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Redesining Lost Opportunities.

Another year has closed around you. Its
horizon boundary has fallen behind you,
shutting of forever this large space Of life.
Did you need the last red embers Of its
sinking fire to mai ke visible to you with their
glow the preciousness OF opportunities and
blessings written in invisible ink while they
were enjoyed In your memories? Did you
need the last level rays OF the sunset OF the
year to slant across all its past scenes to
beautify them, as the setting sun brings out
the red on the pine stems and the golden
CLEAN on the upland pastures! The
close OF the year opens your eyes TO
realize how much you have lost. how
unprotitably. you have spent your time,
how you have sold your precious hours
and days for things Of naught. There
is no sadder word In the English language
than the word "gone." How much Is gone
that you would gladly recall! How much
is gone that you would gladly bury forever!
How much is gone that has left you poorer
and weaker than you were before! Awhole
year OF life taken out Of your little store OF
threescore years and ten; how much 1t might
have done for you, and how little 1t has ac-
tually accomplished AS 1t Is vanishing
from your sight. aud your eyes are opened,
and you see the beauty OF its wings, catch
up after Its departing hours, seek to redeem
them. And the last hours OF the year. with
Gods help and blessing, may do more Tor
You than the whole year has dons.-Hugp
Macmillan, D. D. .
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

His Beloved Sieep-Redeeming Lost Or
portunities-The Abiuing Christ-Com.
mon Fsaliy Brings Peace-A Prayer
of Abnegation-Pry Mine 1nfirmitlesr
As children dear, when evening shadows
gather.
Come troUpiny home to mothers side
again.
We. 700. the busy hours Of life all over,
Turn us away alike from Joy and pain;
We seek the shelter Of the Arms Eternal
Whose clasp can hea! the wounds that lie
so deep,
And. like child on mother-bosom nestled,
Forget the day il silent, dreamle5s sleep.
Then comes the morn, the sun and mothers
kisses
An untriat day awaiting eager feet,
The dew wished earth enwrapped in cloud
less glory,
The air all rapturous with bird-song sweet
o glad, new morn in Gods love-radiant
country,
Blessed are they who waken in thy light.
For they shall wake who sleep upon His
tosom
His tender voice shall rouse them, when
tho night
OF death has stolen all their pain and sor-
row,
And brought refreshing to. their watch
worn eyes; -.'ra .'
For death is but the hush o! children sleep
Z. ing ... "' .
To wake with smiles when dawn lights up
d the skies.
; AIDA Melville Shaw, in lions Herald
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STARVATION IN INDIA.
Worst Fears Realized and 100000 Per-
sons In Need Of Relief.

CALCUTTA (By Cable). Council few
days ago considered the famine situation.
The official estimates show the cost to the
Government OF the relief works, etc., to
tho end, OF March will be $12,SS0,OOo
About %. 900, 900 persons now are affected
In British territory and about 100000 in
The native States.
The viceroy, Lord Curzon OF kedleston.
said the famine area had expanded, sur
passing the worst fears, and they were
now facing a cattle, water and food scar
city OF terrible character. About $3.50, 600
persons, he continued, already were re-
ceiying relief.
While in 1897 the world shared India's
sorrow aud contributed hundreds OF thou
sands Of pounds toward the relief fund.
the Viceroy pointed out, india now would
have to struggle alone, for the thoughts
OF every Englishman in the world were
centred on South Africa. 1t would be the
duty OF the Government to pursue the tnsk
OF saving millions OF lives, and lr would
pend its last rupee, is necessary, TO do go.
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Prayer of 4bneg ltion.

Lord, take, from me that sorrow which the
love of self may produce, but create In me
q sorrow resembling thine, Let me not
henceforth desire health or lie, except to
spend them forthee, with thee and IN thee.
['pray not that thou wouldst give me either
health or sickness, life or death, but
that thou wouldst dispose OF my health
and my sickness. my life and my
death for thy glory. for my own
eternal welfare, for the use OF the church
and the benefit of thy saints, OF whose
number. by thy grace, Ihope to be. Thou
alone knowest what is good for ns; thou
art Lord OF all; do, therefore. what seemsth
to thee best. Give to me, or take from me;
conform my will to thine; and grant that
with humble and perfect submission and In
!. holy conadeEee may be disposed to receive
The orders OF thy eternal providence. and
may equally adore every dispsnsation which
will coma to me from thy hand; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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MUMMEST OF. ALL BROTHERS.
Live Together and Haven't Spoken
Each Other for Sixteen Years.

John and George O'Brlen, brothers, OF
Beaver Island, Mich, have lived in the
same house for sixteen years and during
that period never exchanged q. word with
zach other. They sleep in the. Same bed.
lat at the same table, sit in the same pew
1t church, and work at the same bench in
shelr little cooper shop.
When the men were boys they had quar-
rel over trivial thl9g and vowed IN the
heat OF 1t that they never would speak to
each other again, and the compact mas
lever been broken. ID,
Seated at the table side by side, they
never passed each other food. Ia the coop
er shop 1t was frequently necessary for
them to use tools in common, but the one
who wanted the tool patiently waited till
the other laid It down. When they went
to- the woods to- saw they sat the day
through, each working stoically at his end
OF the cross cut saw with never word to
say.
Z Once the brothers, accompanied by a.
friend, started from st. James on the Ice
Tor Sand Bay to chop wood. When out
Ssefne distance {ohnSbroke through theice
ADD soalled but not 9on GeorgA--for help.
tseQrke, turping to friend. said: "YouRo,
HS{ ,woaldn't take my hand II I reachsd
twas the friend who saved Johns life.i
many German Corporations Formed.
During 1899, 96A joint stock .,eomnanies
with total capitalization OF S1S6 ,000, ,0OO
were chartered In GERMANY.
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STEAMSHIP CUT DOWN.

Ardahdhu Sinks After Collision With th'
I Hsrmaa Winter in Vineyard Sound.l
VINEYaRD HAVEN, Mass. Especially The
Steamship Ardandhu, Captain Dundas
from New London, Conn.,, for Halifax, N
81, was sunk in collision with the Metro
zpoiitan liner Herman Winter, from Boston
for New York City, of Roblnson's Hole
:FInsyatd Sound, and cut hall way through
sFW0Sf the ,Ardandhu's crew OF thirty
ond men were lost. They were Chlef En-.
}Rlii6er lanes Henderson, of Glasgow, anc
SacoiIff Mate Fred D owe, of Boston.
\ The Herman Winter reached this por!
with1her bow gone: She had on board the
twsnts.alue men who escaped from th'
Ardandhg. Her cargo was not damaged.
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and other dignitarles had assembled. The

and other dignitarles had assembled. The
volunteers were rapidly entratned for
Southampton, and steamed away to the
strains of the national anthem. Large
crowds met the volunteers at southampton
and gave them a ringing send OF as they
embarked on the transports Artosto, Kim
iauns Castle and Gaul. 49,
About II O'Clock the Dukesand Duchess
OF Marlborough drove to the Waterloo
railroad station and made their way
through crowd OF khaki clad officers aud
Red Cross nurses and labyrinth OF bag
gage trucks to the reserved saloon car
riage, where Captain and Lady Grenfell,
Ladies Blanford, Dudley aud Essex and
Mrs. Arthur Paget were seated. Crowds
cheered the Duke when the train departed.
The Duke Is much pleased at the express
sions OF friendship for Great Britain ema-
mating from the United States, and Is
seriously anxious to learn IL such feelings
represented the majority OF American
opinion. Judging from all appearances
and from the frankness OF his conversa.
eion, tho descendant OF England's great,
warrior has dropped his ra,,k and Is just
anxious to serve his country and to emu
late, Us far as In him lies, his famous an
cestor.
A special dispatch from Naples says that
Mr.. Macrum, former United States Consul
at Pretoria, Is reported to be the bearer OF
q letter to President Mckinley from aPresl.
dent Kruger in which the latter proposes
peace terms based upon the status quo,
with complete independence and seyen-
Fear franchise. ..- z, 80 e5ss;.s
Advlces from Cape-Town say that Eisid
Marshal Lord Roberts has appointed Lcrd
Stanley, Member OF Parliament for South
sast Lancashire and q former lleutenanto OF
the Grenadler Guards, 10 be press censor.
Lord Roberts has issued o general or
der forbldding looting. s5s, !,
Large reinforcements have been received
at Cape Town. The American hospital ship
Maine has also arrived. 49,
Trials for disloyalty are I'm progress Sat
Queenstown as well as al Cape Town.
The Modder RIyer. news Is light hut from
Kimberle3 sfhefe lsa d recital Of Eans unsuc-
cessfui Boer Rtt3mpt to capture one thou.
sand De Beers horses and mules.
Boer prisoners declare That 5the Orange
Free State and Transyaal burgbers safd
good friends and have no idea OF giving up
the fight even when defeated. II VI gssi
General Lord Kitchener, isa reorganiZing
the British force near Stormberg.
The War Office has received the follow
ing from Lord Roberts at Cape Town:
General French reports q demonstra-
tion With cavalry and two guns toward
Hebron on Friday. but that otherwise his
situation Is unchanged" Z se
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Pity Mine InfirInlties.

o thou most sweet and loving Lord. whom
Inow desire to receive with all devotion,
thou knowest my intlrmities and the neces-
sites which endure In how many sins and
evils [ am involved; how often lam weighed
Iown, tempted, disturbed and deflled. Unto
shee come for remedy. entreat OF thee
consolation and support. BE thou favorable
unto me, o merciful Jesus, sweet aud gra-
cous Lord, and grant to me, thy poor. needy
creature. sometimes, at least In this holy
communion. to feel il It be but a small por-
ton of thy hearty love, that my faith may
become more strong my hope in thy good
ness may be Increased. and that charity once
perfectly kinded within me-, after the tast-
ing OF this heavenly mamma. may never
decay. Amen.
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Boer.BrItish War Notes.

The Beers do not carry bayonets.
Men over five feet nine inches high are
not enlisted in the British cavalry volun
teers.
General Butler Is using a number OF trac.
tion engines to haul supplies at Chieveley,
Natal.
London military experts privately lay
British defeats to the incompetence OF the
generals.
The Baptist churches In South Africa
number twenty-five, with membership OF
NEARLY 100.
1t is said that the loss OF the Beers In
killed since the beginning OF the war Is
i4000. These figures, however, are net re.
learded as authentic.
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SOME s.
THE VICE
When He is Gone-Alcohdl(

When He is Gone-Alcolldl(
tious-Northfleld Committao~
the Statements of Professor AN
on This Subject-Denied by Scientist1l
"When am gone" be sighed, "ths sun So
VIII shine on in the sky;
The tinkling rivulets will run,
And flowers will bud and diei
When am gone the breeze will blow
Across the meadow still,
Aud trees will bloom and grain will grow
Upon the distant hilll
Wien I am gone the waves will break
Upon tue sloping strand,
And happy children still will mako
Their castles In the sand!
When I am gone the birds will sing
AS blithely as to-day,
And men and maidens, in the Spring
Will live to love away!'
When you are gone" she said. "the rose,
Will blow itself in June;
The winding brooklet, as 1t flows,
Will sing the same old tune
When you are gone the ducks will qucck
Just as they quack to-day,
And every planet, In its track,
Will swing through space away!
When you are gone the humble bee q.
Will humble as before,
And sails will CLEAN upon the sea,
And waves will shake the shorel
When you are gone, the gentle breeze
Will blow as now it blows,
Bu,, oh, my friend, some breweries
May be compelled to closet"
s.. E. Klser, In Chicago Times.Herald.
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P;rRotEuM FUEL A SUCCESS.

Many NAyAlSLannch and Torpedo Boats
Sssist fsY TO Use 1t.
TIE success OF the petroleum m fnel expert
meut nude last autumn aboard the torpedo
boat Talbot, which was fitted out with tbs
special furnaces at Norfolk, Va, has
proven 80 satisfactory that other boats
VIII sbe fitted but. It,isposssbie that the
fdel Will be- adopted xclusiyely FOR use
soh all. launches and small craft - the
navy. b y.
s The torpedo boat Porter has arrived at
fthe Navy Yard. The adoptiono Of petroleum
fuel ia governed By the peculiar needs and
construction OF each vessel. The Porter
aiready is asiyer, and 1t Is believed can be
made even faster by petroleum fuel.
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Cavalry Back From caba.

The United States Transport KIipatrfek
from Nuevitas, Cuba. arrived at Newport
News. Va. The Fitzpatrick had aboard "a
SQUADRON OF the Eighth Cavalry, com
mandsd by Major William Stanton, eighty.
two enlisted men, i've commissioned OF,
flcers, one acting assistant surgeon and
sixty horses. They started ut once for Fort
Riley, Kan.
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AMBUSHEo BY FILlPlNoS.S i
Two Am orleans Killed in q Eight With
Insurgents in Laguna Provinces.

Two Americans Killed in q Eight Wfth
Insurgents in LaGuna Provinces.
WASHINGTON, D. @. Especially The first
untoward happening in the highly success.
full campaign now going on in Luzon is an
ynounced by General Otis In the following
sdispatch:
~ "MAN1LA.
"Pack train OF twenty ponies, trans
porting rations between Santo Tomas and
Snn Pablo. Laguna Province, escorted by
fifty men under Lieutenant Ralston.
Tbfrtleth Infantry. ambushed yesterday;
two men killed, Ave wounded, nine miss
ding; pack trnin lost; lieutenant and thirty
sfoursmen returned to Santo Tomas with
Killed and wounded; affair being tnvesti-
ggted. 4
I'D Doret Forty ffth Infantry, struck iDsur-
igsntstn Batanges Mountains. prepared IN
anbnsh Sto, meet him; he killed eight,
wounded three, captured seventeen, one
spshIard six rifles. His casualties, two
naenSlightly wounded"
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New Method OF Temperance Work.

This has been started by tho Illinois
Christian Citizenship League. 1t consists
of series OF meetings, at least four, and
cbildren's meeting. At these meetings tue
peorle are asked to come forward and sign
a pledge to the efroct that they will do all
in their power to prevent the sale OF In
toxicating aud mult liquors IN their own
town except it be for medicinal and eaemi.
cal purposes. On each sisner BIT OF req
ribbon is pinned; also on the children at
their meetings, when they promise to help
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New Zealand Troops Sail.

WELLINGTON, n. z. (By Cable).---Ths sscs
ond New Zealand contingent sailed 5for;
South Africa Saturday. The Premier, IN g.
speech to the troops, said that II necas.s
sary. he knew that every man capable OIL
bearing arms would volunteer. BY helping
the Empire, they we're securing New Zea-a
land, and upholding the Queen, the coun'
,ry and the constitution.
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Colonials to be Enlisted.

CAPE Town (By Cable). -Recognizlng the
Importance OF colonial troops, Lord Rob-
erts has authorized the formation OF q
complete division OF cofonials under Gem
eral Brabant. 1t Is intended to raise In
Cape Colony additional mounted irregu-
lars. AS further mark OF favor, Lord
Roberts, it Is said, intends to select bis
own bodyguard from tue colonluls.
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CANADIAN TROOPS DEPARrs
Great Demonstration In Halifax when
the ARTILLERY Section called.

HALIFAX, N. s.. {speclal) The hrst Sec
tlon OF the second contingent which the
Government OF Canada Is sending to South
Africa to take part In the war embarked on
the steamerI Laurentain, which had been
chartered for the purpose Saturday. The
section consists OF artillery, and Is In com.
mand OF Major Hurdman. ~. w
The scene along the streets as the soldiers
marched to the pier was one Of great en-
thusiasm. Thousands assembled along the
line OF march and cheered almost constar.
tly, waving flags and andkercnleis.
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Mrs. revis Gets al, 900, 900.

Mrs. Susan G.. Tevls received nearly oil
of the estate OF her late husband, Lloyd
Teyls. by decree of distribution from
Judge Cofrey at San Francisco, Cal. Tue
property distributed to her Is valued mt
about $4,000 The entire estate wns
bequeathedto her. und size Is to make pro.
,ssylsIon for the Tevis children. = -.
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Moxicsns 1elS 3 { FaquiS,

The mostsimp ortan eemsnt ! OF the
Yalui- Mexican ~ Tar }as Jnst sken place
between YaquIs md Hd1 & 81 4 q q dlers naar
| .Nogaies, Ash The IhdiaassTat6a dated
at 10 tremendo los aud dftS sHack.
tgFhrse bHndred OF ths Ysqnisis ssfe killed
tsAnd tHlee;sAS many Wers wonndsd, III re.
f'ports Eam He3nass SOURCES ara. TO be
trusted. y oaly aftews wsMexlcxns wsss klled
and wounded. s5afaftF -
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TIE BOER-BRI2ISH WAR.
Large Rein'orcements Continue to
Sail For South Africa.
VALUE OF COLONIALS RECOGNIZED

Troops From England, Canada anu Ne"
Zealand Enthusiastically Cheered as
They Leave For the Front-Duke of
Marlborough Sails For South AFRICA
Odds and Ends Of News.
LONDON (Dy Cable).-The departure OF
the second detachment OF London vo!un-
,teers for South Africa Saturday led to a
repetition OF the scenes OF enthusiasm OF
the previous Saturday along the whole
route from Wellington Barracks to Nine
Elms Station. At the latter point the Duke
OF Connaught, the Lord Mayor, the Sherlifs
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ssmail-Pox Scourge In Utah.

J Utalizis suffering from scourge q
small. .Sox (which has assumed alarming
snropoitf6fS. The disease spread from
Montanf TO the State, aud the mining
camps and small towns, as we'll as the
larger cities have 1t.
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Santa Cruz Occupied by Our Troops.
The Americans have occupied Santa
Cruz, on Laguna de Bay, Laguna Prov.
ince, P. I. 1t was reported many insur.
gents were concentrated therp, but the
town was found deserted.
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Boer Loss,s Estimated 6f25.

REHsBuRe, Cape Colony (By Cable).-
Carefully compiled figures from republican
sources. some OF which have been investt-
gated and found to be correct, show the
Boer losses up to date are, approximately,
CABS men, including 1000 casualties during
the siege OF Ladysmith.
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Drupp,sts Want Stamp Tax Repealed.

Druggists Want Stamp Tax Repealed.
The druggists OF New Hampshire ART
signing petitions to be presented to the
United States Senate by Senators Chandler
and Gallluger asking for tho repeal OF nj
stamp taxes affecting the drug and medi
cine trade. The druggists assert that tht
war tax bears harder apon them than up.
an my other trul8.
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BrIgadier-General Anderson Retired.
Brigadier- General Thomas II. Anderson,
Commander OF the Department OF the
Lakes, has been relieved from active duty
having reuched the age limit, sixtY-foui
wears
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John Ruskin Dead.

1skins ths sAnthor and critic, died
s5lt Il hIs hoihiss 81 ffood on Coneston Iake,
England. HSSWas Eighty one years old,
snnd had lived yeIsl years IN ssclusiop,
! wtstana g MAJ ,fssnl.ies. &
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No Prisoners Adn

The Kansas Penitentiary Is quarantined
against the entire State, and sherifts have
been notified that prisoners will not be re.
ceived. Smallpox exists In several local.
tiles, and 1t is sought to protect the one,
thousand prisoners 80
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Father XIII. His Wounded Son.

At North. s. O., D. Jefcoat shot down his
brother, James A. Jetcoat. As he lay
wounded on the ,ground their father fired
at the prostrate'body, killing his son. 1t
was the ending Oh q family quarrel OF long
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Repentance is not Topping off particular
sins. n have a vessel full OF holes. and
stop only part OF them, the vessel will sink
Just as surely as If did not stop any. We
must break of from all sin and turn Unto
God d Il. MOODY.
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~ LYNcH,Nc IN KANSAS.

Two Murderars Hanged by = MOD IN INC
..@ County Jail Yard.
Fonr, ,scorr, Kan. (SpeclaD.-George Sill
bee and a"Ed" Meeks, half brothers, who
we're convicted Of murder early In the week,
were lynched by a mob In the county jail
yard here Saturday.
The two men, who hailed from Kansas
CITY, had been convicted OF murder in tho
first degree, their victim being young
German farmer named Leopold Edlinger.
The crime occurred near this city In Octo.
ber Inst