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.A . . , f; - ssssW----- i. BOHWEIEB, THE OONBTITUTION-TH- B UNIONAND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. VOL. L. MIFFLINTOWJS. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 17. 1896 NO. 27 OIIAPTElt XV. I'pon inquiry, Krank found that the Bows which Lady Seufield hnd given hint was correct. He was Indeed believed to be (load. I Ii8 presence In London was looked uion as a strange resurrection. J i was a poor position at iM-- to be In a large and splendid home with nothing but the memory of his dead father for com- pany. It would bare been better, be some- times thought, if be had diod upon the h.a.i r.t i i lHlllt jt ihmc, imwcrer, an invitation cam. to him from ihe Countess of Seatielil. ant In a fit of desperation, tired to death of His monotonous existence, he accented. When the countess sent that invitation he know perfectly well what she was doing. She had arranged this party as means or allowing tno cousins to meet. "They will be euro to do so sooner or later," she said to herself, "and it is bet-te- r that they should meet at my house xnan umt or- - a stranger. I can take care the duke while dear Constance put things right with her cousin." Meanwhile the Duke d'Azzcglio was by svo means as contented as this strange change of circumstances should have made him. lie was angry when he believ- ed his rival to bo dead; he was still more angry when he found that he waa living. "Tho duchess threw off her mourning, dried her tears, and seemed willing to accom- pany her husband anywhere and every where, "but the duko noticed that even, while she stood In the moot crowded of rooms, with an admiring group about her, her eyes were wandering restlessly around a if searching for a face she could not find. He knew for whom she sought, and his soul grew batter with Jealousy aud an-te-r, and be watched her keenly. At length came the invitation from Lady Seafield. A few days after it had been accepted the countess called upon her friend. She found Constance taking tea" In her boudoir. 8a glad you are coming to my little gathering, dca r. she said. "Do too know Jre very Drcr.d that I have induced n YOling hero to eniorirA fritm hla nan snow rumseit to bis Mends!" "Whom do you mean?" asked Con- stance, already feeling a vaguo fear gath- ering nbout her heart. i "Whom should I mean?" returned the couittcae gnyly, "but our hero of heroes, your handsome cousin? We ruoat not allow him to lead thi life of a hermit, for the young Earl of Harrington is a very Important member of society; be doesn't know how many young ladies are waiting for the clmnce of becoming his countess, The little ludy spoke ncordlng to her ewn light, wisely. It would be quite necessary, she thought, for Constance to accustom herself to the thought of her cousin's marriage, ami Constance listened in a. vviid dreitui, feeling her heart lacerat- ed by every cruel word. When Lady Sea-Ge- ld w.is gone niul sho found herself alone, she clasped her hands and, falling upon b r knitu, cried out in pain: HJh, kind henven, lend me not Into temptation!" I'rolwbly she had never In her life look- ed so lovely as upon the evening of the reception; when aha entered the counters' drawing room, looking like a beautiful statue, there wan a genuine murmur of admiration. The duke heard H and smil- ed. I li v was proud of his duchess. Itut Constance was as cold as ice; and her heart ncvniod to have ceased its beating. Suddenly she started, and every drop of blood seemed to flow back upon her heart, as her ey-s- , which had been wandering restlessly alioiit the room, beenmo fixed upon her cousin's face. Yen. thero stood Frank, looking like a young Adonis In hi elegant evening dress. His fuco was very pal.', a broad black rihlion still supported his nnn. At the first sight of him she started, and eagerly gripped her hus- band's arm, and then hut was sho dream- ing, or was it real? Was this indeed Frank, her lover, in whose arms she had lain ho contentedly whilo his kisses had ruined npon her lips? whose intake filled her heart, whoso wlioio being was dearer to her than ber very life; was this indeed lie this pale young man who bent over her hand anil enllwl her "duchess," as the Veriest stranger would bare done? What happened after that she did not know her sense must have become clouded for a moment, for when her bruin cleared again she was away from all the confusion of the crowd, sitting In the con- servatory by the open window, her hue-tiun- d by her side. The duke's face was .Very grim. "Are you better? he asked coldly. She could not answer him; at length, nnable to conquer her emotion, she burst into fcysterhvil tears. The duke fetched hex some wiaat, she drank it, and gradually grew more cora-sse-d; to return to the crowded room, however, was impossible, her face bors) ton evident traces of tears, so the duke) proposed that she should return home. During the drive not a word was spok- en, but when they reached the house Con-- i Stance gained her room, locked the door, nd threw herself upon a conch, sobbing like a heart-broke- n child. She was an impulsive woman now, not a statue, her very bbod was on fire. "I will not endure It," she cried pas- sionately. "They both deceived me my. grandmother first, then he whom tie world calls my husband. I have been clouted, betrayed, trapped Into a life of? misery, and he, my darling, thinks, as all the world thinks, that I did it of my own. free will. When he looked at me ht 1 thought I should have died at bis feet) I must see him again I must tell him the! truth, then perhaps my nJerabie life will l a !i'ln less hard vr. tme went to her witting taMe ana wrote! 1 must see you at once; I intended to peak to yon but could not. I cannot ask yon here; I dare not, neitheB an I with safety come to your house. I front to see you alone quite alone. Will on therefore meet me night Lt the south gate of the park at 10 o'clock? "CONSTANOK." She then addressed an euvelope to the Earl of Harrington, an,, """ "'" srith a clean sheet of blotting putter. ueu he has! finished and sealed nor letter, Feveral came with his message from the duke. "Madam," he said, "I was told to re during the evening for your grace' lealth." "Thanks; say that I am better. And she said no more. Feveral had seen gazing Intently at her table. "Which means," muttered Feveral to timsetf as he bowed and took bis leave, "that you have written a letter. Good I ut another tkne be carefnl of your blot-du- g paper; do not leave H so near mir-or- , or your secrets may be read by oth-rs.-" He passed out of the hall door and con- cealed himself in the shadow of the house. In a Tory short time tne door opened tnd Constance, cloaked aad hooded, came forth. Feveral followed her. Presently sfhe nmo to a pillar box, slipped in her letter, &en hastened back to the house. "Bravo, Feveral, he ruminated, "the game Is in your hands; yon can crush this proud duke, humiliate him, and yet you buuse. Why? because his wife is beauti- ful, forsooth and because yon know your plan of vengeance will victimize her. Pshaw, Feveral,' you are a fooL Was she lot warned, and yet she married the duke? Well, he shall know now that his wife, the duchess, is no more immaculate than oth- er women ; he shall learn what a man feels wben his honor is betrayed." CIIAPTEIt XVI. The next day was a weary one for Con-tanc- es it seemed to her that night would ever come. At 9 o'clock Constance asked her maid if the duke was at home The girl answered In the negative. "You can leave me." said Constant, 'and do not disturb me again She looked at the great bronze clock Which stood upon her chimney piece. It was near the hour she had named, yet she was still in her room, trembling liko a criminal waiting to hear her doom. Well, there was no further time to bp lost; she must either go or stay, and she resolved. to go. She hurriedly fastened on her bonnet and cloak, and descended the stairs. Once ontaMe, she sped along with the fwiftness of a hunted hare. At length he reached tho trysting place. Suddenly her heart gave a great leap, for her eyes fell on her cousin. A .sumont after their ryes met. He came forward with but lit tle eagerness, but Constance seized his band and burst into tears. At last they had met, and the hours seemed minutes. It grew lute, the crowds In the streets were getting smaller and mailer, but Constance and Frank still at side by side on a seat in the nark They were silent, all had been said that could be said, all doubt anil suspicion had been uprotted from bis heart; and now tor one little hour they put the present from their minds and had over again those happy hours of their early love. "It Is very late," she said. "O Fruuk, I Biust go home.' "Constance," he cried, "for heaven's ake, don't tell me you are going back to that man!" "You forget, Frank, that man is mv Ausliand." Y'our husband!" he cried scornfully, "a man who has tricked and deceived you; Hvho cares for yon no more than lie dots for the hound which follows him you will go back to him, Constance?" "Why not, frank? 1 have married aim." "An oath extracted by a lie is not bind- ing," said Frank. "Come, listen to me; you will leave this man's house. Go back (o Avondule Castle; then nt least we can be cousins, if nothing more." As he sioke a form stood between him and his cousin. It was the Duke d'Azzcg- lio. "Pardon me for Interrupting you," said the duke with mock politeness, wxiilo Frank and his cousin stihsi dumb, 'lut as l tntnK it is rainer laie ior my aucness to be abroad I will have the pleasure of conducting her home." The whom affair had taken place so suddenly that the figures of husband and wrfe had faded into the darkness before Frank had fully recovered from the sur- prise caused by the sudden appeasance of the duke. But early the next morning he received a letter from his cousin. "My Iear Frank," ske wrote;"! am ending this to implore you to leave Eng- land for my sake, if not for your own. Your presence In London Is fraught with much danger to as both. Try to forget me, and if you cannot, remember always that my husland stands between ns. He was warned of my meeting with you last night, and followed me. "CONSTANCE." Meanwhile, what had taken place be- tween tho duke and uis wife? iSo one knew. At midnight Feveral had seen them enter the duchess' txiudoir. About half an hour later the duke came forth looking cruelly angry, but no one saw the duchess that night. The next day, however. Feveral. met her. He bow- ed "low; she did not respond, hut drew herself up and passed him by, as if tiiere was contamination in his very tonch. A few days later Alice Oreybrook, la answer to the piteous appeal of her friend, came to pay a long visit to Constance. For several weeks after this the duke nd duchess were seldom seen together. The duke was a busy man, and had little time to devote to society, but on every festive occasion of any note he sent his duchess to represent him. She went, ac- companied always by Alice Greybmok, ud often the two were escorted by Fev- eral. Constance did not refuse the secre- tary's escort since it had been commanded by the duke, but she never addressed him. Suddenly, urgent business called the duke to Madrid. He went alone, leaving Con- stance in London. CHAPTER XVH. At the end of a fortnight the dnke waa gain in London. The first thing he did. iBfter ct.ldly greeting his wife, was to ire - - to his room and send far Feverai. "Im. Journal are full this muruing, I see. of Uie state hull which was given l.mt night. Vou were present, I believe?" be uskeil. "Yes. It was truly magnificent." "Indeed! replied the duke, grimly, "but 1 neara ol some scandalous scene. "Oh, a mere trifle. Some roughs pick- ed a quarrel with the soldiers; then some drew knives. "Nothing more?" said the duke, sig- - nttjcautly. "Let me see. Ah, yes, your studious nephew. Count Palinatos, was one of the rut to arrive. Never mind my ncpnewt" Interrupted mat uuae, shortly; "speak of my duchess. "I saw her fur a moment, afterward she aisaineared. "And you did not sett her again?" said the duke eagerly, "you did not remain near her? You do not know to what in dividuals she wan presented"" -- 1 raukly," returned Feveral, in the same indifferent tone, "I do not." "Mr. FevoraJ, said tho duke sternly. "let ns understand each other. You are say secretary, my servant, employed by ma at your own particular request to serve nte In any way I wish; at the very nmuent wben I most deiK-n- uim.ii you, when I look for service more domes! i In their nature and more affecting my hap- piness, your ardor cools, your devotion vanishes. Hereafter you must keep a closer watch upon the duchess, or leave my employ. Decide!" "My lord," answered Feveral, "I must have on hour to reflect." As the door closed upon blin, the duke smiled. "He is mine," he said; "when such a rasitil demands thne for reflection be is as good as bought.." He paused; the room door opened and admitted Count Iu!matos, the dnke's nephew, lie was a youth of sixteen, with black hair, a brown skin, and dreamy yes. "Wen," said the duke, with a smile, "how are you enjoying your visit, my dear boy? Did you go to the state ball last night?" I did, my lord. "You saw the duchess, of course?" "Saw her? O yea, of course. Just for a moment. I assisted her to her carriage. There were present two others, Mr. Fev- eral, your secretary, and " "Yes," said the fluke, quickly, "the other?" "The other Is a gentleman whose name t do not know a charming person, who suved my life." "Indeed!" "Yes. There was a scuffle outside the palace. Some rutlian ilrew a knife, which was at my throat when my preserver in- - terposed and received the thrust in his breast." IIo was wounded, yon say?" "A flesh wound, which will heal, with care, in a few days." '.May I ask did the gentleman accost the duchess?" "Not in my presence." The youth looked at the duke in a nuz zled sort of way. Then he left the room. wondering what all this mystery could mean. Meanwhile Feveral was sitting in his room thinking deeply over the interview which he had had with the duke, and wondering what course It would be best for him to pursue. . " t - "Feveral," lie said to himself. tSrtaat to coming to yon? A few weeks ago yon betrayed the duchess simply for the pleas- ure of humiliating the duke, and now be- cause you are asked to repeat the per formance yon hesitate. Wl.y should you hesitate? Your tusk in life is set; why should you refuse to accomplish it? If 1 were om-- to leave this roof I should never reap my revenge. I will not leave it I will do as the duke wishes me. I will become his spy," U'oUe continued.) JAPAN'8 GREAT CATHEDRAL. One ot the Finest Structures to lie Found In the Clvl Ized World. When foreign architects visit Juiwn and ace tho cathedral of Buddhism for the first time they are generally aston- ished at tho magnificent structure. It Is executed In pure Oriental style, and la richly ornamented with carvings. II. Ito, a famous builder of Nngoya City, designed it- - Tho structure was com menced lu 1878, and was completed this year. The cost baa been estimated nt $17,000,000. It would have greatly exceeded this amount had not nuiiilM-r- of Buddhists worked without any rec- ompense. As the structure ncarcd com- pletion the committee having the work In charge was nuicti as. to fire insurance. Tlu-- found that no company would assume the risk on such a valuable, wooden structure, tho danger of destruction by fire being very great, and thus the premiums would amount to an enormous sum of money. At Inst tho committee decided on n rtesign aoviseu ny lt. Tanabo. Numliers of powerful fountains were constructed, Ntli exterior and Interior, which can be mnde to play on all parts Of tho structure at the same time. ITsiiiilly only one great ornnmentnl fountain Is playing, rising to the great height of ir7 t. This Is probably the lurKCHt artificial fountain In exist- ence, emitting 82,000 gallons per kour. In case of fire all the water pressure Is directed through fountains. Thus every juirt of the structure, loth Inside and out, could soon ho drenched, and auy conflagration soon extinguished. St. Louis Globo-Democra- t. Gormnny has 80,000 breweries. Great Britain 1S.00O. The United States shows uly 3,000 of these factories of delight. Professor Lasccllea Scott of Ixunlon who lias lieen examining the Keelcy motor, in the interests of the stockhol- ders, si ys that ho is satisfied that it is a wonderful thing. Michigan's oldest practicing phy sician is Dr. William Sprague, of Cold-wate- r. He is ninety-nin- e years old and has practiced in that town more than half a century. Certain marine animalsfptcropoda) which live in the sea, hut which ex- cept in some slight external resem- blance, have nothing in common with butterflies, are sometimes called "sea butterllios." Melbourne, Australia, has lrt 41.435 inhabitants in four years, the census of 1805 giving a population of 447,461. The population of the seven Australian colonies at the end of 1805 was 4.238.000. Dr. Cocko, of Boston, has report- ed to the Massachusetts Homeopathic Society a remarkable cure of paralysis, which he has affected by means of hypnotism. There are patents for scrubbing brushes and brooms to the number of 3184. ST' .TVrS COUNTRY HOUSE SEWAGE. flow to Dispose of Liquid Wastes from Isolated Dwellings. In building a city house or a house In a suburlmn town that la providi-- d with sewers, the question of plumbing la comparatively simple. It mainly Itself tnto.a question of tin rEHSI'ECTlVB VI BW. amount of money one Is wining to ex- pend for methods and syMatus that are well tried and proved. Itut in the con struction of a country house, a most Important and vexing problem cou fronts the bu tides. The disposal of sewage hi the country ana caused wova troub la than all of yie other features: of house, building and management put together; even the near neighborhood of a running stream into which the sewage may be discharged does not afford relief. Those who dwell lower down on the stream are likely to mnke complaint of tho contaminations, and they may ask relief from tho law At trio present time tho main reliance la tupn cesspools, but they are always filthy contrivances, and serve as a con stant menace to health. The sewage matter accumulating for months In the cesspools putrefies and becomes Inde- scribably loathsome. The liquid mat- ter percolates through the sides and saturates tho soil. As this Is not acces- sible to the purifying agency of snnllght and free oxygen. It loses all the dlsinr feci ing qunlUies of tho soil. Therefore, one has close to bis house at nil times sown go matter In Its most dangerous form. It may seem from tuts that the whole question of sewage uisposal in country bouses Is absolutely bopelcas of solution, but this la far from Ui0 caae. At a recent meeting In New York, Colonel George E. Waring and Alexander rotter, both eminent sani tary engineers, delivered brief es on "Country House Sewage," and the former gentleman baa written an article describing and fully Illustrat- ing a system for the disposal of liquid wastes for isolated houses In a recent Issue of "Shoppell's Modern nouses, published In New York. Both o these gentlemen are thoroughly opposed to tho cesspool system, and advocate the dally delivery of sewage onto the sur- face of the ground. At the first glnncu this seems nioat repugnant to the un--' Initiated, who conceive of sewage us tho contents of the cesspool after lt has putrefied. But fresh sewage thnt Is de- livered upon the surface Is absolutc'y Inodorous and inoffensive. According to the Massachusetts standard It con sists of KI8 parts of water, one part of mineral matter, and only one part In a. thousand or organic matter. It fur nishes no menace to health when de- livered oa the surface, but merely en riches the ground and makes It mora productive. It Is not Intended that It should be a constant flow over the same section or gronnfl. for In that case tne soil would soon become saturated and offensive. Two sections of land are made available, and the flow ! dally diverted from one to the other, thui giving the soil a chance to recuperate It must not be thought that this system U merely theoretical. It baa been In use with the most satisfactory results. Not pnjj la It An operation am aUlglfes; tatetf, btu it has been tested by large Institutions, by villous and even by cities. One'of the mor.t notable exam- ples Is In the case of the town of nyne, Pennsylvania, where It has been found to work admirably. There are certain modifications of the system that make It more widely ap- plicable. It may be that fn a country estate there is no available sectlot: of land that can be used for sewage drain- age without becoming too conspicuous. In that case tho drainage may be through porous agricultural tile drains laid a fow Inches below the surface of Uie ground. In case It be ImposHllJo or Inadvisable for any reason to dis- charge the sewage as soon as It Is d. a retaining tank may !o con- structed. But lu any case it should 1k discharged within twenty-fou- r hours boare there is any chance of putrefac- tion. tVo Illustrate tills article with a de- sign of a house, attractive In appear- ance and suitable for erection In a ter- ritory where Uie sewers have not been laid, and where a system ot "surface disposal" could bo adopted to better advantage than the use of a cesspool. General dimensions: Width, includ- ing dining-roo- hay and tower projec- tion. 44 feet Inches; depth, Including veranda, 3u feet 3 Inches. Height of storlea: Cellar, Q feet 0 inches; first story, 0 feet; second story, S feet 0 Inches; attic, 8 feet. Exterior Materials: Foundation, none; first and second story walls, ga- bles and roots, shingles. Interior Finish: Three coat planter, hard wliTfe Jfoalsh. Planter centers In ltn.ll and principal rooms of first story. Poft wood flooring and trim through- out. Ash staircase. Tane! backs under y HaiEr- s I trso yKV tsVfy s itfS tflK S FIRST FLOOIU windows In hall and principal rooms, first story. Kitchen and bathroom, wainscoted. Chiilr-ra- il In d'ning-room- . AH Interior woodwork grain filled, stained to suit owner and finished with hard oil varnish. Colors: Shlngllpg on walls, gnblea ind roofs, dipped fn and brush-conte- il with moss-groe- n stain. Trim, includ- ing cornices, veranda posts, .rail, out- side casings for doors and windows, conductors, etc., dark green. Sashes, blinds and outside doors, dark red Veranda floor and ceiling, oiled. Accommodations: The principal rooms and theljr slr.es, closets, etc., nre shown tvr the floor plans. Cellar under the whole house, " with Inside floor Laundry with two set-tub- s In cellnt One servant's room finished In attic, tin remainder of attic floored for storage Bathroom, with complete plumbing, ii second story. Stationary wash bowl "U tower bedroom. Brick-se- t range. Firs places In halL dining-roo- m and library Wide double folding doors connect hal and parlor and hall and library. Cost: $3,500, not Including manteli range and heater. The estimate Is basei on Netf Tork prices for matetials an4 labor. In many sections of the countrj the cost should be less. Feasible Modifications: General dl menslons, materials and colors may In changed. Cellar may be reduced in slzt Cf wholly omitted. Laundry tube couIS I B4lft. O Bed R- - I etf R I I ttiOii Igj 5' I "" I secosn ri.ooa lw tinasf.'rrcd from cellar to kltchci ' Two additional rooms, may be flolshe In the attic, or tho attic may be left ei tlrely unfinished. Fireplace may I planned In parlor. Veranda may I Increased In size. Dining-roo- bn could be carried up two stories, thu enlarging the bedroom over the dinlni room. Ow right, isna, A Long Time Ago, A traveling salesman had bee: obliged to stay over night At a m town In the Southwest, and was talk lug with tho hotel-keepe- r. "You've got a grand town here havuu't your" ho said. -- Wo think so," replied the host, dip lomatically. "ItuslneKs seems to be lively." "Yes, we're enjoying a boom." "It appears to be Improving rapidly.' "That's wliiit." "You don't have any lynchings hen-d- your "Not like we used to." "I've heard thnt It was once very !.n In that line," "Well, yes; we used to have a hnu Ing now and then, but It's b"t-- ; mighty long time now since we hn one." "When was the Inst one?" The landlord studied a moment, am counted on his fingers. I ain't sure," lie said, nt Inst, "bu I think It will be two weeks day aftcj Tl TurltlNh Neeillw. A curious needle with a polished trl angular eye large enough to enrrj strips of beaten pnld and for use iixi embroidery of linen was once showi to nn American wom.m In Constant! nnplo. The particular interest attach Ing to the needle was the assertion ol l.s owner thnt lt had been In the poi session of his family u.ore than io' years. "They say the Jewelers nje down o bicycles." "Yes, It lies got so flint fellow who rides a wheel doesn't can whetlier lie owns a diamond pin c not." Chicago Record. Knropean Police Officers. London police sergeants or rounds men are paid from $8.50 to $13 a wcel and constables or patrolmen from $0 t $8. In Dublin the wages are hnlf a dol lar less. In Glasgow the highest pnj for a constable Is $0.73. for a sergenni ; nn Inspector gets $700 a year, and t superintendent from $1,200 to $1,500 The St. Petersburg chief of polic draws $2,500 a year, a sergeant fron $300 to $400, and a patrolman from $;ft to $220 a year. Parts pays $5.25 to $0.51 to patrolmen (agents) and $7 to rounib men. Tatrolmen get from $225 to $2i a year at Vienna, from $2."0 to $",00 ai Amsterdam, from $200 to 320 at Brus sels, where detectives may rise to $J80 The Turkish policemen get $3 a wenl and the native policemen of Calcutta from $4 to $4.50 a month. -- J - . Not fo Sfntb ' fiha Was, Agatha Charley is tickled with his new mustache, Isn't he? Marie Yes. but (with a blush) not half as mnch as I am. Clalrmount pJ. YJ National Eagle. flEUUflWL The Eminent Divine's Sunday Sennoto. Subject: "An 111 Kust Wind." Tmt! "And th T.oi-- ronuht an en wind npon th land all that day and all that nUibt." Exo los x.. 13. The reference here.t --- t to a evolnne, but, to the long ennttnnni Motrins or the wlnl from an snhenlthml qnarter. The north wind Is bracing, thn emith wind is relnx'np. but the wt wind is Irritntine and full of thrmt. Eighteen timne does the Bible speak aoalnat the east wind. Moses describes the thin mrn hlaetml hy the wt wind. Thn psalmfst doecribfls the brenkf ng of thn ships r1 Tarshlsh hv thn east wind. The locus' s that pls.cn d Eirrot worn horn in on the east wind. The gonrd thnt sheltered Jonah wns shattered by Ihn east wind, anil in all the SIKlO summers, autumn?, winters, sprtner" of th world's existence the worst wind thar ever blew Is the east wind. Now. If Ood would only give ns a ellmatn of perpetnal nor'wnster, how (rnnlal and kind and p'acld and fndiitrionn Christians n wonld all be! But It takes almighty (trace to be what wo onirht to be under the sat wind. Onder the ddlling and wet wine of thfl not wind the most of the world's vilinlnles, frauds, outrages, suicides and murders hnve hnm hatched out I think If you should keep a roeorolojrlcal history ol the days ol n yrir so'i ii nam rexuirt ii tn criminal record of the country yon would find that those were the beet days for puhlio morals which were under the "north or west wind, and that fhom were the worst days for pur- lin morals which wore nnder the east wind. The points of the compass have morn to do with the world's morals and the chmrh's piety than you have yet suspected. Bov. Dr. Archibald Alexander, eminent for learning and for consecration, when by ons of his stnnents at Princeton whether ho always had full assurance of fnlth. replied. Y. except when the wind blows from the east." Dr. Fmncia, dictator of Paracuay, when the wind was from the east, main oppressive en- actments for the people, "hut when thn weather chanced repented him of tho cruel- ties, repealed the nnactments and wns in good humor with all thn world. Before I overtake the main thought of my subject I want to tell Chrlstirn people they ought to be observant of cllmntfcnl chances. Be on your gnard when tho wind blows from the east There are certain styles of tempts-tfoo- s thnt you cannot endure un tor certain styles of weather. When tho wind blows from the east, if you are of a nervous tem- perament, go nntamongexasperating people, try not to settln bad debts, do not try to settle old disputes, do not talk with a bigot on religion, do not go among thoe people who delight In saying Irritating things, do not try to collect funds for a charitable Institution, do not try to answer an Insulting letter. If these tbfngsSnust be done, do them whon the wind Is from the north, or the south, or th west, but not wben the wind If from the esdt You say that men and women ought not to fe so sensitive and nervous. I admit lt, but I am not talking abont what thn world ought to bn. I am talking about what the world is. While there are persons whose disposition does not seem to bn affected by changes in the atmosphere, nine out of ten are mightily played upon by Such Inflnoocea. O Christian man t under suoh circumstances do not write hard things against yourself, do not get wor- ried about Tour fluctuating experience. Yoo re to remmber thnt the barometer In yonr sool to only answering the barometer of the weather. Instead of sitting down and being discouraged and saying. "I am not a Chris. nan Docraan oobt leal eMlarant,"got no and look out of the window and see the weatonr vaa pointing fa the wrong quarter, and then say "Get thee behind me, solan, thou prlnee of the power of Uta air; get out Of my bouse) get Out of tny heart, thou do-- uuu ot uoranesB oonwa on toe east wind. Awsy f However good and great you may be la the Christian life yonr soul will nevet tm inaepenoent or pnvsioal condition. feet I am ottering most practical, useful truth here, one that may give relief to a great many Christians wno are worried and d sponaent at times, Dc Bash, a monarch In medicine, aftei en ring hundmils of eases of mental 'depres- sion, himself fell sick and lost his religion hope, and he would not believe his pastoi wnentne pastor told him that his spiritual depression waa only a consencenoe of physi- cal depression. Andrew Puller. Thomas rVjott William Cowpor, Thomas Boston. Tl i I tuOi ,r jfin ixoiunni, jieiononinon were mighty men for God, but all of them illus- - ranous or tne iai tnal a man's soul Is not Independent of.hls pliyslcnl health. An emi- nent phvslclnn gave as his opinion that no man ever aiea a great triumphant dentn whose disease was below the diaphragm. Rtaekhonse. the learned Christian com men- tor, says hn dons not think Saul was insane when David played the harp before him. but It was a hypochondria coming from inflam- mation of the liver. Oh, bow many good people hove been mistaken in regard to thnii rellglom hope, not taking these things into consideration! The dean ot Carlisle, one of thn host men that ever 11 ved, and onn of thn most useful, satdowa and wrote: "Though I have en- deavored to discharge my duty as well as I could, yet sadness and melancholy of heart stick close by and Increase upon me. I toll nobody, but I am very much sunk indeed, and I wish I ennld have the relief of weeninc as I used to. My days are exceedingly dark and distressing. In a word, Almlghl v Ood seems to hldn His face, and 1 intrust the se- em hardly to any earthly being. I kno not what will become of m. 1 hero In doubt- less a good deal of bodily sffltction mingled With this, but It Is not all so. I bless Ood, however, that I never lose sight of the cross, and though I should din without seeing anj personal Interest in the Bndenmnr's merits, 1 hope that I shall hn found at His feet. 1 will thank yon for a word at your leisure, Mj door is bolted at thn time I am writing this, for I am full of tears." What wns thn mutter with the dean of Can flslo? Hnd hn got to bn a worse mat) No. Thn phvslclnn wild that Ihn state of his puis wonld not warrant his living o minute. Oh, If thn east wind n fleets the spleen, and afTncU the lungs, and aflivts the liver, it will affect your immortal soul. Appealing to Ood fot help, brace yourself against these wltherinc blasts and destroying Influences, lest tlial which thn psalmist Mild broke the ships ol Tnrshish shipwreck yon. - But notice in my text that the Lord onn-(ro- tho east wind: Lord brought the east wind." Ho brings It for especial pur- pose; it mnsfsometlmes blow from thai quarter. The east wind Is Just,as important as the north wind, or tho south wind, or tho wyt wind, but not so pleasant. Trial mast come. Tho text does not say you will escape the nutting blnst. Whoever did escape It? Especially who that accomplished any- thing (or ohuroh or stntn ever escaped it? 1 wns In tho pulpit of John Wesley, in Lon- don, a pnlpit where hn stood onn day and said, "I have been charged with all the erimns in the catalogue exenpt one that ol drunkenness," and n woman arose in the audience and said. "John, you were drunk Inst night." So John Wesley passed under the flail. I saw In a foreign Journal a report of one of Gnorgo Whitefiolit's sermon.- - a sermon prcachisd a hundred und twenty or thirty years ago. It seemed that thn reporter St ood to take the sermon, nnd Ids chief idea was tn sitricature it. and these are some of thn re- - poitorinl Interliniugs of the sermon ol Oeorge Whitnflnld. After failing him by a nickname indicative of a physical defect in me eye. It goes on tosay: "Hern the preachei slosps his chin on the pulpit cushion. Her he elevates his voice, llern he lowers bit roii-e- . Holds ha nrms extended. Jiawli klond. Stands trembling. Makes a Iright-lu- l fnce. Turns up tho whites of his eyes, DIrsiis bis hands behind him. Clasps bit irms around him and hugs htniselr. Ko.m llou'U Hal loos, jump?, cries. Changes Iron eryln?. Halloos and Jumps again.' Welt, mv brother. If that good man went thronerh all that preoess. In your occupation, in yonr profession, in yonr store, in yonr shop, nt th bur, in the sick room, in thn editorial eh Air. somewhere, yon will have to eo through a similar process. You cannot escape lt Keats wrote his, famous poem, and the ba:d erit'eism of the poem killed him llt- - nra'ly kll!1 hiie. Tnso wrote his noerr, entitled, "Jnrii'nlem Delivered." and U had such a cold rooep-Io- It turned him Into a raving mnninc. KMIllneflect w8 plain bv his literary nnnrefea. Thn frown o' Henrv . VI It slew Cn-1n- nt Wolsey. Tho Duke of Wellington refused to have ihn fence around his house, which had leen destroyed bv thn excited mob. rebuilt, because hn wanted the fence to remain as it was, a reminder of thn mutability and uncertainty of the popular favor. And yon will have trial of some sort. Yon have had It already. Why nee 1 1 prophesv? I might better mention an historical fnct in vour historv. You aro a merchant. Wbat a time you hnd With that old tmsiiieoe partner! iow nnr.i u was to get rid ol him! IWore on bought him out, or t.n ruined both ol on, wnat magnitude of annoyance! Then fter you had paid him down a certain sum lof money to have him go oat and to promts hn would not open ft store nf tbnsamn kind of business In vour street, did he not open the very samn kind of bnst. nnss as near to yon ns possible and take all your customers ns far ns he eonld tnke thnmf And thnn, knowing all your fral'tieji and weaknesses, after being in your business firm for so many years. Is ho not now spend- ing his timn in making a commentary on what you furnished as a text? You are physician, and in your sickness, or in yonr Hbsenoe, yon get a neighboring doctor tn jtakn your place in thn sick room, nnd hn himself Into thn favor of that fam- ily, so'thnt you forever lose their patronage. Pr, you tnkn a patient throngh the seriotu. ftages of a fever, and some day thelmpaticnt father or husband of the sick one rushi'j put and gets another medical practi- tioner, who comes in Just in timn to get the credit ot thn euro. Or, you are a lawyer, and you comn In contact with a trickster fn your profession, and in your absence, and contrary to agreement, hn moves a nonsuit pr the dismissal of thn ease. Or the judge on tho bench, rem em g nn old political irrudge, rules against vou everv timn hp gets ii chance, nnd savs with a snnrl, "If von Jlon't likn mv decision, take nn nxceptlo'n." Pr, yon afoa farmer and thn curcnllo sllnu-- s tho fruit, or thn weevil gets Into the wheat jtr thn drought stunts the corn, or tho ej rains glrnyou no opportunity for gathering the harvest. Yonr b"st cow get9 the hollow horn: your best horse gets foun- dered. A French' proverb said that trouble comes on horseback an I poos away on foot, potroublo dashed In on you suddenly; but, ph. how long it wns In getting away! Camn bn horseback, goes away on foot. Itapld in coming, slow in going. Tint is tho historv of nearly all your troubles. Again nnd Again and agnln yon have experienced the powor of the e st wind. lVmny bo blowing from that direction now. My friends, Ood Intenlnd these troubles and trials for somn particular purpose. They do not come nt random. Hern Is tho promise: "Ho stnyeth His rough wind In tbo day of the east wind." In the tower ot London the swor-l- s an I the gnns of other ages are burn- ished nnd arranged Into hugo pnssfon flow- ers and sunflowers and bridnl cakes, and you wonder how anything so hard as sleel co-il- bo put into such floral shapes. I have to icll you that the hardest, sharpest, most cutting most piercing sorrows of this "life may bn madoto bloom and b'ossom and put on bridal fesrlvity. Tho Iliblo says they shall bn mitigated, they shall be assuaged, they snail be gradunted. Ood Is not going to al- low you to be overthrown. A Christian wo- man, very much despondent, was holding her child in her arms, an 1 thn pastor, trying to console the woman in her spiritual depn-s-sio- said. "There, you will let your child drop. "Oh, no," she said, "I couldn't let the ohild drop." H snld, "You will let thn child drop," "Why," sho said, "If I should drop thn child here, it would dash his Mfo out!" "Well, now," said the Christian min- ister, don't yon think Ood is a good as you ore? Won't Ood, your Father, tako as good earn of you. His child, as you take euro of your child? God won't let you drop." I suppose Ood lets the east wind blow just hard onough to drive ns Into the harbor of Ood's protection, We nil feel we can man age oar own nffaira, - Y? hive helm nnd compass and chart and quadrant. Olve Wh " plenty of sea room and wo sail on and Fail on; but afters while there comes a Caribbean whirlwind up the coast, and we are helplee la the gale, nnd we cry out for harbor. All our calculations upw-t- , wo say with tho poot; Shange and decay on all around I poo. who chnngest not, abide with me! Bless Ood for your trials. Oh, my Chris-Ha- n friend, keep your spirits up by tho power of Christ's gospel. Do not surrend- er. Do you not know thnt when yon givo up, others will givo up ? You havo courage, and others will havo eournge. Tho Romans wont into the battle, and by some accident there was an inclination of tho stamlanL The standnrd upright meant forward march; Ihe Inclination of thn stun. Inrd meant sur- render. Through thn negligence of thn man who earned the standard, and the Inclina- tion of lt, the at my surrendered. Oh, let ns keep the standard up, whether it be blowu down by the east wind or the north wind or the south wind. No Inclination to sur- render. Forward into tho conflict. There is near Bombay a troo that they call the "sorrowing tree,"" the peenlturity of whioh is it never puts forth any bloom in thn daytime, but in the night puts out all its bloom and all Its redolence. And f hnve m tell you that through Christian charm-to- r puts forth tts sweetest blossoms In the rinrk-ne- ss Of sickness, the darkness of financial distress, the dnrkmws of bereavement, the darkness of denth. "weening ninv endure for night, bnt joy comeih in the morning." Across the harsh discords of this world rolls the music of tho skies nntsin that breaks from the Hps, music that breaks from thn nnrjis and rustles from the palms, music like falling water ovor rocks, musln like wander- ing winds among leaves, mnsio like caroling birds among forests, music like bil- lows storming tho Atlantic bea.-- Th shall hunger no more, ne tln-- r tli rst any more, neither shall the sun liirht on them nor any heat, for tli" I :ub which Is In the midst of tile tlin.no shall lend them . to living fountnins of wutei, and Ood shall wipe away nil tears from ih.iir eyes." 1 s-- a great Christian llel approaching that har- bor. Home of the ships come in with sails rent and bulwarks knocke.1 awav. hut still afloat Nearer and shliiinirshore Nearer and nearer tho eternal anchoni.-- e Haul away, my lads; haul away! Borne of the sbis had mlghly tonnage, and others were shallop easily listed of the wiud nnd Wave, Homo were and nrn.e.1 of tho thunders of Christ li n battle, nud others were unprotendlng tuns taking others through the Narrows, and some were cojistcrs that aever ventured out into tho of Christian experience) but they 'are nil coming nearer the wharf brigitntine, gal leon, line of buttle ship, longboat, pinnace, war frigate ami as thev comn Into the h?ir. bor I find that they are driven by the long, loud, terriflo blast of the east wind, lt is through much tribulation that you an-t- Itnr into tho kingdom of Ood. You hnvo blesi d Ood for the nnrth wind and blessed Him for tho south wind, Kiel blessed Him for the west wind; can you net in thn light of this subject bli-s- s Him fur the enst wind t K' nrer, my Ood, to Thee, Nearer to Thee, E'en though it be a cross That rais'-l- me, Htill all my song shall ho. Hearer, my fin I, t Thee, Nearer to Thee. Over .100,0(10 specimens of fossil insects have leen collected from various parts of Ihe world. Of thefc, luitterllies nre ami.ng the rarest, ss less thnn two sjieciiiiens all told have been found. Said Ihe late T". T. Hnmum tn Mat how Arnold: "Von are a celebrity; I am a notoriety. Wo ought to lie belter acquainted. The most nlunlile Ilible in the world lielonps to a Chicago man. lie bouctit it st the Ilraylon Ives snlc of are Ux.ks fur f 1 l.SiKl. George W. Trek, tiie writer of hu- morous sketches of Irfe in a country town, pubfislieil his articles over the name of "Cantell A. l'igley." The name is raid to have been nn invention of his own.

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i. BOHWEIEB, THE OONBTITUTION-TH- B UNIONAND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.

VOL. L. MIFFLINTOWJS. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 17. 1896 NO. 27

OIIAPTElt XV.I'pon inquiry, Krank found that the

Bows which Lady Seufield hnd given hintwas correct. He was Indeed believed tobe (load. I Ii8 presence In London waslooked uion as a strange resurrection.

J i was a poor position at iM-- to be In alarge and splendid home with nothing butthe memory of his dead father for com-pany. It would bare been better, be some-times thought, if be had diod upon theh.a.i r.t i ilHllltjt ihmc, imwcrer, an invitation cam.to him from ihe Countess of Seatielil. antIn a fit of desperation, tired to death ofHis monotonous existence, he accented.

When the countess sent that invitationhe know perfectly well what she was

doing. She had arranged this party asmeans or allowing tno cousins to meet.

"They will be euro to do so sooner orlater," she said to herself, "and it is bet-te- r

that they should meet at my housexnan umt or-- a stranger. I can take care

the duke while dear Constance putthings right with her cousin."

Meanwhile the Duke d'Azzcglio was bysvo means as contented as this strangechange of circumstances should havemade him. lie was angry when he believ-ed his rival to bo dead; he was still moreangry when he found that he waa living."Tho duchess threw off her mourning, driedher tears, and seemed willing to accom-pany her husband anywhere and everywhere, "but the duko noticed that even,while she stood In the moot crowded ofrooms, with an admiring group about her,her eyes were wandering restlessly around

a if searching for a face she could notfind. He knew for whom she sought, andhis soul grew batter with Jealousy aud an-te-r,

and be watched her keenly.At length came the invitation from

Lady Seafield. A few days after it hadbeen accepted the countess called uponher friend. She found Constance takingtea" In her boudoir.

8a glad you are coming to my littlegathering, dca r. she said. "Do too knowJre very Drcr.d that I have induced n

YOling hero to eniorirA fritm hlanan snow rumseit to bis Mends!"

"Whom do you mean?" asked Con-stance, already feeling a vaguo fear gath-ering nbout her heart. i

"Whom should I mean?" returned thecouittcae gnyly, "but our hero of heroes,your handsome cousin? We ruoat notallow him to lead thi life of a hermit, forthe young Earl of Harrington is a veryImportant member of society; be doesn'tknow how many young ladies are waitingfor the clmnce of becoming his countess,

The little ludy spoke ncordlng to herewn light, wisely. It would be quitenecessary, she thought, for Constance toaccustom herself to the thought of hercousin's marriage, ami Constance listenedin a. vviid dreitui, feeling her heart lacerat-ed by every cruel word. When Lady Sea-Ge- ld

w.is gone niul sho found herself alone,she clasped her hands and, falling uponb r knitu, cried out in pain:

HJh, kind henven, lend me not Intotemptation!"

I'rolwbly she had never In her life look-ed so lovely as upon the evening of thereception; when aha entered the counters'drawing room, looking like a beautifulstatue, there wan a genuine murmur ofadmiration. The duke heard H and smil-ed. I li v was proud of his duchess. ItutConstance was as cold as ice; and herheart ncvniod to have ceased its beating.

Suddenly she started, and every drop ofblood seemed to flow back upon her heart,as her ey-s- , which had been wanderingrestlessly alioiit the room, beenmo fixedupon her cousin's face. Yen. thero stoodFrank, looking like a young Adonis In hielegant evening dress. His fuco was verypal.', a broad black rihlion still supportedhis nnn. At the first sight of him shestarted, and eagerly gripped her hus-band's arm, and then hut was sho dream-ing, or was it real? Was this indeedFrank, her lover, in whose arms she hadlain ho contentedly whilo his kisses hadruined npon her lips? whose intake filledher heart, whoso wlioio being was dearerto her than ber very life; was this indeedlie this pale young man who bent overher hand anil enllwl her "duchess," as theVeriest stranger would bare done?

What happened after that she did notknow her sense must have becomeclouded for a moment, for when her bruincleared again she was away from all theconfusion of the crowd, sitting In the con-servatory by the open window, her hue-tiun- d

by her side. The duke's face was.Very grim.

"Are you better? he asked coldly. Shecould not answer him; at length, nnableto conquer her emotion, she burst intofcysterhvil tears.

The duke fetched hex some wiaat, shedrank it, and gradually grew more cora-sse-d;

to return to the crowded room,however, was impossible, her face bors)ton evident traces of tears, so the duke)proposed that she should return home.

During the drive not a word was spok-en, but when they reached the house Con-- i

Stance gained her room, locked the door,nd threw herself upon a conch, sobbing

like a heart-broke- n child. She was animpulsive woman now, not a statue, hervery bbod was on fire.

"I will not endure It," she cried pas-sionately. "They both deceived me my.grandmother first, then he whom tieworld calls my husband. I have beenclouted, betrayed, trapped Into a life of?

misery, and he, my darling, thinks, as allthe world thinks, that I did it of my own.free will. When he looked at me ht

1 thought I should have died at bis feet)I must see him again I must tell him the!truth, then perhaps my nJerabie life will

l a !i'ln less hard vr.tme went to her witting taMe ana wrote!

1 must see you at once; I intended topeak to yon but could not. I

cannot ask yon here; I dare not, neitheBan I with safety come to your house. I

front to see you alone quite alone. Willon therefore meet me night

Lt the south gate of the park at 10 o'clock?"CONSTANOK."

She then addressed an euvelope to theEarl of Harrington, an,, """ "'"srith a clean sheet of blotting putter. ueu

he has! finished and sealed nor letter,Feveral came with his message from theduke.

"Madam," he said, "I was told to re

during the evening for your grace'lealth."

"Thanks; say that I am better.And she said no more. Feveral had

seen gazing Intently at her table."Which means," muttered Feveral to

timsetf as he bowed and took bis leave,"that you have written a letter. Good Iut another tkne be carefnl of your blot-du- g

paper; do not leave H so near mir-or- ,or your secrets may be read by oth-rs.-"

He passed out of the hall door and con-cealed himself in the shadow of the house.

In a Tory short time tne door openedtnd Constance, cloaked aad hooded, cameforth.

Feveral followed her. Presently sfhenmo to a pillar box, slipped in her letter,

&en hastened back to the house."Bravo, Feveral, he ruminated, "the

game Is in your hands; yon can crush thisproud duke, humiliate him, and yet youbuuse. Why? because his wife is beauti-ful, forsooth and because yon know yourplan of vengeance will victimize her.Pshaw, Feveral,' you are a fooL Was shelot warned, and yet she married the duke?Well, he shall know now that his wife, theduchess, is no more immaculate than oth-er women ; he shall learn what a man feelswben his honor is betrayed."

CIIAPTEIt XVI.The next day was a weary one for Con-tanc- es

it seemed to her that night wouldever come. At 9 o'clock Constance

asked her maid if the duke was at homeThe girl answered In the negative.

"You can leave me." said Constant,'and do not disturb me again

She looked at the great bronze clockWhich stood upon her chimney piece. Itwas near the hour she had named, yet shewas still in her room, trembling liko acriminal waiting to hear her doom. Well,there was no further time to bp lost; shemust either go or stay, and she resolved.to go. She hurriedly fastened on herbonnet and cloak, and descended thestairs.

Once ontaMe, she sped along with thefwiftness of a hunted hare. At lengthhe reached tho trysting place. Suddenly

her heart gave a great leap, for her eyesfell on her cousin. A .sumont after theirryes met. He came forward with but little eagerness, but Constance seized hisband and burst into tears.

At last they had met, and the hoursseemed minutes. It grew lute, the crowdsIn the streets were getting smaller andmailer, but Constance and Frank stillat side by side on a seat in the nark

They were silent, all had been said thatcould be said, all doubt anil suspicion hadbeen uprotted from bis heart; and nowtor one little hour they put the presentfrom their minds and had over againthose happy hours of their early love.

"It Is very late," she said. "O Fruuk, IBiust go home.'

"Constance," he cried, "for heaven'sake, don't tell me you are going back to

that man!""You forget, Frank, that man is mv

Ausliand."Y'our husband!" he cried scornfully, "a

man who has tricked and deceived you;Hvho cares for yon no more than lie dotsfor the hound which follows him you willgo back to him, Constance?"

"Why not, frank? 1 have marriedaim."

"An oath extracted by a lie is not bind-ing," said Frank. "Come, listen to me;you will leave this man's house. Go back(o Avondule Castle; then nt least we canbe cousins, if nothing more."

As he sioke a form stood between himand his cousin. It was the Duke d'Azzcg-lio.

"Pardon me for Interrupting you," saidthe duke with mock politeness, wxiiloFrank and his cousin stihsi dumb, 'lutas l tntnK it is rainer laie ior my aucnessto be abroad I will have the pleasure ofconducting her home."

The whom affair had taken place sosuddenly that the figures of husband andwrfe had faded into the darkness beforeFrank had fully recovered from the sur-prise caused by the sudden appeasance ofthe duke.

But early the next morning he receiveda letter from his cousin.

"My Iear Frank," ske wrote;"! amending this to implore you to leave Eng-

land for my sake, if not for your own.Your presence In London Is fraught withmuch danger to as both. Try to forgetme, and if you cannot, remember alwaysthat my husland stands between ns. Hewas warned of my meeting with you lastnight, and followed me.

"CONSTANCE."Meanwhile, what had taken place be-

tween tho duke and uis wife?iSo one knew. At midnight Feveral had

seen them enter the duchess' txiudoir.About half an hour later the duke cameforth looking cruelly angry, but no onesaw the duchess that night. The nextday, however. Feveral. met her. He bow-

ed "low; she did not respond, hut drewherself up and passed him by, as if tiierewas contamination in his very tonch.

A few days later Alice Oreybrook, laanswer to the piteous appeal of her friend,came to pay a long visit to Constance.

For several weeks after this the dukend duchess were seldom seen together.

The duke was a busy man, and had littletime to devote to society, but on everyfestive occasion of any note he sent hisduchess to represent him. She went, ac-companied always by Alice Greybmok,

ud often the two were escorted by Fev-eral. Constance did not refuse the secre-tary's escort since it had been commandedby the duke, but she never addressed him.Suddenly, urgent business called the duketo Madrid. He went alone, leaving Con-stance in London.

CHAPTER XVH.At the end of a fortnight the dnke waa

gain in London. The first thing he did.iBfter ct.ldly greeting his wife, was to ire- -

to his room and send far Feverai.

"Im. Journal are full this muruing, Isee. of Uie state hull which was givenl.mt night. Vou were present, I believe?"be uskeil.

"Yes. It was truly magnificent.""Indeed! replied the duke, grimly, "but

1 neara ol some scandalous scene."Oh, a mere trifle. Some roughs pick-

ed a quarrel with the soldiers; then somedrew knives.

"Nothing more?" said the duke, sig- -nttjcautly.

"Let me see. Ah, yes, your studiousnephew. Count Palinatos, was one of the

rut to arrive.Never mind my ncpnewt" Interrupted

mat uuae, shortly; "speak of my duchess."I saw her fur a moment, afterward she

aisaineared."And you did not sett her again?" said

the duke eagerly, "you did not remainnear her? You do not know to what individuals she wan presented""

-- 1 raukly," returned Feveral, in thesame indifferent tone, "I do not."

"Mr. FevoraJ, said tho duke sternly."let ns understand each other. You aresay secretary, my servant, employed byma at your own particular request toserve nte In any way I wish; at the verynmuent wben I most deiK-n- uim.ii you,

when I look for service more domes! iIn their nature and more affecting my hap-piness, your ardor cools, your devotionvanishes. Hereafter you must keep acloser watch upon the duchess, or leavemy employ. Decide!"

"My lord," answered Feveral, "I musthave on hour to reflect."

As the door closed upon blin, the dukesmiled.

"He is mine," he said; "when such arasitil demands thne for reflection be is asgood as bought.."

He paused; the room door opened andadmitted Count Iu!matos, the dnke'snephew, lie was a youth of sixteen, withblack hair, a brown skin, and dreamyyes."Wen," said the duke, with a smile,

"how are you enjoying your visit, my dearboy? Did you go to the state ball lastnight?"

I did, my lord."You saw the duchess, of course?""Saw her? O yea, of course. Just for a

moment. I assisted her to her carriage.There were present two others, Mr. Fev-eral, your secretary, and "

"Yes," said the fluke, quickly, "theother?"

"The other Is a gentleman whose namet do not know a charming person, whosuved my life."

"Indeed!""Yes. There was a scuffle outside the

palace. Some rutlian ilrew a knife, whichwas at my throat when my preserver in- -terposed and received the thrust in hisbreast."

IIo was wounded, yon say?""A flesh wound, which will heal, with

care, in a few days."'.May I ask did the gentleman accost

the duchess?""Not in my presence."The youth looked at the duke in a nuz

zled sort of way. Then he left the room.wondering what all this mystery couldmean.

Meanwhile Feveral was sitting in hisroom thinking deeply over the interviewwhich he had had with the duke, andwondering what course It would be bestfor him to pursue. . " t -

"Feveral," lie said to himself. tSrtaat tocoming to yon? A few weeks ago yonbetrayed the duchess simply for the pleas-ure of humiliating the duke, and now be-cause you are asked to repeat the performance yon hesitate. Wl.y should youhesitate? Your tusk in life is set; whyshould you refuse to accomplish it? If1 were om-- to leave this roof I shouldnever reap my revenge. I will not leaveit I will do as the duke wishes me. Iwill become his spy,"

U'oUe continued.)

JAPAN'8 GREAT CATHEDRAL.

One ot the Finest Structures to lieFound In the Clvl Ized World.

When foreign architects visit Juiwnand ace tho cathedral of Buddhism forthe first time they are generally aston-ished at tho magnificent structure. ItIs executed In pure Oriental style, andla richly ornamented with carvings. II.Ito, a famous builder of Nngoya City,designed it-- Tho structure was commenced lu 1878, and was completedthis year. The cost baa been estimatednt $17,000,000. It would have greatlyexceeded this amount had not nuiiilM-r-

of Buddhists worked without any rec-ompense. As the structure ncarcd com-pletion the committee having the workIn charge was nuicti as. tofire insurance. Tlu-- found that nocompany would assume the risk onsuch a valuable, wooden structure, thodanger of destruction by fire beingvery great, and thus the premiumswould amount to an enormous sum ofmoney. At Inst tho committee decidedon n rtesign aoviseu ny lt. Tanabo.Numliers of powerful fountains wereconstructed, Ntli exterior and Interior,which can be mnde to play on all partsOf tho structure at the same time.ITsiiiilly only one great ornnmentnlfountain Is playing, rising to the greatheight of ir7 t. This Is probablythe lurKCHt artificial fountain In exist-ence, emitting 82,000 gallons per kour.In case of fire all the water pressureIs directed through fountains. Thusevery juirt of the structure, loth Insideand out, could soon ho drenched, andauy conflagration soon extinguished.St. Louis Globo-Democra- t.

Gormnny has 80,000 breweries. GreatBritain 1S.00O. The United States showsuly 3,000 of these factories of delight.

Professor Lasccllea Scott of Ixunlonwho lias lieen examining the Keelcymotor, in the interests of the stockhol-ders, si ys that ho is satisfied that it isa wonderful thing.

Michigan's oldest practicing physician is Dr. William Sprague, of Cold-wate- r.

He is ninety-nin- e years oldand has practiced in that town morethan half a century.

Certain marine animalsfptcropoda)which live in the sea, hut which ex-

cept in some slight external resem-blance, have nothing in common withbutterflies, are sometimes called "seabutterllios."

Melbourne, Australia, has lrt41.435 inhabitants in four years, thecensus of 1805 giving a population of447,461. The population of the sevenAustralian colonies at the end of 1805was 4.238.000.

Dr. Cocko, of Boston, has report-ed to the Massachusetts HomeopathicSociety a remarkable cure of paralysis,which he has affected by means ofhypnotism.

There are patents for scrubbingbrushes and brooms to the number of3184.

ST' .TVrS

COUNTRY HOUSE SEWAGE.

flow to Dispose of Liquid Wastesfrom Isolated Dwellings.

In building a city house or a houseIn a suburlmn town that la providi-- d

with sewers, the question of plumbingla comparatively simple. It mainly

Itself tnto.a question of tin

rEHSI'ECTlVB VI BW.

amount of money one Is wining to ex-

pend for methods and syMatus that arewell tried and proved. Itut in the construction of a country house, a mostImportant and vexing problem coufronts the bu tides. The disposal ofsewage hi the country ana caused wovatroub la than all of yie other features:of house, building and management puttogether; even the near neighborhoodof a running stream into which thesewage may be discharged does notafford relief. Those who dwell lowerdown on the stream are likely to mnkecomplaint of tho contaminations, andthey may ask relief from tho law Attrio present time tho main reliance latupn cesspools, but they are alwaysfilthy contrivances, and serve as a constant menace to health. The sewagematter accumulating for months In thecesspools putrefies and becomes Inde-scribably loathsome. The liquid mat-ter percolates through the sides andsaturates tho soil. As this Is not acces-sible to the purifying agency of snnllghtand free oxygen. It loses all the dlsinrfeci ing qunlUies of tho soil.

Therefore, one has close to bis houseat nil times sown go matter In Its mostdangerous form. It may seem fromtuts that the whole question of sewageuisposal in country bouses Is absolutelybopelcas of solution, but this la far fromUi0 caae. At a recent meeting In NewYork, Colonel George E. Waring andAlexander rotter, both eminent sanitary engineers, delivered brief es

on "Country House Sewage,"and the former gentleman baa writtenan article describing and fully Illustrat-ing a system for the disposal of liquidwastes for isolated houses In a recentIssue of "Shoppell's Modern nouses,published In New York. Both o thesegentlemen are thoroughly opposed totho cesspool system, and advocate thedally delivery of sewage onto the sur-face of the ground. At the first glnncuthis seems nioat repugnant to the un--'

Initiated, who conceive of sewage ustho contents of the cesspool after lt hasputrefied. But fresh sewage thnt Is de-livered upon the surface Is absolutc'yInodorous and inoffensive. Accordingto the Massachusetts standard It consists of KI8 parts of water, one part ofmineral matter, and only one part Ina. thousand or organic matter. It furnishes no menace to health when de-livered oa the surface, but merely enriches the ground and makes It moraproductive. It Is not Intended that Itshould be a constant flow over the samesection or gronnfl. for In that case tnesoil would soon become saturated andoffensive. Two sections of land aremade available, and the flow ! dallydiverted from one to the other, thuigiving the soil a chance to recuperateIt must not be thought that this systemU merely theoretical. It baa been In usewith the most satisfactory results. Notpnjj la It An operation am aUlglfes;

tatetf, btu it has been tested by largeInstitutions, by villous and even bycities. One'of the mor.t notable exam-ples Is In the case of the town of

nyne, Pennsylvania, where It hasbeen found to work admirably.

There are certain modifications of thesystem that make It more widely ap-plicable. It may be that fn a countryestate there is no available sectlot: ofland that can be used for sewage drain-age without becoming too conspicuous.In that case tho drainage may bethrough porous agricultural tile drainslaid a fow Inches below the surface ofUie ground. In case It be ImposHllJoor Inadvisable for any reason to dis-charge the sewage as soon as It Is d.

a retaining tank may !o con-structed. But lu any case it should 1k

discharged within twenty-fou- r hoursboare there is any chance of putrefac-tion.

tVo Illustrate tills article with a de-sign of a house, attractive In appear-ance and suitable for erection In a ter-ritory where Uie sewers have not beenlaid, and where a system ot "surfacedisposal" could bo adopted to betteradvantage than the use of a cesspool.

General dimensions: Width, includ-ing dining-roo- hay and tower projec-tion. 44 feet Inches; depth, Includingveranda, 3u feet 3 Inches.

Height of storlea: Cellar, Q feet 0inches; first story, 0 feet; second story,S feet 0 Inches; attic, 8 feet.

Exterior Materials: Foundation,none; first and second story walls, ga-

bles and roots, shingles.Interior Finish: Three coat planter,

hard wliTfe Jfoalsh. Planter centers Inltn.ll and principal rooms of first story.Poft wood flooring and trim through-out. Ash staircase. Tane! backs under

y HaiEr- s

I trso yKV tsVfy sitfS tflK S

FIRST FLOOIU

windows In hall and principal rooms,first story. Kitchen and bathroom,wainscoted. Chiilr-ra- il In d'ning-room- .

AH Interior woodwork grain filled,stained to suit owner and finished withhard oil varnish.

Colors: Shlngllpg on walls, gnbleaind roofs, dipped fn and brush-conte- il

with moss-groe- n stain. Trim, includ-ing cornices, veranda posts, .rail, out-side casings for doors and windows,conductors, etc., dark green. Sashes,blinds and outside doors, dark redVeranda floor and ceiling, oiled.

Accommodations: The principalrooms and theljr slr.es, closets, etc., nreshown tvr the floor plans. Cellar underthe whole house, " with Inside floorLaundry with two set-tub- s In cellntOne servant's room finished In attic, tinremainder of attic floored for storageBathroom, with complete plumbing, iisecond story. Stationary wash bowl "U

tower bedroom. Brick-se- t range. Firsplaces In halL dining-roo- m and libraryWide double folding doors connect haland parlor and hall and library.

Cost: $3,500, not Including mantelirange and heater. The estimate Is baseion Netf Tork prices for matetials an4labor. In many sections of the countrjthe cost should be less.

Feasible Modifications: General dlmenslons, materials and colors may Inchanged. Cellar may be reduced in slztCf wholly omitted. Laundry tube couIS

I B4lft. O Bed R-- I etf R II ttiOii Igj 5' I "" I

secosn ri.ooa

lw tinasf.'rrcd from cellar to kltchci' Two additional rooms, may be flolshe

In the attic, or tho attic may be left eitlrely unfinished. Fireplace may Iplanned In parlor. Veranda may IIncreased In size. Dining-roo- bncould be carried up two stories, thuenlarging the bedroom over the dinlniroom.

Ow right, isna,

A Long Time Ago,A traveling salesman had bee:

obliged to stay over night At a mtown In the Southwest, and was talklug with tho hotel-keepe- r.

"You've got a grand town herehavuu't your" ho said.

-- Wo think so," replied the host, diplomatically.

"ItuslneKs seems to be lively.""Yes, we're enjoying a boom.""It appears to be Improving rapidly.'"That's wliiit.""You don't have any lynchings hen-d-

your"Not like we used to.""I've heard thnt It was once very !.n

In that line,""Well, yes; we used to have a hnu

Ing now and then, but It's b"t-- ;

mighty long time now since we h none."

"When was the Inst one?"The landlord studied a moment, am

counted on his fingers.I ain't sure," lie said, nt Inst, "bu

I think It will be two weeks day aftcj

Tl TurltlNh Neeillw.A curious needle with a polished trl

angular eye large enough to enrrjstrips of beaten pnld and for use iixiembroidery of linen was once showito nn American wom.m In Constant!nnplo. The particular interest attachIng to the needle was the assertion oll.s owner thnt lt had been In the poisession of his family u.ore than io'years.

"They say the Jewelers nje down obicycles." "Yes, It lies got so flintfellow who rides a wheel doesn't canwhetlier lie owns a diamond pin cnot." Chicago Record.

Knropean Police Officers.London police sergeants or rounds

men are paid from $8.50 to $13 a wceland constables or patrolmen from $0 t$8. In Dublin the wages are hnlf a dollar less. In Glasgow the highest pnjfor a constable Is $0.73. for a sergenni

; nn Inspector gets $700 a year, and tsuperintendent from $1,200 to $1,500The St. Petersburg chief of policdraws $2,500 a year, a sergeant fron$300 to $400, and a patrolman from $;ftto $220 a year. Parts pays $5.25 to $0.51

to patrolmen (agents) and $7 to rounibmen. Tatrolmen get from $225 to $2ia year at Vienna, from $2."0 to $",00 aiAmsterdam, from $200 to 320 at Brussels, where detectives may rise to $J80The Turkish policemen get $3 a wenland the native policemen of Calcuttafrom $4 to $4.50 a month.

--J - .Not fo Sfntb ' fiha Was,

Agatha Charley is tickled with hisnew mustache, Isn't he?

Marie Yes. but (with a blush) nothalf as mnch as I am. Clalrmount pJ.YJ National Eagle.

flEUUflWLThe Eminent Divine's Sunday

Sennoto.

Subject: "An 111 Kust Wind."

Tmt! "And th T.oi-- ronuht an enwind npon th land all that day and all thatnUibt." Exo los x.. 13.

The reference here.t --- t to a evolnne, but,to the long ennttnnni Motrins or the wlnlfrom an snhenlthml qnarter. The northwind Is bracing, thn emith wind is relnx'np.but the wt wind is Irritntine and full ofthrmt. Eighteen timne does the Bible speakaoalnat the east wind. Moses describes thethin mrn hlaetml hy the wt wind. Thnpsalmfst doecribfls the brenkf ng of thn shipsr1 Tarshlsh hv thn east wind. The locus' sthat pls.cn d Eirrot worn horn in on the eastwind. The gonrd thnt sheltered Jonah wnsshattered by Ihn east wind, anil in all theSIKlO summers, autumn?, winters, sprtner" ofth world's existence the worst wind tharever blew Is the east wind. Now. If Oodwould only give ns a ellmatn of perpetnalnor'wnster, how (rnnlal and kind and p'acldand fndiitrionn Christians n wonld all be!But It takes almighty (trace to be what woonirht to be under the sat wind.

Onder the ddlling and wet wine of thflnot wind the most of the world's vilinlnles,

frauds, outrages, suicides and murders hnvehnm hatched out I think If you shouldkeep a roeorolojrlcal history ol the days oln yrir so'i ii nam rexuirt ii tn criminal

record of the country yon would find thatthose were the beet days for puhlio moralswhich were under the "north or west wind,and that fhom were the worst days for pur-lin morals which wore nnder the east wind.The points of the compass have morn to dowith the world's morals and the chmrh'spiety than you have yet suspected. Bov. Dr.Archibald Alexander, eminent for learningand for consecration, when by ons ofhis stnnents at Princeton whether ho alwayshad full assurance of fnlth. replied. Y.except when the wind blows from the east."Dr. Fmncia, dictator of Paracuay, when thewind was from the east, main oppressive en-actments for the people, "hut when thnweather chanced repented him of tho cruel-ties, repealed the nnactments and wns ingood humor with all thn world.

Before I overtake the main thought of mysubject I want to tell Chrlstirn people theyought to be observant of cllmntfcnl chances.Be on your gnard when tho wind blows fromthe east There are certain styles of tempts-tfoo- s

thnt you cannot endure un tor certainstyles of weather. When tho wind blowsfrom the east, if you are of a nervous tem-perament, go nntamongexasperating people,try not to settln bad debts, do not try tosettle old disputes, do not talk with a bigoton religion, do not go among thoe peoplewho delight In saying Irritating things, donot try to collect funds for a charitableInstitution, do not try to answer an Insultingletter. If these tbfngsSnust be done, do themwhon the wind Is from the north, or thesouth, or th west, but not wben the wind Iffrom the esdt

You say that men and women ought not tofe so sensitive and nervous. I admit lt, butI am not talking abont what thn world oughtto bn. I am talking about what the world is.While there are persons whose dispositiondoes not seem to bn affected by changes inthe atmosphere, nine out of ten are mightilyplayed upon by Such Inflnoocea. O Christianman t under suoh circumstances do not writehard things against yourself, do not get wor-ried about Tour fluctuating experience. Yoore to remmber thnt the barometer In yonr

sool to only answering the barometer of theweather. Instead of sitting down and beingdiscouraged and saying. "I am not a Chris.nan Docraan oobt leal eMlarant,"got noand look out of the window and see theweatonr vaa pointing fa the wrong quarter,and then say "Get thee behind me, solan,thou prlnee of the power of Uta air; get outOf my bouse) get Out of tny heart, thou do--uuu ot uoranesB oonwa on toe east wind.Awsy f However good and great you maybe la the Christian life yonr soul will nevettm inaepenoent or pnvsioal condition.feet I am ottering most practical, usefultruth here, one that may give relief to a greatmany Christians wno are worried and dsponaent at times,

Dc Bash, a monarch In medicine, afteien ring hundmils of eases of mental 'depres-sion, himself fell sick and lost his religionhope, and he would not believe his pastoiwnentne pastor told him that his spiritualdepression waa only a consencenoe of physi-cal depression. Andrew Puller. ThomasrVjott William Cowpor, Thomas Boston.

Tl i I tuOi ,rjfin ixoiunni, jieiononinon weremighty men for God, but all of them illus--ranous or tne iai tnal a man's soul Is not

Independent of.hls pliyslcnl health. An emi-nent phvslclnn gave as his opinion that noman ever aiea a great triumphant dentnwhose disease was below the diaphragm.Rtaekhonse. the learned Christian com men-tor, says hn dons not think Saul was insanewhen David played the harp before him. butIt was a hypochondria coming from inflam-mation of the liver. Oh, bow many goodpeople hove been mistaken in regard to thniirellglom hope, not taking these things intoconsideration!

The dean ot Carlisle, one of thn host menthat ever 11 ved, and onn of thn most useful,satdowa and wrote: "Though I have en-deavored to discharge my duty as well as Icould, yet sadness and melancholy of heartstick close by and Increase upon me. I tollnobody, but I am very much sunk indeed,and I wish I ennld have the relief of weenincas I used to. My days are exceedingly darkand distressing. In a word, Almlghl v Oodseems to hldn His face, and 1 intrust the se-em hardly to any earthly being. I knonot what will become of m. 1 hero In doubt-less a good deal of bodily sffltction mingledWith this, but It Is not all so. I bless Ood,however, that I never lose sight of the cross,and though I should din without seeing anjpersonal Interest in the Bndenmnr's merits, 1

hope that I shall hn found at His feet. 1 willthank yon for a word at your leisure, Mjdoor is bolted at thn time I am writing this,for I am full of tears."

What wns thn mutter with the dean of Canflslo? Hnd hn got to bn a worse mat) No.Thn phvslclnn wild that Ihn state of his puiswonld not warrant his living o minute. Oh,If thn east wind n fleets the spleen, and afTncUthe lungs, and aflivts the liver, it will affectyour immortal soul. Appealing to Ood fothelp, brace yourself against these wltherincblasts and destroying Influences, lest tlialwhich thn psalmist Mild broke the ships olTnrshish shipwreck yon.

- But notice in my text that the Lord onn-(ro-

tho east wind: Lord brought theeast wind." Ho brings It for especial pur-pose; it mnsfsometlmes blow from thaiquarter. The east wind Is Just,as importantas the north wind, or tho south wind, or thowyt wind, but not so pleasant. Trial mastcome. Tho text does not say you willescape the nutting blnst. Whoever did escapeIt? Especially who that accomplished any-thing (or ohuroh or stntn ever escaped it? 1

wns In tho pulpit of John Wesley, in Lon-don, a pnlpit where hn stood onn day andsaid, "I have been charged with all theerimns in the catalogue exenpt one that oldrunkenness," and n woman arose in theaudience and said. "John, you were drunkInst night." So John Wesley passed underthe flail.

I saw In a foreign Journal a report of oneof Gnorgo Whitefiolit's sermon.-- a sermonprcachisd a hundred und twenty or thirtyyears ago. It seemed that thn reporter St oodto take the sermon, nnd Ids chief idea was tnsitricature it. and these are some of thn re- -

poitorinl Interliniugs of the sermon olOeorge Whitnflnld. After failing him by anickname indicative of a physical defect inme eye. It goes on tosay: "Hern the preacheislosps his chin on the pulpit cushion. Herhe elevates his voice, llern he lowers bitroii-e- . Holds ha nrms extended. Jiawliklond. Stands trembling. Makes a Iright-lu- l

fnce. Turns up tho whites of his eyes,DIrsiis bis hands behind him. Clasps bitirms around him and hugs htniselr. Ko.mllou'U Hal loos, jump?, cries. Changes Iron

eryln?. Halloos and Jumps again.' Welt,mv brother. If that good man went thronerhall that preoess. In your occupation, in yonrprofession, in yonr store, in yonr shop, ntth bur, in the sick room, in thn editorialeh Air. somewhere, yon will have to eothrough a similar process. You cannotescape lt

Keats wrote his, famous poem, and the

ba:d erit'eism of the poem killed him llt- -nra'ly kll!1 hiie. Tnso wrote his noerr,entitled, "Jnrii'nlem Delivered." and U hadsuch a cold rooep-Io- It turned him Into araving mnninc. KMIllneflect w8 plain bvhis literary nnnrefea. Thn frown o' Henrv .VI It slew Cn-1n- nt Wolsey. Tho Duke ofWellington refused to have ihn fence aroundhis house, which had leen destroyed bv thnexcited mob. rebuilt, because hn wanted thefence to remain as it was, a reminder of thnmutability and uncertainty of the popularfavor.

And yon will have trial of some sort. Yonhave had It already. Why nee 1 1 prophesv?I might better mention an historical fnct invour historv. You aro a merchant. Wbat atime you hnd With that old tmsiiieoe partner!iow nnr.i u was to get rid ol him! IWoreon bought him out, or t.n ruined both olon, wnat magnitude of annoyance! Thenfter you had paid him down a certain sum

lof money to have him go oat and to promtshn would not open ft store nf tbnsamn kindof business In vour street, did he notopen the very samn kind of bnst.nnss as near to yon ns possible and takeall your customers ns far ns he eonld tnkethnmf And thnn, knowing all your fral'tiejiand weaknesses, after being in your businessfirm for so many years. Is ho not now spend-ing his timn in making a commentary onwhat you furnished as a text? You arephysician, and in your sickness, or in yonrHbsenoe, yon get a neighboring doctor tnjtakn your place in thn sick room, nnd hn

himself Into thn favor of that fam-ily, so'thnt you forever lose their patronage.Pr, you tnkn a patient throngh the seriotu.ftages of a fever, and some day thelmpaticntfather or husband of the sick one rushi'jput and gets another medical practi-tioner, who comes in Just in timn to get thecredit ot thn euro. Or, you are a lawyer,and you comn In contact with a trickster fnyour profession, and in your absence, andcontrary to agreement, hn moves a nonsuitpr the dismissal of thn ease. Or the judgeon tho bench, rem em g nn old politicalirrudge, rules against vou everv timn hp getsii chance, nnd savs with a snnrl, "If vonJlon't likn mv decision, take nn nxceptlo'n."Pr, yon afoa farmer and thn curcnllo sllnu-- s

tho fruit, or thn weevil gets Into the wheatjtr thn drought stunts the corn, or tho ej

rains glrnyou no opportunity forgathering the harvest. Yonr b"st cow get9the hollow horn: your best horse gets foun-dered. A French' proverb said that troublecomes on horseback an I poos away on foot,potroublo dashed In on you suddenly; but,ph. how long it wns In getting away! Camnbn horseback, goes away on foot. Itapld incoming, slow in going. Tint is tho historvof nearly all your troubles. Again nndAgain and agnln yon have experienced thepowor of the e st wind. lVmny bo blowingfrom that direction now.

My friends, Ood Intenlnd these troublesand trials for somn particular purpose. Theydo not come nt random. Hern Is tho promise:"Ho stnyeth His rough wind In tbo day ofthe east wind." In the tower ot London theswor-l- s an I the gnns of other ages are burn-ished nnd arranged Into hugo pnssfon flow-ers and sunflowers and bridnl cakes, and youwonder how anything so hard as sleel co-il-

bo put into such floral shapes. I have to icllyou that the hardest, sharpest, most cuttingmost piercing sorrows of this "life may bnmadoto bloom and b'ossom and put onbridal fesrlvity. Tho Iliblo says they shallbn mitigated, they shall be assuaged, theysnail be gradunted. Ood Is not going to al-low you to be overthrown. A Christian wo-man, very much despondent, was holdingher child in her arms, an 1 thn pastor, tryingto console the woman in her spiritual depn-s-sio-

said. "There, you will let your childdrop. "Oh, no," she said, "I couldn't letthe ohild drop." H snld, "You will let thnchild drop," "Why," sho said, "If I shoulddrop thn child here, it would dash his Mfoout!" "Well, now," said the Christian min-ister, don't yon think Ood is a good asyou ore? Won't Ood, your Father, tako asgood earn of you. His child, as you take euroof your child? God won't let you drop."

I suppose Ood lets the east wind blow justhard onough to drive ns Into the harbor ofOod's protection, We nil feel we can manage oar own nffaira, - Y? hive helm nndcompass and chart and quadrant. Olve Wh "plenty of sea room and wo sail on and Failon; but afters while there comes a Caribbeanwhirlwind up the coast, and we are helpleela the gale, nnd we cry out for harbor. Allour calculations upw-t- , wo say with tho poot;

Shange and decay on all around I poo.who chnngest not, abide with me!

Bless Ood for your trials. Oh, my Chris-Ha- nfriend, keep your spirits up by tho

power of Christ's gospel. Do not surrend-er. Do you not know thnt when yon givoup, others will givo up ? You havo courage,and others will havo eournge. Tho Romanswont into the battle, and by some accidentthere was an inclination of tho stamlanLThe standnrd upright meant forward march;Ihe Inclination of thn stun. Inrd meant sur-render. Through thn negligence of thn manwho earned the standard, and the Inclina-tion of lt, the at my surrendered. Oh, let nskeep the standard up, whether it be blowudown by the east wind or the north wind orthe south wind. No Inclination to sur-render. Forward into tho conflict.

There is near Bombay a troo that they callthe "sorrowing tree,"" the peenlturity ofwhioh is it never puts forth any bloom in thndaytime, but in the night puts out all itsbloom and all Its redolence. And f hnve mtell you that through Christian charm-to- r

puts forth tts sweetest blossoms In the rinrk-ne- ss

Of sickness, the darkness of financialdistress, the dnrkmws of bereavement, thedarkness of denth. "weening ninv endure for

night, bnt joy comeih in the morning."Across the harsh discords of this world rollsthe music of tho skies nntsin that breaksfrom the Hps, music that breaks from thnnnrjis and rustles from the palms, music likefalling water ovor rocks, musln like wander-ing winds among leaves, mnsio like carolingbirds among forests, music like bil-lows storming tho Atlantic bea.-- Thshall hunger no more, ne tln-- r tli rst anymore, neither shall the sun liirht onthem nor any heat, for tli" I :ub whichIs In the midst of tile tlin.no shall lend them .

to living fountnins of wutei, and Ood shallwipe away nil tears from ih.iir eyes." 1 s--

a great Christian llel approaching that har-bor. Home of the ships come in with sailsrent and bulwarks knocke.1 awav. hut stillafloat Nearer and shliiinirshoreNearer and nearer tho eternal anchoni.-- e

Haul away, my lads; haul away! Borne ofthe sbis had mlghly tonnage, and otherswere shallop easily listed of the wiud nndWave, Homo were and nrn.e.1of tho thunders of Christ li n battle, nudothers were unprotendlng tuns taking othersthrough the Narrows, and some were cojistcrsthat aever ventured out into thoof Christian experience) but they 'are nilcoming nearer the wharf brigitntine, galleon, line of buttle ship, longboat, pinnace,war frigate ami as thev comn Into the h?ir.bor I find that they are driven by the long,loud, terriflo blast of the east wind, lt isthrough much tribulation that you an-t-

Itnr into tho kingdom of Ood.You hnvo blesi d Ood for the nnrth wind

and blessed Him for tho south wind, Kielblessed Him for the west wind; can you netin thn light of this subject bli-s- s Him fur theenst wind t

K' nrer, my Ood, to Thee,Nearer to Thee,

E'en though it be a crossThat rais'-l- me,

Htill all my song shall ho.Hearer, my fin I, t Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

Over .100,0(10 specimens of fossilinsects have leen collected fromvarious parts of Ihe world. Of thefc,luitterllies nre ami.ng the rarest, ss lessthnn two sjieciiiiens all told have beenfound.

Said Ihe late T". T. Hnmum tnMat how Arnold: "Von are a celebrity;I am a notoriety. Wo ought to liebelter acquainted.

The most nlunlile Ilible in theworld lielonps to a Chicago man. liebouctit it st the Ilraylon Ives snlc ofare Ux.ks fur f 1 l.SiKl.

George W. Trek, tiie writer of hu-

morous sketches of Irfe in a countrytown, pubfislieil his articles over thename of "Cantell A. l'igley." Thename is raid to have been nn inventionof his own.