuile in April.
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QUAY FOR PRESIDENT,
He Consents to the Presentation OF His
Name at the st. Louis Convention.

Senator NJ. 8. Quay, Of Pennsylvania, re-
ceived great many kilograms and letters
from friends in various parts Of the country
in regards to his candidacy for the Presiden-
cy. ~ have consented to permit my name
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TO be used at the St. Louis Convention" the
Senator said. "My friends have urged me
10 become candidate, and I have con-
oantad
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that DR.. Nansen ms reached the North Pole,
has found land there and is now returning
toward civilization.
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Another mighty sickle for the reapins os
the gospel harvest Is prayer What does God
do with our prayers? Does He 90 ON the bat
Elements Of heaven and throw them OF? No.
What do you do with gifts given you by
those who love you very much? You keep
khem with great sacretneSs. And do you
suppose God will take our prayers offered in
the sincerity and love of our hearts. and
scatter them to the winds2 Oh, NO! He will
4answer them all in some way. Oh. what
mighty thing prayer is. 1t is not long rig,
marole of .'ohs" and "ahs" and forever and
byer, amens" 1t is 4 breathing OF the heart
into the heart OF God. Oh. what mighty
Ehing prayer is! Elijah with 1t reached up
To- the clouds and shook down the showers
with II John Knox shook Scotland. With 1t
Martin Luther shook the earth. And when
Philipp Melanchthon lay sick unto death, as as
many Supposed, Martin Luther came In ana a
laid, .'Philipp, We can't spare you? "0h,'
laid hs, "Martin, you must let me 90. am
Efred Of persecution and tired OF life: want
o 20 to Be with my God" 'No." said Martin
Luther, 'syou shalt not 60; you must take
hn food. aad thea I wA pray Tor you
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great You cannot accomplish 1t, out Christ
can do the work. He will correct your heart
and He will correct your life. "Oh, you say.
II will stop profanity" That will not save
you. "oh," you say, Il will stop Sabbath
breaking" That will not save you. There
and that is faith; only one ship that sails for
heaven, and that is faith Faith the first
step. the second step. the hundredth stop.
the thousandth step, the last step. BY faith
we enter the kingdom. By faith We keep in.
In faith We die. Heaven reward Of faith.
The earthquake shook down the Philippian
dungeon. The iailer said, What shall I
do2" Some OF you would say, "Bettcr get
out Of the place before the walls crush you.'
What did the apostle say? ''Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved"
"Ah." you say, there's the rub" What k
faith2 Suppose you were thirsty. and Of
fered you This glass Of water. and you be-
Eeved meant to give il TO YOU, md you
You believe mean to keep my promise.
Christ offers you the water OF everlasting iiic.
You take it. That Is faith.
Enter into the kingdom OF God. Enter
now. The door Of life Is set wide open. I
plead with you by the bloody sweat Of Geth-
semane and the death groan of Gclgotha,
by cross and crown, by Pilates courtroom
aud Joseph's sepulcher. by barpsand chains,
by Kingdoms nf light and realms. by king
dorns Of light and realms Of darkness, by the
trumpet of the archanSel that shall wake the
dead, and by the throne of the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb, that you attend
now to the things of eternity. On, what
sad thing it will be if. having come 80 near
heaven, We miss It'll Oh, TO have come with
in sight OF the shining pinnaeles OF the city
and not have entered! Oh. to have been so
near We have seen the mighty throng enter,
and We not joining them! Angels OF God.
fly this way! Good news for you; tell the
story among the redeemed on high! Ifthere
be one there especially longing for our sal.
walton, lie: that one know it now. We put
down our sorrows, Glory be to God for
suoh hope, for such a pardon. for such a
Joy. for suoh q heaven, for such Christ!