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The Generosity Of tho Urjust.

"There are persons always ready to do
you kindness who cannot be tfasted to
do you justice" said the professor fheught-
fully. "They like to give, but they haAs to-
pay. Generosity and free-handedness ~
attractive qualities, but common honesty
is so. very common that they scarcely think
it worth while.
More than one man who pinches and
drives sharp bargains with his workmen
all through the year makes point of civ.
ing each man a turkey at Christmas, and
feels very good over it, too. There are hus-
bands who are lavishing gifts, often use,
less ones, on a wife who never receives the
simple justice of any share in the income,
which she can call her own. Nor is It In
money matters alone that people are In.
clined to think an occasional squirt of gem
erosity will atone for the lack of steady
going, justice. There are those who would
make costly sacrifices for a brother in need
who never accord common justice to his
work or his motives, and many one
thinks he is giving literally to the church
and Christianity while he is in fact with
holding the whole life service which is his
just debt" "-Wellspring. .,ii
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Beaten by BarIeycorn.

The papers say that John L. Sullivan,
the once invincible pugilist, is bankrupt,
referring, of course, to his financial af-
fairs, as his account in the bank of morals
was overdrawn some time ago. John
amassed fortune, it is said, of more than
million dollars, most of which he has
squandered in riotous living. We very
much doubt if any man, since the days Of
Samson, had the physical prowess of John
L. Sullivan. No man could Withstand the
force of his fists. But Mr.. Sullivan con.
ceived the foolish notion that he could
down" old John Barleycorn. Well, he
got him down, all right, but it is only
question of time. in all ouch cases, when
this greatest of all pugilists will win. just
previous to Mr.. Sullivan's final encounter
with James Corbett he had frequent bouts
with old John Barleycorn, thinking as 80
many do, that a "stimulant" of that kind
would strengthen him. AS a result of this
erroneous notion when John met James his
brain was sluggish and it took too long for
his fists to get orders from headquarters.
That's what the dispatches meant at the
time when they said he was "groggy." All
Of which goes to prove what we've asserted
that old John Barieycorn is the greatest
Of all pugilists, and that he will ultimately
knock out every fellow who tackles him.
Marion Record.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANcE.
II You Would Save the Souls Of Youi
Children From Destruction Baniah
That "Accursed Thing" Rum From
Your Home-Power of This Demon.


Children From Destruction Banish
That "Accursed Thing" Rum From
Your Home-Power Of This Demon.
If war has slain it's thousands, intemper.
ance has slain its tens of thousands. And
where IL the father who would not prefer
to see his son shot down before his face
than to behold him poisoned to degrading
death by these foul harpies whom legion
has employed?
And who are the men whose fate has
been thus sealed in hopeless ruin? ...
They are young. They were seized and
dreds has passed the maturity of his earth
ly days. Did they begin as purposed, will.
ing drunkards? Nothing was further from
their thoughts or their desires. They have
waded out most gradually, almost imper.
ceptibly, into the deep. They once looked
down upon the inebriate sot with sorrow
and contempt. as others now look down
upon them They started with the drop
their fathers gave them, or with the offered
glass Of friendship, at noon or night. when
they lacked the courage to refuse. The de-
as they thought, far from his abodes. and
led them on, his purpose fixed, though yet.
unknown to them, for their final ruin.
Where did this work of ruin begin? Do
not tell me at the tavern or in haunts like.
that. What gave to pure and innocent
youths that taste for tayerns? Where did
they get the appetite which sought it's OBJ
jects and its pleasures there? You will be
compelled to look back Ear beyond their
public limit, and to feel and to acknowl-
edge the responsibility often coming nearer
home. The moderate drinker is but an in
dentured apprentice to the drunkard. A
gracious divine providence may cripple his
ability in his youth, and he may not thor
oughly learn his trade. But the habitual
glass, however apparently refined, signs his
indenture. And no one who starts as an
apprentice of the craft, or who leads an
other to take a single step in its clearly
marked line, has power to define the limits
of the course.
God grant that we may never live to see
our sons and daughters, 80 precious in our
sight, cast out to perish under the destroy
ing power of this legion demon! But if we
would avoid this terrible sorrow, let US
avoid all connection with the habit or the
trade. Let us remember that he plucks
the lambs from the flock at, home, and Sc
lects the victims for his holocausts when
they and theirs least expect his approach.
If you will save the souls of your children
from the destruction, or yourselves from all
participation in the ruin, Danish the 'ac-
cursed thing" from your habitation; lock
up the tempting bottles from their sight
and neither have nor offer upon your tables
this unnecessary inducement to vice, this
direct provision for impoverishment of the
health. poison to the bodies, and des rue
tion of the souls of yourselves and "our
children and your friends.-Rev. Stephen
II. Tying, D. D.
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Drink increase in Europe.

The rapid increase of drink consumption
in European countries is commented upon
by an English newspaper which quotes the
following startling statistics:
In 1890 there were 1000 drinking places
in France; in 1896 there were 100000, or
one for every thirty adults. In Belgium,
where gin is the popular intoxicant. the
consumption of alcohol has increased l25
per cent. since 1890. There is one public
house to every thirty-six inhabitants. in
Holland there is one tavern to every. 300 OF
one licensed house to every 1872 inhabit-
ants. In England where there is "gin
palace" to every l45 inhabitants, the sta.
tics show a rise from 81, $50 900 gallons of
beer (lss2) to 1885. .470. 900 (ls95). and of
"a ,O79 900 gallons of spirits to AZ 49,, 900
during the same period (3l.9 gallons of
beer per head, LOS of ,spirits).
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This Life Only . Training.

'The round man in the square hole and
in the round hole the square man" is often.
said, and people seem astonished, as they
say it, as if the occasion which proyokes
the remark were an unusual thing. But q
little reflection shows that in reality this
is almost the rule rather than the lexcep-
tion. Who does not know, for example, q
clergyman who would have made an sex-s
cellent banker or physician, q. a.professoc
soldier who would have been a frst-rate
man Of affairs? s;s
Of course, when it is said that for per-.
sons to miss their vocation is by no means
uncommon, the truth of the saying has to
be discounted bv making due allowance
for that forward and delusive faculty, =, as
Butler calls it, the imagination. People
are only too apt, which is quite another
thing, to imagine themselves misplaced.
ter oneself that one could have done much
better had the lot fallen in fairer ground.
The environment, says the Saturday Re-
view, it must be admitted, see1ns in nine
cases out of ten singularly inappropriate-
It seems 80. Is it so really? Cannot wa,f
even with our very limited vision, see that
the difficulties inherent in our surround
ings are often the very thing needed for
the discipline of life, for the training and
perfecting of whatever of good is in suss
Life is called race. It is an obstacle
race, and the winners are those who sur,
mount the worst obss ssacles bravely and
wisely. A sensible teacher has said: I'm
out, what occupation boy or girl h}
best and seems aptest for, and develop
liking, this aptitude, but don't fbSget
things uncongenial must be done an
the sake of self control" SrDpos3.
all, the old story were true that thj
is. but training for another, tina
really important world were vet to d
That story which the world is ever
ing, but to which it 30 obstinately ret
that belief which materialism puts ON
side, but long experience of human nal
sis certainly much in life becomes intelh5
bic of which no other theory can NAL
anything but farce. If the whole play Il
played out here, undeniably life is very Of
ten, nothing but a farce sometimes sol
emn, sometimes squalid. That man with
one great capacity should through all his;
life be hindered by circumstances either
external or Of his own character from turns
ing that capacity to account is a wastes e
general loss, 80 vast, so indeeensible Tat,
if this life were all. there could be nothing
for it but bitter laugh. If, however. ]ifoz
here were but prelude to the real thing.
fectly sound to debar the man Of one ca
pacity from using it until he had gone
through certain disciDline that would en-
able him ultimately to use it to greater eff:
feet. In fact it is exactly what sensible
parent does with a child that early Dis
closes a particular gift. He deliberately
prevents him making Use of it until he att
tains certain maturity. What are ten
years to sixty; what then are sixty to eterSs
nity2 ..tass.te
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The Pepper Vine.

The United States Consul at Bomba.
sends to the Bureau of Foreign Commerce
some interesting infor. nation about the
climbing vine to which the world owes its
supply of black pepper. 1t is found wild
in the forests of Travancore and along the
Malabar coast, but is cultivated in South.
west India, whence it was introduced into
sisa' sula, Siam, % the Philippines @ and the West
Indies. The vine has spikes of white flow.
ers-twenty to thirty flowers in each spike
which ripen into feshy berries the size of
a pea. Each berry contains a single Seed,
and the seeds, when crushed, make the
black pepper of commerce; if the cortical
be removed white pepper is produced. --J
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The PoDe's Birds.

The Pope possesses Il great number
Of pet canaries, and derives a con-
siderable amount of pleasure from
their singing There are at least
twelve birds kept in cages in the
library at the Vatican. and each little
songster is given its liberty for half
an hour daily. They alight on His
Hollness's shoulder. and are wonder
fully tame. Their singing never seems
to disturb Leo Kill. although 1t Is in
this apartment that many Of his recep-
tinns take place and some Of his dis
COURSES are glven.--Tit-Bits.
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PeYsonalfty.

Open the mysteries of personality and
the God side appears. Alone the person
stands. All are powerless to render any
aid, for no one can see with the same
vision The spirit seems singing like
planet in space. But all moves toward
one goal. A person is facing God. the
Christ in the temple came to this reaiiza-
ton. In all His life lnls certainty rose
grandly as the climax of His truest self
The Rev. H. L. Cone, Episcopal, Bridge
port, Conn.
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BY Prof. VIM. Henry Peck,

Author Of the lie Stone-Cutter
Of Lisbon" Etc.
CHAPTER XVII.
Continued.

Continued.
what is the matter, FAM"
"Therei there! on the floor! In let
ters of blood-red blood!-yeu see-a
uameY cried Fan, trembling and
shrinking.
81 see nothing, save coin. sup
pose 1 dropped it." said Hammond
stopping and picking it up.
And you, Mrs. Harker" said Fan,
fearfully agitated. "You see a name
In blood?-a name"
II see nothing, Fan" said Nancy.
"Then it is meant for me! for me!'
shrieked Fan, tossing up her arms.
"a name-a phantom name! q warn
ing-another warning from the grave
Nicholas Dunn! He was my husband''
And falling upon her face she
swooned with terror.
Luke and Nancy stared at each other
IN mutual CONSERVATION.
The truth was out, plain and hrm!
Old Fan was Ellen Elizabeth Dunn,
and they were her children.
IF she would but die now" said
Luke pale and remorseless.
"'Twere well If she did," said Nancy.
But neither Of them raised the miser-
able old creature, whose ghastly and
wrinkled face rested so still upon the
name Of their-father!
Hammond gazed upon her in stern
silence for a moment, and then turned
to speak to Henry Elgin.
Henry Elgin was as before, but Kate
Elgin was gone! Hammond stared
thunderstruck.
"Tremble dog~ shouted Elgin. Her
delirium was feigned! God grant she
may escapew and springing from his
bed with sudden strength he shut the
door Of the aute-chamber near the hall
and locked it with the key then in the
lock.
Luke, springing to 5all-cord and
jerking it violently, cried: "We are out
witted again by that girl3' Then into
the speaking tube he roared: Daniel
rouse the dogs! Both prisoners are
looser'
Then rushing at the locked door, he
began to spring against it furiously,
while he filed the room with cries of
rage.
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BILE to Kate Elgin than all he had ever

BILE to Kate Elgin than all he had ever
said or done-he strobe away.
Mercy On me! what can that man
meanw exclaimed Kate.
'rll tell you what he means, Miss
said Nancy, with triumphant Rer OF
fiendish malice. Luke Hammond has
a son, but that son may refuse to
marry you, and then Luke will marry
you himself
MAY die ten thousand deaths rath'
err exclaimed Kate.
Bah! you may wish and want"
sneered Nancy. "but Luke always has
his way in the end. Your pride will
be all shame if you resist much longer"
Such villainy is dreadful to imagine
terrible to know" said Kate, aston
ished at the calmness Of the evil WON
an near her.
Eyes, you were proud, Catharine Ell
GIN" said Nancy, land your eyes
flashed-your lips curled-when l used
to speak to you. But, let me tell you
my blood is as rich as yours"
BLOOD" said Kate, scornfully. In
this country blood is as rich and red in
the poor mans veins as in the million
aires! 1 know now you are not of us
by blood or birth. Nor was it pride
that made me despise you, Nancy Har-
ker, but hate of the evil saw encom-
passing you as a garment. You are
we'll worthy to be Luke Hammond's
sister--Luke Hammond. indeed! He
has no right to the name! He is an
imposter! And be sure that time will
discover his villainy and yours,
wretched woman
Don't taunt me, Catharine Elgin!
You may revile Luke, but you shan't
revile Nancy Harker! I'll tear your
proud, eyes out of your head for you.
you minxr' screamed Nancy, opening
and shutting her long, lean fingers and
distorting her evil face with rage.
II verify believe you would, Nancy
Harker," said Kate, quietly. and not
shrinking a hairs breadth, being his
sister what better could you be than
she wolf!'
Nancy swelled with venom, and
would have rejoiced to dig her sharp
nails in that beautiful and scornful
face, but the bell near the door tinkled
and she hurried to the speaking tube.
"It is near morning; you had better
try to Sleep" were the words that
came to her ear
Nancy replied:
II will tell Daniel to bring bed into
the ante-room and will sleep there"
How is the prisoner?" asked Luke.
in his den above.
"Stiff-necked as ever" said Nancy.
BE wary; she is plotting" said the
tube. and Nancy left the room to seek
Daniel. but did not fail to lock the door
after her.
When she returned Kate was asleep
in the chair. for fatigue and excitement
had overpowered her.
"You are handsome-handsome as
May morning." thought Nancy. gazing
upon the unfortunate, brave-hearted
girl. Il was once as handsome as you
and you'll fade - ha! fade before
Luke tames you"
Then shaking her fist at the sleeping
girl she locked the door and lay down
upon the bed Daniel had brought into
the anteroom.
In the crimson chamber Henry Elgin
once more slept.
In the hall Daniel paced to and fro.
In her den near the kitchen old Fan
shivered and moaned, dreaming of the
dead
Far down among the foundations Of
the house James Greene labored and
hoped. And in the little library slept
Luke Hammond in his chair. with his
cooked pistols Oh the table before him.
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Not to Euco urare La.insss..

Henry Ward Beecher once said: Gods
promises were never meant to ferry out
faziness. Like boat they are to be rowed
by our oars, but many men, entering, for
get the oars, and drift down more helpless
in the boat than if they. had stayed ON
shore. There is not an experience in life
by whose side God has not 6xedsa promise.
There is not trouble so deep and swift
running that we may not cross safely over
if we have courage to steer and strength
to pull" .s5.,
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Duty of tho Church.

Professor A. L. Gillett, of Worcesteb
Mass, says: LET me remind you of tse
duty Of the church to teach its young. Be-
cause the state has come to recognize that .
it is its duty to teach its children those :.
things which will make them good citizens
it does not for moment follow that the
church of Christ is absolved from teaching
its children those things which will make
them good citizens of heaven"
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Take It to the Lord in Prayer

Nothing is too small or too personal fos
prayer. If we lose something it is right to
ask God to help US find it. If we have a
small and difficult duty. it is no more too
small to lay before God than it is too diff,
PRAYER we should have God with us iI
everything, and that would be heavcp.-
Wellspring.
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Most people experience considerable diff:
fculty in living up to their college-bred1
children ~
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soul that has lived a goou many yeGiS dhu
been patiently faithful all the, while, tand
word in her behalf before the casket IS
finally closed. There is not very much
that can be said, at least of kind that Is
usually thrown into eulogies: She SIMPLY
did kindly and well lot Of little things
one day, and then the next day did very
much the same things over again, and con-
tinued in that way till the final night
came and she lay down to her long rest.
In the newspaper column OF deaths You
read that she was born on such a date,
died on such date and the funeral Will be
held on such a day. That Is you will hnd
such a notice as this if there are enough
people that cared for her. and II the s'irvl-
vors can afford to pay for the advertise
ment. And that is all. Nothing in the
case out of which to construct the ordinary
run of funeral oration; no luminous halo
made I'D of remarkable works done, re-
markable words spoken; no record you
can read from OF large donations bequeath-
ed. colleges instituted, hospitals founded.
There was no money to found them with.
Her father had left her nothing and she
was never in the way of making any; all
she could do was to take care OF her little
home. She had heart big and tender
enough to create asylums for all the sick
cost morey and she had little money. and
almost all her dollars were mites: There
was nalo around her sleeping face, but
only two-penny halo as most people saw
it. The Lord saw more and perharI two
or three others. The funeral was small
affair; there was plenty of room. room tor
q good many that were not there. Not
many flowers inside, no flashing equipages
outside. 49,
But her turn will come She will have
her innings by and by. THE Lord know
eth them that are His Many that are
first shall be last and the last first
Heaven will be interesting for its surprises.
If we are there we shall see good !I, many many
to introduce before anybody will know
them. Some people that have been lionized
down here will find heaven little dull
till they get used to the back seats. The
Lord has made His own mind 80 clear
upon these matters that we who venture
to bear His name ought to be learning to
estimate ourselves and Others by what
they are. not by the noise they make or
the halo they can create.
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The walking Delegate in Arizona.

To THE EDITOR OF The SCN-SW: People
outside the immediate zone OF tyranny I'M
posed by the so-calied labor unions cannon
fail to be impressed with the soundness ana
logic OF THE SUNS treatment OF problem
80 menacing to our free institutions. The
analysis Of the matter as submitted in your
frequent utterances is manifestiy and Ger
tainly the dictatlon OF common sense. Inc
st Louis Judge VINO oisthguishea himsen
last week WAS woE'ny VI the spieno'u s'pu'e
paid him In your columns. but as defender
Of the rights OF properly ihh Sun shouid
have the undying gratitude OF the nation LOT
its fearless, courageous. reAenuess struggle
for the right
IL Would De Impossible know. 70 gave
the space these numerous outrages oommHtted
by labor organizations ana their hlreo agents
throughout the entIre country reaiiy require
THOSE whlch come 10 nouce riRht mere IN New
1ork are frequent ana nagranI enough 70
JUSTIFY all HE Sun mas SAID ABOUT walKng
delegates ana the syMenauc oiackmail ana
graft they pursue iee tnere are sectiohs
OF the Ihiteo states III which 'he ia"lesshess
and depredatlons OF these men are carried
to an extremity OF murder olooo'hed ana
plumber not eclipseu oy tne great conspiracy
In the Pennsylvnnia coal ne!ds last year
and where. with Government troops at hand,
have not even the consoling support OF so
comforting an advocate as The Sun. refer
especially to the mining districts OF Arizona.
l have received Information from friends
who have invested heavily In favapai county
revealing a perfect tragedy or blood. The
banefu influence OF the union Idea has seized
that rich territory and has already spread
to such proportions that 1t seems necessary
that the national Government should inter-
vene to check 1t.
The organizations led by the walking dele
gates have caused several mines completely
to suspend operations. The mine owners
attempts to work with non-union labor have
been answered with bullets from the en-
ployees OF the unions. Several innocent men
have fallen in the last few months Many
more have barely escaped death and it is quite
probable that the past two weeks recorded
half dozen deaths. Threats of assassination
are openly and denantly made by the law
breakers and the situation mas become so